~ Enter Jakotsu ~
You wake up in a old bed, covered with dark blankets. It looks like the room you rented for the night at the inn. You look around to find out it's not, yet similar room.
"You are awake." Bankotsu says in a low voice. "I'm sorry if I have hurt you. I will admit it was purposely."
"You mind telling me what this demonstration was about?" you ask while getting up.
"Quite simple you see... I wanted to see how skillful you were." he gets up from the chair and goes to the window. "I must admit I am quite impressed."
"I didn't asked for your opinion."
"Oh, my. Aren't we mean." he smirked. "If you haven't forgot we have a bet."
Smirking he went to you. He was so close to you that you went back as much as the bed let you to. Since it was near the wall you couldn't help but to push yourself to it. He invaded your personal space. He was so close you could feel his breath in your face, and his heart beating faster then usual. His lips went closer to yours and seconds before they touch he says in a low voice: "Join me"
"What?" you say shocked.
"I'm making a mercenary guild. I want you to join me."
"What if I say 'no'?" you ask, knowing the answer already.
"You have a bet to fulfill. 'No' it's not an answer I will take."
He backs up from you and you, with a little disappointment, take control of the whole bed. Just in case he to not get you in a close place again, you stand up and go to the middle, just 1 meter away from him. He was looking outside the window again, as if he was waiting for someone to pass by.
"What is this mercenary guild, you are talking of?" you ask to break the silence. "And who the leader will be?"
"The leader will be me, of course, and the guild..."
"You?!" you laugh. "But you are just a kid!"
"Do I have to remind you, I beat the crap put of you?" he smirked. You gave a twitch. "Besides, the age doesn't matter, since you still will be 1 year younger then me."
"What are you talking about?" you say with a note of worry in your voice. "No one can tell my age so easy..."
"Dearly, I was told who you were, before I have even seen you. I spent time looking for you. I know all about you... even more then you, yourself."
Those words sounded more serious then his face was showing. You could see that the quest to find you want so easy, and yet he didn't gave up. The child that was smiling while thinking about his guild, disappeared in the shadow, maybe, of the setting sun. Now he looked years older. It seemed this child had no simple life, and he was more mature then any other man you have knew for your little life.
"And the guild?" you say, thinking that you were wrong to laugh to early.
"The guild!" he jump with a smile again. The child was born again. "It will be made from several people... I say no more then 10... it will be from the best worries in these lands!"
"That means demon..." you say unpleasant. Your dislike for the demon kind was nothing new for those times. Most of the humans disliked everything demon since it was more powerful then anything.
"Demons... Humans... It doesn't matter!" he said smiling. "As long as they are good enough... and loyal enough... I don't care! I do it for the love of it!"
"Love of killing?" you smirked, thinking you looked though him.
"No my dear... For the love of power..." he looked out and saw the person he was looking for. Like a child seeing an old friend, he shouted though the window and waved his hand to grab the females attention.
"Oo-aniki!!!" the woman shouted back with a smile. She looked older, like his mother, yet she didn't gave that impression. "I found him! I found him!" She kept shouting, quite inappropriate as you though.
"Will be right there!" he smiled like a 7-year-old that just received the toy he wanted.
"Come." He said to you, without losing the smile. "Let's go meet Jakotsu."
