As Thick As Blood

Lessons Learned

Tikya walked into the dojo before her time was up in the outfit she wore riding to the palace. It had been sewn but the blood was still on it and the wound was still healing under it. She had braided her hair and placed it in a bun to keep the hair from her face when she fought.
Sesshoumaru was late. Tikya was getting impatient and gave a growl of frustration.
"Who does he think he is keeping me waiting like this? I’ll teach him a lesson he’ll never forget when he gets here…"
Tikya glanced at Inutaisho who was also growing impatient but also gave away his worry in his eyes. This made her grin.
“Lord Inutaisho I wish to seek out your son. He has made me wait long enough. I will not tolerate this.” She said a few feet from him. He uncrossed his arms and studied her for a moment.
“You may seek my son out Lady Tikya but have no harm come to anyone in your path or destruction of my Palace.” He warned her. Before he could blink she was gone.

Tikya moved up the hall to Sesshoumaru’s room following his scent and stopped at the doors wondering if she should just walk in or knock. She glanced out the window to the garden and saw Little Inuyasha playing while his mother sat on a stone bench, roses all around her. Looking towards the forest she spotted a streak of white, It was Sesshoumaru in his true form, it had to be. His scent was weaker then it should be if he was indeed in his room.
A small grin crossed her lips and she vanished from sight.
Moving into the clear grass field Sesshoumaru stayed in his dog demon form and looked towards the Palace.
There walking towards him was Tikya. He had been so angry that he had forgotten to duel her in the Dojo. Instead he went out for a kill. The blood of the animals was still fresh on his fur around his mouth and paws. He waited there as she made her way to him the wind ruffled his fur like it was silk in water.
“Lord Sesshoumaru you have kept me waiting long enough, now you will battle me.” She brought her right hand back over her head leaving her two fingers then brought it forward the blue whip appearing. She cracked it hard at the ground right in front of his paws making him move back. He gave a low growl and she only grinned.

Taking hold of Sesshoumaru’s long ear as he snapped at her she was pulled up as he lifted his head and she swung herself onto his back taking a strong hold on his mane. He shook his head and body trying to get her off him like she was a pest but she held tight and brought her whip to the side and hit his side hard. He gave a yelp and dropped to the ground, his knees giving out. She rolled off him and knelt by his fallen form her arms outstretched slightly on either side of her. Her whip was lying straight out to the side and her sword was now in her hand her eyes were starting to bleed red but she was still in control, only the corners were red.
Changing back to his normal form he stood with his side ripped open the flesh and muscle exposed while his eyes were still totally red. He held his side now as he bared his fangs at her his eyes total blood red still.
“You will show me how to use that weapon female.” He ordered her but this made her laugh.
“You Lord Sesshoumaru are ignorant. If you think I will teach you because you order it, you think wrong.” She said getting to her feet.
“I will not be ordered around by you or anyone else.” She told him sheathing her sword. He leapt at her and she brought the whip out again against his body.
Sesshoumaru’s sight went black; the last thing he saw was the whip coming at him and felt a sharp burning pain in his chest.
Tikya walked over to Sesshoumaru and lifted him by his arm over her shoulder and began walking back to the Palace.

Tikya sat in her room only in shorts and a thin short top she wore under her clothes the top just reaching under her breasts that were bound. Gashes marked her body all over. The wound on her shoulder had reopened to the point it looked like a fresh sword wound and her side was torn open like she had done to Sesshoumaru. A couple of her ribs were broken from being crushed under his massive paw for a minute but other then that her left arm had been dislocated.
“Ouch!” Tikya hissed. “That hurts, be careful.” She said to the young servant woman Inutaisho had sent to her to sew up her wounds. She was a blue fox demon. Her hair was a lighter shade then hers and she didn’t have any marks on her face like dog demons but regardless she was beautiful. Her name was Nakari.

The doors burst open and Sesshoumaru entered but Tikya did not move from the bed, it would cause her too much pain. Nakari went to move away but Tikya’s good arm held her shoulder.
“Finish first.” Tikya said to her.
She nodded fearfully and continued to sew up her wounds.
“Female you will pay for this Sesshoumaru’s pain.” Growled the young Lord as he moved towards the two women.
“Sesshoumaru unless you want your ass kicked again stop where you are.” Tikya warned lifting her head to look into his eyes.
His were starting to bleed red but hers were blood red already and looked like they were on fire.
“Move, Nakari.” She warned.
The blue fox moved out of the way quickly and Tikya stood cracking the whip in the air right before Sesshoumaru’s face. It stung his skin even though it didn’t touch him. He studied her body.
She was half naked and covered in dried and fresh blood. The stitches in her side ripped open and the blood started to flow again. Her left shoulder was purple indicating dislocation and her body was marred in gashes.
“Now get out of my room and leave me be.” She snapped angrily her whip crackling with power. Nakari looked at her Lady with concern as the blood poured down her side, down her leg and onto the floor. The whip faded then and Tikya stumbled, her eyes fading back to blue then her eyes closed and she fell…
Sesshoumaru caught her before she hit the floor and Nakari came to her side quickly.
Tikya was losing way to much blood.
Inutaisho walked in and looked at the sight before him.
“Nakari get the healer, now.” He ordered. He had smelt her blood all through the Palace. The fox ran from the room to fetch the healer.
Sesshoumaru laid Tikya down on her bed and stood taking one last look at the female then left.
“Sesshoumaru…” His father trailed angrily.
“I have learned my lesson father…” was all the young Lord said before he disappeared around the corner.

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