I had just uploaded a page to ask you all for advice in the next chapter when I realized, I never posted this one!!!
I am so sorry!! I had it done and I forgot about it with all the drama that follows my life lol. Whoever said Leo's attracting drama was a myth, doesn't know of my life lol.
Anyway, enjoy Chapter 25
Kagome felt Nyoko press against her back as the two Inu's stood ahead of them.
"Welcome." Hojo's voice came from the back of the room where an ancient statue stood. He came around the side, his form haggard and thin and sickly. The demons that he was pulling into his body were killing Hojo's human form.
"Naraku." Inuyasha snarled tightening his grip on his sword.
"Inuyasha. I have a gift for you." Hojo's face twisted into an evil smirk and Kagome tightened her hands as the shaft of her bow. Hojo reached up and pulled a sutra from the back of the statue and with a tremble it exploded outwards.
When the dust cleared a massive dragon was coiled across from them and it's bloody thirsty eyes locked onto the two Inus who had shielded the women. "Blood of that cursed Dog General." It hissed and began to rear backwards. "How fortunate my first meal in a millennium will be you."
"Did Grandpa have any friends?" Yasu asked unsheathing his sword slowly and moving in front of Nyoko.
"Did he kill any of his enemies is what I want to know." Inuyasha muttered. "Kagome, Nyoko, stay out of the way."
Hojo laughed. "Goodbye." He turned and went out a door they hadn't noticed and Inuyasha cursed.
"Shit he's getting away!"
"He won't for long." Kagome said quietly and linked hands with Nyoko. They began to creep along the edge of the walls away from their guardians and sent reassuring smiles back as they reached the door. "Follow us soon."
"Kagome!" Inuyasha called shocked as they disappeared through the door. He cursed as he had to leap over a blast of energy at them. "Are they stupid?!?" He tried to deflect a swipe of the dragons claws only to be thrown into a wall.
"I think they have a plan." Yasu told him sliding beneath the swing of the dragon's tail. He was also worried, probably more so than Inuyasha, but the quickest way to go after then was to kill this enemy.
"Kagome always has a plan." Inuyasha growled standing and gripping his sword tightly. "Well…let's kill this bastard." He hefted the sword and charged forward. "Wind scar!"
Miroku stood calmly in the center of ten partial demons' who watched him warily. "Now, now, are you sure you want to do this?" He asked idling twirling his staff.
"Shut up human." One of them snarled. A few glanced back across the room where Sango was taking out tens at a time with hits from her Hiraikotsu. They had thought this man would be easier to attack. The Monk With The Cursed Hand had been what his name was before, but he didn't have the cursed hand anymore it appeared, so that made him rather useless. "Get him!" The pseudo leader shouted and they charged at Miroku.
Miroku adjusted his grip on his staff and began to pull sutra's from his pocket. He launched them at those ahead of him and they hit the ground paralyzed. With a fluid twist he smacked the end of his staff across one opponent's cheek and flipped up the other end into another's chin. The last four were also easily dealt with and he planted paralyzing sutra's on them as well and decided to just watch Sango.
"Sango my love?" He called out sitting on the back of a large part bear demon.
"Yes Miroku?" She replied spinning to kick a demon in the chest as it tried to sneak up on her.
"Would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" He saw her flush and a shit-eating grin crossed his face.
"Is now really the time to ask?" She growled gutting her eyes briefly towards him. Her face paled and it gave Miroku enough warning to turn to the side, the knife going through his arm rather than his back.
Miroku smacked a sutra on the small toad demon's forehead and turned back to Sango. "Why not?"
With a sigh Sango knocked out her last opponent and began to go to Miroku's side. "You have awful timing."
"That's not a 'no'." He replied grinning as she knelt to examine his wound.
With a blush Sango met his eyes. "Didn't I already say yes you pervert."
Miroku lifted one hand to trail his fingertips along her cheek and leaned down. "That was 500 years ago. I was tired of waiting." He pressed his lips gently against hers.
"You're such a pervert." She told him blushing deep red. "Who kisses someone in a room full of unconscious enemies?" She tried to pull away only to find herself yanked to his chest.
"I do my beautiful demon slayer." He whispered and kissed her deeper. When they came up for air Sango smacked him and huffed as she bound his injury. "Now…let's tie up these guys and go help the rest of them."
"Do we have that much rope?" Sango asked glancing around at the few dozen unconscious enemies.
"No but Kagura taught me a spell another monk invented a few centuries back." Miroku replied grinning and standing slowly. He held out his hands and began to chant. The wrists and ankles of all the demons began to glow and then snapped together as wire appeared around them.
Sango caught Miroku as he sagged. "You alright?" She asked almost desperately looking at his pale face. He smiled at her and stroked her butt with the hand that had conveniently rested beside it. She let go automatically. "You're fine." She looked around as he groaned on the hard floor. "Nice work." She knelt to study the wire closely. "A full demon could probably break it but not anyone who had even a drop of human blood."
"That was the idea." Miroku replied climbing to his feet and picking up his fallen staff. They wandered to the next door and tried to open it only to find it magically locked. "Well then…I guess we will just have to wait."
Sango bit her thumb nervously. "Do you think they'll be okay?"
"Of course." Miroku whispered cradling her close. He had complete faith in their companions. "But while we're waiting…" He started and let his hands fall to her butt. He accepted the punch to his face without worry, pleased he'd been able to distract her. She turned away a small smile on her lips and sat to wait for whatever would happen next.
Miroku and Sango needed a bit of love :) and you know Inu-papa left TONS of enemies in some kind of stasis lol. Please review!!