InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bankotsu's Futuristic Escapades ❯ Eleven ( Chapter 12 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: kittyb78 
a day out just Ban/Kag Souta/Hitomi and a run in with the girls and Hojo.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 10.29.2009 | Pages: 5 | Words: 5.2K | Visits: 313 | Status: Work In Progress
a day out just Ban/Kag Souta/Hitomi and a run in with the girls and Hojo.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 10.29.2009 | Pages: 5 | Words: 5.2K | Visits: 313 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I do not own the Characters, only this plot line and all its insane little twists.
A big thanks to The Invisible Author for proofing this! XD
Chapter eleven:
Early the next morning, Bankotsu rolled out of his bed and went to shower. Just as he finished showering and dressing in shorts and a muscle shirt, Kagome woke up.
He sat on his bed drying his hair with a towel and said, “Go shower, and then I want to get some breakfast.”
She yawned and nodded, promising, “I won’t be long.” as she carried her bag into the bathroom and locked both doors.
Twenty minutes later, she came out in shorts and a t-shirt with her hair being toweled dry.
She sat on her bed and pulled out her sandals, informing him, “We have about two hours before the amusement park opens, so why don’t we have a leisurely breakfast?”
Bankotsu slipped on his sandals and pocketed the key card and envelope with the passes and cards and said, “Yeah, sure.”
Kagome left Souta a note saying that they were heading down for breakfast and would meet them at the gate when the park opened. Placing the note on the tiny counter of the kitchen alcove, she grabbed her wallet and slipped it into her pocket.
She brushed her hair and placed the brush on her bed, asking, “Ready?”
Bankotsu finished braiding his hair and stood up, slipping the comb-case into his back pocket and said, “Let’s go.” as he escorted her out of the room, quietly closing the door behind them.
Kagome smiled and started walking towards the restaurant. Bankotsu quickly caught up with her and walked beside her with his hands in his pockets, asking, “So what do you want to do first once this ‘park’ or whatever it is opens up?”
She smiled, answering, “I was thinking we might check out the game booths first. Like maybe the ball-toss or something?” as she happily walked beside him to the restaurant.
Bankotsu frowned, asking, “What is it exactly?” staring at the raven-haired girl beside him.
She said, “Well, you take a ball and toss it at a bunch of pins that are stacked up. If you knock them all down, you get a prize- like a stuffed animal or something.”
His confusion deepened and he asked, “Do people here really stuff animals?” trying to imagine why in the world anyone would bother stuffing an animal.
She laughed, answering, “No silly, it’s a type of toy… like a doll but instead it’s shaped like an animal.”
He blinked a few times and scoffed, “Who would want something lame like that for a prize? That’s stupid.”
She sighed and informed him, “Well actually, when a guy wins a stuffed animal for a prize, he usually gives it to his girlfriend or someone like that.” lifting her slender shoulders in a careless shrug. He frowned and followed her over to an empty table.
A few minutes later they had a plate loaded with two Belgian waffles, butter dishes, and fresh maple syrup placed in front of them. Between them was a smaller plate with freshly sliced mango pieces, and a bowl of nuts. To drink they were given a small glass of fresh squeezed orange juice and a medium sized glass of milk.
Bankotsu nodded to the waitress, and she smiled at them before taking her leave. Kagome frowned and then looked at the food, adding happily, “Wow, Belgian waffles.” as she picked up her fork and began buttering the fluffy breakfast before pouring some of the warm syrup over them.
Bankotsu said, “I hope it’s good, 'cause I’m famished.” as he reached over, doing the same thing to his food as he had seen Kagome do to hers.
She said cheerily, “Oh yeah, they are. You’re in for a real treat.” sinking her fork into the fluffy waffle and cutting off a piece.
Bankotsu frowned and mimicked her actions slowly lifting the strange food to his face. He sniffed a few times and sighed before poking it into his mouth. Kagome stopped mid-bite to look at him and asked, “So, what do you think?”
He chewed a few times before swallowing it and replied, “Not bad,” with a shrug before popping another bite into his mouth.
Kagome chuckled and popped a bite into her mouth before poking her fork into one of the mango slices and adding it to the top of her waffles.
Bankotsu reached over picking up a mango slice with his fingers and slipped it into his mouth. Smirking, he held out his fingers to Kagome, offering, “Wanna lick them clean for me?”
She blinked at his fingers then narrowed her eyes at him and snorted, “Get over yourself.” before going back to her food. Bankotsu laughed and licked his own fingers clean, holding her gaze with his intense blue eyes. Her cheeks filled with the tell-tale, pink tinge and he chuckled before eating his own food.
Kagome continued forking bites into her mouth and tried to banish the soft heat that had filled her face and averted her eyes from his for the rest of the meal. Because she refused, to look at him she missed the playful twinkle that entered his eyes and the deadly smirk that graced his handsome face.
Souta and Hitomi came over, calling out, “There you two are.” as they joined them. A few minutes later their own meals and drinks were brought over.
Souta said, “We thought we might have even missed you two.” hiding a yawn.
Hitomi said, “Yeah, when Souta picked up the note he checked the clock and rushed us out of the room.” chuckling as she leaned over and pecked his cheek.
Souta said defensively, “Well it is almost time for the amusement park to open.” as he tucked into his food.
Hitomi smiled agreeing, “Yeah, that’s true,” before carefully eating her food.
Having finished their meals, Bankotsu and Kagome just decided to wait for the other two since it was almost time for the rides to open anyway.
Hitomi and Souta finished in record time and stood, saying, “Okay, let’s go.” and walked off hand in hand toward the park’s gates.
Bankotsu nodded and pulled the envelope from his pocket saying, “Yo, hold up a minute, you two.” The couple stopped and turned around. Bankotsu pulled out the four passes and cards and started handing them out.
Hitomi, Kagome, and Souta placed their passes over their necks to dangle on their chests. Bankotsu did the same with a frown and passed out the cards. Hitomi and Souta pocketed theirs.
Kagome smiled at Bankotsu, holding up a small bag of coins adding, “I brought some of my money as well.” He nodded.
Hitomi held up a small bag informing them “I also brought some of mine.” with a grin. Passing it to Souta she said, “Okay hot-shot, let’s go see you win the ball-toss.” and linked hands with him, leading him towards the ball toss.
Kagome pocketed her bag and card and started following them. Bankotsu shrugged and followed her, figuring he might as well see what this was all about.
Hitomi stood happily beside Souta as he passed a coin to the man behind the counter and was given six balls. He picked up the first ball aimed and tossed the ball, knocking down two cups.
Hitomi cheered, “Yeah, that’s the way Souta!” and watched as him adjust his aim and toss the ball hitting two more cups.
Kagome joined Hitomi in cheering and Souta grinned and tossed again hitting the middle of the stack, causing the entire stack to come tumbling down.
Bankotsu blinked and asked, “That’s it? You just aim and throw the ball, knocking those down?” as Souta pointed to the large panda bear when asked which prize he wanted.
Souta said, “Yeah, but It’s not as easy as it looks.” passing his excited girlfriend her panda to add to her small collection.
Hitomi’s eyes lit up and she grinned before kissing his lips while hugging him tightly with the panda between them. She said, “Thanks, babe.”
Kagome watched, somewhat envious, as Souta passed Hitomi the panda, thinking, 'Wow, I wish I had a boyfriend who would do stuff like that for me.'
Bankotsu frowned as he noticed Kagome’s eyes dim a little. He thought, 'Do those silly toys really mean that much to her?'
His eyes switched to the couple beside him as Souta kissed Hitomi, replying with a grin, “You’re welcome.” and stepped aside saying, “Go ahead, Bankotsu give it a try.”
Bankotsu shrugged, saying offhandedly, “Yeah sure, why not?” Blinking at his unexpected agreement, Kagome passed a coin to the man behind the counter and six balls were placed in front of Bankotsu.
Bankotsu picked up the ball and stared at the display a minute, eying it thoroughly. He thought, 'If those silly things really mean so much to her, then I wonder how she will react when I get her one?' Deciding there was only one way to find out, he shrugged and tossed the ball.
Kagome blinked as the ball not only knocked down the cups, but left a good sized dent in the wall before bouncing to the floor. Bankotsu smirked, thinking, 'Easy as pie.'
When the clerk asked which ones he wanted for a prize he rolled his eyes muttering boredly, “Hell, I don’t care, let her choose them.” pointing his finger to indicate Kagome.
Kagome’s eyes widened and she blinked a few times before a huge grin plastered across her face and she pointed to the big stuffed tiger with two cubs saying, “That one please.”
The clerk retrieved the prize and said, “You still have one more.” Kagome hugged her tigers and looked over the display a minute before pointing to the black dragon and said, “I’ll take that one.” She thought, 'Mama will adore this.'
The clerk nodded and took it down passing it to her, saying, “Have a nice day folks.”
Kagome spontaneously hugged Bankotsu with the animals between them and said, “Thanks so much, Bankotsu.” He blinked when he felt her barrel into him and then smirked as he looked down and saw her face glowing, and said, “Yeah sure, don’t mention it.” patting her back.
She blushed and pulled back from him adding, “No one has won me a prize since my father died.” Hugging the stuffed animals and nuzzling her face into them with her eyes closed.
Souta confirmed, “We haven’t been to these things very often and I only started getting good at the ball-toss a year ago.” as his eyes also became a little sad.
Hitomi, sensing her boyfriend’s sadness, took his hand, saying, “Come on, Souta, let’s check out the fish.” He gave her a small smile and said, “Sure,” allowing her to lead him across to the fish.
Bankotsu cleared his throat, asking, “So where to next?” staring at Kagome. He frowned as the need to wipe the sadness from her face hit him hard.
She looked up and said, “I guess the fish,” sending him a small smile. He nodded and wrapped an arm around her waist leading her over to where Souta and Hitomi were.
Hitomi smiled as Souta held her panda, and she paid the woman behind the display and was handed a small, wire scoop with a wooden handle.
Souta felt kind of silly holding the big panda and shifted his feet, trying to be patient. Hitomi dipped her paddle in and tried to scoop one of the fish but missed.
Kagome smiled, saying, “Better luck next time, Hitomi.” as the younger girl frowned.
Hitomi sighed and took her panda back after handing her paddle back. Kagome asked Bankotsu to hold the prizes for her. He blinked then sighed and said, “No way, I’m not holding those goofy things. They’re yours, you hold them.” pushing them back towards her.
Hitomi offered to hold them and Kagome smiled, letting her hold them as she tried her luck. She caught a blue one and the person bagged it up in water for her. Kagome thanked her with a bow and passed the fish to Hitomi, saying, “Here, if I take it home Buyo would just eat it.”
Hitomi grinned as she passed back the animals and said, “Wow, thanks Kagome.”
Kagome smiled, assuring, “No problem.” as she hugged her stuffed animals.
Souta smiled, offering, “How about we get a fish bowl for you and take it and the stuffed animals back to the room, then meet up with Kagome and Bankotsu at the roller-coaster?”
Hitomi’s eyes lit up and she said, “Sure.” slipping her free hand into his.
Kagome said, “Hey, would you two mind taking the dragon back for me and setting it on my bag?” passing Souta the dragon.
He smiled, answering, “No problem.”
Bankotsu frowned asking, “Why not have them just take both back for you?”
Kagome shook her head adamantly protesting, “No way,” as she hugged her tiger family declaring, “I want keep this with me for the day.”
Bankotsu sighed and said, “Alright.” He hid a smile as Souta and Hitomi walked back towards the room.
Kagome grinned hugging her kitties and asked happily, “So where to next?”
Bankotsu walked beside her with his hands in his pockets, answering, “Wherever you want.” with a careless shrug.
Kagome chuckled, asking, “Feeling strong?” as she spotted the strength testing.
He smirked and asked, bemused, “What do you think?” flexing his arm a bit.
She giggled a led him over to the line, adding, “Here you can show off your strength.” grinning at him.
He shrugged, “If you say so.” watching as the man in front of him picked up the large mallet and slammed it down on the machine. He blinked and watched as the little gadget ran up the long pole and stopped about half way.
Staring at Kagome, he asked, “What’s the point of this one?” not comprehending why anyone would do such a silly thing.
She replied, “Well the object is to get that thing there to hit the bell way at the top." Frowning, she thought, 'On second thought he’d probably just break this thing.' Frowning she said, “You know what, never mind.” and stepped aside pulling him by the arm so the next person in line could try.
He sighed in relief and said, “Good, because that seemed boring as hell.” and led her down a path towards the candy booth.
He watched, confused as people started eating what looked like colorful fluffy clouds. Kagome squealed and dragged him over to the line, paying for one. He asked, “Why did you get so excited over this?”
She giggled, “Because, silly, it’s cotton-candy.” The tore off a piece and pushed it into his open mouth.
He blinked as the sugary thing melted on his tongue and crackled a bit. She said, “Good, huh?” before popping a piece into her mouth.
He scowled mumbling, “Yuck, it’s way too sweet.” and spat on the ground trying to get the taste out of his mouth.
Kagome sighed and popped some more into her mouth before walking over to the drink booth and ordering two cups of tea. She paid for the drinks and passed the first one to him saying, “Here, drink this.” before finishing her cotton candy and drinking her tea, while one arm hugged her tigers to her torso.
Bankotsu gladly drank the tea and paid for a second one before asking, “You sure it wouldn’t be easier dropping that back off at the room?” pointing to her silly toy.
She said, “Not a chance.” hugging her stuffed animal protectively.
He sighed and shook his head, muttering, “Whatever.” and drank his second tea, crushing the cup and tossing it into the trash can while he watched her hugging her silly toy. He still wasn't sure what the big deal was.
After a minute he said, “Let’s go over to that whatever-it-was Souta talked about meeting up at.” She nodded and they began walking towards the roller-coaster line.
They were about two feet from the line when Kagome whipped around as she heard her name called out. Her eyes widened in shock as she saw her three friends Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi heading directly towards them. Bankotsu scowled at the three girls as they approached, wondering who they were and exactly how they knew Kagome.
The trio's eyes lit up first in shock then in appreciation as their eyes traveled the length of Bankotsu. Kagome noticed this and frowned, then plastered on a smile and greeted, "Ayumi, Yuka, and Eri. What brings you three here?"
She turned to Bankotsu and quickly explained, "These are some of my friends from school." He nodded that he understood.
Yuka answered, "Well, we decided, since we have a three day weekend this time, we might as well enjoy it and came here."
Eri eyed Bankotsu thoroughly, then licked her lips excitedly and asked, "So who is this stud beside you?"
Bankotsu blinked in shock at her brazenness and then smirked. Kagome answered cheerily, "Oh him? He's Bankotsu."
Yuka eyed Bankotsu and exclaimed, "Wow, he sure looks strong!"
Bankotsu smirked and replied, "I am!" looking at the girls.
Eri reached out and felt his bicep. "I'll say!" she agreed as she winked at Bankotsu.
"You sure are cute," Ayumi said and blushed as she drank in Bankotsu's form.
Kagome frowned, wondering why watching her friends flirt with Bankotsu was irritating her. Bankotsu noticed Kagome's frown and casually draped his free arm around her shoulder as he gave her a small smile.
Yuka asked, "So Kagome, where is your bad-boy boyfriend?"
Kagome blushed brightly and Bankotsu scowled. He dropped his arm, then faced Kagome and demanded, “What are they talking about, Kagome?”
Kagome blushed brighter and mumbled embarrassed, “Um...”
"You know, Mr. Possessive," Ayumi cooed with starry eyes as her hands went to both sides of her face.
Kagome looked nervously at the ground and mumbled, “We broke up.”
Yuka gasped in shock, then asked, relieved, “Kagome, did you finally dump him then?”
Kagome, snapping her head up, looked at her friend with shocked eyes and asked, “Why would you think that?”
Eri retorted seriously, “Because he was a two-timing, possessive, bad-boy. We also heard from one of the guys at school that he and some of his cronies about got their heads knocked off after harassing you this weekend and figured he must have been around. ”
Kagome groaned and asked, “Could we just drop it, please? I really don’t want to talk about Inuyasha right now. And-”
Bankotsu, who was feeling even more irritated than before, now smirked at the three girls, who all gasped in shock. Deciding to set the record straight he informed them smugly, “I’m the one who saved her.”
Yuka nodded then questioned, "Well, what about Hojo?" as she saw him walking over towards them.
At that same second, Bankotsu spotted some strange guy walking over with his eyes zeroed in on Kagome and immediately felt the need to keep Kagome close to him.
He casually wrapped a muscular arm around Kagome's waist possessively and brushed the hair away from her neck with his free hand, eyes zeroed in on the guy who was approaching. Bankotsu’s smirk widened as he noticed the guy’s reaction.
The guy quickly masked his reaction and his eyes filled with longing at the sight of the girl he’d always had a crush on looking healthy. Eyes still on the guy, Bankotsu was overcome with the sudden urge to make his claim known and began to nuzzle his face into the side of Kagome’s neck brushing his lips across the soft skin there.
Confused and angered that she wasn’t pushing the stranger away, Hojo’s eyes narrowed and he demanded, "What’s going on here Kagome? Who is this guy?” tearing his eyes from the intruder to gaze upon his beloved Kagome’s face. What he saw there only unsettled him even more.
Kagome's breath hitched as Bankotsu seductively began to nibble her earlobe and her cheeks began to flush a bit.
Hojo asked, confused, “Who is this guy and why aren’t you pushing him away?” She tried to pay attention to what Hojo was saying; of course, all she could think about was how good it felt to have Bankotsu nibbling her ear.
Hojo's eyes widened in shock and he balled his hands into fists at his side, just itching to smash one into the guy’s arrogant face. Bankotsu noticed the boy’s reaction and inwardly smirked as Kagome sighed in pleasure closing her eyes, unable to stop a murmur from escaping past her lips.
Bankotsu left her ear to slowly trail his wet tongue down her neck and slowly feathered kisses over to the corner of her soft lips. She was very much enjoying his attentions and turned to kiss his lips, completely forgetting all about Hojo and her stunned friends.
Bankotsu’s eyes lit with triumph and he captured her lips in a tender kiss while running his hands up and down her back slowly pressing her closer to his body. Kagome turned fully into Bankotsu wrapping her arms around his neck and kissed him back passionately.
Bankotsu continued his sensual assault for a minute and then broke the kiss, smiling in satisfaction at her closed eyes, dreamy expression, and slightly swollen lips.
Hojo was standing there; face red and body trembling with jealous rage. Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi all stood there wide-eyed and thought, 'Uh oh, there’s about to be a fight. Kagome, what are you doing girl?'
As she watched them kissing Ayumi thought a bit envious, 'Wow Kagome, you’re so lucky. He’s so hot and dreamy. I want a total hunk to kiss me like that someday.' with stars in her eyes.
Yuka stood there looking thunderstruck as she thought, 'Oh my, that’s some kiss.'
Eri, eyes wide from shock, watched the kiss thinking, 'Uh oh, Hojo is not going to like this.' Her eyes darted to Hojo and she saw his jaw clench tightly thinking, 'Poor Hojo, he doesn’t like this at all. Kagome girl, you’ve done it now.' Stepping a few paces back and dragging her friend’s by an arm each so they were out of the way.
'Who the hell does this guy think he is, just touching her like that? Why the hell isn’t she slapping him or at least yelling and pushing him away?' Hojo’s mind raged. Gritting his teeth, Hojo demanded, “Take your hands off of her- now!” eyes burning angrily into the guy who was acting way too familiar with Kagome for his taste.
Hearing the anger in his voice, Kagome's mind cleared from her passion-induced fog and her eyes slowly opened. She turned to see Hojo, her eyes widening as she remembered he was there and said, "Hojo... This is Bankotsu." Trying to diffuse the tension, Kagome held up her tigers saying happily, “He won this for me today, isn’t it adorable?”
Souta and Hitomi had spotted the group and walked up just as all of this was going on. His eyes widened at the scene of the kiss and he recognized that Bankotsu was purposefully making his place known. He’d suspected for some time now that the guy had the hots for his sister; this was only confirming it.
Hitomi’s grin couldn’t be contained because she’d suspected for a while now that Kagome had also had a crush on this guy.
Knowing that Hojo had had a thing for his sister for a long time now and seeing that Hojo was obviously about to blow a fuse, Souta stepped in front of him calmly informing the group, “He’s living with us.”
Bankotsu was staring directly at Hojo, whose face fell immediately as he asked, perplexed, “Living with you?” staring at the kid as if he were an alien speaking a foreign language.
Bankotsu inwardly smirked in satisfaction, answering calmly, “And what if I am?” as his grip tightened on Kagome’s waist, pulling her snug against his massive chest, with his blue eyes clearly challenging the scrawnier guy.
Hojo’s pain-filled eyes went to Kagome and he asked, “Is that true Kagome? Is this guy really living with you?” silently pleading with her to say that it was a lie.
Kagome’s eyes fell and she hugged her kitties tightly and nodded. Hojo’s hurt turned to anger as his chest heaved up and down. He let out a yell and pulled his arm back.
Knowing what the kid was about to do Bankotsu smirked and pushed Kagome to the safety of her brother’s side before catching the kid’s fist in his palm and saying smugly, “You shouldn’t have done that, boy.”
Kagome’s eyes widened as she screamed out, “No!” running over to them causing Bankotsu to halt his fist a mere inch in front of the shocked boy’s face and stare at her, completely perplexed.
She said sternly, “Bankotsu, don’t hurt him.” staring into his eyes. He huffed and shoved the kid away ordering, “Stay away from her if you know what’s good for you.” with narrowed eyes as he arm snagged her waist pulling her back to his side.
Kagome blinked at the sheer, possessive tone of Bankotsu’s voice and turned to Hojo, saying point-blank, “Look Hojo, I know that you like me, but I just don’t feel the same way- I only see you as a friend.” staring him deep in the eyes.
Hojo lowered his eyes to hide the pain that began to fill them and repeated, “Is he really living with you?”
Bankotsu’s face grew even smugger as he declared firmly, “Yes, I am, and I’m also her boyfriend.” with triumph gleaming in his eyes as he watched the boy’s shoulders hunch.
Hojo’s felt his heart shatter. His clenched fists fell limply to his sides with his head hung in defeat as he mumbled, “You better not hurt her.” before turning around and walking off with the shocked trio of school girls walking with him and trying to cheer him up.
Souta said, amused, “Well, now that that’s settled, how about we go ride the roller-coaster?” as he led Hitomi toward the line.
Bankotsu looked at Kagome, who was clinging to her tigers and asked, “Are you okay?” frowning when he saw a crystal shaped tear slide down her cheek.
She heaved a heavy sigh and asked, “Why did you say that...about being my boyfriend?” eyes staring at the ground.
Bankotsu hooked his finger under her chin and raised her face, making her look into his eyes, and answered, “You wanted to get rid of him, right?” waiting for her reply.
Kagome blinked and she stared at him, whispering, “Not like that.” chewing her lower lip worriedly.
Bankotsu scoffed, “You really are too nice sometimes.” adding seriously, “If you hadn’t told him point-blank like that, he would have continued following you around like a lost puppy.” shrugging.
She heaved another heavy sigh and said, "Oh well, at least he left.” hugging her tigers tightly.
Bankotsu said, “I’m hungry, let’s go grab some grub." and took her hand, leading her back to the restaurant where they got a table and ate dinner.
After about twenty minutes of silence, Bankotsu said, “Look, you may think I acted like a jerk, but that guy will be just fine.”
Kagome nodded, replying, “I may not like the way it was done,” glaring at him over the food before adding in a softer tone, “But thank you.” before eating her food.
He nodded answering, "You’re welcome,” and ate his food thinking, 'At least he won’t be staring at her like that anymore, and now I don’t have to worry about the jerk coming by the house to see her either.' wondering why it bothered him so much when he saw the undisguised interest in that guy’s eyes as he looked at Kagome.
Shrugging he finished his food and they walked back up to their room. Kagome took a shower and decided to turn in for the night, hugging her tigers as she fell asleep. Bankotsu showered after she went to sleep and decided to sit up a while, thinking about why he reacted the way he had.
A/N: Okay everyone that’s chapter eleven. I hope you liked it. XD
P.S. I'm healing for the next 6 weeks, so one chapter a week is going to be the best I can do. I hate the meds I'm on now , so going to heal with just ice packs for the pain from the surgery. I'll be on and offline. Thanks for your patience.
A big thanks to The Invisible Author for proofing this! XD
Chapter eleven:
Early the next morning, Bankotsu rolled out of his bed and went to shower. Just as he finished showering and dressing in shorts and a muscle shirt, Kagome woke up.
He sat on his bed drying his hair with a towel and said, “Go shower, and then I want to get some breakfast.”
She yawned and nodded, promising, “I won’t be long.” as she carried her bag into the bathroom and locked both doors.
Twenty minutes later, she came out in shorts and a t-shirt with her hair being toweled dry.
She sat on her bed and pulled out her sandals, informing him, “We have about two hours before the amusement park opens, so why don’t we have a leisurely breakfast?”
Bankotsu slipped on his sandals and pocketed the key card and envelope with the passes and cards and said, “Yeah, sure.”
Kagome left Souta a note saying that they were heading down for breakfast and would meet them at the gate when the park opened. Placing the note on the tiny counter of the kitchen alcove, she grabbed her wallet and slipped it into her pocket.
She brushed her hair and placed the brush on her bed, asking, “Ready?”
Bankotsu finished braiding his hair and stood up, slipping the comb-case into his back pocket and said, “Let’s go.” as he escorted her out of the room, quietly closing the door behind them.
Kagome smiled and started walking towards the restaurant. Bankotsu quickly caught up with her and walked beside her with his hands in his pockets, asking, “So what do you want to do first once this ‘park’ or whatever it is opens up?”
She smiled, answering, “I was thinking we might check out the game booths first. Like maybe the ball-toss or something?” as she happily walked beside him to the restaurant.
Bankotsu frowned, asking, “What is it exactly?” staring at the raven-haired girl beside him.
She said, “Well, you take a ball and toss it at a bunch of pins that are stacked up. If you knock them all down, you get a prize- like a stuffed animal or something.”
His confusion deepened and he asked, “Do people here really stuff animals?” trying to imagine why in the world anyone would bother stuffing an animal.
She laughed, answering, “No silly, it’s a type of toy… like a doll but instead it’s shaped like an animal.”
He blinked a few times and scoffed, “Who would want something lame like that for a prize? That’s stupid.”
She sighed and informed him, “Well actually, when a guy wins a stuffed animal for a prize, he usually gives it to his girlfriend or someone like that.” lifting her slender shoulders in a careless shrug. He frowned and followed her over to an empty table.
A few minutes later they had a plate loaded with two Belgian waffles, butter dishes, and fresh maple syrup placed in front of them. Between them was a smaller plate with freshly sliced mango pieces, and a bowl of nuts. To drink they were given a small glass of fresh squeezed orange juice and a medium sized glass of milk.
Bankotsu nodded to the waitress, and she smiled at them before taking her leave. Kagome frowned and then looked at the food, adding happily, “Wow, Belgian waffles.” as she picked up her fork and began buttering the fluffy breakfast before pouring some of the warm syrup over them.
Bankotsu said, “I hope it’s good, 'cause I’m famished.” as he reached over, doing the same thing to his food as he had seen Kagome do to hers.
She said cheerily, “Oh yeah, they are. You’re in for a real treat.” sinking her fork into the fluffy waffle and cutting off a piece.
Bankotsu frowned and mimicked her actions slowly lifting the strange food to his face. He sniffed a few times and sighed before poking it into his mouth. Kagome stopped mid-bite to look at him and asked, “So, what do you think?”
He chewed a few times before swallowing it and replied, “Not bad,” with a shrug before popping another bite into his mouth.
Kagome chuckled and popped a bite into her mouth before poking her fork into one of the mango slices and adding it to the top of her waffles.
Bankotsu reached over picking up a mango slice with his fingers and slipped it into his mouth. Smirking, he held out his fingers to Kagome, offering, “Wanna lick them clean for me?”
She blinked at his fingers then narrowed her eyes at him and snorted, “Get over yourself.” before going back to her food. Bankotsu laughed and licked his own fingers clean, holding her gaze with his intense blue eyes. Her cheeks filled with the tell-tale, pink tinge and he chuckled before eating his own food.
Kagome continued forking bites into her mouth and tried to banish the soft heat that had filled her face and averted her eyes from his for the rest of the meal. Because she refused, to look at him she missed the playful twinkle that entered his eyes and the deadly smirk that graced his handsome face.
Souta and Hitomi came over, calling out, “There you two are.” as they joined them. A few minutes later their own meals and drinks were brought over.
Souta said, “We thought we might have even missed you two.” hiding a yawn.
Hitomi said, “Yeah, when Souta picked up the note he checked the clock and rushed us out of the room.” chuckling as she leaned over and pecked his cheek.
Souta said defensively, “Well it is almost time for the amusement park to open.” as he tucked into his food.
Hitomi smiled agreeing, “Yeah, that’s true,” before carefully eating her food.
Having finished their meals, Bankotsu and Kagome just decided to wait for the other two since it was almost time for the rides to open anyway.
Hitomi and Souta finished in record time and stood, saying, “Okay, let’s go.” and walked off hand in hand toward the park’s gates.
Bankotsu nodded and pulled the envelope from his pocket saying, “Yo, hold up a minute, you two.” The couple stopped and turned around. Bankotsu pulled out the four passes and cards and started handing them out.
Hitomi, Kagome, and Souta placed their passes over their necks to dangle on their chests. Bankotsu did the same with a frown and passed out the cards. Hitomi and Souta pocketed theirs.
Kagome smiled at Bankotsu, holding up a small bag of coins adding, “I brought some of my money as well.” He nodded.
Hitomi held up a small bag informing them “I also brought some of mine.” with a grin. Passing it to Souta she said, “Okay hot-shot, let’s go see you win the ball-toss.” and linked hands with him, leading him towards the ball toss.
Kagome pocketed her bag and card and started following them. Bankotsu shrugged and followed her, figuring he might as well see what this was all about.
Hitomi stood happily beside Souta as he passed a coin to the man behind the counter and was given six balls. He picked up the first ball aimed and tossed the ball, knocking down two cups.
Hitomi cheered, “Yeah, that’s the way Souta!” and watched as him adjust his aim and toss the ball hitting two more cups.
Kagome joined Hitomi in cheering and Souta grinned and tossed again hitting the middle of the stack, causing the entire stack to come tumbling down.
Bankotsu blinked and asked, “That’s it? You just aim and throw the ball, knocking those down?” as Souta pointed to the large panda bear when asked which prize he wanted.
Souta said, “Yeah, but It’s not as easy as it looks.” passing his excited girlfriend her panda to add to her small collection.
Hitomi’s eyes lit up and she grinned before kissing his lips while hugging him tightly with the panda between them. She said, “Thanks, babe.”
Kagome watched, somewhat envious, as Souta passed Hitomi the panda, thinking, 'Wow, I wish I had a boyfriend who would do stuff like that for me.'
Bankotsu frowned as he noticed Kagome’s eyes dim a little. He thought, 'Do those silly toys really mean that much to her?'
His eyes switched to the couple beside him as Souta kissed Hitomi, replying with a grin, “You’re welcome.” and stepped aside saying, “Go ahead, Bankotsu give it a try.”
Bankotsu shrugged, saying offhandedly, “Yeah sure, why not?” Blinking at his unexpected agreement, Kagome passed a coin to the man behind the counter and six balls were placed in front of Bankotsu.
Bankotsu picked up the ball and stared at the display a minute, eying it thoroughly. He thought, 'If those silly things really mean so much to her, then I wonder how she will react when I get her one?' Deciding there was only one way to find out, he shrugged and tossed the ball.
Kagome blinked as the ball not only knocked down the cups, but left a good sized dent in the wall before bouncing to the floor. Bankotsu smirked, thinking, 'Easy as pie.'
When the clerk asked which ones he wanted for a prize he rolled his eyes muttering boredly, “Hell, I don’t care, let her choose them.” pointing his finger to indicate Kagome.
Kagome’s eyes widened and she blinked a few times before a huge grin plastered across her face and she pointed to the big stuffed tiger with two cubs saying, “That one please.”
The clerk retrieved the prize and said, “You still have one more.” Kagome hugged her tigers and looked over the display a minute before pointing to the black dragon and said, “I’ll take that one.” She thought, 'Mama will adore this.'
The clerk nodded and took it down passing it to her, saying, “Have a nice day folks.”
Kagome spontaneously hugged Bankotsu with the animals between them and said, “Thanks so much, Bankotsu.” He blinked when he felt her barrel into him and then smirked as he looked down and saw her face glowing, and said, “Yeah sure, don’t mention it.” patting her back.
She blushed and pulled back from him adding, “No one has won me a prize since my father died.” Hugging the stuffed animals and nuzzling her face into them with her eyes closed.
Souta confirmed, “We haven’t been to these things very often and I only started getting good at the ball-toss a year ago.” as his eyes also became a little sad.
Hitomi, sensing her boyfriend’s sadness, took his hand, saying, “Come on, Souta, let’s check out the fish.” He gave her a small smile and said, “Sure,” allowing her to lead him across to the fish.
Bankotsu cleared his throat, asking, “So where to next?” staring at Kagome. He frowned as the need to wipe the sadness from her face hit him hard.
She looked up and said, “I guess the fish,” sending him a small smile. He nodded and wrapped an arm around her waist leading her over to where Souta and Hitomi were.
Hitomi smiled as Souta held her panda, and she paid the woman behind the display and was handed a small, wire scoop with a wooden handle.
Souta felt kind of silly holding the big panda and shifted his feet, trying to be patient. Hitomi dipped her paddle in and tried to scoop one of the fish but missed.
Kagome smiled, saying, “Better luck next time, Hitomi.” as the younger girl frowned.
Hitomi sighed and took her panda back after handing her paddle back. Kagome asked Bankotsu to hold the prizes for her. He blinked then sighed and said, “No way, I’m not holding those goofy things. They’re yours, you hold them.” pushing them back towards her.
Hitomi offered to hold them and Kagome smiled, letting her hold them as she tried her luck. She caught a blue one and the person bagged it up in water for her. Kagome thanked her with a bow and passed the fish to Hitomi, saying, “Here, if I take it home Buyo would just eat it.”
Hitomi grinned as she passed back the animals and said, “Wow, thanks Kagome.”
Kagome smiled, assuring, “No problem.” as she hugged her stuffed animals.
Souta smiled, offering, “How about we get a fish bowl for you and take it and the stuffed animals back to the room, then meet up with Kagome and Bankotsu at the roller-coaster?”
Hitomi’s eyes lit up and she said, “Sure.” slipping her free hand into his.
Kagome said, “Hey, would you two mind taking the dragon back for me and setting it on my bag?” passing Souta the dragon.
He smiled, answering, “No problem.”
Bankotsu frowned asking, “Why not have them just take both back for you?”
Kagome shook her head adamantly protesting, “No way,” as she hugged her tiger family declaring, “I want keep this with me for the day.”
Bankotsu sighed and said, “Alright.” He hid a smile as Souta and Hitomi walked back towards the room.
Kagome grinned hugging her kitties and asked happily, “So where to next?”
Bankotsu walked beside her with his hands in his pockets, answering, “Wherever you want.” with a careless shrug.
Kagome chuckled, asking, “Feeling strong?” as she spotted the strength testing.
He smirked and asked, bemused, “What do you think?” flexing his arm a bit.
She giggled a led him over to the line, adding, “Here you can show off your strength.” grinning at him.
He shrugged, “If you say so.” watching as the man in front of him picked up the large mallet and slammed it down on the machine. He blinked and watched as the little gadget ran up the long pole and stopped about half way.
Staring at Kagome, he asked, “What’s the point of this one?” not comprehending why anyone would do such a silly thing.
She replied, “Well the object is to get that thing there to hit the bell way at the top." Frowning, she thought, 'On second thought he’d probably just break this thing.' Frowning she said, “You know what, never mind.” and stepped aside pulling him by the arm so the next person in line could try.
He sighed in relief and said, “Good, because that seemed boring as hell.” and led her down a path towards the candy booth.
He watched, confused as people started eating what looked like colorful fluffy clouds. Kagome squealed and dragged him over to the line, paying for one. He asked, “Why did you get so excited over this?”
She giggled, “Because, silly, it’s cotton-candy.” The tore off a piece and pushed it into his open mouth.
He blinked as the sugary thing melted on his tongue and crackled a bit. She said, “Good, huh?” before popping a piece into her mouth.
He scowled mumbling, “Yuck, it’s way too sweet.” and spat on the ground trying to get the taste out of his mouth.
Kagome sighed and popped some more into her mouth before walking over to the drink booth and ordering two cups of tea. She paid for the drinks and passed the first one to him saying, “Here, drink this.” before finishing her cotton candy and drinking her tea, while one arm hugged her tigers to her torso.
Bankotsu gladly drank the tea and paid for a second one before asking, “You sure it wouldn’t be easier dropping that back off at the room?” pointing to her silly toy.
She said, “Not a chance.” hugging her stuffed animal protectively.
He sighed and shook his head, muttering, “Whatever.” and drank his second tea, crushing the cup and tossing it into the trash can while he watched her hugging her silly toy. He still wasn't sure what the big deal was.
After a minute he said, “Let’s go over to that whatever-it-was Souta talked about meeting up at.” She nodded and they began walking towards the roller-coaster line.
They were about two feet from the line when Kagome whipped around as she heard her name called out. Her eyes widened in shock as she saw her three friends Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi heading directly towards them. Bankotsu scowled at the three girls as they approached, wondering who they were and exactly how they knew Kagome.
The trio's eyes lit up first in shock then in appreciation as their eyes traveled the length of Bankotsu. Kagome noticed this and frowned, then plastered on a smile and greeted, "Ayumi, Yuka, and Eri. What brings you three here?"
She turned to Bankotsu and quickly explained, "These are some of my friends from school." He nodded that he understood.
Yuka answered, "Well, we decided, since we have a three day weekend this time, we might as well enjoy it and came here."
Eri eyed Bankotsu thoroughly, then licked her lips excitedly and asked, "So who is this stud beside you?"
Bankotsu blinked in shock at her brazenness and then smirked. Kagome answered cheerily, "Oh him? He's Bankotsu."
Yuka eyed Bankotsu and exclaimed, "Wow, he sure looks strong!"
Bankotsu smirked and replied, "I am!" looking at the girls.
Eri reached out and felt his bicep. "I'll say!" she agreed as she winked at Bankotsu.
"You sure are cute," Ayumi said and blushed as she drank in Bankotsu's form.
Kagome frowned, wondering why watching her friends flirt with Bankotsu was irritating her. Bankotsu noticed Kagome's frown and casually draped his free arm around her shoulder as he gave her a small smile.
Yuka asked, "So Kagome, where is your bad-boy boyfriend?"
Kagome blushed brightly and Bankotsu scowled. He dropped his arm, then faced Kagome and demanded, “What are they talking about, Kagome?”
Kagome blushed brighter and mumbled embarrassed, “Um...”
"You know, Mr. Possessive," Ayumi cooed with starry eyes as her hands went to both sides of her face.
Kagome looked nervously at the ground and mumbled, “We broke up.”
Yuka gasped in shock, then asked, relieved, “Kagome, did you finally dump him then?”
Kagome, snapping her head up, looked at her friend with shocked eyes and asked, “Why would you think that?”
Eri retorted seriously, “Because he was a two-timing, possessive, bad-boy. We also heard from one of the guys at school that he and some of his cronies about got their heads knocked off after harassing you this weekend and figured he must have been around. ”
Kagome groaned and asked, “Could we just drop it, please? I really don’t want to talk about Inuyasha right now. And-”
Bankotsu, who was feeling even more irritated than before, now smirked at the three girls, who all gasped in shock. Deciding to set the record straight he informed them smugly, “I’m the one who saved her.”
Yuka nodded then questioned, "Well, what about Hojo?" as she saw him walking over towards them.
At that same second, Bankotsu spotted some strange guy walking over with his eyes zeroed in on Kagome and immediately felt the need to keep Kagome close to him.
He casually wrapped a muscular arm around Kagome's waist possessively and brushed the hair away from her neck with his free hand, eyes zeroed in on the guy who was approaching. Bankotsu’s smirk widened as he noticed the guy’s reaction.
The guy quickly masked his reaction and his eyes filled with longing at the sight of the girl he’d always had a crush on looking healthy. Eyes still on the guy, Bankotsu was overcome with the sudden urge to make his claim known and began to nuzzle his face into the side of Kagome’s neck brushing his lips across the soft skin there.
Confused and angered that she wasn’t pushing the stranger away, Hojo’s eyes narrowed and he demanded, "What’s going on here Kagome? Who is this guy?” tearing his eyes from the intruder to gaze upon his beloved Kagome’s face. What he saw there only unsettled him even more.
Kagome's breath hitched as Bankotsu seductively began to nibble her earlobe and her cheeks began to flush a bit.
Hojo asked, confused, “Who is this guy and why aren’t you pushing him away?” She tried to pay attention to what Hojo was saying; of course, all she could think about was how good it felt to have Bankotsu nibbling her ear.
Hojo's eyes widened in shock and he balled his hands into fists at his side, just itching to smash one into the guy’s arrogant face. Bankotsu noticed the boy’s reaction and inwardly smirked as Kagome sighed in pleasure closing her eyes, unable to stop a murmur from escaping past her lips.
Bankotsu left her ear to slowly trail his wet tongue down her neck and slowly feathered kisses over to the corner of her soft lips. She was very much enjoying his attentions and turned to kiss his lips, completely forgetting all about Hojo and her stunned friends.
Bankotsu’s eyes lit with triumph and he captured her lips in a tender kiss while running his hands up and down her back slowly pressing her closer to his body. Kagome turned fully into Bankotsu wrapping her arms around his neck and kissed him back passionately.
Bankotsu continued his sensual assault for a minute and then broke the kiss, smiling in satisfaction at her closed eyes, dreamy expression, and slightly swollen lips.
Hojo was standing there; face red and body trembling with jealous rage. Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi all stood there wide-eyed and thought, 'Uh oh, there’s about to be a fight. Kagome, what are you doing girl?'
As she watched them kissing Ayumi thought a bit envious, 'Wow Kagome, you’re so lucky. He’s so hot and dreamy. I want a total hunk to kiss me like that someday.' with stars in her eyes.
Yuka stood there looking thunderstruck as she thought, 'Oh my, that’s some kiss.'
Eri, eyes wide from shock, watched the kiss thinking, 'Uh oh, Hojo is not going to like this.' Her eyes darted to Hojo and she saw his jaw clench tightly thinking, 'Poor Hojo, he doesn’t like this at all. Kagome girl, you’ve done it now.' Stepping a few paces back and dragging her friend’s by an arm each so they were out of the way.
'Who the hell does this guy think he is, just touching her like that? Why the hell isn’t she slapping him or at least yelling and pushing him away?' Hojo’s mind raged. Gritting his teeth, Hojo demanded, “Take your hands off of her- now!” eyes burning angrily into the guy who was acting way too familiar with Kagome for his taste.
Hearing the anger in his voice, Kagome's mind cleared from her passion-induced fog and her eyes slowly opened. She turned to see Hojo, her eyes widening as she remembered he was there and said, "Hojo... This is Bankotsu." Trying to diffuse the tension, Kagome held up her tigers saying happily, “He won this for me today, isn’t it adorable?”
Souta and Hitomi had spotted the group and walked up just as all of this was going on. His eyes widened at the scene of the kiss and he recognized that Bankotsu was purposefully making his place known. He’d suspected for some time now that the guy had the hots for his sister; this was only confirming it.
Hitomi’s grin couldn’t be contained because she’d suspected for a while now that Kagome had also had a crush on this guy.
Knowing that Hojo had had a thing for his sister for a long time now and seeing that Hojo was obviously about to blow a fuse, Souta stepped in front of him calmly informing the group, “He’s living with us.”
Bankotsu was staring directly at Hojo, whose face fell immediately as he asked, perplexed, “Living with you?” staring at the kid as if he were an alien speaking a foreign language.
Bankotsu inwardly smirked in satisfaction, answering calmly, “And what if I am?” as his grip tightened on Kagome’s waist, pulling her snug against his massive chest, with his blue eyes clearly challenging the scrawnier guy.
Hojo’s pain-filled eyes went to Kagome and he asked, “Is that true Kagome? Is this guy really living with you?” silently pleading with her to say that it was a lie.
Kagome’s eyes fell and she hugged her kitties tightly and nodded. Hojo’s hurt turned to anger as his chest heaved up and down. He let out a yell and pulled his arm back.
Knowing what the kid was about to do Bankotsu smirked and pushed Kagome to the safety of her brother’s side before catching the kid’s fist in his palm and saying smugly, “You shouldn’t have done that, boy.”
Kagome’s eyes widened as she screamed out, “No!” running over to them causing Bankotsu to halt his fist a mere inch in front of the shocked boy’s face and stare at her, completely perplexed.
She said sternly, “Bankotsu, don’t hurt him.” staring into his eyes. He huffed and shoved the kid away ordering, “Stay away from her if you know what’s good for you.” with narrowed eyes as he arm snagged her waist pulling her back to his side.
Kagome blinked at the sheer, possessive tone of Bankotsu’s voice and turned to Hojo, saying point-blank, “Look Hojo, I know that you like me, but I just don’t feel the same way- I only see you as a friend.” staring him deep in the eyes.
Hojo lowered his eyes to hide the pain that began to fill them and repeated, “Is he really living with you?”
Bankotsu’s face grew even smugger as he declared firmly, “Yes, I am, and I’m also her boyfriend.” with triumph gleaming in his eyes as he watched the boy’s shoulders hunch.
Hojo’s felt his heart shatter. His clenched fists fell limply to his sides with his head hung in defeat as he mumbled, “You better not hurt her.” before turning around and walking off with the shocked trio of school girls walking with him and trying to cheer him up.
Souta said, amused, “Well, now that that’s settled, how about we go ride the roller-coaster?” as he led Hitomi toward the line.
Bankotsu looked at Kagome, who was clinging to her tigers and asked, “Are you okay?” frowning when he saw a crystal shaped tear slide down her cheek.
She heaved a heavy sigh and asked, “Why did you say that...about being my boyfriend?” eyes staring at the ground.
Bankotsu hooked his finger under her chin and raised her face, making her look into his eyes, and answered, “You wanted to get rid of him, right?” waiting for her reply.
Kagome blinked and she stared at him, whispering, “Not like that.” chewing her lower lip worriedly.
Bankotsu scoffed, “You really are too nice sometimes.” adding seriously, “If you hadn’t told him point-blank like that, he would have continued following you around like a lost puppy.” shrugging.
She heaved another heavy sigh and said, "Oh well, at least he left.” hugging her tigers tightly.
Bankotsu said, “I’m hungry, let’s go grab some grub." and took her hand, leading her back to the restaurant where they got a table and ate dinner.
After about twenty minutes of silence, Bankotsu said, “Look, you may think I acted like a jerk, but that guy will be just fine.”
Kagome nodded, replying, “I may not like the way it was done,” glaring at him over the food before adding in a softer tone, “But thank you.” before eating her food.
He nodded answering, "You’re welcome,” and ate his food thinking, 'At least he won’t be staring at her like that anymore, and now I don’t have to worry about the jerk coming by the house to see her either.' wondering why it bothered him so much when he saw the undisguised interest in that guy’s eyes as he looked at Kagome.
Shrugging he finished his food and they walked back up to their room. Kagome took a shower and decided to turn in for the night, hugging her tigers as she fell asleep. Bankotsu showered after she went to sleep and decided to sit up a while, thinking about why he reacted the way he had.
A/N: Okay everyone that’s chapter eleven. I hope you liked it. XD
P.S. I'm healing for the next 6 weeks, so one chapter a week is going to be the best I can do. I hate the meds I'm on now , so going to heal with just ice packs for the pain from the surgery. I'll be on and offline. Thanks for your patience.