InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bankotsu's Futuristic Escapades ❯ Fourteen ( Chapter 15 )
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By: kittyb78 
Bankotsu's Nightmares continue
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.11.2009 | Updated On: 12.11.2009 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 279 | Status: Work In Progress
Bankotsu's Nightmares continue
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.11.2009 | Updated On: 12.11.2009 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 279 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I do not own the Characters, only this plot line and all its insane little twists.
Hoshi means star
A big thanks to The Invisible Author for proofing this! XD
Chapter fourteen:
Flashback:
A young child of eight begged his parents to stay with him because he was feeling really sick, and all sick children want their parents to comfort them. The male said, “Sorry, son, it’s a business meeting and we can’t be late.”
The woman added, “Nanny Hoshi will be here if you need anything. Now be a good boy and rest.” bestowing a kiss on his forehead.
Tears filled his eyes as he pleaded, “Can’t you miss the meeting just this once?” feeling absolutely lousy. He had a fever and a mild cough, but worst were the body aches. He felt like his entire body may as well have been one large bruise.
The man said, “Sorry, no. This is a very important meeting, and your grandfather would have a fit if we were late.” as he held up the woman’s coat for her.
She allowed her husband to help her with her coat, promising, “We will return as soon as the meeting is over. Now be a good boy and don’t give Nanny Hoshi too much trouble while we’re out.”
The adults left for the meeting, never to return again, for on their way out down the road about ten feet from the house way they were slammed into by a semi-truck barreling down the mountain road. Its brakes had been cut and the driver was frantically trying to stop. When he saw the SUV turning the corner, he blared his horn loudly, trying to warn the couple.
The sick child jumped up as he heard the loud horn. He ran down the stairs as he heard the screeching tires, followed by the near deafening crash as the semi collided with the trees along the road, and the SUV went beneath the middle of the heavy semi, sliced in half and smashed beyond salvage.
Eyes wide, the child ripped the front door open just as the semi hit the rail and watched in sheer horror as his parents met their untimely demises. He tried to run over and help but was held back by the frantic nanny who had raised him his entire life. She held him back while screaming for someone to help as the combined vehicles swayed and eventually toppled over the edge of and fell to the bottom of the steep cliff.
Shortly after the authorities were notified, the traumatized child was ripped from the one person that had raised him most- his nanny and placed with his grandfather in a much more rigid environment.
End Flashback:
Pain and terror filled Bankotsu’s eyes as he bolted upright in his bed, screaming out, “No!” at the top of his lungs. His heart was racing frantically as the memory of his parents’ deaths assailed him.
His fists clenched as anger, resentment, and fear all combined to assault the shaken teenager all at once. Sweat poured from his body early as thick as if he had just gotten out of the nostrils flared which each panicked breath.
Kagome’s eyes immediately shot open at her boyfriend’s terrified scream ripping through the house. She bolted out of bed, ran through the door and into his room, fast as lightening.
What she came upon both shocked and truly worried her. Her normally tough boyfriend sat on the bed hugging his knees rocking back and forth like a frightened child. From the moonlight shinning through his window, she caught the shiny moisture falling down his cheeks.
A heartbroken sob of utter pain and misery escaped Bankotsu's constricted chest, tearing Kagome out of her shock and sending her running over to embrace him. Requiring Kagome's comfort more than he did his next breath, Bankotsu wrapped his strong arms around her and nuzzled into her chest, no longer able to restrain himself from crying.
Once Sora had seen that everything was okay, she returned to her book she was reading on the couch, glad that her daughter was able to soothe him.
Kagome held Bankotsu tightly, rocking with him until his sobs lessened, soothing, “Shh, I’m here.” as a mother would to comfort a frightened child. He cried until he could no longer form tears and then sat there, just holding her as if she were his only lifeline.
Kagome wordlessly held him running her hand down his bare back, ignoring the sweat that had seeped into her night shirt. Without a word, they adjusted to lay down, still clinging to each other, and she continued soothing him as best she could.
Slowly he opened up, confiding to her what had upset him so much. She continued running her hand down his back and through his hair until his breathing evened out while her mind digested the details of his revelation.
When she realized he had fallen to sleep with his head nestled on her chest, she sighed, relieved, thinking, 'This one really shook him up. I should take him somewhere to distract him from these horrible nightmares.'
Over the last week Bankotsu's flashes had grown more frequent and far too vivid to be ignored. It was almost as if they were memories coming to the surface, which was rather bizarre in the first place since he insisted that he had to be from the Feudal Era. Kagome, however, was beginning to seriously question that.
Looking down at the sleeping man, she concluded, 'It’s time to start delving into things and discover why this keeps happening to him.' Eventually, hours later, Kagome’s eyes drifted shut and she too fell asleep.
Next Morning:
Kagome and Bankotsu opened their eyes at the same time. She asked, “Feeling better?”
He closed his eyes, nodding and said, “Thanks… for coming in here.” and shrugged, intending to pull away.
She held him tighter and said, “Ban… I know you don’t want to talk about it… but, things like this are happening more frequently, and I can’t just ignore these anymore.”
Bankotsu sighed and pulled away, saying, “I can’t either. I wanted to pretend that this wasn’t happening.” Cradling his head between his hands, he muttered, “I think I’m losing my mind.”
She said, “No, that’s not it. Ban, I think you might actually be from this time and somehow had ended up in the Feudal Era like I did.”
He snorted, “I don’t know anymore. All my memories are from when Jakotsu and I first met, forward.”
She placed a hand on his shoulder and began massaging them for him, saying, “I think that now some memories might be coming back to you.”
Bankotsu frowned, trying to wrap his mind around the possibility. Even just two weeks ago he would have never accepted the idea, not even as a possibility. But with the frequency and vivid details of these latest nightmares… he just didn’t know what to think anymore.
He ran a hand through his hair in frustration and snorted, not ready to accept that explanation yet, but not sure what else it could be. He sighed, annoyed, “I don’t know, Kags.”
Kagome took a deep breath and suggested, "Maybe we should look into it? You know, research it or something? We could ask Mama’s advice.” knowing he would likely scoff at the idea. Her breath unconsciously caught in her lungs as she waited for his answer.
As expected, Bankotsu's spine stiffened, and he snorted derisively, running his hand through his hair in jerky motions again before exhaling a drawn-out sigh. It went against his very nature to ask for help from anyone. It had been drilled into him as far back as he could remember to never rely on anyone else more than himself.
Asking anyone for help was not something he even would have entertained. But he was very close to being at his wit’s end with the whole mess. Taking a deep breath, he said, “Fine, we can ask her.”
Kagome released the breath she had been holding and hugged him, saying softly, “I know this is hard for you.” His arm wrapped around her waist saying, “Yeah, but if you think it will really work… We’ll give it a shot.”
She smiled, pressing her lips against his hardened jaw in a soft kiss. He gave her a peck on the cheek and said, “I’m gonna go take a shower.” before leaving the room and walking into the bathroom Souta had just vacated.
Kagome nodded and went to her room to slip on some pants before booting up her computer to start researching what might be causing his nightmarish flashbacks. However, her gut told her she had already nailed it.
After the computer booted up, she entered her password and brought up the browser, typing in ‘memory loss’ and clicked on one that read ‘memory loss signs and symptoms’ to begin combing through the archive.
Clicking on ‘anterograde amnesia’ she read the causes and symptoms. Deciding it was worth looking into she brought up more information about it and read it very carefully.
When Bankotsu finished his shower, he joined her, pulling up another chair, and asked, “Any luck?”
Kagome replied, “Actually, yes,” and began explaining what she had read. Bankotsu thought back to the time he’d woken up after the dream about the old man and running through the trees and frowned.
She asked, “Ban, you okay?” with concern in her brown eyes as she placed a hand on his thigh to comfort him.
He blinked and said, “Yeah, let’s keep looking though. Can you get anything else about this antor- whatever it is?”
She nodded and began delving a little further by following the links and read everything to him. He listened intently, hoping they might finally be getting some answers.
Hours passed and they still hadn’t come down for breakfast yet, so Sora walked up stairs asking, “Kagome, Bankotsu, is everything okay?”
Kagome hollered, “Yes, Mama,” and Sora followed her daughter’s voice into her bedroom where she found the two teenagers pouring over something on the computer.
Sora asked, “How long have you two been here?” thinking it was unusual for either of them to miss breakfast, not to mention for her daughter to be hitting the books until noon. “What’s this?” she asked, coming further into the room.
Kagome and Bankotsu exchanged a knowing look, and he nodded once for her to proceed. Kagome smiled at him before saying, “Actually, Mama, maybe you can help us.”
Sora blinked and sat on the bed, asking, “What do you need help with?”
As the teenagers turned their chairs to face her mother, Kagome said, “Well, Ban has been having nightmares for a while now, right?”
Sora nodded. Kagome said, “With the nature of the images being based on stuff in this time period, we decided to start looking into things a bit and came across this.” waving her hand to indicate what they had been reading.
One of her hands settled over her boyfriend’s, offering him silent support and comfort as her mother came over and read what was on the screen. Sora’s eyes widened, and she frowned, puzzled, asking, “I thought he was from Inuyasha’s time?” staring at the teens.
Bankotsu’s free hand went through his hair again as he explained, “So did I until all these weird things started popping up. From as far back as I can remember, it’s been just me and my now dead, best friend, Jakotsu.” his voice growing somewhat regretful as he explained about how Jakotsu had found him abandoned in the woods and bandaged his wounds and taught him to fight.
Sora listened intently, trying to digest everything, and then slowly nodded, concluding, “Then it is possible you could have fallen through time much like Kagome had.” in a knowing tone.
Bankotsu said, “Yeah, I guess. I’m pretty much at my wit’s end, trying to figure this all out. But I’ve never been one to ignore what’s right in front of me and other than this,” pointing to the screen, he continued, frustrated, “I don’t know how else to explain any of what’s going on.”
Sora said, “Actually, it is very possible.” Taking a deep breath, she suggested, “Why don’t you two take the rest of the day off and just relax a bit? All of this must be very overwhelming for you.” staring at Bankotsu.
Kagome said, “Good idea, Mama. I’ll go make us a quick picnic basket of leftovers from the last few days. Ban, change into to your swim trunks.”
He blinked but nodded and left to do so. Kagome went to change into her swimsuit, a tank top, and her cutoff shorts. She walked into the kitchen and heated up some of the best dishes she had made over the last few days, trying to help ease the load from her mother lately.
After packing the basket, she asked, “Mama, do you think this could really explain what’s been going on with him?”
Sora assured, “It’s very possible. We can look into this all later. For now you two go and have some fun, get away from it all for a while.”
Kagome nodded agreeing, “You’re right, Mama.” adding the towels to the basket.
Bankotsu walked down stairs, asking, “Ready, Kagome?” wondering just what his girlfriend had planned.
Kagome grabbed the picnic basket and said, “Yup. We will see you this evening,, Mama.” as she took Bankotsu by the hand and led him out the door.
Looking forward to spending the day just the two of them, Bankotsu promised, “I won’t let her get into any trouble.” grinning at his girlfriend’s mother.
Sora smiled, waving them off and replied, “I know. You two have fun now. Just be back before it gets too late. Kagome, call me if you won’t make it back before dark.”
They both promised, “We will.” and Kagome grabbed her cell phone, clipping it to her hip. They waved and set off on foot towards the large beach that was only a few miles away.
Sora frowned and thought, 'I need to discuss this with Father and see what his take on it is.' and walked outside to the shed, saying, “Father, we need to talk.” brows furrowed deeply.
Hiromasa picked up on the concern and confusion in her voice, asking, “What is it?” placing his latest ‘discovery’ aside in a jar and sealing the lid tight.
Sora said, “Well, come inside for tea and we can talk. It’s a long story.” He nodded and followed her, knowing his daughter wasn’t one for overreacting. From the confusion in her eyes, he knew something was troubling her.
A/N: Okay that's chapter fourteen- enjoy! XD
Hoshi means star
A big thanks to The Invisible Author for proofing this! XD
Chapter fourteen:
Flashback:
A young child of eight begged his parents to stay with him because he was feeling really sick, and all sick children want their parents to comfort them. The male said, “Sorry, son, it’s a business meeting and we can’t be late.”
The woman added, “Nanny Hoshi will be here if you need anything. Now be a good boy and rest.” bestowing a kiss on his forehead.
Tears filled his eyes as he pleaded, “Can’t you miss the meeting just this once?” feeling absolutely lousy. He had a fever and a mild cough, but worst were the body aches. He felt like his entire body may as well have been one large bruise.
The man said, “Sorry, no. This is a very important meeting, and your grandfather would have a fit if we were late.” as he held up the woman’s coat for her.
She allowed her husband to help her with her coat, promising, “We will return as soon as the meeting is over. Now be a good boy and don’t give Nanny Hoshi too much trouble while we’re out.”
The adults left for the meeting, never to return again, for on their way out down the road about ten feet from the house way they were slammed into by a semi-truck barreling down the mountain road. Its brakes had been cut and the driver was frantically trying to stop. When he saw the SUV turning the corner, he blared his horn loudly, trying to warn the couple.
The sick child jumped up as he heard the loud horn. He ran down the stairs as he heard the screeching tires, followed by the near deafening crash as the semi collided with the trees along the road, and the SUV went beneath the middle of the heavy semi, sliced in half and smashed beyond salvage.
Eyes wide, the child ripped the front door open just as the semi hit the rail and watched in sheer horror as his parents met their untimely demises. He tried to run over and help but was held back by the frantic nanny who had raised him his entire life. She held him back while screaming for someone to help as the combined vehicles swayed and eventually toppled over the edge of and fell to the bottom of the steep cliff.
Shortly after the authorities were notified, the traumatized child was ripped from the one person that had raised him most- his nanny and placed with his grandfather in a much more rigid environment.
End Flashback:
Pain and terror filled Bankotsu’s eyes as he bolted upright in his bed, screaming out, “No!” at the top of his lungs. His heart was racing frantically as the memory of his parents’ deaths assailed him.
His fists clenched as anger, resentment, and fear all combined to assault the shaken teenager all at once. Sweat poured from his body early as thick as if he had just gotten out of the nostrils flared which each panicked breath.
Kagome’s eyes immediately shot open at her boyfriend’s terrified scream ripping through the house. She bolted out of bed, ran through the door and into his room, fast as lightening.
What she came upon both shocked and truly worried her. Her normally tough boyfriend sat on the bed hugging his knees rocking back and forth like a frightened child. From the moonlight shinning through his window, she caught the shiny moisture falling down his cheeks.
A heartbroken sob of utter pain and misery escaped Bankotsu's constricted chest, tearing Kagome out of her shock and sending her running over to embrace him. Requiring Kagome's comfort more than he did his next breath, Bankotsu wrapped his strong arms around her and nuzzled into her chest, no longer able to restrain himself from crying.
Once Sora had seen that everything was okay, she returned to her book she was reading on the couch, glad that her daughter was able to soothe him.
Kagome held Bankotsu tightly, rocking with him until his sobs lessened, soothing, “Shh, I’m here.” as a mother would to comfort a frightened child. He cried until he could no longer form tears and then sat there, just holding her as if she were his only lifeline.
Kagome wordlessly held him running her hand down his bare back, ignoring the sweat that had seeped into her night shirt. Without a word, they adjusted to lay down, still clinging to each other, and she continued soothing him as best she could.
Slowly he opened up, confiding to her what had upset him so much. She continued running her hand down his back and through his hair until his breathing evened out while her mind digested the details of his revelation.
When she realized he had fallen to sleep with his head nestled on her chest, she sighed, relieved, thinking, 'This one really shook him up. I should take him somewhere to distract him from these horrible nightmares.'
Over the last week Bankotsu's flashes had grown more frequent and far too vivid to be ignored. It was almost as if they were memories coming to the surface, which was rather bizarre in the first place since he insisted that he had to be from the Feudal Era. Kagome, however, was beginning to seriously question that.
Looking down at the sleeping man, she concluded, 'It’s time to start delving into things and discover why this keeps happening to him.' Eventually, hours later, Kagome’s eyes drifted shut and she too fell asleep.
Next Morning:
Kagome and Bankotsu opened their eyes at the same time. She asked, “Feeling better?”
He closed his eyes, nodding and said, “Thanks… for coming in here.” and shrugged, intending to pull away.
She held him tighter and said, “Ban… I know you don’t want to talk about it… but, things like this are happening more frequently, and I can’t just ignore these anymore.”
Bankotsu sighed and pulled away, saying, “I can’t either. I wanted to pretend that this wasn’t happening.” Cradling his head between his hands, he muttered, “I think I’m losing my mind.”
She said, “No, that’s not it. Ban, I think you might actually be from this time and somehow had ended up in the Feudal Era like I did.”
He snorted, “I don’t know anymore. All my memories are from when Jakotsu and I first met, forward.”
She placed a hand on his shoulder and began massaging them for him, saying, “I think that now some memories might be coming back to you.”
Bankotsu frowned, trying to wrap his mind around the possibility. Even just two weeks ago he would have never accepted the idea, not even as a possibility. But with the frequency and vivid details of these latest nightmares… he just didn’t know what to think anymore.
He ran a hand through his hair in frustration and snorted, not ready to accept that explanation yet, but not sure what else it could be. He sighed, annoyed, “I don’t know, Kags.”
Kagome took a deep breath and suggested, "Maybe we should look into it? You know, research it or something? We could ask Mama’s advice.” knowing he would likely scoff at the idea. Her breath unconsciously caught in her lungs as she waited for his answer.
As expected, Bankotsu's spine stiffened, and he snorted derisively, running his hand through his hair in jerky motions again before exhaling a drawn-out sigh. It went against his very nature to ask for help from anyone. It had been drilled into him as far back as he could remember to never rely on anyone else more than himself.
Asking anyone for help was not something he even would have entertained. But he was very close to being at his wit’s end with the whole mess. Taking a deep breath, he said, “Fine, we can ask her.”
Kagome released the breath she had been holding and hugged him, saying softly, “I know this is hard for you.” His arm wrapped around her waist saying, “Yeah, but if you think it will really work… We’ll give it a shot.”
She smiled, pressing her lips against his hardened jaw in a soft kiss. He gave her a peck on the cheek and said, “I’m gonna go take a shower.” before leaving the room and walking into the bathroom Souta had just vacated.
Kagome nodded and went to her room to slip on some pants before booting up her computer to start researching what might be causing his nightmarish flashbacks. However, her gut told her she had already nailed it.
After the computer booted up, she entered her password and brought up the browser, typing in ‘memory loss’ and clicked on one that read ‘memory loss signs and symptoms’ to begin combing through the archive.
Clicking on ‘anterograde amnesia’ she read the causes and symptoms. Deciding it was worth looking into she brought up more information about it and read it very carefully.
When Bankotsu finished his shower, he joined her, pulling up another chair, and asked, “Any luck?”
Kagome replied, “Actually, yes,” and began explaining what she had read. Bankotsu thought back to the time he’d woken up after the dream about the old man and running through the trees and frowned.
She asked, “Ban, you okay?” with concern in her brown eyes as she placed a hand on his thigh to comfort him.
He blinked and said, “Yeah, let’s keep looking though. Can you get anything else about this antor- whatever it is?”
She nodded and began delving a little further by following the links and read everything to him. He listened intently, hoping they might finally be getting some answers.
Hours passed and they still hadn’t come down for breakfast yet, so Sora walked up stairs asking, “Kagome, Bankotsu, is everything okay?”
Kagome hollered, “Yes, Mama,” and Sora followed her daughter’s voice into her bedroom where she found the two teenagers pouring over something on the computer.
Sora asked, “How long have you two been here?” thinking it was unusual for either of them to miss breakfast, not to mention for her daughter to be hitting the books until noon. “What’s this?” she asked, coming further into the room.
Kagome and Bankotsu exchanged a knowing look, and he nodded once for her to proceed. Kagome smiled at him before saying, “Actually, Mama, maybe you can help us.”
Sora blinked and sat on the bed, asking, “What do you need help with?”
As the teenagers turned their chairs to face her mother, Kagome said, “Well, Ban has been having nightmares for a while now, right?”
Sora nodded. Kagome said, “With the nature of the images being based on stuff in this time period, we decided to start looking into things a bit and came across this.” waving her hand to indicate what they had been reading.
One of her hands settled over her boyfriend’s, offering him silent support and comfort as her mother came over and read what was on the screen. Sora’s eyes widened, and she frowned, puzzled, asking, “I thought he was from Inuyasha’s time?” staring at the teens.
Bankotsu’s free hand went through his hair again as he explained, “So did I until all these weird things started popping up. From as far back as I can remember, it’s been just me and my now dead, best friend, Jakotsu.” his voice growing somewhat regretful as he explained about how Jakotsu had found him abandoned in the woods and bandaged his wounds and taught him to fight.
Sora listened intently, trying to digest everything, and then slowly nodded, concluding, “Then it is possible you could have fallen through time much like Kagome had.” in a knowing tone.
Bankotsu said, “Yeah, I guess. I’m pretty much at my wit’s end, trying to figure this all out. But I’ve never been one to ignore what’s right in front of me and other than this,” pointing to the screen, he continued, frustrated, “I don’t know how else to explain any of what’s going on.”
Sora said, “Actually, it is very possible.” Taking a deep breath, she suggested, “Why don’t you two take the rest of the day off and just relax a bit? All of this must be very overwhelming for you.” staring at Bankotsu.
Kagome said, “Good idea, Mama. I’ll go make us a quick picnic basket of leftovers from the last few days. Ban, change into to your swim trunks.”
He blinked but nodded and left to do so. Kagome went to change into her swimsuit, a tank top, and her cutoff shorts. She walked into the kitchen and heated up some of the best dishes she had made over the last few days, trying to help ease the load from her mother lately.
After packing the basket, she asked, “Mama, do you think this could really explain what’s been going on with him?”
Sora assured, “It’s very possible. We can look into this all later. For now you two go and have some fun, get away from it all for a while.”
Kagome nodded agreeing, “You’re right, Mama.” adding the towels to the basket.
Bankotsu walked down stairs, asking, “Ready, Kagome?” wondering just what his girlfriend had planned.
Kagome grabbed the picnic basket and said, “Yup. We will see you this evening,, Mama.” as she took Bankotsu by the hand and led him out the door.
Looking forward to spending the day just the two of them, Bankotsu promised, “I won’t let her get into any trouble.” grinning at his girlfriend’s mother.
Sora smiled, waving them off and replied, “I know. You two have fun now. Just be back before it gets too late. Kagome, call me if you won’t make it back before dark.”
They both promised, “We will.” and Kagome grabbed her cell phone, clipping it to her hip. They waved and set off on foot towards the large beach that was only a few miles away.
Sora frowned and thought, 'I need to discuss this with Father and see what his take on it is.' and walked outside to the shed, saying, “Father, we need to talk.” brows furrowed deeply.
Hiromasa picked up on the concern and confusion in her voice, asking, “What is it?” placing his latest ‘discovery’ aside in a jar and sealing the lid tight.
Sora said, “Well, come inside for tea and we can talk. It’s a long story.” He nodded and followed her, knowing his daughter wasn’t one for overreacting. From the confusion in her eyes, he knew something was troubling her.
A/N: Okay that's chapter fourteen- enjoy! XD