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I Do Not Own Inuyasha

"Talking"

29. A Temporary Arm

I opened my mouth and chomped down greedily on the yummy homemade California roll. "Kyaa!!!" I squealed. "These are so good!! I had forgotten how good they were!"

Inuyasha scoffed as he carefully re-bandaged my arms. I couldn't tell what he was angry about. Obviously he was sour about me running away and almost getting myself killed but he hadn't yelled at me or lectured...which was bizarre..

"What?" I asked innocently, forgetting about it. "Don't you think so?" I shoved a California roll into his mouth. "Isn't it great to be inside again?"

He swallowed the sushi and growled at me. "Well I'm soooo sorry we had to stay outside all the time."

"It's not that outside is bad..but look at all the yummy fooddd!!!" I pushed another sushi into his mouth and managed to stuff two of them into my own.

"You sound like a fatass, talking about food like that." He informed me after swallowing.

"So?" I said, my mouth still full. "What's your point?"

The sliding door opened before Inuyasha could argue and Miroku stepped into the room looking fatigued.

"Thank you for putting up those sutras!" A aged man exclaimed from outside.

"Now then." Miroku sighed and closed the door. "Shall we have a good rest?"

I shook my head, my cheeks still full. "No...Eating..."

Miroku smiled at me as if I were a young child. "Of course."

"Oi, Miroku." Inuyasha called, leaning back against the wall now that my arms were re-bandaged, and my minor burns were treated. "I really can't make sense of it..."

"Yes?" Miroku asked.

"When it's time to look for a place to sleep, why do we always end up at the best looking mansion in the area, which just so happens to have ominous clouds above it?"

Miroku sighed. "Haven't you ever heard of a 'convenient life'"?

"What a liar." I sang, devouring more cali rolls.

"Can't you stop eating?!?!" Inuyasha exclaimed.

"No." I said simply. His ears turned to the sides and he glared at me like he was just gonna give up on life. I grinned, but as I did my head started to pound. It felt like a heart was beating inside my skull.

I looked around. I felt another shikon shard. But this migraine... oh god. "Inuyasha, my shiky senses are thingling.." I said, trying to shrugg off the pain.. must be from too much candy.

Inuyasha stared at me with a mixed reaction, still half on the giving up on the world mode, half annoyed and half serious. "What?"

"Shikon shard, doggie boy! Keep up with the program." I lectured snapping my fingers quickly. Heh I'm a pretty good actor. "There's one but it's coming up fast!!"

Inuyasha sniffed the air and I finished off the last 5 pieces of sushi, rubbing my temples. He growled, as I reacted into my bag and pulled out a advil pill and took he. He must have thought it was more candy. I hopped up and followed him as he stomped to the door carrying a bowl of little candies with me.. So what if they caused my headache? Right outside the mansion was a large youkai. It was a shade of dark mossy green and bigger then any house. On the youkai's shoulder sat a very familiar man.

"Sesshoumaru!?" Inuyasha gasped.

In a second Sesshoumaru was inches from Inuyasha's face and the hanyou jumped back. Shippo ran away bawling and I raced after him, abandoning my bowl of sweets. We sat in a near by bush crouching low to the ground. This guy...had to be a zombie...and zombies were at the very top of my list of things THAT WERE NOT COOL!!! Also my head.. MY HEEADD HUURTTTEEDDD!!

"Hmph." Sesshoumaru scoffed. "Your reflexes are as slow as ever, Inuyasha."

"Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha hollered. "What the hell are you here for!?"

"Enough with the pathetic questions." The elder brother demanded. "My business is with the Tetsusaiga you carry."

"..Still haven't learned your lesson, huh." Inuyasha growled.

"An acquaintance of yours?" questioned Miroku, popping up beside me in the bush.

"That's Inuyasha's older brother." I informed him quietly.

"Unlike Inuyasha who is hanyou..."

"Sesshoumaru is a youkai, yeah." I nodded. "He's after the Tetsusaiga again, ugh how stupid. He can't even touch the sword so why the hell is he still trying?"

"Draw, Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru demanded. "I'll allow you, at least, a mockery of resistance."

"Oh shut up!" Inuyasha growled pulling his father's fang from the sheath. "This time, you'll get more than just your arm lopped off!" He swung the sword at his brother, but Sesshoumaru was to fast and leaped from it's path.

"Hmph. As I thought.." Said the silver haired youkai as he landed. "Inuyasha you haven't mastered the Tetsusaiga, have you?"

"What did you just say!?" Inuyasha spat, dashing towards him again. "Don't mock me, bastard!" He went to swing the sword down upon his brother with one hand, but Sesshoumaru caught his arm and he was locked in place.

"Your sword form is completely open...The sword is throwing you around." A sock crackling sound filled the air and Inuyasha hissed in pain. Sesshoumaru was using his poison claws to dissolve his arm. "If you don't let go of the sword, I'll met your arm off."

"Ugh...before that happens..." Inuyasha growled grabbing the handle with his other hand. "I'll slice you in two!"

Again Sesshoumaru avoided his assault. "Annoying guy.." Suddenly the large fluffy boa around his neck shot out and knocked Tetsusaiga our from Inuyasha's hands.

"Damnit!" The hanyou swore, running toward the he obviously was no match for Sesshoumaru's speed and the elder brother got their first. The youkai grasped the hilt and swung the sword in the hanyou's direction.

"Let me show you, little brother..." Sesshoumaru hissed. "The destructive power of the Tetsusaiga."

I didn't understand. How could he hold it?

"Jaken!"A little toad now made himself visible on the large green youkai's shoulder. I smirked at him, remembering how I kicked his butt!

"Certainly, Sesshoumaru-sama!" Jaken squeaked. The large youkai moved it's arm toward the large mountainous hill. "In a moment thousands of youkai will be dawn out." The youkai raised it's arm then smacked the hill hard, causing a deep rumble to echo around in the earth.

Then at that moment, thousands upon thousands of youkai came rushing from the trees all reaching towards the sky.

"Look now, Inuyasha.." Sesshoumaru mumbled. "One swing..." He waved the sword at the youkai, "destroy a thousand youkai!" In a flash everything was destroyed.

"Not only the youkai but even the mountain has disappeared." Miroku gasped.

"You've waiting long enough Inuyasha, now it's your turn." Sesshoumaru smirked. "Your blood will be rust on Tetsusaiga's blade."

I jumped from the bush to land between the two brothers. I went to say something but I was so mad that when I opened my lips the only thing that came from them was a low and vicious growl. I could feel my ears pin themselves back and my claws were flexed. There was no way I was gonna let him kill Inuyasha.

"Hnn? You.. You're that girl from last time." Sesshoumaru muttered, pointing the sword at me. My head throbbed. "You want to die together? Isn't that lovely."

I felt a hand clamp over my tail and pull me back. Inuyasha put his arm in front of me, and glared at his older brother, as the blush creeped into my face.. "Get back, Kaori. This bastard wouldn't even hesitate before killing a girl."

But then suddenly Miroku was beside us as well. "I cannot keep silent any longer."

"Stay out of this, Miroku!" Inuyasha snapped. I flinched. His voice was too loud.

"Inuyasha, it's impossible to do it alone."

"Shut up! What the hell!? Don't stand in front of me!"

"Jaken will deal with the rest!" The little toad squeaked. "Sesshoumaru-sama shouldn't have to trouble himself."

"Perhaps so. Let's see what happens." Said Sesshoumaru in an amused tone.

"I'm going to smash you into mince meat!" Jaken shouted. The youkai brought his hand down upon us as if to squish us like bugs.

"I'll take care of this!" Said Miroku quickly removing the beads around his arm.

"Keh! I'll leave the small fry to you." Inuyasha agreed. Small fry? This youkai was complete huge and enormous!

"Face judgment!" Miroku shouted as he unleashed the kazaana. I saw Sesshoumaru's yellow eyes widen in shock and he plunged the Tetsusaiga into the ground. The kazaana quickly started sucking up the youkai and I hopped it would take the little toad along as well.

"Yay! Yay!" I shouted, excitedly. "Go Miroku! Get that stupid little ugly toad face!" I heard Inuyasha growl beside me. "Oh and go Inuyasha too!"

"Thanks for the off-hand encouragement." He hissed. I smiled and laughed nervously.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Sesshoumaru throw something into the air. From it burst hundreds of large bees. They flew into the kazaana along with the youkai and I heard Miroku yelp. He threw the beads over his arm and gasped for Inuyasha to take over, as he fell to the ground.

As Inuyasha quickly slashed through the remaining bugs, I ran over to Miroku. "What's wrong!?"

"It seems as though the insects poison got to me.." The monk muttered. I glanced at his arm then quickly pulled my bag off my back and started digging it for anything that could help.

"That was a quite interesting show..." Sesshoumaru chuckled. "But enough...Die!" He raised the sword and it that instant a new battle had begun. I growled as the area we sat became more and more dangerous every second. Ugh, why did fighting have to be so messy?! I quickly threw an arm around Miroku and ran toward somewhere more safe and secluded but still near.

"Shippo watch him for me!" I demanded.

I then took off and watched the battle from the sides carefully moving in silent trying to find a way to get in and help. Inuyasha was now using the scabbard to fight but it wouldn't last long. I pulled my katanas from their sheath and thought of a bow and arrow. They transformed into the same silver bow and diamond arrow as with Yura, except now a bunch of arrows now retested upon my back. I smiled and leaped into the air. The only way to get him was from an aerial attack. I shot the arrow mid-jump and on it's own accord struck the Tetsusaiga.

At first I was scared since that's not what I had intended, but there must be a reason for the arrows having a mind of their own... The arrow that struck dissolved as it hit but it's effect was still there. The arrow had undone the transformation on Tetsusaiga. The brother's looked towards me as I landed upon a small cliff and I swiftly reloaded my bow.

Upon Sesshoumaru's left arm..I could see a fragment and as my eyes landed on it the heart in my head beat harder and harder. There must be something about that arm..which made him able to wield Tetsusaiga.. but why was my head hurting.. was it because of the shard? But.. Never before had my head hurt when one was near..

"Hit his left arm." I whispered and shot another arrow. But even for my moving arrows he was to fast and stepped out of the way before it had hit him. I grabbed another arrow, my hand shaking from the pain in my skull.

"Don't Kaori! Run!" Inuyasha shouted.

But as he said it Sesshoumaru was already on top of me. I gasped and faltered dropping my arrow which disappeared once it made contact with the ground. I leaped out of the way but he was still much to fast. He got me cornered once more. His fingers glowed sickly green and he just said one word. "Die."

"Your opponent is me you bastard!" Inuyasha shouted, his claws making contact with the brother's skin just seconds before I was about to be killed. Sesshoumaru leaped back his cheek bleeding as Inuyasha landed in front of me. "Damnit, missed."

Sesshoumaru chuckled. "You're faster when that girl is involved."

"Keh!" Inuyasha scoffed. "Cut the useless chatter! That's enough Kaori. Go."

"But!" I whined. He glared at me and I sighed. "Finee.." I leaped of the small cliff and landed by Miroku who seemed to be beating the hell out of Jaken. For that I was happy and I grabbed another Advil from my bag.. I really couldn't take this much longer.

"I've got it now, Sesshoumaru." I heard Inuyasha say. "A youkai like you shouldn't be able to hold the Tetsusaiga. But, you are holding it now...That left arm...it's a human's isn't it? That arm is.. bound with a shikon fragment. In other words," The cracking of knuckles. "if I rip off that arm, you won't be able to touch the Tetsusaiga at all. It'll come with the fragment as well! Killing two birds with one stone!"

"Heh that is if you can even touch my left arm." Sesshoumaru smirked.

Once more the battle continued and this time I really was stuck on the side lines. I twitched in frustration. I wanted to help so bad.. my youkai nature neeeeddedd to fight.. and.. I had to get rid of that Shikon shard..

"Come on spit it out!" Miroku growled shaking Jaken by the shoulders. "Who did you get that nest of insects from!?"

"I really don't know!" Jaken whimpered. "He was wearing a baboon skin, hiding his face. He called himself Naraku!"

The name of my sister's killer turned my blood cold. Naraku?!

"Where has he gone!" Miroku was shouting now.

"Heh, I don't know." Jaken sneered. "And anyway, it'll be of no use even if you find out. Because you've absorbed so much of the poison, you'll be dead before long!"

I snarled and kicked the little imp as hard as I could. He hit the cliff face a few yards off and then slid down to the ground painfully. Then I turned back to Miroku and grabbed some medication from my bag. "Here Miroku this should help, do you think you can drink it?"

"I can if.. you do it mouth to mouth.." He gasped.

"Okay, Shippo you know what to do!" I said rubbing my forehead.

"Er..on second thought I'd better do it myself." Mirkou said quickly turning away from the kissy faced kitsune. I whipped around with my bow and arrow and watched the fight once more. I couldn't just sit here... I shot another arrow which because of the quick movements of the fighting, has only pierced Sesshoumaru's armour.

I growled. This was really unacceptable. But Inuyasha took Sesshoumaru's minor distraction and managed to land a successful attack on him.

"What a pain. You and that girl together." Sesshoumaru growled. He grabbed Inuyasha by the neck and threw him. But in my direction.. As he crashed into me I felt the wind get pushed from my body and as we hit the ground everything started to get dark. I struggled against it.. but I must've hit my head.. I couldn't see anything and my eyes closed instinctively but even though I couldn't see, I could still hear.. faintly. It was like listening while someone put ear muffs over your head.

I felt a warm hand touch my cheek and hold it there for 1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. 5 seconds. Then the hand was gone and I heard a growl.

"This is as far as you go." I heard Sesshoumaru chuckle. "Go to hell along with that girl."

But I wasn't dead...

"Sesshoumaru, you bastard!" Inuyasha spat. "How dare you do this to Kaori.."

I heard more talking but the ear muffs power were getting to strong. I just heard who was saying what. I tried to move my arms to take away the ear muffs but my arms wouldn't move.. Trapped inside my own body.. again..

I heard yelling, commands, protesting voices then finally the noises of battle again. Someone warm grabbed me and went to pick me up but a loud bang and the sound of falling rocks forced that person to let go and shield me with their own body. I heard Inuyasha shout something again and then I heard Miroku respond. The monk then picked me up and started moving.

The sounds of the battle grew fainter.. Why? They were taking me away? No! I had to stay! I struggled to move struggled to bring myself back into conscious.. free myself from my own body but I couldn't..

All of a sudden the strong scent of Inuyasha's blood hit my nose and in a flash I had control of my own body. My eyes snapped open and the first thing they landed on was the two brothers at the top of the hill. Sesshoumaru's hand was through Inuyasha's body...My heart raced in fear and I pushed Miroku away. I had to hel-

"No Kaori!" Miroku shouted grabbing my arm. "I can't let you go back!"

"But-"

"If you do, you'll be ignoring Inuyasha's wishes!"

I felt a heavy weight fall upon me making me weak. He was sending me away...Still he didn't think I was capable...

"He doesn't want you to die." Miroku added seeing the look on my face. I glanced to him then away, and watched the fight once more. Inuyasha had control of Tetsusaiga again..and Sesshoumaru was without his left arm.. As they glared, Inuyasha suddenly fell to his knees. The Tetsusaiga was held but dug into the ground in front of him, acting as a shield. I wanted to jump between them again, but my feet stayed put. I suddenly realized my head no longer hurt.. and I couldn't see the shikon shard anymore.

"Sesshoumaru-sama! That damn Inuyasha is loosing consciousness."Jaken cried, excitedly. Grr...Did that thing ever die?

"Don't come any closer." Sesshoumaru said, back into his usual monotone.

"Huh?" As the toad said it he stepped toward Inuyasha and as he did the Tetsusaiga reacted and shot a bright yellow light which looked much like a thick lightning bolt toward the toad. Jaken screamed and jumped out of the way.

"Ho...How? He didn't even swing his sword.." Jaken panted, sweating nervously.

Sesshoumaru was silent for a moment staring at Inuyasha with a blank stare. Then he blinked turned on his heel and walked away. "Come on Jaken we're leaving. As I can not touch the Tetsusaiga there is no point in staying here any longer."

Jaken nodded in agreement a bit to enthusiastically then scurried off after the youkai. They were gone moments later.

All of a sudden I found myself running toward Inuyasha. I felt something warm and wet attack my face but I ignored it, the scent of his blood..and too much of it distracting me from anything else.

His amber eyes turned to me for a moment...then he collapsed in a pool of his own blood. More tears fell down my face and I fell to my knees beside him wrapping my arms around his injured body. "Inuyasha!"

End Of Chapter 29

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