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Chapter Three: The Unicorn Demon: Akiro

Rin sneezed. :Bless you," Jaken murmured as Rin walked into the smith shop. It was the last stop of the day, and truth be known she saved the best for last. Unlike most smith shops, which were recognizable by their bright red canvases and their hammer and nail emblem, this shop had a pale green canvas with the hammer and nail crossed over each other. It was to tell visitors that this smith shop was run by demons. And as Rin walked in, she could not help but smile at the handsome demon working in there.

Unicorn demons are a rare species, all almost extinct except for a few handfuls. The demon in front of Rin was one of those demons. His skin was the color of polished alabaster, his hair a striking pitch black against all that pale skin. At the moment all that hair was tied back and he wore no shirt as he hammered away at what looked like the beginnings of a sword. Rin's breath caught for a moment as she studied the power I each hit hammer, the way his muscles contracted and pumped with that power. The only way to tell that he was not human was the way his skin glowed, the amount of power in simple movements, and the star shaped splatter of lavender centered on his forehead that showed where his horn would be.

The man was to into his work to notice when Rin and Jaken entered the room. So Rin took those few moments to watch and stare, and noticed how she seemed to grow warm with a curious weight in her stomach. Trying to snap out of it, she politely cleared her throat. Akiro glanced up at her for a second then did a double take before smiling and putting his hammer down.

"Lady Rin! I am glad to see you. Master Totosai gave me your sword before I came here, hold one moment and I will get it for you," he said smiling and went behind a velvet curtain that was off to the side away from the forge. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Jaken watching her suspiciously through narrowed eyes.

Within a few moments Akiro came back out, his blue-green eyes flashing with happiness and pride. In his hands was a long slender curved sword and a forest green wooden sheath. He offered her the sheath first.

"Master Totosai and I decided that since we were going to upgrade your sword we should upgrade your sheath as well. So we combined magnetically charged silver into the sheath along with adding spelled ash, thorn, and oak." He handed it to her and she tested the weight by spinning it one handed around and around. He continued, "You can now dispel any curse or spell that is sent your way by just blocking with the sheath and with the silver added you can also dispel any electric attacks, though try not to be hit by lightning to much, the sheath can still break." Rin nodded and smiled as she tied the sheath into the folds of her obi.

"Now as for Tycoon. He holds more power, and we made the blade more curved so that not only is it balanced with the hilt, but it cuts through a lot faster." He handed her sword to her. The hilt fit into her hand perfectly and weightlessly, and Tycoon pulsed recognizing his master.

"Does he still have the same powers?" Rin asked as she spun Tycoon through the air, absolutely loving how it cut through the air fast enough to whistle.

"Yes with even a couple of added tricks. Along with Tycoon strike you also have the Tycoon Twister, which uses up more energy naturally. Also Tycoon can now deflect small attacks."

"Thank you so much Akiro! Lord Sesshomaru will be very pleased." Akiro bowed, Rin noticed that he had not stopped smiling once since she got here… but she pushed it out of her mind.

His eyes met hers. "I have a gift for you, a present from Mater Totosai and me both. Wait here a moment." He went back behind the curtain. Rin sheathed Tycoon and smiled down at Jaken.

"I think that he did good work don't you Master Jaken."

"Well, Lord Totosai is not getting any younger, it is a good thing that he took on an apprentice, though a Unicorn Demon Prince? It is questionable."

Rin frowned. "I think Akiro is more than adept for it." Before Jaken could retort back Akiro came back out with a small mound of velvet. Without a word he unfolded the velvet and raised her present closer to her. She tried very hard to keep a blush from raising but failed miserably. It was a beautiful silver circlet, and it took her breath away. It was polished till it shone and in minute etchings in great detail of flowers and leaves. It obviously took a lot of time and effort to make.

"I know you do not wear much jewelry but I thought you would like to wear it to the ball in the upcoming week," he replied as he folded it back up and handed it to her. She blushed bright red.

"Thank you Akiro." Without looking at him she asked," Will you be attending the festivities?" She did not see his eyes flash, but Jaken did and his eyes narrowed once again.

"Oh yes I am. I am representing the Royal Unicorn Demon family and will be Master Totosai surrogate. I've also entered into the tournament. Do you plan on entering?" Rin smiled, and was finally able to look at him.

"I do not know. Lord Sesshomaru is wary on letting me enter for he is worried about me either getting hurt, or worried about the insult that the demon ladies would feel if I beat them." Both of them began to laugh.

Trying to be subtle Jaken coughed and looked pointedly at the opening flap. "Well," Rin chuckled, "I must leave you, we have to make sure everything will be sent within the week and then take our leave." Akiro bowed.

"I will see you soon Lady Rin." She smiled at him, and with Tycoon and her present she left.

AUTHORS NOTE: Okay I know I have not written in a very long time but I am booking it into over time and you guys can totally yell at me I know. I have revised some of the first two chapters and am writing the next chapter as fast as I can. Please Review!!