Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but I will eventually, but in this their personalities are Mine!

~*~Mel~*~

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Sleeping Princess

By Golden Mooncat

Chapter Seven: Fighting Kikyo

Inuyasha's eyes widened as he looked at Kikyo. Her scales were glinting in the moonlight which

seemed to be bathed in blood for the light it cast was dark. Her eyes, as dark as black they

may be, were shining with glee at the prospect of killing the hanyou before her.

"Inuyasha, think of Princess Kagome!" Tetsusaiga called out, but the plea fell on deaf ears as

Kikyo roared once more.

"You expect to defeat me with a sword like that? I have a feeling that thing wouldn't be able

to cut paper, WET." she called out while laughing, the malicious glee never leaving her eyes.

"Who says I need to use a sword to beat a witch like you? I could defeat you with my bare hands."

Inuyasha said and Kikyo gave him a look that said she didn't believe him one bit.

"Then throw the sword aside and fight me like a demon truly would." Kikyo called and Inuyasha

was just about to when Tetsusaiga yelled at him.

"IF YE THROW ME DOWN NOW YE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO SEE PRINCESS KAGOME AGAIN!"

"Kagome..." Inuyasha muttered, seeing her pale face looking almost lifeless as she slept with

her raven hair fanned around her head. Her lips looked awfully dimmed, they were a light red

color, almost pink at the moment. On her person she wore a form fitting green dress that fanned

out at her hips. A dark purple blanket was pulled up to her waist and her breathing was even.

Suddenly Inuyasha felt the Tetsusaiga pulsing with life. Looking at the sword he had clutched

even tighter in his hand at the thought of Kagome he saw something he wasn't expecting. The

flimsy rusty blade that couldn't even cut wet paper was now replaced with a gleaming white

fang, one that looked suspciously like his father's.

"Tetsusaiga..." the hanyou muttered before grinning at the now growling Kikyo.

"The old woman was smarter than I thought. Giving you your father's fang as a weapon. Now lets

see if you can weild its power." Kikyo said and blew flames down at the hanyou.

Inuyasha reacted quickly, jumping over the flames, dragging the sword through them to make it

burning hot for when he brought it down on the dragon that was Kikyo. Pulling Tetsusaiga from

the flames he made a slash at the arm that was slashing towards him. Kikyo snarled in pain as

she lost her right arm, making it fall to the ground with a loud bang.

When the dragon arm hit the ground it quickly transformed back into the original Miko arm.

Inuyasha ignored the arm as he continued fighting with Dragon Kikyo. Kikyo finally couldn't handle

anymore flame searing hits with the sword so she slammed her tail into the hanyou so he slammed

into the ground.

"GET UP! INUYASHA YE MUST GET UP! FOR PRINCESS KAGOME! GET UP!" Tetsusaiga screamed as Inuyasha

groaned, blinking his eyes clear he jumped to his feet and glared death at Kikyo.

Kikyo's eyes narrowed in response and she stood on her hind feet, her left hand stopping the blood

flow that came from where her right arm had just been. When Inuyasha saw this he smirked and

quickly evaluated how soft her belly looked, maybe a deathblow could be done there? No, she'd

be expecting that. Hmm...

"Inuyasha...Prince Inuyasha?" Tetsusaiga asked quietly, its thrum so quiet that only he heard it,

just barely over his heavy breathing and Kikyo's growls.

'What is it Miko?' Inuyasha thought, not chancing talking, for if he did then he would be heard

by Kikyo, that and he just didn't want to waste his breath.

"Do ye see the rifts? The air rifts behind Kikyo?" the sword asked.

'Thats just Kikyo's magic...Right?' he asked with his mind.

"No, those are wind fronts. Think Prince Inuyasha. Ye are smart enough to take it from here."

with that said the sword shut up and continued pulsing in the hanyou prince's hand.

'WHAT?! Oy...Hmm...Maybe if I were to cut diagnolly through the rifts? No...That wouldn't do

anything. Kaze no Kizu...Thats what my father used to say...Between the rifts?! Yes that would

work.' he thought quickly and flipped over the no confused Kikyo.

"What are you doing half-breed? Trying to run?" Kikyo asked as she turned to see Inuyasha cut

through air screaming something.

"KAZE NO KIZU!" was the last thing Kikyo heard in her dragon form.

Kikyo felt the blades of wind slicing through her dragon hide as she fell backwards. She could

feel the scales quickly returning to her skin as she hit the ground. The last thing she even

saw was her own body turning to ash.

The dark Miko, Kikyo, was no more.

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Short I know, but the long awaited chapter is there! And I'm just about done. Two chapters

left to go ya know. They'll be up quiet soon, PROMISE!

~*~Mel~*~