Gratuitous Fight for your Life

The dog demon lord sliced open the much larger demon's chest and he landed gracefully next to its now still corpse. He stared at its remains for a moment then proceeded into the woods. The thought of being so easily tricked by a mortal mad him angry and he had since then been training so next time he wouldn't be so hesitant to kill his target. A small bat demon jumped out of a tree and lunged at his neck but he swiftly sliced it into two halves.

"How can I come to kill my own brother if I can't even kill a mere mortal." He pondered to himself.

The thought of his brother soon left him and he continued his journey through the woods.

"What shall I do now…?" He quieted as he came to a small clearing where he saw Jaken sitting at his post still watching on Rin. She was busy eating some fruit that she had picked herself. Immediately she sat up and ran to Sesshomaru.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" She chirped. She stopped two feet before him and held out some fruit. "I picked some fruit! Would you like some?"

"Rin, I don't eat human food."

"Yes my lord!" She gave the remaining fruit to Ah Un.

Jaken then stood up and he looked at Sesshomaru and had a serious look on his face. "What now my lord?"

"I want to head back to that village." Sesshomaru stated as he turned around and started heading in the direction where they had come from a few days earlier. "This time I will get past anyone without hesitation." He stopped for a moment and turned his head slightly at Jaken. "I want you to watch on Rin while I'm gone."

"But wait! I want to go with you my lord!"

"Didn't you get knocked out last time…?" Sesshomaru reminded him calmly as he continued to head towards the village.

Two boys were digging through the rummage that one was a small village. The older of the two boys was hastily digging up anything and everything. Small bits of rubble flew up into the air and the younger boy had to keep on dodging it.

"Kazuki, what are we looking for?" Kohaku questioned as he dodged a large piece of wood.

"Well…" Kazuki started. He stopped and picked up an even larger piece of wood and studied it. Then he carelessly through it behind him and he continued. "Since we finished training early…" He threw a wagon wheel behind him. "I wanted to get something back of mine."

Kohaku had to duck when the wheel came at him like a Frisbee. "That doesn't answer my question on what it is."

Kazuki stopped and looked behind him with an annoyed look. "I doubt you'd know what it is…" He began throwing stuff more even quicker into the air. "DAMMIT! WHERE THE FU…HELL IS IT!"

Kohaku jumped out of the way of the oncoming debris and stood in front of Kazuki finally figuring out that he wasn't throwing it that way. "Won't Salali be mad when she finds out you disobeyed orders?"

"Okay, repeat to me what exactly she said…" He continued to dig through the garbage still not finding the item he desired. "DAMMIT I SWEAR THIS GARBAGE HAS MULTIPLIED SINCE THE LAST TIME I'VE BEEN HERE! IT'S LIKE A FRICKEN LANDFILL!" Kazuki growled in frustration.

Kohaku thought for a moment. "Let's see—I remember Salali to go train and then come back at noon."

"Now, what did we do early this morning?"

"Train…"

"And what time is it not."

"Noon…"

"Exactly…DAMMIT WHERE IS IT!" He shouted into the air.

"What does it look like?" Kohaku asked as he randomly started moving stuff out of the way. He moved some rubble out of the way and picked up a red object with two straps on it. It was covered in dirt and some blood. "What's this?"

Kazuki looked at him and immediately snatched the object. "You found it! My backpack!" He sat down and began rummaging through it.

"That's what you were looking for?" Kohaku asked.

"Ya, it has all my shi…crap in it." He stated as he pulled out a fresh pair of underwear. Immediately he shoved the underwear back in the bag. "What all did I pack in here?" He pulled out a smashed candy bar and sniffed it. "It's still good…want it?"

"What is it…?" Kohaku asked cautiously. "I'm not sure if I want it…Especially after hearing what you put in that."

Kazuki thought for a moment retracing his conversation. "It's has all my crap…in it. Ha, ha, you're a riot you know that." He tossed it at him. "Just try it. You can eat it on our way back."

Kohaku took a sniff of it. "Okay…thanks."

Kazuki stood up and brushed himself off. "Okay kid, just to make us look tired for the Masters why don't we race back to the castle?"

Kohaku nodded and stood next to Kazuki. "One…"

"Two…"

"Three…"

"GO!" Kazuki shouted.

Kohaku went sprinting off back towards the castle. Kazuki just stood there and started laughing. "I wonder when he'll figure out I'm not with him?" He shrugged and started climbing off a pile of rubble that was once the hut he stayed in. "I think I'll go for a walk for awhile…then I think I'll start giving myself a therapy session on try to figure out why I talk to myself…"

As he started leaving the demolished village a silver-haired demon came out of a forest and into the fields. Immediately Kazuki recognized him and waited for him to come closer. He wanted someone to fight. He needed someone to kill.

When Sesshomaru grew closer to the village he noticed its demise. He saw Kazuki but did not see his brother or any other of his little followers. He walked straight to Kazuki and looked down on him. Kazuki gave him a small smile and shocked the demon when Kazuki pinned him to the ground and pulled out a sword.

Sesshomaru managed to grab the blade of Kazuki's sword before it went through his neck. He tossed the boy off of him. Kazuki landed on his hands and jumped back onto his feet getting into a fighting position.

"That was not smart." Sesshomaru warned.

Kazuki just kept smiling and charged again. Kazuki lifted his sword and stabbed Sesshomaru in the arm. His grin grew wider satisfied when suddenly Sesshomaru let out a soft chuckle and lifted him up by the neck.

"Don't we have a cocky attitude today." Sesshomaru said as he slowly tightened his grip on the young man's throat.

Kazuki grabbed onto Sesshomaru's arm and hand to try and free himself but it was pointless. He glanced down at where he thought he had struck but noticed the sword had started falling out of Sesshomaru's sleeve. It fell out and it was not bloodied at all and it fell easily.

Sesshomaru loosened his grip a little on Kazuki's throat to allow him a little air. "You stabbed my sleeve."

Kazuki glowered and bit his lip. So far this had not turned how he had planned.

"Now—in ten words or less I want you to tell me where my brother is and why this village is destroyed."

"I don't know where he is, and I destroyed it." Kazuki said with a hint of pride in his voice. Sesshomaru gave him an odd look and loosened his grip even more so.

"Say that again…"

Kazuki kicked his legs forward and kicked the demon in the face. Sesshomaru stumbled backwards and Kazuki landed on the ground. "I have no idea where your stupid brother is, but as soon as I find him he's dead. After I kill his friends in front of him of course."

Sesshomaru could taste the blood on his lips. He growled and withdrew his sword. Without saying anything he darted at Kazuki slashing his arm. Kazuki fell back and Sesshomaru pinned his neck down with his foot.

"Where's Kenshin?" Sesshomaru asked angry.

"Probably with Inuyasha…" Kazuki spat. He clawed at Sesshomaru's foot but when he tried Sesshomaru just slammed his foot down to make him lose his breath.

"Why aren't you with them?" Sesshomaru interrogated angrily.

Kazuki struggled a smile and laugh. "Let's see, how often do you travel with your pray?"

"No one kills my brother but me." Sesshomaru growled as he pushed his foot farther and farther down until Kazuki felt like his neck was about to snap. "I'm going to kill you now."

Kazuki clenched his eyes shut and felt around the ground for anything he could use to strike Sesshomaru. He felt something and grabbed it. It was his sword. As Sesshomaru went to slam his foot down one more time Kazuki lifted the sword and stabbed the demons foot.

Sesshomaru snarled in pain and grabbed the sword pulling it out of his foot. It had gone all the way through. He gently massaged his foot trying to ease the pain. Sesshomaru looked at Kazuki who had taken the time to stand up. Kazuki was holding his neck and blood was slowly sliding through his fingers.

"You fool, you stabbed yourself." Sesshomaru growled as he gently placed his foot back on the ground. Sesshomaru sniffed the air slightly. 'Maybe he's possessed. He does smell slightly different but not that much. Still…' Sesshomaru sheathed his sword. "I came here for a fight with Kenshin, not you." He began walking off but he felt a sharp pain in his back.

Kazuki had dug his sword partially into Sesshomaru's back. Trickles of blood were getting absorbed into the demon's white clothes and turning them a pinkish red.

"We're not done yet…" Kazuki panted. He let go of the sword and clenched his neck. Blood was still coming out. He had reopened his wound that he had received sometime ago.

Sesshomaru's eyes grew red and he pulled the sword out. It hadn't gone in to far but far enough that it hurt like hell. He kicked Kazuki to the ground and leaned down next to him.

"I don't know what is wrong with you, but I was going to let you live. But now…" He lifted his sword and held it to Kazuki's heart. He noticed that Kazuki's eyes had shut and he was barely breathing. Sesshomaru frowned. "Never mind, you'll die anyway."

Sesshomaru put the sword down next to him and tore some of his sleeve off. He wrapped up his own foot. It was to hard for him to tend to his back so he just got up and glanced down and the motionless body. "Stupid child. My wounds will heal on their own." He looked at the destroyed village. "There's no one here to help you. Maybe if you're lucky wolves won't eat your body and chew on the bones."

Sesshomaru looked at the motionless body once more before he started walking out of the field and into the forest where he previously came.

The next day Kazuki slowly began waking up. When he woke he was alerted with a bright light. At first he thought for sure he had died but when he opened his eyes further he realized it was just the sun. He was prompt up against a tree nearby the village. He felt as his neck and realized there was cloth on it now. He slowly took it off and studied the cloth. It was a normal piece of cloth. He looked around him some more but there was no one was there. He looked at the cloth again and noticed stuff used for healing herbs on it. The only people he knew that could use healing herbs were Kagome and Kaede. 'Did Kaede do this?' he wondered. 'No she would've taken me with her. It was probably just a passerby.' He found his backpack lying next to him along with his sword.

"Who the hell I wonder…" Kazuki grumbled. He stood up and picked up his stuff. He rubbed his neck a little. It had healed for the most part but it was still a little raw. "I better go back to my master before she gets mad…" Kazuki mumbled as he began walking towards the castle in shame.

Next time on Inuyasha: Kazuki returns to the castle and Naraku is waiting for him; he wants Kazuki to take action. Meanwhile, the group argues over what to do next. What will they do? Next time on Inuyasha, Next Move. See you soon!