InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Heart Of A Mercenary ❯ twelve ( Chapter 12 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

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Chapter 12:
They all gathered their stuff and set out towards the castle with Sesshomaru, of course, in the lead, followed by Inuyasha, carrying Kagome on his back. Kirara carried Sango and Kitty; Miroku, Bankotsu, Hakkaku and Koga bringing up the rear.After two miles, Sesshomaru motioned for the group to stop. Inuyasha sniffed the air and excitedly said, "Kikyo!"Kitty spotted Kikyo emerging from the trees and queried, "I take it you have made your choice?"Kikyo stared at her and replied, "I shall accompany you to the castle! I have business to be settled there."Kitty nodded and questioned, "So I was correct after all, then?" Kikyo nodded. Kitty said, "Very well."Kikyo walked over to and stood next to Sesshomaru. He looked from her to Kitty, nodded and they set off again.
2 miles away from the castle...
The group was quickly besieged by a large hoard of various kinds of demons. Kitty quickly jumped off Kirara and threw her Hiraku, slicing through the first wave from the west. Sango did the same for the east wave. Inuyasha whipped out his sword and used his wind scar and blasted a big group from the north. Kikyo and Kagome used their sacred arrows to take out a bunch of demons. Bankotsu and Sesshomaru took out some of the bigger, more powerful demons. Miroku and Hakkaku remained by and protected the demon slayer's backs. Koga charged blindly into battle with another group from the south.Kitty panted and griped, "This is really getting on my last nerve!" She released her Hiraku and took out another group, then jumped in the air to catch it and avoid a snake demon that tried to strike her below at the same time.Kagome saw this and shot an arrow that purified the snake demon.Kitty yelled, "Thanks, Kags!"; and Kagome smiled and nodded at her.The battle continued for several intense minutes until the demons suddenly retreated. Tsubaki stepped forward in her gray and purple robe looking at Kikyo with hatred in her eyes and said, "Well, Kikyo, you have come after all, I see."Kikyo notched a arrow and stated, "Tsubaki! This is between us now! You will die today!" while glaring at her with eyes full of hatred.Tsubaki cackled and responded, "I will not be so easily defeated, Kikyo!"Kikyo narrowed her eyes angrily at her and said, "We shall see!"Inuyasha glanced around for Kikyo and saw the exchange. He became worried and yelled, "Kikyo!"Kikyo not taking her eyes off of Tsubaki ordered, "Stay back, Inuyasha! This is my task and mine alone!"Kitty faced Inuyasha and nodded and stated, "This is a battle for the two of them alone, Inuyasha! Best not to interfere!"Inuyasha begrudgingly backed down but wasn't happy about it. Sesshomaru faced the remainder of the group and said, "We should leave the two miko's to their battle and continue to the castle!" With that Sesshomaru spun on his hell and walked towards the castle.Kitty looked at everyone and said, "Follow Sesshomaru." She walked after Sesshomaru, as did Bankotsu weapons at hand. Sango and Miroku looked at each other confused then followed after them. Inuyasha and Kagome stayed with Kikyo a minute.Tsubaki released a demon towards Inuyasha and Kagome. Kikyo purified the demon with her arrow. She spun around and glared at Inuyasha and Kagome and demanded, "Leave now, both of you!"Kagome walked towards the castle and Inuyasha reluctantly followed.
With Kikyo and Tsubaki...
Kikyo shot an arrow at Tsubaki and barely missed. Tsubaki's eyes widened in surprise. Kikyo glaring at her said warningly, "I am not as weak as you seem to think, Tsubaki! I warned you not to mess with Inuyasha again!" Kikyo then shot three more arrows rapidly and pinned Tsubaki to a tree by the clothing close to her shoulders. Kikyo approached Tsubaki and yanked her back by the hair, saying angrily, "Now you shall pay!"Kikyo slammed Tsubaki's face into the tree, then spun her around and pulled out her dagger and shoved it into Tsubaki's stomach, burying it to the hilt. Tsubaki choked out, "Fool! You can't...kill me...like that!" She stared at Kikyo and said, "We shall finish this at the castle!" She then vanished into thin air. Kikyo turned and walked towards the castle.
With the others...
They had fought their way to the castle gates and Inuyasha used the wind scar to blow down the gate door. They all procceded inside on their guards and ready for trouble.More demons came out of the castle and attacked the group. The battle ensued again with everyone fighting and after a few minutes all the demons were vanquished. Sesshomaru then ran inside the castle with Tokijin drawn. Bankotsu followed with Banryuu ready.Tsubaki appeared and cackled evilly. Kikyo appeared and released several arrows pinning Tsubaki to the wall. Then she stormed over to her and grabbed a fist full of hair then yanked her up to her face by her hair, slamming her face into the wall. She notched another arrow and stated, "It's time to finish this, Tsubaki!" She stepped back and released a purifying arrow. It went straight through Tsubaki's heart.Tsubaki screamed in agony while the demons inside her were purified. Then the now again human Tsubaki's eyes rolled back and her body went limp. Kikyo waited to ensure she was dead then walked over to Kitty, held her gaze and mentioned, "I have done what I came for."Kitty held her gaze and nodded. Kikyo turned and walked off and disappeared into the woods.Kitty faced the remainder of the group and suggested, "We should go see what Sesshomaru has found."Kitty hefted her Hiriaku onto her back with one hand over her shoulder and ran inside the castle to join Sesshomaru and Bankotsu. Inuyasha stood there torn, wanting to go after Kikyo. Sango walked over to Kagome and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. She looked into her eyes and softly suggested, "Come on Kagome, we should follow the others."Kagome sighed heavily and nodded. She looked at Inuyasha and mentioned, "Inuyasha...?"Inuyasha, eyes still looking at the forest, commanded, "Go on inside, Kagome, I will be there in a minute."Kagome sighed heavily and walked dejectedly into the castle looking sad. Miroku and Sango shook their heads sadly and followed her. Koga angrily slapped Inuyasha upside the head glared at him and yelled, "What the fuck is your problem, you damn mutt!? What do you have to treat my poor Kagome so badly!?"Inuyasha, glaring back, growled, "Back off wolf!"Koga seethed, "You are too damn stupid to see you are hurting MY Kagome! You stupid pathetic mutt!" He slapped Inuyasha upside the head again and stormed off into the castle. Inuyasha growled and swung around to punch the wolf but was to late as Koga had already left in search of Kagome.Hakkaku sadly followed Koga inside the castle.Inuyasha stayed there staring where Kikyo had gone another minute then turned and walked inside the castle.
Inside the castle...
Koga found a sobbing Kagome and walked up to Kagome and pulled her into a comforting hug. Kagome was surprised she looked into his eyes and asked, "Koga, what...?"Holding her gaze, he cut her off saying, "Forget the stupid mutt, Kagome! He isn't worth your tears!" Kagome sagged into Koga and let her tears fall freely. Koga growled angrily and held her close.
Koga's POV
I stood there letting my woman cry into my chest. I thought: 'Why, Kagome? Why can't you just return my feelings and forget that ignorant mutt!?' I growled angrily and held her close.After a few minutes I felt her pull back slightly and looked down at her face.
Regular POV
Kagome smiled at Koga and said, "Thanks, Koga! We should go join the others now tho, they probably need our help." Koga nodded, scooped a startled Kagome into his arms, and ran over to where he could smell the others. He arrived and ever so gently deposited Kagome on her feet. Bankotsu was fighting a large demon and Kitty was fighting off another one, while Sesshomaru had the king by the throat and pinned against the wall. Sango had just reclaimed her Hirakotsu when she spotted Koga and Kagome and said, "It's about time you got here!" Koga immediately jumped into the fray. Kitty killed her demon and ran over to Kagome's side.Bankotsu jumped to dodge an attack and used his Banryuu to slice down the demon cutting it in half.Sesshomaru glared at the man he was holding and demanded, "Either tell me where Naraku is NOW or perish!"Nenji, eyes full of fear, chocked out, "I...I..."Sesshomaru's other hand came up into the man's face and began to glow green as he prepared to kill the man. He growled, "Last chance, you worthless human!"Nenji nervously gulped and answered, "He's in the mountains behind the castle, that's all I know!"Sesshomaru growled and threw Nenji into the wall behind him. Swivelling to face the others, he said, "We are heading to the mountains!" Everyone nodded and they set out.

Author's Note: Okay guys and gals there is chapter twelve please remember to read and review thanks.

A couple questions for my reviewers...
1. Should I have Kikyo die in this one?
2. Who should I pair Kagome with? Inuyasha? Koga? Sesshomaru?
I need the input before I can really continue. Thanks all.