When Dark Meets Light

Chapter 6

Sesshoumaru was resting comfortably against the tree trunk when he felt Arashi's aura come out of the cave. He discreetly sniffed the air and found her scent. "Jaken...it is time to go." He said calmly waking up Jaken who had fallen asleep in his kneeling position. He had been too frightened to get into a more comfortable sleeping arrangement.

"If I might be so bold mi Lord, where are we going?" Jaken asked stretching his legs that had gone numb from lack of movement. "You will soon find out, because she's coming this way..." Sesshoumaru said mysteriously. Jaken thought it better to stay quiet.

"Well, well, well...what do we have here?" Arashi's amused voice came from the woods. "Sesshoumaru and his pet...well, whatever you are..." She continued, finally emerging from the forest. "Hey! You can't speak to Lord Sesshoumaru that way!" Jaken yelled defending his lord. "Jaken, leave it be..." Sesshoumaru warned. "Ye...yes mi Lord." Jaken stood still.

"I know you were planning on following me...the tone in your voice when we spoke earlier hinted at such. So I came to find you, I will allow you to travel with me...I refuse to be followed like some animal." Arashi explained. "Agreed..." Sesshoumaru nodded, still biding his time for when he would be able to destroy this creature. 'The nerve...' he thought. "You can come too..." She said winking at Jaken, who promptly blushed and shied away. Sesshoumaru lent down to whisper something to Ah-Uhn who promptly left.

Chuckling, Arashi motioned for Sesshoumaru and Jaken to come closer to her. She picked Jaken up, much to his chagrin and touched Sesshoumaru's left shoulder who flinched slightly at the contact. "What are you doing?" Sesshoumaru asked quietly. "You are missing an arm..." She looked at him curiously. He narrowed his eyes. "It does not concern you..." He told her dangerously. She raised an eyebrow, but pushed the matter no further. "Fine...let's go..." And they disappeared.

InuYasha and Co...

"Ahhhhh..." Kagome sighed sinking further into the hot spring. "We needed this, right Sango?" She asked her companion. "You said it..." came Sango's reply. Miroku had performed one of his "exorcisms" and they had been able to get a comfortable room at the inn and a wonderful hot meal. "Do you think we'll find Naraku?" Sango asked seriously. Their search seemed endless. "Maybe with Arashi helping..." Kagome answered uncertainly.

"Arashi seems to be powerful...what do you think happened to her earlier?" Kagome wondered out loud and continued. "I felt her aura beginning to increase, while it was happening, so maybe she can transform herself..." Sango nodded in agreement. "I think you have a point, but it seemed to me like she didn't have much control over it..." Sango stated plainly. "Beats me...c'mon let's get out of here and get back to the inn." Kagome suggested and they got out of the spring.

Back at the inn...

"Miroku, if you leave to spy on the girls, I'll rip you to shreds." InuYasha warned his friend who in turn put up his hands in defeat and surrender. "Do not fear InuYasha..." He said good humored. "Keh..." InuYasha got up and looked out of their window. "I wonder if and when Arashi will show up..." InuYasha thought out loud but heard no reply. He turned back to the room to find Miroku had disappeared. "MONK!" InuYasha yelled and ran out of the room, towards the entrance of the inn. He swung the door aside and saw something that made him drop to his knees and laugh.

Arashi stood right outside of the inn and had Miroku floating in the air, unable to move. "InuYasha help me!" Miroku begged his friend, but InuYasha was too busy laughing. "Looks to me like I won't need to rip you to shreds with Arashi here..." InuYasha finally said trying to calm himself.

"It seems to me that Miroku tried to come protect us Kagome..." Sango said sarcastically coming out of the forest with her friend. "Luckily for us Arashi stopped him..." Kagome couldn't help but chuckle. Miroku cleared his throat, "Good, you girls are safe..." continuing to put up his ruse. "Stop with the act monk...I can read thoughts, remember?" Arashi smirked at him. "I knew from the moment you stepped out of the inn what you were up to...don't try lying to me again...I may not go easy on you next time..." Arashi winked at him and let go of her hold, he in turn blushed furiously.

"Now that, that is settled..." Sesshoumaru came from the forest with Jaken tagging along. "What're you doin' here, Sesshoumaru?" InuYasha asked quickly forgetting about what just happened. "He came with me...I brought him." Arashi spoke up. "Why? InuYasha looked at her like she was crazy. "Don't forget that he has had someone taken from him as well, InuYasha." She said truthfully. "Like he cares..." InuYasha muttered under his breath. "Half-breed filth, you do not know me..." Sesshoumaru's eyes blazed and he walked up to his brother and Arashi. "Feh..." InuYasha turned to Arashi and was met with a punch in the face that sent him to the ground, Sesshoumaru followed shortly after.

Everyone gasped and didn't know what was happening, all they knew was that Arashi had punched both InuYasha and Sesshoumaru and now towered above them. Neither could get up as she was holding them down. They both growled at her and Sesshoumaru bared his fangs. "Will you two stop with this nonsense!" Arashi scolded. "You two are brothers...the same blood flows through you both...don't you realize that?" She looked at Sesshoumaru. "You may be only half brothers, but doesn't that mean anything to you...?" Sesshoumaru scowled.

"I never knew what it was to have a sibling, and Yuri is the closest thing to true family that I have and I wouldn't give that up for the world...you two have family...but choose to stay at each others throats...I'm going to get Yuri back...with or without you...if you decide to come with me, as I know you both want to...then I will need you to get along...if you cannot complete this simple request...I will go alone... Now, what will it be gentlemen?" Arashi's eyes glowed as she looked at the brothers. Her hair and coat caught in some invisible breeze, giving her an unearthly look.

"Feh...whatever." InuYasha said. "I'll take that as a yes..." Arashi allowed her hold on InuYasha to lift. "Now what about you...?" She turned her attention to Sesshoumaru who smirked. "How much longer can you hold me down?" He asked slowly. He felt her energy slowly fade as soon as she held them to the ground. 'Any minute now and she will be too weak to hold me...and I may get my chance...' Sesshoumaru thought. Arashi narrowed her eyes and lowered herself to get into his face... "I don't know...care to try me?" She challenged and Sesshoumaru growled.

"You haven't had blood tonight, and I feel your energy ebbing as we speak..." He spoke icily...knowing he would have the upper hand if he could weaken her. "What would you know, demon...?" Arashi replied just as coldly, but couldn't deny that what he said was true. Sesshoumaru's eyes began to change to red and Arashi could feel a change happening within Sesshoumaru. "This is the last time that you presume to subdue me, wench." He said and he pushed Arashi to the ground and began his transformation.

Arashi knew she had pushed him too far and would suffer the consequences...yet she was utterly curious as to his true form. "Everybody get out of here!" InuYasha yelled and cursed Arashi for egging his brother on. "Dammit..." He ran up to Arashi. "Why'd you have to go and do that, huh?" He asked. "He wanted a fight...remember...well now he's got it." Arashi spoke calmly even as Sesshoumaru towered over her in his dog form, poison acid dripping from his mouth.

"Stay back, InuYasha..." Arashi took one last look at InuYasha and flung him back toward the inn and the rest of the group.

To Be Continued...

A/N: Sorry about the cliffy... :) Thank you all for your reviews, they keep me writing. If you guys have any suggestions, remember just ask and I'll see what I can do! Love you all!