Miroku's Bedtime Stories
Chapter 8
Fish Fight
Inuyasha was looking intently in the water of the stream. His golden eyes followed the movement of the large fish he was going to be catching.
Faster than ordinary human reflexes could have done, he grabbed the silvery shape and giving the back of the head a quick bite with his fangs, threw it upon the bank next to Miroku, where 3 others already lay.
Miroku took out a small knife from his robes and proceeded to clean the new addition to their catch.
They still hadn't said anything to each other.
"One more, Inuyasha!" said Shippou, standing up on the bank watching the older hanyou. "Make it a big one, for me!"
Inuyasha ignored him, focused on his task.
"Quiet, Shippou, Inuyasha needs to think," said Miroku. "And you know how much effort that takes."
"I heard that, bouzu," growled Inuyasha.
"I'm sure you did," said Miroku sarcastically. "With those ears, you don't miss much, do you?"
"At least I don't have weak ningen ears!" shot back the hanyou.
"Better weak ears than a weak mind!" yelled Miroku.
"If you're lookin' for a fight, houshi, you've got one!"
Inuyasha leapt out of the water and onto the bank of the stream, dripping water and cracking his knuckles. He grinned ferociously, showing his fangs.
Miroku jumped quickly to his feet, holding his staff across his body and lowering his brows at the angry hanyou.
"I don't know what's wrong with you lately, Inuyasha, but I'm not taking anymore shit from you!"
"There's nothing wrong with me!" yelled Inuyasha.
"Nothing that a good ass-kicking wouldn't cure!"
Inuyasha growled and leapt at the monk. "Anytime, houshi, anytime!"
Miroku countered by hitting Inuyasha hard across the arm with his staff, blocking his punch.
Shippou ran to get Kagome and Sango.
"KAGOME!" the fox kit yelled, "Inuyasha and Miroku are going to KILL each other!"
Sango and Kagome looked at each other and took off running.
When they got to the stream, they saw Inuyasha and Miroku circling each other, each looking for an opening to attack.
Sango hoisted her hiraikotsu, but Kagome shook her head.
"I have a better idea."
She went up behind the two combatants and grabbed the biggest fish that lay on the bank and went up behind Inuyasha. He was so intent on Miroku's movements that he failed to notice the young woman sneaking up behind him.
Whack! She hit Inuyasha in the back of the head as hard as she could with the big fish.
"What the f...!" screamed Inuyasha, grabbing the back of his head and spinning around.
"Osuwari!" said Kagome and Inuyasha plowed face first into the grass.
"Ungh."
Miroku was doubled over laughing, so he didn't notice Sango coming up behind him with another fish in her hands.
Whack! She swung the heavy wet fish and connected with the side of his head.
"Itaii!" he yelled, "What was that for!"
"For starting a fight with Inuyasha!" Sango said, still holding her "weapon".
"We could hear you insulting him from the clearing," she told him as he rubbed the side of his head.
Inuyasha was slowly recovering from the effects of the "sit" and sat up, rubbing his face and head.
"EW! you two smell terrible," said Kagome, holding her nose. "Fishy!"
"Well, who's fault is that, wench?" said Inuyasha, trying to stand up.
"Yours, for getting in a stupid fight with your only friend," said Kagome, with her hands on her hips. "You started this whole mess by accusing Miroku of things you shouldn't have. I should make you apologize, too."
"I'd like to see you try that!" he retorted angrily.
"Don't tempt me!" she said, standing her ground.
"It's all right, Kagome," said Miroku "I think we're even now. I insulted him too. Agreed, Inuyasha?"
Miroku stood up and put down his staff very deliberately, showing he had no intention of fighting. "Agreed," said Inuyasha, nodding his head at the monk.
"Wench, you've ruined our dinner!" said Inuyasha, looking at the fish that she'd dropped to the ground.
"Well, you'll just have to catch two more!" she said over her shoulder, walking down to the stream to wash her hands.
Sango nodded and went down to do the same.
Inuyasha groaned.
"What're you laughing at, bouzu?"
Miroku was chuckling as the two young women walked away.
"At how stupid we both are," he said.
"Speak for yourself," Inuyasha snarled at him.
"Let's face it, women are just smarter than we are," said Miroku.
"You don't see them ready to kill each other over a few insults."
"Maybe," replied Inuyasha. He'd waded out into the stream again, in a different place, to try and catch some more fish. "I doubt you'd have killed me though." He grinned, looking up at the monk.
"We'll never know," said Miroku, grinning back.
"I know Kagome is smart," said Inuyasha. "She goes to that school where they teach her all kinds of things."
"Even without that, women are just smart in ways we're not, my friend," sighed Miroku.
"Yeah, right," said Inuyasha. "Now shut up a minute, houshi, I need to focus."
Chapter 8
Fish Fight
Inuyasha was looking intently in the water of the stream. His golden eyes followed the movement of the large fish he was going to be catching.
Faster than ordinary human reflexes could have done, he grabbed the silvery shape and giving the back of the head a quick bite with his fangs, threw it upon the bank next to Miroku, where 3 others already lay.
Miroku took out a small knife from his robes and proceeded to clean the new addition to their catch.
They still hadn't said anything to each other.
"One more, Inuyasha!" said Shippou, standing up on the bank watching the older hanyou. "Make it a big one, for me!"
Inuyasha ignored him, focused on his task.
"Quiet, Shippou, Inuyasha needs to think," said Miroku. "And you know how much effort that takes."
"I heard that, bouzu," growled Inuyasha.
"I'm sure you did," said Miroku sarcastically. "With those ears, you don't miss much, do you?"
"At least I don't have weak ningen ears!" shot back the hanyou.
"Better weak ears than a weak mind!" yelled Miroku.
"If you're lookin' for a fight, houshi, you've got one!"
Inuyasha leapt out of the water and onto the bank of the stream, dripping water and cracking his knuckles. He grinned ferociously, showing his fangs.
Miroku jumped quickly to his feet, holding his staff across his body and lowering his brows at the angry hanyou.
"I don't know what's wrong with you lately, Inuyasha, but I'm not taking anymore shit from you!"
"There's nothing wrong with me!" yelled Inuyasha.
"Nothing that a good ass-kicking wouldn't cure!"
Inuyasha growled and leapt at the monk. "Anytime, houshi, anytime!"
Miroku countered by hitting Inuyasha hard across the arm with his staff, blocking his punch.
Shippou ran to get Kagome and Sango.
"KAGOME!" the fox kit yelled, "Inuyasha and Miroku are going to KILL each other!"
Sango and Kagome looked at each other and took off running.
When they got to the stream, they saw Inuyasha and Miroku circling each other, each looking for an opening to attack.
Sango hoisted her hiraikotsu, but Kagome shook her head.
"I have a better idea."
She went up behind the two combatants and grabbed the biggest fish that lay on the bank and went up behind Inuyasha. He was so intent on Miroku's movements that he failed to notice the young woman sneaking up behind him.
Whack! She hit Inuyasha in the back of the head as hard as she could with the big fish.
"What the f...!" screamed Inuyasha, grabbing the back of his head and spinning around.
"Osuwari!" said Kagome and Inuyasha plowed face first into the grass.
"Ungh."
Miroku was doubled over laughing, so he didn't notice Sango coming up behind him with another fish in her hands.
Whack! She swung the heavy wet fish and connected with the side of his head.
"Itaii!" he yelled, "What was that for!"
"For starting a fight with Inuyasha!" Sango said, still holding her "weapon".
"We could hear you insulting him from the clearing," she told him as he rubbed the side of his head.
Inuyasha was slowly recovering from the effects of the "sit" and sat up, rubbing his face and head.
"EW! you two smell terrible," said Kagome, holding her nose. "Fishy!"
"Well, who's fault is that, wench?" said Inuyasha, trying to stand up.
"Yours, for getting in a stupid fight with your only friend," said Kagome, with her hands on her hips. "You started this whole mess by accusing Miroku of things you shouldn't have. I should make you apologize, too."
"I'd like to see you try that!" he retorted angrily.
"Don't tempt me!" she said, standing her ground.
"It's all right, Kagome," said Miroku "I think we're even now. I insulted him too. Agreed, Inuyasha?"
Miroku stood up and put down his staff very deliberately, showing he had no intention of fighting. "Agreed," said Inuyasha, nodding his head at the monk.
"Wench, you've ruined our dinner!" said Inuyasha, looking at the fish that she'd dropped to the ground.
"Well, you'll just have to catch two more!" she said over her shoulder, walking down to the stream to wash her hands.
Sango nodded and went down to do the same.
Inuyasha groaned.
"What're you laughing at, bouzu?"
Miroku was chuckling as the two young women walked away.
"At how stupid we both are," he said.
"Speak for yourself," Inuyasha snarled at him.
"Let's face it, women are just smarter than we are," said Miroku.
"You don't see them ready to kill each other over a few insults."
"Maybe," replied Inuyasha. He'd waded out into the stream again, in a different place, to try and catch some more fish. "I doubt you'd have killed me though." He grinned, looking up at the monk.
"We'll never know," said Miroku, grinning back.
"I know Kagome is smart," said Inuyasha. "She goes to that school where they teach her all kinds of things."
"Even without that, women are just smart in ways we're not, my friend," sighed Miroku.
"Yeah, right," said Inuyasha. "Now shut up a minute, houshi, I need to focus."