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I haven't thought of the right place to end this story yet, but I will give my readers and advanced warning. At any rate, some of the events in this chapter were suggested by one of my reviewers, kendo spirit. Thank you! Now, on with the story!

Chapter Twenty-Six: Cheering for Inuyasha

"Inuyasha can you please move over?" Kagome asked in an annoyed voice.

"But I want to sit right next to you," Inuyasha whined. Kagome sighed but agreed to let her boyfriend sit so close to her, despite the increasing temperature of the air around her. It was steadily getting hotter as the clock ticked on.

"Announcements, for ninja competitors," a voice was heard through the loud speakers. "All competitors are to meet in the grassy area behind this building. Rules will be announced and you can gather in your groups. We also need someone to volunteer to fight in this tournament. We just had one of the competitors leave on short notice and we need to fill in this empty slot. Therefore, if anyone would like to sign up and take this position, please do so at the entrance of this building."

"Did you hear that?" Inuyasha turned to Kagome excitedly. "They need a volunteer. I want to go volunteer!"

"Inuyasha," Kagome began, shocked at his eagerness to be in the tournament. "You want to compete? But..."

"Yep, I do. It'll be so much fun and maybe I can find a worthy competitor," Inuyasha announced cockily.

Kagome smiled at her boyfriend's super large ego. Still, he was cute when he was demonstrating his proud and arrogant side.

"Fine, but if you get beaten up, don't expect me to drag you home," Kagome teased him.

Inuyasha pouted at the remark, "You don't have to worry Kagome I'll be fine. I'm going to beat everyone!"

Inuyasha kissed Kagome gently on the cheek first before heading towards the front doors. The others just smiled at him. Miroku and Sesshomaru had wanted to compete, but they were too lazy to get up and go sign up. They then decided it would be more amusing to watch Inuyasha.

Inuyasha sprinted over to the entrance quickly. Luckily, no one had signed up yet. It seemed as if no one really wanted to compete in the tournament as badly as Inuyasha.

"I want to sign up for the tournament," Inuyasha demanded the lady working at the desk that was set up at the doors.

The lady looked at him a bit curiously before she grabbed a signup form for him to fill out. He filled it out in about five minutes.

"So, do you have the proper uniform to compete in?" the lady asked Inuyasha.

"Uh..." Inuyasha stuttered. He forgot that he didn't have the proper clothing for the tournament. "No I don't have any ninja outfits."

"It's alright," the lady answered, looking at Inuyasha's distraught face. "There is a booth over there that sells clothes. You can go over there and pick out an outfit. You've been placed in the red group, so you will need a red ninja outfit."

Inuyasha nodded his head and quickly headed over to the booth. He bought an outfit that looked like it would fit him and quickly went to the changing rooms. He changed his clothes and headed out to wear his friends were sitting.

Kagome and Sango were in a deep conversation about which weapon would be the best against an opponent.

"I still think that a bow and arrow would be more effective," Kagome argued. "You can shoot at a farther distance and it's easier to wield."

"It might be true that it's easier to wield, but a Hiraikotsu could take down more people at the same amount of distance," Sango answered.

"Hey peoples," Inuyasha disrupted their conversation.

Kagome was startled and she jumped up in surprise. "Who are you to go and interrupt our conversation?!"

Inuyasha chuckled and Kagome looked at his eyes and recognized him.

"You're new ninja champion," Inuyasha answered smoothly. "I just entered and I have to go to the back and listen to the boring rules. Wish me luck you guys."

Kagome hugged Inuyasha and wished him luck. He held her for a minute before Miroku interrupted him.

"It's not as if you're gonna die out there so you don't have to hug each other like it's your last time," Miroku teased them.

Inuyasha growled but let go of Kagome and waved to them. He then headed to the back of the building. Inuyasha made it in time to hear them read off the rules. Inuyasha was quickly bored since the rules were basic. There were restrictions on how far you were allowed to go in the fight, but Inuyasha knew to keep his temper in check.

He looked at the children's division and noticed Shippo. Although half of his face was covered up, Inuyasha could still smell his scent.

The first part of the tournament was a competition with weapons. A series of steps were supposed to be done in a demonstration. Inuyasha decided to use a sword and he managed to pull off some moves for the demo. The kids had gone first but then it was the adult division and Inuyasha was definitely ready.

The second part of the tournament began and Inuyasha began to relish this part. The fight was finally going to start. The children had gone first and Shippo was paired with a boy who was slightly taller than him.

Shippo attempted to throw a punch at the taller kid. The kid just moved to the side and dodged Shippo. He ducked down and punched Shippo in the stomach, sending him to his knees. The kid then kicked Shippo in the arm and knocked him to the ground.

'Come on Shippo,' Inuyasha thought to himself. 'Get up and fight that kid.'

As if hearing Inuyasha's thoughts, Shippo got up and got ready to head back into the fight. Shippo then used his quick speed to run to the taller kid's side and do a side kick at him. The kid was taken by surprise and he grabbed his side. Shippo then took the opportunity to use his elbow and jam it into the older boy's stomach. The older boy fell over and Shippo was declared the winner of that round.

Inuyasha smiled at Shippo, but since the lower half of his face was covered up, no one could have seen his smile. He looked over to where his friends were sitting and noticed that they were all cheering happily for Shippo.

The kid's division was done, but Shippo had lost in the final round. Surprisingly, he lost to a girl named Yumi

Now it was the adult division that was going to fight. Inuyasha was ready to fight and he was eager to go into battle. Inuyasha managed to make it to the final fight without any scratches.

'Seriously,' Inuyasha thought, 'they are so easy to take on.'

In the final round, Inuyasha was getting ready. He hoped that his last opponent would be worth fighting. This opponent was tougher than the others. He managed to get a punch at Inuyasha's stomach. Inuyasha reeled over from the impact, but immediately recovered. Inuyasha got up and kicked his opponent in the side. Inuyasha smirked and looked up at his friends.

Suddenly, the sight that greeted him wasn't too good. Kagome was sitting there...with Kouga.

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