Love Knows No Bondaries


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He bent down and took the sheath from Koga's lifeless body. "I'm gonna keep this…" 'As protection,' he thought carefully.

Bankotsu watched the wolf wash the blade of the redness. He walked over and helped Hakkaku get the sheath around his waist. He watched in understanding as the wolf sheathed the blade with pride.

"Well…let's get outta here?" The others nodded in agreement at the mercenary's simple suggestion. They didn't want to stay there any longer than needed.


Chapter 10 – Bankotsu's Decision

Bankotsu looked around the makeshift campground. He was the only one awake. Hakkaku was so tired he fell asleep on the spot, Miroku and Sango fell asleep while cuddling like the couple of lovebirds they are, and Shippo passed out from exhaustion by the soundly sleeping Kagome.

The mercenary's thoughts were abut the futuristic priestess. 'I really love her, don't I?' he thought as he stared at the golden flames of the fire that reminded him so much of one of his 'Brothers'. It mirrored in his cerulean blue eyes. 'I can't!'

He remembered something that happened two months ago. When they found out that Renkotsu had fallen in love with the bird-controller, Princess Abi. It was quite a telling story for Bankotsu.

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"OH MY GOD!" Jakotsu's shrill shriek made the other three mercenaries flinch. "How could you fall for a wench? A DEMON wench, no less!" His feminine features were marred in pure disgust. "Why, Renkotsu?" Jakotsu's voice now had a huge hint of whining in it.

Renkotsu stared down at the homosexual mercenary. "Because I am NOT queer like you!" Renkotsu snapped. He turned away from the grinning 19-year-old, only to come face to face with the smirking Suikotsu. "Not you, too!"

Suikotsu smiled sweetly. Right now, he was in his strongest and sneakiest form. He looked like he kind doctor, but had the mind of the cruel mercenary. "Renkotsu…why not talk to her?" He may be crazy, but he has SOME good ideas up his sleeves.

Renkotsu scowled. "No I…SHOULDN'T!" he cried into the psycho's ears. Suikotsu simply fell, cradling his ringing ears gently. "Idiot…"

Bankotsu snickered at the sight of the normally calm Renkotsu picking on the insane Suikotsu. "OI! The wasn't really nice! Yer gonna make poor Suik deaf!" He walked over to the said man. "You all right, Suik?" he questioned the clawed mercenary.

Suikotsu sat abruptly. "YEP!" he grinned. He pulled out a set of earplugs. "Always come prepared, 'Big Brother'!" He laughed at the others expressions. (AN: -.- ) "Gotcha!"

Bankotsu shook his head and turned to look at Renkotsu. "Why not?"

The flame-wielder scoffed lightly. "Because, 'Big Brother'," he drawled. "The basic fact…I am dead. The dead don't belong with the living." His voice was soft as he explained. "Do you understand, 'Big Brother'?"

Bankotsu frowned slightly. "Ya…I do…" He had immediately thought of the dead priestess and the half-mutt.

"I DON'T!" Jakotsu snapped. "I belong with Inuyasha." His voice had gone all mushy. "I DO NOT AGREE!"

Renkotsu glared harshly at him.

"Do you like Inuyasha, too, or something?" Jakky shot at him coldly. "Cause Inu-cutie is MINE!"

Renkotsu glared so maliciously that Bankotsu thought he was going to attempt to KILL Jakky. "Keep talking such nonsense and I'll rip the tongue of yours straight out of your head!"

"Suikotsu?" Jakky's sickeningly sweet voice rang out. "Who do YOU like?'

"None of yer bees-wax!"

Bankotsu laughed at the sight. Jakky was running away from the clawed mercenary who was now attempting to kill him.

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Bankotsu frowned sadly. "Renkotsu was right…" he murmured softly. "The dead don't belong with the living…" He sighed before looking at Kagome once more. "Aishiteru…" he got up and grabbed Banryuu. "Bye…" He walked into the ever-growing darkness.