Title: Tales of love
Pairing: Bankotsu, Jakotsu
List and Prompt (# and Theme):Creamy, #7 bloom
Rating: M
Universe/Genre: Precanon, romance
Warnings: yaoi, with shouta overtones
Author's Note: Special thanks to my beta, Jen, for looking this over for me.
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Part two: Love hurts…
10. Bloom…
Love blossomed in Jakotsu's heart for the younger boy, although it was tinged with a mix of jealousy and fear. He was jealous of the girls that caught Bankotsu's eye and afraid that the younger boy would leave him for one. It was all the seventeen year old could do to keep his emotions in check. Luckily he was able to channel his frustrations into learning how to wield the wooden sword Bankotsu got him. By picturing a girl instead of his beloved little dumpling, he was able use it like he meant it. Having the fourteen year old praise his efforts also helped.
As the days turned to weeks and the weeks into months, Jakotsu was beginning to shape up as a swordsman. While he would never be truly great at it, having lacked an early exposure to swordplay, Bankotsu was pleased to see he could get by enough to stay alive if things got tough. The time had come in the fourteen year old's humble opinion to get him a real sword. That was until Jakotsu had made the mistake of losing his temper while sparring.
The cross-dresser was already mad about the younger boy's showing off in front of a couple of village girls. He flew into a rage when Bankotsu knocked the sword from his hand, pushing the girls roughly aside as they tried to commiserate with him over it as he stormed off. The seventeen year old's temper tantrum aside, the younger boy had to admit a simple sword was not long enough to keep him safe. Jakotsu needed a weapon more along the lines of Bankotsu's Banryuu, but he simply lacked the strength to pick it up let alone wield it. That's when it hit him, and an idea slowly blossomed in Bankotsu's head…