Feudal Diaries:

Battle Couple

Inuyasha © Rumiko Takahashi

Summary- It was then they were together that they were at their strongest. For InuKag Week 2021.

He felt her legs squeeze against his ribcage in an effort to hang on and he could feel her body tremble a little. He glanced down at her left ankle, bruised and swollen from her earlier fall. Still... she insisted on fighting.

He had to admit, she was tenacious... especially when it came to protecting others. He knew that, all too well. Still, he couldn't let her fight on an injured ankle, so he did the only thing he could do: he put her on his back and stood in a tree to get a better vantage point.

The demon growled, holding its spiked club as it glared at the two. Nearby, Sango held the injured Miroku in her arms while Kirara and Shippo stood in front of her, acting as shields in case the demon turned on them. The monk was bleeding from his forehead and even had blood dripping from his mouth. He coughed a little, but he was still breathing... even though it actually pained him to do so. Sango looked at him, worriedly, knowing some of his ribs had been cracked.

Inuyasha growled, fury building up inside of him as he drew the Tetsusaiga while Kagome readied her arrows.

"Are you sure you're gonna be all right, Kagome?"

"Don't worry about me. Miroku's the one who needs help!"

Inuyasha smirked, a dark but non-malevolent chuckle rumbling in his throat. "You're always like that."

With that, he leaped in with his sword at the ready while the demon roared, raising its club in defense to block the demonic blade before pushing him back. All the while, Kagome narrowed her eyes, trying to concentrate on where to shoot her arrow. That's when she gasped as she saw the familiar pink glow at the side of its neck.

"There!" she exclaimed as she pulled back on the bowstring and loosed her sacred arrow, the head piercing the flesh of the demon, which let out an agonized scream. "Inuyasha! Its neck! Aim for it!"

"Eat this!" Inuyasha shouted. "WIND SCAR!"

With one powerful swing, it was over. The demon was obliterated by the wave of demonic energy from the half-demon's sword. Sango released the sigh of relief that she didn't even realize she was holding while Shippo cheered for the half-demon and priestess pair. Even Miroku managed a weak, bloody smile while Kirara shrank back down to regular size.

At that moment, Kagome groaned as she finally felt the adrenaline subside and she felt her ankle throb with pain, causing her to wince... but even then, she felt herself slump against Inuyasha's back, causing him to glance back at her with a toothy smile.

"You're always overdoing it, wench."

"Heh... I don't know any other way how to."

With the demon vanquished and the jewel shards recovered, the group headed back to the village to rest and heal... and all the while, Kagome clung to Inuyasha, tightly as he carried her, and all she could manage was a tired whisper.

"...Thank you, Inuyasha..."

"Keh! Wench... you're the one who should be thanked."

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