The rising sun brought about the morning call of birds in the trees. Slowly opening his eyes, Jakotsu began to sit up, looking down at the girl that'd been in his arm through the night. She slept silently her face was pale from her crying during the night her raven hair covered the bruise. Slowly he places a hand on her shoulder, giving it a gentle shake. "Kagome, it's time to wake up, the raid starts soon." The sound of the rest of the band getting ready could be heard outside. She opened her eyes slowly as she sat up slowly the child already stirring a little in her basket hearing the band outside. His hand let go of her shoulder as she began to sit up. "The sun's rising, we must get ready quickly." Turning, he went to the corner of their tent, picking up his weapon and placing it on his shoulder. She picked the small infant up into her arms as she slid her onto her back in a sling leaning down picking up her bow and arrows.

"You remember what I told you to do, right?" His eyes close as he slowly stretches out and turns back towards her, moving towards the girl.

She looked over to him nodding lightly. "I want go to close to the village." She tried her best to hide the bruise from him now her eyes turning away from his.

"If you need anything..." he said, stepping closer to her and placing his hand on her shoulder again, "Just call." She nodded lightly as she moved over to him as she rested her head on his shoulder.

His arm lightly reached around and patted her back. "You alright?"

"...He knows about us wanting a child." She closed her eyes sadly.

"Who knows," he asked as his arm moved from around her, his head tilting slightly. "What's wrong?"

"...Bankotsu-kun... He heard us talking last night..." Her grip tightened a little on his clothing.

"Wh-what? When did he tell you this...?" His head tilted more, looking into her eyes with a slight bit of confusion showing in his eyes. She tilted her head to the side the small bruise becoming apparent now.

"When did this...? Who did it?" His hand lightly lifted to her cheek to move her hair a bit more so he could see it better.

"Bankotsu-kun came in during the night..." Her eyes closed halfway.

His eyes narrowed slightly, his arm still around her, his hand falling to her neck. "What did he do to you...?"

"...Jakotsu-kun... I don't want to talk about this..."

"What did he do to you Kagome...?" His eyes were filled with fury, his hands on her gripping a bit tighter, not meaning to hurt her.

"... Something you would most likely enjoy to do with a guy..." She spoke sadly feeling as if she was offending him as she spoke.

He was physically shaking with anger as he held her arms in his palms. His breathing was heavy with anger, eyes narrowed more, "Damn him..." The child started to cry as she burred her face into her mother's back scared of Jakotsu. His hands released her as he turned and burst out of the tent, his hand reaching for the hilt of his weapon being the last thing she'd see before the flap closed.

She sat her infant down in the basket covering her with a blanket quickly heading outside quickly fallowing after him quickly grabbing hold of his hand. "...Jakotsu-kun stop..."

His hand tugged away from her's slightly, turning to look at her with eyes full of rage. "Stop?"

Her eyes were filled with pain and sadness. "... You can't Jakotsu-kun he is your leader and your brother..."

"You're right, he's my brother, my leader... and he should respect me as much as I once respected him..." His eyes closed as he looked away from her.

"... we need to go get ready for the raid..." She took his hand slowly.

His eyes closed still, he grumbled and followed her back towards the tent. "He won't get away with this..."

"...Jakotsu-kun... I'm nothing more then a convening wench... I am nothing more then an object..." She kept her eyes from him. "... At least I am useful for once..."

"You're wrong... you're the mother of a little girl and you've said you'd give me a little boy... that makes you more to me than that." His hand tugged on her's to make him look at her, "he should respect my wishes, if he heard what I want, then he should NOT have touched you..."

"He didn't touch me where you need me... If I hadn't listened he would have..." Her eyes closed halfway.

"That doesn't matter... if he respects me at all... he would have never even came to our tent during the night..."

"... Jakotsu-kun... Its ok..."

"No! It's not ok... he has disrespected me! I've never disrespected his wishes..."

"Jakotsu-kun... You brought me home... So you did disobey him..."

"It was my wish... he should respect my wishes, just as I respect his when they are made clear..."

"Jakotsu-kun I do not care what he does."

"Maybe you don't... but I do..." he groaned, his eyes closing once more as he threw open the tent flap and walked in, throwing his weapon into the corner.

She followed him inside picking up the small infant into her arms the child looking over to him. "... There is a chance I could already be pregnant Jakotsu-kun..."

His body froze slightly, his eyes turning towards the weapon that lay half-sheathed in the corner of the room. She stayed silent she wasn't sure if Bankotsu had managed to or not, but she could no longer lie to Jakotsu the small infant looked over her shoulder to him her ears back as she reached for him weakly.