a/n: Ok yall, here's another chappie. But I must warn all Miroku lovers that you probly won't like this chapter and if you really really like Miroku then you may not want to continue with the story(cuz he's really a jerk and its gonna get him in trouble). Also, I was lookin through the reviews and saw that I had somehow reviewed my own story and it was extremely retarded sounding. Guess what. My little sister decided she was going to review and didn't check to make sure I'd logged out. -.- So neways, that wasn't me. ON TO THE STORY!!!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha even if I wish I did.

Chapter 10- The Big Brother

It was just beginning to get dark when Miroku finally regained consciousness. His face felt as if it had been slammed into a tree numerous times and he was grateful for whomever had bandaged his wounds, had they not been treated they would hurt much more. He guessed it had been Kagome seeing as he was so close to Kaede's hut.

He opened his eyes expecting to find himself staring at Kaede's ceiling only to find himself looking up into the canopy of the tree that his body had slammed into earlier after Sesshomaru's punch.

'What in the seven hells,' Miroku thought as he slowly sat up and moved his still cloth covered hand to cradle his face.

Gently touching his now throbbing face, he looked towards the hut to see a dim light coming from around the flap that served as a door. Nothing seemed wrong but why then was he still on the ground outside?

It then occurred to him that Sesshomaru must be residing in the hut with Sango and the others and had likely told Inuyasha and Kagome that they could not bring his injured form in while Sesshomaru was there. That would explain his being bandaged but remaining outside.

"Bastard demon," Miroku spat as he stumbled to his feet and began to head towards the hut while wrapping a sacred sutra around his fist, "I'll show him. That hit was purely luck and I was not prepared for such a sneaky attack."

He was about to enter the hut and show the demon just how powerful he really was, and that his punch had been nothing more than a luck shot, when Inuyasha appeared in front of him with an angry look.

"Inuyasha. It has been quite awhile my friend. Thank you for bandaging my wounds. Now step aside so I can teach that bastard brother of yours a lesson," Miroku said with a malicious smile at his last statement.

He was surprised when Inuyasha growled and grabbed him by the front of his robes before roughly dragging him away from the hut and into a nearby clearing. He didn't know what to expect from the half demon, as Inuyasha's moods were about as predictable as the timing of a demon's attack. However, the aura that he was emitting did not bode well for the monk and he was beginning to get nervous.

"What's wrong Inuyasha? You seem upset," Miroku asked as Inuyasha finally released his robes and walked a few more steps before turning.

"WHAT'S WRONG? You stupid monk, what do you think is wrong? How dare you come back here after what you did to Sango! I was behind a tree and I heard the whole thing so don't try to lie!" Inuyasha yelled in anger.

"What's it to you Inuyasha? Sango is none of your concern," the monk said as his once friendly voice laced with scorn and loathing, "Or Sesshomaru for that matter? The bitch is mine to do with what I will and I don't care if what I do hurts her; she'll still be waiting when I return to claim what is mine."

The monk barely dodged as Inuyasha swung his fist quickly at his already injured face. He could hardly keep pace with the half-demon as Inuyasha repeatedly swung closed fists at his face.

"YOU BASTARD! You do NOT own Sango and she will never wait for you again! She is mated to my brother, which makes her even more of my little sister than she was before. As such I will protect her, her emotional health, and her pup from bastard's like you that try to hurt her."

Inuyasha could barely contain his anger at his former friend's words. He had never realized what a truly despicable person the monk was until he had betrayed Sango five years ago before leaving, and now he had returned to cause Sango more pain.

'Let him try,' Inuyasha thought with a growl, 'Sesshomaru and I will both protect Sango now. No one hurts my little sister and gets away with it!'

During his travels to reassemble the sacred jewel and destroy Naraku he had grown to see Sango as a close and trusted friend. Soon they grew closer as they relied on each other battle after battle. It wasn't long before he was feeling almost as protective of Sango as he was of Kagome. At the time he had been confused, but upon speaking to Kagome he realized that what he was feeling was brother-like love. He continued to view Sango more and more as a little sister until after Naraku was defeated and the monk had betrayed Sango the first time. He swore that he would protect her from anything or anyone that tried to hurt her that way again and had trained hard with her to help her overcome her sadness. When his brother came into the picture he was reluctant to allow him to court Sango; after all, she didn't need to go through that kind of pain again. He was happy when the two had mated and Sango became his sister through blood as well. Now he truly felt like her big brother and the monk's words angered him greatly.

He quickened his pace slightly and landed a hit easily to the monk's stomach. Expecting him to double over in pain he was not ready to dodge the sutra-covered hand that connected to his left rib cage. With a strangled yell he jumped/fell backwards to avoid another attack. He looked down to see that the area that the monk had hit had blasted through his fire rat robe and badly burned his side. Breathing heavily and clutching at the bleeding wound he cursed.

"Damn you Miroku! Sango should have let Sesshomaru finish you off earlier."

The monk stood, breathing ragged from Inuyasha's punch, and sneered at his former friend.

"You're pathetic Inuyasha. You think that your half demon abilities are up to par with my spiritual ones? Ha! My sacred sutras will do far more damage to you than your fists will do to me and you would not use Tetsaiga so close to the village," the monk spat with such a malicious tone that Inuyasha growled in response.

"I should have the evil in you before you hurt Sango the first time. But have no fear; I will not make the same mistake again. You will not speak to Sango nor see her ever again. I shall make sure of that."

The two circled each other in a deadly dance of war. One of them would not make it out of this situation alive and Inuyasha only hoped that Sango would not be too terribly upset that he killed the bastard.

Ignoring the bloody wound at his side Inuyasha drew forth the Tetsaiga and brandished it against the monk's staff as he swung it rapidly forward.

"You wouldn't dare use the windscar so close to the village," Miroku smirked.

"I don't need my windscar to beat a bastard like you!" Inuyasha yelled as he flashed forward and swung Tetsaiga in a quick horizontal slash at the monk who just barely defended with his staff.

Inuyasha didn't miss the slight crack that formed as the force of Tetsaiga's swing hit Miroku's staff. He smirked as he redoubled his effort and increased the speed of his attacks; the monk was going to pay for what he'd done to his sister. He was forced to jump back as the monk threw another sutra at him and thus ceased his advance.

Miroku was breathing hard from defending against the force of Inuyasha's attack but the throwing of his sutras did not use much energy so he took out a small roll and began to throw them at Inuyasha mercilessly; the half demon having to use his full speed to avoid being hit by one and thus receiving a bloody burning patch for his troubles. However, the number of sutras the monk was throwing ultimately overcame him and a few hit their target.

When the monk ran out of sutras Inuyasha had bloody patches on his right shoulder, his left leg, and grazed area above his eye. His breath was coming in ragged gasps and the only thing that kept him standing was the anger he felt towards the monk that had betrayed he and the rest of the group.

Miroku laughed maliciously and stepped towards Inuyasha to finish him off.

"Well, well Inuyasha. Who is so high and mighty now? It seems as though I will be able to go reclaim Sango as my bitch after all," the monk said as he neared Inuyasha's staggering form.

Before he could get within five feet of the barely conscious half demon a large boomerang flew out of the darkness and spun towards him in a deadly ark. He blocked with his staff, causing another large crack to form, and turned towards the direction that boomerang had returned to. He was shocked to see Sango standing in her normal kimono with an angry scowl on her face. He saw a flash of white out of the corner of his eye and turned back to see that Inuyasha no longer stood before him but was now at the edge of the clearing behind Sango, Kagome tending to his wounds with a new healing technique he had never seen before, and Sesshomaru standing beside his brother also wearing an angry look.

"This ends now monk," Sesshomaru said with a growl scarcely concealed within his voice.

a/n: ooooohhhhhhh... the monk's about to get it now. :D I know, I know, I ended on a cliffie again. But hey, I didn't end on a cliffie last time so be happy. ^.^

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