Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. :(
"Sit boy." There was an eerie calm in her voice as she placed her fists on her hips and uttered the two words that he dreaded more than anything. She turned on her heel and stomped off into the forest of Inuyasha as the half-demon that the forest was named after laid face-first in the dirt. He grumbled under his breath, angrily cursing the teenage girl with the terrible temper.
"The nerve of that guy! Who does he think he is?" Kagome was stomping around in circles in the middle of her favorite clearing. The scent of cherry blossoms and the light, warm breeze helped to calm her down as she continued to mumble about the half-demon that seemed to be making her more and more angry in the past few days. What is his deal? Calling me a jewel detector again! I thought we were over this stage a year ago.
Kagome stopped when she remembered that tomorrow was their two year anniversary. She blushed when the word anniversary jumped into her head. Calm down girl, it's not like you two are dating or anything. She nodded her head and decided to stop circling. Sitting down in the cool green grass, she tilted her head into the sun and felt its warmth upon her skin. She waited for Inuyasha to come for her; he always did.
Inuyasha was cursing even louder after the spell of the beads finally wore off. He stomped back and forth at the edge of Kaede's village. That damn girl! Why did she run off home? His mind argued with whether or not to follow her and conflicting feelings grew in his heart. He knew he loved her, but she could be so annoying! Always complaining and yelling at him for no reason!
He stopped abruptly when it finally hit him. All her weaknesses, every single little flaw, were the reasons he loved her so much. A small smile grew on his face and he inhaled deeply. His nose caught her sweet scent. He followed it to the well that connected their worlds. He smiled when we remembered all the times that they climbed out of that well together. He remembered when he had chosen Kikyo a while back and when he went to tell her goodbye, the sunlight blinded him and then there she sat; she glowed in the bright light and desperately tried to keep the tears from falling, but he could smell them. For the first time, he realized that he was grateful that he never went to hell with Kikyo. Taking one last look around, Inuyasha jumped into the well.
The sun began to set on the clearing and Inuyasha still hadn't shown. Standing up and stretching her arms above her head, Kagome realized she would have to be the adult, AGAIN. Sighing to herself, she wrapped her skinny arms around her tiny body and shivered in the cold that the disappearing sun brought. A noise in the bush startled her and suddenly her feelings went from mild irritation to complete fear. She had forgotten where she was; she had forgotten how dangerous it could be to be alone outside.
"Inuyasha?" she questioned in a tiny voice. "Is that you?" She timidly, but bravely, took a step forward. The sound got louder but she stood her ground. If it was a demon or something that wished to cause her harm, she knew that she didn't stand a chance running away. Even though she got mad at Inuyasha for saying it, she knew that she really was clumsy.
She let out a sigh of relief as the familiar red haori emerged from the bushes. She smiled and took the few remaining steps up to the half demon. He smiled in return.
"Hey, Kagome! Sorry it took so long for me to get to you," he said in a cheery voice. Kagome stopped in mid step. Something didn't seem right about him. She shrugged it off as him finally growing up. She smiled broadly and moved to his side.
As soon as she stepped past him, she found herself wrapped up in his arms. Her heart began to beat faster and a light blush grew on her face.
"Inuyasha? W-what are you doing?" She tried to get a look at his face, but he was looking down and the setting sun helped to hide his eyes in shadow. His only response was to hug her closer. Carefully, she wrapped her arms around his strong body and hugged him back. She let down her confusion and embarrassment and happiness flooded her. Finally. He finally sees. Dizziness began to wrap around her, but with everything that was happening, she ignored it and pushed it to the back of her mind.
SLAP! The sound echoed through the small hut that belonged to the elder priestess Kaede. The older woman shook her head and gathered the small fox demon child with her as she made her way out the door.
"Come along, Shippo. Ye can help me gather fresh herbs." The fox child didn't object and allowed him to be carried out the door, smiling the whole way at Miroku's idiocy. He shook his small head slowly and marveled at how childlike his adult friends were sometimes.
Miroku smiled timidly and gingerly rubbed the red hand print on his face. That was way worth it.Sango was frowning intently in an opposite corner. She had backed herself there in order to avoid the monk's wondering hand.
"Come, come, Sango. You know I didn't mean it." The monk took a step towards the demon slayer that he had come to love. He knew she loved him as well and they were going to get married some day. He didn't see what the big problem was with touching her butt. She was his now wasn't she?
Sango had other ideas about how to express love. How can he do that to me all the time? It makes me feel like one of the women that his perverted self still goes to. Her frown deepened at the last thought. She smashed her large boomerang down in order to stop his advance.
"I've had enough, Miroku, you letch." She stormed out of the hut and headed to the forest of Inuyasha, leaving a very depressed Miroku in her stead. He sighed and settled down onto the floor. He sat cross-legged and stared into the fire.
"Women," he muttered, leaning against his staff.
Sango released her anger on an innocent stream of water. She swung her boomerang hard at the water, over and over again. Once her anger, and her clothing, was quenched, she threw herself onto the ground. The sound of crunching grass made her raise her guard. She grabbed her Haraikotsu and prepared to smack whoever was sneaking up on her. Familiar purple and black robes emerged from the forest and she let down her guard. Miroku had never chased after her before.
"Sango, my dearest. I'm ever so sorry for upsetting you." Sango was suspicious as he sat next to her and she prepared her slapping hand, but nothing happened. Miroku just sat there in silence, seemingly just enjoying her presence. It was nice. Sango let go of her anger and leaned against the man she knew she wanted to be with forever. He wrapped an arm around her and she felt her eyes closing in contentment. A light breeze wafted by and she realized that she was becoming quite dizzy.
"Miroku?" She only got out the monk's name before the dizziness completely enveloped her and she fell into the darkness.
Inuyasha saw the familiar blue light envelope him, followed by the feeling of weightlessness as he was carried across time. When the light faded, he looked up and saw a wooden ceiling instead of the blue sky. He smiled at making it to her world once again and he swiftly jumped out of the well and into the musty well house. Confusing immediately set upon his face. Kagome's smell was there, yes, but it was old. He made his way to her house anyways.
He slid open the door made of glass and stepped gingerly into the house. Something had his nerves on end. It wasn't right that Kagome's scent would just disappear like that. Kagome's mother rounded the corner. She had heard the door close and wondered who was there in the middle of the day.
"Oh, Inuyasha. How lovely to see you!" A nice smile appeared on her face. Kagome's mother was always nice and he could easily see where Kagome got her good, pure heart from. "Where is Kagome?"
Inuyasha's confusion was full circle now. He looked at Kagome's mother. For a moment she looked worried. It was in that moment that he realized Kagome never came back. She wouldn't have come home and not gone into her house or told her mother she was back.
"I thought she was here. I guess I was mistaken." Not wanted to discuss it any farther, Inuyasha opened the door he entered through and ran as fast as he could to the well. This time, a frown was set deep into his face. What is going on? Where is Kagome? He couldn't help but feel a bit worried when he realized he had no idea where she was.
After the blue and weightlessness faded, Inuyasha immediately sprung out of the well and looked around frantically. He let out the breath he was holding when he saw her sitting daintily on a log a ways across the clearing. He replaced the worry he once felt with anger. He stomped up to where she was sitting. Before he reached her, she stood and faced him. Without a word, she threw herself into his arms.
"Inuyasha, I'm so sorry! I was wrong. Can you forgive me?" Inuyasha was stunned by her words. Kagome was nice and all, but she was even more stubborn than he was. She would never apologize or admit she was wrong when he was clearly the one to blame. He blushed when he felt her arms slink around his waist and hold him tightly.
"Kagome…" he began. He decided not to ruin the moment and held her back instead. He rested his head on top of hers and inhaled the sweet smell of her hair. It seemed different somehow. Her whole scent was off. Before he could ask her about it, his world started to spin. He let go of Kagome and fell to one knee before losing consciousness completely.
The beaded curtain of the hut fell back into place with a loud clatter. Miroku looked away from the fire he had been staring into. Sango had entered the hut. He was shocked that she had cooled off so quickly. Usually it would take an hour or more and she wouldn't come back to him first. She would have gone off to Kagome and they would have entered together. Right as he had the thought, Kagome trailed in too.
"Hello ladies," he said in a mild tone. His eyes roamed each of their bodies. He knew he should only have eyes for Sango, but he couldn't help himself. His heart only went to her, and he knew that in the end, that was all that mattered. Sango smiled broadly and sat close to him on one side and Kagome did the same on his other side. He was immediately nervous and suspicious of the two women.
"W-what's going on?" Neither of them said a word; they just kept smiling up at him. He laughed nervously and made an attempt to stand up and move away from them. They were obviously up to something. Sango grabbed his robes and forced him back down.
"Where are you going Miroku? We wanted to ask you something." Sango smiled sweetly at him. He leaned away from her and found himself facing Kagome instead.
"Yeah, Miroku. Something very important." She leaned more into him and blinked her eyelashes at him. He gulped. He hadn't been this afraid in a long time.
"Miroku?" Both girls chimed his name at the same time. He looked back and forth between them as sweat rolling down his back. Sango entangled her fingers in the front of his robe and moved her face close to his.
"Miroku, will you let us bear your children?" Sango had a genuine look on her face. She wasn't kidding. Miroku stopped fretting and smiled widely.
"At the same time?" Kagome continued Sango's sentence and she was also in front of him with her hands tangled in his robes. They both continued to climb on him until he found himself laying flat on the ground. Sango was beginning to untie his robe as Kagome was untying the red tie that she wore with her uniform. Miroku just continued to smile. I must have died and went to heaven. He closed his eyes and enjoyed the feeling of Sango removing his clothes. Before he knew it, the world had faded and he had lost consciousness.
Evil laughter echoed throughout the forest as a man in a baboon suit jumped from branch to branch until he had disappeared into the depths of the forest…