She's Lookin Through Me
Chapter Fourteen - Problems
By Patche
Disclaimer – Inuyasha isn't mine… (Le sadness)
Summary – A girl who moves to a new school to be with her cousin, Utada Yuki. Yuki is the most popular boy in his whole school, so, thanks to him, Kagome is granted with that same luxury. In her new school, she has grabbed the attention of every boy... even our favorite hanyou. Rated-T for some cussing and minor limeyness?
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Kagome and Sango had deserted the boys Tuesday after school. Sango had enough of Miroku and wanted to just spend time away from him. Kagome caught on. She knew something had to be up with them. Usually, Sango and Miroku were insuperable. But lately, her friend seemed a bit depressed every time he came around.
"Sango?" Kagome spoke to her as they sat in their favorite ice cream shop without their boyfriends. The older girl widened her chestnut eyes, asking her friend to go on.
"Is something going on?" She asked. "I mean, you're so quiet today and you didn't even want us to hang out with Miroku and Inuyasha." Kagome said concerned. "I'm just worried and I'd like to know if something is the matter. Maybe I can help." She said softly.
Sango averted her eyes and chuckled pitifully. "No, there's nothing you can do…" She said, closing her eyes slowly. Kagome could have sworn she saw a tear gathering in the corner of Sango's eye.
"Then what's wrong? Sango! This is so unlike you!" Kagome's voice grew worried.
Sango closed her eyes now and looked at the ground, away from her friend. "I don't know if Miroku loves me anymore."
Kagome gasped and widened her eyes in the shock of Sango's confession. 'What? He can't be out of love with her! That doesn't happen…'
"Wha…wh…why do you say that?" Kagome asked frantically. She watched a tear roll down her friend's cheek as she tried to speak.
"I just… the other day, he asked me if we were really okay. And I said yes, but it made me think that maybe he's getting bored with me. We've almost been together a year and we still haven't even had sex just because I'm too scared to. He's already done it before, but… I haven't. I just think he belongs with some one who's more ready to be with him on that level."
Kagome stood up and walked over to Sango's booth, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Sango, you know that's not true. Miroku loves you and he'll wait for you if he does." Sango sniffled.
"But, I see it in his eyes sometimes… that disappointment. I know he's getting tired of being with me… I know it." She spoke softly. Kagome sighed and wrapped an arm around her friend's shoulders, resting their heads together.
"Sango… I don't know what to tell you, but I don't think he's fallen out of love with you. I've seen the way he looks at you, there's no way on earth he couldn't love you." Kagome sighed and lifted her friend's face up to make sure her tears had subsided.
"Thank you, Kagome-chan." Sango said softly.
"I can drive you home, if you'd like…" Sango said attempting to stand up. Kagome smiled and moved out of the booth for her friend.
"Are you sure you'll be alright, Sango-chan?" She asked, still holding her friend's arm. Sango nodded.
"I think I just need to talk to Miroku about it." She said giving her friend a smile of reassurance. Kagome nodded.
"I think that's the best idea. Well, if we're leaving… then could you take me to Inuyasha's house, instead? I really hate being around Yuki." Kagome said cringing slightly at the mention of her cousin. Sango nodded and pulled her keys out of her pocket, leaving the money for their ice cream on the table.
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Miroku slumped into his home, not speaking a word to anyone. He made his way to his room and shut the door behind him.
His mother and sister who had been standing in the living room upon his return just exchanged confused glances, as it was so unlike Miroku to ever be even the slightest bit depressed. If something was bothering him, he never showed it.
He plopped down onto his bed and rolled over, pathetically, taking a picture frame in his hand. Inside it's wooden border, there was a picture of him and Sango at a beach somewhere. She had her hair down and was wearing a yellow and pink striped bikini. He also had his hair down. They were all wet and covered in sand. And in this picture, they had managed to tangle themselves up in each other as they shared a beautiful kiss. Sango had one arm around his neck and the other tangled in his hair. He only had one arm around her and a hand on her cheek.
No matter what was going on in the picture… the colors and slight smile through Sango's kiss showed one emotion. Love.
Love… something that seemed to be missing now. He loved Sango with all his heart… but he didn't feel she felt the same anymore.
"Okay. Well we're going out for ice cream, yes?" Kagome asked as the fantastic four clutched their backpacks. Inuyasha and Kagome were holding hands already on their way to the car when Miroku heard it.
"No." Sango said. He glanced over at her to see her eyes were hidden behind her bangs.
"I don't want to be around anyone but Kagome right now." She said, running away from Miroku's side. And without any further explanation, the two girls disappeared into Sango's car.
That was just earlier. But, lately, Sango had seemed so distant. Almost like every word out of Miroku's mouth just irritated her.
He was slapped more often.
She was always angry with him.
'She doesn't love me anymore…' He thought sadly, rolling over with a sigh. 'She just hasn't dumped me because she doesn't have the heart…' He thought.
Standing up and walking to his bedroom door, Miroku turned to another picture of them together. 'I have to talk to her…' He thought, leaving the room. 'Even if what's going on is the last thing I want to hear.'
Miroku walked to the front door and opened it to find Sango was already standing there.
"Sango…" He said softly. She must have known it too… that something horrible was going on. He smiled lightly and started to walk up to her.
"MIROKU! STOP!" He heard a voice calling from behind Sango… but it sounded like…
"Sango?" He asked as the girl in front of him smiled evilly and transformed into a new shape. He could see his girlfriend behind the shape shifter, beaten and bloody.
"Sango!" He shouted, starting to run to her side, but was pushed back against his house by the imposter.
He gasped as a wooden tentacle wrapped itself around him, pinning him there for a while.
The fake Sango sniggered and picked up the wounded girl, bridal style.
"Put her down! What are you doing with my woman?!" Miroku shouted, emphasizing the 'my' in his sentence.
For a moment, he saw Sango smile before the tentacle around him hit him upside the head and vanished.
The last thing he heard was Sango shouting his name before his whole world went black.
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"Inuyasha, something's wrong with Sango and Miroku." Kagome said as the two sat on his couch watching TV like they usually did. He groaned and wrapped an arm around her.
"Why do you worry about them?" He asked, looking at her. Kagome shrugged.
"Well, they make each other happy and I want my friends to be happy… and you know they're meant to be with each other so…" Kagome trailed off and decided against finishing her sentence after looking at Inuyasha's face. It held no interest and more of a 'you've got to be kidding me' tone.
She sighed in defeat. "Fine, I won't worry about them…" She said softly. Inuyasha nodded and smiled.
"Good." He said just when his front door swung open.
Miroku stood in the doorway, panting and covered in blood.
"Miroku!" They both shouted standing up to rush to his side. Inuyasha didn't smell his cousin's blood though.
"It's Sango! She's been kidnapped!" Miroku shouted.
AN – I'm sorry, I love cliffhangers. Obviously. So, why would Naraku kidnap Sango? The world may never know. Well, I put in a lot of Miroku and Sango angst/fluff for this chapter. I've been kind of in a mood for Miroku and Sangoness. And here we go. As always, thank you guys a million times for the reviews I've received. It really is amazing. And you guys really do keep this story going.
Review please… even if it's about something I did wrong… I love reviews.
Love always,
Patche