Lol okay, first off, I'm going to put these chapters back to the way they were originally meant to be, italicized! Lol Well, only the flash backs will be... if there ARE anymore flashbacks. *shrugs* I don't rightly know, but anyway, I'm changing things to the way that they look in my word document. I've finally figured out how to do it!^_^ *giggles* yay!
And thanks Kelly, you've been so great!^-^
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters in it. If I did I'd be rich, but I'm not... and if I had lots of money I'd probably spend it on anime anyway so pleeaasseee, don't sue me.^_^ lol
Oh, and as always,
_= thoughts *_* = sound/ italicized "_" = speech //_// = narration
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Memories of the Present
Chapter 7: A Shippou we will go.
"Inu Yasha, sit! You should be nicer to Shippou! He's sweet and kind and smart and a whole lot nicer than you ya big jerk!" Shippou chuckled smugly, Yeah, that's what she'd say if she were here.
In a field a mile or so from Kaede's village, a certain little kitsune was trying desperately to rid himself of a horrible disease, one we like to call boredom. He turns around, sniffs the air, and transforms into random things, eventually settling on the form of his favorite companion, the one he has lovingly adopted as mother and sister.
"Heh, this sure is fun! Too bad Inu Yasha isn't around to test it on. I really need to practice being Kagome so that I can *REALLY* piss him off text time! It's so boring around here." Running across the field, he raises an accusing finger at the first tree he comes across yelling, "Sit!". A few birds scamper out of the nearby woods they had inhabited. They were very familiar to the land and know what happens when his particular girl says that particular word. Much to their surprise, there were neither thuds nor curses and everything seemed relatively normal, well, except for the girl standing and pointing at the random tree.
This isn't going to work. I need something else to do. Maybe Kaede will give me a spell book so I can practice some more! Hmmm... no, it's not enough.
Shippou returns to the other side of the field in defeat. He looks to the sky, then to the wild flowers buried deep within the grass. The beautiful purple and greens remind him of the latest journey they had had. There was this large lizard thing hugging everyone. It was scary. He sprawls out upon the silken strands contemplating what he should do. Sango was out looking for rumors in a nearby village and Miroku was getting herbs with Kaede. "Who knew he kept a stock of herbs with him for emergencies." Shippou shrugs. Besides, Sango wouldn't let him go with her. His last stunt had seen to that and he was getting a very odd form of punishment, the deprivation of Sango's presence. Rolling onto his back, his eyes fall upon the familiar shapes of ivory puff floating in the sky.
"Cat... dog... boat... lizard youkai..." Taking out the crayons Kagome had given him, Shippou pulls out a piece of paper and starts coloring. She had given him the crayons after he had given his to the last survivor of the Thunder clan in a gesture to stop the violence and pain. The girl had been pretty nice and was pretty strong as well. Not only that, but she was a good artist and could pop out a picture as quickly as he could. Kagome seemed so happy with him when he decided that it was better to just walk away.
'That was very big of you Shippou'---'Keh, stop acting so big!' **POW!*--- ' Inu Yaaasha...'
"Sit!," he laughs, " No wonder Kagome says that so much. What an idiot." Looking back at his crayons, he realizes that they're already almost worn out. He briefly wonders if she would bring him more, and then looks down towards the picture he'd been drawing. The sky was ablaze with pinks and purples, mainly because he was out of blue. There were some flowers and a rainbow, and a little... red splotch? Looking under his paper, he notices the many berries beneath him. The birds must have dropped them when they flew away, he thought. Just then, he had an idea.
"I know what I can do! Oh, this'll be so much fun!!!"
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"Miroku, have you seen Shippou at all today?"
Looking up from his herb collecting, the monk notices that not only had Kaede disappeared, but Sango is now standing in front of him, a pleasant smile grazing her already stunning features.
"No, but Sango-chan, why are you here? I thought I was being pun... you were searching for shard rumors."
Sango smiles and puts Hiraikotsu down beside her. Resting gently against an old, withered tree, she looks past Miroku and into the shallow depths of the stream running just past them. Her eyes slowly follow a group of insects gently playing on the water's surface. It was really a beautiful day.
"I didn't find anything and it's so pretty out today, I thought we could spend it relaxing for once. Especially with no Inu Yasha around to drag us on another hunt."
Miroku smiles and nods at this. Standing besides Sango, he too begins to stare at the water's visitors imagining finding a lake and going for a swim himself. When several moments pass, he looks to Sango only to find a very confused and slightly awed expression on her face.
"Sango-chan, what's wrong?"
She turns, blushing slightly, "It's just, I'm not used to being in such a beautiful place without you trying something perverted." Or anywhere without you trying something perverted for that fact.
A shocked expression appears on the houshi's face, but leaves as quickly as it had come, replaced by one of understanding and affection. "Oh Sango, all you had to do was ask..." With that cute, quirky, lop-sided grin of his, he reaches out to touch her breast. He cringes slightly, waiting for the blow to come, but instead, she moves a little closer and blushes. Taking her into his arms, he makes a pass at her rear, but is intercepted. Internally, he squeals with joy when she cuddles more closely against him, placing his, now wandering, hand on her thigh.
Oh Buddha, if I'm dreaming PLLEEAASSEEE don't let me wake up...
She rests her head gently against the crook of his neck and whispers, "Miroku-kun?"
Miroku-KUN?! Immediately he can feel the heat radiating off of her, sending his mind even further into that black abyss and his face into an even darker shade of red. He sighs, smirks, and lets out a muffled gasp as she reaches over, gently cupping her hands behind his head and pulling his face closer to hers. She kisses him softly, sending sweet shivers up his spine. But even through all of this, all he can think is, Wow, Sango seems a bit more furry than I thought she would be.
"HOOUUSSHHIII!!!!!!"
Uh oh...
Looking over Sango's shoulder, he sees another Sango standing behind her. She's tapping her foot with a *VERY* annoyed look on her face.
"And WHAT, exactly, are you doing?"
Miroku stutters, stunned beyond all capable words or thought, "Um...I can explain..."
"How could you to that to poor Shippou?!"
"SHIPPOU?! " As Miroku gawks unbelievingly at the little beauty in his arms, the gorgeous woman with whom he had just shared a sensual kiss, Sango rushes up and swiftly picks her up. The first Sango, form rippling with some odd form of illusion, squeals and curls up against Sango with all of the strength his furry little body can muster.
"Sango, he *made* me!"
"I know Shippou."
"SHIPPOU?! "
Glaring at the houshi, Sango scoldingly shakes her finger, "How COULD you? This is low even for you!"
"But... but I didn't! I swear!"
"Come on, wouldn't you have been able to tell by the tail?" Not like he doesn't grab there enough "And, for that matter, why me?!"
"Oh... well... I, uh... that is to say..." He sighs, beaten, " I should've known when she called me Miroku instead of Houshi-sama... or Miroku-kun."
"Since *WHEN* have I *EVER* called you Miroku-kun?"
He snarls slightly, truly hurt by her words. "Ask him.," he mumbles.
Sango cocks her head slightly as she watches Miroku cringe and wait. The look of disappointment and pain that crossed his face hadn't escaped her, and she knew that even he wasn't so low as to trick a poor little kitsune into... well, she didn't want to know what they were doing. When the blow never came, Miroku looked up slowly, afraid of the sight he may see.
Hiraikotsu had disappeared from the side of the stream, but Sango picked hers up and had been steadily walking away when Miroku decided to join her. She still held Shippou and hadn't said anything to Miroku.
Is she *really* that mad at me? Man, this is going to be worse than not being able to accompany her to the village. He thought disgruntled.
When they got to Kaede's, Sango told him to go into the hut and that she'd deal with him in a minute. Hesitantly, he obeyed and Sango left with Shippou. When she came back, she walked over, sat next to the pouting monk, and kissed him on the cheek gently.
Giggling slightly at his reaction, she says, "No Miroku, it's me."
Looking at her suspiciously, he asks, "Then why did you kiss me and why did you call me Miroku?"
She smiles and sighs, "I was wrong to accuse you. I thought I at least owed you that much."
Still disbelieving, Sango sighs and says, "Okay, you know how Shippou always has a tail when he transforms?" She reaches out and grabs his hand gently, holding it a minute before she replies, "This is a one time thing houshi. Any time you do this afterwards, you'll get smacked so hard..." With a slight cringe and a confused nod, Sango put his hand on her rear.
"See, no tail."
He smiles and pulls his hand away gently, "Thank you Sango-chan." With a slight grin, he takes her hand n his own, kissing the knuckles once, and putting it back on her lap. He holds it for a second longer watching as Sango hurriedly turns away and blushes before getting up and heading to the door. Turning around he asks, "Hey Sango?"
*Yes houshi-sama?"
"What *DID* you do with Shippou?"
She smirks, "Oh, I don't think you'll have to worry about that much." And with a soft laugh she rises and heads through the bamboo covering on the door, pushes it aside for Miroku, and then heads off in search of more rumors, a lovesick monk on her heels.
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"Hey, guys? Sango, Miroku? Hey, come onnnn! This isn't funny; I was only playing! Come on Kirara, let me go. Pleeeaasseee??? Kaaagooomeeeeee!!!!!"