Chapter 5: by BelleDayNight
It itched. The material was too confining. Clothes in general were uncomfortable. He tugged at his sleeves, unbuttoned the shirt, and pulled off his belt. They would simply have to go. At first the view from his window seat was distracting him enough to ignore the unfamiliarity of being fully dressed.
Kagome was watching the man sitting beside her uneasily. He was rather attractive, with a long dark braid down his back, a strong muscular frame, and dark blue eyes. But right now, she didn't care about how good he looked. All she could focus on now was how it appeared that the handsome man sitting next to her seemed to be stripping before her eyes.
"Excuse me sir, but are you alright?" Kagome inquired nervously, hoping that the young man was not doing what she thought he was doing.
The tennis shoes were next to go. Bankotsu just now noticed the woman sitting next to him. His gaze had been directed to the window. He smiled sheepishly at her.
"Don't mind me. I'm simply not used to wearing clothes." Next the button down shirt was pulled off his shoulders and thrown onto the floor. The white wife beater shirt left little to the imagination.
Kagome's mouth dropped open at the stranger's declaration. "What do you mean you aren't used to wearing clothes?"
Bankotsu was trying to decide whether or not to remove his pants. His was confident that his red silk boxers would be rather comfortable, but that woman beside him seemed to be affected a little too much by his lack of clothing. "I normally don't wear this much clothes, at least not for long."
"What do you mean?" Kagome had to ask. She wished that Inuyasha would return from the lavoratory. What was taking him so long?!?
Bankotsu flashed his money making smile and decided to leave his pants on, for now anyway. "I'm a professional dancer for Chip and Dales."
"You're a what?"
Bankotsu leaned upon the armrest between them, bringing his face right up to hers. His breath, smelling like the cinnamon altoids he was chewing fanned across her features. "I bring pleasure to women who enjoy my body." He confirmed.
"What the hell is going on here?" An angry voice broke into the conversation.
After fumbling with her seat belt, Kagome rose from her seat to stand behind Inuyasha, who just returned. "Nothing is going on." Kagome answered burying her face into the firm muscles of her boyfriend's upper back.
"It looks to me like this twerp is stripping in front of you." Inuyasha countered while keeping his golden eyes trained hawk-like upon the man sitting by the window.
Bankotsu leaned back in his seat and stretched his legs as far as the room between the rows permitted. "If I was going to strip I would be wearing a lot less than this."
Kagome was shocked. She could feel Inuyasha growling from her position against his back. Why was he growling like a dog?
"Is something the matter little brother?" Sesshoumaru walked over to the trio who seemed to be having some sort of conflict.
"Can't a guy just get comfortable? Is that a crime?" Bankotsu crossed his arms in front of his chest and released a large yawn, he had worked late into the morning. Granted, he wasn't likely to complain with all the cash he earned.
"It is a crime when you do not treat Kagome with the respect that is due to her." Sesshoumaru challenged with his teeth clinched together. Inuyasha turned to stare at his brother. Since when did he defend Kagome so vehemently?
"I am still fully dressed. You are over reacting." Bankotsu replied; growing irritated with over protective golden eyed, white haired wierdos. Besides if they are going to be on the island with him, they would have to become used to his lack of clothing.
It was going to be very hot on that island and with his body, he would do everything he could to raise the temperature!
"See to it that you stay fully dressed. I don't want you near my girlfriend either." Inuyasha informed the man.
Another presence soon joined the ranks. "I heard a bunch of ruckus, what is going on?" Kouga asked Kagome concerned as he place a hand upon one of hers that was clutching onto Inuyasha's back. "Are you okay?"
"That is none of your concern." Inuyasha addressed him coldly. "I'm taking care of the situation, so leave. You are not welcome."
"I don't know what the big deal is. Surely you have seen someone in less clothing than this before?" Bankotsu continued arguing his point once he saw he was now one against four.
Kouga gave the man a quick scan, his fists clenched subconsciously in annoyance. "You were stripping in front of Kagome?" He asked carefully, teeth grinding.
A stewardess was watching the exchange. She was afraid that none of the standing passengers would heed her call to sit down so she went to the captain to explain the situation. She had a bad feeling that it would soon be out of control.
The intercom crackled and then came to life. "May a have your attention please, this is your captain speaking. I need the passengers in section 2B to return to their seats. If you do not bring your disturbance to an end I will be forced to turn this plane around." Captain Kaede announced.
Bankotsu smirked at those who were trespassing on his right to undress. "You heard the lady return to your seats."
"I think not." Sesshoumaru replied before walking up to the stubborn man and grabbing hold of his long, black braid and dragging him back to where his seat had been. "Get his belongings Inuyasha."
Inuyasha watched his brother in confusion and then gathered the articles. He then followed the two to Sesshoumaru's former seat.
"You and I will trade seats. You can wear as little clothing as you want here, I care not." Sesshoumaru then turned around and walked back to section 2B and sat in the recently vacated seat. He motioned for Kagome to sit beside him.
Inuyasha threw Bankotsu his clothing. "See ya."
Bankotsu wasn't too happy about losing his window seat. But aisle seats weren't so bad and had much more leg room. He smiled happily before turning to his left to see who sat beside him. It was a young woman with a long black braid, similar in length to his own.
"Hello." Bankotsu greeted amiably.
"Hi! I hope you are a better talker than that pompous ass that was sitting here earlier. I'm Misao Makimachi! It's great to meet you! You haven't seen Aoshi Shinomori have you? He's really tall with hair that falls into his eyes, beautiful blue eyes, and is just to die for!" The woman was energetic beyond reason.
Bankotsu was now regretting relieving himself of those articles of clothing if he was now to be tortured by this hyperactive psycho wench. He looked back towards section 2B and emitted a wistful sigh of longing for that wonderful window seat he so rudely was forced to vacate.
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Kaoru looked at Kenshin who was sleeping peacefully beside her. His head was resting upon her shoulder and the headphones he was wearing had fallen to his neck. She had to admit, the in-flight movie was rather dull. She too would have loved to fall asleep, but nature had a way of keeping one awake.
She shifted her legs again. Maybe if she could hold it a little long he would wake up. She hated disturbing him. He looked so adorable when he slept. You would never guess him to be the master swordsman that he was.
A little turbulence never hurt anyone, right? Wrong! That slight jerkiness of the plane made Kenshin's head fall from the perch on Kaoru's shoulder to land unwelcomed upon her stomach.
She could feel the constraints of her bladder being stretched to its limit. She pushed his head off her lap and ran to the lavoratory. There were only two of them
Of course one of them was out of order!
Desperation caused her to pound on the door of the occupied stall. "Please, I really have to go. Please hurry up." Kaoru pleaded.
The door was slid open and Kaoru felt herself pulled into the crowded area. The bathroom of an airplane was not big enough for two people. Especially when one of those two people was Aoshi Shinomori.
Kaoru looked panic stricken. At least she wasn't pulled into the stall with a total stranger. But she really had to go! Aoshi's hands remained on her shoulders as he towered above her in the cramped quarters.
"Aoshi, I'm not kidding, I'm going to explode!" Kaoru cried quietly, careful not to raise her voice. She didn't want to attract any attention to their situation.
Aoshi's stoic face creased into worry lines. "You can't make me go back out there." He pleaded in a very serious tone.
Kaoru's brows narrowed in confusion. What could possibly scare Aoshi? Her dire situation was forgotten for the moment. "Why don't you want to go back out there?"
His clear blue eyes widened at her ridiculous question. "Because she is out there!" He whispered adamantly as he brought his face closer to hers.
Kaoru's eyes screwed closed in thought, her bladder requesting her attention. "Oh, Misao, right."
"We have a deal right? I protect you from Enishi and you protect me from Misao. So you can't make me go out there!" Aoshi implored once more.
Kaoru's eyes softened at his request. He really was scared of the girl whom his court order seemed to have no affect upon. "Okay, but I really have to go."
Aoshi released her shoulders, but didn't have anywhere to rest his hands now, so he leaned his body over hers to rest them against the wall. He nodded his head in the direction of the toilet. "Go ahead, I won't look."
Kaoru stared at him in shock. He expected her to do her business with him in the room? She continued to stare at him.
"What? I thought you had to go?" Aoshi asked, slightly amused by the situation.
"I can't go with you in here. You'll hear." Kaoru explained.
Aoshi chucked softly at her answer. "Of course I'll hear, we can't really prevent that now can we? Don't worry about it, its not like I've never had to pee before. I'm pretty sure I know what it sounds like. Now go, I won't look." Aoshi maneuvered his body to allow her access to the toilet. He leaned his forehead against the wall and closed his eyes to prevent from peeking, as promised.
Kaoru was torn. Maybe she should just throw him out of the stall. He didn't really have any business being in here in the first place. It was for people like her. People that actually needed to use the facilities.
She used all her concentration to ignore the presence in the room with her. Aoshi Shinomori was not in the bathroom with her. He was not listening to her pee. He was not less than ten inches away from her as she was in compromising position.
After finishing her business, Kaoru tried to reach the sink that Aoshi was standing in front of. He moved back to allow her access. He watched her as she kept her head bowed low in embarrassment.
He reached a hand to her chin to lift it up. "Don't be embarrassed Kaoru. We'll just forget this ever happened, okay?" Aoshi offered.
Relief flashed over her features and Aoshi smiled inwardly at the reaction.
"Thanks, I'll just be going now." Kaoru tried to step past the large man for the door. He wouldn't budge and was impeding her return to Kenshin. "Aoshi?"
He shook his head. "If you leave now, then they will be suspicious. Someone else might try to use the restroom. Then what will I do?"
Kaoru shook her head at him. "But if someone else needs it, then perhaps you should let them use it."
Panic was evident in his normally calm face. "But that would mean I'd have to go back out there! She's made my life so horrible! Is it too much to ask to enjoy the silence and peace of an airplane lavoratory?"
"But, if someone sees us, then they'll think we're part of the Mile High club." Kaoru explained.
"That would be preferable to having to deal with Misao." Aoshi replied as he readjusted himself to be more comfortable by placing his hands on the wall on either side of Kaoru. He leaned down until he rested his forehead against the crown of her dark hair.
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One lavender eye cracked upon. The familiar warmth that soothed his sleep was gone. Kenshin sat up in this seat to notice that Kaoru was no longer present. He frowned at her absence.
She probably just went to the restroom. He slipped his headphones back up to his ears, but noticed that a new movie had started. How long had he been asleep? His long arms stretched high above his head as he attempted to wake up fully.
He needed to find Kaoru. He wanted to get some more sleep, because he knew once they were on the island, his body would need it. He wanted to make sure that Kaoru had plenty of rest as well. Plus, he always slept better when he could keep an eye on Kaoru.
Actually he was surprised he didn't notice her leave him earlier. He must have been really exhausted. Guess arguing to get your sword on board one's flight took a lot of energy.
Groggily he began to make his way towards the restrooms. He noticed that of the two: one was out of order, and the other was occupied. He waited patiently for a few minutes. Then he looked down at his watch five minutes later.
Then he frowned when he heard two voices. One was painfully familiar. Amber flecks entered his purple eyes. He knocked politely on the door.
The knock was ignored at first. He knocked a little more forcefully this time as his eyes became more amber. Hushed voices met his ears once more.
"I'll be out in a minute," Kaoru answered.
"Kaoru-dono, you've been gone for quite some time, that you have," Kenshin answered. He smirked when he noticed her gasp slightly at his voice.
"Kenshin, what are you doing out there?" Kaoru asked.
"I woke up and you were gone. Who are you in there with?" Kenshin asked, not wanting to waste time beating around the bush.
"Um…..it's not what you think." Kaoru began.
"Open the door Kaoru." Kenshin told her in a dark voice as he restrained his jealous anger. The door slid open and before Kenshin could register what was happening he found himself crammed into the small room.
"Oro?" He managed to eep out before the door shut behind him.
His body was flush with the front of Kaoru's and his chin rested upon her shoulder as his eyes met the face of the other occupant of the room. The other man was pushed against the wall and Kaoru's back was flushed against his front.
"I can't breathe you guys." Kaoru gasped. The two men tried to shift, but Kenshin discovered that there was no where to shift to. He decided to wrap his arms around Kaoru and pull her even closer against him. His temper cooled remarkably quick at the feel of her body molding against his.
"It's a good thing my bladder is empty now." Kaoru joked to lighten the tense atmosphere.
"Explain to me what is going on." Kenshin demanded with his lips pressed against her ear and his eyes locked onto those of the strange man.
"This is Aoshi-sama." Kaoru answered. Understanding came to Kenshin's eyes and Aoshi visibly relaxed after seeing the expression.
Kenshin smiled at the man all anger dissipated. "I guess Misao's stalking you a little too much for your liking?"
"You have no idea." Aoshi answered.
The three stood in silence.
A knock came upon the door. "Excuse me, but I'm going to have to ask you to return to your seat now. There is a storm and we will be experiencing some turbulence." The friendly stewardess told them.
None of them moved. After two minutes had passed the stewardess seemed to grow annoyed. "Excuse me, but if you do not open this door in the next ten seconds I'm opening it for you."
Ten seconds passed. All breathing stopped in the lavoratory.
Then the door was slid open and three bodies came tumbling out. The stewardess screamed. "Scandalous! I have never heard of a three-some mile-high club happening."
Three sets of eyes widened at the assumption. "But, it's not like that." Kaoru sputtered but with her lying upon Kenshin and Aoshi lying on top of her in a dog pile on the floor she didn't seem too convincing.
"Aoshi-sama! Kaoru, Kenshin, how could you!!!!????" Misao had heard the commotion from her seat. Bankotsu wasn't much of a conversationalist so she decided to ask the stewardess what the next movie would be. Little did she know that she would run into the object of her affection and her old friend.
Misao burst into tears and ran back to her seat.
Aoshi and Kaoru released a great sigh of relief. "Do you guys think you can get off now?" Kenshin groaned from under their combined weight.
TBC
