InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kagura's life ❯ Toutousai's help and kagura's task ( Chapter 2 )

Kagura walked in no direction for a long time. She eventual came upon a hot spring hidden in a rocky area.

“I'm stressed I should take some time to gather my thoughts.”

Kagura took her robes off taking time to fold them neatly. She let her hair down. Then, in a fit of rage, she threw her broken fan to the ground. Slowly she sat down in the hot spring. Steam rose up around her filling her lungs with warm air.

“This is a nice” Kagura exhaled. “If I could be free form Naraku I could do this when ever I wanted.”

Kagura's mind went blank for a moment. I wonder why he is letting me continue on without summoning me. Maybe he realized that I don't like him finely.

“HAHAHA” Kagura chuckled at the thought of Naraku handing her heart to her with a smile on his face.

“Dame that Sesshomaru!” Kagura said as she washed her blood away.

He must only fight creditable opponents. I thought that my dance would be enough to get a rise out of him. I could just go pick a fight with inuyasha and his group of misfits.

“No, I refuse to willing give what little life I have to that mutt. Besides that girl Kagome would stop him before he could kill me.” Kagura's voice quitted. “I can never be free of him.”

A felling of sadness overwhelmed her. Kagura looked around to make sure no one was near. Upon seeing no one around she began to cry for herself. Her face planted on her knees. Her sobs became more and more acoustic as she continued. She felt like the pain inside her would never be appeased. Thoughts of Sesshomaru's eyes staring coldly at her and Naraku's laugh bounced through her mind.

“Do you think you could quite down a bit? I'm trying to enjoy my bath,” an unfamiliar man's voice said.

Kagura snapped to action quickly wiping the tears from her eyes. Kagura jumped from the hot spring and grabbed her broken fan. She snapped it open and tried her best to conceal her self behind the uneven edge. She looked around cautiously for her peeking tom. She saw an old man with white hair setting in the hot spring not more then a few feet from where she was. He whiled a large a hammer that set atop a slender handle. What a fool I am leavening my self open like that Kagura though.

“Who are you and why did you bother me? You pervert!” Kagura said angrily.

“Who me?” The old man asked. “I'm Toutousai the master blacksmith. What is a pervert? Come child why do you act so frightened of me? Not like I'm going to bite you.”

“Frightened of you!” Kagura laughed. “I fear no one I am the wind.”

Kagura's are streatched out to the side. She held her fan downward. She realized that she had no cloths on. She quickly covered herself again. I must look like a fool Kagura thought. I have no cloths on and only half a fan. Who am I kidding? I'm not the wind. I'll never be the wind. Kaguras thoughts where written on her face. Toutousai looked her way and laughed to himself. Her fan is broken, poor thing cant even cover herself up.

“I haven't ever seen a wind sorceress with a broken fan. Sit back down and enjoy your bath I promise that my eyes will not wander.”

Toutousai closed his eyes and looked the other way. Kagura stopped for a moment and wondered. He dose not appear to be a threat. Kagura apprehensively took her place in the pool again.

“Now then what's troubling you young one? Some one with a body like yours shouldn't be so sad.”

“I knew you where a pervert.” Kagura said loudly.

She sprang up and landed her fist solidly across his head leavening a large knot. Toutousai looked on in wonder. Kagura noticed that her blow to the old man's head hadn't stunned him. He was looking at her. She splashed down in the water. Her face was bright red.

“What a way to greet someone.” Touousai said rubbing his head. “I was going to offer to fix your broken fan.”

Kagura's embarrassment faded. She looked in his direction.

“Are you saying that you could fix my fan old man?” Kagura Asked.

“Fix …. HA HA I can make it better. All I need is something to bond the broken base with.”

“What do you mean by bond?”

“I work only with the finest materials. A normal fan would not interest me, but I can tell that is no ordinary fan you have there. If you could offer something to fix the fan with I could bond it back together better then it was before.”

“What could you use to bond it?”

“Demon bones, hair, or most any artifact.”

Kagura leaned back in a more relaxed fashion now. The moon's light shined down on the bathing pair lighting the way to her answer. The moss bag that held the broken mirror had fallen open and the moons light reflected off of it hitting Kaguras eyes beautifully.

“You can use this Toutousai” Kagura said reaching for the bundle.

Kagura handed him a piece of the broken mirror.

“Yes, this will work nicely.”

Toutousai stood up. Kagura closed her eyes and ground her teeth hoping not to see anything. She opened one eye slightly. She breathed a sight of relief seeing that he was covered by a set of striped shorts. Toutousai looked at her.

“Like I would let you see.”

Toutousai dressed him self and took a seat to start work on his new project. Kagura remained in the hot spring. She began to think about how luck how finely smiled upon her.

“I almost forgot.” Toutoysai said

“What is that old man?” Kagura ask.

Toutousai reached over toward Kagura not paying attention to the placement of his hand. Kagura screamed.

“What in the HELL are you doing old man?!?!”

Toutousai's eyes grew wide and a bead of sweat formed on his brow.

“Ohh that's not what I need!” Toutousai said laughing.

He turned and looked this time. He Reached over and pulled a few of Kagura's hairs out.

“Ouch, what you do that for old man.”

“You will not be able to hold the fan if I don't use these when I bond your fan.”

“Whatever, you creep.” Kagura muttered under her breath.

A long while later Toutousai finished forging the base of the fan. Kagura jerked her belt tight as Toutousai placed the red-hot fan base in the hot spring. He handed the cooled base to her. Kagura smiled. She snapped the fan open and a frown fell across her face.

“There is no paper in the base!” Kagura said with discontent.

“Well I did use fire to forge the base I guess it burned up”

Kagura looked at the base she could now see her reflection. Her hair was wet and looked weighted down.

“Tell me Toutousai. Will this fan hold new powers?”

“New powers? Of course it will. I assume that most of your skills are based on dances correct?” Toutousai said rubbing the back of his head and smiling.

Kagura looked surprised.

“Yes, they are.”

“You should now be able to reflect other attacks back at them with your dance. And all your other dances should be at least ten fold in power.”

Kagura smiled devilishly.

“I still need some paper to complete my fan.”

Toutousai looked at the base.

“Yes, I fell badly for not completing it for you but I have no paper. I can tell you where to find wood that will make the finest paper. I can also tell you where to go to have the wood turned into paper.” Toutousai's face became somber

Kagura listened to Toutousai while she tied her hair up. He told her of a tree that held power over time. He also spoke of a mill that would be helpful in making the wood into paper. Kagura placed feathers in her hair as he finished.

“So there is a tree that can hold time still. Sounds powerful.”

“Indeed it is powerful. Lucky for you there is no barrier around the tree. If you don't mind, may I also recommend placing a different design on your fan? The other was not suiting to you?”

“What do you mean Toutousai?”

“I have heard a tail of a man named Koutatus who could paint images that come to life. I believe that he was slain by Inuyasha.”

Toutousai stopped for a moment.

“Do you know Inuyasha?”

“No I don't know him.” Kagura bite down on her bottom lip.

“He is powerful you should not mess with him for your own good.”

Kagura Laughed.

“I'll take note of that old man. A dead man who could paint images that came to life. What good can a dead man do?”

“I hear his soul has been seen wondering near the place of his death. If you search for the foul stench of ink you should be able to find his ghost. It is said that he searches for the princess of a near by castle named Hime. Perhaps if you could please his desire to know her, he would paint you an image worthy of a lady like you.”

“I see there is still much work to do.”

Kagura stood up and once more and snapped the base of the fan open. Moonlight was reflected in all directions. Kagura's eyes burned with flames. With my new fan I can make a worthy adversary for Sesshomaru.

“Hell I might even kill him.” Kagura blurted out.

“What's that?” Toutousai ask.

“Hmmm? Oh nothing. Once I have the paper how will I combine it to the base?”

“You can try and bind it yourself or bring it to me and I will fix it. You should use your own hair to tie it in.”

“I suppose I should thank you Toutousai. I don't say this often, thank you.”

“For what?” Toutousai ask with a blank and confused stare in his eye.

“For fixing my fan.” Said Kagura with a puzzled look on her face.

“What fan?”

“This fan!” Kagura said waving the base around franticly.

“I have never fixed a fan before.”

Kagura thought his memory must be bad.

“I'll take that as my que.”

Kagura pulled her feather out and gently floated away on the wind.

“What a weird lady. I wonder where she came from? No matter.”

Toutousai rose to his feet and began to walk away from the hot spring.