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What Doesn't Kill You (alternate)	By : dragonfire2687 Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female Views: 8664 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter 2
The Shichinintai watched frozen in
shock as the miko and Sesshomaru
attacked.� They sprang straight at each
other landing� a
few feet apart.� Sesshomaru
had a gash on his right arm.� Kagome
stood revealing a slice in her shirt right at her bottom rib, but no
injury.� She quickly reached down and
ripped the shirt all the way around where the slice was.� Everyone in the clearing gasped.�
There were bruises and deep scratches all over her stomach
and what showed of her ribs and hips.�
They could see the deep puncture marks that Inuyasha�s
claws left on her hips.� Sesshomaru stood stunned, taking in her appearance.� He had sensed the girl was in pain, but now
he realized that she must have been covering up a most of it.�
She had so many injuries from Inuyasha
and yet she still stood strong and ready to fight.� In fact, he was surprised that she could even
move, if Inuyasha had turned
full demon and done this he must have hurt her.�
There was no way that he could control himself enough to be gentle with
her tiny, fragile body.
�Miko, you are not yet healed.� Why are you fighting and not recuperating?�
he asked almost in a whisper, looking at her with confused eyes.
He was completely confused.�
Why wasn�t she resting?� How could
she still fight?� What was going on?
�Why does it matter?�
My reasons are my own,� she replied calmly.
Sesshomaru could hear the pain in her
voice.� He didn�t want to fight her in
this condition, hell he didn�t want to fight her at all, but she had challenged
him.� She challenged his status
concerning her now that Inuyasha was unable to
protect her.� He stood and waited for her
to make the next move.� He could feel the
power coming off her in waves.� Then she lunged.
He brought up Tokijin and blocked
the blow.� They continued to attack and
block each other�s blows.� At the moment
they appeared evenly matched, not that Sesshomaru
would ever admit that a mere human was his match.� They continued on neither managing to strike
the other.� Sesshomaru
couldn�t help but admire the grace with which she moved, so fluid. �Her speed rivaled his own.
Then he saw a small opening, he swung Tokijin
sending her swords flying from her hands just as she kicked Tokijin
from his.� He swung his fist at her which
she blocked then punched him square in the chest shattering his armor with her
bare hands.� Sesshomaru
looked down at the pieces of his armor that littered the ground.� How had she managed to shatter it with her
bare hand? �The armor was made out of
demon bones and was stronger�
than any other armor.� How
had her strength grown so much?
He was brought out of his thoughts when he sensed another
blow coming.� He jumped up in the air
narrowly avoiding her punch.� He couldn�t
hide his surprise when she suddenly materialized in front of him.� He tried to kick her, but she blocked it with
ease.� She continued blocking as she
punched and kicked.� Finally he managed
her to hit her hard enough to send her plummeting into the ground, from their
place above the field.
She hit the ground with a large crashing sound, shaking the
entire clearing and sending up a large cloud of dust.� Sesshomaru
descended to the ground landing gracefully next to the crater her body had
created.� When the dust cleared he peered
into the hole to see the girl half buried and unmoving.� He turned to leave feeling a pang of guilt
for what had just happened.� He also held
a newfound respect for the girl as well.�
He had always admired her for many of her qualities and characteristics,
but now he respected her as well.
He froze in his tracks when he felt a surge of power coming
from behind him.� It couldn�t be?� There was no way she could have survived
that.� Sesshomaru
turned just as a blast of power sent dirt flying in every direction.� Everyone watched in disbelief as the girl
walked out of the crater with no problem.
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The entire Shichinintai watched the
fight in awed fascination.� They had
never seen anything like this battle.�
That human girl fought better than any man they ever met and she seemed
stronger than any demon they had ever faced.�
Bankotsu was completely fascinated by this
girl.� He liked her more and more as the
battle waged on.� She was so graceful and
her fighting skills were beyond comprehension.�
He found that he no longer wanted to fight her, but become an
ally.� Her spirit was so strong.� He could not continue to push down the guilt
he felt about what happened to her.�
After seeing the other injuries from her ordeal with Inuyasha
it felt like a knife went through his heart.�
His heart had jumped into his throat when he saw her get hit and fall
from the sky.� He feared she was dead
after feeling and seeing the result of that attack.� Now he was shocked beyond belief as he
watched her walk out of the crater.
�How can she still be alive, let alone able to move?� Bankotsu asked no one in particular, �How could any human
survive that?�
She was so small and fragile looking that he just wanted to
intervene and get her away.� It took all
his will power to stay where he was.
�Um, Big Brother, maybe it would be a good idea to leave
while she is distracted?� Jakotsu whispered to Bankotsu, �She seems evenly matched with Sesshomaru and he took down one of our brothers with a
single blow.�
�Perhaps you are right, Jakotsu, we
need to reevaluate the situation,� he replied.
�Oh no, you are not going anywhere,� the girl yelled as a
barrier surrounded them.
She never looked at them and they were all shocked that she
had heard them from so far away.
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Sesshomaru was just as shocked as the Shichinintai to see her walk out of the crater.� This girl was nothing like any human he ever
met before, she had always shown that she could be
determined.� She was also one person that
had never backed down from him, especially when her friends were involved, he
had always a little respect toward her for that. �He had been shocked when the girl had
responded to the Shichinintai.� Of course he had heard what they were talking
about, but how had she managed that? �
His took another sniff of the air around the girl and his
eyes widened in surprise.� She wasn�t youkai, but she wasn�t human either.� He couldn�t even smell the usual scent of
death that all humans carried.� She was
immortal.� What was going on?� This girl never ceased to surprise him.� This new power she had was unbelievable and
she could also control it.� She didn�t
have to train to learn control over it.�
The girl walked over and picked up her swords as he retrieved Tokijin.
�Well, that was a nice warm up, but I�m done playing,� she
said walking back over to face him, �Something wrong Lord Sesshomaru?�
He raised his sword without replying and lunged.� Their swords clashed as the battle
resumed.� Sesshomaru
still had a felling she wasn�t giving it her all.� He spotted another opening and took it.� He jumped narrowly missing her next swing,
landing lightly behind her with his sword across her throat.� She raised her swords and held them in place
in front of her.
�I will not hesitate, miko,� he
said pressing the sword closer to her throat.
�Neither will I,� she said her scent showing no fear.
He missed the glint in her eye right before she struck with
her swords.� She plunged a sword through
each of her sides, piercing straight through her flesh about an inch in from her
sides.� She didn�t even flinch as the
swords pierced her.� The swords went
straight through he and into Sesshomaru.� Due to his larger form the blades did not
pierce so close to his sides.� The
impaled him close to his stomach.�
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The Shichinintai all gasped in
shock.� This girl was completely
nuts.� She just stabbed herself twice if
you count each blade, so she could get her attacker.� They had never seen anyone do such a
thing.� Nobody ever had the guts to harm
themselves just to injure their opponent, even the
best soldiers would never do such a thing.
Bankotsu had seen the glint in her eye not
even a second before she struck.� His
respect for the girl increased with her daring attempts.� He knew that glint,
he saw it earlier before she threw the fireball at them.� That glint in her eye meant that she was
about to do something that was painful, most likely to her opponent.� Bankotsu couldn�t
believe how brave and strong this girl was.�
She would be a perfect addition to their group.
The rest of the Shichinintai had
also seen the glint in her eye and didn�t even have time to think about what
she was planning before she stabbed herself.�
They all found themselves admiring the tiny miko.� They also agreed with Bankotsu
about her being a good addition to their group.�
They would have to talk to him and see what he thought about that, but
first they had to get in her good graces, especially after what happened to
her.�
She would also be very helpful in finding the jewels and
giving them information about their employer Naraku.� None of them trusted him and they may need
her help. �At the moment however Bankotsu seemed to be trapped in his own little world.� He could not take his eyes off the beautiful
goddess that he only knew as Inuyasha�s wench.
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Sesshomaru gasped in shock as pain ripped
through his midsection.� It took him a
minute to realize exactly what she had done.�
He stared down her front to see her blades buried to the hilt in each of
her sides and going into his midsection after exiting her back.� He dropped his sword from her throat and
slowly, carefully backed away trying to minimize the damage her swords could
cause.� Once he backed off the swords
completely she turned to face him.� She
pulled the blades out of her sides not even flinching as she did so.
�You hesitated,� she said looking him straight in the eye.
�You stabbed yourself!� he said still in shock from what she
had done.
�Yeah, well I figured I would get in one good blow before you
killed me,� she replied shrugging it off as if it was nothing.
Sesshomaru didn�t know why, but he had an
almost overwhelming urge to go to her.� To comfort her and help her.�
He quickly suppressed the urge, earning a growl of protest from his
beast.� He raised Tokijin
ready to continue.� He swung the blade
and she nimbly did a back flip landing about ten feet away.� He began to gather the energy in his sword to
strike her with it�s
attack.� obviously,
however, she could sense what he was doing because she smirked and began to do
the same with her twin blades.
�Dragon strike!� he yelled sending a blast of blue energy at
her.
�Shikon�s
light!� she retaliated, crossing her swords in front of her and sending her own
blast of pink energy at him.
The energy collided with his and they both watched as the
energy blasts swirled together forming an orb of energy between them.� The orb began to grow as more energy was
pushed into it.� They could both tell
that it was becoming unstable, but before they could do anything it exploded
sending debris flying in every direction.�
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The Shichinintai watched as pieces
turned to dust once it hit the barrier the girl had placed.�� They were amazed that the barrier held even
without the girl focusing on it.� They
were also thankful for the barrier after seeing some of the debris.� Some of the pieces were half the size of a
human.� They couldn�t see the two
combatants yet due to the light from the blast.�
When the light disappeared and their eyes adjusted and the dirt slowly
cleared from the air.�
They could now see both Sesshomaru
and the girl.� They were already fighting
again, moving so fast they could barely be seen.� Then they both stopped.� The tip of Sesshomaru�s
blade was against her left shoulder and her blade was pointed right below his
ribs a little left of the spinal cord.�
His blade was touching her shoulder, but her blade made no contact.
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�It would seem you arms are a little too short, wench,� Sesshomaru said smirking.
�It would seem so,� she replied calmly.
He saw a glint in her eye just as she
threw herself forward, sending his blade through her shoulder and stabbing him
in the stomach.� He gasped in pain and
was once again stunned by her actions.
�It�s not now is it?� By the way, my name is Kagome.� Not miko, not
wench, and it sure as hell is not bitch, it�s Kagome, Ka Go Me.� Now Lord Sesshomaru
should we both spin and kill each other or are you going to back off my blade?�
she asked in a deadly calm tone.
Sesshomaru slowly stepped back off her sword,
carefully removing his from her shoulder as he did so, so as not to hurt her
any more than necessary.� He didn�t know
what to make of all of this.� He had
never fought anyone like her.� She was
strong, controlled and completely unafraid.�
He had always been attracted to her and now that attraction only seemed
to grow.� He put Tokijin
back in its sheath and slowly approached her.
�I do not wish to kill you, Kagome,�
he said barely above a whisper.
�Then you have passed,� she replied,
�I know you will be important in the final battle with Naraku,
but I had to test you.�
�I have Tetsusaiga.� Before I can give it to you though I must
tell you that the only way you can have it is if you never abuse its power and
if you fight alongside me against Naraku and follow
my orders in that battle to be able to overcome our foe.�
�What of Inuyasha?�
�He is lost forever to his demon
blood.� I will give you the choice of
what to do with him.� You once said that
his life is yours to give or take as you see fit.� However, you will have to make that decision
quickly.� If he attacks me again I may
not be left with any other choice than to kill him.� I will do my best to keep to this promise,
but there is still a chance.�
�Very well,� he said feeling a little
sadness at the thought that he had lost his brother forever to his beast.
Kagome turned and stuck her hand out,
palm facing the trees.� Sesshomaru watched as Tetsusaiga
appeared and landed in her hand.� She
turned back to him.
�I have one question, how am I to
wield the sword when it never let me before?�
�Since I am the one who pulled it
from the stone I am its rightful owner.�
I can choose who can wield it and who can�t.�
He thought it over for a minute and
nodded.� She held the sword up to him.
�Lord Sesshomaru
of the Western lands do you accept the Tetsusaiga and
the responsibilities that come with it and swear on your honor never to abuse
it�s power?�
�I Lord Sesshomaru
of the Western lands accept the Tetsusaiga and the
responsibilities that come with it.� I
swear on my honor Lady Kagome the Shikon Miko never to abuse it�s power and
follow your instructions when the time comes,� he said taking the sword from
her.
�Then I Lady Kagome the Shikon Miko bestow upon you Tetsusaiga.� After
the final battle the fang is yours free and clear so long as you do not abuse
its power.�
They bowed to each other and Sesshomaru placed the Tetsusaiga
next to Tensusaiga.�
�Sesshomaru,
if you wish you can come out and train with me for the final battle,� Kagome
said softly.
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