Chapter 19
As soon as he had left Jaken within the borders of Totosai's lands the great Lord of the West had quickly made his way to his mother's lands. While he was certain that she would not approve of his plans and that she would voice them, he was also certain that she would do nothing more than what he would ask of her and aid him with his plan. Just as he neared his mother's castle he was hit with the memory of the day he had introduced his ward to his mother. It had also been the day that he had publicly cried for someone, even when his father had died he had not shed a tear and knowing now what he did not know than made all the more sense. It had been his inner demon weeping for the loss of the soul mate before she could be marked as his since she had still just been a child.
'You may hate me, you may chose that you no longer wish to have me but I will have you back Rin, even if I must force you to find me sooner rather than later.' Sesshomaru thought as he landed in his mother's court yard and waited for either a messenger to take him to her or for her to show herself.
"I didn't think that I would get a personal visit, I was awaiting a letter, not you in person. Has something changed in your plans?" his mothers cool and emotionless voice was heard as she appeared before him.
"In a way, I need your help however you may not like my plan; it will help me get my mate at my side."
"You have no mate that I was aware of my son, have you been keeping secrets from your mother again?"
"My true mate is Rin," he growled out only to be interrupted by his mother.
"You are aware love that there is a possibility that she no long goes by that name."
"Whatever her name may be does not change the fact that she is my soul mate. Will you help me or will I be left alone to get her back?" he growled out in anger as he tried to get his mother to listen to what he was saying.
After letting out a long sigh, his mother turned her back and called out, "Well come on then, I will aid you with whatever it is that you need me to do. Since you are in such a foul mood I see now that you are in a hurry. Come we have much to talk about before you take your leave in a few hours. With that being said I do suggest you start explaining as to why you are here as we walk."
"I need your help in spreading the word; I will be looking for a mate. Those that are willing to fight and present themselves to me for such an honor will be welcomed to the castle of the West so that I can try to find a mate of my equal."
"My son, have you not realized? Hell has no fury like a woman's scorn. Are you sure that you will be alright in taking such a risk?"
"I wish her at my side sooner rather than later, if she will be upset than I will make things right with her once I have marked her as my mate."
With a grin on her face, the mother of the great Lord of the West could no longer hold in her light laughter before she growled out, "How I wish I could speak with the child before all is said and done so that she can do to you what I had been unable to do while you were a child."
"Mother," Sesshomaru growled out in an annoyed filled voice as he tried to get her to listen to his plans.
"Alright, I will hold my tongue for now," she whispered with a grin on her face as she opened the door to her study while adding, "now than, what is this plan of yours and how certain are you that she will arrive before you will be forced to make a choice."
"I need you to announce as quickly as you can that I will finally be in search of a mate. Any will be welcome to come and try to prove that they would be my equal as a mate. I will hold different matches at the start of the full moon. It will end the night of the new moon. In that night I will choose my mate that will hopefully give Rin enough time to come to me or to convince her parents that it would be the best for the treaty that they are trying to build with the West that they allow her to do this." Sesshomaru explained in a cold and emotionless voice as he took a seat by his mother.
"I was just asked by a dear friend if I would recommend he attend the ball that is being held in honor of the return of the second heir of the East. I told him that while it was his choice that I would recommend that he should attend. He has asked me to go with him as his escort."
"If you could, will you please spread the word while you are there and send word now of my choice to finally find a mate of my own to your other allies and friends."
"I will send word before I leave to go and speak with my friend before we attend the ball. While it is but a day away I'm sure that he and I have much to talk about since his lands have grown and his need of my knowledge is needed."
"Mother…I…thank you."
With a smile on her face, the demoness gently cupped her sons face in her hands as she whispered, "You are my pride and joy Sesshomaru. My only son, and my life, I would go through hell and back if it meant that you would be happy."
"Thank you mother, I promise that I will make things up to you." Sesshomaru promised in a low, gentle whisper as he unknowingly leaned into his mothers touch.
"You owe me nothing…now off you go than, I have letters to write before I think my leave and I'm sure that you would like to speak with Master Totosai before he returns to the East to drop off her sword."
"How did you know that he would be making her a weapon?"
"Because I was present when the deal and oath was made, he was to make swords that could only be wield by the heirs of the East on the Queens request. I must say it has been a while since I have spoken with my old friend. I'm glad that your mate to be has given me such an opportunity."
"I see, I'm surprise that Master Totosai created a sword, Rin always preferred the weapon that the Taijiya had her master." Sesshomaru mumbled to himself as he stood to take his leave.
"Perhaps you can have some say as to what her weapon should be since you will be marking her as yours soon enough." She whispered to her son as the Inu demoness had already started to write each of her letters to the friends and court members that she had once spoken with about her son willingness to find a mate at long last. 'While I'm sure they will not like that they were used, I'm certain that none of them will be foolish enough to challenge him on this.'
Leaving his mothers lands and quickly making his way over to the lands that belong to Master Totosai. He needed to find out just what kind of weapon the old fool would be making for a demoness that was clearing a master at a weapon that many would avoid. Once he had reached the lands, the great Lord of the West dropped down and walked the rest of the way to the master sword smith home as he followed Jaken's trail. Just as he reached the home, Sesshomaru could not help but grin in amusement as he heard Jaken's angry voice ask, "What do you mean that you do not need them? Lord Sesshomaru will be most upset with you should you not use his fangs for the Mistress weapon."
"I've already finished with her sword, it is being prepared and bonding with it's sheathe." Totosai answered in a dazed filled voice. "Now move aside toad, I have much to do before tomorrow. I am working on my greatest weapon yet."
"Greater than the Tenseiga and Tessaiga?" Sesshomaru deep, cold voice was heard question as the great Lord of the West entered the small hut that belonged to the sword smith.
"What are you doing here? Why have you come? I have no time for you pup, I have work to do." Totosai actually growled out at the lord of the West as he continued to fight with the two fangs and claw to mold and split the way he needed them to divide.
"I know the weapon that you plan to make for her Totosai, I wish for my hair to be the chains and my fangs to be her thorns so that I can be able to taste the blood of those foolish enough to attack what is mine."
"Lord Sesshomaru…" Jaken whimpered as he bowed down before his lord.
"Jaken go and wait for me outside." The Lord of the West ordered.
"What ties do you have to the dragoness of the east?" Totosai asked as he finally got the fangs and claws he had taken from the young dragoness of the east only to be blasted back by the power that they had released and poured into the liquid metal in the back of the work area.
With a grin on his face, Sesshomaru locked eyes with the sword master and said, "It looks like you will need help in subduing the dragoness power."
"You did not answer me young lord, what ties do you have with the child?" Totosai growled out as he began to work with the power filled metal. 'Something is missing…something to balance yet enhance the power that she already has.'
"She is mine, now you will add my fangs and my hair to her chain Totosai and you will bring me the weapon once you are finished. I will be presenting her the weapon she asked you for once I have announced her as my mate and my equal in the West." Sesshomaru growled out in anger as his eyes began to bleed and his power slowly began to mix with the power that was already being released by the dragon's fangs and claws.
"So you really did love her, I'll be sure to tell Rin that you expect her soon when I present to her the weapon her parents wanted her to have." Totosai ordered as he approved of the way the two powers had mixed within the steel that he had boiling.
"Do you think you can order this Sesshomaru as you please? Have you forgotten your place so easily now master Totosai?" Sesshomaru growled out in anger.
"I have not but I have work to do, this will be my final work before I stop my creations. It is the completion of the oath that I had been forced into so long ago. I have little time, I will leave the weapon as you have asked but I need you to leave me be. I have work do." Totosai growled out as he quickly set to work on balancing out each of the powers and on starting on the thorn like blades that would be placed on the long chain.
(A/N: Alright so just picture Gogo's weapon from Kill Bill only without the ball at the end. It is going to have thorn like blades coming down the chain and at the end of the chain it will have a blade the same size and shape as Kohaku's weapon at the end of it. Basically a mixture of a whip with Kohaku's weapon.)
"I'll be taking my leave; this Sesshomaru will be awaiting your arrival with the weapon."
With that said the great Lord of the West quickly made his way out of the small hut so that he could make his way back to his lands so that his brother and sister would be left to rest before they began their full duties as the co-rulers of the west while he indulged himself and began to look for a mate that would be equal. Not that he had much to look for since he was only waiting on Rin to make her appearance. Just as he had reached Jaken, Sesshomaru cleared his thoughts and continued walking away knowing that Jaken would be able to keep up with his peace. Once they had gotten a good distance away from Totosai's home, Sesshomaru looked down at his loyal servant and said, "When we return I will need your help, I need you to prepare a section of the castle for some guest. I will be announcing to the lands that at the start of the next full moon I shall start searching for a mate. My search will end on the night of the full moon."
"My Lord are you certain that now is the best time? We have yet to close the matter with the East and I'm sure that Lord Inuyasha and Lady Kagome will wish to find out if the claims of the dragoness that I spoke with held some truths to them."
"Jaken you let me worry about my brother and sister. As for the East, it is a matter that that I have handed over to my sister so whatever that they have asked of me you will need to rely it to my sister when we return."
"Of course my Lord but I must say, the Lady will not be happy since you have made such a major decision that involves the pack at such a short notice, even when the night that your event will being is the night that the rest of the pack would have barely been arriving to the castle with their escort." Jaken explained in a worried filled voice as he mentally tried to figure out how many rooms they had and just how many would try to come to claim the title of the Lady of the West.
"Again you will leave my sister to me, I have much to discuss with my siblings while I can."
"Of course my Lord," Jaken whispered as he let the matter go and quickly made sure to keep up with his Lord.
"Good," Sesshomaru growled before wrapping the two of them in his true power so that they could get back to the west as quickly as he could take them. He had lost to do and a lot to plan for if he was to make sure that this was going to work in his favor. Of course if she didn't show up even after Jaken had confirmed that she had indeed remembered them he would tell his brother and sister the truth and together they would invade the East if only for the sole purpose of retrieving his true mate. 'The full moon is only a few short days away, it will single the start of my such…Rin…my mate…you will have one month to come to me before I chose to go and retrieve you myself.' Were the great Lord's final thoughts as he quickly made his way back to his people, lands and his family so that all could and would be ready by the time the start of his search began.
Once they had reached the west and after they had landed in the castle court yard, Sesshomaru set Jaken free and watched as he ran off to do what had to be done. After he could no longer see his loyal servant, Sesshomaru let out a long sigh and quickly set out to find his brother and his sister so that he could explain to them his choice and the plan had already set in motion. Just as he had reached his brothers wing of the castle, the great lord of the West froze in place as he when he heard the cries of pleasure and growls of his brother and sister from their rooms. Realizing that it would not be wise to intrude on the two, Sesshomaru let out a long sigh and made his way to their study knowing that they would be able to feel his aura once they were good and ready to come and join him they would.