Love: Lost and Found

AN: hoped you all liked the last chapter, and got a kick out of my tease of a lemon. Yes, I like to be evil. Oh, and I lied the Note of the last chapter, the battle will be in this chapter. I was going to make one huge chapter by combining the last chapter and this one, but decided not to for some reason"¦ I dunno.

PLEASE READ THIS: I go to a summer camp for about six weeks every summer (next summer will be my last year though) and I leave to go to this camp in either seven or eight days. If I haven't completed this story by then, then I apologize. I am working over time on it, here. I am thinking of doing a continuation of this story. Tell me in a review if you think I should. But again, when I leave, I will be gone for about five and a half weeks, so I won't have died, lol.

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Chapter Twelve: War of the Shikon No Tama
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"That monk and his wife need to keep it down at ni "“ Mutt Face what the hell are you doing?" Koga stopped. Sesshomaru's face clenched in dismay.

"You should not have said anything. I was waiting for him to eat it"¦," Sesshomaru said coldly. Koga laughed.

"My apologies, Lord Sesshomaru! I didn't think about that," he said, still chuckling. InuYasha angrily spit out the fake leaf he had just bitten off of the fake plant centerpiece.

"You were just going to let me eat it!?" InuYasha said loudly, getting out of his chair and placing his hands on the table. Sesshomaru's lips twitched.

"What else did you think?"

A low growl came from InuYasha, then he "˜feh'ed and walked out. Koga took then took the empty seat across next to Sesshomaru. He smelled strongly of Kagome, and it saddened him slightly.

"What about the monk, were you saying?" Miroku said as he and Sango took a seat across from them. Koga smirked. They reeked of sex.

"Keep it down, or I'll have to move into a different room."

"Well, tonight we plan on going at it a lot, since it might be our last "“ " Sango hit him on his head, leaving a goose egg. She was blushing furiously. Sesshomaru rose, having delayed too long.

"I will speak with all of you later, if you will excuse me there is business I need to attend to," the inuyoukai said. They all nodded and he let himself out just as Kagome entered.

"Good morning," she said cheerily. He didn't know how she could still remain so bubbly even when war loomed only a day ahead. He nodded to her in response and let a hand cup her cheek briefly before he walked outside. The smell of panic hit his nose sharply and he wrinkled it slightly in disgust.

A captain ran up to him.

"Lord Sesshomaru, thank Kami! The Wind Witch is here!" he said, voice filled with panic as he thrust a finger up into the air unnecessarily. Her bright red kimono and white feather punctured the dawn sky sharply. He growled and took the air. "˜Why did no one come to me before hand to notify me of this?' he thought angrily to himself.

"Ah, Lord Sesshomaru. Just the person I wanted to see. You are the one heading this army, are you not?" Kagura asked silkily.

"What is your business, Kagura. I am not the kind for small talk," he said bluntly.

"Fine," she mock-pouted, "I want to fight for you. I know Naraku's castle and grounds better than any of you. I can be of great use if Naraku doesn't kill me first. I doubt he will. Because I hold"¦ this," she said, taking a small wooden box out of her kimono.

"What is it?" his voice again void of any emotion, though inside he was curious.

"It is the part of Kagome's soul that was in Kikyo. If Naraku destroys me, this will be destroyed also, and he loves Kikyo, so, he will not risk it. She is like a log at the moment, neither living nor dead, she just lays there," Kagura hissed happily. Sesshomaru eyed it carefully.

"May I see it?" he said more of a demand than a question. She shoved it into his hands. "Is it safe to open?" She nodded. Sesshomaru unlatched the hook and peered inside, bringing the box close to his eyes. A small green orb glowed and shivered when he opened the box.

"You can have it when we defeat Naraku. But if you want my help I will need to keep it easily attainable, so we can threaten him with it and so he won't destroy my heart. Do you accept my assistance?" she asked.

Sesshomaru leaned forward in the air and sniffed her. She carried no scent of a lie. He nodded. Placing the box back into her hands. He began to float back down, but Kagura stopped him.

"One more thing. I hope you plan on moving now, because Naraku plans on moving very soon. He grows impatient," she said warily, red eyes flashing.

"We plan on moving out on tomorrow's afternoon," he said, looking up at her slowly. "Is he planning something for sooner than that?" he asked.

She nodded, unfortunately. "I suggest you move out by tonight, at the latest," she explained. "If he moves before you do, then he will bring his army here, and your pretty little home will be destroyed, along with all of your lands and villages." Now this got to Sesshomaru. He would not let Naraku mar the West anymore than he already had. His jaw muscles clenched gently as he hit his teeth together.

"Then we move tonight," he said quietly, scanning the army of tents again, and then floating to the ground without another word to Kagura. She followed him down, then hopped off of her feather lightly as they neared the ground. Sesshomaru walked at his normally slow pace into the large house. Everyone was gathered around, waiting for an explanation. "She is with us now, treat her as with respect," he said simply and walked on. "Taijiya, Monk. Do what you planned to do at night now, for we leave tonight." The husband and wife looked at each other briefly. They walked inside, holding hands gently.

Kagome looked at him, eyes wide. She had only minutes ago woken and gotten dressed. Her gaze then shifted to Kagura, who was sliding a little mahogany box into the inside pocket of her kimono. Kagome felt an aura coming from it, and recognized it as her own. She rushed towards her.

"What's in that box?" she more demanded than asked, much like Sesshomaru. Kagura mockingly sighed and took the box back out again.

"It's the part of your soul that was in Kikyo. I'm holding onto it until we defeat Naraku, so he won't kill me. I can threaten him with it. He wouldn't dare destroy me while I hold the one thing that can bring his whore back to some state of living. Not like she's living much with it, anyway," Kagura sniggered at her own joke. Kagome opened the box and was about to touch it, but Kagura then stopped laughing and snatched it away. "No! If you touch it will go back into you!"

Kagome nodded. "I-is Sesshomaru telling the truth? We are leaving tonight?" she asked tentatively, afraid of the answer she knew was coming anyway.

"Yes. If he doesn't order everyone out then Naraku will come here, destroying all of the West on his way," Kagura said seriously. Kagome sighed. Now the demon lord would be as antsy as ever.

"Why are we leaving sooner than planned?" Kagome asked as she and Kagura entered the house.

"Naraku is an impatient bastard, that's why," she said simply. Kagome couldn't help but smirk. Sesshomaru stood just inside the hall the two females had just entered, and he watched them. Kagome looked at him a bit somberly. He looked back at her with his emotions hidden, as usual when they were around other people. He grabbed her wrist suddenly and firmly. Kagome's eyes widened. The wind demoness watched as the kind girl was dragged away helplessly, and the miko remained quiet about it. Kagura wondered why Kagome had been so nice to her, and why Sesshomaru's eyes shone whenever he saw her. She shrugged to herself and invited herself to walk around the large house.

Sesshomaru, once around a corner and away from Kagura, pressed Kagome firmly against the wall and began kissing her furiously.

"Mm?!" she strained into his mouth. He tore away and looked deep into her eyes.

"This may be our last day together, and like the monk and exterminator, I should like to get in all I can before we leave," he said breathily and quickly, still very close to her face.

Kagome shuddered with sudden arousal. His voice was full of need, and it seemed to "delight" her to no end.

WARNING. LEMON. You know the drill.

"Not here," she began breathing heavier, "let's go back to your room." He nodded and swept her up into his arms, taking off at supernatural speeds. Within mere seconds Sesshomaru tossed her gently onto the bed, stripping himself of his armor and silks. Kagome sat up on his bed and began quickly peeling off her colored miko garb, letting them flutter to the floor. Before she could finish removing her shirt Sesshomaru was upon her, kissing her fiercely. He was full of need and want that needed to be fulfilled "“ and now. And he would not let her go into battle without some newly acquired powers"¦ and without his love.

He broke their kiss and began trailing new ones down her neck. He soon came in contact with her shirt and he, in one swift move, slid it over her head and tossed it to the floor. Kagome could feel his swelling member brush her thigh as he hovered a few inches over her, his hands placed on either side of her for balance. He began sucking lightly on her neck and bit down, leaving a temporary mark that he had been with her. She bit her lip in slight pain, but it soon turned to pleasure. Sesshomaru let his heated tongue lap up the droplets of blood he had produced from her, arousing him to no fathomable extent.

After tasting her sweet blood, his youkai instincts were roused again. They egged him on, begging him to take her. "˜Not yet,' he replied to them. "˜But I will, very soon.' He moved his head down to her breasts, and kissed in between them, teasing her, before taking one of them into his mouth. He hadn't needed to harden them, for Kagome's arousal had done that for him. She moaned as he licked one of her nipples, a hand traveling to the other one, rubbing and massaging it gently.

"Oh," she moaned gently, arching her back, making her breasts poke up more. He growled, almost purring, in response. For a moment he quickly returned to her mouth, lavishing her tongue with his own. After kissing her, he inched back and nestled his head in between her legs as he spread them with his shoulders. The scent of her wetness drove him insane, and he immediately drove his warm tongue into her hot center. He took a moment to revel in her taste, then removed his tongue and licked his lips. She moaned for more. He consented and licked her nub gently, flicking his tongue across it teasingly, then replaced his tongue with a finger, rhythmically rubbing it. This freed his tongue to go back inside her, taste her more. She moaned loudly.

After some moments of toying with her down there, he stopped just before he thought she would climax. She moaned in dismay, wanting more and more. He returned his lips to hers, his hard member pressing firmly against her thigh.

She didn't care if he took her here and now. She was assured of her love for him now. She loved every move, emotion, trait, and feel of him. Everything of him. He was perfect, to her. She gently broke their kiss, wanting his love in a very physical way.

"Sesshomaru," she whispered, "go on. Please, have me. Make me yours, I want to be!" Her voice was shaking with unreached ecstasy. He slid a finger into her, pleasuring her a bit. He hadn't really registered what she had said till moments after. His eyes widened. He hadn't thought she would tell him to.

"Are you sure, Kagome? When you do there's no going back," he said huskily. She nodded, pressing her hips toward his hand, grabbing his forearms, readying herself. He took his fingers out of her, and positioned himself over her and let his swollen and large member slide into her wet core, as far as her virginity would allow. She moaned with growing pleasure, letting her hands slide down his arms to his striped wrists. Bracing her, Sesshomaru wrapped his long tail around her waist.

"May I?" the simple yet so complicated question was asked. She nodded and clenched her teeth, gripping his wrists with such a force Sesshomaru didn't know she had. He backed out a bit, then shoved his body to hers, breaking her swiftly and easily. She bit her bottom lip, drawing blood. To distract her from the pain, Sesshomaru began moving slowly and easily in and out of her. It worked, because she began to moan softly. She felt the friction in between her legs increase, causing her to become even more wet for him. More warmth was created from his moving in and out of her, and she moaned his name.

"Sesshomaru"¦."

He could not beat down the dog beast inside of him any longer, and he began thrusting faster and faster into her tight sheath, and she had to hold on to the blankets around them. She thrusted back at him with her hips, matching his movements with hers. He began grunting every time he went all the way in. She locked her legs around him, and he lifted her lower half higher to make it easier. She was moaning loudly with each thrust now. He was very endowed, and hit sensitive spots in the far reaches of her womanhood she didn't know she had.

His eyes began lacing red slightly, and his tail gripped tighter around her. Luckily she asked him to go faster just as he lost the last grip on his demonacy.

With a muttered "Faster"¦" from Kagome, the demon lord flipped her over and entered her again as she knelt on all fours in front of him. He pounded in her like lightning, and she could no longer keep up with him. She stopped trying as she neared her peak. Her hands slid forward and she rested her head in her hands as the lower halves of her arms supported her. She cried out with immeasurable pleasure, tears welling in her eyes. Sesshomaru had her thighs and hips in his grasp, and he began pulling her into him every time he dove into her. Upon hearing her cry of delight, he bore harder into her, causing a scream of ecstasy to issue from his mate.

He felt her inner walls close around him and his reddened eyes bulged as he began to come. He immediately leaned over her back as he spilled his genes inside her, and bit down on her left shoulder as far as his fangs would go. Releasing his bite, he then made a series of smaller bites and dragging his fangs across her skin to cut her tender flesh. She then collapsed underneath him and he fell on top of her. She was breathing heavily and crying lightly, from the pain of his marking her. He let his slowly minimizing member slide out of her gently, causing a small hiss from his mate, and rolled to her side.

He looked over at her, breathing heavily. Her eyes were shut as she lay on her stomach. He realized she was still bleeding, and he pushed himself over to her other shoulder and began gently licking the blood. When he finished he came to nestle his head next to hers. Her eyes were still shut from exhaustion, and her body shone in a small sheet of sweat. He was also sweating, and his heart was just now beginning to calm.

Kagome let her eyes open slightly, looking at Sesshomaru's sweat covered face.

LEMON HAS ENDED"¦ continue on! ^_^

"I love you," she whispered.

"And I love you also, Kagome," Sesshomaru said, using her name for once. She grinned and placed a light kiss upon his upper cheek, just below his eye. He smiled.

"Do not ever leave me," he whispered, pulling her to his chest. She shook her head.

"Of course I won't." He buried his face in her messy raven hair.
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Ten minutes later found them in the dining room again, Koga, sulking and antsy, leaning on his elbows at the table.

Kagome couldn't seem to detach herself from Sesshomaru. Her hand was gripping his wrist, and she was sweating profusely. Sesshomaru could smell it, and Koga did also as she walked into the room. He also smelled her impurity, and the sex. He sighed and let his eyes glaze over.

"Koga. Eat quickly and then be ready to help me muster the army. I have already sent out messengers telling them to be prepared," Sesshomaru said as he sat down across from him, Kagome sat next to her mate. Under the table she was still gripping his hand fiercely, she felt something was wrong with her. But she knew there was. Sesshomaru informed her this would happen. She would acquire some new traits and abilities, but he hadn't taken the time to tell her how this would happen.

Koga sighed again as he watched Kagome's face suddenly contort into pain, her brows nearly connected and her teeth clamped. Sesshomaru watched her, keeping his face stoic while in the presence of another, but his eyes were scribbled with worry. He hoped it would pass soon. The grip of hers upon his hand tightened, and he suddenly felt claws pierce his skin. He looked down to see actual claws finish growing. He wanted badly to grin.

Koga's eyes watched her, filled with depression. Sesshomaru noticed this and stood again. Kagome's eyes were now shut, and she seemed oblivious to everything around her. Sesshomaru picked her up like a child and quickly went into the kitchens, where he promptly ordered everyone out. He spotted Firiel as she began to file out with the rest of the servants. Koga was tempted to go in with, filled with concern, but thought better of it.

"You. Kagome's servant. Firiel, is it not?" he said sharply. She stopped and nodded. The three of them were alone now. Sesshomaru set Kagome upon a counter top.

"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru," she responded, bowing.

"Come. I may need some assistance with Lady Kagome." She rushed over, her eyes widening with every step she took.

"Why, My Lord, she's turning into a demon, isn't she?!" she exclaimed. He nodded curtly and grabbed a rag that lay near a sink. Her fangs were beginning to grow, and she was now biting her lip, causing it to bleed profusely.

"Take her hand," he ordered. Firiel obeyed and grabbed both of Kagome's hands, whispering soothing words into her ear. Sesshomaru easily ripped the cloth rag in half and folded it. He pried Kagome's jaws apart and forced the rag quickly in between her straight rows of teeth. "Kagome, can you hear me?" he asked softly. Servant and master both watched intently, waiting for an answer. Finally a brief nod and whimper issued from the woman. Firiel's hands tightened around Kagome's as the Lady began to scream into the rag.

She wrenched her hands out of her friend's and threw them over her ears, gripping them in pain. Sesshomaru was standing close to her hunched over form as it sat on a kitchen counter. He wrapped his arms around her gently and kissed her forehead. Pain like she would never feel was about to befall her, and he needed to hurry. Her sweat began soaking through his clothes, but he didn't care.

Firiel watched in awe as the cold, stiff, and cruel Lord of the West gently rocked and caressed this human woman, like he loved her. Sesshomaru opened his eyes to see his only human servant staring at him wide-eyed. Letting his mask return he stepped back from Kagome.

"Say those calming things to her again, like you did a moment ago. She will begin screaming shortly I believe. I will not let anyone enter the kitchens for now. She will pass out when she finishes screaming, have her taken to my study, and lay her upon a couch if I have not returned by then," he ordered. He waited for her to nod, then swept his gaze over Kagome once more. "Kagome?" his voice was now gentle. "Can you still hear me?"

An answer never came. Sesshomaru gave her one more gentle gaze then swiftly walked out. Koga jumped out of his seat.

"Will she be okay?" he asked quickly.

"She will be fine, but will be different when it is over. The worst will happen today, the rest will be easier and will finish after a wee-" he was cut off by intense screaming coming from the kitchen he had just exited. Koga's eyes opened wide and his feet and legs twitched, tempted to run to help her. "Let her be. She will not even know you are there most likely. Come, Koga. We have business to attend to," Sesshomaru said, knowing full well that the wolf demon in front of him would kill to be with Kagome right now, but there was nothing they could do.

Koga sighed and nodded, following the Western Lord out of the house and into the courtyard after he had ordered guards at the entrances to the kitchen, telling them to let in no one for any reason.

Firiel clenched her teeth as the piercing scream resounded through the cavernous kitchens. But she held on the Kagome's hands nonetheless. Kagome began unconsciously wrenching her hands away from Firiel, and her brown haired friend struggled to keep a firm hold over her wrists to keep them her dangerous claws from destroying the counter she sat upon. Kagome screamed again, and even the guards outside the room flinched. A large fluffy item began spouting out of Kagome's end and flowed around her and touched the ground. Firiel's eyes widened as the incredibly soft fur brushed her leg. Suddenly Firiel's head snapped up from looking down at the tip of the tail. Kagome had suddenly relaxed slightly and her eyes were red and puffy, staring off at nothing.

But then they began to glaze slightly, bleeding red with color instead of blood, and Kagome's claws dug into her palms. She began to growl, and green stripes appeared at her wrists and two came from the bottom of each eye, pointing downwards. Her growls escalated, and Firiel became very frightened. Kagome's hair began floating in a phantom breeze, but just as quickly as it came it slowed and calmed. Kagome's eyes returned to brown, then she gave a tired, sweaty look at Firiel, giving her a weak smile, then wincing as her fangs hit the open wounds on her bottom lip.

She then fell over to the side and passed out.
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Sesshomaru barked orders at one of the lowly captains. These humans were so ignorant and lazy. But so were most of the youkai. Sesshomaru couldn't decide which race was lazier. He watched as all of the soldiers began dissembling their tents and grabbing what few possessions they had brought along, though they were few. Koga was outside the premises, shouting similar orders at the insolent soldiers and their leaders. They could really get frustrating, both of them mentally decided, physically showing it with impatience by yelling and scowling.

Ordering one of the generals to continue enforcing his orders, Sesshomaru stalked back inside, too fed up with the slow fools at his command. He was yearning to get back to Kagome. When he walked in through a side entrance from the courtyard, he walked abnormally quickly down several hallways and ended up in the dining hall just in time to see Firiel and a guard carrying her towards his study.

He rushed to her side and grabbed her up from the others' arms, not trusting anyone but himself to handle her. He felt her tail brush against his hand as he took her from Firiel and the guard, and he had to suppress a grin. He examined her stripes carefully, but she had not yet acquired a symbol upon her forehead. Quickly taking her into his study himself, he set her upon a soft couch and sat next to her upon the edge. He rubbed his thumb across her pale green stripes, a soft smile upon his thin lips. He wondered what she would look like in her true demonic form.

She had, apparently from the tail, become a dog demon like him, but he still wondered. She was still sweating heavily. She blinked. Sesshomaru's face was next to hers in an instant.

"How are you feeling?" he immediately asked.

"Mm!" she grunted in pain, clutching her sides suddenly, "In pain."

"I figured as much. It is still early afternoon, so you still have about five or six hours to rest. I will be in and out. But for now I will stay with you, Miko," he said in his normally smooth voice. She tried to grin, but was again barraged with pain from the wounds on her lip and her fangs. Sesshomaru noticed and stood up.

"I will be back in a moment, I am going to get you something that will make you heal faster."

"Eargh," she noised in frustration with herself, "No worries, I can heal myself," she said and stretched a newly clawed hand towards him. He pulled her into a sitting position carefully, wary of her new tail. He knew from experience how sensitive a tail could be at times. Kagome straightened her back and sat upright, shutting her eyes gently. She called upon her miko reserve and resulted in shocking herself. Her eyes flew open and she cringed.

"Am I"¦ am I purifying myself when I do that?" she suddenly became worried. Sesshomaru shook his head. He was very learned in the matter of demonic transformations, and he had read much about it.

"No, your spiritual powers have yet to adjust to a body of a demon. I believe it should work without pain soon, I am assuming they are still in the process of changing from a human form to a demon form. So while they are doing that and you cannot heal yourself, I will be getting that serum for you," he said shortly and strode from the room.

Kagome sighed. Today would be a long day. She brought her hand to her ears to feel them, and then ran her fingers down the stripes underneath her eyes. For some reason she could feel them, like they were appendages, but immobile. She traced the ones on her wrist also, curious. She then grabbed her tail, but squeaked. She didn't think it would hurt to touch it, but it did. It was tender and a bit weak, so Kagome settled for petting it softly. She enjoyed the feel of it. Standing up, a bit wobbly at first, she found that it gave her more balance, like a third leg.

She tried throwing it over shoulder like her mate, but found it threw her way off balance, and let it plop softly to the ground again. It was very long, and dragged a good length behind her. Sesshomaru grinned when her nose twitched.

"Hey! I can smell you all the way from over here!" she giggled as he entered the room. Her body still ached, but she found that as a demon pain was easier to ignore. Sesshomaru tossed the vial into the air towards her to see what would happen. Immediately instinct seemed to force Kagome to reach for the vial and easily snatch it out of the air. She hadn't known she had done it until she looked down at her hand to see the purple-ish liquid swirl inside the tiny bottle. She grinned.

"I think I could get used to this"¦"

"You had better. You will most likely be like this until the end of time," he said in his usual monotone. She looked up at him. Immortality? She could live"¦ forever. She blinked. She would have to think about that later. Now her lip was still bleeding slightly, and it stung. She uncorked the serum vial and quickly downed it, knowing that stuff like this normally tasted nasty. To her surprise she discovered she had a heightened sense of taste. She felt the medicine take effect almost instantly, and her lip returned to normal, the aches of her increased musculature and skeletal works vanished almost instantly. She grinned and stretched, pleased with the way she felt.

Wanting to try out her new sense of taste, she closed the gap between her and Sesshomaru and gently pressed her lips to his. He, again, had to smile at the woman's never ceasing curiosity. He opened his mouth for her, knowing what she wanted. His hands came to rest around her waist, and he drew her hips towards his. Her sense of touch also seemed heightened, as she was aware of every little place their clothes rubbed together, and every feeling of his hands on her waist.

Her tongue delved towards his, tasting everything with childlike curiosity. Simply kissing him nearly aroused her: the taste seemed of him seemed so much better and sweeter. She pulled away, eyes wide. He placed a soft kiss upon her forehead, where her mark would eventually show.

"Come, you must be at my side often now, as you are now the Lady of the West," he said, his voice betraying his happy emotions. She grinned even more broadly.

"I like how that sounds"¦ "˜The Lady of the West,'" she repeated.

"Good. It will serve you until the end of time." She again blinked. Time was now not an issue"¦ it was a totally new concept to her. "But come, I should like to show you off. And you must become better acquainted with your new abilities," he said, taking a green striped wrist, and briefly kissing the hand it was connected to. She blushed lightly, setting the green markings off beautifully. He placed another kiss upon her irresistible lips, and then walked out of the room, Kagome close in his wake.

InuYasha had come back in for an early lunch, making his way towards the table with a frustrated look on his face.

"What the hell is that wolf's problem, anyway? I was only trying to be helpful and he has to go and get all pissy "“ " InuYasha's foolish mumbles were cut short. He smelled Kagome, but a totally different Kagome. She was a demon. His ears twitched at the sight of her. Her muscles were now finely toned, and she seemed a hair taller. He took in her tail, stripes, fangs and ears with a gasp. He was tempted to launch himself at her at start yelling inane profanities as usual, but was held in check by the threatening glare Sesshomaru cast him.

Kagome hungrily sat down to eat, finding herself more hungry than normal. She realized why Sesshomaru always put out so much food now. Koga, who had just returned, and InuYasha watched her remorsefully. They both could have had her. Kagome looked up when she smelled something funny. It was weak and petty, and she didn't like the aroma much. Letting her eyes fall upon her two previous suitors she noticed their facial expressions. "˜Oh, this is what a sad emotion smells like,' she thought to herself. Sesshomaru briefly explained that he would be outside amongst the soldiers again and left them.

Kagome hopped up from her seat and followed him out.

"What a bummer," InuYasha mumbled when the door shut behind her. Koga only grunted, his arms crossed against his chest as he slumped in his chair.

"I could have had her, too. She should have been mine," the wolf growled.

"Whaddya mean yours?! She should have been mine! I was the one who saved her countless times over the past years, and helped her with everything she's needed help with here! And what a "˜thanks' I get for all it, eh? I get her fucking my half-brother, that's what!" InuYasha leapt up, yelling. Koga only continued to growl. He couldn't argue with him much there, besides "“ he was too tired to argue.

"You know what, Mutt Face? Just shut it and be quiet. I need to sleep before we go," he said, staring InuYasha down menacingly.

"Feh."
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Hours later found everyone outside, grabbing hats or clothes to protect themselves from the rain that had just begun to pour. InuYasha, Sesshomaru, Kagome, Kagura, Miroku, Sango, Kilala, and Koga were all assembled at the head of the army that was about to march out. The sun was setting, allowing them to move in the cover of darkness. Sesshomaru planned to have them move quickly, getting them to Naraku's hidden away castle in at least two days. Kagome grabbed up her tail, it was getting soggy. Sesshomaru's lips twitched, but nothing else.

Sesshomaru and Kagome had just spent the last few hours training Kagome in the use of her new powers. She could now fly, though very wobbly at the time being, and could release poison from her new claws. She had yet to discover what her other power was, like Sesshomaru's whip that came from his fingertips, but the demon lord figured the war would bring it out of her, doing battle would help her release her abilities to their full extent. Sesshomaru was looking forward to seeing Kagome in her natural demon form. All the more reason to get this army moving.

He gave orders the generals, and soon the army was treading forward, towards the Southern Lands that Naraku had taken over. Sesshomaru had estimated that the army held about two thousand human men, and a thousand and a half demons, male and female. He was very pleased. Kagome grabbed his hand as Sesshomaru began to rise in the air, floating above his army. She joined him, though unsteadily, in the air. Another two or three hundred air borne demons flew over the middle of the formations. Sango and Miroku joined them on Kilala.

"Wow Lady Kagome, you are even more beautiful than before!" Miroku said stupidly, earning himself a slap from his wife.

"Don't mind him, as usual. But honestly, Kagome, I really am impressed. I bet you could beat me every time now," Sango laughed lightly. Kagome was relieved to have someone lighten the mood around her a bit, the foreboding feeling and the dankness of everyone around her was really pulling her down.

Sesshomaru cast a wary glance at the monk. He slid an arm around Kagome's waist, keeping her close.

They marched until late in the night until the rain died down, then camped down in a forest. It might be harder to maneuver, but so it would for any enemies that tried to attack, and it would conceal them better than an open field would. Sesshomaru lighted down into a tree, Kagome with him. She was sleepy, the day had taken a lot out of her. Sesshomaru left her briefly to go and give instructions for the night and grab some food for himself and Kagome. Returning to her by following her altered scent, he jumped easily up into the tree with her. He handed Kagome a bowl of rice, a cup of rice wine, and chunk of raw meat.

"But"¦ this meat isn't cooked," she said tentatively.

"Just eat it. It will be more to your tastes now than cooked food," he said lightly. She gulped and ripped off a chunk with her new fangs. Her eyes widened in delight and she sank back into his chest. The tree branch they were sitting upon was wide and thick, and could easily support both of them.

"Oh, this is sooo good!" Kagome exclaimed, her eyes sliding shut, savoring the delightful taste. She took another bite and sucked out the blood from the meat. She felt as if she were in heaven. Sesshomaru downed his in one bite. He carefully ate the rice with his fingers since chopsticks were not available. Kagome grinned and twisted around to watch him eat improperly. He looked at her with questioning eyes as he stuffed a fingerful of rice into his mouth.

"What?" he asked upon swallowing. She chuckled, shaking her head.

"Nothing, it's nothing," she smiled. He gave her a quick and piercing gaze, then returned to his impolite habits. When they both finished eating and drinking, Kagome was ready to pass out. She was leaning comfortably back against Sesshomaru, who was in turn leaning against an upward branch.

"I will be back in a moment, the bowls need to be returned, as does the glass," Sesshomaru said, beginning to shift Kagome so he could get up.

"No," she mumbled childishly and buried her face into his neck. He growled lightly. "No, you're not moving! I'm too comfortable!"

"Kagome, by morning they will have everything packed away again, and I don't want these items to go to waste, they can be used later," he replied sternly, like he would sometimes with Rin.

"Damn it, I wish those stupid things would go away!" she said angrily and shot an arm with outstretched fingers at the items in her lover's hands, as if she were about to knock them away. But, to her surprise, and Sesshomaru's, the glass bottles and porcelain bowls flew into the air without Kagome having to touch them. They hovered there a moment, and Kagome's hand was glowing a faint green. Her eyes widened and she retracted her hand back towards her body. The bottles and bowls followed at her fingertips.

"Whoa. Now that's something that doesn't normally happen," Kagome said quietly, as if she spoke to loudly they would fall to the ground and break into tiny pieces. Curious, Sesshomaru wondered if this was her undiscovered talent.

"Try moving them, direct them towards the food tent," he ordered. She nodded, and turned around carefully to face the direction of the tent. She slowly put her arm out again, and the food containers followed, then stopped when her arm stretched out all the way. Sesshomaru noticed that she didn't know what to do from there. "Think about it. Force it with your mind," he ordered again. With another nod, Kagome mentally pushed the things away, physically her hand followed her thoughts and pushed out and up.

The containers obeyed, and floated away. Kagome watched through the trees as a very confused human soldier snatched them out of the air and put them into a foamy tub. He looked around quickly, seeing if anyone else had seen it also. Apparently not, so he quickly shook his head and returned to washing things. Kagome looked at her hand, amazed.

"WHHOOAA," she drew out the word loudly. Sesshomaru had to smile.

"Seems like you have found your other talent," he said a bit happily.

After a while of testing her new ability, Kagome collapsed upon Sesshomaru in exhaustion.

"I'm so tired," she whispered, letting her eyes slide shut. Sesshomaru moved her a bit and then unhooked his chest plate, hanging it on a nearby branch.

"Then sleep," he replied quietly, pulling her to his chest. Soon she was asleep, and Sesshomaru kept watch, his hold on his only love tight, as he waited for dawn to break.
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Naraku's voice boomed across the valley. His maniacal laughter hit their ears harshly, and every demon with sensitive ears winced and cringed. Kagome gripped the katana at her side with fury. That bastard would go down. Sesshomaru stood beside her, Toukijin drawn and ready. Sango, Miroku, Kagura, InuYasha, and Koga were all at the head of the army also. Their enemy army was facing them menacingly, they had humans and demons also, and the numbers looked even. Sesshomaru was hopeful. Naraku's enchanted voice began making a challenge.

"You fools finally decided to show up after all, Lord Sesshomaru," his familiar voice said from nowhere, and it seemed to mock the word "Lord". They stood just before the dip of a deep valley, jagged cliffs and rocks surrounding them almost all around. "Are you going to attack or "“"

"Charge!" Sesshomaru bellowed and ran gracefully down to meet their opposition. Kagome was very taken aback at his odd public outburst, but followed him immediately nonetheless. The rest of the them followed suit and soon the ranks were filing quickly down the hill Sesshomaru and Kagome had just stood on. Fighting ensued immediately, and no sun was visible through the thick clouds. The rain resumed its onslaught as Kagome easily sliced a demon's head off. InuYasha leapt behind her, killing a human that was poised to hit Kagome in the back.

"Thanks," she said quickly and then began another attack upon the enemy. The army would be easy enough, she figured, "˜But the real battle is with Naraku,' she thought, piercing an enemy soldier in the heart, then retracting her katana.

Sesshomaru was slicing mass numbers with his whip, and taking out those who were lucky enough to survive his whip with Toukijin. He grinned, thinking like Kagome: "˜This army of his will be fairly easy, but I wonder how Naraku will actually be.' Sesshomaru growled as some small demon crawled onto his back and bit him. He reached poison claws back and scratched it, it fell immediately. Luckily he got it before it could do any damage.

InuYasha was wind-scarring left and right. Miroku was purifying one by one with sutras, and Sango was taking out a good many via her Hiraikotsu. Kagome went to InuYasha.

"Save your energy!" she said loudly over the many clashes of armor and steel, claw and fang. He nodded, sheathing Tetsusaiga. He took to "˜Iron Reaver Soul Stealer' instead to conserve a lot of his energy. Kagome nodded in approval and fought her way to her mate's side. "How are you doing, love?" she asked with a wicked grin as she sliced through an attacker.

"Fine," he said, calmly lashing his arm back and forth, causing the whip to lash out form his fingers. She sheathed her sword quickly and then stretched out her hands. For protection she pressed her body up against Sesshomaru's, then shut her eyes in thought. Soon all the enemy soldiers within twenty feet of them rose into the air. Sesshomaru grunted a laugh, and watched idly as his soldiers cut all the air-borne enemies' feet off. Kagome let them fall to the ground, wiggling in pain, and also watched as the soldiers finished them off. She was sweating now.

"Good work. But first see if you can use your miko powers yet. Heal Miroku's wounds," he directed. She nodded and raced off through the battling, realizing that her friend's blood scent was beginning to mingle with all of the other spilled blood. She found the monk clutching his knee and trying to bat away opponents with his staff, Sango desperately fighting to defend him, but the Hiraikotsu was slower now that it was wearing down a lot from all of the impacts.

Kagome sliced and stabbed her way through the circle surrounding them and rushed to Miroku's side.

"Hold on to me!" she yelled her command over the giant swooshes of Sango's weapon. He obeyed desperately and wrapped his arms around her midriff. Kagome floated, more wobbly than ever, into the air away from most of the danger. She reached down to his knee, and called up her powers. Sure enough, they were working just fine now. She gently sent a jolt of it to his knee as she grabbed it quickly, so his pain was short.

"Thank you, Kagome!" he breathed a great sigh of relief.

"Of course!" she said loudly then lowered both of them to the ground. Sango was being swarmed. She needed to use her ability again. One more time wouldn't hurt that much. She stood next to Miroku, then put out her hands, and upon concentrating, all of the enemy soldiers within so many feet of them rose into the air. Sango grinned and aimed her Hiraikotsu just right, then threw. It hit each of them around their stomach, splitting them in half. Kagome gagged at all the blood, but kept on. Then suddenly the smell hit her also, and she retched, resulting in a small pink puddle in front of her feet.

She stood back upright and looked around, Miroku and Sango were busy fighting again, and Sesshomaru was having no trouble at all. Kagura was in the air, making Naraku's men fly up in the air and come crashing down only to die or kill a fellow soldier with their impact. She was enjoying herself. InuYasha was nearby, and he seemed well off. She looked around for Koga, but couldn't seem to find him. Steeling herself, she sniffed the air and sorted through all the scents of blood and carnage, looking for Koga's. She found it, he was closer to the castle. Suddenly another scent hit her, one that was all over, but one that she had been unable to pinpoint until now. It was Naraku. She felt Sesshomaru's eyes upon her, and she looked his way. He smelled it too. He nodded toward Miroku and Sango, and Kagome nodded in response.

"He's out "“ he's here," Kagome said as quietly as possible to Sango, who passed it on the Miroku. They fought their way over to Sesshomaru, and InuYasha came also, and Kagura flew down.

"Set up a barrier, Miko," Sesshomaru said. She did so, and a tight pink bubble shone around them, keeping everyone else out, including their smells and noises.

"He's here, I can smell his rotten scent!" InuYasha sneered. Kagome nodded.

"We will go over to him as soon as the barrier is lowered. Monk, I will carry you over there. Taijiya, you will be carried over by InuYasha, since Kagome is not as strong as us. Kagura, you hold off the soldiers when they try to attack us," Sesshomaru announced smoothly. "I think the best way for him to die is to have his very soul purified, we just need to weaken him enough so that Kagome can get an opportunity to do just that. Now let us not waste her energies anymore. Attack," was his last soft word before the noise of battle erupted around them again when the barrier was lowered.

Sesshomaru grabbed Miroku and Sango climbed onto InuYasha's back. Kagome floated in the air next to Sesshomaru. They were the only ones in the air, all the others "“ of both sides "“ had been taken down by archers on both sides. They soared quickly above the battles towards the castle, and it appeared their soldiers were quickly overtaking the soldiers of Naraku. Kagome again gagged at the sight of all the innards on the ground, and the smell was so putrid she had to grab Sango's poison mask from her belt, since her nose wasn't nearly as sensitive as Kagome's now was.

Naraku loomed into view just beneath them, facing off with Koga. The scent of Koga's blood washed over the demons and hanyou, and it stung Kagome's nose terribly. Naraku had shifted into a some giant monster with claws and gripping tentacles. As soon as they touched down and InuYasha skidded to a halt, one of Naraku's tentacles ran Koga through while the wolf jumped into the air, turning in his jump so he could call something out to them.

"Eh "“ " his breath escaped him. Time seemed to slow as Koga caught Kagome's eyes, and he smiled weakly at her as he fell, and Kagome swore she heard him hit the ground even among the rolling thunder and cries of war. Lightening flashed again, more thunder. Kagome screamed a fierce battle cry and ran full out at Naraku, slinging her bow into her hands and whipping out an arrow. This time her friends followed her into a battle, and they did so with honor. Sesshomaru was soon at her side, drawing again Toukijin. Tears were threatening to leak as Kagome slid to a stop in the muddy grass, sending a great amount of her miko energies into the arrow, then releasing it, aiming for the bastard's forehead.

Even if Naraku would have liked to deflect the arrow he couldn't, as it went straight through two slimy, muscular arm tentacles and hit him. It didn't hit the mark exactly that Kagome had aimed for, but it hit the chain that held most of the Shikon Jewel around his neck. It flew into the air and InuYasha grabbed it before anyone could react. He tossed it quickly to Kagome. She nodded her thanks to him as he began attacking. Her arrow, at least, had went through the chain and stuck in his collarbone, and the miko powers had weakened him some.

"Help Koga!" someone's voice shouted, but it was unnecessary, as she was already rushing to his side. His eyes were shut gently, and that stupid smile was still on his face.

"Koga! Koga, please say something!" she begged, picking his head up and into her lap. She created a small barrier around them as some of the battles were close by.

"K-Kagome?" he stuttered, blood issuing from his mouth as he did.

"N-nevermind!" she said nervously, "Don't talk. Now what I am about to do may hurt a bit, but it will keep you alive for the time being. And when I help you, you are to get out of here and to safety. No more fighting for you, at least for today," she ordered. He nodded weakly. She set his head gently upon the ground, then moved her hands down to his chest. She gagged again, his intestines and organs were displayed openly to her, and muddy grass was poking up through them. Naraku had ran him all the way through, that bastard. Lightening struck again, more thunder rolled. Koga grunted softly in pain as her fingers touched the hole in his chest the size of a volleyball.

She shut her eyes, squeezing out two pearly tears. Pink light surged, and enough of it healed so that Koga was out of most of the pain, and he would be able to walk. She took out the large chunk of the Shikon Jewel from her pocket and pried off a very small piece.

"Here, to help you get to safety and stay strong. Put it in your chest."

Koga took it and let it seep into his skin. He sighed in relief and hopped up.

"I would like to fight, but since you are so concerned for me, I will not," he sighed again in dismay. She let the barrier flicker away.

"That's right. Now off you go!" she commanded. In a whirlwind "“ though a slower one "“ he was off. He found some high rock to watch the battle from. Of course, if things got too heavy, he would join in again, despite what Kagome made him do.

Kagome was still pissed beyond belief. Sango and Miroku were having a tough time, and were constantly on the defensive position. Sesshomaru was hacking away the numerous tentacles, and InuYasha was using is useful Wind Scar to rid of the giant claws that began snapping at them. A tentacle was aiming for Sango, and it hit her Hiraikotsu, making a large crack in it. Kagome rose a palm and shut her eyes, forcing all of Naraku's tentacles on Miroku's and Sango's side to explode. Bad idea "“ she threw up again. She had never had the strongest stomach, and now it was affecting her for the worse.

Naraku was wearing down. He was panicking, Kagome could smell it. So he shifted again, Kagome growled. He was now in his baboon pelt, a sword poking out from its bottom hem. Sango charged him with her own sword, but he was fast. He ran Sango through, the twisted his sword, widening her wound, then twisting his blade back so the sharp edge pointed down Sango's torso. Her eyes went wide and glazed over. Miroku screamed. And Naraku began sliding his sword down and through her armor. Everyone else seemed frozen. When Naraku was done, Sango stumbled backwards, moaned, and then fell to the ground before Miroku could catch her.

The impact made the large slit open more, revealing her innards, like Kagome had just seen on Koga. Kagome retched again, then yelled another war cry. Her eyes began bleeding red, and she watched, horrified, as Miroku tried to carry his wife's still body away, barely alive, but Naraku cut him in the side. InuYasha attacked, trying to bring Tetsusaiga down upon the bastard's shoulder, but Naraku evaded. Kagome began growling fiercely, and the phantom wind returned. Her sopping wet hair began floating and playing in an invisible breeze. Sesshomaru was sad for her friends, but also excited to see what would happen.

He joined her, forcing his eyes to color red. Naraku punched InuYasha in the stomach, sending him tumbling backwards. Kagome growled even more deeply, and she burst into a fiery ball of energy. Her fangs grew, and her nose got longer, her tail growing bigger. Within moments there was a giant black dog with pale green stripes, and its forehead burst into light then died down, revealing her mark: a tiny pinprick of a dot, and it was pink, the same as her miko powers. The giant black dog was soon joined by a giant white and silver dog, his fur shaggy, her fur fluffy.

She bounded forward quickly, pouncing on him with great force. Sesshomaru followed her, trying hard not to be distracted by her enticing scent in her true demon form. Naraku was caught a bit off guard, as he was busy antagonizing InuYasha. Kagome had only one thought on her mind: kill. She was a true demon, indeed.

Koga watched all this from his resting place, amazed.

"Damn she's pissed," he mumbled to himself, kicking away some soldier who was trying to climb up his rock and attack him. Looking out over the raining battle field he saw that Naraku's forces were very weak, and the last of them were being finished off.

Kagome roared into the pitiful hanyou's face, spraying poisonous saliva all over his face. He was trapped underneath her giant paw. She bore down all of her weight onto him. She didn't like this form much, all she could think about was tearing him to shreds, but that wouldn't work, as Kagome saw he still possessed a few shards of the jewel. She needed to purify them. Forcing herself out of this form, she returned to her normal self, sweating and panting. She unsheathed her sword as she continued to have him pinned to the ground underneath her. Sesshomaru, now normal also, put his weight onto him also, making it impossible for him to move. InuYasha watched raptly, and Miroku was too busy crying into Sango's limp body, she was dead, from what Kagome could smell. She briefly smelled Kohaku somewhere out on the battlefield, but ignored it for now. She blessed her sword with every ounce of miko energy she had left, and then rammed it into his chest.

Pink light erupted and engulfed the entire valley and castle. Kagura froze in the air, Koga gripped the rock he sat upon. InuYasha and Sesshomaru stumbled back, Miroku clutched Sango's body tighter, protecting her. All soldiers froze. The rain suddenly stopped, but the lightening increased. Lightening was striking everywhere and anywhere. Then it suddenly came to continuously hit in a circle around Kagome and Naraku, as the light had made Sesshomaru stumble away from them.

The only noise to be heard was Naraku's scream, and the last few shards they needed appeared as Naraku disintegrated. The blinding light faded, and Kagome's chest heaved with pain. She fell to her side in a pool of her own blood.

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HOLY SHIT THAT WAS LONG.
I hope that its length makes up for the wait. Sorry it took so long, but yall can now see why. Again, I leave for camp on Thursday, it's decided. I wrote that notice at the top when I first started this chapter, and apparently a few days have passed since then. Hopefully ill have the next chapter up before I leave. I will try to.

Please review. I worked insanely hard on this chapter, and I would really like to know that it was appreciated and read and etc"¦ yeah. I really do hope yall like it.