Symphony

By Lily

Author's Notes: This is going to be an ongoing series of drabbles and short fics, many of which were written several years ago. Various pairings, various ratings. Enjoy!

Title: Taking the Fall

Rating: PG

Character/Pairing: Miroku/Sango

c. 2005

There is blood on his arm. It turns his osode a shade darker. She knows she is to blame.

"I'm so sorry, Houshi-sama," she says. "Your arm—"

"It's fine, Sango." He is always so calm.

"No…Houshi-sama, if you had moved only a few spaces to the right, you would have—" Why does she feel like choking?

"It's fine, Sango. I saved you; that was what I was aiming for, was it not?"

She swallowed, closing her eyes. "That youkai claw could have pierced your heart."

He closed the distance between them, and slipped his arms around her, pulling her close to him.

"I'm not so sure it didn't."

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Haha, anyone recognize that last line? …I am sad.