~Their Salvation~

~Chapter 60~

"Holy shit." Roku whispered. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru had just gotten the other caught up on what really happened, leaving them in a long silence until Roku broke it.

"So Hana is going to be the one to save Kagome?" Shion asked in a soft tone.

"No, Kagome is gone now. The only way to be rid of Naraku is to kill his host, thus, Kagome." Sesshomaru explained.

"Ah." He muttered softly making Shiori put a gentle hand on his back.

"What must we do?" Shiori asked Inuyasha.

"We aren't too sure yet, we need to take this one step at a time." Inuyasha said truthfully.

"What do you mean? Just shoot the real one like Hana just did and presto!" Dai asked earning a ear tug from Moegi to silence him.

"It's not that easy. We can try, but he'd only escape and possibly try to take over Hana just as he did Kagome." Sesshomaru explained.

"That is a good point." Ai muttered.

"You'll need a protective charm." Shiori pointed out.

"But there is none strong enough to shield her from Naraku." Shippō muttered as he ruffled Kaida's hair feeling her squirm with boredom.

"There is someone I know who might be able to do it. However, he can be a bit of a stuborn man, he'll most likely ask for a price or a favor." Shippō perked up at this.

"Who is he?" Inuyasha asked.

"His name is Biwamaru. He's from my clan. Though he is young, he is very knowledgable on spells and curses alike, the best I know." Shiori said.

"How young?" Shippō asked curiously.

"He has only lived twenty-one years so far." Shiori answered truthfully.

"Damn, I remember when I was that young." Shippō said with a heavy sigh.

"You're still young." Inuyasha mumbled making Shippō stick his tongue out at him.

"Where can we find him?" Hana asked.

"He lives in a forest most known for housing Chici-ue Shi and Hahanaru Shizen. He has spoken of Hahanaru Shizen many times, he seems to look up to her." Hana perked up.

"We know just where that is!" Kaida chirped.

"Then, it shouldn't be an issue to find him." Shiori said with a smile.

"Thank you, all of you." Inuyasha said in a soft tone. Dai and Roku glanced at each other, grinned, then they both lunged at him giving him a big hug.

"Wh-?!"

"We were pissed when Naraku told us you tried to kill Kagome." Dai started.

"Sorry we believed the fucker." Roku finished. Asagi then moved closer for a hug as well.

"Yeah, I should have listened to Ai, she knows Kagome best." Moegi smiled.

"I'm just happy we figured this out." She said.

"Uhn." Shion nodded.

"And when the time comes, you know who to plea for help. We'll fight by your side." Shiori said with a smile of her own.

"Yeah!" Dai, Roku, Asagi, and Ai cheered. Inuyasha sighed heavily, then relaxed into the hug closing his eyes. He hadn't realized how much he missed them until now. After that, the group left and started back to the forest.

"Sorry we couldn't stop by at the village." Inuyasha muttered to Hana.

"It's alright, plus, I've been wanting to make sure Hahanaru was ok." Hana said with a gentle smile.