After a few run-ins with Kikyo and Naraku, the jewel shards were stolen by Kikyo. Weirdly enough, Inuyasha seems to be okay with this. Shippo made comments that it's only because it was Kikyo who stole them. No matter what, we lost the shards we managed to get and still have yet to collect more even though it has been weeks.

Currently, we are all gathered around Totosai, the man who forged Tessaiga, or so he says. To be honest, I'm more focused on if he is a human or a yokai. His bull is definitely not a normal bull. So maybe a yokai? He looks so human though. Well, the demon slayers taught me that some yokai can look human, usually really powerful ones. Yet, I'm having a hard time viewing him as all-powerful.

Seeing that Inuyasha is now threatening the man with Tessaiga, I focus back on the conversation.

"I can master Tessaiga. I just need practice," Inuyasha stated cockily, resting the sword on his shoulder.

"Inuyasha," I sighed. "Drop your ego for one moment. Think logically. How many times has it been a close call between life and death? How long will you remain lucky? Isn't it better for you to know how to actually use Tessaiga versus you swinging it around hoping it does something here and there?"

He glared at me and I could tell he was going to say he can do it on his own. I rolled my eyes and leaned against the tree. "You're right. You can do this by yourself! It's not like we're hunting a powerful hanyo or anything. Nor are we hunting for jewel shards which if something has more than one of, it will be incredibley strong. You're right, getting lucky in a few fights is better for us!"

He growled. "Fine." He placed Tessaiga back into its sheath. "What do I have to do old man?"

"First, I should tell you that someone has threatened my life unless I make him a sword stronger than Tessaiga! I need you to protect me from him," Totosai began to shake.

"Heh, what does this guy look like?"

"Well," Totosai gulped, "He has long, white hair and he's dressed in white."

"What? Is it another old guy?"

"No, he's young," he seemed to get more nervous by the second.

"Hmm," Kagome started pondering out loud, "young, white hair, wants a powerful sword."

I just stare at them. Based on what I have seen of him and what they told me he was like, I could easily think of his brother. Are they really having this much trouble putting it together?

"He's here!" Totosai jumped up.

Finally sensing a presence, we all look to the sky in the east and see a man riding a two-headed dragon.

"Who is that?" Sango asked.

"Inuyasha's older brother," Miroku answered.

Sesshomaru stared straight at his brother, "Inuyasha, why do you conspire against me with Totosai."

Peeping out from behind Inuyasha, Totosai replies, "Perhaps because you are evil incarnate?"

"Totosai, it sounds like you want an early retirement into your grave."

The old man hid back behind Inuyasha, "I'm sorry! How about I make you your sword after you two have it out!"

Kagome glared at him. "Coward!"

I have to agree there. This man seems to have no backbone. As I stare at the older brother, I try to compare him to the vision I had. So far he doesn't seem terrible. Slightly rude but not terrible. Maybe he is less prone to resorting to a fight unlike Inuyasha. One can only hope.

"You hear that Inuyasha? After I kill you, I will get my sword."

"Damn, so much for me thinking maybe he is actually nice. He is hotter in person though," I muttered.

Both Inu's turned and stared at me. One looking irritated and the other with a stoic expression. My eyes widen as I realize I probably said that out loud. However, they seem to be the only ones who heard it.

"HA! Kimiko thinks Sesshomaru is hot! No one thinks that about you Inuyasha!" Shippo taunted.

The others looked at me in surprise. And now they know I said it too. Great. Thanks, Shippo...

Inuyasha growled, "Shut up!"

"To be honest girl, I really think you need your eyes checked. I look way better than these two," Totosai decided to add.

I groaned, "Okay, can we let go of the thing I so embarrassingly said out loud? I was just making a comparison to the dream I had of him, alright?"

"Hmph. The human girl dreams of me?" He stared at me more for a moment before jumping down and landing in front of me. "Although, you don't seem entirely human. You're eyes suggest otherwise." He inhaled slightly. "So would your scent. Tell me girl, what are you?"

"Um... Could the two of you just fight or something? Don't you want a sword?"

"Do you deny this Sesshomaru answers?"

"Well, I mean I'm not going anywhere. Not like I could outrun you anyway... But you seem to be after something more important than information about me so..."

"Hn."

As he turned away I could feel the heat slowly going from my face. Wait, I'm blushing? When did I start to blush?! Seeing that I was having a internal struggle, Sango nudged me. Now alert to the fact that the two were fighting, I made sure to back away.

Inuyasha kept swinging at Sesshomaru, but his movements were too slow. His brother easily kept hitting him from different angles.

"Myoga, are you sure this boy unlocked the power of Tessaiga before," Totosai asked.

"Hey! It's the truth! He even sent Sesshomaru running with his tail between his legs!" Kagome defended.

"Are you sure weren't dreaming?"

I sighed. If something didn't happen soon, Sesshomaru will end up killing him. I silently prayed to the Kami. Please help me to figure out some way to at least distract Sesshomaru. Instantly, I could hear a phrase in my head being said by a male voice. Although confused by it, I decided it was best to not waste time and give it a try.

I ran forward slightly and yelled, "Tell me, Sesshomaru have you someone to protect!"

As he grabbed Inuyasha by the wrist, Sesshomaru paused, glared at me and growled. "How do you know about that?"

Seeing the opening, Totosai spit lava from his mouth causing the area to be one huge lava pit. Sesshomaru let go of his younger brother and jumped back. The steam from the lava was so thick, it gave us a chance to get away. Though before we left, I could see his golden eyes staring me down.

==OOO==

After we escaped on Kirara and Totosai's bull, we found a safe spot and built camp near a river. Totosai explained how just like their father had Tessaiga crafted, he also had Tenseiga made.

"Tessaiga was to go to the youngest and Tenseiga was for the oldest. It was the wish of your father."

Kagome seemed puzzled. "I don't understand. If their father gave him a sword, why doesn't he use it?"

"Tenseiga cannot cut."

Inuyasha seemed to be puzzled now. "How do you use it to fight then?"

"Tessaiga was made to cut down one hundred demons in one sweep. The Tenseiga was made to save one hundred in one sweep. It is a sword of healing, not one for against foes. If the bearer has true kindness of heart towards humanity, it can save lives."

"In trying times like these, one could easily revive an army during a war," Miroku added. "They would be unstoppable."

"Ah! So that's why Sesshomaru can't use it! It's not possible for him to be kind," Inuyasha exclaimed.

Shaking my head, I thought back to my vision. "For him to care for others is not entirely impossible. Anyone can change with time, especially if they have help and encouragement to do so. Besides, to call him truly evil would most likely be false. With Inuyasha's speed at the time, he could have killed his little brother easily."

This seemed to anger the Inu. Before he could say anything, however, Kagome spoke up. "So then, why didn't he?"

"That's the point I'm trying to make. At the time, I even believed he was trying to kill Inuyasha. However, since we are now able to relax and dwell on things, I can easily see how many openings Sesshomaru had to be able to kill Inuyasha. Combine that with something I told you all I saw, it would all suggest that Sesshomaru is not entirely a monster. Narcissistic, but not a mindless, bloodthirsty killer.

If anything, it reminded me of training with your father, Sango." Turning to the demon slayer, "I was not raised to fight from birth like you were. You thought he was going to kill me because he fought me as though I was an equal to him. Yet, I didn't die. I grew stronger, learned my openings, and even could see his with time."

"Are you suggesting that Sesshomaru is training Inuyasha," she asked.

I nodded and Inuyasha scoffed.

"As if! He hates anything that is not him! He has always wanted me dead and to say that he possibly is kind is nonsense!"

Kagome seemed to think on all that I had said. "It may be true by a chance. A very small chance. But he has such a huge ego, he wouldn't be happy even if he could use the sword."

Totosai stared at the almost finished pig that was tied up above a fire. "Even so, too bad this is not working out. It was your father's last wish after all."

Seeing that the pig was done, Shippo began to get excited for food. Before anyone could try to grab it, Totosai picked it up and swallowed it whole.

My stomach growled in hunger and I quickly became enraged. "You couldn't share?!"

Everyone must have also been as angry because, they surrounded Totosai with murderous intent.

==OOO==

Not long after the sun rose, we prepared to head out. Totosai left on his bull, claiming Inuyasha was not much protection for him. When we could no longer see him, we headed the opposite way.

We only walked a few yards before we could hear something running our way. Turning to look behind us, we see Totosai running towards us followed by a bright light in the sky. The light then flew from the sky and into the ground, causing an explosion that sent Totosai and his bull flying towards us.

The smoke cleared and revealed Sesshomaru. For a moment, he looked at me as though I was his prey. I felt that the center of his attention was a very bad place to be. One might think I won't die by his hand due to my vision, but the future is never certain. I can cause my visions to come true or I can prevent them. And by the way he looked at me, I'm most certainly going to die soon by his hand. As he turned his gaze from me to look at his brother, I released a breath I didn't know I was holding.

Inuyasha glared at Sesshomaru and directed a question to Totosai, who was now hiding behind him. "Are you ever going to make him a sword?"

"N-No!"

"Ya hear that Sesshomaru? You might as well leave!"

Seeing that Sesshomaru had not bothered to budge, Inuyasha pulled out Tessaiga. The oldest accepted the challenged and charged Inuyasha head on. He grabbed Tessaiga with a green claw and electricity began to spark between the two.

"You'll never defeat me. Not without the wind scar!"

The younger Inu tried to swing Tessaiga, causing Sesshomaru to jump away.

"Got another arm for me to hack away at I see!"

"This replacement arm can act as a shield against Tessaiga's barrier."

"That's a dragon's claw," Sango exclaimed. "It'll be far stronger than some demon's arm. But what does he intend to do with it?"

"He kind of just said what it's for," I muttered under my breath.

Instead of charging back in, Sesshomaru stands there, looking at Tessaiga. "The Tessaiga is quite amazing. Even without its true bearer, a dragon's claw is no match against it. However, why doesn't it reveal it's 'Wind Scar' to the one it has allowed into its barrier? Tessaiga…cut through the empty space! Reveal your true power!"

Totosai's eyes widen, "Could it be? Can Sesshomaru see the wind scar?"

Kagome looked at him confused, "Wind scar?"

"Simply put, the secret to mastering the Tessaiga. Slaying a hundred demons is impossible without the Wind Scar.'"

"Well then can you teach it to Inuyasha?! Right now!"

"It is not something you can teach. He must discoverer it himself. If not he will die here."

Changing my gaze from them to Sesshomaru, I start to think of what he said. 'Cut through the empty space.' Did he just say how to use it? I close my eyes and focus on the two Inu's as they fight. I continue to hear the other comment on the battle and I hear Sesshomaru beating against the blade, causing it to cry out.

I shake my head. I need to tune it all out. Focus on them, on their energy. The more I begin to focus, I slowly can feel their energy, the winds that are colliding against each other. Opening my eyes in realization, I run forward.

"Stay back!" Inuyasha yells as he tries to block against his brother.

"Inuyasha! Focus! Focus on you and him! Focus and you can feel it! Find the opening and slice through!"

Inuyasha seemed confused, but Sesshomaru glared at me.

'Huh, so I am right. Annnd he's probably not happy I caught on to what he said. Great.'

Inuyasha manages to push Sesshomaru back again. However, Sesshomaru quickly charges back at him, closing the little distance that was gained between them. As he goes for another strike against Tessaiga, his fist collides with Inuyasha's forehead.

Blood trickles down his face, "I haven't broken in this sword yet and I'm not about to let it go!"

Sesshomaru growls and emits poison from his hand, causing Inuyasha to jump back in pain. After wiping his face for a moment, he stares at Sesshomaru with dull eyes.

"I think the poison affected his vision!" Beginning to worry about the worst, I place my hand on my katana, ready to charge in if needed.

For a few moments, he continues to stare at his older brother. As I start to walk forward to help him out, I see him lift Tessaiga and swing it with heavy force. Feeling the energy that is being emitted from the swing, I joined the rest of the group, taking cover behind the bull.

As the light and power from the blast subsided, we got up and examined the battlefield. Sesshomaru was gone and long scars covered the ground.

Slouching to the ground, Inuyasha asks, "Is it over?"

==OOO==

After the battle was over, we went towards a river so that Inuyasha could tend to his eyes. The others talked about Sesshomaru like he was dead, yet I feel that is not the case. Surely something would have been left behind, right?

"So that's the wind scar," Inuyasha inquires as he drinks water from a river.

"That it was," Totosai affirms. "Now listen. I will praise you for finally seeing the Wind Scar. However, all it means is that you can do what Sesshomaru can. Actually, he has become even more formidable."

"You talk as though he still lives," Miroku points out.

"In that battle, Sesshomaru's life was protected by the Tenseiga," Totosai explains as he sharpens Tessaiga. "Amidst the light and power being released by the Tessaiga, the Tenseiga protected Sesshomaru. It acted on its own judgement."

I looked at Totosai confused, "On its own?"

He nodded at me and I pondered on the fact that the sword had some type of awareness. So then Tessaiga must too.

"He despised the sword and in the end, it ended up saving his life. He must not think it's useless anymore," Kagome declared.

Totosai handed Inuyasha Tessaiga and proceeded to get on his bull. "Well, I sharpened the sword. Now, you just have to keep training to be able to defeat Sesshomaru and Tenseiga."

Waving goodbye to Totosai as he left, I started wondering if their father planned for this to happen. Was it even possible for the brothers to truly defeat each other?

As we continue to travel along the path, the opposite way Totosai went, Kagome stops for a moment.

"What's the matter, Kagome? You've been so quiet," Sango asks her worriedly.

"Hmm… It's very slight, but I can sense a Sacred Jewel fragment."

Inuyasha quickly turned around, excitedly, "Is that true, Kagome?! In which direction?"

Sighing, my hopes for the rest of the day being nice and quiet no longer have a chance. Once Kagome gets a better sense of which direction the shards are, we waste no time and run as fast as we can.

After a while of running, we arrive to a village. Bodies lay everywhere, torn to shreds. I examine quickly that besides the villagers, nothing looks out of place. No burned house and none of the villager's things are scattered anywhere. Considering the fact that these people seem to look like something ate them, bandits are safely ruled out.

Sango kneels to the ground and places her hand on a track in the dirt. "Look, wolf tracks."

"And many of them," Miroku added. "Could this be from the Sacred Jewel fragment Kagome sensed?"

As if on cue, a pack of wolves comes out of hiding and circles us.

Inuyasha cracked his knuckles, "It seems their leader isn't here."

He charged at the wolves, easily slicing three a time with his claws. Two more try to jump him from behind. Inuyasha spins around quickly, fatally slicing their abdomens. Seeing that they aren't strong enough, the rest of the pack run onto a mound and begin to howl for reinforcements. Within minutes, a tornado comes racing towards us.

"I sense jewel shards," Kagome exclaims.

The whirlwind dissipates and reveals a young man dressed in fur. The wolves quickly gather around him. He looks around at the dead wolves and glares at us.

"Why did you kill them," he growls.

Inuyasha grits his teeth, "So you're their leader!"

"What of it? You killed my dear wolves! I won't forgive you!"

Angry from the murders that took place, I walk up to the yokai and jab a finger into his chest. I stare into his eyes angry, "You dare complain about these wolves? You had them kill an entire village!"

Glaring at me, he grabbed my hand tightly and pulled it away without letting go. "I was letting them feed."

"FEED?! In terms of food, I am sure you could have found some type of animal! Just because not all humans are strong does not mean that they are inferior and deserve to be treated lesser than you! It's entirely possible for yokai and humans to live together in peace, but idiots like you make that near impossible!"

Before I could even continue yelling at him, Inuyasha grabbed the back of my clothes and jumped back; pulling me out of the yokai's grip and into a safe zone.

"Are you stupid?! Wolf breath could've easily killed you," Inuyasha berates.

The yokai fumed, "What did you call me, you dog?!"

"What did you say?!"

"I hate the smell of dogs." He yelled, "It makes me sick to the stomach!"

Inuyasha pushed me back and scoffed, "Well then, I'll slit that belly in two and let some air through!"

He leaping into the air, he swung Tessaiga at the wolf yokai, who quickly dodged it. Before Inuyasha can turn around, the yokai leaps, turns into a mini-whirlwind and dives at Inuyasha. He managed to dodge the whirlwind, but quickly received a kick in the face that sent him flying. Seeing him land at my feet, I quickly help Inuyasha up.

"Inuyasha, watch out! He's using the power of the Sacred Jewel! His right arm and both legs!"

"Damn! Why didn't you say so earlier?! That explains why you're acting so cocky! It's just the power of the Sacred Jewel!"

"Inuyasha," I add in, "we came this way because she sensed the jewel shards. Did you not piece together the puzzle?"

"Shut up!"

Sighing, I turn to the wolf yokai. "You're of the wolf demon tribe, correct?"

Smirking, he replies, "Heh, feisty and smart. I'm the young leader of the Yorozoku. The name is Koga."

Koga leaps into the air again and attacks Inuyasha. As I go to help him, I hear growling coming from my side. Spinning around, I pulled my katana out in enough time to block a wolf from biting me. Quickly pushing it away, I run to the group and take a defensive stance against the wolves who are beginning to circle us.

"Kirara," Sango exclaims.

Immediately, the two-tailed cat transforms and roars at the wolves. Upon seeing Kirara, the wolves turn and flee.

"They ran with their tail in between their legs! Now it's up to Inuyasha," Shippo shouts.

We turn to see the inu struggling against the speed of the wolf. Deciding to change his tactics, Inuyasha stops swinging and begins to focus. Feeling the familiar pressure from the attack early, we begin to find a safe place to take cover. However, before we can do so, the fight is over.

"Hey, retreat! This is dangerous," Koga yells to any wolves that stayed close, before quickly retreating himself.

"W-what the-," Inuyasha watched confused.

"He ran away. Considering he doesn't know about Tessaiga, his instincts must have told him he was in danger," I comment as I walk to the still confused inu.

Transforming Tessaiga to its original form, Inuyasha sheathes it. "Yeah. Guess he was all talk."

==OOO==

We spent the rest of our day burying those slain by the wolf tribe. When the sunset, Kagome, Sango, Shippo, Miroku, and me all went inside a hut and prepared camp. Inuyasha went off with Kirara to practice more with the wind scar.

Sitting around the small fire we had me, we waited for our supper to cook.

Gazing at me, Sango sighed. "That was entirely reckless, Kimi. He could have easily killed you! And then even before that, you kept getting Sesshomaru's attention!"

Making a face, I stared at the fire. "Maybe it was reckless, but he needed to be put in his place! I'm tired of humans who hate yokai or yokai who hate humans! Peace is possible! My ancestors went into hiding, always hoping for a chance things would change. I'm not giving up on that dream. If I can change even one person's mind, I'll do it. Even if it kills me."

"Even so, do it safely. There was no reason to go straight up to him and challenge him!"

"Fine. I'll try to be more careful from now on. As for Sesshomaru, I was trying to help Inuyasha!"

"Oh," Shippo giggles. "Calling Sesshomaru hot is helping Inuyasha?"

I facepalmed my face. "That was an accident! I thought I was thinking it in my head!"

"You don't deny your attraction to him," Miroku smirks as he slowly scoots over to Sango.

"I-I-I... Fine! Okay?! Sesshomaru is really good looking! I'm not saying I want to make babies with him or anything! It's just a natural attraction! I mean none of you can say he's ugly!"

"I'm attractive am I?"

I look to my left and see Sesshomaru sitting next to me, staring at me. I scream and jump away. After backing myself up against a wall, I notice 'Sesshomaru' had a bushy, tan tail.

Taking off my shoe, I growl and throw it at him. "That's not funny, Shippo!"

Having been hit with the shoe, he reverted back to his normal self with a huge knot on his head. Everyone except the two of us, busted out laughing.

"Ugh! I'm going to bed," I exclaimed as I went lay on my makeshift cot.

Chuckling, Miroku slowly slid his hand behind Sango. "Aw, it was all in good fun Kimi- OWW!"

"Perverted monk," Sango yelled.

Well, that's two chapters in two days! What do you guys think? Bad? Good? Leave me feedback!

I also apologize for any grammar mistakes or if the story doesn't seem that great!

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