Miroku's Bedtime Stories
Chapter 11
Back to the Past
(AN: Someone thought Inu was a tad OOC in that last. Sorry, but I think by the time my story takes place, he's definitely in love with her. It happens for her first, of course. She's a lot more open about her feelings.)
Inuyasha woke up in his familiar perch in the God Tree. Kagome's time was interesting, but it was so odd with it's strange magic she called "technology", bizarre, overwhelming smells and sights that he was always slightly relieved to be back in his own time. Not that the modern era wasn't a good place to hide out during the night of the new moon. They often had done that. He could walk around with her at night in her time looking like any other ningen.
He stretched briefly and jumped lightly to the ground below. It was still dim, the morning sun had not yet risen. He entered on silent feet into Kaede's hut, where the others were still asleep.
He crouched down to examine Kagome's face as she slept. It often pleased him to watch her unobserved himself. It magnified the already strong feelings of possessiveness he had towards her.
"Mine," he thought, and although his fingers itched to touch her face, he refrained, not wanting to disturb her or the moment.
In the opposite corner, the houshi and Sango were asleep too, her head resting on his shoulder as he reclined against the wall.
Inuyasha grinned faintly in their direction. It seemed even when they would fall asleep separately, before morning came, they would often end up in each other's arms.
Inuyasha, not a subtle creature, had bluntly confronted the monk about the nighttime tryst he had witnessed between the houshi and the female demon slayer when he came back from Kagome's time.
He had to snigger recalling the blush on the monk's face. Who'd have thought the lecher would react like a demure maiden?
"We're back," called Inuyasha to Miroku, as he helped Kagome once again climb out of the Bone-eater's well.
"Welcome back, Kagome-chan," said Sango, running forward to greet her friend.
"Sango!" Kagome gave her a hug.
She felt a tug on her skirt.
"Kagome, don't forget about me!" said Shippou, giving her a cute pout.
"I never forget about my Shippou!" she said, picking him up and twirling him. He squealed with glee.
"Did you bring me candy?" he asked, hugging her around her neck.
"Yes, but you can't have it until later, Shippou-chan."
"AWW," he exclaimed, "you're so mean."
"I'm not mean, but it's a good thing that youkai don't get cavities, because you sure have a sweet tooth."
"What's a cavity?" asked Shippou.
"Nothing you need to worry about," said Kagome, winking at him.
"How is your family, my lady Kagome?" asked Miroku politely.
"They're fine, Miroku" she replied. "My mother gave me this to give to you."
She held out an exquisitely crafted onamori* hanging on a leather thong.
*(A good luck charm worn around the neck or kept on one's person, usually polished wood, with an engraving of a shrine, temple or a god upon it. To bring protection to the owner.)
Miroku put in around his neck. "Give your mother my thanks," he said, bowing to her.
"There's one for you too, Sango," she said, reaching into her backpack and retrieving a similar amulet for her friend.
"Thank you," said Sango, also bowing slightly. She was running her finger slowly over the engraving of Kagome's family shrine.
"My jiiya makes them," said Kagome, "who knows, they might bring us luck."
"So, this is your home, Kagome-chan?" said Sango, as the two women walked off arm and arm to Kaede's village. Shippou trailed along, tugging on Kagome's other hand.
"Houshi," said Inuyasha, as soon as the women were out of hearing, "I saw you with the demon slayer before we left."
"With Sango?" Miroku said innocently.
Inuyasha folded his arms and growled slightly at the monk. "Who do you think, baka?"
"All right, but I swear to you, I had her consent."
"I heard her," said Inuyasha, indicating his ears by twitching them.
"Oh, right," said Miroku, foolishly.
"I just want you to know that I know, houshi."
"Understood," said Miroku looking at Inuyasha intently for a moment.
"If Sango is sad, Kagome is upset. I'll do anything it takes to protect Kagome, understand me?"
"Perfectly," said Miroku, a blush rising to his face as he uncomfortably shifted on his feet.
"The hentai is blushing?" thought Inuyasha, raising his dark brows then bringing them down in a scowl.
"That's all I wanted to say," said the hanyou abruptly and stalked off.
"That was an 'interesting' conversation," murmured Miroku under his breath.
He was torn between feeling glad that Inuyasha had some concern for Sango's feelings and feeling insulted that Inuyasha thought he might hurt his Sango.
He sighed. Just what he needed to add to his inner turmoil. An over- protective hanyou with violent tendencies was worried about his intentions.
He had to smirk a little, though. Inuyasha had just as good as confessed his love for Kagome.
Later, after the evening meal, the foursome and their small kitsune friend were discussing their newest course of action to defeat Naraku and his odd, "family" of minions in the glow of firelight.
"We were so close last time!" exclaimed Inuyasha, slamming his fist against his thigh in frustration.
Miroku was silent, his chin resting in his hands, and Sango gently placed her hand on his shoulder for a moment.
Kagome shook her head sadly, "We only beat Juuroumaru and Kageromaru because of Kouga's help."
Inuyasha curled his lip at the mention of his "rival" but said nothing.
Miroku shrugged his shoulders half heartedly. "It does no good to dwell on this tonight. Maybe sleep will give us all a new perspective."
But, he didn't really believe it. As they all prepared for sleep in Kaede's hut, there was none of the usual friendly talk and banter.
Inuyasha retired to the treetops. There would be little or no sleep for him tonight. His youkai senses were on edge. Something felt wrong. His hand went unthinkingly to the hilt of Tetsusaiga.
Kagome was sleeping fitfully, her arm curled around Shippou in a protective fashion. Every once in a while, she would whimper in her sleep.
Sango rolled over in her sleep and moaned, "Kohaku".
Miroku dozed, but sat in the corner leaning on his staff. Sango's moan caused him to jerk his head up and blink rapidly to clear his vision.
Outside the wind blew and a bloody colored smear of smoke suddenly spread across the sliver of moon in the sky.
Inuyasha inhaled deeply and snarled. "Tengu!" he rasped.
Above him a huge winged figure cackled obscenely.
Chapter 11
Back to the Past
(AN: Someone thought Inu was a tad OOC in that last. Sorry, but I think by the time my story takes place, he's definitely in love with her. It happens for her first, of course. She's a lot more open about her feelings.)
Inuyasha woke up in his familiar perch in the God Tree. Kagome's time was interesting, but it was so odd with it's strange magic she called "technology", bizarre, overwhelming smells and sights that he was always slightly relieved to be back in his own time. Not that the modern era wasn't a good place to hide out during the night of the new moon. They often had done that. He could walk around with her at night in her time looking like any other ningen.
He stretched briefly and jumped lightly to the ground below. It was still dim, the morning sun had not yet risen. He entered on silent feet into Kaede's hut, where the others were still asleep.
He crouched down to examine Kagome's face as she slept. It often pleased him to watch her unobserved himself. It magnified the already strong feelings of possessiveness he had towards her.
"Mine," he thought, and although his fingers itched to touch her face, he refrained, not wanting to disturb her or the moment.
In the opposite corner, the houshi and Sango were asleep too, her head resting on his shoulder as he reclined against the wall.
Inuyasha grinned faintly in their direction. It seemed even when they would fall asleep separately, before morning came, they would often end up in each other's arms.
Inuyasha, not a subtle creature, had bluntly confronted the monk about the nighttime tryst he had witnessed between the houshi and the female demon slayer when he came back from Kagome's time.
He had to snigger recalling the blush on the monk's face. Who'd have thought the lecher would react like a demure maiden?
"We're back," called Inuyasha to Miroku, as he helped Kagome once again climb out of the Bone-eater's well.
"Welcome back, Kagome-chan," said Sango, running forward to greet her friend.
"Sango!" Kagome gave her a hug.
She felt a tug on her skirt.
"Kagome, don't forget about me!" said Shippou, giving her a cute pout.
"I never forget about my Shippou!" she said, picking him up and twirling him. He squealed with glee.
"Did you bring me candy?" he asked, hugging her around her neck.
"Yes, but you can't have it until later, Shippou-chan."
"AWW," he exclaimed, "you're so mean."
"I'm not mean, but it's a good thing that youkai don't get cavities, because you sure have a sweet tooth."
"What's a cavity?" asked Shippou.
"Nothing you need to worry about," said Kagome, winking at him.
"How is your family, my lady Kagome?" asked Miroku politely.
"They're fine, Miroku" she replied. "My mother gave me this to give to you."
She held out an exquisitely crafted onamori* hanging on a leather thong.
*(A good luck charm worn around the neck or kept on one's person, usually polished wood, with an engraving of a shrine, temple or a god upon it. To bring protection to the owner.)
Miroku put in around his neck. "Give your mother my thanks," he said, bowing to her.
"There's one for you too, Sango," she said, reaching into her backpack and retrieving a similar amulet for her friend.
"Thank you," said Sango, also bowing slightly. She was running her finger slowly over the engraving of Kagome's family shrine.
"My jiiya makes them," said Kagome, "who knows, they might bring us luck."
"So, this is your home, Kagome-chan?" said Sango, as the two women walked off arm and arm to Kaede's village. Shippou trailed along, tugging on Kagome's other hand.
"Houshi," said Inuyasha, as soon as the women were out of hearing, "I saw you with the demon slayer before we left."
"With Sango?" Miroku said innocently.
Inuyasha folded his arms and growled slightly at the monk. "Who do you think, baka?"
"All right, but I swear to you, I had her consent."
"I heard her," said Inuyasha, indicating his ears by twitching them.
"Oh, right," said Miroku, foolishly.
"I just want you to know that I know, houshi."
"Understood," said Miroku looking at Inuyasha intently for a moment.
"If Sango is sad, Kagome is upset. I'll do anything it takes to protect Kagome, understand me?"
"Perfectly," said Miroku, a blush rising to his face as he uncomfortably shifted on his feet.
"The hentai is blushing?" thought Inuyasha, raising his dark brows then bringing them down in a scowl.
"That's all I wanted to say," said the hanyou abruptly and stalked off.
"That was an 'interesting' conversation," murmured Miroku under his breath.
He was torn between feeling glad that Inuyasha had some concern for Sango's feelings and feeling insulted that Inuyasha thought he might hurt his Sango.
He sighed. Just what he needed to add to his inner turmoil. An over- protective hanyou with violent tendencies was worried about his intentions.
He had to smirk a little, though. Inuyasha had just as good as confessed his love for Kagome.
Later, after the evening meal, the foursome and their small kitsune friend were discussing their newest course of action to defeat Naraku and his odd, "family" of minions in the glow of firelight.
"We were so close last time!" exclaimed Inuyasha, slamming his fist against his thigh in frustration.
Miroku was silent, his chin resting in his hands, and Sango gently placed her hand on his shoulder for a moment.
Kagome shook her head sadly, "We only beat Juuroumaru and Kageromaru because of Kouga's help."
Inuyasha curled his lip at the mention of his "rival" but said nothing.
Miroku shrugged his shoulders half heartedly. "It does no good to dwell on this tonight. Maybe sleep will give us all a new perspective."
But, he didn't really believe it. As they all prepared for sleep in Kaede's hut, there was none of the usual friendly talk and banter.
Inuyasha retired to the treetops. There would be little or no sleep for him tonight. His youkai senses were on edge. Something felt wrong. His hand went unthinkingly to the hilt of Tetsusaiga.
Kagome was sleeping fitfully, her arm curled around Shippou in a protective fashion. Every once in a while, she would whimper in her sleep.
Sango rolled over in her sleep and moaned, "Kohaku".
Miroku dozed, but sat in the corner leaning on his staff. Sango's moan caused him to jerk his head up and blink rapidly to clear his vision.
Outside the wind blew and a bloody colored smear of smoke suddenly spread across the sliver of moon in the sky.
Inuyasha inhaled deeply and snarled. "Tengu!" he rasped.
Above him a huge winged figure cackled obscenely.