Hey everyone, back again

Hey everyone, back again. I just want to thank everyone who has been reading and reviewing so far. You guys are the best!! Anyways, once again WARNING this fic is rated M for a reason so if you are squeamish or easily offended, please hit the back button now! For everyone else, enjoy!!

Tamahome glanced up at the hesitant knock he heard on his door. Who would be coming to see him this late. Surely Miaka wouldn't, not after what he had just seen. But who else could it be? Tamahome opened the door to his room to find Nuriko standing there. He couldn't help but be slightly disappointed that it wasn't Miaka standing there.

"Gee, don't look too happy to see me," Nuriko said.

"What do you want Nuriko? I was just about to go to bed."

"Have you seen Miaka? I went to check on her but she's not in her room."

Yes he'd seen her! The truth was, did he want Nuriko to know exactly how much of her he'd seen? Thinking once more of Miaka, his blood began to stir.

"Try Tasuki's room."

"Why would she be with Tasuki?"

"Why would she be with me?"

"Good point. I'll go take a look around and see if I can find her. Sorry to bug you."

"Whatever."

Back in the gazebo, Miaka trembled in Tasuki's arms. She couldn't believe Tamahome had seen them. How could she have been so careless? At the same time she started to also wonder why she even cared. After all, it was him who had run from her, not the other way around. Still, she couldn't help but feel guilty. Her heart was aching, because deep down, she knew, that she had been wishing it was Tamahome there with her instead of Tasuki.

"You okay Miaka?"

"Yeah…fine…I think I should go. We shouldn't stay out here. Someone else could see us too."

"Good point. What d'ya say we go back ta my room? We could finish what we started before we got interrupted."

"Not tonight Tasuki….I think it would be better if we slept in our own rooms tonight. Who knows who else may have seen or heard us."

"Alright. Another night then."

"Another night."

With a lingering goodnight kiss, Miaka and Tasuki headed off to their own rooms.

"Miaka!!"

"Huh? Oh, hey Nuriko."

"Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Everyone just seems so cranky tonight. I just wanted to make sure you were okay, but you weren't in your room."

"I just needed some air."

"Oh, mind if I join you?"

"Actually, I was just going to go to bed, I'm not really feeling that well."

"Oh, okay…"

Nuriko watched as Miaka walked off down the hallway, and for the life of him, he could have sworn he heard Miaka crying. By the time Miaka got to her room, the tears were already beginning to fall. Damn it! She promised herself she wasn't going to let this kind of stuff happen anymore! She was different now. She wasn't going to keep going down that road. Yet here she was, coming from the gazebo with Tasuki. When she remembered the look on Tamahome's face it tore her heart in two. How could she have been so foolish? So stupid? She needed to talk to him. He needed to understand why it was she went to Tasuki in the first place. The only question was, would he understand?

Miaka completely passed her own room and went straight to Tamahome's. She stood outside of his door nervously. She just couldn't bring herself to take that final step and knock. What if he hated her now? Suddenly she could hear noises from inside. Miaka put her ear to the door and listened. She could hear Tamahome inside, repeating her name over and over, and for a moment, she could swear he was crying. Tears began to fill her own eyes and that awful, overwhelming feeling began to creep over her once again. Taking a deep breath, Miaka knocked on the door, crossing her fingers that this won't go badly.

Tamahome was taken by surprise to find Miaka standing outside his room. He looked her over from head to toe, not quite sure what to say. A part of him wanted to grab her and shake her, and demand to know why she would go to Tasuki and not him. Another part of him wanted to hold her in his arms and never let her go, but at that moment, his anger was winning out.

"What do you want?"

"I think we need to talk."

"About what?"

"About what happened earlier. There's something you need to know about-"

"I don't need to know anything except you're not who I thought you were."

"Tamahome!"

"Get out of here Miaka. Go back to your precious bandit! I'm sure he'll give you what you need."

"You bastard, how dare you! You don't know a damn thing! Maybe if you had acted like a real man-"

WHACK!

Miaka stood stunned as Tamahome's hand connected with her face, an angry red mark left in its place.

"Miaka…I'm-"

"Stay away from me…Just stay the hell away!"

Turning quickly on her heel she ran and didn't stop and until she reached Tasuki's room. Her heart was breaking over what had just happened between her and Tamahome.

Tasuki had just crawled into bed when there was a sudden, almost frantic knocking on his door. When he opened the door, Miaka practically flew into his arms.

"What the? Miaka, I thought you didn't want to sleep here tonight."

"I changed my mind. Tasuki…I need you."

Tasuki could never refuse her. Shutting the door, he pulled Miaka against him, kissing her deeply. Miaka moaned into his mouth as they explored one another. There was no rush this time, not like that first time at Mt. Riekaku. Tasuki pulled back and was shocked to find a large red mark on her face.

"What happened to you?"

"I went to talk to Tamahome. He-"

"That son of a bitch! I'll kill him!"

"No, Tasuki! Just let it go, please?"

Tasuki gave her a long considering look. She was willing to let this all go and just forget that Tamahome had hurt her. Tonight, he would let it go, because tonight it would be him that shared her bed, but tomorrow, that was another story….

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