A/n: Scd: Hey, I hope I got this out on time...hey, it wasn't like I actually planned to get sick and all that 'good' crap...by the way, at the end of the story, I'll have a long list of the people who ended up reviewing (and how many times you reviewed) because I've been too lazy to put the names on the chapters...I won't keep you any longer!
Disclaimer: I only own Zane, and Xanthar, and the guards. I don't even own the guards' names! I give that honor to Tamora Pierce. I also don't own the part of the fight that is in italics. I took that from the book Hawksong and it belongs to Amelia Atwater-Rhodes.
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She pulled it free with a yank and started again at invisible foes. 'Why does everyone I hold close end up in danger, or get hurt?' She threw hirokutsu at the other wall, but this time it came back to her. Only this time she wasn't able to catch her weapon as it crashed into her, and she flew backwards. Before she landed on the ground, she felt herself being caught by strong, slender arms. She looked up to see who her savior was, only to see an extremely handsome face.
'Wait, what am I thinking? He's Miroku!' she thought franticly.
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Blood of a Neko: Reunion
"What do you think the girls are doing right now?" Miroku and Inuyasha were sitting outside, with Inuyasha on a branch of one of the trees, and Miroku sitting against it.
"How should I know? I'm not their keeper." He said, keeping his eyes closed.
There were a few moments of silence before Miroku tried again to start a conversation. "What could..."
Inuyasha cut him off, "No, you hentai!"
The monk started to pout and said, "Why do you always think I'm gonna say something perverted?"
"'Cause if you're not thinking it, you're saying it," He grunted.
"I actually had a question for you, that was nowhere near that train of thought."
"What did you have to ask me?" the hanyou almost growled.
For a minute, Miroku didn't say anything, but finally, and quietly, he asked, "Why did you do that to Kagome?"
Inuyasha was confused. "Do what to her? I never did anything to her."
"Don't play stupid," Miroku growled back. "Why did you hurt Kagome by choosing Kikyo over her?"
Inuyasha was stunned by his bluntness, and quietly admitted, "I don't know Miroku...I just don't know."
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Kirara had finally convinced Sango to come out of her appointed room to come take a bath with her. After she had come back from the dojo, she had just stormed into her room and slammed the door shut and hadn't been out since. (Okay, I don't know if they had doors, but I'm saying they do!)
So here they were, just quietly sitting in the hot water, with the silence pouring in around them until Kirara broke the silence. "So what exactly happened?" she blurted out.
"Hm? Oh, yeah, well, it happened like this..."
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She pulled it free with a yank and started again at invisible foes. She threw hirokutsu at the other wall, and this time it came back to her. Only she wasn't able to catch her weapon as it crashed into her, and she flew backwards. Before she landed on the ground, she felt herself being caught by strong, slender arms. She looked up to see who her savior was, only to see an extremely handsome face.
"M...Miroku, what are you doing here?" She asked, with a blush on her face.
"Oh, I just happened across a damsel in distress." He replied nonchalantly.
"I am not in distress!" she cried out, the heat in her face getting even hotter due to the fact that she was still in his arms.
"But you are a damsel, and, might I add, with the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen." His voice was husky.
Sango was at a loss for words as they just stared into each other's eyes. That was, until Sango felt a familiar feeling on her ass.
Sango jumped away from her 'savior' and held a tight grip on the strap of her hirikostu, and her bangs covered her eyes.
Miroku backed up a little, not knowing what to expect, and also seeing very bright flames engulf Sango's body.
She didn't slap him. She didn't use hirikostu on him either. She punched him. Square in the jaw. And stalked out of the room.
"I'm going to feel that one," He said as an after thought.
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"Okay, well...ah...damn..." Kirara sighed at her loss of words. "Miroku's such an ass." She half growled.
"But he's a cute ass." Sango mumbled.
Kirara stared at her and slowly said, "You do realize you said that out loud right?"
"I did?" the taijiya replied, her face heating up. Kirara nodded her head as Sango sunk further into the water. The two lapsed into a tense silence before they were called to get out because the taiyoukai had returned home.
The two girls' faces lit at the thought of their sister returning to them and they rushed to get dressed.
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'Why...did I actually see Zane?' Kagome's first conscious thought was. (That would be mine too...) 'Where am I? I can't smell Naraku anywhere near anymore, but I can smell Kirara and Sango, and even...' "Sesshomaru?" she whispered as she opened her eyes, only to find herself in a plain bedroom. (I'm not going into detail about the room, so just imagine it how you want.) "I'm in Sesshomaru's home aren't I?" she asked herself as she sat up. She looked around and the more she looked around, the more she noticed how much energy she had.
She stood up and walked over to her sword, which was in a corner of the room. She strapped it to her back and walked out of the room, hoping to find somebody. Instead, she found the dojo.
'Might as well practice.' She thought as she unsheathed her sword and launched at imaginary opponents.
She only stopped when she heard a visitor say, "You should be in bed resting."
She turned around to find that Sesshomaru was her visitor. "Resting from what, these shackles? They're not doing anything to me as long as I don't use my demonic power. Besides, I have too much energy to spare. Perhaps you could help me with this energy?" she challenged. Her only answer was when her unsheathed his tokijin and ran towards her.
She effortlessly dodged his attack and countered with her own, which he blocked with his sword. They both pushed against their swords, but Kagome was forced to jump back from it.
To end the fight he got inside her guard and pressed the blade against her throat. Kagome's blade was useless, trapped against her side.
She, however, did not admit defeat.
She passed the blade behind her back, transferring it to her left hand, and instantly it was against Sesshomaru's chest, the blade pressing just over his solar plexus.
"You're dead, Kagome," Sesshomaru said.
"I'm not alone," she responded easily, slightly breathless, skin flushed with adrenaline.
The both turned their heads when they heard clapping. "Bravo! The lovebirds are getting along so nicely don't you think?" Xanthar asked the wizard who stepped in beside him and only nodded his head.
Sesshomaru glared at the cobra as Kagome and the wizard stared at each other with wide eyes. "Zane?" Kagome said incredulously
"K...Kagome? Is that really you?" He replied.
"Yeah, but is it really you?" she answered.
He nodded his head and after she sheathed her sword, she walked up to him and looked straight in his eyes and he into hers.
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A/n: Scd: It seems to me like this chapter was kinda rushed, but oh well, you finally know who the wizard is, and sorry for making this chapter late, I've been really busy because of Christmas and all that good crap. Well I hope you had a good Christmas and I hope you have a good New Year!
-Scd-