A/N: I do believe this to be the third installment in the epic tale of the Final Showdown, please relax, and enjoy, and then hopefully you'll review.

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or Rurouni Kenshin.
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The Final Showdown: Chapter 3

They then walk back to their own edges of the plain for some reason they both look back just enough to catch for InuYasha, Kagome, and for Kenshin, Kaoru. But, of course InuYasha gives Kagome the look of "I'm going to win," so in a split second he is back on the ground. Though, on the other hand, Kenshin looks back and gives Kaoru a look that says "I love you." After he, InuYasha, gets up he relinquishes his first thought and sends one back that says "I love you." Kagome appreciates that much better and gives him back a look that says the same.

Now, after the looks, InuYasha yells across the plain, "LET'S FIGHT!"

Then they charge after each other both drawing their weapons; Kenshin, of course is using his Hiten Mitsurugi Style Ryu Sou Sen, and InuYasha is just going for the kill as quickly as he can. As Tetsusaiga is unsheathed it grows to its enormous size, as tall as InuYasha it is and nearly as sharp as InuYasha's temper.

The swords hit with a mighty, nearly ear drum destroying clash. You are deafened for a short while, though you need not hear the battle just to watch it.

The battle is fierce InuYasha and Kenshin have started out with almost nothing... you can tell this by the fact that neither of them are exerting themselves because you have seen them both fight (though you may never have seen either Kenshin or InuYasha fight; I have and when fighting their hardest; they fight with their all and usually to protect their friends or Kagome, in InuYasha's case, or Kaoru, in Kenshin's case). Right now they are basically going back and forth attacking and parrying blows; this is not boring because they are both very interesting fighters, Kenshin and his Hiten Mitsurugi Style, and InuYasha with his kill quickly fighting style.

InuYasha then knocks Kenshin on the ground and Kenshin again has those crazy swirly eyes and says, "Ohh..." Then InuYasha is about to kill him, then all of a sudden, BOOM, and he is on the ground in an instant. Again Kagome gave him the sit command because he was unconscious, because Kagome, knowing the rules, knew it was illegal to kill him when he was unconscious (knowing Kenshin he would have abided by the rules).

It then becomes a time out and Kaoru comes out to the area where Kenshin is and lays near him waiting until he wakes up, she knows he always does sometimes it just takes him longer than others. She whispers the words I love you into his ear hoping that he hears her.

While on the other side of the field... "KAGOME, WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR!?" InuYasha questions Kagome while yelling at her. "InuYasha, you know full and well that it is illegal to kill him when he is unconscious." "But he was not unconscious." "InuYasha, I could smell it from over here that he was unconscious; so therefore, you must have smelled it," she says back scolding InuYasha (as I told you in previous chapters she is a Hanyou as InuYasha is). InuYasha says in return to the crime he was accused of, "Yes, I could, but I was caught up in the moment; what you did was justified. While we are in a time out do you just want to talk or do you want to scold me for something I have confessed of?" "Okay, if you want to InuYasha lets talk," Kagome says in a sweet, soft voice. She is looking upon InuYasha at this moment as a wife would look upon her husband when they are deeply in love.

Kenshin soon wakes up out of his swirly eyed gaze and sees Kaoru and is happy. He then says, "Oh, what happened to me, and... why are you out on the field Miss Kaoru?" Kaoru then says back, "Well, InuYasha knocked you down and was about to kill you then that girl over there stopped him by magically knocking him to the ground." "Oh... that was nice of her..." Then he, Kenshin, walks over to where InuYasha and Kagome are talking.

"Well it seems as though Kenshin is fine," Kagome says to InuYasha. She is glad that he is. Also she notices him, Kenshin, walking over to their side of the field. She smiles, though InuYasha thinks she is smiling at him; she is really smiling at Kenshin. Kenshin walks over to Kagome and asks, "What is your name?" "Kagome," she answers in a shy voice. "Well, Kagome thank you for not letting me get killed by InuYasha. I'm sure that Miss Kaoru would like to thank you as well," Kenshin stumbles out the words (as he is saying this he is near tears). He continues, "I will ask Kaoru to come over here and thank you personally. Again I say thank you." As Kenshin says this he starts to walk away.

"WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?" InuYasha nearly yells at Kagome. She says back to him, nearly yelling as well, "I'M SORRY THAT SOMEONE AROUND HERE IS NICE." "Never mind that we need to get back to fighting," InuYasha says to Kagome in an arrogant tone as he is walking away. Then, yet again, he is on the ground because of a sit command. As he is getting up he pushes on his back to help him up.

He looks back at Kagome with the look of "Why did you do that?" Then she looks back at him and he realizes what he did wrong, and then he whines a little bit because of the pain and the scolding he got.

They then meet in the middle of the field to bow to each other again.

As they are walking forward Kaoru goes around the field to speak to Kagome to thank her for saving Kenshin's life.

Kenshin and InuYasha are ready to fight, they take out their swords and again Tetsusaiga grows to its great size; you are struck with awe about the sword's great size, sharpness and overall greatness. Kenshin pulls out his reverse blade sword with outstanding quickness, this time, though, he uses the Hiten Mitsurugi Style Ryu Sou Ryu Sen (this is where he uses the sword to parry the opponent's sword then hits the opponent with the sheath of his sword). The technique works with outstanding success it hits InuYasha in the face, but InuYasha does not fall down because of the strong blood of his father, a demon, runs through his veins like a great fire that when enraged can defeat the greatest of foes. But, the problem for InuYasha is that Kenshin is not just a great foe he is the best sword fighter of the Mejii Revolution making him stronger than any other enemy. InuYasha stumbles a little bit from the blow but after a few seconds it no longer phases him. Then they look into each others eyes (it is not like they love each other but they are looking for the deepest secret that when found out makes the other fight the hardest) then they realize it, each others deepest secret is that they do not ever want their women to be hurt or touched by another...

Meanwhile during the battle part...

Kagome and Kaoru are talking casually. "I thank you," Kaoru says in her sweetest voice, "What is your name?" "Your welcome," Kagome says back to Kaoru in an equally sweet voice, "My name is Kagome; what is yours." "Kagome, that's such a cute name," Kaoru says awkwardly, "Mine is Kaoru, but ever since Kenshin met me he has called me Miss Kaoru, even after we got married. I guess it got ingrained into his head with the long months and years." "That is a pretty name as well, Kaoru... Miss Kauro?" Kagome replies back with a less sweet voice but it is better than the awkwardness of Kaoru's voice, "InuYasha and I are married, or as we call it life mates, he, as am I now, is a Hanyou, or a half demon. What it does is give us great hearing, smell, and strength, but InuYasha, unlike me, is hard headed. Soon after we met he had a spell put on him that whenever I say S-I-T B-O-Y (she spelled it out as to not make InuYasha fall to the ground) he falls to the ground, that is what saved your husband, Kenshin was his name, from being killed just now at the hand of InuYasha." "OH, so that was your doing..." Kaoru says questioning, sort of, "Well for that I am thankful towards you." "Well maybe you should get back over to your side before either Kenshin or InuYasha start to question what is going on over here," Kagome says to Kaoru, "But, let's talk later." "That sounds great!" And with that Kaoru starts to trek back over to Kenshin's side of the field.

Back to the battle...

They, Kenshin and InuYasha, randomly decide to take a time out for some reason (the reason is to talk to the women about what they talked about with each other... BIG MISTAKE).

Kenshin walks up to Kaoru and gently asks, "May I ask Miss Kaoru what you talked about with Kagome?" "No, you may not," Kaoru says, "That is between her and I and not for you or InuYasha to know. But I did find out that they are just as deeply in love as we are." "Oh," Kenshin sighs with relief, "Well then what do you want to talk about; we took a time out to talk to you two." "Kenshin, how strange was it that we met?" Kaoru says, "I mean I ran into you thinking you were who you ended up to be, but not really knowing anything about you. Then we got to know each other and I fell in love with you, and then... you finally caught up." "What do you mean Miss Kaoru?" Kenshin asks, "I too loved you since we met, but I could never come clean with myself to tell you that I did. I watched you grow more and then at my hardest time you came to comfort me when we were going up against Shi-Shi-O and his group of renegades. You were the reason that I beat him because I was worried about you being killed by the renegades that he sent to destroy you all. But, you did not die and glad that I am for that." "Oh, Kenshin how could I ever doubt you," SMACK, Kaoru did not believe Kenshin (though for means of this story he is telling the truth). Kenshin is now down on the ground with those crazy swirly eyes that he always gets when he is knocked down or hit unexpectedly. "What was that for Miss Kaoru, I spoke nothing but the truth to you as I always do." Kenshin says sweetly while he does have those swirly eyes. "Kenshin, what do you not get about the words; I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU!" Kaoru yells at him, with eyes that a second ago said love now say that they are mad, which Kenshin hates more than anything else, for Kaoru to be mad at him. He says, "Miss Kaoru do not be mad at me, for I am truly sorry if I offended you, for you know I never mean to because you are my wife and my only love." "Kenshin," she is now speaking with those eyes that Kenshin loves, the eyes that say that Kaoru loves Kenshin with all her heart and soul. Kenshin is happy now that Kaoru is not mad at him, for that is the only thing that can make the greatest fighter of the Mejii Revolution a mere man, instead of the god like being he usually is. "Now that's all said and done I must go back to the battle." Before he leaves Kenshin gives Kaoru a kiss and tells her every thing is going to be all right.

Meanwhile at InuYasha's side of the field...

"So, InuYasha, why did you two take a break?" Kagome asks. InuYasha states back, "UHHH, no reason we just wanted to talk to you two." Then under his voice he says, "We wanted to ask what you talked about." Then "SIT BOY" and there is now a pot hole in the ground where InuYasha stood. As he is getting up he says again, "WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR???" She says back gallantly, "I heard what you said and was offended by it. That is for me and Kaoru to know and for you to never figure out. Plus you should have been able to hear that from over there. I mean you do have better ears than that InuYasha." "WELL..." InuYasha says back with a nearly defeated tone, "I was in the heat of battle and I could not hear as well as I should have if I was just sitting around doing nothing. SHEESH!" "WELL THEN INUYASHA!" she says yelling as loud as she can, directly into his ear, "I WILL NOT TELL YOU; YOU GOT THAT!" "Well it seems as though they are not finished talking so what else do we have to talk about?" InuYasha asks. "Well I would like to tell you how I felt when I first saw you." Kagome says with a sweet voice, it being as sweet as the sweetest dessert. ________-________---_______----_______------ =+)

A/N: Hope you enjoyed my latest installment of The Final Showdown. Please R&R.