Untainted

Chapter 3: Fiancee Troubles


Author's Note: Wow, I haven't updated in awhile, gomen! I have been busy, you know, it's Christmas time... Ooh, if you get the chance, check the translations for chapter 292 of Inuyasha. IT IS THE BEST! It involves Sango and Miroku, hint, hint... It is everything I hoped Rumiko Takashi would do with that couple! Yay! Yay! Yay! Well onward with da story...
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teki mo mikata mo asobi nakama na no da-
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"N-nani!?" Miroku shouted in complete shock.
"Ah, silly! Don't tell me that you forgot something as important as that! You didn't, did you? Did you forget me?" Su-chan asked him earnestly, and then giggled happily.
"Heh, heh..." Miroku trailed off, putting his hand behind his head.
"Please, you didn't forget me?!" Su-chan persisted.
"Ah- Of course not, Su-chan!" Miroku said sweatdropping.
"Oh, that's a relief! For a moment there I thought you really had!"

Although Miroku was a playboy, a flirt and a lecher, he had really only thought of settling down with one person. There was only room for one person in his heart and he had found her. But he did not know if she loved him. He had wondered for ages but never found the courage to tell her his true feelings. Yet, it was too late now. Any hopes about a future with the two of them were dashed because of Su-chan.

Miroku looked around at everyone's reactions. Shippo's eyes were still very wide, opened in shock. Shippo had to deal with a lot, being the only child with a bunch of adults. (Although, Inuyasha rarely acted like one) Inuyasha could care less about that announcement, it had nothing to do with him. He was busy muttering about stupid wenches and their stupid weapons.

Kagome, who was always so considerate of everyone was looking over at Sango. Miroku all of a sudden felt his arm drag down. Su-chan had glomped on his arm, and was chattering away happily. Miroku wasn't listening to a word she said however. He was looking at Sango.

Sango... she had turned around and was shaking slightly. She was taking deep breaths to calm herself, trying not to cry. Sango would rarely cry in front of anyone. She wouldn't cry here and now, she couldn't let houshi-sama think that she was actually sad about it. Kagome rushed over to Sango and put her arm around her. Sango began getting a little less distraught.

Things can always get worse, and so they did. Naraku's poison bees appeared, ready and buzzing. And you can assume when his poison bees are around, so is he. And so he came out followed by Kagura up on a tree branch. Miroku sighed. Their days were becoming a repetitive cycle.

Inuyasha jumped up and growled.
"Naraku! You bastard! Leave us alone!" Inuyasha bounded up the tree trying to reach Naraku. Naraku did the easy thing to do and jumped down. Sango threw Hiraikotsu at that chance, but it bounded off of his barrier. Inuyasha then jumped down and prepared to face Naraku.

Su-chan let out a snarl and launched herself at Naraku. She easily bounced off of his barrier and was flung skyward. Miroku quickly jumped and caught her in his arms. He then let loose the air rip. Naraku's poison bees quickly stepped in, effectively stopping him.

Sango, busy staring at Miroku while he saved Su-chan was caught unawares. Naraku slammed her to the ground where she writhed under a monstrous brown arm which kept her there. She waited, waited for Miroku to come save her as well, but he never came. Inuyasha bounded over and hacked away at the arm. Sango looked up, a little disappointed, but she shook it off.
"Arigato. Let's get rid of him." Sango said smiling at Inuyasha.
"Naraku's gonna die!" Inuyasha yelled loudly. Kagome was back with Shippo protecting him with Kirara as various youkai came at them.

Miroku saw Kagome and Kirara fighting and missed Sango getting trapped by the tree. He and Su-chan ran over to hack away at youkai with them, leaving Inuyasha and Sango to Naraku. Kagura who had been unusually quiet during that whole time came over and began to harass Miroku, Su-chan, Kagome, Kirara and Shippo. The only one who was really having an effect on Kagura was Kagome, because of her purified arrows. They struggled on, still fighting.

Inuyasha and Sango were still fighting against Naraku, but they weren't doing that well. Sango was pretty torn up while Inuyasha was at least five times that. Inuyasha attacked from the front, charging at Naraku with Tetsusaiga and Sango charged from the back with Hiraikotsu. But Naraku quickly moved out of the way and the two crashed into each other.

All of a sudden, the poison bees left. Naraku disappeared. Kagura flew away on her feather, and the youkai deserted the fight. Everyone stood there, completely confused. Naraku had the advantage and they were close to being beaten. Why did he leave the fight? Why hadn't he destroyed them then and there? Inuyasha heaved a relieved sigh.
"Does he just enjoy playing with us?" Sango snarled, looking up at the sky.
"Sango, you should have watched where you were going! I almost had him and you ruined my chances!" Inuyasha growled as he nursed the bump on his head.

"Why didn't you watch where YOU were going!" Sango retorted. "It's not like it hurts you much anyway! Cry me a river." Usually Sango wouldn't have even bothered answering a comment like that from Inuyasha, but she was in a bad mood. A very bad mood, caused by one houshi-sama.
"Stupid wench! I'm not complaining about the bruise! You stopped me from defeating Naraku!"
"You got in your own way, you tripped over yourself!" Sango accused.

"Nani!" Inuyasha shouted starting up. Sango stood up as well, glaring at him.
"And you are so complaining because of your bruise!" Sango added. Inuyasha twitched.
"Ano, you two..." Kagome intervened.
"Urusai!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome scowled and her face darkened.
Inuyasha 'eeped' and began backing away.
"OSOWARI!!!!!!" For the fourth time that day, Inuyasha hit the ground. Kagome's nerves must have really been on the edge.
Shippo began poking at Inuyasha who was immobile.
"I think he's dead." Shippo announced.

"Ara! Such a pity!" Sango said.
"I will pray over your grave." Miroku said putting his hand up.
"Ah! I killed Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted as she bent down and wailed into his shirt.
"I'm not dead!" Inuyasha grumbled. Kagome looked up at him.
"Look what you did now! My shirt's all wet!" Inuyasha complained, sitting up.
"That's blood, baka." Kagome retorted.
"True, it's a good thing that your shirt's red!" Shippo said cheerfully. A second later he was a squished Shippo.
"Ah! Miroku! We didn't kill Naraku! He's not dead yet!" Su-chan wailed.
"I know he's not dead, what do you think we have been doing all of this time?" Miroku said gritting his teeth.

"Well anyway, you saved me! Arigato!" Su-chan squealed.
"Aa, hai... Calm down." Miroku said sweat dropping.
"I don't want to! You saved me! No one ever did that for me except you! I never fell in love with any other guy, because I love you!" Su-chan said innocently.
"Maa, maa, you don't have to go that far!" Miroku said. He looked kind of sheepish, because he had never done anything like that for anyone. Even with the person he loved, he still cheated on her and flirted with other women nonstop. Su-chan might forgive that easily, but Miroku at the moment wasn't feeling worthy of anyone. Sango looked at the two of them laughing. She felt a twinge inside of her again.

"Let's hurry up and get to the next town. It will be dark out soon." Sango said curtly to Miroku. She wouldn't even look at him when she said it. She couldn't even look at him. Setting a quick pace, she began walking past Miroku and Su-chan.
"Ah Sango-" Miroku started reaching out towards her.
"Miroku!! Chotto matte! Stop running so far ahead! I won't be able to keep pace for long!" Su-chan whined pulling him back. Miroku stopped and stared ahead of him, dejected.

Inuyasha was grumbling yet again. This day was not going good for him. First he was 'Osouwaried' four times. Then Naraku came and beat him to a crap, which Inuyasha never likes. Finally there was all this tension around because of that new girl, whatever her name was. He began grumbling anew, about Kagome being a violent wench and Sango and her conspiring against him.

Inuyasha was in his own little world, so Kagome quickly skipped up next to Sango.
"Sango, daijo-" Kagome started but then stopped. The hurt and sadness in Sango's eyes were enough to show her feelings.
"Maybe we can talk it out with the other girl. She might reconsider being Miroku's fiancee!" Kagome suggested cheerfully.
"Why would I care?" Sango said dully. Kagome sighed. Sango couldn't even admit that she loved him to herself, this would take some time.
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Banzai! Chapter 3 is finished! How did everyone like it? Poor Sango, she's so sad! Sniff, sniff! Hey it's only 3 days left until Christmas! Then the chapters should come more quickly... Hopefully... If they don't please through the reviews knock some sense into me.