Hey all! Here's my second fanfiction, now focusing more on Sango and Miroku! I got lots of good feed back on my first story, "Anything but Paradise" so far (which is sadly coming to an end), so I decided to go at the writing thing again! It's not too funny to start out with, but bear with me-it's only chapter one! So please read and review and enjoy chapter one of "Viva Las Vegas"!
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Disclaimer: Sango and Miroku nor InuYasha and Kagome or anyone else affiliated with these guys aren't mine. But the InuYasha and Miroku plushies are MINE! Bwahahahahahahaha!
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Chapter One
It's every girl's dream to get married someday. Some girls go as far as to start planning when they're five years old. They pick out the dress, the flavour of cake, the setting, the theme, the colour of the bridesmaids' dresses…it's all set for when they find their true love and decide to spend their entire lives with them. If of course, they find their true love.
It's every girl's dream to get married…but not Sango Aoki's dream. In fact, marriage was the last thing on her mind, despite that she was turning 25 soon with no boyfriend or chance at one. But she kept telling herself that she was content with that, since the only man that mattered in her life right now was her younger brother, Kohaku, who was now a comatose hospital patient, with very little chance of survival.
She remembered the accident very well. She was coming home from one of her night classes, when she heard the news on the radio, that a young boy around 14 years of age had been hit by a speeding transport while he was trying to cross the highway from the soccer field across from his home, witnesses said. Sango's apartment on the outskirts of Sparks, Nevada, was across a soccer field…Sango did her best to get home as soon as possible.
When she finally arrived, the apartment was silent. She frantically searched for Kohaku, when there was a knock on the door. She opened it, and standing there, were two police officers. They asked if they could come in, they had some bad news.
Sango's heart sank, as they began telling the tragic tale of her younger brother's accident. The world began to spin around her, until she finally lost consciousness.
She remembered very little after that, only waking up in the hospital with her married friends, InuYasha and Kagome Takahashi, sitting next to her. She immediately went to find her younger brother, even though she had just woken up herself.
When she found him, he looked terrible, making Sango's already broken heart shatter even more. His entire body seemed to be in a cast, black bruises covering whatever flesh was showing, scars across his face…Sango couldn't help but blaming herself…Why didn't she get home sooner? Why did she leave him all alone? How could she be so selfish?
It had been three weeks after the accident, and Kohaku showed no signs of improving, and Sango's guilt wasn't improving either…it only worsened. But she had to do what she could to make up for it, even if it meant taking up more shifts as housekeeper, and waitress and even cleaning up other people's apartments. Most of the money went to Kohaku's hospital expenses and any school expenses that weren't covered by her scholarship. Whatever little she had left would go to the rent and other bills.
So it wasn't Sango's dream to be married someday, or even fall in love. She didn't really seem to dream anymore…only make goals for herself. She would study hard to become a microbiologist, she would earn enough money to pay for Kohaku's health expenses, and once Kohaku got better, she told herself, she would make a better life for them.
If only she knew what the future held…
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"I'm really worried," Kagome Takahashi told her husband InuYasha Takahashi, who sat across the table, eating away at his dinner before him.
"About what?" he asked, ears twitching slightly at the hint of concern he heard in his wife's voice.
"About Sango…we haven't spoken to her since that day in the hospital, and I think she's taking in more shifts than ever, plus school…she must be very lonely," she explained. She picked at her spaghetti as her worries consumed her.
"Well there's not much that we can do. If my half-brother had a heart, let alone a brain, he wouldn't let her take all those shifts anyway. He has about two or three other housekeepers," InuYasha explained, putting a huge fork load of spaghetti in his mouth.
Kagome had to admit that he had a point; Sesshomaru did have other housekeepers, so why did he left Sango take so many shifts? Maybe because he knows that her pay isn't being spent on stupid things like clothes? Although Sango could use a few new outfits…
"Maybe we should invite Sango over sometime, so she can take some time to relax, you know?" Kagome suggested. The hanyou of a husband continued chewing his food as the thought processed.
"That sounds pretty good, but Sango needs more than just a day or two off. Man, she needs a week at the least!" InuYasha replied. This got Kagome thinking.
"Not only does she need time off, but she really needs a boyfriend! She seems very alone and there's that sort of happiness that friends alone just can't provide…maybe we should set her up with someone?" Kagome thought out loud.
InuYasha nodded. She had a point too. Lately he noticed that he and Kagome didn't fight nearly as often since they were just boyfriend and girlfriend. But still…maybe that's all Sango needed…
"So do you know anyone?" she asked.
InuYasha thought for a moment of all the decent bachelors he knew. Only one came to mind right away.
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"So, would you please bear my child?"
The young girl giggled as Miroku Toriyama shamelessly flirted with her. He was catering her best friend's wedding, and she had no date.
"I don't know about that, but I know about some other things…" she said, giving him a wink. He threw her his most dashing smile; the one that made girls flock around him like lost sheep. He was about to answer when he was 'rudely' interrupted.
"Miroku, quit flirting and help me with these trays in the back!" hissed the voice of a very angry Kaede in his ear piece. Disappointment was etched all over his face.
"Darling, I'm truly sorry, but I must leave you for a moment, as duty calls," he explained, reluctantly letting go of the beautiful bridesmaid's hand, who looked equally as disappointed.
"Oh, poor you…I'll make sure Shippo gives you a tissue when you get here," Kaede said, as he made his way to the kitchen.
"I don't need a tissue…just a simple moment alone with a pretty girl," he replied back.
Miroku owned the local Kazanna Catering Services in Sparks, Nevada, where he catered to lots of parties and weddings of the like, but he dreamed of something more. Sure, he got to meet lots of pretty girls, but he knew there was something grander out there for him. He had been dreaming about it since he was just a little kid.
Ever since his father taught him how to cook, he had always wanted to own his own restaurant. Cheesy at it may sound to others it was something very special to him. His father had the same dream, but died before he could accomplish it. It was his father that inherited the family catering business, but he too dreamt of something more. Well, apples don't far fall from the tree.
Now the business was Miroku's, and so was the dream. But business was running good, both with clientele and "clients" of Miroku, so the restaurant had to be put aside.
He finally arrived to the kitchen, only to (shockingly) find that most of the work had already been done.
"Well, seems my services aren't needed here," Miroku said, beginning to turn around.
"Hold it! Since Shippo and I did all this, YOU can assemble the dishes," Kaede ordered. So much for him being the boss.
"Alright, alright, I'll assemble the dishes," Miroku complained. There were no pretty girls to look at here in the kitchen.
"And while you're at it," Shippo added, "you can make me a sandwich or something. I'm starved," he followed Kaede out the back door for her hourly smoke break. Miroku sighed.
I never knew that employees bossed the boss around…ah well, all in a day's usual punishments…
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325 dishes and one sandwich later, the party seemed to be dying down and people were beginning to leave. Miroku was out back with Kaede and Shippo, just having normal chit-chat, making fun of some of the guests. Suddenly, Miroku's cell phone began to ring. The wonderful magic of caller-ID told him it was his old friend, InuYasha calling. He picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Miroku. Its InuYasha, what's up?"
"Not much, just finishing up a job downtown. How about you? How's Kagome?"
"She's good. Listen, she and I were wondering if maybe you'd like to come over, for a coffee or something. We have an offer, I'd say, for you,"
Miroku thought about it for a moment. He hadn't seen his friend since the wedding, so maybe he should. Maybe he'd get a pretty girl out of it.
"Okay, sounds good. I'll be there in half an hour,"
"Cool. See you then,"
"Bye,"
Both hung up the phone. Miroku looked at his watch which read 10:00 pm. If InuYasha was calling this late, surly he wouldn't mind him coming late either. Time went by so slowly some days…
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Sango yawned as she trudged her way up the stairs to her apartment. Notes of tonight's lecture ran through her mind, along with the grumbling of her stomach. She had to be at the café at 6:30 am tomorrow to open up, so she planned to have something light to eat and go to bed for a while. Not that she would sleep well anyway.
She unlocked her apartment and turned on the light. A small little demon cat named Kilala greeted her.
"Hey Kilala…have you been well?" she asked, petting her gently. The cat purred happily in response, rubbing her head against her leg.
Sango threw her book bag in her room, planning to start on homework once she got something to eat. She was starving!
She looked in the freezer to find a lonely Swanson TV dinner sitting there. She'd have to go shopping shortly after work tomorrow morning, before she went to go clean Mrs. Towner's apartment, and before she started the midday shift at Sesshomaru's…
Sango threw the TV dinner into the microwave. She went to change Kilala's water and food, making sure it was fresh for when she left in the morning. She sure missed seeing her cat a lot, but she needed to do what she needed to do.
She dragged herself back into her bedroom to get her homework out. She looked at the clock on the wall, which read 10:07 pm. Looks like she wouldn't be sleeping tonight.
She had just opened her textbook when the phone rang. Sighing (and wondering who in hell would call so late) she picked up the phone. Probably just another bill collector.
"Hello?" she asked, fatigue drowning her voice like too much syrup on pancakes.
"Sango? Did I wake you up? It's me, Kagome," the other voice replied. Sango felt sort of relieved, thanking whatever mighty powerful being that was up there that it was Kagome and not the hospital guy again.
"No, I just got home from class, actually," Sango explained.
"Oh, okay. I'm sorry to be calling so late, but InuYasha and I were wondering if maybe you would like to come over sometime?"
Sango went through her schedule. Tomorrow certainly was busy…but there was that hour and a half between Mrs. Towner's and Sesshomaru's…
"Uh, sure…but it would have to be tomorrow between 10:30-11 in the morning…is that okay?" She really needed to see her friends.
"That's great! I won't keep you up much longer, so I'll see you then?"
Don't worry, the homework will do that. "Yeah, see you then,"
"Okay! Bye!"
"Bye,"
Sango hung up the phone. The microwave sounded that her TV dinner was finished. Yawning, she got up to go get it. It sure smelled good…
She went back to her little corner on her couch and began munching on her TV dinner, and picked up her textbook once more. She got out her notebook and began answering the assigned questions.
It was going to be a long night…
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So there you have it! Chapter Two should be out around tomorrow or Fridayish. Please REVIEW. I like reviews!
Ashieyu
P.S. Sorry about the format. FFnet's Border control is being stupid!