The band of eight 3
[Kagome's pov]
I had told my parents what happened though didn't say anything about them being mercenaries. My grandpa was jumping around like a lunatic while my brother was asking me a bunch of questions. My mom just made lunch and gave me a credit card to go buy supplies. I nodded and after lunch I went to the mall. I was going to be home school since I could just bring the books with me and have Suikotsu and renkotsu help. They were both good at different subjects so I could always have them help out with stuff I didn't understand.
{2 hours later}
I had bought everyone stuff and some extra clothes so I didn't have to wear my school clothes every time I came back. I was wearing a blue tanktop and black short shorts. I had pack all my books which somehow my mom got them already. I had waved bye to them and told souta maybe next time he could come with me. He loved the idea and told me to hurry back. I nodded and with my overflowing backpack jumped into the well. Wanting to hurry back.
When I got out of the well I was almost pushed back in. Bankotsu had gab me from the side of the well and picked me up bridal style. Shippo and Yuki to jump on me. I had become a mother to the two. "Mama? Did you bring the stuff?" Shippo asked. I laughed and nodded. Bankotsu put me down and I picked up my bag that had drop to the ground when bankotsu picked me up. "Where are the others?" I asked noticing that we were the only ones here. "They went to the village behind that hill to scare the villager into building a house for us to rest at while we wait for you every time you go to your home. We better make sure they don't kill anyone. Our next job is for the next village over headmen." I sighed at hearing that and nodded. Jakotsu most likely saw some hot man and well you know what he would do. We got over the hill only to see the other peacefully talking with the village miko! I knew it was a miko due to her red and white kimono. We walked behind jakotsu and tapped his shoulder. He looked at me and jumped up and hug me saying. "Little sister! Your back already!" I hug them back and once he let go I sat beside him. The old miko looked at me and said. "Hello child I am lady kaede." I smiled at her and said. "Hello lady kaede. I am kagome. The first female to ever join this group. My weapon of choice is throwing knives." I was being polite as I could be. She looked at me and said. "I can see ye is a miko. Though has not been properly train." I was shock. That was what that light that came out of my knives was. "What do you mean? I ain't a miko." I asked. "Ye have the powers of a miko in ye. Ye have also used your powers before." She said. Now everyone was shock. "I know. Little sister it's that pink light that comes out of your knives when you throw them." Jakotsu said. Kaede just nodded. "That is ye miko power. Mikos can do more with proper training." I wonder what you could do. "What could a miko do?" I think everyone wanted to know that. "Many things child. Heal, purify demons, shoot miko energy." She said going on and on. "What about finding the jewel of four souls." I said. "The jewel went with my sister to the underworld. It's no longer in ours." I shook my head at that. "The jewel was in me. It was token out and has broken. I have been able to see the shards." I told her. She looked at me with shock. "You must be my sister reincarnation." She said. We talk for a bit longer. Before she said she would have the people in the village build a house near the well. We thanked her and walk out of the village.
We had fought multiple demons with shards and destroyed many villages. It was a long two weeks and we rarely rest. Which meant I was really behind in school. Right now I was doing a math promble with renkotsu helping while on kyokotsu's hand. "A+B=C so since C is 17 then A is 5 and B is 12 right." I said looking at him. It was multiple choice thank goodness. Renkotsu nodded and said. "Correct. Now next one." I nodded. Though a minute later I shot up my head and yelled. " there's three jewel shards coming this way!" Me and renkotsu jumped down with my stuff. I quickly put it in my bag and got out my knives. I was wearing a blue kimono with pink clouds on the sleeves. Out of the forest came a giant snake demon. It was a scaly dark green and the jewel shards were in it forehead. "Youuuu haveee jewwelllll shardssss giveeee themmmm tooooo meeee." It said and lunged at me. I jumped to dodge and stab it in the head with my sword. While it was trying to get the sword out I put my fist in his head and gab the jewel shards. Once I pulled my hand out it turned to bone and fell. I jumped right before it fell to the ground. Bankotsu gab me from the air and put me down on the ground. It was liked this every time I sense a shard. I would sense it kill it and then bankotsu would help me to the ground. It got boring but we now had one fourth of the jewel. The next few days though we were going to get a surprise.
{the next day}
We had all just slaughter another village. The village had been infected with a disease and everyone had it. The village over had given us a good price for killing the village for him. Though I hated having to wash under a waterfall to make sure I didn't get the disease. Once me and jakotsu got out. We had gotten dress. I was wearing a plain yellow kimono that had a blue sash. I decided to hide my sword under the kimono to make it where I wouldn't be unarmed if attacked and didn't have my knives. We walked into the clearing to see mukotsu, and bankotsu all squirming around. I raised a eyebrow at this and shook my head. I whistled to get their attention. Once the two saw me they stopped. Again I shook my head. Boys are weird. I sat in my usual spot between Suikotsu and jakotsu. It was peaceful and quiet until bankotsu got up with banryuu on his shoulder. "Come on now that everyone's clean. Lets go and find a good place to rest tonight." We all nodded. Everyone decided to take a small break from destroying villages. Which we mostly did for jobs now. We knew beside the next village was a empty one. It was cleared by demons before we got there and killed them. I swear we could make demon slaying a side job. When we were going through the village I felt more than mukotsu stare on me. It made shivers go down my spine. Someone was spying on us and I didn't like it at all.
When we got out of the village I could still feel the stare. Then some weird monk dude appeared and gabbed me! "Dude let me go!" I yelled at him. "Sorry madem but I must get you away from these killers." He said simply. I kicked him in the gut and he let go. I ran back over the others and shippo used his fox magic to turn into a bird big enough to carry me ad Yuki. Me and him had gotten stronger so now he could carry two or three people on his back. Bankotsu had gab the monk and pinned him to the ground banryuu at his neck. "Monk what did you think you were doing taking kagome?!" He yelled at him. The monk swallowed loudly and said. "I thought you had capture her. I am terribly sorry." He was trembling a bunch. "Bankotsu don't kill him he not worth it." I said. Bankotsu scoff and got off the man. "Now monk I suggest you go before I kill you." I told the monk giving him a I-aint-playing-no-games look. He nodded and ran off. I sighed. "Kagome why couldn't you let me kill him." Bankotsu asked as I touched the ground. "Cause it was a misunderstanding and I wanted to hit him with a knife. He grope my ass!" I said getting in his face. "He what!? Oh when I get my hands on him." He said turning away. I just sighed. "You are just arggg!" I said turning away. I walked over to my bag that was on the ground and picked it up. I gabbed a snicker bar from the side and bit into it. We started walking again in the direction of the empty village.
Once we were at the village we went to the headman's house. I went straight to bed with Yuki and Shippo.
{the next day}
I got up to shippo and Yuki shaking in fear. I got up and sensed wolves. It was a power I had with my miko powers I could sense who was around me and their condition. I was in a purple night gown. I sense everyone else asleep. I sent a wave of miko energy over the house to wake everyone up and went to the main room. Jakotsu and bankotsu were the first to get up. They were both in just there pants and there chest were exposed. "What the matter?" Jakotsu asked rubbing his eyes. Bankotsu was wide awake. "There are wolves outside. Yuki and Shippo woke me up and I sensed them come close. The others won't wake up and if I send anymore miko energy over them ill hurt these two." I explained. They nodded and got there weapons. We walked outside and saw the wolves all over the place looking for something. They looked up when they smelled us and growled. I just smirked and got out my knives. The other two got into a fighting stance. This was going to be a fun morning.
When about half of the wolves were dead the rest went on a hill and howled. Then a tornado appear and when it was gone a man stood there. He had black hair pulled into a high ponytail. He wore wolf pelts and had pointed ears and a wolf tail. He had three jewel shards too. One in his right arm and one in each leg. "Why did you slaughter my pack of wolves?" He said. "So your the one who sent this blood thirsty pack?!" Bankotsu said. "And your the executioner. Damn you all. You'll pay with your lives" the wolf man said. "Yo wolf boy. Your wolves attacked us." Bankotsu yelled. "They were looking for something. Got a promble with that braid boy." The wolf man said. " did you just call me braid boy?!" Bankotsu was getting angry. "Well I hope you know braids are for girls." Bankotsu jumped at the wolf demon and swung banryuu at him. The wolf jumped and spun in the air and kicked bankotsu. He flew in the air and fell on the ground. "Bankotsu! Watch out he has three jewel shards! The in his right arm and legs!" I screamed. The wolf demon looked at me. "So that's why your so strong. It's just the jewel shards power." Bankotsu chuckle after he said that. "You got control the power braidie!" The wolf man yelled. "My names kouga the new leader of the eastern wolf demon tribe! You destroyer!" Kouga tried to kick bankotsu but missed. Bankotsu dodge the next few attacks and kicked kouga. Kouga landed on top of a house and it crash down. The others ran out of the house. "Wow you can barely keep on the defense much less attack." Kouga taunted. Kouga rushed to bankotsu. Bankotsu charge his dragon strike attack. Right before he release it though kouga jumped back and landed on a house. He called to the rest of the wolves. "Let's retreat! This is too dangerous!" He ran off creating another tornado his wolves followed. "Wow what was with him. Running away from a fight." Bankotsu said looking the way kouga went. "Hmm I wonder." Suikotsu started. "Big brother he may of sense your dragon strike. If he did than were not just up against strength." I sighed. Now another enemy. "Well we better get dress and go after them. He has jewel shards and you know we need them. At least before naruku focuses on him." I said. The others nodded. Naruku is a nasty half demon who stole jewel shards earlier this week. Now we only had a tenth of the jewel while he has I half of it. We all walked inside got dress, ate, pack, and left to go further up the mountain.
We had climb up the mountain half way before we started to here howling. We all looked up to see wolves running down the side of the mountain. Three attacked bankotsu and made him fall down the mountain. Three more did the same to jakotsu. "Big brother! Jakotsu!" Yelled the others. "Bankotsu! Jakotsu!" I yelled also. I felt the other wolves coming closer. "Guys watch out!" I yelled they turned just in time to block off the other wolves. I watch with a worried face. I looked down the mountain again and kouga came up the side. He came down and gab me. Then jumped off the cliff. "Kagome! Kagome!" Suikotsu yelled. Kouga landed on the side of a cliff on the other side. Me, Yuki, and Shippo screamed the hole time he climbed the he got to the top our thoughts gutted from the yelling. The one day I decided to travel with my weapons in my bag. I get kidnapped. Kouga ran with us on his shoulder for a bit more to make sure we lost them. Once he stop he said. "Ha! I knew he couldn't catch up to me! No ones as fast as I am." I rolled my eyes and told him. "Of course not. You have jewel shards jam into your legs. You have a lot of nerve kidnapping us like that. What do you want, what are you up to?" Just then a shadow went above me. "What was that? That was a Huge bird wasn't it? Answer me?" A bunch of bird demons were all around us. "Look and see if they have any jewel shards. I know you have the power to. Do any of those birds have one?" He said. I shook my head. "No they don't not even the ones over the cliff." I said. "K then I have no use for them. See ya buzzard brains!" Then kouga speeded off. With all of us still on his shoulder.
Kouga ran until we were at a waterfall. There was a bunch of wolves and wolf demons. I held Yuki close as kouga put us down and gab my arm. He led us through to the back of a cave behind the waterfall. He threw us down on a pile of fur pelts. Some of the wolf demons looked at us and started naming body parts. "These two are off limits! Ill kill anyone who takes a bite!" Kouga yelled at them. They all flinch back when he did. Some wolves came over to kouga's tail and started sniffing it. Shippo was holding onto it. "I was wondering where he went. I assume he fell off. Guess not here take a bite!" He said and threw shippo into the middle of a bunch of wolves. "Ah kagome help! Kagome help!" Shippo yelled. "Hey if he gets hurt I won't help! I don't care what you do to me!" I yelled at kouga. "You got more guts then I thought." Kouga said going over and moving one of the wolves. "Ok move it. Gosh you guys have pack down a lot of weight again. Your not eating for the next couple of days." He gab shippo and threw him at me. Just then two wolf demons were brought in. They were badly beat up. Kouga explained that this was done by the flying birds demons called 'birds of paradise' and one had a jewel shard so it faster than them. I knew I had to help if I wanted to get back with the others.
Kouga had gone with two other wolves to go hunting. Leaving me, Yuki, and Shippo in the cave with the other wolves. "Yuki teleport us to the front of the cave." I whispered to her. She nodded and pulled out three purple leaves. They landed on us and in a puff of smoke we were in the front of the cave. Though it made a bit of noise since she's just a kid and the wolf demons saw us running out. I had gab I spear on the way out for defense. We stop at the edge of a cliff. "Shippo transform and you and Yuki tell everyone what's happening. Go!" Before they got to protest I had thrown both over the cliff. Shippo turn into a big pink ball and Yuki landed on him. I used the spear to block a chain one of the wolves had thrown to catch them. The wolf demon started to come towards me. All of the sudden a boar landed on him and kouga yelled. "Hey what did I say about eating her!? I warned you!" The wolf then started pleading for his life. Kouga looked at me dead in the eye and jumped down. "I'm gonna make you my women." Then a wolf behind him said. "Kouga you don't want her she just a human." "Quiet! She can see the scared jewel shards. With her help we can gather all of them in the land." Kouga yelled at them then came over to me and put his arm around me and pulled me close to him. "Your names kagome right. Wolves mate for life so your mine now got it." He said and then kissed my cheek. I was so shock I couldn't even move. Though I quickly got of it and yelled. "I don't belong to anyone get your hands off me!" And slapped him. All the wolves step a few steps back. "You can't just kidnap and claim me. Besides I with someone else kinda." I mumbled. Kouga looked shocked. "Your taken. Don't tell me your with bankdorktsu." " it's bankotsu! So say it right! He's brave, helpful, nice when he's not being a jerk, and always knows what to do!" I yelled. "I don't see what you like about him. " he said. He mumbled something like 'you'll be mine either way' and gab the boar and walk into the cave. I miss home so much right now.
[no ones pov..]
Kagome had gone back inside the cave and sat on the wolf pelts. Some of the wolves came over and sat beside me to make sure she didn't try to run away again. Though she thought some came over just to be petted. At first there was just two and kagome had scratch behind there ears and they had like it. So now there is about 15 wolves over by her wanting to be petted. Kouga was just watching kagome in a loving way. She was wearing a brown t-shirt and blue jeans. 'I wonder why she wearing such weird clothing.' He thought. Kouga stood up and walked over to kagome. He sat next to her and pulled kagome into his lap. Earning a small surprised 'epp!' "So kagome. What's with your strange clothing? Girls don't wear pants and I've never seen a human wear this kind of cloth." Kagome looked at him. "My home." She said simply. "Where is your home?" Kouga asked. "Can't tell someone I barely even know." She said. "Well will you at least tell me why a beauty like you are traveling with mercenaries?" He said. Kagome blushed at the 'beauty like you' part and said. "There my friends. They have save my life. That stupid jewel was ripped from my leg and they save me from bleeding to death. Anything else?" Kouga nodded and kissed her cheek. "Yeah I'm gonna hold you for a while." Then he leaned on the wall with his hands around kagome's waist so she had to lean back onto his chest. The wolves went away knowing they weren't going to get anymore petting with their leader around except one wolf pup. It just crawled into kagome's lap and fell asleep. 'Well at I can get used to this. His fur is so warm. No bad kagome you need to get back to the others.' Kagome thought. "Well that's a surprise. That little devil hates everyone. I can't even get near him. He can shift forms, all his brothers and sisters can but he's the meanest one and is getting up into your lap." Kouga said to kagome pointing to the wolf pup. She just nods and closes her eyes. No longer able to escape sleep.
{the next day kagome's pov...}
I went with kouga and the wolves to the birds' nest. We all hid behind some boulders. One of the birds saw us and sounded the alarm. Kouga gab me by the waist and brought me with him as he jumped up the cliff. He killed three birds before asking me. "Kagome do you see the jewel shard?!" "Up there!" I yelled over the wind pointing my head towards the top. I big bird of paradise came out of the cliff where we were. We fell down on a ledge below us. "The shard is in the mouth!" I said. The bird came at us and we went to the bottom. "Ginta! Hakkuku! Protect kagome!" Kouga said to two wolf demons and gab a spear then went back up the cliff. "Don't worry sister. We'll protect you." Ginta said. "Sister?" I asked with disbelieve. "Your kouga's women." Hakkuku said. "I already told you I'm not his women." I said. Just then a bird came and gabbed ginta. I gasped and gab a point of a broken spear. I threw it at the wing of the bird and it glowed pink before killing the bird and dropping ginta. Somehow unharmed. "Look out there's more!" Ginta yells looking behind us. Me and Hakukku turned around to see 5 more coming towards us. "Kagome!" Bankotsu yelled swinging banryuu and killing the demons. "Bankotsu." I whispered as I saw him. In a split second I was hugging him. "Bankotsu what took you so long." "Sorry. But those two kids can't track scents good enough let so it took awhile." He said. Just then the others appeared with shippo and Yuki in Suikotsu arms. "Kagome!" They yelled I was hug by jakotsu, shippo, and Yuki. "Uh guys were in the middle of a war. Jakotsu weapons." I said. They let go and jakotsu pulled out my knives and sword out of my bag and have them to me. Renkotsu and Ginkotsu quickly shot the remaining birds out so only the main one was left. Kouga looked down and saw bankotsu. "Go home braid boy! I don't have time for you right now." He yelled. Bankotsu yelled back. "No way wolf boy! You took kagome and your not getting away with it!" Kouga just yelled. "Look braidie go home kagome's mine now so go while you have a chance!" I felt the others look at me. "Don't even start he announced it after I helped Shippo and Yuki escape. I don't agree to it. " I said my face bright red. "Kagome is not yours! Stay away from you flea-bag!" Bankotsu yelled at kouga. "I've claimed her as mine. I'm in love with you kagome! He's not good enough for you so forget about him. Ill kill someday anyway. Once you've been with a real man like me you'll never go back to scrapes like him again!" Kouga said. I was shocked. This was just embarrassing. I had to tell bankotsu sit multiple times to make sure he didn't rampage. I had a rosary on him to make sure he didn't go out of control. It has happen twice and I swear I may use a arm next time. Kouga started fighting the leader bird but the bird carried him to the top and took out one of kouga's shards. When the bird was about o eat him whole I threw one of my knives and destroyed the bird.
It was after the fight and me and Shippo brought kouga down. I had laid down kouga's head onto my chest once we landed. Bankotsu was pissed off to know end. I had healed kouga's arm of the mark and helped him back to the cave. Of course the others wanted to follow but I only let Suikotsu follow me. Didn't want anything to start up. I war is enough for me.
When kouga was safely on the pelts I turned to leave. Though I got stop by something tugging at my pants leg. I looked down and saw the wolf pup from earlier was trying to make me stay. "Hey kouga can this little guy come with me? Since he won't let anyone else even near him?" I asked kouga. Kouga sat up and nodded saying. "Sure kagome. As long as you come visit sometime. Ill already visit when I can." I nodded and waved goodbye. We walked out of the cave to see everyone waiting. "Kags what's with the wolf?" Suikotsu asked. He had gone out before me. "A little wolf pup that can shape shift. I'm apparently the only one he likes so kouga let him come with me if I come visit sometimes." I explained. Bankotsu looked like he was going to blow. "You will not come back." "I will too. I keep my promises thank you very much." I responded back. "I won't let you." He said. "Devil change form." Was all I said and devil the name for the wolf jumped into the air and a ball of black fire surrounded him. When it disappeared devil was bigger and had purple and dark blue streaks in his fur. He was also floating in the air. "I can get here by flying. Devil can fly when transform so ha!" I said with a smirk. Bankotsu just huffed and said. "Fine." "Anyways I need to go home soon so we should held back that way. I almost out of supplies." I said. "How about you fly and we'll meet you there?" Suikotsu suggested and I nodded. I hopped on devil with my bag and flew the way towards the well.
