Chapter 37
Inuyasha's eyes were adjusted to the dimness as he appraised the intruder. Before he had a chance to say anything, Inuyasha felt a sharp, stabbing pain in his stomach. His hand felt the hilt of the sword that protruded from his body as he yanked it out forcefully. His sharp, menacing growl woke Kagome,
"You fucking bastard! How dare you enter my house uninvited!"
Kagome quickly lit a candle and took in the situation in front of her. Inuyasha had the hilt of a sword in his right hand, a sword dripping with blood. His blood. Kagome saw the blood pouring out of the wound on Inuyasha's bare stomach. Tessaiga was transformed and placed against the throat of a stranger. No ... not a stranger .. it was ...
"YOSHI!"
"I plan to avenge you from this monster, Kagome! And I will make you a respectable woman, not a demon's whore! You will die tonight demon!"
Kagome couldn't believe what she was seeing and hearing. She had never seen a human male stand up to any demon by himself, especially when that demon had a sword such as Tessaiga pressed to your throat.
"You will be the only one to die here tonight, bastard! I let you go before, for Kagome's sake, but you've pushed your luck too far this time.", Inuyasha's voice was gravelly and menacing and Kagome knew his demon was surfacing. She also knew there would be no stopping Inuyasha now, nor should she. A man had every right to defend his home, his wife and his children from danger, and Inuyasha was no different. Pulling her robe around her, Kagome left Yoshi's fate in her husband's hands. She resolved not to get involved.
Sensing this from his wife, Inuyasha dropped the bloody sword and wrapped his hand around Yoshi's neck. Not expecting resistance from a mere human, Inuyasha was surprised when Yoshi fought back with a knife he had hidden on his person. Inuyasha didn't want to kill somebody in front of his wife and pups, whom he sensed were watching. He heard Kaori and Hiroshi run to their mother for comfort, while Shippou and Yasha simply watched the show. Growling to Yoshi, he said,
"Outside, you bastard! I'll take you on! One on one!"
Yoshi agreed to the challenge as Yasha just shook his head and said, "Fool!" and Shippou laughed. Since Kagome decided to stay out of the confrontation, Shippou knew he had no place to challenge Inuyasha. Against Kagome's orders, Yasha and Shippou followed Inuyasha and Yoshi outside.
Yasha and Shippou sat on the porch to watch the entertainment. Inuyasha threw the now untransformed Tessaiga to Yasha, who caught it cleanly. Yasha knew his father well enough to know that all his father needed against a mere mortal was his fists. He even had to laugh when his father allowed Yoshi to hold onto his sword and knife.
"Come at me, human!", Inuyasha taunted, holding his arms out to the sides, giving Yoshi a clean, open target, "I'll even let you get the first slice!"
Yoshi ran his sword into Inuyasha's open chest, positive he had hit the demon's heart. As Inuyasha twisted, he pulled the sword out and broke it cleanly in half. Yoshi had had his shot - now it was Inuyasha's turn. Grabbing the human by his top-knot, Inuyasha proceeded to beat the living daylights out of him. Staying as a half-demon, Inuyasha held nothing back, the human got the full brunt of his brute strength. Shoving the bloody man to the ground he asked,
"Had enough yet, idiot?", and Inuyasha was shocked when Yoshi attempted to get to his feet.
"No, half-breed, I've just gotten started!", Yoshi said to him in the most menacing tone of voice he could muster.
Inuyasha shook his head in disbelief, "Do you have a death-wish Yoshi?", Inuyasha asked incredulously.
"I will gladly die for a woman like Kagome! She deserves better than you! Demons think human woman are nothing but whores!", he hissed.
"My mother was a human woman, you bastard! And she was no fucking whore! And neither is Kagome! Now get the fuck outta here before I really do some damage!"
As Inuyasha began walking away, thinking the fight was over, he was shocked when he felt a sharp pain in his back. Turning around, he saw Yoshi with his knife, dripping in blood. The bastard had stabbed him in the back!
"I'll kill you and all your fucking offspring and then I'll take Kagome to my village and marry her!"
Inuyasha was used to hearing people threaten to kill him, hell, it was a fact of his measly existence. But, never threaten his vulnerable pups. With lightening quick speed he had his hand around Yoshi's neck and the man lifted off the ground. In a split second, Yoshi's neck was broken as Inuyasha used all his strength to fling the human's lifeless body far into the woods. The coyotes would have a meal tonight. Turning around, he shooed a shocked Yasha and Shippou off to bed as he went back to Kagome to have his wounds treated. Kagome didn't need to ask, she knew from Inuyasha's expression that Yoshi would never bother them again.