Chapter 9 – My life for a friend

(A/N: hmmm, nothing really to say but uhh…I'm just gonna start)

"Impossible…how could a…mortal boy be my father's re-incarnation…yet you must be, because the tetsaiga transformed for you." Sesshoumaru slowly drifted from his point on calmness to and overwhelming state of anger realizing he had once again been bested by one weaker than himself….the tetsaiga transformed for you now let's see how it fares against Tokijin. His eyes grew red and he moved his hand to his swords handle and let it rest there. Kagome panicked because she thought he had changed, apparently not as much as she thought.

"No!" Kagome screamed as she ran toward Sesshoumaru only to be repelled by the enormous amount of energy being emitted from his body and sword.

"Silence" he said softly in his true, deep demonic voice. She took a couple of steps backwards frightened by the sudden change in his tone Sesshoumaru drew the Tokijin this time and pointed it at Ricky then said. "Now die" no sooner than he finished his sentence his blade hit flesh, tearing through it, his sword slowly became covered in blood and other bodily fluids, even more slowly the blade snaked its way out of the back of marte whom in an attempt to save his friends life blocked Sesshoumaru's attack. "Fool, he will still die." He kicked marte of his blade. Marte gasped his last breathe and muttered his last words "be that as it may…my friend" he coughed up blood and spoke softer until it became a whisper "will live longer because of me." Ricky stared in amazement…they were really good friends but he never expected him to lays his life down for him, he would have went to his friends side but he looked noticed Sesshoumaru tense up, the first sign of someone about to strike he lifted Tetsaiga just in time to block the attack. It seemed that not even Marte's sacrifice could reach Sesshoumaru. Kagome knew she had to stop this some how Ricky didn't stand a chance, suddenly she had an idea.

"Sesshoumaru! You can't kill him; if you do you'll never get the answer to your question…do you really want human emotions?" Sesshoumaru froze as if he had suddenly lost the ability to move, forcing himself to calm down he cleaned the Tokijin and resheathed it. Ricky immediately ran to Marte looking at his fallen friend.

"Boy…I have questions…"

"You really expect me to help you after what happened!"

"You will assist me or die"

"He laid his life down for me I am prepared to do the same…" Sesshoumaru thought for a moment he could kill the boy or just act like he was going to and scare him, he decided to make a deal.

"What if I revive him?"

"What?"

"What if I revive your friend, will you assist me then?" Ricky nodded; Sesshoumaru unsheathed Tensaiga

"Wh...What the hell are you doing? Sesshoumaru pulled the blade back and killed the little demons hovering around Marte's body. Marte awoke with a start and checked himself the large sword wound was gone and he felt fine

"Wasn't I dead…?" Kagome and Ricky nodded. "Then…what…never mind." Kagome laughed she knew that weird feeling of being brought back from the dead. Sesshoumaru stood there after resheathing Tensaiga

"Questions…" Marte had no idea what was going on but Ricky quickly explained it the addressed Sesshoumaru.

"What kind of questions?" Sesshoumaru explained to them about his transformations and Ricky questioned his heritage he found who his father, mother, and grandparents were and from there he and marte traced it back farther until they finally found something worth telling him about. "Sesshoumaru…"

"What…do you know why I'm been transforming?"

"Yes…he's not your real father."