Yasha ran through the forest as fast as his little feet could take him. He wouldn't stop. He couldn't stop. Yasha looked down at the jewel in his hands, given to him by Hai.

He finally made it to where Sesshomaru and his family were. Panting, Yasha went up to Sesshomaru. "I…need" Yasha couldn't catch his breath.

"What is it?" Sesshomaru asked motionlessly.

"I was told to get you. A man is after this." Yasha held up the jewel, "he is trying to hurt my mom."

Sesshomaru's wife took in a deep breath, "Sesshomaru." She whispered.

"I will check it out." Sesshomaru said calmly getting up.

"Please hurry. He says he knows my mom." Yasha whined.

Sesshomaru's head went up at that. "Make sure you stay here. Do not come with me." He said. If this was the man he figured then something was going to happen.

"But, I wanna come."

"We don't have time to argue, you will stay here." Sesshomaru said harshly.

Yasha backed away from Sesshomaru. Nashi came running over, "Can I come? I can help you- I promise."

"No, it would be best if you stay here."

Nashi pouted as she walked off. Sesshomaru turned around running into the woods, catching the smell of the people he was after and one person he never wanted to see again.

Sesshomaru started to walk when he was close to the group. He didn't want to seem hot headed much like his younger brother always seemed. "So it is you." He whispered coming up behind the group.

"Ah, so you are still alive." Naraku laughed.

"So are you."

"Where is Yasha?" Kagome yelled noticing her son wasn't with him.

"He is safe." Sesshomaru said as he walked in front of the group. He picked up the growling dog as he placed it in Hai's arms. "You need to start picking your battles wisely." He said to the dog as Hai held it.

Shiho grumbled as Hai put her down. She stood in front of Hai, not growling but still ready to attack.

"Why are you back?" Sesshomaru asked the demon.

Naraku laughed, "I have been waiting to see you again. We both look for world conquest. I was thinking a while back, if we were to pair up then we could conquer this whole world."

Sesshomaru smirked, "I am disappointed in you Naraku. There are a few things wrong with your thoughts. One- you are a disgusting half demon of whom I would never defile me name with and two- I do not wish to conquer a whole world with someone of the likes of you."

"I should have known you have gone soft." Naraku laughed again.

"I never went soft; I have just found a reason to live."

With that- the fight pursued.

Yasha sat down near a tree as he watched the jewel in his hands; it was such a pretty pink. He couldn't believe that this jewel was what brought his parents together. If it weren't for this, his parents would have never met. Well, if it weren't for the jewel and the sacred tree.

Nashi walked up to the half demon as she sat down next to him. Both backs were turned towards Nashi's mom so that she couldn't hear what they were saying, "You want to make sure your mom is okay don't ya?"

Yasha sighed, "Yeah."

Masa smiled, "I can help you go to them."

"He said to stay here."

"Come on, adventures aren't made by following the rules." Masa said to him.

Yasha looked at her, "You are serious? WE are going to help them?"

Nashi nodded, "All you have to do is follow my lead." She then kicked over the water bucket that was in front of Yasha. The water soaked the two, Nashi got up yelling, "Yasha? How could you do that?"

"I…uh." Yasha didn't know what to say.

"Great now I will have to go dry my clothes. Mom, Yasha spilt the water bucket."

Nashi's mom looked up suspiciously.

"I will go get more water, I promise." Yasha squeaked out.

"I better go with you, you don't know the way and you are still learning attacks." Nashi quickly said.

Nashi's mother knew something was up. She yelled to them, "Take Masa with you."

"But, moooom, she doesn't want to go." Nashi whined. Masa hated to break the rules when it came to a fight. She always listened to what Sesshomaru said to do.

"I really don't want to go." Masa repeated knowing what Nashi was trying to do.

"See." Nashi turned around grabbing Yasha

The two started to walk as her mother yelled, "Don't go too far. Get the water and come right back."

"Yes mom." Nashi said.

Once they were farther in the woods, Nashi threw the water bucket. "Come on, I am going to be grounded for at least a whole season for this one." She laughed as she ran through the woods with Yasha right behind her.

They stopped off in the trees to see Sesshomaru and Naraku fighting. "What should we do now?" Yasha whispered.

"My dad will get this guy no problem." She whispered back as they watched the fight.

Yasha was watching intently, a blast was sent at Kagome, Hai, and Shiho making all three fly back. "Mom." Yasha whispered getting fidgety. He looked down at the jewel still in his hands.

"Don't worry, my dad has it under control." Nashi said to assure Yasha.

Yasha watched as Shiho could barely stand. Hai and Kagome were also trying to regain there equilibrium. Kagome was about to run forward to Sesshomaru when Hai grabbed her hand. She stopped to look at him as he said, "Let's go, he has it under control."

Kagome looked back at Sesshomaru as she sighed. "You take Shiho and go. I need to stay here. This shouldn't be Sesshomaru's battle."

"And what are you going to do?" Hai asked.

Kagome looked down, "I don't know but I can't stand around knowing that I could help in some way."

"Think of Yasha. He needs you."

"I will be fine." Kagome smiled.

Yasha couldn't take it anymore. He ran out of his hiding spot as Nashi yelled behind him. She decided to run after him, "I am going to be grounded for the next twenty years." She whispered.

Kagome and Hai were in the middle of yelling on who would stay and go when Yasha and Masa ran up to them. Yasha was consumed in talking to his mom while Masa was making sure the fight didn't come their way.

"Mom, we need to help."

"I know." Kagome said.

"No you guys don't need to help; we need to get out of here." Hai said.

"No, we can't leave him here alone." Kagome said back.

Nashi started to back up, "uhm guys."

"My mom is right." Yasha said.

"Guys." Nashi whispered again.

Shiho started to bark as everyone yelled at each other.

Nashi finally yelled at the top of her lungs, "Guys!"

Everyone stared at her.

Nashi pointed as she started to run. Kagome grabbed her son, making him accidentally drop the jewel. Hai started to run as well. Shiho tried to get out of the way of the fight that was coming at her but her hurt leg slowed her down as Sesshomaru was thrown into Shiho making the dog whimper as both were thrown back. Sesshomaru jumped right up to fight Naraku.

Shiho lay on the grown feeling the pain all over. Her front paw was now broken. She licked it to try and get it to stop bleeding.

Yasha tried his best to get his arm out of his mother's hand as she fought back. He tried to get to Shiho.

"Yasha, stop this. I can't let you be near this. We have to go."

Yasha turned to his mother with a shocked look on his face, "Just one second ago, you were fighting to stay here too."

"That was before the fight came that close. I can't let you have a chance of getting hurt." Kagome told him.

Yasha knew what he had to do as he relaxed his pull against his mother. Once Kagome started to loosen her grip, Yasha pulled his arm out of her hand and ran to Shiho.

"No Yasha." Kagome yelled starting to run after him.

Hai held Kagome back, "The more people that go out there, the less of a chance we will be of any help and we will get in the way."

Masa looked on. "You are right. If we are all around, then my dad won't be able to keep all of us safe. Don't worry he will take care of Yasha."

Kagome had to go against all of her motherly instincts to stop trying to catch her son. She stood aside.

"Let's get your friends." Hai told her. "They can help. While we are there- you can get your bow and arrows."

Kagome nodded as the three ran back to her hut.

Yasha went over to Shiho. "Shiho can you stand?" Yasha asked the dog.

Shiho tried to stand up but her front leg couldn't allow. She whimpered trying to make Yasha pay attention. She kept nodding her head forward trying to make Yasha look where she was pointing.

Yasha finally caught on as he looked where Shiho was nodding. He saw the jewel on the ground, "I dropped it." he yelled as he ran to grab it.

Yasha safely grabbed it as he held it safely in his hands. He smiled, glad that no one realized he dropped it.

Shiho barked in time to make Yasha see Sesshomaru rushing at him. Yasha ducked as Sesshomaru jumped in the way of an attack sent by Naraku. Sesshomaru was pushed back into Yasha making him lose the jewel again. The jewel rolled down to Shiho and stopped at her front paw.

Shiho quickly picked it up in her mouth to make sure no one else could get to it.

Another blast was sent straight at Sesshomaru knocking him back. Yasha's ears went back as he saw his uncle slide past him and fall to the ground. Yasha gulped when his uncle didn't start to move again.

"Hehe, guess he has gotten weaker in fourteen years. It is probably due to him trying to protect such impudent beings."

Kagome just ran through the woods with Miroku, Sango, and Hai with her to stare at the demon they thought they had killed.

Yasha looked at his mother teary eyed then looked at Sesshomaru lying on the ground. "Mom." He yelled but couldn't say anything else.

Kagome looked where her son had just looked; sure enough laying on the ground was Sesshomaru. "No he can't be." She whispered. "Naraku. You have gone too far. You destroy everything. You can't keep this up."

"I can." He answered.

Kagome stared at him, "You evil demon, you come around, mess up people's lives and expect them to allow you to live. Well I am through with you." Kagome held up her bow and arrow. "This one is for everyone's lives you have destroyed." She whispered as she shot her arrow at the demon.

Sango followed it up with her hirakotsu. "This one is for the villages you have destroyed."

Miroku grabbed his sutras throwing them at the demon, "That is for my family."

"And this one is for Inuyasha." Kagome yelled finally glad to be able to get rid of some type of revenge after so long.

Once the final arrow hit, Naraku was disintegrated.

"And this time don't come back." Kagome said staring at the pieces disintegrating.

Yasha ran to his uncle, pushing against his the body. "Uncle Sesshomaru? Uncle, please wake up."

Kagome ran to her son and knelt next to him.

"What's wrong?" Yasha asked. "He can't die like this."

Nashi ran up to them and hugged her father, "Daddy." She cried out.

Shiho started to stand; she at least had to give Kagome back the jewel. She couldn't stand for long however as she flopped back to the ground

"I wish we had gotten here sooner. I am sorry Nashi." Kagome whispered hugging her son who was crying.

"He isn't dead." Nashi yelled. "He can't be."

Kagome looked away.

Miroku and Sango came over to stand with them. "I can't believe this happened." Sango whispered.

"He isn't dead." Nashi yelled. "This is your entire fault." Nashi pointed to Yasha. "If you hadn't been so stupid in coming out here then he wouldn't have had to protect you."

Yasha looked shocked, "You were the one that thought of coming out here."

"It's not his fault." Kagome told the girl. "Don't blame people when you are upset."

They all stayed silent, the only thing heard was Nashi and Yasha's crying.

Everyone stayed silent as they waited for time to pass. Without any notice, they heard a groan.

Everyone looked at where the groan was. "Nashi."

Nashi eyes widened, "Daddy!"

"You will be grounded for thirty three years for coming out here."

"Dad!" Nashi wrapped her arms around him.

Sesshomaru sat up holding his head. "That has never happened before." He whispered.

Nashi was still crying but this time she was happy.

"What are these tears for?" he asked.

"They thought you were dead and I told them you weren't." Nashi smiled. "I knew it wasn't true."

"Idiots." Sesshomaru whispered. "I told you I won't die easily."

Nashi and everyone smiled; at least he was back to himself.

Shiho tried to get up again only to fall on her broken leg. She whimpered as she tried to walk on it only to have to pick up her leg so that she could limp over to Kagome.

She whimpered as she walked to the crying group.

Before Shiho could make it to Kagome the jewel started to glow an odd purple as a female voice came from it, "You risked your life several times for me, and I know your heart's true wish. I can grant it."

Kagome looked at the dog as her mouth dropped. "Shiho let go of the jewel." Kagome yelled, she remembered Inuyasha's 'wish' to be a full demon, what if this wish wasn't fully helpful.

Shiho heard the voice again, "You wish to be with that woman and your son. You want to be more than just a dog." Shiho nodded. That was what she wanted, she wanted to be Inuyasha again, and he wanted to be the protector of his family. "I can grant it for you but you must do something for me." Shiho waited to hear what it was. Could it be this simple for everything to happen the way it should be.

Closer to the end! Perhaps two more chapters…I think. Alas the endings are always bitter sweet!

Sooo, this is my alternate ending that I decided to make the original. Can you guess what the original is? Well at the risk of dying I didn't put it up for a reason so I will tell you now- Sesshomaru did die. But it turned out to have a deep significance in my next chapter. But I kinda decided to be nice. Had you going though didn't I?

If one of you guys wants to read the other ending, please let me know and I will put it out but I am only going to put it out if someone wants to read it because I know how upset people are when you kill a character (even one you make yourself)

One more point- don't get mad if there are tons of obvious spelling errors. I had to rewrite this like five times and I proofread it at 5 in the morning! But if I don't post it now then I won't have another chance for two more days.

Please review and let me know what you thought of this chapter! Questions/comments/concerns please bring up to me and don't worry- Azami will be back in! I have a special chapter just for her!!! I love her character!