Chapter 31:
Premonition…
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" What is it, Jakotsu?" asked Bankotsu, toward his friend.
" I…" Jakotsu looked down at the ground. ' Oh gods, Shall I tell him? I mean, I'm not even sure if Bankotsu will believe me. He…trusts Renkotsu.'
" Jakotsu?"
" Bankotsu…I…!"
" Bankotsu."
They both turned around, seeing Renkotsu walking up to them. Jakotsu widen his eyes in surprise but quickly turns his face to hide it.
" What's up, Renkotsu?"
" I need to talk to you about something." Renkotsu said. Jakotsu was sure he saw a mysterious glint in his eyes.
" ' Bout telling now?" Bankotsu narrowed his eyes.
"Uh…can't do that," Renkotsu said as he glanced at Jakotsu, " It's…confidential."
" No!" Jakotsu suddenly yelled out, which made both of them stare at him, " Umm…Ba…Bankotsu already promised me that we're going to go out…for something." He said as he grabbed hold of his leader's arm.
" You did, Bankotsu?"
" Well…" Bankotsu turned towards Jakotsu, who had this desperate expression as though telling him not to go. "…Yes. Jakotsu and I…uh…were planning to get ice cream."
" Ice cream?" Renkotsu raised his brow.
" Yes! Isn't that your favorite, Jakotsu?" The braided hair leader turned to his friend.
"Huh? Oh…yes! Ice cream! Mmmm, how delicious it will be!!" Jakotsu nodded back and smiled at Renkotsu.
Renkotsu stared at them doubtfully but soon closed his eyes, " Fine. I'll talk to you later, Bankotsu."
Renkotsu then turned to leave. Jakotsu sighed in relief as he watched Renkotsu leave. He then felt Bankotsu releasing his grasp, and looked up.
" So…" Bankotsu scratched his cheeks nervously, " Shall we get some ice cream?"
" Bankotsu…" Jakotsu smiled as he took his hand. " Yeah! Let's go!"
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" Thank you, Inuyasha…and Sango-chan," Kagome smiled. Her expression was a little brighter now, but her eyes were red from all that crying.
" You're always welcome, Kagome-chan," Sango smiled back.
" . . . . . ."
" ? " Kagome tilted her head to the side, " Why are you so quiet, Inuyasha?"
" . . . You still didn't tell m…us why you were crying."
" Inuyasha! Do you have to ask her now!!?" Sango glared at him.
" It's okay, Sango-chan." Kagome interrupted. " I'm fine. But, I'm sorry….I can't tell you now. Just not yet…because…I myself have to find out first."
" Find out about what?"
"…Myself."
Inuyasha and Sango both looked at each other in confusion. They turned back to Kagome who was staring at the ground.
' Not yet…until I find it out myself.' Kagome thought as she gripped her skirt tightly.
There was a moment of silence when Sango broke it. " Umm…so, why don't we go out for some refreshments? It's no use just sitting around like this."
Kagome smiled, " Yeah. I think that's a good idea."
" Kagome…"
" I'll be fine, Inuyasha. Come on…"
" . . . . . . ."
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" Ms. Yura!!!…and Mr. Hiten," Sango and Kagome both shouted in surprise.
The three left Sango's house, leaving Kohaku watching the house, and came by a café restaurant. The rain had already stopped but the sky was still dark with clouds. They decided to enter to drink some fresh, warm coffee when they spotted Ms. Yura and Mr. Hiten sitting in one of the tables of the café.
"Oh…it's a surprise to see you guys here," Yura said in surprise as well, but smiled.
" What are you doing here, Ms.?" Sango said as they took seat onto the same table.
" Of course, what does it look like? We're on a date!" Yura winked mischievously as Hiten rolled his eyes in embarrassment.
Kagome and Sango looked at each other before bursting out laughing. Inuyasha just had this confused expression, not being able to understand the story. He turned his gaze towards Hiten who was staring at Kagome with a mysterious expression. Although, he seemed to be the only one who noticed it since the girls were too busy with their conversation.
Hiten, who apparently, noticed his gaze, turned his face away. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes suspiciously as he continued to stare at Hiten's pokerface.
"…sha?"
" Huh?" He was brought back to attention by Kagome's voice, who was staring into his face.
" What do you mean ' huh '? I'm asking if you want anything." Kagome pouted. A waiter was standing beside her, waiting for their orders.
" Oh…ummm….I'll….just take a coffee." Inuyasha mumbled. The waiter quickly took note of it and left.
" I'm surprised that you're already drinking coffee in such an age, Inuyasha." Yura said with her eyes wide in astonishment.
" Yura…" Hiten said as he stood up. Yura turned her attention to him, " I'll be going to the restroom."
" Oh…okay." Yura said as she smiled.
Inuyasha watched Hiten's back with a suspicious stare. He suddenly stood up which surprised Kagome. " Inuyasha?"
" Restroom." He said shortly and went towards the direction Hiten had left.
Kagome and Sango watched in awe as Inuyasha left. Sango then turns to Yura, smiling mischievously.
" So, how is it with your relationship with Mr. Hiten, Ms. Yura?"
" Hm?" Yura raised her brow as she drank the tea from her straw.
Kagome turned her attention back to them, " Yes! How is it going, Ms.!?"
"It's…going well… I guess." Yura said softly, her cheeks slightly red.
Both of the girls eyes sparkled in excitement. But Kagome can't seem to notice that she saw a hint of sorrow in Ms. Yura's sparkling eyes. ' I wonder why she seemed so sad…just that instant.'
" You really do love him, don't you?" Sango asked.
" My god, girls these days." Yura smiled nervously. She closed her eyes and snaps the open again, her fingers tracing around the tip of her glass cup. " But like I said….I do. With all my life…." She lowered her eyelids, staring at the crystal clear form of the cold ice, " I don't care what he is or who he is…but I love him for who he is in the inside. As long as he is happy….I will love him for all times…."
Kagome smiled at Ms. Yura's words. ' But I wonder what she meant by who he is….'
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" Damn, where'd he go?" Inuyasha muttered as he searched around the outside of the bathroom. He was sure that he saw him around here….but soon lost sight.
" Looking for me?"
He quickly turned around by a familiar voice. Hiten was standing, leaning on the white wall, staring at him.
"…yeah." Inuyasha answered honestly. He seemed to think it was no use lying to him.
" Why?"
"…do you have to know?"
" Well," Hiten said as he pushed himself off the wall, " It seems like I have the right to since you were the one following me around."
"…what do you want with Kagome?"
Hiten raised his brow. " I'm sorry, but I don't know what you're…."
" Don't ' I don't know what you're talking about' me! You're after Kagome! I know it! What the fuck do you want with her!?" Inuyasha growled.
" You should watch your language, boy." Hiten narrowed his eyes.
Inuyasha and Hiten stared at each other for a while when they heard a cough behind them. They turned to find a waitress standing there, with a bothered expression.
" Excuse me, but it seems that you two are blocking the way?" said the waitress.
" Is that what you say to a customer?" Inuyasha growled in annoyment. The waitress just sent him a glared and walked by them. Inuyasha watched her back and when he turned to face Hiten, he found that he was gone. ' Wha…?'
He quickly returned to the table Kagome and the others were at, but he wasn't there.
" Oh, Inuyasha! You're back," said Kagome, noticing him first.
" Have you seen….him?" asked Inuyasha
" Him? You mean, Mr. Hiten? He just left," said Sango, sipping her drink.
" Left? Where?"
" It's nothing, Inuyasha. Hiten just left to do some work he had left to do. What are you being worried about?" said Yura, smiling.
" . . . ." Inuyasha stared at Yura and Kagome for a while, and sighs. " . . . nothing."
"?" Sango and Kagome looked at each other in confusion. Ms. Yura stared at Inuyasha's face with a mysteriously doubtful expression.
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" So…, what's up with you?"
" Hm?" Jakotsu looked at Bankotsu, while licking his ice cream.
" Why'd you go make up a false reason to go out like that?"
Jakotsu lowered his face " Will you…believe me?"
" What?"
" Bankotsu!" Jakotsu grabbed his leader's shoulder, which surprised him. " If I…If I tell you this, will you believe me!? And promise not to laugh or anything?"
" W…well, yeah I guess." Bankotsu said in surprise.
" Renkotsu…he…he…"
" What about me?"
Jakotsu widen his eyes at the chilling, familiar voice. He looks up slowly to find Renkotsu standing above them with a serious expression.
" What are you doing here, Renkotsu?" Bankotsu asked, surprised, as well, seeing him here.
" Oh, I just wondered that since you're done buying ice cream for Jakotsu here…why don't I have a talk with you now." Renkotsu said as he sent a suspicious glare to Jakotsu.
" Now?"
" Yes…now."
" NO!!" Jakotsu stood up suddenly and faces Renkotsu. " Not now…because I have something to talk with you, Renkotsu."
Renkotsu makes a surprised expression, " You want to talk to me?"
Jakotsu nods his head and then turned towards Bankotsu, " Sorry, Bankotsu. But…uh…is it a'right if you just wait here?"
" Huh? Well…yeah. Alright."
The green-lipsticked man smiled and then eyes Renkotsu to go outside with him. Bankotsu watched as Jakotsu and Renkotsu left the ice cream parlor. He doesn't know himself but he had some kind of a bad feeling about this. Something that will regret him all his life. So, he decided to follow the two…secretly.
' Jakotsu…'
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- Hikaru
Oh gods…another cliffie. Personally, I hate cliffies myself…but can't help it.
Someone actually suggested that I should go up to 70 chapters!!! Wow! Now that's a really big, huge, challenge! That's gonna be hard…hmmm…but I'll try. If I can't do it, I'm sorry.
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I still haven't found any HitenxYura pairing fics….oh well, guess I gotta write one out myself.
I thank everyone again…( as always) for reading and reviewing this story. I hope I still am entertaining you with this fic…and hope you still continue on with reading it. I, myself, don't really know how this story is going to end ( cause I haven't thought of it…yet ) but, until the end…stay tune!!!