Title: The Trouble with Monks
Author: Dark Whispers
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. *sighs* That was hard.
Rating: PG13 (mostly for language)
Summary: Takes place when Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippou meet Miroku. Miroku starts taking an interest in Kagome and Kagome starts taking an interest in him. Inuyasha is not having a good time.
Pairings: Miroku/Kagome/Inuyasha
A/N: O_O I got more reviews! I know that 11 isn't a lot of reviews compared to other stories, but I'm ecstatic! ^_^ What I'm really surprised about though is that I've only had two people asking for an Inu/Kag fic! O_O Where are all the die-hard Inu/Kag fans?! I'm still not sure which pairing I want to do yet, but when I figure it out I'm not gonna say it cuz I want it to be a surprise! ^_~ Heck for all I know it could be a Jaken/Kagome pairing! Eh? *cricket noises* Ok then. . . *coughs* Thanks again for the reviews! Now on to chapter 3!
Chapter 3: Fluffy Pays a Visit
"That was the best meal I've had in a long time!" Kagome said, finishing her dinner. Shippou was still busy stuffing his face, Inuyasha was sulking in the corner for an unknown reason, and Miroku was putting the final touches on his 'exorcism.'
The minute Shippou finished his meal, he jumped onto Kagome's lap and curled into a ball, inhaling her unique scent that always reminded him of his mother.
'Kagome is sort of like my mother now,' thought Shippou. 'She takes care of me, and feeds me and plays with me. I miss you mommy. . .'
Shippou's thoughts were interrupted when he heard a familiar noise.
Inuyasha was growling again.
Which could only mean one thing. . .
"Hey Miroku!" Shippou greeted cheerfully. "How was the exorcism?"
Miroku took a seat next to Kagome, causing Inuyasha to growl even louder. "Uneventful, as usual."
Inuyasha eyed Miroku in suspicion. "Hey monk, why is it that every time we need to settle down for the night, you sense the presence of some 'evil spirit' around the best tavern in town?"
"Ah, so you've finally it out."
Shippou's gaped at Miroku. "S-so you mean there were never any evil spirits?!"
Miroku sighed. "Maybe stupidity is a defect demons get. . ."
Inuyasha and Shippou looked and Miroku blankly.
"Nevermind."
"You Miroku, are a horrible monk," Kagome said playfully.
Miroku grinned at her. "I sure am!" But his grin slowly faded as he stared intensely at her, looking right into her eyes. Kagome grew nervous under Miroku's scrutiny, unable to figure out why he was staring at her.
~*~*~*~*~*~
'Why is he looking at me like that?'
Inuyasha and Shippou were oblivious to the scene in front of them, arguing over the last bowl of ramen while Miroku continued gazing at Kagome. He slowly moved his hand until it found hers under the table. He clasped her hand and held onto it tightly.
"I love you," he mouthed, silently.
Kagome looked back at him, shocked. 'Did I just imagine that? Did he really just say he loves me?'
Kagome couldn't tell, as Miroku had looked away and was now facing the window, but his hand still held hers tightly. 'Does he really love me?'
Kagome felt a hand carefully inching its way up her thigh. . . UNDERNEATH her skirt. . .
Kagome took a deep breathe. 'One . . . two . . . three.'
She moved her leg back and kicked him in a very unpleasant place to be kicked. She smiled cruelly and she watched his eyes tear up and his mouth open in a silent groan. Although he moved the hand that was violating her personal space, he did not remove the one that was still gently clasping her hand.
Shippou noticed Miroku's silent pain. "Hey Miroku, are you alright? You look like someone just kicked you in the--
"FUCK!"
Inuyasha swore as the ground quaked beneath them and the cries of the villagers could be heard from outside. Outside the window was a huge demon walking towards the village.
"Come on!" Inuyasha urged, halfway to the door.
Miroku, being the voice of reason suggested that they run, but the moment Kagome mentioned the Shikon shard heading straight towards them, there was no convincing Inuyasha.
Inuyasha hurried outside, followed closely by Shippou. Miroku helped Kagome up, and they quickly followed after them, still holding hands.
'Whatever this thing is,' Kagome thought determinedly, 'we'll face it together!'
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Sesshomaru. . ." Inuyasha growled, spotting his half-brother perched atop of a giant demon's shoulder, the demon even larger then some of the tallest buildings in Tokyo. "What are you doing here?"
Sesshomaru gracefully jumped down from the demon's shoulder, leaving his lackey, Jaken, behind. "I have come for the Tessaiga. You are not worthy to wield such a blade, Inuyasha."
"We'll just see about that!" Inuyasha dashed towards Sesshomaru, the Tessaiga held high above his head, ready to swing. His feet covered the rocky uneven ground quickly.
"KYAA!" Inuyasha swung the sword at Sesshomaru, only to find his brother wasn't even there anymore. Instead, Sesshomaru had quickly moved behind him, so fast, he wasn't even visible. Inuyasha continued to swing the sword in all directions, but he didn't even come close to landing a blow.
Without warning, Sesshomaru grabbed Inuyasha's wrist, stopping the Tessaiga's volleys of attacks abruptly. "Pathetic fool, you have not even unlocked the full power of the Tessaiga. You do not deserve to wield it."
Inuyasha hissed in pain as Sesshomaru's green, acid-like, poison dripped from his nails, burning the skin of his wrist. 'SHIT!'
With the last of his energy, Inuyasha broke free of Sesshomaru's grip and swung the sword down at his brother, only to have it knocked out of his hand.
Everyone's eyes followed the Tessaiga as if flew through the air and landed in the ground a few feet away. Sesshomaru quickly appeared behind it.
"I am the one who should be wielding the Tessaiga."
Inuyasha's eyes widened as Sesshomaru gripped the handle of the Tessaiga and pulled it from the ground, without feeling any pain at all. The Tessaiga was not responding to fact it was being held by a demon!
'I-impossible,' thought Inuyasha. 'There's no way! He's a demon! How can he be using the Tessaiga?!'
Kagome, Miroku, and Shippou came out from behind there refuge, a large boulder.
"Inuyasha, how is this possible?" Kagome asked, while carefully checking over the burnt skin on his wrist. "I thought Sesshomaru couldn't use the Tessaiga!"
Inuyasha gritted his teeth as Kagome poked and prodded his arm. Although he felt a slight stinging from her examination, he also felt the same warmth he always felt when Kagome touched him. He stepped in front of her subtly, as if trying to shield her from Sesshomaru's gaze.
'That arm of Sesshomaru's. . . it must be a human's arm. That would allow him to grip the Tessaiga. Unless I get it back, we have no hope at all of beating him. . .'
"Now let me show you the true power of our father's fang."
Sesshomaru turned towards a mountain not that far in the distance and commanded his servant to summon all the demons living on it. Inuyasha heard Kagome and Miroku gasp as Shippou whimpered when hundreds of demons came into view, all heading straight for them. Sesshomaru, however, stood calmly and casually raised his new sword. With one might swing, a bright light filled the area, blinding everyone.
When the dust finally cleared, there lay a large crater in the ground, embers still glistening from the extreme amount of energy that had just passed over it. The mountain, along with all the demons, had been completely wiped out.
'There's no way. . .' Inuyasha felt his jaw drop.
"H-he wiped out the whole mountain," Miroku murmured, Kagome clinging to him in shock.
Sesshomaru faced Inuyasha again. "What I have done to those demons is exactly what I'm going to do to you and your weak, mortal friends."
"Lord Sesshomaru! Let me deal with these pathetic fools!"
'Oh God,' Inuyasha groaned mentally. 'This has got to be the worst way to die; I'm going to be chased by a freakin midget toad that has nothing better to do then worship my brother before Sesshomaru finishes me off himself with MY OWN SWORD.'
As the huge demon Jaken was riding moved closer towards Inuyasha's group, Miroku stepped in front of friends. "I cannot allow this fight to continue any longer."
'WHAT THE FUCK?!'
"Stay out of this monk!" Inuyasha snarled.
Miroku simply ignored Inuyasha and took the prayer beads of his right hand.
"KAZAANA!"
~*~*~*~*~*~
Slowly, but surely, the giant demon was being pulled into the void in Miroku's hand. Miroku smiled confidently as even Sesshomaru began to struggle against the powerful wind. He focused all his concentration on keeping his feet firmly planted on the ground, and vaguely noticed when Sesshomaru through an orange, circular object to the ground.
"Miroku, you're awesome!" Kagome shouted, cheering him on. Shippou bounced up and down happily.
Inuyasha growled at Kagome's look of admiration toward Miroku.
Hearing his growl, Kagome added, "You were cool too Inuyasha!" as a second thought.
What happened next came too quickly for Miroku to do anything. He didn't know what the things that were being sucked into his Kazaana along with the demon, but he was astonished when he saw that they weren't being sucked into his air void at all:
They were FLYING into it.
"What. . .are. . . these things?!" He struggled to make himself heard over the noise of the wind.
Miroku began to feel funny. He was oddly light-headed and he began to feel like pins and needles were spreading from his hand towards the rest of his body. He kept his wind tunnel open for a few more seconds before he felt his energy become completely sapped from his body.
'Shit!'
He fell to the ground in pain, dimly hearing Kagome cry his name as he closed his wind tunnel and carefully wrapped the beads on it. His entire body felt numb, like he had fallen in freezing water.
'W-wha-what's happening to me?'
He felt Kagome lift his face so she could see into his eyes. Where ever his skin touched hers, he felt warm, and the pain vanished. She wrapped her arms around him and helped him up, bringing him quickly to a safe place, while Inuyasha began to fight his brother again. The giant demon lay forgotten on the ground and Jaken was knocked out.
"Miroku?" Kagome asked frantically. "Miroku, please, answer me!" Miroku's eyes were glazed over and he was breathing heavily.
Miroku tried to find something to grip, in order to help him sit up. He 'accidentally' grabbed Kagome's rear instead. Kagome's face became flushed as she realized what was grabbing her. "If I wasn't so worried about you right now, I would slap you so hard--"
Miroku smiled weakly. "That was truly an accident Kagome, but it's nice to know you're worried about me. I think those demon bugs poisoned me."
Kagome smiled back. "I'm going to see if there's anything I can get for you in my first aid kit. Just hold on Miroku."
Miroku nodded, and Kagome got up to leave. "Wait!" He cried out. Kagome turned back and knelt down again. "What is it Miroku?"
He looked deeply into her eyes, just as he had done during dinner only this time, Kagome had a feeling he wasn't just going to grope her.
"I love you," he whispered, every word taking all of his strength.
Kagome, not knowing what to say, smiled back sadly. "I know."
She turned and ran.
~*~*~*~*~*~
'Damnit! He's moving. . . too fast!' Inuyasha felt blood trickle from numerous wounds as Sesshomaru fought with him. Inuyasha quickly dove behind the boulder Miroku and Shippou using as his brother delivered a particularly deadly blow.
"Why are you just lying here monk?! Get up and help!" Inuyasha growled.
"I. . . can't," Miroku panted, trying to sit up. "I can barely even breathe with this poison i--
Inuyasha quickly grabbed Shippou and Miroku before jumping in the air to avoid another attack from the Tessaiga. He set them down behind another boulder before stepping out to face Sesshomaru, and possibly, his demise.
Sesshomaru dashed towards Inuyasha and swung only to meet the sheath of the Tessaiga. To his astonishment, Inuyasha was managing to stop the sword from getting him in two. The fight continued, Sesshomaru's attacks becoming more vicious, and Inuyasha becoming more exhausted.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Miroku sighed in relief as Inuyasha was able to block the attacks with the sheath. Maybe now they had some hope. He continued to watch the fight until he noticed some movement underneath a nearby pile of destroyed rubble from Sesshomaru's latest attack.
He was surprised to see Jaken appear from under the rocks, muttering about reckless masters and about how Sesshomaru didn't love him. Oh God, was that thing crying?!
Miroku worked up enough strength to grab the toad by the scruff of his robe. "Excuse me, but I do believe you owe me an explanation. How is it you knew how to block my wind tunnel when you've never even met me before? Who gave you this information?"
Jaken squirmed in Miroku's grasp. "W-what wind tunnel? I didn't see any wind tunn--
Shippou whacked him on the head with Miroku's staff.
"Ow, ow! Okay I'll tell you! Please, just don't hurt me!"
'Pathetic.'
"Naraku! A man dressed a baboon pelt! He's the one that told us about you!"
"Thank you," Miroku said. He threw Jaken to the ground, who quickly crawled away. Miroku turned back to watch the battle just in time to see the sheath of Tessaiga knocked out of Inuyasha's hands.
'Oh shit. . .'
~*~*~*~*~*~
'Well,' thought Inuyasha miserably, 'this is it.' Sesshomaru smirked as Inuyasha stood in front of him, tired, beaten, and weaponless.
'My bastard half-brother's dumb ass grin is going to be the last thing I ever see. . . Oh well. I wonder what hell is like. . .'
These thoughts ran through Inuyasha's mind in a matter of seconds as Sesshomaru raised the Tessaiga and quickly swung, ready to chop his brother in half. Inuyasha closed his eyes tightly.
'I'm sorry Kagome. . .'
PING!
'Well this isn't painful at all! I didn't even feel a thing!'
Inuyasha cautiously opened his eyes, only to find the Tessaiga hadn't even touched him. Bolts of magical energy seemed to be surrounding the blade.
PING!
PING!
Two more arrows hit the blade, causing the sword to revert back to its original form, rendering it useless. One of the arrows bounced off of the sword and landed at Inuyasha's feet.
"Sesshomaru!"
Inuyasha quickly turned to face the owner of the commanding voice.
It was Kagome.
'She looks like a goddess.'
Kagome's hair flowed in back of her, pushed by the wind. She stood in a fighting stance, bow string taut, another arrow loaded and aimed at Sesshomaru.
"The next arrow pierces your heart."
A/N: I know, I know; this chapter wasn't that good. I was really rushing though! I wanted to get another one out! Believe it or not, this took me hours to do! I have to spend the rest of my night studying for final exams. _ Please review! It will really cheer me up! And thanks again to the people who already reviewed! You guys are the only reason I'm still writing!
Author: Dark Whispers
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. *sighs* That was hard.
Rating: PG13 (mostly for language)
Summary: Takes place when Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippou meet Miroku. Miroku starts taking an interest in Kagome and Kagome starts taking an interest in him. Inuyasha is not having a good time.
Pairings: Miroku/Kagome/Inuyasha
A/N: O_O I got more reviews! I know that 11 isn't a lot of reviews compared to other stories, but I'm ecstatic! ^_^ What I'm really surprised about though is that I've only had two people asking for an Inu/Kag fic! O_O Where are all the die-hard Inu/Kag fans?! I'm still not sure which pairing I want to do yet, but when I figure it out I'm not gonna say it cuz I want it to be a surprise! ^_~ Heck for all I know it could be a Jaken/Kagome pairing! Eh? *cricket noises* Ok then. . . *coughs* Thanks again for the reviews! Now on to chapter 3!
Chapter 3: Fluffy Pays a Visit
"That was the best meal I've had in a long time!" Kagome said, finishing her dinner. Shippou was still busy stuffing his face, Inuyasha was sulking in the corner for an unknown reason, and Miroku was putting the final touches on his 'exorcism.'
The minute Shippou finished his meal, he jumped onto Kagome's lap and curled into a ball, inhaling her unique scent that always reminded him of his mother.
'Kagome is sort of like my mother now,' thought Shippou. 'She takes care of me, and feeds me and plays with me. I miss you mommy. . .'
Shippou's thoughts were interrupted when he heard a familiar noise.
Inuyasha was growling again.
Which could only mean one thing. . .
"Hey Miroku!" Shippou greeted cheerfully. "How was the exorcism?"
Miroku took a seat next to Kagome, causing Inuyasha to growl even louder. "Uneventful, as usual."
Inuyasha eyed Miroku in suspicion. "Hey monk, why is it that every time we need to settle down for the night, you sense the presence of some 'evil spirit' around the best tavern in town?"
"Ah, so you've finally it out."
Shippou's gaped at Miroku. "S-so you mean there were never any evil spirits?!"
Miroku sighed. "Maybe stupidity is a defect demons get. . ."
Inuyasha and Shippou looked and Miroku blankly.
"Nevermind."
"You Miroku, are a horrible monk," Kagome said playfully.
Miroku grinned at her. "I sure am!" But his grin slowly faded as he stared intensely at her, looking right into her eyes. Kagome grew nervous under Miroku's scrutiny, unable to figure out why he was staring at her.
~*~*~*~*~*~
'Why is he looking at me like that?'
Inuyasha and Shippou were oblivious to the scene in front of them, arguing over the last bowl of ramen while Miroku continued gazing at Kagome. He slowly moved his hand until it found hers under the table. He clasped her hand and held onto it tightly.
"I love you," he mouthed, silently.
Kagome looked back at him, shocked. 'Did I just imagine that? Did he really just say he loves me?'
Kagome couldn't tell, as Miroku had looked away and was now facing the window, but his hand still held hers tightly. 'Does he really love me?'
Kagome felt a hand carefully inching its way up her thigh. . . UNDERNEATH her skirt. . .
Kagome took a deep breathe. 'One . . . two . . . three.'
She moved her leg back and kicked him in a very unpleasant place to be kicked. She smiled cruelly and she watched his eyes tear up and his mouth open in a silent groan. Although he moved the hand that was violating her personal space, he did not remove the one that was still gently clasping her hand.
Shippou noticed Miroku's silent pain. "Hey Miroku, are you alright? You look like someone just kicked you in the--
"FUCK!"
Inuyasha swore as the ground quaked beneath them and the cries of the villagers could be heard from outside. Outside the window was a huge demon walking towards the village.
"Come on!" Inuyasha urged, halfway to the door.
Miroku, being the voice of reason suggested that they run, but the moment Kagome mentioned the Shikon shard heading straight towards them, there was no convincing Inuyasha.
Inuyasha hurried outside, followed closely by Shippou. Miroku helped Kagome up, and they quickly followed after them, still holding hands.
'Whatever this thing is,' Kagome thought determinedly, 'we'll face it together!'
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Sesshomaru. . ." Inuyasha growled, spotting his half-brother perched atop of a giant demon's shoulder, the demon even larger then some of the tallest buildings in Tokyo. "What are you doing here?"
Sesshomaru gracefully jumped down from the demon's shoulder, leaving his lackey, Jaken, behind. "I have come for the Tessaiga. You are not worthy to wield such a blade, Inuyasha."
"We'll just see about that!" Inuyasha dashed towards Sesshomaru, the Tessaiga held high above his head, ready to swing. His feet covered the rocky uneven ground quickly.
"KYAA!" Inuyasha swung the sword at Sesshomaru, only to find his brother wasn't even there anymore. Instead, Sesshomaru had quickly moved behind him, so fast, he wasn't even visible. Inuyasha continued to swing the sword in all directions, but he didn't even come close to landing a blow.
Without warning, Sesshomaru grabbed Inuyasha's wrist, stopping the Tessaiga's volleys of attacks abruptly. "Pathetic fool, you have not even unlocked the full power of the Tessaiga. You do not deserve to wield it."
Inuyasha hissed in pain as Sesshomaru's green, acid-like, poison dripped from his nails, burning the skin of his wrist. 'SHIT!'
With the last of his energy, Inuyasha broke free of Sesshomaru's grip and swung the sword down at his brother, only to have it knocked out of his hand.
Everyone's eyes followed the Tessaiga as if flew through the air and landed in the ground a few feet away. Sesshomaru quickly appeared behind it.
"I am the one who should be wielding the Tessaiga."
Inuyasha's eyes widened as Sesshomaru gripped the handle of the Tessaiga and pulled it from the ground, without feeling any pain at all. The Tessaiga was not responding to fact it was being held by a demon!
'I-impossible,' thought Inuyasha. 'There's no way! He's a demon! How can he be using the Tessaiga?!'
Kagome, Miroku, and Shippou came out from behind there refuge, a large boulder.
"Inuyasha, how is this possible?" Kagome asked, while carefully checking over the burnt skin on his wrist. "I thought Sesshomaru couldn't use the Tessaiga!"
Inuyasha gritted his teeth as Kagome poked and prodded his arm. Although he felt a slight stinging from her examination, he also felt the same warmth he always felt when Kagome touched him. He stepped in front of her subtly, as if trying to shield her from Sesshomaru's gaze.
'That arm of Sesshomaru's. . . it must be a human's arm. That would allow him to grip the Tessaiga. Unless I get it back, we have no hope at all of beating him. . .'
"Now let me show you the true power of our father's fang."
Sesshomaru turned towards a mountain not that far in the distance and commanded his servant to summon all the demons living on it. Inuyasha heard Kagome and Miroku gasp as Shippou whimpered when hundreds of demons came into view, all heading straight for them. Sesshomaru, however, stood calmly and casually raised his new sword. With one might swing, a bright light filled the area, blinding everyone.
When the dust finally cleared, there lay a large crater in the ground, embers still glistening from the extreme amount of energy that had just passed over it. The mountain, along with all the demons, had been completely wiped out.
'There's no way. . .' Inuyasha felt his jaw drop.
"H-he wiped out the whole mountain," Miroku murmured, Kagome clinging to him in shock.
Sesshomaru faced Inuyasha again. "What I have done to those demons is exactly what I'm going to do to you and your weak, mortal friends."
"Lord Sesshomaru! Let me deal with these pathetic fools!"
'Oh God,' Inuyasha groaned mentally. 'This has got to be the worst way to die; I'm going to be chased by a freakin midget toad that has nothing better to do then worship my brother before Sesshomaru finishes me off himself with MY OWN SWORD.'
As the huge demon Jaken was riding moved closer towards Inuyasha's group, Miroku stepped in front of friends. "I cannot allow this fight to continue any longer."
'WHAT THE FUCK?!'
"Stay out of this monk!" Inuyasha snarled.
Miroku simply ignored Inuyasha and took the prayer beads of his right hand.
"KAZAANA!"
~*~*~*~*~*~
Slowly, but surely, the giant demon was being pulled into the void in Miroku's hand. Miroku smiled confidently as even Sesshomaru began to struggle against the powerful wind. He focused all his concentration on keeping his feet firmly planted on the ground, and vaguely noticed when Sesshomaru through an orange, circular object to the ground.
"Miroku, you're awesome!" Kagome shouted, cheering him on. Shippou bounced up and down happily.
Inuyasha growled at Kagome's look of admiration toward Miroku.
Hearing his growl, Kagome added, "You were cool too Inuyasha!" as a second thought.
What happened next came too quickly for Miroku to do anything. He didn't know what the things that were being sucked into his Kazaana along with the demon, but he was astonished when he saw that they weren't being sucked into his air void at all:
They were FLYING into it.
"What. . .are. . . these things?!" He struggled to make himself heard over the noise of the wind.
Miroku began to feel funny. He was oddly light-headed and he began to feel like pins and needles were spreading from his hand towards the rest of his body. He kept his wind tunnel open for a few more seconds before he felt his energy become completely sapped from his body.
'Shit!'
He fell to the ground in pain, dimly hearing Kagome cry his name as he closed his wind tunnel and carefully wrapped the beads on it. His entire body felt numb, like he had fallen in freezing water.
'W-wha-what's happening to me?'
He felt Kagome lift his face so she could see into his eyes. Where ever his skin touched hers, he felt warm, and the pain vanished. She wrapped her arms around him and helped him up, bringing him quickly to a safe place, while Inuyasha began to fight his brother again. The giant demon lay forgotten on the ground and Jaken was knocked out.
"Miroku?" Kagome asked frantically. "Miroku, please, answer me!" Miroku's eyes were glazed over and he was breathing heavily.
Miroku tried to find something to grip, in order to help him sit up. He 'accidentally' grabbed Kagome's rear instead. Kagome's face became flushed as she realized what was grabbing her. "If I wasn't so worried about you right now, I would slap you so hard--"
Miroku smiled weakly. "That was truly an accident Kagome, but it's nice to know you're worried about me. I think those demon bugs poisoned me."
Kagome smiled back. "I'm going to see if there's anything I can get for you in my first aid kit. Just hold on Miroku."
Miroku nodded, and Kagome got up to leave. "Wait!" He cried out. Kagome turned back and knelt down again. "What is it Miroku?"
He looked deeply into her eyes, just as he had done during dinner only this time, Kagome had a feeling he wasn't just going to grope her.
"I love you," he whispered, every word taking all of his strength.
Kagome, not knowing what to say, smiled back sadly. "I know."
She turned and ran.
~*~*~*~*~*~
'Damnit! He's moving. . . too fast!' Inuyasha felt blood trickle from numerous wounds as Sesshomaru fought with him. Inuyasha quickly dove behind the boulder Miroku and Shippou using as his brother delivered a particularly deadly blow.
"Why are you just lying here monk?! Get up and help!" Inuyasha growled.
"I. . . can't," Miroku panted, trying to sit up. "I can barely even breathe with this poison i--
Inuyasha quickly grabbed Shippou and Miroku before jumping in the air to avoid another attack from the Tessaiga. He set them down behind another boulder before stepping out to face Sesshomaru, and possibly, his demise.
Sesshomaru dashed towards Inuyasha and swung only to meet the sheath of the Tessaiga. To his astonishment, Inuyasha was managing to stop the sword from getting him in two. The fight continued, Sesshomaru's attacks becoming more vicious, and Inuyasha becoming more exhausted.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Miroku sighed in relief as Inuyasha was able to block the attacks with the sheath. Maybe now they had some hope. He continued to watch the fight until he noticed some movement underneath a nearby pile of destroyed rubble from Sesshomaru's latest attack.
He was surprised to see Jaken appear from under the rocks, muttering about reckless masters and about how Sesshomaru didn't love him. Oh God, was that thing crying?!
Miroku worked up enough strength to grab the toad by the scruff of his robe. "Excuse me, but I do believe you owe me an explanation. How is it you knew how to block my wind tunnel when you've never even met me before? Who gave you this information?"
Jaken squirmed in Miroku's grasp. "W-what wind tunnel? I didn't see any wind tunn--
Shippou whacked him on the head with Miroku's staff.
"Ow, ow! Okay I'll tell you! Please, just don't hurt me!"
'Pathetic.'
"Naraku! A man dressed a baboon pelt! He's the one that told us about you!"
"Thank you," Miroku said. He threw Jaken to the ground, who quickly crawled away. Miroku turned back to watch the battle just in time to see the sheath of Tessaiga knocked out of Inuyasha's hands.
'Oh shit. . .'
~*~*~*~*~*~
'Well,' thought Inuyasha miserably, 'this is it.' Sesshomaru smirked as Inuyasha stood in front of him, tired, beaten, and weaponless.
'My bastard half-brother's dumb ass grin is going to be the last thing I ever see. . . Oh well. I wonder what hell is like. . .'
These thoughts ran through Inuyasha's mind in a matter of seconds as Sesshomaru raised the Tessaiga and quickly swung, ready to chop his brother in half. Inuyasha closed his eyes tightly.
'I'm sorry Kagome. . .'
PING!
'Well this isn't painful at all! I didn't even feel a thing!'
Inuyasha cautiously opened his eyes, only to find the Tessaiga hadn't even touched him. Bolts of magical energy seemed to be surrounding the blade.
PING!
PING!
Two more arrows hit the blade, causing the sword to revert back to its original form, rendering it useless. One of the arrows bounced off of the sword and landed at Inuyasha's feet.
"Sesshomaru!"
Inuyasha quickly turned to face the owner of the commanding voice.
It was Kagome.
'She looks like a goddess.'
Kagome's hair flowed in back of her, pushed by the wind. She stood in a fighting stance, bow string taut, another arrow loaded and aimed at Sesshomaru.
"The next arrow pierces your heart."
A/N: I know, I know; this chapter wasn't that good. I was really rushing though! I wanted to get another one out! Believe it or not, this took me hours to do! I have to spend the rest of my night studying for final exams. _ Please review! It will really cheer me up! And thanks again to the people who already reviewed! You guys are the only reason I'm still writing!