DISCLAIMER: don't own 'em yet, but I'm working
on it! ^_^
Birds flew up in alarm at the cries of pain mingled with Naraku's cruel laughter. Sango's boomerang lay gouged through a tree, useless. Naraku had Sango trapped in a cloud of swirling purple light. He had long since discarded the baboon pelt, and Sango was able to look into his hard, cold eyes.
"Sango, it will be so much easier for you if you just tell me where the remaining shards are."
One of her eyes had swollen shut from colliding with a tree trunk. She glared at him with her good eye, locking her gaze with his.
"Still have some fight, eh"
Naraku lifted his hand and began to make a fist. The light that surrounded Sango began to tighten around her throat. She could feel small strands of light, like thread, cutting into her neck. She bit her lip, fighting against crying out as the strands grew tighter. Suddenly, her mind misted over, everything becoming a dreamy blur. Vaguely aware that Naraku was probing her mind, she fought for consciousness.
Miroku strode down the path, oblivious to the summer beauty around him. He fiddled with the prayer beads encircling his hand as he rehearsed what he would say to Sango.
"Hi Sango, I'm sorry about what happened..no, how bout, Sango! It's great to see you, listen about yesterday.no.."
He looked up at the sun for the hundredth time and sighed.
"I'm never going to get this down right..wait..what if I wrote her a poem! Dear Sango my love, your eyes mirror the beauty of the stars.no."
After about thirty more minutes of composing, without any improvement, he headed off the path slightly, and took a break on a moldering log. He had barely unpacked his food and had an apple held up halfway to his mouth when he noticed a huge flock of birds swarm overhead, squawking madly. Food forgotten, he leaped to his feet and watched their hasty retreat. He stared hard in the direction they had come.
"Musta been some kind of de...." He trailed off as a brilliant stream of purple light shot through the canopy. "Naraku!" Miroku dashed off, leaving his food behind. As he ran toward the source of the light a sudden sickening thought emerged, spurring him forward. ~What if Sango's there..~
Naraku laughed again as Sango uttered a soft moan.
"Yes, it hurts doesn't it.I'll give you a choice, girl, either tell me where the shards are, or I'll tear the information from your brain and destroy you!"
He narrowed his eyes and watched her. ~She can't possibly still be conscious can she? Any normal human would have been dead by now. No matter though, I can still destroy her mind~ He lowered her to the ground, where she stood for a few seconds before her knees buckled, sending her crashing to the ground.
"I'll..never..tell..you..anything! you filthy demon!"
Naraku's icy smile vanished. He formed a fist and the purple light carried her backward, slamming hard into another tree. He attacked her mind even harder and she closed her eyes, screaming as he tore through her thoughts.
"SAAAAAAAAANNNNNGOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"
At the sound of her name, Sango's eyes snapped open for an instant. Miroku's wavery figure stood on the edge of the clearing, looking down on the scene below. Her mind shuddered and she closed her eyes as her head fell forward. Naraku whirled around, momentarily caught off guard. Miroku's feet barely touched the ground as he hurtled toward Naraku.
"You bastard!!!"
His fist collided squarely with the demon's jaw, sending him backward a few steps. The light vanished, and Sango's body slumped to the ground like a rag doll. Miroku eyes were blazing as he turned toward Naraku.
"I'll...kill you for this." He whispered through clenched teeth.
"I'LL KILL YOU NARAKU!!!!!"
The demon anticipated his fist this time, and easy avoided the wild swing. The monk jumped back, then ran forward again, kicking and punching insanely. Naraku dodged every one of his attacks, jumping farther and farther out of reach each time.
"Foolish monk, you don't think you can beat me, the allpowerful Naraku do you??!"
Miroku looked up with a face streaked with sweat and tears.
"What did you do to her!"
Naraku smiled evilly.
"Find out for yourself."
He looked up suddenly, a mix of alarm and surprise on his face. He turned his back to the monk and jumped off into the trees.
"Come back here and fight me Naraku! Coward come back!"
Miroku wiped a bead of sweat out of his eye, then turned toward Sango as if he had suddenly remembered she was there.
"Sango!"
He rushed to her side, and kneeled down. A deep cut on her forehead leaked blood down one side of her face. One eye was swollen shut and turning a nasty shade of purple. He watched her shallow breathing, noticing the thin deep cuts in her neck.
"She's a mess..Sango, what happened to you."
He whispered softly as he cradled her head in his lap. Everything he had been thinking about, all his apologies and poems had been swept from his mind. Miroku carefully gathered her up in his arms and set off down the path.
The sun had nearly set when Kagome and the others caught up with them. She ran toward the monk, yelling excitedly, then stopped. Miroku quietly walked past her, carrying Sango. Kagome let out a small gasp.
"Oh Sango! Miroku, is she..."
Miroku continued walking and ignored her. Kagome opened her mouth to say something, but was startled into silence by a firm hand on her shoulder. Inuyasha stared at her and said quietly, " Don't talk to Miroku, Kagome, can't you see he's hurting too bad for that?" Kagome closed her mouth and nodded. After giving Miroku some distance, they followed behind him in silence.
Birds flew up in alarm at the cries of pain mingled with Naraku's cruel laughter. Sango's boomerang lay gouged through a tree, useless. Naraku had Sango trapped in a cloud of swirling purple light. He had long since discarded the baboon pelt, and Sango was able to look into his hard, cold eyes.
"Sango, it will be so much easier for you if you just tell me where the remaining shards are."
One of her eyes had swollen shut from colliding with a tree trunk. She glared at him with her good eye, locking her gaze with his.
"Still have some fight, eh"
Naraku lifted his hand and began to make a fist. The light that surrounded Sango began to tighten around her throat. She could feel small strands of light, like thread, cutting into her neck. She bit her lip, fighting against crying out as the strands grew tighter. Suddenly, her mind misted over, everything becoming a dreamy blur. Vaguely aware that Naraku was probing her mind, she fought for consciousness.
Miroku strode down the path, oblivious to the summer beauty around him. He fiddled with the prayer beads encircling his hand as he rehearsed what he would say to Sango.
"Hi Sango, I'm sorry about what happened..no, how bout, Sango! It's great to see you, listen about yesterday.no.."
He looked up at the sun for the hundredth time and sighed.
"I'm never going to get this down right..wait..what if I wrote her a poem! Dear Sango my love, your eyes mirror the beauty of the stars.no."
After about thirty more minutes of composing, without any improvement, he headed off the path slightly, and took a break on a moldering log. He had barely unpacked his food and had an apple held up halfway to his mouth when he noticed a huge flock of birds swarm overhead, squawking madly. Food forgotten, he leaped to his feet and watched their hasty retreat. He stared hard in the direction they had come.
"Musta been some kind of de...." He trailed off as a brilliant stream of purple light shot through the canopy. "Naraku!" Miroku dashed off, leaving his food behind. As he ran toward the source of the light a sudden sickening thought emerged, spurring him forward. ~What if Sango's there..~
Naraku laughed again as Sango uttered a soft moan.
"Yes, it hurts doesn't it.I'll give you a choice, girl, either tell me where the shards are, or I'll tear the information from your brain and destroy you!"
He narrowed his eyes and watched her. ~She can't possibly still be conscious can she? Any normal human would have been dead by now. No matter though, I can still destroy her mind~ He lowered her to the ground, where she stood for a few seconds before her knees buckled, sending her crashing to the ground.
"I'll..never..tell..you..anything! you filthy demon!"
Naraku's icy smile vanished. He formed a fist and the purple light carried her backward, slamming hard into another tree. He attacked her mind even harder and she closed her eyes, screaming as he tore through her thoughts.
"SAAAAAAAAANNNNNGOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"
At the sound of her name, Sango's eyes snapped open for an instant. Miroku's wavery figure stood on the edge of the clearing, looking down on the scene below. Her mind shuddered and she closed her eyes as her head fell forward. Naraku whirled around, momentarily caught off guard. Miroku's feet barely touched the ground as he hurtled toward Naraku.
"You bastard!!!"
His fist collided squarely with the demon's jaw, sending him backward a few steps. The light vanished, and Sango's body slumped to the ground like a rag doll. Miroku eyes were blazing as he turned toward Naraku.
"I'll...kill you for this." He whispered through clenched teeth.
"I'LL KILL YOU NARAKU!!!!!"
The demon anticipated his fist this time, and easy avoided the wild swing. The monk jumped back, then ran forward again, kicking and punching insanely. Naraku dodged every one of his attacks, jumping farther and farther out of reach each time.
"Foolish monk, you don't think you can beat me, the allpowerful Naraku do you??!"
Miroku looked up with a face streaked with sweat and tears.
"What did you do to her!"
Naraku smiled evilly.
"Find out for yourself."
He looked up suddenly, a mix of alarm and surprise on his face. He turned his back to the monk and jumped off into the trees.
"Come back here and fight me Naraku! Coward come back!"
Miroku wiped a bead of sweat out of his eye, then turned toward Sango as if he had suddenly remembered she was there.
"Sango!"
He rushed to her side, and kneeled down. A deep cut on her forehead leaked blood down one side of her face. One eye was swollen shut and turning a nasty shade of purple. He watched her shallow breathing, noticing the thin deep cuts in her neck.
"She's a mess..Sango, what happened to you."
He whispered softly as he cradled her head in his lap. Everything he had been thinking about, all his apologies and poems had been swept from his mind. Miroku carefully gathered her up in his arms and set off down the path.
The sun had nearly set when Kagome and the others caught up with them. She ran toward the monk, yelling excitedly, then stopped. Miroku quietly walked past her, carrying Sango. Kagome let out a small gasp.
"Oh Sango! Miroku, is she..."
Miroku continued walking and ignored her. Kagome opened her mouth to say something, but was startled into silence by a firm hand on her shoulder. Inuyasha stared at her and said quietly, " Don't talk to Miroku, Kagome, can't you see he's hurting too bad for that?" Kagome closed her mouth and nodded. After giving Miroku some distance, they followed behind him in silence.