Kouga's older woman: He will get past that, and alot more, somethings about to happen that will prove to Kags that Ban loves her, lol. Its in the next chapter so yey!

Kittyb78: Good new for u! BanKag wins.

White stars:

Yuti-chan: Lol, thanks!

Don'tLetYourHeartWin: Yeah, there are times i really really wanna make it a Hiten Kag too, but lol, too late already, though I am planning to write a Hiten Kag soon, very soon... lol watch out for it lol!

White Princess Kia:Good, I thought u guys were ready to tear echother appart, lol

Blue Martini: Grreat, lol I found that part funny too!

The Famous nobody: I'm not mad, lol... wow, you really pay attention to those stuff huh?

Dolly eyed lolly:Aw, don't hate her, lol, almost everyone in the fic does, lol. Cool spelling btw

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"Heaven Sent"

Chapter 17

A Promise of Another Tomorrow

***

Kagome paced like hell across to get back to her room as quick as possible. Hiten followed her curiously, he was wondering what she would do, and at the same time, he also felt a little bit bad for her. Yeah, as if he would actually show it.

Kagome stepped in her room and stood beside the sliding doors and waited for Hiten to enter the room, when he reluctantly entered she slammed the door shut and leaned on the wall, she threw back her head to reveal teary eyes.

Hiten just stared at her, not knowing what to say.

"I'm so stupid" Kagome began.

'The hell you are' Hiten thought, jealous that Bankotsu was the one who made her this way, but still, he was able to conceal this rage from the girl.

The thunder youkai frowned, thinking that she regretted doing those things with him. He walked to her and snaked his hands around her waist and tied the blue sash around it.

"I went away to become stronger for him, I endured hell alone," Kagome wept and hugged Hiten.

"Now I'm being hunted down by demons, and I only have a month to live"

Hiten's ruby like eyes widened, he hadn't realized that she had so little time left here on earth, and worst of all her remaining days were focused on Bankotsu, who, for all he knew, wasn't making her happy, he doubted that Bankotsu even knew about Kagome's situation. Hiten bet that if Bankotsu knew, he would be all apologetic and try to make up for things, but as fate would have it, he would always be too late.

"How can I enjoy my days when she is here.." Kagome's knees gave way and she dragged Hiten down to the floor with her, she continued to cry on him.

"Stop your crying. Now." Hiten hushed her, (well, tried to hush her, he wasn't really good at that) as he stroked her hair and cradled her body. (Now, thongs with the body he was good at)

' She always does this, she took away Inuyasha, Inuyasha's love for me, his respect for my capabilities. And now she has Bankotsu, and she'll show him how great she is being her clay-pot self!'

"I really, really dislike that woman" Kagome couldn't say hate, she couldn't hate anyone.

"I'll bet you'll dislike her more when you find out-"

"Find out what?" Kagome cut him off.

"That she was the one who suggested you to me to become my mate" Hiten fixed himself up and prepared the things Kagome would need to fix his armor.

"Something about..." Hiten trailed off telling her what happened that night.

***

FLASHBACK

A braided boy with raven hair flowing behind him flew around the western lands. He had been called there by someone he did not know. All he knew was he was getting a mate if he did this person's bidding. At least that was what the letter said.

"Ugh! Where is she?" Hiten roared.

"Here you stupid demon!" Hiten looked below him and smirked. "Hey there dead bitch."

"Watch your mouth!" Kikyou snapped and she notched an arrow aimed at Hiten's heart.

"Wow, easy there," Hiten said waving his arms, showing that he meant no harm. "So what do I have to do to get this strong woman that you promised?"

"Simple- you go find her and make her yours, make sure you mark her…" Hiten cut her off. "Wait a minute bitch, what's in it for you?"

Kikyou smirked evilly and said. "With my clone out of the way, my lover won't have anyone to run to anymore." Hiten chuckled. "Whatever, the way I see it; you want this chick out of the way so you can be Queen Bitch."

Kikyou glared at him. "I warned you, you leech!" with that she sent a sacred arrow flying towards Hiten, and it hit him on the shoulder, Hiten hissed.

"Apologies you highness," Hiten mocked and started to fly away when. "She's somewhere down south, she's probably alone." Hiten's smirk just grew bigger and he continued on, heading south.

END FLASHBACK

***

"Yeah. That's what happened I guess" Hiten finished curtly, rubbing his chin.

Kagome calmed down now, at least Kikyou bestowed her one good thing. Half good. Whatever.

She stood up and rubbed her stomach, "I really want to get back at him, and I'm hungry"

"Jealous freak" Hiten murmured and snickered behind her back. Kagome heard it and she kicked him playfully.

"So what if I'm a jealous freak?"

"A hungry, jealous freak" Hiten corrected, earning him another assault to the face, courtesy of Kagome.

Hiten stood up and hugged her from behind.

"Wanna make him jealous?" Hiten suggested as he kissed her neck.

Kagome smirked at the idea.

"Ok, but nothing that'll make him so angry that he'll kick us both out of the house."

"Agreed" Hiten's mischievous face was on, feeling excited about being able to show Kagome off at his Aniki"

They walked out of Kagome's room, both wearing stupid grins as they made their way to the dining room.

When they were just a corner away Hiten stopped and instructed,

"Go sit with Bankotsu"

"But-" Kagome was reluctant to do that, weren't they supposed to make him jealous?

"Trust me" He pushed Kagome to the dining room with a huge smirk on his face, if he was a girl he would be jumping around in circles, squealing with excitement.

Kagome stumbled into the room but quickly regained her composure, all were there already, awaiting their meals, all but Kikyou and Sango. She made her way to Bankotsu and sat proudly at his right.

Bankotsu raised a brow at her but smirked.

"Where's your new fashion assistant?" Bankotsu asked cockily, sparing a glance at Kagome's new necklace. He was furious earlier about Hiten having the ribbon of Kagome's kimono. He wondered what he was doing with it, more importantly, how he managed to get it.

"I dunno what you mean, Where's your new girlfriend?" Kagome asked, envy evident in her voice as she popped her chopsticks apart. Honestly, she didn't even try to conceal her jealous rage, it was something she would rather have exposed than kept inside.

"Cooking my diner" Bankotsu was playing the same game she was playing, and he didn't even bother to deny that Kikyou was in fact, his girlfriend.

' I hope you choke on Kikyou's clay-pot based meal'

"How lovely" Kagome answered and looked away. "Glad you two are getting along"

"No woman can resist my charms ya know?" Bankotsu boasted, grinning like an idiot.

"I know a person"

"Maybe that person isn't a woman then"

Bankotsu felt bad about what he said, but before he could say anything Hiten flopped down on Kagome's right.

"Whose not a woman?" Hiten said asked and separated his chopsticks.

"Me.." Kagome answered and rested her chin on her palm, looking bored.

Hiten gagged, "You? Not a woman?" Hiten started, and the food was brought in by Sango and Kikyou. Tension growing between the two, Sango looked as if she was ready to pour all the food she was carrying down Kikyou's kimono, see how she likes it.

The food was served and Sango sat beside Jakotsu, who instantly changed places and sat beside Bankotsu, Kikyou sat beside Suikotsu.

Kagome raised her brow at Sango then faced Hiten as she ate her fried boar.

"How can she not be a woman" Hiten asked, tapping Bankotsu from behind Kagome's back.

Bankotsu mouthed a huge piece of boar and leaned back to see Hiten. Some boar still not completely in his mouth.

Hiten swallowed and whispered as he pointed his chopsticks at Kagome "Great breasts"

Bankotsu choked and reached for his cup of sake and gulped it all down, taking Kagome's cup next. In alarm Kagome set her chopsticks aside and tried to help Bankotsu, who was pounding on his hard chest with the strength of a hundred men.

Hiten just continued eating, and while no one was looking, stole a piece of meat from Bankotsu plate.

When Bankotsu recovered he looked at Hiten with wide eyes.

Kagome raised a brow at him "What's wrong now?"

Bankotsu shook his head and continued eating, his left eye twitched when he found that half of his plate had gone missing, he glared at Hiten once again.

Hiten grinned big and continued chomping down a seemingly unlimited supply of meat.

Bankotsu threw a bone at him from behind.

Hiten leaned back to see him.

"I'll have to disagree with you on that one, she's as flat as a wall" Bankotsu lied and huffed at Kagome's hair.

"Naw, you'd know better if you've seen them" Hiten opened his mouth wide and gobbled up more food. "The clothes just make them look flat" Hiten added, his mouth full as he spoke.

Bankotsu's jaw dropped to the floor, during this brief moment of shock, Hiten reached across the table and stole all Bankotsu's food.

"You've seen them?!" He asked jealously, not minding his food.

Chewing a load of food as quick as he can, Hiten gave him a thumbs up and said. "Peeked in when she was getting dressed"

Bankotsu seethed "I'm gonna kill you!"

Hiten stuck his tongue out and continued eating.

If anyone bothered to look at Kagome's face, they'd find that it was fiery red, twitching like crazy, and had over a dozen veins popping on her forehead. Did they really have to talk behind her back. Literally behind her back.

Bankotsu looked down on his plate and saw that it was empty, he pouted.

"Ja-" He was about to ask for more food but saw that everyone's plate was empty, except Kagome's.

"Uh- Hey Kagome" He was gonna ask her to give him some of her food but decided not to, she needed it more than he, he thought. How sweet.

"Kagome, I'm still hungry" Hiten exclaimed making puppy dog eyes.

"Aw. Poor thing, here" Kagome gave Hiten her plate and he devoured it all.

Bankotsu could be seen in the background, fuming and ready to kill.

***

ON THE CONVINIENTLY IGNORED SIDE OF THE TABLE

"I pity Bankotsu, Hiten is eating off his plate and he doesn't even know it" Kikyou said as she gingerly brought a small piece of boar to her mouth. She didn't need to eat, but there was no harm with doing so. It's not like it would rot inside her clay belly and smell like fish. Nope.

"No, I pity Kagome, look at her face, those guys are probably talking about something perverted" Suikotsu said and sliced up more meat for Kikyou.

He place them on her plate.

"Why are you doing that" Kikyou asked, eying the food curiously before taking another exaggeratedly small piece of meat into her mouth.

"Because you need to eat before it gets cold, so I'm helping you cut the food because I know that you take time slicing them into impossibly tiny bits and pieces before eating them" Suikotsu explained and shrugged.

"Dude- she's dead" Sango whispered out of no where.

Realizing this he smacked his forehead with his palm. "Damn I forgot 'bout that part"

Kikyou let out a barely notable smile and kept eating.

When Kikyou and Sango were done, Kikyou sat beside Sango and cleared her throat.

"What?" Sango asked harshly, still mad about what she had Miroku do.

"I have to say that what I did to help the monk be more of an idiot than he already was,. was wrong." She spoke casually and sipped at her tea.

"Yeah, but it was still his fault for giving in." Sango snapped.

"Correct" Kikyou agreed and asked her a question. "What is between you and the, um- girly man"

Sango blushed at Kikyou's question and then explained.

"He'll come around, probably sexually confused" Kikyou comforted the ranting Sango.

"Well what if-"

" He'll come around," Suikotsu butted in and gulped down his sake.

The three looked at Jakotsu, who was sitting in the corner playing with his chopsticks,

"See, he's regretting it already." Kikyou whispered at Sango's ear.

"Go on, bug him and ask him if he loves you back" Suikotsu pushed her.

Sango blushed like a school girl with a big fat crush. This was so unearthly, sure she asked for someone who disliked women-save herself of course, but who would've thought that she'd fall for a gay man? An unbelievably hot,sexy, homicidally cute gay man.

Burping aloud, Hiten patted his belly and announced to the world; "I need to burn this food quick, or else" He made a swift motion to his left and bumped his nose against the miko's " Kagome here won't get enjoy my abs anymore"

Bankotsu's mouth gaped open as he thought. 'Cocky son of a bitch'

"Yeah, me too" Jakotsu agreed and burped. "Why don't we spar"

Bankotsu looked around the table and smiled inwardly, 'Seven again' He thought as he looked at the new set of Shichinintai around him, from right to left, there was Him, Kagome, Hiten, Sango, Suikotsu, Kikyou, and Jakotsu.

He started thinking of positions,

'I'm the leader of course, that'll never change' He smirked. ' Hiten replaces Renkotsu as second in command, probably head of fire power too, Sango- uh, we'll see later, Suikotsu can finally be more active in battle thanks to Kikyou, she'd be the one taking care of our asses in battle. Jakotsu, same..' Bankotsu glanced at Kagome and wondered what significance she was to his army.

'What can Kagome do again?' He did remember her saying that Kikyou was a better priestess than she 'so she can't be head of medic..'

"Yeah, sparing is good idea, I"m still hungry though" He confessed but offered Kagome a hand, she gladly accepted and he pulled her up.

Hiten trailed behind Bankotsu and Kagome, followed by Sango and Kikyou, then Jakotsu and Suikotsu.

When they reached the meadow Jakotsu immediately grabbed Kagome as his sparing partner.

"I call Kagome!" Jakotsu squealed in an overly unmanly manner, Kagome laughed at his squeamishness and let her self get dragged to the other side of the field by Jakotsu.

"I'll take Kikyou" Sango said out loud, beating Suikotsu to it, she smirked. 'Revenge! BWHAHAHA!' Sango's inner laughed evilly with flames bursting out from hell behind her.

Not wanting to be the one left out, Bankotsu grabbed Hiten by the collar and dragged him to the field.

"Why is it always me?" Suikotsu mumbled and sat under a tree.

***

JAKOTSU AND KAGOME

"Let's see that 'power' you've been boasting at me all week long." Jakotsu joked and unsheathed Jakotsutou.

Kagome smiled sweetly ans did the same, pulling out her glorious weapon; Kagryuu.

Kikyou looked at the weapon with awe, she never thought that a priestess could-should wield such a weapon. She smiled seeing that her ex-underling had changed.

The weapon's unnatural aura, also caused Bankotsu to look it's way, He looked at the double blades Kagome was swooshing around and felt Banryuu tingle.

'Strange' He thought.

"Not bad Imouto!" Jakotsu praised as Kagome demonstrated how it was to be used . Jakotsu scoffed, 'Sure, it's shiny, pretty, but can she actually use the thing?'

Jakotsu charged at her with a warning "Careful now" And slashed Jakotsutou at her.

'I'm gonna kill him' Bankotsu thought protectively and as a result got hit on the gut with Raigekijin's base.

Kagome waited for Jakotsutou's blades to be within Kagryuu's range, when it was, Kagome hooked her blades skillfully and it intertwined with Jakotsu's. Jakotsu was in awe 'Impossible' and Kagome pulled hard making him fall to the ground.

Jakotsu laughed as he got back on his feet. But Before he could charge....

***

SANGO AND KIKYOU

'Bwahaha!!' Sango's insane mind laughed menacingly as she waited for Kikyou to get ready.

"Hey!" Sango called out loud, Kikyou was looking at something far away, Sango followed her trail of sight and spotted Kagome, and her weapon.

'ohh, Shiny!' Her insane mind joked.

Turning her attention from Kagome's blades, Kikyou whipped her hair and redid her hair, this time tighter and higher.

"Wow, you really do look like Kagome..." Sango acknowledged, grasping Bankotsu's attention.

'Did someone say look like Kagome? Impossible, no one can compare to my girl' He boasted to himself, sparing Kikyou a boring look he turned his attention back to Hiten.

Kikyou nodded and notched her arrow.

She fired consecutively, and ridiculously fast.

Sango's eyes widened when she saw numerous, blue-flared arrows heading towards her, she blocked with Hiraikutsu, when the arrows momentarily ceased, she released the enormous boomerang, she then clutched her palm, releasing the blades she kept under her arm guards, and dashed towards Kikyou thinking. 'I'm gonna getcha! Bwahahaah!!'

Kikyou summoned a barrier, making Hiraikutsu bounce of and land on the opposite side of the field.

A loud "Shit!" was heard.

Sango charged at Kikyou but was stopped when.....

***

BANKOTSU AND HITEN (I know I this is getting annoying, lol.)

"Come on short stuff" Hiten mocked as he raised Raigekijin in the air.

Bankotsu rolled his eyes. "yeah yeah, I'm comin" He answered lazily, intimidating Hiten even more.

The usually optimistic mercenary leader marched into the battle, skillfully maneuvering his halberd in the air. Before officially starting his death match- er I mean, sparring session, Bankotsu purposely glanced at Kagome to make sure she was alright. His findings made him want to smack Jakotsu's brains out.

'No Idiot, You are NOT to hit her with your sword!' About to make his way to them and block Jakotsutou for Kagome, Hiten suddenly poked him, rather painfully on the gut with Raigekijin's flat base.

"Eyes on me Aniki" Proclaimed Hiten proudly, sparring or not, he should be taken seriously.

Clenching his angular jaw, Bankotsu swung Banryuu, creating a huge gust of wind that zoomed towards his cheeky opponent. Given that Hiten was flying he unintentionally followed the strong air current and went flying away. During this brief moment, Bankotsu, yet again, lost interest in his match with Hiten when he heard someone foolishly say that someone dared to reassemble Kagome.

Hiten charged at him again, lightning seeping out of his powerful spear, he slashed at his leader. Hiten was skillful, he even matched Bankotsu's strength, or so he thought. He had to remember that the Bankotsu he was seeing now, was nothing compared how her really was in battle. Fierce, ruthless, and the absence of mercy proved positive. Hiten was no joke either, one could probably say the same about Hiten, strong, energized, and swift.

Oh, who could top the other? ( I wonder who? Why don't u tell me? Reviews, oh sorry, lol, on with the story)

Not one to forget his battle, Bankotsu charged too, ready to prove to everyone that he was the strongest in the group, though it isn't really necessary.

Just when they were about to clash,....

***

WITH SUIKOTSU

Sitting alone under a tree, he watched his team mates have fun and spar all they like. He wasn't completely bored though, he was amused by the site of Kikyou fixing her hair, also by the way she notched her arrow, and how she pulled the string, and how she squinted her eyes before releasing the thing. How she was- Oh you get the point, every tiny detail that Kikyou had, was to him, magnified, and brought into a new light. As if everything she did was perfect.

But what really ticked him off was when a huge boomerang destroyed the tree he was leaning at, causing it to shatter and break, and to top it off, it all landed on him.

"Crap"

Before his fellow Shichinintai could advance any further in their respective matches, Suikotsu butted in, causing everyone to halt.

"Can't we just have an all vs. all spar?" Poor man, left out and ignored by everyone since he was unpicked as a partner. Not to mention

Feeling sympathetic, Kikyou lowered her bow and giggled a bit.

The night progressed filled with fun and excitement, specially for Kagome, who had Hiten and Bankotsu gawking at her. Well, she wasn't the target, it was her butt. Bankotsu would often slap it and say something incredulously sexy when they clashed swords. And Hiten would sling her over his shoulder and parade around the air making Bankotsu jealous. Yes they all had a great time.

***

It was half past midnight and Kagome was hungry. Not that she was a heavy eater,no, it just so happens that Hiten ate up all her food before she could eat one eight of her meal.

Grumbling to herself she decided on venturing into the kitchen to get herself some grub. She scrambled to her feet and groped her way out of the dimly lit room, and into the positively black corridor. The action of sliding the door revealed the kitchen which she hoped would have the ingredients and apparatuses required for making an edible dish.

She fixed herself a sandwich with the leftovers of the boar, and some hopefully not stale bread she found on the make shift counter, topping it off with some spices and anything she could get her hands on to make her midnight snack moist and enjoyable.

Seating herself down on an easy chair, she laid her elbows on the surface of the table and brought the sandwich to her face, somewhat examining her work, searching for any sign of mold, or perhaps some blue fungi forming around the crust's edges. Yes, the usual 'before-eating ceremonies'. Deciding that her work was virtually edible, she took a rather huge bite out of it and chewed vigorously. Completely unaware of the amused eyes that watched her from the darker corner of the dimly lit room, she continued eating with the least bit of grace.

"I have to admit it is fascinating to watch you eat" Came Bankotsu's cool voice as he walked out of the shadows.

Not fancying the idea of her being a pig in front of him, she set down the sandwich. Her breathing picked up as he approached, he had on his hoari half open with no armor, and his hair was pulled back in it's usual braid. His skin seemed to glow at the warm touch of flickering candle light. She swallowed. Dammit he looked fine. Kagome thought, and here she was about to stuff her face like some barn animal, but Bankotsu spoke encouragingly as he took a seat in the chair across from her…

"Oh no, don't stop on account of me, it looks like you wanted to enjoy that." Bankotsu started with a charming smile. More like a smirk.

His blue gaze clicked with hers and she looked at her half finished sandwich with doubt. Catching her look, he encouraged her again.

"Come on, eat; I know you're hungry…"

"How do you know?" Kagome asked him inquisitively and just like that as if on cue her stomach growled and he smirked. She couldn't help but laugh at herself and she finally agreed…

"Okay if you don't mind-"

"Of course I don't, I take pleasure in watching you put things in your mouth." Bankotsu replied smartly and Kagome blushed again. Thinking boy, if Bankotsu could turn something as simple as eating a sandwich into something sexual she had a lot in store for her with this one. She blinked and then smiled and took a bite out of her sandwich. Biting down a little more modestly this time, she was after all a lady, and after swallowing she stood up and looked for something to drink, Kagome asked offhandedly...

"Why are you here Bankotsu? It's late." Kagome asked cheerfully as she pranced around the room, scavenging something drinkable.

"I was hungry, Hiten stole all my food..." 'And not to mention yours...'

Kagome giggled, remembering their conversation earlier during diner. "I'm glad I am here though"

His aqueous eyes watched her like a hawk, she dipped a bags of tea on two strange cups. His eyes traveled down her body as she walked to him with the cups in hand, she pushed one in front of him asking "Why?" and walked away again. He raised a brow when he watched her cutting random vegetables and fruits.

"Cuz now I find the act of you nourishing yourself enjoyable and as I said before, putting things in your mouth."

And he licked the corners of his mouth in a suggestive manner. Adding wickedly…

"I wonder what else we can put in there besides food."

She almost sliced her finger off at that last chop with the huge knife, luckily she still had her finger.

"Ban!" Kagome exclaimed her face beet red now, not used to his blatancy just yet, especially when he could give her such a suggestive visual and suddenly she was worried she had bit off more than she could chew.

She chopped faster and threw all the stuff in a pot and lighted the firewood with her lighter, trying to take her mind off of blow jobs and naughty things for a moment, all thanks to Bankotsu!

She knew they were in desperate need for a subject change, so she asked him "Would you prefer fish or beef?"

"For what?" He answered back in question, his tone cocky with a hint of teasing.

"For your late dinner" She was glad she had her back on him, she was blushing, her thoughts were along the line of ;

'Yey! I'm making food for Bankotsu, yeah!' In the mambo tone.

"Uh, beef, Wait, are you cooking for me?" He stood up and walked to her. His feet were planted on the floor behind hers as he watched her prepare his meal from behind. He glanced at her the same time she turned her head to look at him. Immediately, she turned her head away, blushing from the sudden closeness of their faces. AS usual, he smirked.

'Darn it he smells so good!' Kagome thought as she felt him wrap his arms around her waist from behind and rest his chin on her shoulder. Stiffening, she looked down to her belly where his arms rested. She soon found herself distracted when her eyes caught a glimpse of the toned forearm that was revealed to her beneath the sleeve he had rolled halfway up. It was tanned and brown, with thick, corded muscles that ran down its length, barely revealing a hint of the immense strength and power it held within. She shivered at the sudden mental image of his muscular chest.

Bankotsu snorted and shook her a bit. "Hey, why'd you stop?" He asked, referring to his food's creation process being put to an abrupt stop.

"Oh, sorry, it's just,-" 'You're so hot and you're hugging me from behind, with that big,warm and macho body of yours so pardon me for getting a little giddy!' No way in hell she was saying that. "Um- never mind"

At that moment Kagome's chest was pounding so hard, she could have sworn that her chest cavity would break soon. She continued her cooking though it was very hard to concentrate with Bankotsu on her back.

"What's that?" Bankotsu asked, breaking the silence.

"It's a carrot Ban" She rolled her eyes, seriously? He doesn't know what a carrot is?!

"That's not what I'm asking about, and I know what a carrot is" He sighed and reached for her hand, he brought it to their faces.

"This, did you cut yourself?" He asked, referring to the finger that was almost be-nailed earlier.

"Oh- That, um it's nothing" She tried to pull her hand away but Bankotsu pulled it back, smirking, he brought it to his mouth and cleaned her finger.

Astonished, Kagome let him do his deed, with her cheek resting on his temple, she just watched.

"There" He finished cleaning her finger. Catching the look on her face, he thought she had become uncomfortable so he immediately covered up. "I wouldn't like my food tasting like blood now would I?"

"I suppose not" She blushed and tried to hide it, luckily for her, he already took a seat on the table, far away from where she was stationed.

Kagome left the food to simmer in the makeshift pot and sat across Bankotsu on the table.

"So, when did Kikyou join us? Why did you let this happen? Where was I when it happened?" Kagome started calm but as she approached the end of her sentence, ehem, interrogation, she soon lost composure. Kikyou, was, to her, a sensitive matter.

"Uh, about a day ago, And what do you mean I let it happen? Suikotsu nagged me into it, and she claims that she can help you develop your powers, so I said yes, figuring that you'd like to be more useful" Bankotsu answered without a care in the world, he didn't even notice his slip up.

'I'm still useless, And I need help?! Maybe she can learn something from me, can she make animals do her bidding, no, can she make her Barriers fly? No, and can she bring back the dead, NO!!' Kagome seethed inwardly and was about to let Bankotsu have a piece of her mind when the pot started making noises that told her the food was ready.

She stood up and made sure to make exaggeratedly loud noises when she did, and when she walked to the pot, she possibly placed all her weight and muscle power to make absurdly loud footsteps.

Bankotsu didn't even notice her rage. Damn him, Kagome thought.

She pouted while preparing the food on his plate, Oh how she wanted to sabotage the thing and give him a massive tummy ache in the morning. But she won't.

"So, Tell me, why did you look like as if you've just been doing something (You know what he means ;) when you walked in on me and Kikyou?"

Knowing what he was talking about, Kagome sighed and refilled his cup with tea. "Hiten gets wild at times-"

"Get wild?" Bankotsu asked angrily, well, semi-angrily, he did not want to scare the girl.

"Well yeah, he sleeps in my room, what do you expe-" She caught herself in mid sentence, but it was out, and God knows what is going on in Bankotsu's head right now. It was officially too late to save herself from what she had said.

He raised a brow, "He sleeps in your room?! Who the hell told you that he can sleep in there?!"

"Uh- umm, Can we just let it go, forget I said anything" Kagome said nervously, handing him the deliciously, entrancing pot roast.

"No, I will not let it-" He smelled the intoxicating aroma, his stomach grumbled. "Go?"

Taking her seat again, Kagome rested her jaw on her palm and urged him to eat. She made a cute face and held a portion of the masterpiece she had created before him, right in front of his mouth. Hunger got the better of him and Kagome was successful in changing the subject.

"Kagome, this is good! You are now the Shichinintai chef, be proud." Though he said this, Bankotsu was aware that she did not like being crowned chef.

"Th-the chef?" 'Seriously?!' Kagome balled her small fists, turning her pale knuckles lighter than normal.

"Absolutely! This tastes great!" He finished his meal, satisfied no doubt

Her patience running thin, Kagome just sucked it up and dropped her head on the table, using her arms as pillows. She soon her heard him laughing.

He lifter her chin to face him. Her original plan was to look away, but once she was captivated by his gorgeous eyes, the idea abandoned her and left her in trance.

"I was just joking"

"Yeah? About what? My cooking tasting great?" She answered bitterly.

"No, about you being chef, Your cooking tastes great." He leaned in on the table, nearing his face to hers. She backed away, slightly conscious of her hygiene, for all she knew her breath could smell like mayonnaise.

"You taste better though." He smirked.

"Really? How would you know?"

"I've tasted." He looked at her lustfully, slightly opening his mouth to lick his lips.

"When?" Kagome mimicked the action, her lips were dry and that was a big no no.

"You don't remember?"

"Of course I do, But even so, I'd like you to remind me"

With that he kissed her. With that crimson eyes shut hopelessly, for it only held only pain, envy, jealously, longing and sorrow, not to mention anger and rage, that the bearer might not be able to control.

With that Hiten knew that he would have to give her up. 'God Damn it!' He should have never fallen in love with that human wench, he was a demon and he was raised to look down at humans for he was thought that humans were an inferior race.

It's just so fucking annoying, the way she smells, the way she moves the way her big brown eyes look into mine, it's distracting! Human wench, stupid human wench. Bitching little thief! '

He was going to get what he want, rage overpowered him now and god knows what he'll do.

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Alright then, um, I'll be giving a warning that there is going to be serious drama in the next chapter and the ones after that, so yeah,.. Anyway, thanks for reading! Lol!

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