From Goodbyes to New Adventures

Disclaimer: Inu Yasha (and everything associated with it)= not mine. K? Let’s move on and not obsess.


Chapter 3: OH MY WORD?


~Inside Naraku’s Palace~


Naraku had erected a barrier around Kagome to keep her miko powers contained. He didn’t like the idea of being purified-even by one as powerful as she was.

Naraku was the only other being in the large room other than Kagome.

“Ku ku ku, you cannot do anything to me, my little one. I will be happy to let you out once I can control you and your power. I don’t believe that you even know how much you possess. Kikyo may have been powerful, but you are so much more so. With you, I will be unstoppable.”

Even if Kagome had been in the mood to talk to the dark hanyou, he would not have been able to hear her through the barrier he had created.

Kagome felt herself being surrounded by a soft light pink light.

She floated up as she embraced what was happening to her.


~Outside the Palace~


Koga was scratching and denting the barrier little by little.

Sesshomaru was pounding making about the same amount of progress as the wolf.

Miroku, Sango and Kilala hovered in the sky, waiting for the battle.


~Inside~


The barrier around Kagome was dissolving as her miko powers built up. Naraku was facing the window watching as the two demons tried to break in, oblivious to what was happening behind him.

As he turned to see the source that caused the tingling on the back of his neck, Naraku realized his fatal error too late to prevent the inevitable.

Kagome was completely engulfed with her power. The same soft pink light that had surrounded her now filled the room and was growing. He charged forward, intent on taking out the miko that threatened his being. He may have had plans for her powers but was not prepared to sacrifice his life in exchange for trying to possess her. Kagome’s words rang out as he tried to make his way to her. He found himself incapable of reaching her because the closer he got the more concentrated her power. There was no way to stop her!

“You chose your fate. You tried to possess the Shikon. You turned allies against each other and destroyed every life that you touch. You will pay with your life now”

Kagome’s voice was calm, quiet and steady as she passed judgment on the purifying hanyou before her. None save Kohaku was spared since he was human.

All that was left of their enemy was a pile of ash.


~Outside the Barrier~


Koga and Sesshomaru stopped trying to break through the barrier as they watched the entire area inside light up with a purifying light.

Sango screamed and cried out for her sister. Miroku grabbed his wife and brought her close to his chest to shield her from what was happening below. Both her sister and brother were in that barrier. She had been tortured long enough with losses.

Koga howled, as he knew that Kagome was in danger while he was unable to reach her. Sesshomaru let out a series of whines while renewing his efforts to reach the one he desired.

As the inside cleared, all that could be seen was two figures standing in a clearing where a fortress of a palace had once been. There was not a sign that it had even once been there. One figure fell to the ground as the barrier disappeared. Koga sped to the still standing figure only to kneel over the fallen one.

Kagome had fallen into a sleep as all her power had been used in her outburst that purified Naraku.

Koga picked her up and held her to his chest. He turned and came face-to-face with Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru let out a low, soothing growl and held out his arm to stroke Kagome’s hair.

She was okay. Asleep and worn out, but still, she was going to be just fine.

Sesshomaru allowed Koga to carry the girl back to their camp since he could carry her more gently with his two arms versus Sesshomaru’s one.

Kilala came down cautiously. Miroku allowed Sango to see what was happening. Sango gasped when she saw Koga holding a limp Kagome.

“Oh no! She’s dead! What happened?” she cried out her confusion.

Sesshomaru was the one to respond in a steady voice that did not match his insides, “She merely sleeps. Our miko will be okay in a few days. Come down here, we have a new member to add to our pack. I believe you were the one trying to retrieve him from that half breed.”

Sango and Miroku noticed the boy that had followed the two demons for the first time. As soon as Sango laid eyes on him, she jumped from Kilala and embraced her little brother.

“Sister, sister…” Kohaku broke off crying. He was back, but he retained all of his memories that Naraku had been suppressing.

Sango soothed the young man while being observed by everyone there. As soon as the pair got back onto the cat demon, they made their way back to the rest of their pack.


Once back with the group, they were met with the pups sleeping in Kagome’s bag, a grouching Jaken, who had finally been released, and a set of wolf brothers that were threatening the toad demon if he did not shut up.

“Jaken, you will desist your pointless squawking. You are annoying this Sesshomaru.”

Jaken scraped the ground and quietly offered many apologies only to be silenced when Sango smacked him. She did not want her sister to be woken up.

Koga was still staring at the bundle he carried. “She defeated Naraku, who we all hunted and wanted dead, single-handedly. I knew she was powerful, but I would never have thought that was possible for even her.” His eyes were full of awe that entered everyone's upon hearing his words about what had transpired.

Ginta and Hakkaku’s eyes widened at the statement. Jaken’s mouth hit the ground.

Sesshomaru and Koga sat under a tree as Sango and Miroku retrieved some extra bedding that they carried. Sesshomaru indicated that he wanted it set up between where he and the other taiyoukai sat. Sesshomaru was not disappointed.


Two days had passed, and Kagome still slumbered.

That evening, Koga picked the miko up and looked toward Lord Sesshomaru.

“She should be bathed. It will aid her recovery as she heals from expending as much power as she did.”

Sesshomaru nodded and followed.

Sango was about to object to the men bathing her innocent friend and sister, but Miroku grabbed her and insisted that she would be safe. “They will not be interested in being anything but honorable. She is not well for any kind of lecherous activity, and they both are aware of this. They merely want to see her well and care for her very deeply.”

At this statement, Sango just conceded that he was right. Miroku guided his wife toward a different direction, one that did not lead to where the rest of the group had gone and did not lead to the hot springs that the other three were heading toward. He put his arm around his wife and smiled.

They sat in a clearing not too far away and lay back to take in the sunset. He rolled over and watched the colors play over her body.

He pushed his upper body up onto his elbow, leaned over so that his lips could meet hers.

She eagerly and passionately kissed him back. Their tongues met and danced. Miroku rolled over on top of her, never breaking the kiss. Sango allowed her hands to roam over his chest, her right hand resting over his heart and her left around his back. Miroku had one hand cupping her head and the other one palming her breast.

He had been waiting for her mood to be dissipated. She had been on an emotional high with her worry for Kagome and return of Kohaku.


~At Camp~


Kohaku laughed at Hakkaku and Ginta’s antics. They were all playing with the pups, as they were referred to.

They had been playing tag. Poor Jaken kept ending up as ‘it’ only to complain that he was too old for that kind of game.

“Shippo tagged you Jaken; you have to chase us,” a very petulant Rin admonished.

“You better start playing and liking it worm or else,” threatened Ginta as he flexed his claws. Very menacing.

“I’ll be it. He doesn’t want to be any fun. I think Jaken likes to be kicked around by Lord Sesshomaru. It does seem to happen every time he upsets Rin,” Kohaku said.

Jaken’s eyes widened as he thought about what the young man just said. It was true.

“Wait a minute, I’ll play. Start running,” Jaken had changed his tune rather suddenly. If by treating the young ward to some fun every here and there would keep him on his lord’s good side, then he would just have to do it.

The game resumed. Shrieks and laughter as well as very pleased pants and whines could be heard from the players as all five ran around. It seemed that Ginta and Hakkaku had assumed responsibility for making sure the care the pups and the new addition received was good.

The really liked the young demon slayer boy. He was despondent at first, but they had allowed him to talk and shared stories of their shared losses from Naraku. He very quickly loosened up and seemed to accept that he was not truly the one that had committed those acts. He was still saddened, but not wallowing in self-pity and loathing.


~At the Hot Springs~


Koga and Sesshomaru handled Kagome gingerly. The carefully undressed her, and then both stripped. Sesshomaru carried the soaps that Sango had handed to them. Koga carried her out into the water toward a stone he could sit on.

Sesshomaru took in the sight of Kagome being handled by the wolf. Strangely, he was not as jealous as he thought he would be. He was beginning to be turned on.

Koga took in the dog demon lord’s arousal. The sight of a naked Kagome was turning him on. He watched as Sesshomaru set to work soaping Kagome’s body. The sight of the other demon’s hand on her was very arousing.

“I will not relinquish her.” Sesshomaru stated this very simply.

“I will not let my claim on her go.” Koga replied in a voice that resembled Sesshomaru’s eerily.

“It seems that we have reached an impasse. She has not shown a deeper desire for either of us, but she has also been in mourning for the loss of her family. (Neither wanted to mention Inu Yasha.) We can fight over her, or allow her to choose.” Sesshomaru looked straight into Koga’s eyes.

Koga looked down at Kagome. He felt doubts fill him. What if she didn’t choose either of them?

After they got Kagome rinsed, dressed in clean clothes, and tucked back in her bed; both demons lay beside her and nuzzled her.


Sometime later that night…

Kagome opened her eyes and saw that the moon had risen high in the sky. She began to shift around to notice that she could barely move. She looked to see what her head was pillowed on that was so hard.

Her eyes widened a hair when she looked into Koga’s sleeping face. She twisted more from her back trying to get on her side to push up and noticed a restraining arm that had magenta stripes adorning it. Sesshomaru snoozed right behind her, holding her…


I promised the fourth chapter soon and here it is. I hope this story is going well. Let me know if you all like. I will probably finish it either way just because it will bother me until it is done.