Chapter Twenty-Five: The End of That Life
The next morning, Kagome arose and found Bankotsu next to her. She smiled, touching his cheek. He's so cute when he's asleep! Like he doesn't have a care in the world… she thought.
Bankotsu rolled over, opening one eye. "Nnnn…Kagome, is that you?" he asked, blinking to keep out the light.
"Yes, good morning, Bankotsu," she said, placing a small kiss on his cheek. Bankotsu smiled and sat up. He hugged her good morning.
Kagome looked out the window. "It's a Saturday…no school today," she said, turning back to Bankotsu.
The door busted open. A girl stood at the doorway with her hands on her hips. "Hey, you lovers, get outta bed and you, Kagome, should get to class!" she yelled, jabbing a slender finger in their direction.
Kagome stared, and Bankotsu stared. "Ming Chan, where did you come from?" Kagome asked stupidly.
"Gosh, you're a gang leader but you forgot about me? I feel ashamed I ever helped Bankotsu resurrect you!" she faked sobbing as she slumped to the floor.
"Ming Chan, you weren't in my house the last time. I thought you went back to China," Kagome replied. "Didn't you?"
"No, I didn't, I stayed here in Tokyo with…what's his face…Kageromaru," Ming Chan said.
"You what?!" Kagome screamed. "You stayed with the person who made me a computer, but took me to Totosai to be a human? Are you nuts?!"
Ming Chan looked puzzled. "You're a computer?" she asked.
"I was," Kagome sighed.
"Okay, you're losing me, Kagome," Ming Chan said, taking a deep breath. "Let me get this straight. So this Kageromaru guy I stayed with for the night made you as a computer, but you guys took off to this Totosai dude and you became a human? How is that possible?"
"The old fart Totosai could just about do anything that's miraculous…" Bankotsu grumbled, crossing his arms.
"You went with them? Wow, I wish I went with you guys!" Ming Chan said, gazing dazedly at the couple.
"Oh, I gotta get to that stupid school, see ya 'round, guys," Kagome said, noticing the time.
"Bye, Kagome," Ming Chan and Bankotsu said, waving to her as she left.
Bankotsu looked down. "What should we do for the time being?" he wondered aloud.
"Let's…go…shopping!" Ming Chan squealed, taking Bankotsu's hand and rushing from the house.
"W-wait, Ming Chan!" Bankotsu's cries were unheard by the hyper Chinese girl. She had reddened a little when she'd grabbed Bankotsu's hand…Oh yeah, she confessed her love for me… Bankotsu thought.
But little did he know…and little did Kagome know…that Ming Chan was deceiving them. She had a flight ready for two…and she was ready to go back to China with Bankotsu. And this time, she'd make sure he wouldn't escape back to his girlfriend. I know this is wrong…I know I shouldn't do this…but this black jealousy in my heart is telling me to take him…ha! She thought evilly.
Bankotsu was suspicious of Ming Chan when he saw a small evil smirk unfold on the young Chinese girl's face. She's up to something…I better get away…and quick, he thought, thinking up a devious plan to escape. She'll probably drug me…to knock me out…
Ming Chan didn't notice, and Bankotsu was grateful. She must be lost in her own thoughts…
Bankotsu's suspicion proved correct when Ming Chan ran inside a store in the mall and brought out a glass of clear fluid. "Bankotsu, here, I thought you'd be thirsty after that long drag I did. Don't worry, it's only water," she said.
Bankotsu said, "I'm not thirsty, Ming Chan, but I'll take it now." He took the glass and tipped it towards his mouth. He faked not seeing the smirk on Ming Chan's face, and only let the potion slip past his mouth in his clothing, so he wouldn't get drugged.
Thankfully, Ming Chan didn't know that Bankotsu wasn't drinking it. It looked like he was, he even gulped and swallowed! But that was only pretend to him, but reality for her. Ha, I love this fool, he'll soon fall asleep, I'll cart him on the plane, and off we go!
Bankotsu didn't wobble or sway, to her dismay. What? I didn't get the right potion?! Rrrrrggh… Ming Chan fumed. Bankotsu looked at her confusedly and she hmphed. "Aren't we shopping, Ming Chan?" he asked. She snorted and stormed off.
Bankotsu took the advantage to escape. He ran back home. He dashed to the phone, and knowing that his girlfriend had a cell phone, he dialed her number. There was a buzz, a ring, and silence.
"Hello?" Kagome asked.
"Kagome?" Bankotsu said.
"Bankotsu? Yes?" Kagome was curious as to why he called her at this time.
"I have something to say regarding Ming Chan," Bankotsu said firmly.
"What about her?" Kagome inquired.
"She was planning to drug me and take me back to China with her!" he told her.
"What?" Kagome wasn't sure if she heard right. "Are you serious?"
"I'm serious!" Bankotsu exclaimed.
"That vixen! I'll show her a thing or two!" Kagome seethed.
"Kagome, we should try not to act suspicious of her," Bankotsu said.
"Oh, right, side with her, Bankotsu, and not me! But you're right, we shouldn't," Kagome agreed.
"I knew you'd understand, Kagome dearest. Bye!" Bankotsu said.
"See you, Bankotsu!" Kagome replied.
Click! Kagome hung up. Bankotsu set down the phone and inhaled deeply. She'd agreed to keep a low profile…thank Kami.
Ming Chan came into the house. "There you are, Bankotsu!" I went running all over the mall trying to find you!" she panted.
Bankotsu leaned casually against the wall, looking at her. "I didn't ever intend to go shopping with you, anyhow. I was gonna stay here, or go to my brothers' house…never shopping," he said, shrugging at her steamed look.
"Do you shop? Do you know the joy of shopping?" Ming Chan asked.
"Yes, I do, I've shopped a million times with the only person I'd ever want to shop with…Kagome dearest," Bankotsu said, with a content dreamy look on his face.
Kagome dearest this, Kagome dearest that! Ming Chan fumed, glaring at the boy she loved. I'm starting to hate this girlfriend of his…I can't believe I helped him resurrect her! What a bitch!
Bankotsu walked towards the kitchen. "I'm hungry, what's Kagome got stored in her fridge?" he wondered.
Ming Chan was rooted to the spot, thinking and devising an evil plot to get rid of Kagome once and for all. Then she'll never interfere with me again!
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At the end of the day, Kagome came home. Ming Chan was asleep on the sofa, and Bankotsu polished the remains of his supper. "Now's a good time to consult some explanations," Kagome said in hushed tones.
Bankotsu nodded, and together they went to Kagome's room. Kagome whispered, "Do you think it's a good idea to go back to Hawaii?"
"Yeah, but…why can't we just lay low until she goes back?" Bankotsu asked.
"Because she could search the whole of Tokyo if she wanted. Let's go to…Hawaii, again, but this time, we better not meet Taisho there," Kagome growled.
And what they didn't know…was that Ming Chan had been eavesdropping on them. But she hadn't been able to make out the words clearly because they were whispering to each other. Footsteps echoed softly from inside.
Ming Chan scooted back to the sofa as fast as she could. She pretended to still be fast asleep, not even showing signs that she'd been eavesdropping.
But Kagome was no fool. Ming Chan's breathing wasn't that of a real sleeping person. "You can't trick me, you Chinese vixen," she said. "I know you're awake."
Damn it all! What gave me away? Ming Chan cursed, opening her eyes and glaring at Kagome with a feeling of fervid hate. "You disturb my peaceful slumber…" she said angrily.
"You were eavesdropping on us, weren't you, you sly little bug?" Kagome accused, wagging a finger in her direction.
"What the hells you talking about?" Ming Chan questioned, confusion written on her face.
"Are you sure you're not lying? I could easily kill you now and save the trouble of housing a bitch like you under my roof. I know you tried to drug Bankotsu and take him back to China," Kagome said darkly. Ming Chan shivered under the cold expression she faced. "How dare you! Do you know who you're talking to this instant?
"It is I, the infamous gang leader of the Mikorai group of expert martial artists and swords fighters. And you, you are only a pesky little bug who lives on a puny farm! You think you could be the girl friend Bankotsu wanted? Never! He, too, is trained in martial arts and swordsmanship! Now, if you want to live…go back to China!!!"
Ming Chan didn't wait for her to say another word. With a yell of rage and hatred for her, she pull out a hidden knife and threw it with expert accuracy at Kagome's heart. Kagome used her reflexes to sidestep the surprise attack.
The Chinese girl didn't stop there. She charged at Kagome, tearing the knife from the wall it had been imbedded in, and aiming to slice her jugular vein.
Kagome karate chopped Ming Chan at the base of her neck, but she didn't black out completely. She used up the last bit of her strength to stab Kagome through the stomach, before she fell limp to the floor, unconscious.
Kagome coughed, spitting blood to the floor. Its bitter taste could still be tasted in her mouth. She rinsed it out in the bathroom. "That, that little-!" she spat, removing the knife painfully. She fell on all fours, coughing. "It wasn't this bad when I got shot by Faggotmaru Taisho, was it?"
Bankotsu helped her up, cleaning up her wound and bandaging it. "You're fine, Kagome. You've survived worse before," he said quietly. The wound Ming Chan had done to Kagome ruined her beauty. But when it was gone, she'd be his beautiful dearest again.
Kagome picked up Ming Chan and said, "What should we do with her?"
"I don't know, Kagome," Bankotsu said.
"Maybe we ought to dump her body in the dumpster somewhere. Oh! I know. Bokuseno should take care of her for us," Kagome said evilly.
Bankotsu smirked right along with her. "Enchanted Forest, here we come!"
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Ming Chan awoke to the refreshing smell of forest and plants and earth. She sat up and looked around. "Where am I?" she asked to nobody in particular. She looked up just to see a small portion of Kagome's face hidden within the trees.
An old voice said, "As you are now awake, we will kill you just as our Kagome-sama has asked of us."
Ming Chan's head whipped in the direction of the voice…and found that it was a talking tree. Then she was attacked. Sharp talons pierced her left shoulder and ripped off the thin cloth that was still covering it, exposing bare skin.
A hawk let go of the cloth and flew into Ming Chan's face. It pecked her eyes out, leaving two bloody holes where she used to be able to see. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!" she screamed, her vision suddenly going blank. She couldn't see anything, but she could hear.
Bokuseno's sharp branches poked at her, piercing her stomach, arms, and legs. A snarl sounded, and a wolf landed on her, shredding away all her clothes, leaving a broken, nude body without vision sobbing on the forest floor.
"Now, since you haven't died yet, it is time to attack you fiercely! We've been holding back," the old voice boomed.
The hawk swished forward, its talons digging into her shoulders and its beak drilling into her neck, tearing away a chunk of flesh. Blood dripped to the ground. Ming Chan screeched loudly in pain, her hand coming up and bashing the hawk in the breast.
The wolf leaped at her, sinking its fangs into her right arm, tearing through muscle and tissue and blood vessels. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Ming Chan's screams echoes around the forest.
The hawk, recovering from the blow the human had dealt to her, swooped back in, aiming to kill. She and the wolf barreled into her stomach, all their sharp limbs tearing her apart.
Ming Chan spit out blood, spraying Bokuseno. He stuck a branch through her neck, cutting off her oxygen and vocal cords. Ming Chan wanted to go to sleep…eternally.
The wolf attacked her chest, digging its claws into her lungs and its teeth gripping her still pulsing heart. Ming Chan gave a quick gasp as the wolf tore the beating muscle out. She ceased to struggle, her corpse a bloody mess of marks and scratches.
Ming Chan, Kagome's rival for Bankotsu, and Chinese beauty from China, died at that very spot. She would never hear, speak, taste, feel, or smell again, until she was reborn as someone else.
Bokuseno said, "Find peace in the afterlife." He used his roots to shift the ground, and thus, buried Ming Chan in the forest floor. It was the end of that life.
The Chinese chick was no more.
(I thought to end it here, but decided not to)
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Kagome and Bankotsu were hidden in the trees of the enchanted forest, watching with emotionless eyes as Ming Chan was torn apart. "She deserved to die…" Kagome said, leaping down after Bokuseno had buried Ming Chan.
"She got what she deserved for wounding my Kagome," Bankotsu said disgustedly.
"Hmm, yes, indeed. Kagome, what happened between you, Bankotsu, and that girl you ordered us to kill?" Bokuseno asked.
"That wench? She tried to drug Bankotsu here and take him back to China with her. She was trying to steal my boyfriend away from me," Kagome said.
She turned to the hawk and said, "Thank you for helping in the murder of her. I greatly appreciate it."
"You're welcome, Kagome-sama," the hawk said, dipping its feathery head down like a nod.
Bankotsu said to his good friend the rabbit, "How are you, my friend?"
"Just fine, boyfriend of Kagome-sama," the rabbit said. "Or rather, young master."
Bankotus and Kagome went home, happy that they had fulfilled their mission of getting rid of Ming Chan. As the sun sank behind the tops of the mountains, a white, ghost-like being appeared in the streets, playing a flute.
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Ahahaha! If you were starting to like this Ming Chan character of mine, sorry. Anyways, I would like it if you would f'ing start reviewing me! I'm still angry, y'know. Oh, yes, if you have any questions about the being in the ending, please patiently wait for the next chapter. It's a good time to update, with the three-day weekend I have. So long, ja ne!
Just a song I was humming when I was typing…
There's a sad sort of ringing from the clock in the hall
And the bells in the steeple, too
And up in the nursery
An absurd little bird
Is popping out to say cuckoo
Cuckoo, cuckoo
Regretfully they tell us (cuckoo)
But firmly they compel us (cuckoo)
To say goodnight to you…
So long, farewell, auf wie der sehn goodnight
I hate to go, and leave this pretty sight.
So long, farewell, auf wie der sehn adieu
Adieu, to you, and you and you and you.
So long, farewell, au voir wei der sehn
I'd like to stay, and taste my first champagne. (Yes? No.)
So long, farewell, auf wie der sehn goodbye
I leave, and heave, a sigh and say goodbye. Goodbye!
So long, farewell, auf wie der sehn goodbye
I'm glad to go, I cannot tell a lie.
So long, farewell, auf wie der sehn good night.
I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly.
The sun has gone to bed, and so must I.
So long, farewell, auf wie der sehn goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Song: So Long Farewell in the Sound of Music
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If you want, here's a preview of the next chapter…
Preview of ch. 26:
"What the hell? What are you?!" Bankotsu yelled.
"He's my guardian, Bankotsu," Ming Chan sneered. "The Tatari Mokke never fails!"
"Ming Chan…if you hadn't tried to deceive us, none of this would've happened!" Kagome said.
"Silence! I hate you all!" she screamed, hurling herself at Kagome. But she went through the gang leader. "Damn it!"
The Tatari Mokke's eyes opened to their full extent. "To hell…"
Ming Chan screamed as chains were wound around her. "Aaah!" Kagome's eyes widened. Even though she'd deceived them, she didn't deserve to go to hell.
"Ming Chan!"
She grabbed Kagome's hand. A shock of pain and flames overwhelmed them and they disappeared. Bankotsu stared at the spot. Kagome…and the ghost of Ming Chan…they had both gone to hell.
End of preview
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