InuYasha Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Through your Heart ❯ WAR- A matter of Heart ( Chapter 21 )

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Through your Heart

Chapter 21: WAR-A matter of heart

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(Last time)

"Oh no! I forgot! Usagi-chan is fighting Kagura alone!"

(NOW)

Silence followed her statement, until everyone just unfroze and became nervous. "SHE'S WHAT?!" InuYasha shouted with wide eyes.

Kagome winced at his tone of voice but didn't dwell on this; time was of the essence.

"Katsura! I'll go search for Sesshoumaru! Kagome, you show Katsura where Usagi is!" InuYasha ordered, taking the head of the operation.

Everyone nodded with determination and set off. InuYasha had troubles locating his half-brother's scent and the fact that Naraku's henchmen were hot on his trail didn't help his task one bit.

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Katsura was now running towards Usagi's position with Kagome in his arms. The miko looked lost in her thoughts so Katsura risked a glance down at her while dodging a spear on his right. "What is on your mind, Kagome-san?"

The miko clutched her bow tighter and looked up at him. "I was wondering if Sesshoumaru knows where Usagi is fighting… InuYasha went to search for him in the opposite direction but wouldn't he be nearer to Usagi? I heard Inu youkai are very protective of the ones they love."

Katsura showed the ghost of a smile. "You know, there are so many youkai here that my Lord probably even can't smell her. He has a sharp nose, but in this condition it's not easy to smell something or someone in particular. He also did not mate with her yet because if he had, he would've shared a connection with her and the other youkai would've known it immediately."

Kagome nodded thoughtfully and wondered with a faint blush if she would also share a connection with InuYasha when they…" She blushed even more and shook her head to clear these thoughts. It wasn't the time for this right now.

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After a face off, it's Usagi who decided to attack first with a sweep of Uranus' sword. It created a half moon wind blade and Kagura dodged it with wide eyes. The blonde human had used HER wind to create her attack! But how?

"This sword of yours is pretty interesting, girl! You should give it to me before I come and get it myself!" The wind demoness said with a smirk.

Usagi set her face in a grim line and tightened her hold on her senshi's sword. "Please stop this, Kagura! This fight is meaningless!"

"SHUT UP!" With a growl, Kagura ran to Usagi at a rapid pace and tried to land a punch on her; without success. Usagi blocked it and tightened her grip around Kagura's fist.

Kagura tried and tried to avoid Usagi's reprimanding and pitiful stare but the blonde woman simply wouldn't give up.

"I don't need your pity, human! Let go of me!" Kagura was becoming nervous; Usagi could tell by the way her red eyes kept looking sideways to find a way to escape. In a desperate attempt, the wind demoness slashed her claws at Usagi.

Dodge as she may, the closeness was simply too great between them and Usagi's arms took the brunt of the attack. Temporarily shocked, the blonde let go of Kagura's fist and the wind demoness backed away, panting.

Usagi eyed the bleeding slashes on her arms and tried not to wince. Kagura was being controlled, this sort of fight wasn't enticing in her eyes.

"USAGI-CHAN!" Kagome couldn't hold the cry of happiness that came out of her mouth when she spotted her friend, alive.

Katsura couldn't believe that a human had been able to hold on on her own against one of Naraku's creations, though he never truly believed she was human in the first place. A strange but attractive smell caught his attention and he took a big intake of breath. "She's bleeding."

Kagome whirled around and stared at him. "What? Where?!?"

The Inu general pointed at the blonde who was still facing Kagura. "Look at her arms, those are nasty claw marks. But Kagura didn't come out of their fight unscathed; she's panting and her fighting spirit is diminishing rapidly. She seems confused and unable to focus anymore."

Back to the fighting duo, Usagi kept still while Kagura eyed her warily.

"Why won't you listen to me Kagura? There is always another way!" Usagi pleaded to her when the demoness started to tense again.

"Then how? Tell me how!" Kagura's mighty façade broke off for the first time as she pleaded to Usagi with a tired and obviously frustrated expression.

Kagome's eyes widened as she heard the desperation in her enemy's voice. 'What is she planning to do?' She looked up at Katsura but it looked as if the demon was asking himself the very same question.

Usagi smiled as Kagura slowly became more approachable and she lifted her hand towards the demoness without a sound. Kagura eyed the hand warily at first but understood that now that the blonde had made the first move, it was her turn to trust and to decide to take the offered hand or not.

Slowly but surely, the red eyed demoness walked closer to the rabbit and finally reached for her hand. As soon as Kagura touched her, Usagi wound her arm around Kagura's back and hugged her closely.

Kagura gasped loudly and was echoed by Kagome and Katsura, who were as shocked as her.

The demoness' first instinct was to push the blonde away and she growled, but soon Usagi started to rub her back comfortingly. "Shhh…I won't hurt you, Kagura."

Usagi waited for her to calm down and she lost herself in her thoughts for a moment. 'She's just like a child! She needs to be reassured so much… Maybe she *is* a child after all; Naraku created her as she is and she never had any childhood in a manner of speaking.' When she blinked out of her thoughts, Kagura had already stopped fighting the hold and was now leaning slightly in it with her eyes closed.

Without any warning, Usagi started to pour some of Haruka's spirit inside the demoness with the help of her hand which was still resting on Kagura's back.

The demoness' eyes snapped open as well as her mouth in a silent scream. The pure energy was burning madly inside her, it was maddening! 'WHAT IS SHE DOING TO ME!?!?'

She was screaming mentally. Screaming, crying, pleading for the burning sensation to stop, she felt as if it was eating her from the inside. She desperately wanted to push away but she was held back fairly strongly with no chance left to escape. Her fan, which she always clutched to herself, was now forgotten on the ground.

The wind picked up around them and only Usagi knew what was going on.

The youkai around them rapidly backed away from the wind, careful to not get attacked by anything. Kagome was being held back by Katsura but was fighting the strong hold. "Please Katsura-san! I have to help her! Kagura is trying to attack her!" The miko pleaded, but the general only held her closer, afraid himself for the safety of his Lord's mate-to-be.

Usagi knew what she was doing. And she had a guess that the others surrounding her and Kagura thought that the wind came from the demoness when it was in fact a small bit of Uranus' spirit transferring into the body of Kagura.

It wasn't easy, even dangerous, to transfer pure power into the body of a tainted demon. Kagura wouldn't possess any of Uranus' powers, but she would be left with a feeling of completion and freedom her Kaze senshi often felt when she was racing or running.

It would also enable her to live for a while even if Naraku crushed her heart, until she would have to create another one. A new heart would totally purify Kagura, making her a peaceful demon instead of killing her like Kagome's arrows did to other youkai; this decision would only come from Kagura.

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"Kohaku…" Sango froze and almost dropped her Hiraikotsu; her hands were shaking badly. A low and sinister chuckle was heard and Sango's hair on the back of her head stood on end. The tension in her body was thick and Miroku immediately went to her side, the idea of groping the Taijiya completely forgotten.

"How do you like my little surprise, Sango? Had you forgotten about your little brother already? He's been such a nice slave." Dressed with the same baboon pelt he always wore, Naraku advanced from the thick crowd. Nobody even knew or felt he had been hiding there.

"Naraku! You truly are evil, to use Sango's brother as a shield!" Miroku spat out in spite, but the evil hanyou merely smirked more darkly.

"Why monk, thank you for the compliment, but it won't get you anywhere." The poisonous insects buzzed around him dutifully so Miroku had to be really careful; he gripped his prayer beads tightly to prevent himself from doing something rash.

"Hmmm… And what a shield too. It truly is a shame that Sango doesn't want to serve me; she would finally be reunited with her dearest little brother." Naraku finished with a wicked glint in his blood red eyes. "Kohaku, kill the monk and Taijiya will you? This is getting rather boring."

Sango gasped as Naraku ordered her own brother to fight her. Kohaku nodded, his eyes set in a blank expression. He had been brainwashed times and times again and it showed. Sango calling his name in despair didn't help one bit.

The boy threw his weapon at her and Sango almost didn't have the courage to dodge; Miroku had to snap her out of it and push her out of the way. The Taijiya tried to call out to her young brother again without success.

"It won't do a thing, little Sango. Kohaku is the one who asked me to make him forget about everything that happened, including the people he loved." Naraku mocked cruelly. He seemed amused about the whole situation.

Miroku snarled and took one of his prayer rolls, quickly muttered a spell and threw it at the meddling hanyou…who simply put his hand in front of him and let his hand be burned by the spell. Miroku let out a satisfied sound until Naraku's body began to glow a deep black.

A couple of demons emerged from his body and healed their master. Naraku grinned maniacally for a moment and instead of reabsorbing them, he let them roam amongst the chaotic land to wreak havoc on the side of light.

"I am surprised that you lasted this long into your quest for the Shikon no Kakera, monk Houshi. Your grandfather and father didn't last this long, this is quite entertaining." The dark hanyou lifted an eyebrow at the fuming monk and he smirked. 'It is so easy to set them off, child's play.' He told himself mentally.

While Miroku and Naraku were engaged in a stare down contest, Sango was trying to deal with Kohaku who was still trying to throw his weapon at her. She had no choice but to use her Hiraikotsu to block the metal spear thrown at her viciously.

"Please Kohaku! Please stop it! Don't you recognize me?! Don't force me to do this, little brother! I couldn't bear to loose you!" Her tears fell freely as she threw Hiraikotsu at the possessed boy.

Kohaku sidestepped it clumsily; he was being controlled so much he almost looked like a zombie. As the huge bone weapon came twirling back to Sango, Kohaku froze for a moment with his own weapon raised in the air. "Aneue…" It came out so softly Sango almost didn't hear it but more tears made their way down her cheeks and Naraku's eyes darkened.

"That's it Lady Sango! Keep calling his name! Keep talking to him! Maybe he doesn't want to remember his late family, but he still fights Naraku's control! He didn't forget this name since the last time you saw him even after another brainwash!" Miroku cheered her on and encouraged her to keep reasoning with the young demon exterminator. He yelped when a bolt of dark youkai energy flew past him and killed an unknown youkai instead.

He breathed a sigh of relief and whirled around with a glare, narrowing his eyes at the seething Naraku.

He hadn't known the boy had kept a memory hidden from his control and he hated it. Forget about that, he was raging livid mad. 'This has to end. The boy can die for all I care; he is of no use to me anymore. I hate humans with strong spirits and belief. It's making me sick!' A look of pure disgust disfigured Naraku's face and Miroku was right to stay on his guard because dark energy began to hum around the hanyou.

Naraku created another black orb and laughed maniacally while gazing at Kohaku. Sango and Miroku's eyes widened considerably. 'He's not going to…?' Their thoughts got lost as the hanyou launched his attack towards the boy, who kept still even if his 'master' turned against him.

Sango let go of her precious Hiraikotsu and jumped in the way to protect her brother. Just as the black orb was about to hit them, it diverted on the side and into Miroku's dark void. The monk immediately put the prayer beads back on his hand and he gasped when he felt the poisonous insects hurt him from the inside.

"Miroku!" Sango called out desperately, her brother held in a protective hug.

"Aneue…Naraku…"

The female Taijiya gazed down at her brother who seemed to be battling the spell on himself. Kohaku didn't really know why but seeing his 'master' attack him struck a cord. He knew that somewhere, hidden deep inside him, there were unwanted or very bad memories but still he fought back hard to hang on the memory of the girl presently holding him safely. "Aneue…" As long as he kept repeating her name, he was okay.

Naraku sneered and held his hand out, closing his fist not too long after. Kohaku suddenly screamed in Sango's arms and shook his head frantically, sometimes pushing against Sango in fear or sometimes hugging her in a desperate attempt to keep his sanity. Tears poured out of his eyes as the screaming continued until his eyes rolled at the back of his head and he fell unconscious in his sister's arms.

"KOHAKU!" Sango cried, kneeling on the ground to fully support the weight of her little brother. "NARAKU! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HIM?! YOU BASTARD!"

Miroku never thought that Sango could look so scary.

The evil hanyou smirked cruelly. "I love to hear the innocent's screams! Ku! Ku! Ku! Music to my ears! And I merely gave him his memories back, Sango. Poor little human" Naraku smirked "he just couldn't take the fact that he killed his own family!"

Miroku ran in front of Sango protectively, all to ready to use his Kazaana even if it cost him his life. "Kohaku doesn't have anything to do with the death of his parents! YOU are the one who was controlling him when he began to kill! I'll make you pay!"

Naraku couldn't help the laugh that escaped his throat. "You?! Make me pay!?" He then sobered. "Do not forget, monk, that I can control the void in your hand from anywhere, even from a great distance." He held his hand up again and closed his fist.

Miroku suddenly felt a sting in his hand and he let out a scream of pain as he felt his Kazaana start to get bigger. He clutched at his hand and prayer beads desperately. 'Well that's it. What happened to my ancestors will now happen to me. What a way to die. Shit!' But when Miroku was sure that it was going to get even more painful, the void suddenly stopped trying to get bigger and his hand returned to normal. "Uh?"

He gazed at Naraku but the hanyou's attention wasn't on him anymore. He thought that Naraku was playing with him until the demon completely turned his back on them, his eyes set in a deep frown. "Kanna." He said more than called out, and soon yells and shout could be heard not too far away from them.

Souls kept flying away and too soon Miroku saw the cause of it; the small void demoness Kanna was making her way through the thick crowd by absorbing the souls of the youkai with the help of her mirror. "You called, master Naraku."

Miroku shuddered at her dead tone of voice.

"Kanna, your sister is doing god knows what. Show her to me, I feel my power over her slipping. Once I find her I'll crush her heart right in front of her eyes. That will teach her to defy me." Naraku said while eyeing his creation's mirror.

Kanna merely nodded and lifted her mirror slightly. "A great power is at hand. I cannot pinpoint its origins." Kanna said before the image finally wavered and appeared.

Naraku was pondering on what Kanna said to him until he just shrugged and glanced down in the glowing mirror. What he saw made him raise his eyebrows in mild surprise. Kagura was being held in an embrace by a human he had never seen before. Not too far away, InuYasha's wench Kagome fought against Sesshoumaru's general grip.

He thought at first that Kagura was trying to get rid of the human with her wind but the more he waited, the more he felt his power over the wind demoness slipping away from his control. He recalled what Kanna said to him and narrowed his eyes at the human. 'Cannot pinpoint her origins? So she is not human? A new sort of demon, perhaps? I have never seen such beauty, even for a demon…even for Kikyou. That woman…I have to know more about her, she is enticing and I'm not even standing in front of her.'

Naraku felt elated and rubbed his hands together, until he felt the connection completely sever. He sobered up and a dark glint invaded his eyes. 'Time to pay her a visit.'

Miroku stuttered in confusion as Naraku simply ran away, Kanna following him slowly from behind, absorbing souls in the process. Sango got up with her brother in her arms and walked to Miroku. She looked as confused, until Kanna turned around and showed them her mirror with the image of Usagi with Kagura. The void demoness then turned around and disappeared in the crowd without a word.

Miroku and Sango caught on and they gasped. Naraku was going to join Kagome and Usagi! Their friends were in danger! They hadn't seen InuYasha or Sesshoumaru either near them, where on earth could they be?!

Without further ado, Sango mounted Kirara with her brother held tightly to her body while Miroku sat behind the Taijiya. "Let's go Kirara! We have to warn Kagome and Usagi before it's too late! Usagi may be able to hold off her own against some demons, but Naraku simply is too strong for either of us!" Sango said while urging her cat demon to speed up.

Miroku was as desperate to find their friends too, but a thought nagged him at the back of his head; why had Kanna showed them this? Wasn't she supposed to be on Naraku's side? To not hold any feelings for anything? So why? Had it been totally unintentional?

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