Author' note: Hi everybody! Okay let's see My cousin and I co-wrote this story long ago and we had an interesting conversation about what we predicted would happen on Inuyasha once all of the Shichinintai got together. Of course being fangirls we had to write a fic about Bankotsu and Kagome. They are my fav pairs besides Inu/Kag and Sessy/Kag .
Disclaimer: Of course I do not own Inuyasha and or its characters...they belong to Rumiko Takahashi. If I did own them...well let's just say I wouldn't have to write fics!XD
It was nightfall, maybe a quarter to midnight. They were all exhausted from their previous ordeal with the band of seven. First they were nearly killed from Mukotsu's deadly poison, next they were nearly burned to death in the temple fire started by Renkotsu, and finally, they were nearly burnt to a crisp again by Renkotsu. Kagome slowly opened her eyes and looked around. It was silent, dead silent. The only sounds that could be heard was the crackling fire and the sound of Shippo snoring next to her. Upon her inspection of the campground, she noticed Inuyasha's absence.
Kagome slowly climbed out of her sleeping bag and stood up. 'Inuyasha...where are you?' she thought. She carefully tip-toed over Shippo and the rest of her friends, cautious not to disturb them. She then headed off into the forest, when a bad feeling settled in the pit of her stomach. There would only be one explanation for Inuyasha's disappearance in the middle of the night, but she silently prayed that her predictions weren't true. She continued to trudge through the forest in search of the hanyou. Kagome looked up and noticed a soul collector floating above, apparently transporting a new soul.
Kagome gasped lightly. 'Kikyo's soul collectors. Could it be...' Kagome shook the thought from her head and continued walking forward until she came across a small clearing in the forest. Kagome quickly hid behind a nearby tree, when all of her predictions came true. There she saw Kikyo and Inuyasha kissing each other as if the world were going to end. Kagome closed her eyes and looked away. She felt the tears welling in her eyes, but she refused to cry. Out of all the times she caught them together, she had never seen them like this.
Kagome's lips then curled up into a wry smile. 'What did I expect...he does love Kikyo after all, but...I feel so stupid!' he mind screamed. Kagome left the kissing pair and ran deeper into the forest, but not back to the campsite. She needed to be alone at the moment, or perhaps she wasn't thinking clearly. She could have run into all sorts of demons or even worse.
Kagome nearly screamed, but instead she quickly jumped behind a large bush, hiding her herself from view. 'Oh no, it's the...'
It was the band of seven, or better yet the band of four. Kouga had slain the first resurrected member, Kyoukotsu, and Sesshoumaru had struck down Mukotsu. The ground was shaking from the contraption known as Ginkotsu. His metal claws were digging up the earth, grinding and obliterating anything in its path. Riding on Ginkotsu, was the remainder of the band of seven. Renkotsu, Jakotsu, Suikotsu, and another member that she wasn't familiar with.
Renkotsu scanned the area with his snake-like eyes. They were all heading towards the village where the warriors had slain them years ago. Now that the strongest members of their group had assembled it was time for them to get their revenge. His eyes wandered over to the man with the long raven braid, standing proudly in front. 'That bastard.' he thought bitterly. He was the one that had made all of the necessary preparations to bring their group back to power and then he shows up and takes the lead position. After all, he was second in command in the band of seven. His head snapped to the side at the sound of rustling bushes. He narrowed his eyes dangerously, it was that girl. "Ginkotsu, stop." he ordered.
"Gersh." Ginkotsu said in his gruff, mechanical voice.
The raven haired man turned around to face his subordinate. "What's the big idea, Renkotsu?" he asked.
Renkotsu smirked and looked over to the bushes. "Over there," he started. Every member of the band of seven turned their heads to the bushes. "I see that woman, Inuyasha's wench." he stated. The man with the long braid looked around.
"What, where, I don't see anything, what are you talking about?!" the man said.
Renkotsu sighed and spaced his fingers apart and five strands of thread flew towards the branches surrounding the area. Seconds later the thread combusted with fire blazing anything in its path.
Kagome leapt from the bushes with a loud yelp. She could've escaped long ago but she was afraid to move away from her hiding place, which wasn't much of one in the first place since she was discovered. She tried to avoid the flames that were burning everything around her. She did a quick side roll and escaped the fiery tent the flames had created around her. She stood up and pointed a finger at the man with the bald head. "Hey, you! Watch where you're aiming that!" she yelled.
Renkotsu laughed at the young woman. "It seems that Inuyasha has abandoned you. Has he no use for you now?" he said with a smirk.
Kagome didn't know what bothered her about what he had said. Maybe it was true, Inuyasha did abandon her. He had abandoned her for Kikyo. And maybe he didn't have a use for her since Kikyo had the ability to see the shards as well. Inuyasha had been so preoccupied with Kikyo that he didn't even pick up the scent of the band of seven. His nose was probably filled with the scent of clay and bones rather the scent of graveyard soil that emitted from the band of seven. Kagome remained silent.
Renkotsu smirked once more. "It seems that it is so. Jakotsu, get rid of her." he ordered. Maybe this was finally their chance to rid of one of Inuyasha's wretched friends.
Jakotsu pointed at himself. "Huh? Why me?" he whined.
Renkotsu sneered at him. "Because I ordered you to!" he yelled.
Jakotsu sighed heavily and jumped down from Ginkotsu. He held up his Jakotsutou and stalked towards Kagome. Kagome cowered back in fear. Jakotsu had a wicked smile decorating his face. "Don't worry, this will be quick, but I have to warn you that it won't be painless." he reassured. Jakotsu lifted his sword and sliced it towards the woman.
"Stop." the raven haired man ordered.
Jakotsu gasped and stumbled a bit as he tried to prevent the Jakotsutou from hitting the woman. He glanced back at the man. "Hey, what's up with that, Bankotsu, I was going to slice her into tiny pieces."he complained.
Kagome opened her eyes and saw a few strands of her bangs float down from her head. She sighed in relief. 'Whew, that was close.' she thought. She then looked over to the man with the long braid, Bankotsu. 'Another member of the band of seven...' she thought.
Renkotsu glared at Bankotsu, the leader of the band of seven. He crossed his arms across his chest. "Why have you spared her? We have no use for her." he said sternly.
Bankotsu jumped down from Ginkotsu and looked back at Renkotsu. "You said that she's Inuyasha's wench, we could use her as bait." he plotted.
Jakotsu stared at him in confusion. He put a finger to his red painted lips. "Or she could help us find the jewel shards. I heard that she possesses the power to locate jewel shards." he added. He looked over to Suikotsu, who was still unconscious. He was still struggling with his other personality.
Bankotsu looked over to Jakotsu in awe. "She can see the jewel shards!? That's great! We'll definitely have use for her." he said with a grin.
Jakotsu clasped his hands together and stared off into the sky with a dreamy look. "Yeah, and then Inuyasha will come to look for her. I'll get to see my Inuyasha again!" he said with glee.
It was official, he was on a team with idiots. How did Bankotsu plan to face Inuyasha when he didn't even have his Banryuu? They were heading towards the village to retrieve his weapon until they came across this woman. Renkotsu shook his head slowly. "If we're going take her, let's do it now. Jakotsu, get her and let's go." he ordered.
Kagome stared at the murderous men in fright. It was now that she wished that she had gone back to the campsite rather than wander off. She was in deep trouble now, and no one was there to help her. She didn't even have her bow and arrows with her. 'Oh, no, this is bad, this is really bad.' she thought. Her eyes were as wide as saucers now. "Y-You're going to kidnap me?" she said in a shaky voice.
Jakotsu sighed again. "Why are you always asking me to do everything? Jakotsu this, Jakotsu that?" he whined as he walked over to Kagome, who made no protests or attempt to run. He reached out to Kagome and grabbed the bow tie of her uniform. "Come on, wench!" he said with a huff as he pulled her along with him over to Ginkotsu. He roughly threw her onto the metal contraption before hopping on himself. The band of seven, now with Kagome in their grasps, rode off into the night.
It was early in the morning, probably around seven. Inuyasha jumped from branch to branch, making his way back to the campsite. Upon his arrival he noticed Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara were just standing around.
Inuyasha landed in front of them. "Hey, where's Kagome?" he asked.
Sango and Miroku looked over to Inuyasha. "We don't know, when we woke up she was gone." Sango said.
"Where have you been, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked.
Inuyasha grunted and ignored his question. Shippo could be heard whining from behind Miroku. Shippo leapt onto Miroku's shoulder and pointed an angry finger at Inuyasha. "It's all your fault that's she's gone Inuyasha!" he cried. "You went with Kikyo didn't you? I saw a soul collector last night." he blabbered.
Inuyasha grunted again and clenched his fists. "Shut your mouth, Shippo!" he yelled.
Sango shook her head as she stared at Inuyasha. "You went to see Kikyo last night? Do you think Kagome-..." Sango was interrupted by Miroku.
Miroku sighed. "Look, we all know what happened, let's just concentrate on finding Kagome."he suggested. "Inuyasha, can you pick up her scent?"
Inuyasha sniffed the air and his eyes widened in horror. "Damn it!" he cursed as he jumped off into the forest. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara followed him.
Inuyasha jumped through the forest quickly as he began to pick up the remainder of Kagome's scent. But he wondered why he could pick up the scent of graveyard soil as well. 'Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn...'he cursed in his mind. 'Kagome, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been...' he trailed off as he skidded to a stop. He could see a strange trail left behind where it like as if the earth had been dug up. He could smell the graveyard soil heavily in the area. He heard Miroku and the others run up behind him, huffing and puffing slightly.
Miroku scanned the area. "What is it, Inuyasha? Did you pick up her scent?" he asked.
"Yeah, but I can smell graveyard soil also." he said, trying to hold back his emotions. There were a million things running through his mind at the moment. Kagome was missing and it was all his fault. What was worse about the scenario was that the band of seven had probably taken her.
Sango gasped. "You mean that she was taken by the band of seven!" Shippo started crying.
Inuyasha gritted his teeth and punched his fist into the ground. "Kagome!!!" he yelled. "I'll kill every last one of 'em!" he vowed in anger. He jumped up and began running after the faint scent that lingered in the air consisting of Kagome's and those zombie bastards.
Ginkotsu rode towards the village with the rest of his team riding on him. They were almost at the village where they were slain several years ago. It was time to get their revenge. Kagome had remained silent for the ride there. Why would she say anything to them in the first place? She glanced over to Suikotsu and noticed that he was the only member of the band of seven that was unconscious. Could it be possible that the good in him was still struggling within him. Despite that he still looked like a murderous killer with the rake claws and war paint on his face. She then stared at Jakotsu. Jakotsu could feel eyes burning into the back of his head and turned around with a sneer.
"Why do you have a butterfly hairpin in your hair? Kagome asked. It was pretty, but it was something that a man should never wear.
Jakotsu gave her an evil glare. "Because I like it, mind your own business WENCH!!!" he yelled while clenching his fists. He narrowed his eyes. "You're the one with the strange clothes."
Kagome grunted in a low voice. "You're the one with your kimono rolled up in the back!" she said while unfolding it with one tug. She had never seen a man dress as strangely as he did.
"You stupid bitch. Oh no you didn't." he yelled while backslapping her. Kagome gasped in shock as she grabbed her sore cheek.
"Hey none of that."Bankotsu yelled pulling Kagome closer to him and held her with one arm. "We need her for the shard hunt after this." he reminded.
"Yeah you better keep her by you. Because I'll kill that wench." He yelled. "Now we have to stop so I can fix it." Jakotsu whined.
Renkotsu glared at Jakotsu with distaste. "Why don't you wear it right? You make a mockery out of this group! We'll keep going you catch up when you're finish." he said.
"No we'll wait." Bankotsu corrected.
"Gersh." Ginkotsu said as he halted to a stop. Jakotsu jumped off and fixed his kimono.
Suikotsu slowly opened his eyes and grunted. He sat up slowly. "What happened?" he said in a gruff voice. He grabbed his head with his metal-clawed hand.
Jakotsu jumped back onto Ginkotsu. "Hey Suikotsu, you're up!" He beamed. Ginkotsu took off towards the village shortly after.
Renkotsu looked over to him. "You got too close to Mt. Hakurei, we had to flee from the area. Now we're heading to the village to get our revenge and retrieve Bankotsu's Banryuu." he said. He had to get Suikotsu up to date.
Suikotsu stood up and looked down at the girl dressed in the strange green and white clothing. "Who is she?" he said as he lifted his claws up towards her.
Kagome shrieked and closed her eyes. She guessed that he was no longer the kind-hearted Dr. Suikotsu. Bankotsu turned around and smirked. "She's Inuyasha's wench. We're using her to find the shikon jewel shards. Plus, she'll be good bait to lure that Inuyasha to us." he said.
Kagome looked up ahead and noticed that they were getting closer to the village. 'Oh, no, that's the village they were talking about attacking, I have to stop them.' she thought. Renkotsu jumped behind the guns on Ginkotsu.
Renkotsu laughed. "We're here!" he announced. "Ginkotsu, fire!" he yelled.
"Gersh!" Ginkotsu said. He aimed his cannons straight for the village and fired. The explosion hit the center of the village and a lot of screams and cries could be heard from within.
Suikotsu jumped off and readied his claws. "It's time to make those bastards pay!" he yelled as he ran down into the village.
Bankotsu threw his fist into the air. "That's the spirit Suikotsu!" he yelled.
Jakotsu jumped off as well with his Jakotsutou in hand. "Hey, Bankotsu, you should stay back and let us handle this. We'll get your weapon for you, big brother." he said.
Bankotsu looked over to Jakotsu and smiled. "Thanks, but I want to kill the bastard who killed us!" He said. "I'm coming with you." he said.
Renkotsu cleared his throat. "I don't suppose you're going to leave me to watch the girl." he said with a glare. "Listen to Jakotsu and stay behind until we rid of anyone who opposes against us." he said. Renkotsu dismounted from Ginkotsu and headed towards the village.
Bankotsu sighed and hopped back onto Ginkotsu. He sat down Indian style next to Kagome. Kagome was puzzled. Wasn't he supposed to be the leader of the band of seven? Why was he letting Renkotsu boss him around? "That damn Remkotsu. I'm supposed to be the leader, not him!" Bankotsu said. He watched as Suikotsu slashed up several villagers and the guards who protected the castle. Renkotsu was constantly drinking his strange concoction and spewing fire from his mouth. Jakotsu was flinging his sword around wildly with a sick smile spread across his face. Bankotsu laughed. "At this rate there won't be anyone left for me to kill." he smirked.
Kagome watched in horror as the villagers were sliced and burned to death by the crazed men. Ginkotsu fired his cannon once in a while to aid his brothers in battle, even from afar. Kagome shrieked as the machine rumbled from Ginkotsu's fire power. "This is horrible!" she cried out.
Bankotsu cocked his head back and narrowed his eyes and the girl. "Shut up, wench! Sit back and enjoy the show." he laughed.
Kagome grunted and glared at him. She clenched her fists and yelled, "My name isn't WENCH!!! It is KAGOME, K-A-G-O-M-E. You got that!!!" she screamed.
Bankotsu stood up and Kagome flinched, expecting to get slapped again. She had already received such harsh treatment from Jakotsu. Instead, he just jumped up, pumping his fists into the air and yelling encouragements to his brothers. "Hey, that's what I'm talking about. Cut their damn heads off!" he yelled out.
The battle was getting intense. Their had to be hundreds of the warriors and the band of seven was defeating them with ease. Ginkotsu fired his cannons again and Bankotsu continued to shout out to his friends. They were both distracted. 'This is my chance to escape. I can slip off unnoticed.' Kagome thought. Kagome looked to her right and noticed that there was nothing but a thick forested area. Even if they did discover that she was gone, they'd have a hard time finding her. Kagome slid off of Ginkotsu and quickly, but cautiously ran into the forest.
Bankotsu was extremely pleased with the destruction that his friends caused. He was going to be reunited with his baby in a few short minutes. He turned his head back to look down at the girl. "Are you enjoying the show, wench?" his said. His eyes narrowed when he noticed that she was no longer there. He looked up at Ginkotsu. "Hey! Where the hell did she go?!" he yelled. Out the corner of his eye he spotted something green and white disappearing into the forest. Bankotsu smirked. "So, you wanna play a game of cat and mouse, eh?" He jumped off of Ginkotsu and dashed after the escapee.
"Gersh." Ginkotsu said.
Kagome continued to run through the forest wildly. All sorts of branches slapped against her legs, some leaving red marks. She yelped when she tripped over a fallen tree and fell face first into the dirt. She got onto her hands and knees and looked behind her. She gasped when she saw Bankotsu approaching her quickly. 'He followed me!' her mind cried. 'Get up, Kagome, hurry!' she thought as she stumbled to her feet and broke out into a run again.
Bankotsu laughed again as the girl tried to flee from him. Adrenaline pumped through his veins, pushing him even more. She was his prey and he was the hunter. He noticed how slow she was running and he could tell that she was tiring. He was only and few feet behind her now. "You can run but you can't hide!" he yelled out.
Kagome tried to run down the large hill carefully so that she wouldn't go tumbling down. Her cautiousness was generally wasted when she was tackled from behind. She screamed as they both went tumbling down the steep hill. What was worse about the long tumble was the fact that Bankotsu was latched onto her back during the entire fall. After what seemed like an eternity, the fall finally came to a halt. Bankotsu rolled her over and straddled her with his legs, pinning her down with his weight. He pinned her down hard. "So you thought you could escape, huh?" he smirked.
Bankotsu looked at his surroundings and looked back at Kagome. "I haven't been this close to a woman in a long time." he said with a charming smile. Not counting the years he was dead, it had been a while.
'What is he talking about?' Kagome thought. For some reason her heart began to beat wildly. He looked at Kagome, and she looked back at him, now there eyes are locked. 'Strangely I can't manage to tear my eyes away from his.' Kagome thought. She noticed that his eyes were a beautiful cerulean color, they were so unique. She had been in a similar predicament with another member of the band of seven, but Bankotsu wasn't repulsive at all. It was something about him that separated him from the other members of the band of seven, but what?
Bankotsu kissed her roughly and Kagome returned the kiss, to his and her surprise. Their adrenaline was already pumping hard from the chase. Bankotsu let go of her arms and grabbed her shirt and yanked it off.
He looked at her bra strangely "What is this?" he said in confusion.
"I got it."she said while unsnapping it from the front, revealing her small, perky breasts. She couldn't believe that she was doing with an enemy, who was a zombie, or whatever Inuyasha usually called them. At this moment she had completely forgotten about Inuyasha and Kikyo and what was right and wrong.
He continued kissing her while removing the rest of clothing. Kagome kicked off her shoes to help him. She's removing his armor and clothing as well. There Bankotsu lay on top of Kagome, both completely nude. He began kissing her neck, Kagome moaned while running her fingers through his hair. His hair had unraveled during the tumble down the hill, now it hung freely, falling past his waist in wavy curls. He kissed his way down her body until he reached her maidenhood. Kagome moaned loudly in satisfaction, experiencing a pleasure beyond her imagination. Bankotsu continued pleasuring Kagome, and she continued moaning. There they lay in the grass completely consumed in the passion of their lovemaking, oblivious to anything else in their surroundings.
Bankotsu leaned down and kissed Kagome. Kagome grabbed his face and returned the kiss. She pulled him down onto her and rotated herself on top. Bankotsu was surprised by her aggressiveness and smiled before their lips forcefully met again.
Then they heard Jakotsu's voice from afar. "Bankotsu, where are you!? Ow, this thing is heavy!"
They got up and quickly began putting on their clothes. Once they were fully dressed Bankotsu grabbed Kagome's arms and pinned them behind her back as if he captured her.
Kagome winced in slight pain. "Ow, that hurts!" she said while looking back at him.
"Sorry, but you did try to escape, I didn't forget about that." he said with a smirk. They both traveled back up the large hill and through the forest. After five minutes they made it back to the others.
Renkotsu had his arms crossed against his chest as he glared at them. "Where were you two?" Renkotsu asked. He noticed that he and the girl were covered in dirt and small pieces of grass and leaves in their hair. Then, for some unknown reason, Bankotsu's hair had come undone. Bankotsu never played around with his hair, so why would he take it down?
Jakotsu gaped at Bankotsu. "Your beautiful hair! It took me all last night to braid it perfectly! What did you do!?" Jakotsu cried. He then glared over to Kagome. "What's going on here?" he said, pointing his sword in Kagome's direction.
Bankotsu walked over to Ginkotsu with Kagome in hand. "The wench tried to escape and I had to chase after her. I fell down a huge hill!" he explained.
Renkotsu wasn't buying it, not for one minute. "A hill?" he questioned. "What hill, big brother?" he asked skeptically.
Bankotsu clenched his fists. "Hey, I nearly broke my neck in that fall!" he yelled. "Shouldn't you all be worried!?" he asked. He then looked over to Jakotsu and walked towards him. He flung his arm around Jakotsu's neck. "You believe me, eh buddy?" he said with a grim while he gave him a noogie.
Jakotsu laughed. "Hey, stop it!" he said.
Renkotsu shook his head. "Bankotsu, we have retrieved your Banryuu. But we couldn't leave you any action in the village" he said. They had killed everyone.
Bankotsu looked over to his Banryuu, which was stuck into the ground. It had been too long and now he was finally reunited with his weapon. He began walking towards it and he lifted it from the ground. "My baby! It's been too long!" he said.
"Kagome!!!" Inuyasha's voice rang out, capturing the attention of the shichinintai.
Kagome looked up and her eyes began to sparkle. "Inuyasha!!!" she yelled back.
Jakotsu looked up as well and his eyes began to sparkle. "Inuyasha!!! He has come for me!" he said as he clasped his hands together.
Renkotsu smirked. "Well, it looks like we have guests. Ginkotsu, let's entertain them." he said.
"Gersh!" Ginkotsu said as he turned his cannons towards Inuyasha and company and fired.
Inuyasha jumped out of the way of the cannons with ease. Sango rode on Kirara's back along with Miroku and Shippo. Inuyasha skidded to a stop and glared at the zombie warriors. He then noticed that Kagome's uniform was slightly dirty. "Kagome, are you all right!?" he asked.
Kagome nodded. " Yeah, I'm all right!" she responded. She then began to blush as she suddenly thought about the events that occurred between herself and Bankotsu. She didn't even feel guilty about what she had done.
Bankotsu looked over to Kagome and noticed that she was blushing then he directed his attention towards Inuyasha. Was she in love with this Inuyasha? He smirked. "So, you're the infamous Inuyasha! I was wondering when I would get a chance to meet you.!" he said. He lifted up his Banryuu and headed towards him.
Inuyasha growled in anger. Whoever he was, he wreaked of graveyard soil so he was definitely part of the shichinintai. "And who the hell are you?!" he asked, glaring at him.
The corner of Bankotsu's mouth rose up into a smirk. "I'm Bankotsu, the leader of the shichinintai! You're in way over your head if you think you can defeat me!" he boasted.
Inuyasha unsheathed his tetsusaiga. "You bastard, let Kagome go!" he yelled. He didn't give a damn if this guy was the leader of the band of seven, but he did look pretty threatening with that huge ass halberd.
Bankotsu smirked again. "No. You'll have to fight for her if you want her back!" he yelled as he jumped into the air spinning his banryuu around. Inuyasha jumped into the air and his tetsusaiga clashed with the banryuu.
Renkotsu smirked. He had it all figured out now. It wasn't like Bankotsu to keep hostages around. The band of seven never relied on hostages to aid their plans. The girl had served her purpose, Inuyasha had come for her as he figured. Bankotsu had a soft spot for the girl, that explained their disappearance. But sadly, he was the only one who would ever notice. Renkotsu looked up and noticed a large boomerang headed his way and he quickly dodged it. Five strands of thread shot from his fingers and wrapped around Sango's hiraikotsu and combusted with fire.
Miroku and Kirara ran to Sango's aid. Kirara roared as she landed down in front of Renkotsu, forcing him to let go of the threads. Renkotsu smirked and picked up his jug. "I've got something for you as well." he said as he took a swig from it and spit it out in the form of fire. Kirara moved out of the way of the fire quickly.
Miroku held up his staff as Suikotsu began slashing his claws at him. Suikotsu laughed evilly. "You don't think that puny staff will stand a chance against my claws do you?"
Miroku gritted his teeth as he was being pushed back slightly from Suikotsu's force. "We'll see!" he said.
Bankotsu knocked Inuyasha back and watched as he fell to the ground. He jumped into the air and swung his Banryuu down towards Inuyasha. "Is that the best you can do!" he laughed.
Inuyasha rolled out of the way quickly as the Banryuu crashed against the ground. "Damn it!" he cursed. 'I have to use my wind scar.' he thought.
Renkotsu spewed fire at the woman riding on the large cat and she dodged it easily. "Hiraikotsu!" Sango yelled as she threw her weapon towards him. It looked like a definite hit this time. 'Got him!' Sango thought.
"I don't think so!" Jakotsu yelled as he flung his sword to strike the large boomerang. The strike averted Sango's hiraikotsu from its target. "You didn't think that it would be that easy, did you?" he laughed.
"Now it's time to end this!" Renkotsu said as he used both hands to fling the fiery thread around the large cat and woman. "Now die!" he yelled as he watched them burn.
Kagome's eyes widened in horror. "Oh no, Sango!" she cried. She ran towards them until she felt a hand grip her hair and snatch her back. She yelped in pain as she hit the rocky ground.
Jakotsu narrowed his eyes at her. "Where do you think you're going, wench?" he said. He looked down as he felt something furry brush against his leg. "Hm." he said as he looked down to see a small fox. "A weasel dog?" Jakotsu said as he scratched his head.
"I'm a fox! Take this!" Shippo yelled. Shippo did his famous spinning top trick and watched as Jakotsu ran away from the large spinning top that chased him around in circles.
With a bow and a quiver of arrows in his small hands, Shippo ran up to Kagome. Kagome got up and looked down at him. "My bow. Thanks Shippo!" she said as she picked them up and ran to help her friends. She picked up an arrow and drew it back and aimed it at the threads that bound and burned Sango. She shot the arrow and the purple aura filled with her spiritual powers surrounded it. The arrow hit the threads and they snapped instantly.
Sango fell from the sky as well as Kirara. With the last ounce of her strength, Kirara safely landed on the ground before collapsing. Kagome quickly rushed to her aid. She lifted Sango's head onto her lap, but she was unconscious.
Inuyasha slid back as the Banryuu clashed against his sword again. Bankotsu laughed. "I don't see why they've been having so much trouble with you! This is too easy!" he boasted.
"We'll see about that you bastard!" he yelled. He lifted his sword up and wind began to swirl around it. He aimed and sliced it towards Bankotsu. "Wind scar!!!" he yelled.
Bankotsu's eyes widened as he was hit by surprise from the powerful attack from Inuyasha's sword. He flew several feet back and crashed against the ground, nearly unconscious. His face was covered with smudges of dirt and he barely had the strength to stand up. 'That power...what was it?' he thought. His body ached all over
Inuyasha walked up to him with his sword resting on his shoulder. "Heh, how do you like the power of my wind scar?" he said cockily.
The other members of the band of seven were shocked to see their leader go down. Suikotsu stopped his battle with Miroku and jumped backed towards Renkotsu. Renkotsu glared at the hanyou. "We'll have to make a swift retreat." he said. Jakotsu, who was resting on the ground panting after being chased by the trick spin top relentlessly, jumped up onto the large machine. Ginkotsu fired his cannons at Inuyasha while heading towards their leader as an diversion so that they could retrieve Bankotsu. Jakotsu jumped down from the machine and helped Bankotsu up before leaping back on. Ginkotsu then quickly rode of with all of his brothers. Jakotsu looked down at Bankotsu's face as his head rested on his lap.
"Talk to me, Bankotsu! Are you okay?" he asked with worry.
Bankotsu was half conscious at the moment, but he had heard Jakotsu' s voice. But for some unknown reason, the image of that girl popped into his mind. "Ka...gome." he said before he slipped into unconsciousness. Jakotsu just stared down at him in awe.
"Come back here!" Inuyasha yelled as he chased after the mechanical menace.
"I...nu...ya...sha!" Ginkotsu said as he fired his cannons again to prevent him from following them.
Inuyasha jumped back and covered his face as smoke and dust blew everywhere from the blast. "Cowards! Come back here!" he yelled. He then ran over to the rest of his friends with hops and jumps. He noticed Sango's current state. He noticed that she was slightly burned from Renkotsu's fire, but it wasn't anything serious.
Miroku lifted Sango up into his arms while Shippo helped Kirara, who transformed back into her smaller form. "We have to get find somewhere to settle down to rest, Inuyasha." Miroku said.
Inuyasha nodded. He looked over to Kagome and noticed that she was looking into the direction the band of seven fled in. He walked beside Kagome and placed his hand on her shoulder. "Kagome, are you all right?" he asked with worry. She nodded. He figured that she was traumatized from being held captive by the band of seven. "Don't worry, we'll get our revenge, Kagome." he said.
Kagome just stared off into the sky with a sad expression. 'Bankotsu...so he is the enemy afterall. The leader of the band of seven..." she thought sadly. He seemed like the most innocent and nice one out of the entire group, but he was nonetheless the enemy.
"Kagome, stop daydreaming will ya!" Inuyasha called out. She ran back over to her friends and they walked off together.
The band of seven had returned to the destroyed village later that night where they resided in the former lord's castle. Renkotsu was sitting across from Suikotsu who was sharpening his claws together. The sound of his claws raking together was working his nerves and interrupting his thought process. "Suikotsu, I think your claws are sharp enough." he said curtly.
Suikotsu ceased his actions and looked over to Renkotsu. "Apparently not. That monk was able to withstand my attacks." he said with anger.
Renkotsu closed his eyes. "It is obvious that we all need to strengthen up." he said with a smirk as he looked over to Jakotsu and Bankotsu who were sitting outside.
Jakotsu stared at Bankotsu in a mysterious fashion. He hadn't been himself since his encounter with Inuyasha earlier. He had been slightly unconscious during the ride back and the first thing he asked when he had awaken was, 'Where's Kagome'. It was quite suspicious that he would ask about her, but he figured that he really wanted her to help them find the jewel shards. Jakotsu thought that braiding his hair again would cheer him up, but he continued to sulk.
Jakotsu sighed. "Aww, come on Bankotsu, we don't need that filthy wench to help us collect jewel shards." he said, patting him on the back.
Bankotsu remained silent. He didn't understand what was wrong with him. Maybe he had been dead for too long to remember his emotions. Was he upset that he lost to Inuyasha? Was he upset about not finding any jewel shards? Or was he upset about that girl, Kagome? Bankotsu stood up and looked up into the starry sky. "We have to get stronger, Jakotsu." he said. Though he was the strongest human in the feudal era, he was human, and humans aren't perfect.
Jakotsu looked at him with a confused look. Was that why he was upset? Of course it was, for a minute he figured that it had something to do with that girl. He let out a sigh of relief. "Whew, you really had me worried there. Of course we'll get stronger and we'll defeat Inuyasha! Then I can have his cute fuzzy ears with me always." he said strangely as he licked his red lips.
Bankotsu looked down and Jakotsu and laughed. "You such a weirdo!" he laughed. He gazed into the sky once more and saw a shooting star. 'Too bad she's the enemy, I really had a nice time with you...Kagome.' he thought with a solemn look. That night he secretly added another plan on his agenda. He would succeed in defeating Inuyasha, not only to have a second chance at life, but to have a second chance with the mysterious girl from the future...Kagome.
Author's note: I hope you enjoyed it, I already have the sequel written(yeah these were written years ago) and I'll update soon.