Okay… I'm pretty sure I promised a lemon/lime/some kind of yaoi smut in this chapter, but… Um. Sorry? I just didn't get there in time. I just had too much fun playing with Mukotsu and Suikotsu. But, DEFINETELY next chapter!

As usual- Disclaimer: Inu Yasha isn't mine… To bad, so sad. It'd be completely different and Yaoi-full if it was mine.

Warning: Yaoi implications and some swearing.

Dedication: To my awesome Monica-chan. She got me cafination for X-mas! Weeeee!

Japanese used:

Kuso: Shit (I think, It's definitely a curse word. I could be wrong about exact translation though).

Bankotsu knocked softly of the sliding-rice paper door way to the room currently reeking of scents to horrific to put into words. Even standing outside the doorway Bankotsu had to keep his arm over his mouth and nose, trying to filter some of the stench through the baggy, white cloth of his haori. After knocking, he waited for a few moments, as much as he could stand, before he called, obviously trying not to inhale too much of the foul air when he spoke.

"Suikotsu? Mukotsu? You two there?" The young leader's voice was slightly stifled due to the fact that he was speaking through a layer of cloth, but it didn't hide the obvious displeasure at the stench hanging in the air.

The door slid open and Suikotsu peeking out from around it, wearing a mask similar to Mukotsu's. The fumes reaching Bankotsu doubled and he had he not been used to Mukotsu's concoctions the shock likely would have knocked him off his feet. Although that didn't mean that it didn't smell like the most offensive thing he'd even smelt.

The shichinin-tai leader pressed his face firmer into the fabric of his sleeve. Although it didn't keep him from swearing loudly. "Kuso! What are you making? Poison or medicine?"

Mukotsu poked his head out from underneath Suikotsu, indeed wearing the poison mask, looking rather flustered. "Well Aniki, I usually don't make medicines…."

"That's why I made sure Suikotsu was here!" Bankotsu snapped, his arm flying away from his face to his sides, his hands curled into fists. "If you poison Jakotsu, I'll—" Now his hands were at Mukotsu's collar, lifting the shorter man off his feet as he pushed his way inside the room.

"Calm down Aniki please!" Suikotsu, currently calm, forcing Bankotsu's arms off of Mukotsu and back to his sides. "We'd never poison Jakotsu, we know how much he means to you." Suikotsu said, trying to calm the near berserk leader.

If Suikotsu thought that Bankotsu had been angry before, he hadn't seen anything. Bankotsu was fuming after Suikotsu said that. There was fire in his eyes as he spoke next "What did you say? Have you been talking to Renkotsu!"

Mukotsu and Suikotsu, who hadn't been talking to Renkotsu, were both very confused at their leader's fury. Then a sly smile crawled across Mukotsu's face as his mind put together a reason for their leader's ecstatic disposition. The shortest of the band of seven always suspected that something might have been between the third in command and the leader. Something had evidently happened. And, apparently Renkotsu was the only one who'd seen it.

"Aniki… I never thought that you'd be one to go for-" Bankotsu cut him off as he sidestepped Suikotsu and once again lifted the other man off his feet. This time the leader brought the poison-master to his eye level.

"You don't know anything…" Bankotsu brought raised his spare arm, his hand clenched tightly into a fist. Luckily Suikotsu was quick enough to realize what Bankotsu was about to do and ripped the smaller man from the leader's near unbreakable grip.

"Bankotsu-sama please, I know that you're concerned for Jakotsu's health, but we all are. Please be calm." Suikotsu's voice was calming somehow, and Bankotsu lowered his fists back to his side, his hands slowly loosening back into a neutral position. "Besides, we've finished a small amount of Jakotsu's medicine."

There was a very noticeable change in the leader, a small, hopeful, smile crawling across his face. "Really? Why didn't you say that earlier?" Mukotsu had half a mind to retort with something like 'you were too busy trying to kill me…' but he decided not to, else he raise his leader's temper again. Suikotsu seemed to be thinking along the same lines.

Pulling a small vile of some purple liquid Suikotsu place it in Bankotsu's hands. "Here it is. Just give him a small does every five or so hours. We should have more made once that runs out."

Bankotsu nodded, and then enclosed the vile in his hands. "I'll do that then." The leader coughed, suddenly remembering the fumes as the stench overtook him once more. He left with his arm over his face once again. He made his way back to the door, before he closed it he turned and spoke once more. "Isn't there anything that you can do about that stench? I feel almost dizzy."

Suikotsu put on a slight grin. "Sorry Aniki, we'll try."

Then Bankotsu gave a slightly lopsided smile and stalked off, Jakotsu's medicine in hand.

Suikotsu slid the door shut, then waited until the leader's footsteps died off into silence before he turned to Mukotsu. "That dizziness is normal right?"

"Yeah, after all, he wasn't wearing a mask." Mukotsu seemed to think for a moment, before adding. "The only reason I could see it might be a problem if he somehow got alcohol in his system."

Suikotsu's eyes widened, shortly followed by Mukotsu's. They both stared at each other for a moment. Before Suikotsu spoke. "Alcohol… Did Bankotsu already drink all the sake?"

"I sure hope so…" Mukotsu added, as his eyes fell to the ground. "Or I think we're in big trouble…."

Suikotsu looked fixedly at Mukotsu. "Would he get sick too? Mukotsu what exactly did you add into that mix while I was gather more chamomile?"

"Well, Jakotsu was feeling nauseous. So I figured I would put in…." Mukotsu looked around the room, although he knew what no one was there, he was still afraid to put his answer into words. Even then, his voice fell to something almost short of a whisper. "Miselath…"

Suikotsu's eyes widened beyond what one would assume to be physically be possible. "Mi-Mise… Why the hell Mukotsu!"

"Suikotsu! I did.. It's perfectly harmless when it's mixed with rosehips."

"Yes! But not when you get an airborne dose!"

"But Suikotsu, we're perfectly fine. We've got our masks on don't we?"

"Yes… But Bankotsu didn't have a mask did he?"

"Ah" Mukotsu's face fell… "Oh… Well, I think we'll be fine. Even if Bankotsu does get alcohol in his system, it's not as if there are any women around….."

"At least we have that going for us…."

"Yup Suikotsu!" Mukotsu smiled, not exactly a nice looking smile, but it was at least it was a gesture of pleasure. "We're definitely in the clear! There's not even anyone here that Bankotsu-aniki could mistake as a woman."

Suikotsu's face fell once again, his eyes going right back to the physically impossible state of having his eyes so wide they seemed to large for his head. "Mukotsu… What did you just say! We just sent Bankotsu-aniki to go give Jakotsu his medicine?" Suikotsu's face contorted into something completely different from the expression he just wore. Mukotsu recognized it at once, Suikotsu's other self.

Now he wasn't safe anywhere! The poison-master stood up and raced out of the room in a flash. "ANIKI!"

Okay… So, fairly simple and straightforward. If you can't figure out what Miselath does… What? Are you expecting me to tell you! Ha! Yeah right. You'll figure it out next chapter. As always read and review. I lubish my reviewers! 'Specially Mizukotsu. I lub you Mizu!