The Family Tree-Ch.10-The Taijiya Village
ATTENTION: A big thank you for RevealedSecrets who helped with part of this chapter. Also, for revising some parts I wrote badly. Real badly.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters.
Note;The scene changes are all screwed up this chapter. Sorry.
Authors Question:Is Kirara a male or female? female right? I don't wanna mess it up. And don't even think about mentioning that Jakotsu thing, I know HE'S gay I just forgot cause I wrote that part a lil fast..
Bankotsu: Banryuu, PLEASE MAKE SANGO LIKE ME!
Legendary Banryuu: No.
Shippo: Don't whine.
Legendary Banryuu: That's MY line.
Shippo: Sorry.
Sakura: I think-
Everyone: YOU ARE NOT IN THIS STORY ANYMORE GO AWAY!
Sakura:But im in this chapter right?
Legendary Banryuu:NO! Wait-checks script-, hey you are...that's strange.
Hojo:Mphe oo?
Legendary Banryuu: Yes you do get MENTIONED HOEjo
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That night, the group sat down for a meal at Kaede's home. Bankotsu was eating outside, completely aware of the one-eyed gazes he was getting from acertain old woman.(I bet you don't know who it is :P)
The night sky had cleared since yesterday, the stars were shining bright andthere was a half-moon out. Bankotsu silently ate the rice on his trey. He knew Kaede had reason to be cautious, but it was extremely annoying how she kept glancing at him to make sure he didn't pull out a dagger from his rice bowl.
Sango came out after a few minutes and sat down next to him with a half-empty bowl of rice. They were silent a few moments before Bankotsu got a devilish look in his eye and spoke, "Well, well, I guess you couldn't stand to be away from me for a whole five minutes could you?" Sango suddenly looked as ifMiroku had grabbed her from...behind.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!", she bellowed with a monstrous glare. Bankotsu frantically put up his hands to his face to defend himself and took a step back. "Whoa, easy now, I was just kidding, why you freaking out?", he said quickly. Sango huffed and sat down.
The very idea of her liking Bankotsu! She sighed and reached for the sack she always traveled with. From it, she pulled out half of the broken Hiraikotsu. Bankotsu sat too, just as soon as he was sure Sango wouldn't smack him overthe head with it.
"You really should get that fixed," he commented after a few silent moments. Sango sighed, "Its not that simple, this is made of youkai bone and I would need my father's help to fix this." Bankotsu looked at her questioningly and realized he knew nothing of Sango, or her family other than Kohaku.
Now that he thought of it, he felt ashamed for not knowing anything about someone who had vouched for him to gain the group's trust. Though he did not want to bring up any unpleasant memories, so he would ask very carefully.
"So why don't you go see your father?" Or not. Sango took a deep breath and spoke, "He's dead." Bankotsu had somehow anticipated this, though the way her sadness invaded her voice was unsettling. He was tempted to press her for more information, but she instead stood, put the broken Hiraikotsu into her bag, and headed inside.
Bankotsu groaned, he sure did have a way with women.
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Kagome had not returned by sunset the next day, so Inuyasha finally decided that Kagome would not return until tomorrow despite their earlier agreement. They spent the night once again in Kaede's hut as the old woman prepared a meal for the travelers.
Shippo was lying on his stomach on the hut's floor working on a random drawing with the crayon set Kagome gave him. Miroku was having a conversation with Kaede while she stewed the soup. Sango had left the hut momentarily, and Inuyasha had set off to go to Kagome's world to tell her off.
Bankotsu had his back to a wall, impatiently waiting to leave the hut, though that would have to wait until tomorrow. He looked over Shippo's shoulder and saw a picture of a woman in a pink cat suit yelling something to a white-haired dog with a tail poking out his end whom looked to be in the process of having his face smacked into the ground.
Bankotsu sighed impatiently and left the hut to see why Sango was taking so long. He didn't have to look hard, Sango was right outside the house, her back to him. She was wearing the full youkai taijiya uniform, minus the katana which was currently in Bankotsu's ownership. Kirara was in full youkai next to her, looking ready for travel.
"Goin' somewhere?", called and Sango turned around to see the source.
"Never you mind, just go inside", she said
"Let's try this again,"Bankotsu paused,"Where are you going?"
"Home,"she said simply.
Bankotsu looked at her questioningly,"Home?"
Sango turned her back to him again and tightened the loose knot of a dirty bag on Kirara's neck. The pack looked to be heavy but Kirara didn't look to be effected.
Bankotsu waited a few moments before Sango sighed and spoke,"The demon slayer's village."
Bankotsu mentally slapped himself. Of course home was the demon slayer's village, she was a demon slayer! And then he remembered something. Didn't Kohaku wear what looked to be a boy's version of Sango's uniform?
"So, does that outfit happen to be the official uniform of the demon slayers?,"Bankotsu asked in a vague tone.
She nodded, her back still turned as she picked up another bag from the ground and slung it over her own shoulder.
Bankotsu took a deep breath and spoke,"Would you happen to know or be related to a..Kohaku?"
"Kohaku?" Sango dropped the sack she was holding and turned around to face the mercenary with a shocked look on her face, "How do you know Kohaku?"
Bankotsu got an uncomfortable look on his face,"He was in Mt.Hakurei, near Saint Hakushin's chamber. I talked to him before Kanna came and the insects lead him away."
Sango sat down, her legs literally giving away,"How was he? Did he seem to still have amnesia?"
Bankotsu opened his mouth before something occured to him,"You two are related I take it?"
She nodded quickly and muttered,"He's my brother."
'Thought so', Bankotsu mentally said to himself,"He was fine last I saw him, and amnesia explains why he acts like a loyal dog to a bastard like Naraku."
Sango stood and started to tie the sack, which looked to be carrying food and a strange metal cyclinder, perhaps holding water(thermos from the future, do the math).
At that moment Shippo poked his head out the door,"You guys coming in? The food is ready."
Sango sighed impatiently,"No, I ate already and i've already got the things I need for a few days."
Shippo turned to Bankotsu questioningly.
"Nah, not hungry", he said vaguely.
Shippo shrugged and went back into the hut, leaving the taijiya and mercenary in uncomfortable silence.
"A few days?", inquired Bankotsu after a moment
Sango shook her head yes and explained,"Kagome said if she wasn't back the first day she would stay a couple more, so that's when I go visit the taijiya's village."
"The taijiya are all gone aren't they?", said Bankotsu in a faked conversational tone.
Sango didn't even stir at the comment. She just muttered a "Yes" and leapt on top of Kirara.
Bankotsu could tell he had brought up something unpleasent but only uttered a vague "Sorry".
Kirara was about to take off when Sango stopped her and turned to Bankotsu,"I wonder, do you know anything of reforging a sword?"
Bankotsu was slightly taken aback by the question,"Why?"
"The Hiraikotsu is made of youkai bone as hard as the steel of a sword. It also can be repaired like a sword,"she answered.
"Well..I do have some experience,"Bankotsu said after a few seconds.
Sango was clearly surprised but she smirked and said,"My father has a forge that's still intact, would you mind coming and helping me fix this?"
"Sure,"agreed Bankotsu,"Beats sitting around here listening to Inuyasha complaining."
"And that is the other reason i'm leaving,"she said.
Bankotsu gently leapt onto Kirara, and as they took off, he wondered to himself why he had said he was an amateur blacksmith. The only experience he had ever had was watching Renkotsu repair the broken weapons of Genkotsu after their revival. But, with an incredible sense of guilt he noticed he rather liked his lone position close to Sango.
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With a wave of her fan, Kagura sent the signal through the wind to the demons in Naraku's Castle. She was one shard closer to stealing back her heart and leaving Naraku's side.
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A few hours later, Sango and Bankotsu arrived to the Youkai Taijiya (Demon Slayer) village. Kirara turned into her small neko form and the supplies she had brought fell to the ground. While he bent down to take one, Bankotsu took a look at the houses around him. Many of the homes looked burned in some parts and some had only their framework left to support them. The sturdier homes were surprisingly intact with only a few scorches to mark them.
Bankotsu was silent as he followed Sango through the ruined village. Demon Slayers were elite protectors against youkai of all forms. Not even a human army could have defeated a village this size given it was full of taijiya. What had happened to make such a powerful village fall?
After about five minutes of walking, they reached the forest outlying the village. After stumbling through a rocky dirt road for a few minutes, they came to a clearing completely surrounded by large Japanese Maple trees. Under the dome-like trees were many graves with only a few twigs for tombstones.
Sango was already walking to a small hut in the shade of another Japanese Maple. Bankotsu followed hesitantly, what would he do if he could not fix the Hiraikotsu? Perhaps watching Renkotsu wasn't enough to actually resmith the boomerang. inside the hut were racks filled with large hammers, a circular pit with old pieces of charcoal in it, empty buckets once filled with water, and a large anvil that had a finished sword hanging against it.
Sango handed Bankotsu the sack with the two pieces of the Hiraikotsu in it. It was heavy, but barely half as much as the Banryuu's weight.
"I'm going to the stream to fill these,"said Sango indicating the empty buckets,"Can you get the pit going?"
"Uhh..sure,"said Bankotsu hesitantly.
Sango left the hut with buckets in hand leaving a confused Bankotsu wearing a guilty expression on his face. He turned towards the pit and grabbed two pieces of charcoal. He had no idea how he was going to start the fire. Did he use wooden sticks and if he did so how would the lifeless rocks in the pit catch fire.
From what he knew of forging, iron and steel of a weapon would be heated until it was malleable, then with a pair of metal tongs, lift up the red-hot metal to the anvil and began forming it with a hammer. It was not really as simple as it sounded. How long would the metal and steel heat up until malleability? When did he put the weapon into the water? Did he have to heat the Hiraikotsu down the middle where it had been snapped and hope the youkai bone of the two ends melted into each other?
He had no idea why he had offered to come. It was so foolish that he had lied to be brought here for no reason. Out of nowhere, his mind started to form pictures of Shippo drawing a scene where Bankotsu would be smacked into the ground by a pissed off Sango.
Poor Bankotsu.
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111Kagome and Sakura were in Wcdonald's where Sakura was excitedly going on about her date with Hojo the last night. Apparently, the courteous and somewhat perky Hojo had insisted on paying for a fancy and overpriced (duh) resteraunt. Kagome was pretending to listen to her but all the while fingering the object Kaede had given her inside her pocket. The instructions were simple.
Put it around Bankotsu's neck and say a word that would be the restraining command directly after.
It was another necklace, just like Inuyasha's.
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Tired of writing for now. I decided to break it into two parts and continue next chapter. School starts tommorow(I am so happy, NOT) and its back to another year of torment, High School.
I am gonna so cry myself to sleep tonight. Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I did some research on forging and the Japanese Maple tree so they should be accurately described.
School is tommorow. I DONT WANNA GO:(
Now that school is starting, expect even longer update times. Sorry. Homework is gonna fill up a lot of my time I tell you that.
I DONT WANNA GO TO SCHOOL!
Sorry. I wont complain again.
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P.S:Sorry for the scene change errors.