A scream split the air, making Inu Yasha jump up. He immediately sat back down though. He really didn't need to get a "Sit" from Kagome. The half demon reminded himself for the umpteenth time that it was just Kagome and Sango screwing around in a pool...naked...together...rough housing...
Inu Yasha shook his head. He'd really been hanging out with Miroku way too much. Speaking of which...He glanced over at the monk who had a dazed, far away look on his face. He weighed the options. The half demon was bored and the two girls would probably be in there for at least another twenty minutes...
He crept up behind the other young man and whispered softly in the silkiest voice he could manage, "And that's when Kaede came in wearing nothing but whipped crème."
Miroku shuddered visibly and turned around to glare at Inu Yasha. "Thank you for that lovely mental image." He then hit him with his staff. Not being one to submit to punishment, deserved or not, the half demon swung at him.
Now Miroku, being the clever little monk that he is, knew that there was no way he could win this way. He'd have to outsmart Inu Yasha, which really wasn't saying much. The young man cleared his throat and said, "Inu Yasha, there's only one way to settle this and mend our hurt egos."
The half demon cocked one eyebrow in interest.
The monk continued with added confidence, "The only way real men would settle this is to Royal Shambo." Just as he had planned, Inu Yasha looked puzzled. "It's a physical sport where the last man standing wins."
Inu Yasha was suspicious so he did the most logical thing, "You go first." Of course he had no idea he was playing right into Miroku's trap.
"Alright, if you insist. First, we both stand up," they both did so. "And now you spread your legs slightly..." Inu Yasha did as he was told.
"Now what?"
Without warning, Miroku stuck. He kicked him in the groin so hard that Inu Yasha fell over, cradling himself and wheezing. The half demon managed to pant out, "You fucking bastard." It didn't bother Miroku though. He was far too busy trying not to suffocate from laughing. At a safe distance away, of course.
The half demon was beginning to recover. Those sandals pinch! He thought as he began considering what to do to the monk. It would have to be something good. Unfortunately, he was drawing a blank. Being sneaky wasn't his style; he was more the type to just charge in swinging and yelling.
Inu Yasha was shook from his thoughts when another scream ripped through the sky, this one with the air of a desperate plea for help. He and Miroku shot up at the same time, coming to the unspoken agreement of waiting to reap revenge on one another.
The two charged through the foliage, ignoring branches and thorns. Another scream was sent out, making them speed up. Exploding through the hedge that acted as a barrier, they skidded to a stop. Suspended over their heads were Sango and Kagome, supported by what looked like a long, skinny tongue. Or to be more correct, two long, skinny tongues. Blood dripped sluggishly from gashes on both.
A crash and a growl brought Inu Yasha and Miroku's attention away from the girls and to the tongues' owner as it bit into Kirara and then tossed her aside. At first glance it looked like a giant lizard demon, but with something more. When it moved, its back legs became visible, and instead of ending in scaly claws, they were capped by cloven hooves. There were also three horns on its head and a single, jagged spike on its tail. Its scales were like razors and blood was smothered on a few.
Inu Yasha drew the Tetseiga and Miroku readjusted the grip on his staff. Together they attacked, the half demon going for a side and the other going for the eye. The sword bounced off the scales and almost hit its wielder in the face. Just as Miroku's staff was going to make contact, the beast swung his tongue down, hitting him with the captured girls.
Miroku hit the ground as he tried to grab Sango. She reached back for him but was quickly jerked out of the way. He was going in for another attack, this time trying to sever one of the tongues, when the demon's tail whipped into him. At first the monk felt only the pain from the contact with the tail on his chest but an explosion in his arm quickly followed it. Looking down, he saw the jagged spike piercing his right bicep. With a quick flick of its tail, the demon hurled Miroku off.
Meanwhile, Inu Yasha was making several unsuccessful attempts at stabbing the beast. The scales were proving formidable, simply repelling his blows. The shock of hitting them was making his bones ring. The half demon jumped back to try to reassess the situation. He looked up and saw Kagome and Sango clawing at their bindings and he was reassured slightly, knowing that they weren't acting the damsel in distress and fighting.
He returned his attention back to the demon and glared straight into its eyes. There was something distinctly male in them. He'd seen that same look, though not as intense, in young men when they looked at Sango and Kagome; their eyes lingering on the girls' legs, hips, and chests. Inu Yasha tightened his grip with a new purpose and lunged.
Miroku woke up seeing spots, one particularly bright. The bright one meowed and licked his face, making his focus clear. Kirara was hovering over him and helped pull him into a sitting position. He looked at his right arm. The of his black under robe had been ripped off and he could see the open wound. It was slightly green on the edge, which could only mean that the spike had been poisonous.
The monk tore off another piece of robe and tied it tightly above the venomous gash. He reached around with his left hand and found his staff. Slowly he stood and with the same carefulness of movement, he climbed onto Kirara's back. The fire-cat needed no further instruction; she turned back to the battle and sprinted, limping slightly but not allowing herself to be slowed.
Finally, Inu Yasha got in a successful hit. He had driven the Tetseiga in between two plates and had been rewarded with blood flow. He withdrew the blade again and was in the middle of doing the same maneuver when the demon suddenly began to shrink. Without warning, Sango and Kagome dropped down and landed with a splash in the pool.
What had once been a lizard had been replaced with a man, or more or less of one. His skin had a gray-green tinge to it and he still had a tail and cloven hooves for feet and the three horns on his head remained. He laughed at the half demon and sprinted backwards, grabbing the girls, one in each arm, and turned to flee with his prizes.
The demon man didn't make it far though. From Inu Yasha's point of view it had looked like a staff had exploded clear through his back. The man fell to into the water, clearly dead, and the girls fell with him. With him out of the way, Inu Yasha could see Miroku five yards off, his left arm still in the throwing position.
The half demon retrieved the staff while Miroku slid, or more like fell, off of Kirara and stayed sitting, braced against her leg and wheezing slightly.
He came back to see Sango wearing Miroku's purple outer robe and taking the sleeping monks pulse. Kagome was trying to hide herself behind the demon cat and Inu Yasha suddenly remembered that she was naked. Trying not to blush, he tossed her his jacket and turned around, waiting.
After a few moments the miko girl said timidly, "Um Inu Yasha..."
He turned back around. "Yeah?"
"There's a shard in that demon's neck," she told him while pointing to the floating corpse which was turning the pool red. "Maybe you should take him out of there too, so he doesn't kill the animals."
The half demon trudged through the water and carelessly plunged his hand into the demon's neck and pulled out a shard. With the same attitude, he hurled the body out of the water and then swished the shard around in, trying to get the little bits of muscle off of it. "At least we got one good thing out of this," Inu Yasha remarked absently.
"Like seeing me naked wasn't good?!" Kagome sounded mad. Inu Yasha sighed to himself, there was just no winning with her.
A/N: Ah I'm sorry! I meant to update last weekend but I was just so tired. I know lame excuse, but it's the only one I have. I've also been sick for half of the week so....
I thought about having this fight happen sooner, but it just wasn't working out that way.
As always, please review and sorry for the wait.
Oh, I almost forgot. I have two fanfics I'm thinking of writing, actually there's a bunch buzzing in my head and the noise keeps me awake at night. I already have an idea for titles and a somewhat planned sequence of events. They're called "Shut Up and Dance" and "Echoes Through Me"-the latter isn't as angsty as it sounds. Let me know if they sound interesting, alright?
Oh, I know my fight scenes aren't very well written, but I'm trying.