ok so hey guys i know I'm not updating regularly but hopefully now I've got this chap out the way we can move onto other things get away from this boring bloody village maybe another lemon?

I'm still on the look out for a Beta. at the moment I'm trying to reread whats happened so far make notes (sword names, character names...) whilst editing because some chap are supper bad. its one of the things that holds me up because i have to reread like 4 times before i get MOST of the errors out hopefully this new chap is ok spent a lot of time making sure it was readable/understandable. ok well hope you like this new chap and goodnight :D ZzZzZzZ

I don't own Inuyasha at all *crys in corner of woe*

Chapter 21 Fight!

Ryūkotsusei had been sat in a tree overlooking the village his little jewel had walked into. For the first time in his life he felt the immense pull of wanting to protect something. Growing up the way he had he'd never be interested in fighting for anything. But now thanks to his little inu he had a family on the way. Sitting in the tree it felt almost as if there was just as if his heart was pulling with all it's force to escape his chest and run towards his mate and hatchlings.

Red eyes surveyed the village it seemed peaceful but instinct told him something wasn't right.

Trying to calm himself he tried to imagine what life would be like when they got back to his palace. Images of himself and his mate curled up in front of a warm fire laid on the softest pelts, starring into one anthers eyes with love and devotion whilst he traced patterns on her swollen stomach drifted through his mind. He could picture walking into his room and being met with the sight of his mate curled up with their hatchlings snuggling up all around her. A soft sigh left his lips having a loving family to return to would be a new but welcome change of life style. Coming home to a cold empty room was always something he hated and often would order a concubine to be there ready for him. Another change he would make for his mate, though he was sure he would enjoy kicking the clingy, needy, whiny females out of the palace. Ryūkotsusei wasn't stupid he knew the whores thought that one day one of them would be his lady. Their presence was only tolerated because they were good for one thing and one thing only, which was most defiantly not their interesting personalities. He would now have a mate to care for all his many needs. He felt his length twitch at the thought of teaching his innocent jewel the ways he liked to be pleased and the things that made him week at the knees just thinking about. Oh just picturing all the things her little mouth could be used for made heat rush to is groin.

He sat in the increasingly uncomfortable tree until the wind changed direction blowing strait towards him. He started to relax when the sent of his mate and hatchlings wafted around him. As he was leaning back when he was smacked in the face with the sent of a male INU! Shooting upright he took a deep breath, the more he tried to decipher the sent the more his claws dug into the bark of the tree. The inu male seemed familiar but he couldn't place a name to it. He could tell the male was extremely powerful properly a daiyoukai and AROUSED!

The dragon lord didn't know what to do. If he went to protect his mate and hatchlings, he could risk whomever this male was reporting back to the western lord. Which in turn could end with the west finding out about the army he had hidden in the forest.

West and south weren't on the greatest of terms at present and if they were to find out about the army it most certainly lead to war. But his hatchlings were at risk, it was common knowledge that males would rid a female of her pregnancy to make her available to carry their offspring sooner.

With the thought of the danger his hatchlings could be in, he set off running full speed towards the village. He was baffled by his own thoughts of risking everything he owned and knew for the sake of his new family. He was determined to be the best he could be unlike his father before him. His offspring would know what it was like to have a complete family with a caring mother and a strong protective father. Mate and hatchlings would want for nothing whilst he was there for them. With all these thoughts flowing through his head he picked up the pace, no way was he losing it all when it was so close. As he approached the village the sent of the male became stronger as did his feelings of anger. Keeping a cool head he knew was key to winning a fight but he was finding it very hard to simply keep his scent and aura hidden. Deciding stealth would be best, he sprang from hut to hut staying well out of sight of the villagers who were going about their daily routine.

As he approached the hut where the sent of his female and the unknown male was strongest, he was shocked to hear the bell like laughter of his mate. Never had such beautiful sound ever before reached his ears. It saddened him that he wasn't the one to cause such a reaction. But in the back of his mind pledged he would cause such joy plenty of times in the future.

What the dragon heard next made his eyes bleed fully red and cause his beast to shatter the bars of its cage. " I always knew my mate would have bite as well as bark "

Ryūkotsusei head was a chaotic mess as his beast fought for control 'KILL dog that tries to claim what is ours! Kill male! Take mate! Kill male! Protect! Mark! Mate!'

He was about to enter the hut when his female went flying out the hut in a full sprint. He clearly heard her say "What is it with pigheaded males and thinking they can claim me as their mate"

Ryūkotsusei knew the male would surely take off after HIS female so waited above the exit. As soon as he say a flash of silver he pounced like a cat to a mouse or in this case a dragon to a dog he caught his prey. Both males went crashing to the ground. Touga who believed this to be another trick from the little minx rolled over with a cunning smile on his face. He was about to make a clever sexual remark when he saw not silky raven locks but a messy mop of purple hair. Touga's face instantly straitened and he released a threatening growl. Ryūkotsusei was unaffected by the growl but was shocked to see he had landed on none other than The Lord of the west. But being a lord would not affect this battle, he had verbally claimed his female as mate, nothing would prevent the dragon from ripping the mutt to shreds then claiming the Lordship and female as his own. The dragon watched as the inu lord's eyes also turned a deep red. Ryūkotsusei snapped his teeth and decided to state why the inu bellow him was about to die. "You dare claim what is mine you pathetic mongrel" Touga's blood red eyes widened slightly. But realized this was of little coincidence, he would have the female whether she had been claimed or not. He pushed the dragon off and sprang to his feet. Both parties stood ready for attack swords drawn. All the villagers that had frozen at the sight and hurried to the huts on the outskirts of the village, not wanting to be to close to the two very angry daiyoukais.

As if there had been a signal both males went charging full speed strait towards one another. To the human eye all that would be seen would be a blur of color and a lot of dust being kicked up as they ran. Being a demon you would have seen the both males were baring their teeth, growling loudly, had bright red fiery eyes and any markings that could be seen became ragged and undefined. With a sudden clash, swords met and the sheer force of the collision forced both demons to skid back. Not allowing the dust to settle the males once again sprang at one another. Touga being marginally slower ended up on the defensive. Dragons were known for their speed, dexterity, cunning and strategic thinking but also known for poor stamina. As for Inu they were possessive, more in tune with their instincts than other species, strong with a powerful bite, heightened sense of smell, but know to be week on the underbelly and attachment to pack members that could easily be used against them.

Ryūkotsusei attack with full force pivoting and thrusting, dodging and swiping. The dragons relentless attack didn't seem to faze Touga. Not once did he leave an opening for the dragon to use. The determination in the dogs stare would have shaken Ryūkotsusei had it not been for his burning need to protect and claim his mate. Touga seeming to have enough of being on the defensive, ducked low and did a fast low swipe kick. Ryūkotsusei jumped to avoid being knocked off his feet, which allowed Touga the millisecond he needed to attack first and get a blow to the dragons left arm.

Pain ripped though Ryūkotsusei but he didn't let it show except for his slight hiss through gritted teeth. Not allowing the dragon any respite Touga attacked again and again. But Ryūkotsusei was no fool he was not making the same mistake twice. Using his speed he jumped over the top of the inu male and plunged is clawed hand into the dogs unprotected collar and neck. Touga dodged quickly trying to avoid the dragon from cutting any major arteries. Pain erupted through his shoulder, but like his dragon rival he refused to show the pain. The only visible show of emotion was the flicker of his right eye. Again they both charged at each other this time instead of meeting head to head Ryūkotsusei skid across the dusty ground trying to kick Tougas feet from under him. Touga seeing this happening summersaulted over the skidding male turned and before the dragon could right himself let out a powerful attack from his sword "SHUURAI!" lightning shot from the sword and hit the dragon directly in the back. As the dust settled a figure could be seen draped over mounds of earth that had moved during the attack.

Ryūkotsusei whole body ached as he slowly raised his head to look at the inu who was trying to steal his mate. His arms gave way as he tried to push himself up. Looking at inu hatred coursed though him, he and his beast would not lose the only bit of happiness they had ever had slip away from them. Letting the last of his strength spread through his body he started to change into his true form.

Touga saw the change happening and knew it would be easier staying in humanoid form as it would mean a smaller target for the dragon hit. But watching the dragon change into his true form to fight for a claim on a mate brought out Tougas primal instincts that his beast could not ignore.

His face elongated and fur grew over his body, it was deep silver mimicking his hair rather then like Sesshomarus snowy white. Dark blue marks adorned his cheeks and wound their way up his hind and front paws. His fur pelt that he wore as a cape in human form, now in true form grew into long dark silver ragged fur that mixed from both his shoulders down into his tail. He also had the same long fur sprouting from just above his paws, almost like a pairs of wings ready to lift each paw into the air. Not even three seconds had passed before a huge white dog stood in the demon lords' place.

Looking up Touga saw a large serpent like body covered in purple scales coiled and positioned like a cobra ready to strike. Just like Ryūkotsuseis humanoid form messy silvery, bluish, green hair cascaded from the spine of the dragon, rippling like a waterfall down the side of a mountain. What shocked the western lord was that he could see the smug look on Ryūkotsuseis face. In the center of the dragons forehead like a porcelain mask sat the striped face of Ryūkotsusei with his blood red eyes glowing. The two massive youkai towered over the small village.

With eyes locked neither dog nor dragon noticed the small human child wondering out on to the battle field. The little girl who was barley able to walk spotted the large white 'doggy' started to wobble over to the 'big puppy' with arms outstretched gurgling as she went.

Not allowing the staring contest to go on any further Ryūkotsusei opened his mouth preparing his energy bullet. At the sight of the energy sparks building at the dragons mouth Touga let his claws pierce his flesh, coating them in blood . Instantly his claws glowed red and he started to run towards the dragon. As the dragon let lose his energy Touga jumped into the air and released his blades of blood.

Shippo who and seen and heard a large battle going on, made sure the village children got home safely 'just like mama would want me to' he thought and then decided to see what all the noise was about. It almost sounded like lunyasha and Sesshomaru when they started fighting over Tessaiga. Peering around a hut from a safe distance he saw the Sesshomaru Inuyasha look-alike slightly bloody but standing strong and a pale purple haired youkai lying in a crater looking tired, bloody and disheveled. Though Shippo was a full demon and used to transformations. Seeing the two daiyoukai change into their true forms was jaw dropping. So in awe of the two male demons he didn't notice the little girl wondering onto the battlefield until the last minuet. Knowing what his mother would do he ran towards the little girl hopping to get her out of the line of fire. It wasn't until he was next to the girl that he realized she was almost as big as he was. Before he could transform into something useful it was all to little to late as the attacks descended. It was until the daiyoukai released their attacks did they see the small toddler and kitsune in the line of fire. Ryūkotsusei merely sneered and thought 'one less human to worry about and I won't have to personally rid my mate of that annoying fox'

Tougas eyes widened as he realized what he had done. Unable to do anything he turned his head to look away form the scene. He could almost picture his intendeds face when she found out about the kits death.

Just before the energy hit the two children there was an almost earth quaking growl accompanied by a snarl.

The attacks smashed into one another causing a explosion that shattered the earth and blew both daiyoukai back, smashing away any of the empty huts too near. The light was blinding and Ryūkotsusei also had to look away for fear of going blind.

As the light dimmed silence prevailed.

Ryūkotsusei interested to see the damaged looked back quickly. Touga dragged his muzzle upwards forcing him to keep a watchful eye on the dragon, but dreading to see the destruction they had caused the village, Kit and small girl.

What they saw cased their eyes to bug out of their head. Almost in sync they both sucked in a deep breath.

ok so sorry for cliffy i am so mean *evil laugh*

gosh seems so short here its like 4 pages on word *sigh* 2569 words takes a lot of time and seems like nothing :( but hey at least its better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick

In this chap i realised i was making Ryūkotsusei too soft so i went back through and added meany bits and pervertedthoughts. he is mean to be bad guy though i know some of you guys love him. he might gradually change but i realised rereading their first meeting he was a real basted and now he's all sod sorry but i like my fanfics to be realistic not jumpy and all over the place. also when i was writing i felt like i was making Touga the bad guy? i am going to add Tougas 'history' latter all I'm going to say he like ryu didm grow un with sunshine, rainbows and unicorns. maybe you can let me know your thoughts i might add them in.

i find fighting scenes sooooo hard so id love to hear what you thought of this one. trying to read a lot of inuyasha fight scenes so i can get some ideas just so hard to do.

oh an no i haven't forgotten about Kirara or yukio (inupapa fox friend) just one is captured and the other is either laying low or a slow runner :D

BIG THANKS to everyone who's following revving and favoritting (is the a word?) i love to hear from you guys long reviews welcome.

Aliz- im glad you like Kagome i hate it when other fanfics change her completely into a almost OC. I'm even planning to add in a few bits where she is scared (whilst keeping kagomes can do attitude) because the real kagome isn't an all powerful fully confident queenish amazing goddess. i want my kagome to be as realistic as possible whilst giving her extra abilities. I'm so glad you class my fanfic as one of the better written, that exactly what I'm trying to do i hate fanfics with massive plot flaws or holes hopefully mine dosnt have any but its so hard to cover all bases. i mean 42,675 words in and i feel like I've only just began to use my some of my ideas. only scratched the surface is the perfect saying

(only replied to this review here because foursome reason won't let me message Aliz )