Chapter four
Inuyasha sat with his back against a cherry tree watching Inuyisha trying to catch a fish in the small stream near the cave with her haori tucked up away from the water...Where she thought it was safe...until she found a very slippery rock. Inuyasha laughed loudly and clutches his sides as she came up sputtering water, too bad his eyes were closed and he didn't see her reaching for him...until he was suddenly pulled into the water as well. He came up gasping for air and glared at Inuyisha as she laughed softly, "That wasn't fair...this water is cold!." She laughed harder and suddenly they were both splashing water at each other and giggling madly.
Spike came out to watch them playing only to stop in his tracks as the sight of her in soaking wet silk haori, he sat down heavily in the shade praying his erection would go down before anyone noticed.
Inuyasha stopped as he looked at the water around his tired looking sister, the water around her was crimson as were certain spots on her haori, "Inuyisha...are you hurt?"
Her eyes widened as she looked down and sighed at the sight of the blood, "Yes, but it's o.k. nothing major." She tried to sound convincing, but she swayed ever so slightly as she made her way back onto land.
"Where are you hurt? Can I help? Who hurt you? And where are they?"
"Inuyasha calm down, I already took care of them, the wounds just haven't healed all the way yet and I reopened them."
"I'm sorry, you reopened them because of me..."
"Inuyasha I will not hear such foolishness, it was not your fault, is that clear?" Her voice took on the sound of a true demon Lord and Inuyasha shivered as he nodded, "Good, now lets dry off and rest for a while."
"Not until Spike puts new bandages on you." He tilted his head just enough to let her know that he wasn't gonna let it slip past.
"All right, Spike let us return to the bathing area and you can redress my wounds."
"Yes my Lady," /I'd rather undress you./ He followed her silently, grabbing what they would need along the way.
Inuyasha sat outside the curtain as Spike began removing the older bandages, "So how'd you get hurt?"
"I got into a fight with another demon."
"He musta been really powerful to hurt you."
Inuyisha smiled at the hidden compliment, "I suppose in his own right he was."
Spike smirked as he cleaned the wounds, some of which were beginning to heal again. Inuyasha could really be too cute sometimes, "But you probably didn't have any problems at all defeating them did you?"
She laughed lightly, "Some yes..." She stopped and lifted her nose into the air, "Spike...take Inuyasha into my room until I say."
Spike immediately opened the curtain and took Inuyasha's hand leading him away as she quickly redressed. "Spike what's the matter...what's going on?" Spike shook his head as he hid them both into the darkest corner of her room.
Inuyisha walked calmly outside giving no outward indications that she was injured as she came face-to-face with a few...rather large...and rather angry looking dragon youkai. "Is there a problem?" Her voice came out cold as she gave each one a glance that said clearly, 'you are unworthy of my time.'
"Yes, we have a problem, you killed Lord Doragon."
"He did call the challenge."
"We don't care, now the dragons are just supposed to follow you...I think not...we've decided to challenge you ourselves...and become the Lords of the South and East."
She hissed angrily, "You dare to challenge me!" Further away, from a perch in a tree the Lord of the West watched curiously.
"You don't have the right to be a Lord anyway, you aren't a full demon."
Her eyes bled from their gentle gold with a black pupil to an angry red with a silver pupil, "All right then, let'sssss sssssssee what you've got...fools."
The dragons didn't go by the usual rule of only one attacker at a time, but converged on her at once. Claws sliced at each other, as teeth snapped and blood sprayed the ground. From inside Inuyasha clutched at Spike and whimpered. The leader of the dragons managed to get a hold of her, holding her claws away from the others so that they could attack without resistance and the others laughed at they took turned tearing chunks out of her pale skin. With her head down a low primal growl from deep in Inuyisha's throat gave them cause for pause as a whirl wind of energy forced them all away from her, when she looked up her eyes were pure white and the energy only seemed to grow with her anger. Her voice came out so cold you could almost see the steam from her breath in the warm sunshine, "You wish to kill me and become the new demon Lords..." she let out a cold mirthless laugh, "I've always fancied dragon hide boots...now it looks like I'll end up with a pair in every color."
Faster then they could follow she ran through their ranks slicing their stomachs open wide, and actually laughing as their entrails began falling out and they fell to their knees coughing blood, "Oh do be careful not to stain those beautiful scales, that just wouldn't do at all." The dragons fell over dead as she sat and began washing some of her wounds in a truly catlike manner.
Ten minutes later Spike and Inuyasha came out of the cave to the sight of blood everywhere and Inuyisha sitting calmly as she licked herself clean. From his perch in the tree Sesshomaru stiffened at the sight of his half-breed brother running to her and hugging her tightly, "Nii-chan I was scared! Did they hurt you too badly? Are you o.k.?"
Inuyisha's eyes bled back to gold as she looked at him lovingly and hugged him back, "I'm fine Inu-chan, nothing Spike can't fix...right Spike?"
"Of course, I'll get the herbs and bandages ready." With that he walked back into the cave, shaking his head gently the whole time, knowing that there was more damage done that what she was letting on.
"Now Inuyasha why don't we wash off in the stream before we go inside...it seems you are soaked in blood as well now."
"Huh?" He looked down to where he'd been hugging her only to find himself bloodied as well. "Oh...o.k."
They climbed into the stream slowly, Inuyisha to keep from tearing at any of the wounds and Inuyasha to stop in case his sister needed help. "Oh Inuyasha I'm sorry, I got blood in your hair."
"It'll come out, besides I hugged you...remember?"
Inuyisha laughed softly, "I guess you're right." She slid under the water and came up with her ears flat against her head and just in time to see Inuyasha come up sputtering. "What's wrong?"
"I think I found the rock that you slipped on earlier." He frowned cutely up at his sister before they both broke out laughing.
Sesshomaru grumbled to himself as they helped each other get the blood out of their clothes and hair. Spike came out and smelled a hint of someone he didn't know but ignored it when he heard them laughing as they were climbing out of the water. He held two white fluffy towels as he stopped in front of them and handed one to Inuyasha and held one up while Inuyisha stripped out of her haori. Sesshomaru about fell off his perch as pert dusty rose colored nipples were revealed to him before the towel wrapped around her and they all went into the cave.
He sat there for a moment, his own erection throbbing painfully before he took off back to his castle...to take care of his...'little' problem.
A.N.: Sorry it took so long, but with floods and everything in my area it's been kinda hard to get on a computer, but here it is, hope you liked it and please remember to review.