Regular POV
It's the morning of the party and I'm exhausted. We all decided to sleep over Inuyasha's house since all of our costumes were already there. I rolled out of the guest bed and walked towards the bathroom to do the normal routine. When I was finished I put my hair up in a bun and threw on a pair of Inuyasha's sweatpants and my shirt from last night.
I went downstairs and saw Koga passed out on the couch with Ayame wrapped up in his arms.
I guess they were too tired to go into one of the rooms.
I felt a tinge of jealousy while watching them sleep. I always wanted to have a relationship like that. When I was dating Miroku it was like I didn't even exist, only in bed. I sighed and walked into the kitchen where I saw Bankotsu sitting there with his head in his hands.
"Hey, you okay?" I asked, my tone giving off concern. A bit too much than I would've liked.
He lifted his head and looked up at me then smiled. I felt my knees go weak so I carefully made my way to one of the chairs.
"Yea I'm fine. Just a bit tired. So when are we gonna be able to see the costumes?"
"Oh yea! I forgot about that. Come on I'll give you yours now."
I got up and headed out towards the basement. I heard his footsteps behind me so I knew he was following. I opened the basement door and walked down the old wooden steps. Right when we entered the cramped basement I walked towards the boiler room and grabbed a huge black garbage bad.
Dammit this shit is heavy.
I pulled it out and dropped it onto the cracked tiled floor. I turned around and walked into something hard. I looked up and saw a toned chest and I blushed. I guess I didn't realize he was only in a pair of baggy pajama pants. He looked down at me with a smirk and reached behind me. His arm was in between my ribs and my arm and he searched into the bag with one hand while keeping his eyes focused on me.
I turned my head and focused my eyes on something else. He pulled out one of the costumes, which ended up being mine. He held it up and his eyes widened as he looked over it. I saw him feeling the leather and then unfolding the costume.
"Wow…" He said as he saw the small black and pink leather costume. I was honestly flustered. He still hasn't asked who it belonged to and I'm glad.
"Who is this for? I definitely wouldn't be able to keep my hands off." He whispered the last part but I still heard it.
I guess I had spoken to soon, but jeez was that last part necessary. Any embarrassment I had was gone and replaced by anger. He doesn't even know who the costume belonged to and he's saying that.
Guys are all the same. Horn dogs…
I turned around and searched through the bag. I looked over my shoulder to see him still looking at the costume. I found his and slammed it into his arms while taking mine back and shoving it into the bag. I grabbed the bag and stomped my way up the stairs.
Bankotsu's POV
I stood there dumbfounded. What just happened? One minute I'm looking over this very sexy costume and the next I'm standing here with a really heavy white and purple outfit. I then realized she probably heard what I said.
"Shit…" It's not like I meant it, I was really hoping it was hers though. I seriously wouldn't know what to do if I saw her with that skintight leather on.
Oh jeez…
I shifted the costume in my hands and walked up the stairs. I kicked the basement door closed with my foot and walked into the living room. I looked towards the cable box and noticed it was 12:00 pm. I put the costume down on the leather couch not bothering to look at it yet and went towards the study. I saw Kikyo there reading some huge book. She looked up and smiled at me then shut the book with one hand and got up.
I walked up and gave her a hug and kiss on the cheek. I kept my arm around her shoulders.
"What's up Bankie?"
I rolled my eyes, "Nothing, did you get your costume yet?"
"Mhm, did Sango give you yours?"
"Yea, she did. I wanted to know though, who does that black and pink leather costume belong to?"
I saw her eyebrows go down into a frown and then her eyes widen with realization. She smirked at me.
"You're going to have to wait till tonight to find that out. Now if you don't mind me and the girls are gonna go start getting our stuff together to get ready." She gave me a kiss on the cheek. "Buh bye Bankie."
She walked out and I couldn't help but role my eyes. I might as well see how the costume looks and try it on.
I stood in front of the mirror in one of the guest rooms and looked over the costume. I had to admit I liked it a lot. It had a white hakama that was tucked into the sandals and the shirt was huge and the sleeves were tucked into the gloves. The armor was gray with a purple feather like design coming out from the end and then there was a red waistband the separated the top part of the armor from the bottom and held the costume it place. It was pretty long and big but it fit perfectly.
I'm pretty much a mercenary from back in the day. Fuck yea.
I walked out to see Jakotsu walking down the hall wearing a yukata with leaves on it. One side of it was up and his leg was bear. He has a purple scarf around his shoulders and a sword behind his back.
"Ban Ban! Where's your sword?"
"I have a sword? And who am I supposed to be exactly?"
"Yes you do! It's so cool, it's called Banryu mines Jakotsutou, and WE are supposed to be the Shinchinitai, Our ancestors! They were a group of mercenaries that were so bad ass! It's weird how mom named all of us after them."
"Band of seven? So that means they bought the others costumes too?"
"Mhm! The girls did such a good job! Your sword is in the living room with the rest of the stuff." He walked away and into the girls' room.
This should be interesting.
Regular POV
I was in the middle of fixing Kikyo's hair when Jakotsu walked in.
"Aww you look so cute!" Yelled Ayame.
I laughed as Jakotsu started posing and strutting the invisible catwalk. I grabbed the white ribbon that was on top of the bureau and wrapped it around her long hair. I made it so her bangs were out and there were two strips of hair on the sides of her face. She stood up and her red hakama flowed with the movement. I looked her over and thought she was missing something. I looked around and took an abandon shoelace off the floor and put it around her neck and tied it into a small bow so it hung loosely around her neck.
Her hands were hidden under the big sleeves of the white top and I couldn't help but laugh she flipped me off and I laughed harder. I went to walk out of the room to go get a drink.
"Sango! Can you bring up some sodas? We're going to be in here for a while," Kikyo asked.
"And hurry back! My outfit is going to take forever," Ayame whined.
I laughed and nodded.
I entered the kitchen and saw Bankotsu grabbing a piece of stringy cheese from the fridge. I looked him over and noticed that even in costume the guy was one hell of a view.
"Why is it that I always see you in the kitchen?" I asked him. He looked up from the fridge and laughed.
"You always catch me with my hands on the goodies." He made a face and then said, "I noticed how perverted that sounded."
I laughed and moved towards him to grab the sodas. My arm brushed his and I felt the goose bumps come up.
Stop doing whatever it is that you do to me!
"So, why'd you storm out the basement before?"
"What? Um… I didn't storm out."
"Ha, yea you did."
"Whatever." I said rolling my eyes. I really didn't want to act like this but I don't want him knowing why.
"Okay, okay relax. Just asking."
I put the cans down on the counter and opened mine. I turned to face him and leaned against the counter. I saw him messing around with his braid. I think he was unbraiding it. I put my can down and walked towards him. He froze and I saw him stiffen as I walked over to him. I walked behind him and gently took his hair out of his hands and started to unbraid it. When I was done I began to re-braid it.
He relaxed and slouched his shoulders. When I finished I gave him a small smile and went back to my can. I took a sip and glanced at him to find him staring at me. I scrunched my nose and lifted an eyebrow. He chuckled and shook his head.
"Were you mad at what I said? About not being able to keep my hands off whoever wore the costume?"
"Psh, no!" I scoffed. Shit. I've been figured out. I grabbed the other cans and heard his silent laughter from behind me.
"Well, I'm off. See you later."
"Yea, bye."
Out of all the costumes, Ayame's and Koga's were the two most annoying ones ever. There was too much fur! And then Koga was complaining that he felt gayer than Jakotsu.
"It's not normal to feel this much air in between your legs!" He shouted.
I rolled my eyes as I finished tying up Ayame's headband.
"Get over it," Kikyo snapped at him.
I looked over at the digital clock and noticed it was already 5 and I still haven't put on my costume. Koga walked out of the room and few seconds later you can hear the guys' laughter through the halls.
"Hey wolf! Nice leg warmers!" yelled out Inuyasha.
I walked towards the bed and grabbed the costume. I stripped in front of the girls not caring whether or not they saw the scar on my back from the accident. I slipped it on and the suit clung onto my body. I zipped it up from the side and started putting on the shoulder pads and kneepads. Kikyo handed me the pink ribbon and I tied it around my waist. I went up to the mirror and put on a thin line of pink eye shadow. I grabbed the boots and slipped them on.
"Wow, honey. That costume sure shows off your curves." Jakotsu complimented.
I rolled my eyes and chuckled. We all walked out and went downstairs to look at the guys. When we got down the room went silent. I looked over at Bankotsu and his mouth was agape, his eyes wide. I looked at Inuyasha and saw him pull Kikyo into a hug. He has these cute little dog ears on top of his head that I wanted to touch so badly! He wore something similar to what Kikyo was wearing but had a red robe over it.
Aww he's barefoot!
I looked at Miroku and noticed that his monk costume made him look pretty handsome. I love purple too. He had his hair tied back into a ponytail and his earrings were in. He had a staff in his hands, which made me giggle. I felt hands on my waist and knowing it wasn't Miroku made me curious. I turned around in the stranger's arms and looked up to see Bankotsu, who now had a star on his forehead.
"I told you, it'd be hard to keep my hands off." He whispered into my ear. I shivered and a blush made itself apparent on my face. He winked at me and I walked away towards Jakotsu, who was too busy drooling over Inuyasha.
The bell rang and Inuyasha went to answer it. At the door was Sesshomaru with Jaken, Kohaku and Rin.
Jaken was Sesshomaru's right hand man, little short ugly guy with a terrible temper.
"We'll get the party started after we get dressed. Sango, where are the costumes?"
"They're upstairs in a black bag."
While we waited, Kikyo and Ayame were handing out candy to the trick or treaters and I was trying to not blush so much under Bankotsu's gaze. A few people had already gotten here, but of course that party doesn't start until Sesshomaru walks in.
We heard footsteps coming down the stairs and Jaken's annoying voice.
"Let's get this party started!"
I am aware of the OCC. I started having a bit of writers block and my four year old brat was bothering me. (My little brother) I'm gonna start the next chapter soon. I might update once a week too. With school and all it's hard. I think you guys know.
R&R no flames. thank you.
