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When asked, the younger daiyoukai simply replied that the fire demon needed to be punished for daring to put something that touched Inuyasha's mouth near his precious fangs.

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Totosai blew flames on the piece of metal once more before hammering it into a flat shape. His latest creation for his master will be a great one indeed. Fire made his cheeks swell again and he released it until the blade began to glow a bright red. Carefully he placed the three canine fangs of the Inu family on the hot steel, first Touga's, then Sesshomaru's, and finally Inuyasha's. The old fire demon then pounded the teeth into the blade, fusing them with the sword. Once that was done, Totosai placed the piping hot blade into the black and blue hilt before dipping it into the tub of cool water next to him. Now, all was left was for the blade to suck up the youki emitting from the air to form its powers.

When it was done, Totosai sheathed it and handed it to Touga.

Touga examined the weapon. It was a katana with a purple tsubasa shaped guard with blue and red wrappings around the hilt. Engraved on the sheath was a blue dragon on one side and a red dragon on the other. At the end of the sheath, engraved in gold was the face of an inu youkai in its true form.

"What's it's name?" asked Kagome.

"Yoakesaiga." answered Touga as he stepped outside the cave. He wanted to test his new sword first. Pulling the gleaming blade from its sheath, Touga felt the power of his sword flow into him. A wide, toothy smile stretched his lips as the daiyoukai called out the first attack, "Arashi no kasai (Fire Storm)!" The silver blade began to glow a bright brilliant red and Touga aimed the sword at a nearby tree, swinging the blade. Flames flew from the sword and circled around the plant, spinning like a tornado and burning the wood to ashes.

Liking the new attack, the inu daiyoukai tried it out a few more times, grinning like a child who just received a new toy. Soon, he grew bored of using the same fire attack over and over again and searched for another power hidden in his new sword. His eyes widened when he felt a rather familiar strength. The Dragon Twister. But it felt a bit different then So'unga's. Gripping the hilt with both hands, Touga felt his youki flow into the blade causing it to glow a faint blue. "Ripa no karamiai! (Reaper's Twister)" he shouted.

A midnight blue twister formed when Touga swung his sword, ripping through the ground and towards the dense forest the surrounded Totosai's lair. By the time the attack was done, the surrounding area was destroyed and the old fire demon was in hysterics. "Well done, old friend. I see you're still as good as ever." Touga said to Totosai with a fanged grin. "I'll save the rest of my swords power for the battle with Kimi."

"Feh, the cowardly old geezer can't even remember our names." Inuyasha said. "Ow! What the hell was that for!" he yelled, rubbing a bump on the back of his head after his father slapped him.

"Be nice Inuyasha, or do I have to punish you again?" Touga said with a smirk and evil look in his eyes that promised another round of sword spanking if he didn't stop. At that threat, Inuyasha paled and the others started laughing.

"Keh!" the hanyou shoved his hands into the sleeves of his haori and lifted his nose in the air, a faint blush staining his cheeks. "Let's go. We don't have all day." Inuyasha scoffed and walked away, the others following behind, still laughing.

A couple hours later, they found a place to camp just as the sun was going down. Touga ordered everyone to start setting up camp. Miroku and Sango will get the water. Inuyasha and Shiori will gather firewood. Sesshomaru and Kagura will go and hunt. Shippo and Rin would stay with Kagome to set up the campsite while he kept watch.

Inuyasha flashed his girlfriend a sneaky look as he grabbed her hand and pulled her into the forest. Shiori had a light blush tinting her tanned cheeks pink as she giggled at his enthusiasm. It's been weeks since they have a bit of alone time and the last time they were alone, Kagome had interrupted them. She flashed the miko another apologetic glance, but smiled when Kagome waved them away with a small grin.

Kagura peeked over towards Sesshomaru and blushed when he beckoned her to to follow after him. The futuristic priestess caught the shy glance the wind youkai had given the younger daiyoukai and shook her head softly. Kagura and Sesshomaru would make such a good couple and Kagome wished them the best at their second chance.

She looked down at the children who were early awaiting her orders. "Okay, you two, let's unpack for the night."

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"Fujin no mai!" Kagura called out as she swung her fan in a downward motion. White blades of wind sliced through the tendons of a large deer. She watched with a tender look in her ruby eyes as Sesshomaru delivered the killing blow. The way that he moved, his breathing, everything about him was so graceful and it enchanted her. She placed her hand over her fast beating heart. 'My heart...' She smiled at the thought that she finally had her heart back in the place where it belonged.

Sesshomaru glanced over at Kagura, watching her as she touched the left side of her chest. One of her rare, sincere smiles curled at her lips. The wind picked up and blew her unbound hair away from her face and the sunlight made her pale flesh glow. She was beautiful. Just as he remembered her looking. "Kagura." he said finally, catching the wind demon's attention.

She turned her bright red eyes over to the daiyoukai, her fingers coming up to brush her loose hair back over her shoulders. "Yes, Sesshomaru-sama?" Her heart sped up when those gorgeous golden eyes of his landed on her. Biting her lips, Kagura kept her gaze steady and locked eyes with Sesshomaru.

"I am glad that you are back and well." He admitted before shouldering the deer carcass and moving deeper into the forest in search of another.

Kagura stood there with a confused look on her face before a red color entered her cheeks and her heart began to beat erratically in her chest. Sesshomaru was happy that she was alive! Does that mean that if he could, he would have saved her with Tenseiga when Naraku killed her? The thought of that made Kagura really happy. Maybe, he did have feelings for her like she did for him. A shy smile tilted over her lips as she followed after the inu daiyoukai.

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Shippo was bored. Very bored. It's been over an hour since they finished setting up the campsite. He looked over at Rin, noting the way the setting sunlight made her look to have an ethereal glow around her and highlighting the hazel flecks in her warm brown eyes, and smiled softly. Over the course of the last few weeks they spent traveling together, Rin has kept the kitsune company. Her being cute was just a plus. They played together, colored together, ate the delicious treats Kagome gave them together.

"Ne, Rin-chan?" He said, nudging her gently with his fur-covered foot. Shippo flashed her a mischievous look when she looked at him with curious eyes. "Wanna have some fun with Inu-baka, kitsune style?"

Rin readily nodded her head. Grandpa Touga has surely been a bad influence on the little girl because in the past she would have never willingly played tricks on Inu-nii. "But what about Shiori-nee? I don't want to play mean tricks on her. She's really nice."

Shippo folded his arms, nodding his head. Shiori was a really nice person despite the fact that she had stolen his mother's first love. But she did get on Inuyasha case whenever he picks on the kitsune, just like Kagome, but unfortunately, without the 'Osuwari!',which is another reason and perk to having Kagome back. "You're right. I have a plan to get Inubaka and spare Shiori." He motioned for her to move closer as she whispered his hidden agenda in her ear.

A sinister grin spread over the little girl's face, making her look exactly like her father. Rin could not wait until they put their plan into action. Both peaked over towards the direction where Kagome and Touga were, they saw that Touga was ushering the miko over towards the nearby lake. Nodding their heads in silent agreement, Rin grabbed Shippo's hand and pulled him into the forest in search of Inuyasha and Shiori.

When the kids finally found them, they scrunched their noses up at the sight of Inuyasha locking lips with Shiori. While they enjoyed being around the koumori hanyou, they did not like watching her and the inu hanyou being so intimate with each other. They decided to let the hanyou have their fun before extracting their evil plan.

Inuyasha pulled away from his girlfriend, a faint smile on his face as he drank in her beauty. That faint red blush highlighting her tanned skin made him want to eat her up. "Shiori, ya' know I love ya' right?"

"Yes, Inu, I know." she giggled as she placed her hands against his chest.

"Then when all this shit with Sesshomaru's crazy mother is over," He kissed her brow gently, then her cheek, and finally her lips. "Will you be my mate?"

Before Shiori could answer, Inuyasha felt an uncomfortable heat on his rear end. He ignored it at first, but soon the heat became unbearable.

"Inu! You're on fire!" Shiori screamed out in alarm.

A scent of his ass burning finally reached up and Inuyasha jumped twenty feet into the air, his hands palming at his backside.

I'm soo sorry for the long wait. Life got in the way.

Shout-outs:

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