(A/N: HiHi everybody i'm sorry it took me so long to update!! I was having problems with my computer and school but its okay now...Hopefully anyway here's the next chapter hope you enjoy!!)

Bankotsu: Mercenary, 17yrs old

Kagome: Miko in training, 16yrs old

Disclamier: I do not own

Chapter 3

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As the sun started to rise the sunlight shined through the trees and hit Kagomes face, she soon woke up and looked around only to find Bankotsu gone. As she sat there wondering where Bankotsu had disappeared to she heard a scraping noise. She got up and went to find the source of the noise.

"I wonder what's making that awful noise," she said to no one in particular. As she reached almost the outer woods she got to a clearing where she found the source of the noise and the famous missing Bankotsu.

" What are you doing up so early? And what is that noise" she complained as she scrunched up her face at the sound of the noise.

"Well good morning to you to and i'm sharpening my banyruu" he replied back in a sarcastic tone. He looked up at her and saw that her kimono was all twisted about and her hair looked like a birds nest. He silently started laughing at her and fell over where he was sitting.

"What's so funny? Why are you looking at me and laughing like that?" she yelled at him. She spotted a small pond near by and took a look into it and found the reason why he had fell over laughing so hard. Suddenly feeling embarrassed that he had seen her like that she quickly fixed her kimono and her hair putting it up in a high ponytail.

"Shut up you-you you big dummy head" she yelled once again as she went back to her campsite to freshen up properly and get something to eat.

"Hey i'm not a dummy head you idiotic wench" he yelled back at her. He saw her disappear and smiled at how he remembered she looked just minutes ago.

"Stupid girl, calling me a dummy head" he mumbled to himself. He was soon hit in the head by a rock that could have only came from Kagome.

"And i'm not a wench either" she yelled. Bankotsu rubbed his head and glared at her from the clearing.

As soon as Bankotsu was done polishing his Banryuu he returned back to the campsite and saw that Kagome was already eating fish. He stood there and looked at her for a moment and thought, " why am I traveling with one of the people that helped to kill my brothers". He was soon pulled from his thoughts as Kagome yelled for him to come and eat some breakfast. He didn't complain and only jumped at the opportunity to eat and stuff his face.

Once they were finished eating they cleaned up the campsite and headed to Kagomes new home in a village nearby. They were going to go and stock up on supplies for where ever it was there journey would take them. As they walked in silence Kagome began to get very irratated. The silence bugged her deeply and she wanted Bankotsu talk but all he did was close his eyes and open them every once in while to make sure that he was going in the right direction and not going to bump into anything. Kagome suddenly got an evil smile on her face and slowed down her walking a bit. Once Bankotsu was in front of her and his eyes were again closed he she slowly pushed him so that he was lined up to hit a tree. She quickly walked ahead and once she heard a big hit of tree she tried to hold back her urge to laugh until she turned around and saw Bankotsu. She couldn't hold it in anymore and laughed rolling on the ground as Bankotsu glared at her.

"You stupid girl you did that on purpose" he yelled at her as he tried to take the leaves that had fallen into his hair.

"You-you should take a loo-look at how y-you look" she tried to say as she only fell into more fits of giggles. Bankotsu threw her another dirty look and soon had and evil smirk upon his face. While Kagome was rolling around on the ground he walked in front of her and his shadow towered over her she looked up to his evil smirk and quickly stopped laughing.

"Hey why are smirking like that? I-I was only kidding Bankotsu come on" she said before she was soon laughing again but not because what had happened to Bankotsu but because he was now over her and tickling her sides. She tried to push him off but to no available. She was to be tortured. Her cheeks and sides started to ache.

"O-okay I give, I-I give!" she loudly giggled. Bankotsu stopped his torture and went back to get his banryuu. Kagome finally got herself together and stood up fixing her clothes. "God I never knew he could be so playful" she thought as she stared at him.

Bankotsu caught her staring and said, "see something you like"

Kagome silently blushed and mentally slapped herself for being caught of looking at him so intently. " God i'm so stupid, I looked like a little school girl again that had a crush on the most popular boy in school" she yelled in her mind. Bankotsu saw her blush and smirked. He was glad he still had that effect on some women.

"So girl exactly where are we going? He asked as he stood there waiting for her to gather up her things. Kagome was still embarrassed and anger was the only way out.

"My name is not girl!! Its Kagome call me by my name or don't call me at all" she yelled at him she picked her bag up and started down the road. He looked at her retreating form and gave a boyish grin. He ran a little to catch up with her fast past. Once he caught up with her they walked silently together with out so much as one word. The sun was beginning to set and Bankotsu knew that demons would be coming.

"Kagome" he said.

"I think that we should stop for the night and make camp it's getting late and- He was soon cut off by Kagomes hand covering his mouth.

"Shhhh" she said quietly as she approached a bush.

"Do you hear that?" he wondered if he had heard the thing she did which to her kind of sounded like the neighing of a horse. Bankotsu stood silent and listened to see if he could hear what ever the hell it was that she was hearing. There was the sound again. Bankotsu beckoned Kagome to stay put so that he would check it out when he got close enough he looked around a bush and sure enough he saw a horse.

"Ehh..its just a horse Kagome come and take a look" he called out to her. When she got close enough she saw the horse and couldn't breathe for a moment he was beautiful. He had a raven colored coat that looked so soft and smooth with white bands around his lower legs the way the sun hit through the trees gave the horse that godly glow he looked magnificent. He looked as if he was a horse sent from Kami.

"Beautiful" she murmured to herself. Her curiosity took over as she tried to move closer to the horse but was stopped by a rough hand. She looked up and found that the owner of the hand belonged to Bankotsu. She gave him a questioningly look.

"Its a trick" he said simply.

"A trick? How?" she replied a little agitated that she couldn't get a better look of the horse.

"Look, do you see over there" He pointed into the trees. Kagome looked and saw a pair of red glowing eyes staring straight at them.

"Who is that, and what does it have to do with the horse" she asked.

" What ever that is it's a demon and it's using the horse as bait. The horse is a demon horse I have encountered them before. There so beautiful that they hypnotize you into approaching them, once you do the horse turns on you and the demon in the tree attacked you and will then probably eat you" he said seriously. Kagome looked at him and then back at the horse. She felt a sensation in her she couldn't explain like something was pulling her to get closer to the horse. Like she needed to she couldn't hold back any longer and whispered to Bankotsu.

"I can't stay here I have to get a better at the horse Bankotsu...I have to" she whispered as she took off in front of the horse.

" KAGOME!! No!!" Yelled Bankotsu as he went after her.

As Kagome neared the horse, the horse glanced at her with a twinkle in its eye and within seconds the horse was gone she looked around for it and found it under the tree where she and Bankotsu had saw the demon before. She ignored the feeling of danger from the tree and bounded off after the horse. She stretched her hands out to try and touch the horse " i'm almost there so close" she thought to herself. Before she could reach her goal she was tackled to the ground.

"You Idiot what's wrong with you!? Didn't I just say it was a trick!?" Bankotsu yelled at her in pure rage. They both turned when they heard a screech from the demon in the tree. The demon roared in anger because of Bankotsu he was robbed of a free meal. The demon showed its self. It was a big dog looking animal with talons of a hawk and a large overgrown beak. It had glowing red eyes and claws that looked like it could cut through a thousand trees with one swoop.

"Oh shit!!" said Bankotsu as he got up from the ground and got his halberd ready to fight. Bankotsu smirked it had been a long time since he had fought this would be a fight to get back into the routine. He saw Kagome rise from the corner of eye with her bow and arrow drawn straight for the demon. Ho looked at her and she only looked straight ahead with determination in her eyes.

"Bankotsu i'm sorry," she said as she switched her eyes over to Bankotsu for a moment.

"Its alright your only a female after all its in your nature to go after pretty things" he replied back with a teasing voice. Kagome snorted and grinned at him.

"Once were done with this demon ill take care of you too you baka!" She said to him in an aggravated voice.

"Yea whatever you say women" he replied back as if the threat was nothing to him. They heard the demon screech again. The demon was furious as it locked eyes with Bankotsu and headed straight for him. Kagome on the other hand was suddenly challenged by the mysterious horse that had magically disappeared moments ago.

"YOU!! I thought you were a nice a horsey and you tried to kill me!!" she yelled at it. The horse only neighed and charged straight for her. "Oh god I hope my training will help me win this I mean i'm only up against a horse right, right!!" she thought to herself. She glanced around and saw Bankotsu already fighting she looked at the horse charging at her and her eyes changed they weren't filled with fear of dying but the with pride and sensation of winning.

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