The next day was my last day at the home I had known for most of my life. I enjoyed every last minute of it, scratching the trees I used for scratching posts and laying on the rock where I was able to see the stars the clearest. I let myself bask in the sun from noon on and I just let all of the memories flood through me. I napped and for the first time in months, I dreamt of Inuyasha. He looked at me with a smile, but I wondered why. It was like he was trying to tell me something. He seemed worried, but before I could ask, I was woken up.

Suddenly, there was thunder and lightning and violent at that. I looked up and the dark clouds were gathering. I narrowed my eyes for a closer look and I saw two demons conducting the lightning. I climbed up the tallest tree for a better look, but they saw me and sent a lightning bolt right at me. I landed on my feet, but I was a little shaken. They were coming for me—a twin brother and sister.

"What the hell do you want!" I demanded.

"We were your mother's greatest enemy. She sealed our powers over 50 years ago and now we're out for revenge. We're after the tiger and the wolf tribes."

"Why are you after Koga and his fellow wolves?"

"Because, many years ago, your mother was involved with a half-demon wolf. Naturally, between those two tribes, the wolves and tigers had an alliance. We refuse to let that happen again because tigers and wolves are very formidable together."

"What was that about my father?"

"He was a half-demon, but he was on the weaker side. He relied on your mother for help because he was a relatively weak leader. Katshyron was his name."

"He was weak?" I thought to myself, 'could that have been the reason he left?' That would explain why I was as unstable as I was a half-demon, or more so than that. It was to me that he was ashamed of getting involved with my mother and he knew that I could possibly hold it against him that I wasn't as strong as my mother was. He thought with his heart too.

In all the time that I thought this over, the lightning twins launched an attack at me. I fell backwards, almost paralyzed by the blow. I looked up and noticed that the brother had gone missing. "Where's your brother!" I shouted.

"I think he found something more interesting to go after, a group of humans and demons." I looked behind me, seeing the stars that I looked at. There was no moon in the sky anywhere. She laughed, "He just loves to mess around with humans, especially the females. He can't keep his hands off of them."

Everything in my gut told me that my friends were close by and in serious trouble. I headed to my rock and saw them running in this direction. My throat tightened as I saw him heading in Kagome's direction with his staff. I gulped, "Oh no…"

"Oh, so you know these humans. I figured as much." I turned around and the sister had come down to ground level. She drew out her staff, "Let me see your skill, tiger princess. I doubt it'll compare to your mother's, but we'll see." I grew my sword and the fight began.

I admit that she was very formidable, but I had learned a lot from Inuyasha. I was putting everything I learned from him into this fight and I let my heart decide every move I made. I knew though that I was going to make it out alive; the confidence built up and it fueled my every attack. Then her staff activated and I had to back-flip away from her to avoid the attacks. I leaped in the air, spun around and landed on my feet.

She ran for me, staff pointing out and I stepped aside at the last minute. I put my sword out and slice her across the stomach. While she stopped to check out her wound, I shoved my sword through her stomach multiple times. She fell to her knees, but her staff was still glowing. I clashed my sword with it and threw it down the cliff. "You know what," she said as she laid there dying, "you're very strong. Not like your mother, but completely different. I admire you for that." I used my sword to cut her throat and that was the end of the sister.

Something then hit me; where did her staff end up? My throat tightened and I hoped with everything I had that it didn't end up where I think it did. I ran down the hill and I suddenly smelled a lot of blood. Slightly familiar, but slightly different blood. My heart was starting to panic. I saw the brother standing there, his arms crossed. "Well, it looks like it's just you and me."

My heart told me everything; I couldn't bear to even look. I kept my eye on him. He had joined his staff and his sister's together so his larger staff had a lightning rod on both ends. I let my rage build up. "If you hurt anyone that I care about, I'm going to kill you myself! Just like I did your sister!"

"Hope you have a death wish!" He attacked and I blocked it with my sword. The energy was forcing me back. I got in, "yeah, I just might have a death wish, but I don't plan on dying today!" I tried holding him off, but he was a great deal stronger than his sister. He pushed me back little by little until my back was against the mountain wall. "Nowhere for you to run."

I kicked him, but I let go on my sword while doing so. He tossed it aside and I ran for it. Then he zapped me with the lightning rod and I fell over. I felt the electricity course through me and I felt unable to move. I stared at the brother as he approached me, his lightning rod ready to 'taste' my blood. I then felt something bump against my left elbow. I looked down and it was the Tetsusaiga in its sheath.

"Tetsusaiga…" I tied the sheath around my waist, knowing that I'd be able to handle it now. I flipped back on my feet and drew the sword, transformed. I intersected his staff, but I forced him back. I felt connected to the Tetsusaiga for the first time ever and I knew that I could wield it just as effectively as Inuyasha ever could. A voice rang in my head, "Take it, the Tetsusaiga won't transform for me tonight."

"Inuyasha?" I then heard a groan of pain that was awfully familiar. I didn't get it a second thought. I let my rage and fears all combine together. I saw and smelled the Wind Scar. I knew it was my chance. I took a giant leap back and I jumped up, "Wind Scar!" With that, he was completely gone, staff and all.

"You did the Wind Scar? You learned how to handle Tetsusaiga!" A cheerful voice behind me called. I turned around and saw black-haired Inuyasha walking towards me. I flashed my eyelashes, "Hey Inuyasha." I undid the sheath's tie and handed it back. I then caught an overwhelming whiff of blood. I stepped back to see Inuyasha's coat drenching in it from his shoulder down his chest. I shrieked, clapping a hand to my mouth. "Oh my… what happened?"

"The demon grabbed a hold of the other half of the staff and stabbed me in the shoulder. It's no big deal…"

"No big deal! You're human, Inuyasha! Why'd you even come here!"

"I saw those demons coming your way and I figured that you could use a hand."

"I could very well have taken care of myself!"

"I doubt it! You saw the power of those two staffs together; if you dealt with them both at once, who knows what could have happened?"

"You know, I've been doing very well on my own! I've dealt with countless moths, snakes and spiders! Not once I have ever gotten into something I couldn't get myself out of." I narrowed my eyes, suddenly getting angry, "How in the world am I going to prove to you that I can take care of myself!"

"How about I put an end to this bitter reunion?" I swallowed, looking behind me. My rage was building. "What the hell are you doing here, Sesshomaru!"

"I've come to finish what I started." He threw out his whip and licked Inuyasha several times. He came charging in. I quickly drew Tetsusaiga and blocked the blow from his poison claws. "How fitting, yet another half-breed can wield the Tetsusaiga. That sword belongs in my hand. I'm the only one who can use it to its full potential."

"We'll see about that. Wind Scar!" I slashed across, but Sesshomaru dodged it. "Remarkably like my brother… he hasn't trained you very well."

"Shut the hell up, you bastard!" Inuyasha shouted, when he suddenly felt a pain in his shoulder.

"It seems that my brother is just as pathetic as the company he keeps. I'll finish this off." He came for Inuyasha, but I stood in front, protecting him with his sword. "You'll get to Inuyasha over my dead body, Sesshomaru!" I forced him back and he drew his own sword. "I'll give you a real fight, so prepare yourself, half-breed."

He came for me with a sword with a glowing red aura. I fought him off with everything I had, but he was extremely hard-core. His sword was another matter. It was really tough despite that difference in size between it and the Tetsusaiga. Then he disappeared and I heard something rush at me from behind. I turned around and blocked his attack. He was ready to slice Inuyasha to pieces. "Burn in hell, Sesshomaru!" I forced him back and he tried used his whip to pull me to him. I grabbed it and it burned my hand. I pulled him to me and I slashed at him with the sword. He dodged it.

He eyed Inuyasha and I stood in front of him. My eyes teared with worry and rage. "You'll never kill Inuyasha, Sesshomaru. He deserves to live because unlike me, he has the potential to become one of the most powerful demons there is. However, unlike you, he values all lives, including human lives. While humans took my life away, Inuyasha gave it back, although unintentionally. He keeps great company, mind you! He has given me everything. You, his own brother, give him nothing but grief and trouble! You deserve to burn in hell, you bastard!"

He blinked, "Are you done? I am." I only blinked for a moment as he quickly advanced towards me, but that was all it took. I felt a jabbing pain in my stomach. I gasped, seeing my own blood start to pour from it. I hissed and brought out the Tetsusaiga to do the Wind Scar, but he disappeared and left.

I spat out with a furious rage, "You cowardly bastard!" However, I stopped when I saw that I had spat out blood. I shrieked, "Damn!" I wiped my lip when the smell of blood was getting stronger.