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Onward... MARCH!

Chapter 5: Biting to Reuniting

The night edged on slowly. Neither Bankotsu nor myself could find it in our spirits to go back to sleep. Even after fifty years that damn memory still haunted my very being! An to make matters even more drastic, they now haunted the man to my left. Bankotsu. His eyes remained fixated on the ceiling panels and he barely blinked. His eyes were darkened and he seemed almost... angry? No, that couldn't be it. I left him alone for the night and he did the same for me. I did not want to speak of the past, I merely wished it to stay where it belonged in the fucking past! Was that too much to ask for? It was times like these that left me wondering, would death have been a better ending to my confinement? At first I was happy at my release. I met a girl named Kagome who I got along with extremely well and her friends were wondrous people! But then there were the downsides to my return. My brother, Naraku, had turned himself into a monster and for what? For me? Well that plan surely backfired on him, because I was freed without his new found abilities! My brain was racked with thoughts and I just wished for them to stop.

"You're giving me a headache.. Stop thinking whatever it is you're thinking!" Bankotsu ground out through clenched teeth.

My eyes darted to him. Was my headache really that bad? Was I totally oblivious to this pain he was clearly feeling because of me? I laid my hands gracefully on my head and soothed my spiritual energy through the tips of my fingers and into my scalp. It was an old trick I learned as a child for relieving headaches. I used to perform it on my siblings and myself all the time. I knew it was working because I soon felt Bankotsu relax beside me.

"How'd you do that?" He asked as I removed my hands from the depths of my hair.

"It's an old miko trick that I picked up long ago. " I told him.

"That's gonna come in handy during our travels, huh!" He laughed out.

"It will be a long journey, I suppose I'll have to use it a few times." I joined him in laughter.

I turned my head to the window in the room. The sun was beginning to pierce through the clouds as it made its way over the horizon. I stood from the bed and made my way to stand before the window. It took a moment before I spoke.

"Will you assist me in finding a better kimono or something along those lines. I sense summer has arrived and my miko wardrobe will make me die of heat stroke." I joked about the last part, but in all seriousness I really wanted something that would keep me cooled off.

"Sure thing, Jakotsu got the room with all the girly shit, we can just go find something in there." Bankotsu stood and didn't even bother putting his top back on. He simply walked out of the room and motioned for me to follow him. Jakotsu's room was two feet down the hall and Bankotsu quickly slid the door opened and motioned me to go in first.

"RISE AND SHINE, JAK!" Bankotsu shouted to his brother.

"Uuuughghhhghghghg, Anikiiiiiii!" Jakotsu whined but got up anyways, grumbling indecencies to himself.

"I need you to help Lady Kyoko find a new 'summer wardrobe'." Bankotsu quickly told Jakotsu as he sat on the nice bed.

"Fine," Jakotsu crossed his arms, "The armoire was in the corner of the bedroom, the deceased daughter of the households bedroom. I shuddered but pushed that thought aside. and followed Jakotsu to the wardrobe. He opened it wide and asked me some questions.

"Ooooh! Woman, I want to pick your clothes!" Jakotsu said enthusiastically, never removing his eyes from the clothing that lined the closet.

"I don't mind, as long as you call me by name rather than woman. " I told him with a smile.

"Alright, fine! Kyoko... What is your favorite colo-" He stopped in his tracks as he saw my outfit. "Blue. Light blue, Alright lemme seeeee.. GOT IT!" He squealed and pulled out a pure white long sleeved kimono with a slit near the shoulder much like her miko top, but the skirt of it was short and stopped mid thigh. He then pulled out a beautiful sky blue silk sash to tie the kimono in place. "Well?" He asked as he held it up for me to see.

"I love it, thank you Jakotsu." He smiled largely, "I just have one question, Won't you do my makeup?" His smile widened before he looked over to Bankotsu.

"I LIKE HER!" He shouted out taking me by the arm and pulling me to the bedrooms personal washing quarters. bankotsu followed swiftly behind us and watching with interest as Jakotsu actually bonded with a woman! I wasn't going to lie, I was pretty blindsided by all of this. Bankotsu and Jakotsu were inexplicably sweet to me for basically no reason. Jakotsu grabbed my chin and looked my face up and down with a smile. He proceeded to tell me that I didn't need makeup because I was a natural beauty and that it was too hard for him to believe my body was a rotting corpse for fifty years. He put a but of grey/black eyeshadow on my eyes and painted nude lipgloss on my lips."Beautiful!" He told me with enthusiasm.

"This is so bizarre. Jakotsu hates women, yet he loves you!" Bankotsu exasperated. "The apocalypse is coming, I swear!"

The band was informed that we would be leaving to find the group I wished to travel with and many of the men cursed loudly and shot me dirty glances. I shrugged them off, It wasn't them who I had to travel with. I only really had to travel with Bankotsu and I'd gladly bring Jakotsu along as well, but the others were dead weight to me. But I knew Bankotsu was loyal to his me, which was an admiring quality which is why it further upset me when I realized that Renkotsu, the man whom I almost killed the day before, wanted to overthrow Bankotsu. I could tell by the way he shot his leader horrendous, deadly glances at all hours of the day.

I sighed as the meeting came to a showed me to a hot spring located inside the manor and we both got in. I had no shame of my body like some girls. After being dead and considered to be a sixty seven year old woman, I was grateful for my youthful body! I quickly washed up and replenished my energy through the water without much notice from Bankotsu. I decided not to pay attention to him either. I already knew that a connection was slowly being made between him and I and that was not good. I couldn't afford all these distractions. We both finished washing up and redressed ourselves.

It was time to find Inuyasha and his group. Kagome would be returning tomorrow and I knew she would be the most understanding of my predicament. Inuyasha, however, would be a completely different story. He would most likely throw a tantrum like Kenji used to when he was little and mother would never pay attention to him. I sad smile graced my lips. Inuyasha and Kenji would have gotten along so well. Or well, maybe not. They would have bashed heads because of their dominating personalities, but still would have been close. Oh, what I would give to have those days once again.

It took all night before we finally reached the path which I knew led the Kaede's village. I motioned for the group to follow behind. Inuyasha was surely to attack as soon as he smelled the band of seven. It took maybe thirty seconds for him to come bounding through the village and toward us ready to attack. He stopped just in front of me.

"Kyoko! Are you alright? You've been gone for two days and his scent is all over you ." Inuyasha seethed.

I placed a hand on his shoulder and reassured him, "Yes, I am quite fine but there are matters that I need to discuss with you." As soon as I got that line out the rest of Inuyasha's group came with worried faces, calling out my name. I motioned for them to all sit on the ground while Banotsu moved to sit next to myself.

"What the fuck is going on? Why are they here?" Inuyasha barked out.

"Quiet, Inuyasha. " I put my hand up to silence him which caused my sleeve to fall.

Miroku's eyes widened in shock and he snatched my wrist.

"Bindings!" He exclaimed as he then saw the ones on Bankotsu.

Everyone began asking questions and Bankotsu then proceeded to tell them all to "shut the fuck up" which caused a fight to erupt between him and Inuyasha. I sighed and used my powers to force them both into sitting positions.

"NOW!" I yelled out, causing them all to shut up. I told them all the basic rundown of what had happened. Everyone was pretty understanding and agreed to the conditions, everyone except..

"HELL NO!" Inuyasha yelled out.

"Inuyasha she doesn't have a choice." Sango seethed at Inuyasha's arrogance.

Inuyasha kept his distraught demeanor and stalked away. I sighed and hung my head. I was causing so many problems for this group and I'd barely known them all for five days. The monk, Miroku, placed a comforting hand on my shoulder.

"It's not your fault this happened. We understand and Kagome will too. We'll be here for you." Miroku reassured and Sango nodded in agreement.

Kagome hadn't even returned yet and things were already going downhill for everyone.

Inuyasha threw yet another tantrum, declaring that the band of seven should sleep outside of the village but everyone quickly jumped his ass because if they slept in the woods I would have to go with them and that was not happening in Sango and Miroku's minds. Inuyasha gave up the argument and fled into the forest trees.

Bankotsu and I both agreed on sleeping on the roof of the hut while his men merely rested under the trees in front of the hut. Bankotsu had already made camp on the hut and I was about to follow him when a hand on my shoulder stopped me. It was Miroku.

"Are you okay with sleeping up there with him? " Miroku questioned in a hushed tone.

"I will be just fine, but thank you for your worry." I gave him a smile and proceeded to hop onto the hut.

Bankotsu was laying on his back with his hands behind his head. He was watching the stars as I joined him on the roof. As I lay down next to him he turned his head towards me.

"Get some rest.." He said quietly.

'That probably isn't gonna happen.." I whispered back to him.

Morning came and I shook Bankotsu awake. I had to go await Kagome's arrival and Bankotsu had to come along with me. Bankotsu finally began to rub his eyes when a piercing scream came from the well.

'KAGOME?' My mind was racing.

It was her scream and I could feel the pain in her soul as she was my doppelganger. Bankotsu and I quickly ran to the well and skidded to a stop in front of her. She was clutching her leg, blood seeping through her fingers. I crouched down next to her as the rest of our group arrived.

"Let me see your leg, Kagome." I told her but then I felt the searing pain in my leg.

Something had bitten us. I ground my teeth in pain as I snatched up the snake that bit us.

"You fucking little shikigami bastard!" I ground out as I punctured the snakes skin and tossed it into the trees.

Bankotsu was also holding his leg, the same wound appeared on his leg, however he was not poisoned like Kagome and I were. There was only one priestess I could remember with a snake like that. She was training along side that woman Kikyo. They were only two years ahead of me and resided in a village close to mine. My mother and I often gave them lessons to aid their training. Ignoring the pain in my leg I stood up.

"What was that?" Inuyasha hollered out.

"Some goddamn shikigami snake that could only be owned by none other than Tsubaki herself.. That fucking witch!" I cursed loudly.

I had always known Tsubaki would turn out this way. Even as a child she was always a nuisance and now she continued that path even as an old woman! Oh, she had no idea what she had just sparked. Why would that woman attack my doppelganger and I? What had we done to anger her? I wanted nothing more than to rip her spine from her back and then shove it down her throat. Did she really think her petty poisons would cause harm to me? Kagome would fall ill, yes. But I? Not a chance. Inuyasha and Bankotsu helped us back to the village and laid Kagome and I on the futons in Kaede's hut.

"It hurts!" Kagome clung to my arm out of pain.

I rubbed my free hand on her arm to console her. Yes, I could feel the pain as well but I had felt much worse so this was easy to overcome. it took thirty minutes for Kagome to feel able enough to sit up. She reached for her glass bottle which contained the fragments.

"They want the jewel!" She panted out, "That's what the snake kept hissing! Shikon, Shikon!" Kagome cried out to us.

"So that wench wants the jewel, ne?" I sneered.

Both Kagome and I snapped our attention to fragments as they turned a sickly black color.

"Oh no-" I barely got out as the bottle exploded and the two shards shot into our necks.

My vision began to come and go in flashes. One second it was blackness then the next it was a hut filled with screaming people. Tsubaki wanted to play dirty. Well, let the games begin.

Kill them.

Kill all of them.

That recreant wench was whispering bullshit into my thoughts.

"FUCK YOU!" I hollered at the voice.

Do not resist young miko twin.

Obey me

"In your dreams, Tsubaki!"

How have you discovered my name!

What are you, miko twin?

"I'm not a twin. She is my descendant, you fool."

Wait, I know you... Kyoko!

Her voice faded away. I could feel her fear radiating through my mind. That idiot wouldn't know what hit her. I would find her whereabouts and send her straight to hell where she belonged.

I woke up soon after to find some relieved faces but some still filled with worry. I coughed up a now pink jewel shard and stored it in my pocket.

'So the wench didn't even try and take me on?'

Kagome was still battling Tsubaki, however. I reached over and grabbed Kagome by the shoulders.

"Kagome, you fight that wench! Do not let her make a mockery of you!" I pleaded with her struggling body but it appeared she was already about to give in. "Don't you surrender, Kagome! We're Higurashi's! We're strong! YOU are strong!"

Kagome's spirit grew stronger. She could hear me. I continued to talk to her, helping her fight with my encouraging words. She was a fighter, she just needed motivation. Her fighting lasted for as long as it could before Tsubaki consumed her. Kagome gave in and her eyes blackened. I stood up with a calm face.

"Everyone needs to leave. She has become possessed and Tsubaki will make her attack. Just wait outside while I handle her." I told everyone in a serious tone.

Everyone except for Inuyasha, Bankotsu and myself made a move to leave. Kagome quickly got to her feet and reached for her bow and arrows. I grabbed at her hands and she spoke hoarsely.

"Get outta here.. She.. wants...death" Kagome barely got out as she struggled against my grip.

"I know what she wants! Kagome, snap out of this!" I told my doppelganger.

It was no use, I had to hold her down all night to prevent her from killing anyone. Her mind was gone at the time and we needed to find Tsubaki.

"Inuyasha! You hold her down! We're going to find Tsubaki!" I spoke quickly to Inuyasha.

He nodded in understanding and took my spot, holding her arms as he lifted her up. We all went on our search for the witch and we found her that same night.

"You did not choose a wise hiding spot." I told Tsubaki as I shot a blast of my energy at her.

She wasn't an old woman at all! She was youthful... That damn woman sold her soul for youth. What a pity.

The battle ended with Tsubaki fleeing and Kagome being released from her grasp.

"I knew you were strong enough." I told Kagome with a smile.

She smiled back but our happiness was short lived as we had to follow the trail that Tsubaki left. We followed her into the morning until we came to a clearing guarded by what appeared to be two young girls. As I approached them i realized that I recognized those two girls. They were twins. Not just an twins.

"STOP THERE-" The short-haired one yelled but stopped as she saw me.

"Nee-sama?" The long-haired one called to me with a confused look.

"Botan.. Momiji?" I said with a shaky voice.

The two girls screamed and ran forward. Bankotsu's mouth fell slightly open at recognizing who they were. The two hugged me and I returned their embrace. It had been so long.

"How?!" I asked them.

"We don't know! There was a white light and then we were back at the shrine, Nee-sama! We missed you so much!" They wept into my kimono.

"Naraku.." I whispered.

We all decided to stop for a rest with my younger sisters. Everyone in the group had so many questions, well except for Sango. She already knew the story and was actually quite happy for our reunion! My sisters sat as close to me as possible and clutched my arms with large smiles plastered on their faces.

"So, these are your sisters?" Kagome asked me.

"Yes, this" I motioned to the long-haired sister dressed in blue, "Is Botan. And this, " I motioned to the short haired one dressed in red, "Is Momiji. They are twins and are also my sisters closest to my age. They were murdered fifty years ago, but as fate would have it, they have been revived like I have."

"Nee-sama.." Botan spoke up, "I wonder if the others have been revived as well..."

"I am curious to that as well..."

What if they were all revived when I was? that would mean that Kocho and Asuka were alive along with Kenji! But they weren't with Botan and Momiji.. So that meant they could be anywhere.

"We'll help you find them!" Kagome offered and the rest of the group nodded in agreement.

"We will find our siblings." I told my sisters, "We will be reunited."

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