Alright! These reviews about people thinking I'm quitting my stories have to stop otherwise this is gonna get ugly. I don't have all the time. I just started classes last week and now I'm trying to fit in all the other stuff I want to do. I have a life outside of fan fiction! I love you guys and love to write these stories but don't pester me on my updates, it's a hard time to type and attempt to edit and such. So quit with those reviews everything will be good and I'll update as much as I can.
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"Miroku," Sango whispered slowly. "What do we do?" The three of them were practically frozen on the spot from the shock they received from Inuyasha and Kagome have given them.
"This must have been what that girl was talking about." Miroku confirmed. "We have to take heed of them more from now on."
"I think it's a little too late for that!" She hissed. "We can't let Inuyasha take Kagome as his mate!"
"That's not your decision Sango." Inuyasha interrupted. "I know that it's Kagome whom I'm in love with and is who I'm going to mate."
Sango gritted her teeth in frustration as her fists clenched at her sides. "You guys might think that for now! Look you guys aren't acting like yourselves!"
"So you don't think we're in love?" Kagome asked feeling hurt that her best friend was saying what she felt for Inuyasha and vice versa wasn't real.
"Yes, of course you are, you just aren't acting like yourselves."
"You're not the one making any sense Sango." Inuyasha growled pulling Kagome closer against his chest. Sango was getting ready to tear her hair out.
"You guys aren't always this lovey dovey! You guys are under a curse! Inuyasha, of course you're protective of Kagome but you never would want to hold her hand in front of Miroku and me!"
"Sango," Miroku tried to interrupt but Sango ignored him and just kept going.
"And Kagome, you've never addressed Inuyasha as 'Inu-kun'. You know he'd never really like that nickname." Kagome actually flinched at Sango's harshness, and that was a step too far for Inuyasha.
"Enough Sango!" He barked, steering Kagome away. Sango just rested her head up against the tree. She knew they wouldn't believe her, but that didn't matter. She just didn't want them to wake up form this and realize they were tied to each other.
"Sango?" Shippo asked. "Are you against Inuyasha and Kagome becoming mates?"
"No Shippo, nothing like that." Sango huffed striding over to pick up her armor sack.
"You shouldn't have done that Sango." Miroku scolded.
"Then what should we have done?" Sango shot back, standing up and spinning to face him.
"Not have told them they're only acting like this from a type of spell."
"Well if we didn't they would have still gone on and would have done something they'll regret!"
"It's not like what you did saved them from that." He huffed. "For now let's just get back to Kaede's village."
"That's only going to delay them Miroku."
"Well there's nothing else we can do for them then. They are the ones who have to find this flower without our interference."
"I know," Sango muttered.
"Now let's go find them and-" Miroku stopped and Sango, Shippo and Kirara sensed it to.
"Naraku," Miroku told Sango in a whisper. "Inuyasha!"
"Don't yell Miroku, let's just re-group."
"Alright, hurry and change then." Miroku said turning to face her when he was hit with her sandal.
"I'm already changing idiot." She growled as in a moment she came out from behind the large tree and already tying her hair up. "Let's go then, before trouble happens and we're all separated." She said grabbing her Hiraikotsu.
"Well I don't think we have to worry about Inuyasha and Kagome that much." Miroku said.
"We still have a better chance fighting together though."
"True, but at least we shouldn't need to worry that much about Kagome since Inuyasha will be more protective of her." The small half of the gang ran on in the direction that their companions left for only to collide into them, obvious that they were coming back for them.
"You guys sense it to?" Inuyasha asked as they nodded in agreement."
"Well then, now that you're all here." A dark familiar voice chuckled. They all spun around to look up in the tree where they saw Naraku in his baboon pelt along with Kagura and Kanna.
"I heard you betrayed your previous love Inuyasha. So I'm curious to know why you would do such a thing."
"Mind your own matters Naraku! Like me kicking your ass!" Inuyasha shouted withdrawing his sword and leapt for him. Naraku swiftly jumped away to another tree and chuckled.
"I also heard you have had a new development now with young Kagome."
The glare Inuyasha had could have killed. His eyes were diverting from Naraku to Kagome and to Kagura. Kanna he had no worry about since she could hardly conflict harm to Kagome. Something didn't seem right, and he knew Naraku always had something tricky up his sleeve.
"I see you now aren't pursuing after me at the moment. Now you're more concerned over the girl, how interesting." Tentacles erupted from his spine ripping off the pelt and revealing his true form. "But let's test your agility Inuyasha, and see how well you can protect her."
Instead of his tentacles directing to Kagome, instead they went for Inuyasha who dodged them while slicing them off.
"Kagome! Get out of here!" Inuyasha ordered. Even though Kagome didn't want to leave him, she knew if she stayed it would only cause him trouble.
"Hurry quickly Kagome," Miroku ushered as Kagome nodded and was directing to run off when Kagura and Kanna dropped down in front of her.
"Now is not the time to leave." She muttered spreading out her fan.
"You just get out of my way!" Kagome growled angrily pulling out an arrow and pulling back to shoot at Kagura. Kanna stepped in the way retrieving the arrow through her mirror as a few moments passed and it shot right back out towards Kagome. Before it could hit, Inuyasha already leapt down and sliced the arrow and half with his mighty sword.
"Alright new plan, you just stick with Sango and Miroku." He said pushing her away as more of Naraku's tentacles shot directly at him that he fought off. Of course now he wasn't the only target Naraku had. More tentacles erupted from his back and were directing at the others in which they repelled.
"Is that all he's going to do?" Sango grunted slicing off another tentacle.
"I think it's odd, Kagura and Kanna aren't attacking us." Kagome added shooting off another purified arrow and glancing back at the two who were standing just where they prevented her from leaving.
Why would Naraku bring them along if they weren't going to do anything else but- Miroku thought when he finally caught on. "They're purpose is to keep us here."
"What?" Inuyasha grunted shielding himself with the Tetsusaiga when a tentacle was trying to push its way through his chest.
"What do you mean Miroku?" Sango huffed throwing her Hiraikotsu around to slice off nearly a dozen tentacles as it returned to her.
"You, Kagome, and I don't stand much of a chance against Kagura when she uses her wind powers. And if Kanna can repel our attacks or just steal our souls, so we're trapped here. Which means-"
"Naraku has a surprise for us." Sango finished for him.
"Clever how you all caught on so quickly. The jewel of four souls is nearly complete, so I believe it's nearly the time for me to depart." Naraku crackled. "Kagura!"
The said wind demoness seemed to just suddenly have an object in her hand as she threw it down into the ground.
"What was that?!" Shippo shouted, perched on the large head of Kirara when his question was answered. A flash of silver light shot up from the soil below them and at an angle as it ripped right passed Kagome and threw her right shoulder. She fell down to her knees gripping the wound as Shippo jumped to her side.
"Kagome!" He shouted in worry as another being landed on her other side and pulled her closer to him. Inuyasha looked down at the wound that ripped right through her shoulder, although it wasn't that big, it was still something to have a concern about. His head shot up glaring at Naraku who just had a successful smirk on his face as whatever it was, rested in the palm of his hand.
Not only did he have the bottle of Kagome's few jewel shards, but a small creature with a familiar face.
"Kagaromaru," Inuyasha growled.
"I thought he was destroyed." Miroku stated.
"He was," Inuyasha muttered and Naraku chuckled.
"This isn't the original Kagaromaru, correct that you destroyed him Inuyasha, but I made another more obedient." When Inuyasha got a better look at it, he did look like the same creature he battled long ago; it was probably half the size of the last one. "Of course though the only use for him was to retrieve those shards." He chuckled as a barrier formed around him and lifted him away as Kagura and Kanna escaped on her feather.
Inuyasha didn't even care they left, this was confusing to Kagura as she watched when they retreated. Usually Inuyasha would attempt to chase after them, yet now he hardly glanced at them. I wonder if it has to do with that… Kagura thought when she felt the pain in her chest. Indicating that Naraku definitely wanted her to follow, in which she was forced to abide by as she flew away.
Inuyasha cared less about Naraku, but instead he was busy tearing off Kagome's sleeve at the seam to look at the wound. The puncture was deep and would need immediate attention, but not from him. Standing up, with Kagome held bridal style in his arms he turned to the others.
"I'm going on ahead to Kaede's, you guys just get Kagome's pack and we'll meet you there. He said jumping off.
"I'm sorry Inuyasha." Kagome murmured.
"It wasn't even your fault." Inuyasha muttered to her gently. "But I swear, Naraku will pay for this." He obviously wanted to make him suffer seeing his love hurt.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. "What do you think will happen…once the jewel is complete and Naraku is gone?" Inuyasha looked down at her with his odd friendly smile.
"We live happily together, the way we want." Kagome smiled and lightly blushed.
"I wish we could do that now." She wished.
Ohhhhhhhhhh I'm ending it there. So please review and I'm gonna work on the other chapters and soon it'll all be up. I have plans and there are about 6 more chapters left and then we're done and ohhhhhhh what good chapters they will be. Probably longer than this one too, so let's go on and review!