A/N: Just thought I would say a quick thanks to all my reviewers, you have all been very supportive and patient while I do this rather strange fiction. Your pointers and hints and tips have been a wonderful asset to this story, so thank you. Also I wanted to thank Sesshomaru's Dokkaso for editting this chapter for me, however I didn't correct a few of my mistakes, seeing as I just cannot seem to get the knack of the two words...then and than. I have pretty much gave up on trying to figure out those words, so if you see them, please ignore them...lol please...puppy dog eyes...anyways, enough rambling. Here's the chapter, enjoy.
Chapter Fourteen: Confronted, Power Grows.
"Get out of my head, woman!" Sesshoumaru shouted, flicking his wrist in the direction of the golden haired elven woman. Several guards darted towards her and tried to hold back the launch of his whip.
One sword clashed with his weapon and the whip sliced cleanly through it, causing the elves to start and stare in surprise. Most were on their feet, confused at the sudden outburst, and even Inuyasha and Kagome had jumped to their feet.
The golden haired elf held up her arm holding off other elves who rushed in to protect her. Her blue eyes turned to face the snarling demon at the end of the table.
"Who are you?" She asked angrily, energy swirling around her.
Sesshoumaru snarled in response.
"You knew that I had arrived last night, you fought off me trying to judge your actions." She hissed.
Sesshoumaru snarled again, lifting his hand once again flexing his claws for emphasis. "Stay out of my head."
"I cannot do such a thing, it is who I am." She announced. "I am the Lady Galadriel, lady of the golden wood. I am a bearer of one of the three elven rings of power."
"I do not care who you are. Nor do I care about this ring you speak of." Sesshoumaru snarled, his youki still sizzling in the air. "Stay away from me and my own."
"You are dangerous."
Inuyasha snorted softly. "You have no idea."
"You stay out of this, Inuyasha!" Sesshoumaru's red eyes turned to him in an intense glare. He felt a slight pressure, flickering into his head. "I will warn you once more, lady, remove yourself from my mind." He flexed his claws and called his Dokkaso.
Galadriel didn't flinch, but held up her hand holding her ring of power.
Sesshoumaru snarled and felt his body tense concentrating on his furious youki. He closed his eyes briefly, and then snapped them open with renewed rage, and flung his youki from him with so much pressure he heard his inner youki shout with joy. The woman was hit with the full power of his enraged youki and she stepped back as the wave hit her in full force. Her eyes widened and she took another step back, as her own power was being absorbed by the demons.
The pressure in his mind ceased all together and he growled loudly. He was bent on tearing her throat out with his claws, but he felt a small hand touch his cheek and he gasped. His youki slipped from his body like ice melted on a hot sunny day and he turned his head with wide eyes.
"Rin." He whispered.
"Lord Sesshoumaru?" She whispered, running her fingers across his stripes gently.
Blinking, he loosened his tensed muscles and reached out picking her up and turned to leave the hall. Looking back over his shoulder, he glared at the elven woman, who had slumped into a chair defeated.
"Heed my warning, if you presume to invade my personal space again, I will kill you. I am not so merciful as to allow such an insult to myself or those of my company again. You have felt my power and thus know that I can sense this "power" you hold and know that it is beneath a demon of my station." He glared at the woman, bared his fangs and released a loud snarl emphasizing his words. Glancing down at her hand he smirked, sending a shiver through the golden haired elf's body. "This ring of power you hold so dearly is nothing but a trinket made of metal. You would be wise to remember that if you are foolish enough to confront me again." He whirled around in a flurry of white robes and vanished through the door.
Inuyasha released a shaky breath, more than happy to have his brother's angry aura away from him. He at first thought that the glare his brother had directed at him would cause his heart to stop, and now it beat much too rapidly for his comfort.
Kagome slumped into her chair shaking her head. "Wow." She whispered.
Inuyasha turned to stare at her with wide wild eyes. "Wow? That's it? That's all you can say? I swear he has gotten even more powerful then he was last time we fought." He gaped.
Kagome lifted her eyes to Inuyasha's and she narrowed them dangerously.
Inuyasha took a step back quickly. "Uhh…yeah." Glancing around him nervously, he saw several eyes on him, trying to judge if he would loose control like his brother had. "Keh! Don't look to me, he's the one you should be worried about." Inuyasha scoffed. "It was her who insulted him. He was defending his honor and it was well in his right to react the way he did."
Kagome finally found her feet and stood up and sighed. Looking to Lord Elrond she shrugged. "He was in his right, you know nothing of our traditions, or our way of life. Invading someone's mind like that is…is…." She stomped her foot. Throwing her arms into the air, having seen that Galadriel's disrespect had thrown away all her hard work on getting Sesshoumaru to finally learn to trust someone, was infuriating to her. Snorting and turning her nose into the air, she stomped out of the room.
Inuyasha stared after her blinking in silent contemplation. Taking a deep breath, he also turned to leave. "If I were you, Lady of the Golden Woods, I would heed my brother's warning. He is ruthless, and is not to be misjudged. I have seen him kill for less, and with much less display then he did. He is more powerful then you think he is, and he has faced far worse then you." He mumbled under his breath as he walked towards the exit of the hall. "So have I."
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Glorfindel sat down with a thump, and released the breath he had been holding since the start of the confrontation. He had felt that kind of power before, it had been so long ago, he shuddered at the thought. It had been that very day he had lost his life to the very thing Sesshoumaru had called himself. A Demon.
Haldir and Celeborn helped Galadriel relax and finally turned to face Elrond who stood rigid in front of his chair. Finally, his body relaxed and he placed his hands flat on the table.
Elladan and Elrohir gave one another a raised brow and shook their heads. They shrugged at their silent question and turned back to their father, who was looking like a panting dog. Finally Elrond gained his breath and he whispered. "What in all of Arda just happened?"
Galadriel spoke up and waved off her husband's hands. "That is a demon, and must be eliminated immediately." She raged, embarrassment and anger flashing in her blue eyes.
Elrohir gasped. "You can't be serious."
Elladan shook his head. "Grandmother, you were the one who started this mess."
The flashing eyes turned to her daughter's son.
Elladan felt his eyes widen under that look and he bit his lip, glancing at his father for help.
"Galadriel, I do not wish for bloodshed on these lands. What Elladan said was true. Without knowing exactly what it was you were getting yourself into, you indeed insulted him. You must learn to refrain from using your mind to gain the information you seek. Do what the rest of us do, and ask, verbally. You had no idea who or what he was, and yet you still decided to try and read his thoughts?" Elrond sat down and took a deep breath. "It is like you going out and reading the orc's minds, or a balrog's mind. Even you are smart enough not to do that, so what possessed you to try with him?"
"I sensed his power the minute I stepped foot into Rivendell, Elrond. This cannot go unnoticed." Galadriel raged.
"Yet the Bruinen allowed him to cross, explain that?" Elrond grit his teeth together his own anger rising.
"He uses some kind of magic. Surely you are smart enough to realize this."
Glorfindel stood up and slammed his hand on the table. "Enough. Up until now, Lord Sesshoumaru has done nothing to any of us; he has neither shown anger, or malicious contempt. He has given respect to our kind. A malicious demon would have killed us all by now. He is able to reason, and speaks, and as you all witnessed, has a kind heart towards that little girl. Demon he may be, however there is something more to it then that!" Glorfindel glared at Galadriel and Elrond. "They are not from here, and what Kagome said was right, he have no clue as to how they live their lives. We know nothing of their customs or traditions, and so until that time, we must show them the respect we elves are known for."
He stood up and took a deep breath. "I have faced demon's, I have fought against them. You all know that. Yet I have shown nothing but kindness to them, even though I may be reserved and wary. I do not attack them nor do I show them contempt. What you have done Galadriel, is place a bad name upon our kind. We are better then that."
Elladan nodded. "What you say is right. He is a demon, but I also heard the term Inuyoukai." The word sounded foreign to him. "From what Ro and I understood this means dog demon. So perhaps it is the dog part that makes them different."
Elrohir shrugged. "We did witness a playfulness about them, but they are wary and reserved. Nothing like us, but can we hold that against them? I mean we interact with different species all the time. We all have differences and different customs; perhaps we can learn them, as we have with other races. Have you ever seen the way they react? You don't see a shake of their hands as with mortals. Instead they use a simple incline of their head." All eyes were on the youngest son of Elrond now. "They even stop at the entrance of a room that holds importance and bow. Maybe none of you noticed this, because the movement was so slight, but I saw it last night when they came into the hall of fire. Inuyasha and Kagome both stopped at the doorway and made a slight movement like a bow. Even Lord Sesshoumaru did that. There doesn't seem to be much contact between them, nor touches of approval, only inclines of their head, or a simple movement to acknowledge something."
Elladan stared at his brother silently and nodded. "The problem now is trying to make amends for our actions. That isn't going to be easy."
Elrond nodded. "Galadriel, you are in my lands now, no longer in Lothlorien. Here is a place of solace and acceptance. If the Bruinen allowed them passage, then I can hold no ill will against them. You are to stay away from them. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes, Lord Elrond." Galadriel nodded glaring in his direction.
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Sighing, Inuyasha strolled from the hall and sniffed out Kagome's scent. Being a full youkai now, his sense of smell was remarkably heightened. He knew he could smell her out at anytime, but he froze when the first words from the hall drifted out to him. His hearing picked out the words easily and he smirked at the elves reactions to his brother's display of power. Shaking his head, he turned away and sniffed out Kagome's scent, which lead to the gardens outside. Slowly, he made his way to her and sat down against a tree.
"Oi." Inuyasha mumbled.
Kagome straightened and looked over her shoulder.
"You sulking?" Inuyasha inquired.
"No, just thinking. Mama has no idea where we are, and we don't even know if we can get back. When we left to go into the well, I was supposed to check in with her. I'm sure she is worried and probably thinks something happened to me." Kagome explained, playing with the loose threads on her red pants.
"Something has happened to you." Inuyasha snorted.
"That's not what I mean, baka." She whispered.
"Keh! I know exactly what you mean." He stated with a grunt, shoving himself to his feet. Walking over to her, he softened his voice. "Once we get back, we can explain to your mother what happened."
Kagome jumped back surprised at how close he had gotten without her hearing him and she nodded, trying to hide her shock. She lifted her fingers and traced the cobalt blue stripe marring his cheek and then gave him a small smile.
Inuyasha wrinkled his nose and swallowed. "Uhh…you know, what I said last night…that didn't scare you did it?"
Kagome dropped her hand and she shook her head. "No." She looked down at her lap again. "You know, I wonder if we get back if you will go back to looking like a hanyou."
Inuyasha snorted. "Keh! Would it matter if I did?"
"I like you just the way you are, you know." Kagome sighed.
"You said that once. I remember you saying that you liked me just the way I was." Inuyasha sat down cross-legged beside her. "It took me by surprise. No one really accepted me for who I was, so I had thought you were lying to me. I couldn't understand why you of all people would like me as a hanyou, when no one else could."
Kagome knew her eyes had widened as he spoke and she stared at him. "I'm scared." She whispered.
Inuyasha blinked. "Huh? Of what?"
"Of this place. These strange emotions that we are experiencing. Everything."
Inuyasha looked down at his feet and then back at her.
"Would you have told me anything, if we were back in your time? Do you think Sesshoumaru would be so open with his emotions there?" She whispered, trying to explain her reasoning, and her fear. "I mean being here has done so much to us already, what if there is more to it than that?"
Inuyasha snorted, and inched closer to her. "Keh. You think too much. I'm here, and nothing's going to happen to you."
Kagome blinked surprised.
"Look, we have faced a lot together, haven't we?" He asked, staring into her eyes long and hard. "I mean look at all we have accomplished. Look how much we have overcome, how many trials we have faced. We have been manipulated, scorned, taunted, and almost killed, but we are still here."
Kagome nodded with a small smile. "True."
"Besides, what can be worse then Naraku?" Inuyasha scoffed. "Nothing's worse then that coward, and if he would just stay still long enough to be beaten, we would have kicked his sorry ass already and we would have the jewel whole again."
Kagome giggled and playfully punched his arm. "So full of confidence."
Inuyasha snorted. "Keh!" He threw her a smile however and shoved her back causing her to loose her balance.
"Hey!" Kagome protested. Before either of them were able to say anything more, Inuyasha turned his head just in time to see a small girl race past in a blur of orange. Blinking, the former hanyou looked up a tad bit higher and saw his brother stroll through the greenery surrounding him and into the small gardens they were seated in.
Inuyasha turned his head to stare at the frolicking little girl and he muttered. "What the hell is she doing?"
Sesshoumaru's smooth voice filled the air. "Chasing a dragonfly."
Inuyasha snorted. "You look more reserved now."
Sesshoumaru seated himself where Inuyasha had been before and smirked. "Were you afraid little brother?"
"Keh! Not likely." Inuyasha scoffed. His eyes trailed after Rin who hopped and pounced around bushes and flowers, and ducked under tree branches. Suddenly she skidded to a halt and turned around to wave at them, before she whirled around and continued her little race with the dragonfly.
Sesshoumaru tilted his head back against the tree, and continued to sooth his raging youkai inside. Not since facing Naraku in their father's tomb, or since their battle with Takemaru and Sou'unga had he felt so much rage fill his blood. He knew he was capable of it; he had released it once before when the monks had tried to force Rin to go back to the human village.
Closing his eyes, he allowed his ears to follow Rin's progress through the gardens and he released a sigh. Somehow that little girl had broken through his rage, and had calmed his furious youkai. She was a mystery to him, and he found he rather liked her presence. He was finding her to be more of an anchor to reality, his balance in life, his water and substance. She represented the leaves on a tree, constantly growing and playing in the wind, where he was the roots standing firm and strong in the earth. Her laughter caused him pleasure and her sadness angered him.
Her fear sent him into a rage, and her smile eased his soul. Without her, he was nothing more then a wilted branch. The realization of how important Rin was to him, sent his body rigid. Yet her sweet melodious laughter eased the tensed muscles and he relaxed again against the tree, smiling softly to himself.
Inuyasha flopped onto his back and stretched his arms above his head. It was so different not having to hunt shards, or search for Naraku. The calm air in the wind seemed to ease any irrational thought and he smiled. Never before had he even begun to think of showing his feelings for Kagome, and yet the night before he practically told her he loved her.
He did, he knew that much. Inuyasha also knew it wasn't some fascination either. It was something more. Hanyou or not, she accepted him for who and what he was. Faced challenges with him, rather then run and hide like some spoilt brat. She stood by him no matter what, regardless of injury to herself and he couldn't help but be amazed by her.
Even after all the times he hurt her, she still returned to his side, forgiving him without any traces of remorse. Inuyasha sighed, and finally cracked open an eye to see where she was. Smirking, he noticed her over by Rin helping her pick flowers for his brother. His smirk turned into a grin and he shifted his head to peer back at his brother. Sitting up, he noticed his brother's relaxed posture and he blinked. Crawling over and leaning in, he realized that Sesshoumaru was asleep.
Gaping stupidly, Inuyasha sniffed and crawled back to his patch of grass and flopped down once more. Relaxed even more now, knowing that his brother wouldn't be sleeping if there were danger around, and Inuyasha's mind drifted and he soon found himself lulled to sleep by the girls laughing off to his right.
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Rin giggled when they approached Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru. Both looked to be deep in sleep and Kagome raised her finger to her lips. The little girl nodded and tip toed over to them and stared into Sesshoumaru's eyes. She had only seen him like this a handful of times, and she smiled brightly, placing a large lily into his lap.
Turning away, both girls walked out of the gardens hand in hand, leaving the two youkai sleeping peacefully, sheathed in sunlight.
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Inuyasha jolted awake and cursed. How had he fallen asleep and so deeply too? Blinking and sitting up, he glanced around and found no traces of the girls. He was about to jump to his feet, when a soft voice answered his question.
"They have gone inside to enjoy a heated bath." Was the whispered answer.
Looking up into the tree he saw one of the twins, perched comfortably on one of the limbs. Glancing around curiously, he thought to himself. 'How the hell did he sneak up on me without me detecting him?'
The twin chuckled. "It is rather easy to use stealth when you are accustomed to it on a daily basis."
Inuyasha blinked again and then turned his gaze to stare at his brother who was awake and staring at him. "You didn't notice him either?" Inuyasha accused.
Sesshoumaru smirked and then stretched. "I sensed someone, however I was not ready to wake from my slumber. I knew no threat was apparent."
"Keh!" Inuyasha scoffed. "So what do you want? Why are you here?"
The twin glanced down at him. "I frequent this tree. It happens to be a favorite to lounge in. I have done so since I was a child." The elf explained.
Inuyasha stared at the twin trying to figure out which one he was and found himself to be at a loss.
Sesshoumaru chuckled. "Use your nose, Inuyasha. He is the younger twin, Elrohir. Am I not correct?"
The elf smiled and laughed. "You are correct."
Inuyasha scoffed again and glanced around searching for the other brother.
Elrohir chuckled softly. "You will not find him, unless he wishes to be found."
Sesshoumaru stood up and lifted his nose to the air briefly and smirked to himself. "Is that a challenge, elf?"
Elrohir frowned for a moment and then grinned. "If you wish it to be. You won't find him however."
Inuyasha snorted and knowingly glanced at his brother who sniffed the air tentively. Soon Sesshoumaru was through the gardens with incredible speed and Inuyasha roared with laughter at a startled exclamation in the distance.
Elrohir sat up on his branch and shook his head. "Amazing. Even I can't find him when he doesn't want to be found."
Inuyasha tapped his nose. "Inuyoukai have an excellent sense of smell."
Soon Sesshoumaru trudged back into the gardens, holding a flustered and confused twin in his grasp. Elladan glared daggers at his twin who sat in the tree laughing at his predicament.
"Just you wait, Ro." Elladan threatened.
Elrohir laughed harder. "You say that all the time. Let's try not to tear up father's home this time?"
Sesshoumaru released Elladan onto the ground in an unceremonious heap and tilted his head.
Elrohir jumped down to the ground, landing without a sound, causing both youkai brothers's to look at one another curiously. "What else are Inuyoukai known for?"
Sesshoumaru snorted. "Our hearing is exceptional. I could hear your brother breathing in the bushes, not to mention the scent of mint that lingers on him. The blue haori you wear also doesn't hide you among greenery."
Inuyasha grinned.
"Besides that, I was able to tell you were the younger twin because your scent is that of cinnamon. Your voice is a higher tenor then your brother's. Your nature is also different."
Elladan picked himself up off the ground and shook his head. "I suppose that makes you an excellent hunter then?"
Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha both nodded. "Keh!" Inuyasha scoffed, glancing at his brother.
Elrohir frowned. "Why do you say, keh all the time?"
Inuyasha tilted his head to the side. Sesshoumaru cut off his explanation. "It is his way of showing indifference."
Inuyasha glared at Sesshoumaru. "Mind your own business."
The youkai lord shrugged. "Suit yourself. It is true however much you try to deny it."
"I wasn't going to deny it." Inuyasha protested.
Elrohir and Elladan shared a brief look. "We both came out here to apologize for our grandmother's actions. I hope you bear no ill will against the rest of us, and we do see you holding a grudge against Lady Galadriel."
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at the mention of her name.
Inuyasha stepped forward. "Her name is like wood that feeds a roaring fire now to my brother. I wouldn't mention her to him at all. Hell, it's the same as someone mentioning Naraku's name, it sends me into a fury."
Sesshoumaru relaxed. "I hold nothing against you or the others, just her. I meant my warning. If she attempts such a thing again, I will not hesitate to kill her."
Elladan nodded. "If you can get to her, she has a whole army of galadrim and March wardens standing behind her."
Sesshoumaru smirked. "You do not have to fear for me, elf. If an army of undead soldiers, or a host of demons cannot bring death to one such as I then neither can an elven army."
Inuyasha glanced at his brother and shook his head. The smugness swirling in the air around his brother almost made him gag. "I was there too remember?"
Sesshoumaru snorted. "Who protected you against the dragon twister, little brother?"
"Keh! That was nothing, you're lucky you had Tenseiga, or you wouldn't be boasting about your battles." Inuyasha scoffed.
The twins glanced at one another curiously, as they settled themselves into the grass. "What is the dragon twister?" Elladan asked.
Inuyasha flopped down onto the grass lazily. "A stupid attack from the dragon of hell apparently. Actually now that I think about it, it sort of reminds me of your dragon strike." He glanced at his brother who seated himself gracefully.
"Hai. Similar, unlike Sou'unga, the dragon strike I possess can be used with either Tokijin or Tenseiga. I am certain should I be weaponless, I would be able to use it with a mere staff."
Inuyasha blinked. "Are you serious?" He sat there bug eyed.
Sesshoumaru nodded, his whole demeanor reserved and collected. "However with a wooden staff, it might be left to nothing but cinders should I use the Syouryuuha."
"Then why have you not said anything? If you can use this attack with anything, you should be able to use a sword from here, right?"
Sesshoumaru frowned. "I hadn't given it much thought Inuyasha."
Elrohir interrupted their conversation. "That green whip thing that you threw at…uhh…that you used earlier, where do you keep that hidden?" He asked glancing at Sesshoumaru's cloth belt.
Both youkai turned to stare at the elf.
Sesshoumaru raised his clawed hand and flexed his fingers. Immediately his claws took on a green hue and a mist swirled around them.
Inuyasha shook his head. "That's his Dokkaso." Inuyasha flexed his own hands, and clenched his fist into his palm quickly, his claws biting into the flesh.
The twins gaped and blinked at his hand that now dripped blood.
Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and snorted, lowering his hand. "And that is his Hijin Kessou."
Inuyasha made to stand up and throw his hand outward, with the words on his lips, when Sesshoumaru grabbed his brother's arm and pulled him down forcefully. "Don't be a baka, Inuyasha. We are not any place suitable to see if our techniques work in this place."
Elladan and Elrohir looked at each other once again. "How much damage can these abilities do?" They asked in unison.
Sesshoumaru remained silent and Inuyasha snorted. "Enough to take out pesky youkai."
Elladan nodded to his brother and waved them up. "Come, there is an old training field near here. You can practice there."
The youkai nodded and rose to their feet and followed the elves through the gardens and around the side of the large house. Soon they were walking down a hill on a dirt path, leading towards a forest that lay nuzzled against the sky. Soon they were in the forest and trudging along the rough path, and before either brother knew it they were staring into an old field, looking like it was freshly plowed.
Inuyasha smirked and rolled his eyes. "Looks like a battlefield after a fight with youkai."
Sesshoumaru sighed. "It will do." He glanced at the sword Elladan carried in his belt and grinned. If his theory was true, then he should be able to use whatever weapon for his Syouryuuha. Turning to glance at Inuyasha, this would be another perfect opportunity to test his brother's youkai powers.
Stepping forward, Sesshoumaru nodded once to his brother who grinned widely. "It's so much easier to do this if you were fighting me, Sesshoumaru."
Sesshoumaru sighed and shook his head. "You need to practice, Inuyasha not I."
Inuyasha grinned and glanced at his brother long and hard, trying to figure out a way to bait, Sesshoumaru into fighting him. His eyes fell onto the fur pelt over his brother's shoulder and he grunted. "What the hell is that thing anyway?"
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes.
"Come on fluffy, fight with me." Inuyasha taunted.
"Your taunts are useless on me, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha groaned. "Fine, but you know, you will defend yourself should I attack you." Taking a running leapt at his brother, Inuyasha jumped into the air, and shouted as he slashed his hands. "Sankon Tessou!"
Sesshoumaru jumped back at the attack and snorted. "Come Inuyasha, you can do better then that."
Inuyasha skidded on the ground and whirled around. Gripping his fists, he dug his claws into his palm and drew blood, sending a wave of red towards his brother. "Hijin Kessou!"
Sesshoumaru dodged the attack, and barely missed one aimed at his midsection and he growled low. He flicked his wrist and shot his whip towards his brother who back flipped out of the way and landed feet away from where the lashing had stuck the ground.
Tilting his head, Inuyasha grabbed Elladan's sword from his belt, ignoring the stunned expressions on their faces at these attacks, and tossed the sword over to Sesshoumaru.
"Try it!" Inuyasha called.
Sesshoumaru raised a brow and smirked. Bending down, he lifted the sword and tested its weight. Holding it tightly in his grasp, he knew it was different then either of his own swords. Calling his youki forth, he concentrated on his Syouryuuha and breathed deep and even breaths. Flipping his wrist and twisting it slightly, he missed the gasps from the twins as the power surged through his body and right through his arm into the sword.
Just as the massive energy grew to its fullest, Sesshomaru closed his eyes and called it back, soothing his youki. The flames flickered and died out off the sword. Grinning, he turned to the twins. "Now all I need is a sword." He closed his eyes once again, and drew the power back through his body. His youki flared to life, as he turned to the side.
Opening his eyes, he grinned at the twins. "Ougi, Syouryuuha!" He slashed the sword into the ground in a side sweeping motion and watched calmly as the blue flames licked across the ground with so much power behind it, it rammed into the trees taking several down without any effort.
Elladan and Elrohir both stood there, mouth agape, eyes unblinking where the trees used to be. All that stood there now was a smoldering pile of ash and a few falling leaves. Finally, Elrohir released his breath in a soft explosion of air and whistled low.
Turning to glance at Elladan, he noticed his elder brother still had yet to draw breath. Nudging him in the side, he whispered. "You might want to breath, it helps keep you alive."
Elladan's breath exploded from his mouth and he swallowed.
Inuyasha chuckled. "Rather impressive, isn't it? I discovered that attack when I tried my backlash wave on him. He flipped it off like it was an annoying wind."
Sesshoumaru turned to the twin's and handed over the sword, which still smoked from the surge of energy it had experienced.
Elladan stared at the sword, as if he were afraid to touch it. Lifting his eyes once again to the tall demon, he attempted a nervous grin.
"The power no longer exists in your sword, elf. It comes from me." Sesshoumaru explained.
Elladan nodded and took the sword hesitantly. Relieved it didn't burn him, he shook his head. "I have never seen that display of power before. I have only heard rumors of it."
Elrohir turned to Inuyasha. "This backlash wave, is this something that comes from you as well?"
Inuyasha shook his head. "Unfortunately, I need my father's fang to produce my attacks. I have the Kaze No Kizu, the Bakuryuuha, and Kongousyuuha. Besides those, I also have a barrier breaking attack called the Kekkaigiri."
Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes. "Now that you are full youkai, Inuyasha, you should have an ability or two that is called from your youki, concentrate on your energy and discover what that is, where it is and focus it."
Inuyasha snorted. "I just wish I had Tessaiga. Boy would that be handy right about now. I wonder what sort of extra power it would have with my being full youkai now." He pondered this more to himself then to the others.
"You probably wouldn't be able to touch it, Inuyasha. I wasn't able to due to the barrier keeping youkai away from it."
"Keh! That's because you have no love for humans. Father was able to use it."
"True, but father also didn't have a barrier around it then." Sesshoumaru exclaimed with a smirk. "Being a full youkai, you would not be allowed to touch it."
"Well it had better be where ever it is and stay there."
Sesshoumaru raised a brow at that comment, but refrained from uttering a word.
"You never did answer my question." Inuyasha mumbled.
"Oh?"
"What the hell is that fluffy thing?" Inuyasha smirked as Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed.
Sesshoumaru grinned and pulled the end of his fur to the front and quickly flicked his wrist sending the fur shooting out towards Inuyasha and wrapped his brother into it and pulled him back so they were eye to eye. "Do you still want to know, little brother?"
"Gah!" Inuyasha scoffed and wiggled in the tight embrace the fur was giving him. Just as suddenly as he was wrapped in the soft fur, he was released and spun around in a complete circle before falling to the ground in a crumpled heap.
Without uttering a single word, Sesshoumaru turned and walked back into the forest they had come through, and smirked at the curses from his brother.
"Get back here and answer my damn question." Inuyasha shouted after his brother's retreating form. Pushing himself to his feet, he wondered if that fluffy thing was alive. Shaking his head at the absurd thought, he raced after his brother in an attempt to get a straight answer from him for once.
Elladan and Elrohir stood there, staring once again at the remains of the forest across from them and they sighed. Perhaps these youkai, or demons were far more powerful then any elf had taken into account. However they didn't seem hostile towards them in anyway. Their concerns seemed to flood out towards their companions rather then their own well being. Shaking their heads, the twins turned and followed the youkai through the forest and back towards Rivendell where surely they would have to answer for the loud noises that had erupted.