"Miroku, you jerk, I never want to see your pervy self again. Oh my gosh just get away from me!" Sango shouted loudly as she stormed ahead of the rest of the party, stopping only to give the everything-but-a-monk a hard slap across the face. As he massaged his reddened cheek Kagome scolded him for once again attempting to grab Sango's ass.
"Miroku how can you be so insensitive, and just when she was starting to like you. Uhh, you make me sick." Inuyasha chimed in. "Seriously how many times does she have to hit you before you get the point?"
Miroku shrugged sheepishly. "I, well, I just couldn't help myself around such a fine woman." Sango stopped short and faced him with eyes full of anger.
"I don't believe you, you're worse than Inuyasha!" Inuyasha and Kagome rose, "Hey wait a minute!" they shouted in unison.
Sango began to cry, "I'll never forgive you, you, UHH!"
Kagome shot a dirty look at Miroku and caught up to Sango. When she was clearly out of ear shot Miroku and Inuyasha looked to each other. "Yes she will," they agreed together.
Sango had known Miroku and his ways for the duration of their travels and everyone knew that they had fallen into a sort of predictable routine.
"We talk, I get comfortable, and I feel like we have a meaningful relationship. Then he does something awful like grope my backside and I feel horrible, like I'm worth nothing in his eyes. And then, I don't understand why but I forgive him again and the cycle starts all over. There's no end." Sango thought to herself miserably.
Yet, she had not been truthful. She could shout forever her hatred for Miroku, but in her heart she knew it to be a lie.
"I forgive him because I love him, I really do, and some times he does something so absolutely perfect that I can't help but forget about his bad qualities. I just can't stand it when he acts so, so stupid! Why can't he just always be a gentleman and control his unmanageable habits?" Kagome who seemed to know what Sango was thinking offered comfort.
"You really shouldn't take him so seriously. Honestly he's harmless, a little crude, but harmless. I don't think he can help himself, and he does love you, for sure he does. He's just not sure how to show it." Sango smiled rolling her eyes.
"I know, I know it's just, I can't stand it when he acts like that, like such a perv."
Kagome nodded "um hm, I totally understand." Sango appeared to Kagome that she was satisfied though doubt lingered in her thoughts.
"And yet she doesn't. Inuyasha is arrogant sometimes, but he doesn't make it a habit to grab her ass." Out loud she mentioned to herself, "I guess I just need to accept him for who he is." Kagome chuckled, "There you go."
An earsplitting wail sounded ahead, causing the girls to jerk their heads upwards.
"Hey what's going on here?" Sango saw the outline of a young woman and a demon.
"I think that girl is in trouble." Inuyasha and Miroku caught up, Inuyasha pulling his Tessaiga. "What's the problem here?" Kagome closed her eyes.
"I sense a sacred jewel shard." Inuyasha advanced.
"Well what are we waiting for, let's kill the demon and get this over with." Sango stopped him. "No let me handle this one, I could use an outlet right about now."
She threw the Hiraikotsu with a frightening fierceness, and accuracy. The demon ahead screamed in agony as the weapon sliced through its middle. Kagome who reached the scene first reached for a precious jewel shard found at the neck. She looked to the girl.
"Are you okay?" She asked the victim of the attack who remained kneeling out of fear. She was met with the face of a gorgeous young girl with long wavy black hair.
"It's gone?" She stood up looking around cautiously, 'IT'S GONE! No longer will it terrorize our peaceful village! This calls for a celebration, a feast at my home! But, who to thank for this most gracious act?" She turned to the group with the most enthusiastic welcome. "Heroes all of you, you are certainly welcome at our residence. Oh please accept, please, please, PUH-LEASE!"
Everybody blinked at her spirit. Finally Kagome managed to respond.
"Er, okay, sure we could use the rest. Um, oh yeah, introductions. I'm Kagome, to my left is my half-demon friend Inuyasha, to my right is Sango the Demon Slayer, she killed your demon by the way, somewhere around here is Shippo and Kirara, and behind me is the monk…" "OH MY GOSH, Miroku is that you?" the girl interrupted. Kagome stood astonished along with her companions that this girl knew Miroku. Sango watched as the girl approached him.
"She knows him, SHE KNOWS HIM?" She thought to herself. The girl began to laugh.
"It is you, it really is then?" Miroku nodded silently. "Well aren't you gonna introduce me to your friends?"
Miroku mumbled before finally saying, "This woman is an old friend of mine, Emerii."
Sango noticed paleness in his cheeks. "Ah ha, perhaps one of his past girl toys come back to haunt him. Serves him right, wait, what?" She watched as Emerii brought her hands to her mouth.
"Oh Dear, you know my sister will want to see you?" Miroku nodded again remaining silent. She hugged him before turning to the others clasping her hands together.
"If you all would please follow me, friends of Miroku may stay as long as they wish?"
Miroku followed without a word and making no effort in protest. Inuyasha trudged on cursing over the delay and Kagome hung back with Sango who stood in a state of awe. Sango whispered to her friend, "What the hell just happened here?"
Kagome shook her head. "I don't know, but I'm sure we'll find out soon. Perhaps that girl, Emerii, is a friend of the family."
She smiled assuringly but Sango did not return the smile.
"Knowing Miroku I'm doubtful." They walked together heavy with an unexplainable gloom.