The Mutt

Chapter 19

Kagome had crossed the gardens to the back court. There she recognized the dojo. She had memories of her and Tontanu training besides there. And she would always win in small battles. Kagome has never seen the inside of the dojo, just peeked throught the window to watch the troops doing moves.

Kagome entered the dojo only to be shocked out of her mind. It was HUGE.

She now saw that the dojo was made pacifically for Sesshomaru's true form or even bigger. The dojo's colors were plain white cream with flowers of red on the walls. The floor was made of glazed wood and you couldn't, magical eyes or not, see the ceiling. It out streched further than it really looked. The dojo took up only the space of a modern house in the back court. But once inside, it looked as it you could fit a borough in it, if possible. She noticed Sesshomaru at far end of it. She ran all that way. Kagome could run like any other human except when she is infuriated. And she wasn't exatly happy right now. So she ran faster than before. But not as fast as he could.

Sesshomaru was in his ussual attire standing next to a metal plaque of weapons. Special weapons for the skilled cordinater.

Kagome walked up to him. "Well?" she asked.

"What can you handle? Be wise, these weapons are for already trained masters." he stood aside for her to pick.

The plaque had kantans, long swords, numb-chucks, bows, arrows, and dagger whips, but she wasn't impressed.

"All of them." she told him. Kagome ran her hand over each metal, weave and handle on the stand.

"Pick one then so we can continue." he ordered.

"I can't." she said looking back to him. Her stern face was heart breaking.

"Why not?" he asked getting more annoyed. This girl was so stubborn, she is lucky he needs her, or she would have already been deceased.

"None of them are my Bloody Night." she said calmy. Kagome was sort of enjoying his mood.

"You will recieve you sword once you have defeated me mutt." he said "Now pick one. I will not repeat myself again."

"Fine." she gave up and took down a a lovely white crystal kantana that was just her size. The wieght was only one pound less than her sword so it would do for now. She would do anything in her power to beat him. Once Kagome wrapped it around her waist, she was ready to start. The both faced each other on opposite sides of half the far end of the dojo.

"We will begin with the basics." he stated.

A flash of green whipped pass her face just missing her cheek.

"Block it."

"Alright then." she said and another whip came at her only to the stomach. She blocked it with her own yellow poison and they clashed to the side. Sesshomaru instead of being surprised saw Kagomeas threat.

More whips flashed at her until Kagome was hopping about the room trying to block all at once. The whips were coming from all five of his fingers slurring around.

She blocked, jumped, and threw all she had at Sesshomaru.

'If she can't even block some simple whips then she'll never defeat me nor Chintado' Sesshomaru though flashing at her and coming closer.

Kagome started backing up towards the other wall until a a single flash of green finaly tripped her.

"Always stay on your feet." he said. She recovered instanly and used two other attacks on Sesshomaru. He blocked one with his left, and blocked another with his right. And then ran towards Kagome who punched an unexpected whip into his stomach. It nearly hit him but did cause Sesshomaru to halt his attack.

She smirked and pulled out her kantana. "Now that I have already mastered that, shall we begin on straight forward attacks."

"Hai." he agreed.

Sesshomaru pulled out Tokijin and aimed it at Kagome who was also aiming her weapon at him.

"Why not use the other sword Sesshomaru. Having favorites is not good." She said.

He did not answer. "Onnas first." he said while she was getting into postion.

Kagome flung herself up in the air and used her attack to come down on Sesshomaru.

They clashed swords together for a moment and then swipped at each other. Both blocked and defended themselves very well. Kagome took at shot at his neck, Sesshomaru moved to the side and tryed to stab her in the appendix. He missed. Then Kagome swung at him and missed too. He hit her in back with his elbow and she fell back to the grown but caught herself in time onher knees.She quickly stuck the kantana behind her before he could strike. Their swords swivled until Kagome spun around and finaly hit the ground with a loud THUD and her Kantana when spinning across the wooden floor.

Sesshomaru put his Tokijin at her neck. Kagome wasn't panting all that much but she had never had to go through such a long batlle before.

"Problems: you move without thinking in time and when you do make the right choice, you don't think ahead for your next move. You also look at you opponents sword instead of your opponent." Sesshomaru removed the sword from her neck.

Kagome sat up. "Why are you training me anyway, Sesshomaru?" she aked standing to pick up her kantana."You are my killer. What reason would you have for helping me?"

Sesshomaru answered, "I am not helping you. If I am away with the other Lords or Generals, you are the only one strong enough to fight off intruders, away from Rin also."

"Why is Rin with you?" Kagome furrowed her eyes.

"I found her. Now let's continue and no more questioning me." he said getting back into the postion they were in before.

They practiced over and over again. Kagome always ended back on the ground with Tokijin threating her life. Her training went on until it was lunch break.

"Kagome, you need to hold your kantana to the right instead of the left. It is slightly different from a sword." Sesshomaru told her putting away Tokijin.

"I know." she said walking over to the plaque of weapons and placed the kantana back on the hook.

"Obviously not, onna." There he goes againwith the changing of the names. She hates that.

Kagome started pacing to the exit when,

"Oh, and another thing." Sesshomaru flared out at her a ball of fire he conjured up. Fire was his main element after all.

Kagome turned around just in time to block it with her miko powers. She didn't even need to lift her hand, Kagome could use them with her mind.

When the flames stopped coming Sesshomaru walked up infront of her. After 10 seconds she collasped on all fours to the ground. Panting and breathing as if she had ran across the world. He walked past her to the door.

"You need to work on your miko powers." he said and left her there on the floor, weak.