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"UN-HAND ME AT ONCE!" I screamed at the very top of my lungs.
"Un-hand me at once!" Bankotsu mocked in the most ridiculous tone.
I'm stuck in his giant brother's hand. Why am I here? Simply because I accidentally dropped his white haori in the mud when I was sent to wash their clothes.
I wasn't terribly upset with myself for this, but, he's apparently furious.
"It was a complete accident!" I yelled at him. "I wasn't upset, but, I never intended to do it!"
"It was a complete accident. I wasn't upset, but, I intended to do it!" Bankotsu mocked, now putting words in my mouth.
I glared at him as I struggled with the hand wrapped around my body, swinging me back and forth as its owner walked.
I began to feel a tinge dizzy, from being held in a horizontal position, and swung back and forth, watching trees and such go by.
"Let me down! I'm dizzy!" I yelled at the giant.
He looked down at me, drooling.
"What's with that stupid look?" I asked. "Hurry up and let me go!"
He raised me up so that I was vertical again.
"That's it, you oaf. Now, put me down." I said.
The filthy giant merely stared at me with the same glare he always wore.
"What are you staring at? Set me down! How hard is that to understand?" I yelled at him.
"Aniki." He said, slowly turning to look down at Bankotsu.
I looked down as well.
"Threaten, but, don't do anything until I tell you." Bankotsu said.
"Eh? Threaten what?" I called down.
All of a sudden, the giant's grip began to loosen.
I gasped, and took hold of one of his fingers, as his hand opened wide.
"Baka! This is not funny! Let me down!" I yelled.
The giant raised me up over his head, tilting his face up to look at me.
What was this? What kind of twisted joke was this?
It was a moment before I was sure I knew.
I cried out in embarrassment, and tucked my legs up against his palm, obscuring his view up my yukata.
"HENTAI! RELEASE ME! NOW!" I screamed.
Somewhere, deep behind all my angry and embarrassed thoughts, I regretted that demand.
That regret was brought to the front of my mind, as the giant opened his mouth, and began to shake his hand.
I screamed in absolute horror.
"WHAT IS THIS? FILTHY CREATURE, STOP SHAKING ME!" I screamed.
Suddenly, he jerked his hand up into the air, pulling me along briefly, before he jerked his hand clear out of my grip.
I cried out in shock, as I tumbled down toward his mouth.
The only wind rushing at me was that of his breath. That foul smell. I'd never smelt anything like it.
The only thing I could see was his teeth. Incredibly sharp, and covered in strange substances.
The only thing I could hear was my own terrified scream.
And then, I realized something.
All of this, except for my screaming, had stopped moving.
My lungs ran out of air, and my scream came to a choking halt.
As I began trying to catch my breath, I found that I was being held up by the back of my yukata.
I heard a whistle from bellow, and looked down.
Bankotsu had his hand over his eyes as he looked up at me.
"Quite a set of lungs ya got there." He said. "I've never heard such an incredibly long scream."
I shot him a glare to kill.
I would not speak, though. This was the threat he'd spoken of. There was little doubt that he could have this creature actually eat me if I spoke out of turn. I could only wait until he was calm enough to have this thing let me down...
Bankotsu's POV:
She glared at me from Kyoukotsu's hand, where she hung helplessly.
She waited on my word. Like a dog, although a lot slower, she was learning her place.
Right about then, she made a face of slight surprise, not looking at anything in particular.
"Hmm? Doushita no?" I asked, wary of her answer, but, still curious.
The brat cried out in shock as she slipped right out of her yukata, narrowly catching the bottom before she fell into Kyoukotsu's mouth.
I laughed out loud. She'd felt it comin', and she didn't make any move to stop it.
She quickly climbed up her empty yukata, letting it fall around her in an attempt to cover herself.
"This is not funny!" She yelled. "You'd better not be looking at me!"
"Makes no difference to me!" I said. "Ain't nothin' I haven't seen!"
The brat froze inside her yukata.
After a bit, she readjusted her grip, and looked out at me.
"What did you mean by that?" She asked, almost too quiet for me to hear.
Damn, I'm too used to her screaming.
I scoffed, and started walking again.
I heard her gasp. "YOU DIRTY RAT!" She shrieked. "YOU'VE BEEN PEEKING AT ME! YOU BARBARIC PERVERT!"
"Relax." I said. "It's not like I enjoyed watching you. I was making sure you didn't run off, or get eaten. Not to mention... you're flat."
I swear, I may not have heard that scream, but, I felt it.
The ground shook with her voice, and I heard it echoing in the distance, as though she'd been out there when she screamed.
Just as soon as she went back to her usual screaming, I noticed that Banryuu was still quivering from it.
Ginkotsu fell over. I could hear her scream still ringing in his machines.
Wow. This brat was dangerous. I wouldn't be surprised if I went back, and found that castle celebrating her departure.
"Kyoukotsu, lower her." I said.
She gasped for breath and in terror as he lowered her down toward his mouth.
"No, I mean away from your face." I said. "Keep a hold on 'er, though. She might turn into a youkai on us."
Kyoukotsu groaned in disappointment, as he pulled her away from his face, and we started away once more.
The brat clung to that yukata for dear life, trying to keep it wrapped around her, as she mumbled to herself.
I heard some of it. She was whining about only having a yukata to wear, and planning ways to get back into it without showing anymore skin. A bit late for that one, though.
The whole time she was up there, she never put her arms through the sleeves. She was so desperate to keep from being seen. Why she didn't just give up on the proper way, and put her yukata on backwards, I really don't know.
But, all that time, through shaking, and swinging, she clung to that yukata, until nightfall, when I had Kyoukotsu set her down to start on her chores.
Once down, she scurried off into the trees, holding tight to that yukata.
"Get your ass back out here." I said. "You've got work to do!"
For once, she said nothing directly to me.
All I heard was the rustle of cloth, and some sobbing while she was back there.
When she came back, she was only sniffling, and her face was soaked with tears.
I had to threaten the remainder of her hair to get her to do her usual chores.
She would not eat, or go bathe that night.
The next day, she refused to move on her own, and she fought everyone who tried to carry her.
We had Kyoukotsu carry her because he had the least trouble holding on to her.
After a while, she stopped fighting, and just sat in his hand, making no noise that I could hear...
Mori-hime's POV:
I sat still, not that I could move with the giant fingers wrapped around my legs and arms.
I was... angry, I guess. I'd been peeked at while I was bathing, and told that I was poorly-endowed.
I had been left to swing from my yukata, unable to cover myself, and, when I was put down, I was expected to work as though nothing'd happened.
Barbarians... how dare they do this to me? I am a princess!
I cast my eyes around at all of them.
Though filthy, and cruel... six of them could actually be considered human...
I slowly looked up at the giant.
I had met some rather large men before. However, they would all cower at this creature's feet.
He was much too big to be human... Yet, Bankotsu claims all of them to be human...
What was the story behind this 'man'? I wanted to know but... I was too unsure to ask. He could probably eat me if I asked the wrong question. No. I was going to pretend I didn't care... if I could...
(O)Aniki - Older Brother.
Baka - Stupid.
Yukata - Thin kimono.
Hentai - Pervert.
Doushita no - What's the matter?
Not quite there, yet, but, I almost covered what I wanted to in this chapter. Next chapter should cover it. Please review!