Wow, I've been getting a fantastic response to this, my first fanfiction! I'm truly happy people are enjoying it, and reading it more than once apparently?! If you're a newcomer to this story, Welcome! I hope you read and enjoy! This a yuri story, that means GirlxGirl. If you don't like that sort of thing, don't read it and don't comment. I'm not really interested in bigotry, prejudice, and/or hate. It would be easier if you just closed this page and found something else to read rather than causing problems. I appreciate your maturity.
This story is rated M for Violence/Language/Mild Sexual Situations & Themes (that might change to Lemon later.)
Couples: Sango/Kagome (with subtle Sango/Miroku & Inu/Kagome)
These Characters are NOT mine, the credit for that creative genius goes to Rumiko Takahashi, creator/writer of Inuyasha.
Character's featured much later in this story, Izanagi, Tokutaro, & Takeshi; however, are characters of my own creation.
If you are unfamiliar with the story or phrases/names from it or maybe just rusty, I recommend checking out the Inuyasha Glossary. (unfortunately I can't post the link here.)
Looking at them, a stranger would never know. They kept their distance, a façade of friendship when in reality their true desires were anything but platonic. Aside from a friendly hug here or there, a big smile, or a compliment of skill, there was nothing that one could see. However, once a person became aware of what was truly going on, it could not be any more obvious. Although not everyone accepts it, love is love.
Sango stalked across the field, Kirara growled at her side. Her prey was only a few yards ahead, devouring the corpse of some unsuspecting fool of a farmer. She'd followed it from the village, where Inuyasha, Miroku, Kagome, and Shippou remained, fighting another large demon. She knew she should not have left alone to fight the demon, but she had been feeling restless lately, standing aside and letting the men do all the fighting. It was as if she had to prove she could still do it on her own. Sango lifted Hiraikotsu above her head with a deadly elegance and grace. She hurled the weapon, tossing it across the field straight at the unwary demon, slashing through its flesh and cutting off its arm. The demon let out a terrible shrieking sound and started running toward her. Hiraikotsu whirled around and returned to Sango's grasp as she stood, an unyielding image of strength and beauty. Again, she readied her weapon, this time as the demon leapt at her swinging its only claw wildly. Hiraikotsu could not be pushed aside; Kirara jumped at the demon and knocked it back. Before it could attack again, Sango had already lifted and swung Hiraikotsu, cutting the monster in half. Inuyasha and Miroku finally came lunging out of the forest as if they'd been running as fast as they could. On his back, Inuyasha carried Kagome, who leapt off him immediately and ran to Sango.
"Are you ok?!" she exclaimed, clearly worried about her dear friend. The demon-exterminator was not pleased; did they think she could not handle such a small-fry demon on her own? Perhaps they had been depending too much on Inuyasha's strength.
"I'm fine, Kagome, does that demon have a Jewel shard?" replied Sango, glancing at the morbid pile of demon remains. The Miko looked as well, then turned and shook her head; it did not have a shard. Sango heaved Hiraikotsu onto her back; Kirara transformed back into her smaller form and mewed, brushing against her master's leg. "Alright, let's go." said Sango.
"Is that all you have to say? We were worried about you, bitch! Don't run off like that!" yelled Inuyasha, obviously not very good at expressing concern.
"Osuwari." said Kagome, bluntly, Inuyasha plummeted face first into the dirt and proceeded to mumble an absurd amount of obscenities, "We're just happy you're alright." said Kagome.
"Of course I'm alright." replied Sango, clearly agitated, "I used to battle demons much stronger than this one." Miroku walked towards the demon-exterminator, it was strange for him to remain silent for such a long time.
He smiled at her, "My lovely bride to be," he kissed her hand, "I never doubted your strength." Sango could not help but blush. Ever since she agreed to marry him, Miroku had been saying such strange things to her in front of everyone; he didn't care what they thought. Shippou climbed out of the monks robes; it seemed he had leapt onto Miroku's back for a ride and gotten tangled somehow. He rolled onto the ground, stood up and brushed himself off.
"Fine then," Shippou whined, "Everyone is ok, so can we just go back to the village and eat, I'm hungry!"
Sango pulled her hand away from Miroku, "That's a good idea Shippou, I'm sure everyone is at least a little tired from the battle." She did not look at him again, Miroku obviously felt dejected. There was a strange awkwardness in the the air.
"C'mon Kagome!" grumbled Inuyasha, as impatient as ever, still fuming about Sango going off on her own and having to worry about her. Kagome looked at Sango and Miroku, she felt there was definitely something wrong.
"I'm going to ride with Sango-chan." stated Kagome, as she pet Kirara; who had once again transformed into her full demon form. Miroku grimaced, he probably wanted to ride with Sango himself and wrap his arms around her, but nodded and backed off when Kagome gave him a look that seemed to say 'this is for your own good'. Shippou jumped up on Inuyasha's back. The Hanyou did not seem too pleased with the arrangements either, but he did not want to do another face plant if he made Kagome angry.
Sango climbed on Kirara's back, reaching out her hand to help Kagome up. Kagome sat behind Sango, smiling at Inuyasha just to reassure him that everything was all right, even though she did not really feel like it was. Being gullible and easily pleased as always, he ran off towards Kaede's village, Miroku followed just behind. Kagome wrapped her arms around Sango's waist as Kirara took off into the sky. Sango shuttered at bit, thinking of the lecherous monk doing the same. It was different with Kagome, she was Sango's best friend, and she trusted her more than she trusted anyone else. She did not have to worry about Kagome touching her in strange places; it was just Kagome's gentle grasp around her waist. She almost seemed to enjoy it better when Kagome rode with her.
"Sango-chan, what is on your mind?" asked Kagome abruptly. Sango shook her head quickly; she could not say that she had just been thinking of how nice it felt to have Kagome there instead of the monk.
"Nothing, Kagome-sama. Is that why you chose to ride with me?" replied Sango almost too nonchalantly.
"N-no, Inuyasha is getting on my nerves anyway." Sango rolled her eyes, but Kagome did not see. "I just noticed there was some tension between you and Miroku."
"Oh, Houshi-sama…no, there is nothing wrong." Sango said, though her voice deceived her, trying to cover it up she continued. "I love him, I'm certain I do, so there is nothing that could be wrong between us."
Kagome sighed, "Ok, if you say so. If you change your mind, you can always talk to me." Kagome's grasp seemed to tighten around Sango's waist; both arms reached around and hugged her. Sango was immediately nervous that perhaps Kirara was going too fast and that Kagome felt unsafe. She never wanted Kagome to feel unsafe with her, so she slowed Kirara down and put her right hand on Kagome's to comfort her. Suddenly she felt Kagome's head rest on her back, between her shoulder blades. All her muscles tightened as she felt the warmth of Kagome's cheek through her clothing. One of Kagome's hands, which was formerly holding the other, was reaching again. Sango felt Kagome's fingers entwine with her own. Houshi-sama once tried to hold Sango's hand like this, and caress her bottom at the same time, Sango frowned. Kagome's hand seemed to fit nicer, it was warm and soft, not sweaty and callused like the monks. Kagome nuzzled Sango's back and the demon-huntress felt shivers run down her spine.
"K-Kagome-sama..?" Sango breathed, unsure of how to react. Kirara seemed to sense the unease in Sango's voice and slow down even more.
"I'm sorry Sango-chan," Kagome whispered, though she made no effort to move, "It's just more comfortable this way." Kagome took in Sango's scent, which was a sweet aroma like flowers and water. It reminded her of a meadow stream. She sighed again, this time with contentment, "Are you uncomfortable, Sango-chan?" Her breath reached the back of the demon-exterminators neck. Sango, breathing quickly now, merely shook her head and remained silent, and kept the rest of her body still. If Kagome noticed her breathing, she did not say anything. "..Good." replied Kagome tiredly, snuggling against Sango again. She dosed off shortly after.
Finally, the two girls reached the village, Kirara landed in the center gently, as not to wake the sleeping Miko. Sango was not sure what to do, could she wake Kagome or should she carefully carry her to Kaede's and let her rest? Luckily, Kagome stirred behind her, blinking her eyes and yawning a bit. She released Sango from her hug and Sango felt a strange chill, the warmth was gone and she wanted it back. Kagome stretched and smiled at Sango tiredly. "I'm sorry I fell asleep Sango-chan, I couldn't help it. I feel so safe and comfortable when I'm with you." The chill was gone, Sango was filled with that wonderful warmness once more and she grinned back at Kagome.
"It's no problem Kagome-sama, no trouble at all." She replied, realizing that she did not mind it one bit. Sango could tell that Kagome was still drowsy; she decided to get off Kirara first and then help Kagome. She leapt off Kirara and turned to help Kagome down when the younger raven-haired girl fell into her arms. For a moment, Sango just held her and they looked at each other.
Kagome started laughing, "Oh, I'm so clumsy!" she exclaimed as Sango set her down. Sango laughed too, but did not say anything. Suddenly it felt like her mind was going to dissolve or explode; she was not sure which though. What was this warmth? Why did holding Kagome feel so right? Kirara transformed and leapt up on Sango's shoulder, nuzzling her master's cheek, bringing her back to reality. Kagome and Sango began to walk towards Kaede's. On the way there, they heard strong laughter coming from one of the homes. It was Miroku's voice; he was speaking to one of the village girls. Kagome looked at Sango, who seemed to be ignoring it, but her face was red. "I'm sure he's just exorcising a demon" Kagome murmured.
"I don't care about that. He's always making passes at village girls." Sango stated, though she was obviously angry.
Kagome stopped walking about twenty feet away from Kaede's home. Sango whirled around to see what had stopped her. Kagome was looking directly at her.
"Sango.." Kagome whispered. She hadn't followed the word with '-chan' and the tone of her voice literally made Sango's heart stop beating.
"Yes, Kagome-sama?" Sango managed to choke out. There was silence for what seemed like ages, but in reality, it was only a few seconds.
"…..Thank you," Kagome said, "for being such a kind and dear friend to me. I really appreciate it. I just hope you know you can tell me anything."
"It's my pleasure Kagome-sama, and you know I'd do anything for you, no questions asked." Sango replied, grinning like a fool. She was suddenly so nervous. She had faced thousands of demons, but never once felt so nervous in her life. Kagome was not looking at her, she was looking at her feet. Sango wondered if maybe she was feeling ill or something of the sort. "Do you need help getting to the house?" Sango asked.
"No I-, well…Sango, I-" she began.
"YOU BITCHES! THERE YOU ARE!" cried a voice from Kaede's door. Inuyasha stalked out of the house to Kagome's side. "What took you so fuckin' long?" Inuyasha stopped and sniffed the air, "Say Kagome, you smell funny. What's with you?" He asked embarrassingly. Kagome glared at Inuyasha, and he knew what was coming. "No- Kagome I-!"
"Osuwari!" yelled Kagome, "Osuwari, Osuwari, Osuwari!" Inuyasha laid in a crevasse his own body made in the ground. He would not move for a bit. With that, Kagome grabbed Sango's hand. "C'mon Sango, let's get some dinner and leave that JERK to fend for himself!" Sango's whole body tightened up again, but she let Kagome lead her into the house. Sango couldn't help but pity the Hanyou, but strangely she was relieved to be leaving Inuyasha outside.
Well, that's all for right now. I've begun to write the next part, but I'm not sure I like where it started going so I'm still working on it. This is my first FanFic, comments are appreciated.