Here's Chapter 3.
Just to clear things up to…I DON'T intend on making Mizuki butt into S&M's relationship. This story isn't going into the drama genre TOO much.
Oh, and as for dream_plane's complaints:
The over using the term pervert for Miroku issue that was brought up - I'm aware he hasn't acted perverted much but lets pretend he's been a lecherous guy in between scenes. I'm also aware that he has other characteristics; he wouldn't be my absolute favorite if he didn't have anything going for him ^^
Sango's family – I know it sounds completely ridiculous but bear with me; I couldn't think of anything better. Have you seen Love Hina? I got the idea from how Motoko's family does sort of the same thing. It wasn't a really major detail anyone needed to remember so I didn't give it much thought.
Quick Japanese:
Sukebe/Hentai: Perverted
Hai/Iie: Yes/No
Ane-ue: Older sister
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Miroku & Sango: The Ecchi & the Furious
Written & Edited by: Yoshida Saori & Taijioku Christina
~:~ Chapter 3: Unveiled & Awakened ~:~
Sango couldn't tear her eyes away from them; she just couldn't. All their friends had come over for an early Christmas bash – it was the last week in November; everyone seemed to be leaving the first week of December -- before everyone started going on vacation with their families for the holidays so the whole apartment was cramped. Mizuki and Miroku were always near each other, even if dancing with two other people.
They DO seem to stick together all the time, Sango mused, I wonder why they split up. If what Inuyasha said was true then Mizuki-san had to have been the one to break up with him…but WHY!?
As much as she hated prying into other people's business, this problem wouldn't leave Sango's mind; the mystery was so complex that it had snagged Sango's interest. From what she had gathered from some people who knew the two when they were a couple, Miroku HADN'T been the pervert he acted like now; in fact, from the way they described him it sounded like he had been the complete opposite. He had even thought of proposing but like Inuyasha had said, they had split up before he could ask her.
"Sango-chan, is something wrong?" Kagome asked. She and Inuyasha were sitting next to the very confused girl, arms wrapped around each other. The holiday spirit must have been catching on because they seemed to have reconciled and were happy now.
"I still don't get it," she muttered, "Why would they break up when everything was going great?"
"Why don't you just ask them yourself?"
"I couldn't! I don't want to pry!"
Inuyasha gave her a disbelieving look. "And questioning their friends in secret isn't prying?"
Sango sweat-dropped and sighed; dog boy had a point. Glancing at the balcony, she eyed Mizuki carefully as the girl sat on one of the chairs looking at the night sky in thought. "Maybe I will."
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Miroku watched Sango walk out and join Mizuki on the balcony, sighing. She had seemed distant for awhile now and he had begun to worry about her. She hadn't hit him for nearly 2 months now and he was starting to miss being beaten for groping her which he had been doing more increasingly.
Standing up from the couch and leaving the girls that were hanging on him behind, he leaned on the wall next to the balcony doors and listened to the two girls as they began talking. What are they talking about?
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"What?" Mizuki was surprised at the question, to say the least.
"I don't really want to pry but it just won't leave my mind…" Sango fidgeted; she really felt horrible for doing this. "Inuyasha had said you and Houshi-sama were really close but suddenly broke up…it just seemed odd and I was just curious as to why…"
Mizuki rubbed her head; damn that dog boy, he had to go and talk about that. She knew Sango was a curious girl so it was no wonder she wanted to know but still... "I really hate talking about those times…" she turned and glared at the white haired boy who suddenly froze as he felt a chill, "But I can see why you'd be curious. I guess it wouldn't hurt for me to tell you at least…"
"You don't have to if it's that bad."
"I think it's time someone knew about it."
Mizuki and Sango turned to see Miroku stepping onto the balcony, closing the sliding doors so no one could hear them. He had a small frown as he stared ahead at the lights that made up Tokyo's sky, the winter wind not even making him cold. Apparently, his sweater and coat kept him warm enough. "We've kept it a secret for a year now…besides, it's irritating to only know parts of a story so odd, right?"
Sango nodded, that feeling of guilt growing. She really felt bad about asking them this. "It's really OK…I don't need to know."
"It would be nice to talk about it with someone…so would you listen anyway?" There was a certain pleading in Miroku's eyes as he sat down at the small table with the two girls. Sango's resolve crumbled under the look; he looked so miserable like that. Nodding slowly, she finally sat back and let them talk.
"We met in our first year of high school. I had seen him around in junior high but we never truly met then. We were both big sports people and we were both on the track team." Mizuki smiled slightly. "It was nice…everyday we'd practice and become closer until he finally asked me out."
"She agreed readily of course." Miroku ignored her snort. "So Mizuki and I began dating and it was wonderful. We rarely fought and the friendly competition we had during track meets was always fun."
"After a year and a half of dating, I finally decided to bring him home to my mother." Mizuki gave an irritated sigh. "By then I had completely fallen head over heels for him…I mean…he always brought me flowers on my birthday and took me to such nice places…it was hard not to. My mother seemed to like him as well but I suppose I should have known things were going too well."
Miroku was frowning deeply at the glass table. "I had fallen for her hard too. As I'm sure Inuyasha mentioned, I had seriously been considering asking her to marry me. After we graduated, I decided I would propose but I wanted Mizuki's mom to give me her blessing first."
"My mom wasn't happy in the least." Mizuki scowled and Miroku's fist was clenching tightly by now. "It was then that she finally decided that I might want to know that her husband wasn't my father; I was the product of a one night stand."
"My father was always a womanizer, just like his father." Miroku seemed frustrated as he looked at the sky and took a few deep breaths. "He had had many women before but when he got my mother pregnant with me, he decided it was time he settled down. He had fallen in love with her after all, so it helped him forget his lecherous ways. What he didn't know was that another woman he had slept with got pregnant as well."
Sango's stomach churned; they couldn't possibly be saying what she was thinking they were. But look at them…they DO have black hair and blue eyes…they DO look similar…
"My mother knew it for a year and a half…she KNEW who Miroku was and yet she said nothing!" Mizuki had reached full blown rage as she slammed her fist into the balcony railing and Miroku didn't look too far from doing the same. "She knew Miroku was my half-brother…yet she never said anything until she saw how serious it was…"
"We broke it off immediately after that because it would have been too awkward and WRONG…" Miroku gave a long sigh as he rubbed his temple, "Mizuki moved in with the father she grew up knowing -- the guy who owns this place -- and I moved out of my parent's house a few months later because it became hard for me to look my father in the eye. We're like best friends now but we never told anyone why we broke up because my family has enough scandals circulating around Japan as it is…" Looking up, he saw Sango's shocked and slightly horrified look. "Can you keep this a secret between the three of us?"
Sango nodded emphatically; THAT certainly explained a whole lot. "But why are you such a pervert; you keep groping any woman we see."
Miroku grinned, but it wasn't his usual grin. It was rueful, his hands gently grasping hers like they had when he found out about Kohaku and her family. "I suppose it's for my safety."
Sango blinked, confused; safety from what? She didn't ponder the thought much, her mind instead registering the warmth of his hands. "I'm sorry I made you both tell me this…"
"It's alright, Sango-chan." Mizuki gave her a reassuring smile. "It was actually a relief to tell someone."
Miroku nodded, standing as he grinned wildly and said, "Now why don't we go inside? There's still a few hours left to party!"
Both the girls nodded, Sango smiling as he pushed the door open with an over dramatic bow, motioning for them to go first. For once, Miroku didn't grope Sango's behind when he followed her in, but instead grabbed her hand before she could go sit back down with Kagome and Inuyasha. "Sango…"
She turned her head towards him, a light blush flushing her cheeks. "What is it, Houshi-sama?"
The smile he flashed her made Sango's heart race. "Well, could you call me Miroku? 'Houshi-sama' makes me feel so old and…" he trailed off as the music changed to a slow Christmas ballad, raising an eyebrow at Mizuki when she dimmed the lights and winked at him. "Would you like to dance with me?"
Sango didn't think her face could get any redder. Looking around, she could see everyone was dancing, even Kagome and Inuyasha who had the tell tale signs of a smile as he held her close. Sighing, she nodded. "Alright…" She looked up and glared at him sharply though, startling Miroku slightly. "But if you dare try to grope me…" she trailed off threateningly.
Miroku raised his hands in the air and smiled amusedly. "I promise. No groping."
Sango smiled, satisfied. "OK then." Hesitantly, she wrapped her arms around his neck, Miroku's arms sliding around her waist, his hands being extra careful NOT to move down in their habitual groping routine. They swayed to the melody of chimes and piano chords, Sango relaxing enough after awhile to rest her head on his shoulder and let her eyes close. Miroku glanced at her when Sango's grip became more relaxed, smiling as he wrapped his arms more securely around her. She's so beautiful when she smiles… he mused, I had forgotten how nice it was to feel like this…
Mizuki and Kagome glanced at the two through the crowd before looking at each other and grinning at each other over their partner's shoulders. "Maybe you were right, Kagome-chan. I think they may like each other."
Kagome grinned triumphantly. "I know! We have to help them get together!"
Both girls had a glint in their eyes not worth trusting as Mizuki said, "Hai."
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Rin stifled a sigh as she sat in Kohaku's room, blinking at him as he just lay there, unmoving. All the other kids were in their rooms talking with family who were visiting them but she didn't have anyone to visit her except Sango who had started to make a trip to see her whenever she stopped by to see Kohaku.
Speaking of the boy, Rin didn't know why she always came here to sit and just stare at him. It wasn't as if he was going to wake up anytime soon but Sango still talked to him, right? Maybe it would help make her feel better if she told him what was on her mind…
"I miss my mama and papa…" Rin shifted in the large chair as she leaned on Kohaku's bed side, her head resting on her folded arms as her legs kicked the air under her chair back and forth. "Sesshomaru-sama says mama and papa went to the land in the sky…Sango-sama said her parents went there to. Do you think my mama and papa met your mama and papa and they're friends now? Do you thing they're watching over us?" Rin let a tiny sigh out as she only heard the beeping monitors. "Rin is lonely…Rin wishes you'd wake up so you and Rin can be friends…"
Unknown to her, the hand just by her head began moving, a pair of chocolate brown eyes slowly but surely cracking open. His mouth moved as he said silent words, managing to crack out in a dry voice, "Ane-ue…"
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"I'll see you later Sango-chan!"
Sango nodded, waving as Kagome and Inuyasha left. The party had ended but the once pristine apartment was a disaster area, crumpled napkins, empty to half filled cups and half eaten food littering the place as far as the eye could see. Shippou and Kirara were dutifully hitting all the crumpled napkins into a pile in the middle of the floor, hitting them with their noses or paws in what Kagome would call a 'cute moment'. Mizuki was collecting paper dishes and cups to throw them out while Miroku worked on taking inventory, checking that no one swiped anything. Apparently, some of his friends like to swipe things from him.
Sighing, Sango shook her head with a small smile as she went to work on sweeping all the crumbs from the tile floor. She'd have to get Miroku to help her beat the crumbs out of the throw rug under the coffee table and couch tomorrow, as well as clean the afore mentioned couch of crumbs and stuff.
"People are such pigs," Mizuki muttered, her nose wrinkling in disgust as she picked a cup of beer from a plant, "Have they not heard of something called a garbage can? This is why I never give parties at my apartment."
"I've seen worse." She had too; the parties her clan gave had sometimes ended with a roof being destroyed or a house set on fire because the men got too drunk.
"I'll bet." Standing on a chair, Mizuki stood on her tiptoes trying to get food out of the kitchen light fixture. "How the hell did food get thrown in here?"
Neither girl really wanted to know the answer to that.
An angry yell suddenly ripped through the quiet apartment, causing them all to jump in surprise. Mizuki fell off the chair and over the counter, right into the pile of napkins sending them flying everywhere. Shippou and Kirara didn't look too happy and Mizuki was growling in the direction of Miroku's room while rubbing her now aching back.
"Damn that Inuyasha!" Miroku looked really mad as he stormed out of his room, holding his clothes that had been shredded to pieces. "I knew he was mad about me making too many dog jokes but he didn't have to shred my clothes!"
Mizuki snorted in laughter. "Like a typical dog, I tell you. I swear he's part dog."
Shippou had the grace to look insulted at his master's insinuation that the mean man was a part of his species.
"You'll just have to go shopping for some new clothes." Sango eyed a very loud Hawaiian shirt with a smirk. "Inuyasha kind of did you a favor anyway."
Miroku was about to defend his fashion sense when the phone rang; he'd have to get Sango back for her crack at his favorite shirt later. Picking up, his lips curled to a frown before he extended it towards the girl. "Sango, it's the hospital."
It was he turn to frown, fidgeting with a piece of her long dark brown hair that had fallen loose from her ponytail. "Hello?"
"Taijiya Sango-san?"
"Hai?" She crossed her fingers, hoping for good news.
"We have some news about your brother, Taijiya Kohaku. Could you come down here right away please?"
"H-hai." Hanging up, Sango swallowed the lump in her throat and slowly moved to get her coat. "They have news about Kohaku…they want to see me at the hospital now…"
Mizuki and Miroku shared a look before Miroku stepped forward, grabbing his keys. "I'll drive you."
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By the time they made it to the doctor's office, Sango had begun to think the worse. Sesshomaru kept a stoic mask on; it was just like how it was in Kyoto when the doctor came in and told her that her parents didn't make it. Now he'd sit there and tell her how sorry he was and that Kohaku wouldn't wake up; ever.
Sesshomaru watched her with an amused eye. "Taijiya-san, are you alright?"
She nodded. "How is he? What's wrong?"
He flicked a piece of his shimmering white hair behind him. "Didn't my assistant Jaken tell you?"
"Tell me what? All he said was you had news about Kohaku and to get down here right away."
Sesshomaru rolled his eyes; why did he keep that morbid old man as an assistant? That explained the girl shaking as if she were expecting the worst; she WAS expecting the worst. "I do have news on your brother." He paused for effect. "He's awake. Rin has been keeping him company for the past hour."
Could her smile get any bigger? With a hurried thank you she darted out of the room, the man who came with her following her down the halls. Shaking his head, Sesshomaru buzzed Jaken into his office; he needed to have a discussion with the old man about freaking his patient's family out and his punishment. Perhaps he'd let Rin use him as a Barbie again.
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Kohaku stared at the TV attentively, listening as Rin continued talking about who each character was on her favorite cartoon tape that her guardian had gotten for her 9th birthday. Nodding as she pointed to the fluffy hamster thing, he turned his head to the room door just as it opened with a loud 'bang'. "Ane-ue!"
"Kohaku…" Sango practically crushed Kohaku as she cried, hugging him tightly. "You're OK…you're awake…"
Miroku smiled, watching her cry her heart out and listen to Kohaku as he tried to calm her down. Rin had turned her attention towards them before walking to Miroku, thoroughly confused. "I thought Sango-sama wanted Kohaku-sama awake. Why is Sango-sama crying harder now that he is?"
"She's just really happy, Rin-chan." Distracting her attention from interrupting Sango, he steered Rin back towards the TV asking, "So who are they?"
Afterwards, Miroku never wanted to hear another thing about the annoyingly cute hamster.
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The cast of Hamtaro ARE annoyingly cute; but that's not the point. Anyway, so how was this? Miroku's 'secret' isn't deadly or anything; just severely twisted.
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