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Authors Beginning Note: A few more memroies, but after this, the ball should get rolling again.

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Animefreak808- Delighted you like it so!

Inuyasha Additction-Quality over quantity, always! Or else then the reader will definately get bored.

Draechaeli- Yes, I almost feel bad for giving Sesshoumaru such a terrible past, but it seems to fit.

Rayame325- I'm glad you like the memories!

Valese- Keio's purpose is in being, and showing these things are actually perty important (more important than I had first intended-oh well) but you'll have to wait to find out more about it.

Chapter 46

The Two Swords Beginning

"Look, it's Sesshoumaru." Sneered a young Yukai of about the prince's own age. He was a red haired kid with peach colored eyes. His clothed were respectable, clothes that spoke of noble lineage, and around him stood a gong of similar nobles children and heirs to something or another. They were staying at the palace; InuTaisho was throwing a celebration to honor the victory of a recent battle, and had invited all of the nobles who had fought along his side.

"Hey Sesshoumaru, where's your little tag along half-breed?"

"Yah, the filthy human that follows you." Sesshoumaru stood and glared at each and every one of them. Most backed down, but the one with red hair did not and walked right up to him.

"You know, most respectable Yukai don't let street urchins drag off of them like trash." Like lightning, Sesshoumaru's hand came up, and a loud smack was heard. The boy sported a red handprint with claw marks to match.

"What would you know about being respectable? As far as I know, he is far better and has more dignity, pride, and honor, than the whole lot of you put together." With that he walked away in a cool manner. The others stared at the boy who was rubbing his cheek.

In all of his memories, Sesshoumaru was the perfect brother. Sesshoumaru was always sticking up for him when he was younger. He even taught him some sparring techniques, against his mother's wishes. He didn't get it. Somehow along the lines, he had begun to hate his younger brother, and Inuyasha in turn, him.

"This was the beginning."

"Of what?"

"The resentment."

"What?"

"Growing up, Sesshoumaru had no friends when you were around. It was his duty to protect you and fight for your honor, as your brother, and that duty cost him. Slowly a resentment began to build up in side of him against you. He began blaming you. Using the excuse that is was because you were half human."

"What a selfish bastard."

"Lets go."

By now Inuyasha was used to the sensation of traveling through time.

"Toutosai, I want you to forge me two swords."

"Is that so. Now what kind of swords? Long ones, short one's, strong ones, come on, and old guy needs something to work with here." They were at the home of Toutosai, the greatest sword forger known through all of Japan, and he looked no different than he did in the future.

"Well I'll be damned. Some things never change." Inuyasha said and watched.

"I need two powerful ones. One should be a great fighting sword. One that can only be used when oathed to protect the life of a single human or more. One that can suppress demonic powers, and be held by someone with human blood. One that has numerous possibilities that all adjust and strengthen depending on the wielders heart, one of which the capability to destroy a hundred demons in one arc."

"A hundred demons you say. Yes. Yes. I see. This will be quite a project. And the other?"

"A grand, majestic looking sword. One that looks deadly, but can never draw a single drop of blood."

"What? What use is a sword if you can't use it to kill an opponent?" InuTaisho held up a hand in silence.

"This sword I want to have the power to heal one hundred demons with one arc. So, do you think you can do it old friend?" Toutosai rocked and teetered in his cross-legged position, thinking deeply about his new task, should he accept it.

"And whom are these swords for? Hmm? What purpose will they serve?"

"My two sons. As you know, wars are becoming more numerous. Should I not return from a battle, I want my sons to at least have this gift to teach them the most important lessons I could not."

"I see. So who gets which sword?"

"Sesshoumaru, the sword of healing, and Inuyasha, the sword of destruction."

"Hmm. Yes. Quite suitable." Toutosai thought this over more.

"So will you do it?"

"Yes, but I'll need a few things from you."

"Name it, and it's yours." In an instant, Toutosai had a strong plier and had yanked out one of InuTaisho's fangs.

"Ow!" He yelped grabbing his mouth. Inuyasha sweat dropped. This was not the reaction he had expected from his father the great InuTaisho.

"Yup. Now I'll be needin the other one."

"What? You already have one of my fangs!"

"Can't be helped." Without warning, the other fang was yanked out as well, earning an even louder whelp from InuTaisho.

"Oh quite acting like a baby. They'll both be back in three days. You can pick up your swords in eight days." InuTaisho growled but threw a satchel of money.

"This is half of the money that I'll be paying you." And he left. Toutosai picked it up and weighed it, before looking after InuTaisho.

"Quite a temper that one."

"Time we be going."

"What happens?"

"I'll tell you when we get back." Keio looked worn out with exhaustion.

"Feh. You better or I'll cut you down with Tetsusaiga."

"I'll count on it, if I don't." Keio grinned.

Getting back was a different than going everywhere else.

Inuyasha was warm, his vision fuzzy at first, than piercing cold, startling him awake, the gel in his eyes freezing and causing him to scream. A fire raged around him. Hot coals everywhere, flames licking his skin with an unquenchable hunger.

He nearly fell into the fire as he jolted forward. Disoriented, he stood up and nearly fell back. Finally, getting his bearings Inuyasha looked over at Keio, who yawned, reached into the fire, and pulled out the mirror without a second thought.

"What's got you so rattled?" Shippo asked, looking at Inuyasha weirdly. Inuyasha snorted.

"Feh."

"Oh, Shippo, I got some dinner ready for you." Keio said cheerfully, even though he looked as if he was about to fall over in a deep sleep.

"Yay!" Soon Shippo was filing his grumbling tummy.

"Kagome should be snapping out of her meditation soon. Will you continue your disguise?"

"And go as a demon in a camp of Miko's? I think not!" Keio nodded. Even though the Miko's had made a truce to fight beside certain demons in the war, that did not mean that the Demons would be treated with courtesy, and since Inuyasha was a Hanyou, it would be doubly worse for him.

"I'm exhausted." Kagome said, suddenly appearing, while stretching her arms over her head. She stopped as she spotted Inuyasha.

"Hello." Inuyasha froze, what was he supposed to do? Keio muttered something.

"What?" Kagome said turning towards her mentor.

"I said that this is...Yoshino, and she will be training with you." Kagome smiled a warm brilliant smile.

"Hello. I'm Kagome. I'm glad I'll have someone to train with. It will be a lot more fun. Even though I have just begun actually training and I don't really know if it's not fun or not but I'm just saying..." Inuyasha listened happily to her happy endless, cheerful babble.

"Kagome!" Kagome stopped right in the middle of her sentence.

"Shippo! What are you doing here?" Kagome cried and Shippo jumped into her arms.

"I decided to come too. It's not fair that all of you guys get to fight and I don't! I'm strong too! I am! Maybe not as strong as you or the others, but I can take care of any human or demon that comes my way!" Shippo said. Kagome giggled and hugged him tightly, but in truth, as happy as she was to have him here, she wished he wasn't.

Many of the Miko's who had disappeared at the 'mysterious cry' came back looking tired. Among them was Miyako who looked at the two new visitors then to Keio.

"Keio, I do not make it a habit to invite strangers to my camp. Please explain why the Kitsune and the girl are here." Keio stood up.

"This is Yoshino, and she is a new apprentice. Shippo here is a friend of Kagome's." Miyako looked at 'Yoshino'.

"Hmm." Keio gave her a solemn nod and she sized Yoshino up again.

"Very well. They may stay, but I want everyone in bed right now."

"Feh. I'll sleep when I feel like it, I don't take orders." The unmistakable trademarked 'Feh' caught Kagome's attention. Keio shook his head. Miyako stepped right up to Inuyasha.

"Well, right now under my good grace, you are my apprentice, and I your teacher, and as such you will obey my commands. Got it?" She said shrewdly.

Man...she's almost as scary as Kagome when she's in a bad mood...

"Yes...ma'am." Inuyasha gritted out.

"Good. I'll see you all in the morning."

"Well, I guess we had better go to sleep." Kagome said cheerfully unrolling her sleeping bag.

"Yoshino, do you have a sleeping mat, cause if you don't I can share my sleeping bag, not that it's really big, but I'm sure the three of us can fit if I unzip it." Kagome said cheerfully. Inuyasha blushed a deep crimson.

"Uh...um...no. Actually I prefer just to sleep on the ground." Kagome gave him a crazy look and shrugged her shoulders.

"Suite yourself, but my offer still stands if you get cold."

"Uh...ya...I'll keep that in mind." Keio was looking back and forth between the two in amusement, not for one moment regretting having the two together...after all...what better entertainment?