A/N: Okay school has been overloading with homework and I don't like rushing myself because then the story turns out bad. So sorry for the wait! But don't expect quick updates. Maybe four to seven days. Happy Reading!
Summary- Kagome is kidnapped by the band of seven because of her power to sense the jewel shards. With Koga and Inuyasha searching for her, can she really fall in love?
Warnings- Mild
Language;
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Bankotsu found them their lunch and made a fire. It was mostly quiet during mealtime. Mostly.
"Hey Bankotsu?" Kagome asked, looking up into the clouds.
"Hm?"
"Well I… I was just, uh, wondering… What are you gonna do with me when, well, you… don't need me anymore…?" She asked, unshed tears in her eyes from the upcoming answer.
Bankotsu wasn't really ready for this. No, this was not a question he wanted to answer. He had already decided that he would kill her when he was done with her. I mean, what other use did he have for her? But he had decided that before he met her. 'But that's a little harsh, right? I mean she didn't do anything to deserve to die. Wait, why the hell am I thinking like this? I don't care about that girl. I don't take pity on anyone.' He thought, his arrogant side taking over.
"I'm going to kill you. What else would I do with you?" He asked.
"You could… let me go…" She said. The tears were starting to come. She hated herself when she did this. She hated it when she showed this kind of weakness. But she just couldn't control it.
Bankotsu noticed this and instantly felt guilt for what he said. He didn't know why though. How was this stupid little girl any different from any other person he had ever tortured or killed? And he couldn't even tell her that he was going to kill her. Usually that was his favorite part.
Bankotsu sighed. He wasn't good with this kind of thing.
"Here, look I won't kill you, okay? Just stop crying." He said hesitantly.
She sniffled. "Really?"
Bankotsu nodded.
"You promise?" She asked.
Bankotsu sighed and rolled his eyes. "Yes, yes, I promise." He said quickly.
Kagome smiled sniffled again. She turned to the side and hugged him tightly. Bankotsu never knew what to do when she decided to do that. Why did she decide to do that? Why would she decide to do that? He didn't really want to push her off, but that was always his first instinct. He didn't let anyone other than his brothers come closer than a foot to him without cutting their heads off. Well, except Kagome.
He sat there and let her hug him. He would give her this. Well, mostly because he liked the way it felt. And because it made her happy, although he would never admit it, not even to himself.
After about 2 minutes, he decided that was more than enough. He wasn't really familiar with hugs, but that seemed like just a little too long… to him, not that he wasn't enjoying her soft body pushed up against his, but it was just getting a little awkward. I mean it wasn't like he liked her. Right?
Kagome had gotten lost in his husky scent and silky clothes. She also loved the way she could feel his muscles on his stomach. He was so warm.
"Uhh, yeah you can get off now." He said awkwardly. She gasped quietly, remembering how long it had been, then pulled off hesitantly. She could have fallen asleep on him if he hadn't said anything.
"Oh, uh, sorry I umm… yeah." She said, overly embarrassed. Her cheeks were bright red.
Bankotsu noticed this and smirked. He just loved it when she blushed for him.
"Unless, you know, you just can't resist me?" He raised an eyebrow.
"What? No, I was just thanking you, for umm, not killing me?" She practically asked. It sounded a little funny when she said it out loud.
Bankotsu laughed and got up, offering her a hand. "Come on, we need to get going."
"You know I doubt were going to find any jewel shards today. I've never found 3 in a row, even with Inuyasha." She said, breaking the silence after walking for a little while.
Bankotsu grimaced inside at that name. He hated Inuyasha. And he could've sworn that, for some reason, ever since Kagome had been with him, that his hate for Inuyasha had grown.
"Yeah, well I can beat Inuyasha at anything." He practically spit the name of his rival.
Kagome stopped. "I doubt it. Plus, when I was with Inuyasha, we traveled every day. That's how we kept getting them. It's not like demons just come to you. You have to go to them, and we can't go too far because we have to go back to the castle. Plus, Inuyasha runs really fast!"
That really pissed him off. She was praising that mutt right in front of him. Didn't she know any better?
Bankotsu composed himself. This time he wasn't going to lose his temper. No, he was going to do worse; he was going to prove her wrong.
Bankotsu smirked, regaining his self-control.
"I can beat Inuyasha at anything, and I can run just as fast as he does, if not faster."
She raised an eyebrow in disbelief. No one could run faster than Inuyasha, or so she thought.
"Come 'ere." He said, waving his hand in signal.
She walked over. He bent down on one knee, waiting for her to get on his back. She got on and wrapped her legs around his waist.
"Hold on" He said before taking off forward. She tightened her grip just in time not to fall off.
They swept through the forest and fields, not stopping. Everything was a blur as they passed it. The wind pierced her face. She buried it behind his neck, laying down and drifting off to sleep. He was much faster than Inuyasha.
He continued running. It felt good, even for him. 'This has to be faster than Inuyasha.' he thought with a smirk. He felt her small face cuddle into the back of his neck. He liked this feeling. And even though he would never admit it to anyone, it made him feel all soft and fuzzy inside. He wondered what this feeling was called; he had never experienced it before.
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He let her sleep like that for the next thirty minutes. He figured it couldn't hurt after all she had been through last night; she couldn't have gotten much sleep. Not that he did either, but he could control being tired for a little bit.
He went back to the castle about an hour before dinner. He noticed no one was there. He was definitely glad for that. He didn't want to have to explain why he had the wench asleep on his back. Mostly because he didn't have an explanation.
He was about to take her to her own bedroom, but decided to take her to his. After all, it was a lot nicer, with a lot comfier bed.
He set her down on the bed, and then looked down at her angelic face. She really was beautiful. He watched as her chest went up and down with each breath she unconsciously took, but not really in a perverted way. She was so peaceful when she slept.
Just as he was about to leave the room, he heard something. It sounded a little like… Kikyo. Yes, the name Kikyo. He looked back at the sleeping angel before him, and noticed the look on her face.
It was now troubled and disturbed. He heard it again. She must have been talking in her sleep. But why would she mumble Kikyo's name in her sleep, looking almost scared.
'Does she know that dead priestess from somewhere? Is Kikyo a threat to her? Why in the world would she be scared of Kikyo?' He thought, honestly curious.
He waited a little longer, hoping she might give him more of a hint, but she just returned to her peaceful state of sleep. Although she did keep the same scared expression on her face.
After about fifteen minutes, he gave up. He would ask her later. But he couldn't help but to think of the situation some more.
'It had almost seemed like she was having a nightmare. But about Kikyo? Her and Kikyo look a lot alike, almost as if they could be sisters. Are they sisters? Do they just hold a strong grudge against one another?' He continued thinking things like this while he caught dinner.
Finally, he just dropped the subject in his mind. He would just have to wait until after dinner and ask her.
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As soon as the others arrived and dinner was cooked and ready, he proceeded to wake her up.
He walked into the elegant room and went over to the side of the bed where she was sleeping. He shook her gently until her eyes fluttered open sleepily. She had been sleeping for about three hours.
She groaned and turned around, pulling the furs around her body tighter.
"Dinner's ready. If you wanna eat, you better get up." He warned then walked silently out of the room.
She got up sleepily and walked out of the room. She was going to eat then go straight back to bed. At least that's what she felt like doing right now.
She sat down and ate her fill, the others doing the same. It was very quiet throughout dinner. To her it seemed like the others weren't even there, that it was just her and Bankotsu. Mostly because he kept looking at her with these weird facial expressions. She was trying to figure out what was going on with that.
He looked at her like he was determining something, almost studying her. She finally looked back at him, irritated. She raised an eyebrow. Her look practically spat out 'WHAT?!'
She wondered if she had something on her face. She immediately blushed. 'God that would be SO embarrassing!' She thought. Her blush then faded as fast as it had come. 'Wait, what the hell is wrong with me? I don't care if I have something on my face, why would I care about that? Why would I be embarrassed in front of him? Why does it even matter?'
The truth was, there wasn't anything on Kagome's face. Bankotsu just couldn't stop thinking about her nightmare, if that's what it had been. He wasn't sure.
Once dinner was over, Bankotsu dismissed the other of the Band to their chambers. Kagome waited for him to bring her to hers like normal, but he didn't.
When the others had finally left, he started the conversation.
"Kagome, do you remember if you had any dreams or… err… nightmares when you were sleeping today?" He asked, that same interested look on his face.
Kagome sighed. That was what this was about. She was hoping he hadn't changed his mind about killing her. Kagome thought about her nap today, and she did remember something. Yes she had had a dream. No, a nightmare, like he had said. She remembered well. It was her life nightmare.
Kagome's dream had been about Kikyo… and Inuyasha. Inuyasha had told her he chose Kikyo, and didn't ever want to see her again. Then, Kikyo had killed her, and Inuyasha had stood by… watching.
She had this nightmare every once in awhile, but always assured herself that that would never happen, that it wasn't real. She had told herself Inuyasha would never leave her. Otherwise, she probably would have had a panic attack.
"Yeah… I did. It was nothing to worry about though. I'm fine!" She waved her hands dismissively. But she was too late, he had already noticed the twinge of sadness in her first words.
He grabbed her wrist, ordering her to stop. "What was your nightmare about?" He practically commanded her to tell him. He felt the heat of her pulse on the inside of her wrist. It was fast.
"Well, really, I'd umm… prefer not to talk about it." She said, looking away. He noticed the shine in her eyes from upcoming tears. But he wanted to know, no he needed to know.
"Tell me." He ordered, increasing the tightness of her wrist.
She whimpered in response, closing her eyes as a tear came down her cheek. No, it wasn't from the mild pain he was inflicting on her wrist. It was from the aching, throbbing pain in her heart that was from a mere nightmare.
"Kikyo… I don't know if you know her… but she's a priestess like myself." She paused. Looking back up to him.
He loosened his grip and nodded, signaling for her to continue. He hated to see her crying like this, but he would find out what was causing it.
"Well, her and Inuyasha… they were once in love. Inuyasha had agreed to use the once whole Shikon jewel to turn himself human to be with her, live with her, and have a normal life. On the day that was to happen, they were both tricked. Naraku had made them believe to have betrayed each other. Kikyo sealed Inuyasha to the sacred tree fifty years ago. I came from my… err… village and found him. I released him from the spell because I am Kikyo's reincarnation. Kikyo had died after sealing him from the tree, but was brought back by a witch. Now she roams the lands as an undead. Inuyasha and Kikyo soon learned of their betrayal, but Kikyo said she would never be able to love him. But still… I can't help but think of the time when Inuyasha will leave me for his previous love. I can't help but imagine being killed by him or Kikyo. I can't help but think of the day that I won't be welcome here anymore! I don't know what to do!" She was wailing by now.
Kagome stayed in her seat in the table, sobbing into her own hands. Then she looked up, still bawling, and waited for his response.
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A/N: Okay so is this a good cliffy?! Yay! I hope it is! Anyway, I'm so sorry I can't update any quicker, but school and friends are already occupying so much of my time. I'm sorry really. Now like I said, the next chapter may not come out for 1-6 days. A week tops. But don't think I'm going to stop updating this story. I promise to write until it is finished. Then I'll work on my other stories. Look at my profile for my other story ideas and tell me what you think. I really want to know.