Heh, sorry this took so long to get up. The computer lab I normally use was closed the last couple of days, so I guess You just had to wait in suspence.
Also, I received many reviews questioning why InuYasha treated Kagome so badly, and why that didn't make her condition worse. The answer is: It did make her condition worse. Not as bad, however, as it would have been had someone noticed how very slack Inu was Being, and their cover had been blown. It was the lesser of two evils. A little violence to Kagome, or death on both of their parts. I think we all know the right choice.
Anywho, on with the fic.
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The youkai stood in a classic fencing stance, his rapier drawn, and pointing strait for Aaron's face. The blonde human, on the other hand, stood lankily and limp, cracking his knuckles.
"So…" The wolf youkai said sinisterly. "You really think that you, a mere human, can take out I, Tyrell?"
Kagome turned inquisitively to Kitty. "His name." The cat girl explained. "He likes to refer to himself like that. He thinks it makes him sound important."
Aaron shrugged. "You don't think I can do it?" He asked.
Tyrell grinned confidently. "I honestly don't think… I know." He said. Kagome had to stuff down a groan at the cliché, but did roll her eyes.
Aaron cocked an eyebrow at him. "I don't think you know either." She said.
Sesshoumaru sighed, and looked up at InuYasha. "I grow tired of this incessant banter." He said his voice the same infuriating monotone. "Let us go, and have our fight elsewhere."
InuYasha glowered back at him. "This place seems fine to me." He said, drawing Tetsusaiga.
Sesshoumaru nodded. "I merely thought that given your mates condition, you wouldn't wish to have her in the crossfire."
InuYasha tensed. "She's not my mate!" He growled. Unfortunately, Sesshoumaru was right. If they were going to go at it the way they normally did, they would have to do it in a different place. He turned to Aaron. "If she has even one scratch on her, then you are dead." He said, then glared up at Sesshoumaru. "Let's go." He growled.
Sesshoumaru smiled slightly, and walked into the forest. InuYasha followed.
Tyrell watched them go with a grin. "well, now that the trash is gotten rid of, let's get started." With that, he turned around. Aaron, however, was already in action. His fist contacted with the unprepared youkai's face with stunning ferocity.
Tyrell fell back with a surprised yell, and his hands went to his nose. He staggered to his feet, trying to stop the blood flow from his nose. "Count on a human to take such dishonorable thoughts."
Aaron laughed full in his face. "Give it up." He said. "I'm drunk, unscrupulous, and an all around bastard with little or no honor, so I don't have any respect to lose." He laughed again. "I'm gonna use every dirty trick in the book, so you had better drop any ways of honest fighting you know." With that, he picked up an easy fighting stance, laid back, but ready to defend easily.
Tyrell whipped the blood from his lips, and readied his rapier. "Very well." He said, and suddenly charged forward, thrusting powerfully with his rapier.
Aaron saw the attack coming, and leaned back to avoid it. However, he didn't rebalance, and fell backwards landing on his back, letting the rapier tip pass overhead. However, as he fell, his foot managed to find its way into a very sensitive area in between Tyrell's legs.
The youkai grimaced, and stumbled back, doubling over, and falling to the ground. Aaron rolled back onto his feet and laughed heartily. "I warned you." He said. "I grew up fighting in bars, and you don't win those playing clean." He said.
Suddenly, a handful of dust flew from the crouched Tyrell, and imbedded itself in Aaron's face, blinding him temporarily. "You're right!" Tyrell hissed, leaping to his feet, and slashing the human across the chest savagely. "Fighting this way is much more enjoyable."
Aaron leapt back with a cry of pain, and rubbed the sand from his burning eyes. He didn't bother clutching at the wound, but simply reached back, and grabbed a one of the weapons on his back. As he pulled out a simple nodachi, he grinned. "That was a mistake." He growled. With that he dashed forward, lightning fast, and began to rain blows down on the youkai, his blade moving in a blur. Tyrell's rapier moved all across his body attempting to black the flurry of blows. Suddenly, there was a pain in his stomach. He looked down in horror at the hilt of the dagger sticking out of his gut.
Aaron leapt back and shrugged. "Tsk! Tsk!" He wagged a finger at the stunned youkai. "You should never assume you're enemy has only one weapon."
Tyrell staggered back, growling. "well, human!" He seethed. "It seems I've underestimated you." He grinned slightly, and began to shudder. Slowly, she turned to Kagome. "It doesn't matter, though." He said. "I will have my slave. I normally like mine to be virgins, but you'll do just as well."
Kagome suddenly let out a high squeak. "But I am a-"
Tyrell laughed, the fur on his cheeks slowly beginning to spread, and his claws getting longer. "That's funny!" He said. "The scent of that hanyou is all over you."
Kitty turned to Kagome, interested. The cat girl took two sniffs of Kagome then grinned at her. "How was he?" She asked mischeviously. Kagome's blush spread all over her face.
Tyrell laughed again. "Well, then again, you're scent is all over him." He said, indicating Aaron.
Kitty suddenly stiffened, and turned slightly. Kagome could have sworn she saw a blush through the black hair. Her eye twitched slightly, and her claws extended out from her fingers. "Okay, that's it!" She said, now very annoyed.
Her hair seemed to grow longer, and lighter, turning to a light shade of blue. Even as this happened, Tyrell's face grew longer, and more waiflike.
Small wings grew from Kitties back, and her underbelly turned white. Soon, she resembled almost fully the wolf that the group had met at the clearing only four days earlier.
Tyrell, on the other hand, looked like the perfect traditional werewolf, a long wolf like head, a humanoid, furry body, and long claws. He laughed slightly, his voice distorted by his odd jaws. "Well, then." He growled. "Let's see how things turn out now." With that, he launched himself at Aaron, but was cut off by Kitty, who barreled into his side, and sunk needle fangs into his neck.
Aaron, to mean to miss the opportunity, swung two Kodachi into his hands, and landed about seven slashes on Tyrell's face and neck.
The werewolf fell back, bleeding badly, then launched himself at Kitty, lashing out with its harsh claws. However, a long yari flew from Aaron's hands to land between his legs, causing him to fall to the ground. Kitty leapt on his back, and kneaded her claws into his back. Tyrell screamed in pain.
Kagome blinked as this went on for some time, Aaron and Kitty tossing him around without getting a scratch. However, Tyrell wasn't showing any signs of slowing down, despite having mane severe wounds.
Suddenly, her eyes caught a bow lying among several broken arrows, lying on the ground. They must have come off of Aaron when he had fallen on his back… oh well! Don't scoff at blessings! Kagome crept over to the bow and arrows, rotting through the broken shafts, and finally found a whole arrow. Grinning, she lifted the bow, and knocked the arrow, taking careful aim.
Aaron skillfully grabbed the werewolf's arms as Tyrell slashed at him, and lifted his feet off the ground swinging through the werewolf's legs, and flipping up to stop artfully on his back, smashing the werewolf to the floor.
Tyrell growled roughly, then suddenly howled in pain as a brightly glowing arrow embedded itself in his back. His howl turned into a scream, then gurgled away as his body disintegrated under the powerful blast of miko energy.
Aaron and Kitty blinked at the charred remains, then up at the hard breathing Kagome. Kitty cocked her head, and suddenly resumed her humanoid form, and starred at Kagome, her face halfway between confusion and shock.
"Wow." She said.
