Time for Maru-sama to show these people how to have fun! Hope you enjoy.
Maru-sama stared at Inuyasha with his blood red eyes. Inuyasha's bore right into his but neither of them refused to back down. Finally Maru-sama got sick of looking at Inuyasha and scratched his face with his long nail. Inuyasha stumbled back with a line of blood on his cheek.
"I just don't like to be stared at." Maru-sama said. He smiled at Inuyasha as the rest of his nails grew to reach about three feet. "If you're upset about the scratch then feel free to come at me."
Inuyasha didn't say anything. Maru-sama smiled even wider. "I didn't think so." Then he left the hut. Inuyasha followed and so did the others.
"Where do you think you're going, Maru-sama?" Inuyasha yelled at him.
Maru-sama turned around slowly. He laughed. "I'm not like the others. I don't need a baby-sitter." He said. He rolled his shoulders and sighed. "It's been so long. I'm itching for a fight. I don't suppose any of you would want to duel me?" he said looking at Inuyasha's friends.
"Which one is this again?" Kagome whispered to Inuyasha.
"He's Sesshomaru's anger. I advise you to stay behind me." Inuyasha said quietly.
"Now, now Inuyasha, don't be such a bore! I'm dying to meet your friends. Sessha said some nice things about them, as did Seraphina." Maru-sama told him.
"I'm glad they liked them. But you will stay away from them, do you understand me?" Inuyasha said harshly.
Maru-sama lifted his hands. "I was never the type to take orders." He ran at them. Inuyasha tried to draw Tetsusaiga but he was to slow. Maru-sama pushed him away and focused on Sango.
"You look pretty strong. I think you'll be a somewhat worthy opponent." He said.
Sango's eyes narrowed. "Somewhat worthy? I'll show you, demon!" She threw her boomerang at him. Maru-sama lifted his hand and the boomerang split in two pieces. Maru-sama stuck one of his nails in his mouth. "I take good care of my nails."
Sango got a worried look on her face. She took out her sword and held it out. But then Miroku stood in front of her with his staff in a fighting position. "Stay away, Sango! He's no ordinary demon!"
"I could have told you that!" Inuyasha yelled standing next them.
Maru-sama examined Miroku from a distance. Then he shook his head. "Nope. This won't do at all! I can't fight you, monk. Go away!" he said.
Miroku got a confused look on his face. "What? What do you mean you can't fight me? Are you scared?" he teased.
Maru-sama got a disgusted look on his face. "Scared? Don't make me laugh! If I fight you I will probably kill you and the last thing I need is Setsuna yelling at me for killing his slave."
"I am not his slave! Seraphina broke the spell before she lost her energy!" the monk said angrily.
A smiled played over Maru-sama's face. "Now, that's where it gets complicated. Just cause she lifted the spell doesn't mean Setsuna doesn't have control over you. You'll see what I mean next time you meet him."
"I don't ever plan on meeting him again!" Miroku ran towards Maru-sama but the demon lifted him up and threw him against a tree. Miroku recovered and tried to go for him again but Sango got there first. She lifted her sword but Maru-sama blocked it with his nails. He fought with them like they were swords. Sango was amazed at his strength. He was much stronger than Sesshomaru was. He gathered up a lot of his strength and pushed her away. She fell into Miroku and they both toppled to ground.
"Aren't you going to help them?" Kagome yelled at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha shrugged his shoulders. "Why? Maru-sama is just playing with them. He's not really fighting."
"Not really fighting! Look at them!" She yelled.
"I am. If Maru-sama wanted to kill them he would have already. He's just having fun. It's better to keep him in a good mood. You don't want to see him when he's really angry."
Shippo ran towards Maru-sama. He had had enough. He used foxfire on the Sesshomaru clone. Maru-sama just laughed then got real close to him. Shippo tried to get away, but Maru-sama grabbed him. He had a little difficulty with such long nails but he managed.
"Are you trying to show me your true power, little demon?" he asked.
Shippo struggled in his grip but answered his question. "No! I'm trying to protect my friends, you monster!"
Maru-sama's eyes got wider. He didn't expect that answer. He threw the small demon and he landed on Sango who was still on top of Miroku.
"Are you ok, Shippo?" she asked.
"I'm fine. Don't worry about me." He said. Kagome ran over to them and checked to make sure they were ok. Maru-sama walked over to them and looked down at them.
"Can you stand, humans and little demon? Did I make you angry? Then use that anger and toughen up! The weak will only end up dead! I could have killed you right then if wanted to!" he walked away and sat down next to Inuyasha. "What a bore your friends are! You're much stronger than they are, Inuyasha. I should leave right now! It's no fun here if there's no one to fight!"
Inuyasha shrugged his shoulders. "They're only human. You can't blame them. Why don't you just take it easy?"
"No! I can't relax unless I'm fighting someone! I need to taste blood again." He said smiling.
Sango looked at Maru-sama with an angry look. "It's pretty sad when the only way you can be happy is if you're killing someone!" she said.
Maru-sama looked over at her and smiled. "Humans are most beautiful…right before they die!"
Shippo jumped on Miroku's shoulder and glared at Maru-sama. Maru-sama just looked right back at him. "Well, if I can't find anyone to fight then I'll just train someone myself!" he ran to Shippo and grabbed him then ran back to Inuyasha in less that half a second. Shippo thrashed around in his hand but Maru-sama just smiled.
"Don't train me! Why don't you train Sessha! He's so weak! Train him!" Shippo screamed.
"Sessha? I would but we can't be out here simultaneously. Looks like you're the lucky demon." Maru-sama said.
Inuyasha calmly took Shippo out of Maru-sama's hands and set him on the ground. He ran towards Kagome and jumped in her arms.
"Leave him alone. He doesn't need to be trained." Inuyasha said.
Maru-sama sat down again. "Then give me something to do before I go crazy!"
Inuyasha just rolled his eyes. "Do you know how hard it is to keep you entertained?"
Miroku stood up and dusted himself off. "Are you done trying to kill us?" he said.
"Kill you?" Maru-sama asked. "I wasn't trying to kill you. If I was then you would already be dead." He said.
Kagome shook her head. "This isn't going to be easy."
How was that? Maru-sama gets another chapter….isn't that nice?