Chapter 5-Surprises, Fights, and Kisses
Sango struggled valiantly against Inuyasha's incredible grip, but found that his strength was by far superior to hers. Another reason she struggled was so she didn't want to stare into Inuyasha's piercing demonic eyes that she had some how become entranced by. That and his new physic that she saw when nearly healed without the bandages, but that was beside the point. Eventually she stopped struggling though and for some reason that she couldn't comprehend she opened her eyes for a single moment. In was then she saw those red colored eyes with green pupils staring at her that seemed to make her heart want to just melt inside. "Tell me Sango do you still love the monk?" said Inuyasha curiously as he leaned closer to her clearly making her nervous.
"Wha...what?" said Sango as she continued to stare at the red demonic eyes that seemed to stare into her soul.
"You heard me? Do you still love that lecherous monk Miroku? A simple yes or no will do," said Inuyasha who clearly wanted an answer.
"N...n...o...no. No! Inuyasha I don't love Miroku. Not after what I...I learned from you and what he said to me. I could never love such a man who wanted someone like you killed because of what you are," said Sango who had a mix of nervousness and what sounded like passion to Inuyasha at the very end.
"Good. Because I don't think Sango...that I could stand the woman I love...loving someone like him who clearly wants me dead. Besides he would have clearly been unfaithful to you regardless of your marriage that would have taken place once Naraku was dead. For demon both full and half you know such an arrangement is bound to both till one or both are dead. That is what love truly is Sango and that is what I feel for you when I look into your beautiful fiery eyes," said Inuyasha causing Sango's eyes to widen widely with surprise and shock.
"Love...me? But what about Kikyo? I thought after Kagome...," said Sango, but was interrupted by Inuyasha who growled at the mention of Kagome and her betrayal.
"Why would I continue to love a walking corpse who is weak in comparison to you in every way," said Inuyasha as moved his face to the side of hers and licked it gently making her shiver slightly, but noticeably to Inuyasha who smiled as he did it again creating the same affect as the first.
"Wha...what do...do you mean...by...by Kikyo being...being weak?" said Sango who found Inuyasha's licking of her neck to be very...intoxicating to say the least.
"I mean that Kikyo is weak by relying on her powers just like Kagome and Miroku both do as well with there's. You on the other hand...rely on your wit, cunning, and that very beautiful brain of yours to help you survive, just as I do with myself. You and I are so very much alike it seems...only natural that we should be together," said Inuyasha as he now looked her right in the eyes again.
"What do you mean?" said Sango who didn't know what Inuyasha was telling her.
"I'll explain it more simply for you to understand. I want you to imagine the greatest priests, priestesses, and monks with holy or supernatural powers. Then I want to you imagine that power leaving them as quick as it came to them and throw them into a normal everyday life. Could they even survive without their powers that they relied on so much to get by in this worldfull ofdemons and monsters that gobump in the night? I would say no to such a question not just because I believe they can't, but I know they can't due to the fact they know nothing else that would help them survive. YOU on the other hand have had to survive hunting demons and monster with what you had on you, including your wits. I believe that you can survive where those fools can't and you know way deep down inside you I'm right," said Inuyasha smiling at Sango as she absorbed all the words of Inuyasha's words of information into her head.
However, as Sango did she had regained a great deal of her composure and had become serious in front of Inuyasha for what felt like a long time. "What if I told you I hated you too Inuyasha? That I wanted to hurt you for what you did to Kilala when you sent her crashing to the ground?" said a now somewhat angry Sango as she remembered seeing what he did to Kilala.
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow as if to ponder this information, but then shrugged and smiled again which slightly surprised Sango. "That possibility never accord to me, but even if I did hurt Kilala it wasn't too bad of a fall and I doubt you hate me enough to kill me much lesshurt me. In fact Iwould needproof of such anger and such hostility from you, which I doubt you can supply at this moment," said Inuyasha whose voice was sounding as if he was just daring her to try something and the half-demon knew she couldn't walk away from a challenge.
"You forget Inuyasha I'm a demon slayer we have to think on our feet even when pinned down by demons with incredible strength like yours," said Sango as she managed to slip through his grip on her arm and activated a hidden blade in her demon slayer uniform and swung it at him as it was aimed it at his neck.
It never reached him as his body seemed to vanish long before the blade met half way to its intended target. "I was waiting for when you would show some spunk and try to fight me. I was beginning to think I some sort of paralyzing effect of your ability to fight me, but it looks like your determination prove that brief belief wrong. Congratulations!" said Inuyasha as he clapped as he got in a fighting stance.
"Wait! You expect me to fight you?" said a surprised Sango, who had dashed for her boomerang when she heard him speak and get ready to fight her.
"Why not? It will be awhile before the others find us so I say we use the time we have together before I have to regrettably leave you again. That is till I can find a place of solid ground to stand on and I think I know where to go. But I'll tell you that later because for right now I want to see if you can actually hurt me like you say you will. Don't think you had me with that blade on the side of your arm Sango. I let you up when I could have easily have blocked your attack to my neck. You know that after seeing my speed on more then one occasion," said Inuyasha as he saw Sango picked up her sword and put it back by her waist.
"I'll show you what I know about you Inuyasha and that is more then enough to defeat you," said Sango whose voice had the fire that Inuyasha had loved about her for so long.
"That's what I want to hear Sango and I expect no less from the woman I want to mate with in the future," said Inuyasha with a mischievous smile as he saw Sango become shocked and lose focus for a brief moment.
"What...?" said Sango, but the brief loss of focus caused by Inuyasha's words made her forget that Inuyasha had vanished from sight again due to his demon speed and was hit hard on her side by Inuyasha's right muscled shoulder causing the demon slayer to role on the grass with lots of momentum.
Sango eventually stopped rolling and looked up at Inuyasha who smiled like a child who had just pulled a prank on another family member. "That was a cheap shot Inuyasha," said Sango whose face had a mix of surprise, anger, and a pouting look that made Inuyasha laugh as if she had told him a joke.
"Come on Sango you know as well as I do that in a fight with a demon there is no such thing as a fair fight," said Inuyasha as he got into another fighting stance.
Now Sango was angry as she threw her boomerang at Inuyasha, which Inuyasha easily dodged and then went on the attack. Sango barely saw Inuyasha coming as she drew her sword, but even as she did Inuyasha had tackled her to the ground knocking her sword aside as she was pinned to the ground by Inuyasha once more. "This seems familiar from a few moments ago," said Sango after she recovered from having the wind knocked out of her by Inuyasha.
"Looks like I win the little game we just played Sango and every game...has a prize," said Inuyasha as he moved in to kiss her making Sango's eyes widen so much that one would suspect she had demon blood in her veins.
Inuya...!" said Sango, but was cut off by the kiss Inuyasha placed on her lips that sent a wave of indescribable emotions through her body as the kiss deepened into a passionate one.
Unfortunately, like all good things...it had to end some time and it did end...rudely as two arrows went sailing at Inuyasha. One hit the ground next to him and the other hit the tree above him as the sound of footsteps and the sound of retracting bows with sacred arrows in them being heard coming towards them. "Another time perhaps my dear sweet Sango and maybe then we can explore our...potential relationship. Till then," said Inuyasha who gave Sango a quick kiss on the lips as Miroku, who entered the clearing seeing him kiss Sango became infuriated at Inuyasha to no end.
"INUYASHA!" yelled Miroku who threw several sacred sutras at the half-demon who leaped into the trees with a smile on his face as his demonic eyes glowed happily.
"Now now Miroku you had your chance and you blew it. Besides with the way you flirt with women you'll eventually get lucky," said Inuyasha who pauses thinking about that for a second before he starts laughing at Miroku as he runs off at high speed with Koga, Kagome, and Kikyo shooting arrows at him while Miroku looks at Sango before giving chase after him.
By this moment in time Kilala had finally awakened from her unconsciousness and had caught up toSango who was quickly gathering her weapons. "Kilala! Come on we have to hurry before the others kill Inuyasha," said Sango.
Kilala let out a growl when she heard Inuyasha's name since he was the one that gave her a splitting headache and knocked her out cold. None the less she obeyed her mistress who climbed on her back as they took to the air once more to find the half-demon Inuyasha once more. 'He better love my mistress for his sake because if he doesn't I'll tear his throat out,' thought Kilala as she followed Inuyasha's scent through the forest.
Currently Inuyasha was making his way through the forest near a little river stream that eventual spread out and led to a massive river that ended with a water fall at the end. Inuyasha had jumped on the rocks till he got to the last rock that was at the beginning of the fall. Koga along with Kagome on his back followed the half-demon onto the slippery rocks till he was several rocks away from Inuyasha with Kagome aiming an arrow at him with a smug look on both their faces. "It's the end of this river like road for you mutt. Once we kill you well go for Naraku and when were done with him and complete the jewel I'll use its power to become supreme demon king over the North, East, South, and Western Lands with Kagome here beside me as my queen," said Koga as Kagome took aim at him with the arrow in her bow.
Inuyasha just smiled as Kikyo came into view followed by Miroku who still looked as angry as when he had left after kissing Sango real quick. "Quite a predicament I'm in wouldn't you all agree? Either get killed by all of you or take my chances in water and down the fall. Then again there is a third option," said Inuyasha as Sango appeared right when he said the last part of his sentence.
"As far as I can tell Inuyasha the only option you have left is death," said Koga who looked slightly at Kagome who fired her arrow at Inuyasha who dodged it by shifting to the left.
Kikyo fired her arrow immediately after Kagome's missed causing Inuyasha shift his body to the left. "Well if that's how you want it Koga I'll gladly die...just not by any of your hands," said Inuyasha with a smile as he leaped off the rock and into the fall.
"Inuyasha!" said Sango in shock as she and Kilala were too far away to catch him.
'Don't worry Sango I won't let a waterfall stop me. Just have faith that I'll survive is all I ask,' thought Inuyasha winked at her before his body merged with the fall as he went into the water with a "SPLASH".
(A/N: I could have ended the chapter here, but that would be cruel so keep reading.)
A surprised Koga leaped over to the rock Inuyasha was on before he jumped into the waterfall with disbelief on his face. "Well I'll be damned the half-demon bastard jumped rather then have us kill him," said Koga while Kagome fired an arrow in the general area of where Inuyasha had landed in the water.
"We better go down there to kill him if he isn't already dead from such a fall," said Kagome with Miroku and Koga in agreement.
Sango looked over the waterfall while still on Kilala who was now flying directly over the watery edge of the fall. "Inuyasha...please live," said Sango in a barely sounding whisper though she hoped that Inuyasha had somehow managed to hear words.
Inuyasha however, couldn't hear her even if he tried or wanted to due to the sound of rushing water and how far he was down the immense river by letting the current take him where ever he let it. Unfortunately, Inuyasha ran out of breath and was forced to go to the water's service where he looked to both sides of the river before determining it to be safe and got out of it. "I think it's time for me to head over to the Western Lands to meet an old family acquaintance of mine. Watch out Sesshomorru little brothers all grown up," said Inuyasha as he took of to the west.
A short while later Koga with Kagome on his back arrived down the stream watching for any possible sign that Inuyasha survived the fall in the water. The wolf demon leader at that moment noticed a rather large patch of grass near one side of the river bed had been soaked as if someone had gotten out of river. "Damn he still alive! I swear sometimes I think he's part cat demon with his knack for survival" said Koga disgusted by how many lives Inuyasha seemed to possess.
"Can you still follow his scent Koga?" said Kagome hopefully knowing there was a slim chance she could still catch him.
"It won't be easy, but if we hurry I think I can catch him before he reaches his destination whatever it is," said Koga though he didn't sound to optimistic when he said it.
"The direction Inuyasha is heading toward the Western Lands where Sesshomorru is," said Kikyo who floated over to them with the help of her soul collectors.
"But that would mean he's going to see...," said Kagome whose face paled and could finish her sentence.
"Ses...Sesshomorru," said Miroku who was panting filling in the last word that Kagome so feared speaking because of the full blooded demon's power.
"Can we intercept Inuyasha before he gets to Sesshomorru?" said Kagome who wasn't sure what Sesshomorru would do if he saw Inuyasha in his new transformed state.
"Possibly Kagome, but will have to hurry. Let's go!" said Koga with Kagome on his back as he ran in the direction Inuyasha's scent led him with the monk and undead priestess behind him.
(Naraku's castle)
Naraku was fuming with anger like never before as he couldn't comprehend what Bova had told him back out at her mountain home. "How can I stop something so powerful it surpasses me and any other demon full or half without getting myself killed? I know for a fact that girl Kagome along with Miroku, Koga, and now Kikyo are after him, but how do I use this to my advantage? Maybe I shouldn't have absorbed Kagura into my body yet, but I can't just undo what I did since she might not be the same as before and she might actually be weaker if I did certain things differently in creating her again. Perhaps...I might be looking at this all wrong or for from the wrong way to handle this. Why get my hands dirty...when I'll let my enemies take care of killing my most hated enemy. If I'm right...then Sesshomorru will be his enemy as well and combined with the others who are trying to kill Inuyasha...even he can't stop all of them," said Naraku whose scowl turned into an evil smile.
(Castle of the Western Lands several days later)
Sesshomorru sat on his majestic throne as the Lord of the Western Lands getting some well deserved rest for the time being. Meanwhile the human girl named Rin was playing in a very secluded courtyard away from prying eyes with Jaken who wasn't having fun as Rin was occasionally jumping on him and riding on his back like he was a horse. "If Rin is acting like this now I can barely imagine what she'll be like when she's older," said Sesshomorru who shuddered at the thought only to be distracted by doors in front of him opening in front of him.
Sesshomorru looked at who entered with his eyes going wide with complete shock for the first time in a long time. The unexpected guest smiled at him with demon teeth and with glowing red demon eyes staring at Sesshomorru's amber ones. "Hello Sesshomorru. Your little brother needs a place to stay and unlike when I was a child...You don't have a say in the matter," said Inuyasha as he threw two bloodied demon guards in front of a still very surprised Sesshomorru.
Sesshomorru knew the two guards very well and both were very powerful, which was why he chose them as guards. Sesshomorru also knew that for his two guards to be defeated so badly, yet so silently by Inuyasha meant that Inuyasha's strength had risen considerably. "Inuyasha? You...you can't be that powerful to do that all by yourself," said Sesshomorru who had surprise in his voice as well on his face.
"Oh, but I have and I didas you can see for yourself. Feel more then happy to attack me Sesshomorru after all it is still your castle by birth right, but then...its also mine," said Inuyasha as he got ready to fight.
"You'll regret setting foot back into this castle my foolish half-demon brother and this time father's dying wish for you to leave this castle with your human mother will no longer prevent me from killing you," said Sesshomorru who drew Tokijin from his waist.
"All right then I make you a deal involving this fight and the wager will be my life IF I lose while I get to live in the castle as your equal...if not better half when I win. Unless of course...your afraid that you might lose to a half-demon like me," said Inuyasha in a very confident voice as his smile widen showing some very impressive demon teeth to a very suspicious Sesshomorru.
"All right Inuyasha I accept your wager, but before I send you to other side I want to you to beg for like the animal you are," said Sesshomorru as he got ready to strike.
Inuyasha smiled with a hunger in his eyes. "Fine by me big brother, but for the record...I don't beg...I kill," said Inuyasha as he drew the mighty sword that was Tetsuigia in all its glory as the two demons attacked each other with a loud "BANG".