I know some of you guys are really pissed at me because I really didn't put much in the preview, but this chapter is long and Totosai finally remembers the secret in this one! By the way, there are no more previews because some of you guys have been complaining so I took them out. I do not own Inuyasha and I still wish that I did.
Chapter 13: A Cry for help
"Fine Inuyasha, we shall fight. We shall fight… to the death." Sesshomaru didn't want to fight him, but once Inuyasha makes up his mind, there's no way to change it. I shall kill you Inuyasha, then Totosai. But unlike Totosai, I will revive you, and I'll make sure that you and I never cross paths again. Inuyasha smirked at his reply for he knew this fight was going to be his win. The hanyou charged up to Sesshomaru with his Tetsusaiga in the air. Sesshomaru put up his Tokijin to block Inuyasha's attack. When their swords clash, their auras fused as well. Now Sesshomaru felt all of Inuyasha's anger and torment while Inuyasha felt Sesshomaru's frustration and regret. Both of them were taking it out on each other at that very moment. "This is for calling me half-breed all thse long, long years, SESSHOMARU!" Inuyasha pushed harder on his Tetsusaiga so it could touch Sesshomaru. Inuyasha's words only made his rage reach to a higher point.
"This will be for cutting off my left arm, Inuyasha." He pushed back the Tetsusaiga back and Inuyasha fell to the ground. Sesshomaru waved his sword and a ray of lightening came from it and blasted Inuyasha. The attack managed to strike him, but he was able to shield himself from most of the assault. Inuyasha ran up from the ground and their swords clashed yet again. Inuyasha's moved his left hand away from the Tetsusaiga and tried to strike him with his claws, but he only managed to break through his armor. After Inuyasha's attack, Sesshomaru moved at lightening speed. Taking advantage from Inuyasha's slowness, he waved his Tokijin and gashed the hanyou's shoulder. The Tokijin went through his shoulder leaving a hole there. Sesshomaru then took it out and let the pain course through Inuyasha. He tried to control the pain that was coursing through his body, but it was getting harder to accomplish that. "Just give up Inuyasha. I will spare your life if you stand aside and let me have Totosai."
Inuyasha started to ignore the pain that he had and answered back to Sesshomaru. "No chance! I swore a long time ago that if I die in a battle against you, then I'm taking you to hell with me! And there ain't no way I'm passing up an opportunity like this one!" It seems Inuyasha is actually serious about that. Sesshomaru charged toward Inuyasha and knocked the Tetsusaiga out of his hands and now it was away from him. He put away his Tokijin and when Inuyasha ran to retrieve his sword, Sesshomaru punched him in his gut then his fist met Inuyasha's cheek. Then he grabbed his throat and made sure that Inuyasha's back met the ground with brute force. The more Inuyasha struggled, the harder the choking got. Inuyasha put up his claw and dug deep into the wrist of the demon on top of him. Now his claws were drenched in blood of a full-demon's, but Sesshomaru wouldn't let go of the grip he had on Inuyasha's throat. "I could easily kill you with a strike of my venom. But I will give you this one last chance, Inuyasha. Tell me where Totosai is right now or I will have to kill you."
Inuyasha tried to speak for it was difficult with Sesshomaru's hand blocking his air. But soon, some words managed to escape from his mouth. "Quit bragging about killing me and just do it already. Cause it looks to me that you ain't even trying to kill me but only giving me warnings. What's the matter Sesshomaru, you don't wanna kill me no more? Well then too bad, cause I still wanna kill you!" Inuyasha kicked Sesshomaru in his gut and he jumped off of him while Inuyasha tried to catch his breath. He ran to where the Tetsusaiga was, grabbed it, and it transformed into a fang once again.
"I'M GONNA ENJOY THIS SESSHOMARU!"
Meanwhile
"Totosai, are you sure that you can't remember any secret?" Miroku asked him, for about the umpteenth time in a row. Sango was irritated because Totosai kept answering the same every time. "I don't remember any secret!" She couldn't take it anymore so Sango pushed Miroku aside and grabbed Totosai by his kimono.
"What exactly did Sesshomaru ask about this secret of his?" Totosai scratched his head for he was trying to remember what he said. "Izayoi entrusted you with a secret before she died, did she not?" The question replayed in his head over and over again as though he were thinking of what to say.
"The only thing Sesshomaru asked was if Izayoi told me a secret before she died. And I don't remember any… OH!" That secret? I thought that Sesshomaru didn't even know about that! Sango and Miroku stared in amazement while Kagome could no longer remain speechless. "You remember, good. Now tell us the stupid secret or we'll have to use force!"
"Nothing you do can make me tell you what it is." A couple of seconds later, he had many lumps on his head from Sango, Miroku, and Kagome. Not to mention, he was sort of burned with Shippo's foxfire. The swordsmith began to back away from the humans in front of him. "All right. I will tell you what it is, but I don't think you will believe me even if I told you what it was."
"Just try us." Shippo dared him and in a few seconds, he would regret it. Suddenly, the tree that was next to them shook and many birds came from inside the tree and flew away from it when they heard the loud yells. "WHAT! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" The gang yelled to Totosai.
"I knew you wouldn't believe me. But right now, we have to find Inuyasha and Sesshomaru." Sango, Miroku, and Shippo went on the now transformed Kirara. Totosai and Kagome went on Momo and were now trying to find the two dog-demons. But nothing could stop the questions Totosai was getting. "How can Sesshomaru be Inuyasha's father? That would mean he slept with Inuyasha's mother and she was human."
"I suspected that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru weren't brothers." Sango asked him what he meant by that and she would get her answer. "That bond that Kagome mentioned, a bond with brothers, no siblings share that kind of bond. Only a parent and their child do."
"WELL THEN! If you're SO smart Miroku, why didn't Sesshomaru know Inuyasha was his son?" Kagome asked, feeling insulted by what Miroku said to Sango. The monk shrugged his shoulders and said a guess. "Izayoi was probably cheating on Sesshomaru and maybe that's why he thought Inuyasha was his brother and not his son. Though, that would have meant she was very promiscuous. If she were still alive, I would have very much liked to have met her." The monk's eyebrows started to move in a very hentei but once his words reached the girls ears, both Sango and Kagome smacked him.
"You pervert! That's INUYASHA'S MOTHER you're talking about! How can you say something like that!" Kagome screamed to Miroku, but he was very much listening to her for he stood by at what he said. The old swordsmith didn't want to take part into the conversation, but now Totosai wanted to speak out loud.
"Actually, he's right when he said she cheated on Sesshomaru. Izayoi told me every detail of that tale and the way I see it, they are both at fault." Sango asked how and Totosai continued. "Sesshomaru was too scared to tell his father about the affair and Izayoi didn't have enough trust in him." The gang soon heard everything that they needed to know about the whole business and Kagome was thinking about two other people with the same problems. That sounds familiar. Inuyasha and Kikyo were exactly the same. Like father, like son. I guess they have more in common than just skin deep.
"That would explain why Sesshomaru did not kill Inuyasha in their last battle. He saw that fang and realized it was his own." Miroku stated. All of a sudden, Kagome's hand rose up and slapped her cheek. "Myoga, weren't you with Inuyasha?" Then Shippo jumped into this little conversation. "He ran away again, that all he ever does when Inuyasha is in a battle."
"I left to come and tell you that Master Inuyasha and Sesshomaru are in a battle to the death! You have to stop them Kagome, otherwise they'll really kill each other!" Kagome didn't believe what Myoga had told her, but Myoga really wasn't the type to lie so why would he lie now? "But why would Sesshomaru try to kill his own son?"
"His own WHAT? You can't be serious!" Myoga exclaimed. "Long story short Myoga, Sesshomaru recently found out that Inuyasha is his son and that Izayoi was telling him the truth all those years ago." Sango explained to the old flea demon. Myoga was dumfounded for he would have never believed that Sesshomaru and Inuyasha are not brothers, but father and son instead. Everyone asked why Myoga didn't know about the affair between Izayoi and Sesshomaru and his only answer was that he was battling with Inutaisho against the panther demon tribe. "Wait a minute, weren't you at my place during that battle Myoga?" Totosai said, remembering what happened over 200 years ago.
Everyone wasn't really surprised by what Totosai said, Myoga wasn't really the type to stay loyal during a battle. "Where are they Myoga? Shouldn't we have found them by now?" Shippo was already getting tired from searching for them and they found no clues as to where they were. The old flea demon was the only one who knew where they were and he wasn't being that much help, as usual. Soon, they started to come across some fallen trees that looked as though they were cut down with force and giant cracks in the ground. "They must be close by, but the way the cracks appear, the battle seems to be very large. They could be any where right now." All of a sudden, two giant shouts were heard within the forest.
"DRAGON STRIKE!"
"BACKLASH WAVE!" Two deadly forms of energy were coming from two different directions and the attacks were eye to eye now. "I could be wrong, but I think those two are over there." Totosai was getting on everyone's nerves and now he was trying to act like an idiot. Kagome stared at the attacks that were aimed for each other, there was no way to stop it, but she had to think of something. If their attacks hit, they'll both be killed. I have to stop it, but how? Wait… my sacred arrow. She took out her bow and arrow and aimed for where the attacks would meet each other. Kagome let it fly and when the energy collided with the sacred arrow and the blows were then evaporated into nothing but air. The two dog-demons were now same from harm.
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru stared at what just happened. But Sesshomaru was the only one who actually noticed the arrow. Inuyasha's wench is meddling in something that is none of her concern. Inuyasha wasn't trying to figure out what had happened, the only the he did was clash swords with Sesshomaru again. "Inuyasha!" Inuyasha and Sesshomaru both looked up into the sky and saw Kagome yelling for Inuyasha.
"Kagome! What the hell are you doing here?" His guard was down and it was a good opportunity to attack. Sesshomaru swung his sword and put it a deep slash into Inuyasha's arm. Inuyasha fell to the ground on his back and Sesshomaru merely mocked him. "Inuyasha, never turn your attention away from a battle. Especially for some woman." Totosai and Kagome landed on the ground and Kagome ran up to Inuyasha. When she saw him and Sesshomaru, she was horrified. Inuyasha's kimono was a darker shade of red and his blood dripped to the ground where he stood. The once scruffy-looking silvery hair was now stained with demon blood and sweat. His arms were soaked with blood and consisted of many bruises. The chest had bleeding scars all over and his legs looked sore and heavy with blood.
Sesshomaru looked just as bad. The armor he always wore was now into pieces and was shattered throughout the ground. His silk white kimono was now darker with his demonic blood. His silky-smooth silvery hair was now stained with red blood and his face was wet from his sweat. Sesshomaru's arm only had one or two cuts, but his chest tells a different story. Many gashes were in his chest and shoulders. The most blood that stained him was coming from his chest, for the wounds were deep and hadn't stopped bleeding yet. "Are you resigning from this battle all for a mortal girl? You truly are more pathetic than I would have imagined Inuyasha." Sango, Miroku, Kirara, and Shippo watched the battle from above, for if anything would happen, they knew that they didn't want to be in the crossfire of it. Totosai was just standing back, away from the danger, while Kagome was by Inuyasha's side now. "Inuyasha, come on. Forget about Sesshomaru, you're injured and I have to bandage you up! Inuyasha, please just leave this battle!" Inuyasha stood at his spot and growled out loud.
"This time I'm gonna kill the bastard!" Kagome looked shock at him. "Inuyasha, no! Don't kill Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha had ignored her and was going to continue with his attack.
"BACKLASH WA…" Inuyasha stopped once he saw Kagome in front of Sesshomaru, as though she were shielding him from the hanyou's attack. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha stared at Kagome as though she had lost her mind. "Kagome! Move out of the way. If I attack him while you're there, then you're gonna get hit too!"
"I don't care! You can't hurt Sesshomaru. I won't allow you to kill him!" Inuyasha's jaw completely dropped. Did she… did just tell me NOT to kill Sesshomaru? Inuyasha sheathed the Tetsusaiga and more anger began to boil on his face. "What, you've fallen in love with him and you're pregnant with his kid? Is that what you wanna tell me!" Kagome looked completely insulted while Sesshomaru was merely amused. I wouldn't make the same mistake twice.
"Of course not! You can't kill him because he's your…" Once Sesshomaru realized what Kagome was about to say, he pushed her aside and she fell to the ground. Kagome looked up and met cold golden eyes. "Stand aside miko. This is none of your concern." How does this wench know the truth about Inuyasha and I? The only one that knows is… Totosai. So it seems the old swordsmith finally remembers. Kagome got up from the ground, but did not move from her spot. Sesshomaru moved a couple of feet away from her after she got up. "KAGOME! Don't tell Inuyasha the secret, only Sesshomaru can!"
"Totosai, you shall die next." Totosai hid behind the tree where he was. "Totosai will die after the miko. Inuyasha, I shall let you witness her demise." Sesshomaru swung his Tokijin and deadly blue lightening was coming towards her. Inuyasha charged to where Kagome was and covered her from the attack. "Kagome, stay back. Go to where Totosai is, you'll be safe there." Kagome nodded her head and went to Totosai.
"So Sesshomaru, what is this infamous secret everyone keeps telling me about? Apparently, you're the only one who can tell me, so come on. What the hell is this stupid secret about? Well, tell me the damn secret Sesshomaru!"
"And what if I don't Inuyasha. What would you do if I decide not to tell you?"
"Then I'll just have to beat it out of you!" Inuyasha raised his claws and started to crack them. Sesshomaru smirked at his reply and sheathed his Tokijin. He stood as though he were expecting his attack. Even the pain in his wounds did not make him move and at that point, only one thing could stop Inuyasha from killing him. "Fine Inuyasha. Strike me down. Strike me down if you can. Strike down… your own father."
YES! HE SAID IT, FINALLY! I am so sorry for not putting this chapter earlier. I planned to put it in on father's day, except that my dad had my sister and I doing stuff for him all day and I had no time to write it. In case you didn't read my first note, there are NO MORE PREVIEWS! You guys were complaining about it, so I decided not to put any more previews. Please review!