Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha
Reviews and opinions are continuously craved (and greatly appreciated)!
Title: One Good Day
Recap: Kagome looked at her friend and felt sorry. As much as the exterminator didn't like to admit this, Miroku's behavior was hurting her. It felt not like embarrassing funny little thing, but like a pure betrayal. Stupid monk, Kagome thought as she observed Sango's sad face.
Chapter 3: Hey, Sesshomaru.
The sun was slowly settling down, and Kagome felt tired.
"Hey, guys! Shouldn't we decide what to do for tonight? I think it's time to start a camp and think about dinner." She suggested, and Shippou jumped in delight.
"Oh, yeah, and we can make some ramen?" He yelled happily.
"No more ramen for you, you little…" Inuyasha started, but the miko stopped him.
"Inuyasha…" Warning in her voice. "You should be nicer to Shippou. He is a child and quarreling with him is just stupid. I would expect more after you!" Inuyasha felt silly, she was right… Should he apologize? He looked at Kagome. She stared at him, with her lovely blue eyes. He suddenly felt regret and wanted to say something, but he was interrupted.
"If I were you, I wouldn't expect to much, miko. After all, I know the dirty half breed pretty well." A low, placid voice came from the edge of the clearing.
"Sesshomaru!" All friends yelled at once jumping in fear. Sesshomaru looked at them annoyed.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Inuyasha regained his composure pretty fast and jumped in between the youkai and his friends. Meanwhile, Miroku stood behind him, ready to support his friend; Sango picked up her weapon and looked at Kagome. The girls exchanged worried looks that now communicated something like: "Shit, those two—not again." Nevertheless, the young women took their battle stands and readied themselves for a possible attack. In the meantime, the brothers went on with their accusations.
"This Sesshomaru lives here. Is your memory so weak or your ignorance finally exceeded your stupidity, half—brother? It's my land." He took step closer toward the hanoyu.
"Keh" A loud chuckle stood for Inuyasha's answer. "What do you want from me, Sesshomaru?"
"I don't want anything from you, in fact I don't even want you here. You and your filthy troupe of smelly humans…I suggest you escort yourselves out of my lands by the end of the day."
"But Sesshomaru, it's getting late." Kagome said trying to calm down the two brothers. "I promise that we leave your territories tomorrow morning." She said, pleadingly looking at the youkai. Traveling through dangerous forest, which was highly infested with wild youkai, was not their idea of a good night rest. Sesshomaru didn't even looked at the girl. Instead, he focused again on the hanoyu:
"Do not have your humans addressing this Sesshomaru, hanoyu." A small smirk spread on his blank face. "If you want something form me, you have to beg yourself." With this, he almost smiled, and the small group of friends trembled. Because, if there was something scarier than Sesshomaru's rage, it was definitely Sesshomaru's smile; strange, cruel, and unreadable.
Kagome looked at him and took a step back, Miroku gulped, even Inuyasha looked a little bit scared. What the hell? he thought. Something is off… He couldn't put his finger on what exactly was wrong with his brother today, but something was different about him. Before Inuyasha could think about it, an angry voice joined their fight.
"Oi, Who do you think you are?" Sango hated when anyone offended her friends, mostly when ignorant pompous demons insulted innocent and sweet people like Kagome. "How dear you self—important excuse for a demon lord call us dirty. First look at your bloodied claws, you arrogant imp!" Why was she so angry? Sango jumped towards the youkai lord with fire in her eyes, and only fast reaction of Inuyasha stopped her from throwing her weapon at him. The hanoyu hold her arm for a moment, knowing that if she would attack his brother, the hell itself would follow.
She breathed heavily looking at the slightly surprised youkai.
"Well, Inuyasha" the demon regained the young woman coldly "Better keep your bitches in check, or you will loose them to my punishment." Sango, still blocked by Inuyasha, tensed in fury. Slowly, freeing herself from her friend's embrace, she took a step closer towards the regal youkai. Inuyasha, too, woke up from a temporary torpor, and drew his sword.
"If you want to fight, it fine with me, Sesshomaru, but do not offend my friends!" He yelled challenging his opponent. In answer, Sesshomaru only smirked. It was so easy to predict his silly brother moves...
"As you wish." He hissed and charged at Inuyasha with Tokijin. Inuyasha's eyes widened as his brother attacked him with a deadly sword. "Bastard" he smirked and dodged the attack jumping off the course of the sword. In answer, Sesshomaru stroke his energy whip. Inuyasha, caught in between the evil power of Tokijin and deadly arms of the whip, backed up. But with each Inuyasha step, Sesshomaru's grin widened. What the hell?.. Inuyasha detected that something was wrong, but didn't noticed that his brother forced him to back up into a large tree. With energy beat lashing next to his face, and the paralyzing power of the sword attack, Inuyasha was trapped like an animal. Shit.
Suddenly, self conscious of his own defenselessness, he felt as an observer of some kind of surrealist twisted game. A strange stillness overtook him and he could only observe as Sesshomaru raised his sword over his head for a final strike.
For a moment, she didn't know what happened. It was like a blur of white and red light moving around them, but than, everything stilled. She realized that this time, the battle between the hanoyu and his brother was much more serious. She looked at Inuyasha, currently trapped in arms of evil energy, and at domineering youkai. Sesshomaru's eyes were blank as his face, but his whole body was tense, ready for attack at Inuyasha. She blinked her eyes, not believing that what she saw was true. This couldn't end like this, she would not allow for that.
She moved quietly, like a cat and stood ten feet from Sesshomaru. Reflecting his moves, she lifted her boomerang over her head. Carefully, with her eyes narrowed like an angry snake youkai, she waited till the demon raised his sword. Then, she attacked.
"Hiraikotsu!" with the name of her weapon on her mouth like a curse against the youkai, she flew the giant boomerang. With an almost inhuman strength, she sent Hiraikotsu shrilling, stroking Sesshomaru's sword off his hand. Sesshomaru froze.
In a moment his energy whip disappeared and Inuyasha was free from the energy trap, but he didn't move from his spot. Instead, he looked at Sango. Kagome and Miroku stood, unsure what just happened. The only sound that cut through the silence was the exterminator's heavy breath.
"You…" Sesshomaru turned his attention to Sango. She stood against the youkai, with her head held up, proud and angry.
"Me."
ooOoo
