Chapter Four: Setting the Trap
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The darkness was hot, and the only relief from it was the cold sheet against her back. Even though she couldn't see, her senses were sharpened and she knew he was there. Her pulse quickened in anticipation, and when his kiss came, it was as sweet as she had expected it to be. His weight eased onto her, his hair caressing her, and her body moved of it's own accord. She tried to ask him who he was, but a strong finger gently silenced her, and would not let her speak again.
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She noticed two things immediately when she woke up. One: It was dark outside, and two: she was not in her bed. She was still in Sango's apartment on the overstuffed chair. The next thing she saw was Sango, sitting on the couch, her head resting on Miroku's shoulder. He must have arrived while she was dreaming. They were both asleep. Carefully, even though she was very stiff from her nap, Kagome got up and left the apartment without waking up either one of them.
When she got home she found two messages on the answering machine. One was from Miroku:
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"Kagome, it's me, call me when you get home, I don't care how late it is. If you don't call by tomorrow morning, I'm going to come over there to talk to you."
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The machine beeped as it found the next message. She wondered if that's why Miroku had shown up at Sango's apartment while she was there.
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"Kagome-chan, pick up the phone if you're there." It was Shippou, probably calling about the restaurant thing, or maybe not. "Listen, Sango told me about your dreams, and I've heard something from someone else that might be of interest to you. Call me as soon as you can."
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The red light indicating unchecked messages extinguished itself, and the device clicked off. She'd have to call them. They were both relentless until they got what they wanted. She'd try Shippou first. He answered on the second ring.
"Hi, you left me a message? What is all this about?" Kagome asked, not quite sure she wanted to know.
"Yes. Miroku wanted to know where you were," he said, not specifying why he had called about her.
"Miroku? He left me a message, I was going to call him after I called you." Kagome was beginning to wonder what they all wanted to talk to her about.
"Well, all he said was that he was going to check at Sango's. But that was hours ago, I don't know what you should do now," he said, sounding unconcerned about it.
"Miroku was at Sango's when I left, but they were both asleep," she played with the phone cord, nervously.
"Well, maybe you should ask about it, I'm sure they'll call you when they find you left while they were enjoying a nap. I'm sorry to cut you off, but there's someone at the door. I'll talk to you later and we can go to lunch, okay?" She could hear the doorbell ring in the background.
"K, I'll call you tomorrow. Ja." She disconnected the line and called Sango's apartment. She answered the phone on the first ring.
"Hey, what's going on?" Kagome asked, knowing that Miroku must still be there.
"Miroku told me some stuff that you might want to know," she was talking quietly.
"So tell me," Kagome really wanted to know now, the suspense of everything and lack of restful sleep was getting to her.
"Well, I would let Miroku tell you, but he's asleep, and thankfully so is Inuyasha, or at least no one is answering over at his place, so I guess I'm it. First I have a few questions for you, but this might be easier if we all got together at Miroku's and Inuyasha's." That Miroku was sleeping explained her whisper, but Kagome wondered why she should go over there, it was quite a long distance across town to walk at night.
"Are you out of your mind Sango-chan? I'm not going to walk twelve blocks in the rain out there! Besides, it's midnight!" Kagome was beginning to wonder what everyone was up to.
"I'll come get you in my car, just be ready, okay?" there was silence from Kagome's end of the line. "Please?"
"Okay, I guess that's okay… but you had better have some answers along with your questions." She hung up the phone and went to gather her purse from the sofa where she had thrown it before.
The red car pulled up in the parking lot, and Kagome ran across the wet tarmac and opened the door. She was already soaked though, and she had barely been outside. Sango gave her an odd glance and handed her a coat that had been sitting in the back seat. It was then that she noticed her appearance, marred as it was from the short time in the driving rain.
Her hair fell in long locks, dripping, and the water had completely soaked her blue shirt so that it clung to her like a second skin. Her pants were also thoroughly soaked, and looked more like tights instead. Oh well, she thought, at least I wasn't wearing white.
"It's a good thing for you that I'm not a guy," Sango commented, obviously referring to her clothing. Miroku was asleep in the back seat: that explained his lack of comment on her appearance. She vaguely wondered how Sango had gotten him into the car. Kagome glared at her from behind the hair that was hanging in front of her face. She would not speak to her for the rest of the ride.
They arrived at Miroku's apartment building, and this time she had an umbrella to walk under, not that it made much difference, the ride hadn't been long enough to dry any of her garments or her hair out. Once in the apartment, Miroku disappeared into the bedroom for a minute, reemerging with some of his old clothes for her to put on. While they waited for her to change and dry her hair, Sango toyed with the idea of waking Inuyasha up, just to see her reaction.
"So what's this all about?" Kagome asked, pulling a comb through her almost dry hair. She grimaced at her reflection in the window overlooking the park outside the apartment building. The old button-down white shirt was too big for her, reaching down to just above her knees. The boxer shorts Miroku had picked from the drawer were also large. She had to keep pulling them up. Sango started talking and she forgot about what she was wearing.
"I was talking to Miroku earlier, and I mentioned to him that you had said you were having strange dreams. I explained what I knew, and he said it sounded remarkably like the dreams that Inuyasha has sometimes. We agreed that we should tell you," she left out the part about Inuyasha thinking that it was Kagome. They'd leave that up to Inuyasha when the two got a chance to talk.
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Author's Note: Wow! A slightly longer chapter! My muse is doing well! I think that's all I have to say this time… please review!! Thank you!
~Avi
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The darkness was hot, and the only relief from it was the cold sheet against her back. Even though she couldn't see, her senses were sharpened and she knew he was there. Her pulse quickened in anticipation, and when his kiss came, it was as sweet as she had expected it to be. His weight eased onto her, his hair caressing her, and her body moved of it's own accord. She tried to ask him who he was, but a strong finger gently silenced her, and would not let her speak again.
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She noticed two things immediately when she woke up. One: It was dark outside, and two: she was not in her bed. She was still in Sango's apartment on the overstuffed chair. The next thing she saw was Sango, sitting on the couch, her head resting on Miroku's shoulder. He must have arrived while she was dreaming. They were both asleep. Carefully, even though she was very stiff from her nap, Kagome got up and left the apartment without waking up either one of them.
When she got home she found two messages on the answering machine. One was from Miroku:
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"Kagome, it's me, call me when you get home, I don't care how late it is. If you don't call by tomorrow morning, I'm going to come over there to talk to you."
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The machine beeped as it found the next message. She wondered if that's why Miroku had shown up at Sango's apartment while she was there.
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"Kagome-chan, pick up the phone if you're there." It was Shippou, probably calling about the restaurant thing, or maybe not. "Listen, Sango told me about your dreams, and I've heard something from someone else that might be of interest to you. Call me as soon as you can."
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The red light indicating unchecked messages extinguished itself, and the device clicked off. She'd have to call them. They were both relentless until they got what they wanted. She'd try Shippou first. He answered on the second ring.
"Hi, you left me a message? What is all this about?" Kagome asked, not quite sure she wanted to know.
"Yes. Miroku wanted to know where you were," he said, not specifying why he had called about her.
"Miroku? He left me a message, I was going to call him after I called you." Kagome was beginning to wonder what they all wanted to talk to her about.
"Well, all he said was that he was going to check at Sango's. But that was hours ago, I don't know what you should do now," he said, sounding unconcerned about it.
"Miroku was at Sango's when I left, but they were both asleep," she played with the phone cord, nervously.
"Well, maybe you should ask about it, I'm sure they'll call you when they find you left while they were enjoying a nap. I'm sorry to cut you off, but there's someone at the door. I'll talk to you later and we can go to lunch, okay?" She could hear the doorbell ring in the background.
"K, I'll call you tomorrow. Ja." She disconnected the line and called Sango's apartment. She answered the phone on the first ring.
"Hey, what's going on?" Kagome asked, knowing that Miroku must still be there.
"Miroku told me some stuff that you might want to know," she was talking quietly.
"So tell me," Kagome really wanted to know now, the suspense of everything and lack of restful sleep was getting to her.
"Well, I would let Miroku tell you, but he's asleep, and thankfully so is Inuyasha, or at least no one is answering over at his place, so I guess I'm it. First I have a few questions for you, but this might be easier if we all got together at Miroku's and Inuyasha's." That Miroku was sleeping explained her whisper, but Kagome wondered why she should go over there, it was quite a long distance across town to walk at night.
"Are you out of your mind Sango-chan? I'm not going to walk twelve blocks in the rain out there! Besides, it's midnight!" Kagome was beginning to wonder what everyone was up to.
"I'll come get you in my car, just be ready, okay?" there was silence from Kagome's end of the line. "Please?"
"Okay, I guess that's okay… but you had better have some answers along with your questions." She hung up the phone and went to gather her purse from the sofa where she had thrown it before.
The red car pulled up in the parking lot, and Kagome ran across the wet tarmac and opened the door. She was already soaked though, and she had barely been outside. Sango gave her an odd glance and handed her a coat that had been sitting in the back seat. It was then that she noticed her appearance, marred as it was from the short time in the driving rain.
Her hair fell in long locks, dripping, and the water had completely soaked her blue shirt so that it clung to her like a second skin. Her pants were also thoroughly soaked, and looked more like tights instead. Oh well, she thought, at least I wasn't wearing white.
"It's a good thing for you that I'm not a guy," Sango commented, obviously referring to her clothing. Miroku was asleep in the back seat: that explained his lack of comment on her appearance. She vaguely wondered how Sango had gotten him into the car. Kagome glared at her from behind the hair that was hanging in front of her face. She would not speak to her for the rest of the ride.
They arrived at Miroku's apartment building, and this time she had an umbrella to walk under, not that it made much difference, the ride hadn't been long enough to dry any of her garments or her hair out. Once in the apartment, Miroku disappeared into the bedroom for a minute, reemerging with some of his old clothes for her to put on. While they waited for her to change and dry her hair, Sango toyed with the idea of waking Inuyasha up, just to see her reaction.
"So what's this all about?" Kagome asked, pulling a comb through her almost dry hair. She grimaced at her reflection in the window overlooking the park outside the apartment building. The old button-down white shirt was too big for her, reaching down to just above her knees. The boxer shorts Miroku had picked from the drawer were also large. She had to keep pulling them up. Sango started talking and she forgot about what she was wearing.
"I was talking to Miroku earlier, and I mentioned to him that you had said you were having strange dreams. I explained what I knew, and he said it sounded remarkably like the dreams that Inuyasha has sometimes. We agreed that we should tell you," she left out the part about Inuyasha thinking that it was Kagome. They'd leave that up to Inuyasha when the two got a chance to talk.
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Author's Note: Wow! A slightly longer chapter! My muse is doing well! I think that's all I have to say this time… please review!! Thank you!
~Avi
