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TWIN STAR OF SAZAKU

-My intention was to get my readers curious. Gomen ne, confusion is not part of it. ^_^ Well, I'm glad it still gotten you interested, though.

MIAKA KENYUUKI

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ARTEMISMOON and to the rest of the Reviewers

- Thank you. [Sorry for a short note, because if I write more than that- I fear I'll be giving away the story.]

To the readers: I hope you guys like this scene.

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JAPANESE TRANSLATION:

Matte yo- wait

Urusee- Shut up

Chikusho- damn it

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Chapter 6: Drift

PRESENT



"Hey, Sango!"

Sango turned. "What?"

"What's with you?" Miroku frowned. "I don't think I deserve your sarcasm in such an early morning."

"Yeah, right."

[Silence.]



Miroku turned serious. "I know when I'm not wanted." He said, starting to walk away.





He was leaving her.

"Matte yo."



He stopped.

"I don't understand you, Sango." Miroku remained where he was without turning around.

"What do you mean?"

Sango had stopped a little bit behind him. From her position she could see his profile, but she know that he could not see her expression unless he turn around. She had been very careful about that.

"What happen to us?" Miroku gave out a smile. "We used to be such good friends."

"We still are." Sango whispered.

"Are we?"

Sango frowned at that question. Friends should not make friends feel bad. And she knew that she been very cold towards him.

"Ever since that night. . ."





~*~*~*~*~*~

FLASHBACK

Two years ago.

"Great party, Miroku!"

The party was held in the new apartment. With loud music, but thankfully for the soundproof he installed a week ago, no one would be bothering them.

"Thanks." Miroku smiled opening two bottles of beer and handing it to the two women whom he could not even remember the names. What the heck, who was complaining? He was a freshman and this was supposed to be a party to meet college girls, since the only girl he knew in this town was still in high school, the daughter of the owner of the apartment. ['Speaking of which, there she is.']

"Hey, Sango aren't you still a bit underage to be drinking?" He asked as he saw his young friend sneakily took the juice, which he knew has too many dosage of vodka.

"Nani?" Sango frowned. "This?" Gesturing the cup. She would have lied, but knowing Miroku was the one who made the punch, she gave him a smile instead. "Well, who's going to know?"

"I am."

"And what will you do?"

"Stop you."

"Really?"

"Yes," Miroku approached her.

Sango giggled apparently this was her third cup this evening. "Why you hypocrite!"

"Me?" Miroku pointing himself, "a hypocrite?"

"Hai." Sango leaned a little towards him. "You. You, who boasted have been drinking since infant."

"Infant!"

"Hai," Sango laughed.

They were leaning against the table that contained the chips and the drinks. Just watching the people laugh, drink, eat, and dance.

Around the corner Miroku noticed his other friend walked out to the porch. "I never said I started drinking from infant." He murmured.

"Isn't that your roommate, Inuyasha?" Sango asked following his gaze to the porch.

"Hai."

"Why isn't he joining the party?"

['Because it's the new moon.] "Ah, you know Inuyasha, he likes to brood." He said, showing his grin.

"The ex, ha?" Sango's voice started to slur, although she tried to pretend that she's still in control.

"Yup, the ex." ['Yeah, right.'] Turning around to the table, Miroku leaned over to get two bottles of beer on the other side of it and opened it. "Wait here, okay."

"Hai," Sango nodded. "Go to your friend."

"You're going to be all right, right?"

"Sure." Sango grinned.



*~*~*

He should not have believed her.

It hadn't taken him long to find Inuyasha on the tree that was just outside the porch. His friend not wanting a company had told him to go back, but he hadn't paid attention to him until he noticed the crowd gathering in one area of the apartment.

"Miroku, go back to her."

"Nani?" Miroku stared at Inuyasha who remained immobile except from the angry glint of his eyes.

['Sango.']

Without further encouragement he trudged through the crowd cutting into the middle.



It almost gave him a heart attack and he's only starting college.

Sango was on top of table doing a dance that can be only called a tease dance. From his point of view it's more like a strip dance.

He was shocked. This is not the Sango he knew. The Sango he knew is always in control.

"Chikoshu."

The crowd was cheering on her, especially the boys who had too much to drink. A boy even dared to touch her ankle.

Miroku immediately saw red, drew up his fist and punched the boy right in his face before skin touch skin.

"OUT!" He shouted standing on the table. He caught hold of Sango who was giggling at the moment, lifted her up to his shoulder carrying her like a sack and jumped down. The jarring made her giggled more.

Someone had stopped the music.

"I SAID OUT! The party is over. I want everyone out."

Groans and murmurs filled the once-filled party music room.

"Party-pooper."

"Yeah. . ."

"Why are you still here?" Miroku yelled. "I SAID OUT!" Pointing the crowd to the door.

Once the crowd dissipated. Miroku was jolted from staring at the door by phone being held in his face.

"What's this?" He turned to look at a serious Inuyasha with Sango still on his shoulder.

"Sango's."

['Oh, shit.'] Miroku inclined his head to the right so Inuyasha could place the phone on his shoulder, while he kept hold on to the girl who started it all. "Hello."

"Kohaku."

"Yes, you're sister is fine."

"The party is great."

"Um.. . Do me a favor, can you tell your parents your sister is sleeping in?"

"No, don't worry about it, my cousin. . ." Looking at Inuyasha, "I---I- Inita, is here from my hometown. You know, being a girl and all- I asked Sango to keep her company and she said to ask your parents."

"Yeah . . . okay I'll wait."

[Waiting.]

"Oh, that's great. Arigatou, Kohaku. I'll take care of your sister."





"Inita?" Inuyasha took the phone back.

"Sorry, I can't think of anything." Miroku grinned. "And we can't send her home like this either. Or else her parents would kick us out of our apartment." He twisted around assessing the mess of the place.

The movement nudged Sango from her short nap.

"Ugh." She was seeing all things upside down. ['Cool.'] "Party. Party."

"Urusee." Miroku slapped a hand on the back of her legs making her giggle.

"Miroku, I'm not going to clean this place."

"I know that Inuyasha," he sighed, "don't worry about it. Just leave it to me, I have the cleaners scheduled to clean it tomorrow morning."

"Good." Inuyasha nodded. "Because this place looks like shit."

Miroku laughed at that. ['At least one of us is in good mood.']

"More. More." Coming from the girl.

Inuyasha arched his brow at the burden Miroku was carrying. "Yeah, leave this one to me too."

"That's what I'm afraid of." Inuyasha murmured.

"Hey, I heard that." Miroku retorted back as he head to his room. "Oi, Inuyasha can you give me a coffee and water. Lots of lots of water."

"Che, Miroku, I'm not your slave." Inuyasha snapped back while he head to the kitchen to do just that.

['You're a good friend, Inuyasha.'] Miroku flicked on his lights. "Now, girl, it's your turn."



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Sango felt like she was floating. Her head felt so heavy so does the rest of her body, but it felt so good.

Someone was talking to her, but she could hardly understand him. She tried to flick her heavy eyelids open and saw the whole ceiling turned.

"Wow. You have a great ceiling." Rolling her head back.

"Nani?" The person who was forcing her to do something she doesn't understand asked.

"Your ceiling it turns." She laughed.

"Che, Sango, you're drunk." The person cursed. "Come on now, drink the coffee. It will make you sober even if just a little."

"Why?"

"Because you need to."

"But, I like this." She swung her head to the right and giggled.

"You won't think so tomorrow," tightening his grip on the girl. "Sango, onegai, drink the coffee."

"Don't want to." She giggled again.

"Onegai, Sango."

"Nope." ['I liked this.']

"Chikoshu." The person cursed again. "What am I going to do with you?"

Sango lifted her head up and stared at that so wonderful person pleading her. "You have beautiful eyes. Sometimes they gave out purple speckle- sometimes. Just sometimes."

"Eh?"

"But mostly I think I like your face." She smiled.

"You do?"

"Hai," she giggled. "You have a boy next door look."

"Yeah?" The boy being described couldn't help smiling.

"But your hands and language could put any DOM (Dirty Old Man) to shame."

"Nani?"

Sango laughed at that and slumped her head to his chest.

"Sango?"





Miroku looked at the girl in his arm. "Sango? Chikoshu, at least puke or something then I would know the alcohol is already disappearing from your system."

"Sango?"



The girl lifted herself up once again and looked at him.

"Good, you're awake, now I want you to--- ump. . ."









Warm lips met his lips. ['Oh, shit.'] The girl was kissing him. ['Chikoshu, she doesn't know what she's doing.'] The girl's lips move over his close lips, spreading warm tingling feeling all over his body. He was losing control and he knew it.

['Damn, you can't take advantage of her.'] Then he felt her sweet tongue slipped between his lips and he was lost. He kissed her back with the entire ardor he kept inside him. ['Kami-sama, she tastes so good.] Still couldn't get enough of her, he put his hands between her face titling her head to give him a better access of her lips. A feeling in his stomach started to spread when the suddenly the girl stop responding to him.

Lifting his head away. "Sango?"

And found the girl asleep in his arms.





"Ahem."

Miroku looked up to find Inuyasha by the door, a glass of water in his hand. He didn't know how he end up in the floor with his back against the wall, and with a girl slumped in his arms when a while ago he was standing up.

"It's not what you think."

"Yeah," Inuyasha arched his brow at his disgruntled friend, "what am I thinking?"

"Che," Miroku glared at Inuyasha, "never mind. Just help me here will you."



*~*~*

They lay her down his bed and tucked her in.

"So what are you going to tell her?"

"Nothing." Miroku answered without turning around from the girl.

"Do you think she'll remember?"

"I don't think so."

END OF FLASHBACK



*~*~*~*~*

"What do you expect? I woke up that day and saw you in my bed." Sango accused.

"It's my bed, Sango." Miroku reminded her.

"Whatever!" Whenever she would think of that night she got angry. She doesn't even know why, when she couldn't even remember past beyond talking with Miroku then having a drinking bet with the boys at the party. "You still taken advantage of me."

['In more ways than you'll ever know.'] Che, he felt so guilty about it too. "I didn't do anything and you have already slapped me for it. I just slept. Where do you expect me to sleep?"

['Oh, she getting mad.'] "I don't know!"

"Chikoshu, this is not getting us anywhere." Miroku snapped. "I only came to talk to you, to invite you and Kagome to a party, but if this what I'll get then I'm leaving."

"Matte!"

"Now what?" Turning around.

"Let's just forget about that night then," Sango said. Whatever Miroku did or did not do, she still wanted him to be her friend.

"Are you sure with that?"

"Hai," Sango bowed her head. "I want the old times back too."

Miroku smiled at that. "Yeah?"

Sango looked up at him. "Hai."

"Well, you could have said it earlier, Sango."

Sango looked shocked. Then slowly closed her eyes, cringing, black fume starts to come out of her body, and then she snapped.

"PERVERT!"

She slapped him so hard in the face that it lifted his whole body dislodging the wandering hand from her buttocks off the air. He flipped in the air before landing in the ground.

['Damn him!']





However, as she walked away her anger slowly wane, well at least it was the old Miroku.

She could not help smiling at that.



ON TO CHAPTER 7

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I love flashbacks it gives a better picture of the story than just have the characters tell it all out.

This is what I do with my drunken friends- I gave them coffee [but not much] and lots and lots of water to get the alcohol out of their system before they go to sleep. No I don't give them any medicines for fear of chemical reaction. But I keep them awake, once, they're sober and could understand what they are doing- then I leave them to their business. But one thing about me I never leave my friends drunk. Although, the next day, I make sure I'll make fun of them. ^_~

[]- means thoughts. ''- also means thoughts. I can't get my letters to italize.

About the purple eyes- well if you check out the manga colored cover- sometimes Miroku eyes has a purplish color into it. Although, it's not as obvious as Inuyasha's.

Constructive criticism is acceptable. No flaming please.

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