(Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha… although I wish I did…)
Chapter 9: So We Meet Again
----Inuyasha's Group----
Grrr… "That bitch hid her sent and I can't pick up that wench, Kagome's scent either. Kikyo, can you sense any jewel shards?" Sango and Miroku cringed in disgust at the sweet tone of voice Inuyasha used with the dead corpse. The dead miko beside the hanyou closed her eyes and started to spread her senses over the lands to detect the familiar aura of the Shikon no Tama. She pointed west. "That way Inuyasha, I sense a large shard in that direction."
"Alright, we're headed west. Sango, Miroku get your asses up and let's go! That bitch won't get the best of me!" The hanyou in the red haori picked up the dead miko bridal style and ran westward.
Sango and Miroku rode Kirara following the trail of Inuyasha. "Do you think he's still mad at that mysterious demon that came out of no where had kicked his ass easily?" "Maybe Lady Sango, judging by his behaviour. Let's just hope that we don't run into Inuyasha's half brother during the process." Sango nodded in agreement and focused on the trail they were following.
----A Field in the Western Lands----
Grrr… A low growl erupted the taiyoukai's throat. 'So that bitch was right; my baka of a hanyou brother is following her trail. I'll take this opportunity to get what is rightfully mine, the Tetsusaiga.' "Jaken watch the children. I'll return shortly." The youkai lord jumped from his perch in the tree and landed gracefully on the ground without a sound. He quickly sped down the trail to meet his new intruders.
Around ten to fifteen minutes later, Kagome started to shift. 'Something is different.' Her eyes cracked open to survey the surroundings. 'I just know something is wrong, but what? Something is defiantly missing.' She looked around one more time and her eyes rested on the branch of the tree that she had recently seen the Western Lord perched in. 'Sesshoumaru. I wonder where he went.'
Instincts told her to sniff the air and she obliged. Grrr… a low growl was emitting from Kagome's throat. 'Inuyasha… he's with that walking corpse… and Sesshoumaru's scent is heading that direction. He must be trying to retrieve the Tetsusaiga. Dammit. I won't catch up to him.' Kagome stood up and headed to her kit.
"Shippo, I'm going to do something. You can stay here and play with Rin. I'll come back as soon as possible." She watched her pup nod in confusion before heading in the same direction as the demon lord, praying that they haven't killed each other yet.
----Inuyasha's Group----
"Dammit! Why is everything against me!?!" "What's wrong now Inuyasha?" The group came to a halt after the hanyou leading them took a sniff of the air. "Brace yourselves; we're in a hell of a battle." The hanyou put Kikyo down, motioned her to one side and unsheathed Tetsusaiga and the fang transformed into its mighty glory.
"Hello, little brother. I see you're getting Tetsusaiga ready for me to collect" an all too familiar taiyoukai stepped out into the clearing. "You're in over your head bastard! Like hell I'm giving you the Tetsusaiga!" Inuyasha dashed forward and swung the almighty fang at his half brother aimlessly out of pure rage.
Sesshoumaru easily countered it with his youkai whip and sent Inuyasha skidding on the ground because of the sheer power. They continued to fight each other, most of the time Sesshoumaru accurately hit Inuyasha while the hanyou barely dealt any damage to the taiyoukai of the west. 'Dammit if I keep this up I'm going to tire out. I have to end this NOW!' "KAZE NO KIZU!"
Sesshoumaru's eyes widened when he saw the demonic fang unleash its ultimate power. He knew that there was no way that he would escape this power unharmed. The large blast of youki was drawing nearer and nearer by the moment. Sesshoumaru braced himself for the large demonic power that would cause him many injuries even with the Tenseiga.
----At Kagome's Place----
'That baka left me alone at that field. He could have at least warned me. WAIT! When did I start worrying about him?' Kagome stopped to sort out her thoughts, but she only succeeded to confuse herself further more. 'Ugh… I give up! I'll just go and see that the great baka of the west doesn't kill that bastard, Inuyasha, before I get there.'
With her mind made up, Kagome ran full speed intent on seeing the battle. After a few minutes she was able to hear the clashes of metal against metal. 'Damn they started the fighting already! Should have figured though… That bastard of a hanyou has the shortest temper.' Thinking of Inuyasha just raised Kagome's anger even more.
The black inu-youkai continued to run to the great auras that were in the heat of a battle. "KAZE NO KIZU!" 'NO! NOT THE WIND SCAR!' Kagome made it to the clearing to see Inuyasha release the fang, Tetsusaiga's ultimate power that was now hurtling towards Sesshoumaru. 'Quick child! Your miko abilities!' Midoriko's voice broke and cleared Kagome's mind of the sight.
In less than one second, Kagome erected a powerful barrier around Sesshoumaru just in time as the Wind Scar hit the barrier full force.
----On the Battle Field----
Sesshoumaru readied himself for the full impact of the Wind Scar. His eyes widened in disbelief as the youki never touched him. Instead the powerful youki that could kill a hundred demons in one blow went around him as if a powerful barrier had been erected to protect him.
As the dust settled and the youki disappeared, the bystanders had their mouths wide open seeing no damage was done to the lord, not even a scratch. Even the hanyou couldn't believe his eyes. Inuyasha's mouth was as wide as can be. His jaw hung there like a rock. The image before Sesshoumaru was priceless; he even allowed a smirk to grace his lips.
But one thing was certain, someone helped him by creating a barrier. Only someone with powerful miko powers would be able to create a barrier strong enough to withstand the Wind Scar, but no one that the Lord of West could think of came to mind. The tension was broken by none other than Kikyo.
"Inuyasha, a jewel shard is somewhere is nearby!" everyone's head turned to the screeching Kikyo. "Nice to see everyone!" a cheerful demoness wearing a hood and the same clothing as the one they were tracking jumped out of a tree.
"So it's this bitch again!" "You don't know how right you are." The demoness before them draped her long black and blue tail over shoulder and around her neck much like a fluffy scarf.
(A/N: I'll try to fix Sesshoumaru's behaviour so that he doesn't seem like another Inuyasha. Thanx for pointing that out Mad-4-Manga! Keep R&R!)
