InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Captive ❯ A Friendly Game and A Trap ( Chapter 8 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Disclaimer: I do not own or make profit from the Inuyasha series. Copyrights to Inuyasha and Characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi. This plot line however is mine.

A Friendly Game and A Trap:

Bankotsu growled in frustration as he watched Kagome bend over to rifle through her bag looking for something. He was becoming surly as a wounded bear since he was continuously teased by a shot of her rump, or her breasts brushing his chest, whenever she checked his wounds.

It had been one tease after another for the last five days.

She startled at hearing his growl and whipped her head around to see him sitting up against the wall on his slab. She blinked. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you."

He huffed. "You didn't wake me." In fact, he'd been up for a couple hours now, just watching her covertly as he pretended to be asleep.

"Oh, okay," She went back to searching in her bag. Her hand shot into her bag and pulled out her prize. "I found them." She grinned victoriously.

Bankotsu smirked as he noticed what she was holding up. He remembered watching her play with them a few times before. 'Perfect.'

She bit her lip. "Do you want to play a game of cards since you are up?" She frowned. 'Wait, he probably doesn't even know how to play cards…'

He grinned. "Sure," he moved over and patted the slab next to him.

She noticed how easily he was moving and smiled. "Your wounds have been healing surprisingly well." She sat on the opposite end of the slab.

He smirked. "I've always been a fast healer." He motioned for her to shuffle.

She tilted her head curiously. "Have you ever played goldfish before?"

He shook his head. "Do you know how to play anything else?"

She started shuffling the cards. "I only know one other game, but you might not like it." She began explaining the rules to him.

Inwardly he felt like dancing for joy, outwardly he shrugged, and spoke in a bored tone. "Let's try it then," He leaned back waiting patiently for her to deal the cards.

She frowned. 'This probably isn't a good idea… but I've been bored for nearly two days now and I can't play either of those games alone, so why not?' She began dealing the cards.

He watched her deal the cards. 'Heh, I'm used to this being with heavy blocks and dots, not those thin 'cards' so this should prove interesting.'

"Don't forget the object of this game is to beat your opponent's hand." She stared at him curiously. "So, what shall we bet?"

'She wants to bet eh? Well then, I can actually get a little something out of this too.' He smiled and suggested casually, "How about if I win, you give me a real kiss with no holding back," ending with his signature smirk.

She frowned and tapped her index finger to her chin. 'Well… it could have been a lot worse… and really what could one little kiss hurt?' She nodded. "Okay, but if I win, you have to rub my feet until I tell you to stop." She grinned.

He shrugged as if it was no big deal and held out his hand. "Deal," They shook on it officially sealing the bet.

Kagome looked at her hand and decided to take two cards for herself. "Do you want any new cards?"

He picked up his cards looking them over and slowly without a word slipped one card over to her as he had seen her do.

She handed him the new card.

He slipped the new card in place and thought smugly, "Perfect," as his eyes saw what was now in his hands, even though he had a straight poker face on the outside.

She placed down her cards and grinned. "Three of a kind," She started imaging her lengthy foot rub and how great it would feel.

He smirked at the triumphant look on her face and placed his cards down. His voice was calm, but his eyes held amusement. "Not so fast miko, royal flush."

Her eyes widened as she stared at the cards he had placed down. She gasped stunned. She frowned. "Wait, how did you know that was a royal flush?"

She saw his smirk widen and realization sunk in. She blinked and accused, "You've played this before, haven't you?"

He chuckled at her shocked face. "In these times we play this game too, only we call it Pai Gow." His eyes fell to her lips and he crooked his finger, motioning for her to come to him. "I believe we had a bet." He grinned boyishly

Kagome chewed her lower lip nervously. "What if I don't want to?" Hoping that he'd let her out of it.

He scowled and asked irritated, "Are you saying that you would fail to make good on your bet, priestess?" Annoyance and serious intent was clear in his eyes as his jaw clenched shut.

Her eyes widened at the signs of his anger. She hunched her shoulders. "No I wouldn't do that," She slowly started to move over to where he was.

"That's better," His eyes brightened as he watched her slowly crawl on her hands and knees a little closer before stopping as if she was debating things. He crooked his finger grinning again.

She swallowed nervously before licking her suddenly dry lips and moving closer.

When she was close enough, he placed his hands on her slender waist and effortlessly lifted her to sit in his lap with her legs on either side of his hips.

She startled in shock before gazing at his smirking face.

His hands held her firmly in place straddling his lap, to keep her from leaving the spot that he had put her in.

"A deal is a deal, little Miko. So, about that kiss…?"

She squirmed trying to free herself.

He chuckled. "Not until I get my kiss."

Her eyes widened more and she began panting.

Eager to collect his winnings, he said seriously, "It's time to pay up miko," and waited for her to make good on her bet.

Her eyes fell to his smirking lips. She chewed her lower lip. 'What if he thinks I'm a bad kisser?'

She realized that she had been set up. 'Damn him, he did this on purpose.'

Pieces of her dreams from the past seven nights flashed into her mind briefly and she had to focus on controlling her breathing. 'Do I…Do I really want those things to happen?'

He stared deeply into her eyes, noting the slight hesitation there. "Something wrong little miko?"

Snapped out of her thoughts and lust filled flashes by his smug tone, she mentally sighed. 'Let's just get this over with.' She leaned in pressing her soft lips against his firmer ones.

He purred sexily, "You know what a real kiss is Kagome, now kiss me." He opened his mouth to make it easier for her to access his tongue.

She stared a few seconds licking her suddenly dry lips and was unable to deny that she was curious. 'I can't believe I'm doing this,' She slipped her tongue hesitantly into his mouth.

He had to grip her hips to keep his hands from forcing her closer to deepen the kiss. Reluctantly he forced himself to be patient while she began tentatively exploring the texture of his mouth with her tongue.

After a few exploring strokes, which earned her a moan from him, she found that she liked it when he moaned and began to feel a little bolder. She danced her tongue around his.

He felt her relaxing into the kiss 'Finally,' he slipped one hand into her hair, crushing their mouths together as he began kissing her back heatedly.

Her arms wrapped around his neck as she kissed him back passionately. Her head swam with the knowledge that she was the one causing the intense hunger that she could taste in their kiss.

Moaning into his mouth, she began pushing her chest towards his and kissed him back harder.

'Now for some real fun,' He slowly slipped his free hand from her hip, to brush up and down her back a few times, before lowering it to grasp her thigh; eliciting another moan as she pressed their chests together.

He used the kiss to draw her attention away from his wandering hand and began exploring her body. It wasn't until his fingers brushed her intimate curls that her passion hazed mind began to clear. He quickly broke the kiss and began suckling her neck on the spot that he knew she couldn't resist.

Her protest came out as another moan.

He smirked into her neck continuing his perusal of her body.

She curled her fingers into his hair and fused their mouths together as he continued to explore her body.

Unbidden her own hands began to wonder his body as well, as they continued kissing each other with their passions rising higher. Their moans chorused in the cave.

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Meanwhile many miles away:

Crystallized amber eyes narrowed on the maniac squaring off against him. Inuyasha growled demanding, "Tell me where Kagome is!" He moved blocking Suikotsu's dangerous metal claws with his own clawed hands as they continued trying to rip each other apart.

With lightening fast reflexes Suikotsu blocked the hanyou's strike and laughed. "You'll have to do better than that if you expect me to tell you anything mutt." He titled his wide mouth into a sneer, as green eyes narrowed on his opponent.

Standing with his legs visible due to the kimono bottom being pinned up on one side, and his small yet toned arms crossed in front of his flat chest, Jakotsu whined, "Suikotsu, I told you I wanted Inuyasha." He stomped his foot like a spoiled child who had just been denied and pursed his full red painted lips pouting. His grey eyes narrowed in annoyance.

Miroku scowled at the insinuation that he wasn't up to par with Inuyasha in the battle department. "Too bad for you, eh," He brought his staff into a defensive position in front of him waiting for the mercenary drag queen's attack.

Jakotsu rolled his eyes and pouted. "You're not anywhere near as cute as my koi Inu, but at least it's better than fighting another boring wench."

His grey eyes gleamed as he lifted a slender hand to grab his snake like sword and said huskily, "I hope you can dance hoshi," He released his serpentine sword while imagining spilling the semi cute monk's blood on his glimmering snake-like sword.

'First he insults my skills in battle and then my looks?' He thought aggravated - even if it was from the gay man. Miroku declared, "I won't die by your hands," he quickly blocked the sword's attack, expertly twirling his staff and then began dodging the twining blades that flew his way.

Jakotsu's eyes lit with glee as he watched the monk dance away from his sword. 'Heh he's not half bad.' He retracted his sword by flicking his wrist and sent it after him again.

With her chest rapidly rising and falling from the extra hard workout Sango panted as she single-handedly caught her Hiraikotsu and flung it towards more approaching demons. "Come on guys, finish it already! She's got to be close by."

Kirara and Shippo were in one of her arms, both were bleeding and semi conscious, but in no condition to keep fighting.

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Leaping quickly Koga dodged another cannon blast.

"You'll have to be quicker than that if you're going to catch me!" He sent his opponents a wolfish grin as smugness filled his blue crystal orbs.

Standing on the metal platform and clenching his fist in annoyance, Renkotsu sighed momentarily showing his aggravation. "Ginkotsu finish him already. We don't have all day."

Ginta and Hakaku ran up with wide eyes and screamed out concerned for their leader, "Koga!" They stared in horror as they watched their prince getting fired at repeatedly.

Noticing the two new arrivals, Renkotsu smirked and spoke amused.

"It's time for some fun."

He jumped off of Ginkotsu with his gourd already at his mouth. He quickly gulped some liquid and blew oranges and yellow flames directly at the unprepared duo.

Hearing the roaring flames and hissing crackle, they spotted the intense inferno barreling towards them. Their eyes widened.

"No!"

They tried to run from the flames panicking as the flames danced closer.

Having anticipated the foolish wolves trying to outrun his attack, Renkotsu smirked and gulped the concoction again, before capping and replacing the gourd at his hip.

He smirked deviously and held his hands up flicking his wrists. He trapped Ginta with the wires. Grey eyes filling with triumph and smugness, he opened his mouth spitting the liquid directly onto the wires. Less than two seconds later they ignited and he watched it travel down the thin yet sturdy wires. 'You're toast, wolf.'

Ginta's pain filled shrieks rent the air as the intensely high fire began burning along the wires.

He felt his skin melting, embedding the hot wires into his flesh sinking deeper and then the flesh melting over the wires trapping the heat inside, before the flames caught on his clothes and began melting them too.

Seeing his brother's disastrous situation, Hakaku panicked.

"No Ginta!"

In an effort to reach his brother, he tried to dodge another mouth full of flames sent by Renkotsu.

Hearing this Koga turned to see his downed comrade being tortured by the flames.

"Shit!"

He sped over towards his loyal followers, snarling so much that his fangs elongated. He extended his claws and cut the wires, landing on his feet a few feet in front of his comrades.

He spun around facing them. "Are you two okay?"

Taking advantage of Koga's cover, Hakaku ran over and slid on his knees stopping beside his brother.

He reached out holding Ginta.

He was covered in soot and had burns everywhere, so he whimpered in pain.

Hakaku whimpered in fear and had tears in his eyes. "Ginta… speak to me." He stared down in horror at what had happened to his best friend.

Ginta's eyes stared into nowhere, blinded from the brightness of the flames, barely not melted shut. Uncontrollably his body thrashed from the burns being touched. He whimpered in pain.

Unable to believe his brother had been hurt so badly, Hakaku's eyes filled with tears.

"Ginta!"

Taking advantage of the wolf prince's turned back while he remained focused on his lackeys, Ginkotsu fired another deafening blast that landed just close enough for the debris to cut into the shocked wolf's legs.

Just after he felt the razor sharp and jagged edged shrapnel cutting the back of his legs, causing him to fall forward to his knees, the realization that he had fallen into their trap, finally registered in Koga's blue eyes.

'Shit.'

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A/N: So there's chapter eight everyone - enjoy! XD