It had been years since Jakotsu had fled from his home. He was now a completely different person. He now had a long, pink and green kimono to match his butterfly hairpin. He wore that over plates of armor. Jakotsu had also began wearing lip stick and dark purple eye shadow, in two long streaks running vertically from the bottom of his eyes.

Jakotsu had been training with the Jakotsutou for a long time. He had now completely mastered its technique, of extending a long distance, like a snake. It was an amazing weapon. Jakotsu had used it many times to rob villages. He wasn't interested in the money he stole…mostly he killed for entertainment. It was sometimes very boring, living alone. Anyways, some of the villages had very hot guys. But…it hurt often to look at those guys, knowing he couldn't have any of them. Every pretty face only reminded him of Hikaru, which made Jakotsu angry.

Sometimes Jakotsu felt lonely…He felt like no man would ever love him. When he thought of this, rage boiled through him, and he wanted so much to hurt the ones he was attracted to. As he had robbed villages, he found his hands at the throat of some handsome guy, laughing as he cut at the man's chest. It felt so good to cut the flesh of beautiful men.

Jakotsu sighed, lifting his head to the sun. At the moment he was laying in a grassy field, his head resting on a rock. What should I do today? He wondered. Shall I find some pretty, young male to play with? Or practice using my Jakotsutou?

Jakotsu was startled from his thoughts, when he heard shouts of anger, coming closer to him. Surprised, he stood up. There, in the distance, he saw a group of men running.

"There he is! That guy who attacked our village!" The men shouted. At first Jakotsu thought they were talking about him, he lifted his sword, ready to battle. That's when he noticed the young man.

He was young, around 16, but his eyes looked much older. He had a leaders face, very strong, and confidant. His long hair was kept, in a braid, and he carried a gigantic sword, that was as tall and as wide as it's owner. Jakotsu wondered who he was. He was definitely very good looking.

Jakotsu watched, as the man looked over his shoulder, at the group of men running towards him. His face, which was puzzled for a second, then turned to amusement. He turned to face the men.

"You…." A particularly fat villager wheezed. He clutched an axe in his hand. "You'll pay for attacking our village. Prepare to die!"

The man looked very calm. He smiled. "There will be many dead body's left here. But none of them will be mine."

The fat villagers eyes narrowed. "Why you…attack!" Arrows flew, as the villagers rushed forward. The man raised his gigantic swords and attacked.

Jakotsu grinned. A battle! How fun…sadly it wouldn't last long. He ran across the felid, joining the young man. He slashed his sword, and sliced in half an arrow that flew towards him.

"Who the hell are you?" The man asked. Even though the words were rude, his tone was casual.

"Oh…just someone who wants to have fun right now." Jakotsu lashed out with the Jakotsutou, and multiple blades unfolded from it, extending out and killing a villager.

The man grunted in reply.

As Jakotsu predicted, the battle lasted, maybe a minute. Soon dead bodies piled the ground. "That was way too short." Jakotsu said, pouting. "Oh well…I'll be off now." Jakotsu began walking away.

"Wait!"

Jakotsu turned, feeling pleased. "Hm?"

The man hesitated. "What's your name?"

Jakotsu laughed. Oh how lucky he was! A cute guy had asked his name! "Jakotsu…and what's the name of someone as sexy looking as you?"

The young man frowned a little, looking slightly annoyed, yet still cute. "I'm Bankotsu."

Jakotsu grinned. "Well see you later Bankotsu." He turned again and began walking.

"Hey…Jakotsu." Once again Jakotsu turned to face Bankotsu.

"Your pretty strong." Bankotsu said.

"Thanks. So are you! Your face is so cute when you're fighting" Jakotsu replied.

Bankotsu looked up at Jakotsu, and for a moment Jakotsu felt confused. This guy…right now he wasn't even thinking that Jakotsu was gay. He didn't care that he was gay at all. All he cared about was that Jakotsu was strong. Jakotsu felt his face flush slightly.

"What do you think…you and me join together? We could create a powerful army of men."

Jakotsu grinned. "Wow, my heart was pounding, cus I thought you were gonna ask me out!" Jakotsu paused. "That doesn't sound like such a bad idea though, a small army of men…we could have a group of cute men!"

Bankotsu chuckled. "What are you talking about? We need strong men, not cute ones!"

Jakotsu scratched his head. "Oh yeah, If they were cute, I'd probably end up cutting them up. I'm such a idiot!" He laughed as well.

And together, they walked off, in search of strong warriors.