Chapter 2

Hi peoples! I would have updated once again last week, but my mom decided she was going to take me with her to Florida for her job. While she worked, I had a nice vacation. I am so sorry its taking me almost 2 weeks to update. Just remember I love you guys. Oh, and thanks for the awesome reviews. They really mean a lot. Oh, and who else thinks that Bankotsu is SOOOOOOO totally hot?! Wow! If he were real, I would so date him if I wasn't killed first. Lol. Ok. Here's the next chapter! Yay!

Chapter 2

Torture and Plans

Kagome had tried fiercely to break free from Bankotsu's grasp. Even as he ran and occasionally leapt through trees, his grip did not seem to loosen up on her. In fact, the more she struggled, the more he tightened his grip on her.

As they got closer to the band's hideout, Kagome finally exhausted her energy and decided to give up. Instead, she decided to try and at least talk to him sense he wasn't going to say anything to her. She looked up at his fierce gaze and tried to think of what to say to him. Finally, after a few brief moments, she thought of something to say to him.

"What do you want with me?" she tried to ask bravely.

"hmm. Finally decided to stop struggling have we? Smart girl." He replied as if ignoring her first question.

"You didn't answer my question." She snapped, her face showing a hint of anger.

"What else? I need you to find the jewel shards for me." He smiled as if being sarcastic.

Kagome sighed and lowered her head in shame. It seemed to her that jewel shards were the only reason anyone needed her. She knew that when her journey with Inuyasha began, the only reason he kept her alive was because of the shards and her ability to since them. However, as their journey continued, he began to develop feelings for her. But now that Kikyo keeps coming back into their lives, she isn't sure what to believe anymore, even if Kikyo is technically dead.

Bankotsu turned his head slowly and watched her as she thought about Inuyasha and their history together. He smiled at her bravery, even though she knew she didn't stand a chance against him. She was not going to show any mental or emotional weakness towards him, even though she lacked in the physical department. After a few more seconds of random thinking, she turned her head up only to see him still staring at her beautiful face.

"What?" she asked, her eyes narrowing to meet his.

"Nothing. We're almost there." He replied plainly, returning his eyes to the path in front of him.

Kagome sighed once again and returned to her random thoughts. She thought about how every time she was captured, it was either because of the jewel shards, or because someone wanted to use her as bate for her want-to-be boyfriend, Inuyasha. She thought about how she would one day change all of that and about how she would be able to kick ass whenever she pleased.

Little did Kagome know, Bankotsu had thoughts of his own that included her in them. He thought about how Renkotsu and Jakotsu constantly teased him about Kagome. Apparently, they kept saying things like, "You know you like her…" and "You really wanna date her…"

He admitted to himself that Kagome was a beautiful girl, but he was a dead, cold-hearted, blood-thirsty mercenary who now, pretty much, worked for Naraku. Naraku did give him a second chance at life after all. Naraku hasn't even asked that much from him sense he's been alive. Bankotsu was grateful to him for that, but vowed to have his own life separate from what Naraku wanted.

Bankotsu and Kagome's thoughts were quickly interrupted by their arrival to the hideout on Mt. Hakure. When they went inside the well decorated cave, they realized that no one else had arrived yet. For now, it was just the two of them alone in the cave. Bankotsu placed Kagome down on the floor and then decided to sit down next to her and pretty much fill her in on why he kidnapped her and what he wanted her to do.

"Now I can answer your question better wench." He smiled, noticing the look of discomfort on her face.

"No need. I already know why you brought me here. You want me to find the jewel shards for you." Kagome sighed.

"Not just any shards though. I want you to find the missing shards of the rest of the band of seven."

"What? What are you talking about? I thought you already had those shards after they died." Kagome's eyes widened as she spoke.

"Hmm. And here I thought you were this great shard detector. Man was I wrong." Bankotsu teased her.

Kagome's eyes narrowed to meet his. She noticed the look of sarcasm on his face and let out a slight growl. Her face then quickly turned from shocked to angry. Then, she remembered where she was and quickly disposed of that look. She then examined him to see exactly how many shards he had.

"Wait! You only have 2 shards! What happened to the rest?" Kagome exclaimed in shock.

"There we go wench. Now that's more like it." He teased. He let out a slight smile and continued; "Well, that's what I need you for. I don't know what happened to the rest."

"Do you think the others are still in the other members of the band of seven?" she asked, thinking she already knew the answer.

"Nope. I know they aren't in the other members. When I went to go and put them back in the tomb after I found them dead, I tried to get the shards from them so I could power up me and my Banriu. Well, obviously, I could never find them. I have no idea what happened to them." He finished explaining.

"Do you honestly think that I would help you find these shards just to make you more powerful? No way! I am not going to put my friend's lives in even more danger by helping you power up. No!" Kagome protested, after finally realizing what she was doing.

Bankotsu let out an evil laugh and then smiled at the young teenage beauty before him. Kagome gasped in fear as Bankotsu got up and slowly walked towards her. She tried to move back, but it was too late. As she looked at the shard in his neck, she noticed that it was now tainted and he was extremely pissed at her. He grabbed her by the throat and slammed her against a near by wall. He let out another laugh and tightened his grip on her.

"Apparently you don't get it. Dear Kagome, you don't have a choice in the matter. If you don't help me, I can make your stay here very unpleasant. Got it wench?" he teased, finally letting go of her limp body.

She fell to the floor, almost in tears. She knew that if she didn't help him, he would torture her until she did. Not only that, but she could since that Naraku was on to them and that he knew what Bankotsu was doing. Therefore, she knew that Naraku was giving him the extra boost of anger to help him along.

Kagome stood back up and leaned against the same wall that she was just pinned against. She watched as Bankotsu's jewel returned to normal and he slowly turned around. He had no remorse for what he had just done, even though he knew that it was a little harsh for starters. However, if she continued to refuse him, he would have no problem doing what had to be done to make her help him.

"There's where you'll be sleeping tonight. When the others return, I will make sure to have Jakotsu watch over you for tonight.' He said plainly, pointing to a pad laid out for her on the far side of the cave.

She sighed quietly and slowly made her way over to the pad towards the back of the cave. Sitting down, she began to think about all the things that Bankotsu was capable of doing to her. She admitted that he was cute and all, but she was not going to have anything to do with a cold-hearted killer. She placed her head on the pillow, trying to think of a plan to escape. She knew, however, that it would be nearly impossible once the others arrived back to the cave.

"Inuyasha! Where are you? Help me!" she screamed in her head, trying slowly to go off to sleep.

Hi peoples! I hope you liked my second chapter. I'm sorry if I made tons of errors. It's just, well, even though I arrived back to Georgia on Friday, I have been going almost nonstop all the way up until this afternoon. I am SOOOOO tired and I am also about to go to bed. Oh, and I have to update my other fan fic too. GREAT! Ok. I hope you like it. Any comments, suggestions, concerns, questions? You guys know what to do. Review nicely! I promise I will update as soon as I can. It definitely won't be tomorrow though. I have family coming over for Labor Day. Fun. Ok. I will talk to ya later. Don't forget to review! See ya! Bye.