Disclaimer: Nope, still not mine.
It's been a while, neh? I'll be writing much more now... well, thanks for the reviews!
IMPORTANT: Just so you know, the book was wrong; nothing happened between the two. (Miroku and Sango.) I wouldn't do that because one: I love Miroku to death and wouldn't make him look like an ass, and two: if the book told them everything about the plant and such, it would be much too easy to cure Sango. There are many things that are true in the book, so you'll just have to decide on what's true and what's not. (The same goes for Kagome and Inuyasha.) But basically, everything that the demon tells Sango really happened. The book is pretty much a way to see what's going on through Sango's eyes. ;D Okay, story time!
Chapter 8:
Awkward Moments
I sighed as I walked behind the trees; down a path... okay, so maybe I wasn't paying attention. 'At least she woke up...' I absentmindedly rubbed the bump that was recently placed on the back of my head. 'I'll never forget though...' I slightly winced from the pressure of my hand. 'That she doesn't need a weapon to kill something.' I continued walking, trying to remove the thoughts that entered my head, as if Sango could hear them. The rings from my shakujou were jingling cheerfully... as if there was something to be cheerful about. Sango was furious, not listening to a word I said. I tried telling her that nothing happened, but she didn't try listening, so I eventually gave up.
A group of children ran past me, telling me that I wasn't far from the village. I continued walking, and stopped at the sound of Kagome's voice.
"Inuyasha! Let me go! I'm just going to talk to Sango!" I hid behind a tree.
"You just said that you were gonna..." Inuyasha stopped. I forgot about his nose. He looked in my direction and narrowed his eyes. Something in the look told me "You're dead."
Kagome broke from the grasp, red and flustered. "OSUWARI!" Inuyasha took a face plant, and a dust cloud formed as Kagome stormed off.
Moments later, Inuyasha stood and began dusting himself off. "She's 'gonna kill you." She said casually.
I stepped out from behind the trees and stood in front of Inuyasha. "What do you mean?"
"Keh. Don't play dumb, you know."
I must have looked as puzzled as I really was, because Inuyasha laughed and sat down. "You idiot. Sango." I still didn't answer. "Fine then... you and Sango." He seemed to be having fun throwing me hints that I didn't catch.
"I'm still not following you, Inuyasha."
He looked at me bewildered, but regained himself. "I knew you wouldn't admit to it."
"Admit to what?!" I yelled, sitting in front of him.
"You and Sango mated." He replied plainly.
"What?!" I yelled, falling back. Mated? Besides the strange use of words, that was absurd!
Inuyasha sighed, standing again. "Kagome got this book from her era, and for some reason it's about you and Sango. Right now... with her marked hand."
"What?" I asked again, still trying to soak this in.
"Do you know what marked Sango's hand, right?" He asked impatiently.
"The plant."
"No! A demon! She controls the plant... Sango..." Inuyasha was confusing himself. He recollected himself and started over. "A demon creates these plants, the one that Sango touched. After the hand of someone is marked, the demon can control that person to do whatever she wants."
"The voice..." I whispered to myself rather than Inuyasha.
"Yes! She talks to Sango, saying that you don't love her and all that shit so she can gain control. Sango is so strong willed that the demon had trouble gaining control, and she still does. She has to use Sango's weakness in order to control her."
I registered this for a minute, remembering where this conversation had started. "Wait a minute, Inuyasha. What did you say about Sango and I before?" I asked, preparing for the answer. Nothing happened, but I was pretty sure that the demon was trying to entice me, using Sango's body.
"The demon is using Sango to lure you to her. She wants your spiritual power. But you took it too far."
"I did no such thing!" I tried to defend. "Sango and I did nothing of the sort!"
"Well the book said so." Inuyasha crossed his arms, saying that he wanted to end the argument there. But I wanted to get to the bottom of this.
"Inuyasha, when was it that the book said this happened?" I asked, trying to sound as casual as possible. The last thing I needed was even more accusations. Maybe it was possible that Sango and I could... no. I shouldn't have thoughts like that at a time like this.
Inuyasha uncrossed his arms, not taking any time to respond. "You should know!"
"No I don't because nothing happened! It almost-" I stopped myself but Inuyasha caught it. He unfortunately did.
"What do you mean "Almost"?" He asked, actually curious for some reason.
I waited. I never felt uncomfortable in situations like this before... but this was Sango... "Well, the plant gained control over her," Inuyasha waited for more that I wasn't ready to say.
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Inuyasha and I sat near the hut, Inuyasha listening to Sango and Kagome talking. His ears twitched, and he chuckled through some of it. It had to have been an hour before Kagome stopped accusing me of taking advantage of Sango's hand. Another hour of only Kami knows what. Then Inuyasha stood and began walking into the forest, knowing I'd follow him.
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"So what's going on, Inuyasha? What did Kagome tell her?" I stood before him as he leaned on a tree, his eyes closed. He opened one as he spoke.
"Well, she said "I'm so sorry about what Miroku did!" and things like that at first." He laughed at my discomfort. "Then Sango told her about the hot springs..." He laughed even more and fell to the ground.
"It's not that funny." I said, staring at the hysterical hanyou.
His laughing ceased and he looked up at me. "Well you'll probably hate what I'm about to say..." He stood up, keeping more laughter at bay. "Kagome and Sango decided that it's best for Sango to keep her distance from you."
"You can't be serious!"
Inuyasha chuckled at my astonishment. "Well who can blame her? At least Kagome isn't going to murder you now."
"Yeah, but..." I dropped to the ground, my Shakujou bouncing before landing with a "clash." "It'll kill me on the inside..."
Inuyasha practically spat his words at me. "You're pathetic!" He turned and began walking off.
"Wait, Inuyasha!" He turned around and looked at me, half-listening. "How long will this be?"
"Feh!" He turned back around and walked with his arms crossed. "Pathetic houshi..."
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I returned to the hut later that evening, finding Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippou. I would have asked where Sango was, but Kagome stared at me as soon as I entered the door, as if she were trying to kill me with her eyes. I instead, silently sat, awaiting the night, so that I could slip into my dreams and hopefully find some stray thoughts that may lead me to an answer.
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I awoke to birds gently chirping outside, and rays of the new morning sunlight cascading their way through the window and door. Inuyasha and Kagome were outside, already debating over something or another. I averted my attention to Sango, who was still sleeping, Kirara curled and tucked into her side. 'Good,' I thought as I stood. 'she returned safely.' I walked outside to see what Kagome and Inuyasha were talking about.
"Inuyasha, one of us has to return!" Kagome stomped a foot and threw her arms to her side.
Inuyasha released a "Feh" and crossed his arms. "But if you return you'll never come back."
"Would you rather go take care of Souta!?" She yelled, imitating Inuyasha's posture.
"Of course not!"
"Then I'm leaving!" She yanked her backpack off of the ground and turned around. "I'll be back tomorrow!" She yelled in anger as she headed toward the well.
I chuckled at the sight and Inuyasha turned around. "I doubt you're doing any better..." He murmured as he stared at me. "You can't even go anywhere near Sango."
I stepped out casually and blinked in the bright sunlight. "With Kagome gone I'm sure I could clear things up." I thought aloud.
"And who says I'm 'gonna let you?" Inuyasha harshly joked. In fact, if it weren't for his smile, I would have taken that as a real threat.
"I'm sure she may have a say on the matter."
Inuyasha laughed as he jumped into a tree. Our conversations had become more... friendly lately. It seemed that Kagome was breaking Inuyasha down, and he was accepting more than just her. "Do whatever you want." He paused and looked down at me. "I know that you wouldn't hurt her." He added with a more serious tone.
I smiled up at him, and he smirked back. "Thank you, Inuyasha."
"Feh."
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Sango awoke later on. She was probably mentally exhausted after... yesterdays incident. I let her be for a while, trying to keep on her good side for as long as possible. In the mean time, I tried thinking of what I'd say to her. "Sango, I didn't make love to you but I'd like to." Yeah, I'm sure that would work. "Sango, nothing happened and I don't plan on it happening either." No. Still very, very bad. I glanced over at Shippou. He had been rather silent today...
"Shippou, is something the matter?" I asked as he seemed to shrink under the question.
"Um... not... nothing." He managed. He was talking to me as if I were Inuyasha in one of his foul moods. He inched away from me and seemed to look weary of my presence.
"Are you sure?"
"Just leave me alone okay!" He yelled, shooting up and running toward a sleeping Inuyasha. He awoke with a jolt and stared at the child in his lap.
"What the hell are you doing?" He pushed Shippou off of his lap and the boy ran off, probably in search of Sango.
Inuyasha and I exchanged confused looks as I stood. "You don't know what's wrong with him, do you?" I asked.
"How the hell should I know?" He asked, his grumpy mood showing due to his rude awakening.
"You're sure you don't know anything? Anything that Kagome may have said?"
"Why are you asking me?" He asked, closing his eyes.
"Well for one, you were listening to Kagome and Sango while they talked about me, and he was with them. Two: I know that something has to be wrong if he went to you for protection."
"Look, I don't know. Now leave me the hell alone or I'll-" I walked off. "Hey!"
"You want to be left alone, don't you?"
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Following Shippou proved to be easier than I thought. I was right in my prediction though, he had gone off in search of Sango. I found that once again, I was at the well. What had grown so special about the well lately? Was it the seclusion? Had Kagome been visiting her while she went to her era? My thoughts were interrupted by Kirara's mew.
"Sango," Shippou said as I heard him sit in the grass. "I'm afraid of Miroku." He said, as I heard Sango laugh.
"And why is that?" She asked.
"Well I heard you and Kagome talking the other day..."
'So it had been something Kagome said!' I thought to myself as I turned to watch the two. Sango was sitting with her back against the well, one hand on the ground and the other petting Kirara in her lap. She was smiling and looked completely happy, considering what she thought I did the other day. Shippou was sitting in front of her, frowning.
"... and I heard her saying something about him."
"And what was that?" She asked almost cautiously. She stopped petting Kirara and the feline mewed, jumping from her lap.
"Well, I'm not sure what it means... but it sounds bad. And he's been acting weird."
"I'm not surprised." She murmured. "So, what was it that has you so scared?"
"Well, I heard her say "That sex hungry houshi doesn't want anything from you but your-" Sango cut him off by plunging forward, and pushed her hands over his mouth. She was blushing feverishly and glancing around. I, myself felt my face turning red.
'THAT'S what they were saying?!' I asked myself as I shifted my weight.
"Shh! Shh! Shh!" Shippou struggled under her hands and pried them away.
"What are you do-" Sango covered his mouth again and pulled him into her lap.
"Shippou," She began, still blushing. "please... please, never repeat what you were about to say!" He nodded and she pulled her hands away from him, her blush fading.
"But Sango, what is "sex hungry"?" He asked innocently.
"Nothing! You don't need to know that quite yet!!" She yelled, the redness returning to her face.
"Well, will he want my sex? 'Cause it sounds really scary and-" Sango covered his mouth again.
I almost fell at his question, and was happy that he went to Sango rather than Inuyasha.
"Shippou! Enough! You don't need to worry about any of this!"
He pulled away. "Oh! I get it! So he only wants your sex!" Sango tackled him and yelled.
The red in both mine and Sango's cheeks darkened as Shippou stared at her with confusion.
"Shippou! Stop! Someone could hear you! You don't understand what you're saying!" He pulled out from under her hold.
"Why are you so embarrassed?" He asked, his innocent tone almost making me kneel over laughing.
Sango sighed, trying to form her words. "Shippou... what you're talking about... It's... it's personal. I would rather you not talk about it anymore." Shippou seemed to understand and nodded. "Good. Now, please... go." He nodded once more and walked off in a scared silence as Sango sat, staring into the sky and trying to regain herself.
"Kirara," She said as the feline jumped back into her lap. "I'm never letting him hear one of my "personal" conversations again."
I slinked off back to the hut, leaving Sango and whatever thoughts she had there. There was no way that I could face her right now, and at the moment it didn't look like it would be anytime soon. But how could I tell her the truth?
This is getting harder and harder to write... lol. Oh well, you never get better if you don't challenge yourself, right? Right! I rather enjoyed writing Shippou's reaction to Kagome's and Sango's conversation, though. Sorry for any typo's, I finished this at midnight and proof-read a minute ago, but the flow still seems awkward...
Oh yeah, I'm on summer break now! Whoo! Friday (May 25) was the last day of school! And guess what... I didn't cry! 'Cause I'm just that cool.
On another note, you may realize that sometimes when I have Kagome "sit" Inuyasha, I'll write "sit" and others I'll write "osuwari." I use whatever word fits properly. Sometimes the scene just doesn't call for the Japanese phrase, sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn't matter either way. In this chapter, it really didn't matter, so I just went ahead and used "osuwari." In another, earlier chapter, I used "sit" because she was saying it repetitively. It just sounds better (opinion.) You guys probably don't care about this, and would rather I stop wasting your time, but if I were reading this it would get on my nerves without an explanation. -.-; (Sorry for the huge rants at the beginning and end of this... Review anyway?)
