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Chapter 15 Missing
"YOU DID WHAT!!!???" Sango screamed, after Sonnet had finished telling her story of how she treated her father. Her long-lost father. The father she never knew she had. The father she still might not know, because of her big mouth.
She was in big trouble.
They stood there for a second, Sonnet holding her breath and waiting for her mother's next move. Whatever she did next was how she was going to approach to this situation.
"Oh no. Sonnet..." She shook her head, massaging her temples with her hands. Her voice sounded like she was restraining all her anger.
Crap. Out of all the ways she could have reacted, this was the worst of them all. No yelling or screaming, just a major guilt trip which she already had. She could handle it when her mother was yelling at her; it meant once the screaming and bickering was over she would wind down and eventually forgive her; when she kept her anger bottled up while she talked calmly it meant she was going to stay madder longer. This wasn't good.
"Mom, I'm so sorry!" Sonnet intervened before she could say anything. " I promise you, I didn't mean to act like such a jerk to Miroku! Something just snapped, and..I don't know, I just started saying stuff without thinking and before I knew it I pretty much told him I hated him and that I never wanted to see him again and-."
"Sonnet, shush. It's all right. It wasn't your fault, okay? It's mine. I should have told you about your father along time ago. I was just.. scared, I guess, to tell you anything. Sacred how you would handle it, scared how I would handle it! I'm sorry."
"I didn't know you were scared of anything, Mom." Sonnet told her gently, thoroughly surprised.
That was the first time Sonnet had ever heard her mother say she was scared of anything, ever. She'd seen her fight a whole pack of demons with just her boomerang; She saw her dive into a 50-foot lake, to get some of the plants at the bottom to cure a deathbed lady; She even saw her force a bowl of Li's cooking when Yuri had gotten a cold! ( Remember them from the first few chapters? No? I don't blame you.) If that wasn't brave, she didn't know what was.
But here she was, telling her all she was scared of was a simple story. A story she lived herself.
Sango looked up. She took her daughter on her lap. "Of course I'm scared of things, Sonnet. A lot things."
"Really? Like what?" Sonnet asked, cuddling up to her mom. She hadn't sat in her mother's lap since she was really little, when she would tell her the stories of her travels. It felt so safe being in her strong arms again.
"Well, I'm always scared of every battle I go into. And I'm scared for the protection of the village, and all the warriors there. And for every person that gets sick and who needs my help."
Sango smiled, looking down at Sonnet. "And of course, I'm scared for you. Scared you might get hurt fighting a demon, or that maybe I'm pushing you to hard. Scared that this type of life might not be good for you, or right for you. All these things scare ever day."
"Sorry I was so much of a burden to you." Sonnet said softly, burying her head into her mom's shoulder. She was mad at herself that she worried her mother so much. And it probably didn't help that every second she was running her mouth, getting people mad at her or making them run away. No wonder Mom had to worry about her so much!
Sango tsked, ruffling Sonnet's hair. "Of course your not a burden! You're the most important thing in the world to me."
She looked up. "Really?"
"Of course! And don't ever, EVER, forget that. Ever."
"Okay, mom." Sonnet said, smiling.
Sango smiled back. "Now, as much as I would love to sit here with you all day, I think we need to have a little talk with someone. We can have our mother-daughter talk after."
"I guess you expect me to apologize, huh?" Sonnet asked, glad she managed to slip through without a punishment.
"Well, I didn't want to say anything, but since you mentioned it.."
"Yeah, yeah. I'm going."
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"Miroku!" Sango called, entering the huge castle. A tense Sonnet trailed behind her. She was a little on the edge; this was not a confrontion she was looking forward to. Apologizing was something she didn't do very well. And she didn't even know if Miroku would accept her apology; She had said some pretty mean things to him.
She hoped he was okay, though. She had left him quite a long time ago. In the woods. By himself. She knew he could handle himself no problem, but in a village filled with human-hating demons you could never be so sure.
"Miroku! MIROKU!!" Sango kept calling for him with a slight note of distress in her voice.
"He could still be outside. Maybe where I left him?" Sonnet suggested.
Sango bit her lip, a worried look on her face. "I hope not. It's getting dark, and it's really not safe out there, especially alone."
"Maybe that dog hanyou is with him?" Sonnet said, trying to reassure her troubled mother. She remembered seeing an older looking dog demon (not Sesshomaru) that must have Haru's father. She also remembered Miroku mentioning a hanyou in his travels, so they were probably friends of some sort.
"You mean Inuyasha? Well, maybe..." She didn't sound to hopeful.
All wish for that was quickly distinguished when strange sounds could be heard from the kitchen. Something that sounded like moaning. Sonnet, thinking someone was in pain, got a confused look on her face trying to figure out what it was as she reached for the door. Sango got a look of horror as she saw what her young daughter was about to do and ran to grab her, covering her ears and eyes while she was at it.
As soon as she did that the sounds inside turned to more of a shuffling noise. A disgruntled Kagome and Inuyasha stumbled through the door, looking quite messy. Kagome's hair was tangled over her face and Inuyasha's front shirt wasn't exactly in place.
"Mom, what are doing?! Let me see!" Sonnet cried, twisting out of her mother's grasp. She looked at Kagome and Inuyasha, raising an eyebrow. "Is there something wrong?"
"No!" Kagome almost screamed. Coughing, she choked out, "I mean no, nothing's wrong."
Sango was trying very hard to stifle her laugh, though, as a definite blush was quickly spreading over Kagome's cheeks. Inuyasha on the other hand was looking very angry, looking at the girl who had interpreted him and his wife.
A semi- awkward silence filled between them. Sango was speechless, Kagome was embarrassed, Inuyasha sat there grudgingly, and Sonnet didn't seem to quite grasp the feel of the situation yet.
"Sooo," 'cough' "Inuyasha was just helping me.uh, in the kitchen!" Kagome squeaked out, her cheeks flaming.
"I bet." Sango smiled, folding her arms smugly. This would have been a just to perfect situation to catch them in, if only her daughter hadn't been here to almost witness something that might have scarred her for a long time. Good thing she didn't open that door.
"Feh. I have better things to do than just stand around here talking." Inuyasha said gruffly, turning around and walking outside.
Oooooh. Someone was mad! Sango almost started laughing right there, if her attentions weren't on someone else.
"Hey, Inuyasha! Wait!" She said, running to catch up with him. "Have you seen Miroku anywhere lately? We've been looking all over for him, but he's not here." She couldn't help the bit of worry that creped into her voice.
He looked behind Sango over at the little girl who had followed her, a shamed look on her face. "You mean you haven't talked to him yet?" This news surprised Inuyasha. He had talked to Miroku a long time ago, and would have thought he would have made his way back to his family, apologizing and making up and living happily ever after by now. This defiantly wasn't good. Miroku wasn't one to run from his problems, especially when he was running away from Sango.
"No! We thought you might have seen him!" Sango's words came out in a rush, dripping with worry. He could see the tears forming in her eyes.
"Oh no! Something must have happened to him!" Her hands flew to her head, her fingers digging into her scalp. This couldn't be happening; not after they haven't seen each other for so long. She couldn't lose him again; she wouldn't be able to handle it a second time.
Inuyasha could see everything that Sango was feeling; it was all written across her face. Her daughter wasn't looking much better either, as she looked completely shamed. He had to do something.
"Feh. If I know Miroku, he's probably hanging in the woods wallowing in self-pity right where I left him." Inuyasha said, not showing much feeling on the subject.
Sango could tell this was his way of showing worry for his friend. He could never go out and say anything; he always had to hide his feelings.
Inuyasha walked over to Kagome, kissing her on the cheek. "Stay here. We're going to go find Miroku."
He was surprised when she nodded, understanding. But he didn't have time to worry about that, as he had to go save Miroku. He had a bad feeling about that baka, even though he had tried to reassure Sango. He didn't want to see her hurt.
But now was not the time to wonder on her sudden obedience. He had to go out and find Miroku; not only for Sango's sake, but also for his own. He was his friend.
"Come on, let's go get him." He said gruffly.
She was so grateful of him. All she could do was smile.
She quickly followed Inuyasha, Sonnet still trailing behind her.
As they passed the hallway to the front door, Haru appeared, confused. He had smelled Sonnet's and her mother's scent, along with his parent's who had been doing some bad stuff in the kitchen preventing him from eating. He was wondered what was going on.
"Where's everyone going?" He asked.
Sonnet grabbed his arm, taking him with her. "Follow me. It's a long story."
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'...3...2...1' Kagome counted back from 50, as soon as Inuyasha had cleared the door.
Then, as calm as if she was just doing another chore, she got up and walked out the door. She turned and went the opposite way of Inuyasha and the rest, towards the village.
'I'm going to have to do this quick.' She thought, hurrying her pace as she thought of the job that laid before her.
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Inuyasha, along with Sango, Sonnet and Haru, stopped at a small clearing in the woods. Inuyasha was on his hands and knees, looking very much like a dog as he sniffed for any sign of what might have happened to Miroku.
"Can he really smell Miroku out here?" Sonnet whispered to Haru. "I mean, it's been a long time since I last saw him. He could have left hours ago!"
"Yes I can smell Miroku out here." Inuyasha said abruptly, interrupting Sonnet while making her jump. "I can also here you from over here."
'Oops. I better remember that for the future.' Sonnet thought, sighing as she waited for Inuyasha to finish. She desperately wished that Miroku had just left by himself, safe and sound, maybe waiting back at the castle for them to show up because he knows she'll be there ready to apologize to him. He always had been able to read her. Yeah, he's probably there right now, asking that Kagome girl where they are, and when they're going to get back. 'Maybe I should go tell Inuyasha to give that nose-smelling thing a rest. It doesn't seem to be working, and I bet Miroku's waiting for us right now....'
"He's been taken by demons." Inuyasha says in a grave voice, as Sonnet sees the worry flash across her mother's face. Knowing she was to blame for it only made it worse, as she just shut her eyes.
'Then again, maybe not.'
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Man these chapters are coming out short! Sorry for the long time between updates. I couldn't get on the computer in forever. (It broke down.)
Thank you for all of those who reviewed! It makes my day!
Next Chapter:
Miroku is found! (That's all I have so far ^-^)
~~Zephor~~
Chapter 15 Missing
"YOU DID WHAT!!!???" Sango screamed, after Sonnet had finished telling her story of how she treated her father. Her long-lost father. The father she never knew she had. The father she still might not know, because of her big mouth.
She was in big trouble.
They stood there for a second, Sonnet holding her breath and waiting for her mother's next move. Whatever she did next was how she was going to approach to this situation.
"Oh no. Sonnet..." She shook her head, massaging her temples with her hands. Her voice sounded like she was restraining all her anger.
Crap. Out of all the ways she could have reacted, this was the worst of them all. No yelling or screaming, just a major guilt trip which she already had. She could handle it when her mother was yelling at her; it meant once the screaming and bickering was over she would wind down and eventually forgive her; when she kept her anger bottled up while she talked calmly it meant she was going to stay madder longer. This wasn't good.
"Mom, I'm so sorry!" Sonnet intervened before she could say anything. " I promise you, I didn't mean to act like such a jerk to Miroku! Something just snapped, and..I don't know, I just started saying stuff without thinking and before I knew it I pretty much told him I hated him and that I never wanted to see him again and-."
"Sonnet, shush. It's all right. It wasn't your fault, okay? It's mine. I should have told you about your father along time ago. I was just.. scared, I guess, to tell you anything. Sacred how you would handle it, scared how I would handle it! I'm sorry."
"I didn't know you were scared of anything, Mom." Sonnet told her gently, thoroughly surprised.
That was the first time Sonnet had ever heard her mother say she was scared of anything, ever. She'd seen her fight a whole pack of demons with just her boomerang; She saw her dive into a 50-foot lake, to get some of the plants at the bottom to cure a deathbed lady; She even saw her force a bowl of Li's cooking when Yuri had gotten a cold! ( Remember them from the first few chapters? No? I don't blame you.) If that wasn't brave, she didn't know what was.
But here she was, telling her all she was scared of was a simple story. A story she lived herself.
Sango looked up. She took her daughter on her lap. "Of course I'm scared of things, Sonnet. A lot things."
"Really? Like what?" Sonnet asked, cuddling up to her mom. She hadn't sat in her mother's lap since she was really little, when she would tell her the stories of her travels. It felt so safe being in her strong arms again.
"Well, I'm always scared of every battle I go into. And I'm scared for the protection of the village, and all the warriors there. And for every person that gets sick and who needs my help."
Sango smiled, looking down at Sonnet. "And of course, I'm scared for you. Scared you might get hurt fighting a demon, or that maybe I'm pushing you to hard. Scared that this type of life might not be good for you, or right for you. All these things scare ever day."
"Sorry I was so much of a burden to you." Sonnet said softly, burying her head into her mom's shoulder. She was mad at herself that she worried her mother so much. And it probably didn't help that every second she was running her mouth, getting people mad at her or making them run away. No wonder Mom had to worry about her so much!
Sango tsked, ruffling Sonnet's hair. "Of course your not a burden! You're the most important thing in the world to me."
She looked up. "Really?"
"Of course! And don't ever, EVER, forget that. Ever."
"Okay, mom." Sonnet said, smiling.
Sango smiled back. "Now, as much as I would love to sit here with you all day, I think we need to have a little talk with someone. We can have our mother-daughter talk after."
"I guess you expect me to apologize, huh?" Sonnet asked, glad she managed to slip through without a punishment.
"Well, I didn't want to say anything, but since you mentioned it.."
"Yeah, yeah. I'm going."
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"Miroku!" Sango called, entering the huge castle. A tense Sonnet trailed behind her. She was a little on the edge; this was not a confrontion she was looking forward to. Apologizing was something she didn't do very well. And she didn't even know if Miroku would accept her apology; She had said some pretty mean things to him.
She hoped he was okay, though. She had left him quite a long time ago. In the woods. By himself. She knew he could handle himself no problem, but in a village filled with human-hating demons you could never be so sure.
"Miroku! MIROKU!!" Sango kept calling for him with a slight note of distress in her voice.
"He could still be outside. Maybe where I left him?" Sonnet suggested.
Sango bit her lip, a worried look on her face. "I hope not. It's getting dark, and it's really not safe out there, especially alone."
"Maybe that dog hanyou is with him?" Sonnet said, trying to reassure her troubled mother. She remembered seeing an older looking dog demon (not Sesshomaru) that must have Haru's father. She also remembered Miroku mentioning a hanyou in his travels, so they were probably friends of some sort.
"You mean Inuyasha? Well, maybe..." She didn't sound to hopeful.
All wish for that was quickly distinguished when strange sounds could be heard from the kitchen. Something that sounded like moaning. Sonnet, thinking someone was in pain, got a confused look on her face trying to figure out what it was as she reached for the door. Sango got a look of horror as she saw what her young daughter was about to do and ran to grab her, covering her ears and eyes while she was at it.
As soon as she did that the sounds inside turned to more of a shuffling noise. A disgruntled Kagome and Inuyasha stumbled through the door, looking quite messy. Kagome's hair was tangled over her face and Inuyasha's front shirt wasn't exactly in place.
"Mom, what are doing?! Let me see!" Sonnet cried, twisting out of her mother's grasp. She looked at Kagome and Inuyasha, raising an eyebrow. "Is there something wrong?"
"No!" Kagome almost screamed. Coughing, she choked out, "I mean no, nothing's wrong."
Sango was trying very hard to stifle her laugh, though, as a definite blush was quickly spreading over Kagome's cheeks. Inuyasha on the other hand was looking very angry, looking at the girl who had interpreted him and his wife.
A semi- awkward silence filled between them. Sango was speechless, Kagome was embarrassed, Inuyasha sat there grudgingly, and Sonnet didn't seem to quite grasp the feel of the situation yet.
"Sooo," 'cough' "Inuyasha was just helping me.uh, in the kitchen!" Kagome squeaked out, her cheeks flaming.
"I bet." Sango smiled, folding her arms smugly. This would have been a just to perfect situation to catch them in, if only her daughter hadn't been here to almost witness something that might have scarred her for a long time. Good thing she didn't open that door.
"Feh. I have better things to do than just stand around here talking." Inuyasha said gruffly, turning around and walking outside.
Oooooh. Someone was mad! Sango almost started laughing right there, if her attentions weren't on someone else.
"Hey, Inuyasha! Wait!" She said, running to catch up with him. "Have you seen Miroku anywhere lately? We've been looking all over for him, but he's not here." She couldn't help the bit of worry that creped into her voice.
He looked behind Sango over at the little girl who had followed her, a shamed look on her face. "You mean you haven't talked to him yet?" This news surprised Inuyasha. He had talked to Miroku a long time ago, and would have thought he would have made his way back to his family, apologizing and making up and living happily ever after by now. This defiantly wasn't good. Miroku wasn't one to run from his problems, especially when he was running away from Sango.
"No! We thought you might have seen him!" Sango's words came out in a rush, dripping with worry. He could see the tears forming in her eyes.
"Oh no! Something must have happened to him!" Her hands flew to her head, her fingers digging into her scalp. This couldn't be happening; not after they haven't seen each other for so long. She couldn't lose him again; she wouldn't be able to handle it a second time.
Inuyasha could see everything that Sango was feeling; it was all written across her face. Her daughter wasn't looking much better either, as she looked completely shamed. He had to do something.
"Feh. If I know Miroku, he's probably hanging in the woods wallowing in self-pity right where I left him." Inuyasha said, not showing much feeling on the subject.
Sango could tell this was his way of showing worry for his friend. He could never go out and say anything; he always had to hide his feelings.
Inuyasha walked over to Kagome, kissing her on the cheek. "Stay here. We're going to go find Miroku."
He was surprised when she nodded, understanding. But he didn't have time to worry about that, as he had to go save Miroku. He had a bad feeling about that baka, even though he had tried to reassure Sango. He didn't want to see her hurt.
But now was not the time to wonder on her sudden obedience. He had to go out and find Miroku; not only for Sango's sake, but also for his own. He was his friend.
"Come on, let's go get him." He said gruffly.
She was so grateful of him. All she could do was smile.
She quickly followed Inuyasha, Sonnet still trailing behind her.
As they passed the hallway to the front door, Haru appeared, confused. He had smelled Sonnet's and her mother's scent, along with his parent's who had been doing some bad stuff in the kitchen preventing him from eating. He was wondered what was going on.
"Where's everyone going?" He asked.
Sonnet grabbed his arm, taking him with her. "Follow me. It's a long story."
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'...3...2...1' Kagome counted back from 50, as soon as Inuyasha had cleared the door.
Then, as calm as if she was just doing another chore, she got up and walked out the door. She turned and went the opposite way of Inuyasha and the rest, towards the village.
'I'm going to have to do this quick.' She thought, hurrying her pace as she thought of the job that laid before her.
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Inuyasha, along with Sango, Sonnet and Haru, stopped at a small clearing in the woods. Inuyasha was on his hands and knees, looking very much like a dog as he sniffed for any sign of what might have happened to Miroku.
"Can he really smell Miroku out here?" Sonnet whispered to Haru. "I mean, it's been a long time since I last saw him. He could have left hours ago!"
"Yes I can smell Miroku out here." Inuyasha said abruptly, interrupting Sonnet while making her jump. "I can also here you from over here."
'Oops. I better remember that for the future.' Sonnet thought, sighing as she waited for Inuyasha to finish. She desperately wished that Miroku had just left by himself, safe and sound, maybe waiting back at the castle for them to show up because he knows she'll be there ready to apologize to him. He always had been able to read her. Yeah, he's probably there right now, asking that Kagome girl where they are, and when they're going to get back. 'Maybe I should go tell Inuyasha to give that nose-smelling thing a rest. It doesn't seem to be working, and I bet Miroku's waiting for us right now....'
"He's been taken by demons." Inuyasha says in a grave voice, as Sonnet sees the worry flash across her mother's face. Knowing she was to blame for it only made it worse, as she just shut her eyes.
'Then again, maybe not.'
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Man these chapters are coming out short! Sorry for the long time between updates. I couldn't get on the computer in forever. (It broke down.)
Thank you for all of those who reviewed! It makes my day!
Next Chapter:
Miroku is found! (That's all I have so far ^-^)
~~Zephor~~
