Practice

WHISH!

"Ha! Still striking empty air. Is that all you can muster, half-breed? This armor won't even have a scratch before you die."

"Geez, Sesshomaru, don't 'cha ever shaddup?"

WHISH!

"Now, why don't you try holding your tongue while some amateur swings a noble blade around with such utter disregard and lack of finesse?"

"What?!"

WHISH! WHISH! WHISH!

"The path of the blade is too obvious. InuYasha, you may as well be waving a flag."

"Oh, yeah? Try this! WIND SCAR!"

VWOOM!

"Pathetic. KENATSU!"

SLASH!

"Wha-? How'd you cut through my Wind Scar?"

DASH! CLANG!

"'A sword can only strike one opponent at a time, but tactics can slay a thousand foes.'"

"Aw, can it!"

SHOVE!

CLANG!

"Nrgh!"

"You truly are an amateur; you don't even know that you would have a better grip if you held Tetsusaiga by the extremities of its hilt."

SHIFT.

"An' what would someone with one arm know about that? I can still overpower you!"

SHOVE!

TP.

"Huh?"

STUMBLE.

"H-hey!"

"One would think you would at least have enough intelligence to know when to back-off properly and not put all of your weight into an attack. You just gave you back to your opponent."

SLASH!

CLANG!

"About time you sped up, half-breed."

"Yeah, you better be watching yourself, Sesshomaru!"

SWOOSH!

WAFT.

"Hey! You're running away!"

TP.

"Tch, so you think. DRAGON STRIKE!"

CRASH! CRACKLE! CRASH!

"Ha! I can beat that! BACKLASH WAVE!"

VWOOM!

CRASH!

BOOM!

SHHH.

"A stalemate?"

TP. TP. TP.

"Now where do you think you're going? We're not through here, Sesshomaru!"

"I am. I've had enough, though it seems you still need more."

"What's that s'posed t' mean?!"

"Let him go, InuYasha. You're tired as it is."

"Kagome's right. Rest yourself."

"Will you all just back off! I ain't tired! An' I don't need your help!"

"Yes. You. Do. Now, SIT!"

WHAM!

TP. TP. TP.

"Oh, my lord! Where have you been?"

"Nowhere, Jaken."

TP. TP. TP.

PAT. PAT. PAT.

"Please, Lord Sesshomaru, at least tell Master Jaken and me what you've been doing."

TP.

"Practicing."

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"

"What's so funny, Master Jaken?"

"Ha, ha, ha! Really since when did Lord Sesshomaru need - ?"

WHACK!

"I have never needed anything."

"Then what do you mean by 'practice,' Lord Sesshomaru?"

"I simply do not want an embarrassing family line, Rin. I have never needed anything."

Author's Note: I honestly don't see InuYasha and Sesshomaru having much of a perfect fraternal bond, especially with their proud, stubborn tempers, but I think Sesshomaru does make an effort to protect and coach his younger sibling (in a round-about way that InuYasha's too thick to realize). It seems he's mostly disappointed in InuYasha and targets his grief over his father's death towards him...hm, wonder if I could write about that. Anyway, thanks for reading and please review.

Side-note: Anyone know where I could find the lyrics to "Gou"?