Shadow Revealed

Chapter Three

Hotspring Encounter

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Once again thanks for the reviews, lol this is the first story I have attempted to write and I think its going really good so far.

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Kagome Yawned as she woke up to the warm sun, it was no longer raining which made her feel warm. She smiled because she felt really comfortable and surprizingly slept well in such a dirty hut. She was snuggled against Bankotsu, she had just realized but she had to admit it was comfortable. She had a warm feeling inside her when she was close to Bankotsu, it made her feel protected and that there was a place for her. When she thought about this she wondered about Inuyasha, did he come looking for her yet? Or was he with Kikyou right now? Kagome sighed and closed her eyes still snuggled to Bankotsu, she blocked off all of the questions that came past her about Inuyasha.

Bankotsu opened one eye and saw Kagome beside him, or more like attached to him. He smirked thinking that he could bug her about 'whatever happened to not touching you' but he decided not to, he did not want to ruin the moment. That was a first for him. He smiled down at Kagome and then put an arm around her.

Kagome felt the arm snake past her and come around her shoulder, she opened her eyes and saw Bankotsu smiling at her. She smiled back up at him as Bankotsu pulled her to him. Kagome's heart began to beat faster, Kagome started to blush a deep red, then asking, "I thought you said you would kill me if I ran away?"

"Yeah...but I changed my mind, I can't go and kill off my shard detector, now can I?" Bankotsu said smirking, feeling he had answeared the question perfectly.

Kagome felt her irritation begin to rise as she stared at a cockily smiling Bankotsu. His blue eyes gleamed back at hers in challenge. "So I'm only a shard dectector!" she said her brown eyes gleaming back at his in challenge.

'Crap...ruined the moment' Bankotsu mentally hit himself. "Errr...no I mean...ahh forget it" Bankotsu began to mumble out words. Knowing that he should have thought before he opened him mouth.

Kagome got up, "While we were walking here I spotted a hotspring so I am going to check it out and maybe even go for a dip, so stay here and don't come near, Got that!" Kagome said sounding still a little irritated from what Bankotsu had said. She got up from the bed and headed to the door and with that she was gone.

Bankotsu sat up from the bed and pulled his Banyruu to him, he pulled out his polishing rag and began polishing, he had nothing better to do with his time while he waited for Kagome, so he thought he might as well make his Banyruu look good. He always thought a good mercenary should always have his weapon in good shape. Bankotsu cared for the halberd as if it were his child.

Kagome walked down the path from last night and about two minutes she spotted the hotspring, she giggled, it had been along time since she got to soak in a hotspring. She ran towards the spring and began to strip off her clothing, she took off her blouse and then her skirt, stripping off her matching bra and panties, along with her shoes, she set it aside the hotspring and slipped in the water. The hot water relaxed her whole body as she gave a loud and long sigh of pleasure and closed her eyes, "It feels sooo good" Kagome said in her long sigh. When she got in, it had also made her ankle feel alot better. To her surprise is was healing alot faster than she had expected it to.

Bankotsu began to fidget, wondering if he should dare and go to the hotspring? That was the last straw, he could not take it anymore. Bankotsu picked up his Banyruu and was out of the hut like wind. He trotted to the hotspring but he did it quietly, and made sure his presence was unknown. He crouched down and peeked through the bushes, he grinned at what he had seen. He then spotted her clothing off to the side, and grinned mischievously. 'Maybe I can have some fun with this...' Bankotsu thought.

Kagome was glad to finally have some time to herself, she missed her friends, sighing again. She dipped her head under water rising up, her raven hair wet now as her slender fingers went through it, combing it back, "I wish I had my shampoo and my other products..." Kagome commented out loud. When she said this she thought, would she ever get to go back to her own time? If she did how would she tell Bankotsu? Would she even be with Bankotsu by then? Maybe Inuyasha would come and save her...

Bankotsu saw Kagome's back turned away, it was the perfect opportunity, he stepped quietly and snatched her clothes. He quickly jumped back landing on a tree branch and laid her clothes on the branch beside him, keeping himself from laughing.

Kagome decided it was time to get out, besides Bankotsu would be most likely impatient. She looked at the place where she had left her clothing behind. "What! How could it not be here!" she said looking around frantically. 'Stay calm...I just probably miss placed it, Yeah thats it, No worries Kagome' she said to herself in order to calm her. She looked in all directions...but still no clothes?

Bankotsu interupted by laughing, he must have had one of the biggest smiles Kagome had ever seen. "Lookng for these?" he asked as he held up her clothes.

"G-G-Give...those back...RIGHT NOW!" she thundered, her chest was showing, Kagome's face turned many shades of red, noticing her breasts were showing, she had completely forgot in her anger. She immediately slid under the water a little more, an attempt to cover herself, leaving her neck and head showing.

Bankotsu looked at her bare chest, Kagome was a beauty. Tall, thin, and curved in all the right places. He smirked down at her, "Tell ya what, I'll give back your clothes...but for an exchange that is..."

"WHAT! Why should I make an exchange for my clothes!!!?" Kagome demanded.

"Fine...I guess you can walk around naked..." Bankotsu suggested laughing.

Kagome mumbled a few curses and then said, "Your sick and the biggest pervert I have ever met!"

Bankotsu continued smirking at her, "Well I don't mind seeing you without clothes on"

Kagome glared at Bankotsu but gave up, there was no getting pass this, "What's...the..price?" Kagome said shivering at her own words.

"You have to kiss me and then you can have your clothes back" Bankotsu said rather delightfully. There was no way Kagome was going to get out of this.

Kagomes stomach knotted, did he get a kick out of this? Her eyes twitched, 'He is sick!'

Bankotsu tapped the tree, "So whats it going to be darling?" acting like if he did not have all day.

Kagome's face went a darker red, 'It would be worse if he saw her naked then kissing him...' Kagome was giving thought about this. She let out an annoyed sigh and spat out, "Fine...but I'll never forgive you!"

Bankotsu grinned and jumped down from the tree, her clothes in his arms. His blue orbs gleamed at Kagome as he leaned towards her.

'Oh there will be payback, I'll make sure of that!' she plotted. Kagome leaned up a little, her chest still under water and she placed her lips on his. As soon as her lips touched him, she grabbed him and Bankotsu lossed his balance. There was a big splash as Bankotsu fell in. Kagome took this chance an quickly grabbed her clothes, jumped out of the water and went behind a tree and put her clothes on as fast she could. She could have swear she did a record of putting her clothes on.

Bankotsu stood up, dripping wet, "Damn...so close" he smirked, he did not think Kagome would do anything like this, boy she had him fooled this time. He stepped out and looked around for Kagome. Loving the fun of the moment he had with her, toying with her.

Kagome finished putting her clothes on just in time when she saw Bankotsu looking for her. She stepped out, she glared at Bankotsu with a angry look, looking directly in his eyes and she said "If you ever dare do anything like that...you'll regret it!" trying to come up with a threat.

"Oh? and what if I do?" he asked, coming closer to her. Step by step.

Kagome paused, "I'm not sure...but you...but you will regret it..." she started to blush a little when Bankotsu got closer to her.

"Well next time I won't be so easily tricked...so watch yourself..."Bankotsu grinned as he lunged at her and tickled her.

"Ah...Haha...N-No...Stop..Hahaha it...Stop it!" Kagome sqeaked as she tried not to laugh. She also tried to push him away from her. Her features softened as he tickled her, she could not stay mad for some reason. Bankotsu was so easy going at times.

Bankotsu smiled at her and then got off of her and giving her a serious look again, "C'mon lets go, we wasted enough time" he held out a hand to help her up. Kagome grabbed his hand and she was pulled to her feet. Bankotsu took hold of his Banyruu that was leaning against a tree. He lifted it up as if it were a feather and placed it on his shoulder. It was already passed noon when they finally started walking, continuing on finding sacred jewl shards.

Kagome wanted to go back to her time, just for awhile. The problem was Bankotsu. Maybe she could lead him to the Bone Eaters Well and jump in, then he could not stop her because he never knew. She would finally be free of Bankotsu, although she had to admit...some of the times with him were not all the bad. You could even say she enjoyed them at certain times.