k this chappies mostly just for kag nd ban proving their love to each other...

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Chapter Thirteen

Your Doubting Voice

Sango giggled. " What kind of prank?" said Jakotsu. " Well...they say if you dip a person's hand into warm water when they're sleeping ,then they'll piss their pants." Kagome said with a sly smile. Sango giggled even harder " Are you really gonna do that to him?" she said. " Yeah...And you can help me if you want." Kagome said back. " Youre so mean to him..." said Sango. " I know." said Kagome with a smile. " So you guys helping?"
The other two nodded " What should we do?" said Sango. " Well...we wait till hes asleep, then one of you go get some warm water and bring it back. I'll stay by his side to not wake him up, but ill push him onto his back. Then one of you dip his hand into the water and then we can laugh our asses off." said Kagome. " Deal." said Jakotsu and they stopped talking right in time.

Bankotsu came walking back out the door with his pants on and his shirt untied, revealing his toned abs and chest. Kagome stared.

"Like the view Kagome?" he said. Kagome blushed and turned away " Um...lets...just go back to sleep now...and Bankotsu..can I borrow your clothes?" she said. " No. You're fine naked." he said. " No seriously!" she yelled. " No Im being serious here love." he said as he slid his arm around her and pulled her in. He pulled on her blanket so that her front was bare and pressed his own bare chest against her. " Bankostu..." she said quietly as she closed her eyes on his chest.

"See..I told you you were fine the way you were." he said with a smile. " Sleep?" she said looking up at him with big puppy eyes. "Yeah Bankotsu no o aniki lets go back to sleep now!" said Jakotsu maybe a little too enthusiastically. "Um...why are you all so keen on going back to sleep all of a sudden again?" said Bankotsu raising his eyebrow.

"Cause we're all tired." said Kagome. "Yeah! Lets go to bed then, Kagome. The guys can stay out here and talk if they wanna!" said Sango, pulling Kagome out of Bankotsu's embrace and dragging her back into the room. " Hey! We're coming too!" yelled out Jakotsu and ran in after the girls with Bankotsu on his heels.

They found the girls going through Bankotsu's closet. " What are you doing?..." said Jakotsu. Kagome turned around. She was dressed in Bankotsu's shirt made into a dress. " Turns out your pants dont fit me either." she said.

"Okay...But Let's go to sleep this time for real." said Jakotsu. " Yeah...Tired..." said Kagome with a smile that only Sango could see. Sango smiled back and laid down on the futon. Kagome, beside her, Jakotsu on her other side, Bankotsu on Kagome's other side.

Silence fell again. Jakotsu, Sango and Kagome were all pretending to be asleep, but were really just waiting until the time when Bankotsu would fall asleep. Kagome opened her eyes while facing away from him and gave Sango a nudge. Sango opened her eyes and looked at Kagome. "Get up." Kagome mouthed to her. She nodded and gave Jakotsu a nudge. He smiled and got up.

Kagome turned back to face Bankotsu and with Sango's help, gently pushed him onto his back. He groaned slightly, but didnt wake up. Kagome laid her head on his shoulder and he stopped groaning and went back into a deep sleep.

The door slid open. Jakotsu walked back in with a bowl in his right hand. Sango and Kagome smiled. " Put it over there." said Kagome in a whisper while motioning to Bankotsu's other side. He nodded and placed the bowl on the floor where she said to. "Dip his hand in." said Kagome. " and once we do, get our asses outta here and watch."

Jakotsu nodded and Sango got up and out of the bed. Kagome got up as well and placed her hand on Bankotsu's cheek.

"Now!" mouthed Kagome. She got up and ran to the door with Sango on her heels. Jakotsu picked his leader's hand up and dunked it into the water, then sprinted his ass out as well.

The three of them shut the door, but left a tiny crack in which they could look through and watch him.

Bankotsu groaned and moved his hand around Whats that?...M...so warm...he thought. Then suddnely, He felt a trickle down his leg Huh?...Whats that?...he thought. Meanwhile, just outside the door, Jakotsu, Sango and Kagome were giggling their asses off. Bankotsu opened his eyes and looked around. Everyone else was gone. Where did they go?...He looked to his right and saw his hand in a small bowl of warm water. He looked down at his pants and found them nice and wet.

"What the fuck!?" he yelled as he jerked his hand out of the bowl. At that moment, the door slid open to reveal Jakotsu, Sango and Kagome all laughing so hard they were holding onto the door frame to keep them standing. " What the fuck did you guys do??" yelled Bankotsu. " Ahahaa...We pranked you. That's what we did." said Sango, now switching to Jakotsu's shoulders for support. "Yeah. If you dip a person's hand in warm water when they sleep, they'll piss." said Jakotsu, trying to calm himself down.

Bankotsu turned to Kagome. " And you let them do this to me?" he said. " Actually. She's the one that said we should prank you." said Sango. " Nani? Kagome!" he said with fake hurt on his face. Kagome giggled and walked over to him. " It was funny! You should've seen your face when you first woke up." she said with another few giggled. Bankotsu shook his head. " You're totally getting it now." he growled with a gleam in his eye. " Huh? Get what?" said Kagome.

"Get Jakotsu the gay guy to explain it." said Sango. " Hey wait! Im not gay!" said Jakotsu. " Well..i mean..not anymore..."

"Three seconds head start, Kagome." said Bankotsu as he pushed her up and onto her feet. " Wait for what?" she yelled " One." he said " I dont get it? What do I get a head start for?" she panicked. " Two." " Run Kagome!" yelled Jakotsu " Huh? Why?" she said as she did so anyways. " Three!" yelled Bankotsu and ran after her.

He caught up with her within 2 seconds flat and threw himself onto her. He gave her an extremely tight squeeze as she squealed and kicked around trying to escape him.

"Kagome Kagome Why did you pull a prank on me?" he whispered into her ear from behind. His breath on her made her shiver and she turned around to face him. " Because I wanted to." she said as she trailed her finger down his nose then giving him a kiss. He didnt say anything back, but captured her lips in a heated kiss.

"Uh...Bankotsu...Your pants are wet..." said Kagome trying to back her hips away from his. " So?" he said " You're the one that made them wet." "Nuh uh! You're the one that pissed yourself!" she argued back. " But you're the one that made me piss myself." he said as he placed his forehead on hers. " So?" she said copying his words. " So it's your fault." he said.

"Whatever." said Kagome and pulled away from him. She suddenly had a longing to be freed of a guy and to stand by herself at the top of a cliff to show that she couldnt make herself weak to any man." Sango!! Wanna come for a walk with me!?" she called out to Sango who was still at the door. 'What? Now?" Sango called back. " Yeah now!" said Kagome. " Fine. But bring your bow and arrows and ill get hirikotsu." said Sango and walked away to get her weapon. Kagome smiled.

"Why?" said Bankotsu. " Tonights...our last night with you...why do you wanna go for a walk?" " Because. I need some time to girl talk with Sango." said Kagome as she started walking back to the main room to get her bow and arrows. Bankotsu was walking beside her. He reached out for her hand and laced his fingers with hers. She turned and looked at him with a smile.

"And my woman didnt even wait for me..." groaned Jakotsu as he took after Sango.

Sango reached the main room first. She strapped her Hirikotsu around her shoulders and tied on her sword.

Kagome and Bankotsu reached the room next. Kagome slung her quiver of arrows and her bow on her back. Bankotsu picked Banryuu up " We're coming with you two. Its real late now and I don't wanna take any risks...especially not with my love." he said. Kagome thought for a second then smiled " Fine. But me and Sango still get our private talking time without you two to intefere." she said. " And I love you too." Bankotsu nodded and smiled. He bent and gave her a kiss on the tip of her nose.

Jakotsu reached the room last. " Bankotsu no o aniki? Where are you going? I thought it was only the girls?" he said. Bankotsu shook his head " No We're going with them to make sure they stay safe." he said. Jakotsu nodded and went to the corner to pick up Jakotsutou. He tied it on his back and walked back to the others.

"K then. Let's go." said Kagome with a smile and walked to the front with Sango at her side. Bankotsu and Jakotsu followed their women a little while behind. They walked in silence until the reached the edge of the forest. Then Sango began talking to Kagome. But what the girls didnt know was that the two guys were close enough to hear everything they say.

"Kagome...When I was younger...My mother told me to never make myself weak to any man...to never let a guy intefere with what I really want...Or let any guy change me into something im not..." said Sango with a sad sigh. Kagome nodded. " I understand...Sometimes...When we were travelling...Inuyasha made me feel like I had to be as strong, and as good as Kikyo for him to accept me..." she said.

"And...My mother always told me to protect myself..And to never lose my innocence or no man would ever want me anymore." said Sango. " Yeah..In our time...In my mother's genertion and my grandparent's gereration, they were told to save it for their husbands...But..im my generation...if we get carried away..Well I try not to and I've suceeded so far..." said Kagome trailing off. " But...It's getting harder..." she whispered " Im a girl...and I shouldn't be kept from what I desire...and..."

"Kagome..." said Sango. " Promise me then, we'll promise each other." Kagome looked at her. " Promise me that we will both save it for our husbands, and let him be the one and only." Sango said with furious determination in her eyes. Kagome nodded " then I promise." she said.

After a moment of silence. " Sango...Why? Why did you accept Jakotsu? I thought you and Miroku..." said Kagome and trailed off to look at her near sister. Sango sighed. " I know that the monk will probably never be able to commit fully to me..." she said softly " And since..Well...I know Jakotsu will accept me for the girl I am and..I feel so...Happy when Im with him, like nothing will go wrong..and I know he will protect me...so..." Kagome nodded " Then I have nothing against it." she said.

Sango smiled " Thanks Kagome..." she said. " Although he does look like a girl" said Kagome with a giggle. " Shut up." said Sango. " Hey remember when we first came here you and we uh..accidentally walked into Jakotsu room?" said Kagome cracking up " You were like was that a guy? He dosent look like one!"

"Well...I was confused!" said Sango. "What a nice first impression" said Kagome while rolling her eyes. Sango laughed . " Yeah well its no better than your first impression of Inuyasha." she said. " True" said Kagome. " But still." she continued now going dead serious " Even though I can't have Inuyasha, I learned something. The guy you want isnt the only guy on the earth. There are other guys..." she said. " Yeah? Like Koga?" said Sango with a giggle. " Shut up." said Kagome. " No seriously, Hojo's even worst then Koga." " Is that even possible said Sango. " Unfourtunatly, it is." said Kagome with a eye roll

"Kagome..If you dont mind me asking you now?" said Sango. " What?" said Kagome and then suddenly stopped. " Kagome?" said Sango. Kagome didnt answer her, but she took her bow off her back and notched an arrow to it. "A jewel shard, Sango." said Kagome. Sango nodded and got into a battle stance with her boomerang ready.

The two guys were deep in conversation and didnt notice the girls until they walked into them. The two girls turned and nearly attacked the guys if they hadn't drawn their weapons and blocked in time. " What are you doing?" said Jakotsu. " Oh..its you guys..." said Sango. " Yeah Who else would it be?" said Bankotsu. " Sorry. Kagome sensed a jewel shard so...theres probably a demon or something nearby." said Sango. The guys nodded and pushed the girls behind them. Jakotsu's sword was at his side and Bankotsu's was off his shoulder and at the ready.

Seconds passed. "Its coming closer!" said Kagome. Everyone else nodded. Then out of nowhere, a snake demon appeared. " Wheres the jewel shard Kagome?" yelled Sango. "Um...Head!" Kagome called back after a moment of looking.

"My my...What pretty girlsssss you have there..." the snake hissed. " Oh my god. It even has the same language as Bankotsu!" yelled out Kagome remembering the time in the hot springs. Sango giggled at that odd remark that came out of the blue.

Bankotsu kinda laughed as well. " But its the truth love." he said. "Enough talking now." and with that, Jakotsu swung his sword. It hit the snake and cut it in half, leaving two parts, the head and the tail. But the shard let it fuse back together. The snake laughed "Nice try mortalssss i have a ssssssshard of the ssssacred jewel. And it looks like the girl hasssss sssssome too." and his head shot for Kagome. Kagome's reflexes had quicken during all those times she had needed it to save her life. Without any hesitation, she lifted her bow and shot it. Pinky purple light surrounded her arrow as it flew to the snake. It landed. Dead on where the jewel shard was. The shard fell out and onto the ground.

"How dare you!" said the snake as it reared up for another attack. Sango picked up her boomerang and attacked before it did. It missed and went off the mark. " What were you aiming at??" the snake mocked her. But just then, the boomerang came back and cleanly sliced the snake into two. For a moment, surpirse shined on the snake's face and then it was gone.

Sango catched her boomerang as Kagome bent down to pick up the tainted shard. At her touch, it instantly purified and she slipped it into the bottle that she wore around her neck.

"Thats three." she said. ' This is gonna take forever to get the whole jewel." Sango nodded. Bankotsu and Jakotsu turned. " Kagome. Nice shot." said Jakotsu. " But...your weapon...its...how do you protect yourself it its a close range attack?"

"I dont know..Inuyasah always did, but now that hes not here..." she trailed off. "And Sango?" said Bankotsu. " I've got my small little sword, but that's about it." she said as she pulled her sword out. It was nowhere near as big as Jakotsu's not to mention Bankotsu's halberd. "Um...If someone with a weapon like ours came up...I dont think that sword would really do you any good, but keep it if you like." said Bankotsu. Sango smiled and slid her sword back into it's sheath.

"You know..Jakotsu's bendy sword looks so fun to play with" said Kagome with a small smile. " Yeah? But its not for playin with in the first place." said Jakotsu. " I know. But still" she said. " Actually, since theres no one else here and you can tell us if you sense jewel shards, ill let you have a go with it" said Jakotsu drawing his sword. " Really?!?" shouted Kagome as she threw her bow and arrows down and gave Jakotsu a hug. He shook his head with a smile and pulled her in with the arm that wasn't holding Jakotsutou.

Kagome pulled back and Jakotsu handed her his sword, then walked out of her way. " Go ahead, swing it." he said. Kagome nodded and swung it. "Oh! Its so fun!" she said and started swinging it all over the place, nearly hitting Jakotsu who didnt have something to block with anymore. " hey! Kagome!" he shouted as he grabbed her wrist. " Nice swinging job, you almost cut me down!" he said, Kagome giggled " Sorry, but it was fun." she said as she handed it back to him.

"Hey, shooting bow and arrows look fun too, but then again, you dont get to go up to the front lines..." said Jakotsu. "So? If Im not at the front lines then I wont get whooped that easily since i barely have anything to defend myself with." she said. Jakotsu looked at Bankotsu who nodded. He then took something out of his yukata and held it out to Kagome. " Take it Kagome. Just in case Inuyasha's not there to protect you." he said. The moonlight caught it in the right place and Kagome saw what it was. It was a thin and slender sword with a decorated sheath. "I have no idea how to use a sword though..." said Kagome. " We would show you how...but we only have tonight left with you, so..." said Jakostu.

Kagome nodded. " Jakotsu...I was thinking...and Sango, you listen to me too...oh ya and you Bankotsu...because we need to kill all seven of you before we can complete the jewel, I was thinking.." she said " That we will get your seven shards last and then the jewel will be complete and we can wish for your lives upon it."

"A-are you sure Kagome?" said Sango, her eyes widening. " Yes." said Kagome. " Im sure." Sango sighed and nodded. " I have nothing against it then, Kagome. And I sure as hell dont want to never see my Jakotsu again" she added with a smile. " And you guys can show me how to use this thing then." said Kagome drawing her sword and waving it around in the air. Bankotsu walked up to her and grabbed her wrist. " Hey." he said " stop swinging that thing around before you hit someone. Is showing you how to wave that sword around all im good for?" "Of course not. You have so many other uses, like for sleeping on." she said then yawned.

" I think we should go to bed sweetie..." said Bankotsu tugging her into him. She nodded again and closed her eyes, leaning on Bankotsu's chest. "Oi! Were coming too!" said Jakotsu, running up the them. Bankotsu nodded.

It feels like I love her so much more than she loves me...he thought as they walked back. He was walking beside Jakotsu in the back with the girls in the front. "Jakotsu...How did you ever get Sango to agree to give you a chance?" said Bankotsu after a moment's silence. " Huh?..Oh. I dont no..I just asked her and she accepted.." said Jakotsu " Why? You got Kagome so..." Bankotsu sighed " Sometimes, it feels like I love her so much more than she loves me." he said quietly. " Really? Well..then talk to her!" said Jakotsu then called out to Sango " Oi! Sango! You had your girl talk time with Kagome when we came here! I want our talking time now!"

Sango turned and looked at him, then turned and looked at Kagome. Kagome nodded with a slight smile and Jakotsu ran up and took her spot beside Sango. She sighed and stopped walking to wait for Bankotsu to catch up.

"Kagome." he said once he caught up. She turned to face him. " Tell me the truth, Kagome." he said " Do you really love me? Or are you just saying you do so that I wont be sad?"

Kagome's jaw dropped open and she stopped walking " N-nani?!"

"Just answer me, kagome." he said putting both hands on her shoulders.

Kagome stared at him for a second "Bankotsu! Are you doubting my love for you? Are you doubting me and my loyalty!? Do you not remember a word I said before I accepted you? I said TRUST is part of love!! HOW can you love me if you NEVER trust me?! Why do you never turst me!? And WHY? WHY ARE YOU DOUBTING ME?!" she yelled so loudly that even Jakotsu and Sango turned around to see what was going on.

"K-kagome! I didnt mean it that way!!" yelled back Bankotsu. " Well it sure sounded like it!!" Kagome yelled back. " And if you doubt my love so much, WHY WHY am I even still here with you!? WHY are you still my love?! WHY?"

"Damn it Im NOT doubting ANYTHING here!" he yelled back " You're the one that's making this up!" " But you're the one that asked me if i really loved you!" she yelled " And you know what?! As your answer to your DOUBTING question, NO I DONT! IM ONLY SAYING I DO SO YOU WONT BE SAD!" and with that, she turned her heel and stomped away into the distance.

Bankotsu was staring at the spot she dissappeared into with his mouth hanging open. "Nice job Bankotsu, and we kinda have an idea of what you really feel for her." said Sango. " Admit it outright, you love her more than you show, and that's saying something."said Jakotsu. " Go talk to her, than go do something that will cheer her up again." said Sango with a smile. " Like?" said Bankotsu.

"I dont know...maybe..where did you first meet her, Bankotsu?" she said. " Hotsprings." he said. " Oh! So thats why Kagome smelled like graveyard soil after she came back!" yelled Sango. " But anyways, where is that hotspring?"

"Um...its not so bad, maybe an hour's walk from here." said Bankotsu. " Then go there. We'll bring Kagome there as well. Then the two of you, talk and remember your first meeting. I know Kagome loves you the way you love her as well, Bankotsu. Dont ever doubt her, for without her, your life wont be worth living for." she said.

Bankotsu looked down for a second, then looked back up with heavy determination in his eyes. " I will." he said. " And dont yell either, no matter how mad you get, dont yell." said Sango. Bankotsu nodded " Bring her there. I'll be expecting her within an hour." he said. Sango and Jakotsu nodded and Bankotsu turned and ran away into the distance.

Jakotsu and Sango ran back to the temple once Bankotsu was gone ' Kagome! Kagome!" yelled Sango as she ran around the temple trying to find her friend. " What?!" yelled Kagome's angry voice from Bankotsu room.

Jakotsu and Sango ran to his room and saw Kagome sitting in the middle of it with daggers in her eyes and glaring at the walls as if Bankotsu;s face was stamped on them. " kagome. Please, Calm down." said Sango. " Bankotsu no o aniki loves you. He never doubts your love Kagome. You should know that, after what he did to get you. And, he will never be disloyal to you nor dose he doubt your loyalty to him." said Jakotsu.

"Phst My ass." she said. " No really, Kagome. Think of him and everything hes done to you and for you." said Sango.

Kagome looked down to the floor and without her wanting to, tears filled her eyes Suddenly, Bankotsu's voice filled her head with an image of his cocky smile. " Im not gonna hurt you...I dont go around killing pretty ladies now do I." Then his smile was replaced by anger, raising his hand to strike her "You clumsy girl! Mukotsu. Why did you bring her back? She's useless!" More tears fell down her eyes and his anger was replaced by compassion "Kagome...Tell me everything..." His compassionate face was replaced by his embarrassed face and her own voice. " Did you really want kids with me or was that just an exaggeration?" she said with a half smirk on her face. " By the way you're rubbing yourself right now..." she continued, trailing off for Bankotsu to finish. His face turned so red Kagome could feel the heat coming off of it. His embarrassment turned to fright as he cried Kagome ...Im...im not someone that dosent fear...and..Kagome..I'm...scared...scared for you...scared of you...and the power you have over me... Then to hurt" You..you would probably just laugh at me then make a whole joke out of this...you..you dont...and..i dont think you ever will...-love me the way i love you..."

I know Bankotsu...even...when I didnt love you, you cared for me...and you cared for what happens to me...you wanted me to be happy, even if it meant giving up your own happiness she thought as his voice came into her head again " Kagome...You know how much I love you...and..if Im near you any longer...Im..scared ill do things to you that you wont like...I...i just need you so much sometimes...I...i try so hard to control myself...but...i mean what i almost did to you just now if you hadnt stopped me... ..and I think you would be happier not seeing me as well...

And he wont ever break my trust in him, he would never cheat on me...she thought" Your not gonna ever cheat on me are you?" she said looking up at him. He kissed her forhead " Never love, never." he said.

Images of Bankotsu filled her head. Bankotsu strong, Bankotsu cocky, Bankotsu laughing, Bankotsu smiling Bankotsu!

"Bankotsu" she whispered.

" And I believe that you will find him...I..i never doubted you Kagome...and I'll keep believing in you...to make the right choices." he said. Then adding in a softer voice, he said "I-I dont want you to die...even...if you leave and I never see you again, I dont want you to die..."

"Bankotsu...I'm...im sorry...I should..never have thought you doubted me..." she whispered as tears flowed freely down her cheeks and onto the floor.

"Kagome. Bankotsu is waiting for you." said Sango quietly. " Go to the hotsprings where you and him first met. He'll be there."

Kagome nodded and ran out the door without a word.

She ran and she didnt stop. No one had ever told her the way there, and no one had every showed her where it was, but her love was leading her there.

She ran into the clearing where they had met nearly a week ago. She saw Bankotsu, standing at the spot where he had first walked in on her bath with his back to her. She stopped running as tears fell from her eyes. How could she have every doubted his loyalty? How could she ever have thought that he doubted her? I feel so...calm...so happy when hes with me...why did I ever?...she thought.

"B-bankotsu!" she called with tears choking her voice up as she ran to him "Bankotsu!" he turned and Kagome ran into his arms and started crying uncontrollably. "B-bankotsu Im..so sorry...I should never have.." she gasped out in between sobs. Bankotsu said nothing and pulled her into his chest and let her cry. " Bankotsu...I-i love you..." she said.

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