The Pain Behind The Mask

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha nor anything else but the plot of tis story..oh & Isamu. I own him :3

Note: I want to apologise for taking so long to update but I have had such a major, major writers block that when I finally got through it, it took me a long while to get the motivation to grab a pen & and a notebook to write down what was jumbled up inside my head. That & I had to deal with stupid high school drama…I had tons of migrains from that.

Chapter 7

No More Fangs!?

Kagome and Shippo took a short break, both fully knowing that the Inu brothers were still following them. "Gotta give them some credit." Shippo mum bled, shaking his head at the sheer stubborness that he knew both brothers possessed. His mother snarled and stood up from her slouched position against a tree. "Come on Shippo, lets give them a run for their money." They smirked and fazed out of the clearing just as Sesshomaru landed in the exact place that the young Kitsune stood. 'Damnit, stupid Kitsunes.' He was damn near panting from all the sprinting hes done. Anyone whose anyone knew that Kitsunes were known for their agility and speed, as well as their seduction and charm.

The Lord should have known it was going to take forever to catch up to them. Harsh panting broke his thoughts as InuYasha hopped down from a tree and placed his hands on his bent knees. Trying to catch his breath, the hanyou looked around and cursed breathlessly when he only found Sesshomaru inhabiting the clearing. Without further ado, InuYasha took off after them again, making Sesshomaru release a small sigh. 'Why bother?' He thought and sat down, his arm slung over his bent knee. 'I know where they are going anyway.' He imagined Totosai will be quite shocked to see how Kagome and Shippo are now.

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'Finally.' Kagome thought, noticing both the cave up ahead of her and that one Inu had the brains to stop and wait. She danced towards the cave enterance, feeling the olf demon walk towards her and Shippo. "Good morning, Lord Totosai." Kagome spoke, smiling.

"Huh? Who in the world…?" He drifted off as he looked at her and Shippo. She knew, that if he had glasses, he'd be adjusting them to see better. She stifled a giggle and bowed.

"It is I, Kagome and Shippo, the one who travels with InuYasha, or rather, used to travel with him." She spoke up, smiling when a small glint of recognition appeared in his big bug eyes.

"Ah Lady Kagome. What are you doing here?" He asked, looking at both Shippo's and Kagome's foreheads. 'So, they finally figured it out.' He thought and hid a smirk.

"We were hoping to aquire your services." Shippo spoke up and bowed, his hands placed in his hips after he straightened up.

"Oh? And what can this old demon do for you young ones?" He tilted his head to the side in curiousity.

"We would be honored if you would make us each two weapons, using both of our fangs." Kagome said, making her way into his cave when he invited them in.

"Oh I see. Well let me get my tool here." He rummaged around as the two visitors sat around the fire. A small 'ah-ha!' was heard as the old demon came back with a big set of pliers. "Open wide." He almost shouted out his enthusiasm when Shippo opened his mouth to reveal two sharp canine teeth. With a giant yank, and a yelp of pain, there was only one fang left in the young kits mouth. Shippo turned watering eyes to a sympathetic Kagome, his hands clasped over his mouth.

"Come on Shippo, one more left." Totosai coaxed and another giant yank and an even louder yelp and there were no fangs left.

"Mother fuc-" He cut himself off in favor of permenately sticking his hands over his mouth.

"Ok Kagome, open up." There was an evil glint in Totosai's eyes and she narrowed hers.

"I'm onto you!" She smirked when he sweat dropped but opened her nouth none-the-less. And it repeated. Yank, yelp. Yank, yelp. A satisfied Totosai and watery eyed Kitsunes were left.

"Well now, that wasn't so bad now was it?" Totosai chuckled at the dark and menacing glares he got in response. "Your weapons should be ready by the time the sun is in the middle of the sky." He said, studying the individual fangs.

Kagome's eyes widened and she took her hands from her mouth to say, "But it took you 3 days to get InuYasha's fang done." She ran her tongue over her sore gums and noticed that her fangs were growing back.

The old demon sighed and began to work on Shippo's first tooth. "Yes but that was different, Kagome. Not only did I know that he would defeat Ryukotsusei but I also knew that he would abuse the power." They knew he was talking about when the hanyou had defeated the dragon and he was proud of himself and had used his attack repeatedly afterwards. "So I decided to make him wait. Now, I know the both of your destiny's and I know that you need these weapons as soon as possible."

Satisfied with his answer, the Kitsunes decided to take a nap, unaware of Totosai's thoughts as he molded the demonic aura of Shippo's fang with his own. 'I only wish I could help you two by telling you exactly what will happen in the future. I can only hope that the both of you stay strong and that your will, will never break.'

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Ok well, here's your guy's chapter. I'm still sorry that it took me a while to update and that this chapter is so short but it's pretty late. So gute nacht!