A/N: "Why?" I hear you ask? (Well, actually, I'm hearing you scream "Get away from me you FREAK!", but I digress...) Because I have a conscience. Frankly, a very annoying one at that. See, I'm not (to put it lightly,) much of a fan of Bankotsu/Girl stories (being one of the fangirls who seem convinced that most of the Inuyasha characters are gay no matter what, yet scream when someone even DARES to imply that Jakotsu is straight. Oh the irony). But... my lovely conscience started screaming at me "Well let's see YOU do better!" So here I am. Trying to do better.

I don't believe in bashing, so I'm not going to bash my girl character, but... I'm making no promises for... other... people. Namely, Jakotsu.

Disclaimer: Of course I own Inuyasha! –proudly brandishes her Inuyasha manga and episodes and cards and soundtracks that she bought. Most of them at least.-

Enjoy! (Oh, the corny title? It's on purpose.)

Catching Broken Glass

Chapter One: Of Clueless Leaders and Agitated Friends

It was a lovely day, with the sun shining, the birds singing, the ground paved with blood of the victims of the Shichinin-tai... Yes, it was a lovely day to be Bankotsu. However... Our poor braided leader had no idea what was in store for him... (Cue in the dramatic music, people...)

Our fearless leader (unless it came to Jakotsu with a dagger in a room full of girls) was surveying the battleground with little interest for survivors to be taken care of, when he spotted something moving from the corner of his eye.

"My savior!" came a high pitched and girly voice as someone (or, more accurately, something) jumped up from who knows where and clung on to Bankotsu with a death grip. "You've saved me, my fearless prince from the vile creatures that has killed everyone in my oh-so-humble village!"

"Umm..." Bankotsu tried vainly to free himself from her grasp. For a girl, she had a remarkably strong grip. "I'm... err... part of the people who slaughtered your village."

The girl paused for a moment to digest this new piece of information tossed at her. "Oh." Then she shrugged and went back to clinging on to him. "But you don't LOOK like a nasty evil killer even though you've got a huge sword stained with blood! You must be just lonely! I bet I can help heal you back into the light!"

Bankotsu pried her off of his arm with great difficulty and started edging away. "Um... no thanks... I'm fine... with the way I am..."

"No, no, no! You MUST be lonely! After all, the only other reason that you would LIKE killing is if you're a sadist who has a relationship with his best friend! So you MUST be lonely! There's no need to be shy! I will turn you back into the light even if it kills me!" She ranted on, oblivious that Bankotsu was now looking MORE than just disturbed.

"I'm... suppose to kill you, you know." Bankotsu offered trying to get her to start screaming and running away in fear as most girls who meet a killer do. "And anyone else I find that's alive."

"But...but... You wouldn't kill little miss me, now would you...?"

"Actually..." Bankotsu looked a little nervous. Who could blame him, the poor boy. "I... would... and- hey wait"" Bankotsu gave her a suspicious look. "Why are you still alive? Mukotsu released his poison around here a few minutes back, you shouldn't be alive... Which would make me searching for survivors actually quite pointless now that I think about it."

"Oh that." She rolled her eyes as though the thought of surviving deadly poison that was suppose to cause immediate death in five minutes, three in good weather was something everyone could do. "You see, cutie, I am in fact poison proof, fire proof, blade proof, electric proof, bullet proof, death proof and creative characterization proof."

Bankotsu started wondering when was the last time he was speechless (not counting when he was around Jakotsu or when Renkotsu started sprouting his mumbo jumbo).

"But..." here, she dropped her voice to take on a come-hither sort of tone and said "I'm not resistant against your... charms..."

Bankotsu was officially freaked out. The only person who had ever flirted with him before was Jakotsu, but well... that was Jakotsu. He was like that. You either take him as a whole with all his uniqueness or you don't take him at all. "That's great... I'll be... seeing you then... Bye!" with that, Bankotsu fled. Yes, fled. Bankotsu, who was oh-so-affectionately named Ban-chan by numerous fangirls and Jakotsu, fled. From a girl. Abet, the girl was trying to seduce him and fluttering her eyelashes at him, but still. Actually, this also brings up the morals of today's society. I mean, what kind of idiot would try and flirt with a guy they'd just met two minuets ago and knew they killed your village? Tsk tsk, no wonder our society is going to the bunnies.

"Wait!" the girl with the piercing amber eyes of molten lava and extremely strong death grip called out. "Don't leave me! I can cook! I can COOK!"

"Just what did you think you were doing! Bankotsu. No. Ooaniki!" Jakotsu spitted out through clenched teeth. "Bring that... that... thing back here!" Jakotsu jabbed his fingers at the girl who was staring at Kyoukotsu in amazement.

"W-well... see, Jakotsu..." Bankotsu was a brave person, really. In fact, if this was some cheesy Inuyasha and Harry Potter crossover, Bankotsu would be sorted into Gryffindor, no problem. On this entire planet, there were only three things he was afraid off. Loosing everyone in the Shichinin-tai, girls and well... Jakotsu. "She kind of... followed me here. She was awfully fast for a female too..."

"Ooaniki? Are you feeling alright?" Jakotsu asked suddenly with concern in his voice. "Maybe you've got a fever?"

"No, no." Bankotsu waved Jakotsu's concern off. "I'm fine, really!"

"Lack of sleep? Accidentally breathed in Mukotsu's fumes? Maybe you're coming down with something?"

"Jakotsu! I'm fine!"

"You're not fine!" Jakotsu snapped. "There is no way the ooaniki that I know would sanely bring in a GIRL to the Shichinin-tai! Or unless it's too keep Mukotsu happy, which I know you aren't doing it for that."

Bankotsu sighed. There was just no reasoning with Jakotsu.

"C'mon," Jakotsu said grabbing Bankotsu by the arm. "Let's take you to Suikotsu to get a check up or something." Suikotsu looked up at the sound of his name from the rabbit he was dismembering blankly for a few moments and went back to his rabbit.

"Jakotsu..." Bankotsu growled, jerking his arm from Jakotsu's grasp. "There's nothing wrong with me! Look, the girl followed me back, and we've obviously killed her family, so let's just keep her with us until we find a village to dump her in!"

"You sure?" Jakotsu asked suspiciously."I mean, I wouldn't want my poor innocent seven year old-"

"Seventeen." Bankotsu interjected dryly.

"-Ooaniki exposed to any more heterosexuality then he has too. You're not going to fall for her disgusting charms and go live off in la-la land and forget about your poor best friend who's been with you since forever, now are you?"

Bankotsu rolled his eyes. "Of course not."

"Good. But I'm still saying there's something totally wrong about this situation. There are only two possible reasons why. One of them is that maybe we're actually not in control of our fates at all, and somehow, we got stuck in some weird parody story."

Both Jakotsu and Bankotsu had a good laugh at that one.

"The other one is that... that..." a look of pure and absolute horror came across Jakotsu's face. "Renkotsu... no aniki... is rubbing off on you!"

Bankotsu had the strange urge to bash his head against something solid. Hard.

"No wonder! Oh dear everything-evil-and-not-holy! No WONDER you took the girl back with you! This is all Renkotsu's fault! Ooaniki! Didn't I tell you when you recruited him that it was an awful ideal and you're going to regret it one day when I'm dead and stuff!" Jakotsu grabbed Bankotsu and started shaking him. "Now you're all covered in heterosexuality! You might turn straight, straight I tell you!"

"D-dizzy... Ow... Jakotsu... dammit... stop shaking me...!"

"...Sorry ooaniki. Does it still hurt?" Jakotsu asked hesitantly at Bankotsu who had a huge bump on his head where Jakotsu had accidentally whacked him during the shaking.

"Don't worry Jakotsu, I'm fine." Bankotsu smiled at him. "Just no more shaking, okay?"

"No more." Jakotsu promised. "Unless you actually do turn straight one day, which I will shake you and shake you until I turn you gay again."

"...I am straight Jakotsu."

Jakotsu shrugged. "Denial's the first step to embracing your homosexuality."

Bankotsu rolled his eyes. "Right."

"...Ooaniki. Promise me that no matter what happens, you won't fall in love with that woman-filth and you won't leave me all along. Promise me."

Bankotsu patted his friend reassuringly on the back. "Sure, I promise. Don't worry Jakotsu, we're only keeping her with us until we travel to the next village, what's the worst that could happen?"

Jakotsu sighed inward. He just had to say it.

A/N: Bwahaha. Next chapter is called "Jakotsu's Best Friend", in which we find out about mystery girl's creepy name and in which mystery girl tries to befriend the Shichinin-tai. Starting with Jakotsu. –goes off to cackle evilly as she writes the next chapter- Reviews are always welcome and eaten with tomato sauce. See ya!