"Talking"
'Thinking'
StressedKagome sighed as she watched the plum blossoms bloom. She knew that spring was here when the plum blossoms had bloomed. Kagome walked over to the nearest tree and picked the fruit from the branch. The smell of the blossoms drifted to her nose as she held the lime colored fruit in her hand. Kagome took a bite out of it and her lips puckered at the taste. It was sour; more sour then usual. Laughter filled her ears as she glared at the owner of the laughter. Kagome tossed the fruit at Bankotsu as he continued to laugh.
"That look was priceless," Bankotsu laughed.
"It was sour," Kagome managed to wince out.
"They're always sour," Bankotsu pointed out with a grin.
"I mean there not fully ripe," Kagome explained.
"You shouldn't bite into it," Bankotsu scolded. "It's better in liquor anyway."
"When should pick some to make Umeboshi for the rice balls," Kagome suggested.
"Eh, too much time," Bankotsu, mumbled.
"KAGOME!" Shippo shrieked as he flew towards her.
Bankotsu sighed and grabbed the kit by the collar of his shirt before he could knock the Miko down. Shippo's feet were still running as Bankotsu held him in the air.
"What is it?" Kagome questioned.
"Sakura's giving birth!" Shippo exclaimed.
"Right," Kagome said as she took off towards the mother's hut.
Bankotsu dropped Shippo and followed Kagome. He watched her scarlet hakama vanish behind a flap. He grimaced when he heard a groan of pain. Shippo rushed into the hut and came flying out with a bucket in hand. Bankotsu sighed and leaned against the wall to listen.
"Damn you!" He heard Sakura curse.
"It will be alright," the husband assured.
"Okay…push!" Kaede encouraged.
"This is all your fault!" Sakura cried as she pushed.
"Li! Get the water!" Kagome snapped.
"It'll all be over soon," Li assured his wife.
"You wouldn't be saying that if this was coming out of you!" Sakura snapped as she screamed.
Bankotsu grimaced when he heard some questionable sounds. Shippo ran back into the hut with a bucket of water. The next thing he heard was a high-pitched cry.
"It's a boy," Kaede stated.
"Wait there's another one!" Kagome shouted.
Bankotsu rolled his eyes; he wondered how they could have missed the second one. He snickered when he imagined Kagome having to do all the work. The laughter he would have at watching her facial expressions.
"It's a girl!" Kagome shouted; the excitement laced her voice.
Bankotsu's face fell as he heard her laughter and the mother's sobs of joy. Kagome would never experience that if she remained with him. He knew his body couldn't give her what she needed. It was after all clay, ash, and bones. Bankotsu snorted, he wouldn't defile her in this form anyway. It would just be wrong to sleep with a clay doll. His eyes traveled to the hut door. Someway, he would give her everything and more.
Kagome left the hut with a dazed face. He stood up and faced her. Her sleeves were pinned back, but her hands were clean. Bankotsu waved his hands in front of her face and she suddenly got a goofy grin. The next thing he knew was that he was being embraced. It saddened him that she received a joy that would be quickly taken away. Kagome sighed and just held onto him.
"How was it?" Bankotsu asked.
"It looked painful…but it was amazing!" Kagome enthusiastically answered. Her eyes were lit up with a light of wonder.
"Is the husband alive?" Bankotsu asked. He had heard the anger in her voice.
"Yeah, but he passed out," Kagome answered like it happened every time.
Her eyes strayed to the bushes when she heard something rustle. Bankotsu stepped back into a fighting position. Kagome worried because she had not brought her weapons.
Crimson orbs glared at the couple in amusement and anger. He scoffed at how close they were becoming. It was beautiful to know everything was going to plan. He just needed to figure out how to make everything fall into place. It came to him in a gust of wind. He pressed his hand to the earth and called forth his own puppet. It would work, because one was desperate. The desperate ones would fall perfectly into his plan. Then all he had to do was anger the Miko to the point of destruction. He vanished into the darkness once he had given his instructions to the creation.
Inuyasha stiffened next to Miroku as he sniffed the air. The Houshi frowned as he took off in the direction of Kagome and Bankotsu. Inuyasha was already on his way towards them. He noticed that Bankotsu was in front of Kagome with a scowl. He was facing the bushes with a determined look.
"Help," a weak voice whispered.
Kagome stood behind Bankotsu until the figure emerged from the bushes and collapsed. She wondered what this creature was, because it wasn't human or youkai. Bankotsu relaxed a bit as he walked forward and checked to see if it was alive. Inuyasha appeared next to Kagome.
"It's a dragon," Inuyasha answered her unspoken question.
"Dragon, but I thought they weren't around," Kagome whispered.
She stepped beside the dragon and kneeled next to his wounded body. His skin was pale yellow. He was in a humanoid shape, but some features wouldn't be removed. His sun-colored hair was one featured he didn't change, and the pale yellow scales that covered his form. Kagome pressed her hands to his chest in an attempt to heal his wounds. Her Miko ki wouldn't respond to him. His gold color eyes weakly opened and he smiled.
"Are you the Miko of this village?" The dragon questioned.
"Obliviously," Inuyasha and Bankotsu mumbled.
Miroku had arrived just in time to nail them both on the head with his Shakujou. They growled at him, but he brushed them aside and stood next to Kagome.
"Yes, tell me how to heal you," Kagome softly pleaded.
"It is too late for me…but I have something to tell you," The dragon spoke as he wheezed.
"I'll listen," Kagome whispered as she noticed the wound that bleed on his side.
"I am Kouryuu, and I was on a quest to defeat the four guardians of the earth," Kouryuu began. "The guardians promised that whomever beat them would earn a gift of their choice."
"What were you fighting for?" Kagome questioned.
"My body is nothing more then that of a Shikigami, I was fighting for a real body so I could live," Kouryuu said as he coughed.
'A gift…a real body,' Bankotsu thought.
"Are you sure that you can't be healed?" Kagome questioned as Miroku scrutinized the spirit.
"Yes, but I must tell you that the guardians…are searching for the Betsushimiko, with her they can control the realm of spirits and humans," Kouryuu finished.
"You can rest now," Kagome whispered as his eyes slid closed.
His body turned to clay and he molded back into the ground. Miroku said a soft prayer as the soul took off into the sky. Kagome frowned at the news; she didn't know why everything was after her.
"You just keep attracting more trouble," Inuyasha sighed as Kagome glared at him.
Miroku sighed as he gazed at where the dragon had laid. Something wasn't quite right with the scene. They hadn't seen a true dragon in years; he wondered why one would be a Shikigami in the first.
"It's oblivious that this darkness is working to trap us," Miroku spoke.
"What about the four guardians?" Kagome asked.
"I don't know how they could become corrupt," Miroku spoke.
"We just do what we normally do, we find 'em and kick their asses." Inuyasha stated with a growl.
'A gift,' Bankotsu thought.
"We can't wait for this darkness, we have to find it," Kagome firmly said.
"Where do we start?" Miroku questioned.
"The four guardians," Kagome answered.
"Which one do you think would be easiest to find?" Inuyasha questioned.
"We'll just summon one to us," Miroku answered as Kagome stared at him in confusion.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes before they all stared at each other in confusion. A moo was heard and they all looked around each other. Inuyasha rolled his amber orbs up toward the sky. He yelped as a giant brown ox landed on him. Miroku and Kagome winced as Bankotsu raised an eyebrow. The old man on the ox scratched his head in confusion. His bug eyes searched the area with a frown.
"Where's Inuyasha?" The man questioned.
"Toutousai," Kagome greeted with a bow.
"I'm down here you old geezer!" Inuyasha growled as the ox stepped off him.
"Why were you on the ground?" Toutousai questioned.
Inuyasha growled and bopped the old man on the head. A lumped appeared and swelled. Toutousai's head was bent to the side as the lump formed.
"Watch were you fly that thing!" Inuyasha growled.
"What brings you here?" Miroku questioned.
"I don't know," Toutousai answered after a brief pause.
"Is he stupid?" Bankotsu questioned.
"I remember, I came to check up on Tetsusaiga and tell you something," Toutousai recalled.
"Well spit it out!" Inuyasha snapped.
"A strange man came to me and asked me to forged him a sword," Toutousai explained.
"Who was it?" Kagome asked.
"I didn't get his name, because I ran off," Toutousai confessed.
"Coward," Inuyasha mumbled.
"Now let me check Tetsusaiga," Toutousai ordered.
Bankotsu watched as he checked the Tetsusaiga for any flaw. He wondered something briefly before he grinned. If he were going to fight the four guardians then he would need a new weapon. Kagome wouldn't be happy if he just stole weapon. She glanced at the smirking Bankotsu in suspicion.
"What are you thinking Ban-Chan?" Kagome began her interrogation.
"I need a new sword," Bankotsu stated, which was true.
"Ban-Chan?" Inuyasha and Miroku questioned before they began to laugh.
"Hmm," Toutousai mumbled when he heard the statement.
"Where did you get Banryuu?" Kagome questioned.
"I forged it myself," Bankotsu proudly said. Toutousai eyed the boy as he checked the Tetsusaiga.
"Really?" Miroku asked.
"I actually helped rebuild it," Bankotsu admitted. Kagome smiled at him and took his hand in hers.
Toutousai coughed up fire at this action. He had believed that the Miko was with Inuyasha. Everyone stared at him in confusion before he cleared his throat and extinguished the flames.
"The Tetsusaiga is fine, but you could wield it a bit better," Toutousai scolded, which earned him another lump.
"Old geezer," Inuyasha growled.
"Kagome," Toutousai called out.
"Yes," Kagome responded.
"I mostly forge demonic swords, but I wanted to try something different," Toutousai began. "I want to try a forge a sword out of Miko ki, would you be willing to help?"
Kagome looked surprise at this but answered, "Sure."
"I can't handle Miko ki and will need you to help in handling it," Toutousai explained.
"That would be no problem," Kagome agreed.
"Good let's get to work," Toutousai said as he pulled Kagome onto Moo-Moo and took off.
"Where will we work?" Kagome questioned.
"I'll run to my cave to pick up some supplies and then come back here to work on it," Toutousai explained as he dropped Kagome on a roof hut and took off.
Author's Note:
I'm love the villian in this story, I actually feel sorry for him
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