What I Really Am
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: I'm not even going to say it you already know it!
"Why did you scream?" Bankotsu asked. Eve looked down at the water and noticed the scene was still playing. She pointed at it and he leaned over to watch it.
"I'm the dog in the front." She said.
"Well we are a bit alike but that won't be a comfort once you figure out who I was. I died once before and I'm back again, but I was human and now I'm a half dog demon." Bankotsu said.
"Then who were you?" Eve asked.
"I was the oldest brother of the Band of Seven. We were all brothers, into killing for amusment, and now all of them are dead but me." He answered smirking. Anger filled Eve's eyes.
"You all deserve to be dead." She said then turned away and watched the scene over and over again.
It would have been have been easy for him to kill her or just walk away any other day of his previous life but today wasn't the case. For some reason killing didn't seem as enjoyable as it had been before. So he simply walked a few feet away and turned around and watched as angry tears fell silently down her face. Why are we here? No one brought us back to life with jewel shards. And why were we brought back as half demons? Bankotsu asked himself. Eve was asking herself the same thing (Inuyasha had taught her about the jewel).
Eve's Flashback
Eve as a puppy lay wagging her tail like a maniac. She was at her master's home with the elderly dog, May. She was already doing police dog training so she never really knew her mother so she sort of adopted May. May was a wise old white and gray Husky. She had endless advice and knowledge and was the best mother Eve could have ever wanted.
May was telling Eve a story. It was an old dog tail that every mother told her child, and it was the same for them even thought they weren't mother and daughter. In the hero died but the was a very good lesson behind it.
"May, what happens when someone dies?" Eve asked.
"Oh Eve, what a good question. When someone dies they try to go to Heaven." May answered.
"Do they always get there?" Eve asked.
"I think eventually. You see, when someone dies sometimes they have unfinished business, or they were a horrible creature, or sometimes there is simply a task that Heaven wishes them to complete and then they are sent back to earth. Sometimes they are not sent back for years and years, and sometimes it is immediate." She answered.
"Really?" Eve asked, fascinated.
"Yes, honey, and strange enough they are not always sent back in there original forms. Sometimes a dog might come back as a human twenty years in the past. It's sort of like a second chance. . ."
End Flashback
"I know why we're are here." Eve whispered.
"What?" Asked Bankotsu.
"We're being given a second chance." She answered looking up. She looked right at a gray and white husky across the stream.
"Thank you May for teaching me." She whispered. Bankotsu looked across the river and saw the husky. It tipped its head toward the sky and howled one long note. A shining orb burst from her chest and rose towards the sky and she got lighter and lighter until she was no more. Eve got up and turned towards Bankotsu.
"We were given a second chance at whatever our mistakes are you going to take it or waste it?" She demanded her eyes filled with detirmanation.
"I guess." He answered.
Bankotsu and Eve sat across from each other in front of the fire.
"Why are you getting a second chance, Eve?" Bankotsu asked.
"I think it's because I failed to kill Naraku." She answered.
"You had a chance to kill Naraku?" He asked a little amazed because Naraku was such a powerful demon
"Yes. In my past life I was a police dog. I tracked down criminals, sniffed out drugs, and bombs, stuff like that. Well one day my master, another police dog, Kane, and his master, Frank, and I were chasing a mass murder. All evidence said he was unarmed but I was wrong. I jumped up catch him but he shot me then all my comrades." She explained.
"That was the scene in the water." Bankotsu confirmed. Eve pulled out the bullet that had been in her pocket.
"He was a mass murder of course he was armed! I will kill him! I will not make such a stupid mistake again!" She growled. In her rage she threw the bullet away and flipped over onto her side. In minutes she was fast asleep. Bankotsu looked at her for once feeling pity.
Well hello there!
Huh who are you?
You conscious DUH!
Oh. What do you want?
So why are you here? Why aren't you sitting in Hell right now? With all the people you killed it's no doubt you deserve it.
You know there's no Heaven or Hell. When you're dead you're gone and that's it!
That doesn't answer my question and there is a Heaven and Hell and you know it!
Say something before I provoke you!
I guess I'm here to make up for all the people I killed.
How are you going to do that?
I DON"T KNOW I DIDN"T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT UNTIL YOU HAD TO COME AROUND AND BOTHER ME!
Ohh, pushy pushy! But you DID think about it when the girl brought it up.
What about Eve?
You didn't kill her. In fact she made you think that you were wrong! So what is Eve here for anyways?
To kill Naraku.
Oh this is going to be harder than I thought!
What?
Why would she want to kill Naraku?
For revenge.
She was a police dog in her past life; revenge is not her motive! Or at least not all of it.
Man you're dense! Ok, let me put it this way. Why would someone want to kill you?
Uhh. . .
Think you bumbling idiot! What made her so mad at you when you first met her? I'll leave the rest to you.
Uhh, uhh! Oh I don't know!
Hey I need some help here!
Oh come on! Why is it you come around when I don't want you but leave when I actually want you!
Fine!
He's such a sucker!
Bankotsu flipped onto his side. The Banryu eerily reflected.
"Arguing with my conscious hurt my head I'll think about it in the morning." He growled at himself. Soon he fell asleep but his dreams were plagued with flashbacks of his murderous past life, fading gray and white dogs, bullets, and Naraku.
YAY YAY! This chapter was longer! Thank you so much Coon for reviewing! But why is it that only ONE person has reviewed? HUH HUH! Well lucky for those who might have enjoyed this story (or just like making fun of my horrible writing skills) I like writing stories so I shall continue despite the fact that you have so horribly refused to review! BUT REVIEW ANYWAYS OR I MIGHT JUST HAVE MY EVIL MONKEY MINIONS THROW. . . hmm I need an idea . . .uhh. . .POO AT YOU! (im srry im imature but sadly i got that from a birthday card)
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