01-20-10: yaay!! 50th chapter!! Thanks to you guys who have all reviewed :] I hope I'll be able to keep it interesting enough so it doesn't get boring! Oh also thanks to inuyasha-4-ever01 on DeviantART for commenting on my picture!!

(¯`v´¯)

¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨)
(¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•.• ´*

You're Kinda, Sorta, Basically, Pretty Much, Always On My Mind.

°°•. .•°ღ°•. .•°°

I Don't Own Inuyasha

"Talking"

50. Tenseiga

"Don't worry about it anymore, Kaori. Anyway, everyone was saved. We can find more shikon fragments." Inuyasha promised.

I sighed, kicking a giant puff of snow. That's what he says..

"Not very like Inuyasha." Sango whispered behind us. They also seemed to agree that this behaviour wasn't very much like Inuyasha and had been inspecting him for the last hour. "Since when did he become so understanding?"

"Probably because the shikon fragment was stolen by Kikyou-sama." Miroku replied quietly. Their whispers were useless. We could hear them just as easily as if they were standing right beside us instead of 10 feet back.

"The girl he's in love with did the crime huh." Shippo mumbled.

Inuyasha exhaled sharply, and spun around exposing his fangs. "Hey! What the hell are you guys talking about!? As if I care about Kikyou!!"

I gazed up at him and he tensed as he felt my eyes burning holes into his back. "What?" He growled. "You don't think I'm covering up for Kikyou too?!"

"Yes."

"Why you!!"

A signal in my mind clicked and my legs leaped on their own accord to the right. Inuyasha did the same. Just as my body responded a large white lightning bolt had come blasting from the sky where we had stood only moments before. Now, in our standing spot, stood a three eyed brown cow larger than any normal cow I'd ever seen, and a short skinny old man.

"Who the hell are you!?" Inuyasha snarled.

"My name is Toutousai." The old man's voice was dry as the desert but sweet as aged whine. His large eyes never wandered from Inuyasha and his long white moustache bounced as he spoke. "Draw your sword, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha didn't move, but kept a steady hand on the hilt. I guess he wasn't the type to fight old people.

The man leaped from the cow with a long mallet in his bony hands. "If you won't draw, I'll come to you."

Finally Inuyasha ran forward, pulling out Tetsusaiga. "Kaori stay back!"

"Why!?" I protested, keeping my feet planted. "He's old!"

Toutousai lifted his mallet and thrust it down upon the blade of Tetsusaiga causing a loud pang to pierce my ears. He jumped back and frowned, his long pointy ears wiggling. "Hmph, the sound still hasn't matured yet."

Inuyasha growled, gripping his sword harder in his hands. "What the hell are you after, you bastard!" Toutousai pulled out a long piece of dark leather and caught the sword as the hanyou boy had thrust it down upon him.

"Ah-Ah It's chipped all over. It's been so roughly used." Toutousai sighed again shaking his wearing head as he stared at the ivory blade.

"I see you have arrived, Toutousai." A little bug jumped onto my shoulder, tickling me slightly with his small size.

"Meoga-jiijii."

°°•. .•°ღ°•. .•°°

"So this Jijii was the sword-smith who made Tetsusaiga?"

"Yes, Inuyasha-sama."

We all sat around a large maple tree, it's branches now bare and grey. Everyone else was on the ground facing the old man, but I was in the tree. I was thinking about things that really didn't matter. Like.. why did my grandfather have my katanas in the well house?

"Indeed. The one who made Tetsusaiga from your Oyaji-Dono's tusk, was I, Toutousai. In this world, I'm well known in one place, and unknown in the other."

"Err.. So what does that mean?" Inuyasha asked, staring at him in confusion.

"It means he's not very popular.." Miroku answered.

I pulled a sword from its scabbard and stared at the shimmering metal. It wasn't those dusty old things I had remembered. They seemed to have.. come back to life since then.

"So, what do you want then. I don't think you came to sharpen the sword."

"Kaori." I looked down at the sound of my name. Toutousai was watching me curiously, his wide bug like eyes glued to my blades. "Let me see those."

I pressed my lips together as I hugged my katanas to my chest protectively. "No."

A hand clamped around my tail and I shivered. Suddenly the hand pulled. I yelped in pain, falling into Inuyasha's lap moments later. A light blush touched my cheeks but it didn't last long as the katanas were yanked from my grasp.

"Hey!" I shouted, struggling to get out of Inuyasha's hold. But he kept a firm grip around my waist. "Traitor."

Toutousai held the blades against the sun and inspected them carefully. "Hmm.. henshin no tsurugi.. I remember these."

My ears perked. "What?"

"I made them." He explained, running his fingers along the hilt. "Many years ago.. for Hisao-sama."

"Hisao?" I repeated, leaning forward.

Toutousai stared at the blade, his eyes slowly becoming unfocused. I fidgeted. He was loosing himself in a memory..? Surely.. in a moment.. I'd hear about this Hisao-sama person. Seconds ticked by and silence weighed down upon me like a suffocating barrier. Then he blinked and put the katanas back into their scabbards.

"Well, more on that later." He pointed a scabbard at Inuyasha, tapping his nose. I growled and snatched it from his hands. How dare he just go off and change the subject right in the middle of something interesting. "I came here to help you truly master using Tetsusaiga appropriately."

"But what about Hisao?!" I reminded him.

"Just a while ago," I was ignored. "I investigated the sword." He closed his eyes and raised his head, sticking his long pointy nose into the air. "The person who made that masterpiece was truly a master." His head dropped and he stared miserably at the ground. "However, the person using it doesn't know anything about it and is using it very roughly. It's very sad.."

"You bastard," Inuyasha's eyes narrowed and he crossed his arms over my body. "If you wanna fight then say it already."

Toutousai sighed. "I knew it, it's impossible. Meoga, a punk like him will never master Tetsusaiga."

The little flea jumped from the grass onto the old man's long stick like legs. "So you're saying it's better to just give it up rather than using it with even the smallest amount of luck?"

"Uhmm.." The old man considered that for a moment. "If that's the case then.. Unless you qualify to use it, I'll smash apart Tetsusaiga myself."

Inuyasha let go of me finally and I leaped into the branch above. Stupid jerks. The boy yanked Tetsusaiga from its scabbard and pointed it at the old man's face. The point was so close, Toutousai had to open his mouth to keep from injuring himself.

"What did you say? You old bastard?" Inuyasha snarled. "Once upon a time you might have made this sword, but now Tetsusaiga belongs to me!"

"Ooh I'm so so sorry," Toutousai yelped. "So sorry.."

Inuyasha removed the sword from his mouth.

"What are you going to do?" Meoga whispered.

"I'll definitely be taking it now. Carefully, when night comes." Tetsusaiga's blade was pushed back into his mouth. "No!! I won't steal it! I won't steal it!"

"However, Inuyasha-sama.." Meoga butt in. "At this rate, you'll never master the true strength of Tetsusaiga. You won't learn the secret to master the ability to destroy 100 youkai with one swing. Toutousai knows the secret, so why don't you both just become friends and.. let him teach you!"

Inuyasha scoffed and propped the fang on his shoulder. "It's just a lie. I'll learn that one day anyway. I already did it once, in that Kodoku cave. So who cares?"

"I heard that you are collecting shards of the shikon no tama." Toutousai started. Oh sure he has enough time to talk about useless things like this but not Hisao. "It's spread all over the place and takes time to search for. So that doesn't mean, just one youkai has two or three pieces. It's essential for you to learn the secret of Tetsusaiga to win against a bunch of youkai, isn't that right?"

"Inuyasha.." Miroku mumbled. "He's right."

Sango nodded. "Why don't you just learn from him, at least for now?"

Inuyasha sighed and put his sword away. "Fine. So what do I do?"

"Right." Toutousai nodded. "My life is being targeted."

"What?" Shippo gasped.

"'Make a sword that rivals Tetsusaiga. Otherwise I'll kill you', was really an absurd thing for that idiot to say.. Your mission is to protect me from that idiot."

"Hey, Jijii." Inuyasha stalked over to the old man and grabbed his ancient wrinkled face. "It's 'Pl-ea-se pro-te-ct me' right?"

Meoga gasped. "That's the first time I heard that. So what kind of a person is he?"

"A person with white hair, thick clothes, and armour." Toutousai replied, his voice muffled by Inuyasha's hand.

"Is he an old person?" Inuyasha asked.

"Boooo!!" Toutousai cried. "You're wrong!

Wait.. a silver haired person who isn't old who's asking for a sword better than Tetsusaiga? That.. sounds familiar..

Toutousai tensed and escaped behind his cow, pulling away from Inuyasha's sharp claws. "He's here."

I looked up as that familiar odour assaulted my nose. Sesshoumaru flew down from the sky, his silver hair fanning out behind him in the wind. He rode what seemed to be a small two headed dragon. The youkai's eyes were a pale green and its scales were a darker shade. Dark bluish grey fur adorned the back of its head and down it's back. Over both of its mouths were a black muzzle attached to dark brown reins which Sesshoumaru clutched firmly in his fist. Grey cloud-like gas streamed from its feet as it flew and instantly evaporated as its claw touched the frozen earth.

"Who's that?" Sango asked, reaching for her boomerang.

"It's Inuyasha's older brother." Miroku replied.

As I watched Sesshoumaru descend from the green youkai and bound closer to his brother, I realized I had never paid any attention to the clothes he wore or much else for that matter besides the colour of his hair and eyes.

A Prussian blue crescent moon shape was printed on his forehead and two red markings adorned both of his cheeks. On the sides of his wrists was a matching double stripe and as he blinked I noticed he had one red stripe on each of his eye lids. He wore the same armour as before that included a spiked pauldron that covered his left shoulder attaching to the upper section of his cuirass. His Kimono was mostly white with a red honeycomb and flower crest at the collar and sleeves. He wore a Sashinuki Hakama, which were gathered at his ankles producing a ballooning effect. On his feet were flat pointed ankle-high boots. Around his waist was a bright yellow and navy blue sash, and he still had that giant fluffy thing over his right shoulder. I noticed a sword at his left hip and wondered why he had never drawn it in any of our earlier battles.

"Sesshoumaru." Inuyasha hissed.

"Inuyasha, why are you with Toutousai?" The inu-youkai asked. His amber eyes glanced around and then locked onto me. I shrunk back against the trunk and he looked away.

"It's simple!" Toutousai barked from behind Inuyasha. "He's here to punish you, arsehole!"

"Uh huh.." Sesshoumaru nodded. He brought his claws to his face, cracking them, as a dark smile appeared on his face. "Very well. You seem to be in a rush to die.."

"No, no I was thinking if you beat Inuyasha, I would make you a new sword.." Toutousai squeaked.

I growled and leaped from the tree to land directly in front of the elderly man. "You silly little coward! Changing your mind when he comes and threatens you! Why don't you tell him what you said earlier?"

"What are you talking about, girly?" He asked, pointing a skinny finger at me. "In my old age I can't be trusted with words.. Why I don't even know who you are? Who are you?"

"YOU KNOW WHO I AM!!" I shouted.

"Toutousai, don't you forget what you have just said." Sesshoumaru's voice cut through our argument and we turned our attention back to him. He rushed forward his claws bared. "As you heard. Die, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha leaped out of the way, and I grabbed Toutousai's arm and pulled him toward the side lines.

"Bah!" Inuyasha scoffed, grasping Tetsusaiga's hilt in his hand. "I'll just beat you again!"

"My, what short tempered brothers they are." Toutousai muttered.

"Hey man you started it!" I snapped.

"Ehh? What?" He looked at me then around himself. "I don't remember doing such an immoral thing."

I dug my nails into my palms trying to hold back my aggravation. Why the stupid little.. if I was 60 I'd beat him up! Maybe I can teach Meoga how.. I blinked and frisked myself, searching for the tiny little youkai. "Meoga-jijii?"

"Kaori!" Shippo called from the other side of the frosty meadow. "Meoga is sitting on Miroku's shoulder. Come to this side, that side is too dangerous!"

I sighed. "Alright then.." I took a step to run, but then a hand clamped down upon my shoulder. "Hey, what the hell are you doing!?" I hissed.

Toutousai kept a firm grip on my shoulder as he bent to pick up his mallet.. and then he pushed past me, sprinting towards the others.

"YOU ARE JUST THE WORST TYPE OF PERSON!" I shrieked running after him.

"Eat this!" Inuyasha snarled, swinging Tetsusaiga at Sesshoumaru.. and missing by a mile. The ground split where the sword had made contact and snow flew up into the air. I sighed. How come in every battle the ground is always the one who gets beat up first?

Sesshoumaru stepped towards his brother, being in his face in an instant and swung his fish against Inuyasha's face. The boy fell and slide against the ground, a small amount of blood trickling from his lips.

"What's up Inuyasha?" Sesshoumaru asked racing forward again. "Aren't you going to punish your brother as Toutousai requested?"

He flexed his claws and swung them at Inuyasha. Bright light escaped his finger tips and Inuyasha cursed barely dodging them all. "Same basic moves as ever."

An aggressive growl rippled from Inuyasha's chest and he grasped Tetsusaiga between his hands. "You bastard!" He swung and missed once more.

"Humph, can't even scratch me." Sesshoumaru smirked.

"No way.." Toutousai murmured. "He's no good at all.. Hey Meoga! Has Inuyasha rea-a-ly mastered Tetsusaiga!!!?"

"I said it was only the one time.." Meoga shouted hoping up and down on his shoulder.

"They weren't lying." I hissed. "Besides, every time they fight Sesshoumaru is defeated in some way or another. Inuyasha's just recently lopped off his right arm."

Toutousai straightened up and watched me from the corner of his eye. "Little girl, are you dreaming?"

I growled and couldn't contain my irritation any longer. My fist came down on his puny little head and he swayed. "Don't treat me like some crazy old woman!"

"Oh well excccuuussse me." Toutousai sniffed, crossing his arms over his chest and turning his back to me.

"Well, Toutousai.." Sesshoumaru butt in, glaring at me. "Don't you thin it's a pity for Tetsusaiga? All Inuyasha can do is wave about a sword with all his strength.. It's the same whether it's a famous sword or a log."

Toutousai nodded, holding his hand over his ears. "That's exactly what I think."

"WHY ARE U AGREEING!" I shouted grabbing onto his kimono and shaking him roughly, hoping by doing so some sense will fly into him.

"Well it's a fair opinion and one that I agree with.."

"Keh!" Inuyasha scoffed. "Don't get weak-kneed on me, Jijii! The battle is just beginning!!"

He raised the sword over his head and burst forward. "Say your prayers!!"

"Oh no, he's gone wild again." Meoga muttered.

"The same thing every time." Sesshoumaru sighed. His claws glowed bright green and I shifted nervously in my place. Why was I just standing here? Doing nothing? His hand grasped around Inuyasha's arm and a loud sizzling and the scent of burning flesh filled the air. "Well then, Toutousai. Do you still not feel like making a sword for I, Sesshoumaru?"

"Um.." The old man's cheeks ballooned up as a frogs and everyone jumped back in surprise. "No chance."

All of a sudden flames burst from the Jijii's lips and flew toward the two brothers. Sesshoumaru was out of the way before I could blink but unfortunately Inuyasha was caught in the fire. He stepped out of them and walked calmly toward Toutousai. Although his attitude was peaceful the aura around him was bursting with fury. He stopped in front of the old man and punched him in the face.

"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING YOU STUPID BASTARD!!" He snarled.

"So you're still stubbornly refusing, huh." Sesshoumaru muttered.

"Shut up!" Toutousai shouted. "I've already given you a wonderful sword, you selfish idiot!! Tenseiga, which is at your hip! That is also a sword I forged from your Oyaji-Dono's tucks! It's a renounced blade that neither surpasses nor is inferior to Tetsusaiga! Tenseiga is to be given to the older brother, Tetsusaiga to the younger!! That was you Oyaji-Dono's will!!"

I locked my eyes upon the unnamed sword I had only just noticed a few moments ago. So it was.. say the brother sword of Tetsusaiga?

Sesshoumaru's sharp eyes narrowed and a chill ran through my body. "Shut up Toutousai." He spat. "This blunt sword is not in anyway suitable for I, Sesshoumaru."

"Okay he's angry." Toutousai said. "We're outta here."

He thrust his mallet upon the ground and the earth shook.. suddenly red hot lava burst from the dirt, melting the snow in a heart beat, quickly flowing toward the silver haired youkai.

"Yeeek!!" Jaken squealed. I hadn't realized he was here until just then. "Lava!?"

I felt something wrap around my waist and the ground disappeared below me. It was soon replaced with a big soft brown fuzz and the little form of the green kappa youkai quickly dissolved to a speck.

"Amazing Ojii-san!" Shippo cried. I glanced over to him, and saw he was on Miroku's shoulder. Miroku, Sango and Shippo rode on Kirara on my right and Inuyasha sat behind me on the giant three eyed cow. Toutousai sat in front of me.. and I leaned away from him. I was still upset with his.. inappropriate behaviour. "You're very powerful!"

"Indeed.." Miroku agreed. "But then I wonder why you need Inuyasha. He's obviously much to weak to protect you from Sesshoumaru."

"What did you say?" Inuyasha growled.

Toutousai sighed. "Not what I hoped for. Who'd have thought Inuyasha's be so weak? And Sesshoumaru called the blade I made him blunt.." Inuyasha's fist came down upon his head once more. "That hurts you know.."

"I am not weak!"

"Umm.." I cut in. "Do you think we can go back to Hisao now?"

"No."

"I hate you."

°°•. .•°ღ°•. .•°°

"A sword that can't cut? How the hell are you supposed to fight with a sword that can't cut?"

I hugged a bright green sweater around my body, hiding my face inside the baggy hood. I wasn't cold, far from it actually.. even though we sat by an icy river. I was kind of hot really, but mad. My knee bounced up and down, a reflect action when I lifted my heel a certain way and even though I faced the fire I made sure my hood covered my eyes. I wanted to know about Hisao.. the name.. meant something to me but I didn't know what exactly.. it was like I had heard it before..

Tenseiga is not a sword for fighting." Toutousai explain, blowing fire into the smoldering fire pit. "It's a sword of healing. Unlike Tetsusaiga which mows down the strong, Tenseiga, is a sword that links life for the weak."

"Just a sec, you don't mean it can restore someone to life?" Sango asked. I looked at her. By the expression on her face I could tell which little dead little boy she was thinking about.

"If you master it." Toutousai replied, thick black smoke coming from his mouth as he spoke. "For someone with a heart that truly cherishes others, with one swing the Tenseiga has the ability to save 100 lives."

"I get it." Inuyasha replied. His voice came from behind me and my body stiffened. He grabbed the back of my hood and pulled it off my head. "So that's why that jerk's been longing for a new sword." I snatched back the hood from his hand and pulled it over my ears again. "Such a helpful sword, would oppose Sesshoumaru, and there's no way he could use it."

"Stop!!" I whined as he yanked my hood down again.

"Why?"

"Maybe giving Tenseiga to Sesshoumaru was no good after all." Toutousai murmured watching us with a curious gaze. Ugh, why did everyone do that?

"Not with the personality that elder brother has." Miroku added. "He wouldn't be pleased even if he could use it."

End Of Chapter 50.

°°•. .•°ღ°•. .•°°

R&R Please

Thanks 4 Reading

(¯`v´¯)

¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨)
(¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•.• ´*

~ngkngkldfgnjkldfgndkfndsf lmao Toutousai is my favourite guy in this area of the story. He's so great :] and annoying :] and yeah :] i want him to be my pet!! :D Uhmm I didn't bother reading it over because I'm just.. lazy like that :] Soo sorry if it sounds kinda stupid in some places.