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A/N: I know this chapter is a bit shorter than the others but it was at a perfect ending place so I decided to leave this one at this length. Also just to let you know, I might not get any new chapters up this week because my computer and I will be in different countries. But I will get the next one up as soon as I can.
Ch. 5: A Little Advice
That evening as camp was being set up, Miroku approached the other monk, "Chichiri-sama?"
"Hai?"
"Miaka-sama has told me that you give very good advice. I was wondering if I might speak to you about a certain matter."
Chichiri answered, "Certainly, let's go find someplace away from the camp, no da." When they were out of even Inu-yasha's hearing, Chichiri turned to Miroku, "This is about the lady demon exterminator you travel with, ne?"
Miroku looked surprised, "H-hai. You see I really find myself starting to fall for her but I do not know how to go about getting her to fall for me or even believe that I have fallen for her."
"Here's what I think, no da. You should probably stop hitting on other girls and start focusing on her. Also, you can't expect to win her over by constantly groping her no da. Try something romantic. Give her flowers or something."
Miroku nodded, "This makes sense. You are indeed a wise monk."
Miroku left with a smile on his face while Chichiri looked after him, shaking his head. There was actually another member of the group he wanted to talk to that night before turning in. Miaka had told him the legend about Inu-yasha, Kagome, and a girl named Kikyou. But he wanted to understand how this Kikyou fit into the story, when they hadn't even met her. Miaka couldn't tell him that and he had a feeling that Kagome wouldn't be the best person to ask. That left the one person, or hanyou rather, that probably knew best. Inu-yasha.
Chichiri walked back towards the edge of camp, hoping to get Inu-yasha without drawing a lot of attention to himself. Luckily, Inu-yasha was perched in a tree, watching as the girls whispered to each other, giggling. The other guys were comparing abilities, though Miroku warned them not to try to prove they had better powers than Inu-yasha. Chichiri sauntered over to Inu-yasha's tree, "Oi, Inu-yasha, do you think I could talk to you for a few minutes?"
Inu-yasha thought this over. This new monk seemed, so far, to be quite wise. Whatever he wanted to talk about was probably worthwhile. So Inu- yasha jumped out of the tree and followed Chichiri a little ways into the forest. "What do you want?" he asked.
"Well Miaka has told me what she knows about your story and Kagome and the Shikon no Tama. But one thing bothers me, no da. The story also mentions a girl named Kikyou. I was wondering if you would mind telling me how she fits into everything.
Inu-yasha flattened his ears at Kikyou's name. He noticed Chichiri's surprised look at that reaction and realized that he now had to explain the story. So he told Chichiri about how he met and fell in love with Kikyou and his promise to become full human. He told him about Naraku's trap and his own time spent stuck to the Go-Shinboku as well as Kikyou's death. "Then Kagome showed up and released me from Kikyou's spell," he continued, "She shattered the jewel, we started out quest and now Kikyou has been brought back in a body of earth and bone."
"And you're having trouble deciding between the two?" Chichiri asked.
Inu-yasha nodded, "I'm pretty sure that I'm not in love with Kikyou anymore, but she died because of me. I feel I owe her something. I know I care for Kagome, she's my best friend and everything, but I don't know if it's actually love."
"Would you like to hear what I think?"
Inu-yasha nodded again.
"I think there are a few things that you should consider. First you have to decide if it's worth the risk. Whoever you chose, it is possible to lose them both. Regarding Kikyou specifically though, I have a few points. The two of you obviously didn't share the same trust that you have with Kagome-sama or Naraku's trap wouldn't have worked."
"I already figured that much out. Especially after that dark miko, Tsubaki, tried to control Kagome and have her kill me. I know that she would never do that of her own free will."
"Good. Second, Kagome-sama told me that she has the ability to distinguish between the auras of different youkai and that she can especially notice the difference between you and most youkai. I imagine that Kikyou probably had similar abilities. It seems to me then, that, especially if she was in love with you, she should have been able to tell that it was not you who attacked her."
Inu-yasha's eyes widened that statement. He had never thought of that. He knew Kagome could tell the differences in youkai by their energy. It would only make sense that Kikyou would have been able to as well.
"Besides, from what you tell me, it wasn't actually you that killed Kikyou but it was actually her that sealed you to the tree. That's just something to think about when pondering how much you owe her."
A voice spoke up behind them, "May I add something?" The two turned around to find themselves facing Tamahome, looking somewhat sheepish. "How long have you been here? This was a private conversation," growled Inu-yasha.
"Not long. And I'm sorry. But I do have something to add."
Inu-yasha gave an exasperated sigh, "Go ahead."
"Well, when I met Miaka, I couldn't admit that I loved her at first. Not even to myself. She had to almost die before I realized it. And then I wasn't sure she would make it. And when she woke up and returned home to heal.Well let me tell you there is nothing worse than realizing love and thinking it's too late. Except actually having it be too late. I just want to warn you. Don't wait to chose whom you want to be with or whom you love until it's too late. Try to figure things out quickly."
With that, Tamahome left. Inu-yasha just stared after him. From what Miaka had told him the first time they met, Tamahome knew what he was talking about when it came to relationships. He had apparently given up everything, even his memories at one point, to be with Miaka. Inu-yasha had to give him credit for that. He sat in the woods thinking for a while before heading back to camp. When he arrived everyone seemed to be getting ready to go to bed so he climbed back up in his tree for the night.
"Humph! Well how about that! He didn't even notice!"
A/N: I know this chapter is a bit shorter than the others but it was at a perfect ending place so I decided to leave this one at this length. Also just to let you know, I might not get any new chapters up this week because my computer and I will be in different countries. But I will get the next one up as soon as I can.
Ch. 5: A Little Advice
That evening as camp was being set up, Miroku approached the other monk, "Chichiri-sama?"
"Hai?"
"Miaka-sama has told me that you give very good advice. I was wondering if I might speak to you about a certain matter."
Chichiri answered, "Certainly, let's go find someplace away from the camp, no da." When they were out of even Inu-yasha's hearing, Chichiri turned to Miroku, "This is about the lady demon exterminator you travel with, ne?"
Miroku looked surprised, "H-hai. You see I really find myself starting to fall for her but I do not know how to go about getting her to fall for me or even believe that I have fallen for her."
"Here's what I think, no da. You should probably stop hitting on other girls and start focusing on her. Also, you can't expect to win her over by constantly groping her no da. Try something romantic. Give her flowers or something."
Miroku nodded, "This makes sense. You are indeed a wise monk."
Miroku left with a smile on his face while Chichiri looked after him, shaking his head. There was actually another member of the group he wanted to talk to that night before turning in. Miaka had told him the legend about Inu-yasha, Kagome, and a girl named Kikyou. But he wanted to understand how this Kikyou fit into the story, when they hadn't even met her. Miaka couldn't tell him that and he had a feeling that Kagome wouldn't be the best person to ask. That left the one person, or hanyou rather, that probably knew best. Inu-yasha.
Chichiri walked back towards the edge of camp, hoping to get Inu-yasha without drawing a lot of attention to himself. Luckily, Inu-yasha was perched in a tree, watching as the girls whispered to each other, giggling. The other guys were comparing abilities, though Miroku warned them not to try to prove they had better powers than Inu-yasha. Chichiri sauntered over to Inu-yasha's tree, "Oi, Inu-yasha, do you think I could talk to you for a few minutes?"
Inu-yasha thought this over. This new monk seemed, so far, to be quite wise. Whatever he wanted to talk about was probably worthwhile. So Inu- yasha jumped out of the tree and followed Chichiri a little ways into the forest. "What do you want?" he asked.
"Well Miaka has told me what she knows about your story and Kagome and the Shikon no Tama. But one thing bothers me, no da. The story also mentions a girl named Kikyou. I was wondering if you would mind telling me how she fits into everything.
Inu-yasha flattened his ears at Kikyou's name. He noticed Chichiri's surprised look at that reaction and realized that he now had to explain the story. So he told Chichiri about how he met and fell in love with Kikyou and his promise to become full human. He told him about Naraku's trap and his own time spent stuck to the Go-Shinboku as well as Kikyou's death. "Then Kagome showed up and released me from Kikyou's spell," he continued, "She shattered the jewel, we started out quest and now Kikyou has been brought back in a body of earth and bone."
"And you're having trouble deciding between the two?" Chichiri asked.
Inu-yasha nodded, "I'm pretty sure that I'm not in love with Kikyou anymore, but she died because of me. I feel I owe her something. I know I care for Kagome, she's my best friend and everything, but I don't know if it's actually love."
"Would you like to hear what I think?"
Inu-yasha nodded again.
"I think there are a few things that you should consider. First you have to decide if it's worth the risk. Whoever you chose, it is possible to lose them both. Regarding Kikyou specifically though, I have a few points. The two of you obviously didn't share the same trust that you have with Kagome-sama or Naraku's trap wouldn't have worked."
"I already figured that much out. Especially after that dark miko, Tsubaki, tried to control Kagome and have her kill me. I know that she would never do that of her own free will."
"Good. Second, Kagome-sama told me that she has the ability to distinguish between the auras of different youkai and that she can especially notice the difference between you and most youkai. I imagine that Kikyou probably had similar abilities. It seems to me then, that, especially if she was in love with you, she should have been able to tell that it was not you who attacked her."
Inu-yasha's eyes widened that statement. He had never thought of that. He knew Kagome could tell the differences in youkai by their energy. It would only make sense that Kikyou would have been able to as well.
"Besides, from what you tell me, it wasn't actually you that killed Kikyou but it was actually her that sealed you to the tree. That's just something to think about when pondering how much you owe her."
A voice spoke up behind them, "May I add something?" The two turned around to find themselves facing Tamahome, looking somewhat sheepish. "How long have you been here? This was a private conversation," growled Inu-yasha.
"Not long. And I'm sorry. But I do have something to add."
Inu-yasha gave an exasperated sigh, "Go ahead."
"Well, when I met Miaka, I couldn't admit that I loved her at first. Not even to myself. She had to almost die before I realized it. And then I wasn't sure she would make it. And when she woke up and returned home to heal.Well let me tell you there is nothing worse than realizing love and thinking it's too late. Except actually having it be too late. I just want to warn you. Don't wait to chose whom you want to be with or whom you love until it's too late. Try to figure things out quickly."
With that, Tamahome left. Inu-yasha just stared after him. From what Miaka had told him the first time they met, Tamahome knew what he was talking about when it came to relationships. He had apparently given up everything, even his memories at one point, to be with Miaka. Inu-yasha had to give him credit for that. He sat in the woods thinking for a while before heading back to camp. When he arrived everyone seemed to be getting ready to go to bed so he climbed back up in his tree for the night.
"Humph! Well how about that! He didn't even notice!"