Moonlight Lullaby

月光の子守唄

Scroll Nine: God's Will Of Fighting

InuYasha awoke with a naked Kagome sleeping besides him, cuddling to him closely. Kikyo's soul collectors were flying above them and he shook Kagome a bit. Kagome looked up and somehow, she felt like this may be the last time, she would spend in InuYasha's arms. After getting dressed properly, they both got out of the hut to find the sun didn't even rise yet. Kagome decided that it was time to go get Miroku and Sango.

"Sango, Miroku...I think it's time for us to leave." Kagome said as she got into the hut that they were resting in. Both were already up and getting ready. Sango nodded, eyebrows furrowed and Miroku tightened the beads that held onto his wind tunnel. Shippou came in slowly and tapped Kagome on the shoulder. Kagome looked down at her adopted son. "Shippou..."

He stared at his adopted mother, eyes never leaving hers. "I want to go too." Kagome's eyes widen. She shook her head. He protested. "Why not?! I can defend you all with my barrier! I know how to use it! Please Kagome!" Kagome patted his head and squatted down.

"...Shippou, this is serious. That was by luck, you never know what will happen...I can't risk you being out there. I want you to stay here and protect these villagers. Do you hear me?" Kagome asked nicely. Shippou's angry tears rolled down.

"I don't want to loose you, mama." Shippou admitted, knuckles rubbing off his tears. Kagome smiled sadly.

"...You won't Shippou. I promise that InuYasha, Sango, Miroku, Kilala, and I will make it back safely, alright?" Kagome said, reassuring the twelve year old. He just nodded and hugged her goodbye. "Now, you take care of the villagers. I'm counting on you, Shippou." Kagome walked out the door.

Shippou grabbed onto Sango's sleeve for a moment. Sango looked down at the fox kit and smiled sadly. She kissed the little guy on the cheek and walked out. Miroku bent down so he was eye to eye with him.

"Shippou, you are now a grown teenager. More like a man, you protected a whole village...So now, be strong and be brave. We'll come back, rest a sure...protect the village with your life. Kagome's counting on you as well as the rest of us. Wish us luck my little friend." Miroku said and lightly hugged the boy and got up to go.

Naraku smirked devilishly as he stared outside the window of his castle. Kikyo was now guiding them to him. He liked that idea...he loosened his barrier, it was time he'd get this over with. Kagome and her jewel shards will be combined with him in no time. Naraku felt his entire body pulse and his eyes turned purple. He chuckled darkly...awaiting for his little possy to come to him.

Kouga, the wolf prince's nose caught the wiff of Naraku's scent and flared towards the direction he smelt it coming from. His wolf pack turned to look at him with a questioning look before realizing that scent. They all ran after Kouga. Ginta and Hakkaku looked at each other with a worried expression before running after.

After all these years, Kouga had realize that Kagome was really in love with the mutt. So he decided he would back off...maybe one day, when she realized he was the one, she would come to him. He looked like he was in deep thought. One time, while he was traveling the lands of the InuYasha forest, he caught her scent, but it was fading already so he decided not to go after was sadden to know that Kagome really like InuYasha...and he couldn't go against it. He respected her wishes and would always be here for the young beautiful woman.

Kagome was a one of a kind human being and the only human being he'll ever stick to actually falling in love with. He loved her, no denying it, but a few years back, she had told him how she felt. He was hurt, but he didn't hesitate to give her the jewels that were in his legs. After that encounter, he never saw her again...maybe, this was the real battle, would he see his beautiful Kagome here?

As he ran, he smelt Kagome's scent, but it was mixed with InuYasha's and that's when he knew...she really was serious. He also smelt their other companions and ran faster. So they knew about Naraku's barrier loosening also?

InuYasha, Kagome, Sango, Miroku, and Kilala had followed Kikyo's soul stealers to a barrier where it evaporated from the heavy miasma of Naraku's. InuYasha looked at the gang and they all shook their heads. Kagome gulped quickly and concentrated her powers directly on the barrier that was around his castle. She pushed her spiritual energy alongside the invisible wall. As she was about to throw her power,

"Kagome!" Kagome stopped and the gang looked out to see Kouga and his wolf gang running up to them.

"Kouga!" Kagome shouted. InuYasha looked annoyed and grabbed onto Kagome's waist, roughly. Kagome blushed a deep red and shifted her gaze to him.

"InuYasha?" Kagome glared a bit. He just held onto her protectively. Kouga just chuckled lightly, still finding InuYasha the immature dog boy.

"Very amusing, mutt, but I'm not here to play your jealous games. I'm here to fight Naraku." Kouga said. "Though, I would've love to tell you to keep your hands off Kagome, it seems that your hands have gotten too out of hand for me to say that, right?" InuYasha blushed a bit as well as Kagome.

"Enough, of this! We've gotten important business to deal with right now." Sango said rubbing her temples.

"He has such a good way of words..." Miroku frowned. Sango eyed him and he looked a way, daring not to look at her..

Sesshoumarou stood at the edge of the hill side, looking over a the direction in which he believed was Naraku's castle. There around the barrier, he saw InuYasha and his little companions as well as Kouga and his. Sesshoumarou knew Kagome was going to break the barrier and just waited for her to.

Kagome threw a blast of energy towards the barrier and opened a large whole into it. Everyone's eyes widen as Kagome turned around, glaring at them all. They looked puzzled, why was she giving them that stare?

"What are you all still waiting for?! It's only temporary!" Kagome shouted. They all were snapped out of their dazed and ran inside. Kagome turned to find it almost closing. She wouldn't make it in time. Kagome's eyes widen, she just had to try and hold it longer for everyone. She took out an arrow and shot right through it.

"Kagome!" InuYasha shouted, trying to grab onto her hand. Suddenly in a swift of light, a white blur grabbed onto Kagome and she was instantly in the barrier on the other side. Kagome looked dizzy but as she glanced, she saw the demon lord.

"Sesshoumarou!" Kagome shouted, smiling. His eyebrows twitched a bit as he set her down.

"We must hurry." With no time at all, he started running. Kagome was grabbed onto by InuYasha, Kouga and his gang were all running on foot, while Sango and Miroku rode onto Kilala. Kagome looked behind her.

'Where was Kikyo?' Kagome thought. She gripped onto InuYasha's shoulders as he looked around quickly. He smiled to her, reassuring her everything would be alright. Kagome nodded and furrowed her eyebrows. This maybe the battle of their lives!

Sesshoumarou, InuYasha, Kouga, and his wold gang ran as fast as they could to reach the castle that was covered in Naraku's eveil miasma. Suddenly out of nowhere, on the ground that use to have dead soldiers...all woke up.

"Kagura!" InuYasha shouted. Kagome wasn't going to let anything get in their way. No! Not when they were so close.

She took out her bows, more than at least two packs were with her. Each containing about twenty five. Overall, she only had fifty arrows with her. Would it help her last through it all? Kagome counted how much was infront of InuYasha. Around ten.

"InuYasha, keep going!" Kagome shouted. InuYasha looked at her with disbelief.

"Are you kidding me? There's like ten out there! I can't run through them all unless you aren't on my back!" InuYasha shouted back.

"Just do as I say! Trust me!" Kagome shouted again and InuYasha did. He ran, hoping Kagome was right...trusting her.

Kagome adjusted her bows and quickly took three out, shooting them perfectly. In about five seconds, all ten that was in InuYasha's way were gone. InuYasha's eyes widen...'When did Kagome get so good?' Kagome looked back to see Sesshoumarou and the other's still fending their's off. Sesshoumarou had no problem, with his acid hands, he ran through them quick but Kouga and them had to fight them off. Kagome shot a few more arrows so they would be able to fight less.

InuYasha and Sesshoumarou kepted on going. Once Sesshoumarou saw Kagura, he ran infront of her and grabbed her by her neck. Her eyes widened in fear a bit and Sesshoumarou pitied the incarnation. He squeezed the womans neck without any concerns to her health. Out of nowhere, Kohaku's weapon flinged out at Sesshoumarou, making him drop Kagura. InuYasha put Kagome down.

"Hmm, it seems that you still have your mortal girlfriend." Kagura choked rubbing her neck a bit. She stared softly into Sesshoumarou's eyes. He just continued to give her the same cold expression.

"Tell me, Kagura, where is Naraku?" Sesshoumarou demanded eagerly. Kagura glared at him as she stared at the rest. With no seconds to spare, she disappeared. Kohaku was about to pounce onto Sesshoumarou when Sango's boomerang came out and hit him.

"Everyone, go! This is my battle against my brother!" Sango shouted, Miroku placed his hands on her shoulder.

"...My dear Sango." Miroku said as he kissed her. She felt tears fall but she nodded for him to continue. And at that he started to take leave. Kohaku was about to attack Miroku when Sango came and hit him.

"Kohaku...we end this here." Sango said as she watched her friends go. She felt sadden but she promises, she'll catch up to them. "This is the will of fighting...no matter who you are up against! You must fight to the fullest!" Sango shouted as she ran towards Kohaku...

The final battle gets near...sorry for making it so quick. I'll revise it if you guys don't like it? Tell me. I'll update soon. I'm not very good with fighting scenes...XD Well, R&R! Arigatou Gozaimashita!

-Misstress Hanako