Kagome gulped at the sight of the Band of Seven, shivering under their cold gazes. Bankotsu looked her in the eyes before scanning her up and down. He looked to be about her age, 15? Possibly 16? Kagome stared back, growing nervous with each passing second.

"Where'd you pick this one up, Suikotsu? She's a cute one." Bankotsu asked casually. Kagome had a dumb look on her face. Did he seriously just call her cute? Was she hearing things?

"This was the Miko that saved me from that weasel demon. She destroyed it with a single arrow and healed my wounds in a matter of seconds." Suikotsu answered, folding his arms and leaning against a wall of the cave. Bankotsu let out a hum, staring at the dark-haired miko with a slight glint in his eye.

"So you picked a virgin? Why is that?" He questioned. Kagome gulped, hoping that he didn't mean what she thought he meant. She nervously looked away, breathing heavily. She certainly did not want to think about that. Kagome chanced a look at the leader.

"I picked this virgin not for her body and untainted goods, but for her power. We can get hurt easily on missions and she can fight. Either that or just have fun killing her." Suikotsu said, turning to look away from them. Kagome thanked God that her school uniform was in her bag. Surely they would have eyed her thoroughly. Kagome shuddered.

"Oooh, if we can kill her, can I do it?" Jakotsu exclaimed eagerly,waving his arms about. Bankotsu rolled his eyes at his friends enthusiasm before turning away from the male.

"Oi, what's your name?" Bankotsu asked. Kagome gulped.

"K-Kagome. Higurashi, Kagome." She said clearly.

"Age?" Bankotsu raised his eyebrow. Kagome shivered before muttering a quiet 'I'm 15.' His eyes widened in surprise. "That's just weird. You're 15? But you're so... Well, you're so... full." He stated, making a shape with his hands. Kagome turned bright red before clenching her fists.

"You don't have the right to just point that out! It's my body, I can't help it that I develop more than others! So what? It doesn't make much of a difference, you pervert! You're probably not that much older than me!" She burst, yelling at him angrily with fire in her brown orbs. "If I have a curvaceous body, fine! If I have a scrawny, flat body, all right! Doesn't make a person a better lay!" Most of the mercenaries looked like they wanted to kill her for saying that when Bankotsu started laughing loudly.

"Damn, this girl has spunk!" He grinned. "I like it!" Kagome rolled her eyes. "And observant. I will admit, yes, I am 15." Kagome's eyes widened when he admitted that she was correct. Bankotsu looked at her with a thoughtful gaze. Maybe they wouldn't kill her. "I think she'll be a great addition to our Band. Hey, she could also be our serving wench!" Kagome twitched at the word 'wench', thinking about that stupid Inuyasha with the dead clay pot, Kikyo. She swallowed back her words dancing on her tongue and she held back her anger. Kagome breathed in deeply and unclenched her fists, opening her eyes, which were filled with irritation, to stare at Bankotsu. Her eye twitched at the pleased expression on his face. Oh how she wanted to wipe it off with a harsh slap from the back of her hand.

"She's a pretty one, big brother. Such beauty should not be a mere servant." One if the men, Mukotsu, said, eyes scanning her body. With the way the cloth covering his mouth moved, it signalled Kagome that he was licking his lips. She remembered how he forcefully made her marry him and felt sick to her stomach. She refrained from throwing up, turning very pale.

"I do agree with our brother, Mukotsu. Such beauty should not be servi-hey, girl, you've grown pale. What the hell is wrong with you?" Bankotsu had turned back to Kagome after listening to his creepy, poison-using brother only to see that she was as white as a ghost with a hint of green. Kagome covered her mouth, swallowing loudly. She did not like Mukotsu's stare.

"It's nothing, just ignore me." Kagome insisted. Great. First, she got her heart broken, then the well takes her somewhere else. The well then refuses to work and now she's being kept as the Band of Seven's 'serving wench!' God, how Kagome hated that word. Inuyasha's voice echoed in her head, screaming that she was finally living up to her new nickname as wench.

"I'm not a wench!" Kagome thought, her nails digging into the palm of her hand, causing her to bleed slightly. Her thoughts trained back to what Inuyasha had said to Kikyo and she felt her still aching heart tear even more. She didn't cry, she didn't give the Band of Seven the satisfaction of watching her cry. The cruel bastards. Instead, Kagome held back her tears and glared at the men before her, willing to try and withstand anything they threw at her. She could handle it, especially after that stupid hanyou-no. She shouldn't be thinking about him.

"Fine, then. Hit me with your best shots, Band of Seven. I'm sure I can keep up with you dick heads for as long as I'm here." Kagome said confidently, standing up and crossing her arms. She stared at them challengingly. They all looked shocked at how she was treating them like this with little to no fear. At first she was trembling and now she's fighting back.

"Damn, she has spirit!" Bankotsu chuckled, his eyes narrowing slightly. "I like it." Kagome rolled her eyes and huffed, annoyed at how he could be so... so okay with her technically insulting them, saying they weren't strong enough to bring her down! But just the way that he was staring at her made Kagome feel uneasy. He stood up and grabbed his huge halberd, Banryu, with his right hand and rested it against his right shoulder. Kagome wondered how he could carry it as it looked like it was just as big as him!

"C'mon, let's go. No point in staying just here. I'm bored." Bankotsu stated. The other brothers all nodded and gathered their stuff. Suikotsu had her bow, leaving her mostly defenceless. One of the members, Renkotsu, twisted a rope around her wrists tightly and gave the other end to Bankotsu who grinned at her. "Try anything like escaping and you're gonna end up with a few scars." He threatened. Kagome scoffed, looking away.

"This isn't the only time I've been threatened, think I'm gonna be scared? Think again!" Kagome said bravely. And with that, they headed off. However, as they exited the cave, Kagome felt someone grope her. Kagome, screaming in shock, turned and kicked the offender who was Mukotsu. She shuddered, feeling disgusted. "Pervert!"

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