His eyes were still focused on the weapon that lay in the corner, his breathing hastened with the flow of rage that ran through him.
"...Jakotsu-kun... please don't be mad at me..." Tears roll down slowly she couldn't face him.
"I'm not mad at you... not you..." he whispered as he kneeled down beside his weapon in the corner, his eyes falling closed as he lay his hands on his lap. "I can't believe he's done this to me..."
"... Remember I wasn't supposed to live past the child's first birthday... If I did what he told me the child would not be harmed and I would live as long as I listened..."
His hands were clinched tightly into fists as he sat there, silent. He was angrier now than he'd ever been in his life, his mind racing with the thoughts of the betrayal his brother had against him.
"Jakotsu-kun we need to get ready for the raid before Bankotsu-kun becomes upset with us." She stood slowly placing the child back in her sling on her back.
"I don't care if he gets upset with us... I'm not going this time... if I go, he won't be coming back..." His eyes were still closed, his hands closed so tightly that his knuckles had grown pale. She moved over to him slowly kneeling in front of him petting his cheek softly. His head lowered as she sat in front of him and touched his cheek, his eyes still closed.
"...I'm sorry I took Inuyasha away from you Jakotsu-kun..."
"You didn't do anything..." he said quietly, laying his head over on her hand, "Bankotsu's the one that did it all..."
"But if I wasn't there he wouldn't have protected me."
"He was stubborn, he'd have fought Bankotsu anyway... and he'd have most likely died in the same horrible way..."
"Maybe I should have stayed silent about carrying his child."
His head shook side to side slowly as he took in a deep breath and sighed. "You spoke of it to save your life... so why give up now?"
"I spoke to save the child..."
"And you were saved in the process... don't give up on yourself or the child now... don't give up on me..."
"Then fallow your leader, don't disobey him."
A sigh escaped him yet again as he turned his head to the side, still looking down. "I can't respect that man anymore... not as a leader... or a brother..."
"Jakotsu-kun please he came before you he has needs like all men you have to think of it that way as well..."
"He could have just gone and taken a village girl... he didn't have to come and take you in the middle of the night when he knew of my wishes..."
"Would you want girl's coming in and out all the time Jakotsu-kun?" She kissed his cheek softly. "I am quiet so I do not wake anyone."
"I would rather he find another girl than to take away the only one that I'd allow to bare me a child..."
"...He told me he wouldn't touch me there as long as I obeyed him." His eyes closed still, he shook his head and sighed once more. He was obviously not too happy about it.
Bankotsu walked in pulling the tent flap to the side. "Its time to go on the raid Brother."
"I don't feel well today..." he spoke quietly, his eyes closed still, "brother," he finished the sentence with a slightly angry tone.
Bankotsu looked down to the girl grabbing her by the arm roughly. "You told him didn't you..."
His arms extended forward slowly towards his weapon, "Let her go and leave for the raid..."
"I want her to see what we do dear brother."
"She's seen what we do... she's seen the carnage we leave behind... for Kami's sake she's seen her lover die because of us... Now let her go and leave so she can tend to me as I don't feel well..."
"She better have our meals ready then by the time we come back she will take on your roll for today."
"Your food will be ready when you return... you should hurry before the day gets too late." He let go of the girl heading outside to the rest of the band.
His head shook slowly as he heard the flap close, taking a deep breath and drawing his hands back to rest in his lap.
"...Jakotsu-kun?"
"Yes...?" His voice was barely above a whisper, his head still hung down as he sat near his weapon in the corner of his tent. She wrapped her arms around him her head resting on his shoulder.
His hands rest on her hands. "We're leaving..."
"... Where would we go Jakotsu-kun... He'd find us..."
"I don't know... I just want to take you away from him, I didn't bring you here to be done this way..."
"He'll do worse Jakotsu-kun its safest to stay here." She stood slowly setting the child in his lap. "I will make us a good breakfast." She walked outside the tent slowly leaving him with the small child.
His arms held the girl softly, looking down at her as Kagome walked out. "Your mother is too easily fooled..." The child reached up for him smiling trying to growl. His eyes closed slowly, lightly holding the girl up against his chest, falling back into a sitting position. The little girl barked lightly her ears perking up. It seemed that nothing would ease his mood this morning so far, his face still in a saddened, angry look. The child's head rested on his chest softly. His hand rested softly on her cheek as he cradles her against his chest, his eyes falling closed once more.
Kagome returned after awhile carrying two bowls of food of oatmeal. "Jakotsu-kun its ready."
Slowly he lifts his head and looks back at her with a slight smile. "Thanks..." She nodded handing him his bowl as she picked the small child up sitting beside him. Taking his bowl, he slowly begins to eat some of it, his eyes only half open, still slightly slumped over. The child looked up to her mother as she ate giving the small child bites every now and then.
His eyes close slowly, eating about half of his breakfast before sitting the bowl down in front of himself. "That was good..."
She smiled. "I haven't cooked in so long." The child wiggled free of her mother's grasp moving to Jakotsu's unfinished oatmeal. "She likes it anyways."
"Indeed she does..." He said softly, looking down at her with a slight smile his hand lightly running over her back. The child looked up to him growling a bit playfully.
Smiles a bit more and closes his eyes once more, sighing very lightly.
"I wonder if our child will act like that."
"I have no clue..." He says softly, his head tilting, eyes opening again. The child finished her meal Kagome leaned over cleaning her up.
"From now on... I keep you near... I don't want him coming in the middle of the night and taking you again..."
"Jakotsu-kun its ok I don't mind."
"I do though..." He says as he looks at her and smiles a bit, "I don't want him touching you..."
"I am just a wench a useless woman. That is what you said when you found me."
His head dropped again and shook slowly as he stood and walked outside. His arms crossed over his chest slightly. She laid the child down in her basket for a nap before walking outside to Jakotsu. By the time she'd get outside, he would be sitting near the fire on a log, his arms on his knees as he lowered his head slightly. She moved quietly sitting beside him. His hands slowly folded behind his head, as he looked down at the ground a soft sigh escaping him. "I am sorry if I have made upset you Jakotsu-kun..."
"You haven't done anything to upset me..." he says as he holds the back of his head, shaking it side to side slowly. "You've just given up... and that saddens me because I was sure you were stronger than that..."
"Jakotsu-kun I just don't want anyone to die..." She looked down to her feet. "I do not like the idea of killings like your band does I don't want her to see this I didn't want you to slay your own brother in front of our child."
"I know... I know..." he said softly as he closed his eyes and lowered his head a bit, his eyes closed still. "But he can't continue what he's doing to you either... she'll find out, and that will be just as devastating to her..."
"I don't know what to do Jakotsu-kun I don't want anyone to suffer..."
"We'll figure something out Kagome... but, you really need to stay close to me... he knows you've told me, he won't be so easy going now..."
She nodded lightly. "We can always make a deal with him."
"He's not one to stick to his word… you can't let him deceive you..." She looked down nodding.
Slowly he reaches over and wraps one arm around her shoulder. "We'll figure something out."
"Till then what will we do he can already take me without you knowing..."
"He can't if you are in my bed..." He said softly, his eyes glancing up at the fire, hand laying softly on her shoulder.
She blushed lightly giggling a little. "He might have a heart attack if he sees us like that."
"He won't try to take you from my arms... he knows I don't sleep very heavily... it's a wonder he was able to take you without my knowledge last night..."
She nodded lightly. "Inuyasha didn't even lay beside me..." His head nodded slowly as well as he closed his eyes a bit, looking back towards the fire. "Our child is already asleep."
"She sleeps so soundly... she doesn't even know what's going on around her..." he says softly, smiling a bit. "That's for the best..."
She nodded. "Keeps Bankotsu-kun from complaining about her..."
"Yea..." he says softly as he closes his eyes once more and leans over, placing his head on her shoulder.
"... Jakotsu-kun... Thank you... For protecting our child... and me..."
"Think nothing of it..." he whispered, closing his eyes and smiling a bit as he leaned into her. She blushed lightly. Closing his eyes, he rests his head on her shoulder.