Chapter 3 - Determined
..have.. to.. look.. at.. Miroku!
Giving into temptation, Kagome turned her head in Miroku's direction. She let out a sigh of relief as she saw Miroku with a bit of a confused expression on his face- with an eyebrow quirked curiously. As good as that kiss felt in the dream, it would just scare her if her dream sequence actually happened in real life.
"What was all that about?" Miroku asked.
Kagome bit her lip. She couldn't TELL him that she wanted to use Inuyasha's 'sit' spell on him.
Oh, come on, houshi-sama, you're smarter than this!
"Nothing," Kagome lied.
"Hm," Miroku let out, leading on that he hadn't believed Kagome.
"SHIPPOU! YOU RUNT!"
With shrieks of panic, Shippou came charging back in Kagome's direction and leapt into her arms.
"He's really going to kill me!" Shippou whined.
Inuyasha sped up and halted in front of Kagome, glaring down at the small kitsune, who was trying to hide his face in Kagome's arms.
"Shippou," Inuyasha growled out.
"Inuyasha! Would you leave poor Shippou alone?" Kagome interrupted.
"This isn't any of your business, stupid girl, and let him go so I can tear him to shreds!"
"What'd he do to you?"
"Insulted me, that's what!"
Inuyasha reached forward to grab the kitsune, but Kagome turned the other way. Inuyasha leapt back in front of Kagome, and she greeted him with a deathly glare.
"If you lay ONE finger on him, I'll--"
"You'll what?" Inuyasha sneered as he grabbed hold of Shippou's ear.
Kagome stepped back and shouted, "SIT!"
WHAM.
"You BITCH! That's TWICE already!"
Kagome scoffed and began treading off through the forest.
"Come on, Miroku," she called, still boiling with anger because of Inuyasha.
Miroku blinked at Inuyasha, and gave a sigh. He followed Kagome at a slow pace, glancing back at Inuyasha, who was slowly getting up and grumbling.
Miroku sprinted forward to catch up with Kagome. She let Shippou down, and he continued to walk carefully by Kagome's side.
"Kagome, not to be rude, but why are you so hostile today?" Miroku questioned quietly.
"Hostile? I'm not hostile."
Silence.
"Okay, okay, so I was being a little unfair to Inuyasha," she sighed. "But he needs to grow up!"
Miroku let out a soft chuckle, "And to think that he is actually older than us both."
Kagome let out a laugh to accompany Miroku's chuckle.
Wait.. how'd he do that?
She had gone from just about fed up with Inuyasha, to giggling alongside Miroku, who she had just also been angered by.
"But Kagome, I don't think we finished our conversation from earlier," Miroku mentioned.
She sent a glare in Miroku's direction, but it simply melted into an adoring stare. Miroku's beaming smile was all it took to relieve Kagome of her anger again.
How DID he do all this?
A soft rustling sounded from the trees surrounding the three.
"W-what was that?" Shippou gasped, trembling once again.
"Probably Inuyasha," Kagome chuckled.
"I think not," a familiar voice spoke.
Kagome felt a tug on the back of her shirt. She turned around for a second, only to be face-to-face with Sesshomaru, who then snatched her by her arm. She let out a screech and attempted an assault on Sesshomaru with her free arm. He sped ahead of Miroku and Shippou, and seemed to stare a way behind them.
"Consider this a ransom," Sesshomaru called out.
"You bastard!" Inuyasha shouted, drawing the Tetsusaiga from it sheath.
Miroku gasped and charged at Sesshomaru, gripping his golden staff tightly.
"For that," Sesshomaru smirked.
In an instant, Sesshomaru leapt off into the trees, with Kagome screaming to both Inuyasha and Miroku. Miroku took the same route as Sesshomaru, running as fast as his feet could allow him.
"He's gone!" Miroku shouted aloud, his eyes desperately searching for any trace of Sesshomaru and Kagome.
Inuyasha sprinted forward to Miroku, quickly searching for some kind of scent or trail.
"That bastard, he disappeared, didn't even leave a trail," Inuyasha growled.
[ A/N: The main POV/thoughts will switch to Miroku now. ]
Miroku hung his head in defeat. How could he have let Sesshomaru get away with Kagome like that?
"And all he wants is the damn Tetsusaiga," Inuyasha added in bitterly.
It was all his fault.
He HAD to get Kagome back.
Miroku glanced back up, with a determined and furious stare on his face.
"We have to find her."
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I hope you liked this chapter, everyone. ^.^ Houshi-sama, to the rescue! Sorry to leave you guys hanging like this, but cliffhangers are just that necessary. XD
Oh, and for the Miroku/Kagome shippers out there, I just want to note I am in the process of making a Miroku/Kagome shrine/fanlisting. I'll have it up very soon. :D
And to the last chapter's reviewers:
obsessivefangirl - Hope y'like the new chapter. ^.^
[anonymous reviewer] - See? It DOES have a point!
Quickening, Me!!, Mala Valvah, sashlea - Glad you all like the fic so far! :D
Draco MalfoyGirl 16 - LOL. Yes, yes, Miroku is *so* cute, and I agree with you about the anime guys. They should all up-and-become-real! XD
FluffyWolfy - Oo! You really think this is one of the best M/K fics? Thank'ee much! :DD
Thanks, everyone! I'll update ASAP!
..have.. to.. look.. at.. Miroku!
Giving into temptation, Kagome turned her head in Miroku's direction. She let out a sigh of relief as she saw Miroku with a bit of a confused expression on his face- with an eyebrow quirked curiously. As good as that kiss felt in the dream, it would just scare her if her dream sequence actually happened in real life.
"What was all that about?" Miroku asked.
Kagome bit her lip. She couldn't TELL him that she wanted to use Inuyasha's 'sit' spell on him.
Oh, come on, houshi-sama, you're smarter than this!
"Nothing," Kagome lied.
"Hm," Miroku let out, leading on that he hadn't believed Kagome.
"SHIPPOU! YOU RUNT!"
With shrieks of panic, Shippou came charging back in Kagome's direction and leapt into her arms.
"He's really going to kill me!" Shippou whined.
Inuyasha sped up and halted in front of Kagome, glaring down at the small kitsune, who was trying to hide his face in Kagome's arms.
"Shippou," Inuyasha growled out.
"Inuyasha! Would you leave poor Shippou alone?" Kagome interrupted.
"This isn't any of your business, stupid girl, and let him go so I can tear him to shreds!"
"What'd he do to you?"
"Insulted me, that's what!"
Inuyasha reached forward to grab the kitsune, but Kagome turned the other way. Inuyasha leapt back in front of Kagome, and she greeted him with a deathly glare.
"If you lay ONE finger on him, I'll--"
"You'll what?" Inuyasha sneered as he grabbed hold of Shippou's ear.
Kagome stepped back and shouted, "SIT!"
WHAM.
"You BITCH! That's TWICE already!"
Kagome scoffed and began treading off through the forest.
"Come on, Miroku," she called, still boiling with anger because of Inuyasha.
Miroku blinked at Inuyasha, and gave a sigh. He followed Kagome at a slow pace, glancing back at Inuyasha, who was slowly getting up and grumbling.
Miroku sprinted forward to catch up with Kagome. She let Shippou down, and he continued to walk carefully by Kagome's side.
"Kagome, not to be rude, but why are you so hostile today?" Miroku questioned quietly.
"Hostile? I'm not hostile."
Silence.
"Okay, okay, so I was being a little unfair to Inuyasha," she sighed. "But he needs to grow up!"
Miroku let out a soft chuckle, "And to think that he is actually older than us both."
Kagome let out a laugh to accompany Miroku's chuckle.
Wait.. how'd he do that?
She had gone from just about fed up with Inuyasha, to giggling alongside Miroku, who she had just also been angered by.
"But Kagome, I don't think we finished our conversation from earlier," Miroku mentioned.
She sent a glare in Miroku's direction, but it simply melted into an adoring stare. Miroku's beaming smile was all it took to relieve Kagome of her anger again.
How DID he do all this?
A soft rustling sounded from the trees surrounding the three.
"W-what was that?" Shippou gasped, trembling once again.
"Probably Inuyasha," Kagome chuckled.
"I think not," a familiar voice spoke.
Kagome felt a tug on the back of her shirt. She turned around for a second, only to be face-to-face with Sesshomaru, who then snatched her by her arm. She let out a screech and attempted an assault on Sesshomaru with her free arm. He sped ahead of Miroku and Shippou, and seemed to stare a way behind them.
"Consider this a ransom," Sesshomaru called out.
"You bastard!" Inuyasha shouted, drawing the Tetsusaiga from it sheath.
Miroku gasped and charged at Sesshomaru, gripping his golden staff tightly.
"For that," Sesshomaru smirked.
In an instant, Sesshomaru leapt off into the trees, with Kagome screaming to both Inuyasha and Miroku. Miroku took the same route as Sesshomaru, running as fast as his feet could allow him.
"He's gone!" Miroku shouted aloud, his eyes desperately searching for any trace of Sesshomaru and Kagome.
Inuyasha sprinted forward to Miroku, quickly searching for some kind of scent or trail.
"That bastard, he disappeared, didn't even leave a trail," Inuyasha growled.
[ A/N: The main POV/thoughts will switch to Miroku now. ]
Miroku hung his head in defeat. How could he have let Sesshomaru get away with Kagome like that?
"And all he wants is the damn Tetsusaiga," Inuyasha added in bitterly.
It was all his fault.
He HAD to get Kagome back.
Miroku glanced back up, with a determined and furious stare on his face.
"We have to find her."
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I hope you liked this chapter, everyone. ^.^ Houshi-sama, to the rescue! Sorry to leave you guys hanging like this, but cliffhangers are just that necessary. XD
Oh, and for the Miroku/Kagome shippers out there, I just want to note I am in the process of making a Miroku/Kagome shrine/fanlisting. I'll have it up very soon. :D
And to the last chapter's reviewers:
obsessivefangirl - Hope y'like the new chapter. ^.^
[anonymous reviewer] - See? It DOES have a point!
Quickening, Me!!, Mala Valvah, sashlea - Glad you all like the fic so far! :D
Draco MalfoyGirl 16 - LOL. Yes, yes, Miroku is *so* cute, and I agree with you about the anime guys. They should all up-and-become-real! XD
FluffyWolfy - Oo! You really think this is one of the best M/K fics? Thank'ee much! :DD
Thanks, everyone! I'll update ASAP!