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"Okay then, you do it like this?"
"I've told you before, that is not how it is done."
"How the hell am I supposed to get it right if you don't show or teach me how?"
"Trial and error is a good, effective process. Besides, I do not particularly mind that you are failing over and over again, while making a complete fool of yourself."
"What?!"
A week had passed since Sango had stumbled upon the world of the demon slayers. Yesterday she would have said that the time flew by quickly. But today she wasn't so sure. Sango felt as if she had been training in the gym with Kikyo for weeks on end. For all she knew, it was possible. Princess Kaguya could have locked her in this time frame with Kikyo. Although it was rather unlikely. Princess Kaguya did not attempt to cloud the fact that she despised Kikyo. (While Kikyo didn't attempt to cloud it either) Kaguya wouldn't force someone to spend any more time with her than was necessary.
"Why do you stand there like that?" Kikyo's voice snapped Sango out of her musings. "You are never going to improve at throwing the kunai if you stand in that spot forever." Kikyo had wheeled one of the spinning chairs from the coach's office to the court, so she could relax as she witnessed Sango's misery. She swiveled the chair so her back was facing Sango. "If I had known that extent of your abilities was so short, I would have refused to train you."
Why you… Sango pulled out more kunai from one of the parts of her pink armor. She took aim directly at Kikyo's head after she positioned the kunai between her fingers.
"Go ahead and try it."
"I would have already, but I don't know how! You're completely refusing to teach me at all!" Sango complained (rightfully so) and threw the kunai down on the polished hardwood floor. Yanking her ponytail holder out of her hair, Sango allowed her dark brown locks for fall upon her shoulders.
Without even glancing back at the frustrated Sango, Kikyo stood from the chair and started towards the exit. "I will see if I can try and retrieve one with more patience than I." And with that, she was gone.
Honestly, does she have to be so childish about all this? She reminds me of Inuyasha.
Sango took the time that she was waiting for Kikyo to take in the sights of the empty gym. It felt strange to see it so empty. Normally there people running all over the place, in either world Sango was in. And even when there weren't, there had always been a coach setting up a volleyball net or other coachly duties.
When one entered the gym, it began as a short hallway with two doors on either side of the hall. Two of the doors were the coach's offices, and the remaining two were locker rooms. After that, you step right onto the court of the gym. On the opposite side of the gym, there was a large mural of a panther, which had been painted to appear as if it has crashed through the wall.
My school's mascot is a panther after all; it shouldn't look so out of place… But I suppose that would be due to the slayers.
On either side of the mural were two black doors with small windows on them. These led to the gym lobby, which held bathrooms, water fountains, vending machines for drinks and snacks, and a concession stand. Sango had yet to see a slayer enter, so they must not yet have realized food was located in there. Farthest to the left of the painted wall were two heavy metal doors that led to the equipment room, where Inuyasha liked to pout.
On the side walls of the gym were retractable bleachers. The seats of the bleachers were blue and plastic, but the floor where you rested your feet, and the retractable stairs were wood.
Luckily, Kikyo arrived with people just as Sango was becoming bored of looking at her surroundings.
Sango jolted when she saw who Kikyo had brought along with her. You're kidding me.
"I trust you know one another." And once more Kikyo left, leaving Miroku and Kagome with Sango.
"You're kidding me." Sango repeated this time out loud.
"Surprise!" Offered Kagome.
"I had thought that it would be interesting training with someone new, but I didn't figure that you two would show up."
"I'll admit," Miroku shamelessly stepped forward, "We have no lines what-so-ever, and can hardly bear being away from our dearest Sango!" He moved to Sango, and took her hand, rubbing his cheek against it. "I hope that you'll forgive us for out weaknesses, Sango."
Kagome's eyebrow twitched, "Whadd'ya mean 'we?'
*
"I see, so Kikyo has refused to teach you the art of demon slaying."
"Art, yeah right." Sniffed Kagome, "Whaling on them would be a better way to describe it if you ask me."
Ignoring Kagome, Sango answered, "Yeah. I don't know what her problem is, I never did anything wrong." Sango paused, "Other than showing up here in the first place."
"That's odd, and not to mention selfish of Kikyo, when Princess Kaguya has said that it would be of benefit to train you."
"I suppose so; Kikyo really must be attempting to make me fail. Is there anyone else I should ask for help instead?" Inquired Sango.
Miroku leaned back thoughtfully, "Well, you have me, so you're set based on that alone. You don't really need anyone else."
"Monk!"
"It was only a joke Sango! Ahem… Of course I am one of the more talented slayers…"
"Are you sure that was only a joke Miroku?" Mumbled Kagome, her hand over her face. Honestly, sometimes I wonder why I even bother hanging out with people like him.
"It's just a joke! Sheesh, tough crowd… Anyway, you could always ask Kaoru to give you a hand, she'd give you both.
"Kaoru?"
Kagome clapped her hands together, "Of course! She could help you get around the problems that Kikyo has created! I wonder what it's like to train with Kaoru one on one… Kikyo only tries to make your life miserable-"
Miroku interjected, "You know, Lady Kikyo isn't a bad person. She hates Sango for no particular reason, and you bring the hatred she has for you upon yourself. She's normally quite fair to everyone else."
"Hold it," Sango put a hand up, the universal sign for "stop." "I'm confused."
"Why?" Kagome and Miroku spoke at the same time.
"Well…" Sango fidgeted for a moment, embarrassed. "So Kaoru can actually fight?"
"Of course."
"Would we allow her to be a slayer otherwise?"
"No, I suppose not. In my world, looks are everything. To be honest, that's all that really matters to us. So forgive that I've been thinking this, but she isn't just a visual tool, and can actually fight?"
Sango glared daggers at Miroku while he and Kagome laughed at her.
Wiping a tear away from her eye, Kagome finally managed to answer, "No Sango, that isn't it at all. Kaoru is essentially the one who started the slayers. A while back, something had happened to Kikyo, and it was terrible. Kaoru had kept encouraging Kikyo to seek revenge for what had happened to her, but Kikyo was a wreck. She could hardly even function. Then, Kaoru realized that even if Kikyo did recover from her shock, there was no way that Kikyo and she could ever accomplish that task alone. Thus, Kaoru started the idea of having us as "slayers."
"I understand everything about Kaoru now, but I'm starting to think you have grammatical issues."
Looking up from his sandals, Miroku questioned, "What kind of issues do you mean?"
"Uhhhh…." Kagome blinked repeatedly, her eyes wide.
"Um, it's hard to explain… But to put it simply, you didn't use enough definitive words. You tend to stick with "that" and "if."
"Oh, that?"
Sango narrowed her eyes, "You're doing it again." She muttered.
"It's not exactly my fault, Kaoru never told me what the "that's" and "it's" are. So I don't really know the full details myself."
Miroku looked at her curiously, "Really? I didn't know that she never filled in the details for you. When I heard it from you the first time, I also assumed it was a grammatical issue. I've never bothered to ask about the education you received, I've always assumed it was very poor." Miroku stated, not even blinking as he blatantly spoke.
That's way harsh Miroku. "I never felt about it as harshly as Miroku did, but I'm starting to think that there are some issues with your brain Kagome."
"Really." Miroku put a hand on his chin and studied Kagome. "I suppose I can see where you're coming from."
"I think it's because you said something strange. If Kikyo was so broken up over whatever it was, then how did she manage to find Kaoru? Kaoru was lying on the ground miles away from any village after meeting Kohaku. Then how did she manage to heal Kaoru from that disease? Didn't it take Kaoru a year or so to recover? Kikyo must not have been all that upset after all. Or did all this happen after the Kohaku/sick incident?"
"Why do you keep calling it an incident? It's a bit too serious to be called an "incident" Sango." Miroku corrected.
"Incident seems to suit it just fine. Trust me; I've had to endure school for who knows how many years."
"But incident makes it seem like a practical joke! I'm older than you, therefore, I'm smarter."
"WHAT?"
Kagome finally spoke, summing up her thoughts on the last several minutes of conversation that had been at her expense. "If you ask me, you're stupid."
Sango and Miroku's faces were inches apart during their fight, but they jumped back when Kagome snapped at them.
"Are you referring to Sango or me? Because if you're talking about me, you must realize that a monk must complete countless sacred readings to finish training, so I am-"
She stopped him, "Did you even read those Miroku?"
"Uh, well no, but-"
"I rest my case."
The next seconds were spent in silence. "So… This is some nice training we're doing here."
*
It was once again dinnertime for the slayers, and as usual it was lively.
"It was so awful. They both make fun of me for at least ten minutes!" Kagome told Megumi and Omasu.
Omasu giggled, "That must have been tough, huh?"
Megumi brushed back her long, glossy hair, "I think they did it because they're mocked all the time by Kikyo, it must have felt nice to not be the victims for once."
"Oh yeah, Kikyo doesn't seem to like either one of them right now, poor things." Giggled Omasu.
"Hey, don't talk about us like we're not here." Sango and Miroku were directly across from Omasu, Megumi, and Kagome.
"Sorry about that!" Apologized Omasu as she took a large bite of sesame chicken, the specialty Chinese dish that Kohaku had prepared for dinner.
"Call it payback." Chimed in Kagome.
"Miroku deserves what's coming to him though, so don't hold back on him for his sake." Kohaku still had his chopsticks in his mouth as he spoke.
When Kohaku sent a terrifying glare at Miroku, the monk ducked behind Sango. He's still mad. She observed, amused.
"Anyway," Started Megumi, looking coy, "Changing the subject, it's time for gossip!"
Feels like a normal school day. Is that good or bad? Guess you can find gossipy people like Megumi wherever you go…
"So, have you heard the rumors?"
Which ones?" Kagome asked, not fully listening. "I hear so much gossip from you that I can't seem to remember what's what anymore. Or what's true for that matter." She smiled at Megumi teasingly.
"Then you haven't heard." Megumi grinned; satisfied that she could fill them in with the latest gossip.
"Like I said, I can't keep track of it all. There's so much going on already that I-"
"Trust me. You haven't heard. This is really big! You'd think of it right away if you knew."
Sango laughed, "Enough with the suspense! Out with it already Megumi! Real newswomen don't keep their viewers waiting!"
"What?"
"Oh! Sorry, nothing." That's right. These people are from a different time period. They wouldn't know what that stuff is. It's easy to forget that around them.
"Okay!" Megumi took a deep breath, "Kikyo and Kaoru are planning a trip to a region of demons! It's a crash test to see how we'll do against demons after all our training!"
Oh crap. "A- are you sure?"
"Oh course! My gossip is always true!"
"When do we go?"
"Tomorrow."
Oh crap.
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