"Sesshomaru-sama?"
He simply sat there against the tree and waited for her question.
"How come you have the Tenseiga? It doesn't kill anything!"
He blinked. "I have often wondered that."
"But why do you carry it around?"
"It is an heirloom from my father."
"What exactly does it do?"
"It brings the dead to life." I thought that Jaken would have explained this to her, since it was this sword that brought her to me.
She decided to change the subject. Bringing zombies to life wasn't a pleasant topic. "Do demons need to eat?
"Don't be ridiculous, girl."
"I've seen Jaken-sama eat, but I've never seen you do it, my Lord."
He blinked again. "Even I must consume other demons to survive."
"Dead or alive?"
He suddenly saw the connection and raised an eyebrow. "Preferably dead. Otherwise they struggle."
"Well... you've heard of sword-swallowing, right?"
He nodded.
"If you tried to swallow your sword, would it resurrect all of the dead demons in your stomach?"
Sesshomaru's eyes shone, and he bit his lip hard to keep a chuckle inside.
"But then they'd just explode out of your stomach, wouldn't they? I mean you probably eat very large demons, right?
It took all of his decorum and dignity and control to keep the rest of his face emotionless. The mental images created by Rin's brazen questions were starting to turn comical instead of reminiscent.
"And wouldn't you have a hard time getting rid of the remains of Tenseiga?"
"The remains?"
"Well, you would have digested it by now, right?"
That was too much.
Sesshomaru raised a hand to his mouth and let himself grin behind it. "I would have... mm-hm-hm-hm..."
"Lord Sesshomaru, are you smiling?"
He nodded, and his chest began to shake in silent giggles.
She went on asking hilarious questions until they were both giddy with laughter.
While he caught his breath, she tilted her head. "I don't think I've ever seen you laugh before."
He inhaled deeply. "We must do this more often. This Sesshomaru feels better than he has in years."
They smiled at each-other, and he placed a chaste kiss on her cheek.
This story originated from a comment I saw on an Adult Swim discussion board:
"I don't know but I always wondered what would happen if he swallowed his Tenseiga. Would all of the not-fully-digested creatures he eats explode out of his stomach?"