Miroku Meets an Old Friend

Chapter One

By Demonwind_wing

~Miroku's temple~

As the days went by Natsume and Miroku became close friends. And soon the two became like family as Mushin watch over them. Natsume lost her shyness that made her so polite and Miroku, growing to be a man, became more of a pervert. She had to hit him on the head to make him leave the pretty girls alone (Miroku even try his will you bear my child on her once or twice, all she did was hit him on the head).

After 6 years of being together a man came by the temple. Mushin came up to the man and asked, "what may I do for you?"

"I am look for someone." The man replied. The man was very tall with long black hair tied up high.

As the man finish the sentence Miroku and Natsume return from getting water from the nearby river.

"Miroku it's you fault that you got wet. You shouldn't have been playing around (giggles). Will I ever be able to relied on you to help me ever again?" Natsume voice rang with the sound of a beautiful young lady.

"Oh come on. The riverbed was slippery, it's not my fault I fell in." Miroku turn to Mushin and saw that a man was looking at the two of then. Then Miroku notice that the man was looking at Natsume, not the both of them. Miroku felt cold water soak into sock that he had dry before coming back to the temple. He look back to see what has cause the wetness. Natsume was looking at the man and had drop the bucket of water she carried.

Natsume whisper, "Sanjuro…"

"Sanjuro?" Miroku repeated.

Mushin heard the man whisper, "Natsume…"

"How do you know Natsume?" Mushin asked.

"Maybe we should go inside." Natsume suggested.

"Okay. Shall we go in Mushin?" Miroku asked.

They all then went inside the temple. Miroku pull out mats for everyone to sit on around a low table. Everyone took a place to sit. Then Mushin said all of a sudden, "Miroku, will you please go get some tea."

"Huh, oh, of course." With that Miroku left to get some tea.

For minutes no one said a word. Then Natsume said, "Sanjuro, why are you here?" so suddenly that it made Sanjuro and Mushin jump up.

"I came looking for you of course, why else would I been here." The man name Sanjuro answer.

"You weren't supposed to look for me. You know that. You were going to be killed because of me." Natsume said with her hands clench in her lap. Tears were about to form in her eyes, but she keep them on Sanjuro. Then one by one tears fell from her eyes. Sanjuro look ashamed of making Natsume cry.

"Not to but in, but I think I should leave and let you two talk." Mushin said without being notice. He left. On the way out he found Miroku eavesdropping on the three of them and apparently did not notice that Mushin was standing right beside him.

Mushin tap Miroku on the shoulder. "AH! (huff, huff) What was that for? You old man you almost gave me a heartat… uh oh." Mushin grab Miroku by the ear.

"Your almost a man, you should act like one!" Mushin said as he pull Miroku away.

While inside the room Natsume and Sanjuro talk. "Look, I know why you left but that didn't matter. I'm your uncle and your only family. It's not you fault that the rest of your, our family had died." Sanjuro explain.

"They all died because I'm the stupid heir to some stupid throne. It's not fair. Why did they have to did!? Why?! Mother, Father, your wife and child who was only just born! It's not fair, it's not fair! (sob, sob, sob)"

"Your right it's not fair. You gone through to much tragedy for someone so young the time. And will the boy stop eavesdropping and the old monk!" Exclaimed Sanjuro.

Mushin and Miroku both fell through the doorway as Sanjuro open it.

"I guess you heard everything." Natsume said quietly.

"Yes we did. We're sorry to have to eavesdrop, but we could not have help ourselves." Miroku said with all the dignity he had left after being caught. Mushin on the other hand was blushing furiously.

"I guess I have to leave now that you found out" Natsume said as she was getting up from her sit.

"What! Why? Now?" Was all Miroku could say.

"Because, you now know why I left. You'll get killed very much the same way as my family. I don't want that to happen to you after all you done for me. If you know where I am then you would be sought after for the whereabouts of me and then killed because of that." With those last word she left.

Sanjuro and Miroku both chase after her. But when they where outside the temple she was nowhere in sight.

"She must have use her demon powers to disappear. She did the same thing to me long ago. (sigh). I best go look for her again," Sanjuro said as he walk down the path that lead to the road. Miroku on the other hand had other, idea he ran to catch up to him as Mushin came up to the temple steps.

Mushin was muttering to himself. "I can believe that something so cruel could have happen to a girl so young."

"You said it you old monk," Miroku said to himself. "Why don't well look for her together?" He directed to Sanjuro.

"So it's time for you to go on you journey Miroku?" Mushin asked of Miroku.

"I think that would be nice, but what do you mean by time for you to go on your journey?" Sanjuro asked of but Mushin and Miroku.

As that subject came up, the two monks took Sanjuro inside an explain everything. About Naraku and how they meet Natsume. As the finale explanation was finish Sanjuro said, "yes it would be wise to travel together." With that Miroku got ready to leave the temple and travel the world in search of Naraku and Natsume.

~Years Later~

One day the two was separated on their travel. Sanjuro left to search more dangerous areas while Miroku look in more desolate place. They decided to spilt up to cover more ground. They never saw each other again. And one day Miroku meet up with Inu- yasha, Kogome and Shippo, then soon Sango meet up with the four of them.

~As the Days Past by~

They search together for the shinko shards that Kogome could find and purify with her own powers. One day the gang stop in a town to rest for the night and Miroku pull his old 'there is a dark cloud over the place" bit to get free lodging for the night.(And it works every time [sigh])

That night for no apparent reason Miroku dreamt of Natsume. He woke up with a feeling that he might find her someday, but he had no idea why.

"Why now?" He asked himself. No one else heard him because they were all sleeping like logs. He got up and went outside to get some air. Inu-yasha was up the moment the monk open the door. [Doggie got sensitive ears]. He never did trust Miroku to go out alone after he left the gang when his wind- tunnel sides got cut.

Inu- yasha found Miroku outside standing in the wind. "Hey Miroku what are you doing out here?"

"Wha! Oh, it's you Inu- yasha. I'm just remembering something, that's all (sigh)." Miroku answer.

"Oh, what so?"

"Just why I started to travel."

"That's and easy question. Your traveling to get revenge on Naraku, like the rest of us. Now if you done let's go back to sleep. If the girls find us gone they're not going to lets this down for a long time."

"Do you think that is the only reason Inu- yasha?" Miroku said suddenly angry.

"Man, what is with you Miroku, that's not like you."

"Yes your right, let's go." Miroku agreed.

~Next Day~

They began the day as usual. But today they found another village that was terrorized by a demon with a shinko shard.

"Another demon on a rampage. Lets hurry and take care of this demon." Inu- yasha proclaim as he crack his knuckles. "Kogome, where is the shard?"

"In it's head Inu- yasha," Kogome answer.

"Come' on Miroku let's take it down, you in Sango?" Inu-yasha said.

"Right," both Sango and Miroku chorus.

Inu- yasha, Sango and Miroku all came in to take the demon out and get the shard. Both Inu- yasha and Sango, with Kirara by her side. Miroku was about to move in but at that moment Kogome shouted, "behind you Miroku!"…

To be continue