Recap: Sango finds Kagome, and Inu Yasha finds them both, but Kagome told the dog boy that the exterminator is not yet ready to go home.
Inu returns home, and Miroku was waiting for him, eager to hear the news about Sango. Yasha ponders whether he should tell the monk about Sango's "boyfriend".
On The Other Side
an interactive fiction by Syaoran no Hime
Chapter 3 : Separate Ways
note : for this chapter, there shall be no choice-making.
"Sango is safe," said Inu Yasha at last. "I left her with Kagome."
Miroku sighed, relieved. "Thank heavens!" He then frowned. "So why didn't you bring her with you?"
"Kagome?"
"No, Sango."
"Oh." Kagome told me that Sango is still enjoying her life with her family and her boyfriend," replied the dog boy.
The monk's brow raised. "Boyfriend? She has a boyfriend?"
"Who, Kagome?"
"No, Inu Yasha! I mean, Sango! Does she really have a boyfriend?" asked Miroku, his patience on the brink of crumbling.
"Oh. What do you want, a written guarantee?" snapped Inu Yasha back, crossing his arms together.
The monk said nothing, but he noticed Miroku's grip on his staff tighten. Yasha smiled to himself in gleeful satisfaction. "The oldest trick in the book," he thought. "Jealousy."
Shippou arrived, looking worried. "Where is she?"
"She? You mean, Sango?" asked Yasha.
"Er..I was talking about Kagome.."
The dog boy rolled his eyes. "You and your vague pronouns.."
"..but I was about to ask about Sango too!" added the little wolf.
"Well, I saw both of them, but Kagome said that Sango won't return here anytime soon for they are still in pursuit of their men-" began Inu Yasha, but the monk interrupted. "What does her boyfriend look like?"
"Whose boyfriend? Kagome's?"
"Quit it!!" snapped Miroku. "You know very well who I am referring to!"
"You mean Sango found her love in Kagome's world?" Shippou clapped its hands in delight. "Great!"
Inu nodded. "The boy's name is Houjo, I believe.." His eyes narrowed when he remembered how Kagome introduced him to the boy.
Kagome : Houjo, this is my pet dog, Inu Yasha! Inu, bark a hi to my friend, Houjo!
Inu Yasha : You- *Kagome covers his mouth, laughing uneasily*
Kagome : Now, Inu Yasha, it's impolite to slobber in front of him. *pets Inu* Now boy, sit!
Inu Yasha: *looks at her threateningly*
Kagome : SIT!!!
crash!
Houjo : I thought I heard him talk awhile ago..
Kagome : *another uncomfortable laugh* Don't be silly! Dogs don't talk, do they, Sango?
Sango : Uh..
Kagome : You must be hearing things, Houjo-kun.
Houjo : *scratches head* Maybe you're right. I'm just tired.
Kagome : *looks at Inu Yasha* Did Souta forget to put your leash?
*Inu growls*
Kagome : Down, boy!
*Inu is forced to walk home on four legs*
"Inu Yasha?" called Shippou.
He looked at it furiously. "What??!!"
"M-Miroku is asking what more can you say about Houjo.."stammered the little wolf.
"Hah! He's a guy with sweet, boysih looks that girls go gaga over, plus, he's a gentleman. He carried Sango's things for her," said the dog boy vexingly. "Most of all, he doesn't try to pull a fast grope on her!"
Shippou joined in Inu Yasha's hearty laughter.
"Har di har har!" laughed the monk dryly. He shrugged. "Well, if Sango had found her man already over there, then good for her." He smilingly walked back to their hut. "I gotta start cooking our dinner. We need our energy for tomorrow." Humming, he made his way back to their abode.
Both looked at the monk with narrowed eyes. "Do you have a feeling that Miroku is, well..too cheerful?" asked Shippou.
Inu nodded in agreement.
Sango waved goodbye to Kagome. "See you tomorrow in school!"
"But where are you going? Do you have a place to stay?" asked her friend.
She chose not to reply anymore. She didn't want to freak her out by telling her about the mysterious appearance of her father and Kohaku in this world, apparently not having recollection about Naraku.
As she walked home, she couldn't help but admire her surroundings and how busy and lively it was - the horseless carts Kagome called "cars", the lights that were bigger than the biggest lamps she had ever seen in her world, the maginificent houses that dwarfed the best houses of her village, and those boxes that blare music when turned on - and these were just a fraction of the world Kagome lives in!
It was a chaotic delight compared to the tranquil and serene nights in her world, broken only by monsters or Naraku's forces.
"Ms. Sango!"
Instinctively, she took the backpack slung over her shoulder and threw it to the source of the voice as if it was her boomerang.
"Oof!" The bag landed squarely on Houjo's face, and he fell down from his bike, groceries spilling from the plastic he was carrying.
"Oh my gosh!! Gomen nasai!" cried Sango in panic. "I'm sorry, Houjo-kun! I thought you were-"
He rubbed his forehead laughingly. "You have a good aim, Ms.Sango!" He accepted Sango's hand to help him stand up. He gently touched her palm. "Firm. So that's why you threw that thing on me with such impressive force!"
Blushing, she withdrew her hand. "I don't need you to insult my hand!"
He smiled in apology. "I'm sorry if I sounded like that, but I was trying to compliment you on your hand. Firmness means you are hardworking and tough. Few women are like that." He picked his groceries up. Immediately, Sango knelt down to help him.
"So what are you doing out here at this time of the night?" he asked suddenly, glancing at her.
"I visited Kagome's house," she replied.
"I see. You two get along so well, considering that you just have been classmates a few hours ago," commented Houjo.
"S-She's very nice," stammered Sango.
"I can't argue with that." He stood up and steadied his bike. "Ms.Sango, would you like to ride with me? I hate the thought of you walking in the dark streets with no company."
Her cheeks flushed. "I-I can take care of myself.."
He smiled. "I am sure of that, but just the same, I want to accompany you home." He offered her his hand. "May I?"
She looked at his hand then back at his smiling face. She then nodded and took it. He helped her up his bike then started to pedal.
"Which way is your house?" he asked.
"L-Left," she whispered, hugging herself, It was too chilly, and she wasn't used to the thin material she was wearing.
He wordlessly paused from biking, took off his windbreaker, and hurriedly wrapped it around her shoulders.
Sango was speechless, touched by his gesture.
Soon they were in front of her house. He helped her hop off the bike then bowed. "See you tomorrow in school, Ms.Sango. Oyasumi nasai." He was about to pedal when he turned around again. "Hope we can be good friends!" He then pedaled away.
Sango touched her warm cheeks. She had never been treated this way before..a real lady.
She hugged herself, windbreaker and all. "I think I'm going to like it here."
Miroku rubbed his hands together and shook. "Damn, it's chilly!" He glanced at the well where he was seated. Why was he here anyway? Why did he bother to sneak out and wait by the well again?
"It's not that I'm waiting for Sango to appear again or anything..I'm just bored..and I can't sleep," he said to himself.
Although he would have to admit that he was slightly bothered..er,intrigued by the thought of the youkai exterminator finding a boyfriend, he was sure that he wasn't really affected by that. Really.
He felt his eyelids getting heavy. Yawning, he decided to retire to bed. "I need energy for tomorrow's activities : looking for the missing pieces of the shikon no tama..looking for pretty women.." He nodded to himself. "Anyway, I must take advantage of this opportunity where there is no Sango to meddle with my prospective girls..no lethal looks of her to endure.. I am free!"
But for some strange reason, he sounded so hollow.
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Inu returns home, and Miroku was waiting for him, eager to hear the news about Sango. Yasha ponders whether he should tell the monk about Sango's "boyfriend".
On The Other Side
an interactive fiction by Syaoran no Hime
Chapter 3 : Separate Ways
note : for this chapter, there shall be no choice-making.
"Sango is safe," said Inu Yasha at last. "I left her with Kagome."
Miroku sighed, relieved. "Thank heavens!" He then frowned. "So why didn't you bring her with you?"
"Kagome?"
"No, Sango."
"Oh." Kagome told me that Sango is still enjoying her life with her family and her boyfriend," replied the dog boy.
The monk's brow raised. "Boyfriend? She has a boyfriend?"
"Who, Kagome?"
"No, Inu Yasha! I mean, Sango! Does she really have a boyfriend?" asked Miroku, his patience on the brink of crumbling.
"Oh. What do you want, a written guarantee?" snapped Inu Yasha back, crossing his arms together.
The monk said nothing, but he noticed Miroku's grip on his staff tighten. Yasha smiled to himself in gleeful satisfaction. "The oldest trick in the book," he thought. "Jealousy."
Shippou arrived, looking worried. "Where is she?"
"She? You mean, Sango?" asked Yasha.
"Er..I was talking about Kagome.."
The dog boy rolled his eyes. "You and your vague pronouns.."
"..but I was about to ask about Sango too!" added the little wolf.
"Well, I saw both of them, but Kagome said that Sango won't return here anytime soon for they are still in pursuit of their men-" began Inu Yasha, but the monk interrupted. "What does her boyfriend look like?"
"Whose boyfriend? Kagome's?"
"Quit it!!" snapped Miroku. "You know very well who I am referring to!"
"You mean Sango found her love in Kagome's world?" Shippou clapped its hands in delight. "Great!"
Inu nodded. "The boy's name is Houjo, I believe.." His eyes narrowed when he remembered how Kagome introduced him to the boy.
Kagome : Houjo, this is my pet dog, Inu Yasha! Inu, bark a hi to my friend, Houjo!
Inu Yasha : You- *Kagome covers his mouth, laughing uneasily*
Kagome : Now, Inu Yasha, it's impolite to slobber in front of him. *pets Inu* Now boy, sit!
Inu Yasha: *looks at her threateningly*
Kagome : SIT!!!
crash!
Houjo : I thought I heard him talk awhile ago..
Kagome : *another uncomfortable laugh* Don't be silly! Dogs don't talk, do they, Sango?
Sango : Uh..
Kagome : You must be hearing things, Houjo-kun.
Houjo : *scratches head* Maybe you're right. I'm just tired.
Kagome : *looks at Inu Yasha* Did Souta forget to put your leash?
*Inu growls*
Kagome : Down, boy!
*Inu is forced to walk home on four legs*
"Inu Yasha?" called Shippou.
He looked at it furiously. "What??!!"
"M-Miroku is asking what more can you say about Houjo.."stammered the little wolf.
"Hah! He's a guy with sweet, boysih looks that girls go gaga over, plus, he's a gentleman. He carried Sango's things for her," said the dog boy vexingly. "Most of all, he doesn't try to pull a fast grope on her!"
Shippou joined in Inu Yasha's hearty laughter.
"Har di har har!" laughed the monk dryly. He shrugged. "Well, if Sango had found her man already over there, then good for her." He smilingly walked back to their hut. "I gotta start cooking our dinner. We need our energy for tomorrow." Humming, he made his way back to their abode.
Both looked at the monk with narrowed eyes. "Do you have a feeling that Miroku is, well..too cheerful?" asked Shippou.
Inu nodded in agreement.
Sango waved goodbye to Kagome. "See you tomorrow in school!"
"But where are you going? Do you have a place to stay?" asked her friend.
She chose not to reply anymore. She didn't want to freak her out by telling her about the mysterious appearance of her father and Kohaku in this world, apparently not having recollection about Naraku.
As she walked home, she couldn't help but admire her surroundings and how busy and lively it was - the horseless carts Kagome called "cars", the lights that were bigger than the biggest lamps she had ever seen in her world, the maginificent houses that dwarfed the best houses of her village, and those boxes that blare music when turned on - and these were just a fraction of the world Kagome lives in!
It was a chaotic delight compared to the tranquil and serene nights in her world, broken only by monsters or Naraku's forces.
"Ms. Sango!"
Instinctively, she took the backpack slung over her shoulder and threw it to the source of the voice as if it was her boomerang.
"Oof!" The bag landed squarely on Houjo's face, and he fell down from his bike, groceries spilling from the plastic he was carrying.
"Oh my gosh!! Gomen nasai!" cried Sango in panic. "I'm sorry, Houjo-kun! I thought you were-"
He rubbed his forehead laughingly. "You have a good aim, Ms.Sango!" He accepted Sango's hand to help him stand up. He gently touched her palm. "Firm. So that's why you threw that thing on me with such impressive force!"
Blushing, she withdrew her hand. "I don't need you to insult my hand!"
He smiled in apology. "I'm sorry if I sounded like that, but I was trying to compliment you on your hand. Firmness means you are hardworking and tough. Few women are like that." He picked his groceries up. Immediately, Sango knelt down to help him.
"So what are you doing out here at this time of the night?" he asked suddenly, glancing at her.
"I visited Kagome's house," she replied.
"I see. You two get along so well, considering that you just have been classmates a few hours ago," commented Houjo.
"S-She's very nice," stammered Sango.
"I can't argue with that." He stood up and steadied his bike. "Ms.Sango, would you like to ride with me? I hate the thought of you walking in the dark streets with no company."
Her cheeks flushed. "I-I can take care of myself.."
He smiled. "I am sure of that, but just the same, I want to accompany you home." He offered her his hand. "May I?"
She looked at his hand then back at his smiling face. She then nodded and took it. He helped her up his bike then started to pedal.
"Which way is your house?" he asked.
"L-Left," she whispered, hugging herself, It was too chilly, and she wasn't used to the thin material she was wearing.
He wordlessly paused from biking, took off his windbreaker, and hurriedly wrapped it around her shoulders.
Sango was speechless, touched by his gesture.
Soon they were in front of her house. He helped her hop off the bike then bowed. "See you tomorrow in school, Ms.Sango. Oyasumi nasai." He was about to pedal when he turned around again. "Hope we can be good friends!" He then pedaled away.
Sango touched her warm cheeks. She had never been treated this way before..a real lady.
She hugged herself, windbreaker and all. "I think I'm going to like it here."
Miroku rubbed his hands together and shook. "Damn, it's chilly!" He glanced at the well where he was seated. Why was he here anyway? Why did he bother to sneak out and wait by the well again?
"It's not that I'm waiting for Sango to appear again or anything..I'm just bored..and I can't sleep," he said to himself.
Although he would have to admit that he was slightly bothered..er,intrigued by the thought of the youkai exterminator finding a boyfriend, he was sure that he wasn't really affected by that. Really.
He felt his eyelids getting heavy. Yawning, he decided to retire to bed. "I need energy for tomorrow's activities : looking for the missing pieces of the shikon no tama..looking for pretty women.." He nodded to himself. "Anyway, I must take advantage of this opportunity where there is no Sango to meddle with my prospective girls..no lethal looks of her to endure.. I am free!"
But for some strange reason, he sounded so hollow.
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