Hello everyone. I apologize for making you wait over 2 weeks for a chapter update. This story has started to enter the realm of being a chore to write. Either that or it was just this chapter was a chore. Don't worry this story will be completed. After talking with an old friend from my roots of fanfics he gave me some advice on what to do if it becomes a chore. That means I might revive my old lemon story. I don't really like writing lemons but TJOW, the story, took me 3 years to write, was over 150 pages, and was only halfway done the 1st saga. There was suppose to be 3. I don't like leaving projects unfinished so I might go back and work on that some more. Of course, because of its content it won't be found on fanfiction.net. If there are people out there that want to know where they can find it, just email me and I'll let you know. Well enough of that. Time for reviews:
brlousee - You know you said you stopped at an evil cliffhanger but you missed the last chapter which wasn't a cliffy. Also you're the only one to actually mention the thing about the poison claws. Kudos to you.
Chelsi - Yes it is true that Tai lived through some of the Feudal times. As for how he would know about Kag/IY's future, well so far he has known what is going to happen in the future so it wouldn't be too hard from him to know what happens in their future. The true reason behind this will be revealed later on.
Takerus Lost Angel - Good to hear from you again. I must say though you shouldn't harass innocent bystanders. A friend of mine goes to Drexel college. While walking about town he usually gets stopped by some religious people giving him all these speeches and that. So rather than harass them back, he has his own fun by just talking to them but he tells him things that contradict what they believe and sometimes leaves them questioning their beliefs.
darkinuyasha - The whole thing was that the only way to seal IY's demon blood was the get him to turn full demon when his demon blood would start flowing through his veins. Then spill some of that blood and cover the Tetsusaiga's blade with it. The sword has and added ability that when it absorbs the blood of a foe it will gain the power of that foe. This is how the demon blood is sealed.
FukashiOni - We really won't see a future Sess. We will see a feudal Sess again. As for Kanna, I said she got defeated in the battle with Naraku. Check out chapter 1.
hikariko - You know you're the only one to pick up on the fact that Kirara and Kitiara's names are similar. Even I forgot about that. They don't have anything in common. Sorry to ruin it for you but I didn't even see the similarity (though I think Kitiara will be a cat demon).
Well that's all the reviews for now. I must say I did cut this chapter slightly short. I was going to do one more scene at the end but I decided that I could end it where it was and it would be just fine. There will be 2 new Original characters in the next chapter. I need names though. I slightly have an idea for the one but I will accept ideas. Requirements: 1 male name and 1 female name. Both must be Japanese names. Only need the first name. I'm keeping with Japanese to keep with the style of the story. Well on with the chapter
Disclaimer: While I have every episode of IY subbed and both movies I still don't own IY himself. Though I do own Tai and you can't have him.
Chapter 40: Preparing for Battle
True to their word, Inutaisho and Izayoi trained Inuyasha and Kagome for the entire two weeks. Where Inuyasha's training was hard physically, Kagome's training was mentally draining. At the end of each day, Inuyasha found himself with more and more bruises or wounds. Most would heal by the next day, if they hadn't then either Kagome or Izayoi would heal him. By the end of the two weeks, Inuyasha had gained a much greater skill in using the Tetsusaiga then before. His father even forced him to think ahead in his fights. Most of the time, Inuyasha preferred to just rely on his fighting instincts but that didn't work against his father. By the end of the training, Inuyasha had gotten into a rythym of planning ahead while also using his instincts. This made him a very tough opponent even for his father.
Kagome had also made a dramatic leap in using her miko powers. She found it quite easy to learn some of the spells. She thought it might be because of her being Kikyo's reincarnation but Izayoi more thought of her as a natural. She was also able to learn more uses because of the depth of her power. Izayoi had told her that if not for her overwhelming amount of power than Kagome would have probably used up her power halfway through the day. Kagome didn't just learn healing powers. She also learned some defensive spells such as shields and barriers and even a few offensive powers.
When the training came to an end, everyone was sad that they had to go. "I'm sorry we can't stay any longer but we must be going," Kagome said.
"I must say, I'm even sorry to be going," Inuyasha admitted.
"Promise me you'll come back and let us know how the fight went, okay?" Izayoi asked.
"We will, mom," Inuyasha said giving her a hug.
"I'd tell you be careful but seeing as how your going to be fighting, I know you wouldn't listen," she said.
Inuyasha then walked over to his father. "Thank you for everything. I owe you."
"You don't owe me anything. If I had been there to raise you properly you would have gotten this training. I was just making up for lost time. Besides I still owe you for being here. Just do me one favor, okay?" Inutaisho asked his son. Inuyasha nodded in agreement. "Win the battle."
Inuyasha was about to give a cocky reply but saw the seriousness on his father's face and he knew this wasn't the time for foolish optimism. "I will. You can count of that," he replied seriously. "As long as our injuries aren't too bad, we'll return here within a day of the fight. Will you wait for us?"
"Yes, we will," the father replied. "Good luck."
"Thank you once again," Inuyasha said and then turned to Kagome. "Ready to go?" Kagome had just finished her goodbyes and nodded to him. Inuyasha then bent down and allowed Kagome to get on his back. Even though the well wasn't far, he felt like giving her a ride. It had been a bit since he had and he knew she liked it. "See ya," he said as he ran off with Kagome. He could feel Kagome holding on to him tight though it wasn't out of fear. Though he couldn't see it he knew she was smiling at that point. When they were almost to the well, Inuyasha said back to her, "Were almost there. Be sure to hold on tight."
Kagome didn't totally like the way he told her. "Why? What are you going to do?" she asked but got no response. She could see however the edges of a smirk so she took his advice and held on tighter. No sooner had she done that then Inuyasha leapt off the ground with a huge amount of force. Kagome closed her eyes for fear they would hit some of the tree branches above them. She noticed that she felt no branches and not even any leaves. When she opened her eyes, she could easily see all around. She could even see Inutaisho and Izayoi waving at them. She and Inuyasha were very high in the sky and that's when it hit her. They had come up this far, that also meant that they would being going down as well and it was a long way down. "I'm going to kill you for this, Inuyasha," she all but yelled as they quickly descended. As she looked though she saw that Inuyasha had no intention of hitting the ground just yet. He had timed his jump exactly that they would descend right into the well. She wanted to yell at him some more but had no time as they quickly descended right into the well.
As soon as touched down in Kagome's time, Inuyasha leapt up and out of the well. "Thank god I'm back on the ground," Kagome said as soon as Inuyasha had set her down. "I should say the word, just for scaring me back there."
"Don't deny it, you liked it," Inuyasha told her with a smirk as they walked out of the well house and to Kagome's home.
"Yes, I liked when you ran through the woods. I liked getting a great view of the surrounding country side but I didn't like plummeting to the ground at a high speed," Kagome said back to them.
"To just about anything good there's always a catch," Inuyasha told her.
"Yeah, I know," Kagome said and then thought to herself. "Just like its good to spend time with you while the catch is that I have to put up with you being a jerk at times." Kagome then entered the house, "Mama, I'm home," she yelled.
"It's about time," a voice called out from the living room. Inuyasha and Kagome recognized the voice but it didn't belong to anyone in her family.
They both walked into living area to be greeted by none other than Tai Azuma. "What are you doing here?" Inuyasha growled at him.
"Jeez, you know who I am so calm down. So how is Grandfather?" Tai asked.
It took Inuyasha a second to realize he meant Inutaisho. "He's doing fine but you still didn't answer my question."
"I came here to see you two. While you were gone, the yakuza decided to stop by for a visit," He said. Kagome looked a little surprised and worried but Tai calmed her. "Don't worry, they were here for a fight but since you weren't around I got them to leave. You missed the leader though."
"The leader of the yakuza was here?" Kagome asked in shock.
"What did he want?" Inuyasha asked.
"Well SHE wanted to end this fight once and for all. She's tired of her men losing to you," Tai told him.
"So the leader of the yakuza is a woman?" Inuyasha asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, her name is Kitiara. She's the most powerful demon in the entire yakuza and the most cunning. She is far worse than Naraku was," Tai stated. "I was able to keep her from tearing this shrine apart by agreeing to a battle outside of Tokyo tomorrow just after noon."
"And why did you just go and make this appointment. How did you know we would be back by now?" Inuyasha asked.
"You forget," Tai said and then put on a mock evil voice, "I know everything." Then even topped it off with a small evil laugh.
"You're crazy," Inuyasha declared. "You know, you may tell me that you're the son of Sesshomaru and Kagura but you sure as hell don't act like it. Sesshomaru is as cold as ever, doesn't show emotion, and acts nothing like you. That is unless he's changed in the last 500 years though I can't see that happening."
"No, he hasn't changed much since before. I'm different though. I have my own reason for acting the way I do," he said. "Now as I said, the battle is tomorrow, be sure get some rest. You're going to need it."
"So it's just going to be us against like 500 of them," Kagome asked getting worried again.
"As it now, yes," Tai answered truthfully. "I've reached out a bit of help but I can't be sure."
"Who?" Inuyasha asked.
"Don't worry about that. Just get some rest. We'll worry about the fight tomorrow," Tai said. "I'll come here early in the morning. See you then." Tai then exited out the front door.
Seconds later the door opened again. "What do you want now?" Inuyasha asked not even looking.
He instantly regretted it when he saw who it was. "Now Inuyasha is that anyway to welcome people home?" Mrs. Higurashi said as she and the rest of the family came into the house. "We just got back from going out to eat. I'm sorry I didn't know you two were coming home tonight or we would have waited for you."
"That's okay," Kagome said. "Just to let you know Inuyasha and I have to go somewhere tomorrow, okay?" She didn't want to tell her mother the truth and have her worrying. Kagome was worried enough. She hoped all the training she had received would help.
"That's fine, dear," her mother said. Kagome was happy that she didn't ask where they were going because she didn't really want to have to lie to her own mother. Kagome then turned around to talk to Inuyasha but saw Souta pulling him away to play some video games. Kagome just smiled at let him go. She wasn't totally sure how the battle would go tomorrow so she would let her brother have fun with his hero while he could.
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Well as I said before. I was going to add one more scene but I decided to end it there. The scene will be in the next chapter. Once again sorry for the long wait. So its question time again:
If you read the notes at the beginning you know what this is about. I'm
looking for 2 names for the next chapter for 2 new original characters:
1 Male Name, 1 Female Name. Both must be Japanese names and only a first name. I
have an idea for one of them but I'm still open to suggestions.
Well with that said. Be sure to join me next time for:
Chapter 41: The Battle - Part 1: Knowing Friend from Foe