Broken Heart Healed

AN; I do not own Inuyasha

Chapter 12: The Final Battle

Morning came and the sun shone brightly. Kagome awoke to find herself in Miroku’s protective embrace. She looked at him and thought he looked sort of angelic while he slept. No one else was awake yet so she decided to make breakfast. Once everyone ate things seemed eerie. The day went by uneventfully. Everyone wondered when Naraku would show up. As the sky got darker there was still no sign of Naraku. “Maybe he’s not coming,” said Shippo innocently. Moments later they saw Kagura, Kanna, Kohaku, Yoshimitsu, and many demons headed their way. Naraku was the last to arrive. “I see you guys have been preparing for today, but the outcome will still be the same,” said Naraku with an evil grin. As soon as he finished his sentence Inuyasha attacked.
The first to die was Yoshimitsu. Soon followed by many of the unimportant demons. After a while the only foes left were Naraku, Kagura, Kohaku, and Kanna. Kano was badly injured and Kagome stood by him bravely protecting him. Naraku soon caught everyone’s attention. He held a hostage by the throat and threatened to kill her. This drove Inuyasha into a rage. “Let go of Kikyo you bastard,” yelled Inuyasha furious. Without thinking he lunged at Naraku. Naraku threw Kikyo aside and stabbed Inuyasha in his left rib. Everyone froze as their strongest companion fell to the floor with a blood curdling scream. ‘What chance do we have now’ they all thought. “Stupid hanyou. Kikyo’s been on my side from the beginning. We knew she would distract you, making you open to attack,” chuckled Naraku evilly.
Kikyo then appeared in front of Inuyasha pointing an arrow at him. “I’ll be the one to finish you of my beloved inu,” she said darkly. Before she could shoot him someone attacked her. Everyone gasped when they saw Sesshoumaru behind her. She fell to her knees and said, “damn you demon.” Then she was on the ground dead. “What are… you doing here Sesshoumaru,” asked Inuyasha painfully. “You’re lucky I came brother. Your dead wench would’ve killed you,” he said in his usual calm tone. “Plus, I have a few debts to pay Naraku,” he added dangerously. “How nice of you to join us lord Sesshoumaru,” said Naraku angrily. They were soon in a battle to the death. Kohaku and Sango were interacting in a battle for Kohaku’s life. “Miko, why not just surrender your shards and I’ll think about letting you live,” said Kagura with a dangerous smile on her face. Kagome protectively stood in front of Kano and shook her head. “I will never surrender anything to you.” As Kagura charged at her a familiar presence blocked her. Kouga was her savior. “No one tries to kill my mate to be,” he told Kagura.
Everyone was soon fighting again. Kagome guarded Kano, Inuyasha, and Shippo. Miroku bravely helped Kenji fight Kanna. Hours later the only one left standing on evil’s side was Naraku. Kohaku had been killed by Kagura before she was defeated. Sango was now sobbing uncontrollably in Kenji’s arms. Kouga had been horribly hurt, so they had to take him to Kaede. Sesshoumaru was growing tired of fighting and in one last blow he slashed Naraku into pieces. “Naraku is dead,” said Kagome in amazement. She then went to where Sesshoumaru was and thanked him. “Miko, I only did it to pay him back for kidnapping Rin.” Kagome looked at him and in a serious tone said, “Can I ask you for a favor?” He couldn’t believe she had dared to ask him that. “What makes you think I’ll do it,” he asked. “I can tell Rin has changed you.” He kept quiet. “Can you please bring back Sango’s little brother,” she asked hopeful. He brought Kohaku back and said, “Miko, I only did it for Rin’s sake. She’s taken a liking to him.” With that he left.
Kagome was delighted that they would all be living happier lives now. She went to see how Miroku was but was stopped by Kano. “Kagome, this means I can start courting you,” he stated happily. She nodded and looked around. Miroku was no where in sight. She wondered if he was ok and decided to look for him. “Kano, why don’t you go get your wounds cleaned and I’ll be right there.” He hesitantly agreed and walked away. Before she went to look for Miroku she picked up the shards Naraku had and purified them. She then put them together with the ones they had and held a completed Shikon No Tama. She headed towards the woods. She had a slight idea where he was, and soon headed that way.