{BewilderedLoca}

I do not own InuYasha but I've had this story in mind alot but I was always lazy to put it up and I didn't honestly have an idea of who should've been brought back until now. But seeing a friend of mine, zutara4lyfe do hers, that busted my ass to figure out something besides, I couldn't do alot of anything unless I had this story established and finished first.

Of course I'll get distracted and write small one shots based of some hectic chapters I have in mind for this one but yeah. The beginning is kind of boring but it'll get there to the pointless insanity soon enough.

Hope you like. 'Introductions are always a drag.'

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Introductions are always a drag.

An angry repetitive sub-conscious voice bellowed and boomed in Bankotsu's sleepy fogged mind. The voice was incessant and meant to be useful to nag a husband or someone to do something; driving them completely over the edge. The voice just floated around his head and about, getting on his nerves. He didn't like to think or do anything while he was sleeping or in his sleep.

But the voice wouldn't just shut up or go away, like he would've liked it too.

For three hours straight, telling him to get up and him giving the same response back.

(Don't wanna...)

Finally the voice just snapped.

NOW!

Bankotsu's eyes snapped open quickly by the last sound of the thunder booming behind his subconscious mind. He slowly sat up straight and groaned, "Why so early?" he grumbled to himself while lazily observed his surroundings and the area. It was surprisingly a normal bedroom setting and he noticed he was abit elevated from the ground.

Reason being? He was lying on a western stylized bed. Coolio.

He groaned again and he scratched the back of his head, 'I thought I was dead... How could I be resurrected again? Who brought me back to life? Who in their right mind would...' he stopped and looked down at himself.

Taking a good look at himself, "Why am I naked?" he wondered aloud. No wonder he felt abit cold, down there.

He pouted and blinked, "Where exactly am I...?" he looked over and groaned when he saw his clothes, neatly pressed and folded on the side of his bed. What? Doesn't anyone get tired of seeing him in that same outfit? Shouldn't he get a new set of clothes instead of the old ones, he died twice in?

"Maaan, I was totally looking forward to for some new threads. By now atleast." he complained, lifting up his cool grey top. He sucked his teeth and stood up, getting dressed.

Once he got dressed, Bankotsu decided to wander around the castle, mansion whatever for abit. The mansion was practically deserted to begin with but there were several doors locked up near his door. Five doors in particular. For what reason, he didn't know but he was as hell bent over as curious to find out what was behind those doors. Randomly he chose the door across from his and gently but cautiously knocked.

He waited for a minute or so for a response before knocking again, still there was no answer.

Oh, to hell with it.

Bankotsu swiped the door open, only to be greeted by a woman, who was topless and half way dressed. She turned her head to side, giving him a sharp look. Her ruby red eyes studied his azure orbs for a moment before she noticed where Bankotsu's gaze seemed to stray off too. She gasped and covered her breasts by crossing her arms, but that still didn't stop him from staring. "Who are you and what are you doing here!?" she snapped out at him, not even completely pulling his attention away from her breasts.

"Huh?"

"You heard me. Who are you and what am I doing here?" she asked, demanding to know. She snapped her fingers at him while covering her bosoms, "Hey wonder boy, my face is up here," she pointed at her face "-not down here." She then pointed dramatically at her boobs.

Bankotsu ignored her and continued on staring at her round perky breasts.

"Hey!" she shouted as she rapidly snapped her fingers in attempt to gain control of his attention... again.

"Hey buddy! Pay attention up here!" she yelled while pointing at her face. Bankotsu finally looked up at her and saw a scowl marred across her face. Almost looking like an angry pout while she addressed him. "Who are you and what am I doing here?"

Bankotsu shrugged, "To be honest with you, I have no idea how we got stranded here in this castle...."

"We? There's a 'we?'"

"Uhh yeah." he drawled, "It's just us two so far. I have yet to see another person cooped up in a room like the two of us are in, as of now." he explained, watching the attractive young woman changed facial expressions during his explanation. She stood quiet for a moment or so before coming up with another question. "So, do you atleast have an idea why I woke up naked?"

"Sweetheart, I wish I knew the answer to that question as well." Bankotsu said, scratching his head. Her eyes widened in a eighth of a fraction. "You woke up naked too?"

Bankotsu flustered abit, "I guess you can say... yeah. But I expected some new threads instead of the ones I died two times in." she made a small pout and turned her back towards him. "I guess..." she said while slipping on one sleeve of her kimono.

"Uhh, so..." he stammered while looking at the ground, "What's your name?"

The girl frowned. "What don't you remember me?"

"Excuse me?" Bankotsu arched a brow. "I don't believe we ever met before." she sighed while getting the other sleeve over her shoulder. She turned back around, unknowingly sparing Bankotsu a slight 'view' of her cleavage, he almost fell victim for. "My boss hired you to get rid of that dog, InuYasha. Does that name ring a bell?" she asked, her question still wavering around his mind.

"Wait... my last employer was..." he started to say before pausing, "-Naraku. Wait, you know him?"

"Uhh yeah." she said while tightening her obi. "He also employed me to do some of dirty work for him." she told him while resting a hand on her hip. "Naraku's the type of man, that doesn't like getting his hands dirty but loves to wash his hands clean of the problem, though." she said sauntering past him, she picked up a small item as she walked past him. The scent of raspberries and spring water wafted around Bankotsu's nose, faintly.

"So, what are you doing here?"

"Let's just say the man tricked me to do several unfulfilling jobs then once he told me he'd give me something of mine back, he finished me off. Right there and then." she replied bitterly but then sighed in relief. "So what about you, wonder boy? What'd the man do to you?" she asked.

Bankotsu scoffed, "He did the exact same to me. Made me do a couple of jobs and then finished me off when he had no need for me." he responded sourly while the woman looked around the room for something. She looked under the bed, over the bed, in the closet in search for something.

"Uhhh, are you looking for something or are you just checking your room out?" he asked her while she shook her head.

"Oh no. I'm just... looking around, yea. That's it." she replied, feeling abit awkward. Bankotsu shrugged off the tension between them two and walked outside.

"Let's see if we can try to open up the rest of the doors. I'm sure someone will know what's up."

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"Oh so you're that Kagura, Hn? The crazy witch lady with the fan and snappy attitude?" Bankotsu wondered aloud while Kagura frowned. "I never knew that."

"Of course you didn't, you moron. Naraku never properly introduced us, nor did he ever set up a meeting between us two, to begin with." she snapped, despite Bankotsu's early depiction of her. She really did look like a crazy witch, atleast to him. "Shame. You're pretty hot for a witch, lady." he commented with a sly grin as he knocked one of the doors. He looked over his shoulders and saw her glowering at him but with a small pink tint on her cheeks, "Awww, look! You're blushing. How cute." he pointed out, causing her face to darken abit more.

"Oh shut up and open your door." she grumbled while trying to open a locked door. "What do you mean? I already opened mines. How do you think I got out?"

Kagura ignored his stupid comment, "What the hell." she murmured while trying to get the door to open. Obviously, she knew it was jammed but tried to open it anyway. Without much luck, it still remained in its crooked place and pulled away angrily. She groaned while Bankotsu walked over and pulled the door open with ease, "See, look how easy that-" Bankotsu started to say, right before the door swung open and knocked him right in his face onto his back. (Slid, swung, whatever you get the idea... Work with me people!)

Kagura gasped and watched Bankotsu covered his nose, trying to prevent the blood from flowing as much as it did. "What the hell?" he grumbled before looking onto his supposed attacker.

"What the hell was that for!? Couldn't you just nicely open the door like a normal person!" he exclaimed before adding on. "Who are you?"

"Who am I? Who'er you?" said the other guy, who also had a long black braid tied to his back like Bankotsu.

"I'm the guy whose nose you just broke!" Bankotsu declared while the other man smirked. "Oops! My bad. It'll never happen again." he mocked while Bankotsu scowled.

Kagura for the most part, ignored them and walked over to the nest door, she figured Bankotsu was fine and had worst injuries before. So, she skipped formalities and knocked on her next door, harder. "Well whatever, I don't care."

"I thought you wanted to know my name."

"I guess not. Oh well." Bankotsu teased, now causing the other male to frown. He stood up with slight ease, no thanks to Kagura and held his head up high.

"You owe me a new nose though." he commented making his way towards Kagura.

"I don't owe you anything, buddy." Bankotsu ignored him and sidled up, next to Kagura's side. "I think the blood's all gone now..."

"You think?" she arched a brow. Bankotsu gave her a look and then shrugged, "What you want me to say, I know, instead?!"

"Whatever." Kagura rolled her eyes and pressed her against the door. "Just hope you won't get knock into another door. Again."

"I hope not." Bankotsu said, sniffling, "It'd suck to get another nose bleed again right after healing from the first on wouldn-" he told her before another door collided against his face and once again, knocked him onto his back. "How ironic."

"Kagura?" said a familiar voice while Kagura instantly recognized who it was. "Oh hey Kikyou." she greeted calmly.

"Where are we...?" she started to say, allowing Kagura to finish her sentence. "I have no idea. You're asking the wrong person."

"Oh..." Kikyou fell silent afterwards until noticing the fallen mercenary, holding his nose from another reoccurring nosebleed. "Bankotsu? Are you alright?" she asked, her voice in deep concern, making it hard for Bankotsu to throw a sarcastic comment at her like he had planned before.

"I'm fine. I think I just have to stay away from doors from now on. That's all." he explained while hearing his first offender snicker.

Bankotsu glared and kept his mouth shut, knowing nothing good would come from or out of it. "So, is it just the four of us?" Kikyou asked trying to clear the air.

Kagura shook her head, "Nope. There's two other locked doors, wonder boy here," she motioned at Bankotsu. "-should also stay away from." she stated, somewhat bored of their predicament.

"Oh ha ha, very funny... I'll remember that." Bankotsu said sharply as Kikyou helped him up.

"You're threatening people with a broken nose... How great is that."

"Why? You want one?" he offered as he cracked his knuckles.

"Wait, You don't even know each other's names and you're already fighting!" Kagura exclaimed as she pinched her nose as if trying to prevent a headache a coming on.

"I'm Bankotsu." Bankotsu briefly introduced himself as the other male spoke.

"I'm Hiten." he said, cracking his knuckles and then his neck, anticipating for a battle.

Bankotsu lunged himself at him and threw the first hit. Hiten of course, evaded it and punched Bankotsu in the gut while he aimed straight for his weak spot. Soon both boys were hunched over to the ground, Bankotsu clutching his waist while Hiten placed his hands between his legs, both groaning in pain.

"Idiots." Kagura muttered while she and Kikyou watched them get up, finally recovered and go at it once again. She frowned, "I'm going to go see if I can find any bow and arrows." Kikyou told Kagura, being that she was the only one who acted her age. She watched her leave and then looked back over at the boys in second thought. Bankotsu had Hiten in a headlock and Hiten tried to toss him over his shoulder but failed.

She blinked and turned around to follow Kikyou, "Hey hold on. I'll help you look." she said soon after, leaving the two boys brawling in the middle of the hallway, breaking anything in their path as they went along fighting.

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Both boys panted heavily as they glared at eachother. They both rested against a wall while their faces were covered in a thin sheet of sweat.

"You fight like a girl." Hiten rasped out while Bankotsu lazily flipped him the bird. "That's only because, your mother gave me lessons."

Hiten lazily scoped around the area for a vase and threw it at him. He missed by a hair, grazing him a bit. "Sissy." Hiten growled as he flung another vase.

He missed again. "Weenie."

"Shut it!" He threw another.

"Miss." Bankotsu taunted.

"Shut the hell up!" he snarled while Bankotsu sat there, pointing a finger at him, laughing.

Hiten growled and slammed his fist against the wooden floor. "Looks like someone broke his fuse." he mocked, laughing louder. "Why you evil little-" he hissed as Bankotsu immediately stopped laughing and paused. "Little?" he grilled as Hiten opened his mouth to make another comment before another nose breaking incident occurred yet again, knocking the wind out of Bankotsu... once again.

"What the hell is all of this racket?" said a woman, stepping out of the room dressed in warrior like armor, staring at Hiten, who broke out laughing at Bankotsu.

"For God's sake, who's laughing this loud at this time of day?" Hiten heard from the other side, faintly. He ignored the slight creek the door made until someone swung the door completely open, causing it to collide against his face, just as it did to Bankotsu a moment prior. "I mean like seriously, what's so funny out here." snipped a irritated feminine man dressed in drag. Bankotsu and Hiten moaned in pain while Bankotsu tiredly wavered his arm. "Jakotsu? Are you there? Is that you?"

"Bankotsu?" Jakotsu called, making his way towards him. "Bankotsu, what on earth happened to you? Who did this to you?" he gasped, helping Bankotsu elevate his head to prevent the blood flow from streaming down his nose. Jakotsu looked up at the woman dressed in armor clad. "What did you do to him, you monster!" he snapped.

"I didn't do anything to him, you freak! He was just there when I opened the up the door!" she defended herself as Jakotsu's eyes narrowed in detest.

"Why you disgusting, cunt!" Bankotsu heard his friend yell as he covered his ears. He was getting a headache from the people, yelling for whatever reason.

The woman gasped, "Who are you calling a cunt!"

"You woman!"

"Jakotsu, please. Let's not do this now." Bankotsu muttered under his breath, trying to hide himself from Jakotsu in a way. He didn't want to be in the middle of what was to come or have any part in it at all.

Unfortunately for him, he was the main focus of everything...

The other woman hissed, who Bankotsu suspected was demoness of some sort. "Who do you think you are, calling me, Princess Abi, a cunt!?!"

"Who do you think you are hurting my big brother!?" Jakotsu remarked as the woman quirked a brow, "Brother? But you look nothing like him." she said, pointing at Bankotsu. "And, if anything, you should be given that title! He's way too small to be remembered as 'Big Brother'." she pointed out while Hiten pointing a finger at him and laughed louder, knowing he was getting under his skin. Bankotsu twitched but stood silent, knowing once again, if he said anything, nothing good would come from it.

"He's given that name due to the ranking our group!" Jakotsu declared while Hiten sneered. "What, like the rainbow dwarf pixie group?" he teased.

"No! My group is called 'The Band of Seven'." Bankotsu spat out while Hiten scoffed, "Ever heard of it?"

"Nope. You're probably one of those small time groups that probably gotten away with 14 people dead."

"No! I killed one thousand of my enemies. All of those who oppose me got taken down!" Bankotsu defended himself while sticking his head up high.

"Think you're better than me still?" he bristled while Hiten struggled to stand up.

"Uhhh, duh. Like you had to ask." Hiten shoved Bankotsu back with one arm, causing him to stagger before regaining his balance again. Bankotsu retaliated and pushed him back, causing him to almost fall to ground.

"See, I'm stronger than you." Bankotsu started while Hiten growled.

"No, you aren't! I just lost my balance!"

"Uh huh..." Bankotsu mocked while Hiten snarled again. "I'm stronger than you, just admit it."

"No! I'm a thunder demon! I'm better than and more superior than you."

"Then tell me how easily you lost your balance." Bankotsu wavered as Hiten groaned. "I can hardly see anything as it is now, jackass."

"Who are you calling a jackass?" Bankotsu queried as Hiten gave him a harsh push, sending Bankotsu to the floor again. The young mercenary growled and rubbed the back of his head.

"You, you moron. Who's the strongest now?" Hiten questioned, still trying look cocky while sporting a nosebleed.

"Tch. Me!" Bankotsu protested before lunging himself at Hiten at mid-section. Hiten's back slammed against the wall and to slump down to the side. Jakotsu and Abi took a quick glance at them before glaring at eachother.

"See! look at what you've done!!" Jakotsu argued as Abi scowled, "What I've done?! You broke that poor boy's nose, just as much as I did!" she yelled back while Hiten and Bankotsu stopped tumbling around for abit as Hiten held him down on his stomach with his arms pinned behind his back.

"Poor boy? I am not a poor boy, you demon wrench!"

Abi snarled, "Oh then enlighten me. Specify what you are then!" she reprimanded with a snap attitude fit for a princess, as herself.

Hiten pointed an accusing finger at her and the two of them went at it, yelling obscenities and idle threats until Abi direct her anger then at Jakotsu while Hiten argued with Bankotsu. The once quiet corridor boomed into a battlefield. Punches and kicks were exchanged, vile words were traded and all of the expensive relics and antiques were ruined, being used as weapons due to that, there weren't any sharp objects close at hand.

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"I still can't believe as big as this mansion is, that there still isn't any unlocked doors!" Kagura pointed out while Kikyou gave her a slight shrug.

"I hope those two still aren't fighting..." Kikyou said as they made a turn around the hallway. "If what the scroll said is true then, we're stuck with eachother until we reach to our redemption." she stated as Kagura scoffed.

"I bet they destroyed the hallway anyway." she cursed while Kikyou sighed, "Don't say that. I'm sure they're probably talking it out by now. There shouldn't be a need to fight..." She paused when she and Kagura saw the result of the hallway they were in ten minutes earlier.

"You were saying?" Kagura groaned, "I told you they would destroy it."

"Not my fault! He helped me!" Bankotsu yelled until Hiten shoved him into the room with a harsh push. Kikyou and Kagura flinched slightly at the sound of glass and furniture breaking.

"He's lying!" Hiten shouted before Bankotsu came back out with a lamp and bashed it against his head.

"OWW!!" Bankotsu then pushed him back and walked in front of the girls.

"No, he's lying!! He called me a rainbow dwarf pixie squad leader!" he childishly yelled out while Kikyou gave him weird look as Kagura snickered at the nickname. "Oh, that's cute."

"Whose side are you on!?" Bankotsu snapped. "Neither." she answered until Hiten pulled his braid and dragged him back away from the girls.

"C'mon 'Big Brother'. We haven't finished what we started!" Hiten called out while Jakotsu and Abi came out of their hiding place, both participating in a slap fight. Abi was the one getting the most hits, due to the fact she hardly lifted a finger until Jakotsu shoved her five times and called her a 'bird slut'.

"Ouch! Dude, watch the hair!" Bankotsu yelled and punched Hiten on his cheek. "I just braided it not too long ago."

"Really? Then I guess I'll have to fix your face so that way, you'll fit your new look after I'm done with you." Hiten told him before sending him into another room.

Abi gasped when Jakotsu slapped her harder, "OW! Alright! You know what, that's it. I've had it!" Abi yelled before throwing herself on Jakotsu, punching him unceremoniously.

"Get off of me, you harpy tramp!" Jakotsu called out, kicking Abi off of him.

"HARPY TRAMP!? Oh, I'll HARPY TRAMP YOU!!"

"Oh shut up, Abi. As if anyone really cares about your battle." Bankotsu said.

"Don't tell her to shut up!" Hiten argued while Bankotsu threw him over but grabbed in a headlock.

"Hey! Don't tell him to tell the bird wench to shut up!" Jakotsu snapped.

"Then you shut up!" Hiten snapped back.

"Make me!"

"Wanna knuckle sandwich?" Bankotsu threatened before punching Hiten in his face, again.

Kagura then found it in herself to stop the problem. "Will you idiots knock it off?" she evaded the glass vase that was sent her way. "Who threw that!?"

"I did!" Jakotsu declared while throwing another, missing Abi but successfully hit Kagura instead.

"Oooh, Are you gonna get it!" Kagura threatened, rolling her sleeves back and jumped into the fight.

"Kagura, wait! Don't go in-" Kikyou paused after Kagura threw the first punch and that started a whole new battle between everyone. "-There." Kikyou groaned while with Kagura taking her place, Abi came out with reddened cheeks and a slight bruise on her arms, walking towards Kikyou with a slight scowl on her face.

"You're a priestess, no? Can't you put them to sleep or something?" she suggested while Kikyou thought it over.

"I never tried about that... atleast, not on so many people..."

"Hey back off, man! I still have enough energy to fry you!"

"You wish!"

"Stop poking me!"

"Let go of my hair!"

"Ow! Take this, Hiten!"

"YEOWCH!!"

"Get off of me!"

"Hey quit it!"

"Now would be a great time to try!" Abi shouted, "Hey, Hiten stop punching Bankotsu, Bankotsu let go of Hiten's hair, Jakotsu stop pinning Kagura and Kagura, stop with scratching!" she instructed.

"Fine!" Hiten grumbled before smirking with another devious idea in mind. He stuck his finger in his mouth and buried it in Bankotsu's ear.

Bankotsu screamed, "Ewww, wet willie!" he tried his best to get the slobber out of his ear. "That's just gross, man! It's in my EAR!!!" Hiten cackled.

Abi twitched, "Hiten! What did I just say!?"

"You said no punching…" he explained while Kagura screeched, "OWWW!!! You fucking drag queen, get off of me!!" she sat swiftly and grabbed a night stand, slamming it on Jakotsu back, causing him to fall and slump to the ground. "Why you fucking cunt! How dare you hit me like that!?"

"I'll do it again!" Kagura spat.

"Hey, get off! This doesn't look right!"

"Shut up!"

"That's it!"

"Cut that out! That looks and feels very wrong!" Hiten whined.

"Get over it, princey!"

"Guys..." Abi drawled.

"Move it!" Kagura shoved.

"Why don't you move it!" Jakotsu thrusted her into his old room. Furniture and glass break also in there as well. Bankotsu threw Hiten against the wall while the thunder demon kicked him, causing him to fall atop of Kagura, when Jakotsu tossed her out of his room.

"Well, isn't that interesting?" Jakotsu teased stepping out of the room, blood trickled down the side of head from an unknown wound while laughing. "What a fitting position for the slut daughter of Satan."

Kagura growled, "I've had, had with you calling me a slut!"

"But you are one!"

"Jakotsu, leave her alone!"

"Why are you defending that tramp and taking her side over me!?!"

"It's not as if, it's like that. I'm just saying-"

"No! I don't wanna hear it!"

"Why do you guys have to bitch so much!?"

"Why don't you stop bitching!?" as soon as Bankotsu snapped, everything was quiet except for the four loud thumps of limp bodies on the floor.

Abi gasped, "You didn't kill them... did you?" she whispered.

"No. I just cut off their recent soul activity… They're just taking a small nap..." Kikyou explained through the huge mind grain, she was having. This is the last time I ever try doing something like this again, she thought while massaging her temples.

Abi looked back over at the four unconscious bodies and blinked, "So, who are you really?"

~* And so the madness begins...

Next time; While Kikyou and Abi are on terms, everyone else starts fighting and the nicknames and rankings are established. Not too mention the 'leader' in the group.