Tanpopo Yamazaki

12-2-04

Chapter 6- Bankotsu's plans and Kagome's heart

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Kagome ran down the hall, crying loudly, but it only got her even more lost. Every time see thought she saw the doorway out, she was at another dead end. It was almost hopeless now. She turned around when she heard footsteps, but it was none other than Bankotsu. She put her arm up in defense, being afraid he was going to attack her for hitting him, but then she heard him chuckle a bit.

" What, afraid I'm going to hit you? Well, I wouldn't do that to someone whose about to carry my children…" He said to her in a slight growl.

" I am not carrying your children!" She retorted.

" Oh, but of course you are…There is a secret you do not know of then, I presume?" He said. Was he trying to trick her? Was he bluffing? Was it all a lie? He held up a small bottle with a clear-ish fluid inside.

" Wha…What is that?" Kagome asked him, getting up and wiping a tear from her eye. She walked closer, but she was still very cautious. " Please tell me…"

" It is a forgetting serum. Once somebody drinks it, they will forget what ever the person who gave it to them wants. I want you to drink it and forget about the boy." He said, a wicked smile appearing on his face once again.

" InuYasha? You want me to forget about him? I…I can't…" Kagome said, now staring at her feet.

" Yes, you will. You will forget all about him and marry me…" He said, putting a loving arm around her.

MEANWHILE

InuYasha ran through the forest as fast as he could. He could smell Kagome's sweet scent and didn't want to loose it again. Her scent was so nice. It smelled of Bellflowers. Bellflowers…that was defiantly Kikyo's old scent. Well, of course, that's what she was back then, now she was just clay and dirt. (Note- Kikyo in English translation means bellflower.) And that's all that mattered to him anymore. She was a useless being. He jumped up and saw the end of the road where there was a palace. Was that the place that Bankotsu took Kagome to? Well, he would defiantly find out now! He jumped right over to the front entrance door. He didn't care if he broke the door, he just wanted inside.

" Damn you, Bankotsu." InuYasha said to himself.

Kagome tried her best to not be alarmed by the situation. Just because he wanted her to drink it, didn't mean she would. The damn idiot. He couldn't make her do anything. She had InuYasha to back her up. No…she didn't…He wasn't here…was he even looking for her? At this point, Kagome didn't think that Bankotsu was lying or bluffing now. He was really going to try to make her his before InuYasha had his chance. She stared down at her feet when she heard a crash. She looked up and saw none other than InuYasha.

" InuYasha!" She yelled and ran over to him, clinging to his robe of the fire rat. She was so happy, but she was also angry…angry with her self for not believing in InuYasha. How could she not? She had always given it her all before.

" Bankotsu, you're going down…" InuYasha growled, reaching for his Tetsusaiga.

" Oh really? I see I have under estimated you. I didn't think you could even get passed my barrier." He said, smirking.

" You had a barrier? I couldn't even tell." InuYasha told him.

" Oh yeah? Well, I've got the woman now, so what cha gonna do?" He said, holding onto Kagome's arm. He was still smirking as he was staring at him, then to Kagome. He really did want Kagome to be his now…was it the emotion called love? He had wondered.

InuYasha stared at his arm, growling slightly. How dare he touch Kagome! He defiantly wasn't allowed to do that!

Suddenly, Bankotsu let go of Kagome and punched InuYasha, sending him flying into the nearest wall.

" Damn it." InuYasha mumbled under his breath. He was strong, but he wouldn't be strong enough! He was so damn determined to get Kagome back, even if it meant injuring himself in the process. As long as Kagome was untouched and safe.

" Had enough already, InuYasha? How sad. You're weaker than everyone says you are! Stupid half demon, go back home! I've got a woman to marry now." He said, his eyes starting to wander over to Kagome, who was sitting on the ground now.

" Hell no, it was defiantly not enough! You'll have to try harder to kill me if you think one punch will stop me!" He said getting up and running at him, pulling his Tetsusaiga out of it's sheath.

" Windscar!" He bellowed, smacking the sword against the ground and sending flame-like energy at him.

" Feh. Stupid and useless. You wasted my time, Bankotsu." He said, putting Tetsusaiga back and walking over to Kagome.

" Are you okay?' He asked. " He didn't do anything to you, did he? He better not have, or he's even deader than he already is!" He growled a little at the end, making himself totally clear.

" No InuYasha, I'm fine. You don't have to worry." She said, smiling and standing up. She looked over at the pile of rocks that lay dormant and blinked. Was he really dead? Just by 'Windscar'? How strange was that? He was really weak, now that she thought about it. Oh well…there was no need to worry about it now that InuYasha was here. She turned and started to follow him to the outside of the castle where they started to walk to the place where they were to meet Sango and Miroku. What an adventure for today…

Wa! And there's my chappie! I had a fun time written it, and the next one will be fluffy! Yay, fluffiness! Well, bye bye! Next chappie – chapter 7 – Thank you…

See ya then!