Disclaimer: I hate writing these. I do not own InuYasha. Clear?

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A/N: Fluff galore! A bit, anyway. This one is kind of short...so, please don't hate me. Updating nowadays can be a real hassle - especially with the teachers trying to suffocate us with homework and all. .:groans and attempts to finish her essay assignment:. Well, enough rambling! Enjoy and please review!

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Note: Nothing really…Oh, wait. Women. Yup, definitely some women-hating in this one...

ONLY BETWEEN US: Part Seven

"Jakotsu, why don'tcha come on inside?"

The young raven-haired man just snorted incredulously at his leader, eyeing him warily. "Come on! They're just women – they don't bite."

"I'll pass, thank you very much."

Bankotsu stood there with an annoyed expression on his breathtakingly handsome face, arms crossed in stubbornness as he glared half-heartedly at his best friend, whom was currently leaning against a flimsy willow tree just as stubbornly. The Banyru master sighed and tried to reason with him again.

"You'll catch your death out here at night. It'll be cold, ya know?"

"I think I can handle it, Bankotsu-no-ooaniki." Jakotsu threw a flirtatious smile at Bankotsu, adding slyly, "What? Are you worried about me? You shouldn't, ya know, or the women might get a little jealous. You know how possessive the female race tend to be." His charcoal orbs sparkled at this, red lips pulled back sensually to reveal white, straight teeth.

Bankotsu snorted, ignoring the pretty expression upon his companion's face. "Yeah, right."

"You better get back to those little whore," started the gay man as he closed his eyes nonchalantly. "If you don't, they might get cold, and they'll lose their taste."

Bankotsu's eyes darted back and forth between the second member of his assassination clan and the ominous screen door where various sounds of giggles and boisterous laughter rang, the solid proof of tonight's entertainment. Renkotsu's drunken intellectual speeches could be heard from the outside, met with "oohs" and "aahs" from the geishas as they listened in awe at their client. Suikotsu had already left the room – followed by two big-breasted and beautiful women behind him. Once again, Bankotsu looked at Jakotsu and then at the doorway.

"Stop it – you're making me dizzy," remarked the snake-wielder lazily, eyes still fluttered shut. "Just go on and have fun. We're leaving in the mornin', so you might as well get your fill now before you start complainin' to me about how you haven't gotten laid."

The navy-eyed boy just chuckled at his dry sense of humour, before nodding and replying, "If you say so…"

"I know so. Go! Shoo! Scat!"

Bankotsu didn't need any further encouragement. "Come inside if you get cold," was thrown quite hurriedly over his shoulder, but Jakotsu didn't mind. The scraping of wood against wood travelled to Jakotsu's ears, signalling that his leader had finally gone in.

He sighed and leaned his head against the smooth bark of the tree, basking in the welcomed silence.

Some Time Later...

He had been right. It was a chilly night that night.

Bankotsu quietly gathered up the thick winter quilts that were provided to them by the most generous host, and headed outside in his sleepwear. He shivered involuntarily against the nocturnal wind, raising unwanted goosebumps along his clothed forearms and bare legs.

And there lay Jakotsu, back against the same tree as before, his head hung deep in slumber. Bankotsu smiled slightly before draping the quilt atop Jakotsu, tucking him in gingerly and assuring himself that it would not fall off with the passing breeze.

"Bankotsu-sama! Bankotsu-sama!" The aforementioned man turned around with a full-out smirk upon his features, ears ringing with the faux act of desperation from his female bedmates.

"I'm coming, ladies!" He went in quietly, careful to not disturb his sleeping comrades – both inside and outside of the large castle.

Bankotsu never noticed the pair of clever black eyes that followed his retreating form back into the warm and awaiting arms of his whores, or the gentle grin that spread across Jakotsu's face as he tugged the blanket closer to his shivering body.

Yes, it was a beautiful night.

The End