InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Mercenary's Everlasting Love ❯ nine ( Chapter 9 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha! I do own Koneko AKA Kitty, and the plot, and story line..... There. I said it. (sighs)
Chapter 9:
After the food had settled, Bankotsu started handing out jobs. “Miroku, take Renkotsu and I want you two to collect as much fire wood as you can find. Bring it back here and store it in the empty building next to the storage shed.” Miroku and Renkotsu left to carry out their jobs.
Bankotsu said, “Jakotsu, you, Sui, and I are all going hunting. I want you two to bring back boars, rabbits, and deer. I will get us some other meats. We need to make sure that we have enough to last the entire winter.”
They stood up saying, “Yes big brother.” preparing to leave.
Kitty said, “I’m going to restock our supply of herbs, vegetables, and nuts. Sango, I need you and Kohaku to go to get this small list of staple goods.” handing her the list and the a bag of coins.
Sango said, “We can take Kirara, it will be faster that way.” nodding to her cat demon, who transformed.
Kitty added, “Try to get milk too. If possible, even a few milk goats. We can put them in the old pen, there is still a ton of grass there and the fence will be easy to fix.”
Sango said, “Yeah good thinking. Knowing that to be healthy they would need plenty of food and milk.”
Bankotsu nodded and said, “Okay, we’re off guys. And Kitty, stay close to the village since no one will be here.”
She assured, “Don’t worry Ban, I’ll be careful.” and picked up some buckets and her weapons. Strapping Hiraiku to her back, she placed her katana at her waist, and carried the buckets by their handles.
Bankotsu nodded, placing Banryu against his shoulder, and kissed her before taking off. Sango and Kohaku took off on Kirara to retrieve the small list of things that they needed.
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With Kitty:
Kitty remained aware of her surroundings at all times, and quickly gathered the herbs and vegetables they would need. She carried the buckets back, with her hand ready to grab her katana if needed.
She placed them down and gathered two more buckets for the nuts, and left again, closing the gate behind her. She quickly gathered a wide variety of nuts and berries, and took them back.
She closed the gate and locked it, before carrying each of the buckets over to the storage shed. She removed Hiraiku from her back, placing it to lean against the wall, and began sorting each of the nuts and berries and vegetables into piles and placing them in smaller storage buckets.
Next she went through the herbs and separated them, placing them away for safe keeping. After that, she grabbed her weapon and walked out, closing the door, before going over to her and Bankotsu’s cabin. She placed Hiraiku against the living room wall and gathered the water buckets.
One at a time, she filled the buckets with water, and carried them back over to their cabin, placing them just inside the door way and off to the side, against the wall.
Wiping the sweat from her face, she sat down in one of the two chairs, and decided to take a break, before seeing to the laundry.
--
With Miroku and Renkotsu:
They went around gathering wood and carrying it back to the village. Kitty unlocked and opened the gate to let them in and started her and Bankotsu’s laundry. When they left to retrieve more wood, she closed the gate and then went back to scrubbing the clothes clean in the river.
Miroku and Renkotsu made a lot of trips and managed to fill nearly a third of the building with kindling, before they went to chopping the rest from some of the fallen trees around the area.
After hanging out them out to dry, she decided that since it was a really hot day, she’d do the bedding too. She went into her cabin and retrieved them, carrying them over to the river.
When Renkotsu and Miroku came back lugging more buckets full of wood, she quickly got them some water in bowls and handed them to them.
They nodded their gratitude to her, and drank the water, before stacking the wood in the wood shed. She smiled and went back to cleaning her bedding. She hung it on the line to dry and began helping them organize the wood.
Once the wood shed was full, the trio set to work on repairing the old goat pen’s fence and then sat around the main house on the porch talking.
--
With Bankotsu, Jakotsu, and Suikotsu:
Jakotsu and Suikotsu had slain several boars, rabbits and deer and started heading back to the village carrying their kills.
Bankotsu had taken down two good sized fowls and was cutting them up, when a small neko like Kirara mewled nearby.
He blinked and walked over checking it out, and said, “Hey there, are you hungry little one?” small male neko.
It mewled at him with big eyes. He smiled and tossed him a piece of fowl saying, there you go, that should keep you fed a good while.” smiling as he pet the Neko, before walking off to retrieve his fowls, and walked back to the village.
The neko gratefully ate the food and followed him mewling. Bankotsu smirked asking, “So you want to go home with me, eh?” as he turned around to smile at the critter.
The small two tails stared at him. His body was a deep orange hue and had blackish blue stripes. He had blue ear tips and his tale was blue.
Bankotsu stared at him a minute, remembering how much Kitty liked Kirara, he thought, 'I bet Kitty would like this little guy too.' Smirking at the kitten like mewl, Bankotsu said, “Well come on then.” and continued walking back towards the village. The neko gladly followed him, and they returned to the village.
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At the Village:
Kitty stood up to open the gate when she hear Bankotsu’s holler. She opened the gate and gasped as the neko began rubbing against her legs.
Bankotsu smirked informing her, “Looks like he likes you.” as he tossed the fowls over to Miroku.
Kitty gasped, “Oh Ban it’s adorable, but where did it come from?” as she leaned down to pet it.
Bankotsu replied, “He was out in the woods and followed me home.” Grinning as he watched the little neko leap onto her shoulder and begin purring, as it rubbed against her cheek affectionately.
Bankotsu’s heart fluttered at her giggle and she said, “So little fella, what are we going to call you?”
Bankotsu said, “Figured Kirara wouldn’t mind having another neko around, and this little guy was determined to follow me,” as he pet the kitten’s head. The neko purred butting his head against the man’s palm.
She laughed saying, “I guess we have a little neko then, eh?” smiling at the easy going interaction between her beloved and their new pet.
Bankotsu said, “Yup, so what are you going to name him?” grinning at his happy slayer.
She frowned and noticed the stripes and said, “Well, how about Torao?” laughing as the neko voiced his approval.
Bankotsu chuckled saying, “Tiger’s tail, it is then, and I think he certainly approves.”
She said, “Okay, Torao it is.” walking back so that Bankotsu could close the gate.
She studied the neko and said, “Hm, so you’re an Ice neko eh? He mewled and rubbed against her,
Bankotsu said amused, “Looks like we will have a little house guest, huh?” earning another mewl from their pet and a laugh from his beloved.
Sango and Kohaku returned and Torao leapt from her shoulder, changing into his bigger form, to stand protectively in front of his people, barring his fangs.
Kitty chuckled and said, he’s a protective one too.” Before placing a hand on his head and soothing, “It’s okay Torao, they are friends.”
Bankotsu pet his head adding, “Easy boy.” as he eased his body between the large nekos, ordering, “Stand down Torao.” staring him in the eyes.
Torao reverted to his kitten like form and mewled. Bankotsu chuckled petting him and said, “Good boy.”
Kitty said, “Sorry about that,” adding, “He followed Ban home.” with a shrug.
Sango pet Kirara saying, “I’m sure Kirara won’t mind the company once they get used to each other. Will you girl?”
Kirara mewled reverting to her smaller form as the last of the dried goods was unloaded and the two nekos began sniffing each other.
Kohaku yelled, “Hey open up! These things are determined to get loose!” as he held the goat leads and dragged the goats towards the gate.
Sango opened the gate and helped her brother subdue the milk goats, before herding them into the pen.
Kitty said, “Ah perfect, three milk goats, and they look pregnant too.”
Kohaku said, “Yup each of them is pregnant, which is why they cost us so much.” tossing her the empty bag, as he shut the pen.
She said, “That’s fine, they were well worth the price. Now we will have plenty of milk, without having to buy some every few weeks.” as she began stewing hay in the small milk house.
Sango said, “We just have to make sure they are shut up each night during the winter for warmth.”
Kitty said, “Yup, now let’s get the staple goods squared away, and then we will be set.”
Kohaku nodded and he and Sango put the rice, flour, and the rest of the staple goods away .
Kitty went to check the laundry and found everything but the bedding dried. Sighing she began folding the laundry and carried it inside, leaving the bedding out on the line to finish drying.
Jakotsu went over to the river and began scrubbing his laundry clean.
Bankotsu walked into the cabin behind Kitty and said, “So I see you’ve been really busy today.” as he watched her placing the laundry on the shelves.
She said, “Yup, but the bedding isn’t dry yet.” a little upset.
He chuckled and , “That’s Okay babe. I was thinking we would head out to the field behind us and sleep under the stars tonight anyways.”
Feeling him move up behind her, she smiled and said, “Mmm, sounds romantic.” as she finished placing their clothes on the shelves.
He replied, “it’s supposed to be,” nibbling her neck, as his arms went around her waist, pulling her body back against his.
She sighed asking, “Hm, maybe a nice soak in the hot spring?” angling her head to grant him better access to her neck.
He nipped her shoulder saying, “I think that could be arranged.” before spinning her around and claiming her lips in a long drawn out kiss.
She kissed him back, wrapping her arms around his neck, and broke the kiss saying, “It’s a date then.”
He smirked agreeing, “Yes it is, so be prepared for me to sweep you off of your feet,” scooping her up into his arms.
She squealed and said, “You already did,” kissing his masculine chin.
He said seriously, “Not yet I haven’t.” and set her down, smacking her firm backside playfully, before walking outside to make the arrangements.”
She smiled thinking, “Life just doesn’t get any better than this,” as she emerged from her cabin and walked over to the kittens, who were playing a game of chase together.
Little did she know, that it was about to get a whole lot better, with what her beloved mercenary had planned for them that night.
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A/N: Okay that’s chapter nine everyone- enjoy! XD
Chapter 9:
After the food had settled, Bankotsu started handing out jobs. “Miroku, take Renkotsu and I want you two to collect as much fire wood as you can find. Bring it back here and store it in the empty building next to the storage shed.” Miroku and Renkotsu left to carry out their jobs.
Bankotsu said, “Jakotsu, you, Sui, and I are all going hunting. I want you two to bring back boars, rabbits, and deer. I will get us some other meats. We need to make sure that we have enough to last the entire winter.”
They stood up saying, “Yes big brother.” preparing to leave.
Kitty said, “I’m going to restock our supply of herbs, vegetables, and nuts. Sango, I need you and Kohaku to go to get this small list of staple goods.” handing her the list and the a bag of coins.
Sango said, “We can take Kirara, it will be faster that way.” nodding to her cat demon, who transformed.
Kitty added, “Try to get milk too. If possible, even a few milk goats. We can put them in the old pen, there is still a ton of grass there and the fence will be easy to fix.”
Sango said, “Yeah good thinking. Knowing that to be healthy they would need plenty of food and milk.”
Bankotsu nodded and said, “Okay, we’re off guys. And Kitty, stay close to the village since no one will be here.”
She assured, “Don’t worry Ban, I’ll be careful.” and picked up some buckets and her weapons. Strapping Hiraiku to her back, she placed her katana at her waist, and carried the buckets by their handles.
Bankotsu nodded, placing Banryu against his shoulder, and kissed her before taking off. Sango and Kohaku took off on Kirara to retrieve the small list of things that they needed.
--
With Kitty:
Kitty remained aware of her surroundings at all times, and quickly gathered the herbs and vegetables they would need. She carried the buckets back, with her hand ready to grab her katana if needed.
She placed them down and gathered two more buckets for the nuts, and left again, closing the gate behind her. She quickly gathered a wide variety of nuts and berries, and took them back.
She closed the gate and locked it, before carrying each of the buckets over to the storage shed. She removed Hiraiku from her back, placing it to lean against the wall, and began sorting each of the nuts and berries and vegetables into piles and placing them in smaller storage buckets.
Next she went through the herbs and separated them, placing them away for safe keeping. After that, she grabbed her weapon and walked out, closing the door, before going over to her and Bankotsu’s cabin. She placed Hiraiku against the living room wall and gathered the water buckets.
One at a time, she filled the buckets with water, and carried them back over to their cabin, placing them just inside the door way and off to the side, against the wall.
Wiping the sweat from her face, she sat down in one of the two chairs, and decided to take a break, before seeing to the laundry.
--
With Miroku and Renkotsu:
They went around gathering wood and carrying it back to the village. Kitty unlocked and opened the gate to let them in and started her and Bankotsu’s laundry. When they left to retrieve more wood, she closed the gate and then went back to scrubbing the clothes clean in the river.
Miroku and Renkotsu made a lot of trips and managed to fill nearly a third of the building with kindling, before they went to chopping the rest from some of the fallen trees around the area.
After hanging out them out to dry, she decided that since it was a really hot day, she’d do the bedding too. She went into her cabin and retrieved them, carrying them over to the river.
When Renkotsu and Miroku came back lugging more buckets full of wood, she quickly got them some water in bowls and handed them to them.
They nodded their gratitude to her, and drank the water, before stacking the wood in the wood shed. She smiled and went back to cleaning her bedding. She hung it on the line to dry and began helping them organize the wood.
Once the wood shed was full, the trio set to work on repairing the old goat pen’s fence and then sat around the main house on the porch talking.
--
With Bankotsu, Jakotsu, and Suikotsu:
Jakotsu and Suikotsu had slain several boars, rabbits and deer and started heading back to the village carrying their kills.
Bankotsu had taken down two good sized fowls and was cutting them up, when a small neko like Kirara mewled nearby.
He blinked and walked over checking it out, and said, “Hey there, are you hungry little one?” small male neko.
It mewled at him with big eyes. He smiled and tossed him a piece of fowl saying, there you go, that should keep you fed a good while.” smiling as he pet the Neko, before walking off to retrieve his fowls, and walked back to the village.
The neko gratefully ate the food and followed him mewling. Bankotsu smirked asking, “So you want to go home with me, eh?” as he turned around to smile at the critter.
The small two tails stared at him. His body was a deep orange hue and had blackish blue stripes. He had blue ear tips and his tale was blue.
Bankotsu stared at him a minute, remembering how much Kitty liked Kirara, he thought, 'I bet Kitty would like this little guy too.' Smirking at the kitten like mewl, Bankotsu said, “Well come on then.” and continued walking back towards the village. The neko gladly followed him, and they returned to the village.
--
At the Village:
Kitty stood up to open the gate when she hear Bankotsu’s holler. She opened the gate and gasped as the neko began rubbing against her legs.
Bankotsu smirked informing her, “Looks like he likes you.” as he tossed the fowls over to Miroku.
Kitty gasped, “Oh Ban it’s adorable, but where did it come from?” as she leaned down to pet it.
Bankotsu replied, “He was out in the woods and followed me home.” Grinning as he watched the little neko leap onto her shoulder and begin purring, as it rubbed against her cheek affectionately.
Bankotsu’s heart fluttered at her giggle and she said, “So little fella, what are we going to call you?”
Bankotsu said, “Figured Kirara wouldn’t mind having another neko around, and this little guy was determined to follow me,” as he pet the kitten’s head. The neko purred butting his head against the man’s palm.
She laughed saying, “I guess we have a little neko then, eh?” smiling at the easy going interaction between her beloved and their new pet.
Bankotsu said, “Yup, so what are you going to name him?” grinning at his happy slayer.
She frowned and noticed the stripes and said, “Well, how about Torao?” laughing as the neko voiced his approval.
Bankotsu chuckled saying, “Tiger’s tail, it is then, and I think he certainly approves.”
She said, “Okay, Torao it is.” walking back so that Bankotsu could close the gate.
She studied the neko and said, “Hm, so you’re an Ice neko eh? He mewled and rubbed against her,
Bankotsu said amused, “Looks like we will have a little house guest, huh?” earning another mewl from their pet and a laugh from his beloved.
Sango and Kohaku returned and Torao leapt from her shoulder, changing into his bigger form, to stand protectively in front of his people, barring his fangs.
Kitty chuckled and said, he’s a protective one too.” Before placing a hand on his head and soothing, “It’s okay Torao, they are friends.”
Bankotsu pet his head adding, “Easy boy.” as he eased his body between the large nekos, ordering, “Stand down Torao.” staring him in the eyes.
Torao reverted to his kitten like form and mewled. Bankotsu chuckled petting him and said, “Good boy.”
Kitty said, “Sorry about that,” adding, “He followed Ban home.” with a shrug.
Sango pet Kirara saying, “I’m sure Kirara won’t mind the company once they get used to each other. Will you girl?”
Kirara mewled reverting to her smaller form as the last of the dried goods was unloaded and the two nekos began sniffing each other.
Kohaku yelled, “Hey open up! These things are determined to get loose!” as he held the goat leads and dragged the goats towards the gate.
Sango opened the gate and helped her brother subdue the milk goats, before herding them into the pen.
Kitty said, “Ah perfect, three milk goats, and they look pregnant too.”
Kohaku said, “Yup each of them is pregnant, which is why they cost us so much.” tossing her the empty bag, as he shut the pen.
She said, “That’s fine, they were well worth the price. Now we will have plenty of milk, without having to buy some every few weeks.” as she began stewing hay in the small milk house.
Sango said, “We just have to make sure they are shut up each night during the winter for warmth.”
Kitty said, “Yup, now let’s get the staple goods squared away, and then we will be set.”
Kohaku nodded and he and Sango put the rice, flour, and the rest of the staple goods away .
Kitty went to check the laundry and found everything but the bedding dried. Sighing she began folding the laundry and carried it inside, leaving the bedding out on the line to finish drying.
Jakotsu went over to the river and began scrubbing his laundry clean.
Bankotsu walked into the cabin behind Kitty and said, “So I see you’ve been really busy today.” as he watched her placing the laundry on the shelves.
She said, “Yup, but the bedding isn’t dry yet.” a little upset.
He chuckled and , “That’s Okay babe. I was thinking we would head out to the field behind us and sleep under the stars tonight anyways.”
Feeling him move up behind her, she smiled and said, “Mmm, sounds romantic.” as she finished placing their clothes on the shelves.
He replied, “it’s supposed to be,” nibbling her neck, as his arms went around her waist, pulling her body back against his.
She sighed asking, “Hm, maybe a nice soak in the hot spring?” angling her head to grant him better access to her neck.
He nipped her shoulder saying, “I think that could be arranged.” before spinning her around and claiming her lips in a long drawn out kiss.
She kissed him back, wrapping her arms around his neck, and broke the kiss saying, “It’s a date then.”
He smirked agreeing, “Yes it is, so be prepared for me to sweep you off of your feet,” scooping her up into his arms.
She squealed and said, “You already did,” kissing his masculine chin.
He said seriously, “Not yet I haven’t.” and set her down, smacking her firm backside playfully, before walking outside to make the arrangements.”
She smiled thinking, “Life just doesn’t get any better than this,” as she emerged from her cabin and walked over to the kittens, who were playing a game of chase together.
Little did she know, that it was about to get a whole lot better, with what her beloved mercenary had planned for them that night.
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A/N: Okay that’s chapter nine everyone- enjoy! XD