Well...chapter 10!

Disclaimer: Uggggh. I DONT OWN INUYASHA! -yelling at the copyright people-

Bankotsu immediately rushed to Kagome's side, pressing his fingers against the sides of her neck to check for a pulse. It was still going strong and he let out a relieved sigh. He ripped a part of his haori off and wrapped it against Kagome's smaller cuts.

"AHEM! Suikotsu! Now would be a good time to change into `good doctor mode'!" He shouted expectantly. Suikotsu smiled sheepishly and rushed over with Kagome's first aid kit. Bankotsu stepped to the side and prepared Kagome's sleeping bag, where Suikotsu gently set her down.

Renkotsu glared at Inuyasha and quickly tied him to a tree, the half-demon not even resisting the slightest. `The guy's lost his fighting spirit. How pathetic.'

Jakotsu simply walked over to the remains of Kikyo's clay body and kicked them away into the bushes. Any passerby would probably think he was getting rid of the smashed bits of a clay jar. Renkotsu snickered as Jakotsu began to stomp on the shards of clay.

"Hey Ren, wanna finish the job?"

"With pleasure." He took a sip of the mysterious concoction in his gourd and spewed flames out of his mouth. The clay bits burned away and nothing was left but dusty particles and a charred bush. The two looked over at Kagome, who lay limply on her sleeping bag. Suikotsu was busy disinfecting and wrapping up her injuries. He then looked over at her biggest wound, the one in her chest. His face turned red as he looked over at his leader.

"Uh… about this wound-"

"I'm sure as HELL you are not touching her there!" Bankotsu growled. Suikotsu gulped and scooted away. Bankotsu looked down at her and blushed again. Was he the one to do the job? Sure, he loved her, but… what if she woke up while he was bandaging her? She would NOT be happy. Not at all. He would probably be lucky if he escaped with a black eye and a few broken bones…

"Um… Why don't we let Jak wrap her up?" He stammered. He detested the idea as well, but not as much as he hated the idea of Kagome waking up in such a way. Jakotsu was interested in men, so if she were to awake, Kagome won't have to worry about him doing anything perverted. Jakotsu just shrugged and walked over whilst the others quickly turned around, warmth covering all their cheeks. (A/N: KAWAII!! ^///^)

Jakotsu took off her blood-soaked shirt and observed the wound (NO, not in THAT way… Perverts). He grabbed the roll of bandages and began to cover the injury. He flipped her over on her stomach and blanched at what he saw. On her back were three gruesome gashes the raked across her skin from her right shoulder to her left hip. It looked to be a fresh wound, still bright red and scabbed, something that probably happened very recently. Inuyasha, who sat forgotten at the base of the tree, watched with worried eyes.

"Holy shit…"

"Holy shit my ass! Hurry up Jak!"

"Seriously Aniki, you should come see this… it looks awful." Bankotsu quickly turned around and looked over. He openly gasped at the sight of the newly discovered wound. He looked worriedly at Kagome's pale face, twisted by an unknown pain. The other two turned over and cringed at the sight.

"Aniki, this doesn't look like it's been inflicted by a regular demon, it looks like powerful sorcery." Suikotsu said gravely.

"That's 'cause it is." Their eyes all snapped over in Kagome's direction. She was trying to push herself off the ground, completely forgetting she was topless. "Remember when I told you how I had found that ancient scroll and used it to learn dark magic? Hn, it came with a price. Every time I use magic, the gashes are reopened."

"But you said you used your priestess powers to harvest magic!"

"I do. My priestess energy is tainted and concentrated into one body part. Then it can be converted into magic. But in order to use those dark powers, I have to give a sacrifice of blood, willingly or not. That's why it's called `dark magic'. But thankfully, as long as I don't use it too often, it will only bleed at the end of the day." She explained wearily as she pulled on a fresh new shirt.

"If that's the case, then you are not to use those powers again!" Bankotsu growled

"So what if I lose blood? I'm immortal now, we all are, remember?"

"But-"

"Come on, Bankotsu! You used to be more fun. These gashes, as bad as they look, don't hurt much at all! Please?" She pleaded with her best puppy dog look. Bankotsu couldn't resist that. It just wasn't fair!

"Ugh, alright, but only if you swear to use your powers only when it is absolutely necessary, like in battle."

"…Whatever. Since when did you become my dad anyway?"

"…I'm not sure how I should respond to that."

The others watched in amusement. They acted just like a married couple… Then they remembered that lonesome man tied to the tree. In his amber eyes, there was nothing but helplessness, and jealousy. Jakotsu scoffed at the sight.

"I can't believe I used to swoon over that." He said in disgust.

"None of us can." Renkotsu mumbled.

"Oi! Aniki, Imouto! What do you think we should do about the trash tied up against the tree?" Suikotsu shouted. Kagome stepped over carefully, clutching the wound in her chest. She looked him straight in the eye and sneered.

"I think we've done enough damage. Just look at the empty glaze in his eyes. He's lost it. We can either let him go, or we can leave him tied up. It's as simple as that."

They all looked quizzically at the man. He looked utterly broken. His eyes lost their shine and he dejectedly slumped over the rope that bound him. They almost wanted to pity him, almost.

"I say we let him go. I mean, how much trouble could a guy like this do to us? `Oohh, my dead girlfriend died again… I just wanna give up on life ' That's pretty sad, man." Kagome snickered. Bankotsu rolled his eyes. Using his enormous Banryu, his sliced the ropes, not even bothering to be clean and precise. The blade grazed Inuyasha robes and skin, making him wince slightly. He sent an empty gaze Kagome's way and hopped away, leaving a few droplets of blood in his wake.

AN: XD Last chapter! Now I can write!