OMG.

NO WAY...

DID I REALLY JUST UPDATE THIS STORY???? ITS NOT POSSIBLE!!! But yes, I did. 7/8 chapters completed. Or is this the eighth one? Who cares, I updated. I'm really sorry to those loyal readers who waited a whole year for this tripe. I can't believe I was 12 when I wrote this thing. Jeez, even my writting style has changed. Not too much, hopefully.

Oh yes, and If you want the last and final chapter-grins eviliy-make sure to (if you like NARUTO) to REVEIW ROSES ARE RED!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

REVEIWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!! I wanna know what you thought!

-bankotsuchick


A raven haired man stood at the threshold to the guest room of his hilltop refuge. Thickly as if breathing, the last light would cluster around a lean figure slumping in the corner.

Has he given up?

"I miss the feisty Bankotsu."

The boy turned his head, bright blue eyes bleeding into the darkness. He was making fun of him in that coy voice, those half-slit eyes and that open kimono. He was waiting for a reaction Bankotsu refused to give him the satisfaction of.

"Too bad then, I suppose."

"You sure you want to speak to me like that?"

"Yes."

Naraku smirked.

"Miss the hanyou?"

Silence, then: "…W-what are you talking about?"

No matter how much you try to hide it, Ban-chan, you're human. You can't hide that little flinch, that little quickening of you're heart. You can't. You love him.

That's why, you stupid, stupid mercenary, you must die.

"So you don't miss him at all? Don't miss those white dog ears, those fierce amber eyes?" His description was sickeningly accurate. "How about when he looks at you?" Naraku's grin was so terrifying that Bankotsu was sure that he enjoyed this.

I can't let him have the satisfaction, I can't. For Inu-chan.

"I'm sure that will break his heart to hear that, Bankotsu-kun."

Bankotsu couldn't take it any longer. He leapt up from his sitting position and thrust a muscular forearm against Naraku's neck. It didn't matter that Bankotsu was shorter because with eyes like that and a snarl that evil, even Naraku felt a tremor up his spine. Then, he relaxed and brushed two fingers up against Bankotsu's neck.

"You're Shikon shards, Ban-chan?" The braided boy froze and tensed. "I sure wonder what would happen if I dared to…take them away?"


"He's gone."

That was all Inuyasha could muster, too afraid to say anything else.

"Inu-kun…" Miroku began, at a loss for words. "I'm sure it's fine…" But anyone could tell he couldn't even believe those words himself.

"Is it possible he decided to join up with Naraku again?"
"No way in fucking hell!" Inuyasha snarled, fangs bared. "I trusted him. I know him…"

Silence.

"Inu are you…cry-"

"No!" He bit his lip and stood up. "I'm going out."

With that, he was gone, leaving Sango, Miroku, Kagome and Shippo staring blankly at the door where Inuyasha moments before had stood.


Once again, sooooo sorry for the wait! 0ne more chapter to go!

Inu: Stupid authoress; You tortured those poor readers.

Nar: not as much as me.

author: (smacks naraku)

Ban: heh...Be sure to reveiw!

till next time!!!!!!

-bankotsuchick