Don't Own Inuyasha or Other Characters!
Chapter 7- Alone
Bankotsu was ready to finish him off when Kagura screamed. He quickly buzzed around to see a sacred arrow whipped toward Kagura's head. He ran toward her his sword extended. He jumped and...
The next thing he saw was his Banryuu was shattered on the ground. He had just managed to put his sword in front of her. He looked down at the tiny shards on the ground, picked them up, and put them in Renkotsu. Bankotsu stood up, eyes filled with fire. He raised his fist and charged at Kagome.
Inuyasha cut him off. Bankotsu went to punch him in the gut, but Inuyasha sliced his arm. Kagura saw the anger in Bankotsu's eyes, he was determined to kill the half-mutt.
Bankotsu was now losing the fight, he was cut up and had nothing to defend himself with. 'He is insane,' Kagura thought, 'He has no hope.' Bankotsu was about to die himself. With all of his strength, Renkotsu got up and stumbled to his "brother's" side. "Renkotsu?" Bankotsu looked as though he had seen a ghost.
Renkotsu took his gourd and poured some of the liquid into his mouth, and with his last breath he exhaled the biggest, most dangerous flame he had ever made.
All was clear. Kagome, Shippo, Sango, and Miroku were dead from Renkotsu's flame. Inuyasha lied on his back moaning, from the pain of the flame and from the pain of loss. "This is what you deserve, to wounder around with all your life dead. With no one in this world to take care of you, to comfort you, or to love you. I thought if all my "brothers" died I would have Kagura, but I can't even trust her, the only person left." Bankotsu's words were cold, and dark. "I will ease your pain," and with that Bankotsu walked to Kagome and took one of her arrows. He looked down at Inuyasha and put his middle finger to his forehead, his pointer finger on his eye and his ring finger on his other eye. He mumbled, "In death may you be triumphant." Then he stabbed Inuyasha in the heart with the arrow.
Kagura's heart was pounding fast. She knew what was coming next. She took a step back, expecting him to charge at her. She took out her fan for protection. 'Why did he save me, he wouldn't have had to worry about me if he let the arrow hit me. Maybe he wants to kill me himself...'
Bankotsu went up to Renkotsu's body and took the shards from his neck. Then he walked to Kagome and took her part of the shard. "I would kill you, but I think giving these to Naraku is punishment enough. Besides, I don't think I could kill you." Bankotsu was angered by her, but his sadness covered it up.
He walked to his Banryuu, to pick up the shattered pieces. "Come," he said once he had picked up the pieces.
She nodded and mumbled a response. She followed right behind him, looking down, feeling even more like a slave. Soon, without notice, Kagura began weeping. She just couldn't bare the pain of Naraku, with more power, punishing her for not killing Bankotsu.
Bankotsu was quite aware of her crying. He couldn't stand to see her cry, but there was nothing he could do, he couldn't let his feelings have a say. Bakotsu stopped. Kagura lightly bumped into him. "Let's stop here for a while." His voice was full of pain, from the loss of his brothers? No, he knew they would be together in the after life. "Bankotsu, can I ask you something?" her voice barely a whisper.
"Didn't you al... sure," Bankotsu almost smiled, but then went back to his sadness.
"Why are you so upset?" Kagura still had tears running down her face.
"Because," he said like a child not wanting to say something.
"I understand, you can't trust me," she faked a smile.
"Kagura, I have feelings for you, but... I... can't," he sobbed.
He couldn't help the tears, he just had to let his feelings out. He sobbed and sobbed. His "brothers" were gone, the woman he loved tried to kill him, and he had no one left.
He sensed something. He looked at Kagura, she had sensed it to, but her eyes were wide in fear. He looked at her confused, when two figures appeared. 'Naraku.'