Scars
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own InuYasha! He belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, enjoy! But the ones I do own (Laughs evilly in satisfaction) are Miya, Riya, Viya, Mitsuki, Fiore, Mio, Yorokobashii, and the Dragon's Keep! (MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!)
Note: I am very sorry for the lack of update – you see, my computer crashed during the writing of this chapter so I lost every thing. (It sucks more that I was half way through with it too) But luckily, I was able to piece it back together, although I'll have to work hard over the duration between updates in gathering back the chapters of Scars that I've lost. (T.T) Not to mention my other stories. Now on a happier note…ENJOY!
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Chapter 11: Miroku's Bride! (A.K.A. – How It Happened: part 1)
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"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, MIROKU!" Kagome screamed as she dodged another pelting tree, coughing as dust almost completely enveloped her as it crashed behind her.
"ME? HOW CAN IT BE ONLY MY FAULT!" Grunting against his binds, Miroku squirmed and twisted as much as he could against the giant oak tree that usually served as a meeting place for the village that was not too far away from them.
"KAZE NO KI – " Just as he was about to finish his attack, InuYasha yelped as he felt an invisible hand sock him right in the stomach, sending him flying across the battlefield into thorny bushes. Cursing like no tomorrow, InuYasha emerged a few moments later, soaring back into the fight with new blood-lined scratches on his cheeks and slightly torn clothes.
"DAMN!" He cursed as the giant dragon before them maneuvered out of the way in time, showing a large crater where InuYasha pelted Tetsusaiga. After ripping it out of the ground, he turned to Miroku, eyes blazing,
"If you didn't give her that stupid, frilly promise in the first place we wouldn't be in this mess!" Before he could say anything else, his vision became impaired as he felt himself falling to the ground in a daze.
"EEK! Oh, I'm so sorry, InuYasha!" InuYasha only stared up at the sky with a dazed expression as Sango painfully tried to get off of him. She angrily pushed the heavy hirakotsu off of her and got to her feet. Sighing, she picked up hirakotsu and stormed towards the rampaging dragon that was currently trying to heal from the many arrows Kagome was able to puncture through its heavy blades of armor.
Miroku watched with saddened eyes as Sango didn't even glance at him or acknowledge him at all. He watched, his beaded hand clenching in frustration as he watched his friends trying to defeat the hundred foot dragon before them, looking much like ants compared to its size.
His breath caught in his throat as he felt gentle hands rub his tense shoulders before slipping elegantly to loosely wrap slender arms around his torso. He wondered vaguely how this was capable when his back was against a strong tree. His eyes widened in disbelief and shock as a woman's transparent head came through the tree bark to lay her chin gently on his shoulder, nuzzling her cheek against his. Her words were compassionate and loving, but at the moment, he couldn't help but feel dread,
"Oh, Miroku…just to think that in just a few moments we'll be rid of these pests and we'll be able to live and love each other just like we used to…even if we were children."
I truly did mess up big time…
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A few days earlier…
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"Give it!"
"No!"
"Damn it, give it to me!"
"It's mine dog-face! Live with it!"
"GRR, Shippo you little rat!"
"GRR, InuYasha you pig!"
Sango and Miroku watched with amused eyes as InuYasha continued to chase after Shippo who was currently holding onto some barbecue chips. Shippo's fur was sticking everywhere like a porcupine as InuYasha bared his fangs at the little kit.
"You know those are my favorites you little pipsqueak!"
"You lived three years from them, you can spare a few more weeks before Kagome-mama goes back to her time and gets some more!"
"Like hell I'm gonna wait that long! Besides, it's not my fault you're done eating all your damn sugar before I finished my snacks!"
"Who said it was only yours?"
"Kagome did!"
"Nah-uh!"
"Yeah-ha!"
"Nah-uh!"
Miroku bit his lip from chuckling and spoiling the fun of watching the two before him continue to fight over chips. If they heard him or Sango laughing, they would surely stop. Peering beside him, it looked as if Sango wasn't faring well either; her fire-red cheeks and the tears gathering at the corners was enough for a sign.
"It's been a while hasn't it, Lady Sango?" Sango looked at him, her lips pressed tightly together in a thin line before answering quickly,
"Yes, I had thought we would never experience this perk again ever since Kagome had first left. I'm glad I'm wrong." Miroku nodded in agreement before they both turned to the show before them. It seemed now that the chips bag was being stretched beyond its capabilities as a youkai and a hanyou continued to pull in different directions.
"NAH –UH!" Shippo screamed at the top of his lungs. InuYasha reared back before leaning forward dangerously,
"YEAH – HA!"
"KAGOME-MAMA SAID THAT SNACKS WERE FOR EVERYONE!"
"BULL SHIT!"
"SIT BOY!" Somewhere far away, Kagome's voice resounded around them. InuYasha's eyes widened before his head met first with the ground.
Groaning, InuYasha lifted his head and rubbed it. Within a moment he was back up on his feet, shaking a fist in the direction of Kagome's scent,
"What the hell was that for!"
"SIT! Language, dummy!" InuYasha's groan became muffled by the ground after he had pelted once again to the dirt below him.
Sticking out his tongue, Shippo hugged the chips to him before scampering to Sango and perching on her shoulder for a safety caution as the hanyou grudgingly sat back up.
Groaning while rubbing his head, mindful of his ears, InuYasha glared at Kagome's direction within the forest. God that hurts! Having being sat for two years in a row and given a break for three and starting over again was a bad idea! Peering down at the rosaries, he clamped down the urge to put the beads within his mouth and try to chew them away. Damn these to hell! How could I have forgotten how murderous these things were?
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Kagome glared at InuYasha's direction for a few minutes, knowing fully well he was doing the exact same thing. When turning away, she gave an exhausted sigh and shook her head,
"InuYasha, you never change no matter what happens."
A smile began to appear before it faded away once again. A frown deepened on her face as she stared at the chest before her in contemplation. This chest…Looking over to her right, she let a true, motherly smile take over as she watched Mitsuki laugh happily. Said-girl picked the flower of her admiration, only to squeak in fear as a bumblebee buzzed angrily at her; immediately, she dropped the flowers and ran back over to Kagome. Kagome laughed as Mitsuki wearily watched the bumblebee make a few of those annoying, yet strangely frightening sounds before settling back in the flower it was once in before being picked.
Blushing lightly in embarrassment, Mitsuki glanced up at her shyly, her eyes glittering with admiration. Kagome smiled at her and moved over on the somewhat flat boulder she was sitting on so Mitsuki could sit beside her. Mitsuki happily complied and plopped herself next to the 27 year old. Her smile vanished though and was replaced with a slight amount of fear and anxiety as Kagome brandished the golden chest before her. Catching the look Mitsuki held for a brief moment, Kagome wrapped her arm around her shoulders comfortingly and said with a soothing voice,
"Now, I know this may be hard for you, Mitsuki; I expected you to be a little scared of this chest. After all, you were the one who handled it." Mitsuki uncertainly nodded her head,
"Yeah, but…I can barely remember anything about it except hearing a voice inside my head. Everything else around me disappeared, truly!" Kagome's eyebrows furrowed downward in contemplation.
"A voice? What, or WHO was it, Mitsuki?" Mitsuki scrunched her face up unknowingly in concentration as millions of thoughts ran through Kagome's mind at the moment.
A voice…that's so strange…
"It was," Mitsuki started out, causing Kagome to stop her thoughts and look at her intently, "It was…very deep and…and masculine. It had this kind of tone in his, well; I think it's a him! His voice was very fluent. It made me feel unsafe and trapped, as if it was wrapping itself around me."
"Would…silky be the word? Suspicious? Sly?" Mitsuki looked at her,
"The first one, yes. He would always…always tell me about my parents' deaths and that it wasn't fair that they died. I don't know why he did it, but strangely, he always replayed the moments of their deaths as well as the deaths of the villagers when the bad demon came looking for the jewel shard."
Mitsuki waited for Kagome to say something and when she didn't, Mitsuki looked up at her to find Kagome staring intently down at the chest, a bonfire within her orbs. Mitsuki shifted uncomfortably at the intensity; what was she trying to find?
Kagome held the chest towards her and inspected the chest up close for what was to be the millionth time since InuYasha gave it to her. She stared at the dragon, puzzled beyond belief. This dragon…it seems so familiar. She stared at its dark, endless blue eyes. She felt her heart quicken all of a sudden as she stared longer at the dragon. It was so…entrancing and mystical.
"Kagome-chan…?" Looking down startled, she let a comforting smile towards Mitsuki whom looked concerned at her.
"Yes, Mitsuki-chan?"
"Did, did you sense anything from it?"
Giving a sigh, Kagome stood up, leaving Mitsuki to sit on the boulder. She shook her head as she tossed the chest within both her hands, staring deeply within the forest.
"Nope, not a thing. It's almost as if it's just a normal chest…I don't get it." Mitsuki looked slightly disappointed, but decided not to say anything as Kagome continued to survey the forest around them with bored, yet conflicted eyes.
After the incident with Mitsuki and the demon InuYasha and Kagome were able to kill, they had shortly went to Keade-baba's village and paid her a visit where they stocked up on supplies. Mitsuki still couldn't get over the fact that the woman before her was from the future, a different time and world…and traveled through a well. After the incident they had traveled towards the South when Kagome felt a pull towards that direction. And now after three days of traveling, they had arrived at a small forest that was more considered the woods instead. Mitsuki thought back to the incident before Kagome went to get her 'supplies' and wondered why InuYasha was so upset with her leaving for just a short while. As if reading her thoughts, Kagome let out a powerful scowl to cross her features at a memory that happened so many years ago when she had first started her mission…
"You're not going back."
"Yes, I am!"
"No, you're not!"
Kagome's cheeks tinted with an angry rosy pink, her eyes flaming indignantly. Unknowingly, InuYasha was glad of such a reaction – it brought old memories back from their earlier adventures. Miroku and Sango exchanged knowingly glances of what was to come. Shippo meanwhile was trying to settle Mitsuki down as she glared angrily at InuYasha from keeping Kagome from going home; although she didn't quite know where it was; wasn't it here in the village?
"I TOLD you InuYasha, I'll be right back! I just need to stock up on food and supplies! That's all! Besides, it's been three weeks all ready! I'm due to have to go stock up!" InuYasha folded his arms across her chest, his ember eyes cutting at her; though she was unaffected by it what so ever,
"Keh, if you hadn't insisted upon helping that stinkin' village, you wouldn't have to stock up!"
"But you got two shards out of it!" InuYasha rolled his eyes and gave another 'Keh'.
"Yeah right, we can't get the shard out of that little brat's neck in danger of cutting out her 'voice box' or whatever you said. So it doesn't count!"
"Hey, who're you calling a little – HMPH!" All at the same time, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo had dragged Mitsuki towards them and clamped a hand over her mouth, muffling the rest of her sentence. Anyone would be crazy to butt in a row between Kagome and InuYasha.
"InuYasha, I. AM. GO-ING! And you won't stop me!" InuYasha smirked at her, causing Kagome's hairs to stand on end at the back of her neck in alarm. Uh-oh, spider sense…tingling…She narrowed her eyes at him,
"DON'T. YOU. DARE!" She practically hissed out.
"Make me!" He shot back before in a flash of a red blur, disappeared into InuYasha's forest and towards the well. The group watched with amused eyes as her eyes narrowed even more so dangerously,
"INUYASHA! SIT BOY!" A loud smack could be heard within the forest followed by InuYasha's colored vocabulary that made Miroku scratch the back of his head, nervously laughing. Kagome, though, on the other hand, widened her eyes in disbelief.
How was it possible of him to expand his swearing vocabulary?
Leave it to InuYasha to find a way. She thought somewhat sourly before putting on her back pack and saying a quick 'See yeah later!' She ran out into the forest and passed InuYasha; they could hear her faint cries of 'SIT BOY's and 'OSUWARI's until InuYasha cried out angrily,
"DAMN IT, KAGOME!"
As the group laughed heartily around a snickering Shippo and confused Mitsuki; Keade-baba merely sat through the whole thing with a quirk of a smile on her lips – she calmly drank her tea. Tis good for it be back to normal.
Kagome held back the reaction to slap a hand over her forehead.
"Thank god that came to pass." She muttered to herself. She ignored Mitsuki's giggling and put the chest into her backpack behind her. Sighing, she rubbed her head and readjusted her quiver of arrows and her white, marble bow.
As she wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, she licked her lips and thought to herself. It feels so good to be back in Sengoku Jidai after ten years…I've missed the fresh air and the nature. She could hold back the small whine that wished to escape from her as she rolled up her sleeves on her t-shirt. Just why does it have to be so hot? Looking behind her, she found Mitsuki's face still flushed from running around in the flower patch before them, her hand trying to fan her face. Kagome's eyes traveled to her small katana that lied down beside her on the forest floor.
"There's no fucking way!" Kagome eyed InuYasha angrily as he continued to huff and puff in childish anger, pacing from side to side. An image flashed before her for a mere few seconds as a memory of a younger InuYasha (Although still quite the same, just a few inches shorter) doing the exact same thing.
Shaking her head slightly, Kagome looked behind her to find Sango steadily getting up, her injuries from just a few hours ago keeping her back. Even though she looked somewhat pitiful, the deadly intent in her eyes as she stared directly at the ignorant InuYasha was enough to make Kagome's toes curl. Looking for Miroku for help, she held back her jaw from falling as Miroku leaned against the wall beside, his snores could be barely heard. When looking to the village leader for help, her lips twitched downward into a frown as she saw the village leader strongly nod his head in agreement with InuYasha.
Holding back a growl, she stamped her foot onto the ground firmly, causing InuYasha's rattling to cut off and stare at her; his ears laid back. Everyone's breath held as Kagome pointed a finger at him; his ears somehow further pressed against his skull.
"Whether you like it or not, InuYasha –"
"I don't like it –"
"She is going to be traveling with us! In order to keep her safe from demons and her jewel shard, as well as the villagers' sake, she needs to come with us! Besides InuYasha, she has a jewel shard with her!"
InuYasha let out an angry breath,
"That's beside the point! Why can't I just fucking cut it out?"
"Gee, I don't know…how about it'll kill her! And I can't very well take her to my time to get it out; there would be suspicions about the shard in her neck! Not to mention the demons in my time will be attracted to its allure. She HAS to come with us!"
"But…But…" InuYasha looked at Kagome, his ears turning slightly outwards.
"She can't even DEFEND herself! What am I supposed to do? Become her bodyguard every waking moment? I'm supposed to be protecting you!"
"I don't need your protection anymore! I can handle myself with a demon, thank you! And as for Mitsuki, why not teach her to use a sword or, or a staff or something?"
InuYasha growled and started pacing once again to Kagome's irritation.
"But we don't have the time! There are only eight shards left! Naraku can have them by now and all we'll be doing is teaching some eleven year old kid how to use a sword!"
"Actually, InuYasha, it won't be a problem." Just when Kagome marched up to InuYasha and was about to poke him within the chest with her finger, Sango spoke up. The two stopped and turned to their forgotten friends to find Sango leaning against the wall she was once sitting up against.
"What?" Sango rolled her eyes at them,
"Come on, InuYasha. When ever we stop for camp and somewhat, I can always teach Mitsuki how to use a katana when she's in danger until one of us gets to her. It won't be a problem at all; Miroku might even know something to help her if we can find her a staff. And, if you have forgotten, Mitsuki is also a miko and we don't know her capabilities, she might be a good asset for us." Kagome beamed happily at her; it was as if Miroku's wisdom passed on to Sango since the current monk was snoring away.
Kagome smiled triumphantly at him as he began to stutter,
"But –"
"SIT!"
(BAM!)
God, it took forever to convince him to help teach Mitsuki along with Sango how to use a katana. Shaking her head, Kagome walked over to the small pond before them and stared down into the crystal depths. Kneeling down, Kagome outstretched her hand towards her reflection and lightly touched it with her fingertips and watched it distort in light ripples.
She gave a mental sigh as she placed her hands within the cool depths. A frown marred her face for what seemed to be the hundredth time since she woke up in a cold sweat on her futon back at Keade-baba's hut five days ago.
I can't seem to forget about that incident!
Sitting fully down on her rear on the plush, but abnormally warm grass thanks to the pounding sun, Kagome rested her head on her other palm and swayed her hand within the water, twiddling and wiggling her fingers. It felt so strange…it was as if something was calling to me.
Closing her eyes, Kagome imagined the high-pitch fever that coursed through her body, leaving her weak body shivering from the affects. It was as if someone was making her blood endlessly burn in liquid fire, but never burning her from the inside out. She had felt so dazed last night that she could barely remember if she opened her eyes at all. Unconsciously, she lifted a hand and placed it over her chest, her eyes closing. The pain was definitely originating form there, but how…she didn't know. And the problem it originated from, the pulling she felt within her heart? She didn't have the slightest clue to that thought.
Shaking her head, she dropped her hand and slowly drew back her other one. Flinging off the water that clung to her hand, she rubbed her still wet hand over her flaming face. Gods…it's getting hotter…
And that was when she felt it.
Eyes widening, thoughts of that night five days ago flying out of her mind, Kagome sprung up to her feet like a spring, causing Mitsuki behind her to jump startled. Mouth opening wildly, she ran behind her, never-stopping as she picked up Mitsuki whom managed to wrap her tiny hands around her katana as she sprinted back to the campsite not too far ahead,
"INUYASHA! JEWEL SHARD! JEWEL SHARD! I FEEL A JEWEL SHARD!"
Skidding to a stop at the edge of the forest, she and the girl she was holding sweat dropped at the scene before them.
"GIVE IT!"
"NO, YOU GIVE IT!"
The tug-o-war continued, the bag opened all ready and looked to have been half-eaten seeing as Shippo had some barbecue on his lips; they continuedas if they never heard her.
"I SAW IT FIRST!"
"THEY BELONG TO ME, BRAT!"
"STINKY DOG!"
"They're still fighting…" Kagome's right eyes slightly twitched as she set Mitsuki on the ground. "Over something stupid as a bag of half-eaten chips…"
"InuYasha…" InuYasha flung his head back to glare at her as he tugged on the bag.
"WHAT? Can't you see I'm TRYING to get my chips back?"
"Jewel shard!"
Within moments, InuYasha bopped Shippo hard on the head, causing the small kitsune to plunder to the ground (While he ignored Kagome's murderous glare) and started eating the chips,
"Which direction!" Sighing to herself, she pointed to the South. Swallowing a mouth full as he kept a foot on the struggling Shippo, Kagome watched as InuYasha's eyes gave on a gleam of determination.
"Then hurry it up!"
Before Kagome, Sango, Miroku, or anyone could say anything, InuYasha was leaving a trail of dust behind, still clutching onto the bag of his precious chips. Shaking her head, she picked up the slightly dazed and disgruntled Shippo, and with Mitsuki and Sango, boarded on the transformed Kirara before flying after the hurrying hanyou, Miroku right on Kirara's paws as he followed them on foot.
After almost a half hour of nonstop pursuit (And Miroku continuously stopping and gasping for air) later, the group decided to stop and walk it out, despite of InuYasha complaining that they may be close to the shard. After Kagome gave him a hard look, InuYasha gave an impatient groan and decided to turn around and stomp away, ahead of them with his hands in his sleeves. Shaking her head, Kagome silently followed him, a slight smile on her lips.
Yes, InuYasha…you'll never change…I'm sure of it. She didn't know why, but her heart seemed to be content with that as she watched him fume away. Before she knew it, a giggle crept its way out of her mouth, surprising her and everyone around her. But she just didn't have the heart to stop it. It had been a while since she had ever laughed carelessly…for so many years…
Sango and Miroku looked at each other happily, their eyes brightening. Kagome…
Mitsuki watched this confused as Shippo excitedly jumped onto her shoulder, although this caused the eleven year old to have to bend slightly, she didn't comment. They're so WEIRD…She thought to herself as she watched the mood lighten considerably – she wondered if it was even real for just a girl to giggle to make an entire group feel light-hearted.
InuYasha almost stopped dead in his tracks when he heard her giggle; he almost lost himself in it – although part of him almost haughtily wanted to know what she found so amusing…like old times…Instead, he reveled in it for just this one time; a smile appeared on his boyishly-rogue face, causing a fang to poke out. It was about time Kagome was lessening up. Before he could rethink his choice of words and the impact they would leave, he smirked,
"It's about fucking time you loosened the grip of the broom stuck up your ass. I thought you'd be serious and no fun the whole time."
Mitsuki watched as Shippo's face faltered and he mumbled under his breath,
"Idiot."
Looking beside her, she saw Sango and Miroku shake their heads with a defeated look on their faces. Looking before her she watched as Kagome tense up, causing her angered aura to overlap InuYasha, making him stiffen as well. Twirling around in a flash, InuYasha's eyes widened in fear and anticipation,
"Kagome, wait! I take it back! I was only kid – "
"SIT!"
Huffing, Kagome simply walked around his implanted form and towards the direction they were going for the jewel shard.
You just HAD to ruin the mood, InuYasha!
As they continued walking down the human made, gravel road (Despite of InuYasha complaining that it stunk of sweat and dirt from the workers) towards the deep south of the Lady of the Southern Lands territory. Kagome watched as the scenery increasingly became beautiful and extravagant, despite of the human villages that littered the place. Well, I wouldn't exactly call it littered and yet, not exactly few…Kagome confusedly looked around her. Everything screamed 'BEAUTIFUL', 'CARE-FREE', and 'PLEASING' that she had to refrain herself from bending over and taking a good sniff at the lilac bushes that started to plaque the place. What made it even more tempting was the unusual color of the light fragrant flowers; they weren't the usual light purple, but rather…a light, powder pink like a cherry blossom.
"Wait a minute…"
The group slowly stopped at the monk's strayed sentence. Kagome and Sango watched in amusement as Shippo and Mitsuki broke from their awed spell to go to the flower bushes and push their noses into the flowers, their giggling echoing around them. Even InuYasha seemed to have appreciation for the nature around him for he was silently standing still (For once in Kagome's opinion) and had tilted his head upwards, his eyes closed and smelling the scent that covered the place. It was problem a haven for him, to smell such a sweet piece of paradise after having to smell two to three hours of the sweat and dirt of the workers on the road.
"What is it, Miroku?" Sango asked curiously as she looked among the place with a serious eye. She felt totally at piece with the flowers and the sweet smell around them, but she had to admit…it was a good place for a trap.
Miroku looked around him with squinting eyes, never replying to Sango's inquiry. There's something…He thought slowly as he rubbed his head, as if the answer would suddenly appear if he did. There's something…AWFULLY familiar about this place. Looking around him, Miroku looked at the beautiful features. Pink…lilacs…almost like cherry blossoms…sweet and…and…
Peaking behind the tree, 6-year-old Miroku shyly watched as the girl before him with her back turned to him dig into the ground with a small shovel. The small girl was the same age as him with dark, coffee brown hair with light brown eyes that seem to be a book that would let everybody read what was going inside of her, inside her thoughts. She wore working clothes like the other village women and children, but Miroku knew better than to think that. Even with her ordinary clothing, the girl before him always seems to forget to cover the dead giveaway to her disguise.
Her hair.
Unlike other girls whom would always put them in high ponytails or keep them abnormally short because of the hard work they would do, the girl before him had let her hair grow to a long length that if given the chance, would caress the back of her knees. Parted in the middle, on each side was an equal amount of hair that was tied snugly behind her ears, causing the low ponytails to trail behind or in front of her. Above her delicate bangs was somehow, a braid nestled on top of them like a wreath that wrapped around her head, snugly behind her ears and tucked at the nape of her neck.
It was a signature of her high stature…the head village man's daughter.
He sucked in his breath as the girl stopped suddenly and sat up straight. Quickly, he hid behind the tree, his heart pounding – he fought hard to keep the blush from rising to his cheeks. Stop it Miroku! He chastised himself. It's only a GIRL! But yet, he couldn't stop the blush from increasing as he peeked once again from behind the tree. His amethyst eyes widened as he found that the village leader's daughter hadn't turned back to her work, but had waited to see who it was that was watching her; her wide, innocent, light brown eyes gazed at him in curiosity.
"Miroku-kun? Miroku-kun, is that you?" Miroku flushed in embarrassment, but never the less stepped out of his hiding place. He watched with fascination as the little girl's eyes brightened considerably at his presence – why was she happy to see him? Shouldn't she be angry at his intrusion? Before he could do anything, the girl waved him over,
"Miroku-kun, come here!" Shockingly, he saw his feet direct him to stand beside the little girl and his mouth opened before his mind made up words,
"What are you planting?" The girl smile brightly as Miroku kneeled beside her and she presumed her earlier actions as she patted the freshly dug earth around a certain spot, her hands dirty for what seemed to be…a lot earlier than just now. He wondered if she had been planting way before he spotted her.
"I'm planting pink lilacs, Miroku-kun!"
"Pink lilacs?" The girl nodded, giggling.
"Hai, Miroku-kun! Chichi-ue brought some over from a distant land as a present, he said I'll enjoy them in the spring and summer time, as long as I plant them in spring first! They're going to be lovely, I can just tell!"
Miroku stared at her with a warm gaze,
"Hai, lovely…Nango…"
Nango…NANGO! Glancing up happily, Miroku looked around to find Shippo and Mitsuki walking back to them with a small branch in each arm as they snuggled the flowers. Smiling warmly, he contentedly walked a little bit passed them, ignoring Sango's curious gaze for the moment. Nango, your flowers sure have grown lovely, just as you depicted. I wonder, are you still alive? It has been almost twelve years since we've last met. I wonder how my home village is doing. Ha! He smiled brightly and looked over the place as fond memories of tag as well as playing with children in the fields flooded through his mind. An amused smirk came upon him. I'm surprised that the trap hasn't set off yet…
The smile vanished.
"THE TRAP! GUYS – !"
Everyone was out like a light before he was able to turn around fully.
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OH YEAH! (Does a jig) FINALLY done! It was a little shorter than the original version, but I decided to cut it short a little and put it in the next; it just seemed that this spot was a perfect place to end for a cliffy. (Hee hee)
Well, I hope you enjoyed it! Let me tell you, I appreciate the reviews! They keep me going!
Reviewers:
Harai: Hmm, a lot of people told me that they loved the part of InuTaisho and that it was so sad. Truthfully? (Heh heh) It wasn't really my intentions (Everyone sweat drops at me). Oops, but yeah, I really like InuTaisho (He's so hot! No one needs to wonder where Sesshomaru and InuYasha get their looks from anymore! Although I was slightly put out that they didn't show much of his face in the third movie. Hmph) and it was sad to write that part. Glad you reviewed!
Minako Miharu: (Giggles while squeezing the stuffing out of a InuTaisho doll in her arms) I know, InuTaisho is so adorable, I can't help it! He has the same affect on me like Sesshomaru!
thelunarstorm: hope this was good! Keep reviewing:D Glad you liked the last one!
demonpriestess07: Hmm…I can't remember if the intentions of the the chapter eleven series with Miroku is during or after the series with Jaken…hmm…Oh well, I'll decide later or if I can't remember that I put it in the chapter and I forgot. --;; I'm so hopeless at times. Thanks for the review!
Inuyasha392110: (scratches her head) I stole the tail from Dragon Ball Z? Where did they have a tail? I thought I was describing Ah-Un's tail….--;; God I'm losing my mind! But yeah, I like to borrow things from other anime like Kagome's sub-space pocket in her back pack which TOTALLY BELONGS to Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi. (I can't remember if I told people that in the earlier chapters…) Thanks for the review!
kmkooli2010: Update has arrived!
Strawberrylover: Yeah, even though Fiore was a hottie, I found him a little too…I don't know…complicated for my tastes (And I created him!) But yeah, that was my longest chapter ever and a total pain in the ass to proofread. Glad you liked it!
Da Killah: WOW, such a long review! Hope you keep reviewing! I immensely enjoy reading them!
Orlando-Inu-Lover: Haha, I swear do you have large amounts of sugar in you before you review? (Not complaining, just wondering…) But I'm glad you liked the last chapter! I worked hard on that one. (Miss Artemis turns to GoldenStar who blows off imaginary steam from her tranquilizer gun: nice shot; GoldenStar: thanks!) Hee hee!
foxyeyes99: Hmm…that's a good question…(Thinks hard on that) Maybe I should change it to A Trust to Renew? Hmm…thanks for pointing that out!
Lizard (Anonymous): Glad you thought so! It's just that nobody really knows about his past (Well, at least I don't…) and I thought it would be interesting to write down. Glad you liked it!
Neko-Lady: (Hee hee) I have another person here who likes Sesshomaru and Kagome together! Yipee! Well, they will surprisingly meet sooner than I planned (At least I think so, I just need my mind to start working and see where my imagination goes…) Glad you liked it! (Seriously, I thought I lost a lot of reviewers when I stuck to Jaken…hmm…) Glad you reviewed! Hope you keep doing so!
Thanks you guys for ALL of the reviews! (And to those I might have missed!) It's just that I've been…currently preoccupied not only by trying to salvage my stories so I can go back and refer to information I might have forgotten (Ex: Mitsuki's age, I can't remember if it's eleven or at least thirteen to fourteen, so sorry if I messed that up), but also with watching CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Go Sarah/Warrick! Hoozah!) and I find it absolutely fascinating, only, I learned the hard way not to eat anything while watching it…brr…and I found a website that has a link page to some killer MP3s for InuYasha and I FINALLY found a way to watch InuYasha the Movie 4: The Fire of Mystic Island (At least that's what I think its called, I keep on forgetting the title; I'm losing my mind and I still have a week and at least a day left of school before I'm finally free). And not to mention that the movie is in Japanese with only English subtitles, so thank god for them or I wouldn't understand what the hell was going on.
Well, I'm done rambling!
Thanks you guys!
-Miss Artemis
P.S. - Nango means 'Sweet nothings'