Chapter 21
I smirk down at Sesshoumaru but before I can register Sesshoumaru has me underneath him and he is kissing my neck. We are about to go farther but then a bunch of jewel shards come into my sense.
"Sesshoumaru stop, there are a massive amount of jewel shards heading towards the castle." I say while looking into his eyes.
"It's not Naraku cause I cannot feel his aura but I do smell the scent of the undead." He says.
"The band of seven."
Sesshoumaru climbs off the bed, he holds a hand out and helps me out of bed. I look down at my kimono, there is no way I want to get this ruined in a battle.
Sesshoumaru goes over and picks his amor up and starts to put it on, when he finishes he picks Tokijin and Tensiga up and places them at his side. He looks at me.
"You go on down Sesshoumaru, I will meet you down there." I say.
"Of course."
Sesshoumaru walks out of our room leaving me alone, I walk over to my wardrobe and open it up. I pull out black pants and a black top, I take my kimono off and hang it up and put the hariko and hamika's on. I reach down and pick my bow and arrows up just in case I will need them and walk out of the room.
I walk down the hall way and follow Sesshoumaru's scent through out the castle till I find myself in the main hall. I walk out the main door and into the courtyard and I spot Sesshoumaru standing with some guards at the open gate and I walk over and stand beside Sesshoumaru.
I feel the aura of the jewel shards strait ahead and nearing us very fast. Within a few minutes Bankotsu, the leader of the Band Of Seven appears in front of us followed by Jakostsu.
I grab a bow and place it in my arrow just in case either one of them trys anything. Surprisingly they both bow to us and when they stand back up Bankotsu looks at me.
"So this is what you look like now Kagome." He says.
"What do you want Bankotsu?" I say.
" I want to give you these."
He holds out his hand with a massive amount of jewel shards. I look from the jewel shards to him with a shocked look.
"Why would you want to give them to me?" I ask.
"My brothers and I just want to be free, we found a witch that was able to take the jewel shards from us but we must live on the souls of men lost."
"Why not give the shards to Naraku?"
"Naraku would use them against you and I hate to see such a beautiful women like you get hurt." He says while smiling.
I hear Sesshoumaru growl beside me and I know if Bankotsu made one move towards me Sesshoumaru would behead him in the blink of any eye.
"Okay I will take them, but no funny moves." I say.
"Demon's word." He says.
I slowly make my way from Sesshoumaru's protective side towards Bankotsu. I never take my eyes off him and once I reach him he places the jewel shards into my hands. I hear something buzzing and I look up and find Naraku's simyosho buzzing around us.
"Sesshoumaru, Naraku's spying on us." I say.
Sesshoumaru jumps into the air and slices the simyosho to pieces and lands beside me. By the looks of shock on Bankotsu and Jakotsu's face's they knew nothing of the simyosho till I mentioned it.
"Naraku must of sent them to follow us, luckily you got rid of them in time Sesshoumaru before they could relay any information to him." Bankotsu says.
"You sure he did not send Kagura to follow you?" I ask.
"No, he always sent the Simyosho to follow us."
"There was not no way for some of the Simyosho to fly back?"
"Maybe, we should get going and head off."
"Okay."
He looks at me and I can tell he is looking me over, I hear Sesshoumaru growl again but I grab his hand and squeeze it to reassure him.
"Thank you Bankotsu, I hope your brothers and you will not go back to Naraku."
"We are going to try."
With that said Bankotsu and Jakostu take off towards the North. I look down at the amount of jewel shards in my hand, I cannot believe that the seven of them had that many jewel shards in their possession.
I wrap my hand around them and turn and face Sesshoumaru who is watching their fading forms.
"Come on Sesshoumaru." I say.
"Hn."
He turns and heads back across the courtyard and I follow a couple steps behind him. I reach into my hariko and pull the small bottle out that holds my half of the jewel, I use my powers and combine the band of seven's shards with it, giving me more then half of the jewel.
"Sesshoumaru do you think we can trust what Bankotsu told us?" I ask him.
"Hn, the little man is somewhat believable but I also know what they are capable of as do you." He says as he turns his head and looks at me.
"I know but Naraku was controlling them at that time as well."
"Are you standing up for them?"
"Maybe."
I stop and place my hands on my hips making Sesshoumaru stop and turn around.
"I knew them long before you and before they were under Naraku's control they were evil." He says.
"I was told but a person can change Sesshoumaru and you know that." I say.
"People can but not always."
"Okay I give up."
I walk passed him and into the castle, I find my parents, Rin, Shippo, Sango and Miroku standing there.
"Who were they Kagome?" My Mother asks.
"That was Bankotsu and Jakotsu, they are two members of the ban of seven." I replied as I feel Sesshoumaru standing behind me.
"What did they want Kagome?" Sango asks me.
"They gave me all their jewel shards, they said they found a witch that restored them but like Kikyou they must live on the souls of the dead."
"Wow."
All at once an all to framiler aura of our great enemy Naraku nearing the castle with Kagura and Hakudoshi. I turn my head and look up at Sesshoumaru.
"What are we going to do now?" I ask.
"Fight."
He turns and heads back out with him hand on Tokijin. ' Oh please kama give us the strength.'
Hi everyone, Okay here is my newest chapter, mostly I wanted to focus on the Band Of Seven. Oh and Bankotsu was not in on having Naraku coming to the castle. Please review and tell me what you think.
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