Hi again. Its been a while since I updated so I made it a bit longer than the other chappies just to make it up 2 u guys . The song "holding your hand through life" continues in this chappie

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Heartache

因為路過你的路

Because I walked the path you're walking

"Kagome, I wanted to tell you that-"

He lifted his other hand as well and lifted it to join the other on her waist, also leaning in as close as possible to her with out letting their noses touch.

"I love you."

...I love you...

She stared at him with that simple three word phrase echoing through her head.

...I love you...

He loved her?

Coming from Bankotsu, that was the last thing she had expected to hear. You know those situations where you dream up thousands of possibilities, but the actual one happens to be the only one you didn't think of? Yeah.

I love you

Okay. Maybe it was a little obvious that he was going to say something like that, from the tone of his voice, the way he was standing, how close he was to her...

I love you

But back to reality, what should she do? She honestly had no idea since well...she barely knew him! All she knew about him was what the villagers had told her about the Shichinintai and that hadn't been good.

But...Why would he of all people love her though?

Kagome wasn't ashamed to admit it; ahe wasn't extremely pretty, and Bankotsu, being as hot as he is could have any girl he wanted...

Or maybe... it's because she can see the jewel shards! Maybe it's like all the guys that kidnap her and say she's needed to find shards...Maybe Bankotsu's just another Inuyasha, or another Koga. Now that was not a reason that made her want him.

And speaking of that, what about Inuyasha? She knew that he had chosen Kikyou over her, but did that mean that she didn't love him anymore? Or that he didn't like her anymore? She wasn't so sure yet.

She looked down to the ground and quickly thought of what to say to the guy standing in front of her. Then, very slowly, she looked up to him and opened her mouth to give Bankotsu her answer.

"Bankotsu?" she whispered.

"Yeah?"

He was looking at her with such hope in his eyes. In fact, so much that she could barely bring herself to say the next words. But taking a deep breath and forcing herself to look away, she managed to blurt her answer out.

"I-I can't..."

His face changed from that hopeful look he was wearing to a suddenly confused look. What did she mean by she can't? Was she rejecting him?

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Tears fogged up Kagome's vision but she blinked them away and met Bankotsu's blue with her chocolate, with a determined look, or maybe she was just determined to not show him that she was sad she had to kill his hopes...

"Bankotsu, I can't love you."

She regretted saying that at once.

Instantly after she had let those words escape her mouth, the young miko recoiled as if he had spoken the words to her, and as if she had been the one rejected; that look on his face was breaking her heart in two.

Vaguely, she felt him move a little bit away from her, maybe an inch or two, but she wasn't sure.

So my worries were not all for nothing...She-she rejected me.

He slowly dropped his gaze and looked down to the floor as he removed his left hand from her waist while she tried to direct her line of sight back into his eyes, but he was refusing to look at her. He kept looking at the ground.

Lifting the other arm that was still loosely wrapped around her, she walked a little closer to him again, putting them back where they had started.

"Bankotsu," she choked out despite the tears that were beginning to fall. "I'm so sorry...I-I just don't know-"

But she got no further. His arm that has seemed so dead a moment ago had reached out for her again and his hand had slipped over her mouth.

Her large, brown eyes widened, while, his dark, black bangs covered his cerulean blue eyes, so she couldn't see them.

"That's fine Kagome. Say no more."

Before she even had a second to think of what to say to that, she felt the warm weight of his hand being removed from her face, and saw him pivot around so that he was fully facing away from her.

"Kagome, I understand. And I won't force you to do something that you don't want, or can't do." he said without turning back. She could hear the pain it had cost for him to say that laced in with a hard edge in his voice.

I won't force you to do something that you don't want, or can't do. So he just accepts his rejection like that? He wasn't going to ask her again or do something to prove his worth? He was just going to walk away?

That wasn't like the normal arrogant Bankotsu she knew...

She looked up and realized that she had been too busy thinking on his words to notice that he had actually started to walk away; he had already made it halfway to the edge of the clearing without her noticing.

"Bankotsu," she whispered taking in the sight of his back and amazingly, he turned around. She had not expected him to hear her call his name, but apparently he did.

She also didn't expect him to talk, but that, he also did.

"Kagome. Can you...Keep this from the others? Please don't tell them...that I told you and you rejec-...err...what happened here tonight."

Without processing the words fully through her head, she instinctively nodded and he turned around again and started walking further away, with no sound other than the soft rustling of the grass.

Tears were flowing freely down her cheeks. Why? She really didn't understand herself. All she knew was that he was walking away. His white figure was becoming smaller and smaller. Pretty soon, his shadow too would be gone.

But why was she so sad?

She wasn't the one that had been sent away. She wasn't the one that was being hurt. But why does it feel like she was the one getting her heart ripped out and stomped on right now?

Even he didn't cry, but she was? What was wrong with her?

He was...he was just another man.

But...she as her tears fell to the blossom covered ground a sudden thought crossed her head. This was not just another man, but a man who loved her.

'And the man that I rejected.'

因為苦過你的苦

Because I've felt your pain

The wind was blowing gently through the trees, singing a sad, tear filled song while Bankotsu slowly trudged through the forest. It all seemed surreal, his admission, her rejection. He didn't know where he was going right now; he just needed some time alone, all by himself to think.

He loved her so much. So much that he would do anything for her.

Literally.

So much that his very heart was hurting right then.

So why did she not want him?

Why did it have to end up like this?

Why couldn't she have said yes, then right at this moment, they would be still in the blossom filled clearing doing things that he could only dream about.

'No...I am not going to mope any longer.'

But what could he do? She was off somewhere else, probably back at camp and laughing with his brothers now and he was walking alone on this abandoned trail with no one to talk to, no one to confide in.

And then, yet another thought slowly sunk in and clunked into place. She was not his. He couldn't be jealous every time some other guy came up to her anymore. Okay, he could, but he couldn't show it, or that he loved her.

If he could never show his feelings, then what was the point of having them?

There was only one thing he could do...

'Yes, from this day forth, I'm going to forget about her. Forget about my Kagome, and the things we could have done together and all happiness we could have shared and...'

He knew that doing this would hurt like hell, but he really didn't see any alternatives right now. This is what he needed to do, to save his sanity at the very least...and himself from Kagome if he accidentally let something out...

But...how long will he be able to keep it down before it came back and burst on him?

'No! No mistakes! Iwill forget!'

所以快樂著你的快樂

Therefore I'm happy when you're happy

Kagome stood there in the clearing for who knows how long, thinking about what had just happened. She was beginning to regret telling Bankotsu that she couldn't because to put it simply, now that she thought about it, it wasn't true.

She now thought that there really was something special in Bankotsu, which not even Inuyasha had, so she felt that she could've said something that wouldn't have decided her fate but wouldn't reject him either.

Something like: "Let's stay friends for now, to give me some time to think" or "I'm willing to give you a chance but don't take it too fast."

With saying what she had about "She couldn't", she knew that she had created a big emotional gap between them, and she also knew that it was going to take a long time to mend. Maybe she could go and ask him to be friends again...Yes, that's what she'll do.

He's probably at the cave with the other Shichinintai right now. She could probably go there and go ask him to talk, and then ask him to be buddies again.

Yes...That was a good idea...

With that thought in mind, Kagome slowly turned and walked back to their shared cave, with his single name taking over all her thoughts.

...Only to find that he wasn't there...

As she slowly entered the dimly lit cave, she saw her favorite aniki Jakotsu sitting there with a pot of lip paint and a mirror, his brows knitted together in deep concentration, as if he was deciding the best way to apply the make up.

Her good doctor aniki Suikotsu with a bunch of herbs and plants that he was sorting out and putting in jars and bags for when they travel again. Her creepy machine brother Ginkotsu and lastly, her suspiciously nice aniki Renkotsu sitting there screwing around with his glove, occasionally tugging a string here of pulling a piece of metal there.

Turns out, Suikotsu was the only one that looked up to greet her when she walked in as plants didn't take that much concentration to sort. He greeted her with a wide smile.

"Imouto." he said, while gesturing for her to sit down next to him. Of course, him calling her name got the other's attentions and Jakotsu instantly jumped up to pout.

"No! Imouto's sitting with me!" he whined "I need her to help me with this!" And he gestured towards the lip paint that was now on the floor.

Now normally, Kagome would've laughed, but today, her humor was on a definite all time low, so all she did was walk to the very back of the cave with a whispered "Sorry Jakotsu. I'm a little tired today."

Her four brothers traded slightly worried glances and thought back as a silence fell on the small cave. Where had she gone again? Oh right. The last time they saw her, she was happy and was about to be given something by Bankotsu. What the hell did he give her that could possibly make her, a person who seemed happy all the time, so sad?

And...Where was their leader now?

"Er...Hey imouto, wasn't o aniki with you? Where is he now?" said Renkotsu after a while, breaking the silence. He got no answer from her in return, but instead, a stifled sob that clearly stated to everyone that she didn't want to talk about it.

Jakotsu shot his brother a glare and went to put his arms around a crying Kagome. "That's okay Kags. You don't have to explain anything if you don't want to. Let's just get some sleep okay?"

She nodded in response and pulled the slasher down with her, then snuggled into his chest. Even he, the woman-(except-for-his-imouto)-hating Jakotsu had to admit, her snuggling up to him would've and did feel good, if it had not been for the trickle of tears that fell continuously onto his pink kimono.

追逐著你的追逐

Chasing the dreams that you're chasing.

Its been one month...

One month of pain. One month of hell. One month of sadness.

Bankotsu was sitting alone in the cave they had found to take shelter from that night. He was, of course, the first one back from his job, which was to find fire wood. Now that he was alone, he was thinking, like always, about Kagome.

The past month, she had grown more mature, and more emotionally stronger. Along with that, to Bankotsu, she had grown even more beautiful. Everywhere she went Jakotsu would be with her, to protect her from anything he didn't like, whether it be a demon, or just some guy that was taking in her beauty

...Like that really klutzy guy they met in the last village who seemed to know her. He had ran up to greet her, but surprise surprise, was stopped by Jakotsu. Of course, she wasn't too happy that her aniki had tried to cut her friend up. Her friend...what was his name again? Aki...Akitoki was it?

Sometimes, he envied his third in command. He could be with Kagome whenever he wanted, he could talk with her, laugh with her, and she would share anything with him, do everything beside him.

Yes, he had vowed to himself that he would forget her, but the moment he came back to camp and saw her sleeping with Jakotsu, he began to love her all over again. It was unavoidable.

He had tried everything he could think of to forget, but nothing worked. Not even forcing himself to not talk to, or even look at her worked. She had tried to talk to him on more than one occasion, but he had stopped her, or turned away before she had gotten a single word out.

But it wasn't like he didn't want to talk to her; it was just that it hurt too much to.

He had noticed that she had gotten a little quieter during the past month as well. She seemed to be happy on the outside, but Bankotsu was pretty sure that he was the only one that knew she cried silently to herself at night, with her face facing away from Jakotsu so he wouldn't feel her tears down his kimono.

Every laugh, every smile, every touch, and every thing she did seemed to be half forced these days. He wanted to ask her what was wrong, but he couldn't. Plus, he was sure that she had told Jakotsu already, so he should go ask him.

Yes...that's what he'll do when the slasher comes back with Kagome on their job to get food.

For now, he'll just think of when her beautiful, high pitched laughter mixed with her smiling face wakes him from his daydream, when the very shilloute of her beautiful form sends him into another...more innappropriate one...

因為拆不敢聽

Because I'm afraid to listen to your oath

Dinner was cooked by Suikotsu again, and wasagain eaten up by mostly Jakotsu, as Bankotsu seemed to have no appitite these days. Right now though, well after dinner, Kagome sat with her back leaning against the wall of the cave, facing the fire while she was writing slowly and thoughtfully in her diary.

This time alone was precious to her, as Jakotsu was almost always with her. She didn't find it annoying; amazingly, as it was just like having a clone of herself to talk with, as he liked pretty much the same things as her. Same makeup, same type of guys. In fact, their most favourite topic to talk about was...Inuyasha.

But even so, they did argue a lot. A grand total of 57 times in the past month and she knew they were going to do some more arguing tonight. It was almost like their daily routine.

Her dear Jakotsu was currently deeper in the cave with Bankotsu, as the young leader had come up to them a little earlier on and said that he needed to talk alone with her gay brother. Not that she minded of course, but to her, that sounded a bit wrong because Jakotsu was, like mentioned before, gay.

New Moon Night

Tonight is the new moon, Inuyasha's human night. Sometimes, I wonder where he is and what he's doing now, if he's happy or not. Even if it's not with me and with Kikyou.

I've wondered before if I'll find the guy I'll be happy with?

I wish I had someone living...okay real, to talk to about all my mixed up feelings...

Like right now, since I'm feeling sad tonight...

Bankotsu's been avoiding me these past days since I rejected him. I won't admit it out loud to my brothers, but I really do miss the guy he was to me before all this happened. His smiles, his laughs, his kindness...and his love.

Every night when the stars come out, I look up and make a wish. That things could all go back to what they used to be before all this happened. Before getting taken by the Shichinintai, before his confession. When I was back with Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara. Speaking of them, I wonder if they miss me like I miss them.

But back to Bankotsu, I really want him to forgive me, even though I don't understand why. My heart gets all fluttery when I'm around him and it feels like I always want to see him. I mean, who wouldn't? He really is kinda hot. Oh and...I also think that he told Jakotsu that I rejected him, but I'm not sure...

Oh and speaking of Jakotsu, he has been really nice to me that is, if you don't count our 57 arguments. Sometimes, he kind of reminds me of Koga.

The others, Suikotsu, Renkotsu and Ginkotsu are all nice to me, but Renkotsu's niceness is...well in my opinion, a little fake. It has none of the sincerity that Suikotsu's or even Bankotsu's has. Of course, my dear Jakky's extra nice to me. We always curl up together, and I'm getting used to the warmth that my aniki gives me every night.

He-

"Hey imouto, whatcha writing?" asked a voice she had came to know really well, interrupting her train of thought and making her look up with a startled look while quickly slamming the book shut.

It was Jakotsu.

'Looks like he's back from his private conversation with Bankotsu.'

"Oh...This is called a diary aniki. You write down all you thoughts and feelings in it so it's like a friend to you." she replied while holding her book to her chest, before realizing that her dear Jakotsu couldn't read.

"But...but why do you need a book for a friend that you can tell all your thoughts and feelings to when I'm right here?" her brother questioned her again.

She smiled her special smile and chucked a handful of rocks at him.

"Because I prefer the book as it's just so much better than you. Now go away. I wanna finish writing."

He laughed and sheilded himself with his long arms as the rocks hit him, but then turned serious as a part of the conversation he just had with his leader came into his mind. It was so rare for her to see her crazy brother looking so serious that Kagome put her book aside and looked up at him, her face matching the seriousness of his.

"Jakotsu, what is it? I never see you so serious."

He was silent for a few seconds, then shifted himself so that he blocked out all the light from the fire, casting her into the shadows so that she couldn't see his face. He then whispered so that no one except her could hear "Kagome. He still loves you. Think back on what you said and try to change it before he does something drastic."

And the, he moved to go back to the section of the cave in the back, so all the light came flooding back over her face again. But she didn't notice that. She was too busy thinking.

He still loves you...Kagome was actually glad to hear that, which surprised her...Becuase...maybe... she had learned to love him too...

'I...I think I love him too...'

'I...I love Bankotsu...'

因為承諾不敢信

Because in your promise, I'm afraid to believe

It was the dead of night.

Renkotsu silently sat up on his futon and peered over to his right side.

Good. Jakotsu and Kagome were both asleep, curled up into each other like the loving aniki and imouto they were. Without making a sound, he switched to peer over to his left side, and saw Bankotsu sitting up with his back turned to him, facing the wall and Suikotsu snoring away on the futon.

Not as good. For all he knew, his naïve leader might still be awake and might detect any sound that his movements might make. But if he wanted his plan to succeed, if he wanted to get rid of Bankotsu once for all, it was a risk he had to take. This was exactly one month from the evening he had revived Mukotsu and one month from when he had promised to come pick up the poison.

So, getting up as quietly as he could, he threw back his covers and pulled his armor on, then fastened his gourd to his waist and slipped on his fire gloves.

He tiptoed to the entrance of the cave and managed to slip out, with no movement from his companions other than a kick from Jakotsu to Kagome, which she quickly returned. Renkotsu shook his head a bit at his two immature companions as he walked out and when he saw his sleeping mechanical buddy, Ginkotsu.

Better not wake him up, or that might lead to questions that he didn't want to answer. Therefore, still without a sound, the pyromaniac ran quickly into the forest, and to the destination he had in mind. The hut that he had left his second time revived brother Mukotsu in.

It didn't take a lot of time to get there, considering that they were pretty close to the waterfall that Jakotsu and Kagome had been trapped in a few weeks back. He was hardly even breathing hard when he saw the hut coming into view.

"Mukotsu!" yelled the pyromaniac when he got there and was standing in front of the bamboo mat , covering the door.

"You got the poison all good and done yet?"

There was no answer.

"Oi! Mukotsu!" he yelled again and he walked in to the hut. A vein instantly popped out of his head at the sight that greeted him; the fat toad like man was sleeping, with a huge disgusting pool of drool coming from his mouth and dripping onto the floor.

Sick.

Renkotsu walked to Mukotsu and kicked him, good and hard in the side, which instantly woke him up.

"Huh? Oh...Is that you Renkotsu no aniki?"

"No...Now where's the poison I asked you to make a month ago?"

The poison master sat up and attempted to rub the sleep out of his eyes. "Oh...uh...I have it right here." he replied with a huge yawn to the question his brother had just asked him and pulled a small glass bottle out of his pocket.

Taking it in his hands and examining it, Renkotsu smirked a sinisterly.

Awesome.

Now, all he needed was to slip the poison to his asshole leader and his plan would be well on its way.

"Um, aniki I made this in a rush so-"

The pyromaniac turned to face the other man "It matters not. I have the poison and that is what I wanted."

"Uh.. Renkotsu no aniki?"

"What?"

"...I made you the poison like you wanted me to" replied Mukotsu "So can I see Kagome now?"

"No. Stay here and never leave until I come get you again."

"What? But you promised that if I-"

"Shut up! I have half the mind to kill you right now, but as I might have further uses for you, I will keep you alive." said Renkotsu, turning around and pocketing the poison bottle.

"But be warned. Do not try and escape this place, for if you do, I will not hesitate to return you to the grave." he added as he walked out, leaving the fat poison master there with a horrified and confused look on his face.

所以放心著你的沉默

So with no worries held in your silence

Bankotsu opened his eyes.

He knew that Renkotsu had left the cave.

Sometimes, the young leader thought that his second in command was extremely smart, but others, he wondered why he even appointed a person with a brain the size of a pebble his second in command. But in this case, the pyromaniac should've known that he, the leader, at the very least, would know if he left in the middle of the night.

And why would he be doing that?

If he had something to do, then couldn't he have done it during the day?

And what was so special about what he was doing that he couldn't tell anyone?

Getting up a whole lot quicker and a whole lot quieter than Renkotsu had done just a few hours earlier, Bankotsu walked without a sound to where the flame user laid then looked down at him and instantly, the young leader knew he was hiding something in his shirt.

What an idiot, making it so obvious.

Bankotsu reached his hand into the other man's haori, closed his hand on whatever that was and pulled out... a bottle, filled to the brim with some blackish liquid.

With a quick sniff, he instantly knew what it was.

Poison.

And namely, Mukotsu's poison.

Hm...Poison...

He suddenly got an idea into his head. Kagome loved Koga or Inuyasha or who ever, and Bankotsu loved Kagome. He had a great idea. To end this love triangle, he could just get out of her life. Like literally get out of her life,

While grabbing a small jar of sake, he pocketed the bottle and walked over to where Kagome was hidden within Jakotsu's long limbs and flowing kimono. With some difficulty, he managed to extract the priestess and was able to look, for the first time in a long while, at her beautiful face making His usual rush of emotions that he felt when he saw her kicked in.

What would you have done?

He shook his head and took her in his arms, while wrapping her up in an extra blanket along the way. Bankotsu carried her in bridal style, and slowly walked out the cave's exit. Together, they walked to a large rock and sat down on it. Bankotsu on the rock, Kagome arranged comfortably in his arms.

The gentle wind was stirring up a slight breeze and the stars were out, full and bright that night; even he had to say they were beautiful. But not as beautiful as the young woman in his arms. As he looked down at her, he felt an emotion that he had never felt before.

The need to cry.

But he couldn't cry. He was a man, and men don't cry. Not only that, he was the leader of a famous and skilled band of mercenaries. He shouldn't feel like crying. He shouldn't even feel the need to cry.

"Kagome...Are you really in love with Inuyasha orthat wolf demon?" he said quietly to her sleeping form.

"That's fine if you are. Really, I mean, I don't own your life right?"

He reached down and touched her milky white face while taking a deep breath, to get himself ready for his next sentence.

"There's something I thought I should tell you before I…leave tonight...I never really stopped loving you." His eyes started to tear up a little, and tried to blink the tears back.

"I only avoided you all the time because I just didn't want to be hurt by you again...and, I only wanted you to be happy, so I didn't force you to try and have a conversation with me..."

Is this what true love really is? When you would do anything, give up anything to be with her, and when she's not there, it feels like nothing's worth it anymore?

"I'll never stop loving you, and I'll always be there somewhere with you at the time when you most need someone." He looked down at her face and carefully stroked it.

He half laughed a short laugh, attempting to make the mood more cheerful. "So I guess that's it Kagome. I'll see you when we both get to the afterlife...again…"

Or maybe not as I'm going straight to hell, and she straight to heaven.

With that last declaration of love, he slowly planted a soft kiss on her lips, their first one together, and also their last, before he went inside, slipped her back into the covers with Jakotsu.

He then turned and left the room without another word.

服明天的命運

Convinced in tomorrow's destiny

Yet another morning dawned on the sleeping Shichinintai members and Kagome. Once again, they found that their leader wasn't there with them, and to Kagome, this was a big deal. She had figured last night before she fell asleep that today, he would ask Jakotsu to ask Bankotsu to meet her at the clearing where he had confessed, since he wasn't talking to her. There, she would tell him that she now loved him too, and ask him for a chance like he did, if he still loved her.

But what was the point of her plan if he wasn't even here today?

Where did he go? Is he okay? Kagome was worried. She now knew what it felt like to love someone, like really love someone and have them away from you, without knowing at all when they would return. THe anxiety, the worry, the pain, the fear.

And she missed him.

"Hey Jakotsu?" she said looking over up and to her right to her favorite aniki, well after Bankotsu. "I'm going for a walk around here okay? But don't come with me. I want some time alone."

"What? No!" her brother instantly replied "What if something attacks you? Or-or...some pervert stares at you? Or-"

But his rant about his Imouto's safety was cut short by her hand over his mouth, silencing him.

"It's okay Jakotsu no aniki. I'll be fine."

"Fine then. I'm too tired to get into an argument right now, so go." he replied with a hmph. "But that doesn't mean I like it."

"Don't worry. Nothing's going to happen to me." she said while walking to the entrance of the cave. "Stay here."

Kagome walked out and into the forests of feudal Japan. Listening to the birds, watching baby animals, everything was interesting. When she saw a single sakura petal float down in front of her, she suddenly remembered the clearing.

The clearing

She turned around and ran. She didn't know the way, but she knew where she was going. To hers and Bankotsu's special clearing.

Out of breath, panting and red, she got there.

When she stepped into the clearing, she saw that it was still covered in sakura petals, and looked just as beautiful as the first time she's seen it. Also, she saw the very guy she wanted to see, sitting with his back against a large rock that she hadn't noticed the first time that she went there with him. His eyes were closed in a relaxed way.

She smiled. "Hey Bankotsu." Kagome said as she approached him,

But something was really wrong...The closer she got the paler and more lifeless he appeared.

"Bankotsu? Are you okay?" she said as she reached him. The miko reached out her hand and touched his shoulder.

He was cold.

Kagome's eyes widened a little. But today was such a nice day! He shouldn't be cold...She trailed her hand from his shoulder to his neck, where a pulse would be.

Placing her second and third fingers at that point, she waited and hoped.

There wasn't a pulse.

She knew since he had already died once or twice before there shouldn't be one any way, but this was different. There wasn't any sense of life, or any bit of energy radiating from him.

No power.

No warmth.

Nothing.

"Bankotsu?" she whispered looking at what was laying before her very eyes, not believing it.

"Bankotsu!"

AND the chappies over! . Kagome has REJECTED our poor bankotsu and he's trying 2 forget her. ( I didnt want this story to be like all the other ones where its lik confession, then they always accept each other ) She realizes that she loves him, and wants to tell him, but she finds him in that clearing and thinks that he's DEAD. dun dun dunnnnn... The second of the trials i mentioned in the summary...as kagome/jakotsu stuck in the cave was the first..

NEXT CHAPPIE: Now it's Kagome's turn to do some forgetting, as she thinks that bankotsu died. Will she be able to do it, or will she fail like Bankotsu did to forget her. And if she can forget him, what will happen to her and the shichinintai, but if she can't, then what will she do as a last attempt to forget?

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