A/N: wow, reviews!!! and I got reviews from some of my fav authors!!! Like,
Kagome-Chan, and msmelanie, and Milana Pashmina, and a bunch of others that
im too lazy to type out, sorry, but I still luv ur fics!!! ok, so this
chappie wasn't that early, but a lil earlier, ne? ^^;;
Sorry everyone, I know I said that the chappies would probably be coming out faster, but for some reason im still getting writers block!!!! Argh. Apparently the plotline idea doesn't really work for me. I reread my 5th chappie and I gotta say dat I did really well on dat one, but my writing has gone downhill from there. Sad, ne?
Hehe, sorry bout this too but this chappie is gonna be kinda angsty for kagome cuz I dunt feel bubbly right now.
Song of the Day: "Into You" by Fabolous Ft. Ashanti (um, I spelled his name right didn't I??)
CHAPTER 16
~*~*~*KAGOME'S POV*~*~*~
I could only watch as everything moved in slow motion. Inuyasha's eyes had filled with happiness at seeing the kitsune lady and she looked just as happy to see him. My world started to collapse and it shattered completely when he jumped off his branch and raced past me to hold the kitsune in a tight embrace. A few seconds later he must have realized what he was doing because he pulled away from her abruptly and he blushed a little bit.
I felt awkward standing there all of a sudden, like I was an outsider looking through someone else's window into their private lives. I looked around me nervously, hoping that the ground would open up--wait, that's Kikyou's thing. I started inching backwards. I gave Inuyasha a pleading glance that he didn't see before I turned and headed back to the village.
~*~*~*AUTHOR'S POV*~*~*~
A woman's figure was seen sitting on a hill. The sun was halfway beneath the horizon and she tilted her head downwards, looking at the river below her. "Sango?" The woman jumped slightly in surprise and she turned her head to the side to see an oh-so-familiar monk walking towards her while trying to keep something behind his back. "Are you all right? You look a little sad," he continued, sitting beside her.
Sango shook her head slowly, keeping a close eye on the monk. "Is there something you need, Miroku-sama?" she asked suspiciously.
"Well, there IS something you could do for me," he replied wiggling his eyebrows and his hand found somewhere on Sango to rest.
"GET YOUR HAND OFF MY ASS, MIRO-"
"Hehe, just kidding!!" he said, grinning sheepishly when he saw her hands clench into fists. But just as soon as he stopped her tirade, he became very serious. "I actually need to talk to you about something very important."
Sango still kept a close eye on his wandering hands but listened. "Yes? Is something wrong?"
Miroku sighed and looked around him. "Well, as you know, I am a monk, wandering from village to village aiding those in need of my services." Sango snorted at this as Miroku rolled his eyes and gave her a pleading look before continuing. "But ever since I had run into and joined Inuyasha and Kagome, my 'wandering' has stopped a considerable amount."
Sango snorted again. "Sure, you've stopped, but your hand still doesn't know where it's not welcome."
Miroku chose to ignore that comment. "So I have decided, well I actually decided this quite a while ago, but I'm through wandering. I'm settling down here. I've already bought a large area of land and I'm having a large house built."
Sango's eyes widened slightly. "You-you-wh-what a-are-" she could only stutter.
Miroku's deep blue eyes locked onto Sango's hazel ones. "I would be the happiest man alive if you would do me the honor of being my bride."
Sango could only stare in shock and soundlessly mouth words. Miroku reached behind him and pulled out the package he had brought and placed it carefully onto Sango's lap.
She looked up him. Miroku gave a short nod and Sango returned her gaze to the rice paper-wrapped gift on her lap. Her shaking hands moved slowly towards the paper. The rice paper was thin and translucent and smooth to her touch. Sango peeled off several layers from the top before gasping at the contents.
An unfolded suehiro* greeted her shocked gaze first. Its goldish cream folds between the cherry wood ends had a light luster when the sinking sun shone upon it. Dancing cranes by a lush pond with a red sun in the background were painstakingly embroidered on its surface. Sango picked up the fan as if it was made of glass and set it down on some rice paper.
Folded beneath the suehiro was the most gorgeous obi Sango had ever laid eyes upon. It was heavily embroidered and it was a silverish cream color that gleamed brightly even in the still fading light. Flying cranes embellished the rich silk surface, but instead of a lush pond like the suehiro, rose-colored mountains with light pink swirling puffy clouds surrounded them with ancient pink trees that were full of light red leaves.
Sango set down the obi, then looked up at Miroku, her eyes wide and brimming with tears. "Yes."
Miroku's face lit up with happiness and Sango gasped when she was trapped in a bone-crushing hug. She hesitated a little before slowly wrapping her arms loosely around his neck. "Miroku? I'm just wondering, the suehiro and obi must have cost you a fortune! Why would you ever spend so much on something like that?"
"Cause you're worth it," he replied softly.
Sango smiled to herself and she tightened her arms around him. "Thank you," she whispered back just as softly.
Almost immediately, she felt a rubbing below her lower back. "MIROKU!!!" she screamed before a resounding smack was heard, echoing through the forest, sending birds to the air. "Just because I'm engaged to you does NOT mean that you can grope me whenever you want!!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*suehiro-it's just a fan that a man will give to a woman as an engagement gift
A/N: ::hides behind giant rock:: don't hate me!!! it's not gonna be a inu/gingira fic!! I swear!!!
Anyways, how was the chappie?? hope you don't think im going too fast with miroku and sango cuz they have been together for a few years and I apologize for skipping out on their fluffier moments. Forgive me? ^_~ and I didn't have a cliffie!! Yay!! right?
Oh yea, and I made up what the fan looks like, sorry if it's a bad description. But here's what the obi looks like somewhat:
h t t p : / / w w w . s h i b u i h o m e . c o m / p r o d u c t 3 6 7 . h t m l
just remove the spaces and you can see it. the obi isn't EXACTLY like it but pretty similar I guess.
Sorry everyone, I know I said that the chappies would probably be coming out faster, but for some reason im still getting writers block!!!! Argh. Apparently the plotline idea doesn't really work for me. I reread my 5th chappie and I gotta say dat I did really well on dat one, but my writing has gone downhill from there. Sad, ne?
Hehe, sorry bout this too but this chappie is gonna be kinda angsty for kagome cuz I dunt feel bubbly right now.
Song of the Day: "Into You" by Fabolous Ft. Ashanti (um, I spelled his name right didn't I??)
CHAPTER 16
~*~*~*KAGOME'S POV*~*~*~
I could only watch as everything moved in slow motion. Inuyasha's eyes had filled with happiness at seeing the kitsune lady and she looked just as happy to see him. My world started to collapse and it shattered completely when he jumped off his branch and raced past me to hold the kitsune in a tight embrace. A few seconds later he must have realized what he was doing because he pulled away from her abruptly and he blushed a little bit.
I felt awkward standing there all of a sudden, like I was an outsider looking through someone else's window into their private lives. I looked around me nervously, hoping that the ground would open up--wait, that's Kikyou's thing. I started inching backwards. I gave Inuyasha a pleading glance that he didn't see before I turned and headed back to the village.
~*~*~*AUTHOR'S POV*~*~*~
A woman's figure was seen sitting on a hill. The sun was halfway beneath the horizon and she tilted her head downwards, looking at the river below her. "Sango?" The woman jumped slightly in surprise and she turned her head to the side to see an oh-so-familiar monk walking towards her while trying to keep something behind his back. "Are you all right? You look a little sad," he continued, sitting beside her.
Sango shook her head slowly, keeping a close eye on the monk. "Is there something you need, Miroku-sama?" she asked suspiciously.
"Well, there IS something you could do for me," he replied wiggling his eyebrows and his hand found somewhere on Sango to rest.
"GET YOUR HAND OFF MY ASS, MIRO-"
"Hehe, just kidding!!" he said, grinning sheepishly when he saw her hands clench into fists. But just as soon as he stopped her tirade, he became very serious. "I actually need to talk to you about something very important."
Sango still kept a close eye on his wandering hands but listened. "Yes? Is something wrong?"
Miroku sighed and looked around him. "Well, as you know, I am a monk, wandering from village to village aiding those in need of my services." Sango snorted at this as Miroku rolled his eyes and gave her a pleading look before continuing. "But ever since I had run into and joined Inuyasha and Kagome, my 'wandering' has stopped a considerable amount."
Sango snorted again. "Sure, you've stopped, but your hand still doesn't know where it's not welcome."
Miroku chose to ignore that comment. "So I have decided, well I actually decided this quite a while ago, but I'm through wandering. I'm settling down here. I've already bought a large area of land and I'm having a large house built."
Sango's eyes widened slightly. "You-you-wh-what a-are-" she could only stutter.
Miroku's deep blue eyes locked onto Sango's hazel ones. "I would be the happiest man alive if you would do me the honor of being my bride."
Sango could only stare in shock and soundlessly mouth words. Miroku reached behind him and pulled out the package he had brought and placed it carefully onto Sango's lap.
She looked up him. Miroku gave a short nod and Sango returned her gaze to the rice paper-wrapped gift on her lap. Her shaking hands moved slowly towards the paper. The rice paper was thin and translucent and smooth to her touch. Sango peeled off several layers from the top before gasping at the contents.
An unfolded suehiro* greeted her shocked gaze first. Its goldish cream folds between the cherry wood ends had a light luster when the sinking sun shone upon it. Dancing cranes by a lush pond with a red sun in the background were painstakingly embroidered on its surface. Sango picked up the fan as if it was made of glass and set it down on some rice paper.
Folded beneath the suehiro was the most gorgeous obi Sango had ever laid eyes upon. It was heavily embroidered and it was a silverish cream color that gleamed brightly even in the still fading light. Flying cranes embellished the rich silk surface, but instead of a lush pond like the suehiro, rose-colored mountains with light pink swirling puffy clouds surrounded them with ancient pink trees that were full of light red leaves.
Sango set down the obi, then looked up at Miroku, her eyes wide and brimming with tears. "Yes."
Miroku's face lit up with happiness and Sango gasped when she was trapped in a bone-crushing hug. She hesitated a little before slowly wrapping her arms loosely around his neck. "Miroku? I'm just wondering, the suehiro and obi must have cost you a fortune! Why would you ever spend so much on something like that?"
"Cause you're worth it," he replied softly.
Sango smiled to herself and she tightened her arms around him. "Thank you," she whispered back just as softly.
Almost immediately, she felt a rubbing below her lower back. "MIROKU!!!" she screamed before a resounding smack was heard, echoing through the forest, sending birds to the air. "Just because I'm engaged to you does NOT mean that you can grope me whenever you want!!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*suehiro-it's just a fan that a man will give to a woman as an engagement gift
A/N: ::hides behind giant rock:: don't hate me!!! it's not gonna be a inu/gingira fic!! I swear!!!
Anyways, how was the chappie?? hope you don't think im going too fast with miroku and sango cuz they have been together for a few years and I apologize for skipping out on their fluffier moments. Forgive me? ^_~ and I didn't have a cliffie!! Yay!! right?
Oh yea, and I made up what the fan looks like, sorry if it's a bad description. But here's what the obi looks like somewhat:
h t t p : / / w w w . s h i b u i h o m e . c o m / p r o d u c t 3 6 7 . h t m l
just remove the spaces and you can see it. the obi isn't EXACTLY like it but pretty similar I guess.