Title: The Trouble with Monks
Author: Dark Whispers
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. *sighs* That was hard.
Rating: PG13 (mostly for language)
Summary: Takes place when Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippou meet Miroku. Miroku starts taking an interest in Kagome and Kagome starts taking an interest in him. Inuyasha is not having a good time.
Pairings: Miroku/Kagome/Inuyasha
A/N: I'M SOOOORRRRRYYYY! I haven't updated in such a long time! I know you don't want to hear my excuses, but I'm going to tell you them anyway so feel free to skip ahead to the story! ^_^
1) Final Exams: School year was ending so we had Final Exams and thanks to all the studying did my grades were AWESOME. Unfortunately, that prevented me from writing.
2) Harry Potter: You can also blame my lack of updating on the new Harry Potter book! I just got it yesterday and after reading for like nine hours straight I finally finished the damn thing. It was totally awesome (everyone read it!) but they killed of my favorite character! (Lol I won't tell you who it is) They did this in LOTR too! Poor Haldir. . .
OK! Now that you've heard my excuses, ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 5: The Plan
Inuyasha glared at the well. It had been inactive for three days now. There was no cheery, dark-haired girl climbing out with a large backpack, and as much as he disliked admitting it, he was beginning to miss her.
Inuyasha went up to the well and scowled at it.
'I want Kagome back, but it's too dangerous for her here. I can't always be around to protect her. It's better this way.'
He growled angrily and kicked the well which did nothing but make him hop up and down while cursing.
"Inuyasha, you are such an idiot!"
He froze and peered into the well.
'D-did the well just talk to me?'
"I'm over here stupid!"
Inuyasha turned around and growled to hide his blushing as Shippou approached him.
"I don't know why you're still out here. It's not like Kagome can come back without the shards. Why don't you just bring her back, you big jerk? You know you miss her!"
Inuyasha slammed Shippou into the ground with his fist. "Feh! I don't miss her! Stupid human girl! She was always getting in trouble!"
Shippou stood up, rubbing his head. "She wasn't stupid! She was a whole lot smarter than you! Besides, Miroku and I miss her, so why not just go and bring her back!"
Inuyasha glared at the kitsune. "I'm not going to get her and that's- HEY WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!"
Shippou had jumped up and hurriedly grabbed the Shikon Shards from the chain around his neck. He threw them to Miroku who had burst out of some nearby bushes.
"Miroku, catch!"
Miroku caught the jewel shards while dashing towards the well. He quickly dived in.
"COME BACK HERE YOU BASTARD!" Inuyasha raced after Miroku and dived headfirst into the well, only to land rather painfully on solid ground.
Shippou peered into the well, smirking at Inuyasha's cursing. "If you're not gonna bring her back, then Miroku will!"
"SHIPPOU! I'M GONNA FREAKIN KILL YOU!"
Shippou gulped. When he and Miroku had made the plan they never considered what Inuyasha would do to Shippou once Miroku got through the well. . .
Shippou raced back to the village, Inuyasha close on his heels, laughing like a maniac and yelling curses.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Miroku was falling through a whirlwind of colors. After a couple of seconds he felt his feet hit solid ground. He stumbled forward. When he straightened himself, he looked up only to find a ceiling over the well instead of blue sky. Catching eye of a ladder on the side of the well, he hoisted himself up and quickly exited the well house.
Miroku blinked in the bright sunlight outside and took in his surroundings.
'This place looks so. . .different.'
He had started to explore the area when he heard familiar laughter.
'Kagome. . .'
Miroku quickly hid behind the well house as Kagome came into view. She was in her school uniform and was laughing at something the boy she was walking with told her. She smiled at him and the boy took her hand, making Miroku's blood boil.
'Just who does this guy think he is?!'
"Thank you for walking me home Hojo-kun," Miroku heard Kagome say.
"It was no problem," the boy, Hojo, replied. "It's good to see you've recovered from your diabetes."
Kagome sweat-dropped at Hojo's ignorance while laughing nervously.
"So Kagome, do you want to go out with me this Friday?"
Kagome bit her lip nervously while Miroku waited anxiously for her answer.
Kagome smiled sadly at him. "I can't this Friday, Hojo, I have too much work to do."
"Oh," said Hojo, looking disappointed, while Miroku cheered silently. "Maybe on Saturday?" he asked, looking hopeful.
"Sure!" Kagome said cheerfully.
Miroku stopped mid-dance.
"Okay, bye Kagome!"
The boy ran off while steam ran from Miroku's ears.
Kagome was walking past the well house, humming cheerfully, when Miroku decided to make his presence known.
He cleared his throat, causing Kagome to look up.
She gasped and her books fell out of her arms.
"M-miroku?!"
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome had been walking towards the well house when someone stepped out in front of her. She looked up only to find Miroku. She stuttered his name while staring in disbelief.
'How did Miroku get here?!'
Kagome stepped over her fallen books and hugged the monk. "I missed you guys so much! I tried to get back through the well, but without the jewel shards it wouldn't work! It was so hard being here all alone! Please let me come back Mi. . ."
Miroku had taken advantage of the sentimental moment by. . .erm. . .physically showing his euphoria at their reunion.
Kagome wrenched out if the embrace, quickly removing Miroku's hand from her rear while slapping him across the face.
"YOU JERK!" she shouted at him, breathing heavily. "Must you always be such a pervert?!"
Miroku sighed while rubbing his cheek. "I am afraid so my dear Kagome. I think it is part of the curse Naraku put on me."
"Yea right," Kagome muttered.
'I can't believe it, he came back for me! Did he really miss me that much?'
"I'm sorry Kagome," Miroku said. "Please forgive me and come back home. Shippou and I really miss you."
'Home. . . do I really consider the Feudal Era my home?'
Kagome looked into his eyes. "Does. . .Inuyasha miss me?"
Miroku looked taken aback by her question. "He doesn't admit that he does," Miroku said slowly. "Not even to himself, but I have a feeling, deep down, that he's lost without you."
He smiled at her sadly and took her hand. "Would you come back with me, even if he didn't?"
Kagome stared at the ground for a second, looking thoughtful, before looking into Miroku's eyes again.
"Yes."
Miroku startled her by pulling her into a hug that surprisingly did not include any groping. She relaxed into the hug and leaned against his chest. Smiling, and snuggling into the warm feeling he gave her.
"I'll come back on one condition," she said, looking up at him while still relaxing the embrace.
He raised an eyebrow.
"You have to stay for dinner!"
He released her, grinning, and bent down to help her pick up her books. "It's a deal."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kaede sat in her hut, making herbal remedies while staring at Inuyasha suspiciously. The hanyou hadn't been this cheerful since before Kagome left. Indeed he was smiling to himself and. . . humming?! The old woman was becoming quite frightened.
"Inuyasha," she started cautiously. "Are ye feeling. . . alright?"
Inuyasha simply threw his head back and laughed, a truly terrifying sound. "Oh yea Kaede," he said, chuckling. "I'm feeling just fine. . ."
~*~*~*~*~*~
About a mile away from the village, Shippou was lying on the ground with his tail tied in a knot and about sixteen bumps on his head. He moaned in pain.
'When Miroku gets back, I'm going to kill-OW! My poor tail! Ugh. . . and I'm going to have to have Kagome sit Inuyasha about a thousand times. . .'
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome took Miroku by the hand and dragged him into the house. She grinned at his looks of amazement at everything and his eager questioning.
"Mama, Souta, Grandpa, I'm home!"
Souta rushed into the room to see his sister. "Hey Kagome! Guess what Mama got- hey who's this guy?"
Kagome introduced Miroku and Souta to each other.
"Inuyasha's cooler," said Souta.
Miroku kept his polite smile glued to his face, while inwardly cursing the boy.
"Well Miroku is much nicer than Inuyasha," said Kagome huffily.
Miroku's grin grew a lot wider.
Souta pouted. "Does this mean you're not going to marry Inuyasha?"
Kagome did not get he chance to pound her brother since her mother conveniently chose that time to walk into the room. "Hello dear, how was school?"
"Fine," Kagome answered. "Look who I bumped into on the way home!"
Mrs. Higurashi smiled at Miroku. "This must be another one of you friends from the other side of the well. . .Miroku right?"
Miroku beamed inwardly. 'She talks about me!'
"Yep!" Kagome answered. "Can he stay for dinner before we go back?"
"Sure," her mother answered.
Dinner passed by uneventfully except for the fact that Kagome's grandfather wouldn't stop asking Miroku questions, eager to meet a 'real monk' with spells that actually worked. After dinner, Kagome and Miroku sat down on the sofa and watched some television while her mother washed a spare uniform for her to bring with her.
Miroku pressed the buttons on the remote in fascination and dropped it in shock when the channel changed to show something totally different.
"These moving paintings are amazing!" he exclaimed. He changed the channel to MTV to reveal a lot female dancers wearing bathing suits in a music video. He gaped at the television and turned to Kagome.
"W-women are allowed to dress so inappropriately in public?!" he asked. "What are they wearing?!"
Kagome rolled her eyes at Miroku's eager attitude. "They're wearing bathing suits. Women wear them when they go swimming. Men wear trunks instead."
Miroku smiled slyly. "Do you have a bathing suit Kagome?"
She blushed at his question.
Miroku smiled to himself. 'I love the future!'
All too soon, Kagome and Miroku had to leave. She grabbed her bag and waved good-bye to her family, and they both approached the well house.
Before reentering the Feudal Era, Kagome turned to Miroku.
"Thanks for coming to get me Miroku. I really missed everyone."
Miroku insisted it was no problem before taking her hand and stepping towards the well. The jumped in together and fell through time, surrounded by glowing lights. Kagome stumbled when her feet hit the ground again and bumped into Miroku, blushing and mumbling, "Sorry."
Miroku just smiled at her and looked up at the night sky above them. "Go ahead and climb up Kagome."
Kagome narrowed her eyes dangerously. "Like hell I will. I'm not going to give you an opportunity to look up my skirt. You go first, you pervert."
Miroku sighed wearily and pulled himself up and out of the well using the vines growing up the sides. He dusted himself off and then turned around to help Kagome out.
"We better get back to the village." Miroku said. "Inuyasha will want to see you."
Kagome nodded and took Miroku's hand, surprising him. They walked along the path leading to the village in a comfortable silence, and when Kagome started to shiver, he wrapped an arm around her shoulder comfortingly.
She glared at him suspiciously, to which he responded by smiling innocently and asking, "What?" After it became apparent that Miroku wasn't going to do anything naughty, Kagome relaxed and snuggled closer to his chest.
"Who was that boy walking with you?" Miroku asked, breaking the silence.
Kagome blushed at the inquiry. "He's just a boy from school."
Miroku paused, considering whether or not to ask his next question.
"Do you like him?"
Kagome blushed again. She looked at the ground and answered, "Not as anything more than a friend."
Miroku smiled happily. "Good, less competition."
Kagome looked up. "What did you say?"
'Shit, did I say that aloud?!'
"Nothing!" Miroku said quickly. Kagome eyed him suspiciously before relaxing against his chest again,
They entered the village and knocked on the door to Kaede's hut.
"Enter," answered her voice from inside.
The two slid the door open and stepped into the hut. Inuyasha looked up upon their entrance and snarled when he saw Miroku's arm wrapped around Kagome.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER YOU FREAKIN-"
"SIT!"
WHAM!
Kaede sighed as World War III began. It looked like things were back to normal. . .
A/N: Chapter 5 is finally completed! Not that much action, but hey, I'm undergoing some minor writers block. Hoped you liked it, and please review! Vote for whether you want a Kag/Mir pairing or Kag/Inu! It's pretty close right now! ^_^ Thanks for reading and being so patient!
Author: Dark Whispers
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. *sighs* That was hard.
Rating: PG13 (mostly for language)
Summary: Takes place when Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippou meet Miroku. Miroku starts taking an interest in Kagome and Kagome starts taking an interest in him. Inuyasha is not having a good time.
Pairings: Miroku/Kagome/Inuyasha
A/N: I'M SOOOORRRRRYYYY! I haven't updated in such a long time! I know you don't want to hear my excuses, but I'm going to tell you them anyway so feel free to skip ahead to the story! ^_^
1) Final Exams: School year was ending so we had Final Exams and thanks to all the studying did my grades were AWESOME. Unfortunately, that prevented me from writing.
2) Harry Potter: You can also blame my lack of updating on the new Harry Potter book! I just got it yesterday and after reading for like nine hours straight I finally finished the damn thing. It was totally awesome (everyone read it!) but they killed of my favorite character! (Lol I won't tell you who it is) They did this in LOTR too! Poor Haldir. . .
OK! Now that you've heard my excuses, ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 5: The Plan
Inuyasha glared at the well. It had been inactive for three days now. There was no cheery, dark-haired girl climbing out with a large backpack, and as much as he disliked admitting it, he was beginning to miss her.
Inuyasha went up to the well and scowled at it.
'I want Kagome back, but it's too dangerous for her here. I can't always be around to protect her. It's better this way.'
He growled angrily and kicked the well which did nothing but make him hop up and down while cursing.
"Inuyasha, you are such an idiot!"
He froze and peered into the well.
'D-did the well just talk to me?'
"I'm over here stupid!"
Inuyasha turned around and growled to hide his blushing as Shippou approached him.
"I don't know why you're still out here. It's not like Kagome can come back without the shards. Why don't you just bring her back, you big jerk? You know you miss her!"
Inuyasha slammed Shippou into the ground with his fist. "Feh! I don't miss her! Stupid human girl! She was always getting in trouble!"
Shippou stood up, rubbing his head. "She wasn't stupid! She was a whole lot smarter than you! Besides, Miroku and I miss her, so why not just go and bring her back!"
Inuyasha glared at the kitsune. "I'm not going to get her and that's- HEY WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!"
Shippou had jumped up and hurriedly grabbed the Shikon Shards from the chain around his neck. He threw them to Miroku who had burst out of some nearby bushes.
"Miroku, catch!"
Miroku caught the jewel shards while dashing towards the well. He quickly dived in.
"COME BACK HERE YOU BASTARD!" Inuyasha raced after Miroku and dived headfirst into the well, only to land rather painfully on solid ground.
Shippou peered into the well, smirking at Inuyasha's cursing. "If you're not gonna bring her back, then Miroku will!"
"SHIPPOU! I'M GONNA FREAKIN KILL YOU!"
Shippou gulped. When he and Miroku had made the plan they never considered what Inuyasha would do to Shippou once Miroku got through the well. . .
Shippou raced back to the village, Inuyasha close on his heels, laughing like a maniac and yelling curses.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Miroku was falling through a whirlwind of colors. After a couple of seconds he felt his feet hit solid ground. He stumbled forward. When he straightened himself, he looked up only to find a ceiling over the well instead of blue sky. Catching eye of a ladder on the side of the well, he hoisted himself up and quickly exited the well house.
Miroku blinked in the bright sunlight outside and took in his surroundings.
'This place looks so. . .different.'
He had started to explore the area when he heard familiar laughter.
'Kagome. . .'
Miroku quickly hid behind the well house as Kagome came into view. She was in her school uniform and was laughing at something the boy she was walking with told her. She smiled at him and the boy took her hand, making Miroku's blood boil.
'Just who does this guy think he is?!'
"Thank you for walking me home Hojo-kun," Miroku heard Kagome say.
"It was no problem," the boy, Hojo, replied. "It's good to see you've recovered from your diabetes."
Kagome sweat-dropped at Hojo's ignorance while laughing nervously.
"So Kagome, do you want to go out with me this Friday?"
Kagome bit her lip nervously while Miroku waited anxiously for her answer.
Kagome smiled sadly at him. "I can't this Friday, Hojo, I have too much work to do."
"Oh," said Hojo, looking disappointed, while Miroku cheered silently. "Maybe on Saturday?" he asked, looking hopeful.
"Sure!" Kagome said cheerfully.
Miroku stopped mid-dance.
"Okay, bye Kagome!"
The boy ran off while steam ran from Miroku's ears.
Kagome was walking past the well house, humming cheerfully, when Miroku decided to make his presence known.
He cleared his throat, causing Kagome to look up.
She gasped and her books fell out of her arms.
"M-miroku?!"
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome had been walking towards the well house when someone stepped out in front of her. She looked up only to find Miroku. She stuttered his name while staring in disbelief.
'How did Miroku get here?!'
Kagome stepped over her fallen books and hugged the monk. "I missed you guys so much! I tried to get back through the well, but without the jewel shards it wouldn't work! It was so hard being here all alone! Please let me come back Mi. . ."
Miroku had taken advantage of the sentimental moment by. . .erm. . .physically showing his euphoria at their reunion.
Kagome wrenched out if the embrace, quickly removing Miroku's hand from her rear while slapping him across the face.
"YOU JERK!" she shouted at him, breathing heavily. "Must you always be such a pervert?!"
Miroku sighed while rubbing his cheek. "I am afraid so my dear Kagome. I think it is part of the curse Naraku put on me."
"Yea right," Kagome muttered.
'I can't believe it, he came back for me! Did he really miss me that much?'
"I'm sorry Kagome," Miroku said. "Please forgive me and come back home. Shippou and I really miss you."
'Home. . . do I really consider the Feudal Era my home?'
Kagome looked into his eyes. "Does. . .Inuyasha miss me?"
Miroku looked taken aback by her question. "He doesn't admit that he does," Miroku said slowly. "Not even to himself, but I have a feeling, deep down, that he's lost without you."
He smiled at her sadly and took her hand. "Would you come back with me, even if he didn't?"
Kagome stared at the ground for a second, looking thoughtful, before looking into Miroku's eyes again.
"Yes."
Miroku startled her by pulling her into a hug that surprisingly did not include any groping. She relaxed into the hug and leaned against his chest. Smiling, and snuggling into the warm feeling he gave her.
"I'll come back on one condition," she said, looking up at him while still relaxing the embrace.
He raised an eyebrow.
"You have to stay for dinner!"
He released her, grinning, and bent down to help her pick up her books. "It's a deal."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kaede sat in her hut, making herbal remedies while staring at Inuyasha suspiciously. The hanyou hadn't been this cheerful since before Kagome left. Indeed he was smiling to himself and. . . humming?! The old woman was becoming quite frightened.
"Inuyasha," she started cautiously. "Are ye feeling. . . alright?"
Inuyasha simply threw his head back and laughed, a truly terrifying sound. "Oh yea Kaede," he said, chuckling. "I'm feeling just fine. . ."
~*~*~*~*~*~
About a mile away from the village, Shippou was lying on the ground with his tail tied in a knot and about sixteen bumps on his head. He moaned in pain.
'When Miroku gets back, I'm going to kill-OW! My poor tail! Ugh. . . and I'm going to have to have Kagome sit Inuyasha about a thousand times. . .'
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome took Miroku by the hand and dragged him into the house. She grinned at his looks of amazement at everything and his eager questioning.
"Mama, Souta, Grandpa, I'm home!"
Souta rushed into the room to see his sister. "Hey Kagome! Guess what Mama got- hey who's this guy?"
Kagome introduced Miroku and Souta to each other.
"Inuyasha's cooler," said Souta.
Miroku kept his polite smile glued to his face, while inwardly cursing the boy.
"Well Miroku is much nicer than Inuyasha," said Kagome huffily.
Miroku's grin grew a lot wider.
Souta pouted. "Does this mean you're not going to marry Inuyasha?"
Kagome did not get he chance to pound her brother since her mother conveniently chose that time to walk into the room. "Hello dear, how was school?"
"Fine," Kagome answered. "Look who I bumped into on the way home!"
Mrs. Higurashi smiled at Miroku. "This must be another one of you friends from the other side of the well. . .Miroku right?"
Miroku beamed inwardly. 'She talks about me!'
"Yep!" Kagome answered. "Can he stay for dinner before we go back?"
"Sure," her mother answered.
Dinner passed by uneventfully except for the fact that Kagome's grandfather wouldn't stop asking Miroku questions, eager to meet a 'real monk' with spells that actually worked. After dinner, Kagome and Miroku sat down on the sofa and watched some television while her mother washed a spare uniform for her to bring with her.
Miroku pressed the buttons on the remote in fascination and dropped it in shock when the channel changed to show something totally different.
"These moving paintings are amazing!" he exclaimed. He changed the channel to MTV to reveal a lot female dancers wearing bathing suits in a music video. He gaped at the television and turned to Kagome.
"W-women are allowed to dress so inappropriately in public?!" he asked. "What are they wearing?!"
Kagome rolled her eyes at Miroku's eager attitude. "They're wearing bathing suits. Women wear them when they go swimming. Men wear trunks instead."
Miroku smiled slyly. "Do you have a bathing suit Kagome?"
She blushed at his question.
Miroku smiled to himself. 'I love the future!'
All too soon, Kagome and Miroku had to leave. She grabbed her bag and waved good-bye to her family, and they both approached the well house.
Before reentering the Feudal Era, Kagome turned to Miroku.
"Thanks for coming to get me Miroku. I really missed everyone."
Miroku insisted it was no problem before taking her hand and stepping towards the well. The jumped in together and fell through time, surrounded by glowing lights. Kagome stumbled when her feet hit the ground again and bumped into Miroku, blushing and mumbling, "Sorry."
Miroku just smiled at her and looked up at the night sky above them. "Go ahead and climb up Kagome."
Kagome narrowed her eyes dangerously. "Like hell I will. I'm not going to give you an opportunity to look up my skirt. You go first, you pervert."
Miroku sighed wearily and pulled himself up and out of the well using the vines growing up the sides. He dusted himself off and then turned around to help Kagome out.
"We better get back to the village." Miroku said. "Inuyasha will want to see you."
Kagome nodded and took Miroku's hand, surprising him. They walked along the path leading to the village in a comfortable silence, and when Kagome started to shiver, he wrapped an arm around her shoulder comfortingly.
She glared at him suspiciously, to which he responded by smiling innocently and asking, "What?" After it became apparent that Miroku wasn't going to do anything naughty, Kagome relaxed and snuggled closer to his chest.
"Who was that boy walking with you?" Miroku asked, breaking the silence.
Kagome blushed at the inquiry. "He's just a boy from school."
Miroku paused, considering whether or not to ask his next question.
"Do you like him?"
Kagome blushed again. She looked at the ground and answered, "Not as anything more than a friend."
Miroku smiled happily. "Good, less competition."
Kagome looked up. "What did you say?"
'Shit, did I say that aloud?!'
"Nothing!" Miroku said quickly. Kagome eyed him suspiciously before relaxing against his chest again,
They entered the village and knocked on the door to Kaede's hut.
"Enter," answered her voice from inside.
The two slid the door open and stepped into the hut. Inuyasha looked up upon their entrance and snarled when he saw Miroku's arm wrapped around Kagome.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER YOU FREAKIN-"
"SIT!"
WHAM!
Kaede sighed as World War III began. It looked like things were back to normal. . .
A/N: Chapter 5 is finally completed! Not that much action, but hey, I'm undergoing some minor writers block. Hoped you liked it, and please review! Vote for whether you want a Kag/Mir pairing or Kag/Inu! It's pretty close right now! ^_^ Thanks for reading and being so patient!