Universe: Inuyasha (AU)
Pairing: SessKag (if you squint), SanMiro
Genre: Slice of life, Adventure, Fluff
Disclaimer: Inuyasha and it's characters do not belong to me.
Author's Notes: I'll start off by apologizing for my sporadic updates. And also thank you to all the lovely beautiful fans who have left reviews or sent me messages. Genuinely, THANK YOU.
Best Friend's Favorite II
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Kagome gaped in disbelief. If her jaw dropped any further, it would be scraping the ground.
"You know about the demons too? And you hunt them?!"
Sango smiled sheepishly at her gawking best friend, scratching her cheek with one finger.
"Yes and yes." The pretty brunette confessed, watching as a look of dismay and betrayal flashed across Kagome's face. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you, Kagome! Honest! But let's be real, it's not something that sounds completely sane, right? I mean…would you have believed me if I had told you?"
Kagome pursed her lips, thoughtfully. It was true that she had felt completely deceived when she found out that Sango, of all people, had prior knowledge about the demons who were following her, just as Professor Sesshoumaru had. It was like everybody in her life knew about this big secret but had collectively decided to keep only her out of the loop, and it sucked!
But truth be told, would Kagome have believed Sango if the pretty brunette had ever come clean? If Kagome was being honest with herself, she hadn't even come forward to Sango the moment it happened to her, because she knew how nuts it sounded. The corners of her mouth turned down, thinking of how lonely Sango must've been, carrying that terrible burden all by herself.
Sango, seeing her friend pout, misinterpreted the expression and grasped at Kagome's shoulders. "Kagome, you know I would never hide anything from you intentionally. This world, the world of demons…"Sango shook her head, her blunt fringe shaking. "…it's not a world that I want my loved ones to be a part of. If I could, I would turn back time so that you never ever found out about it in the first place."
Kagome saw the pained expression on her best friend's face, and her heart broke. "Sango…"she whispered, fingers pulling the older woman's hands away from her shoulders and pressing them against her own chest, giving them a gentle squeeze. "Even if I never knew about demons and jewels of myth, you would. I couldn't bear the thought of you facing this terrible nightmare by yourself. At least this way, we can lean on each other."
Kagome smiled at the taijiya, and Sango realized that Kagome had never been angry at her, had forgiven her for keeping this terrible secret from her, and had understood. She squeezed the younger woman's hands back and leaned forward until their forehead's touched.
"I love you, you know?" Kagome whispered, a shy smile blossoming on her pink lips. "You're the sister I always wished for, and I know with you and Professor Taisho by my side, we can do this."
"I love you too. And if that stupid professor thinks he can steal you away from me, he is grossly mistaken." Sango growled.
Kagome gasped, a bright pink blush powdering her cheeks as she pulled away. "He is not trying to steal me away-!"
"Hey now, don't stop! It was getting good!"
Both women froze, their lovely scene interrupted by a loud masculine voice. Paralyzed on the spot, they turned toward the owner of the voice, Kagome filled with confusion and Sango with dread. She recognized that voice anywhere…
Leaning against the wall, sporting a devil-may-care smile, Sango's fiancé was looking hungrily between the two girls currently embracing in the dark classroom. Truly, to anybody just barging in it would have been quite a curious scene. To Miroku though, pervert monk extraordinare, it was something straight out of his fantasies.
"Baby." He purred, motioning toward his mortified fiancé, whose face was growing hotter by the second, a vein popping in her temple. "You shouldn't have. You know my birthday isn't till August."
"Get your head out of the gutter, Miroku!" Sango hissed, drawing away from a very confused Kagome and stomping toward her idiotic future husband. "This is no time for your perverted jokes! Now I called you about an hour ago, what took you so long?"
As the two continued to fight, Kagome asked herself how could two polar opposites be so much in love as they were?
Kagome turned away from their bickering, looking out the window of the classroom. The demons were still circling outside, though they had not dared to enter. They seemed to be wary of Sango, and with good reason. Kagome recalled how swiftly the woman had taken care of some demons following her just mere hours ago.
Kagome rested her elbows against the windowsill, watching as one particular centipede demon floated in lazy circles about the building. She wondered, for the millionth time that day, what Professor Taisho was doing. And in the secret compartments of her heart, where he was not her teacher or she his student, she wished he would come back to her soon.
AN: I love Miroku, and I will always grab a chance of having him smoothly mortify our favorite demon-huntress.