"I have a question…!"
Sessho-maru glanced at the woman tucked against his side as they soared over the plains of Musashi.
"Yes?" He began cautiously.
"Was Sachiko you're first…you know…" Fawks blushed. Sessho-maru smirked, gazing back out at the horizon, "No, she was not"
Fawks stared up at him with curious green eyes.
"My father thought it best if I 'practiced' before I bedded her. My first sexual encounter was with one of his concubines"
"…oh…"
"Why do you ask, beloved?"
She shrugged, "I…was just curious…"
Sessho-maru knew her first time with a man had been at a young age and against her will. It angered him to think anyone would do such a thing to the woman he had chosen as his mate, but he had seen her overcome the many hardships of her childhood and come out on top. It was one of the many things he found entrancing about her.
The two landed in an empty field, downwind from a still active volcano.
"Isn't that Totosai's forge?" Fawks began.
"He is late" Sessho-maru growled.
"Oi, I'm right here…!"
The sword smith came crashing down beside them on his three eyed ox.
"Long time no see…" Fawks began.
"Fawks-sama…" he bowed.
"Oi, oi…! There's no need for that…" Fawks began.
"You are the future lady of the west, besides, I'm sure his lordship would have my head if I didn't show you the proper respect" Totosai replied.
"Very wise of you. Do you have the items I requested?" Sessho-maru began.
"Yes, yes. The only thing left is the fitting…" he nodded.
Fawks blinked, "Fitting?"
"I used the bones of cuddle fish youkai and other aquatic demons, you said you wanted it to be light yet durable…" Totosai commented as he and the demon lord sat in his forge.
"Will she be able to move freely?" Sessho-maru asked.
"It all depends on her. Honestly I'm surprised you'd let Fawks-sama into battle…" Totosai began, lighting his pipe.
"Do you honestly believe I'd be able to stop her?"
"Point taken"
"Um…guys…?" Fawks peeked her head out into the mouth of the demon carcass.
"How is it, my lady?" Totosai began. She stood before them, armor over her shinobe robes.
"It's…really light…" she said, twisting and turning.
"I ordered it that way so you'd be able to move as you wished" Sessho-maru began, rising to inspect the armor himself. "But it will protect you from damage"
"And that isn't all…" Totosai began, handing her something wrapped in cloth. Glancing at Sessho-maru she unwrapped it, Fawks blinked in shock. Wrapped in the cloth was two Tanto blades, their sheaths made of ivory decorated in gold.
"These are…" Fawks began.
"Forged from his Lordship's very own fang" Totosai replied. Fawks met Sessho-maru's eyes, "Sessh-kun…"
"If you're going to 'thank' him, don't do it here…!"
"There's no time for that besides" Sessho-maru began, walking past her and out of the forge. "Come, Fawks-chan. It is time for us to train, we will not be returning to the castle for a while yet"
"Oh…thank you, Totosai…!" she called following after him. Totosai waved lazily, he sat back gazing up at the ceiling.
"Well…it's finally happened. You're son has finally found a female he can't live without, it seems you won out longstanding bet, old friend"