"Do you remember now, little brother," asked Inuhime as they were still fighting.

"Yes, I remember now, sister."

"Good, there's one more duel that we both need to remember."

The Third Sibling Supremacy Duel

It was a month prior before the battle between their father and his foe, Ryukotsusei, that this duel took placed. This duel was a little different compared to their previous sibling duels. The winner of this duel would be alpha, not just alpha between them, but also to their youngest sibling-to-be. The winner would have the responibility of this sibling, no matter what happens in the future. Their father was there to make sure that his first wife wouldn't try to kill their daughter if she wins. Regardless of that, he had made preparations before the inevitable would happen. His pups and himself were making preparations to ensure that everything would go as plan no matter what Inukimi would do. This particular duel would be a last one standing match. At that point in time, they hadn't no right to the swords that their father wielded. They had to either use practice wooden swords or martial arts. They choose wooden swords. Their father was a referee between them.

They went inside the palace's dojo. The twins grabbed their wooden swords. Their father motioned for them to begin the duel. Sesshomaru was a gentleman as always, he let Inuhime gave the first strike. She did indeed. Inuhime attacked, but was blocked. He strike back, but she blocked him. That went like that for a long while. Both of them managed to force one another on the floor to submit, but never had. They had broken their wooden swords because they hit with each sword with such a force that the hard wood finally succumbed to it. They looked at each other; then shrugged. Then they started using hand-to-hand combat. Their father really didn't like that idea for Sesshomaru hitting his twin because the male was always stronger than the female of the inuyoukai. He watched every moved that his pups made. Inuhime does give very strong punches and kicks compare to any other female inuyoukai. She and their father took pride in that fact. So did Sesshomaru. He always admired his sister's fighting spirit. It sure does challenged him. He had always loved a challenge. Inuhime could easily knock him across the dojo with either a punch or a kick. She knew deep down that she wasn't truly hurting him. She knew how strong he could be and vice versa. Sesshomaru believed that she was as strong as he was. They went on punching and kicking each other all over the place. She was determined to win, though. She ended this with a strong upper cut. As soon as he fell on the floor, she quickly jumped on top of him and put her arm across his neck. She brought some pressure against it. Their father was hovering them.

He asked, "Son, will you submit?"

Sesshomaru was getting tired of this stupid, pointless fighting. Don't get him wrong, though, he wanted to keep on going, but he saw the look in his twin's eyes. It was a pleading look, not that she couldn't go any further, but she really wanted to be in charge of the pup. He really had no problem with her being alpha between them, after all it was her right as the eldest between them.

He sighed and said, "I submit to you as my alpha, sister."

Inuhime gave a smile and got off of him. Before she could celebrate her victory, their mother transformed into her true form. She was a pissed off bitch, (no pun intented.) She ran straight for Inuhime. She bit down on her body hard. This happened so quickly that no one hadn't time to react until they all heard bones crushing and breaking in Inukimi's mouth. Inuhime gave an ear-screeching scream. Inu no Taisho's eyes were beaming red.

He snarled and growled at Inukimi, "PUT OUR DAUGHTER DOWN, NOW!"

Inukimi snarled, "LIKE HELL I WILL!

She started shaking Inuhime like she was a rag doll. Inu no Taisho transformed. He was huge. He was bigger than Inukimi. Inukimi dropped her mouth opened. It wasn't because she wanted to, but that was the first time that she saw him in his true form. She never thought in a million years that he would be bigger than she was. As soon as she noticed that her bitch daughter wasn't in her mouth. She was going to tear her to shreds. As soon as she got near her, their daughter's father with his head down over his daughter's limp body. He growled fiercily at her. Inukimi back up, cowardly, and returned to her humanoid form.

Inu no Taisho said to his son, "GET YOUR MOTHER OUT OF MY SIGHT BEFORE I KILL HER FOR ATTEMPTING TO KILL YOUR TWIN SISTER! SESSHOMARU TAKE HER TO THE DUNGEON. SHE WILL BE THERE UNTIL AFTER INUHIME WILL BE HEAL AND WALKING AGAIN OR UNTIL I LET HER OUT MYSELF! GET THE HEALER OUT HERE!

Sesshomaru said calmly, but yet angrily, "Yes, father. Come mother, before I kill you myself." Inukimi looked at him pleadingly, but that didn't fazed him a bet. He grabbed her arm and pulled her to a walk very harshly.

The Great White Dog laid down. His paws was between her body. He whined because she looked so pale. He licked her wounds. His entire tongue was the length of half of her body or probably a little longer. Sesshomaru returned with the healer. He was shocked what he saw. He whined because he could feel the pain of her wounds. Their father looked at him and tilted his head in confusion. The healer made her way to the dog princess.

She said, "Oh dear Kami, I hope I am not to late."

Before the Great Dod Demon said anything, he returned to his humanoid form.

He asked the healer, "Is she going to be ok, healer?"

"It's too early to tell. It's a good thing that you tend to her wounds quickly and that she has her miko powers because both her youkai and her miko powers are healing her as we speak, but there's still a chance that she won't make it, my lord. My lord, it won't hurt to pray to the Kami for her. She needs all the help she could get at this time."

He nodded; picked his daughter up off the ground; had taken her to her bedchambers. So that the healer could properly tend to her wounds. Sesshomaru followed him until he was told to go to his father's study.

The Final Sibling Supremacy Duel

They instantly shook out of their mediative state. They came together with inhuman speed their swords making clashing noices, which with each offensive and defensive strikes, their swords were wearing down. They quickly seperate with that same inhuman speed. They were getting nowhere fast.

Sesshomaru noticed that this duel wasn't just about being alpha, but it seems that Inuhime was asking something of him in those past dueling visions. If he ended up being the victor, but what was she asking, exactly?

They were a force to be recken with when they are together fighting. When they fought against each other, it could get physically, emotionally, and mentally draining. It was because they were twins. They could feel each other's pain with each strike that made contact with each other. The pain was excruciating. Their bodies were full of fatigue. Their legs shook with each movement. Their arms could hardly lift their swords. They made one last stike, that made both of their swords broke. Both of their blades broke in half and went flying elsewhere. They turned around back to back and slid down to the ground. They were both panting.

"Inuki, we are getting nowhere with this stupid and pointless duel."

"Sessho, I believe that you are right. What do we do now?"

"Oh, I don't know. It seems that we came to a draw."

"A draw, huh?"

"Is that acceptable?"

"Yes, it's acceptable."

"Good. I am tired of all this worthless dueling between us. Honestly, I don't care that you are my alpha. The only reason why I confronted you in our second duel...was because you were emotionally unstable. You could had done something that you would've regret that day, even though, it was mother that started it. If you had killed her, then you would've been executed by the royal court."

"I'd never thanked you for that, didn't I? When I was locked up in the dungeon afterwards. I done a lot of thinking. I realized that I shouldn't let mother bother me like I had. In a strange way, I should thank her for being the way she was to me...*she chuckled*...it made me the person that I am today, you know."

They heard somebody coming. Sesshomaru sniffed the air. He said, "Relax, it's only Kagome, sister. She's bringing Ah-Un."

"Thank Kami. I believe that I couldn't even fly over there. Kagome must'd been concerned for you. She'll make a great mate and mother to your pups, Sessho."

"I believe that you're right about that, but Kagome is probably concerned about you, too; not just me."

Kagome said aloud, "Oh, Kami, are you two alright? I had been very worried."

They chuckled."Kagome, we are fine. We just need to rest awhile before we can continue our journey home,"said Sesshomaru.

Kagome sighed in relief and said with a stern voice, "Sesshomaru and Inuhime, can you promise me that you won't do this stupid duel, again?"

They both put their heads back to back; chuckled; said in unison, "I promise."

With a nod, Kagome helped Inuhime to get up on Ah-Un. When she was comfortable enough to leave Inuhime's side. She, then, helped her mate-to-be in to get up on Ah-Un. Kagome didn't move until she was certain that they were comfortable. They had given her a nod that they were ready to leave. She grabbed the reigns, but then she noticed that their blades' hilts were on the ground. The blades of the swords were broken in the middle. Before they returned to camp, Kagome found the other halves of the blades. She, then, reunited the swords and wrapped them up with an extra cloth. She gave them to Inuhime to hold. Apparently, they were too fatigue to notice that they were there. She, again, grabbed Ah-Un's reigns and began walking back to camp.

Inuyasha (c) Rumiko Takahashi

Fanfiction & OCs (c) ladytari