Any Way The Wind Blows

Any Way the Wind Blows

Ch 5) Swords into the wind

InuYasha leaned against the wall of the studio, talking into a cordless phone and absentmindedly picking random strings on the guitar that hung from his shoulder. “…You can? Great! He does? Well, bring him too. All right Shippou, see you in a few. No, we’ve got plenty of equipment here. Yeah, that’s fine. Kouga, right? All right, see you soon. Bye.” InuYasha nodded to the others before hanging up. “He’s on his way. And he’s bringing his brother too. His brother graduated this past year and plays just about anything. Kouga’s his name.” Kagome stood up fast. “Kouga?!” she gasped, “I haven’t seen him in ages. I didn’t know that Shippou was his… huh… well, I suppose we didn’t do much at his place… ever…” InuYasha raised an eyebrow. “Kags, what are you ranting about?” Kagome looked at him funny. “Oh… sorry. Kouga is an old boyfriend of mine from a couple of years back.” InuYasha’s eyes widened. “Kagome… isn’t he like… three years older than us?” Kagome gave him an innocent look. “Well, he was sweet, and really hot.” “Yeah, okay, enough, enough… eesh.” InuYasha said, putting his guitar back in its case. Miroku smirked. “Somebody jealous?” Kagome flushed and InuYasha glared at him. “Quiet Monk… I’d hate to have to show San your little... collection.” “So anyway… oh, hay, there’s the doorbell, I’ll get it.” Miroku said, frantically running off. Sango and Kagome both looked at the door. Sango broke the silence. “Oh, you need to teach me how to make him go away like that.” Kagome laughed. “C’mon lets go meet Kouga and Shippou.
Back in the studio, InuYasha had pulled out a keyboard for Shippou and Randy Rhodes with a trem for Kouga. Kouga had gotten over the initial shock of InuYasha’s house, and the surprise of seeing Kagome again. He and InuYasha had already built up a healthy rivalry and were beginning to compete for Kagome’s attention. Kagome just enjoyed the show and let them keep trying. Kouga spoke up after a while. You guys know any ManOWar?” Kagome started picking the intro to Swords in the wind in response. Kouga began singing as the rest of the group joined in.

I surrender my soul
Oden hear my call
One day I’ll sit beside you throne
In Val Halla’s great hall

Like so many before me
I’ll die with honor and pride
The right of a warrior
Forever to fight by your side

Send a sign, Raise the sail
Wave a last goodbye
Destiny is calling
Immortality be mine

Cal the witch to cast the ruins
Weave a magic spell
We who die in battle are born
Not for heaven, not for hell

We are sons of Oden
The fire we burn inside
Is the legacy of warrior kings
Who reign above in the sky

I will lead the charge
My sword into the wind
Sons of Oden fight
To die and live again

Viking ships cross the sea
In cold wind and rain
Sail into the black of night
Magic stars, our guiding light

Today the blood of battle
Apon my weapons will never die
Many I’ll send into the ground
Laughing as they die

We are sons of Oden
The fire we burn inside
Is the legacy of warrior kings
Who reign above in the sky

I will lead the charge
My sword into the wind
Sons of Oden fight
To die and live again

Viking ships cross the sea
In cold wind and rain
Sail into the black of night
Magic stars, our guiding light

Place my body on a ship
And burn it in the sea
Let my spirit rise
Val breeze carry me

Take me to Val Halla
Where my brothers wait for me
Fire burning to the sky
My spirits will never die

I will lead the charge
My sword into the wind
Sons of Oden fight
To die and live again

Viking ships cross the sea
In cold wind and rain
Sail into the black of night
Magic stars, our guiding light

I will lead the charge
My sword into the wind
Sons of Oden fight
To die and live again

Viking ships cross the sea
In cold wind and rain
Sail into the black of night
Magic stars, our guiding light

Kouga set the guitar down on his lap. “You guys aren’t bad. Not bad at all. You’re by far the youngest group I’ve ever heard play like that. I’d say you could probably go professional if you wanted to.” Kagome looked to InuYasha who shrugged. Miroku was checking out Sango and not paying attention as usual, no surprises there. Sango nodded to Kagome, grinning. Shippou was beaming that his brother thought that. “Thanks Kouga.” Kagome said. Kouga just nodded. InuYasha spoke up. “That reminds me, Kags, I still owe you some payback from yesterday.” Kagome gave him a ‘bring it’ look. “Lead the way.”
InuYasha led them to the Dojo, where they were all amazed to find every sort of bladed weapon you could think of all out on racks. Miroku walked over to a rack of staves, Kagome and Kouga to a Katana rack, Shippou to a rack of various small ninja style weapons. Sango walked up behind him as he picked up a Kama and Chain. “That was my brother Kohaku’s before he died.” Shippou laid the weapon carefully back down. “Sorry..” Sango shook her head. “It’s okay, you know how to use it?” Shippou shook his head. “C’mon, I’ll teach you.” Shippou gratefully accepted and followed Sango to the side of the Dojo. Miroku was spinning around a staff with a circular blade at one end. Kouga walked past him, absentmindedly blocking a joking thrust from Miroku with the Katana he had pulled from the rack. “You any good with that sword?” Kouga tossed his long black hair back over his shoulder and sheathed the blade before taking an almost animal like stance. “Is that a challenge?” Miroku tightened the lacing of the purple bracer that he always wore on his right arm in combat. He leapt at Kouga, spinning his staff to the side. Kouga block expertly.
Across the room, InuYasha had pulled out a sword identical to the one in his room. He drew the blade and tossed the scabbard aside. Kagome pulled out a similar sword, thought for a few moments then pulled out another one. She drew both and inspected the blades. After an only another second or to she seemed satisfied and walked out into the middle of the room, to InuYasha. “Just Watch yourself, I’d hate to bloody up the prettyboy face of yours.” Kagome held the two blades backhand and spread her legs a little. InuYasha chuckled. “This should be interesting. I really hope you know what you’re doing Kags.” Her face stayed serious. InuYasha stood with his blade over his shoulder waiting. He needed no stances. His demon speed would allow him to block or dodge anything that a human could throw. Kagome lunged, as he blocked, Kagome faked him out and ducked under his arms, coming up behind him and meeting his blade behind his back. InuYasha twisted around and swept down and around in a windmill swing to come strait up into her side. Kagome scissors blocked to the right and slid one blade up his and into his face. InuYasha flipped back away from it, seemingly turning in midair and springing for her. As their blades clashed this time, he could feel something strange coming from her. It wasn’t a change in scent or something like that. She seemed to be able to overpower him. There was no way she could be as strong as him. He was a half demon and had a good forty pounds on her. At least. He jumped back, grimacing. Kagome dove for him, and he swung at her. The sword that she had swung with flew out of her hand and landed somewhere over where Kouga and Miroku were sparring. Kagome nearly growled at him and brought the other one into a standard stance before lunging again, her teeth bared and clenched. They both met with full force, him using all of his demon strength, and Kagome was still able to match it. They stayed like that, both trying to throw the other off balance, Kagome’s hair began to billow slightly, and InuYasha could feel the pure energy building up around her. Her eyes had an Erie pinkish glow in them too. He pushed back with his demonic aura, he could feel the black tendrils of energy surging and focusing into his blade. Kagome was doing the same with her pure energy. As the blades became energized, they began to push eachother back. They leapt apart, regrouping their strength and clashing again. Now as they did, flashes of the conflicting types of energy blazed with every clang of metal on metal. They clashed again and again an again. InuYasha and Kagome dove and locked blades in the middle of the room. Kagome’s eyes were solid pink and her hair was being blown by an invisible wind coming from inside of her. InuYasha’s bright amber eyes had gone completely red and green pupils slowly opened. His Fangs stuck down out of his mouth and his claws dug into his blade’s hilt. His ears poked out of his flurry of long silver hair. A growl rose from both of them, one in the rage of a bloodthirsty animal, the other a growl of determination. InuYasha Growled louder and pushed her back. She lunged again, and InuYasha brought up the sword. It glowed as they clashed together, and from the base of the blade, a clump of white fur grew. The massive Fang shaped blade that he used to maintain his spell erupted forth to it’s full combat size, almost ten feet in length and three feet wide at it’s widest. It easily weighed over two hundred pounds and he brought it down with enough force to cut a car in half. Kagome dodged backwards and her hand began to glow. She flicked it and five bullet like bolts flew from it. He blocked with the flat side of his sword and brought it down hard into the ground. He screamed something but it was drowned out by the thunderous roar of three waves of energy ripping towards Kagome. Kagome waved her hand in front of the waves and they were instantly quelled. Before InuYasha could react, she was on him, sending an orb of pure energy right into his face followed by a backhand slash up and to the right. The blade caught him in the chest and sunk in. he hit the ground hard, his sword on the other side of the room, back in its original state. He breathed heavy and was lying in a growing pool of blood. Kagome dropped her blade and rushed to him. “Oh Inu… I’m sorry, are you okay? OH MY GOD!” she screamed when she saw the deep cut across his chest. “I’m so sorry Inu…” he held out his hand to silence her. Sitting up and groaning at the pain he rubbed his head. “Damn Kagome… Fuck… I… you didn’t tell me you’re a fucking Miko…” Kagome stared at him blankly. “You never told me you’re a… well, whatever you are… the ears are cute, but most guys I happen to like don’t have them. So we’re even on that one. Now lets get you cleaned up…” she frowned, inspecting the cut. “You’re going to need a lot of stitches for that.” InuYasha shook his head. “No. I’m a fast healer.” Kagome helped him to his feet. She noticed that it had already stopped bleeding. “Nobody heals from a cut like that without stitches.” “Demons do.” He said flatly, glancing around the now darkening room. “Where are the others?” Kagome scratched her head. She shrugged. InuYasha wrapped his arm around Kagome’s shoulder and leaned on her for support. They were about to leave when he stopped and picked up his sword. It grew to its full size again and he replaced the spell that made his demonic features disappear. “And that… I’ll have to explain later.” Kagome nodded. “You should keep the ears, I kinda like them.” InuYasha chuckled and they headed out, Kagome supporting InuYasha as they walked se he wouldn’t collapse as he almost did twice.