Untainted
Chapter 4: Confrontation and Quarrels
Author's Note: Kyaa! It's been awhile since I have updated! Must finish the fic, must finish the fic. Honestly, I really want to finish it because I plan to make it into a doujinshi! That would be fun to do. If anyone is actually reading this and has an opinion on making it into a dojinshi, review!!!
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Miroku trudged along depressively giving little exasperated sighs and glances at Su-chan who had found a permanent place attached to his arm.
"Ah! Miroku! When should we set a wedding date? I am so excited!" Su-chan said her eyes sparkling in glee.
"Gah.." Miroku said staring ahead at Sango who was walking rather depressively herself not really listening to what Su-chan was saying. Miroku wanted nothing more in the world than to just reach out to her, grab her and never let go. To feel her warmth against his, to just be with her is all he wanted.
Alas, he was restrained by his own foolish webs he entangled himself in. He was too afraid of being rejected by her so he just made light of everything never making it serious. Whenever a situation got serious between them he would just grope her to back out of it. It was a cowardly thing to do, but Miroku had to push the people around him away. He couldn't afford to have any attachments when the possibility of his death was so likely and probable to happen at any moment. So instead he tried to close people off to him. Even after all his work though, he still couldn't quite ignore her, she kept getting into his head whether or not he liked it.
He did accomplish pushing her away a little, but inevitably it was starting to not work and they were becoming closer. Miroku wished they could be more than friends, but that was how he thought Sango saw him, as just a friend. He wanted more than that however. He didn't want anyone to take her away from him, he wouldn't be able to bear it. Her figure slumped a little as her shoulders drooped and Miroku's heart went out for her as it ached. He had no idea why she was so depressed. All of a sudden she had become extremely depressive and cold to him. He wished that it was jealousy, oh if it were only that he would be so elated. But he had no idea whether or not it really was.
"Miroku?" Su-chan asked peering up at him her green eyes extremely large, effectively snapping him out of his recollections.
"N-nani?" Miroku said a bit unsteadily as his eyes went away from Sango and focused on Su-chan, albeit regretfully .
"Did you ever have a girlfriend? I mean all this time, and you are so handsome too. Oh no! You must have had a lot of them! I never had a boyfriend. Some went after me but I told you I'd stay faithful!" Su-chan said innocently. Miroku's eyes bulged a bit and he coughed into his hand a sweat drop immediately forming behind his head.
"W-whatever made you ask that?" Miroku spluttered hoping to change the subject.
"Well, you always seem to have a lost look in your eyes like you lost someone or they are out of reach. Ah! Maybe that was me! But you always seem to be staring at that girl with that look. That can't be though, can it?" she said her eyes narrowing at the last part as she pointed to Sango. If Miroku was coughing a lot before, it was nothing to now, he had something short of a conniption.
"She better not try to take you from me. I know! She must be trying to get you. You don't love her though, right? She's so pathetic." Miroku's eyes narrowed slightly as she insulted Sango. Although he did not show it on the outside, in the inside he felt the sudden urge to slap the girl even though she was staring at him with such a sweet expression.
"Ah, that would never happen Su-chan! And I have never had an actual girlfriend although-" Miroku started but then abruptly stopped. Su-chan's eyes widened.
"Although what?" She asked confused. Shippo smirked and added in a comment suddenly popping in. He had got tired of arguing with Inuyasha who was in a particularly bad mood. There are only so many times you can get squished before you get tired of it or else it starts really hurting. He saw a chance to butt in on their conversation so he grabbed it.
"Actually Miroku was too busy fondling girls at every place we stopped at to HAVE a girlfriend." Shippo retorted smartly. Su-chan's eyes widened even more. Miroku winced, getting prepared to be hit with an outburst of tears and ear piercing wails so he was confused when she responded differently.
"Miroku! You're experienced? Ah, I have always had dreams of being with an experienced man. You'll have to excuse me, I am a virgin, but it is all yours." Su-chan said excitedly. Su-chan earnestly jumped on him and in the process her kimono got a bit rumpled showing a bit of cleavage as some of her raven locks of hair came out of her bun and swung around resting on her cheek. Miroku got a perverted look on his face and his hand started making motions, until Kagome walked by and "accidentally" whacked him on the head.
"Miroku! You should be ashamed of trying to take away a young girl's innocence!" Kagome said with a glare.
"Oh, I don't mind! He's my fiancee!" Su-chan said earnestly.
"Ack.." Kagome trailed off sweat dropping.
Kagome looked over to see how Sango was faring and her heart fell. Sango was still depressed and not speaking to anyone. Luckily the next town was coming up and they could discuss things with Su-chan there. Hopefully she would give up on Miroku. However the way it was faring, Miroku had to make a choice or else things would just worsen and he might end up with Su-chan. Sango had already had so many bad things happen to her, if this happened, Kagome didn't know how she could possibly go on. Sango was extremely strong to be still standing proud and fighting even though her family was dead and her brother was controlled by Naraku.
"Oy! Kagome! There's the town! We made it!" Inuyasha said walking more quickly. Kagome gave a wry smile. Inuyasha could be so adorable sometimes especially when he was childlike like this.
"Let's hurry! We can hopefully make it there before the sun sets!" Kagome yelled back at him running to catch up with him. Sango looked up. The sun had already begun to set and there was a blood red tint to it. She shuddered.
The red in it reminded her all too much of blood. Her blood, her brother's blood, her father's blood, her friend's blood, Miroku's blood. For some reason she could never fully rid herself of the acrid stench it left, yet maybe that was because of the deeper mark it left, the loss of life. It painted a vivid color once shed and your life would never return to normal once you killed. She knew that for a fact. That was why her village was slaughtered. For killing, killing youkai and then they came and killed them. But the worst was thinking of Miroku's blood. As if on cue, he walked up beside her while Su-chan was talking to Shippo.
"Houshi-sama." Sango said dully almost leadenly. Miroku's eyes opened a bit.
"Sango-chan, daijoubu? You seem depressed. You have for a little while now. Is everything all right?" Miroku asked his concerned eyes coming and peering at her. Sango grimaced. The concern in his eyes only made her heart ache more, it did not sooth it. Miroku recoiled a bit seeing as she was in pain be it mental pain. Miroku was about to say something else but he never got the chance to. Su-chan all of a sudden bounded up towards him and pulled him away squealing about how they were going to an inn together. While Miroku had his back turned however, Su-chan turned and gave Sango a cruel glare. Sango snapped her head up in shock, her eyes widening. What was that about? What could she have possibly done to her?
They finally made it to the inn and got their rooms. The innkeeper kept giving them suggestive winks and Sango was fed up with it and completely ready to get to her room. Miroku, Inuyasha, and Shippo were to be in one room and Kagome, Su-chan, and Sango were to be in the other. Although Su-chan complained because she wanted to be with her beloved "Miroku" she complied to going in separate rooms. Sango slipped out of her daily, sweaty clothes which smelled of muck and dirt. She then put on a fresh white yukata. It was warm out so the yukata was a good change from her other clothes. Sango walked out of the room suddenly as on impulse. She wanted to take a look outside.
Miroku from his room heard footsteps from the hall. He got up and looked in the hall to see Sango's receding figure swish away. He quickly went out of his room and began following her. He walked down the wooden hall getting a bit nervous each step he took. He had to say or do something to make everything better, and soon. He had to before it was too late and he lost her forever. His heart thumped loudly as he came closer to the door. He reached the end of the hall and came to the door. He crept outside and stopped. Sango was over by a tree and staring up at the night sky. Nostalgia overcame him as he remembered all of the times they just sat there under the night sky, there together.
Miroku strode over looking more confident than he felt. Sango looked up and straight at him as if she could see through him. Miroku felt his carefree manner leave him and he hastened a bit to get to the tree.
"Sango-" Miroku started. Sango looked at him warily and then interjected.
"Houshi-sama, where is your fiancee?" Sango asked innocently. Miroku looked over at her slightly hurt.
"She isn't with me Sango. I came out here to see you." Miroku started.
Su-chan stood right at the door and peeked through it seeing the two of them there together. Her heart was filled with envy. He couldn't like her, he couldn't! It wasn't possible! That girl Sango was just a scheming wench who wanted him for herself even though he didn't like her. Su-chan did not give herself away however. She stayed there watching.
Sango started to get up. Miroku put a hand to her arm stopping her.
"Sango, I am sorry. For any hurt I might have caused you. I am truly sorry." Miroku said heavily.
"Why do you think I am hurt? Houshi-sama, you presume too much." Sango said just as heavily. Both of them darted around the real subject in this farce and it was painfully evident that both were truly in love with the other yet they still continued to push each other away. It was like that until they actually started to argue.
"Houshi-sama, could it be that you are in love with your fiancee? I did not know you were even capable of that."
"You mean that you aren't always stone? I thought you were conditioned like that."
"Like you are a conditioned playboy?"
"No wonder you never found a husband in your village."
"You never even bothered trying to find a wife, they probably wouldn't take you anyway."
Miroku finally had enough of it all and got up. He strode quickly and purposefully back to the door. Su-chan squeaked and darted to a corner. Miroku, too busy seething in rage, did not notice her as he darted by.
Su-chan let out a smile. At least things were going her way. She could not hear what they had said, but she saw them argue. She assumed that Miroku must have finally told the Sango girl off, that he did not love her.
Su-chan stepped out of the door and headed over to Sango where she was shaking and not from the cold. Sango was trying not to cry. Sango looked up and saw the last person she wanted to see besides Miroku.
"Sango-san. What happened?" Su-chan asked innocently.
"Nothing really." Sango said heavily.
"Miroku dumped you didn't he. You know he loves me, why did you even bother going for him?" Su-chan asked in what could have been perceived as a malicious tone.
"Nani?" Sango said, her eyes widening in shock.
"It's okay. I won't hold it against you. Just stay away from him. He doesn't love you and you look pathetic trying to get at him." Su chan said confidently.
All the hurt, rage, regret, and sorrow that had been building up inside Sango for such a time came to a front with Su-chan's malicious words.
"I'll forgive you, but don't try it. No offense but I really do see why you can't get a husband. I mean look at a tomboy like you. You must be desperate, ne? Your father must be so asham-" Su-chan started again. Sango cut her off slapping her hard in the face.
"Don't you dare. You can say what you want about me, I really don't care. But don't you EVER mention my father. Ever." Sango said menacingly backing Su-chan into a tree.
"H-hai." Su-chan said diminutively and quickly ducked from underneath her and ran at a dead run away.
Sango sat back down to again well in her sorrow. She couldn't take it anymore. Finally she went inside to where her room was with Suchan and Kagome. Kagome and Su-chan both looked up and saw her and Su-chan darted out of the room to go sit outside in a bout of sudden excuses. Kagome went up to Sango and hugged her. Even though Kagome had no idea what was going on, she saw all the hurt in Sango's eyes and thought it better not to ask. Sango and Kagome stayed like that for awhile, Sango crying on Kagome's shoulder.
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Ja ja ja! Well I finally got this part done. I hope you all like it! I am sooo sorry for taking such a long time to update. Thank you for all the reviews! The plot thickens dramatically soon. If you thought that was a lot this is worse. I know that arguing between Sango and Miroku is a little ooc, but they have never really gotten into a fight before, and I wanted to explore the possibility if they did. Su-chan is becoming a monster.... She used to be some stupid innocent girl who wanted Miroku, now she is turning into some malicious bitch... ack. Poor Sango, she keeps getting the worse end of it all. I will hopefully update soon so don't worry. If I don't please remind me. It was in finding a recent review asking to finish it that I decided to finish this part.
Chapter 4: Confrontation and Quarrels
Author's Note: Kyaa! It's been awhile since I have updated! Must finish the fic, must finish the fic. Honestly, I really want to finish it because I plan to make it into a doujinshi! That would be fun to do. If anyone is actually reading this and has an opinion on making it into a dojinshi, review!!!
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Miroku trudged along depressively giving little exasperated sighs and glances at Su-chan who had found a permanent place attached to his arm.
"Ah! Miroku! When should we set a wedding date? I am so excited!" Su-chan said her eyes sparkling in glee.
"Gah.." Miroku said staring ahead at Sango who was walking rather depressively herself not really listening to what Su-chan was saying. Miroku wanted nothing more in the world than to just reach out to her, grab her and never let go. To feel her warmth against his, to just be with her is all he wanted.
Alas, he was restrained by his own foolish webs he entangled himself in. He was too afraid of being rejected by her so he just made light of everything never making it serious. Whenever a situation got serious between them he would just grope her to back out of it. It was a cowardly thing to do, but Miroku had to push the people around him away. He couldn't afford to have any attachments when the possibility of his death was so likely and probable to happen at any moment. So instead he tried to close people off to him. Even after all his work though, he still couldn't quite ignore her, she kept getting into his head whether or not he liked it.
He did accomplish pushing her away a little, but inevitably it was starting to not work and they were becoming closer. Miroku wished they could be more than friends, but that was how he thought Sango saw him, as just a friend. He wanted more than that however. He didn't want anyone to take her away from him, he wouldn't be able to bear it. Her figure slumped a little as her shoulders drooped and Miroku's heart went out for her as it ached. He had no idea why she was so depressed. All of a sudden she had become extremely depressive and cold to him. He wished that it was jealousy, oh if it were only that he would be so elated. But he had no idea whether or not it really was.
"Miroku?" Su-chan asked peering up at him her green eyes extremely large, effectively snapping him out of his recollections.
"N-nani?" Miroku said a bit unsteadily as his eyes went away from Sango and focused on Su-chan, albeit regretfully .
"Did you ever have a girlfriend? I mean all this time, and you are so handsome too. Oh no! You must have had a lot of them! I never had a boyfriend. Some went after me but I told you I'd stay faithful!" Su-chan said innocently. Miroku's eyes bulged a bit and he coughed into his hand a sweat drop immediately forming behind his head.
"W-whatever made you ask that?" Miroku spluttered hoping to change the subject.
"Well, you always seem to have a lost look in your eyes like you lost someone or they are out of reach. Ah! Maybe that was me! But you always seem to be staring at that girl with that look. That can't be though, can it?" she said her eyes narrowing at the last part as she pointed to Sango. If Miroku was coughing a lot before, it was nothing to now, he had something short of a conniption.
"She better not try to take you from me. I know! She must be trying to get you. You don't love her though, right? She's so pathetic." Miroku's eyes narrowed slightly as she insulted Sango. Although he did not show it on the outside, in the inside he felt the sudden urge to slap the girl even though she was staring at him with such a sweet expression.
"Ah, that would never happen Su-chan! And I have never had an actual girlfriend although-" Miroku started but then abruptly stopped. Su-chan's eyes widened.
"Although what?" She asked confused. Shippo smirked and added in a comment suddenly popping in. He had got tired of arguing with Inuyasha who was in a particularly bad mood. There are only so many times you can get squished before you get tired of it or else it starts really hurting. He saw a chance to butt in on their conversation so he grabbed it.
"Actually Miroku was too busy fondling girls at every place we stopped at to HAVE a girlfriend." Shippo retorted smartly. Su-chan's eyes widened even more. Miroku winced, getting prepared to be hit with an outburst of tears and ear piercing wails so he was confused when she responded differently.
"Miroku! You're experienced? Ah, I have always had dreams of being with an experienced man. You'll have to excuse me, I am a virgin, but it is all yours." Su-chan said excitedly. Su-chan earnestly jumped on him and in the process her kimono got a bit rumpled showing a bit of cleavage as some of her raven locks of hair came out of her bun and swung around resting on her cheek. Miroku got a perverted look on his face and his hand started making motions, until Kagome walked by and "accidentally" whacked him on the head.
"Miroku! You should be ashamed of trying to take away a young girl's innocence!" Kagome said with a glare.
"Oh, I don't mind! He's my fiancee!" Su-chan said earnestly.
"Ack.." Kagome trailed off sweat dropping.
Kagome looked over to see how Sango was faring and her heart fell. Sango was still depressed and not speaking to anyone. Luckily the next town was coming up and they could discuss things with Su-chan there. Hopefully she would give up on Miroku. However the way it was faring, Miroku had to make a choice or else things would just worsen and he might end up with Su-chan. Sango had already had so many bad things happen to her, if this happened, Kagome didn't know how she could possibly go on. Sango was extremely strong to be still standing proud and fighting even though her family was dead and her brother was controlled by Naraku.
"Oy! Kagome! There's the town! We made it!" Inuyasha said walking more quickly. Kagome gave a wry smile. Inuyasha could be so adorable sometimes especially when he was childlike like this.
"Let's hurry! We can hopefully make it there before the sun sets!" Kagome yelled back at him running to catch up with him. Sango looked up. The sun had already begun to set and there was a blood red tint to it. She shuddered.
The red in it reminded her all too much of blood. Her blood, her brother's blood, her father's blood, her friend's blood, Miroku's blood. For some reason she could never fully rid herself of the acrid stench it left, yet maybe that was because of the deeper mark it left, the loss of life. It painted a vivid color once shed and your life would never return to normal once you killed. She knew that for a fact. That was why her village was slaughtered. For killing, killing youkai and then they came and killed them. But the worst was thinking of Miroku's blood. As if on cue, he walked up beside her while Su-chan was talking to Shippo.
"Houshi-sama." Sango said dully almost leadenly. Miroku's eyes opened a bit.
"Sango-chan, daijoubu? You seem depressed. You have for a little while now. Is everything all right?" Miroku asked his concerned eyes coming and peering at her. Sango grimaced. The concern in his eyes only made her heart ache more, it did not sooth it. Miroku recoiled a bit seeing as she was in pain be it mental pain. Miroku was about to say something else but he never got the chance to. Su-chan all of a sudden bounded up towards him and pulled him away squealing about how they were going to an inn together. While Miroku had his back turned however, Su-chan turned and gave Sango a cruel glare. Sango snapped her head up in shock, her eyes widening. What was that about? What could she have possibly done to her?
They finally made it to the inn and got their rooms. The innkeeper kept giving them suggestive winks and Sango was fed up with it and completely ready to get to her room. Miroku, Inuyasha, and Shippo were to be in one room and Kagome, Su-chan, and Sango were to be in the other. Although Su-chan complained because she wanted to be with her beloved "Miroku" she complied to going in separate rooms. Sango slipped out of her daily, sweaty clothes which smelled of muck and dirt. She then put on a fresh white yukata. It was warm out so the yukata was a good change from her other clothes. Sango walked out of the room suddenly as on impulse. She wanted to take a look outside.
Miroku from his room heard footsteps from the hall. He got up and looked in the hall to see Sango's receding figure swish away. He quickly went out of his room and began following her. He walked down the wooden hall getting a bit nervous each step he took. He had to say or do something to make everything better, and soon. He had to before it was too late and he lost her forever. His heart thumped loudly as he came closer to the door. He reached the end of the hall and came to the door. He crept outside and stopped. Sango was over by a tree and staring up at the night sky. Nostalgia overcame him as he remembered all of the times they just sat there under the night sky, there together.
Miroku strode over looking more confident than he felt. Sango looked up and straight at him as if she could see through him. Miroku felt his carefree manner leave him and he hastened a bit to get to the tree.
"Sango-" Miroku started. Sango looked at him warily and then interjected.
"Houshi-sama, where is your fiancee?" Sango asked innocently. Miroku looked over at her slightly hurt.
"She isn't with me Sango. I came out here to see you." Miroku started.
Su-chan stood right at the door and peeked through it seeing the two of them there together. Her heart was filled with envy. He couldn't like her, he couldn't! It wasn't possible! That girl Sango was just a scheming wench who wanted him for herself even though he didn't like her. Su-chan did not give herself away however. She stayed there watching.
Sango started to get up. Miroku put a hand to her arm stopping her.
"Sango, I am sorry. For any hurt I might have caused you. I am truly sorry." Miroku said heavily.
"Why do you think I am hurt? Houshi-sama, you presume too much." Sango said just as heavily. Both of them darted around the real subject in this farce and it was painfully evident that both were truly in love with the other yet they still continued to push each other away. It was like that until they actually started to argue.
"Houshi-sama, could it be that you are in love with your fiancee? I did not know you were even capable of that."
"You mean that you aren't always stone? I thought you were conditioned like that."
"Like you are a conditioned playboy?"
"No wonder you never found a husband in your village."
"You never even bothered trying to find a wife, they probably wouldn't take you anyway."
Miroku finally had enough of it all and got up. He strode quickly and purposefully back to the door. Su-chan squeaked and darted to a corner. Miroku, too busy seething in rage, did not notice her as he darted by.
Su-chan let out a smile. At least things were going her way. She could not hear what they had said, but she saw them argue. She assumed that Miroku must have finally told the Sango girl off, that he did not love her.
Su-chan stepped out of the door and headed over to Sango where she was shaking and not from the cold. Sango was trying not to cry. Sango looked up and saw the last person she wanted to see besides Miroku.
"Sango-san. What happened?" Su-chan asked innocently.
"Nothing really." Sango said heavily.
"Miroku dumped you didn't he. You know he loves me, why did you even bother going for him?" Su-chan asked in what could have been perceived as a malicious tone.
"Nani?" Sango said, her eyes widening in shock.
"It's okay. I won't hold it against you. Just stay away from him. He doesn't love you and you look pathetic trying to get at him." Su chan said confidently.
All the hurt, rage, regret, and sorrow that had been building up inside Sango for such a time came to a front with Su-chan's malicious words.
"I'll forgive you, but don't try it. No offense but I really do see why you can't get a husband. I mean look at a tomboy like you. You must be desperate, ne? Your father must be so asham-" Su-chan started again. Sango cut her off slapping her hard in the face.
"Don't you dare. You can say what you want about me, I really don't care. But don't you EVER mention my father. Ever." Sango said menacingly backing Su-chan into a tree.
"H-hai." Su-chan said diminutively and quickly ducked from underneath her and ran at a dead run away.
Sango sat back down to again well in her sorrow. She couldn't take it anymore. Finally she went inside to where her room was with Suchan and Kagome. Kagome and Su-chan both looked up and saw her and Su-chan darted out of the room to go sit outside in a bout of sudden excuses. Kagome went up to Sango and hugged her. Even though Kagome had no idea what was going on, she saw all the hurt in Sango's eyes and thought it better not to ask. Sango and Kagome stayed like that for awhile, Sango crying on Kagome's shoulder.
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Ja ja ja! Well I finally got this part done. I hope you all like it! I am sooo sorry for taking such a long time to update. Thank you for all the reviews! The plot thickens dramatically soon. If you thought that was a lot this is worse. I know that arguing between Sango and Miroku is a little ooc, but they have never really gotten into a fight before, and I wanted to explore the possibility if they did. Su-chan is becoming a monster.... She used to be some stupid innocent girl who wanted Miroku, now she is turning into some malicious bitch... ack. Poor Sango, she keeps getting the worse end of it all. I will hopefully update soon so don't worry. If I don't please remind me. It was in finding a recent review asking to finish it that I decided to finish this part.
