Yes I'm a terrible person for taking forever! But the fight must be perfect!
Please enjoy and don't bury me alive!
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The metal blade glistened as the sun beamed off of it's sharp tip. Golden rays pouring off and shimmering into the opposite dogs eyes. His already strained golden gems that stayed focused on the edge of the powerful sword. Shocked hands hurrying to grab his own weapon.
He wasn't able to.
Again Tokijin was slammed towards him, his feet digging into the mud as he jumped back from it. His teeth bared as he struggled to comprehend the situation at hand. Sesshomaru had come again for the Tetsusaiga obviously. But why out of the blue? He usually showed up when they happen to cross one another's path. It was odd that he'd backtrack his own way to find his younger brother.
"Not even a fair fight, Sesshomaru? Sneaking up on me like some prowler!" InuYasha snickered as he drew the fang.
Only a blink was given in response as he charged once again. His eyes focused and calculating. An unusual look for the dog who was commonly found having a spark of passion in his eyes. Battle and bloodlust which brought the pure demonic blood to the surface, raising his adrenalin and that unmistakable need to kill.
Now all that posture had changed. Yellow eyes were lifeless and only gave off his cold demeanor. His style of fighting was to strike quickly but with great strategy, even that had changed to an endless straightforward launch. Tokijin being swung blindly and even aimlessly. InuYasha instantly sensed this as his brother had emerged.
'Crack!'
A tree snapped in half as the younger siblings feet had landed upon it followed by the intense blade slicing through it. Both brothers playing a game of catch me as they made their way into the thicker forest covering.
"What the hell's wrong with you?" InuYasha blocked the opposing sword as it attempted to slit his foot.
A mere growl was given from the pureblood's mouth. His teeth clenching as his demonic aura grew. His cold eyes began to show hints of their owners true power.
"Going to go dog on me? Fine! I'll just cut off your other arm!" He jumped back from the deadlocked swords.
Another angered growl was heard as the half demon began to search for a way from the thickening clutter. His feet continued to tangle within the overgrown vines, his arms sometimes having to pull away from hanging branches, and his oversized sword was almost impossible to wield against tightening trees.
"Ah!" He shouted while slicing an entrance to another open field.
His figure jumped to a fighting stance as he waited to hear an earth shattering rumble. A distinct rumble that only his demon brother could give off when transforming into the full formed dog.
"Bring it on, Sesshomaru." He whispered.
Instead of the anticipated rumble, the dogs ears only caught a tree falling as the large aura began to come closer. Another plant was chopped down as his elder came from the entangling brush. The similar angered look still plastered upon his normally elegant face.
"Don't want another missing limb? Can't say I blame you." He smirked.
"Damn you half breed."
'Whip!'
'Clank!'
Tokijin and Tetsusaiga found themselves, once again, trapped in a forced lock. Both being pressured harder and harder as both demons came within inches of the others face. Each pulsing with power as they projected it to their weapons. Their eyes also caught up in a stare down as Tokijin began to slowly overpower the mighty fang.
A small grunt was uttered from the younger dog as he planted his feet firmly into the ground, his body completely pressing back up to his brother. Both forces were strong and both wills rising to be the best. Still InuYasha couldn't shake the vision of his brother. His common ways of fighting had grown onto his younger sibling as familiar. Even the way he would chatter on and on about how Tetsusaiga was his birthright whilst up in his face. It was all lost now. Maybe he wasn't after the sword this time.
"Just want to get rid of me, huh? Typical for you! I knew you'd eventually get tired of trying to win fairly you bastard." He lied.
"InuYasha!"
Both sets of sensitive ears caught the familiar human's voice. InuYasha's follower of sorts and the young woman Rin constantly blabbered on about to her lord.
"Not now Kagome!"
"I was just wondering what all the commotion was…Sesshomaru?"
Her footsteps towards the duo ceased as she held the red kimono cloth tighter. Why was Sesshomaru here? And what was that odd aura emerging from him? Even she could see it glowing around his battle ready body.
"What's going on?" She stammered.
"I don't know! This bastard just shows up with a pissed off attitude!" He barked.
"What's wrong Sesshomaru?" Kagome called.
"Wha?! Don't talk to him!" The half demon pushed his sword against the other, springing back away from it.
"Kagome get out of here! There's no way you can reason with him."
Both human and purebred locked eyes for an instant. Her brown ones only widening as he stared through her like a piercing needle. His remained icy as he shifted to the draping kimono she held to her chest. It's scents of his human still lingered as well as the smells of flowers and water. She had sported the attire the entire time she had it…Her scent would be buried within it even after his brother had put it on his own body.
Unknowingly he had become fixated with the cursed top. Not for such idiotic reasons that it was his brothers or the fact that it had reeked of him. No. It was for deepened reasons that his follower and his hated brother were mixing their scents. A dog leaves a significant smell upon all things they owned and Rin was intended to have her lords.
InuYasha blocked the view between Kagome and Sesshomaru as he stood in front of her. His back arching as his sword pulsed.
"Kagome go."
"InuYasha why is he still looking at me?" She whispered.
"I don't know! And I don't care! Please just go before…."
Tokijin was replaced into the belt which normally held it. The dog which possessed the sword now only frowned as the wind seemed to pick up around his transforming silhouette. His chin, nose and teeth began to reshape into a muzzle and sharpened fangs. His eyes turning a piercing red as his entire figure molded into an enormous canine.
"Why is he doing…!" Kagome shielded herself from the swirling winds.
"Put my top on! He might try attacking you with acid if he can't reach me." The half demon held strong against the now dieing wind.
The dark haired girl merely nodded as she slipped his large kimono over herself. Her hands being brought to a shaking motion as she couldn't discover why Sesshomaru was so angry. It was so sudden of him to attack. They had been at an almost temporary truce for a long while.
He's really mad this time. Maybe he found out more information about Tetsusaiga?
Echoed roars filled the clearing as the dog began to charge at his adversaries. His legs managing to hold a firm run though one was missing. His eyes still baring an unforgiving hellish fire as he snapped downward at the leaping demon that opposed him. Both unable to land a solid wound on the other.
Feet crashed back against the green earth before leaping once more. InuTaisho's younger son preparing the use the further perfected Wind Scar. It would finally finish off his seemingly unreasonable brother.
Kagome held her ground as she watched the battle. Her hands pulling the kimono closer to her while she sighed. What was really happening? Was this about the coveted sword? It didn't seem like it was the target. The dog kept attacking InuYasha instead of the fang.
They might kill each other this time! InuYasha won't be merciful if Sesshomaru doesn't stop. What'll happen to Jaken and Rin if he dies? How can we ever explain to a young girl that we killed the man she loves?
"Rin!"
Flashes of her past conversation with the girl flooded her eyes. Her talk of how angry Sesshomaru was about bringing InuYasha's clothing, about his yelling at her, about her possible love of InuYasha.
"Sesshomaru doesn't want him to have Rin!" She called to herself.
Both dogs clashed as they ignored the humans muffled ramblings. The Tetsusaiga pressing against the dog's equally strengthened jaws. He merely shook the smaller dog from his mouth as a large paw came down to swipe him.
"Sesshomaru stop! InuYasha doesn't want Rin!"
Time seemed to stop for the duelers as the female ran towards them. She panted and waved her arms as she had finally discovered the dog's mysterious reason.
"Kagome get back!" InuYasha panted before sighing.
"No! Listen! Sesshomaru," she turned to him, "Rin only had a crush on InuYasha. He was heroic in her eyes because he rescued her. She honored him for that and for being so kind to her."
The dog gave her a questioningly glance as if he was unsure of her words. His eyes mellowing as they beamed at her small stature.
"InuYasha would never take her from you, Sesshomaru. He knows Rin's your follower and I don't think she would ever leave you for someone else. She loves you so much." She smiled warmly.
"Kagome! He doesn't care about the kid! He's just had it with losing the sword so he wants some payback. Think a heartless demon like him would care if she lived or died?" He barked angrily.
"Stop it, InuYasha! He was afraid to lose her to you! Show some sympathy for your brother!" She commanded.
"I told you he doesn't care!"
"Well I know he does!"
"You don't know anything about him! He's an evil, heartless, spineless coward that hates humans!"
"Don't say that! He happens to…"
InuYasha suddenly swept the human into his arms as he leapt into the air. A still angered Sesshomaru letting his paw slam into the spot where they stood.
"I-I don't understand." Kagome whispered.
"I told you. He doesn't care about her, it's a fight over who owns her. It doesn't have to do with concern for her safety."
The human's eyes narrowed as she allowed them to soften at the giant dog. Maybe she did have him falsely classified. After all he was a demon but still it seemed like he had a caring side after watching Rin grow this entire time.
I wanted him to love you back, Rin. I'm sorry.
The half demon set his companion down before quickly returning to his battling position. Eyes, ears and body ready for the dog to be further angered from Kagome's words.
Surprisingly the dog wasn't even as angry as he had been. He seemed more relaxed yet strong against the avoided blows from the Tetsusaiga. Each brother once again unable to return hits or even gain them against the other. Still deadlocked.
"It's pretty rotten that the kid loves you and you despise her." The half demon muttered.
An echoing growl erupted as both clashed once more. Their seemingly endless battle heating with each passing second. A strike from the sword, a swipe of the paw, a simple cut, snapping teeth. Yet Sesshomaru seemed to have made another switch of style. He seemed preoccupied with something else, his head switching back to look as if waiting for something to strike from behind.
"Getting off guard?" InuYasha came within inches of his enemy before the might of the enormous teeth shot him backwards.
Again the dog reared his head back, ears perking as if listening to the distance. InuYasha's own less sensitive ears caught it as well. A calling in the forest, cries for help, a painful sobbing that was all to familiar.
"Rin." InuYasha prepared to head off in her direction.
'Slam!'
A white paw knocked him to the ground as dust settled from it's crash with the earth. The angered dogs eyes staring at its small opponent. Both glaring at the other as questions were silently exchanged without words.
"Won't let me go to save her just because you want to finish a stupid fight? She needs help you bastard!"
Again they glared for a moment before the enormous figure of the dog charged off into the forest, only leaving dust and echoes of his prescience behind.
The remaining duo watched in aw before both smiled to themselves.
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