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You mumbled and moved your head, fending off the voices outside. You weren't even awake yet and Kagome's family was making a racket. Couldn't they let you sleep in? And what was that odd dream you'd had...?
"Why'd you bring a woman, Bankotsu? That's no fun at all!" said a pouting, feminine voice.
"I didn't bring her for you. She's our hostage, our bait. She's that dog's woman's cousin. Naraku will pay us well for this. And—" you could hear a smile in his voice, "—Renkotsu and I won't mind having a woman around. All we do lately is kill. We could use a woman to—" he paused, and again you heard his grin,"—lighten the mood."
"Well, what about me then?"
"Hell, you could take her from behind. Or you could catch that mutt and play with him a bit before we have to get rid of him... but up until now, you haven't been all that successful in that matter, have you?"
"I try, Brother!" The voice now sounded genuinely hurt and offended. "I try..." he repeated, and the second voice, Bankotsu's, softened.
"I know, Jakotsu. You try the hardest of any of us to do well and to please me. I'm grateful, you know. But that doesn't mean I'll be doing you any 'favours.'"
You listened to the conversation with shock, fighting the urge to vomit. Rape was not an uncommon subject in your time, it was all over the news, but hearing your own being discussed was, to say the least, unnerving. That was what it had to be, right? They couldn't possibly expect you to agree to any of that. At least one of them was uninterested, maybe he could divert the other... but on the other hand, it didn't sound like consent, or your interest or lack thereof, was his problem with it. To further confirm that this wasn't a dream—and you really, really wished it was—you blinked your eyes and tried to pinch yourself. Nothing changed, except that you now knew you were in a tent and that your hands were, in fact, bound.
The tent flap opened. "Oh, you're awake," said the one you recognized as Bankotsu. "Jakotsu, c'mere." Another person entered—from their androgynous appearance and mannerisms, you figured this was probably the effeminate one you had heard. He had two lavender tear streaks—or were they fangs?—tattooed down from his lower eyelids. "Get her out of those ridiculous clothes and give her something from that last village—nothing fancy, mind, I don't want any of the stuff we can sell ruined. I don't want her drawing attention."
"Why do I have to?" You'd been right, he was the one you had heard.
"Because I'm busy and Renkotsu will try something with her."
"So?"
"So, I don't want his hands all over her! Just do it!" He disappeared out the door, leaving the flap dangling.
"What's up his ass?" muttered Jakotsu, before coming toward you. You cowered against the wall as far back as you could go. It was a fine time to realize your mouth was gagged.
"I'm not exactly interested in seeing you. I'm not inclined toward women. Annoying creatures, and none of the rigour of a man. That's why Brother wanted me to do this, see? I could be really easy on you. I could just untie you and watch while you change yourself. If you won't give me any trouble." He removed your gag and stepped back, like he expected you to spit at him. "You women seemed to dislike the idea of brutality by men—I don't see why, it's what I dream of."
You simply answered his question. "Fine."
The Band had taken your beads, but they seemed not to have searched you; you could feel your knife in your jeans pocket. If he came close enough...
"Well, that was easy," he said, beginning to untie your hands. Perhaps if you're not such a stubborn wench, we can be friends. I do need someone to talk about men with every now and then—you are into men, aren't you? In any case, shouldn't really matter to Ban-kun—"
His remark was cut off by the pocket knife suddenly flipped open before him. "Don't move," you ordered.
To your surprise, he laughed. "Aren't you a feisty one?" Before you could blink, he was back ten feet, sword drawn. With a dainty flick of the wrist, your blade was in half and the handle startled out of your hand.
"So you don't want it to be so easy? Fine with me." He turned "Renkotsu! I could use some help!" He grinned at you. "Let's see how this goes."