Author's Note: Sorry I had to edit this chapter! I forgot that Inuyasha turned human on the night of the new moon and not the full moon! It's fixed now. However, if I did miss something please inform me. Thanks! Read and review!

Chapter 2

"Inuyasha," a cold whisper floated in the breeze.

This caught the attention of the muddled group. The iciness of the voice seemed to freeze each member's feet to the ground. All were ridged, ready to dash away if need be. Half the group was angered that they hadn't heard or sensed the approach of the ill-humored voice while the other half was fearful for their life.

Inuyasha moved first, shaking Kagome off his back, prying off the small fox demon from his arm, and setting him in Kagome's arms. Sango moved soon after readying her large boomerang for a surprise attack while Miroku straightened his posture, cautiously looking around.

The hanyou lifted his head high and sniffed the brisk air. His eyes widened and then shrunk to slits in recognition. His lip lifted and he snarled. "Sesshomaru," he snapped angrily.

"Hello brother," greeted the inuyoukai icily as he floated down gracefully from a nearby tree.

"Long time, no see," Inuyasha said, his voice dripping with sarcasm and irritation.

"Indeed," the Lord of the Western lands replied with no feeling.

The two brothers locked eyes, gold to gold, neither backing down. Even the slightest twitch would show weakness. Without them knowing they started to circle each other like vultures, getting closer and closer to their prey. Everyone else in the group moved back to form a small cluster away from the pair. They were far enough away so they wouldn't get involved but close enough to interfere if need be. Weapons were drawn, ready for anything that was to come.

"What do you want Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha demanded, getting more irritated by the second.

"Can't I just pay a visit to my baby brother?" Sesshomaru inquired frigidly.

"That is bull shit, Sesshomaru, and you know it! What the hell do you want?"

Sesshomaru stopped and turned to directly face the half-breed. Inuyasha stopped as well and mirrored his half-brother's moves. The taiyoukai's eyes narrowed, his irises glowing like molten ore. "You know exactly what I want."

"My sword? You can't have it! You can't even wield it anyways!"

"No. Silly, ignorant brother, I'm surprised we even share some blood."

"Stop with the insults already! What do you want?"

"Did I hurt your feelings?" Sesshomaru asked impassively. However, he did allow a smirk to come to his face when the hanyou growled in response. "I'm here to settle this once and for all, little brother. Your blood will be spilled by my hands."

"No!" Kagome cried from the sidelines, being held back by Miroku as she struggled to run over to the younger silver haired man. Sango gripped her weapon tighter watching the argument with attentive eyes, Miroku doing the same. Shippo, every once in a while, peeked inquisitively out from behind Kagome's hair to watch.

"Feh. Fat chance!" Inuyasha roared with confidence as he spared a supportive and self-assured glance to Kagome before quickly setting his eyes on his target. Kagome calmed down and stood tall, though still rigid, at his glance. The comforting hand of Miroku rested on her shoulder and she gave him a grateful, nervous smile. Inuyasha quickly drew his sword that grew into the full power of the Tessaiga. "I'm ready when you are Sesshomaru! Show me what you got!"

"Fool," Sesshomaru said as he pulled out the Tokijin. The sword gleamed red from the last fading rays of the sun. He lifted the dark sword and pointed it directly at Inuyasha's head. "Get ready to go to hell, half-breed."

"If I go to hell I'm taking you with me!" Inuyasha retaliated and lifted his sword, ready for any attack.

Sesshomaru responded by sprinting off to the left, Inuyasha rapidly following. The taiyoukai expertly halted to a stop and lunged forward to strike Inuyasha through the gut. The silver haired half-breed was ready for his brother's attack and quickly blocked the strike. The clashing of the two blades created a huge gust of wind, knocking Kagome and Shippo slightly back into the rooted Miroku and Sango.

Both demons growled before swiftly dashing off and clashing with each other again and again. A swing from the left was blocked with a swing from the right; a swish of the blade was harmonized with the whoosh of another edge. It seemed they were evenly matched.

Kagome tried to follow their movements but they seemed to move like lightening. One moment they were there and the next gone. More experienced in battle, the demon exterminator and the monk's eyes dashed from side to side like a bouncy ball watching each movement and attack carefully incase involvement was needed.

Soon a small cry of surprise came from the combating pair and they stopped for a few seconds. Inuyasha's sleeve was dyed a deep red, contrasting with its usual bright red color. Blood dripped down his left arm's fingertips. His golden eyes were glowing angrily as he breathed heavily. Sesshomaru's eyes were gleaming with satisfaction at drawing the first blood. The liquid dripped beautifully from his glowing sword. The demon could not help but allow a smirk come to his face before it returned to its usual frown.

"Come on, Inuyasha. I was expecting a real fight. Don't tell me you've gone soft. It won't be any fun defeating you if you are giving up already," Sesshomaru egged him on, glancing at Kagome as he said the word 'soft.'

"I'm not soft, damn it! And you won't get even close to defeating me!" Inuyasha roared.

The half-demon hastily attacked his half-brother, who was ready for his attack. They were soon off again, like lightening. Their swords clanged and flesh was torn. Sadly, most of the injuries were sustained by Inuyasha.

The sun set and the sky turned dark. Little stars blanketed the sky, twinkling with delight. However, it was the moon that one person soon worried about. There was no moon, it was the night of the new moon.

"Inu-" Kagome tried to warn, but it came too late.

Luckily, a faithful boomerang sprang from the night air and successfully distracted the pair just as they were about to clash swords. They both jumped back, away from the flying mass of bone. They stood away from each other, watching as it flew up and back towards the sprinting taijiya. She caught her weapon and quickly stood in front of Inuyasha, holding the boomerang up as a shield.

The demon lord glared at the thin demon slayer in front of him, blocking him from his target. "Sesshomaru, this is not a fair fight, your fight ends here," Sango stated firmly and in finality.

The taiyoukai's eyes were glowing red with anger as he gripped his sword tighter. "What is not fair, woman, is your interruption in a one on one fight to the death. For your interruption you shall die along with my pitiful excuse for a brother, hiding behind a woman, let alone a human," Sesshomaru spat bitterly.

Acting quickly the dog demon swiftly lifted his sword, cutting Hiraikotsu in half. Sango didn't have the time to react because as soon as she was ready to bring out her sword to defend herself Sesshomaru had sheathed his and grabbed her neck. His claws pierced through her milky skin and crimson blood dripped down both his fingers and her neck. Sango tried to gasp for air but the airway to her lungs was completely shut off. She brought up her hands to his, grasping his wrist tightly. All rational thought fled from her mind and for some reason all she could think about was how much larger his hand was compared to her small calloused ones. Suddenly, black dots swirled in her vision and at once Sango knew she wasn't going to last much longer. She felt hot and her eyes started to tear up.

Sesshomaru stared at the young woman indifferently, watching her slow decent to death. He expected her to struggle and squirm like a worm or to attempt to plead for his mercy. He especially expected her to have complete terror in her eyes. However, he saw none. At first she seemed surprised, and then her eyes looked determined as she brought up her hands to his. For a few seconds he saw her look curiously at his arm, but that quickly turned into a vacant gaze. He smirked as he knew that as a sign that she was loosing her sight and oxygen to her brain. Then he saw her blink and her eyes became determined again.

Dewy brown eyes met pure gold. Both glared, one with determination and the other with daring. The taiyoukai was surprised to see her leg lift up and strike at his gut. He avoided the blow, just barely, but that was all Sango needed to get a good gulp of air in, giving her a few more minutes.

Sesshomaru's glare turned to pure hatred. He looked at her neck and saw how fragile and thin it looked. His eyes glittered with content when he decided to snap her neck.

Before the demon lord could do so Inuyasha spoke to him, holding the slayer's sword to the demon's neck. "Put Sango down Sesshomaru, you are surrounded."

Sesshomaru knew he could get away but looked up anyways to find the miko with an arrow aimed at him, the monk ready to unleash his wind tunnel, the kitsune with blue fire about to explode from his hands, and his brother with a sword to his throat. The silver haired demon then noticed that the hanyou didn't have silver hair like his anymore nor golden eyes. Inuyasha's eyes were purple and his hair was black. So that's why the slayer interrupted, Sesshomaru thought. It was the night of the new moon, the night his brother turned human. "I'll finish the fight with you, just let her go," the hanyou finished.

The taiyoukai gave each member of the group one last look before he looked at the slayer. Her hands were loosing its grip on his wrist and her eyes were nearly shut and dull. He also observed the blood and sweat, from lack of oxygen, oozing from her neck onto his handsome hands. The blood angered him. He might as well kill her.

But he surprisingly found himself dropping the slayer. She fell to the ground with a thud. Sesshomaru shivered in what he figured to be disgust as her hands slipped silently from his wrist. He watch as the monk quickly ran over and scooped up the taijiya as if she weighted nothing and brought her over to the miko. The miko quickly started to work on her injured comrade as the monk and the little fox tried to get a response from the slayer.

Inuyasha watched to make sure that Sango was in good hands and was going to be ok before he turned to look at his brother. He was surprise to see Sesshomaru watching the small group in a small amount of interest. The hanyou cleared his throat, which got the attention of his brother.

Sesshomaru stared indifferently at the black haired half-demon. "I'm ready to fight when you are," Inuyasha stated confidently, moving from side to side.

The taiyoukai observed his brother's movements and appearance. He could see a great difference in his speed. He was a lot slower and the weapon he was wielding Sesshomaru could snap with just one hand. Sesshomaru thought he hated his brother but nothing felt more disgraceful than seeing his father's blood in a being looking more human than demon. His lip curled in disgust.

"No," Sesshomaru said icily. "It would not be satisfying to defeat you in such a weak state. I will come again when you are in full strength and when there will be no interruptions." He added looking over to the group where the injured slayer laid. She looked to be moving her lips as the miko talked to her. He couldn't help but feel a slight increase in his heart rate at seeing her recover so quickly after he almost killed her. His eyes narrowed.

Inuyasha didn't know whether to feel insulted or relieved but before he could yell at Sesshomaru he was already dashing away into the forest. He couldn't help but notice his brother seemed to glow in the starlight. His last thought to his brother before he returned to his gang was a mean yet comical one. Ya fairy.