Sobs uncontrollably You guys are such great supporters, I'll never forget you! Runs around happily. Cliff magically appears out of nowhere. Falls inside AHHHHH!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha

Chapter 9: The ex-boyfriend, Bankotsu

Sigh, another day, another round of chores. I walk around the lodge wiping the floors while Shippo helped her to repair the leaky pipes. Sesshoumaru was making new shoji doors, Kouga was buying groceries and some sake for the Spring barbeque we were planning.

Inuyasha was beating out the mattresses and Hiten was painting the faded out walls. Lastly, Miroku was… unconscious he never learnt.

Suddenly, I heard the doorbell go off. I walk to the front door. I open it.

OH MY GOD! WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING HERE!

Bankotsu lifted a hand and cupped my face.

"Kagome, It's been so long. I know we haven't seen each other in a while…"

Keeping my temper down, I force myself to look at him in the eye.

"You… The reason we 'haven't seen each other in a while,' was because you went and joined that stupid gang of yours. I tried to love you but all you did was care about your gang. You didn't even notice when I left and you think you can just show up here after so long and expect me to jump into your arms? YOUR CRAZY!" I had to blink back the tears that were forming in my eyes. Before I could stop him, Bankotsu hugged me tightly to him.

"Kagome, don't you understand why I'm here? I left them for you once I realized how much you meant to me." He looked at me and for once I could see tears forming in his eyes.

Authors POV temporarily

Inuyasha, Shippo, Hiten and Sesshoumaru were around the corner listening in. Miroku was still unconscious and Kouga was still out.

"Well this IS an interesting turn of events."

The four of them whirled around to come face to face with… Naraku.

"Bankotsu, Kagome's ex-boyfriend. The two of them used to be in love, until Bankotsu got involved with a gang. He was so far deep into it that he eventually rose in the ranks until he became the head of the gang. Kagome felt neglected and severed all ties with him. He didn't even notice until recently. They've been apart for 5 years."

"He'd be pretty young wouldn't he?" Shippo asked.

"Yes he would, but the real question here is… what will her 3 lover boys do now that it is unsure whether she still loves Bankotsu." He put on an evil sneer, "Will you take the opportunity of the aching heart to comfort her and pull her to you? Or will you push her away and back into his arms now that you fear having your heart broken? Either way, you knew when you went after Kagome, someone had to be crushed eventually." Naraku turned and walked down the hallway heading for the backdoor, his words fresh on their minds.

Inuyasha had had enough, standing up he went right out and pried Bankotsu off Kagome.

Kagome's POV

Inuyasha came around the corner, the fire evident in his eyes and pried Bankotsu off me.

"Back off, what the hell do you think your doing to Kagome?" He held me possessively in his arms.

"I'm trying to make up for my mistakes and get Kagome back to me, got a problem?"

"And if I do?"

I sighed, what was it with men and violence? Then I remembered, I had once asked Miroku the question and his answer shall forever be engraved in my head… the sex is always better…Miroku still had a few scars from that one.

I interrupted their not-so-intelligent argument, "Bankotsu I can't do this, this is so sudden."

"I knew you'd say something like that, so I saved up some money before I came, Kagome, I'd like a room here. Please Kagome, just give me a second chance…" The tears had returned to his eyes, and for once, I saw him as a boy who was desperately trying to reach for the love that escaped him once.

I couldn't help it, "Alright."

Complications, the plot thickens doesn't it. I'm back and the story is just gonna get more complicated, I might even make a few crossovers. The girls in my class have requested, more like tortured me into bringing in, Ryoga(Ranma 1/2), Kyo and Haru(Fruits Basket), Tasuki(Fushigi Yuugi) and Yusuke, Youko Kurama, Kurama and Hiei(Yu Yu Hakusho). If there is anything else you want(PLEASE SPARE ME!) just post it up on reviews.

Note: Some characters may need to be AU.