InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Tomaru's Story ❯ Chapter 5

Chapter 5

 

Kouga just shook his head. “You should be thanking her, Inuyasha, not yelling at her. She just saved your worthless life.”

 

“I never asked her to, baka! I was ready to die!”

 

Kagome gasped as Inuyasha yelled at the Wolf demon. The hanyou whirled on her, his golden eyes blazing in fury.

 

“And you! You stupid bitch! I didn't ask you to save me! I didn't want you to! If I can't be a full youkai I don't want to be saved!” He grabbed the Tetsusaiga and threw the battered-looking sword away. It landed several yards away from him- taking its protective aura with it.

 

Kagome's cry of dismay and pain squeaked out as she tried in vain to halt it. Kouga glared at Inuyasha and Miroku stood up, a look of real anger crossing his usually serene features.

 

“Inuyasha! Apologize to Kagome! She saved you because she loves you!”

 

Inuyasha turned to the monk, his golden eyes flickering crimson. “I don't give a damn, monk. I only wanted to become a full youkai- and now she's taken that away from me! Hell, I can't even die with honor!”

 

Sesshoumaru recognized the changes coming over his brother. Inuyasha's scent was changing as well- the fool was starting to transform again. He stepped forward, placing himself between the irate hanyou and the stunned miko.

 

“I suggest, little brother, that you calm down before you end up killing everyone in your rage.”

 

Inuyasha glowered at his sibling. His eyes changed to blood red and, this time, stayed that color. Purple crests appeared on his cheeks and his fangs lengthened. Miroku stepped back, lifting his staff in a protective stance between the transforming hanyou and Sango and her brother.

 

Inuyasha lifted a hand and cracked his knuckles, showing his longer claws as he stared at Sesshoumaru. “What I do is no longer your concern, bastard,” he growled deeply, his voice no longer recognizable. “If I choose to kill them, that's my problem.” He looked toward Kagome, who was partially hidden behind Sesshoumaru. “After all, they're just humans. Why should you care?”

 

Kagome tried to step forward, as if she could do something to stop this madness. Sesshoumaru used his only arm to push her back. She looked up at him in surprise. Why did he care what happened to them?

 

“You are simply a menace to this world, half-breed. You are only a killing machine- not a real youkai.” He stepped forward, his own eyes turning red as well. “You could never be what I am.”

 

Everyone backed up swiftly. Kouga grabbed Kagome around the waist and propelled her to the safety of the nearby trees. The poor miko stared in confusion at the scene in the field. Miroku, Sango, and Kohaku appeared by their side, concerned about the events unfolding. Miroku held Inuyasha's abandoned sword in his hands as he questioned the Wolf demon.

 

“Kouga, what is Sesshoumaru thinking? He's likely to get killed by his brother now that Inuyasha has transformed.”

 

Kouga shook his head at the monk. “I don't really know. Sesshoumaru is the Inu no Taishou- the strongest youkai in the Western Lands. He wouldn't be the Lord if he wasn't.”

 

“He's going to kill Inuyasha, isn't he...” Kagome whispered. It was more of a statement rather than a question. Someone was going to end up dead. The only question was would it be Inuyasha or Sesshoumaru?

 

“It would appear that the brothers are finally going to fight to the death,” Sango said softly. Kohaku nodded.

 

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“I'm finally going to kill you, you bastard,” Inuyasha growled. “And then I'm going to kill that bitch for taking away my chance to be a full youkai!”

 

Sesshoumaru simply stared at Inuyasha. Had the fool completely lost his mind? He had just finished declaring his love for the miko and now he was that eager for her death?

 

“I don't like the feeling when I'm like this,” the hanyou continued, stalking his prey, “but with the Shikon no Tama I was going to be a powerful youkai, not this pathetic hanyou that everybody hates! Everyone would fear me!”

 

Sesshoumaru growled. This was beyond idiotic. Best to put the puppy out of his misery before he killed indiscriminately.

 

“Inuyasha! Stop, please!”

 

Kagome came running out of the safety of the trees, Tetsusaiga clutched tightly to her chest. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. Sesshoumaru stared at her. Was the miko suicidal as well as his idiot brother?

 

She placed herself between Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru. Unsheathing the sword, she brandished the rusty blade in shaking hands- at Inuyasha.

 

“Don't kill him, Inuyasha! He's not the bad guy! Didn't he help us fight Naraku?”

 

“Bitch,” the hanyou growled, cracking his hand again, “you're both dead to me.”

 

Sesshoumaru pushed Kagome to the side again. When she looked up at him in irritation and worry, he glared at her.

 

“Step back, miko, or else that baka brother of mine will have your blood on his claws before I have his on mine.”

 

“I won't let him hurt you! You helped us!”

 

“He will not be able to touch me, miko. Now step back and this Sesshoumaru will finish this!”

 

A strange, heartbeat-like pulse enveloped the arguing human and tai-youkai. Everything paused as three gazes fell onto the source:

 

The Tetsusaiga.

 

The blade shook in Kagome's hands, but not from her own nerves. Sesshoumaru looked at the sword with trace confusion. Inuyasha simply glared at his weapon with contempt and hatred. Four faces watching from the trees held their breath.

 

Very slowly Sesshoumaru reached out and grasped the hilt of the Tetsusaiga from between Kagome's small hands. Everyone gasped in complete astonishment as the blade transformed from rusty sword to the large fang-like weapon that Inuyasha had claimed so long ago- without burning the tai-youkai's hand. He held up his father's fang and regarded it for a moment. His golden gaze returned to his brother.

 

“It would seem, little brother, that Tetsusaiga has claimed a new master.”

 

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