JoaM

Chapter 7

Kagome opened her eyes just to see a set of worried blue eyes looking down on her with concern. Sitting up she tried to comprehend what has happened to her recently under the few hours of her kidnaping first she finds out that the Bankotsu was alive and kidnaped her for some reason; second she had a vision of some sort of a demon name Hiro who asked for her help to free him from her imprisonment; three she has to search for both Midoriko's sword to break Hiro's curse and 'the sword of judgement' and destroy it for good; then there was the worry about their new enemy Kizalen who won' stop at nothing to annihilate demons especially humans for her twisted beliefs; not to mention a human Onigumo who may have some demon traits and powers to worry about as well.

Still, it was a shock that one of the band of seven the leader more less is alive, yet more so that he seem concern about her since in the past he and his companions had tried to rid of them under Naraku's orders.

"Mom, are you ok? You have been tossing and turning almost the whole night" she look down at her lap. Shock that Bankotsu must had brought Shippo from the safety of the village perhaps to use him as leverage over her, but yet thankful that she wasn't alone with someone who they fought in their past to intimidate her.

"I'm fine Shippo," though scared that the mercenary was standing too close for comfort, didn't mean she'll let her kit worry for her safety when its his she was concern about.

"Are you sure? Me and Bankotsu saw you trashing around for a few hours and muttering out a demon's name. Whose Hiro?" the young kit ask.

The mere mention of another male's name coming from the priestess lips, caused Bankotsu to feel unsettled in the pit of his chest wanting to know who was this demon she called out for in her dreams. 'Am I jealous of this demon that I'm feeling. Did I want her to call out my name to help comfort her from her fretful dream?' his thoughts confuse him further since he didn't know how to speak to the young woman without her going on the defensive. Perhaps the young kit would her put her mind at ease toward his presence so he is able to explain what Midoriko's message for her, that he was charge to relay.

"Hiro? Umm' she turn toward the ex-mercenary bringing up the questions that she wanted answers when she first saw him last night. 'Why had you kidnaped me Bankotsu? Why did you bring Shippo? If you're looking for the jewel it's long gone" well it wasn't true but doesn't mean anyone needs to know that the jewel resides in her heart, her soul. Though the jewel no longer had a physical form it became part of her once Kikyo's other part of her soul she held return to its past owner, the power of the jewel was now the soul she holds.

"Don't worry about that, Miko. I meant no harm but I was given a mission by the Priestess Midorio had trusted on both of us to complete," he look down to her in disconcert at the angry allegations from the miko vixen.

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sorry for not updating soon. The library was close beacuse of few renervations and the computer didn't want to let me upload the documents.

,-_-, I'll try my best in continuing my other stories so please be patient for the time being. Thanks for reading and waiting so far :)