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CHAPTER 12 Attraction
Author's Note: Both Bankotsu and Sango's point of views in one chapter? Omg, I'm proud of my self! Haha, I hope you guys like it. Please share, review and f&f!
Enjoy.
Warning: Some sexual scenes (nothing too major, yet… lol)
Rated M or a reason.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
She counted three days. Three days went by since she woke up in the strange castle. Three days since Sango saw her friends, three days since she saw Bankotsu. During the days, she would stare out the window of her room, she barely did anything other than look around for ways of escaping. The door was always locked, the only time it would open is when one of the mercenaries would bring her food. They would bring her a cup of water, rice and whatever was on the menu that day. To her disappointment, it was never Bankotsu who brought her her food, it was mostly Renkotsu, to her surprise and on other days it would be Jakotsu. Renkotsu barely talked to her or even looked at her, he would bring her her food lay it on the table and leave. Jakotsu, on the other hand, would always give her a look of disgust and impatience. He was a bit more talkative than Renkotsu, though.
One day, Jakotsu brought her her dinner, she watched as he set the bowls on the table. Sango barely said anything, she would not give in to eating the food because it could be poisoned, so she refused. Jakotsu finished placing the last of the bowls on the table before looking at her intently. He was squatting on the other side of the table while she was sitting in the corner by the window. Jakotsu tilted his head, "Woman, you're close to Inuyasha, aren't you?"
Sango turned her head from staring at the night sky, refusing to answer him. Jakotsu raised his eyebrows, "Didn't you hear me? I asked you something," he tried again.
"Isn't it obvious that I am?" Sango gritted through her teeth, losing patience for the stupidity of this man.
Jakotsu smirked, he was nearing her now, Sango retreated back into the corner as she was cautious of his movements, "There's no need to be snippy with me," He scolded in a lighthearted tone. Sango observed his face as he was now sitting a few feet away from her. He had these pinkish purple tattoos running down from his eyes to his jaws, his lips twisted into a scary smile with red lipstick painted on. His hair was held into place with a feminine looking pin. Jakotsu wore a pink robe with the green leaf-like pattern all over it, his legs were very exposed. His soft feminine features rivaled his vicious need for killing. "Did Inuyasha ever talk about me?" he asked his face lit up with hope, Sango couldn't believe her eyes.
"What?" Sango blubbered, her eyes brows raised.
Jakotsu rolled his eyes impatiently, "Are you always this stupid?" Sango narrowed her eyes at the man, she was having enough of this pointless conversation between them. Sango inched further away Jakotsu who was too close to her liking, he was sitting with one leg up and the other bent under him. He sighed, "Inuyasha, I can't wait to cut him up into pieces," Sango's mouth twisted into a sneer. Jakotsu stared at her making her feel very uncomfortable.
"You're vile," Sango said, making Jakotsu laugh out loud. She widened her eyes at how crazy this man is.
"Oh, sweetie, you don't know anything about me," Jakotsu said airily.
"I know you're a sadistic murder," Sango bit out, glaring at Jakotsu. Jakotsu met her eyes and smiled which gave Sango shivers down her spine.
"I usually don't like women, but you have a bite in you," Jakotsu chuckled. Sango was surprised, was that a compliment?
The door to her room slid open revealing none other than Bankotsu, Sango felt her heart skip a beat seeing him there. She moved to stand but was pushed down by Jakotsu, she made a noise once her bottom hit the hard ground floor, she winced. She glared at Jakotsu as he chuckled before looking back at Bankotsu, "Hey, Bankotsu," he greeted.
Sango eyes fell on Bankotsu, he didn't move past the doorway. He stood leaning on his forearm against the doorframe, the other hand was resting on the door itself. She was disappointed to see he never once looked at her, Sango felt her heart drop. Why did she care? "Jakotsu, stop pestering the prisoner," Bankotsu's smooth voice said.
"I was just having some fun, Bankotsu," Jakotsu said pushing past Sango's sitting figure making her fall over a bit more. Sango felt her anger rise up in her again, she made a move to stand, she was suddenly pushed back down by Jakotsu who only laughed.
"Quit it, Jakotsu," Bankotsu ordered stopping Jakotsu's laughter. Jakotsu looked at Bankotsu and shrugged his shoulders as he walked away from Sango and headed toward Bankotsu, "Take overwatch from Ginkotsu," he ordered, with that Jakotsu disappeared into the hallway.
Bankotsu turned his head to look at her, Sango decided to stand up. Once she did, she didn't realize how weak she was. Although they were bringing her meals every day she refused to eat them because there was a possibility of it being poisoned. She lasted through the days on just water, nothing else. Sango slowly got up, her head immediately spun as soon as she got on her feet. She reached out to the wall trying to steady herself as everything around her turned blurry. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Bankotsu slide into the room closing the door behind him, he walked closer to her. Sango felt her breath hitch as he got closer to her, he stopped a few inches away from her.
"You don't look so well," Bankotsu said, his warm breath on her cheek.
Sango ignored his comment, she walked towards him trying to ignore how weak she felt., "How long are you going to keep me here?" Sango asked.
"Are you sure you've been eating? You look like you're going to pass out any moment," He asked with a smirk. Sango bristled, irritated, she stomped her foot on the ground not caring how childish she looked.
"Can you answer the damn question? I deserve to know!" Sango nearly shouted, she was frustrated with being locked in the room for days, she cried herself to sleep thinking about her friends and where they were. She hated that the other men treated her as if she was some kind of animal, she hated it.
Bankotsu narrowed his eyes at her, "I don't need to tell you anything," he walked towards her making her back hit the wall. "I don't know who you think you are, but you can't go around shouting and demanding things from me."
She looked at him with defiance, she didn't' want to look away. She jutted her chin forward refusing to look away. "And I don't know who you are, trying to intimidate me," she snapped.
Sango stared into his eyes, his deep blue eyes stared back at her with such an intensity it made her shiver, she felt her blush. She remembered the way his fingers touched her body how every touch he left on her skin made her burn with desire. She felt her familiar knot in her stomach as he inched his face closer to hers. She had to admit, he was handsome. His deep blue eyes stared into her brown ones as if they were reading every thought that passed through her, his smooth tan skin was nearly perfect. His bangs were loosely hanging over his eyes, they looked soft to the touch. Sango's eyes traveled from his eyes to his lips which were so close.
"I hate what you do to me," Bankotsu whispered, his eyes were slightly closed as he stared at her.
Gulping, Sango answered, "What do you mean?" in an equally hushed voice.
"You make me feel… things I've never felt. You make me crazy every time I look at you," he confessed. She felt his hands leave the sides of her head, one hand gripped at her hip, the other came up to her face to stroke her cheek. Sango felt like she was on fire, having his hand on her hip was so intimate, she never had anybody touch her there. Sango unknowingly leaned into his touch, his hands were rough with all the battling he's done over the years. She liked the way his strong hands felt against her skin, the very same hands that wield the powerful Banryu held her face so gently. The knot in her stomach tightened as she felt his left hand rubbing the side of her hip, she blushed harder. She made a small noise when she felt something hard press up against her stomach, she blushed harder as she felt herself grow wet in-between her legs. "Why are you doing this to me?" he whispered.
He pulled back so quickly Sango found herself falling forward a bit. She leaned heavily on the wall, relying on it to hold her up. Bankotsu refused to look at her in the eyes, instead, he turned around and went out the door. Sango let out a breath she didn't realize she was holding and slumped down the wall.
Tears were now forming in her eyes, she touched her cheek where Bankotsu's hand was. She was confused, she didn't know what he wanted from her, she didn't know why she wanted him. She knew she shouldn't be stupid enough to fall for someone like him, he was trying to kill her and her friends for goodness sake! All her emotions came crashing into her all at once. Her tears no longer could be held and she let out a loud sob, she buried her head in her arms that were resting on her knees and she cried. She cried out her frustrations with herself, she cried for her friends who she missed dearly, she cried because of how scared she was.
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"I hate what you do to me," Bankotsu heard himself saying as he stared into Sango's eyes.
"What do you mean?" she whispered back.
"You make me feel… things I've never felt. You make me crazy every time I look at you," he said.
He moved his hands from the sides of her face on the wall, his left hand gripped her waist pushing her more into the wall, his other hand reached up to touch her face once more. There it was, the electricity he felt whenever he touched her, it was addicting. She leaned her head into his hand much to his pleasure, he watched as her eyes darkened in color. She looked beautiful in his arms, he had every advantage to take her out right then and there. That was what he was supposed to do, wasn't it? Kill her? No matter how much his mind screamed at him to do it, he couldn't bring himself to. She was too innocent, too beautiful. He liked the way she felt in his arms. He liked how she put her trust in him as he brushed his thumb along her cheek. She trusted him. His hand on her hip squeezed as he pressed himself harder into her, his arousal clearly noticed by her. He could see the way her blush rose higher into her cheeks and onto her neck. "Why are you doing this to me?" He whispered.
Snapping back to reality Bankotsu let Sango go, he pushed himself off of her and took a few steps away from her, refusing to meet her eyes. Without looking at her, he spun on his heel and rushed out of her room. He couldn't believe he almost let himself give into it! He raced to the other wing of the castle, he needed to be alone. Once he got into one of the studies, he slid the door shut with so much might the partitions rattled. Bankotsu let out a yell of frustration, he gripped his hair pulling them at the roots.
What was wrong with him? Feelings were forbidden! Being the ruthless mercenary he was, there was no time for feelings, no time for love, no time to be weak. Bankotsu paced in his room, he didn't know what got over him, every time he saw her, he felt his heart pick up, his palms started to get sweaty, his mind seemed to go into a blur. He knew what he was doing was a dangerous game, it was dangerous to think about having feelings about the enemy. Was he willing to risk it all? This second chance at life was given to him for a reason, he was not going to waste it.
Bankotsu fiercely kicked a table which flew through the neighboring partitions breaking each and finally landing in the courtyard. Through the hole the table created, Suikotsu was standing there looking through the hole from the outside, puzzled. Bankotsu ignored him and started to pace through the room again, his thoughts fighting one another.
What if the reason I was resurrected was not for Naraku, but for something else? He quickly threw the idea away thinking it was just a sad attempt to grasp at straws. Bankotsu stopped his pacing and tried to control his breath, his body had not fully calmed down since his encounter with Sango. To be frank, he has never felt that away from any women during his lifetime. There were times where he used women for a man's pleasure, but when it came to Sango, he got excited just by looking at her, no physical contact needed! It frustrated him to no end how Sango didn't fall to his feet, worshipping the ground he walked on.
For goodness sake, he was the famed leader of the powerful Band of Seven! In his past when he would go rioting a village, the women who found him fascinating would bow down to him, so to speak. But no, not Sango. She defied him, she wasn't afraid to slap him in front of his friends! She held her ground, her passion behind those brown eyes could drive him wild with desire. He was fond of her, he realized that. But could it be much more?
It's foolish of him to think of such things, of course, Sango wouldn't have the same feelings as he did. Whenever she was in his presence, she wouldn't waste any time snapping his head off. She wouldn't fall for someone like him, her captor! Bankotsu scoffed at his silly thinking, he stopped in the middle of the room to regain himself. With a sigh, he sat down with his eyes closed.
He knew he had a job, it was to kill Inuyasha. To kill Inuyasha and remain alive, a second chance. Plain and simple. Everything is not so plain and simple now, his mind teased him. The harder he denied his feeling for her, the harder it was to contain himself around her. Bankotsu laid back, his hands were connected behind his neck. Taking a minute to relax, he then sat back up and undid his braid feeling it was an appropriate time to let his hair fall freely behind his back.
He left the study a few minutes later after regaining his composure, he didn't want his friends to see a moment of weakness in him. His thoughts went to his friends, what would they think if they found out he had feelings for the enemy? No doubt there would be a fight, not like it wasn't a problem for him since he did control each one of them with his strength. But, the loyalty they gave him, it could be thrown out as soon as they find out his dark secret. Deciding not to trouble himself anymore, he headed towards the east wing where he and Sango's rooms were. He groaned to himself, why did I have to place her room so close to mine? He thought, irritated.
Bankotstu entered the hall, the first room to the right was Sango's, he waited outside her door knowing she wouldn't see his shadow due to the already pitch black night sky. He listened intently, trying to hear if she was still up, or crying. To his relief, she wasn't and he stalked off towards his room that was a few more doors down, his long hair was swishing behind his back. He wasn't too fond of how his hair seemed to spill all over him, getting in his face and on his arms, but he found himself relaxing more when it was let down. He got to his room and settled himself on his bed as he let his mind drift off to sleep.
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The next morning came spilling in through the partitions of his room a lot quicker than he would've liked. Cracking one eye open, he let out a yawn as he scratched the back of his head. Not too long after, he was up and dressed, his hair was back in its signature braid. He made his way out to the courtyard not giving any thought to Sango. His banryu was resting on his shoulder as he walked through the empty courtyard to the forest, he was itching to kill something. Ever since Naraku has given them their task they were told to go into hiding, to lay low. Bankotsu was, of course, irritated with. He would be able to cut down anyone in his path if they were after him. But Naraku, according to the ninja boy, Kohaku (he delivered Narkau's messages to him), specifically said laying low was the only way to keep Inuyasha and his friends in the dark about Sango's whereabouts.
The sound of running water was close by as Bankotsu made his way to a nearby waterfall. The water bounced off the rocks as it rushed down into the great river splashing against the water creating ripples among the calm surface of the crystal clear water. The water coming from the waterfall itself was a light blue color then as it fell graciously into the calm river, it turned clear. The smell of the waterfall filled Bankotsu's nose, it smelled of fresh water, with a bit of musk from the forest surrounding it. The waterfall was surrounded by lush, full green grass, along with the border of the river there were clusters of huge, smooth rocks sporting green moss on them. He loved coming here to clear his head from all the chaos his life was.
He stumbled upon this place during one of his killing exercises, as he liked to call it. Bankotsu stabbed his banryu into the lush grass right before the bank of the river deciding a nice swim would help him loosen up. He stripped off his clothes leaving him in all of his naked glory before diving into the cool, clear water. The freezing temperature of the water made his muscles stiff but they quickly relaxed as he began to warm himself up by doing laps around the water. He leaned against the bank closest to the banryu with his eyes closed, he listened around him to the chipping birds and the whistle of the wind. He looked out to the distance of the waterfall, inevitably, his face pictured Sango. He remembered back to when he encountered her for the first time at the hot springs.
Suddenly Bankotsu heard rapid footsteps coming towards him, he kept his back towards his intruder, not worried about who it might be. As he expected, Renkotsu emerged from the trees, a look of fear crossed his features before he quickly masked it with indifference. Bankotsu fully turned around bearing his bare chest to his friend, he raised his eyebrow clearly annoyed they sought him out during his personal time, "What is it Renkotsu?"
"It's the girl, big brother, she looks like she's fallen ill. We weren't able to wake-" Renkotsu started, but Bankotsu was already out of the water shrugging his hakama and armor back on as fast as he could. He grabbed his banryu out of the ground and turned his attention back to Renkotsu, he couldn't contain his worry and anger.
"What's wrong with her?" he asked as he passed Renkotsu, making him try to catch up with his long strides back to the castle. He hastily ran through the forest, Renkotsu was close on his heels.
"We don't exactly know, big brother. When I went in to give her her breakfast, she was pale as snow. I tried shaking her awake but no such luck there," Renkotsu explained his tone wavering. Bankotsu cursed at himself in his head, he did notice how ill she looked last night, and he didn't check up on her this morning! This was all his fault if she died… he thought he gripped his banryu tighter feeling angry with her, and most of all himself.
Eventually, the two men reached the castle, Jakotsu was leaning on the pillars of the entrance of the castle playing with his hairpin, "Oh hey, Bankotsu," he greeted. Bankotsu ignored him as he rushed through the doors straight to the east wing.
"Get Suikotsu to let out his doctor for a bit, we need to check him to check her out," Bankotsu ordered as he went up the steps leading into the east wing of the castle.
"Are you sure, Bankotsu?" Jakotsu asked as he was now following them, "Suikotsu wouldn't be too happy about letting the doctor back out."
Bankotsu stopped in his tracks making both Jakotsu and Renkotsu bumping into his back, he turned around and glared at them, he had no patience for them right now! "If he doesn't like that idea, he can come and try to whine about it." He threatened, Renkotsu and Jakotsu numbly nodded their heads in a submissive matter, "Now go, don't waste any more of my time." Both Renkotsu and Jakotsu ran off searching for their friend.
He finally reached her room, he slides open the door quickly as he ducked into her room with his banryu still on his shoulder. He let the great halberd land with a thud on the floor before rushing over to Sango. She was white as a sheet of paper, there was a thin sheen of sweat on her forehead, her hair was slicked back with so much sweat. Bankotsu bent down on her side, he placed his fingers on the pulse on her neck, he let out a sigh of relief as he felt her pulse, still strong. Gently as he could, he pulled Sango onto his lap, he watched as her face twisted into a look of pain before her eyes fluttered open. She stared up at him with weak, dazed eyes, "Bankotsu?" she whispered.
Bankotsu brushed a few sweaty bangs away from her face, "I told you not to die on me, demon slayer," he teased as he tried to keep his voice from wavering. Sango gave him what looked like a smirk before closing her eyes once more. Panic rose within him, his eyes widen. No, no, no, no! He thought, he brushed her hair out of her face, her skin was hot to the touch, her lips were cracked and her breathing was slow, too slow. Frustrated, he was about to stand up and call for Suikotsu until his doctor self-came through the door. Breathing a sigh of relief, he gently set down Sango, not caring if the doctor Suikotsu saw his intimate embrace with the prisoner.
The doctor Suikotsu said nothing as he quickly made his way to the other side of Sango's side. He pressed his fingers to her pulse just as Banktosu did, he nodded then his fingers moved to her head. He touched her lightly before opening her eyes as he checked every one of them. Bankotsu never watched Suikotsu's 'doctor' do work, he would always view him as a weakling and not worthy of his time. He watched as Suikotsu then mutter something under his breath before untying Sango's kimono.
"What are you doing?" Bankotsu asked his hand shout out to stop Suikotsu's hands from doing anything further out of jealousy. Suikotsu gave him questioning glance as he looked at his hand. Realizing what he did, he retracted his hands, he watched Suikotsu brush the sides of her kimono on either side of her revealing her ribs which were poking out terribly through her skin.
"Just as I expected," The doctor said in a low voice, "This girl has been neglecting her food, she is starving herself making her catch a fever due to her lack of nutrition," he ignored Bankotsu staring daggers at him as his hands touched Sango's exposed midriff.
"Starving herself?" Bankotsu finally said as he processed the information, "but we feed her every day, twice a day."
"It looks like she was starving herself on purpose," Suikotsu said, he was now bringing the sides of Sango's kimono back as he loosely tied the knot securing the fabric around her.
Bankotsu looked at Sango's troubled face, he felt guilty for letting her starve herself, she probably hasn't eaten since we got here, and that was almost three weeks ago! Suikotsu instructed that she be fed little by little, he got up without looking at Bankotsu in the eyes and left the room. Bankotsu moved closer to Sango and brushed her hair out of her sweaty face once more, he leaned down and kissed her cheek. All of his thoughts telling him to deny his feelings for her went out the door, he didn't care as much at the moment. Hearing she was ill made everything around him rush, how her wellbeing in his mind was the only thing mattered to him as he raced back from the waterfall to her. He couldn't bear seeing her like this, weak and almost gone. "I told you not to die on me, why didn't you listen?" he whispered.
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Sango groaned, her head wasn't throbbing as hard as it was a while ago. She felt so weak she barely could lift her arm up. She opened her eyes seeing the ceiling of her room, blinking slowly she regained consciousness. She felt a cool cloth on her forehead as she reached up to take it off before slowly pushing herself up.
"Whoa, take it easy there," A voice from beside her said. To her surprise, Bankotsu was closely sitting down next to her, one of his hands were on her back and the other on her arm.
"What happened?" Sango asked, her voice hoarse.
"Why don't you tell me? It seems were you starving yourself to the point where you could've died," Bankotsu answered, his voice had an edge to it.
Sango rolled her eyes, but felt embarrassed, "I didn't want to take any chances." She grumbled looking at her hands in her lap.
Bankotsu scoffed, "That was a stupid thing to do." Sango glared at him, he just returned her look with a smirk.
"Stupid? I think it was me taking precautions," Sango retorted feeling the need to redeem herself in front of him. "How long was I out for?"
"A few days," Bankotsu answered, he retracted his hands from her and stood up. He went to the table seeing it was full of food, her stomach grumbled. Bankotsu reached down and got a bowl of soup followed by some rice, he plopped himself down in front of her with a thud. "Now, eat," he said as he placed the bowls in front of her. Sango's stomach growled, but she refused. She shook her head. Bankotsu let out an exasperated sigh, he grabbed the bowl of soup, a spoon in the other before scooping some of the liquid into it. He held it to her mouth with a smirk. "Open wide," he said looking into her eyes, with a playful smirk.
Sango widened her eyes, her mouth agape, "You can't be serious?"
"I'm very serious, now if you won't feed yourself, I'm going to have to." He wiggled his eyebrows indicating she should open her mouth. Sango stared at him in disbelief, is this really Bankotsu of the Band of Seven or an imposter? Sighing, figuring she wouldn't win this, she opened her mouth. He immediately stuck the spoon in her mouth, she drank the delicious soup as the warm liquid slid down her throat. He made a move to scoop more soup, "I can do it myself," Sango said stopping him.
Bankotsu looked at her and shrugged and handed her the bowl, she didn't miss the way his fingers gently grazed hers, it sent electricity up her arm but she chose to ignore it. The bowl was warm in her hands, she fiddled with the spoon.
"Are you going to sit there and stare? Eat up!" Bankotsu said, his arms were folded over his chest and he was watching her closely.
"Why are you so concerned?" She snapped.
Bankotsu rolled his eyes, "Because I can't have you dying on me, plus I cooked everything here. You should be grateful,"
Sango bristled, "I can't be grateful because I am being kept here against my will!" Her breathing quickened, she glared at Bankotsu and he narrowed his in return.
"Just eat your food, Sango," he said in a gentle voice, but his irritated look still on his face. Sango closed her eyes trying to calm herself down, she brought the spoon up to her mouth and drank. Her hunger inside of her raging, she felt herself getting more and more hungry. Before she knew it, she was gulping down the soup, her lips were on the edge of the bowl as she tilted the liquid into her mouth. It was delicious after she finished she sighed happily finally having a meal for over a week. She glanced over at Bankotsu who had a triumphant smirk in place, she wiped her mouth with the back of her sleeve before saying, "You made all of this?" she gestured to the food on the table.
Sango held a giggle back when she saw Bankotsu's face turn beet red, he looked everywhere but her, his arms still folded securely over his muscular chest, "Yeah," he mumbled. Sango found herself smiling, a true smile. His blush was cute, making him appear as an actual human rather than this ruthless killer the public viewed him to be.
"Thank you," she said softly looking into his azure eyes. Bankotsu met her gaze, his was equally soft.
"You're welcome," he said. He reached over and took the bowl from her hands and replaced it with another that was filled with rice. "Now, eat up. I won't leave until you finish everything."
Sango didn't protest, but she did feel her chest swell up with warmth. She smiled a small smile as she began to eat slowly, trying not to upset her stomach with the shock of food after not eating for a couple days. She watched Bankotsu out of the corner of her eyes, he was sitting closely to her, his knee was touching the side of his legs, his eyes watched her carefully, as if he was making sure every bite she took was gulped down. "Why are you being so kind to me?"
"To be honest, I don't really know why." He answered looking at the floor in front of him. "I could just let you starve, I could've turned the other way and let you die."
"Why didn't you?" Sango asked, she was curious. She watched his eyes as they looked as if they had a battle in them, torn between to sides.
"I couldn't, call me a coward all you want." he mumbled, "That's all I can give you right now."
Sango understood what he meant, she couldn't give him an explanation as to why she allowed him to be in her room, she couldn't even give him a reason why she wasn't fighting him or trying to knock him out to escape. They both had a mutual understanding that there was something more, even if they didn't want to admit to each other and theirselves right that moment. It was odd having him watch her and actually seem like he cared for her wellbeing.
The warmth in her chest returned as she watched Bankotsu. She couldn't explain this feeling, it made her heart flutter on the inside once she looked at him. She felt safe with him around, as crazy at that sounds. When Renkotsu or Jakotsu would bring her meals to her, all she felt was their cold presence as they didn't acknowledge her. But, with Bankotsu, she felt something as if it was pulling her towards him. She realized the longer she stayed here, the more she thought of Bankotsu coming through her door. She noticed how her heart would sped up when she heard him outside her door, hoping she would be able to talk to him. Of course, she tried to deny these foolish feelings when it came to him.
Enemy. Murder. Evil.
Those words rang in her head as they reminded her of him, but there was always the hopeful pull of her heart that urged her to not deny it any longer or else she'll explode. The day when Bankotsu presented himself after what seemed like days to her, her heart skipped a bit, her stomach dropped, and her eyes couldn't take theirselves off of him. He looked handsome as ever, she won't deny that any longer because it was the truth.
She was attracted to him.
On nights, his touch creeped back into her mind. She thought of how his strong hands held her face, the way his lips were close to hers it made everything inside of her turn into jelly. Something about him awoke a hungry beast inside of her that burned with desire for his touch.
Sango suddenly heart a soft snore to her side, Bankotsu had his head lulling to the side, his eyes were closed and he was snoring softly. She examined his face, he looked so peaceful. She repositioned himself so she as sitting on her knees, she moved closer to him and waved her hand in front of his face, nothing. It was rare for her to see someone so careful to not let his guard down around her.
He must've been waiting for me to wake up this whole time, she thought with a small smile. Unable to resist, she brushed his bangs away from his forehead revealing his star-like tattoo on his forehead. His hair was just as she expected, they were soft to the touch, the contact of her hand on his head woke him up, she left her hand on his cheek her heart beating a million times per second, she was prepared for him to yell and curse at her, but instead he leaned into it. He blinked, his blue eyes staring into her chocolate ones, "Have you finished?" he asked, his voice was laced with exhaustion.
Pleasantly surprised, Sango retracted her hand and shook her head, "I'm sorry to wake you up," she said as she took her bowl back into her hands. Bankotsu cleared his throat and regained his composure, she gave him a smile before eating once more.
Bankotsu positioned himself so he was now laying parallel to Sango, he laid down with his hands clasped behind his head, he closed his eyes. "When I wake up, you better be done with all of your food." He cracked one eye open and stared at he openly, "And if you try to kill me, you'll be sorry." he joked with a light tone.
She smiled down at him and shook her head, his breathing became slow and soon after his hands behind his head came to rest at his sides. A soft snore could be heard coming from his lips as Bankotsu fell into a deep sleep.
Author's Note: Oh my goodness! They are starting to act upon their feeling! What are your thoughts? I love to read your reviews it makes me happy that you guys are enjoying this story I put out. I treat it like my baby and I need it to be perfect. Oh and update: I figured out an uploading schedule for me, it'll be every Wednesday! Please make sure you follow and favorite so you don't miss a chapter. And again, thank you so much for those who are reading my story, I wouldn't have been able to continue without your thoughtful reviews, much love! Xo
