"The sky is opened up, so don't get swallowed by the flames."
~Escape the Fate~
“B-Bankotsu…” Kagome managed to choke out.
‘Maybe I should just leave before he wakes up.’ Kagome thought as she started to back up slowly, until a crimson liquid surrounding the young mercenary leader’s form caught her eye. She was confused to begin with, and then her eyes widened as she realized he was badly hurt. ‘Damn… I can’t just leave now.’ The priestess sighed in defeat.
If it had only been Naraku there, bleeding and on the brink of death, she would have happily helped tipped him over the edge, but, alas, it wasn’t. This man hadn’t really done anything to the group. Kagome sweat dropped at that as she thought back on the battle. ‘Okay, so he has. Still, he isn’t as evil as Naraku. I can feel it.’ The priestess contemplated, and then gave in to her compassionate nature. Sometimes she hated herself.
Kagome went over and attempted to drag the mercenary, but he proved to be too difficult for her to move. ‘Shit and I bet he wants to keep his damn halberd with him too.’ Kagome glared at said article and decided that she would just carry that back to the village first, then have some village men help her carry the injured “warrior”, that’s what she would tell the villagers he was anyways, back to the elderly priestess there.
The young priestess sighed in defeat, once again, and reached for the halberd still held loosely in Bankotsu’s hand. Right before she touched it she saw his hand tighten and a voice from right below her growl, “Touch Banryuu and that will be the last thing you ever do wench.”
Startled, the priestess looked down into the eyes of a very pissed off mercenary. Ignoring his warning, she continued her ascent toward the hilt of said Banryuu.
“That’s fucking it, I warned you!” Bankotsu yelled in outrage and pushed the girl off of his person, leaving her sprawling on the ground.
Kagome’s temper finally getting the better of her, she stood and yelled, “What the hell is your problem? I was just trying to help you!”
“Help me my ass! How the fuck is trying to get Banryuu away from me trying to help me?” the mercenary bellowed, just as angry as Kagome.
“You are wounded you idiot! I was trying to get your weapon to the village and then get villagers to help me get you back there too!” Kagome seethed.
Nothing was said for awhile after that proclamation had been made. Bankotsu stared this woman down, glaring at her, her doing the same. He was studying her eyes for any deception, and she was waiting for any intelligence to spark into the boy’s eyes. She didn’t hold her breath.
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‘How can Inuyasha do that without guilt? Just because Kagome isn’t here doesn’t give him the right to be so faithless.’ Sango thought with sadness as she heard the Inu Hanyou’s declaration of undying devotion towards the undead priestess. ‘Why did you volunteer this Kagome?’ the slayer thought sadly. She turned her cheerless eyes on Miroku, and Miroku nodded his head in understanding. He was upset about this situation too.
“Inuyasha, shouldn’t we go check up on Kagome, just to make sure she’s alright.” Miroku suggested hopefully.
The Hanyou heard the hopefulness in his friend’s tone and was about to agree when Kikyou interrupted saying, “I sense two jewel shards coming in our direction.”
With those words Inuyasha’s thoughts strayed from Kagome to the oncoming battle. ‘Or confrontation I guess…’ Inuyasha thought as he saw the tornado coming towards them that indicated Kouga, the wolf demon leader that claimed Kagome as his even though she disagreed completely. As Kouga stopped right in front of the group, his long dark brown ponytail whipping around wildly and finally coming to a stop, Inuyasha sighed and demanded, “What do you want you mangy wolf?”
