A BankotsuXJakotsu Story ::part two::

daimyo - Japanese fuedal lord Shichinintai- The Band of Seven oo-aniki - referring to a respected person, like an older brother, or in Bankotsu's case, a leader.
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It was dark inside the mannor, but Bankotsu's room, the room which had formerly belonged to the daimyo, was flickeringly lit with an oil lamp. The room became much brighter, however, after Jakotsu lit a fire in the hearth. The two men sat in front of the fire in a companionable silence to clean their weapons. Bankotsu weilded the enormous and emormously powerful Banryuu, and Jakotsu had his Jakotsusou, which looked like a single blade, but seemed to unfold into many vicious blades. The weapons were the men's pride and the two of them- Jakotsu and Bankotsu - fighting together side-by-side made an unstoppable duo. Bankotsu had started the Shichinintai, but Jakotsu had been the second member, and was his best friend, plus being third in command of the group, after Renkotsu. But Bankotsu didn't trust his second-in-command quite like he did Jakotsu. Renkotsu was sly and deceptive and Bankotsu sometimes got the feeling that the older man was trying to pull something over on him. Well, he just had to watch out, is all. But with Jakotsu, things were different. He could actually relax! That is, until Jakotsu did something strange like he always does. Bankotsu's mind wandered to one of these 'strange' occurrances: It had been very similar to the circumstances today. The members of the Shichinintai had celebrated in the usual fashion after a successful mission, and afterwards Bankotsu and Jakotsu were sitting side-by-side in front of a warm hearth while cleaning and polishing their blades. But Jakotsu was restless that night. Muikotsu had let loose his poisons on the village, and everyone was killed, so there were no 'cuties' for Jakotsu to torture. He was a bit sulky, but had decided that being with Bankotsu in front of a warm fire just might make things better(all of this unbeknownst to the young leader, of course). So, as you may guess, Bankotsu was caught absolutely and completely off guard when he suddenly felt himself shoved to the ground and felt lips pressed up against his. One second, one moment of confusion..or was it hesitation? and Bankotsu shoved Jakotsu off of him yelling. "Get off me! What the hell do you think you're doing!?" Jakotsu laughed and winked at the young man. "No reason to get..flustered, oo-aniki." "I-I'm not...flustered," Bankotsu stammered. "I just wanna know what the hell you're trying to pull!" "Me?" Jakotsu said innocently. "Nothing at all! Why, we're just close friends!" As he said the word 'close,' he scooted up to Bankotsu as close as he could get, his face just inches away from the other's. There was a tense moment before Bankotsu responded. "Then get away!" "Oh. I'm hurt!" Jakostu said mockingly. "But I know you don't really mean it! You like it when I kiss you, don't you? Haha. You like when I take the initiative. You want more." He licked his lips and his skin glowed soft in the firelight. Well Bankotsu was definately flustered now! "I do not! Where do you get off telling me what I like, what I want?!" Jakotsu's gaze became more intense. "Because I know you. Maybe better than you know yourself. I know that one day you will come crawling to me, asking, begging me to make...you...scream." *end flashback* Bankotsu cast a glance at Jakotsu who was humming to himself as he cared for his weapon. That incident was certainly something different. But it wasn't the only time Jakotsu had kissed him. The man seemed to steal kisses here and there when Bankotsu wasn't paying attention, but he had never again done anything more than that. Oddly, Bankotsu wasn't minding the stolen kisses as much as he used to. Not that he could admit that, even to himself, but he didn't get truly angry with Jakotsu, although he always acted outraged. But the truth was that he never really could be truly angry with Jakotsu. You just can't stay mad at a guy like that.
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Hello! This is a fanart pic by ECK titled 'Quick Kiss' that I found on the BankotsuXJakostu shrine Undying Devotion. The shrine is really neat, you should check it out! (Oh, and please don't steal the art and call it your own; that is just soooo not cool. If you need a more solid reason than that not to do it, notice the signature: It's probably not yours.)