Hey every one!! I know this is so much sooner for me to update, but so many people wanted to hear what happened next I just couldn't let them down!
So here is the next chap for 'Of Swords and Hour Glasses'!
Disclaimer; (I get really tired of this...) I don't own the inuyasha series of any of the characters.
Chapter 2
Normal p.o.v.
Bankotsu felt something cold on his forehead. It felt good. But where was he? Then he remembered Mitsuki and the villagers.
He opened his eyes to see the roof of a cave, shining off of the light from a candle. He tried to sit up, but nothing happened.
His body felt achy and heavy, his head felt like it was on fire. He closed his eyes again, and the cold left his head for a moment then was back colder.
He opened his eyes again to see Mitsuki, putting the cold wet cloth on his forehead.
"Where… am I?" he asked.
"You're inside my, well. I guess you could call it a house," she said.
"What happened to me?" he put his hand on his face.
"You collapsed on the beach," she said getting up and grabbing some stuff off of a shelf. "Apparently, you've caught a rather bad cold… you may seem strong but your still human, there fore susceptible to sickness," she said putting some stuff into a bowl and grinding it.
He laughed. "So, then why are you taking care of me?"
"You don't expect me to sit there and let someone who stood up for me die do you?" she poured the powdered mixture into some water, stirred it, then handed it to him.
He stared at it, not sure if he should drink it or not. "What is it?"
She laughed. "Its only medicine, it will help you get better," she said smiling a cute smile that made Bankotsu go into a daze again.
"What is it?" she asked.
He shook his head. "Oh, uh nothing…" he sat up a bit, and took the medicine from Mitsuki. He took a sip. "Yuck! What is this stuff?"
She laughed again. "Its medicine that I found some time ago, and it helps you get over any sickness 10 times faster. It may taste horrible, but it will help."
He cringed and then chugged it. "Gack! I think I'm gunna be even more sick!" he said handing the glass back to Mitsuki.
She giggled, and set the glass over on a table. "You should get some sleep, you'll get better faster."
He sighed. "Fine…" he said scooting back down under the blankets. Pretty soon he fell fast asleep.
Mitsuki smiled, and took the cloth off of his forehead and felt his head. 'Good, his fever went down,' she thought. Then she went and crawled onto her make shift bed (because Bankotsu was using hers), and took one last look at the sleeping man on the other side of the cave, then blew out the candle.
Next Morning…
Bankotsu groaned and rolled over in the bed. He felt something. Or rather didn't feel something that was supposed to be there. Where was his armor?
He sat up, a little to fast and fell back onto the pillow. He sat up a little slower this time and looked around.
His armor and Banryu were over in a corner. He remembered he was in Mitsuki's cave house. He looked around the cave. Where was Mitsuki? Not that he really cared or anything.
He got up stiffly, and walked to the opening of the cave. He looked out onto the beach and saw Mitsuki walking along the shore line.
He started making his way along the beach to catch up to Mitsuki when the ground started to shake.
Then something burst out of the ocean. It was a giant snake demon.
It looked at Bankotsu. "Hmm… you look like a tasssty ssssnack…" then it dived at Bankotsu, mouth wide open.
He couldn't get out of the way, he was still too weak. And he didn't have Banryu. Was he going to be eaten?!
He got ready to fight. But just before the snake got to him, something or someone stopped it. It was Mitsuki holding it off with one hand.
She turned to look at him. "Are you alright Bankotsu?"
He nodded with a dumbstruck look on his face. How strong was she? That snake's head was at least 20 Banryus wide! How was she holding it off with one hand?
She turned back to the demon. "Sune-ku! What the hell do you think you've been doing?!" she yelled at the large snake demon.
"What do you mean Mitssssuki? I was just having a bit more breakfassssst," he hissed, and looked over to a pile of bodies.
"You're the one who's been killing the villagers haven't you!" she said, gripping the end of his nose.
"What if I am, whatsss it to you?" he said cringing a little bit from her grip.
"'What's it to me'? I've been getting blamed to the deaths you've been causing! You've been killing innocent people Sune-ku! And that is unforgivable!" she said, and then she punched him in the nose with her free hand and sent him flying out into the water.
Bankotsu had been working his way back to the cave for Banryu. He grabbed it and came running (stumble running) back.
Mitsuki saw Bankotsu, holding Banryu, and ran to him. "Bankotsu, Sune-ku feeds on human souls, you need to cut open his belly, can you do that? And preferably without getting to much blood every where…" she whispered to him.
"Yeah I'm pretty sure I've got enough strength to do that."
"Pleas don't push yourself to hard…" she said as he walked up to face Sune-ku.
"Hey! Snake! You want me? Come get me!" he said.
Sune-ku turned and started to charge and Bankotsu, and Bankotsu put out his sword. Sune-ku being to big and stupid to avoid it, ran right into it, splitting himself into two.
It was such a clean cut that not much blood came out, good for Mitsuki, she didn't like the sight of blood, even when that blood is purple.
Out of Sune-ku's belly hundreds of lights began to pour.
"What are those?" asked Bankotsu.
"Souls, of all the people he's eaten," said Mitsuki walking over to the pile of bodies.
Bankotsu fallowed her. She bent down and examined the bodies.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Hold on a moment and you will see…" she took one of the bodies and placed it in front of her. She put her hands over the chest of the dead man.
A light then came down from the sky, and fell into Mitsuki's hands.
"Take back your soul and return to life…" she said placing the light on the man's chest. It sunk into him and he began to breath.
She did this with all of the bodies in the pile, while Bankotsu marveled at her abilities.
Soon over 20 people where up and alive, thanking Mitsuki for bringing them back to life, and asking forgiveness for blaming her for the deaths. She forgave all of them saying if she hadn't she wouldn't let herself live if se let them stay dead. And that she was glad to help them.
Soon she was done bringing the people back to life, and they all went to the village to tell the others what Mitsuki had done.
"Why did you help them after they tried to kill you?" Bankotsu asked.
She got up and dusted off her blue kimono skirt (like the green one Sango wears only blue). "They thought I had done it, but that wasn't their fault, it was the only rash reason they had."
"I don't understand your reasoning…"
"Oh, and by the way, are you feeling better?" she asked.
"Yeah that fight really helped!"
She smiled. "Well glad you're feeling better."
Bankotsu could have sworn Mitsuki's eyes were twice as clear now. But he was still a little tired, so he couldn't be sure.
They headed back to the cave, where Mitsuki made him take more medicine, and lay down to rest. But then the villagers came to the cave opening.
Bankotsu sat up, while Mitsuki went to meet them.
The village headman began to speak. "We are sorry to have misjudged you, and thankful to you for bringing theses people back o us."
"No need to worry about it," she said.
"If you ever wish to come live in the village with us, you may," the village head man said.
"It's alright I'm fine living here." she smiled.
They talked a bit more, and finally the villagers left. Mitsuki turned around to see Bankotsu looking like he was ready to leave.
"Are you leaving?" Mitsuki asked.
"Yeah, I'm feeling well enough, plus my friend Jakotsu is probably tired of waiting for me," he said covering Banryu up.
"Oh, all right…" Mitsuki had a hurt lonely look in her eyes. "Take some medicine with you incase you start to feel ill again." She handed him a bottle of the medicine.
"Thanks," he said, taking it from her. "Thanks for helping me get better, bye," he said heading up to the forest path.
Mitsuki lowered her head. "Good-bye…Bankotsu…"
End chapter!!
How could Bankotsu leave her like that?
Bankotsu; how should i know? Its your story!!
Oh right, hehe, well you guys are just gunna hafta wait until the next chapter! Wow my chapters are getting longer and longer…