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Chapter 11:
While Kagome was on her way to Mushin's temple, Inuyasha was taking a bath on the offspring close by the temple. Miroku was talking with Mushin, who was very sick and had his days counted.
Miroku had never seen Mushin so pale or weak, or even sober, but he wasn't sad for him, because Mushin was very happy to see him before he passes to the other world.
"Miroku, I'm so glad to see you, before I go on to the other world" Mushin started coughing "Everything you see at this temple is yours now, and when I die this temple is gonna pass to be yours too" Mushin said very weakly but smiling. Miroku smiled at the smiling Mushin. "I love you son" were Mushin's last words as he closed his eyes and stopped breathing.
"I love you too dad" Miroku said crying. Miroku felt a pair of warm arms wrapped around his body.
"Inuyasha" he whispered, and turned around to look at the hanyou he loves, but instead he found a black-haired boy with dark-brown eyes. "Inuyasha?" he asked worried, because there wasn't much light in the room.
"Yeah, is me. I forgot that tonight was new moon" Inuyasha said, pulling Miroku closer to him. "I'm sorry, baby" he said looking at Mushin's dead body. Miroku was crying on Inuyasha's chest.
Inuyasha was rubbing the monk's back, like he remember his mother used to do to him, so that he could be calm.
"Baby we should go bury him" Inuyasha said and Miroku looked into the black-haired boy's eyes, and nodded.
"I'll go get the shovel, to start digging the to..." Miroku was interrupted by.
"No, I'm the one that is going to dig the tomb, I know you're hurting now, so try to get some rest while I dig the tomb" Inuyasha stated, Miroku didn't argue with him and went to sleep.
40 minutes later Inuyasha saw Kirara heading towards the temple. Inuyasha froze as he saw Kagome riding Kirara. "Ka... Ka... Kagome!" he said stuttering. Kirara landed a few feet away from him and roared, waking up Miroku.
"What are you doing here?" Inuyasha snapped at Kagome. Kagome didn't say anything and started walking towards him, she stopped right in front of him looking at him in the eyes. Inuyasha was a little scared, because he didn't want to be sat again. Kagome was breathing heavily and looking into the black-haired Inuyasha's eyes, she slapped him, leaving a red hand shape bruise on his face.
"What was that for?" Inuyasha yelled at her, rubbing his face.
"That's for not telling me the truth" she yelled back.
"What are you talking about?" Inuyasha said, lost.
"Why didn't you told me you had a lover" she yelled and his eyes widened. "Not just a lover, a male lover!" she was very angry.
Miroku was about to go out when he heard Inuyasha and Kagome yelling at each other. "This is going to be, a long night" he said sarcastically. Kirara roared again to get the attention of the screaming couple.
"What?" they both snapped at her, and she transformed back to the little cute kitten.
"Inuyasha, can we talk" Miroku yelled from inside the temple. Inuyasha turned and started walking to the temple.
"Where are you going?, I'm not finished with you" Kagome yelled walking behind Inuyasha.
When Inuyasha reached the door of the temple he saw Miroku, with red bloody eyes, that indicated he spent a lot of time crying. "Kagome, can you please let me talk with him, alone" Miroku said closing the doors. Kagome was let out of the room and couldn't hear what they were talking about because they were talking in Miroku's room, which was at the end of the temple.
Mean while in the room...
"Baby, don't cry, I'm gonna make her leave, so that we bury Mushin in peace" Inuyasha said hugging Miroku, who was cry on his chest.
"Ok, but that's not the point, the point is that you 2 can't keep up with this. I know I acted very bad before, because I wanted you to choose between us, but I was wrong to do that and that's why you need to try talk to her" the monk said, looking at Inuyasha. "Before you say you can't talked to her. I'll help you tell her, like you said to Sango that day, remember?" Inuyasha smiled and leaned to kiss Miroku. The couple shared a romantic kiss, that ended when the both of them were breathless.
"I love you, Miroku" Inuyasha said smiling, and gave him a quick kiss.
"I love you too, my little hanyou" Inuyasha blushed, and kissed him again. "Now, let's go tell her, then she can decide if she wants to be your mate or not, okay?" he added, grabbing him by the hand.
Outside Kagome was getting impatient, because she wanted to keep yelling at Inuyasha. She was still angry with him because of the lover thing, but after a couple of minutes she was more calmed in that manner because she realized that she wasn't in a relationship with him. "Finally!" she said turning around.
"Kagome, this is my lover" Inuyasha said pointing at Miroku, who was blushing. Kagome went into shock and fainted.
"Kagome!" Miroku said, running to her side. "Inuyasha can you get her inside, please" he asked, and Inuyasha nodded as he carry Kagome's body.
He laid her down at Miroku's room, in where she was with Kirara. When Inuyasha was done digging the grave, they buried Mushin's body and Miroku set some flowers on top of the grave. Miroku just cried when they buried the body, but after that he was happy because he knew that Mushin was better now.
Inuyasha was beside Miroku as he cried from happiness knowing that his adoptive father was very happy at haven.
"He was a good man, drunk, but good" Miroku said looking at Inuyasha, who was very tired. "Let's get some rest, my love" he said, leading the way to Mushin's room, since Kagome was sleeping at his room. Everyone at the temple slept during the rest of the night and the entire morning.