It had been nearly a week now and Aya was finally able to perform once again. The day after the whipping Aya had fallen ill. Shari cared for her doing all she could. The other Geisha girl, Mayu, cared for her while Shari was busy.
"Shari, quickly, the lord is calling for you!" Mayu rushed into the room out of breathe. Shari glanced at her, then back at her sister then once more to Mayu before leaving to find out what was so important.
Now Aya being her she was curious. So fallowed close behind her sister, but not to close as to not be seen. She wasn't allowed out of her room unless performing, serving, or servicing someone.
"There you are Shari" the lord welcomed her as she entered his barracks. At first she hadn't a clue what he wanted but then her eyes met with the young man from days before. "Get our guests some sake." Shari nodded, bowed took a glance at them all once more, this time there was just four the toad one wasn't there. She quickly retrieved the sake pouring them each some then the lord. The tension in the room was so thick, Shari felt as if she was being held back as she moved. Her eyes drifted to the young man who appeared upset.
"So your going back on your word!" he shouted raising to his feet. The lord didn't seem to upset, rather smug looking. The young man soon smirked sitting back down.
Aya peeked around the corner outside the lords room. She glanced around seeing that it was the guests from before minus one. She felt a small smile and a light brush spread across her face as she looked over all the handsome guys. Even the one in the feminine kimono was cute in his own way. Aya had never been with men like them, only old, ugly looking men.
"What the hell!" Aya jumped a foot in the air before face planting into the hard stone floor. "Impudent wench!" Aya stumbled backwards away from the angry guard, who pointed a sword to her throat. Everyone in the rooms' attention turned to the scene. Shari gasped dropping the tray she had been holding seeing her little sister. "You will pay for your spying ways." he raised his sword up to strike.
"Hn" was all that was heard before the room was engulfed in flames. Shari glanced at the one who had made the sound. The young man stood next to her holding his large halberd, smirking. In one swift movement his sword came crashing down on the table before them, smashing the ceiling and table. "You will pay us." he swung his sword at the on coming guards.
The man in the feminine kimono soon shot his snake like sword breaking the supporting beams. Aya screamed in horror as a beam came crashing down above her. She was now trapped with the out raged guard advancing towards her.
"Oh no! Aya!" Shari cried drawing her diamond blades. The flames prevented her from moving quickly, but she finally reached her finding the guard over her. "Son of a Bitch" she growled going to strike him but he fell to the ground groaning as blood flew everywhere. She stopped in her tracks seeing what had done it. The man with spiky hair now had claw blades over his hands. He had killed the man and was now smirking over his kill before Aya screamed again trying to get free as the fire began falling over her.
The spiky haired man turned quickly slicing the beam in two before grabbing Aya, carrying her under his arm.
"Now you'll have one months time to get us what you owe us. And we'll return your two women. If you don't they'll die and so will you" the young man said standing over the lord, who by this time was on the ground nearly wetting himself.
"Two women?" Shari questioned but she soon found out what he meant. She soon found herself over someone's shoulder, her swords taken. "What the hell put me down!" she kicked and squirmed but to no prevail. She glanced at who had her. It was the man that wore the bandana, he seemed rather upset with her kicking him in the face.
"Stop squirming wench, big brother doesn't want you harmed" he spoke roughly and cruelly. Shari sighed giving in letting him carry her out. They were soon outside, and she could see the damage they had done. Apparently the only thing standing was half the lords room.
"Shari!" Aya shouted waving to her sister who was being carried in front of her. Shari glanced up seeing her sister still being carried behind her. "Looks like were going on a adventure!" Aya didn't seem to upset about being kidnapped or being carried, rather she was happy about it. Shari smacked her forehead. Her sister was a strange one.
"Don't be happy about it Aya!" she shouted back to her, in the man's ear who groaned.
"Why not!?" she questioned, her hands cupping her face to enhance the sound.
"Their criminals who knows what their gonna do to us!" she shouted back cupping her face the same way Aya had.
"What?! I cant hear you?!" the two men that were carrying them both groaned getting fed up with all the shouting.
"I said-"
"Ya know its not nice to assume things of people you don't know," Shari glanced at the person who said that. It was the young man. When had he joined their side? How hadn't she noticed him? "You can put them both down now, I think were far enough away." the two men did so.
Aya stared up at the spiky haired man questionably. He stared down at her for a moment before raising a eye brow. She looked him up and down and realized one thing.
"Wow I'm short" she stated turning away and joining her sisters side who was glaring daggers at the bandana wearing man that held her swords. "Shari who are these people?" she mumbled over to her sister. Shari glanced at her confused.
"Umm I really don't know" she replied scratching the back of her head thinking. "Our lord never spoke their names."
"Hey Big Brother!" came a cheerful voice. Their attention soon turned voice. It was the man in the feminine kimono, the toad man, a machine looking demon thing, and a giant oni. Both the girls mouths hung open seeing that. The waving feminine man was waving frantically but soon stopped as they grew nearer his happy domineer soon turned to anger as his eyes rested on the two girls. "Why'd we have to bring them!" he cried pointing at the girls. Aya ducked behind the closest person, clinging to there arm, peeking around there sleeve.
"I've already told you once Jakotsu. We took that bastards two best whores, destroyed his home, and killed all his people. He'll pay anything to get these two back and start back up." the young man spoke calmly, tapping his large halberd on his shoulder as he explained.
"So were basically just ransom?" Shari asked dumbfounded. The young man nodded before heading on his way leading the group. Aya got drug along the person she had been clingy to as they began to walked. "And were not whores!" Shari shouted running to catch up with them.
Aya glanced up at the person who had been dragging her along like nothing. It was the man with the bandana who stared down at her, both confused and angrily. She epped releasing his arm, jumping back running into someone. They grunted stopping in their tracks. She tilted her head up smiling as innocent as a new born. It was the spiky haired man who had carried her. He glared down at her as a result she stepped out of his way going to her sisters side, avoiding the toad man's grabbing hands.
"Did you not sleep with many men? Serve them? Please them?" the young man asked not bothering to look back at her. She glared at him in disgust.
"I did no such thing! I served that thankless bastard by force!" she snapped. Aya cringed at there argument. She was the one who was forced to sleep with men, please them….she was the whore.
"Oh-ho-ho struck a nerve did we? I didn't see any chains pulling you along, any sword to your throat so what force was there?" he had stopped, turning to look at her, smiling all the while.
"Forget it! Someone such as the likes of mercenaries to understand! All your minds can comprehend is kill, kill, kill, fight, fight, fight." she hissed out, getting in his face. For a moment his smile faded but quickly appeared once again.
"Now, now. I'd be a good little whore and talk nice or Mukotsu just might get his wish and get a little play time with you." he pointed to the little toad man who smiled like a devil, rubbing his hand together, licking his lips. Shari's eye twitched before she backed down.
"Can I at least have my swords back?"
"I think they'll fetch a good amount, being of strange material." he answered unsheathing one he had gotten from the bandana wearing man. Shari made a grab for it but he quickly tossed it to the kimono wearing man.
"You cant! Please, they were my fathers!" she made a grab for it from that man but he tossed it to the giant Oni.
"Oh really now? Kyokotsu give it here" the large Oni did so, then he sheathed it again taking the other from the bandana man handing them to her. "If your any good with them you can keep them. If not then we'll be selling them." Shari smirked nervously staring at him.
"Right now?" she questioned, plaing the sheaths back into her susohiki. The young man shook his head no before continuing on there way.
"I'm not up for beating a weakling right now. We need to find a village and get you both into something more appropriate." he stated looking both the girls up and down.
"Wha….What's wrong with the way were dressed? Men love these" Aya timidly said clinging to her sister.
"They'll draw unnecessary attention"
"But…..we…would or I-I could-" she played with her fingers avoiding his gaze. "-"-"-Could m-make you some mon-money. Men say I'm good a-at what I do." she didn't dare look at any of them till she heard laughing and a arm rest on her shoulder, that made her jump, pulling her away from Shari.
"You're a funny one aren't ya?" it was the young man again, he was smiling more nicely. Aya stared at him for a moment before stepping away.
"Could you not scare me mister?" she said calming herself. Shari pulled Aya back towards her.
"Don't you lay a hand on her" she growled standing protectively in front of her. The young man's smile turned to a straight face, his eyes seemingly changed to happy to serious.
"We can do what me want to you both, get it throw your think skull," he stated walking closer. "And the names Bankotsu. Leader of the Band of Seven." Shari and Aya stared at each other confused. "Over there is Kyokotsu, Mukotsu. Their Renkotsu and Suikotsu. And them two are Jakotsu and Ginkotsu. It'd be wise not to anger us." he pointed to each one. Shari sighed giving in, no point in fighting them. Aya nodded nervously scanning each person most were chuckling, smirking or glaring in Jakotsu's case.
"Big brother cant we just kill one? Its not like we need both of them" Jakotsu whined hoping to get threw to Bankotsu. Bankotsu just smiled playfully at his dear comrade.
"You could have brought that guy but you just had to kill him" Aya's eyes widened realizing which guy they were talking about and soon tears were streaming down her face. If she hadn't brought Kisharu out that night, then maybe he'd be alive now, it was all her fault.
"K-Kisharu" she whispered falling to the ground, her face resting in her hands, covering all the tears. Shari knelt down and embraced her but she shoved her away. "You bastards had no right to kill him!" she shouted running at Jakotsu but didn't reach him. Jakotsu's sword struck her across the rest. Aya fell to her knees as blood splattered every which way.
"Aya!" Shari cried running to catch her sister before she fell. Aya's eyes turned to hers the went shut. Shari quickly checked for a pulse still finding one. "Hold on little sister" she took of the first layer of her Susokhiki, cutting it quickly and tried to stop the bleeding.
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Hyena-Chan: Hello all! I dont own any of the Inuyasha characters just my OC and Yuti-chan's OC. I must appologize i forgot to explain what a susokhiki was.^^; so please forgive me. A susokhiki is a very fancy, and VERY expensice, type of kimono that geisha girls often wear for very special occasions, often times rented rather then bought since they are so expensive. Hope ya liked itXD I cant believe how many hits this got in the short time its been up~!! Usheshisha~
