Chapter Two Blood Against Blood

InuYasha held the Shikon No Tama up in the air looking at it. The lilac jewel shone and glittered. He held the power that would make him what he dreamed of since he was a pup. He dreamed of becoming a full demon, and that he would be!

"Now is the time," he said to himself sensing a greater power looming in the distance.

"Sesshoumaru, you're here," he whispered.

He held the jewel close to his chest and hoped for the best. He swallowed it, feeling the warm power inside grow, and grow. He could feel every part of him getting stronger. It was the dark power of the Shikon No Tama, and the urge to defeat inside of him that made him so powerful. He was becoming evil, just as his brother Sesshoumaru.

He felt his eyes pull back and could see the glowing red. His body outstretched painfully and he became a demon, a majestic dog demon. His coat was unlike Sesshoumaru's. His was a blinding white, the white in which only a pure dog demon should have. His royal blood shone through.

"InuYasha!" yelled Sesshoumaru. "You are now a worthy opponent, shall we," he paused, "begin?"

InuYasha emitted a horrifying roar in agreement, and Sesshoumaru roared back as his transformation began. Now there before him stand his brother, not as brilliant in appearance, considering the missing arm, but in strength they were now equals.

InuYasha simply stared, Sesshoumaru glaring back menacingly as they circled each other. Sesshoumaru kept a low resonating growl. InuYasha getting annoyed by his stalling let out a fearful battle cry as he lunged towards Sesshoumaru pinning him on the ground, but not for long. InuYasha was thrown off soon after.

Sesshoummaru stood up and walked slowly and stately towards the fallen pup. "You will never learn will you! You are nothing but a whelp! You cannot win against me! You will die!" He said. "Now half brother, half blood, weakling, my claws bid you farewell!" he yelled ready to strike with his claws when InuYasha jumped up and dodged the assault.

"Sesshoumau!" he yelled charging.

Sesshoumaru stepped aside. "Do not trust so much in your new abilities brother! They will betray you. Skill and experience is what you lack with your new body, and that is what will lead to your downfall!" he yelled striking InuYasha in the neck, staining his brilliant white coat.

InuYasha roared in pain, he was not going to give up! He caught Sesshoumaru off guard slicing into his back. The blood poured and InuYasha marched around in victory.

"Brother you won't win that easily!" he yelled turning and pinning the new dog onto the ground. InuYasha struggled and whimpered against the more experienced brother.

"Sesshoumaru!" he yelled.

"Give me the sword!" the dog demon roared slowly changing back into the elegant form of a man with flowing white hair and piercing gold eyes. InuYasha also detransformed, yet he was still under the pin of his brother. He did not look like InuYasha anymore though. He had is white hair, but his dog ears were gone and were replaced by those of Sesshoumaru. Human, yet slightly pointed. He also had a red triangle against his left eye. His face also had a new emotion to it. Hatred. His face showed no compassion, no love, no caring. It looked like sesshoumaru's face almost, showing no emotion, no hints to what he was thinking.

"The sword?" he asked.

"Are you still after that? You are stupid if you think you will get it from me!" he yelled throwing his brother off. Sesshoumaru laughed.

"What are you laughing about mono-arm?" he yelled at him.

"Do you not notice your end! You are so worried about defeating me that you don't notice yourself perishing!" he yelled. "You are half-blood, half- strength, and a pup in my eyes. A whelp cannot defeat a full grown demon like myself!" he said in his tone of voice.

InuYasha heard his words and than his hand traveled to the side of his neck. All this time he had never noticed how much he was bleeding. He looked at the ground beside him, it was stained in a pool of blood!

"This doesn't mean I will give up! I will defeat you!" he said taking the tetsuaiga and standing in a weak battle pose. His face showed uttermost concentration as he watched for the wind scar, and his brother's death. He was determined!

Sesshoumaru did not see it coming, it happened all too quickly! The sword sliced through the scar sending a wave of destruction. Sesshoumaru didn't say anything, he was carried by the blow until his body hit a tree with immense power.

InuYasha dropped the tetsuaiga on the ground. He fell forward. He was already weak from his neck, but the attack only drained more of his power.

Sesshoumaru laid immobile. He couldn't move. He was facing his defeat, until his sword, the tensuaiga began to glow a bright white. His sword was reviving him again, just as it did before. Sesshoumaru began to laugh.

"I am the true lord of the western lands! You my brother, have failed miserably!" he laughed as he slowly stood up and walked to his brother. "No, I could kill you now and end your suffering, or I can let you die here!" he thought to himself. "Good bye! I can only hope you die soon!" he walked away. Jaken jumped from behind the bushes.

"Oh master I was so worried! but you did it! You defeated him and now the tetsuaiga is yours forever!" Jaken said excitedly, Rin joining at his side.

"Poor other Sesshouamru!" she cried. "I hope he gets better!" she said.

"Come Rin, Come Jaken. What happens to him now is none of our concern. He is dying. I will return alone to destroy his bones and claim the sword," he said calmly walking into the distance, his two companions behind him.

"No! Sesshoumaru!" InuYahsa coughed. He couldn't face his defeat! "You...you coward!" those were InuYasha's last words as he passed out, just as the sun began to rise.

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"Sango! Miroku! come quick I found him!" yelled a little kitsune's voice.

"Where!" said Miroku, but he stopped when he saw InuYasha laying on the ground the way he was, with the blood all around him. "Quickly! InuYasha!" Miroku ran to his side but stepped back a step.

"Sango be careful! He has done it! He became a full demon! You can see it in his face just look!" he said pointing. "He is nearly dead. Lets see if we can wake him!" he said.

Sango stepped slowly and kneeled beside him. "InuYahsa? InuYasha!" she yelled.

He stirred slightly and his mouth formed the word "Kagome!"

"Where is she InuYasha?" Miroku said bandaging his neck, but he got growled at when he did that.

He spoke in a weak voice. "I sent her away I didn't want her to get hurt," he coughed and continued. "she is never coming back!" he said. Even though he became a demon and lost all emotion he still loved Kagome.

"You did what!" Shippou said crying. "I miss her!"

"What?! Kagome!" sango said. "So she will never come back?" she said quietly.

Miroku nodded and motioned for sango and shippou to follow. There was no need to stay. He was going to die a true demon's death! But before they left, Miroku picked up the Tetsuaiga and walked away.

"We cannot risk Sesshoumaru taking this," he said walking in step with sango. She nodded in approval not believing they were leaving InuYasha to die. But they had to. He was going to hate him if they did anything to him.

::::~~:::: Kagome walked home after school. She stopped. She felt a horrible pain in her heart, as if a piece of her were dying. She kneeled on the ground grasping her chest and breathing hard, her hair covering her eyes.

Hojo saw her on the ground and ran to her. "Kagome!" he said kneeling beside her and conforting her. "What's wrong!" he said.

She began to stand and he helped her up. She looked weak. "Let me walk you home Kagome, you don't look well," he said.

She wasn't in the mood to deny any help. She was almost grateful. She leaned on him as they walked to her home. Hojo couldn't help but blush. He helped her up the steps and to the shrine house. He knocked on the door and Mrs. Higurasha answered.

"Oh my goodness! Kagome!" she said taking her daughter. "What happened?" she asked Hojo.

"I saw her hunched over on the sidewalk I don't know what happened, but I had to help her. She was pale white, like she had seen a ghost!" he said staring at her.

"Hojo Thank you so much," she paused. "The least I can do is offer you some tea," she said.

"Thank you, that would be nice," he said walking into the house and following Mrs. Higurashi into the kitchen after she laid Kagome on the couch. She brought her daughter some water and than went to talk to Hojo.

"I don't know what we would do without you Hojo, you are so great to Kagome," she said.

"Well, uh, I suppose it's just the right thing to do," he said blushing.

The conversation went on until Kagome made her way weakly into the kitchen.

"Kagome? Do you fell, uh, better," Hojo asked.

"Yes," she sat in the chair beside him.

"Honey what happened?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.

"I don't know," she said truthfully even though she had a vague feeling that something must have happened in feudal Japan. She was in a way connected to that place, but she could never go back.

Her mother nodded. "Well, you should thank Hojo that he was there," she said.

Kagome looked at him. She knew he was hoping she would say something, but she didn't feel that way about him and she wished he would understand. "Yes, thank you Hojo she said bowing slightly.

"It was nothing, for you Kagome," he said but than stood up and bowed. "Thank you Mrs. Higurashi for you kind hospitality, and Kagome I hope you rest up for school tomorrow," he said.

"You are welcome Hojo, come again," she said closing the door behind him.

"Kagome, I thought you would be with InuYasha right now," she said.

"InuYahsa? Oh yes, now I remember," she said. "I can never go back," she said coldly.

"What?" he mother asked. "What are you saying?"

"What I am saying is InuYasha and I completed the Shikon No Tama, he used it to become a full demon and he sent me away so I wouldn't get hurt. But I was! Mother I loved him, and he loved me! He still let me go!" she began to cry. "I don't have the jewel so I can't travel there again, and the worse part is I think something horrible happened to him because I could feel it!" she said.

Kagome's Mom stayed silent and decided not to ask anymore questions. She nodded sympathetically and let Kagome go to her room.

"InuYasha, I hope you are okay," she whispered to herself while climbing up the stairs.