Hey guys! I decided that I'm making such good progress on the continuing chapters that I'll post a new chapter up before Friday. But keep an eye out! I'll still be making postings on fridays for sure, but every now and then I may put another chapter out for you if I keep making this good of progress writing the other chapters!
Enjoy!
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It was dark and InuYasha was the only one sitting outside by the slowly dying, fire. He was holding both of the swords in both hands. He was looking at them as though he were comparing what time had done to it after twenty years of usage.
Kagome awoke from inside the shack and first checked to make sure that Kaede was still there, and she was. She sat there for a moment and watched the girl breathe painfully and tense up while she was dreaming.
"She's going to leave us as soon as she's healed... She'll want to get straight to going back after Naraku and she won't listen to us... She's definitely as stubborn as...her dad." Kagome thought.
She then realized that InuYasha was still outside so she got up quietly and walked outside to where he was sitting.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Look at Tetsusaiga," he said as he stood and transformed it.
The one that Kaede had was covered with scratches and dents. It was obvious that she had played hard with it over the years.
"It looks like it's in need of a good fix," Kagome commented.
"Yeah, she must have really fought hard up to this point." He said as he transformed it back and placed it in its sheath and sat back down.
"What about you? How are you doing?" He asked as she sat down next to him.
"Worried, I guess... It's weird knowing what's going on and knowing who she is. But I guess it worries me that she's as stubborn as you are and she might try to leave us again. If she's killed, I'm not sure how I'll take it. If she's killed, then that means the little one inside of me now will meet her fate too early..." Kagome said staring at the fire.
"Well if she's anything like me, she'll need a push in the right direction, so we have to be the ones to do that. I think she'll stick around as long as we show her that it's worth her time," InuYasha said to comfort the girl.
He looked at her weary eyes and said, "Come on, you need to rest too."
He picked up both of the swords and led the girl into the shack where they all had a good night's sleep.
It was midday the next day when the group was deciding on whether or not to start back on their journey, or wait until Kaede was fully healed.
"I told you, I'm fine!" Kaede said as she could barely stand up on her own.
"Stop that!" InuYasha yelled at the girl.
"You're hurt and you're starting to burn a fever!" Kagome said feeling the girl's forehead.
"Even though she's injured, she's right," Miroku said calmly.
Everyone stopped their arguing and looked to Miroku.
"If we stay here, Naraku will know just where to find us if he heals before she does. We can't just become sitting ducks for him to come after whenever he pleases," He said again.
Before anyone had said anything else, there was a loud rumbling outside which shook the shack.
"What is that?!" Shippo cried out.
InuYasha looked out to see none other than Totosai on his three-eyed bull. Totosai looked at InuYasha from atop of the bull and said, "I heard you were in the area and thought I'd stop by and see how the sword was doing!"
Totosai jumped off of his bull and walked to InuYasha.
"How's the sword, boy? The old man asked.
"Well I've got a few scratches on it; maybe you can fix it up for me." InuYasha replied.
The boy handed the old man Kaede's sword and from the window of the hut, the girl was watching.
"Who's that? And why is InuYasha just handing over my sword to him?" Kaede said as she limped to the door of the shack. Before she made it to the door she was grabbed and held back by Miroku and Sango.
"Do not worry Kaede, that man is the creator of your sword," Miroku explained.
"The creator of the sword?" Kaede asked looking back out of the window.
"Yes, your grandfather had that sword forged from his own fang and then InuYasha had one of his fangs forged into it as well. InuYasha is probably having him repair any damages to it that it may have acquired." he said.
Kaede watched as the sword transformed for the demon.
"Amazing! I've never seen the sword transform for anyone either than myself and my father!" Kaede exclaimed.
"My goodness! What have you done to this sword?! I've never seen any of my work in this bad of shape before!" The old man sat down and blew fire onto the blade and hammered out the dings.
"Well what do you think? I've been fighting with it." InuYasha said sarcastically.
The old man hammered away at the sword and managed to fix the powerful blade.
"I don't know how much more punishment this sword could possibly take from you boy, but that girl over there sure has put a lot into it as well," the old man stated.
InuYasha and Kagome were taken back.
"What are you talking about old man?!" InuYasha yelled.
Kaede knew that she was given away already and reached around her arm where the armband that her uncle gave her was and said, "Well I guess this is just plain useless now..." she said as she ripped the item off and looked back to the old man.
"You must believe that I'm too old and my demon senses have diminished. I can sense her as well as you can my boy. And she has quite the power. I bet she's put a lot of work into it. But she'll never get anywhere if she needlessly swings it around!" The old man said as he hopped back onto his bull.
"Needlessly?!?!" Kaede was able to pull Miroku and Sango along while she angrily tried making her way out of the hut.
"Calm down! You'll only upset your wounds!" Sango tried to reason with the girl.
Totosai jumped at seeing the girl with such an angry expression.
"Oh she's got some temper! I better be on my way then!" He said as he gave the bull a kick and it took off.
"Well that was a short visit..." Kagome said.
InuYasha turned to back to see Sango and Miroku struggling to restrain the injured Kaede.
"Well... Maybe it was better that way..." Kagome said looking back to the others.
