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Chapter 16: Finding Totosai

A hooded black blur swiftly and steadily made their way up north only stopping a few times by crossing youkais that demanded the Shikon no Tama. The landscape steadily changed as mountains were seen and the once lush, green forest background slowly turned into small patches of fields or bare rocks. The air itself changed as ash and soot were evident in the air everywhere.

Kagome slowed down her pace as she neared her desired destination. Dark grey smoke hurtled upwards through a chimney-like hole until it dissipated with the air. Smiling under her hood as she entered, Totosai peered up from his work to look at the newcomer. Kagome slowly lowered her hood with both delicate hands. The blacksmith looked at her and paled. 'This can't be…'

"Lady Tsuki…? You've disappeared 17 years ago. Where have you been?" Kagome raised a slender, delicate eyebrow but quickly understood. She must have looked more like her mother than she thought. She quieted down the old blacksmith before she started to explain.

"I am not Lady Tsuki. Totosai, I thought that you would at least recognize me." She gave him a cute pout and watched him go into deep thought. Rolling her eyes she answered for him.

"It's me, Kagome." His eyes widened and started to sputter,

"But… but how is it possible that you are a demon now?"

"Well it turns out that my biological parents are the lady and lord of the Southern Lands. I have come to ask you if you would be kind enough to forge some weapons for me."

"Sure dear Lady Kagome, I'm getting old and I would love to make a few more signature weapons before I pass away. With your fangs these weapons would be as good as the Tetsusaiga! Don't get it wrong but Tetsusaiga is a special sword but the weapons I would forge from your fangs would be completely in its own class. I mean a fang of one that is both a miko and a demon… it would be remarkable!"

"I'll take that as a yes. I need the weapons in three days though… and no one is to know who I am, not Inuyasha or Sesshoumaru."

"I understand… but why would it matter for Sesshoumaru or why would he care?"

"Sesshoumaru has me 'working' for him… I don't want many youkai or humans alike to know who I am until I find and meet up with my father." He nodded and turned around and walked down the passageway to another room and motioned for her to follow.

They entered a room full of tools of all sizes and amongst them were different sizes of pliers. After a little struggle (A/N: I never really liked the dentist…), Totosai plucked out 3 of Kagome's teeth; 2 canine fangs and 1 molar which all grew back within 5 minutes.

"What elements would you want for your weapons to be based on?"

"I would like thunder and wind to channel my miko powers."

"Ok. I will prepare them for you in 3 days."

-Sesshoumaru's Study-

:Sesshoumaru's P.O.V:

I glanced out of the balcony and into the garden where the children are playing 'tag'. They ran around in circles giggling to themselves in total blissfulness. I rubbed my temple as I glanced at the pile of paper work on my desk.

'I never really like returning to my castle… but in order to continue being the lord of the Western Lands I need to do all the necessary paper works. I wonder where Kagome is… Why would I care… she is just here to instruct and protect Rin momentarily. But she just seems so familiar…'

:End of Sesshoumaru's P.O.V:

-Inuyasha's Group- (A/N: Not really his group just didn't know how to refer to their group…)

They had been searching for the jewel shards the 'mysterious' black inu youkai had but to no luck. They had collected only 2 shards with no help from Kikyo as she was often in and out of the jewel hunting group doing who knows what and where (A/N: Well we know what just 'they' don't know… yet…).

"I really miss Kagome…" The taijiya and the houshi were riding Kirara as they followed the red, white and silver blur that they knew was the inu hanyou and the dead miko. Strangely the perverted houshi wasn't acting all that perverted as he too was deep in thought of their dear friend.

Sango looked down and realized that Inuyasha had come to a halt. "Kirara." The fire cat nodded intelligently and slowly descended to the ground following her mistress's orders.

"Inuyasha what's wrong? Is there a jewel shard nearby?" the monk asked curiously once they landed. After waiting a few moments, the houshi realized that he was not going to get an answer but instead he looked at the direction Inuyasha was staring at.

All they could see was a large cloud of dust thrown into the air and whatever it was, was headed for them at an alarmingly fast pace.

(A/N: Sorry for the short chapter. I just finished it this morning at 1 a.m. and then i need to edit so yea... can anyone guess who the person headed for them is? I don't think it's very hard but then again I'm writing this... well bye for now! Ja Ne!)