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"Yo Hiten!" Bankotsu shouted and the demon felt his body jump but quickly calmed down.
"What?" He groaned. Being woken up seemed to happen a lot lately…usually thanks to people he didn't care for.
"Where the hell are you?"
"On the roof." He rolled on his side and hoped that the mercenary just left. When he opened his eyes, Bankotsu's face was an inch from his. "Ah!" Without aiming, he shot lightening out of his hand and fell on his back. Bankotsu ducked and it just missed his head, Hiten was about to fall off. He sat up and held his head.
"We need to go inside." He said casually.
"What for?" He snapped.
"So we can watch freakin' daisies grow." He rolled his eyes. "We need to 'plan' out attack, stupid."
"We've never done that before." Hiten cocked his eyebrow at him.
"I know, I think it's pretty stupid…but Kagura suggested it and Abi thinks it's a good idea…" He dramatically sighed.
"I'll say…so we all need to get up early for that?" He groaned and let his back hit the roof.
"Yeah, and I have like the worst headache ever." Bankotsu added childishly and lay beside him.
"Bankotsu…" Hiten whispered as he closed his eyes.
"Yeah?"
"When I left…you kind of…never mind."
"Aw, does Hiten like me too now?" Bankotsu taunted.
"No!" His back shot up.
"Then finish what you were going to say or I'll tell Jakotsu you just tried to put the moves on me…which makes you gay." Bankotsu said smugly and Hiten rolled his eyes.
"You talked to Abi for me…didn't you?" Hiten asked after some hesitation. He lay back down and Bankotsu propped his head up on his elbow.
"Wow…how did you…"
"I'm psychic." Hiten sighed with a stern expression.
"No shit…hey, who do you think I'll…"
"Not really you idiot." He slapped his forehead.
"Oh…well…yeah…I did…you owe me."
"No, now we're even." Hiten sat up. "That almost makes up for what you did."
"I'm really sorry about that you know…it's just…it's like she said…we all kind of have trust issues…how did you find us?" He changed the subject.
"Did you find him?" Yura shouted.
"Let's go inside." Hiten stood up and Bankotsu nodded.
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"Alright, I'm confused…are we going after Inuyasha or Naraku?" Jakotsu asked.
"Inuyasha!" Hiten and Yura shouted.
"Naraku!" Kagura, Abi, and Bankotsu yelled at the same time.
"This is going to take some time." Kagura mumbled. "Alright, I can already see voting with you wont work, so let's try a different tactic."
"Who has more jewel shards?" Jakotsu asked.
"Inuyasha and Naraku are both close."
"Naraku would be easier." Hiten said and they all stared at him. "You know how to find his heart." He stared at Kagura and her eyes got wide.
"Duh, it's in his chest." Bankotsu rolled his eyes.
"Nope, the best way to a man's heart is through his dick." Jakotsu winked and Bankotsu scooted away. Hiten was too focused to notice.
"It's not in him…is it?"
"Where did you find this out?" She barked.
"Just answer the question." His glared deepened and she growled under her breath.
"If Naraku's heart isn't part of him…where is it?" Abi asked curiously.
"Akago…it's a baby…he holds Naraku's heart…" Kagura whispered but never broke Hiten's gaze. "Now, who told you about that?"
"That isn't your concern."
"Who fucking told you about Naraku? Are you setting up any allies we should know about?" Kagura demanded.
"It seems to me that you're the one keeping secrets from us." Hiten crossed his arms.
"Do we know him?" Yura asked as she braided his hair.
"You could say that." He looked to the ground.
"Who is it?" Abi cut in and he didn't answer.
"Oh great…more lies." Bankostu rolled his eyes.
"You should be one to talk!" He snapped.
"Just tell us." Yura sighed.
"It was…Hakudoshi…and that other girl…with the mirror."
"Kanna." Kagura whispered.
"Yeah…he told me where to find you guys and to stay with you…he showed me…stuff."
"If Hakudoshi's behind it, he'll just…"
"I'll just what?" Her body tensed as the two albino children entered the room. "Something wrong Kagura?"
"Wh-what are you doing here?"
"Don't tell me you're worried about what Naraku would do now…you already betrayed him…" He put his hand right below her left shoulder on her chest. "And you're just so vulnerable with that heart." He smirked and she slapped his hand away.
"You!" Bankotsu jumped to his feet.
"Don't you think if I was attacking I'd make it less obvious?" He smirked. "I didn't come to attack…what? I'm not allowed to check up on you anymore?" He frowned and Kagura snarled.
"Just tell us what you want?"
"Naraku's been very busy since you left…so I've used my time wisely. I got you all a gift…Kanna will stay with you today and bring you to me tonight." He went to leave.
"Wait! Are you…betraying Naraku?"
"Kagura, I only betray those who betray me." He smirked as he glanced over his shoulder. She warily watched him leave.
"What the hell are you doing?" She barked at Bankotsu as he poked Kanna in the head.
"What? This kid never does anything." He shrugged and waved his hand in front of her face. Kagura slapped her forehead.
"She's a void…she isn't meant to have emotion."
"Ah…" He nodded but poked her side as she sat down. "She can do cool tricks with her mirror…right?"
"She's a guide not a pet." Hiten rolled his eyes. "A pet would be more interesting…" He mumbled.
"I love her hair!" Yura stood behind her and ran her fingers through the white, silk-like hair.
"Look…Hakudoshi, you said he needs to be up to something…"
"I don't know." Kagura spoke to Abi, not even noticing what the others were doing. "He's very sadistic and as clever as Naraku…maybe even more so. He would only go against Naraku for power…but I'm not sure if I fully trust him." Abi nodded in response as she went deep in thought. They looked up and saw Hiten bent over, and standing in front of Kanna so he was eye-level. Bankotsu continued to poke her ribs, trying to get a giggle or something out of her, and Yura was braiding her hair. Jakotsu sat in front of Hiten and hunched over so he could look into her mirror. Manten sat with his hands folded neatly on his lap, minding his own business.
"She's a void!" Abi shouted.
"Shit!" Hiten yelled as he stood up straight.
"What?" Yura smiled as she un-did the braid and started to do it over again.
"I lost my staring contest!" He growled. Bankotsu wiggled his fingers at her sides, but still got no response.
"She won't laugh…" Bankotsu went to walk away but then stopped. When he faced her again, he tugged at the sides of his lips with his fingers and stared cross-eyed at her. "Blah…" He attempted to say and snarled when she didn't respond.
"Leave her alone." Yura snapped as she pushed his face away with her hand and he fell on his back. She went back to playing with her hair.
"You should be one to talk." Jakotsu rolled his eyes.
"Look at you!"
"Hey, I'm just looking at myself; I'm not even touching it!"
"It's a she and she won't respond to you so all of you get the hell away!" Kagura stood up. Bankotsu and Hiten sulked in a corner with their backs against the wall and Kagura pushed Yura and Jakotsu away. Abi snickered a little. She had to admit, Kagura being here really took a load off her shoulders.
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The sun slowly went down and they were all having normal conversations for once.
"It's time." Kanna walked up and they stared quizzically.
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"This place is creeping me out." Bankotsu whispered as the group walked through the dark woods.
"Stop being such a baby." Jakotsu sighed.
"I am not being a baby!"
"Are so." Hiten mumbled. Kagura walked ahead with Kanna, then Hiten with Jakotsu and Bankotsu, and then Abi with Manten and Yura.
"Not." He whispered back.
"So!"
"Shut up!" Abi snapped and they rolled their eyes.
"So…what do you think it is?" Yura asked, breaking some tension.
"Oh, bet it's a weapon." Jakotsu's eyes lit up.
"No way…he better not try to outdo Banryu." Bankotsu smiled as he looked up to his sword.
"What? That metal piece of junk?" Hiten scoffed.
"Oh, and yours is so much better." He mocked.
"Hey, at least mine can shoot lightening." Hiten looked at his pike that hung over his shoulder.
"At least mine can shoot lightening." Bankotsu mocked in a high-pitched tone.
"What can yours do?" Yura asked.
"Mine can control fiy-ah!" He smiled.
"Please." Hiten rolled his eyes.
"Well, mine can shoot out heat waves…and it shoots lightening…it has two skills while yours only has one, therefore, making it better." Bankotsu shrugged.
"Mine only needs one to outdo yours."
"Um…what about mine?" Jakotsu cut in.
"Sh." Kagura put her index finger in front of her lips. They stood in front of a dark, damp cave. There was something clanking on the in the depths.
"This is it…" Kanna whispered.
"This is like ninja shit." Bankotsu smiled.
"You need to be quiet to be a ninja." Hiten rolled his eyes.
"I've met ninjas and heard them scream!" Yura protested. "Then again…I was sort of killing them…" She blushed.
"I bet I could make you scream." Bankotsu winked and her cheeks turned a darker shade of crimson.
"Are you listening?" Kagura glanced over her shoulder. "Whatever Hakudoshi has in there for us might be dangerous…maybe even a trap, so we need to be careful going in."
"Bankotsu and I will take the front…we're the only ones really armed."
"Aw, you wanna work with me. How cute." Bankostu smiled as he swung his arm around Hiten's shoulder.
"Get the hell off me…this is serious." Bankotsu rolled his eyes and nodded. They held their weapons in front of them.
"Hakudoshi?" Kagura whispered. She followed the two with Kanna at her side. The sound of metal scratching metal got louder.
"Boo!" Bankotsu whispered and Hiten jumped.
"That isn't fucking funny!" Hiten said through clenched teeth.
"Maybe not to you."
"What's that?" Abi pointed ahead and they looked.
"I don't see anything…" Bankotsu whispered.
"You're a human…your vision is weaker than ours…" Hiten walked ahead. Bankotsu walked behind the group, watching their backs. He turned around and grabbed Abi's hips. Her whole body lifted and inch off the ground and she went to scream but Bankotsu's hand clapped over her mouth.
"Gotcha." He whispered and he pushed her away.
"Stop joking around!" She angrily whispered.
"Bankotsu, stay serious." Jakotsu said firmly as they walked deeper into the cave. "AH!" He lashed out his sword and it hit the wall of the cave. Bankotsu wrapped his arms around Yura and Abi's waists and jumped forward as part of the roof of the cave collapsed. Jakotsu jumped forward and stumbled on Manten. Hiten held Kagura and faced his back to the rocks that bounced his way.
"What the hell?" He shouted as everyone got to their feet.
"Oh…whew…no problem…it was just a spider." Jakotsu let out a sigh of relief and let the small creature that was on his neck go on his finger before setting him free in the cave.
"Get off of me!" Manten demanded.
"Oh, right!" Jakotsu stood up, realizing he was still sitting on the younger thunder brother. Bankotsu slowly stood up and helped up Yura and Abi and Hiten let go of Kagura.
"No more funny stuff you idiots!" He stormed ahead of them. Kanna, one of the only ones that stood out of the dark, seemed unfazed as she stood before them all, watching them adjust. They began to walk again.
"Hey…I didn't know you were afraid of spiders." Bankotsu smirked.
"I'm not!"
"I think you are." Yura giggled.
"Shut up." Kagura whispered. They reached a large opening in the cave. They walked out of the narrow clearing but stayed close together.
"About time." Hakudoshi spoke. Abi lit a small flame in her hand.
"You could do that the whole time?"
"Not back there…the tunnel was too narrow…the heat would be too much and since we were walking so close together…somebody could've gotten burnt."
"With any luck it'd be Bankostu." Hiten mumbled. Manten burst out into his crazy laughter. (A/N: If you don't know what I'm talking about, I think its episode 10…maybe 11…but just listen to his laugh! I almost died!) Everyone stared.
"Shut up!" Hakudoshi barked and the tunnels around them echoed.
"What do we get?" Yura asked.
"This." He walked over to a metal, barred cage and they stared. The cage was moving and whatever, or whoever, was in it was putting up a fight. They walked closer and gasped.
It was a man; he had no shoes but shackles on his ankles and wrists. His mouth was muzzles and his long, light-purple hair that extended to his waist, covered half his face. He was panting and sweating, but looked up to them. It was silent for a minute before he started struggling in the cage again.
"What is it…?" Bankotsu stepped forward and the man lunged forward in the cage. Bankotsu jumped back and heard a few soft laughs from his group.
"This is Juromaru…he is your new companion."
"He has no control." Kagura glared.
"I've been watching Naraku…I brought him back without his knowing. I changed a few things about Juromaru, though. For one, his brother was not brought back. He was too quick and small to be controlled, but Juromaru will obey you if I tell him. Kageromaru, his brother, was once the only one he followed, but since he ceases to exist, Juromaru should grow accustom to you."
"Can it talk?" Jakotsu asked.
"No. His brother was the vocal one, but don't underestimate him. Though I created him to be calmer, he still might be hard to manage. Those chains should be enough to restrain him. When you fight…stay out of his way. Let him go on his own unless you are attacking more than one."
"What do you mean?" Manten asked.
"I mean that if you are to say…face Naraku and only Naraku, let him go. If you try to assist him, you will die."
"Holy shit…" Bankotsu mumbled.
"You know that he'll kill everyone he can! He has no self-control!" Kagura snapped.
"Hey, Bankotsu doesn't either but he manages to keep it in his pants." Jakotsu interrupted.
"No, Juromaru was a part of Naraku once. Naraku let him go after Inuyasha and the second his puppet let him go, he was beheaded. He'll lash out on all of us if he gets the chance!" Kagura explained.
"Then don't give him the chance." Hakudoshi glared. "He shouldn't attack you unless provoked."
"Why are you all looking at me?" Bankotsu asked nervously.
"No touching it." Hiten said and then looked back at Juromaru. "What if he were to go against us?"
"Think of him as a pet…give him a victim and that person will die…"
"What if…"
"You shouldn't have a problem with him. It's seven to one." Hakudoshi crossed his arms.
"So if we just point and say kill…he'll do it?" Jakotsu asked.
"Pretty much." Hakudoshi said smugly.
"Kill!" Jakotsu pointed to Yura and she pushed him. Juromaru went crazy in the cage again.
"Stop! You need to stay calm around him until he's used to you!" Hakudoshi growled.
"So he is like a pet?" Abi asked.
"Didn't I just tell you that? Until you think he's ready, don't put him into battle or you'll die." He glared at all of them.
"I think he's cute…I'm gunna train him." Bankotsu smiled. "Kanna wouldn't do anything, but I bet you will, wont you Juromaru?" He asked in a baby voice and Juromaru responded by whacking his own face against the bars, his wrists and ankles having limited access being chained to the floor.
"Bankotsu, if you train that thing, we're all dead." Jakotsu sighed.
"Just remember what I told you…I don't like repeating myself." Hakudoshi went to leave and Kanna followed.
"Wait! How do we get this out of here?" Kagura asked.
"There's a cart down that tunnel, you should easily be able to lift the cage on it…meet me outside." And he disappeared in the shadow.
"I swear to gods, Bankotsu, if you scare me when we have that thing with us…" Abi glared daggers.
"I think my Juromaru will do enough scaring, wont ya buddy?" Juromaru let out a muffled yell. "See."
"He is not your pet!" Kagura snapped.
"Calm down, lets get out of here before we're found." Hiten reasoned and they nodded.
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I guarantee half of you reading this are like 'who the hell is Juromaru?!' Right? Well, he appeared in episodes 46 and 47; you could look up pics of him…maybe that would refresh your memory. I gave you a little description of him…he's the one with the metal muzzle and I think his lips are blue. Hakudoshi…oh…he's just great! Please review! XD