A/N: Hey everyone it is Silver Moon Vampiress, here, and I am writing the sequel to one of my wacky stories: Anything to shut you up. Now here's the sequel to it: Anything to get you back. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Don't own, but damn do I wish I did!
Anything to get you back:
It had been a month since Kagome's encounter with Bankotsu and the Shichinintai and she had yet to forget any of the vivid details, of that kiss or rather kisses she shared with the hot teen mercenary. The fact that Bankotsu was now in possession of her Jewel shards was never far from her mind, but sweet reminiscing memories of the kiss she shared with him, often obscured her thoughts and made her have or rather experience 'certain' feelings for him.
'How can I even have any remote fraction of feelings for that jerk' she questioned herself while stumbling through her frequent reminiscent thoughts of the leader of the Shichinintai. 'Well duh, because he's hot as hell and he's a great kisser', her inner self answered.
Kagome shook her head feverishly for the hundredth time that day as she sat perched on a rock near a stream, trying desperately to dispel such thoughts. The day was rather clear with the sun rising high above the Feudal Japan landscape, the warmth of its radiant rays beating a warm spot on her back.
'Despite what I may feel, it doesn't change the fact that he used me in the worst way possible to get a hold of my Jewel shards, not to mention the fact that he ridiculed me. Besides I swore my revenge and I believe it's time I acted upon my oath and get my Jewel shards back, while in the meantime paying Bankotsu back for his treachery.'
Just then she sensed another presence and heard a shuffling of feet as someone approached her from behind. She shifted her position on the rock she perched on and found herself face to face with Inuyasha.
"Oi, Kagome, you ready to go?"
"Yeah", she said as she gathered her things and rushed off after Inuyasha's receding figure.
When she finally caught up with him and was walking with him side by side, he asked, "So Kagome, what's with you these days? What's got you so perturbed, that you've had to take all these breaks along the way, just to think. It's got me…I mean, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo, really worried, and so they wanted me to ask what's wrong."
The others were a significant distance ahead of them and thus Inuyasha felt comfortable in talking to Kagome with the others apparently out of earshot. She halted in her tracks, smiling to herself, as she turned to face him. Inuyasha stopped as well, wondering if something was wrong and if he said something that potentially upset her.
"Uh…Kagome", he said a hint of puzzlement clear in his voice.
'He's worried about me too" she thought happily before she said, "Well, I've been thinking about the Jewel shards the Shichinintai stole from me."
"So that's what's got you all wound up? You're fretting over such a stupid thing like that; meanwhile you have all of us worried to the bone? You baka girl! What the hell is wrong with you! Don't you realize you're more important to us than the Jewel and that we're all glad that the Shichinintai returned you to us in one piece."
At this point Inuyasha's voice had risen with his growing anger and now his raving had alerted the others and they turned back to watch the exchange between the two. Inuyasha now had a hold of Kagome's delicate shoulders and was shaking her, trying to make her understand what he was saying. The feel of Inuyasha's hands on her shoulders brought back memories of Bankotsu and the feel of his hands along the fine structure of her shoulders, and at that moment Inuyasha's touch felt too much like the very teen mercenary that kissed her senseless—twice. She turned away rather quickly, avoiding his intense amber gaze that was boring through her—praying that she wouldn't see Bankotsu's face in place of Inuyasha's.
"Yeah I know, but it still bothers me", she finally said—turning slowly to face him again—breathing a mental sigh of relief when she didn't see Bankotsu's face in place of Inuyasha's.
"And that's why", she continued, "I've come up with a plan."
"Kagome I told you not to worry about it", he said as he dropped his hands from her shoulders—his defeat apparent when he stared into the determined eyes of the young miko before him.
"Just hear me out Inuyasha", she pleaded, as she clasped her hands together in a prayer-like grip.
"All right then", he said with a heavy sigh. "What's your plan?"
'So I'll break the plan down to Inuyasha first and get him used to the idea. Then I'll appeal to the others, which will be easy, seeing as they always take my side. Then when the others agree to it, Inuyasha will have to submit to my will and I'll have my way' she thought, going over her plan meticulously in her mind.
She then looked away from him for a moment and found that the others were watching intently from not too far away, and in a perfect position to hear everything she said, before she turned back to the hanyou standing before her—waiting for her to reveal her brilliant plan.
"Um…I think its best I tell you in private" she said looking at the others warily as they still stood watching them attentively.
"Oh—and why is that Kagome? What makes this plan so special that you can't share it with me as well as the others?"
"Because…oh forget it. That doesn't matter right now, just follow me", she said, gripping his hand in hers and dragging him unwillingly away. "We'll be back", she cried to the others, as she opted to push him into a shaded area created by the trees overhead. Once she felt she was a safe distance away from the others, she let loose a heavy sigh and made eye contact with him.
"You're not gonna like this."
Miroku, Sango and Shippo stood staring off at the collection of trees in which their companions disappeared into the shadows with a trace of blatant curiosity showing upon their visages.
"Hey Miroku", whispered Sango, as she moved a tad bit closer to the monk. "What do you think Kagome had to tell Inuyasha that she couldn't share it with us?"
"I don't know Sango", he said as he slid inconspicuously closer to the demon slayer. "We'll just have to trust Kagome's judgment—I'm sure she'll get around to telling us."
"Yeah…I guess you're right", she said, still staring off at the junction among the trees that Inuyasha and Kagome disappeared off into.
"Besides…" Miroku said after still sensing her distress, "now we can spend some quality time alone." With that he reached out his arm to encircle her waist—bringing their bodies closer together in the process. Sango's eyebrow twitched at the utterance of his words—low against her ear—and the feel of his arm about her waist, with his hand slipping steadily lower. She clenched her fist in anger as she felt his hand grope her ass and she wheeled around quickly—lashing out with her palm—slapping him right across he face and tearing herself from his grasp.
"Hentai", she huffed as she moved away from his sprawled form on the ground and stood with her arms crossed—still brimming with anger—as she waited for the other two to return.
An ominous silence settled upon the others as they stared off into the forest, hoping that their comrades' silhouettes would appear from the shade, that the thatch of trees overhead provided. Just when they began to become anxiously impatient, they heard Inuyasha shout: "No way! No way in hell!" The Silence was instantly shattered and left the others wondering what had the hanyou so upset. Within minutes, the fuming hanyou came storming out of the shaded clearing the leafy growth atop the trees created, with the young miko hot on his tail.
"Inuyasha…wait up will you", she cried as she caught hold of his arm and turned him around so that he was facing her.
"Kagome…that plan of yours is absolutely absurd and I think I'll go as far as to say its pure insanity! There's no way in hell I'll allow you to put yourself in harm's way just to get a hold of the Jewel shards—it's suicidal! To think I would allow you to be in that sick bastard's clutches makes me sick to my stomach. No Kagome…I refuse to let you go through with your plan."
"But it's the only way I can regain possession of the Jewel shards he stole from me! I have to be close enough to him in order to get them, because I'm his weakness! So let me go through with my plan all right."
"Hell no", Inuyasha said as he turned his back on her.
The others looked on with confusion as they watched the heated argument between the two, trying to guess what was going on that had them both so worked up—this time more than usual.
"What's going on you two", Miroku asked finally deciding to get some answers.
Inuyasha turned to face the monk in anger as he proclaimed, "Kagome here wants to be purposely kidnapped by the Shichinintai so she can get close enough to Bankotsu to steal the Jewel shards from him. I say that's absurd because if she gets caught, Bankotsu will kill her in an instant and can't allow that to happen."
"But that won't happen Inuyasha! Like I said before I'm his one weakness, which he won't admit to anyone, and thus which is why I am confident he won't kill me!"
"How can you be so sure? What makes you so confident that he won't slit your throat in an instant", Inuyasha asked Kagome suspiciously.
"Well…umm…"
"Well Kagome, answer me! What makes you so confident?"
'I can't tell him it's because he kissed me with such raw, deep passion when I was in his company; He'll totally flip out and go after Bankotsu's head, and undoubtedly get himself killed in the process. So I'll have to tell him the next best thing' she thought.
"Well…I'm so confident because I notice the way he looks at me when he thinks I'm not looking", she said finally.
"Feh! That bastard! I'll gouge his damn eyes out the next time I see him!"
"So you're telling me that you don't like the fact that Kagome plans to endanger herself while trying to regain possession of her Jewel shards", Miroku asked once Inuyasha was done venting his anger and letting out a threat against the teen mercenary.
"Exactly!"
"Well then, why not put her in mock danger, one-on-one with the leader of the Shichinintai, after his band has been separated, while you watch nearby, and rescue her, should she come across any danger."
"Well…uh…" he stuttered as he was hit with the realization that Kagome may get her way in the long run after all. He had to admit the plan made sense and he could be there to battle Bankotsu should he catch Kagome in the act of stealing the shards and attempt to harm her in any way.
"I agree with Miroku", Sango said as she approached her companions. "It would be better if Inuyasha watched over Kagome while she was putting her plan into motion and prevent any serious harm that may come her way."
"All right then", Kagome said as she clapped her hands together, "Let's take a vote!"
"A what", she heard the others say with a lot of confusion blatantly clear in their voices.
'Right—there's no such thing as democracy in Feudal Japan' she thought as she let out a heavy sigh.
"Just raise your hand if you agree with Miroku's plan. All right, all in favor?" Immediately the hands of the kitsune, monk, and the demon slayer shot up. "All opposed", Kagome questioned as her eyes landed on the hanyou who was quick to raise his hand—being the only one who was opposed to the notion. She couldn't help but smile as she said, "Well then it's settled! Let's work out this plan!"
Inuyasha turned his back on them and found a corner to sulk in, as the others huddled together and began to go over the plan in a flurry of hasty whispers.
'It's payback time Bankotsu' Kagome thought as she leaned in to contribute what she could to the developing stages of the plan.
"All right this is what we should do…"
A/N: So what'd you think! Please leave a review! I'm not going to ramble on anymore because Blood+ is coming on soon and the last episode of Eureka Seven (sniff) and I must watch! I'm out!
Silver Moon Vampiress