.:In Times like these:.
Whenever the gang had arrived at the old house Kagome found that no one was home.
" Hey where's auntie?" Rin asked looking around the house.
It was an old fashioned house so the floors were wooden and the walls were painted a bone white. On the walls were family pictures already put up and in the middle of the room their black leather couch was put infront of a glass coffee table that had the remote controls for the large plasma screen T.V. along with the VCR, DVD and the game systems her and Souta owned. In the corner of the room the phone was resting on it's charger next to the computer desk that was already set up with the DVD and the Video tape collection. The window hat were opened brought in a huge amount of sunlight because of the size.
" I don't know" kagome said dropping her backpack down next to the door and took off her shoes.
The others followed her minastrations and roamed in the living room as she went into the kitchen as an act to find a note or anything. And she did against the refrigarator she saw a note in her mother's best handwritting.
' Kaggie,
Hey baby me and Ken are going around town getting to know people and visit your Aunt Kiromi she says she has a dinner planned for us so we probably wont be back home until later there's lots of food in the kitchen so prepare yourself anything and for Souta he called me earlier saying he wanted to go over his new friends house so he's spendind the night so don't worry about him.
With lot's of love
Your mom.'
Kagome looked in the refrigarator to find it filled with all kinds of good things she didn't like cooking anything except Ramen so her guests were just going to have to eat it and be happy.
" WHO'S KOUGA!" Bankotsu's angry yell came from in the living room.
Kagome jumped her heart beating fast. Shit how could she have forgotten Kouga! She said she would call him as soon as they got there.She took a deep breath and loked into the living room to see Bankotsu on the computer glaring a hole into the picture of Kouga set as her background and the lettering Kouga underneath it.
" My X" Kagome said.
" Oh" Bankotsu said calming down and uploading her messenger.
Kagome walked over unsure of what his eyes would see he grabbed her and put her down on his lap. At first kagome blushed but then she got used to it as he read of her messages.
The first one was almost harmless
' Hz3lx3y3s: Hey Kagome how are you doing over there you told me you were going to call me when you got there and talked to Kouga but I'm still waiting and the phone isn't ringing! Call me!'
The next one made her feel really uncomfortable
' WolfKing69: Hey baby I'm sorry I didn't answer the phone IF you called but I had to go to my grandma's funeral so call me later Ok? I love you even though we broke it off.'
Bankotsu smirked and pressed the reply button and began typing but frowned when he saw her name he clicked on it and told her to put her password in when it asked for it, she did as told she felt safe for some reason maybe it was cause Banotsu smelled really good and gave her attention or it was because there were peering eyes in the room although they weren't staring directly at her she could make a noise to get her out of trouble.
She chose that is was just Bankotsu's way of showing his feelings he was rough but yet he was gentle and caring. He seemed like he really wanted her but he wasn't pushing her into anything except for the thing of her becoming his girlfriend, but she liked fitting in with the group and Bankotsu was a part of it.
She looked at the screen making sure he didn't mess with anything and was confused when he clicked 'Change Name' instead of all of her private messages and other things like her computer journal.
" hey you guys what's Kagome's new nickname?" Bankotsu asked
The others stopped what they were doing and put on thinking faces
" Ooo I know how about Kitty?" Rin asked, she was sitting down on the couch helping Inuyasha pick out a movie.
" Nope Ray Ray is already called that." sango said.
" Ray ray?" Inuyasha asked
" Yeah she's a girl in my math class she's a total biatch" Sango replied playing Race Traks with Niki and Niki was apparantly winning.
" Liquid " Niki said dropping the control.
" That's good Niki when'd you get creative?!" Miroku asked him and Sesshomaru were searching for a C.D. to put into the stereo.
" What are you guys talking about the danm car turned into liquid!" Niki yelled frustrated.
The group laughed.
" Stop laughing it isn't funny!" Niki said grabbing the control back up and playing again.
Bankotsu typed in ' LdYLiQuiD ' he pressed enter and her name changed.
she got up and went to see what else the other's were doing when she was plled back down to his lap.
A bright orange box popped up in the screen, she gulped it was Kouga.
WolfKing69: Hey baby you still haven't called me!
Kagome didn't know what to do, she didn't want to hurt Kouga and tell him that her new life was great when she just BEARLY moved there but it was the truth.
LdYLiQuiD: Yeah I know I've been busy
WolfKing69: So is the place bad? Is it old and scary are the people you met at school nice to you?
LdYLiQuiD: NOpe it's all great I think I like this place better than back at home!:
WolfKing69: So you don't miss us?
LdYLiQuiD: Ya but there's no need to cry over what used to be I promised my mom that I would accept this place for her!
WolfKing69: Why the hell would you do that? You found another man to play with haven't you!
LdYLiQuiD: What the hell are you talking about 'Another Man to play with'?
WolfKing69: You're going to make him fall in love with you then you're going to leave him behind wanting you even more because you never gave yourself up you stupid virgin whore
Bankotsu growled at the screen How dare who ever it was talking to her talk to her in such a way. He removed her hands from the keyboard and typed.
LdYLiQuiD: Yeah so what if she found another man. You have no more say in what she does! You never had one in the first place so don't try to talk to her in such a way if I EVER find out you're talking to my girl in a disrespectful way I'll find you and really teach you never to talk to anyone like you really matter!
Kagome's eyes widened with every new word he put. This was bad Kouga knew where she lived and he was really strong.She had been afraid of him yet she still adored the man!
WolfKing69: And who the hell are you?!
Ldy: LiQuiD: Bankotsu Shichinitai
WolfKing69: Really I bet you're really him HE MOVED TO AMERICA YOU IDIOT!
LdYLiQuiD has signed off
Bankotsu looked at Kagome in shock
" No more talking to him let's go" she said in a soft voice.
Bankotsu's eyes softened " O.K"
He let her get up before getting up himself and pushing the chair in.
" Hey Kag's wich one?" Rin asked grabbing the movies out of Inuyasha's hands.
Kagome pointed at 'Pokemon: Mew Two's Return.
Niki popped out of nowhere with blanket and pillows in her arms Sesshomaru behind her holding a few things himself She dropped them and each person grabbed one.
Bankotsu was in her bright pink comforter on the couch with her between his legs Sesshomaru and Niki were on the other side of the couch in a similar postion Sango was sitting next to Miroku her head on his shoulder and Rin had her head on Inuyasha's lap.
Halfway through the movie the teens were getting anxious and waiting for the next thing to happen on the movie when the door opened and light showered in.
Sango got a hold of the control and pressed 'pause' as they all turned their heads back to look at the people at the door.
" Whoa did we interrupt a movie?" Ken asked the lights of his SUV dimming down.
" Yeah!" The teens shouted.
" Hey honey so I see I'm getting grandsons soon?" Mrs. Gunn asked.
Kagome blushed.
" Actually we have to get through school and get good jobs before that can happen Mrs. G" Bankotsu said smirking.
" Oh well that's thinking smart I already like him Kaggie" Mrs. G smiled.
" Hey it's Rin your mother said to tell you that they're not goin to be home tonight if we saw you." Ken said before walking into the kitchen.
" Oh Yeah Hey Auntie can I stay here?" Rin asked.
" Sure hunny so do any of you guys have anything in mind for dinner?" Mrs. G asked.
" Oooh can you make soup!?" Sango and Niki asked.
" Yes I can anything else?" She asked.
" BLT sandwiches?" The boys all asked their eyes lighting up.
" Okie dokie let me get started then" Kagome's mom said walking in the kitchen smiling.
" Your mom is cool." Sango said.
Kagome nodded " Yeah I know after all she is MY mother! Press Play!"
When everything was calm again and they were back into the movie something crawled into Niki's shirt she began screaming.
sesshomaru closed her mouth with his lips.
The other's looked up to see somthing shaped similar to a snake coming up her flat tummy and into her valley.Kagome and Rin screamed too seeing what it was shaped as.
Sesshomaru lifted up Niki's shirt his lips still covering her own.
Bankotsu had his hand over Kagome's mouth whispering sweet things into her ear calming her down.
On Niki's stomach it became more apparent that what had crawled up there was a snake as markings of a copperhead started showing.
Sesshomaru removed his lips from Niki telling her to shut up and stay still.
Niki nodded giving a whimper in response.
Sesshomaru grabbed it by it's tail the copperhead's head flung out trying to attack him and Sesshomaru quickly grabed it's neck to keep it from biting him.
Once the snake was removed completly Kagome saw it underneath one of Niki's ribs there was a huge purple bruise she gasped.
" What happened?" Kagome asked.
Niki looked down and quickly put her shirt down looking up at Sesshomaru's angry gaze.
" Did HE do that?" He asked.
Niki looked away.
Sesshomaru stomped out of the room throwing the snake outside as well.
Bankotsu looked at the doorway and sighed " Niki you know it's killing him that you wont let him do anything about it."
Niki didn't speak.
" Come on you guys let's go get him before he finds him" Miroku said
Inuyasha and Bankotsu got up.
" We'll be back " they all said before kissing their respectful girlfriends.
Once the door closed Rin Sango and Kagome were all around Niki.
" What happened?" kagome asked.
Niki didn't speak she just looked down at her thumbs.
Sango sighed " Niki's father beats her"
" What!" Kagome yelled
It wasn't a believable thing after all from what Kagome had learned about Niki was that she was always cracking jokes and playing around smiling .
Rin shushed her " Danm, eversince she was little her father always beat her so she's used to being treated that way. Then when Sesshomaru found out you wouldn't believe how pissed he was. She practicly never goes home and practicly lives with Sesshomaru that's how scared she is of going home. But she has to be home every once in a while even though Sessh hates it he has to let her be and yesterday night she went home."
Kagome looked at Niki her eyes going soft.
" Kag's please don't pity me" Niki said smiling " after all I'm still the same person"
Kagome nodded " Ok I wont but I am going to kill whoever did it where do you live?" She asked.
" Oh shit she lives next door!" rin said running to the window.
The other three followed her movements and looked outside the window to see Sesshomaru knocking at the front door his anger blazing around him. The other boys were running as fast as they could after him.
The door opened. A big built man about twice the size of Sesshomaru came out with a bottle of beer in his hands.
Sango pushed her window out so they could hear all verbal talk.
" Who the hell are you?" The man asked taking a sip of beer .
Sesshomaru made no talk before his hand went up and collided against the man's right cheek knocking him down to the ground.
He was about to go in for another blow when Bankotsu appeared out of nowhere and held his arms behind his back.
" Calm down Fluffy let's go NOW!" he said.
" No let me get at him I'm going to kill him this time!!" Sesshomaru growled trying to get out of Bankotsu's hold.
Kagome looked at Niki and saw fear in her eyes.
" Is this the first time he's ever done that?" Kagome asked.
The other 3 shook thei heads.
In a couple of minutes Sesshomaru was back in the house angry
Niki jumped to her feet and flung her arms around his neck tears rushing out of her eyes
Sesshomaru hugged her small frame.
" If you guys want you can use my room to talk" Kagome said" It's sound proof"
" Thanks Kag's you're cool" Sesshomaru said picking Niki up bridal style and carrying her all the way up the stairs still crying in his arms.