Disclaimer~ I don't own Inuyasha and I never will. DAMNIT!
Dialog~ "Meep meep meep."
Thoughts~ 'Meep meep meep.'
Author's note~ Well, thanks to all you who have reviewed so far! I'm really happy about the number of reviews I've been getting. Sorry, it took me so long to get up this chapter. I wanted it up a day after chapter 7 but unfortunately I gots the evil virus that's been going around and I haven't been able to use my computer. Any way, this chapter is pretty much the beginning of the end of the story. Miroku gets into deep shit and now the wind-tunnel is starting to devour him. Oh fuck! That's not good; lets hope nobody else taken with. Read and find out more.
Chapter 8
Kagome stopped dead in her tracks and looked back over at Inuyasha. "What kind of youkai?"
Inuyasha continued sniffing the ground only looking up for brief seconds. "I think they're mantis youkai. Naraku probably sent them after you Miroku."
Miroku nodded his head solemnly. "Yes, I suppose that would make the most sense. In that case though I won't be able to open my wind-tunnel."
"Don't worry about that it will be over in one swing of the Tetsusaiga any way. Don't look now but here they come."
A small band of seven or eight mantis youkai appeared in front of the gang. Inuyasha drew out his sword, Sango prepared Hiraikotsu, Miroku ready his staff, and Kagome and Shippo ran for cover.
Inuyasha starred over at Miroku with fire in his eyes. "What the hells are you doing monk!? Go run for cover with Kagome and Shippo."
"No! This is my battle! They were sent here by Naraku to kill me. I don't want anyone else involved."
Sango looked over at Miroku her face was full of worry. "Please, will you just do as Inuyasha says and run for cover."
"Sango. Alright, but only because you asked me." Miroku ran back behind a large tree were Kagome and Shippo were already hiding. "I hate being useless like this."
Kagome looked at Miroku and put her hand on his shoulder. "You shouldn't worry about it. You're plenty helpful!"
"Thanks Kagome." Miroku looked over the tree at the ensuing battle between the mantis youkai and Inuyasha and Sango.
Sango prepared to pull out her Hiraikotsu until that is Inuyasha stepped in front of her. "What in the hell are you doing Inuyasha!?"
"Keh, don't waste your time and energy on these weaklings. I can finish them off in swing of my sword. Don't bother trying to help me, I won't need it."
"Fine whatever, do as you wish." 'Baka!'
Inuyasha drew out Tetsusaiga and was ready to strike at any moment. One of the larger mantises attacked Inuyasha swiping its huge claw right at him. Inuyasha easily dodged the attack and readied one of his own. "Kaze no Kizu!"
In no time Inuyasha's attack had taken out all the mantis youkai. One by one they fell to the ground Inuyasha walked away with a small grin on his face.
Walking away was Inuyasha's greatest mistake however. One of the mantises that were lying behind him wasn't completely destroyed and it attacked Inuyasha from behind. Inuyasha didn't have time to react he braced himself for the worse that is until.
"Wind-tunnel!" Miroku jumped out from behind the tree just in time to unleash his wind-tunnel and save Inuyasha from getting struck by the mantis's large claw.
"What the hells are you doing monk!? I told you to let me handle this!" "You idiot! You were too careless and because of it you almost got killed. I saved your life you should be thankful." Miroku gritted his teeth as he drew in the last bit of the beast. Its claw severely damaged the wind- tunnel. Miroku grabbed his arm in shear pain once he finished sucking it up. 'Damnit! It's widening and it's not stopping. It's going to suck me up completely this time.'
"Miroku-sama!" Sango immediately ran to Miroku's side as she watched him collapse in pain. She held him tight in her arms. "You're going to be ok. Don't worry."
"What in the hell are you doing!? Get away from me right now!" Miroku eased out of Sango's warm grasp. "I'm sorry but I've come to the end of my road. You should leave now. I don't want to cause you more pain."
"What are you talking about? You're making no sense."
"The wind-tunnel it's widening. Very soon now it will completely devour me. I don't want anyone to be around when that happens." Miroku got up and slowly started running away. He was trying to run as far away as he could from any people. He was nearly out of sight at the moment when he heard a scream from behind him and turned around for a brief moment.
"Miroku-sama please wait! Don't leave me!"
"Sorry Sango! I have to! I know you'll understand! . Some day" he said quietly to himself.
Sango silently tried to choke down her tears. She didn't want to cry in front of her friends but it was exceedingly difficult with the amount of pain she was feeling. She finally gave in and fell to the ground. Her hands keeping her steady she began to cry. She couldn't hold back the tears any longer. "No Miroku! You weren't supposed to die yet! You were supposed to stay with me. You weren't supposed to go for a long time."
"Oh, Sango." Kagome walked over to her fallen friend. "It's going to be ok. As long as we don't follow Miroku-sama he wont have to worry about taking any of us with him."
"Kagome." Sango looked up at her tears were still dripping down her eyes. "I don't' want him to die. I rather die with him than live without him."
Kagome nodded and a small tear escaped her face. "Then you should go tell him that yourself."
Upon hearing this Inuyasha immediately stepped in. "What the hell are you idiots thinking!? Miroku will feel a hell of a lot worse knowing he has to take the one he loves with him when he dies. Sango don't be dumb! Don't give Miroku the guilt he'll have to feel if you die with him. This group has already lost a good friend and I don't want to loose another."
"Inuyasha?" Sango looked at him with a lot of puzzlement. 'Why in the hell should he care if I die or not?'
"Don't think you're not important to this group. I wont just sit by and watch another friend die. There's nothing we can do to help Miroku but I can still keep you from dying. Come on were leaving."
Sango stood up clenched a tight fist. "I'm not going! I want to die with him! I want to be with him till the very end!"
"Shut up! I can't let you do that. I promised him."
"What are you talking about?"
"I promised Miroku that no matter what not to let you die with him. He knew this was going to happen soon and he made me promise that you wouldn't throw your life away for him."
"What?" Sango's head seemed to be almost spinning. 'Did he know? Did he know this was going to happen soon? Is that why he promised me he'd stay with me till then?'
"Well, were going then." Inuyasha took no time in picking up Sango and carrying her over his shoulder.
"What in the hell are you doing!? Put me down!" Sango pounded her fists against Inuyasha's back but stopped when she realized she had started crying again. "Damn you Miroku-sama. You should have told me." "Good you seem to understand. Hey, Kagome Shippo were getting out of here. I don't want any of us to be around the area when Miroku's wind-tunnel pulls him in. Let's get going." Inuyasha turned around and started walking back towards the village that they had just left.
Kagome nodded and followed Inuyasha with Shippo resting on her shoulder. She didn't know what to really think of the situation. She thought it best just to follow Inuyasha's instructions. 'Poor Miroku-sama he deserved better than this. I wonder what's going to happen to Sango-chan once he's gone. This whole thing will be a mess. Why did this have to happen now?'
Miroku had finally stopped running and found an area in a deep forest where he could rest. "I can stay here until the wind-tunnel devours me. It's far away from people so I wont have to worry about taking anyone with me. I'm sorry Sango. I guess I wasn't able to travel with you for very long. Can you forgive me?" A quick shot of pain ran up through Miroku's arm. He fell to his knees and held his arm tightly. 'Damn, it's begun.'
"Inuyasha stop! Put me down this instant! I don't care if you promised Miroku or not. I want to die with him! Let me go!" Sango twisted and turned on the hanyou's shoulders and pounded on his back vigorously.
"Damnit Sango!" Inuyasha threw her to the ground. "Fine I don't give a damn! If you want to die so badly go and find him! I don't care if you die! Go right now! You better hurry if you want to see him before he dies."
Sango cringed at the thought of Miroku already being dead when she found him. She let out a few tears slip out her eyes and quickly wiped them away. "I'll find him! I'm not going to let him die alone. Good-bye Kagome. Good bye Shippo." Sango hung her head low and ran off towards where Miroku was heading. She never looked back not for even a second. 'Miroku I'm coming.'
Kagome looked over at Inuyasha coldly. "How could you say that to her? You made her cry you insensitive asshole!"
"Hey! It's not my fault damnit! I told her the truth if she can't handle it it's not my fault."
"You're worse than I though you were. You're so cold Inuyasha." Kagome turned around and she headed towards the village with Shippo. She called back to him for a brief moment. "Don't you dare follow me! I'm ashamed to even know you!" With that Kagome sprinted off.
Inuyasha looked up at the sky and yelled to it so loud the trees almost sounded like they were shaking. "Damn you Miroku!"
Miroku was now in an extreme state of concentration. One false move and it could be over for him. He had to focus enough to prevent the wind-tunnel from devouring him as long as he could. A great amount of pain was surging through his body as each second passed. Miroku just about snapped. He screamed out in shear pain. His screams of pain could send chills down ones spine.
Sango looked up a moment and stopped running. The sound of Miroku's screams hung heavy in the air. 'It must be Miroku-sama. He's in pain. I have to get to him before I loose him.' "I'm coming Miroku just wait." Sango darted off in the direction she heard the screams coming from.
Miroku tried to hold back his screams of pain. 'Damnit! I have to endure this. If I break now it'll be all over. I have to hold my concentration as long as possible.' Another great shock of pain went through his body. It hurt so terribly Miroku couldn't even scream. Tears rolled down his face. "Is this how I'm suppose to die? Is this all I was meant to do with my life? I wanted so much more than this. I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" Miroku's concentration broke and he was now lying on the ground twitching in pain. It was like his body was being shocked over and over again.
"Miroku!" Sango saw a figure in the distance. "Miroku I'm coming!" She ran towards the figure. It was indeed Miroku. Sango's heart almost stopped. She looked at him with horror in her eyes as she watched him twitch about on the ground. 'What the hell is going on with him? It's like he's being slowly tortured to death before the wind-tunnel devours him completely.'
Miroku looked up for a moment and saw Sango watching him. He crawled over to her and grasped unto one of her legs. "You have to go now. I'm not going to hold out much longer and then the wind-tunnel will take me and anything near me with it. You deserve better than to die with me." "Miroku-sama, please don't say such things. It doesn't matter if I deserve better or not. I want to die with you. I life without you would be far worse than dying."
Miroku's eyes winded when he heard all this. He let out a small whisper to the one he loved. "It's happening, it's taking me in now. Sango, run please just run. If you love me you'll do what I ask."
Sango's mouth quivered. "Mi..Miro..Miroku please don't make me go. I don't want to go without you. Please let me die with you!"
"Shut up and go! You still have a job to do! Don't forget about your brother. He still needs his big sister to rescue him. Go and save him and forget about me. He still has a future and so do you."
"Miroku, please don't make me choose."
"I'm not telling you to choose, I'm telling you to go. Do it now!"
Sango stood there a moment. The wind seemed to pick up and the sky darkened. She looked up at the sky and closed her eyes. 'Now what? What's the right choice? What should I do? I don't know what I should do. I just don't know. Should I avoid the pain of suffering in a world without the one I love or should I live and try to save my brother and day by day slowly day of a broken heart? What will I do?'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of chapter~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wow, there's the end of chapter 8. A lot of emotions are running high and things seem to look pretty bleak. Read the next chapter to find out what decision Sango makes. Also thanks to all my reviewers I've had so far.
Inu-shounen~ As always you're my loyalist reviewer. I'm glad you're enjoying the chapter and I hope this one will convince you of your theory that all good things must come to an end.
Sango-chan~ Thanks I'm glad you thought I did a good job with the character thoughts. I'm happy you were enjoying the fluff but happy time is over sadly.
Rissi-Sama~ Thanks for another review. I'm glad I pleased you with letting them stay together. Not that it was long lived but I promise things will work out.Sort of. Just read and you shall see.
Missy-Bee~ No lemons! I swear I shall not write a lemon! And you're not totally right about the last two chapters being fluff. Read and find out what happens you may be surprised.
Small-Buttercup~ I'm glad yet another person is pleased with Miroku and Sango staying together. Now I think I'll be getting flamed for what's happening now but please read till the end. You'll be surprised I promise!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, from what reviews I've been getting many people are happy about Sango and Miroku staying together. I can obviously see that I'm going to get some unhappy fans with this chapter but read till the end any way. There's going to be a nice surprise. Later!
Dialog~ "Meep meep meep."
Thoughts~ 'Meep meep meep.'
Author's note~ Well, thanks to all you who have reviewed so far! I'm really happy about the number of reviews I've been getting. Sorry, it took me so long to get up this chapter. I wanted it up a day after chapter 7 but unfortunately I gots the evil virus that's been going around and I haven't been able to use my computer. Any way, this chapter is pretty much the beginning of the end of the story. Miroku gets into deep shit and now the wind-tunnel is starting to devour him. Oh fuck! That's not good; lets hope nobody else taken with. Read and find out more.
Chapter 8
Kagome stopped dead in her tracks and looked back over at Inuyasha. "What kind of youkai?"
Inuyasha continued sniffing the ground only looking up for brief seconds. "I think they're mantis youkai. Naraku probably sent them after you Miroku."
Miroku nodded his head solemnly. "Yes, I suppose that would make the most sense. In that case though I won't be able to open my wind-tunnel."
"Don't worry about that it will be over in one swing of the Tetsusaiga any way. Don't look now but here they come."
A small band of seven or eight mantis youkai appeared in front of the gang. Inuyasha drew out his sword, Sango prepared Hiraikotsu, Miroku ready his staff, and Kagome and Shippo ran for cover.
Inuyasha starred over at Miroku with fire in his eyes. "What the hells are you doing monk!? Go run for cover with Kagome and Shippo."
"No! This is my battle! They were sent here by Naraku to kill me. I don't want anyone else involved."
Sango looked over at Miroku her face was full of worry. "Please, will you just do as Inuyasha says and run for cover."
"Sango. Alright, but only because you asked me." Miroku ran back behind a large tree were Kagome and Shippo were already hiding. "I hate being useless like this."
Kagome looked at Miroku and put her hand on his shoulder. "You shouldn't worry about it. You're plenty helpful!"
"Thanks Kagome." Miroku looked over the tree at the ensuing battle between the mantis youkai and Inuyasha and Sango.
Sango prepared to pull out her Hiraikotsu until that is Inuyasha stepped in front of her. "What in the hell are you doing Inuyasha!?"
"Keh, don't waste your time and energy on these weaklings. I can finish them off in swing of my sword. Don't bother trying to help me, I won't need it."
"Fine whatever, do as you wish." 'Baka!'
Inuyasha drew out Tetsusaiga and was ready to strike at any moment. One of the larger mantises attacked Inuyasha swiping its huge claw right at him. Inuyasha easily dodged the attack and readied one of his own. "Kaze no Kizu!"
In no time Inuyasha's attack had taken out all the mantis youkai. One by one they fell to the ground Inuyasha walked away with a small grin on his face.
Walking away was Inuyasha's greatest mistake however. One of the mantises that were lying behind him wasn't completely destroyed and it attacked Inuyasha from behind. Inuyasha didn't have time to react he braced himself for the worse that is until.
"Wind-tunnel!" Miroku jumped out from behind the tree just in time to unleash his wind-tunnel and save Inuyasha from getting struck by the mantis's large claw.
"What the hells are you doing monk!? I told you to let me handle this!" "You idiot! You were too careless and because of it you almost got killed. I saved your life you should be thankful." Miroku gritted his teeth as he drew in the last bit of the beast. Its claw severely damaged the wind- tunnel. Miroku grabbed his arm in shear pain once he finished sucking it up. 'Damnit! It's widening and it's not stopping. It's going to suck me up completely this time.'
"Miroku-sama!" Sango immediately ran to Miroku's side as she watched him collapse in pain. She held him tight in her arms. "You're going to be ok. Don't worry."
"What in the hell are you doing!? Get away from me right now!" Miroku eased out of Sango's warm grasp. "I'm sorry but I've come to the end of my road. You should leave now. I don't want to cause you more pain."
"What are you talking about? You're making no sense."
"The wind-tunnel it's widening. Very soon now it will completely devour me. I don't want anyone to be around when that happens." Miroku got up and slowly started running away. He was trying to run as far away as he could from any people. He was nearly out of sight at the moment when he heard a scream from behind him and turned around for a brief moment.
"Miroku-sama please wait! Don't leave me!"
"Sorry Sango! I have to! I know you'll understand! . Some day" he said quietly to himself.
Sango silently tried to choke down her tears. She didn't want to cry in front of her friends but it was exceedingly difficult with the amount of pain she was feeling. She finally gave in and fell to the ground. Her hands keeping her steady she began to cry. She couldn't hold back the tears any longer. "No Miroku! You weren't supposed to die yet! You were supposed to stay with me. You weren't supposed to go for a long time."
"Oh, Sango." Kagome walked over to her fallen friend. "It's going to be ok. As long as we don't follow Miroku-sama he wont have to worry about taking any of us with him."
"Kagome." Sango looked up at her tears were still dripping down her eyes. "I don't' want him to die. I rather die with him than live without him."
Kagome nodded and a small tear escaped her face. "Then you should go tell him that yourself."
Upon hearing this Inuyasha immediately stepped in. "What the hell are you idiots thinking!? Miroku will feel a hell of a lot worse knowing he has to take the one he loves with him when he dies. Sango don't be dumb! Don't give Miroku the guilt he'll have to feel if you die with him. This group has already lost a good friend and I don't want to loose another."
"Inuyasha?" Sango looked at him with a lot of puzzlement. 'Why in the hell should he care if I die or not?'
"Don't think you're not important to this group. I wont just sit by and watch another friend die. There's nothing we can do to help Miroku but I can still keep you from dying. Come on were leaving."
Sango stood up clenched a tight fist. "I'm not going! I want to die with him! I want to be with him till the very end!"
"Shut up! I can't let you do that. I promised him."
"What are you talking about?"
"I promised Miroku that no matter what not to let you die with him. He knew this was going to happen soon and he made me promise that you wouldn't throw your life away for him."
"What?" Sango's head seemed to be almost spinning. 'Did he know? Did he know this was going to happen soon? Is that why he promised me he'd stay with me till then?'
"Well, were going then." Inuyasha took no time in picking up Sango and carrying her over his shoulder.
"What in the hell are you doing!? Put me down!" Sango pounded her fists against Inuyasha's back but stopped when she realized she had started crying again. "Damn you Miroku-sama. You should have told me." "Good you seem to understand. Hey, Kagome Shippo were getting out of here. I don't want any of us to be around the area when Miroku's wind-tunnel pulls him in. Let's get going." Inuyasha turned around and started walking back towards the village that they had just left.
Kagome nodded and followed Inuyasha with Shippo resting on her shoulder. She didn't know what to really think of the situation. She thought it best just to follow Inuyasha's instructions. 'Poor Miroku-sama he deserved better than this. I wonder what's going to happen to Sango-chan once he's gone. This whole thing will be a mess. Why did this have to happen now?'
Miroku had finally stopped running and found an area in a deep forest where he could rest. "I can stay here until the wind-tunnel devours me. It's far away from people so I wont have to worry about taking anyone with me. I'm sorry Sango. I guess I wasn't able to travel with you for very long. Can you forgive me?" A quick shot of pain ran up through Miroku's arm. He fell to his knees and held his arm tightly. 'Damn, it's begun.'
"Inuyasha stop! Put me down this instant! I don't care if you promised Miroku or not. I want to die with him! Let me go!" Sango twisted and turned on the hanyou's shoulders and pounded on his back vigorously.
"Damnit Sango!" Inuyasha threw her to the ground. "Fine I don't give a damn! If you want to die so badly go and find him! I don't care if you die! Go right now! You better hurry if you want to see him before he dies."
Sango cringed at the thought of Miroku already being dead when she found him. She let out a few tears slip out her eyes and quickly wiped them away. "I'll find him! I'm not going to let him die alone. Good-bye Kagome. Good bye Shippo." Sango hung her head low and ran off towards where Miroku was heading. She never looked back not for even a second. 'Miroku I'm coming.'
Kagome looked over at Inuyasha coldly. "How could you say that to her? You made her cry you insensitive asshole!"
"Hey! It's not my fault damnit! I told her the truth if she can't handle it it's not my fault."
"You're worse than I though you were. You're so cold Inuyasha." Kagome turned around and she headed towards the village with Shippo. She called back to him for a brief moment. "Don't you dare follow me! I'm ashamed to even know you!" With that Kagome sprinted off.
Inuyasha looked up at the sky and yelled to it so loud the trees almost sounded like they were shaking. "Damn you Miroku!"
Miroku was now in an extreme state of concentration. One false move and it could be over for him. He had to focus enough to prevent the wind-tunnel from devouring him as long as he could. A great amount of pain was surging through his body as each second passed. Miroku just about snapped. He screamed out in shear pain. His screams of pain could send chills down ones spine.
Sango looked up a moment and stopped running. The sound of Miroku's screams hung heavy in the air. 'It must be Miroku-sama. He's in pain. I have to get to him before I loose him.' "I'm coming Miroku just wait." Sango darted off in the direction she heard the screams coming from.
Miroku tried to hold back his screams of pain. 'Damnit! I have to endure this. If I break now it'll be all over. I have to hold my concentration as long as possible.' Another great shock of pain went through his body. It hurt so terribly Miroku couldn't even scream. Tears rolled down his face. "Is this how I'm suppose to die? Is this all I was meant to do with my life? I wanted so much more than this. I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" Miroku's concentration broke and he was now lying on the ground twitching in pain. It was like his body was being shocked over and over again.
"Miroku!" Sango saw a figure in the distance. "Miroku I'm coming!" She ran towards the figure. It was indeed Miroku. Sango's heart almost stopped. She looked at him with horror in her eyes as she watched him twitch about on the ground. 'What the hell is going on with him? It's like he's being slowly tortured to death before the wind-tunnel devours him completely.'
Miroku looked up for a moment and saw Sango watching him. He crawled over to her and grasped unto one of her legs. "You have to go now. I'm not going to hold out much longer and then the wind-tunnel will take me and anything near me with it. You deserve better than to die with me." "Miroku-sama, please don't say such things. It doesn't matter if I deserve better or not. I want to die with you. I life without you would be far worse than dying."
Miroku's eyes winded when he heard all this. He let out a small whisper to the one he loved. "It's happening, it's taking me in now. Sango, run please just run. If you love me you'll do what I ask."
Sango's mouth quivered. "Mi..Miro..Miroku please don't make me go. I don't want to go without you. Please let me die with you!"
"Shut up and go! You still have a job to do! Don't forget about your brother. He still needs his big sister to rescue him. Go and save him and forget about me. He still has a future and so do you."
"Miroku, please don't make me choose."
"I'm not telling you to choose, I'm telling you to go. Do it now!"
Sango stood there a moment. The wind seemed to pick up and the sky darkened. She looked up at the sky and closed her eyes. 'Now what? What's the right choice? What should I do? I don't know what I should do. I just don't know. Should I avoid the pain of suffering in a world without the one I love or should I live and try to save my brother and day by day slowly day of a broken heart? What will I do?'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End of chapter~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wow, there's the end of chapter 8. A lot of emotions are running high and things seem to look pretty bleak. Read the next chapter to find out what decision Sango makes. Also thanks to all my reviewers I've had so far.
Inu-shounen~ As always you're my loyalist reviewer. I'm glad you're enjoying the chapter and I hope this one will convince you of your theory that all good things must come to an end.
Sango-chan~ Thanks I'm glad you thought I did a good job with the character thoughts. I'm happy you were enjoying the fluff but happy time is over sadly.
Rissi-Sama~ Thanks for another review. I'm glad I pleased you with letting them stay together. Not that it was long lived but I promise things will work out.Sort of. Just read and you shall see.
Missy-Bee~ No lemons! I swear I shall not write a lemon! And you're not totally right about the last two chapters being fluff. Read and find out what happens you may be surprised.
Small-Buttercup~ I'm glad yet another person is pleased with Miroku and Sango staying together. Now I think I'll be getting flamed for what's happening now but please read till the end. You'll be surprised I promise!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, from what reviews I've been getting many people are happy about Sango and Miroku staying together. I can obviously see that I'm going to get some unhappy fans with this chapter but read till the end any way. There's going to be a nice surprise. Later!