Chapter 15 (The real one which is not associated with that Chapter 15 that contained prank)

Naraku's return

(Its been along time so I am going to give you all a review very quick:

Kagome was poisoned by the servant Aoi who turned out to be an incarnation of Naraku.

Aoi was working with Kanna to kill Tsuin so Naraku could be reawakened in his body.

Miyori has accepted she was a hanyou.

Tsuin is dead and Naraku is alive.

That ought do it)

"Sureiyaa?" Miroku asked when he was distracted from his current outdoor chores after seeing his three-year-old daughter running towards him, "what are you doing out here?"

"Daddy!" the young raven haired girl yelled taking before taking a moment to catch her breath, "mommy captured a demon! You need to see! You need to see!"

"Hold on," replied her father as he crouched down to her level, "you're saying your mother caught a youkai? When did this happen?"

"Just now," Sureiyaa answered, "she used her stuff and captured a girl demon with wings. Come and see!"

Miroku's daughter reached up and began tugging on his sleeve so he would come and follow her. Miroku sighed as he walked with her back towards his home. After Sango found out she was pregnant with Sureiyaa they had agreed to settle down and live in a village like average humans. He followed those guidelines quite well once his wind tunnel disappeared, but obviously Sango seemed to be back to her old ways. His wife was meant to stay home and watch after their daughters; not capturing dangerous youkai.

"Look dad," Sureiyaa chirped upon their entrance.

Sure enough laying in the middle of the floor was some kind of female youkai stuck in the net made epically by the demon exterminators. The demon was kind of humanoid looking creature with white dragon wings and a tail. Miroku thought she looked kind of familiar as well, but he was probably just imagining it. They had fought so many youkai over the years they were all starting to look the same.

Sango didn't seem to be paying attention to the arrival of her husband and daughter. She was more concerned at studying the youkai's every move. The slayer had captured the demon flying through the village and she assumed it wad getting ready to attack someone. Even though she had said she would just settle down and no longer fight she had to worry about the safety of her Children.

"Why have you come to invade this village?" Sango demanded the dragon youkai to answer.

"Invade?" questioned the creature, "I was just passing through."

Sango crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes at her lastest catch, "as though I believe that."

"Trust me I have no reason to deal with you weak humans," the dragon sneered before studying the demon slayer, "you look familiar. Have we met before?"

"I don't think so," Sango answered.

"I actually thought you looked kind of familiar," Miroku then interrupted.

The dragon youkai's gray eyes locked on to Miroku's violet ones. She seemed to be studying him now. Sango just watched both of them cautiously before the youkai seemed to grow a smirk.

"Aren't you that monk?" the dragon asked.

"I use to be," Miroku answered now knowing he must have had a run in with this creature before.

"I knew it."

"Do you know where we have met?"

"Don't you remember? I think it was around Sesshoumaru's castle when that damn dog's sword started going nuts. I helped him fight the thing off with the help of some kind of neko before you two arrived."

"You're right," Sango stated, "you were there that day."

The slayer quickly went over and freed the dragon youkai from the net, "sorry about that. What was your name again?"

"Tamasha," she answered as she got up and stretched her wings, "I would like to bond some more but I have to get to the Western Lands."

"Returning home or visiting Sesshoumaru?" Miroku asked curiously.

"Neither," Tamasha informed them, "I have been told that there has been an incident at the castle. The one known as Naraku has returned, at least that is what I have heard. I want to help my mate's cousin."

"Naraku?" the husband and wife pretty much gasped, "that's not possible. He is dead. Sesshoumaru killed him three years ago."

"Believe what you want to believe," Tamasha told them.

"I don't think I can believe that," Miroku sighed, "you must of heard wrong."

"I have pretty good sources."

"What do you think Sango?"

"I am agreeing with you on this one," the slayer told her husband, "Naraku being alive just isn't possible."

Tamasha seemed to groan as she made her way out of the hut, "I don't care what you humans say. Sesshoumaru is in danger and I heard the kint is back so she is probably in the same boat as well."

The dragon youkai narrowed her eyes at the humans once more just to find skeptical looks on their faces. She let out a growl as she finally left the hut and took to the skies again. Sure there really wasn't evidence that Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha's old enemy had returned, but Tamasha wasn't about to just let the Western Lands go to run even though she would love to prove the two humans wrong a part of her prayed that the rumors weren't true. Fighting wasn't on her agenda today for she too, like most of the woman lately who was around around Seshoumaru or Kagome's social circle, was carrying a child. It was her duty to make sure her pregnancy went through all right, for if a tragedy were to happen today it would be the job of her and her mate to produce a heir to the thrown of the Western Lands.

"That dragon demon must have had her head hit too many times," Sango pointed out once Tamasha was out of earshot.

There was no reply from Miroku though.

"What do you think?" Sango asked her husband.

"Sango," Miroku said her name in an eerie tone, "we should have believe her."

"What?"

She then understood what Miroku meant after standing in the hut for a few seconds of strange silence. They could both feel a light breeze, but the breeze wasn't coming from outside. It was coming from Miroku's hand.

"Mom what in the hell are you doing?" Koinu shouted as he ran forward and pushed Kagome away from the claws that once belonged to Tsuin.

"Tsuin?" Kagome continued to ask before Koinu had knocked her to the ground.

"That isn't my brother," Koinu told her as he reached for the Kakosagia and stayed on guard while on the floor, "it doesn't take miko power to figure that one out."

Kagome looked up at her younger son's body as it began to chuckle, "I see your son has inherited your smarts Kagome. Too bad they will never be put to good use."

"Naraku!" Kagome yelled feeling as though she should stand confident against him, but was unable to do so due to her elder son keeping her pinned to the ground.

Besides Kagome's yelling and Naraku's chuckling the only thing that could be heard in the room was the sharp snarl emitting from Sesshoumaru's thoart. He was ready to rip Naraku to shreds for the second time.

Not only was the youkai lord in revenge mode already seeing as how his son's soul had disappeared, but now his mate's life was getting threatened and that sent his youkai blood on edge. The only thing that kept Sesshoumaru's revenge and instinct from combining to inflict ultimate pain upon Naraku was the fact that his currently full youkai brother kept attacking.

Sesshoumaru felt as though he was going to snap, but he knew he couldn't. He needed to concentrate no matter how much his blood commanded him to just shred all the opponents in his path. He had to do something about Inuyasha or surely the out of control youkai would hurt Kagome, but due to his mate's pleas he wouldn't be able to kill his brother. What if Inuyasha was meant to be a distraction though? He wouldn't be surprised if Naraku killed Kagome while he was busy trying to find a way to stop his brother while sparing his life. There was only one last resort.

"Koinu!" Sesshoumaru snarled as he used his arms to pin down Inuyasha, "protect your mother!"

Inuyasha growled and brought his claws towards Sesshoumaru's thoart. Sesshoumaru moved his head just in time before picking his half brother up and slamming him into the wall. Once again this battle would need less rage and more concentration; their battlefield was Tsuin's bedroom meaning there was limited space that hopefully wouldn't result in Kagome or Koinu getting hurt.

"Tsuin," was all Kagome could whisper as Koinu stood up and got in defensive mode.

Naraku's laughter filled their ears once again, "that won't work this time Kagome. Your son Tsuin has chosen death over life. It doesn't matter anyways. I don't even think he was ever alive in the first place. The pain and sickness I caused him prevented him from having a life."

"Shut up now you sick bastard!" Koinu shouted as he flexed his claws.

Koinu didn't look at all like what he felt right now. Fear was rushing all over his body. His father had given the order to protect his mother. He was willing to do that, but the thought of fighting scared him. He had never fought before physically and there was probably a good chance he wouldn't make it out of this bedroom alive.

"A little puppy dares to face me?" Naraku asked as he studied the hanyou, "your worse then your uncle. Today you will find out your place is death."

Koinu's stance didn't change at all, but his soul was getting filled with more fear by the second. Obviously this opponent wouldn't be mericful on him. He would die today. He had no chance in hell when it came to saving his mother.

"Sorry mom," Koinu apologized within his mind feeling guilty that she would die all because of him.

"Koinu," the young hanyou heard a weak voice cry his name.

Koinu peered across the room and stared into the eyes of the wolf youkai he had just recently met. No, they weren't just the eyes of a youkai he just met. They were the eyes of someone he had fallen in love with. If Naraku would kill his brother along with everyone else so easily he probably wouldn't hesitate to kill Corlee.

Now two people he loved were depending on him. Corlee and his mother. Why did everything have to all of a sudden fall on him?

Sesshoumaru had once again escaped one of Inuyasha's attacks when he noticed Koinu. The pup may have looked confident, but his father could feel the fear within him. This wasn't going to work at all.

"Kagome! Tsuin is dead!" Sesshoumaru yelled, "mourn for him later and concentrate. You have to use your miko powers."

Kagome looked up at her mate with pain clearly in her brown orbs. Now he was expecting her to hold off their enemy while he dueled with Inuyasha? That was impossible. Her miko powers were gone and dried up. Miyori was living proof of that. There was nothing she could do.

"Just as I expected," continued Naraku as he started walking forward, "you were never a talented miko. Your powers were just borrowed off of Kikyo, thats all."

"Is talking all you know how to do?" Koinu's questioned surprised Kagome as some life appeared in the frozen hanyou, "how about some action?"

"Please," sneered their enemy, "I can feel the fear in you. I admit I have been defeated many of times by a few members in this group, but not a single time have they won a battle while harboring as much fear as you are now."

"Little do you know my older brother's fear will be your downfall," another voice interrupted Naraku's taunts and threats.

Everyone's eyes except Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha's traveled to the door where Miyori entered. Kagome noticed something different about her daughter, but she wasn't quite sure what it was. Whatever it was though the change seemed to be in her appearance and aura.

"Another puppy," Naraku started to smirk, "what a great day its turning out to be."

Miyori ignored him as she grasped on to the Aisusagia and faced her elder brother, "your doing everything perfectly. Your allowed to hold as much fear as you desire. The more the better, but just continue on like your doing and don't show it. That will give us all a bad name."

"What are you talking about?" Koinu asked clearly confused.

"The Kakosagia," responded Miyori as she too began to stare down Naraku, "that is the key to its transformation. Transfer your fear into energy."

Koinu was skeptical at the moment. Reason number one was because he was hearing that his fear would help him out. Reason number two was that his bitchy sister was actually talking to him in a reasonable manor. He really wouldn't be surprised if he woke up in a few minutes and discovered this to all just be a dream.

"How in the hell am I suppose to do this whole energy transfer thing?" the elder brother demanded his sister to tell him.

Miyori ignored his question as she grabbed the Aisusagia and aimed it towards Naraku. Naraku narrowed his eyes at the younger sibling. Miyori didn't seem to care as her weapon started to activate.

(If you people can't tell I really hate writing action scenes, but I will do it for you anyways)

"Ice doesn't scare me little hanyou."

"How about a full blizzard then?" Miyori asked with a smile.

A blue blast of energy then erupted from Miyori's scythe and collided with Naraku. All the occupants of the room could fee the cold chill it gave. It was hard to tell if Naraku had been injured for they couldn't see him, but Kagome could hear a painful moan come from the Aisusagia's victim.

"Maybe this won't be hard at all," Kagome tried to reassure Koinu when she wittnessed the Kakosagia shaking in her son's hand, "Naraku just took over Tsuin's bod so he has Tsuin's strength. He is probably weaker then he was before when we first killed him."

"Bitch!" Miyori's ears picked up once the attack ended.

"Miyori watch out!" Corlee tried to tell her friend as the wolf youkai say a tentacle come from the opponent.

It was too late. The tentacle wrapped around Miyori's leg making her tip and fall on the ground. Naraku was now visible and he was in his true form that showed of all the youkai he had absorbed. It seemed that Miyori did a little damage because Naraku had to break off a few frozen body parts, but she realized that just wasn't enough when new parts grew in place.

"The Aisusagia," Naraku mused as he started to pull Miyori in, "your weapon has the power to freeze two-hundred youkai in one stroke, I do believe. Good thing I manipulated Tsuin absorbing all the youkai you and your father attacked so I could have just enough to block that attack. Now you can take the place of all those I have sacrificed."

"Miyori!" Sesshoumaru roared as he kept trying to avoid Inuyasha.

But Miyori wasn't looking at her father during her struggle, "mother, please help me."

"I can't," Kagome admitted to her daughter with eyes full of tears, "I have no power."

"Concentrate," Miyori said again as Naraku dragged her closer to his body to get absorbed.

Kagome tried. She stood there and tried to call upon the power she use to use three years ago, but it just wasn't coming Tsuin was dead. Still no power. Koinu was freaking out. Still no power. Inuyasha's human soul had disappeared again. Still no power. If Sesshoumaru didn't control his rage Inuyasha could die, and if Inuyasha didn't die Sesshoumaru would. Still no power. And now Miyori was going to become a part of Naraku's body.

"I may have no power but I won't let anyone else die!" Kagome screamed as she flew forward on the ground and grabbed her daughter's hand.

"Lord Sesshoumaru!" Corlee cried out to the youkai lord, "Lady Kagome is in danger!"

Sesshoumaru glared towards the scene. His mate had to be stupid. She was pretty much just asking Naraku to take her into his flesh. He couldn't save Kagome though. Every time he mad a move Inuyasha stopped him.

"Just let her die," the voice of youkai Inuyasha then told him.

"I know that your not speaking Inuyasha," Sesshoumaru claimed as he sent a claw filled with poison towards Inuyasha's face, "its just another one of Naraku's spells."

"It doesn't matter who is speaking to you," the hanyou declared as he moved his head slightly to dodge, "all that matters is what is spoke. There is no point in wasting your energy on saving her. You can't do it anyways. I will just stop you and you can't kill me, but if you would like to save Koinu or the wolf girl I would be glad to let you."

"What of Miyori?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"So you really don't want to save Kagome?"

"I never said that. I want to know why I can't save my daughter along with my son."

"You would never reach her in time, but you can save Koinu and Corlee."

"I could probably make it to Kagome in time."

"But you don't need too. It has been three long years since the woman you loved went through the well and left you. This Kagome can not be the woman. She has been treating you like a low life ever sense her return. Besides she is a human. There is no point in keeping her around anymore."

"Your right I don't need her. Clearly no matter what I try are love cannot be resparked, but she is the mother of my children."

Sesshoumaru had finally admitted it. There probably wasn't a way to win Kagome's love back, but if his children loved her then they would have her. Epically Koinu. He couldn't help his son out before or at all during those three years so the least he could do was insure the life of Koinu's mother.

"I will save her Inuyasha and you will no longer interfere," Sesshoumaru said calmly as he finally got focused and struck his brother in the head so hard that the hanyou fell to the ground out cold.

He was ready to rush forward and scoop up his mate and daughter into his arms, but he stopped dead in his tracks. He didn't have to do anything. Miyori and Kagome were already rushing to the other side of the room after being released by Naraku's tentacles.

"I will kill you!" Naraku yelled as flames burnt his skin and started to melt most of his body parts, "you stupid hanyou."

Sesshoumaru's face had a surprised look to it. His eyes moved to the source of that attack which prevented Naraku from absorbing the female portion of his family. There Koinu stood with the flaming Kakosagia in his hands.

"You have just used the Kakosagia's most powerful attack," Sesshoumaru explained to his soon, "The Fire Slash. It has the power to burn two hundred youkai in one stroke."

Once Kagome was done panicking she gathered enough courage to have a conversation with her mate, "two hundred youkai? Normally the swords in this family only have affect on about one hundred."

Sesshoumaru shook his head, "our family has a tradition of making sure the offspring get better weapons then the generation before them."

"Will you two shut up!" Koinu then yelled while his brown eyes glared at both of them.

"You better watch your tongue!" his father barked at him.

"Brother is right," Miyori interrupted as she gathered her weapon off the floor, "more running and less talking would be good. The Kakosagia's fire has set this whole room ablaze. I do not wish to melt like Naraku."

"Naraku is not dead," Miyori's father snarled, "this Sesshoumaru will not run until he is dead."

Sesshoumaru's eyes then searched for Kagome after hearing a painful cry from her. He wittnessed her cringing in pain from a burning sensation that harmed the mark on her neck as she tried to lift up Inuyasha to get him out of the burning room. Normally he would have had a problem with her touching another male, but he could no longer do anything but watch. Kagome seemed to be forever out of his reach no matter how deep the mark on her neck was.

"We have to go," Corlee announced as she ran out of the flames, "Naraku is no longer here. He must have escaped somehow."

Sesshoumaru nodded, "we shall leave then and hunt him down."

"I will take Lord Inuyasha," Corlee then told Kagome seeing as how it was hurting her.

Koinu quickly sheathed the Kakosagia and helped the wolf lift Inuyasha out of the room. Sesshoumaru could only stare at Kagome as she stood in the middle of the burning room waiting for him. It was hard to see her mostly because of the smoke, but one thing caught his eye. That damn scar on her cheek. He hurt her so of course no matter what she told him he believed they could never love each other again.

"Sesshoumaru we need to leave," Kagome told him.

"Then go," he commanded.

"Aren't you coming with me?"

"Leave on your own Kagome, you don't need me."

"Of course I do. I need you to protect me."

Sesshoumaru just shook his head, "I will go my own way out. I no longer wish to walk the same path as you. So hurry up and go out that door."

Sesshoumaru turned around and quickly punched a hole in the wall leading to the outside. He didn't even spare another glance at her as he slept down. Kagome knew she wouldn't be able to follow him. The jump would be too far down, but she found herself unable to go through the door. She found herself just standing there and crying.

(End Chapter 15)

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