Chapter 6: The Demon Swordsmith
Kira and Sesshomaru were riding on Ah Un, flying over the forest. Kira was holding onto demon lord as she watched the trees fly by below her.
"We have to go and tell my parents that I'm pregnant soon. I'd like to tell them on Christmas day." She mentioned as they were half way there.
"Very well. I'm sure if my father was alive still, he would be proud to hear that I am about to have an heir to the western lands." The demon lord said as he made the dragon turn right a bit and then head streight for the volcano ahead of them.
"What about your mother?" She couldn't stop herself from asking about what his mother would think about him having an heir born from a woman that was born in the future.
"I do not care what she thinks. Mother abandoned me and therefore has no feelings about what happens to me." He spoke so coldly about his own mother that it sent shivers down Kira's spine. She hadn't heard him speak so coldly in years. It almost scared her.
Sesshomaru sensed her discomfort and sighed. "I'm sorry. I just really do not wish to talk about my mother. Her leaving still hurts me. Even though it has been a few centuries since she has left."
Kira smiled softly at him. "It's okay. It's my fault that i had to bring her up like i did. I have forgotten how...emotional...you are toward her."
Sesshomaru just nodded. "It's alright. But we shall visit your family soon so you can tell them that you are pregnant. They have every right to know what is going on."
She smiled and hugged him. "Thank you Sesshomaru."
He smiled softly as he felt her rub her head affectionately on his shoulder. He soon made Ah Un head downward and land on the glowing dead lava pool. He slipped off the dragon and then helped Kira off.
Once she was off she covered her nose from the smell. "Did this place always smell this bad before?"
He looked at her curiously. "It smells the same to me Kira." He then took her hand and lead her over to the cave.
"Whatever you say Sesshomaru. But whatever it is, it's starting to make me feel sick again." She said as she kept her nose covered until they reached the cave.
As they got closer, they both heard someone snoring loudly.
Once inside, not only was Kira able to breath better, but they also found Totosai asleep on the raised stone block.
"He certainly is an odd one." Kira said as she took off her bag and set it on the ground.
"I shall wake him." Sesshomaru went over to the demon swordsmith. He then took out the Tensaiga, sheath included, and poked Totosai in the head. "Awaken Totosai."
Kira giggled at Sesshomaru's attemps to awake Totosai. At the same time she was trying to surpress the feeling that was welling up in her stomach. She kept repeating, Don't throw up, in her mind as she opened her bag and searched for the box.
Once she found the box, she stood and went over to her mate. "Any luck?"
"Unfortunatly." He growled as he kept poking Totosai in the head.
"Here. Let me. This trick worked when Inuyasha and I came here for training four years ago." She said as she handed the box to Sesshomaru and took Tensaiga. She gripped the sheath and aimed it over Totosai's head. She then took a deep breath and yelled. "WAKE UP YA OLD FART BASTURD!" She then brought the sheath down on Totosai, hitting him hard on the head.
Totosai yelped and woke up, rubbing the new bump on his head. "Lord Sesshomaru? Why did you have to go and hit me? I was only napping."
Kira's eye twitched. "How many times do i have to tell you that i'm not Sesshomaru!" She said as she wacked him in the head again.
Totosai whined and held his bump covered head. He then looked over and saw the difference. "You're not Lord Sesshomaru." He said as he pointed at Kira.
Kira sighed and placed Tensaiga over her shoulder. "About time you realized that you daffy basturd."
Sesshomaru just stood there amused as his mate beat up the demon swordsmith. "Totosai. We have need of your assistence." He said as he steped foreward.
"Oh? And what would that be Lord Sesshomaru?" He asked as he looked up at the real demon lord.
"This." Sesshomaru removed the lid of the box and dumped out the contents onto the stone block. The falling glittering pieces of metal and handle bounced on the stone but none fell off.
Kira stood behind Sesshomaru and looked at the broken sword sadly, silently praying that Totosai would be able to restore the Mani Katti.
She then whinced when she heard Totosai screaming. "You broke the Mani Katti?! How could you do that to it Lady Sesshomaru?! It was suppose to be unbreakable!"
Her eye twitched at being call by her mate's name. "First of all, i was using it to block a giant bear demon paw from crushing me. And second, i didn't know it was suppose to be unbreakable!"
"Of course not! How could you not know? You didn't give me time to explain the history of your family's great sword." Totosai said as he picked up the handle and examined it.
"You didn't explain anything about it! And that was over four years ago." She said as she rubbed her temple in fustration. "Are you able to fix it or not?!"
"Of course i'll be able to fix it! We just need one little compoent to make it work again." He said as he got up and went to the back wall of the cave to grab something.
"And what would that be?" She asked as she handed Tensaiga back to Sesshomaru.
"Well i designed the Mani Katti after the Tensaiga and Tetsusaiga. Both were forged from the fang of Lord Sesshomaru and Lord Inuyasha's father. It will only work for those of the fangs blood line. Lord Ishiyama gave me one of his fangs to make sure the Mani Katti would work for him." He stated as he pushed away some swords that were leaning against the wall and in his way. "Up until now you've probably been relaying on your great grandfather's strength without even realizing it. But now that you broke the damn thing, the power of Lord Ishiyama's fang has vanished as well."
"So what are you saying?" Kira was afraid to find out the answer.
"Ah ha! There it is." Totosai found what he was looking for and pulled out the largest pair of pilers she had ever seen. "I'm going to need your fang if you ever want it to be powerful again."
"You mean like...pull it out?" She ran her tongue over her fangs as she looked at the crazy old man before her.
He nodded. "Exactly. Now open wide."
She whined a bit, and then slowly opened her mouth, revealing her fangs.
Totosai put the pilers on the her left one. Sesshomaru came up from behind her and held onto her tightly, bracing himself for the ear spliting scream that he felt was sure to come.
"Alrighty, here we go." And just like that, without any more warning, the demon swordsmith yanked the fang right out of her mouth in one successful, powerful, yank.
And as Sesshomaru predicted, Kira let out an ear spliting scream that he was sure could be heard for miles around. He was pretty sure he was going to go deaf for the next couple of hours. Totosai just stood there before them, uneffected by the screaming, holding her fang proudly in his fingers. "Now that wasn't so bad now was it?"
Wrong move Totosai. Sesshomaru thoughts as he glared at the old man. He could sense that Kira's anger was flaring as she too, glared a death wish to Totosai. Kira. You need to remain calm. He is only trying to help.
I know that but that really hurt. Sesshomaru could now sense her anger ebbing away and she started to calm down. But the pain she was in could still be felt.
Don't worry. In about three days, your missing fang will grow back. He said to her as he glanced over at Totosai and saw that he was already starting to work on repairing the Mani Katti.
Kira sighed as she finally relaxed in his arms. Great. I'm going to be fangless for three days.
He couldn't help but chuckled at her remark. He soon stopped when he felt her struggling to free herself. Kira? What's wrong?
Let me go. I can't hold it down anymore. She was starting to feel the nausea wash over her again. The smell of the sulfer from the lava and the stench of the old man were getting her.
Sesshomaru quickly let her go so she could run out the mouth of the cave. She was beyond the edge of the cave enterence but he could still hear the sounds of her throwing up.