Yeah, so this is CHAPTER 4! Yes! And...to top it all off, I'm listenin' to Journey! Yup...oh, and BTW, I technically had all of these chapters written LONG AGO, but I just didn't want to post the story without finishing the whole story...I'm OCD like that.

Disclaimin' - I do NOT own Banko, Jako, the 7-nintai, or any of that other fun crap...Rumiko Takahashi does. BTW, I'm exponentially tired...it's tech week for my school's musical...and I'll be dead all week. You'll be luck if the rest of the story is posted. Oh...and this chapter contains blood, violence, some language, and maybe the possible yaoi...it's not so strong in this chapter...this has been Erbby!

Over the course of the next six months, the team of five had already found the last remaining men. First, they found a giant in the forests of the northern most point of the mainland. There had been rumors of a terrifying youkai in that area, but the rumors didn't live up to their hype when Bankotsu defeated the monstrous man in battle. He was then added to the group as Kyoukotsu, leaving one more man to find.

In a village on the eastern shore of the mainland, people were dropping like flies due to strange gaseous fogs appearing in the area. The six man group found it to be this odd little man with poisonous concoctions of all sorts. He was soon called Mukotsu once he joined the group. Now it was final; the Shichinintai, as Bankotsu decided, was ready for the strongest mercenaries in the land.

They were all together, all seven of them. It was the perfect number; seven of Japan's strongest men, united to prove their strength to the world and make a little money on the side. Bankotsu scanned his "brothers." He was the youngest; however he knew he was the strongest.

"Let's go," he said with extreme confidence. He began to walk forwards, listening to the twelve feet trailing behind him. He gave a silent laugh. He wondered who would become their first victims. It didn't matter, as long as they were victims.

"Ō-Aniki," Renkotsu said to Bankotsu, pointing to a small, humble village. Bankotsu was prepared to view his target, joy filling his face; it would make perfect practice for them. That is, until he saw the village. It looked disturbingly familiar. He gasped and quickly turned his head to Jakotsu, whose face held no emotion.

"Let's go," Jakotsu said, leading the other men into the village. Bankotsu ran up to Jakotsu, leaning into him.

"Jakotsu, this is…" Bankotsu started.

"I know, and I'm ready to kill them," he said, a devilish smile spreading across his face. Bankotsu stopped walking, watching Jakotsu continue with excitement and vigor. Bankotsu was then startled by a hand on his shoulder.

"Ō-Aniki," Suikotsu said. Bankotsu turned his head and looked into Suikotsu's face. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Bankotsu said, shaking his head. He took in a deep breath and ran up ahead of Jakotsu. His home village had never looked so repelling. He never hoped on returning, but he knew what Jakotsu had to do; Bankotsu knew it would be best for Jakotsu.

Bankotsu stopped walking and turned around, facing his comrades. He tightened his grip on Banryuu. "Boys, separate," he said. His brothers smiled and split up, preparing to wreak havoc upon the weak village. Bankotsu placed his hand on Jakotsu's shoulder. They were both shaking. "Nervous?" Bankotsu asked him.

Jakotsu let out a laugh from under his breath. "Nope…just excited, Ō-Aniki," he said, staring into Bankotsu's eyes. "You're the only one who knows how long I've wanted to do this."

Jakotsu started to walk towards a grouping of houses, Bankotsu trailing behind him. Jakotsu stopped at one small dwelling and turned to face Bankotsu. He took in a deep breath. "Here goes nothing," he said, and walked into the small, deprived house.

Inside the house there sat a woman on the floor with two young children and a small infant huddled in her arms. She sighed deeply.

"Well, what do you know," said a strange voice within the room.

She lifted up her head, spotting to human figures in the shadows. She also saw the slight shine of large weapon. She started to tremble. "Who are you," she said, her voice fading.

The strange voice laughed. "Don't you remember your own brother, Haru?" Jakotsu said, stepping into the dimmed light.

Haru gasped. Her eyes widened and began to fill with tears. She placed her infant child on the ground and ran up to Jakotsu, embracing her younger brother.

"Oh, Jakotsu! It's been so long!" she said.

Jakotsu stared blankly at the wall. "Six years, Haru, six years," he said with no emotion in his voice.

Haru grabbed her brother's shoulders and took a good look at his face. "You've…changed so much, Jakotsu. I never would've guessed that it was you," she said. She slowly turned her head to the other human figure with the shining weapon. "And…who is that?"

The figure laughed and began to walk into view. "So, Haru, how's the father of your children," Bankotsu said, smirking.

She gasped and fell to the floor. "No, no, no, no, no," she kept chanting to herself, covering her ears.

Bankotsu pulled her off the ground and stared into her traumatized eyes. "So, I guess you've been raped three times," he said, false sympathy filling his voice. He tossed her to the wall and closed in on her. "Let's try to shoot for four," he said softly. He slowly brought his face into hers and began to kiss her intensely.

Jakotsu rolled his eyes, looking at his brother and sister. "Ō-Aniki, must you?" he said.

Bankotsu looked back at Jakotsu. "Well, I have to distract her, don't I?"

Jakotsu laughed and stared down at his sister's three children. The oldest was a boy, almost six years old. The three year old girl cradled the young infant in her arms. "So, how does Oba-sama treat you," he said to the boy.

The boy gasped and started to cry. He looked away from Jakotsu and stared at the other room. "Oba-sama is sick. She's been sick since my younger sister was born," he said.

Jakotsu grabbed the boy's face and stared into his eyes. "But did she ever hurt you?" he said sternly.

The boy burst into tears and collapsed to the ground. Jakotsu stood up and stared down at the boy. "I'm guessing that's a 'yes,'" he said. He reached back for his Jakotsutou and removed it from its sheath.

Suddenly, Jakotsu heard pleasurable moaning from the corner of the room. He looked over at Haru and Bankotsu. Bankotsu was struggling against Haru.

"Uh, Jakotsu," Bankotsu said. "Your sister…well, let's just say I'm the victim here." Haru's nails succeeded in piercing through Bankotsu's armor, digging into his back.

Jakotsu rolled his eyes once more. "Hold on, Ō-Aniki. I'll get her in just a moment," he said, turning his face back to the frightened children. He snickered. "Don't you worry, I'll release you from that bitch's pain," he said. He flicked his wrist, and in a slight squeal, the children were dead.

Haru looked over in the direction of the screams and saw her children dead by Jakotsu's very own hand. She widened her eyes and pushed Bankotsu off of her. "NO!" she yelled, running to the dead bodies.

"Finally," Bankotsu said, shaking the blood drops from his back. He looked over at Jakotsu. "Man, she's a monster."

Haru looked up at the two men that she once knew as children. "You're the monsters! The both of you, how could you ever do this to innocent people?" she asked, tears pouring from her eyes.

Jakotsu started to tense up and literally exploded. "Innocent? You call yourself innocent?" he said.

Bankotsu stared at Jakotsu. He could feel the anger, the hate, and the pain. He knew about the abuse and trauma Jakotsu went through as a child. He knew that Jakotsu was right. Haru wasn't innocent; she only stood at the sidelines and witnessed the abuse of her two brothers. "Jakotsu," he said softly.

Haru stood up, anger filling her face. "And you think you're any more innocent? Killing children is not…" she began, but was ceased by Jakotsu's blade. She fell to the ground, her left shoulder bleeding immensely. She stared up at Jakotsu. "Jakotsu, your own sister…"

Jakotsu snickered underneath his breath. "Bitch, you think the word 'sister' suits you? A sister is a loved one who consoles you and you did nothing like that. You just stared at the pain Kioshi and I suffered through and continued living as Haha-ue's gift of god. I bet you did the same when she hurt your son," he said.

"Jakotsu…" she said.

Jakotsu lifted his sword above his head. "Be sure to greet Haha-ue when she makes it to Hell," he said, delivering the final blow to his "sister."

Bankotsu caught the scent of smoke. He ran to the door and stared outside, watching his home village burn. "Well, I guess Renkotsu's done," he said. He walked over to Jakotsu and placed his hand on his tormented friend's shoulder. "Hey, are you okay?" he said.

Jakotsu turned his head to Bankotsu, smiling. "I guess it's time to give Hell back their ruler. I bet they're missing her," he said, walking through the door into the other room.

"Ō-Aniki," Renkotsu said from outside the house. "What are you doing in here?"

Bankotsu looked back at his comrades. "Just wait outside for a while, okay guys," he said, following Jakotsu into the other room.

There she was, lying on the ground. It was obvious she was sick; it looked like she wouldn't make it past winter. Bankotsu stood next to Jakotsu, who was staring down at his hateful mother.

"Jakotsu," Bankotsu began to say.

Jakotsu shook his head. "Ō-Aniki, I need to do this," he said. Suddenly, he kicked the dying woman and she awoke, startled.

She slowly opened her eyes and searched the room for the culprit. She spotted Jakotsu and stared at him for a while. "Who…" she started, and then her eyes widened and her teeth clenched. "Jakotsu!"

Jakotsu smiled evil. "Long time, no see, Haha-ue," he said, waving his hand.

She was weak, yet the sight of her son made her stronger. "Why did you come back?" she yelled.

Jakotsu started to laugh uncontrollably. "Oh, Haha-ue, you're so funny!" He reached back for his sword and unsheathed it, placing it into his mother's view. Haru's blood dripped from the sword and onto Ruri's face.

"You killed her, didn't you," she said with no emotion. "You killed your own sister."

"Yes, Haha-ue, Haru and her children are dead. They'll be waiting for your arrival any moment, now," he said.

"You wouldn't," his mother said, rage filling her eyes.

The same rage filled Jakotsu, raising his sword. "Die, you hateful bitch," he said, bringing his sword down to her neck.

The roof suddenly exploded. Bankotsu looked up and then out the door. "Damn Renkotsu," he said. Staring back at Jakotsu, he witnessed the gruesome butchery of the old woman. However, the sounds of her dead were odd; it seemed as if she was laughing.

Jakotsu's arm kept slamming up and down, splattering his mother's blood all over the walls. Suddenly, Renkotsu's fires started crawling from the ceiling down the walls.

"Jakotsu," Bankotsu yelled through the flames. "You're done, okay?"

Jakotsu's angered face kept staring down and his sword was still chopping up the remains of his mother.

"No, Ō-Aniki, not until I know she's dead," he yelled.

Bankotsu looked around the burning room. If they stayed in there any longer, the Shichinintai wouldn't have a leader. "That's it," he said. He ran up to Jakotsu, who was still destroying the body, and took him in his arms. Running up to a wall, he kicked it out and ran out of the home. He fell to the ground on top of Jakotsu, who was still yelling.

"Ō-Aniki, I could've finished her!"

Bankotsu stood up with Jakotsu still in his arms, looking at the home. It collapsed into itself, the fire eating up its remains. "The fire would've finished you first," he said.

Jakotsu started yelling and kicking. "I'm not done," he said over and over.

Bankotsu rolled his eyes and spotted his other brothers running out of the village.

"Ō-Aniki," he heard Suikotsu yell.

Bankotsu shook his head, running out of the village and into the forest, far from his other comrades.

Bankotsu slammed Jakotsu's twitching body against a tree. "What the hell is wrong with you? You just killed her," Bankotsu said, trying to look into Jakotsu's moving eyes.

"No, no, no! She's still not dead yet," Jakotsu said, squirming out of his friend's grip. "I have to go back! Let me go!"

Bankotsu couldn't take it anymore. It was obvious that the torture his friend went through was still lodged in the back of his mind.

"Let me go, Bankotsu Ō-Aniki, I'm not done," he kept yelling.

Finding no other therapy, Bankotsu quickly slammed his mouth against Jakotsu. The squirming and twitching subsided and Jakotsu stared into Bankotsu's closed eyes. Once Bankotsu's kiss ended, Jakotsu's head fell onto his brother's shoulder.

Bankotsu held his friend in his arms, rubbing his back. "There, you calm now?"

Jakotsu's started to sob uncontrollably. "Ō-Aniki," he said through his yelps. "I can still feel it, I can still feel it."

Bankotsu held Jakotsu's limp body to the tree. He stared into his friend's tear filled eyes. "What?"

"I can still feel the pain, and it hurts worse now than it ever did before. Why? I just killed her, it should go away," he said, gazing into Bankotsu's eyes.

Bankotsu opened his mouth, ready to say something, but Jakotsu took the chance to kiss Bankotsu tenderly. "Ō-Aniki," he said. "Just for one more night."

"What," Bankotsu said.

Jakotsu raised his head and looked Bankotsu intensely in the eyes. "I know what's going to happen. Soon, this entire mercenary thing will get to your head, and you'll forget all about me," he said.

Bankotsu laughed nervously. "No, I won't," he stared. "You'll be there with me, right?"

Jakotsu shook his head. "Not the way I used to be. You'll forget about me, about us, and you won't see me as your lover but as your brother. So, just for one last time, tonight," he said.

Jakotsu wrapped his arms around Bankotsu waist and the both of them fell to the ground. The cackled of the fiery village in the distance disappeared and a final night of love was meshed in with the forest.

Yeah...sorry for the disappointing, not-really-much-yaoi-there-bitch...well, this chapter was mostly about Jakotsu and his "inner-demons" and was too violent/emotional for actual hot boy-boy action...sue me...i don't care...i'm tired...complain in the reviews...erbby