A/N: Okay, i may be imagining things but to me the fight scene seems really weird. Maybe it's cause I haven't done one in a few days, but whatever. Read and review and tell me what you think. Enjoy...

TWO DAYS LATER

-All of them have reached the forest-

Kagome blinked in surprise when she saw that Inuyasha and Kikyo weren't together with Sango, Miroku, and Kilala. Sango ran over to her and tackled her in a hug.

"Oh my Kami Kagome! I thought I'd never see you again!"

Sango cried and Kagome smiled at her friend as she wrapped her arms around her in return. Miroku started to hug her once Sango released her, but a growl from Sesshomaru stopped him and had him looking at his friend in confusion.

"Hehe, sorry about that Miroku. He's a little possessive."

Kagome said with a small blush as understanding dawned on the monk.

"You two are mated?"

Sango asked and Kagome shook her head.

"I am courting her."

Sesshomaru answered for her and Kagome blushed at the look of shock on her friends' faces. But she wasn't ashamed, she had no reason to be. She looked over at Inuyasha and Kikyo and noticed the death glare Inuyasha was giving his brother and rolled her eyes at him. It was then that Kagome noticed the way Kikyo was looking at her. Normally when the two met it was never under good circumstances, but Kikyo had never looked at her the way she was now. Like she planned to kill her like she would any other demon, and Kagome shivered as she realized she probably would if she were given the chance.

'Okay, I won't attack her unless she attacks me.'

Kagome thought to herself as she turned her attention back to her friends and Sesshomaru. Sango and Miroku were staring at Shippo in surprise. They couldn't believe Kagome had allowed him to come, but they couldn't deny he was different than before.

"How come Kagome allowed you to come?"

Miroku asked curiously and Kagome stiffened as she felt Naraku's presence coming their way, and fast.

"Now is not the time guys."

Kagome said drawing everyone's attention. Everyone looked at her confused before Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and Kikyo felt Naraku's presence coming towards them. Then Sango and the others noticed. Kikyo and the others aside from Shippo, Rin, and Sesshomaru looked at Kagome in shock. They couldn't believe she'd sensed him before even Sesshomaru or Kikyo. Suddenly Naraku's sinister laughter filled the clearing in the forest all of them were gathered in.

"It seems like you all got my message. Good. Now I don't have to waste my time to hunt you down to kill you, you've all come to die on your own."

He said with a smirk on his face. Inuyasha drew his sword as everyone else got ready.

"If anyone's going to die today Naraku, it's going to be you!"

Inuyasha yelled before sending a Wind Scar at him and effectively starting the battle.

Naraku laughed at the fool Inuyasha's feeble attack against his barrier. It hit and faded away, not even leaving a scratch.

"Hahaha, you can't even get past my barrier."

Naraku said laughing at the hanyou before sending his tentacles after him. He suddenly felt a pressure against his barrier to his left and turned to see the demon slayer astride her fire neko and the monk attacking his barrier.

"Kohaku!"

Naraku snapped and the boy jumped down from his place on Kagura's feather and joined the battle. With the distraction of her brother the demon slayer was useless and the monk's love for her made him helpless but to make sure she was okay.

"Die Naraku!"

Inuyasha's yell had Naraku turning back to see the hanyou charge at his barrier. His sword clashed with his barrier and he got knocked back.

"Kikyo, now"!

Inuyasha yelled and Naraku froze at her name before he felt the power of her kekki. He turned to see her pointing a purification arrow at him and his barrier. She released and the arrow sailed through the air and stuck in his barrier, but did nothing more than hang there as his miasma dispersed her powers around the arrow.

"Hahaha, even though you have been brought back priestess you only have half a soul, one that doesn't even belong to you and so therefore your powers are weakened."

Naraku said before sending his tentacles after her. If he could kill her then Inuyasha would be of no threat.

Kagome watched from the sidelines as Inuyasha and her friends attacked Naraku and having no effect. Kikyo's arrow managed to sink into his barrier, but lost it's holy power once it was surrounded by Naraku's miasma. Her eyes widened as she saw him send his tentacles after her and Inuyasha cried out since he was too far away to reach her in time. Kagome drew her bow and fired a holy arrow towards Kikyo just as the tentacles were about to pierce through her clay body. They disintegrated and Inuyasha grabbed Kikyo and moved her out of the way. Kagome heard Naraku cry out in pain and smirked up at him to see him glaring daggers at her.

"Now that I've got your attention."

She said her smirk widened just a bit.

"Who are you demoness?"

Naraku asked and Kagome laughed as he sent tentacles after her that she easily dodged.

"You really don't recognize me? I feel hurt Naraku, truly I do."

Kagome said in a mock hurt tone in which succeeded in pissing the evil hanyou off.

"It matters not who you are, you shall still die!"

He said as he sent more tentacles after her. Kagome wanted to laugh at how easy it was to dodge them, but froze when she heard Shippo cry out. She turned to see him pinned to the ground with one of Naraku's tentacles pierced through his leg.

Eyes flashing red, Kagome ran towards her son claws shredding through tentacles that blocked her path. She knelt down next to Shippo and used her miko powers to make the tentacle in his leg disappear.

"You okay Shippo?"

She asked and he nodded.

"I'm fine kaa-san."

He said as he got to his feet. He looked up and his green eyes widened in fear.

"Kagome look out!"