(Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha)
Chapter 10: Youkai versus Hanyou
"Lord Sesshoumaru, I do believe it is I they're looking for. So it is I that will fight them." The demoness gave a little bow to show some respect. A low growl of annoyance was heard from the taiyoukai. "Bitch, stop interfering." "I would say the same for you!" snapped the demoness. "You would do well if you know who you're talking to." Seeing his anger rising, Kagome took long breaths to calm herself down. "I did not need help from the likes of you." "I know, and I would normally not help, it's just that if you return and Rin sees you all bloody… well I can't imagine what she'll do." Sesshoumaru glared at her while debating in his mind what to do. "I'm sorry milord but this is my fight."
Giving the demoness before him a cold glare, Sesshoumaru thought about it and nodded. The rest of the people there stood there astounded by the demoness's courage to stand up to the taiyoukai and even more surprised when the Western Lord did not kill or even attempted to kill her.
Inuyasha was the first to recover from this awkward event, as he shook his head to clear out the image. "So the great and almighty Sesshoumaru is cowering behind a stupid bitch." He almost laughed at his own comment but was silenced by a loud growl and cold glare coming from both the demoness and Sesshoumaru. "Well at least he's not in love with a lifeless, clay shell!"
"You'll pay for that!" Inuyasha lunged forward and slashed at her with his sword but the demoness jumped gracefully out of the way. 'Kagome, focus your miko powers on the tip of your fingers. You can use your purified claws as a weapon.' 'Thanks Midoriko!' Following Midoriko's instructions, Kagome's claws began to glow light pink with the powers of purification but soon grew brighter. Kagome glanced at her claws and gave a swiped at the unsuspecting hanyou. Inuyasha tried to dodge the quick attack but wasn't lucky enough as her purifying claws grazed arm and started to burn terribly.
The smell of burning flesh wrapped around the delicate noses. "AHH…" The hanyou cried in pain. Kagome stood there and winced knowing she was the cause of the pain but anger quickly took over when she remembered what he had done to her and his betrayal to her. Distracted, Inuyasha took this to his advantage and swiped at her only tear a bit of her enchanted clothing.
"Why are you keeping your face in the shadows? Is it because you're too ugly to face the world, whore?" Inuyasha snickered at his own comment but it slowly turned into a hideous laugh. "Why you…" Kagome's anger rose at his last comment. "I am no WHORE!" She dashed forward and used both her purified claws to swipe at him. Inuyasha raised his sword to block the blow but the sheer power of her claws got the Tetsusaiga flung out of his hands.
The Tetsusaiga landed a few feet from the demoness sticking up from the ground and transformed back into its original rusted state. Kagome's attention was drawn to the Tetsusaiga. Everyone watched in confusion as she walked towards the pulsing sword. "Just try it bitch. The Tetsusaiga would transform for no one other than me. Even ask that baka there." Inuyasha pointed to a growling taiyoukai that was standing at the edge of the battlefield.
Her attention was then reverted from Inuyasha back to the sword. 'Why is the Tetsusaiga pulsing?' Kagome walked closer to the Tetsusaiga which radiated with more youki with every step she took. The demoness now stood in front of the Tetsusaiga staring down at the magnificent blade. With a hesitant hand, she reached out to touch the hilt of the sword expecting it to burn her like it did at first to both the inu brothers. Her eyes widened in astonishment when she touched the hilt. The Tetsusaiga pulsed a last time and exuded the field with its powerful youki aura.
Everyone's eyes widened when they saw that the Tetsusaiga did not refuse the demoness but instead it pulsed while releasing a great powerful aura. Even the great, emotionless Sesshoumaru held shock on his face. 'How is it that I, The Great Lord of the Western Lands cannot accomplish what a pathetic, lowly demon can?'
Making sure the Tetsusaiga did not burn her like it did to Sesshoumaru, Kagome wrapped her small, delicate hand around the hilt of the sword. Looking up at Inuyasha's shocked face she smirked. With one quick heave, the Tetsusaiga drew out of the ground and transformed into the vast fang that it was moments ago.
Kagome could have started to roll on the ground laughing at their shocked expressions but she settled on a soft chuckle. She swung the huge fang around in the air to see how it felt. The Tetsusaiga surprisingly felt light. Although it looked huge and heavy, in her opinion it felt as light as it did when she first pulled it out in its rusted state as a human. She smirked and started to admire the blade before her.
'No wonder she was able to pull out Tetsusaiga at father's tomb. No human would be able to pull out a fang like that. But why is it that she isn't rejected from the Tetsusaiga when I, Sesshoumaru am?' Sesshoumaru's attention was then brought back to the battle.
"This truly is a great fang that your father had forged. I've always wondered how this great fang would feel in my hands in this state." Kagome's hand ran down the smooth blade. "Bitch, how did you know about the Tetsusaiga?" 'I guess that they finally snapped out of the dazed state.' She mentally smiled. "I would know because I've come across it in my travels. I've known about it since it appeared in your hands. I've studied it like it was my own sword. I know every attack that you used with the Tetsusaiga. I know that you are able to control both the Backlash Wave and the Wind Scar. I know as much as you do about the Tetsusaiga at the moment."
Everyone gave her an incredulous look except Sesshoumaru who already knew who she was. "Yeah, yeah, yeah… Now give me back my sword!" "Patience was always something you lacked Inuyasha." "I don't give a shit about 'patience'! You sound just like that wench, Kagome." Her eyes hardened when Inuyasha had called her wench. "No one calls Kagome a wench and gets away with it any more. You really were a baka! Kagome gave you life after you've been stuck to that stupid tree for 50 years. And for gratitude, you run off to a woman who wants to kill you and bring you to hell! Kagome gave you her heart and you threw it away and let people step all over it. You are truly a baka…" Tears she suppressed for so long were streaming down her face as she recalled all the times that he broke her heart.
"Who are you to call me a baka!?!" "I'm a concerned friend of hers. She told me everything that happened when I found her cold, broken and sobbing over a stupid bastard like you!" Her clutch on the Tetsusaiga tightened due to her anger. "Kagome loved you, you bastard, and this is what you did! You shattered her heart into a million pieces!" "That wench is useless, all she was, was trouble. I don't need her as long as I have Kikyo with me!"
But deep inside Inuyasha was starting to feel regret. 'Did I really hurt Kagome that badly?' 'You love Kikyo, no one else. Kagome is nothing.' Inuyasha's mind went blank after the unfamiliar voice that constantly repeated that praise every time he would think of Kagome as anything more than a jewel detector.
"All she was to you was a jewel detector wasn't she? She stupidly thought that you actually thought more of her…" Her tears were flowing down her eyes endlessly. Although her face was covered in the shadows of her hood, Inuyasha could see the tears of pain in her piercing blue, green eyes of hers.
"Just give me back Tetsusaiga bitch!" Kagome looked down at the blade that she pulled out of its resting place in Lord Inutaisho's grave and let out a little gasp as her eyes widened a little. "I can see and hear the wind scraping. It's wrapping around the blade. Interesting." Her voice was in whispers of awe. "She… she can see the Wind Scar." Inuyasha whispered to himself. His eyes widen incredibly. He couldn't believe that a demon out of no where and just happened to be able to transform the Tetsusaiga could see the Wind Scar right away.
Kagome stood there mesmerized to the movements of the wind and aura around the blade. Instinctively, she swung the blade to cut into the area where the wind and aura met. A large powerful youki was released from the blade and hurdled towards the empty forest. After the dust settled, four large gashes were visible on the ground and were shown a good distance into the partly destroyed forest. Splinters of the destroyed trees were scattered everywhere. Everyone darted their stares from the hooded demoness to the transformed Tetsusaiga to the ground and lastly to the forest, well what was left of the forest.
Kagome had to hold in the laughter that was threatening to burst out. The shocked looks were all too amusing to see. Even Lord Sesshoumaru's eyes widened a little but nothing too noticeable unless you go up close or have great sight. But she did have to admit to herself, she was surprised that the Tetsusaiga would show her the Wind Scar. Kagome took a glance towards Inuyasha and she felt like she would burst any moment now. Inuyasha's eyes were so wide that they looked like it would roll out of his sockets anytime.
"Fine, I have no use for your blade. Besides you need it to control your demon blood." Everyone slowly regained their composures and returned their attentions back to the battle-turned-argument ahead of them. "How'd you know that?" "Were you not listening? I said I know as much as you do about Tetsusaiga. Well as much as one would know without going into battle with it." Kagome threw Tetsusaiga back at Inuyasha and he caught while still glaring at the strange demoness.
"Shall we continue with our little spar or are you too tired?" The mocking voice of the demoness hit Inuyasha's ego hard and he advanced forward with Tetsusaiga in his hand. Inuyasha aimed his sword for the demon's guts but missed because she dodged. Once again Kagome's claws glowed bright pink because of her purification powers. She dodged another attack but she landed a kick on his side. They fought for awhile but clearly Inuyasha was tiring out.
Inuyasha skidded on the ground by the sheer force of her last attack. His arm was bloody and he was covered in many cuts. Although none of the blows were fatal, he had lost a fair amount of blood during the battle. He was panting but forced himself to stand up. She let a smirk grace her face. "Tired are we? Sigh I better be going too. Shippo must be waiting for me to return. Till we meet again Inuyasha. Bye Sango, Miroku, Kagome and Shippo says 'hi and don't worry about them'" She left the clearing without so much as another glance. The prospectors stared at her as she left their range of sight.
Lord Sesshoumaru arose from his perch in a tree and headed after the demoness. "Inuyasha, you truly are stupid to get beaten by a lowly demon like her." Inuyasha slumped on one knee and started to feel dizzy from the lack of energy and his loss of blood.
(A/N: Wow this is my longest chapter so far. Actually I don't think that Sesshoumaru calling Kagome a bitch is too bad. He knows that she is a black inu-youkai but just doesn't know that she is royal. So since she is a dog… bitch pretty much describes who she is. Oh, you'll find out what that voice in Inuyasha's head is soon enough… Well keep R&R! Bye!)
