Chapter 16

"I can't hold you like a man should be able to hold his woman." He explained, "I can't pick you up the way a man should, I can't hug you, I can't even fight to protect you to the extent that I should be able to. It's my fault that Naraku got his hands on you in the first place."

"You blame yourself?" Kagome asked him, "It isn't your fault!"

"Yes it is." He disagreed completely, "If I had both of my arms I would have had the power to protect you."

"But honey…" she started.

"Honey?" he asked her, "I am not a honey? Why did you call me that?"

"Um…" she looked at him confused, "It's like a pet name."

"Now I am a pet?" he looked at her confused.

"No, no, no!" She giggled, "It's just something that you call the one you love. Instead of saying my name you could call me things like honey, baby, sweetheart, angel…"

"Honey is food, baby is a young child, sweetheart is something that wouldn't fit you in any way…"

"HEY!" she said pushing his shoulder, "I'm nice…"

"But you aren't sweet. Sweet is something you call a little girl because they are innocent and know nothing of the world. You are kind, but you have the spunk not many girls have. You stick up for yourself."

"I see what you mean…" she said poking his shoulder. "Nice save by the way."

"What would you like me to call you?"

"My favorite has always been Hun or sweetheart…" she said, "But I want you to choose."

"I'll figure it out when I feel like it." He said.

"Okay." She smiled and looked to the floor again, thinking about what he had previously said. "It isn't your fault."

"What?"

"It isn't your fault. It never was and never will be." She said, "I love you Sesshomaru. Don't ever say something like this is your fault again."

"…" he could say anything.

"Also… Do you want your arm back?" she asked and he looked up at her shocked, "I can do it you know?"

"How could you recreate a limb?" he asked.

"Well I don't know if I can do it now, but I have practiced before…" she said, "I would have to study up on it some more, but if you give me some time I can do it. I know I can!" She threw herself into his arm and held him close, "I promise I will try my best if you want your arm back."

"I do, but I don't want you to…"

"I'LL DO IT!" she yelled in a confident and determined manner, "No matter what you say I will do it and you will have your arm back! I swear!"

"Kagome I…"

"Nope, I'm doing it!"

Sesshomaru just smiled and wrapped his arm around her waist, remarkably excited on the returned of his left arm. Kagome stood up and looked out a nearby window with a serious look. Sesshomaru stood up and looked at her and then out the window.

"What are you looking at?" he asked looking out the window. There was nothing there, but the garden that she had already seen. He looked to her and she turned to him biting her bottom lip.

"Tomorrow is my mother's birthday…" she said.

"I see…" Sesshomaru looked out the window as well thinking and then looked back to her, "How would you like to go and see her?"

"How would I be able to do that?" she asked.

"I'll take you…" he said, "You told me before that you wouldn't mind trying to take me there and you could prove all the things you told the counsel are true."

"Yea…" she said. "You are right!"

"Am I ever not?" Sesshomaru said.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Kagome poked his nose, "No getting cocky on me"

"Get your things ready." He said walking out of the dojo.

Kagome smiled and stared out the window for a while, excited about seeing her family and nervous on what they will think of Sesshomaru, if she could get him through the well in the first place. Kagome ran back to the room and quickly began packing her things. Once done, she walked out to the garden with her bag in hand. Ah Un, Shippo, and Rin were all told to stay behind.

"Aw, but I wanted to come too." Shippo said.

"Yeah, so did I!" Rin agreed.

"I don't know if you two would even be able to get through…" Kagome explained, "I think it would be best if the both of you just stayed here."

"Now get inside." Sesshomaru told them. He turned to Kagome and wrapped his arm around her waist. "You ready?"

"I!!! Have never ridden like this before! No, I am not ready!" she told him and grabbed onto his shirt, her grip tighter then ever. Sesshomaru shook his head and took to the skies as he cloud thingy appeared under them both.

"AH!" Kagome stuffed her face into his shoulder not wanting to look down.

"You can not tell me that you are this scared of flying."

"No, I am not scared of flying…" she gulped.

"Then what are you afraid of?"

"Falling…" she kept her face stuffed into his shoulder.

Sesshomaru's eye began to twitch as he looked down at her and he slowly began to descend to the floor. Once his feet touched the ground, Kagome looked down and then to him.

"Why did you stop flying?" she asked, "You said it would be faster."

"I am not going to fly if you are that scared of doing it."

"Oh…" she looked to the floor and suddenly got an idea. She walked around him and jumped on his back, "There! Now we can fly and I won't be scared."

"Why…?" he looked back at her.

"I don't know. This is my comfort zone I guess."

Sesshomaru smirked and realized why it was her comfort zone. Suddenly he ran forward, sure to keep a good grip on her, and went as fast as he possibly could. Kagome squealed and grabbed onto his shoulders.

"Slow down!" she asked.

"I… don't feel like it." He sped up even more.

"SESSHOMARU!" Kagome yelled looking at the back of his head. She smirked and suddenly let go of his shoulders. Sesshomaru's grip slipped and she fell back. He skidded to stop and ran back to Kagome who was rubbing her head and dusting off the dirt.

"You did that on purpose." He said.

"So?"

"WHAT IF YOU WERE HURT KAGOME!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa… Don't yell…" Kagome jumped and looked at him with a bit of fear in her eyes.

Sesshomaru's fangs grew, his eyes were red, and his long silver hair was floating as his aura began to go crazy. Kagome backed up some, confused on why he was so angry with her, but then a chuckle came from behind her.

"Well, well, well… What do we have here?" a familiar voice came through the trees as Naraku appeared right behind Kagome.

"Keep your hands off of her!" Sesshomaru demanded.

Kagome couldn't move. She stiffened up as fear went through her body, no longer allowing her to move. She stared at Sesshomaru helplessly as she felt Naraku coming closer and closer.

Suddenly a burst of light surrounding an arrow flew through the trees toward Kagome and Naraku. Sesshomaru quickly grabbed Kagome and moved her out of the way as Naraku jumped backwards, dodging the arrow. They all looked over to see Inuyasha and the group, and Kikyou having her bow up and drawing another arrow.

"Kagome!" Sango called out as she readied her Hiraikotsu.

"Damn it." Naraku hissed. "You always wreck everything!" Naraku was about to vanish, but Kikyou shot another arrow, purifying his miasma and causing him to stay here. "WHAT!" he yelled in shock.

"It's a new trick." Kikyou said with a smirk.

"Naraku!" Inuyasha drew his Tetsusaiga. "You die tonight!"

"To hell with all of you!" Naraku yelled as hundreds of demons burst through the trees, destroying the forest around them and pulling Naraku away.

"FOLLOW HIM!" Sesshomaru demanded running toward Naraku with his Tokijin drawn and Inuyasha and Miroku by his side. Sango and Kikyou grabbed onto Kagome and followed the men with haste as they made their way over a large hill.

Sesshomaru and the rest stopped chasing Naraku when they saw that Naraku had stopped running off and was staring at something. Armies of demon soldiers were coming to help.

"LORD KANE!" Kagome yelled waving to the leaders of the armies and running past Naraku toward them, "LORD HIRO! LORD SABURO!"

"KAGOME!" Lord Kane rushed forward and swung his sword around, sending a large wave of energy toward Naraku, who was about to grab her, and sent him back into a tree. "You MUST be more careful child."

"Oh…" Kagome pointed and laughed at Naraku. "Thanks Lord Kane."

Lord Hiro and Lord Saburo came forward and Kagome jumped into a bear hug with Lord Hiro. She looked over to Lord Saburo, who stood there feeling a bit insecure, but Kagome still jumped at him and hugged him tightly.

"I've missed you guys!" she said.

"It has only been a couple weeks, Lady Kagome." Lord Hiro said.

"I don't care I've missed you."

Sesshomaru watched happily, but a flash of lightening came and stopped all the reminiscing. Everyone turned to Naraku as thousands of demons appeared and attacked all the soldiers.

"The fight has begun…" Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Kikyou, Sango, Miroku, and Kagome all said in unison.

"Kagome! Here!" Kikyou called out tossing her a long bow. "When I tell you I need you to shoot okay? Otherwise, let the rest of the fighting be handled by us."

"Oh… Um…" Kagome looked down at the bow and arrows worriedly.

"Kagome…" Kikyou said reassuringly, "Just trust me, okay?"

Kagome nodded and ran off to the side to watch. Naraku's demons had all the soldiers and Lord Kane, Hiro, and Saburo busy, but Sesshomaru and Inuyasha were on Naraku's ass. Sesshomaru had jumped forward and knocked Naraku to the floor as Inuyasha shot a Wind Scar at him.

"You will never defeat me!" Naraku claimed as he pulled out his own sword and ran at Sesshomaru, but Inuyasha fired another Wind Scar and pushed Naraku to the side. "Oh, I see you mutts have finally come together, huh? Did Kagome's beautiful body being revealed to me do this much? I am so proud."

Sesshomaru growled and dashed forward to Naraku sending a bright blue wave of lightening toward him as "Dragon Strike" echoed through out the valley. Sesshomaru smirked as half of Naraku's body disintegrated, but Naraku was still living.

"Naraku! Where is the Sacred Jewel!" Kikyou yelled out knowing that it was near. Naraku smirked and pulled it out with the one arm that he still had.

"You mean this my little Miko?" he chuckled, "With this I will never be defeated!" Naraku's laugh echoed loudly throughout the valley as Kikyou turned to Kagome. Kagome smirked, knowing what Kikyou was thinking and then notched an arrow into the string of her bow.

"Naraku!" Kikyou said, also notching an arrow, "You die today!" Kikyou let the arrow go and it flew straight into Naraku's hand hitting the jewel. "NOW KAGOME! SHOOT IT ONE MORE TIME BEFORE IT SHATTERS!"

"Alright!" Kagome nodded and concentrated on the jewel. Kikyou put her hands together and began to chant something under her breath that caused Kagome's arrow to glow a bright yellow and Kagome fired.

Everyone watched in awe as the arrow flew into Naraku's hand, pierced the jewel, Naraku's palm, and a giant beam of light entered the sky, ripping Naraku's hand to shreds.

"Kagome! Make the wish!" Kikyou told her.

"A wish…?" Kagome looked at Naraku as he screamed out and the jewel was staying intact, "I WISH…. SACRED JEWEL I WISH YOU WOULD DISAPPEAR!" Kagome yelled, shocking everyone at her wish.

Suddenly a bright light shot out toward Kagome and hit her right in the heart. Kagome looked down in shock to see what it was doing and she began to lift into the air. A spirit of a young woman appeared at Naraku's side and smiled at her.

"Thank you Kagome…" the woman said.

"Huh?" Kagome looked in shock as she spoke.

"For years I have been stuck in this world, people constantly fighting and dying for my power and because of you I have been set free." She said, "As a thank you I am handing over all of my power to you, Kagome. Out of everyone that has come in contact with the jewel you deserve it the most."

Before anyone could say anything or Kagome could thank her the woman vanished into thin air. A light surrounded Kagome's full form and shot out everywhere, covering her from everyone's sight. After a minute or two the light faded away and Kagome fell to the floor. Everyone rushed over to her side to see if she was okay, but she did not wake up.

"What's wrong with her?" Miroku asked.

Kagome's eyes opened just a bit and she looked a head to see Naraku trying to get away. Her arm rose up and as if it was by reflex a thing beam shot out toward him and one final scream could be heard as he fell to the floor and died.

She looked up at Sesshomaru smiling as her hand snuck up his left sleeve and she rubbed her fingers across the stub of his arm. Everyone watched confused or in awe at Kagome's actions. Sesshomaru looked down at her and then to his arm as he felt something happening and lifted up his sleeve to see that his arm was there once more.

"Kagome?" Sesshomaru looked at her worried and sat her up a bit only to have her fall unconscious again. Everyone looked at each other concerned and Sesshomaru picked her up, this time with both arms.

"I'm getting her home." He said and darted off before anyone could say anything.

"You know…" Inuyasha said, "For a guy who just got his arm returned to him, he ain't all that happy…"

"Maybe that is cause the woman he loves just passed out!" Sango and Kikyou said knocking Inuyasha over the head.

"Lets follow." Lord Kane said as he ordered his soldiers to go home.

Everyone agreed to the suggestion and began running after Sesshomaru.

Well that is another chapter!!! Sorry I am horrible at Fighting scenes….