Mysti-Reious: I have to finish this! Man I've been really lazy…

Kasumi: Nah, just really busy.

Mysti: QUIET! YOU'RE EVIL NOW! –Hits with paper fan-

Kasumi: -Ouch- Hey wait, did you have that before?

Mysti: I don't own Inuyasha, R&R!

Chapter 10:

The Truth Will Set You Free

Inuyasha swung his sword at Kasumi, but each time she swiftly yet gracefully dodged.

He swung again and yelled, "Why are you doing this, Kasumi? After all we've done for you!"

She scurried up a tree and lept down, aiming for his head. Halfway down her eyes grew wide and she swung her wand into a tree. As she landed, she tried to remove her unwilling hand from the wand, but to the others it looked like she was trying to free her weapon.

She quickly turned around and yelled, "I'm not doing this, there's a jewel shard in my neck controlling me! Please, I don't want to hurt any of you! I don't want to fight!" She tried to pull her hand off, but she suddenly doubled over and gasped. She slowly stood straight again and chuckled darkly. Inuyasha could see the fear in her eyes though, and chose to take the risk. He tackled her and clawed at her neck, ignoring her screams, trying to find the jewel shard without Kagome's help. He quickly found it and ripped it from her flesh, making the sorceress snap forward.

She sat up and broke out in tears as she sobbed, "I'm so sorry, I never wanted to hurt any of you! This strange man, he forced the shard into my neck and made me fight!"

Their friends crowded around, carefully bringing the unconscious Kagome.

"Kagome!" Kasumi screamed. She ran to her side and put her hands on either side of her face, examining her. "We have to get her out of here, now!"

A figure fell from the sky and landed in front of the group, "Oh Kasumi, I give you a chance for revenge, and you choose to turn on me?"

"Naraku!" Sango growled. "Figures it was you behind all of this!"

"I was never on your side." Kasumi snapped, "You used the jewel shard to make me believe that Inuyasha was my enemy!"

"Hmm, that may be true, but I never lied about killing your village. It was far too easy."

Kasumi caught her breath and clenched her fists, "Get back." She growled to her friends.

The sorceress lept into the air and spun her wand high above her head, making the blade glow bright blue. Water was extracted from clouds, plants, rivers, anything within the region and was magnetically drawn to her. The water formed a snake-like structure and curled around her, lifting her into the air. Dark clouds formed over the sky as Kasumi lifted the water into her hands and closed her eyes. Naraku transformed into his demon form back on the ground and waited for the fight. Kasumi's eyes snapped open and huge blue beams of light shot into the clouds, summoning a single cloud into the water in her hands. The water and cloud merged together and transformed into a long, murderous water snake. It hissed at Naraku and bared its long fangs made of ice. Kasumi looked down at the monkey man, with her eyes glazed over with the blue light. The snake wrapped around her wand and she pointed it at the murder.

She said in a voice that sounded like three Kasumi's talking at once: "MIZU HEBI SUTO! (Water Snake Strike!)" The snake lashed out at Naraku at a blinding speed and ripped him into shreds. When the deed was done and the scene cleared up, there were tentacle parts, cloth, and a wooden statue lying in a heap.

Inuyasha picked up the statue and crushed it in his hands, "Another puppet, when is Naraku gonna stop fooling around and take his punishment honorably?" The snake shot back up into the sky, and all the clouds parted as the water returned to its previous places. Kasumi's eyes lost the blue glow and she started plummeting down to the ground. Miroku noticed that Inuyasha had quickly returned to Kagome before, and that he probably didn't want to leave her side. He quickly ran out and grabbed Kasumi before she hit the earth.

"Don't get any perverted ideas, Miroku!" Shippo warned.

Miroku sweat dropped, "I'm able to control myself when a woman is in trouble."

"That explains why he didn't do anything to Kagome." Sango said.

"That, and he knows I'd kill him if he tried anything." Inuyasha growled.

Miroku ran back, "We must get them back to Lady Kaede's village."

With that, they all ran back to the village.

Mysti-Reious: Two chapters within one hour? Huh, the guilt is finally setting in.

Kasumi: Does that mean you're gonna finish now?

Mysti: Mmm… nah! Imma gonna go get a sammich! –Walks away-

Kasumi: Finish the story first, and then I'll get you a sandwich!

Kagome: I'm unconscious!

Inuyasha: Then why are you talking?

Kagome: Because I didn't get to say anything in this chapter!

Everyone But Kagome: BECAUSE YOU'RE UNCONSIOUS!

Kagome: Riiiight….

Miroku: Mysti-Reious doesn't own Inuyasha, -Glances to author- BUT she could own me…

Mysti: -Throws a sammich in his face that says "R&R!"-