InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bankotsu&Kitra: The Begining ❯ Three ( Chapter 3 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: kittyb78 
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Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.30.2008 | Updated On: 03.27.2009 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 129 | Status: Work In Progress
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Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.30.2008 | Updated On: 03.27.2009 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 129 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha! I do own Kitra, Darius, Kou, Kio, Nenji, and Tao, Jumal and the plot, and story line... There. I said it. (sighs)
Most importantly I would like to give a BIG shout out and HUGE thanks to my beta Frog Lady! :)
Chapter 3:
Back at the hut:
They entered the hut together where Kitra smiled gratefully at her brother and said, "Thanks, Dar, for letting me attend tonight."
Darius smiled at her replying, "You're welcome, Kit."
Kitra hugged Darius, then kissed his cheek adding, "Night, Dar."
Darius smiled at his sister, and then hugged and kissed her, saying, "Night, Kit."
Kitra walked over to Bankotsu, hugging him and kissed his cheek saying, "Night, Ban."
Bankotsu hugged, and kissed her on the top of her head answering, "Night, Kit." Glad that she wasn’t ignoring him anymore.
Kitra walked into her room, changed into her night clothes, and crawled into her bed under the covers.
Darius looked at Bankotsu and announced he too was turning in; he walked into his room and undressed, climbing into his bed.
Bankotsu decided to turn in as well and walked into his room and undressed and climbed into his bed. They all fell asleep as soon as their heads hit their pillows.
one and a half weeks later with Darius and Bankotsu:
Bankotsu and Darius were just returning to their camp from battling demons together. Darius stopped and looked at his best friend stating, "Ban I have to ask a serious favor from you."
Bankotsu smiled and replied, "Anything Dar, you know that," as he faced his best friend in the whole world.
Darius informed him gravely, "After losing our parents, well Kitra hasn't really been the same. We both know what Kou plans if he ever gets her alone… I need you to keep her safe for me when I can't," while looking him dead in the eye.
Bankotsu agreed angrily, "We do both know and I swear to you, I will never let him have her!" eyes dead serious.
Darius exclaimed, "Thanks man, I knew I could count on you!" as he slapped his childhood best friend on the back, feeling relieved.
Bankotsu pulled out his dagger and slit his hand, and then Darius's vowing, "Blood brothers for life man. With this I now make a blood oath to never leave Kitra unprotected if I can help it! If at any time you die and can no longer protect her, rest assured I will!" eyes dead serious.
They clasped hands and Darius grinned stating, "Thanks Ban! You’re the only person in this world that I would ever blindly trust my sister's safe keeping to." holding his best friend's gaze. They hugged each other, bandaged their hands and continued back to the camp.
Three weeks later:
Kitra sat alone at the hut as Bankotsu and Darius had left on the headman's orders again. She sighed and tried to busy herself with some sewing so she wouldn't miss them.
She wanted to be with the guys but couldn't all because she was a girl. So instead, she was stuck home waiting and wondering. She silently fumed, “You two damn well better return soon and safe!”
She sewed the guys under shirts that had gotten small tears in them from them wrestling around on the ground. After finishing the sewing, she decided to make herself some noodles and began making them by scratch. She mixed up the dough and began kneading it, then cutting it into strips and adding them into her boiling water pot.
An hour later they were cooking in the water and spices; she had cleaned up her mess and put everything back away again. She was just about to take a short nap, when she heard what sounded like tons of horses and soldiers.
She quickly ran to the window and peeked out behind the curtain, being very careful so as not to be spotted. Her eyes went wide as saucers with shock as she saw Kou, his younger brother by two years Kio, and an army of soldiers.
She sighed. She knew very well that Kou would steal her away if they found her, so she stayed extremely quiet and prayed they would leave quickly with her remaining unnoticed.
To her immense relief, what seemed like hours later, but was only twenty minutes later, she heard Kou order, "Alright men! We ride to the next village and from there we will join the others- let's move out!" as he sat tall and proud on his stallion. They all filed onward and she remained hidden in a corner until she was absolutely certain they were gone.
After they left, Kitra sighed heavily in relief then returned to the kitchen and turned off her now fully cooked noodles. She took out a bowl and scooped some of her noodles into it and carried it over to the table then sat down to eat.
After she had finished eating she stood up and cleaned the dishes, then decided to go to the river and do the wash. She went around and gathered the trio's clothes and walked to the river behind the cabin to clean them. After she finished with the wash, she returned to the hut and hung them on the line behind the hut to dry.
Kitra had just finished hanging out the wash out, when she heard Bankotsu and Darius returning. She knew it was them because they were talking and laughing as they approached the hut.
Eyes shining with happiness and relief Kitra flew down the path and threw herself in Darius's arms and hugged him enthusiastically.
He looked at her, eyes filled with happiness, and hugged her back, laughing. She pulled out of her brother's arms and threw herself into Bankotsu's arms and hugged him enthusiastically as well.
He laughed, returned the hug then looked into her face, his eyes shining with laughter, and asked, "Wow, Kit, what has gotten into you?"
Kitra pulled back smiling at him and answered, "After spending three days alone, and then watching Kou and his army leave just hours ago, I’m excited to have you two home again."
Darius looked shocked and questioned, "Kou and his army left!?"
Kitra nodded looking into his eyes and replied, "Yup, not more than three hours ago and Kio was even with them."
Bankotsu looked at Darius and queried, "I wonder where they went?"
Kitra looked him in the eyes and informed him, "He said something about going to the next village and meeting up with the others there."
Darius rolled his eyes and said, "He must be trying to expand again." Seriously that guy’s father was extremely greedy and so were his sons when it came to land.
Bankotsu nodded, then shook his head and declared, "Idiot," knowing he and Dar would be getting called to duty even more often if they did expand.
Kitra smiled and nodded. She looked at the guys and questioned, "Anyway, you two must be hungry by now?" Bankotsu's face lit up and he nodded vigorously. Kitra saw this and laughed, saying, "Come on then, I’d just finished making noodles."
Darius's face lit up and he asked, "Fresh homemade noodles?" with a puppy face that he rarely used. Kitra laughed at his face and nodded.
Both guys instantly tore off towards the hut, not waiting to see if she had followed. Kitra shook her head, laughing joyously, and ran after them.
By the time she had reached the hut, the guys had already filled their bowls with noodles and were sitting at the table busy eating. She walked inside and laughed. "Lucky thing I made such a big pot, huh!?"
They nodded while still eating. Kitra smiled at the guys and informed them, "There is also enough made for tomorrow but only if you two hunt, so we can have meat with them."
Darius snapped his head up to grin at her and said, "You got it, Kit!" whenever he and Bankotsu returned she always made sure they ate well.
Bankotsu finished his food and said, "Man, Kit, that really hit the spot!" grinning at her.
Darius happily agreed, "Sure did!" thinking some meat would have made it perfect.
Kitra smiled and, looking at them, mentioned, "I mended your under shirts today; try not to tear them again, okay?" The guys smiled at her and nodded.
Still looking at them she added, "Also, after the army left, I went to the river and did the wash; it’s drying as we speak." They nodded again, holding her gaze.
Kitra looked from one to the other and said seriously, "This time before you two take off again you had better do plenty of hunting. We’re completely out of meat now and I had none yesterday, either." she hated running out of meat.
Darius nodded and said with a smile, "Sorry, Kit. We’ll be certain to hunt tomorrow, 'k?"
Kitra smiled at her brother and nodded. She loved eating meat, but hated hunting. She’d rather leave the gory part to the guys.
Bankotsu informed his roommates, "I’m going to polish my weapon now," as he stood up and entered the living area.
Darius added, "So will I," as he also stood up and entered the living area.
Kitra nodded and collected their dishes and washed them, before joining the guys in the living area. She looked from one to the other and mentioned, "I hope you two can stay a while this time."
"Me too," Darius eagerly agreed. He’d really missed his little sister.
Bankotsu smiled and said, "At least we get to come home to a clean house and hot food," happily polishing his weapon.
Offended at his remark, Kitra glared at him and stated annoyed, "You just wait, Ban; one of these days you’re going to say that around the wrong person and she’s gonna slap your face off!"
Bankotsu snapped his gaze to her and said, "What, it was a compliment, Kit," brow raised questioningly.
Kitra sighed and stood up then said, "Whatever, Now that you two are back, I’m going to the hot springs to bathe." She walked into her room gathering her fresh clothes and walked off towards the hot springs.
Bankotsu stood up to follow her, but Darius looked up at him and said, "Leave her be; she won't be that far away and she’ll scream if she needs us."
Bankotsu looked him in the eye and argued, "What about the demons?"
Darius retorted, "There haven't been any this close in a long while now."
Bankotsu nodded, then gazing into his eyes, said, "Just the same, I have to make sure she’s safe." He’d been worried by the announcement of Kou and Kio being so close to the cabin.
Darius nodded and said, "Alright, but you know if she catches you, she’ll wring your neck," smiling and went back to polishing his swords. Bankotsu grunted then turned and walked towards the springs.
Kitra had arrived at the springs. She quickly undressed and slid into the water behind the big rock at the hot springs closest to the cabin. Bankotsu sat against a big tree far enough away; he didn't actually see her, but he could see everything around her.
Kitra ranted about ‘Arrogant, stubborn, men and their caveman ideals’ while scrubbing clean. Bankotsu chuckled to himself while listening to her rant and shook his head. After about twenty minutes, she calmed down and sat in the water letting the hot water soothe her a bit.
Bankotsu's POV:
I sat there with my back against the tree. “Damn she sure has a hot temper! Kami help any man that pisses her off when she grows up!” I chuckled. “I can already feel sorry for the poor bastard!”
Regular POV:
Kitra sighed, standing up and climbed out of the springs. She quickly dressed and gathered her belongings as she started walking back towards the hut.
Bankotsu snapped out of his thoughts as he heard her approaching. He stood up and hid behind the tree as she passed him, then he quickly took a short cut to the hut.
Kitra walked into the living area and saw both guys still polishing their weapons. Darius smiled at her and questioned, "Did you enjoy your bath?"
Kitra smiled and answered, "Very much so." She walked into her room and put her dirty clothes away. She walked outside and checked on the drying ones.
Darius looked at Bankotsu and whispered, "You're lucky, man. You just barely got back before she did."
Bankotsu whispered back, "Tell me about it." They sat up straight as they heard her coming back.
Kitra walked in and announced, "The clothes should be dry soon; I’m going to go take a nap."
The guys smiled at her and nodded as she walked into her room. Darius looked at Bankotsu, who was grinning, and questioned, "Alright, what did you do!?"
Bankotsu grinned at his friend and replied, "Nothing, but she sure kept ranting for a full twenty minutes about 'Arrogant, stubborn, men and their caveman ideals'; I sat there chuckling the whole time."
Smirking at Darius he proclaimed, "I sure feel sorry for any man that pisses her off when she gets older," eyes twinkling with laughter. They both burst out laughing. Darius grinned and added, "I can almost pity the poor fool now," his eyes were also laughing.
Bankotsu eyes full of mirth, added, "Me too, man, she sure has one helluva temper!"
They both laughed again. Darius smiled, eyes full of mirth, and agreed, "That she does, she got it from mother."
They smiled and went back to polishing their weapons. Once that task was completed, they decided to go bathe in the springs themselves. While they were bathing, Kitra had woken up from her nap and decided to check on the clothes.
After bathing, Darius and Bankotsu walked back to the hut and spotted Kitra collecting the wash. She was carrying it inside the hut to the living area and was folding and separating it into three separate piles. She turned to the guys and handed Bankotsu his; Darius his; and put hers away.
The guys walked into their rooms and put their clothes away, then walked back out. Kitra, who had also returned to the living area, looked at them and queried, "What do you two want to do now?"
Darius looked at her then Bankotsu, and suggested, "How about we just stay home tonight, then tomorrow before we go hunting, we can take Kitra to the village and let her pick out some nice materials?"
Bankotsu nodded and said, "Sounds good to me," looking at him.
Kitra's eyes and face lit up and she exclaimed, "Awesome," excited at the prospect of getting some new materials.
Darius laughed, then looked at his sister and teased her, "You are so easy to appease, Kit."
She smiled at him and countered, "I can't help that you two know my weakness is sewing."
Bankotsu laughed, then looked into his friend's green eyes and said, "Hey Dar, next time she’s mad at me, remind me to take her to buy some more materials."
Darius laughed and nodded. Kitra rolled her eyes and said sweetly, "That won't always work, Ban, but you’re welcome to try it," grinning at him.
All three laughed and sat around talking about the day they had first met Jumal and Lissa. They’d all been out at the training grounds together. Jumal had walked over and challenged Darius, knowing full well that he was the son of the recently deceased best swordsman of the village and was eager to test his own worth.
Bankotsu had been sparring with Darius at the time and when Jumal had announced he was next, Bankotsu decided to bow out gracefully and go check out the babes that had gathered around in the crowd.
Kitra had been sitting in her usual spot and cheering loudly for her guys, then when Darius and Jumal started sparing another lone girl about Kitra's age had started cheering loudly for Jumal.
Kitra noticed this and being the only girl all of the time had become tedious, so she decided to walk over and start a conversation with the girl. The girls sat together talking and cheering for hours.
Bankotsu had returned from his babe watching and noticed Kitra had moved so he looked around and spotted her talking to another girl around her age. He walked over and the three of them began chatting.
After Darius bested Jumal, he noticed the guy from before and a red haired girl were by his sister, he questioned who she was and Darius laughed and answered that's my sister Kitra. Adding, it looks like she may have finally found a friend her own age. The five of them had lunch together and thus began the lifelong friendships.
The trio laughed and smiled about that day and how good of friends both Jumal and Lissa had become to them then decided to settle in for the night.
Author's Note: Okay guys and gals there is chapter three please remember to read and review thanks.
Most importantly I would like to give a BIG shout out and HUGE thanks to my beta Frog Lady! :)
Chapter 3:
Back at the hut:
They entered the hut together where Kitra smiled gratefully at her brother and said, "Thanks, Dar, for letting me attend tonight."
Darius smiled at her replying, "You're welcome, Kit."
Kitra hugged Darius, then kissed his cheek adding, "Night, Dar."
Darius smiled at his sister, and then hugged and kissed her, saying, "Night, Kit."
Kitra walked over to Bankotsu, hugging him and kissed his cheek saying, "Night, Ban."
Bankotsu hugged, and kissed her on the top of her head answering, "Night, Kit." Glad that she wasn’t ignoring him anymore.
Kitra walked into her room, changed into her night clothes, and crawled into her bed under the covers.
Darius looked at Bankotsu and announced he too was turning in; he walked into his room and undressed, climbing into his bed.
Bankotsu decided to turn in as well and walked into his room and undressed and climbed into his bed. They all fell asleep as soon as their heads hit their pillows.
one and a half weeks later with Darius and Bankotsu:
Bankotsu and Darius were just returning to their camp from battling demons together. Darius stopped and looked at his best friend stating, "Ban I have to ask a serious favor from you."
Bankotsu smiled and replied, "Anything Dar, you know that," as he faced his best friend in the whole world.
Darius informed him gravely, "After losing our parents, well Kitra hasn't really been the same. We both know what Kou plans if he ever gets her alone… I need you to keep her safe for me when I can't," while looking him dead in the eye.
Bankotsu agreed angrily, "We do both know and I swear to you, I will never let him have her!" eyes dead serious.
Darius exclaimed, "Thanks man, I knew I could count on you!" as he slapped his childhood best friend on the back, feeling relieved.
Bankotsu pulled out his dagger and slit his hand, and then Darius's vowing, "Blood brothers for life man. With this I now make a blood oath to never leave Kitra unprotected if I can help it! If at any time you die and can no longer protect her, rest assured I will!" eyes dead serious.
They clasped hands and Darius grinned stating, "Thanks Ban! You’re the only person in this world that I would ever blindly trust my sister's safe keeping to." holding his best friend's gaze. They hugged each other, bandaged their hands and continued back to the camp.
Three weeks later:
Kitra sat alone at the hut as Bankotsu and Darius had left on the headman's orders again. She sighed and tried to busy herself with some sewing so she wouldn't miss them.
She wanted to be with the guys but couldn't all because she was a girl. So instead, she was stuck home waiting and wondering. She silently fumed, “You two damn well better return soon and safe!”
She sewed the guys under shirts that had gotten small tears in them from them wrestling around on the ground. After finishing the sewing, she decided to make herself some noodles and began making them by scratch. She mixed up the dough and began kneading it, then cutting it into strips and adding them into her boiling water pot.
An hour later they were cooking in the water and spices; she had cleaned up her mess and put everything back away again. She was just about to take a short nap, when she heard what sounded like tons of horses and soldiers.
She quickly ran to the window and peeked out behind the curtain, being very careful so as not to be spotted. Her eyes went wide as saucers with shock as she saw Kou, his younger brother by two years Kio, and an army of soldiers.
She sighed. She knew very well that Kou would steal her away if they found her, so she stayed extremely quiet and prayed they would leave quickly with her remaining unnoticed.
To her immense relief, what seemed like hours later, but was only twenty minutes later, she heard Kou order, "Alright men! We ride to the next village and from there we will join the others- let's move out!" as he sat tall and proud on his stallion. They all filed onward and she remained hidden in a corner until she was absolutely certain they were gone.
After they left, Kitra sighed heavily in relief then returned to the kitchen and turned off her now fully cooked noodles. She took out a bowl and scooped some of her noodles into it and carried it over to the table then sat down to eat.
After she had finished eating she stood up and cleaned the dishes, then decided to go to the river and do the wash. She went around and gathered the trio's clothes and walked to the river behind the cabin to clean them. After she finished with the wash, she returned to the hut and hung them on the line behind the hut to dry.
Kitra had just finished hanging out the wash out, when she heard Bankotsu and Darius returning. She knew it was them because they were talking and laughing as they approached the hut.
Eyes shining with happiness and relief Kitra flew down the path and threw herself in Darius's arms and hugged him enthusiastically.
He looked at her, eyes filled with happiness, and hugged her back, laughing. She pulled out of her brother's arms and threw herself into Bankotsu's arms and hugged him enthusiastically as well.
He laughed, returned the hug then looked into her face, his eyes shining with laughter, and asked, "Wow, Kit, what has gotten into you?"
Kitra pulled back smiling at him and answered, "After spending three days alone, and then watching Kou and his army leave just hours ago, I’m excited to have you two home again."
Darius looked shocked and questioned, "Kou and his army left!?"
Kitra nodded looking into his eyes and replied, "Yup, not more than three hours ago and Kio was even with them."
Bankotsu looked at Darius and queried, "I wonder where they went?"
Kitra looked him in the eyes and informed him, "He said something about going to the next village and meeting up with the others there."
Darius rolled his eyes and said, "He must be trying to expand again." Seriously that guy’s father was extremely greedy and so were his sons when it came to land.
Bankotsu nodded, then shook his head and declared, "Idiot," knowing he and Dar would be getting called to duty even more often if they did expand.
Kitra smiled and nodded. She looked at the guys and questioned, "Anyway, you two must be hungry by now?" Bankotsu's face lit up and he nodded vigorously. Kitra saw this and laughed, saying, "Come on then, I’d just finished making noodles."
Darius's face lit up and he asked, "Fresh homemade noodles?" with a puppy face that he rarely used. Kitra laughed at his face and nodded.
Both guys instantly tore off towards the hut, not waiting to see if she had followed. Kitra shook her head, laughing joyously, and ran after them.
By the time she had reached the hut, the guys had already filled their bowls with noodles and were sitting at the table busy eating. She walked inside and laughed. "Lucky thing I made such a big pot, huh!?"
They nodded while still eating. Kitra smiled at the guys and informed them, "There is also enough made for tomorrow but only if you two hunt, so we can have meat with them."
Darius snapped his head up to grin at her and said, "You got it, Kit!" whenever he and Bankotsu returned she always made sure they ate well.
Bankotsu finished his food and said, "Man, Kit, that really hit the spot!" grinning at her.
Darius happily agreed, "Sure did!" thinking some meat would have made it perfect.
Kitra smiled and, looking at them, mentioned, "I mended your under shirts today; try not to tear them again, okay?" The guys smiled at her and nodded.
Still looking at them she added, "Also, after the army left, I went to the river and did the wash; it’s drying as we speak." They nodded again, holding her gaze.
Kitra looked from one to the other and said seriously, "This time before you two take off again you had better do plenty of hunting. We’re completely out of meat now and I had none yesterday, either." she hated running out of meat.
Darius nodded and said with a smile, "Sorry, Kit. We’ll be certain to hunt tomorrow, 'k?"
Kitra smiled at her brother and nodded. She loved eating meat, but hated hunting. She’d rather leave the gory part to the guys.
Bankotsu informed his roommates, "I’m going to polish my weapon now," as he stood up and entered the living area.
Darius added, "So will I," as he also stood up and entered the living area.
Kitra nodded and collected their dishes and washed them, before joining the guys in the living area. She looked from one to the other and mentioned, "I hope you two can stay a while this time."
"Me too," Darius eagerly agreed. He’d really missed his little sister.
Bankotsu smiled and said, "At least we get to come home to a clean house and hot food," happily polishing his weapon.
Offended at his remark, Kitra glared at him and stated annoyed, "You just wait, Ban; one of these days you’re going to say that around the wrong person and she’s gonna slap your face off!"
Bankotsu snapped his gaze to her and said, "What, it was a compliment, Kit," brow raised questioningly.
Kitra sighed and stood up then said, "Whatever, Now that you two are back, I’m going to the hot springs to bathe." She walked into her room gathering her fresh clothes and walked off towards the hot springs.
Bankotsu stood up to follow her, but Darius looked up at him and said, "Leave her be; she won't be that far away and she’ll scream if she needs us."
Bankotsu looked him in the eye and argued, "What about the demons?"
Darius retorted, "There haven't been any this close in a long while now."
Bankotsu nodded, then gazing into his eyes, said, "Just the same, I have to make sure she’s safe." He’d been worried by the announcement of Kou and Kio being so close to the cabin.
Darius nodded and said, "Alright, but you know if she catches you, she’ll wring your neck," smiling and went back to polishing his swords. Bankotsu grunted then turned and walked towards the springs.
Kitra had arrived at the springs. She quickly undressed and slid into the water behind the big rock at the hot springs closest to the cabin. Bankotsu sat against a big tree far enough away; he didn't actually see her, but he could see everything around her.
Kitra ranted about ‘Arrogant, stubborn, men and their caveman ideals’ while scrubbing clean. Bankotsu chuckled to himself while listening to her rant and shook his head. After about twenty minutes, she calmed down and sat in the water letting the hot water soothe her a bit.
Bankotsu's POV:
I sat there with my back against the tree. “Damn she sure has a hot temper! Kami help any man that pisses her off when she grows up!” I chuckled. “I can already feel sorry for the poor bastard!”
Regular POV:
Kitra sighed, standing up and climbed out of the springs. She quickly dressed and gathered her belongings as she started walking back towards the hut.
Bankotsu snapped out of his thoughts as he heard her approaching. He stood up and hid behind the tree as she passed him, then he quickly took a short cut to the hut.
Kitra walked into the living area and saw both guys still polishing their weapons. Darius smiled at her and questioned, "Did you enjoy your bath?"
Kitra smiled and answered, "Very much so." She walked into her room and put her dirty clothes away. She walked outside and checked on the drying ones.
Darius looked at Bankotsu and whispered, "You're lucky, man. You just barely got back before she did."
Bankotsu whispered back, "Tell me about it." They sat up straight as they heard her coming back.
Kitra walked in and announced, "The clothes should be dry soon; I’m going to go take a nap."
The guys smiled at her and nodded as she walked into her room. Darius looked at Bankotsu, who was grinning, and questioned, "Alright, what did you do!?"
Bankotsu grinned at his friend and replied, "Nothing, but she sure kept ranting for a full twenty minutes about 'Arrogant, stubborn, men and their caveman ideals'; I sat there chuckling the whole time."
Smirking at Darius he proclaimed, "I sure feel sorry for any man that pisses her off when she gets older," eyes twinkling with laughter. They both burst out laughing. Darius grinned and added, "I can almost pity the poor fool now," his eyes were also laughing.
Bankotsu eyes full of mirth, added, "Me too, man, she sure has one helluva temper!"
They both laughed again. Darius smiled, eyes full of mirth, and agreed, "That she does, she got it from mother."
They smiled and went back to polishing their weapons. Once that task was completed, they decided to go bathe in the springs themselves. While they were bathing, Kitra had woken up from her nap and decided to check on the clothes.
After bathing, Darius and Bankotsu walked back to the hut and spotted Kitra collecting the wash. She was carrying it inside the hut to the living area and was folding and separating it into three separate piles. She turned to the guys and handed Bankotsu his; Darius his; and put hers away.
The guys walked into their rooms and put their clothes away, then walked back out. Kitra, who had also returned to the living area, looked at them and queried, "What do you two want to do now?"
Darius looked at her then Bankotsu, and suggested, "How about we just stay home tonight, then tomorrow before we go hunting, we can take Kitra to the village and let her pick out some nice materials?"
Bankotsu nodded and said, "Sounds good to me," looking at him.
Kitra's eyes and face lit up and she exclaimed, "Awesome," excited at the prospect of getting some new materials.
Darius laughed, then looked at his sister and teased her, "You are so easy to appease, Kit."
She smiled at him and countered, "I can't help that you two know my weakness is sewing."
Bankotsu laughed, then looked into his friend's green eyes and said, "Hey Dar, next time she’s mad at me, remind me to take her to buy some more materials."
Darius laughed and nodded. Kitra rolled her eyes and said sweetly, "That won't always work, Ban, but you’re welcome to try it," grinning at him.
All three laughed and sat around talking about the day they had first met Jumal and Lissa. They’d all been out at the training grounds together. Jumal had walked over and challenged Darius, knowing full well that he was the son of the recently deceased best swordsman of the village and was eager to test his own worth.
Bankotsu had been sparring with Darius at the time and when Jumal had announced he was next, Bankotsu decided to bow out gracefully and go check out the babes that had gathered around in the crowd.
Kitra had been sitting in her usual spot and cheering loudly for her guys, then when Darius and Jumal started sparing another lone girl about Kitra's age had started cheering loudly for Jumal.
Kitra noticed this and being the only girl all of the time had become tedious, so she decided to walk over and start a conversation with the girl. The girls sat together talking and cheering for hours.
Bankotsu had returned from his babe watching and noticed Kitra had moved so he looked around and spotted her talking to another girl around her age. He walked over and the three of them began chatting.
After Darius bested Jumal, he noticed the guy from before and a red haired girl were by his sister, he questioned who she was and Darius laughed and answered that's my sister Kitra. Adding, it looks like she may have finally found a friend her own age. The five of them had lunch together and thus began the lifelong friendships.
The trio laughed and smiled about that day and how good of friends both Jumal and Lissa had become to them then decided to settle in for the night.
Author's Note: Okay guys and gals there is chapter three please remember to read and review thanks.