Drip . . . drip. . . drip. . . . drip. . . A head turned. A tail swished.
An annoyed growl. Drip. . . drip. . . SPLASH!
"GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAOW!!!!!" A quick shuffle of movement, another loud growl. Two gleaming eyes flashed open in the darkness of the cave. Someone screamed and was thrown out into the rain.
A large cat-like creature poked its head out to look at what was thrown out. It glared at the smaller dragon at its feet then turned around and laid back down in the cave.
After everything settled down and the dragon was sure that the large cat was asleep, it crept ever-so quietly back towards the cave. It inched closer and closer, looking up at the large sleeping figure every other second. Four more inches . . . three more inches . . . two more . . . one more . . . WHACK! Then next thing the little dragon knew was that it was flying tail first into the air. It landed on the ground with a thud that was drowned out by the sound of the falling rain. When it looked up towards the cave the cat's head had turned to stare at it in a way that told the little creature that it had gone too far. Realizing this, the dragon dejectedly walked towards the protection of a nearby tree.
The cat nodded its head in approval and went back to sleep.
Breathing hard and covered in sweat and rain, Inuyasha ran after his half brother. He knew that Sesshoumaru was baiting him, but it didn't matter, he would beat him anyway.
The rain came down hard, blurring his vision and sense of smell. It had been raining for three days now and it didn't show any signs of letting up.
Inuyasha suddenly caught Sesshoumaru's scent and veered off to the left. He burst through the trees into a clearing to find his brother waiting for him.
Growling as menacingly as he could, standing in a fighting position with his prize sword out, Inuyasha waited for Sesshoumaru to land the first attack. It didn't come.
Minutes later Kagome and the others came through the very same trees Inuyasha had.
"BACA! I told you not to follow!" Inuyasha yelled without turning from his opponent.
"Inuyasha," Sesshoumaru called out, "I told you that one day I would be the one to kill you. Today is that day." That said Sesshoumaru rushed towards his brother and laid his first attack. Inuyasha quickly dodged and attacked back with his sword. Sesshoumaru bounded back, took out his own sword, and, quick as lightning, came back at Inuyasha. The youkai lord's sword came down upon the hanyou's and bounded back leaving both men confused.
Sesshoumaru growled and ran off, daring Inuyasha to follow.
Smirking, Inuyasha followed. He caught up to the full youkai within thirty seconds and soon the clash of metal on metal could be heard through the fall of the rain.
They ran through the field and into the forest. Inuyasha vainly tried to use some of his sword's stronger attacks, but Sesshoumaru was too close and meet with the hanyou's attacks before Inuyasha could finish.
They ran that way for over an hour. Each time one attacked, the other would meet it with an equally powerful rebound.
The ground was wet and muddy and each footfall sent a splash of muddy water into the air. Both hanyou and youkai were covered from head to toe in mud and the falling rain wasn't helping.
All at once they exploded from the trees and had to suddenly stop to keep from falling into the rushing river.
Taking advantage of the suddenness, Inuyasha slashed at his brother, but Sesshoumaru was too fast. He jumped back and stood a good twenty feet from Inuyasha.
The two stood facing each other, in the same predicament as before. Each was awaiting the other's attack, thinking of possible ways to deflect it.
Lightning flashed behind Sesshoumaru and the distant roll of thunder answered its call soon afterward.
The brothers stood across from each other, unblinking and unmoving.
Another flash of lighting, closer this time. And then the roaring sound of thunder.
The brothers waited neither daring to move. Inuyasha growled and griped his blade tighter.
The river, bulging to almost the overflowing point from the rain, careened past, carrying with it various objects.
The lighting flashed and hit the ground about ninety yards from Sesshoumaru and almost directly afterwards the thunder roared.
The clouds overhead turned from dark gray to black and the rain became a cloud burst. The men were forced to look down and cover their mouths and noses in order to breathe. Both knew that fighting in this weather was futile, but they were too stubborn to give up.
A rush of wind wound past them and sent the downpour into their faces. The wind came back and circled both of them then split off into two separate whirlwinds and met in-between the brothers. Inuyasha looked up and smiled to himself. He looked for the split in the colliding winds, but none was there.
The lighting flashed again, this time through the center of the whirlwinds, and hit a tree. In the time span of four seconds, the rather large tree split into three different sections each flying off in a different direction, hitting both opponents. Inuyasha was sent backwards, at a very high speed, into a large boulder and was pinned by the tree. Sesshoumaru on the other hand was knocked out upon collision and was sprawled on the ground with his section of the tree flying into the river. Both swords had been dropped.
The thunder sounded a loud roar and Inuyasha looked up through his blurring eyesight to see a large figure, with eyes that flashed, descending from the sky. He felt the bovine weight of the creature as it landed, then lost consciousness.
"GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAOW!!!!!" A quick shuffle of movement, another loud growl. Two gleaming eyes flashed open in the darkness of the cave. Someone screamed and was thrown out into the rain.
A large cat-like creature poked its head out to look at what was thrown out. It glared at the smaller dragon at its feet then turned around and laid back down in the cave.
After everything settled down and the dragon was sure that the large cat was asleep, it crept ever-so quietly back towards the cave. It inched closer and closer, looking up at the large sleeping figure every other second. Four more inches . . . three more inches . . . two more . . . one more . . . WHACK! Then next thing the little dragon knew was that it was flying tail first into the air. It landed on the ground with a thud that was drowned out by the sound of the falling rain. When it looked up towards the cave the cat's head had turned to stare at it in a way that told the little creature that it had gone too far. Realizing this, the dragon dejectedly walked towards the protection of a nearby tree.
The cat nodded its head in approval and went back to sleep.
Breathing hard and covered in sweat and rain, Inuyasha ran after his half brother. He knew that Sesshoumaru was baiting him, but it didn't matter, he would beat him anyway.
The rain came down hard, blurring his vision and sense of smell. It had been raining for three days now and it didn't show any signs of letting up.
Inuyasha suddenly caught Sesshoumaru's scent and veered off to the left. He burst through the trees into a clearing to find his brother waiting for him.
Growling as menacingly as he could, standing in a fighting position with his prize sword out, Inuyasha waited for Sesshoumaru to land the first attack. It didn't come.
Minutes later Kagome and the others came through the very same trees Inuyasha had.
"BACA! I told you not to follow!" Inuyasha yelled without turning from his opponent.
"Inuyasha," Sesshoumaru called out, "I told you that one day I would be the one to kill you. Today is that day." That said Sesshoumaru rushed towards his brother and laid his first attack. Inuyasha quickly dodged and attacked back with his sword. Sesshoumaru bounded back, took out his own sword, and, quick as lightning, came back at Inuyasha. The youkai lord's sword came down upon the hanyou's and bounded back leaving both men confused.
Sesshoumaru growled and ran off, daring Inuyasha to follow.
Smirking, Inuyasha followed. He caught up to the full youkai within thirty seconds and soon the clash of metal on metal could be heard through the fall of the rain.
They ran through the field and into the forest. Inuyasha vainly tried to use some of his sword's stronger attacks, but Sesshoumaru was too close and meet with the hanyou's attacks before Inuyasha could finish.
They ran that way for over an hour. Each time one attacked, the other would meet it with an equally powerful rebound.
The ground was wet and muddy and each footfall sent a splash of muddy water into the air. Both hanyou and youkai were covered from head to toe in mud and the falling rain wasn't helping.
All at once they exploded from the trees and had to suddenly stop to keep from falling into the rushing river.
Taking advantage of the suddenness, Inuyasha slashed at his brother, but Sesshoumaru was too fast. He jumped back and stood a good twenty feet from Inuyasha.
The two stood facing each other, in the same predicament as before. Each was awaiting the other's attack, thinking of possible ways to deflect it.
Lightning flashed behind Sesshoumaru and the distant roll of thunder answered its call soon afterward.
The brothers stood across from each other, unblinking and unmoving.
Another flash of lighting, closer this time. And then the roaring sound of thunder.
The brothers waited neither daring to move. Inuyasha growled and griped his blade tighter.
The river, bulging to almost the overflowing point from the rain, careened past, carrying with it various objects.
The lighting flashed and hit the ground about ninety yards from Sesshoumaru and almost directly afterwards the thunder roared.
The clouds overhead turned from dark gray to black and the rain became a cloud burst. The men were forced to look down and cover their mouths and noses in order to breathe. Both knew that fighting in this weather was futile, but they were too stubborn to give up.
A rush of wind wound past them and sent the downpour into their faces. The wind came back and circled both of them then split off into two separate whirlwinds and met in-between the brothers. Inuyasha looked up and smiled to himself. He looked for the split in the colliding winds, but none was there.
The lighting flashed again, this time through the center of the whirlwinds, and hit a tree. In the time span of four seconds, the rather large tree split into three different sections each flying off in a different direction, hitting both opponents. Inuyasha was sent backwards, at a very high speed, into a large boulder and was pinned by the tree. Sesshoumaru on the other hand was knocked out upon collision and was sprawled on the ground with his section of the tree flying into the river. Both swords had been dropped.
The thunder sounded a loud roar and Inuyasha looked up through his blurring eyesight to see a large figure, with eyes that flashed, descending from the sky. He felt the bovine weight of the creature as it landed, then lost consciousness.