All of the chapters in this story will be entries from various contests around LJ. This one is from iy_themes' Close Prompt.
Kagome and Inuyasha were the only ones still standing. Miroku, Sango and Kirara all lay injured with Shippo keeping watch over them. Inuyasha released his Wind Scar, but Naraku's latest youkai puppet ducked beneath it, circling around Inuyasha and heading straight for Kagome. Kagome pulled an arrow from her quiver and strung her bow, hoping her aim would be true. She was about to let the arrow fly when the youkai gave a cry of pain and fell dead at her feet, cut clean in half at the waist. Kagome looked up to see Sesshoumaru standing behind the dead youkai, sheathing Tokijin.
"Whaddya think you're doing, you jerk?" Inuyasha growled, rushing over to stand beside Kagome.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome snapped, "He saved me from the youkai!"
"Keh! He doesn't give a crap about you, Kagome. He just couldn't let me have the kill!" Inuyasha yelled. He got into a defensive posture, holding Tetsusaiga out in front of him.
Sesshoumaru's golden eyes narrowed. "Inuyasha, your sword technique is atrocious. If left up to you, your wench would surely be dead," he said.
"Shut up!" Inuyasha roared, taking an intimidating step forward.
"I suggest you close your mouth and open your ears to criticism, Little Brother." Sesshoumaru advised.
"Why, you son of a--" Inuyasha began, but his words turned into inaudible mumbles. Kagome looked around to find Miroku standing behind Inuyasha, leaning heavily on his staff for support. There was now one of the monk's sutras on Inuyasha's mouth.
"We do not need any more battles today," the monk said wisely, earning a smile from Kagome. Inuyasha glared at him, trying unsuccessfully to pull the sutra off his mouth.
"Thank you, Lord Sesshoumaru," Kagome said earnestly.
"Hnn," the taiyoukai grumbled, heading back toward the forest from which he came.
