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You're Kinda, Sorta, Basically, Pretty Much, Always On My Mind.

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I Don't Own Inuyasha

"Talking"

51. The True Master of Tetsusaiga

"You're leaving?"

Toutousai jumped onto his giant cow, Mō-Mō, swinging his long mallet over his shoulder. "Yeah, that Inuyasha guy is unreliable. Bye!"

It was the next day. I'd spent the chilly night on my own at the top of a tree. I didn't really.. know why. But I wanted to be left alone. I mean with that painting, my mother, Koga, having the shikon shards stolen, and having Inuyasha's mind still suck on the woman who had just recently tried to kill me.. I had a lot to sort through.

"But what about Hisao?" My voice was high and panicked. I needed to know who was the owner of these katanas. I just needed it. They were made many years ago in this time by Toutousai and had somehow ended up in my grandfather's hands. I didn't know why.. but.. I thought that this could be the missing link to my past.. I mean.. there was Mika but what about my father's name? What was his name..? No one seemed to know.. What if it was Hisao?

"Ignore him, Kaori." Inuyasha barked. I bit my tongue and glanced towards him. "We don't need an old fart like him. We can figure out who Hisao is on our own."

I heard a loud slap of flesh against flesh and the little man leaped off Mō-Mō. He grabbed Tetsusaiga in his fist and pulled. "Give it back."

"Hn?" Inuyasha stared at him, his eyes narrowing.

"You're not able to use Tetsusaiga. I'll smash it apart."

Inuyasha's fist came down upon his head and he fell into the snow. "Don't screw with me you old fart."

Toutousai scrambled to his feet and jumped onto Mō-Mō, kicking his sides, forcing the youkai to take off into a run. "I'll get you for that!" He shouted over his shoulder. His voice echoed eerily around us and Inuyasha sighed.

"Rather simple that guy." said Miroku.

"That Jii-san, was he strong or was he weak?" Sango muttered.

Inuyasha scoffed and started walking off in some random direction. Everyone else shrugged and followed. I strayed behind at the back of the group. I pulled my ipod out from my black bag and put the earphones on. I don't really know why human ear buds would work for dog ears but I managed to make them stick.

I continued to rummage through my bag and pulled out my notebook. The one with the calendar. I wiped off the dead blades of grass and opened it. On the first page was a 12 month calendar which took up at least four pages. I recognized my messy scrawl in the little squares and wondered why I had never bothered to look at this earlier.. I mean it's been in my bag for three months.

I looked at January. New Years, test due, project due, the beginning of final term, Eri's sleepover, Yuka's party, study date with Ayumi, some girl named Takara's -who was that?- birthday party.. Okay.. February. More homework, more study dates, Valentines day dance.. I saw a tiny note beside February 14th under the dance note. 'With Shoji..' Ugh who was Shoji!?!?!? March. Doll Festival, blah bah blah. More things with Shoji, a few things with Hojo's name on it. Almost every little square had something to do with school or the disastrous trio. I tried to remember who Shoji was.. but I couldn't. I guess I'll just ask Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi the next time I see them.. which should be soon.

I flipped through the calendar pages until I came down to the section that was completely blank. September. My birth month, had.. a few things written in it. Like that art project I had saved Jii-chan's gift wrap for. I sighed. I had big dreams for that project. But other than that.. the entire month was blank. Well I suppose with my birthday being on the 12th I hadn't gotten too far into the month to start making plans. But it was weird. According to this I spent almost everyday and hour of my life with Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi. I had considered them my best friends.. but.. now..

I looked up at the group of five in front of me. In the short time I'd known these weirdos.. I'd become closer to them than I had ever been with the disastrous trio. But technically I'd known Eri, Yuka and Ayumi for a longer period of time. I mean since the start of middle school!! Where as Inuyasha it had only been a year before he was sealed up, and then these past three months. Miroku about two months. Shippo three months. Sango and Kirara.. only a few weeks! Wow. My life was in the hands of these.. strangers and I felt perfectly okay with it. Where as with my friends of many, many years I couldn't even begin to explain to them what 'type' of guy I was into.. as if I knew.

My eyes lingered on Inuyasha's back and my thoughts disappeared for a moment. But then as I stared a small image of a grassy meadow appeared before my eyes, and I was sitting on the wooden fence.. and.. Kikyou's Inuyasha stood in front of me, watching the children play. I blinked and it all disappeared. Erg, why did I have to remember something like that?

I continued to watch Inuyasha walk ahead of me. Would things really have turned out like that if Kikyou had lived? I stared at the floor and for the thousandth time that day sighed. I was forcing myself into an emotional trauma again.

I went back to my notebook and flipped to this month. November. I stared down the pages, searching for today's date. Okay so.. it was around middle November wasn't it? And it's been.. four days since the full moon.. so.. I scoured the middle of November for the little box that would say full moon. It didn't exist. All I saw was a box that said new moon. Well.. that couldn't be right.. I mean.. if I counted the days from the Halloween dance.. that was.. one.. two.. erm.. It's been around eighteen days from Halloween to the full moon.. and now four days later.. would mean it should be the twenty second of November. My calendar was all messed up and totally inaccurate!!

I looked at the top of the page. November 2009. Oh wait.. this was 500 years in the past. Not 2009. Wow don't I feel silly..

A clawed hand suddenly reached out and snatched the book from my grasp. Inuyasha held it in front of his face stiffing with a mild look of curiosity on his face. I gasped and leaped up to steal it back but his other hand was busy pushing me away.

"Hn? What's this? 'Dear Diary,'"

"GIVE IT BACK!" I shouted.

"Why should I!?"

"Because it's mine!!"

He gave me a hard look and then inched the book closer to me. "Well.. fine then if it means that much to yo- Is that my name!?"

"INUYASHA OUSWARI!"

Inuyasha picked himself off the ground with low growl. I growled back, but before I had a chance to say anything a loud clomping sound interrupted me. The scent of a old man and a cow youkai filled the air. I spun around. Toutousai was back.

A bright yellow light of energy flashed before me and Sesshoumaru stood in the place where Toutousai once was. The old man was now upside down in the dirt, his cow in the same position. Great just great.

"Toutousai.." Sesshoumaru purred, flexing his claws. "I thought you might run back to Inuyasha.."

Inuyasha shoved past me and I stuffed everything back inside my bag. "Sesshoumaru!"

"You there, the old fogey. I shall rip you apart along with Inuyasha and the rest."

And the rest..? My tail flicked, brushing against the back of my legs. Some how I had always thought that if Sesshoumaru defeated Inuyasha then he'd just leave. He barely made a move to show he acknowledged Miroku's, Sango's, Kirara's or Shippo's existence and I was only noticed when I forced myself into their battles. So.. maybe it was okay if he killed me but the others did nothing wrong!

"Now that he's said that.. What will you do?" Toutousai asked, scrambling over to Inuyasha. I stumbled as he forced himself between us and I felt my ears point back. How rude.

"Bah!" Inuyasha scoffed, giving the old man a dirty look. "Jijii, you really don't want to make a new sword for Sesshoumaru do you?"

"Nope."

"You see." He pulled out Tetsusaiga and it transformed into the giant ivory fang. "I'm also fed up with him always moping after Tetsusaiga! We'll settle this shortly."

Sesshoumaru stepped forward, appearing inches from his brother in a fraction of a second. "Don't worry. It all ends today."

A blast of electric blue light sent us flying into a near by snow bank. Shivers rand down my spine and Inuyasha was up, fighting again before I could brush all the snow from my body. I pulled Toutousai to his feet as I tried to ignore the bright flashing lights from the brothers' attacks, then worked my way toward the youkai cow. It wouldn't be fair if Mō-Mō died just because of the carelessness of his owner.

I wrapped my fingers around one of his long sharp horns and led him carefully toward the others. My legs begged to run and fight, my heart raced as I became hyper aware of how exposed my back was to the battle behind me.. but I pushed away the feelings. As we came up to the others Toutousai snatched his cow away from me in a disgruntled huff. I bit my lip and submerged my hands into the snow, digging my claws into the frozen ground.

Calm yourself, Kaori. I thought. You can't fight..

"Kaori are you alright?" asked Sango. Her dark brown eyes stared into mine and I glared at the ground.

"Yes.. just.. Yes I'm fine." I breathed. I tried to keep my eyes away from the brothers. I was always so.. reckless. I couldn't butt in this time.. Yes.. I needed the fiery power in my blood in a true fight but now.. not now.

Miroku's sharp intake of breath sent a lightning bolt of hysteria through me. "What is that arm!?"

Sango stepped out of her crouch at my face and and I stared at her black armoured shoes. Hm.. Sango wore her armour under her kimono? I hadn't ever noticed that before.

"That's a dragon's arm." She explained. I bit my lip as bright lights flashed and reflected off the snow, and as a loud crackling sound of a flame filled the air. "It's a lot more durable than an everyday youkai's arm.."

"Did you forget, Sesshoumaru!?" Inuyasha shouted. "You're rejected by Tetsusaiga's barrier!"

The crackling grew viscous. "Humph.." I could hear the smirk in Sesshoumaru's voice. "Don't worry about it."

A scent of poison I had never noticed reached my noise, followed by the scent of Inuyasha's blood. I spun around against my will and my heart raced in my chest. Inuyasha was half in a crouch quickly wiping blood off his face with his sleeve. Sesshoumaru carefully walked closer to his brother, flexing the claws on a bright green scaled dragon's limb.

"This replacement arm.." Sesshoumaru said, his voice still as unemotional as ever. I stared at his face. Silver bangs fell over glaring bright gold eyes and a dark smirk appeared on his face. "catches a barrier, acting as a shield."

Inuyasha scoffed. "Just touching the sword once has really damaged you hasn't it."

Sesshoumaru's smirk grew. "This is enough. In any case.." He raced forward. "It seems you don't even know of the 'Kaze no Kizu'."

Toutousai gasped and I tensed. Mostly because this sudden intake of breath beside me had scared the coco puffs outta me.

I watched as Sesshoumaru swung his crackling dragon arm and as Inuyasha was pushed back by the force again and again..

"When Tetsusaiga is possessed by a worm like you with meager abilities, there's no need for caution!" Sesshoumaru chuckled between attacks.

"He's fending off Tetsusaiga with one hand?" Sango's voice was shocked and it irritated me.

"What incredible strength.." Miroku murmured.

A low growl escaped through my teeth and I turned on them. They stepped back in fear and I clenched my hands into fists. "Shut up. Just SHUT UP!! Saying those things doesn't help at all!! It's just encouraging Sesshou-!"

A shiver ran up my spine. The overwhelming scent of Inuyasha's blood turned my body to ice. I inched my way back to face the brothers. Inuyasha was struggling to sit up in a shallow crater, as blood seeped out from a wound in his chest causing the snow around him to turn crimson. My legs moved on their own accord and I was on my knees in front of him a second later.

"Kaori move." He growled, trying to keep the anger and pain from his voice.

"No." I kept my voice firm and refused to look anywhere but in his eyes. This.. fighting battles alone nonsense had to stop. He stared passed me over my shoulder.. and I suddenly realized and remembered Sesshoumaru's presence behind me.

"Sesshoumaru, you.." Toutousai's voice cut through a slight tremble of fear and I bit my cheek. Why suddenly was I so scared of this man, Sesshoumaru? Never before.. "You are able to read the 'Kaze no Kizu'!?"

I listened as the loud crunching of snow steps stopped and thanked Toutousai for distracting the older brother.

"Of course. I can read it without any trouble." Sesshoumaru hissed.

"Ojii-san.. What's this 'Kaze no Kizu'??" Sango asked. Oh thank god for this distraction.

"It is the correct movement which brings out the swords true explosive power.." Toutousai explained. "It is Tetsusaiga's secret principle, so to speak.."

"If the Kaze no Kizu is Tetsusaiga's hidden secret then explain it to Inuyasha!" Shippo shouted.

"It is impossible to explain. Inuyasha must discover it himself." Toutousai answered simply.

Inuyasha grabbed my shoulder and lifted himself to his feet. All of a sudden I felt my heart now beating faster than ever and the place where his hand had touched was tingling. Wha.. what was going on with me today..? He gripped Tetsusaiga with both his hands, and faced Sesshoumaru, giving me a quick hard look over his shoulder. This glance told me to go.. I refused.

"Humph," Sesshoumaru scoffed. "He doesn't have a clue. Just because you have Tetsusaiga.." He lunged. "It doesn't mean a lowlife like you can master it!!"

Inuyasha was thrown back and this time my legs reacted to save myself. I dodged the body that came rushing at me. Inuyasha skid against the ice and dug his claws into the earth. He collapsed. My heart stopped and I fought the urge to run to him. Sesshoumaru would use me as an advantage again.. like last time..

"Heh, It's been a short while since.." Sesshoumaru stretched his fingers and they sizzled a sickly green. "I gave you a full injection with my poison claw. While you moved about, the poison spread." He swung his dragon limb at Inuyasha again and once more he was sent into the ice.

I couldn't take it anymore. My vision flashed red and a loud snarl rippled through my body and out my throat. I didn't bother to take out my katanas. What were they needed for? I'd just waste him with my bare hands.. I leaned forward ready to attack. The youkai stared back at me, with mild amusement dancing in his eyes.

I took a step.

The ground broke apart in front of me and I leaped back, the crimson disappearing from my eyes. Inuyasha's shiny silver sword stuck in the ground where my toes had once been and a loud animalistic growl pierced my ears.

"STAY OUT OF THIS, KAORI!"

My eyes latched onto Inuyasha's furious face. It fuelled the crimson in my heart and I lunged forward trying to take off. Two pairs of hands wrapped around my arms and held me back. I struggled against the two older humans beside me trying to break free.. but it was useless. I couldn't escape.

"With Tetsusaiga, I will defiantly beat Sesshoumaru." Inuyasha vowed.

"But, Inuyasha..!" I cried.

"Keep quiet and watch, Kaori." Miroku ordered. I froze, and slowly slumped to my knees.. my body growing weak. "Even though it's only happened once, Inuyasha has been able to master Tetsusaiga."

"That was just an accident.." I whispered, fighting back tears. If he didn't do it now.. he'd be killed..

"Even if it was by chance," Sango murmured, letting go of my arms and placing a soft hand on my shoulder. "It doesn't mean he's incapable of doing it."

"Yes Kaori." Miroku's voice was gentle now, matching Sango's tone. "Like Inuyasha said the other day. Have a little more confidence in him."

I stared down at my hand prints in the snow. I felt like.. I was being told by older siblings.. not quiet parents but.. the wiser.. authority figurativeness of an elder brother and sister was certainly there.

I listened to Sesshoumaru chuckle. "How touching.. You refused to be saved Inuyasha. You'll regret that."

"Stuff it!" Inuyasha snapped. "I will figure out this 'Kaze no Kizu!' thing!"

I didn't bother to watch them anymore.. but the sounds and voices broke through my attempts to ignore. The loud crackling filled the air once more. "Don't even bother!"

"To the likes of you, I.." Inuyasha growled. "WILL NOT LOSE!"

"Ah! He cut off the dragon arm!!" Sango gasped. I glanced up for a moment and watched as the green scales sparkled as the limb fell to the ground.

"Fool.." Sesshoumaru cracked his knuckles, a dark look appearing in his eyes. "Resistance is futile.."

Poison claws against the face.. and I watched as a clouded stare cover Inuyasha's eyes. He was blind.. Sesshoumaru took this chance to punch his brother in the stomach and my body jumped to move.. but the monk and taijiya's arms flew around my body preventing me from protecting he who mattered the most. Inuyasha slid over the snow and Sesshoumaru smirked.

"Compared to me.." He hissed as his brother strained to a crouch. "You were never any good.. YOU DAMN FILTHY HALF-YOUKAI!!!"

My blood boiled and the restraints around my arm locked tighter around me. My vision blurred red and I stared into the face of Sesshoumaru. His cheeks were flushed with anger, the whites of his eyes turning red. His fangs grew longer and the bolts across his cheeks grew thicker and more demonic.

"His, his face is..!!" Shippo trembled against my body and it was only then I realized he was there. The crimson drained from my sight once more and I stared into his little face. I couldn't lose myself.. I.. realized now.. the more I gave in the harder it was to hold back.. I'd have to do something about this.

Inuyasha struggled to his feet, not saying a word but a thousand different expressions flashing across his face in that moment until finally.. realization hit. He raced forward, raising Tetsusaiga over his head with both hands.

He thrust it down.

Seven bright golden lighting bolts of demonic energy rushed from Tetsusaiga tearing through the snow and earth. They struck Sesshoumaru and a loud piercing scream of agony filled the air. An electric blue orb shone through the lightning bolts and in a second everything was gone.. Including Sesshoumaru.

Inuyasha stood and stared with a hard look of confusion over his face. "Is.. is it over?"

Miroku and Sango let go of me and my legs raked against the snow until I finally got traction. I sprinted toward him and I wrapped my arms around his waist, as traitor tears raced down my face. He was weak so he stumbled and fell over but I didn't bother letting go. "Wha.. What are you crying for!?" His voice was nervous and I could feel his body tense as the water soaked through his kimono.

"I don't know!" I cried, my voice hysterical.

"Don't worry about her." I heard Miroku say. "Look at her tail, it's wagging too fast. She's happy."

"Well now monk I can't see her tail. I'm blind at the moment." Inuyasha growled, fidgeting.

I opened my eyes and glanced behind me. Sure enough my tail was.. doing it's own thing. Inuyasha fidgeted again and I realized that he did it every time my tail brushed against his feet. I held back a laugh. It must tickle him.. I snatched the furry end in my hand and pulled away from the blind boy.

I pulled my bag off my back as Inuyasha sniffed around me curiously and pulled out a water bottle and a cloth.

"I wonder if Sesshoumaru is dead." Shippo sighed as I poured the icy cold liquid onto the fabric.

"Probably.." Miroku replied. I handed the cloth to Inuyasha and he started to wipe the poison, blood and sweat from his face and eyes, cringing slightly from the temperature of the water. "He was dealt a clean blow by the true power of Tetsusaiga.."

"Bah, true power my butt!" Toutousai laughed. "Don't make me laugh!"

"What nonsense!" Inuyasha shouted over my shoulder. "All of you saw what the sword did!!"

"I praise you for figuring out the 'Kaze no Kizu'." said Toutousai. "But it was because of the poison's pain and misting up of your eyes.. wasn't it? However Inuyasha, you.. didn't swing Tetsusaiga as hard as you could, did you?"

I stopped rummaging through my back for bandages and some of the left over herbs from Jinenji and glanced between the two.

"No matter what hate you have for him.. Sesshoumaru is still your older brother." The old man stared at Inuyasha, a look of deep understanding etched through his wrinkles. "You couldn't bring yourself to be ruthless enough to kill your brother, so to speak."

Inuyasha leaped to his feet, dropping the cloth into the snow. "Bah, don't mock me, you old-geezer!!" I grabbed onto his leg, holding him back from attacking the elderly youkai. "It's only because of the numbing poison that I couldn't swing it to the max!!!"

"Still got lots of fight in him, hasn't he?" Shippo commented.

Miroku and Sango nodded.

Toutousai walked over to Inuyasha and held out his hand. "Now then Inuyasha, hand over Tetsusaiga."

"Wha.."

"I'm saying I'll sharpen it up for you."

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We sat on the river bank once more, Inuyasha's vision now fully restored. He sat in front of me with his silver hair tied and tossed over his shoulder, as I sat behind him wrapping white gauze around the wound in his stomach. My heart was still pounding in my ears. Why? Why? Why!!? Erg. I glanced toward the others. They obviously don't hear it but I'm sure he did.. I know did he. He's just mocking me with his.. I stared at his back. He didn't do anything but watch as Toutousai repeated hit his mallet down upon Tetsusaiga.. With his indifference toward this annoying sound in my chest. Jerk.

Miroku's staff jangled and idely I wondered where that charm bracelet he was going to give me went. "In other words Toutousai-sama.. You now accept Inuyasha as Tetsusaiga's true master."

"Well yeah." Toutousai replied as the sword in his hand clanged again. "At any rate, Tetsusaiga is a dangerous sword that can mow down a hundred youkai after all. If it wasn't someone as soft as Inuyasha, I wouldn't let them have it."

"Bah!" Inuyasha scoffed. I tied up the gauze and he threw his arms into his kimono and haori. As he did so I pushed myself up against a rock and noticed as my heart's beating returned back to normal the more I pushed myself back. Hm..

"There's one thing I don't get. How can Sesshoumaru read the 'Kaze no Kizu' so easily..?" Miroku asked.

"That's easy." Inuyasha replied simply. He looked at me and his ears twitched as he noticed how far I had pushed myself back. "It's like he said.. His sense of smell - his is better."

"Does that mean Sesshoumaru is closer to being a dog!?" Shippo whispered loudly, leaping up onto Sango's shoulder.

"Well.." She whispered back. "He is a real youkai after all."

Miroku's eyes sweaped over me and then over Inuyasha. "I guess you can't always judge by appearances."

Inuyasha leaped to his feet. "What's that mean, eh!?"

End Of Chapter 51.

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