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The Inu-tachi suddenly jumped at the familiar and terrifying sound of innocent Kagome's scream. Inuyasha cursed under his breath along with Sango, as Shippou panicked yelling Kagome's name and Miroku searched their surroundings for any evidence of evil spirits that could possibly be attacking his friend.
They were all soon off, following the scent of Kagome that led to a small stream, where her scent stopped.
Kagome's scent wasn't the only one there though; another intruder's scent was there as well. "Bankotsu…" Inuyasha spit the name out with hatred and growled.
"Bankotsu…Bankotsu did this?" Sango asked her half demon friend, who seemed to be filling with rage by the second.
Miroku stepped in at seeing his friend's distress over the young priestess. Placing a hand on his shoulder in an assuring manner, Miroku spoke with kind and true words. "Inuyasha, if we search for her now, it would be no use, all of us are tired from earlier today and you scent couldn't possibly pick up any scent of Kagome's right now, considering it's late at night and you don't even know where you're going."
Inuyasha blinked his eyes and grit his teeth in his musings. 'The monk is right; if I go to get her now it would be no use.' Inuyasha looked up to see a nearly faded moon. 'My senses, I will become human. Damn you, Bankotsu!'
Sango, Miroku, Shippou, and a transformed Kirara all looked up to the moon as Inuyasha did, taking in the fact that the New moon would be tomorrow night and that Inuyasha's senses were already weakened due to the hanyou curse that plagued him.
Miroku spoke again, Shippou sobbing slightly in the background; "Take notice that there is no blood or an actual evil aura I'm sensing. It is possible that Bankotsu's intentions are not to harm Kagome in any way possible. Resting, on the other hand, would be the best thing to do, considering Inuyasha's weak stage right now."
Every one of them nodded their heads in agreement at the houshi's statement and turned to make way towards their camp for the night; hopes of finding their beloved friend, sister, mother, and maybe even more with in the next day or so.
Kagome had sighed for the eighth time and shifted her weight on the young mercenary's shoulder, again. It felt as if they had been running for hours, but she knew better; it had only been about 20 minutes or so.
Bankotsu rolled his eyes at the young miko's sighing and tried to ignore it. He may have gained some sort of respect for the priestess, but she was still a master, apparently, at making him want to kill her, and everything else, more, because of her constant sighing and shifting of her weight on his shoulder as he ran.
'At least she isn't complaining about how I am an idiot and such, and that the stupid hanyou will come and rescue her. What a foolish stupid girl, relying on others power to be able to gain.'
But then again, isn't that what he's doing? He shook the thoughts from his head as Kagome shifted herself on his shoulder, yet again. He grew agitated at this point swapped her around a bit until he knew both her and himself could be comfortable, earning a small gasp from the girl, as he made his way to the Shichinintai hideout – which was no longer the same fort as before, but a different one, slightly farther away.
Kagome gasped at the sudden change in her weight direction. She was not suddenly in the deadly assassin's arms, one under her legs and the other around her shoulders (bridal style...); the both of them much more comfortable.
Bankotsu sped up as he saw the front of the fort in full view. Kagome grabbed onto his neck and whimpered out of pure instinct, from the unexpected pick up in speed.
Bankotsu raised an eyebrow for a second or two until he analyzed that she wasn't expecting him too speed up so quickly. 'Hmph.'
He slowed down as he came near the doors of the large fort, many samurai laying scattered about, in pieces from Suikotsu or Jakotsu's doing, or burnt and covered in gun powder from Ginkotsu's bombs.
Kagome nearly gulped at the sight of all the samurai, and clutched onto Bankotsu tighter, finding an instinctive to latch onto someone alive…well…not exactly alive, but resurrected.
He pushed open the large wooden doors which revealed a courtyard in the night and more doors and such scattered around large pillars and pointed fences that reached hundreds of feet high, in order to protect the lord that used to live there.
Bankotsu came to a door not to far from where they first stood off to the right. It opened to show Jakotsu grinning up at Bankotsu and laughing a little at the sight of Kagome in his leader's arms, latching onto his neck. "Hey Bankotsu; I see you've returned with Inuyasha's wench!"
Bankotsu just smirked at his life long friend.
Jakotsu, being who he was though, was also incredibly repulsed at the sight of a girl being in his best friend's arms and stuck his tongue out in disgust at the female creature. He looked up at Bankotsu, "Where do we stuff her?"
Bankotsu shook his head. "We aren't 'stuffing' her anywhere." Jakotsu rolled his eyes and Bankotsu smirked again while stepping inside.
Jakotsu walked off to the side and slid the door closed behind them. He waited for an answer to his earlier question. "Well…?"
Bankotsu thought for a moment, suddenly Suikotsu walked in from a room in the long lit halls of the palace. "Hey big brother; I see you have managed to capture the miko."
Starting off from where she saw Jakotsu all the way to seeing Suikotsu, Kagome couldn't stop telling herself multiple comforting things in her mind. Surprisingly she had lost the ability to speak up for herself and fight, at seeing Jakotsu stick his tongue out at her and of course, seeing Suikotsu's iron claws.
For the first time in a long time Kagome was truly and slightly scared. It was different for Bankotsu and her just alone for some reason, but all of them together made her just want to burry her own self in a hole.
Kagome bit her lip. 'They've killed so many people…so many innocent people! Kagome, get a hold of yourself girl! You can't let them see you're afraid! What did we talk about?'
The members of the Shichinintai had suddenly realized Kagome's aura flare protectively around herself and her eyes burn with life.
Bankotsu raised and eyebrow at her as she started to kick and scream and punch him as much as possible, struggling to get free from her captors.
She yelled at him ferociously, almost, just almost, causing him to wince at her sudden tone. "You big jerk! How could you kill innocent people for a living! Inuyasha is going to kill you for kidnapping me! I'm a miko ya know-" Her voice was suddenly lost when Bankotsu threw her at Suikotsu, who successfully caught her. Bankotsu's patience run slightly thin and he walked away to the dinning hall to eat something.
Kagome's fear coursed through her veins yet again, but this time because she was in the psychopathic doctor's arms.
Suikotsu smirked and snapped at her with his teeth like as if he were going to bite her head off. She closed her eyes, flinching slightly. Suikotsu chuckled evilly. "Boo."
Kagome just frowned at him and crossed her arms. The iron clawed man frowned at her sudden stubbornness to remain afraid and instead was uncooperative and prissy. 'This girl has serious mood swing issues.' (hahaha...so does he. HAHA. get it? ehh..nevermind)
Jakotsu had long gone to his bedroom for the night, the sake getting to his head as it always did.
Suikotsu was given orders to place Kagome in room next to Bankotsu's for the evening, that way if she decided to escape, she would have to use the balcony, which was connected to his, which was extremely creaky, which gave him the ability to hear her if she decided to step outside.
Her door was locked from the outside and she was tossed onto a futon covered with soft furs and silks and pillows. 'Who exactly did they kill to get rooms such as these?'
She bit her lip and looked at the door and then to the balcony sliding door. She stood up and walked over to the door and slid it open; revealed behind the doors, was a small wooden balcony perched up on pillars of stone. 'Well this makes me feel safe.' She mused sarcastically.
Bankotsu was in the other room, the one next to hers, listening closely at what she was doing. It was obvious she was on the balcony, but it didn't sound as thought she was moving hastily.
It creaked multiple times and then the creaking stopped. 'Hmm…odd girl.' He noted that she was still on the balcony, the creaking not completely ended.
He decided to go check it out and he slid open his shoji door, startling the young and beautiful Kagome. (not necessarily meaning he's thinking she is beautiful, but, lets face it, she is pretty for an anime character.)
She was standing there silently looking out at the trees, her arms bent over the wooden banister. She looked up at him with multiple emotions coursing through her eyes; anger, happiness, determination, and some understanding.
'Understanding…? Why would a hostage feel understanding? What a strange girl you are, Kagome.'
Moments of silence passed them and Kagome broke it, feeling the tension start to rise on the small balcony. Bankotsu walked over next to her and leaned over the banister as well, him not being that much taller than she. "Why did you take me?"
It was a simple question. One he just smirked at and said simply, "You can sense the jewel shards, right? That would be your purpose if anything. Plus, the hanyou seems to take a liking to you, you're the source of his power; I've got it figured out."
Kagome was slightly shocked he told her why he took her, and she believed his excuse; But InuYasha taking a liking to her was false accusations. He had his beloved bellflower, Kikyo and they would forever be together. A first promise is stronger than a second one, so why did it matter.
Kagome had long ago discovered she harnessed feelings for the half demon half human, InuYasha, but his feelings resided, as always and forever, with the dead priestess Kikyo, the woman she was a supposed reincarnation to.
Bankotsu studied her carefully. She had and sad off look about her, yet, content in a way. He could see the glimmer of tears welling up in her eyes; she was trying to hold them back as she unexpectedly smiled. 'What are you thinking about miko…?'
She suddenly spoke up, her voice weak, she didn't understand why she was being open with the enemy, but she didn't care, it wasn't anything important to him, she was sure. "Actually, Bankotsu…you have the wrong miko. Kikyo is InuYasha's lover; I am only his shard detector and friend. He gains only the power to find the shards of the Shikon by using me, and no other purpose." The tears stung her eyes at the realization of her own words and she closed her eyes. "Goodnight."
She vanished into her room for the remainder of the evening, her words sinking into Bankotsu. 'Foolish girl, letting her emotions towards a hanyou get to her. Pathetic, yet, she opened up to me to tell me about her personal life with the mutt scum. Perhaps I have gained a good quantity of her trust? Hmm. I will talk it over with Jakotsu tomorrow morning.'
With that thought, he too went to bed for the evening, Kagome didn't step out onto the balcony for the rest of the night.
Renkotsu held the man by the collar of his shirt. "Tell me or I'll-"
"Stop!" A voice in the distance forced his eyes towards the tone. "He knows nothing! Urasuii is in this direction of our village! Please leave!" The young girl that spoke up pointed in the direction she told about and he dropped the man in his grasp.
Renkotsu smirked. "How many miles till I make it to her?"
The girl spoke up again. "You must travel for two days that way, and you should find her! Many villages with be seen during your journey! Now leave us, please!"
Renkotsu huffed and walked off, unhesitant to burn the rest of the village down in a few simple blows of his fire. 'She better hope she tells the truth.'
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