Fading to Black by FallenGoddessoftheMoon

The Final Battle is Close

Fallen: So, I deleted this story and I put up the improved version of it! I'm still in the process of learning from my mistakes, so please go easy on me. Constructive criticism is appreciated, but flames are not. They really don't help anyone. Thanks!

IG: Don't do drugs! *gets strange looks* I mean... uh... don't send flames, please!

Fallen: And please review! I'd love to hear from you! I hope you enjoy my fic! Oh yeah and flashbacks are in italics!

Dislcaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and company.

Chapter 1: The Final Battle is Close

It was getting late out, the warm summer breeze shifting through the air. An angry hanyou in a fire rat kimono sat inside a small hut. The sunlight barely hitting his face as he glared at his older half brother, his eyes held fire within them. His brother was sitting against the opposite wall glaring back at the half demon with cold golden eyes. You could tell they were siblings...

"Inuyasha, will ye stop trying to be so rude to your brother who is only trying to help?" asked the elderly miko with a tired look on her wrinkled face and a patch over her right eye covering it completely from view.

"HALF brother! And no I ain't gonna be nice to that bastard!" Inuyasha said crossing his arms over his chest doggedly. He then shot his brother another glare.

Miroku, Sango, Shippou and Kirara all watched as the two brothers shot dirty looks at each other. They looked on as the brothers started fighting once again.

Sesshoumaru glared right back, "You are lucky that I will not kill you yet." His voice didn't change as he spoke evenly.

"Feh, you can't beat me!" Inuyasha replied with his normal cocky attitude.

Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow.

"Want to test that theory, half breed?" he said rising to his feet, his right hand immediately reaching for Toukijin's hilt.

"Heh, bring it on!" exclaimed Inuyasha standing quickly.

"Enough!" cried Miroku as he slammed the end of his staff on the ground of the hut, tired of the two brothers' disputes. They both looked at Miroku.

"Stay outta this, Miroku!" Inuyasha said with his hand on the hilt of Tetsusaiga, ready to draw his powerful fang at any given moment.

"Miroku is right, Inuyasha. Ye need to destroy Naraku. All we need is for Kagome to return from her time." The old miko named Kaede said from where she sat on the ground.

"Yeah, we need to finish off that evil demon first." Agreed Sango, as she stood by Miroku, but not too close. Kirara was in her arms and she watched the humans and demons. Shippou watched as well from a save distance though.

Inuyasha growled in anger and sat back down without another word. Sesshoumaru sat back down as well. Miroku let out a sigh, 'that would be the fifth fight since Kagome has been gone. I hope she returns shortly...'

Sango turned to Miroku, "Houshi, when will Kagome return? It has been only one day, but I can't take much more of this."

"I do not know, my dearest Sango. I hope she comes back soon as well."

They both sat down again where they were before, actually holding hands. Sango and Miroku had admitted to their feelings after such a long time. But Kagome had to push them a bit and they eventually gave in. Miroku still grabbed Sango's butt every now and then and he still got smacked for it. But their relationship would only go this far until Naraku perished at their hands. The battle was close, maybe tomorrow or maybe a whole month from now. They didn't know and it was scary that they didn't, that they wouldn't be fully prepared.

They knew it was near because of what Kikyou said when she came to them last week while they hunted the remaining shards.

Inuyasha slashed through the huge demon with Tetsusaiga, a glow coming from the sword. Kagome then picked up the scattered jewel shards that the demon had. There were four of the glistening shards and as she picked them up, they immediately were purified at her touch.

As she was putting them away, an arrow with a pinkish glow soared by just missing her. Kagome quickly looked up to find Kikyou there, still in the stance that she shot the arrow. Kikyou narrowed her cold brown eyes at her reincarnation.

"Kikyou..." said Inuyasha as he came closer to her, "What are you doing here?"

"Inuyasha." Replied Kikyou, her voice prosaic as she let her attention drift to him, "I wanted to inform you that Naraku is going to attack soon. He deserves to die, fight well."

That was all she said before she disappeared into the dense forest that surrounded the Inuyasha gang. Her white soul eaters followed her as she left.

"Kikyou... wait!" Inuyasha cried out to his dead lover, but his words died in the warm air since she was already gone.

Sango shivered slightly as she remembered the dead woman's words. The thought of the battle being so close sent some adrenaline rushing through her. She wanted Naraku to pay for what he did. He had taken away everything she had, he deserved to die for that.

A lone tear trailed slowly down her face as she thought about Kohaku. But she quickly wiped it away before anyone could see it. There would be a time to cry, but that was later.

Kohaku would die without that piece of the Shikon Jewel and everyone knew it.

"Bye, Mom! I gotta go before Inuyasha comes to start yelling at me again!" Kagome yelled to her mother as she ran out the glass sliding door.

"See you later!" called back her mother as she heard the door sliding open.

Her grandfather and little brother were out shopping so they weren't there to see her off.

Kagome ran; the sun was setting. 'I hope Inuyasha won't be mad at me. I needed to get caught up with school...' Her great yellow back pack almost making her lose her balance a few times in her rush to get to the well.

She jumped down the well. 'He's always a grump...' She sighed as she felt the warm blue light surrounding her.

Kagome some how managed to throw her bag out of the well and then she climbed out herself. She sat on the lip of the well watching the sun go down the rest of the way.

'I wonder when this battle will be with Naraku... Will we all make it out okay? We do have Sesshoumaru on our side for the time being, but still, Naraku isn't just another weak demon. He is quite the opposite.' Kagome sighed as she watched the sun sink lower, 'and what will I do once the Shikon Jewel is once again complete? I don't belong in this time...'

"KA-GO-ME!"

She was shaken from her thoughts when she heard Inuyasha calling her name. She then rolled her eyes. "Coming!"

Kagome then picked up her pack and ran as fast as a human could with a huge yellow bag on their back.

Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru, and Shippou all thought they smelled Kagome near the well. Now everyone was standing there in front of the hut as Kagome rushed over.

"Hey guys, what's up?" she asked in a cheerful voice.

"These two have been fighting again!" stated Sango pointing at the hanyou and taiyoukai, knowing Kagome would keep them from doing so.

"Inuyasha..." warned Kagome.

"Eh. Heh." Inuyasha looked at Kagome warily. 'At any moment she just might say that word...'

Kagome glared, "And you Sesshoumaru!" She poked him in the chest to emphasize her point.

Inuyasha gave a small sigh of relief since his face hadn't met the ground like he thought it would.

Sesshoumaru grabbed Kagome's hand, "What about me?" He asked this as he raised an eyebrow.

"Hey! Keep your filthy hands to yourself, jackass!" Inuyasha yelled stepping in between the two.

Miroku and Sango both sweat dropped at this. Ever since Kagome and Sesshoumaru had gotten closer, Inuyasha glared at Sesshoumaru more and would say stuff like this constantly breaking the two up.

Kaede watched silently with Shippou in her arms. Kirara was near her feet.

"INUYASHA!" Kagome yelled.

Inuyasha turned towards Kagome, his back to his half brother, "What do you want, wench?"

Kagome's eyes suddenly grew darker by those words.

"MIND YOUR OWN BUISNESS!" yelled Kagome angry at the hanyou.

"What if I don't wanna?" was Inuyasha's reply, but he regretted it...

"SIT BOY!" Kagome yelled as if that would solve everything. Well, it did for now. Kagome smiled in satisfaction as she heard Inuyasha's body make a decent crater in the ground.

Sesshoumaru smirked as Inuyasha plummeted to the ground and he ate dirt.

Sango sighed, 'Here we go again...'

Miroku's thoughts were very similar.

Fallen: Well, I really hope you enjoyed the story so far! It's a short story, but