again, i apologise for the length but hey, at least i gave it a go. anyway, read, review and enjoy

Item: A sword

Pairing: Linumi

Prompt by: Matryoshka Ai

"Bumi, What did you buy now?"

"It's tools to make a sword! I bought it from an old gypsy woman."

Lin put a hand to her forehead in annoyance. "Okay, let me ask you this, why did you buy it?"

"I thought it could be a hobby of ours. Instead of making pots and sewing things, we could make things out of metal."

"Let me get this straight, you bought all this, so we could make weapons that can kill and maim people, out of cold hard steel, as a couple's activity. You are such a romantic."

"I'm going to disregard the sarcasm and take it as a compliment. So, thank you."

"Whatever." Lin turned around and walked back into their home.

"I'll show you. I'm going to make the best sword you have every seen and I will forge it with my undying love for you."

"Lin! Come out here!" Lin sprinted outside, wearing one of her gauntlets with an extended blade. "Nice to know you care about me."

"I thought you were in trouble. I wanted to be prepared." She came to stand in front of him, arms crosses over her chest. "What's going on?"

"Close your eyes." Lin played along, secretly enjoying when Bumi tried to surprise her. "Alright, open."

"It's a, knife?"

Bumi looked down at his handiwork. In his hands was a sharp five-centimetre blade with a sword hilt. "Well now that I look at it. Huh, I was really proud of my work."

"Well, at least you tried." Lin took the 'sword' from him and looked it over with a critic's eye. "It's not bad, it has strength you just didn't temper the metal properly. That's why it is so small."

"Can you please help me?"

"Fine. But you will do as I say."

Bumi threw a fist in the air in victory. "Lets get this show on the road."

"What material are you using?"

"Steel. It came with it." He handed her a thick piece of steel, watching as she scrutinised the piece.

"This isn't exactly steel. It has copper and zinc, small parts would be okay but not this." Lifting a hand, the different metals began to separate. "Start heating it."

"Do you have any idea how hot I think it is that you know metal compositions?"

"That is the weirdest thing you have said to me."

Bumi set the steel in its container and began pumping oxygen into the fire. "How long do I need to keep this up for?"

"A few hours until it turns into a liquid."

"So I'm just meant to pump away until then?"

"Yep." Lin laid down on the ground and put her arms under her head, ready to sleep for the next few hours.

"Lin."

"Mm?"

"It's ready."

Lin stood up and stretched. "Pour it into the mould."

Bumi did as he was told. Then dipped it in water to solidify it a little bit before hitting it with a hammer. It took a couple of hours of forging but in the end, it was completed. "I must say, this is one mighty fine sword."

"It's amazing what happens when you listen to me."

Bumi ignored her as he held the sword up in a warrior's stance. "We shall slay all that stand in the way of our love!"

"I have no idea why I agreed to marry you."