[Hey guys! This chapter isn't really plot, just Kagome being a badass. Quite the opposite of how she is in the show. On that note, please review and enjoy!]
"Begin!"
They both lunged, their swords making contact with a clang. Kagome grinned, adrenaline flowing through her veins.
Thrust, Swing, Block, Swing, Thrust
"Come on Koga. Can't you do any better than that?"
She laughed as she dodged a swing he'd aimed for her legs. Both of her feet left the ground, landing on his sword and driving it into the ground before she did a back-flip off of it, sending his sprawling with a well timed kick to the jaw. He leapt to his feet, charging her with a shout, but she blocked his sword, though the impact sent vibrations though her entire body and brought forth a flare of pain in her shoulder.
She let out quite an impressive growl for a human and switched her sword to her left hand, her right hanging limp.
"Alright. You're gonna pay for that."
...
Sesshomaru watched, completely shocked at her skill. In four months she'd been able to master the use of a sword, something that he had taken years of training to accomplish.
"Don't look so surprised."
He turned his head to see the wolf from earlier, Shiemi if memory served, come out from behind a tree.
"I've been watching you. You shouldn't underestimate her. She's been training nonstop since she got here."
He moved his eyes back toward the match. Kagome was falling behind. She was incredibly skilled, but when she fought with her wrong hand she became clumsy, barely able to keep defending.
She seemed to realize her problem, and switched her sword back to her right hand, and, though she was obviously in pain, she improved dramatically. The wolf lunged suddenly knocking her to the ground and putting a blade to her throat.
...
No! I don't want to be his mate!
She threw him off of her with a burst of reiki, getting to her feet as quickly as she could. Koga charged to meet her. She saw him raise his sword, and she instinctively moved to block it, but the sword moved at the last moment, and a sudden burst of pain hit her right shoulder.
She cried out, pain momentarily blinding her as she dropped to her knees, but she got to her feet, the only thought in her mind Don't let him pin you.
She dodged over and over, not strong enough to attack with her injured arm.
Heal it... with reiki! Her thoughts were clumsy, it had taken her minutes to realize the obvious.
She let reiki flow into the wound, and she felt her arm recovering immediately. She attacked with renewed vigor, managing to pin Koga to the ground within minutes of her recovery.
"Do you... concede?" she asked, panting.
"Alright... I concede. You... win."
She got to her feet, sheathing her katana. She tucked her hair behind her ear, realizing that some time during the fight it had come out of it's braid. She stood, shoulders back, barely hearing Hakkaku's words as he proclaimed her the new chief.
"Kneel before the new chieftess of the wolf demon tribe, Kagome Higurashi of the world beyond the well!"
The entire tribe knelt before her, including Koga, and she felt pride for one of the first times in her life.
...
"Shouldn't you be kneeling as well?" the blonde wolf woman asked him from her place on the ground, "She's nearly your equal, the leader of the entire eastern branch of the wolf demon tribe.
Sesshomaru said nothing, and instead watched the miko attempt to compose herself.
...
Kagome fought to keep the blush from her cheeks. She glanced around, biting her lip, and then she took a deep breath, instantly becoming the picture of serenity.
"Rise," she said, and her voice was much more professional than usual.
The tribe was on it's feet in one fluid movement.
She realized she was acting exactly like Sesshomaru.
"I have a mission to complete, and a yokai to whom I owe a great debt," she began, gesturing towards Sesshomaru, "For now, I will leave the general leadership to Koga, and when I have finished my mission I will take over leadership of the pack. I will alert you all of any change concerning Naraku, and I can insure that you will all be present for the final battle. I will be leaving tomorrow morning, and I am not to be contacted unless something occurs which Koga is incapable of preventing."
She winced inwardly, that last part had been rude to Koga, but she couldn't take it back now.
"Dismissed."
The pack scattered, all going to do whatever they had been doing before the match. Koga, Ame, Shiemi, and Sesshomaru were the only ones who remained. Koga seemed to be in shock. She dropped the leader persona immediately, sighing and sitting next to Koga.
"You get... everything," he was muttering, "My furs, my title, the tribe, everything I own."
He groaned, "I have to sleep in the wolf pile with everyone else now."
He glanced at her, as if just noticing she was there.
"How did you win?"
"Simple," Sesshomaru interjected, "She has the skill to win."
Koga's eye twitched but he said nothing.
"Koga... I'm really sorry. I didn't want this."
"It's my fault," he sighed, "I shouldn't have challenged you."
No, you shouldn't have, was on the tip of her tongue, but she remained silent. Whether or not he occasionally annoyed her, he was still her best friend.
"You are still chief in every sense except for legally. Though I do insist you give me your sleep-furs. That should teach you not to be cocky," she said, shoving him playfully.
He laughed, "You know I really do love you Kagome."
She blushed, "Koga... You're my best friend but... I never thought of you like that."
He sighed, "I know."
...
Sesshomaru wanted to kill the wolf again. He was impressed at the wolf's boldness, anyone else who told the miko that would have probably been purified instantly. Still, he was glad the wolf had fought her so that he could see how powerful she'd become.
"Chieftess?" her instructor asked.
"Ame?"
"If you insist on leaving, I believe it would be best if Shiemi and I were to accompany you."
The miko glanced toward him, the question evident in her eyes. He nodded, realizing this meant she would travel with him again. Sesshomaru had the fight of his life trying to keep a grin off his face.
...
"Definately! That would be amazing!" she said, once she had confirmed that Sesshomaru was alright with it.
"Let's head back to the cave."
"Alright," she said.
Kagome walked back to her new home with Shiemi holding one hand and Ame holding the other, and she felt true joy for the first time in months.
[Aww, so cute! Please review to let me know what you think, and I am taking suggestions for future chapters (so many plot holes). I'm going back to school soon, so updates will probably be a little scarce for a while, but I'll update as much as I can. Byeeeeee!]
