The Seven: Wanted Dead or Alive

Title: Unexpected company

Author: Hairann

Prompt and Word Count: Mist-490

Characters: Jakotsu and Bankotsu

Warnings: None

Prompt Summary: Jakotsu has an unexpected visitor in the middle of the night.

Won third place for prompt!

Sometime later that night, after Jakotsu's nightmares had finally begun to subside, he was awoken by a strange sensation. Though he was not sure exactly what it was yet, his subconscious knew enough to wake him in warning. As he lay silently in bed, he heard a noise coming from the door leading to the hallway and it took almost a full minute for his still half asleep mind to realize it was someone opening the door.

Instantly dread began to fill his mind at the thought of it being the men again; having followed him here when he wasn't looking. Deciding right then and there to not let the men have the chance to do such a thing to him again, Jakotsu carefully reached down under his covers; following his bloomers down until he could touch his ankle.

Silently he reached inside the holster he kept there and removed the small, two bullet gun. Though he had completely forgotten about the weapon the other night, it wouldn't have done him any good even if he had remembered it. If he has tried to use it, he surely would have gotten himself and Bankotsu shot. But now, that was no longer a concern and he would just have to hope shooting the leader and one of the other two would be enough to scare the third away.

Ever so slowly bringing his hand above the blanket, Jakotsu took aim on the figure moving in the dark and was about to shoot him without warning, not wanting to give up his element of surprise, when the intruder's features were bathed in moonlight. "Bankotsu?!" Jakotsu called out in astonishment upon realizing who it was that had entered as he quickly dropped the gun onto the bed; least it accidentally goes off while still pointing it at his friend who had apparently not abandoned him after all.

Just as he was about to ask where he had been, Jakotsu noticed just how oddly Bankotsu was walking; almost as if he was drunk and about to fall over. More than a little curious and slightly concerned, Jakotsu stood up and was about to walk over to him when he finally saw exactly what was causing him to walk so funny. He was bleeding from his shoulder, but before Jakotsu could ask him if he had been shot or stabbed, Bankotsu pitched forward and Jakotsu practically had to fly to keep him from hitting the ground.

Holding onto the dead weight, it did not take long for Jakotsu to realize he had already lost consciousness and would be unable to answer his questions any time soon. Now he just needed to get him over to his bed, since it was closer, and see to his wound before the guy bled to death in his arms. Under the strain of his weight, it was not long before Jakotsu's eyes were getting misty from frustration and exertion.