She looked into his eyes saddened before looking down. "...What do you plan to do with me Bankotsu-kun..."
His eyes lifted as he smirked still. "What do I not plan to do with you is a better question." She looked down slowly before standing weakly.
"Where do you think you are going?" His inquiring tone was a softer one.
"...Jakotsu-kun is probably done with dinner I don't want to disappoint him if I do not show."
"Indeed you do not," he said as he slowly rose, "Jakotsu would probably cry if anyone was late." She stayed silent making her way into the camp sitting down by the fire trying to keep her eyes from Jakotsu. Bankotsu quietly made his way into the center of the camp, taking a seat next to Kagome. Jakotsu, turning around looks at the two confusedly. She keeps her eyes down waiting silently till Jakotsu came with her bowl. Two hands held out offer bowls to the girl and his brother before Jakotsu returns to the pot to get his own bowl, taking a seat on the other side of Kagome.
She ate slowly looking into the flames her eyes half open. "... This is very good Jakotsu-kun..." His lips turn up in a smile as he looks at her to reply, only to remain quiet when he saw Bankotsu eyeing him. She sat her bowl down only half eaten. "...Jakotsu-kun please excuse me I don't feel good right now the child is hurting me..." His head nodding softly, he watches as the girl stands and walks away, seeing the way Bankotsu watched her go.
She made her way into the tent falling to her knees as she looked to her growing stomach. "... I don't know if you would be safe alive..."
"Brother... the look in your eyes is troublesome to me... Why do you watch her so," Jakotsu questioned.
"No reason at all dear brother." He tipped his bowl smirking as her did.
Jakotsu watched his brother intently for a moment before finishing off his stew. "I should check on her, I will not allow her to lose my love's child..."
"Are you talking about him or her Jakotsu..." He looked up from his bowl.
"What sort of ridiculous question is that dear brother?"
"I want to know Jakotsu, that is all."
"You think I would fall for that.. that.. woman!" Jakotsu's words came out as a slight laugh, though Bankotsu would see him visibly shudder at the thought.
He smirked. "Then you will have no problem exterminating her the day the child turns one."
Jakotsu froze for a moment and sat in silence. He still remembered that he had told her he would not kill her, "Apparently the wolf demon leader has claimed her as his mate, but doesn't want the child of my love.. Perhaps we should just hand her over to him when we are done with her?"
"He'll want the child dead you know how demons are they kill offspring that isn't theirs."
"Whether the girl lives or dies will determine that... When I went after her and he fled, he said he would return for her one year after the child's birth.''
"To kill the offspring and take her are you growing weak you should have finished off the puny wolf Jakotsu." He looked to him scornfully
"I could not without putting the child's life in danger!" His argument, however futile was the truth.
"You are dishonoring the band maybe I should kill her know for letting us down Jakotsu." He stood slowly picking up his sword.
His shoulders sank, his eyes falling closed. "That child is all I have left of Inuyasha... You would take that from of brother..?"
"He didn't even love you he loved that wench and now your cooking her food sleeping beside her." He smirked. "He never loved you he wanted you dead."
"It doesn't matter... all that does is that I loved him... and all I have left, you wish to take from me..."
"Your showing weakness with that you will be slain in battles are worse."
His head turns from his brother as he stands as well, beginning to walk slowly towards the woods.
"Jakotsu you mustn't let her woe you over with feelings like this you will get hurt."
"Don't you understand that I do not care about her.? All that matters to me is the child she carries!" A sigh escaping him, Jakotsu slowly wanders into the forest, away from his brother and the camp. She closed her eyes tightly hearing the conversation outside near the dim fire. Turning in the opposite direction of Jakotsu, Bankotsu begins to make his way to the tent that Kagome was within. She pulled the covers to her chin shaking lightly. Pulling open the tent flap, Bankotsu slowly enters the tent, eyes falling on the cowering girl.
"Why are you doing this to him?"
"He is doing this to himself, allowing you to make him weak, pathetic."
"I'm not doing this on purpose..." She sat up slowly looking to him sadly.
"Your presence in this band is weakening him... that child will get him killed..." Stands slowly making her way to the tent entrance looking up to him. His eyes glance down at her, a smirk coming to his lips.
"If it will save his soul will you let me leave your band. I don't want any harm coming to Jakotsu-kun."
"He will never let you leave here. He trailed you into the wolves den, he will only do the same if you leave."
"... Then what do you want me to do Bankotsu-kun..."
The man stood quietly, not yet saying anything as he looked down at her. "... Please don't look at me like that..." She spoke sadly. The man stood quietly, not yet saying anything as he looked down at Kagome.
Moves going outside to the fire. His arm reaching up, catches Kagome by the arm. "If you are going to stay here with us, then you are going to make yourself useful." His words were accompanied by a smirk,
"... What would I help you with then..." She spoke coldly.
"There are never any village girls quite as pretty as yourself," he spoke quietly with a slight grin.
"... You always slay them before you get a chance to look at them..."
"How wrong you are," he once more spoke, the grin staying on his face. "Those that we don't immediately kill serve as 'fun' for the men, but none seem to enjoy it. You however could serve as something better, it is better when the girl enjoys it, especially her screams."
"...So you want me as your little bitch to play with..." She spoke barely above a whisper looking down.
"I never find village girls attractive enough to be worthy of my time, you should feel privileged," spoke the leader in an arrogant tone.
"... What if I were to become pregnant what will you do then..." She looked up to him slowly.
"Then we will have yet another child to raise as a member of the band, won't we?"
She nodded sadly looking down. "... And you will leave Jakotsu-kun alone..."
"He will be fine once you are not so much of a burden and you do your part," Bankotsu said, as he looked her over. She nodded sadly looking up to him.
"Good, now make yourself useful and clean the dishes for Jakotsu."
"He'll be pissed though he'll make me go lay down..."
"No, I will ensure that he does not. If you don't want to do that, I could think of something you can do for of," said with a sly grin.
"I will do the dishes Bankotsu-kun..." She spoke sadly walking out of the tent heading to the left over bowls taking them to a nearby stream. His arms crossing over his chest, Bankotsu slowly follows her, watching her.
"I will not run..." She looks back to him as she places the bowls into the stream starting to wash the first bowl in hand.
"I don't doubt that, you wouldn't survive if you tried... I just wish to watch you clean."
"You think I would try something..."
"Just do your work..." He said in a slightly cold tone, turning to walk away. She looked down scrubbing the bowls. Shortly, the sound of footsteps near the stream could be heard. She looked up to see who was heading into the area still scrubbing the bowls. Jakotsu walked into right, his arms carrying wood that he had gathered on his lone journey. Her eyes lowered to the water scrubbing more trying to look busy.
Why are you out here doing the dishes? You should be in the camp resting"
"I wanted to be helpful Jakotsu-kun you make dinner for me the least I could do is do the dishes."
His eyes slowly closing, Jakotsu shook his head, "You should be conserving your energy and resting so that the child will be strong."
"The child will be fine Jakotsu-kun this is not much work."
Don't over exert yourself, I won't have you causing harm to that child."
She nodded sadly. "I would never cause harm to our child..."
"As you shouldn't," he said in reply, having not caught exactly what she had said.
Her eyes trailed down to the bowls scrubbing the last of them clean. "If you wish to keep the baby safe can you help me carry the bowls back to camp?" Nodding his head quickly, he moved to her side and knelt, gathering up as many as he could hold. She gathered what remained soon fallowing him back to camp staying silent. As they approached camp, he headed into the supply tent ahead of her, putting the bowls in a corner. She fallowed him quickly setting them beside his her eyes soon trailing to his before hugging him tightly holding tightly to his shirt.
His eyes widening slightly, he stumbles back slightly, his arms still at his sides. "Wha-what's this all about?"
"... Please don't leave without telling me..."She spoke trying to hold back tears.
"What do you mean? I would never leave the band..." His eyes closed, blinking open as she held onto him.
Lets go slowly keeping her eyes from his. "... I'm sorry..."
"Are you alright?" He inquired of her as he lifted his hand to rest on her shoulder.
She nodded lightly. "...Sorry when women are pregnant all their emotions are unpredictable..." Giggled lightly.
"So I see," came the confused tone of the man, his eyes focused on the girl.
"I shall lay down now for the child Jakotsu-kun..." She said softly walking out of the store tent. His head nodded, watching as she left the tent before slowly following behind her. She laid on her matt her eyes closing halfway as she wrapped her arms around her stomach. As he walked in, Jakotsu slowly laid upon his mat, resting his eyes.
"Do you want to feel the child kick?"
"The child has already reached such a stage in development?"
"...Its a hanyou child..." Sits up slowly. "...I don't know when the child will be born maybe soon..."
"All the more reason for you to rest more," he says as he looks over at her.
"Do you wish to feel our child Jakotsu-kun...?"
"Sure," he says, reaching out to touch her stomach. Blushes lightly lifting up her shirt halfway.
"I hope a boy, to grow up strong and handsome like his father," he says quietly.
Nods lightly. "When I was little I always hoped for a little girl... One to dress up and teach her to dance..."
"She would be a pretty one, gathering looks from both her father and mother."
Blushes lightly looking up to him. "I will never get that chance though..."
Blinking at her expression, he looks to his hand on her stomach, "What do you mean by that..?"
"...I will only have a year with the child..."
"Nonsense, I will not let Bankotsu kill you... Besides, I have seen how he looks at you, something is on his mind." Looks away sadly. "What is it? Has he come to you? What has he been saying to you?"
"... Nothing do not worry I am more concerned about you..."
"What reason do you have for being concerned for me?"
"...The way you been acting..."
His head cocks to one side, awaiting her explanation.
"... Never mind I should lay down and rest now..."
"Yes you should," he said quietly as he too laid down upon his mat.
"Thank you Jakotsu-kun..." She spoke quietly closing her eyes.
A soft 'Mhmm' was the only sound he made as he began to relax. She slept silently her hands at her side. His body shifted onto his side to look at the girl once more before his eyes fell to a soft close, sleeping.