|
Sesshomaru
irritably pelted the tree with rocks. They lodged themselves in the bark. There was a flurry of cracking branches, and a string
of foul curses as a small, frog-like youkai stumbled into the clearing. The ugly little critter stared up at Sesshomaru adoringly,
and clutched his staff as he watched him expectantly. "Lord Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru glared at him coldly, "Jaken. . ."
"You asked for information, my lord, about the swords, remember?" the froggy-thing questioned.
"Mmm. . ." Sesshomaru grunted disinterestedly. "And?"
"Well. . . ah. . . Lord Sesshomaru," he stuttered nervously, "The swords were made from the fang of
your father. . .in essence it's as though you have actually inherited some of your father's power. . ."
"By information, Jaken, I was asking for new information." Sesshomaru snapped irritably.
"Aye, my lord, but - " Jaken was cut of abruptly as a bundle of red cloth and white hair flew out of
the trees and smashed him into the ground.
"Hey
Sess," Inuyasha snorted. "Oh, gee!" he gasped unconvincingly, "Jaken, I didn't see you there!"
"Urgh. . ." grunted the squashed Jaken.
"Ew! What is that thing? It smells terrible!" Kagome yelped.
This was simply too much for Inuyasha. He collapsed to the ground laughing uncontrollably. "That's,
that's hilarious!" Inuyasha choked out between peals of laughter, "Even a human can smell you!"
"You filthy half-breed!" Jaken shrieked angrily, "You defile the blood of my lord's bloodline!" he
let out a string of curses that surprised even Inuyasha.
Sesshomaru
stood and drew his sword. With an irritable slash, the sword neatly sliced through Jaken, leaving a burning fuchsia line down
the middle of him. Jaken let out a shrill cry and collapsed to the ground, not moving.
"Oh!" Kagome gasped.
"Get
up, you idiot!" Sesshomaru snapped. "You know very well you're fine. . ."
"See, our father gave us each swords. They're both completely useless, however. Mine's so beat up and
chipped that it couldn't cut paper. . .wet! Sess's is similarly useless, but it can't cut anything. That's all it does. We've
been trying to figure out the key to using them, but so far we've found nothing." Inuyasha explained, finally released from
his fit of laughter.
"When you used the sword to fight that octopus youkai, it looked pretty deadly to me. . ." Kagome ventured.
Inuyasha's face froze, "That's right. . .I'd forgotten. . ." he murmured.
Sesshomaru stared at him with faint curiosity. Idly, Kagome wondered if he ever got excited. "What
do you mean?"
Inuyasha glanced at him, "I was so worried about Kagome, I forgot about the sword. It got really huge,
and furry kinda. It was wild! The sword was so powerful. . ." He frowned, "How did I not notice? Hey! I bet I can do it again!"
he said excitedly. The sword was out of the sheath in a flash. It remained the same, chipped and otherwise useless. "Hmph.
. . maybe it needs to be used on a youkai. . ." he muttered, turning to Jaken.
The sword glided in a graceful arc, conking Jaken on top of the head with a loud thud. It didn't transform,
and Inuyasha glared at it irritably and jammed it back into its sheath. Jaken wailed pitifully, clutching a growing lump on
his already misshapen head.
"My lord, how can you allow such filth to mistreat me so? I, your loyal servant?" Jaken moaned to Sesshomaru.
"I believe you were telling me what you've learned, not insulting my brother." Sesshomaru told him
coldly.
Jaken grumbled, "Aye my lord. As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted!" he snapped at Inuyasha,
who shook his fist at him. Jaken squeaked in fear and continued with his story, "I've found the swordsmith who forged the
swords. He's a crazy old man called Totosai. He lives north of hear about fifty miles in a cave in the Lava Plains."
"Very good. You've done well, Jaken." Sesshomaru told him. Jaken nodded meekly, staring up at Sesshomaru
adoringly. "That will be all. You may leave. I'll call for you if I require your assistance."
"Feh!" Inuyasha snorted, grabbing the crestfallen Jaken by the head and slinging him into woods. "I
hate that thing. Why do you even bother keeping it around?"
"He
has his uses." Sesshomaru responded coldly. He eyed Kagome curiously, "And what of her? Have you grown tired of her yet?"
"Sesshomaru. . ." Inuyasha growled.
"Fair
enough. Don't forget, Inuyasha." He told him pointedly.
"Oh,
shut up, Sess! You can harp like an old woman!" Inuyasha snorted.
Sesshomaru glared at him and threw a one of his pebbles at him. "In the morning, we go to search for
this Totosai."
<<<Back>>>
|
