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Against the Odds
~ Chapter 2: In Which a Few Bets Are Made ~
Nothing very interesting happened that day. No jewel shards, no attacks from Naraku. The group set up camp by some hot springs, and got a fire going. Sango and Kagome went to take a bath while Miroku wasn't paying as much attention.
"Miroku will be disappointed," Kagome said in a moment of silence. The girls giggled. She started a new conversation, "Sango, do you have any feelings for Miroku? Other than as a friend?"
Sango blushed, "Why do you ask?" she turned, revealing the scar that Kohaku had given her.
"I'm not sure...I think just because you act a little different around him," Kagome replied.
Sango scowled slightly and turned back to her friend, "Are you in love with Inu-Yasha?"
It was Kagome's turn to blush. She looked down, "I don't know...There are some times when I think he loves me, looking out for my safety, or when he's been weakened. But a lot of the time I'm not sure. It's like I'm only in love with him when I'm worried about him."
Sango looked thoughtful, "I know what you mean. But I think that's what love is." She got a teasing look in her eye.
"What?" Kagome smiled.
"Maybe we should have a little contest..." Sango grinned.
"What kind of contest?" Kagome was interested.
"Who can be the most fickle? OR, who can get their man the quickest?"
"Fickle sounds fun, but I think your second suggestion is better," Kagome thought for a second. "Wait! You ARE in love with Miroku!"
Sango blushed, but didn't deny it. She held out her hand, "So, is it a deal?"
"What are the guidelines?" Kagome asked. "We should have a point where someone wins."
"Really, we'll both win," Sango answered. "But you're right. Hmm...how about at LEAST until you can kiss him, unembarrassed, in front of everybody."
"Nah...how 'bout till HE kisses you?" Kagome suggested instead.
"Even better! But what will we win?" Sango wondered.
Kagome laughed, "I know! Whoever wins gets to have the other be their slave for a week!"
Sango laughed with her, "Yes! That'll be great! Deal?"
"Yeah," Kagome stuck out her hand, and Sango shook it firmly. "The bet is on."
*~*
"Where are the girls?" Miroku asked. They had been there a little while ago...
Inu-Yasha's ears twitched. He saw Kagome and Sango go off and take a bath. But he wasn't about to let Miroku see them. He knew he'd just end up in pain too. "I'm not sure. But they can't have gone too far. They'll be back soon enough."
The fire crackled in the silence. Shippo and Kirara were both asleep, curled into each other for warmth. Miroku smiled at the kitsune and fire cat. Then he thought of something. "Inu-Yasha..."
"What?" the dog demon looked at the monk suspiciously.
"Would you care to make a bet?"
"What kind of bet?" Inu-Yasha's gold eyes narrowed, and his ears perked.
"A bet about the girls."
Inu-Yasha thought of being sat. The pain was nothing, most of the time. It was the humiliation he had to endure because of a stupid word he didn't like. But he was still curious about Miroku's offer. "I need a better explanation than that."
"Well, you love Kagome, right?" Inu-Yasha blushed. Miroku continued, "And while Kagome is a great beauty, something about Sango is different."
"What's your point?" Inu-Yasha demanded.
"My point is that we should make a bet about it. About our love for Sango and Kagome," Miroku was calm and steady. He grinned, "What I think is that we should see how much we can make them fall for us, while keeping away from them."
Inu-Yasha looked completely confused, "I still don't get what you're asking me to do..."
He sighed, "What I'm asking for is for you to completely ignore Kagome, while trying to make her fall in love with you. For instance, instead of your normal, crude behavior, act nice to everyone, and confuse her."
The hanyou raised his eyebrows, "That would mean you would have to lay off your lechery. No questions asked."
"Hmm...I see what you mean. This bet is going to be on behavior and distance...All right then. Whoever can keep it up the longest wins."
"How do we know when the other wins?" Inu-Yasha asked warily.
"When she kisses you in front of everyone. For instance, if I win, then that means Kagome has kissed you. If you win, that means Sango has kissed me. In reality, we'll both win, but for the wager, the one unkissed will."
"What if you lose...?"
"If you lose, then you have to become my slave for a week. If I lose, the same goes," the monk put out his hand to the half-demon. "Is it a deal?"
Inu-Yasha grinned, "Sure is." They shook. The bet was on.
Against the Odds
~ Chapter 2: In Which a Few Bets Are Made ~
Nothing very interesting happened that day. No jewel shards, no attacks from Naraku. The group set up camp by some hot springs, and got a fire going. Sango and Kagome went to take a bath while Miroku wasn't paying as much attention.
"Miroku will be disappointed," Kagome said in a moment of silence. The girls giggled. She started a new conversation, "Sango, do you have any feelings for Miroku? Other than as a friend?"
Sango blushed, "Why do you ask?" she turned, revealing the scar that Kohaku had given her.
"I'm not sure...I think just because you act a little different around him," Kagome replied.
Sango scowled slightly and turned back to her friend, "Are you in love with Inu-Yasha?"
It was Kagome's turn to blush. She looked down, "I don't know...There are some times when I think he loves me, looking out for my safety, or when he's been weakened. But a lot of the time I'm not sure. It's like I'm only in love with him when I'm worried about him."
Sango looked thoughtful, "I know what you mean. But I think that's what love is." She got a teasing look in her eye.
"What?" Kagome smiled.
"Maybe we should have a little contest..." Sango grinned.
"What kind of contest?" Kagome was interested.
"Who can be the most fickle? OR, who can get their man the quickest?"
"Fickle sounds fun, but I think your second suggestion is better," Kagome thought for a second. "Wait! You ARE in love with Miroku!"
Sango blushed, but didn't deny it. She held out her hand, "So, is it a deal?"
"What are the guidelines?" Kagome asked. "We should have a point where someone wins."
"Really, we'll both win," Sango answered. "But you're right. Hmm...how about at LEAST until you can kiss him, unembarrassed, in front of everybody."
"Nah...how 'bout till HE kisses you?" Kagome suggested instead.
"Even better! But what will we win?" Sango wondered.
Kagome laughed, "I know! Whoever wins gets to have the other be their slave for a week!"
Sango laughed with her, "Yes! That'll be great! Deal?"
"Yeah," Kagome stuck out her hand, and Sango shook it firmly. "The bet is on."
*~*
"Where are the girls?" Miroku asked. They had been there a little while ago...
Inu-Yasha's ears twitched. He saw Kagome and Sango go off and take a bath. But he wasn't about to let Miroku see them. He knew he'd just end up in pain too. "I'm not sure. But they can't have gone too far. They'll be back soon enough."
The fire crackled in the silence. Shippo and Kirara were both asleep, curled into each other for warmth. Miroku smiled at the kitsune and fire cat. Then he thought of something. "Inu-Yasha..."
"What?" the dog demon looked at the monk suspiciously.
"Would you care to make a bet?"
"What kind of bet?" Inu-Yasha's gold eyes narrowed, and his ears perked.
"A bet about the girls."
Inu-Yasha thought of being sat. The pain was nothing, most of the time. It was the humiliation he had to endure because of a stupid word he didn't like. But he was still curious about Miroku's offer. "I need a better explanation than that."
"Well, you love Kagome, right?" Inu-Yasha blushed. Miroku continued, "And while Kagome is a great beauty, something about Sango is different."
"What's your point?" Inu-Yasha demanded.
"My point is that we should make a bet about it. About our love for Sango and Kagome," Miroku was calm and steady. He grinned, "What I think is that we should see how much we can make them fall for us, while keeping away from them."
Inu-Yasha looked completely confused, "I still don't get what you're asking me to do..."
He sighed, "What I'm asking for is for you to completely ignore Kagome, while trying to make her fall in love with you. For instance, instead of your normal, crude behavior, act nice to everyone, and confuse her."
The hanyou raised his eyebrows, "That would mean you would have to lay off your lechery. No questions asked."
"Hmm...I see what you mean. This bet is going to be on behavior and distance...All right then. Whoever can keep it up the longest wins."
"How do we know when the other wins?" Inu-Yasha asked warily.
"When she kisses you in front of everyone. For instance, if I win, then that means Kagome has kissed you. If you win, that means Sango has kissed me. In reality, we'll both win, but for the wager, the one unkissed will."
"What if you lose...?"
"If you lose, then you have to become my slave for a week. If I lose, the same goes," the monk put out his hand to the half-demon. "Is it a deal?"
Inu-Yasha grinned, "Sure is." They shook. The bet was on.