Kagura sighed as she flew towards the monk and demon slayer. Today was going to be very irritating. She landed a few feet away and had Kanna stay behind as she crept closer to the small village the demon slayer lived in.

"What do you want Kagura?"

A voice called out and Kagura looked up to see the demon slayer and the monk glaring at her from behind the walls of the fortress.

"I'm suppose to fight you two and make a big deal about Naraku wanting to start the final battle and all, but I honestly don't feel like it. So in short, be in Farcira's Forest two days from today and be ready for it all to end."

Kagura said before using her rekki to enlarge the flower she plucked from her headband and used the wind to fly away. She picked up Kanna on the way before heading in the direction of the hanyou and his dead priestess. It still sickened her to think that Inuyasha chose the dead priestess over Kagome. They were never on the best of terms, and Kagura only did Naraku's bidding because he held her and her sister's hearts, but his decision still didn't sit well with her. Kagome was kind and loving towards everyone, whereas Kikyo was cold and spiteful. While training Kagome to be ready to kill Naraku she had told Kagura and Kanna about how it was because of her soul that the priestess was even still alive. Kagura had asked why Kagome didn't just call back her soul and the young miko had said because despite everything Inuyasha had done to her, even he deserved to be with the one he loved.

Inuyasha froze when he smelled Naraku nearby, but scoffed when he realized it was only Kagura.

"What do you want wench?"

He asked once she landed a few feet infront of him and Kikyo.

"I'm only here to deliver a message."

She said and Inuyasha looked at her confused.

'What message could she possibly come to tell me?'

He wondered.

"Naraku wishes to finish things once and for all. Be at Farcira's Forest two days from now."

Kagura said and Inuyasha ran forward to try and get her to say more, but she was already gone in a gush of wind.

"Damn her."

Inuyasha said as he stared up into the sky.

"Come Inuyasha. Farcira's Forest is a ways off and if we are to get there by the appointed time we should leave now."

Kikyo said and Inuyasha nodded before kneeling so she could climb on his back. It still shocked him how different it was carrying Kikyo compared to carrying Kagome. Kikyo was so cold, where Kagome had always been so warm. He shook his head clear of thoughts like that.

'Stop it, Kikyo is my mate.'

He said to himself as he took off running towards the East where Farcira's Forest lay.

'Then why have you only laid with your 'mate' once?'

His beast asked and Inuyasha was going to say something back, but he honestly didn't have an answer. He just, couldn't bring himself to do it again. The first time had been pleasurable sure, but her body was so cold. He had been noticing more lately that this Kikyo was not the same Kikyo he'd known so many years ago. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to keep her alive like this. Maybe he should let her memory go and help Kagome get her soul back, but that would leave him all alone.

Inuyasha sighed to himself as he sped up. He'd think about that later, right now all that mattered was getting to Farcira's Forest and killing Naraku.

Kagome was walking around in the garden with Rin and Shippo as she thought about the day before. Sesshomaru had asked her if he could court her and she'd agreed, so now they were mates-to-be. Theron and Sesshomaru had had a very long conversation when they'd finally made their way back to the dining room. Cyan had been happy to learn of her daughter's new courtship, her father, not so much. But in the end he had said as long as Kagome was happy with it, then he was too.

"Kaa-san, look!"

Rin called out and Kagome looked up to see Rin pointing at a star shaped flower with purple and blue petals. It was beautiful, but it wasn't her favorite. She preferred orchids.

"Very pretty Rin."

Kagome said and the brown haired girl smiled before running after Shippo.

The wind suddenly picked up and Kagome noticed the familiar aura of Kagura and Kanna before she even saw them. They landed a few feet away from her. Shippo and Rin had run off, leaving the three alone.

"What brings you two here?"

Kagome asked calmly. Ever since Kagura and Kanna explained their situation to her she had come to think of them as her friends. They had taken a huge risk to train her to be ready for when the final battle took place.

"It's finally time Kagome."

Kanna was the one who spoke.

"Time for what?"

A masculine voice asked Kagome's question before she could and she turned to see Sesshomaru walking up behind her. He glared at the two demons infront of him and Kagome sighed.

"Naraku has decided he wants this all to end and has sent me and Kanna to tell you all that in two days time the battle shall take place in Farcira's Forest. We will help you any way we can Kagome, but we can't do anything as long as Naraku holds our hearts."

Kagura said and Kagome nodded.

"I understand."

She said and noticed how Sesshomaru kept glaring at the two before them.

"Oh quit it, they're not what they seem. Believe me when I say they want Naraku dead as much as, if not more than, us. The only reason they still do his bidding is because he can kill them with a squeeze of his hand. He holds their hearts, quite literally in the palm of his hand."

Kagome said and Sesshomaru's glare softened just a bit.

"Thank you for telling me. And I promise I will do everything I can to free you two."

Kagome said and Kagura and Kanna both bowed to her before leaving in a gust of wind. Kagome sighed before turning to look up at Sesshomaru.

"It looks like it's finally time. Come on, I need to tell my parents goodbye."

Kagome said as she walked past Sesshomaru to find her parents. She wasn't scared like she would have been some years ago, she was actually a little anxious to get this over with. Four years. Four years of pain and suffering. Four years of needless deaths and sorrow. Four years of demons killing innocent people, of people killing innocent people all because of the corruption Naraku caused because of the Shikon no Tama. If anything, Kagome was a little more than ready to get all of this over with. Even if that meant she had to die to make it happen.