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[Author's note] Oh. My. Goodness. Eighty-some reviews?? Hhehee... now I know what all those authors were saying about being "review junkies." Anyway, I think there's going to be about two or three more chapters, for those of you who are wondering. I'm going away for the weekend, but I should be back to update by Sunday night. Enjoy!!
Previous chapter: We had some MAJOR fluff going on between both Inu Yasha with Kagome and Miroku with Sango. Let's see how it all pans out.
Chapter Five
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Miroku pulled back from the kiss. It was amazing. It went above and beyond what either of them had expected. Miroku smiled, watching Sango as she recovered her wits and regained her coherence of thought. She swayed a bit, her head still spinning from the myriad of sensations Miroku's words, hands, body, and lips had given her. She probably would have fallen over if Miroku's arms weren't still wrapped around her form. Miroku tried to stifle a chuckle, but failed miserably. At this, Sango fully regained her bearings.
"What's so funny, monk?" she asked, taking a step backwards away from him and out of his grasp.
"heh, nothing," despite his best attempts, he couldn't prevent his shoulders from rapidly moving up and down due to the force of his suppressed laughter.
"That's it." Sango decided to try to take Miroku's dreamscape into her own hands. She looked down at her silk white kimono, and willed it to transform into her taijiya uniform. 'Now, what's missing? AH!' She held out her hand, and her hiraikotsu materialized.
*WHAP*
Miroku lay on the ground, his leg twitching involuntarily in the air.
"If you're not a hentai, you're a jerk." Sango began to walk back toward the cottage.
"Wait, Sango," Miroku had regained consciousness, and had turned himself over on all fours. He began to stand up.
'Darn. Faster recovery time in dreams.' She stopped and turned around to face the monk.
"I meant what I said. Every word." Sango's expression softened.
"And I meant what I said. If you weren't such a hentai AND jerk all the time, maybe we'd actually get somewhere."
"Maybe you're right. I'll have to try it."
"You do that." Sango slung Hiraikotsu over her shoulder and resumed her walk toward the cottage. "I'll see you soon, Miroku," she called to him over her shoulder as she, as well as the dreamscape, began to fade into a deep, gray void.
Miroku woke up.
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Although Kagome was enjoying the moment, she realized that Inu Yasha's dream was coming to a close. Sighing, she unlocked her fingers from behind his neck, and ran her hands slowly down his collar bone to rest on his strong, muscular chest. She noticed as she did so, that Inu Yasha's rosary was missing. She smiled, understanding what exactly that symbolized. Inu Yasha was bound to her with something other than the spell of subjugation. He had an intangible commitment to her.
"I need to leave you now, Inu Yasha." Kagome made a move to pull away from his embrace, but he only let out a soft growl, and refused to release her.
"What for?" Kagome had to think quickly; Inu Yasha was due to wake up any minute, and she was a little worried about possibly getting trapped in his dreamscape upon his awakening. She couldn't think of any words, but thought of something just as effective, if not more so. She looked up into his amber eyes, which showed more tenderness than she had ever seen before. Pushing ever-so-slightly on Inu Yasha's chest, she moved up on her tiptoes, and quickly pecked Inu Yasha on the lips. His grip loosened from the shock of feeling her lips on his. Kagome felt this, and took the opportunity. She pulled back, and stepped away from the hanyou.
"I'll see you soon, Inu Yasha," she told him softly, almost alluringly. She began to slowly fade out of Inu Yasha's dreamscape, much in the fashion as Kikyou did earlier. Inu Yasha held his hand out to her disappearing figure.
"Kagome-" She was gone. "Goodbye, Kagome," he said softly. He sighed, and his dreamscape went black.
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When Sango retreated from Miroku's dreamscape, she lost consciousness for a brief moment as her body projection disappeared completely. The next thing she knew, she found herself standing outside Miroku's door, back in the dimly lit hallway. There was no longer any light coming from behind the door, and Sango deduced that Miroku had woken up. The only thing that remained was for her to find Kagome.
"Kagome! Are you here? Kagome!?" Sango looked to her right and left down the long, seemingly endless corridor. She heard no response, but instead saw a light - a beacon, almost- coming from the end of the hallway, to her right. She instantly headed toward it, knowing there was no time to lose. She had so much to tell her best friend.
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Kagome, like Sango, suddenly found herself outside of Inu Yasha's door, in the hallway. Her first thought was to find Sango, and let her know what happened in his dreamscape. And she wanted to hear how Sango fared as well.
"Sango? Are you around here? Hello?" No response. She felt very alone for a few seconds, before she saw a light coming from the end of the corridor. Knowing that it was a sign for her to follow, Kagome ran toward it.
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Inu Yasha woke up. He was still sitting up, propped up against the wall in the furthermost corner of the house. He sat very still for a few moments, the memory of his dream fresh in his mind. It seemed more real, somehow.
'Usually when I dream of Kikyou sealing me to the Goshinboku tree, I wake up just after it happens- after I realize that it is Kikyou and not Kagome. But this time…' Inu Yasha replayed the dream in his mind. Kagome. She kissed him. He told her he wanted to be with her forever, and she kissed him. He stood up silently and moved over to where Kagome lay. Crouching down beside her, he continued to ponder the importance of the dream. He heard a noise coming from where Miroku lay, and turned to see him lying awake.
Miroku had been awake when Inu Yasha moved past him to look over Kagome. As he passed, Miroku opened his eyes, thinking of the dream he had just woken from. He looked over at where Sango lay in a deep sleep. He smiled, as he watched her inhale and exhale peacefully.
'I wonder what she's dreaming of,' he said to himself. Letting out a sigh, he began to mull over the possible inferences he could make from his dream. Was there really any truth to what the Sango in his dreams had said? He looked up at the ceiling in thought.
'I said I'd give it a try… maybe we really will get somewhere.' He sighed again, thinking about how he would have to give up the bulk of his flirtatious behaviour. 'Well, I suppose it's worth it…' Again, he looked at Sango's sleeping form. Yes, he'd try it. He'd try a change of mind. At least for awhile, anyway. Just to see.
"Hey, monk," Inu Yasha said quietly. Miroku was too deep in thought to notice when Inu Yasha approached him, and now he was standing directly above his head.
"What is it, Inu Yasha?"
"I'm going to go scouting. I'll be back soon." Miroku nodded, and Inu Yasha exited the house. In truth, he wasn't just going to scout out possible routes for travel. He was also going to use the alone time to think more about his own dream.
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The light seemed to grow brighter with every step the girls made. When they neared their destination, the light gave off a blinding flash, and both Sango and Kagome shielded their eyes with their forearms. When the flash had passed, they found themselves in a white room. Neither Kagome or Sango could tell exactly how big it was; the walls, ceiling, and floor- if there were indeed walls, a ceiling and a floor- were connected seamlessly. As both girls turned around to inspect their surroundings, they spotted each other. Both of them smiled excitedly.
"Sango, you go first," Kagome told her friend. Sango's smile grew even wider, and she drew a breath to speak. After she was finished, and the girls had their fill of giggles, it was Kagome's turn.
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"Do you think that they'll really be influenced by their dreams?" Sango asked Kagome.
"Sure. At least, I hope. I think that Miroku is more likely to change than Inu Yasha, though." Sango nodded in agreement.
"Well, I suppose the most either of us can hope for is a slight change in their attitudes toward us."
"What my question is, is now that you know what Miroku is actually thinking, is that going to change how you look at him?"
"Maybe. But I guess it all depends on how he acts. Like what I told him." Kagome nodded in approval of and agreement with Sango's answer. "But what about you? What Inu Yasha said seemed as good as a proposal to me. What are you going to do?"
"The same thing as you are. I know how he feels about me now, but it's a matter of admitting it to himself, and to me." The two girls stared seriously at each other for a few moments before squealing and giggling uncontrollably.
"Well, I'm excited to see what happens. Let's wake up!" Sango said, ready to face the real world.
"Sounds like a plan! Catch ya on the flip side!" was the last thing Kagome said before they both began to vanish from the chamber.
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didja like it? Well, next chapter we'll see what happens when the girls wake up! Finally we're back in the real world. *sigh* Anyway, please review, and let me know what you think... there's always room for improvement!
~*karen~*