InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Unexpected Encounters ❯ eleven ( Chapter 11 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

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Chapter eleven:

“You don’t ever defy me!” Bankotsu said before ruthlessly kicking the little sicko right in his twisted face.

“But Big Brother, I just-“ the frightened man began, only to be cut off by another vicious boot to his gut as he went flying across the ground again.

Chest heaving with rage Bankotsu very slowly made his way over to the little weasel, never once breaking eye contact. “How dare you show me such disrespect?” he demanded icily, cracking his fingers into fists as his eyes narrowed even more at the man.

Mukotsu forced his little arms to lift his battered body to a kneeling position and begged sincerely, “Please forgive me. Spare me I beg you.”

Bankotsu was utterly disgusted by the man and his actions and decided to make an example out of him. His tone became even more frigid as he demanded, “First you defy my direct order not to mess with your little sister and now you have the nerve to beg forgiveness?”

He spat out venomously, “You cowardly little toad, you disgust me to no ends!” Adding disappointedly, “I’ve over looked most of your actions because you are a talented poison maker- but no more!”

Mukotsu’s eyes bulged out and he tried to back away, but his abused little body with many broken ribs loudly protested and refused to obey his commands. Bankotsu ran over snatching the disturbing little freak by the throat and he squeezed hard decreeing, “No more Mukotsu,” as he choked the life from the rapidly fading man.

His little body thrashed as he struggled in vain to free himself. Bankotsu watched emotionlessly as the little man’s eyes began to literally pop out of his head from the pressure. Once he heard the satisfying crack of the toad like man’s neck breaking and felt the struggling cease, he tossed the dead man away in disgust and turned towards his lover asking concerned, “Did he hurt you?”

Unable to speak she shook her head no. He sighed relieved and walked over to the river to wash the vile blood from his hands before walking back over to her and dropping to his knees to embrace her close to his chest.

Feeling safe she buried her head against his chest and began crying. She’d been angry yes, but it had also brought back unwanted memories of the first time. Clinging to him she allowed her tears to soak his chest. He asked, “Are you sure he didn’t- ?” unwillingly to finish the sentence.

She assured shakily, “All he did was climb on me, rip my clothes, and try to kiss me.” crying into his chest some more.

Sighing he held her close and thought, 'Thank Kami I made it in time. When I first heard her scream and realized what had happened, I was afraid I’d be too late.' holding her close in his protective embrace. He began running his fingers through her hair and rubbing her half bare back, whispering to her soothing and reassuringly that he’d never allow anyone to hurt her.

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Jakotsu walked up shrieking horrified, “Big brother, what happened?” as he took in the sight of a crying Airi wrapped in their leader’s haori with strips of her ripped kimono coming out of the bottom, and Mukotsu’s mangled body laying lifelessly on the ground.

Jakotsu’s eyes widened and he paled. Bankotsu sighed and answered flatly, “That bastard decided to disobey my orders and attacked Airikotsu.”

The others, who had all been drawn by Jakotsu’s frantic voice, took in the sight and blinked. Bankotsu stood up and boomed vociferously, “Listen up and listen good. That filth,” pointing in the direction of Mukotsu’s mangled corpse as he continued, “Dared to defy my authority. He attacked your little sister and I killed him. Let this be a lesson to all of you never to question my authority or disobey my orders again.” With that he simply bent down scooping Airi into his arms and walked back to the castle.

The others stared in shock at Mukotsu’s body a few minutes while letting their very irate leader’s words sink in and became frightened by the new rage inside him. Each and every one of them decided not to chance their leader’s displeasure.

Sighing Renkotsu said, “You guys go on back, I’ll clean up here and meet you in a few minutes.” Kyokotsu and Ginkotsu decided to go foraging for their own food. Jakotsu slipped off into the kitchen since it was his turn to cut up the meat. Suikotsu decided to see if their leader would allow him to tend to Airi in case she had wounds.

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With Suikotsu:

After retrieving his medical bag from his room, he left in search of them and found them in the hallway before their room.

Suikotsu asked humbly, “Will you allow me to examine little sister for any injuries and to treat her?” Bankotsu nodded and kicked his door open placing her gently on the bed. He hovered over them while Suikotsu quickly tended to Airi’s wounds.

When he was finished she turned around and said softly, “Thank you Suikotsu.”

He smiled at her assuring, “It’s the least I could do.” before taking his leave. He walked outside and began to gather various herbs so that he could restock his medicinal herbs, as well as some fresh leaves for his thick mixtures in case he needed to make some creams and salves.

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In Bankotsu’s room:

Once Suikotsu had left, Bankotsu closed the door and stared at Airi asking, “Are you hungry?”

She nodded and explained in a painfully raw voice, “I had just come out to wash my hands after collecting everything, like you had asked.” Bowing her head shamefully she added softly, “I was ill prepared.”

Bankotsu stared at her and sighed thinking, 'I won’t make that mistake again.' as his eyes darted from her to her weapons.

She took a deep breath and continued, “I noticed a strange smell and saw what looked like some kind of cloud. I was running away and fell down. That’s all I remember until I woke up, that’s when he,” trailing off as her lower lip trembled.

He sighed and walked over to sit beside her reassuring, “It’s okay now, he’s gone and will never touch you again.”

She nodded and leaned her head against his chest sighing and asked softly, “Will you just stay here and hold me a while?”

He blinked and nodded, pulling her to lay down with him. She buried herself into the comfort of his strong protective arms and closed her eyes feeling her fear vanish. He laid there holding her and kissing her head, while rubbing her back trying to calm her and himself down.

She focused on his steady heart beating against her ear and allowed all of her inner turmoil to fade away. Despite the fact that he had taken her hostage, forced himself into her life, and made her his woman- she felt unexplainably safe with him.

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With Renkotsu:

He scowled down at the mutilated and mangled body of his former comrade saying disappointedly, “You old fool. We all know better than to defy that wretched brat Bankotsu. He may be a child most times, but he’s the leader of this band of cold blooded killers for a reason.” Shaking his head sadly he lifted his gourd to his mouth and gulped some of the liquid into his mouth.

After one last look at his now deceased ‘brother’ he spewed fire onto the corpse ensuring that it lit well before capping the gourd and replacing it at his hip. As his grey eyes watched the flames lick at the body and continue burning until there was nothing but ashes, he thought, 'At least this way that idiot hanyou can’t bring you back again. So maybe this time you will finally be able to rest in peace.'

Staring into the sky he thought, “So far we have managed to elude that wretched Naraku, but how much longer will our luck hold out?” Sighing he left to put away the pillaged goods in the pantry.

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With Jakotsu:

He was in the kitchen cutting up the meat from the various rabbits and boars they had caught and plopped the rinsed meat into the big stew pot. Scowling he thought, 'What was that little fool Mukotsu thinking? He had to have known that big brother would kill him for attacking the wench. Whether I like her or not, even I know that she is our little sister and we have to accept that.'

Cutting up the carrots he whined, “Why does it have to be my night to cook?” wishing he could just go soak in the hot springs outside. Sighing he shook his head and dropped the carrots, potatoes, and celery into the pot. Moving over to the dough, he dropped it onto the pan and shoved it into the oven scowling.

He huffed as he set out the sake’ bowls and scowled before boiling a smaller pot of water for those who preferred tea- namely Renkotsu, Airikotsu, and sometimes Suikotsu.

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Outside the castle:

Suikotsu decided to restock on tea leaves too and gathered some chamomile, and some green tea leaves deciding he would have some tea tonight. After filling his small pouches with tea leaves, he turned around and picked up his bucket of herbs and carried them back to his room to begin sorting through them.

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Back in Bankotsu’s room:

Airi was awake and asked, “So, you mentioned that the guy Jakotsu is obsessed with… what was his name again?”

Bankotsu blinked asking, “You mean Inuyasha?” unsure why she was bringing this all up.

She said, “Yeah that one… you said that you and the others were hired to kill him by ‘ironically another half breed’. Why would one half breed hire you guys to kill another one?” she asked confused.

He sighed answering, “Because the girl that travels with Inuyasha is a miko and the other hanyou, our former employer Naraku wants something from her.”

She asked curiously, “What is it?” moving up to look at his handsome face.

He sighed and said, “The sacred jewel.” Adding, “Apparently Inuyasha’s bitch is the only one who can sense the shards.”

She frowned not quite following and he explained, “At one point in time the jewel got shattered and the pieces went everywhere. Naraku has been looking for them ever since.”

Scoffing as he laid on his back pulling her to drape over his chest, he continued, “He even went so far in his greed to obtain those shards, as to bring me and my brothers back from the dead- so that we would retrieve the shards for him and kill his enemies.”

Frowning she asked, “If that’s so, then how come Inuyasha is still alive?” more confused than ever now. She knew Bankotsu wouldn’t allow a mark to escape unscathed.

Bankotsu scowled muttering, “Because one by one my brothers were killed again and their shards removed.”

She blinked and opened her mouth to ask something, but he cut her off adding, “When I faced off against Inutrasha inside mount Hakurei; I got too greedy and underestimated the damned hanyou.”

Blinking she asked, “So what happened?” staring into his eyes while he played with her hair and her fingers traced his jaw- which was tense.

He sighed and said, “I under estimated that mutt since I had only seen him use one move in all of our battles together. He pulled off an unexpected move and I had nowhere to go. I tried blocking it with Banryu, but he shattered my baby and killed me.” before rolling her on top of him and slipping his hands down to cup her firm cheeks, pushing her against his hard body and enjoying the feeling of her soft skin under his fingers.

She gasped at the feeling of their lower bodies pressing together and stubbornly asked, “So then what happened?” not stopping her questions.

He smirked answering, “I was brought back again, but this time without those blasted shards,” as he moved to nibble her neck.

She moaned and then asked confused, “But how?” trying not to be distracted by his seductive mouth on her soft neck.

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A/N: Well there is chapter eleven everyone- enjoy XD