Chapter 18: Preparations

Everyone was enjoying themselves. Shippo was in a nearby river; Miroku was under a tree relaxing with Sango; Inuyasha and Kagome were in a tree on the highest branch relaxing. Kouga and Sesshoumaru were discussing things about their lands.

Inuyasha ran his claws through Kagome's blue hair. She shuttered when she felt his claws against her neck.

"I'm sorry you feel that way about my youkai side Kagome." He said quietly.

"It's ok. After tomorrow I won't have to worry about it. We'll be full blooded youkais. Your demon side will be under your control." Kagome told him.

"I know, I just wish I could change it. Help you."

"I know you do. It's just every time I've seen you turn into a youkai, except when we were mating, you turned on us."

"Yea, and you don't even know the full effects. Last time you only stayed a youkai for a minute. Try an hour or more. It drives you insane!"

"It drove me insane then too. We have to get better at being able to hold our blood back."

"Not anymore we don't."

"Yea, I guess.… Hey, you wanna fight? I mean not like devastatingly horrible but like a warm up."

"Sure, or you better warn Kouga first. Or he'll think I'm trying to kill you know."

"Ok. I'll meet you in the clearing over there in a minute mate." She said jumping out of the tree.

Kagome warned Kouga and met Inuyasha where she said. They unsheathed their swords and started to fight. They were going easy on each other, they didn't want to loose a ton of strength to Naraku.

"KAGOME! STOP!" Inuyasha yelled after a while of fighting. She thought that he was tired and sheathed her sword, but she saw him smack his cheek and hold out his hand. She knew it was Myouga. Kagome walked up to him.

"Lord Inuyasha, Madam Kagome." He said after popping back up. "Naraku's barrier, it has strengthened!"

"Again?" Inuyasha and Kagome said together.

"Again? Does that mean you already know?" Myouga asked.

"Yea, Sesshoumaru said that his barrier is at least 10x stronger than it ever has been." Inuyasha said.

Myouga felt late again, because he was always the one to tell them first.

"The battle with Naraku is tomorrow." Inuyasha told him.

"Tomorrow?" Myouga asked.

"Yea, we told you! How could you forget the biggest battle in history is tomorrow?" Kagome yelled.

"I… uh… " With that Myouga hopped off onto a rock.

"Wanna keep going?" Inuyasha asked.

"Sure. Why not." Kagome told transforming her sword again. They fought constantly for about an hour, but it started going down hill when Kagome knocked Inuyasha onto his back, on the ground. He lost his footing and his hold on the Tetsusaiga. Both fell to the ground; Kagome held her sword over him with a smirk and put it up when she saw his face change from confused to frightened and helped him up.

"Gettn clumsy, now aren't you?" Kagome told him.

"No, I just let you win." Inuyasha remarked, knowing he was lying; while putting his already de-transformed sword in its sheath.

"Sure you did." She told him in a sarcastic tone. They started to walk back. Inuyasha's arm was around her waist.

"KAGOME!" Shippo yelled as he jumped onto her.

"What is it?" Kagome asked him.

"Kouga said he wants to see you." He told her and leapt off her.

They walked back to the wolf den and Kouga was outside smirking.

"Ok. What did you do Kouga?" She asked him when she saw the smirk.

"I didn't do anything." He replied.

"Then why did you want to see me?"

"Because I wanted to talk about the fight. Are you sure its tomorrow?"

"Well, that's what Inuyasha's older self told me."

"I'll bring all my men."

"No, you don't need to. We're fine. I just need to last through the end. I'm going to try to use all my spiritual power so when I have my accident with 'Inuyasha' it won't be purifying him to death. I'll still have my sword and my own strength though."

"Why are you afraid of his youkai side if you're mated to him? It can't hurt you."

"No, but because of all those other times. He tried to kill us. Kill us all!" Inuyasha felt ashamed by this, his ears drooped. Kagome felt it and turned to him.

"Inuyasha, I know how you feel. I've experienced it before." Kagome told him rubbing his ear to perk him up. "I'm sorry mate. I'm sorry I'm going to do that to you."

"Do what?"

"Ges, do you not remember anything Kouga? I told you I was going to hurt Inuyasha."

"No, I mean… do you know how?"

"I have an idea. I think I'm going to hurt him on the inside. I think I might struggle when he tries to calm me down. And I'll pull away from him and he'll think I don't love him anymore."

"No I wouldn't. Even if that happened, I would still love you Kagome!"

"Yea, but what about your youkai side. Would he?"

"I… don't know."

"See. Well, we'll find out tomorrow."

"Don't worry mutt. Kagome will fix you."

Kagome squeaked. Inuyasha felt her tense up, her eyes were as wide as they could ever be.

"What's wrong?" Inuyasha asked her.

"Oh, its nothing. Its just something from my time. To dogs, 'fix' means… to… um… not allow them to have kids anymore, if you know what I mean."

"Oh, yea, sorry.… Anyway, she'll make you right. I won't let her do anything to harm you."

"Better hope you're right wolf." 'Or I'll have to kill myself if she dies.'