Didn't expect to see you here again! I thought you had all left me! Maybe I
was mistaken! *looks at empty audience seats* Okay I know, the last chapter
was really sad! Hopefully they'll get better. Like I told you before, the
characters won't talk to me at the moment, so it's just little old boring
me! Here you go! Another chapter! (A/N get the whole title thing? Till
death . . . do us part? Huh? Huh? Oh whatever.)
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Chapter 11
. . . Do Us Part
Miroku awoke to a splitting headache.
'My head . . .'
He felt someone beside him and opened his eyes tentatively. Sango was nuzzled against his left arm, being weary of his injuries, sleeping soundly.
'What-?'
Sango felt his breathing change and instantly woke up. She looked at his face and found him looking back at her. She felt so relieved she felt as though she could cry. She flung herself on Miroku, hugging him tightly.
"Miroku! You're all right!"
Regaining her composer, she pulled away quickly. Leaving a very startled and confuse monk.
"Y-yes, I believe I am Sango."
He looked over at the demon slayer, who was being careful to avoid his eyes. He slid his left hand smoothly into her right. Startled she looked at him; the monk gave her a warm and genuine smile. Her heart fluttered in her chest. It was only then that they realized that it was raining rather hard, though they didn't feel it because of the thick tree branches above them. There was a large clap of thunder and a crack of lightning that seemed to have hit close by. So close in fact that they felt the shock wave from the blast; Miroku instinctively covered Sango, pressing her close to him. Good thing too, because the next thing they knew they were surrounded by flames. Shippo woke up with a start at the noise.
"What's going on?!" he demanded jumping into Sango's lap and burying his head in her stomach. But the two adults jumped to their feet, leaving Shippo to hang onto Sango's belt. She quickly scooped him up and yelled to Kirara. The cat demon knelt down once again and Sango helped Miroku on. Once on herself they headed toward the explosion, which they all knew, was the direction that InuYasha had taken to rescue Kagome.
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Kagome was thrown against the castle wall from the force of the blast. She slid to the ground, barely conscious. Her mind kept loosing focus, and the world outside seemed to keep tuning out the sounds, like someone was messing with the volume on the television. Only one thought seemed to rise above all of the chaos the was currently her brain . . .
'InuYasha . . .'
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Miroku was the first to catch sight of the castle. Kirara easily jumped the flames and let Sango and Miroku dismount inside. Shippo clung to the ruff of Kirara's neck, trying to keep the out smoke from his eyes. Sango quickly put on her metal, demon slayer facemask. Miroku took a cloth out of his robes and covered his mouth.
"We have to find Kagome and InuYasha!"
Sango nodded and motioned Miroku to follow her. They had not walked far before Kirara let out a mighty roar, full of concern. Quick to answer, Sango and Miroku ran toward her cries. Surely enough she had found Kagome.
"Kagome! Kagome!" Shippo cried trying to awaken the unconscious teen.
Sango dropped to her knees next to Kagome and pulled her up.
"Kagome! Are you alright?"
"What happened? Where is InuYasha?" Miroku demanded; his concern for his other friend overpowering the ever-growing pain in his side.
Kagome didn't open her eyes, but began mumbling. Sango had to put her ear near her mouth to understand what she was saying.
"InuYasha . . . the blast . . . Tetsusaiga . . . lightning . . ."
Miroku put a hand on Sango's shoulder.
"You get Kagome out of here. I'll look for InuYasha, he may need help."
Sango nodded and looked at her demon friend.
"Kirara, stay with Miroku! Shippo, come with me!"
The little kitsune obeyed, but he couldn't ignore the dreaded feeling he was getting in the pit of his stomach.
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Two days later . . .
Sango walked into Kaede's hut, seeing Miroku leaning up against the far wall; she walked over to him, glancing at Kagome's still figure. She hadn't woken up since they had rescued her from the fire.
"She still has not awakened?" Sango asked softly, kneeing next to the monk. He opened his eyes wearily to look at her, then turned his gaze toward the one in question. Shippo was curled up next to Kagome, sleeping as well.
"No." he replied shortly, "I am starting to worry Sango, what if- Nh!" He cringed slightly at the pain in his side. He instinctively reached down to touch it, trying to relieve the sting.
"I worry that Kagome needs more healing than we can give her in this time."
Sango nodded and leaned over to check his wound. Miroku flinched automatically, though she hadn't even touched his robes yet.
"Yes, I worry too. But we cannot send her back alone in this state? There will be no one on the other side to receive her! And the only one who can bring her is Inu-" she stopped in mid word. The hut was silent again.
Miroku had searched for hours that night, in search of InuYasha. They had gone back to the castle, after the fire had been put out by the rainfall and found nothing; only the sheath to Tetsusaiga. They were not sure what had happened to him, but they knew that he would have showed up by now.
They also knew that he would have never left Kagome . . .
Sango went to take off Miroku's robes unconsciously, to check his wound. When she found resistance, she looked up, questioning and found a blushing Miroku.
"Uh, Sango? What are you doing?"
She blushed slightly, but replied in a firm voice.
"You need your bandages changed, let me see."
"Kaede can-"
"Kaede is out getting more herbs, now let me see."
Sango was shocked to say the least, that Miroku was shy about this! Since he used every chance he could get, to try grope/have a woman bare his child. She looked at him with suspicion out of the corner of her eye as he began stripping the layers of robes off of his upper body. He was muscular, though one couldn't tell through all of the layers of clothing. In fact, one could say that he was almost as muscular as InuYasha, in a more human sort of way.
Miroku looked away as Sango began to take off his bloody bandages, clean the wound and replace it with new ones. The salve and powder that she was using to help heal the cut, was soothing to the touch. But what seemed to really relieve his pain, was the feel of Sango's soft hands on his bare skin. The way her fingers danced around his around his torso as she wrapped the new bandages on.
Sango blushed redder, wanting herself to finish the task quickly, but also wanting to linger on it as well.
"I'm finished." She stated bluntly, pulling away slightly.
Miroku, glad and disappointed that she was done, pulled his robes back onto his shoulders.
"InuYasha . . ."
The couple spun to see that Kagome was beginning to stir. Shippo woke up and looked intently into her face. Her eyes fluttered open, just as Sango and Miroku came to kneel beside her. Thoughts rushed through her head so fast that she sat up quickly. Instantly, she had to lay back down again, as it felt like someone had hit her in the head with a cinderblock.
"What happened?" she whispered harshly.
Sango looked down at her with concern.
"We were going to ask you the same thing."
Kagome lifted her wrist to rest lightly on her forehead.
"InuYasha came to rescue me, he ended up getting really beaten up by this tiger demon Umoniku, then there was a big explosion . . . the lightning struck and-"
She stopped, and sat up again, ignoring the pain throbbing madly in her head.
"Where's InuYasha?! Is he okay?"
Her friends couldn't answer her, and their silence told her what she most feared.
InuYasha was dead.
Kagome didn't hear Sango or Miroku as they told her how they hadn't found a body. That it was almost certain that he was dead. That he would have come back . . .
'No . . . no . . . he can't be . . .'
Kind arms embraced her as she sat there on the futon, crying in the morning light . . .
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Wow, I think that was the longest chapter I've written so far! Jeez, and twice in one night too! Hey! I'm gonna try for a third, so hang on to your hats! Later peoples! I LOVE REVIEWS!!! That's how I can tell whether or not you like what I am writing. What a concept! Heehee! Later!
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Chapter 11
. . . Do Us Part
Miroku awoke to a splitting headache.
'My head . . .'
He felt someone beside him and opened his eyes tentatively. Sango was nuzzled against his left arm, being weary of his injuries, sleeping soundly.
'What-?'
Sango felt his breathing change and instantly woke up. She looked at his face and found him looking back at her. She felt so relieved she felt as though she could cry. She flung herself on Miroku, hugging him tightly.
"Miroku! You're all right!"
Regaining her composer, she pulled away quickly. Leaving a very startled and confuse monk.
"Y-yes, I believe I am Sango."
He looked over at the demon slayer, who was being careful to avoid his eyes. He slid his left hand smoothly into her right. Startled she looked at him; the monk gave her a warm and genuine smile. Her heart fluttered in her chest. It was only then that they realized that it was raining rather hard, though they didn't feel it because of the thick tree branches above them. There was a large clap of thunder and a crack of lightning that seemed to have hit close by. So close in fact that they felt the shock wave from the blast; Miroku instinctively covered Sango, pressing her close to him. Good thing too, because the next thing they knew they were surrounded by flames. Shippo woke up with a start at the noise.
"What's going on?!" he demanded jumping into Sango's lap and burying his head in her stomach. But the two adults jumped to their feet, leaving Shippo to hang onto Sango's belt. She quickly scooped him up and yelled to Kirara. The cat demon knelt down once again and Sango helped Miroku on. Once on herself they headed toward the explosion, which they all knew, was the direction that InuYasha had taken to rescue Kagome.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome was thrown against the castle wall from the force of the blast. She slid to the ground, barely conscious. Her mind kept loosing focus, and the world outside seemed to keep tuning out the sounds, like someone was messing with the volume on the television. Only one thought seemed to rise above all of the chaos the was currently her brain . . .
'InuYasha . . .'
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Miroku was the first to catch sight of the castle. Kirara easily jumped the flames and let Sango and Miroku dismount inside. Shippo clung to the ruff of Kirara's neck, trying to keep the out smoke from his eyes. Sango quickly put on her metal, demon slayer facemask. Miroku took a cloth out of his robes and covered his mouth.
"We have to find Kagome and InuYasha!"
Sango nodded and motioned Miroku to follow her. They had not walked far before Kirara let out a mighty roar, full of concern. Quick to answer, Sango and Miroku ran toward her cries. Surely enough she had found Kagome.
"Kagome! Kagome!" Shippo cried trying to awaken the unconscious teen.
Sango dropped to her knees next to Kagome and pulled her up.
"Kagome! Are you alright?"
"What happened? Where is InuYasha?" Miroku demanded; his concern for his other friend overpowering the ever-growing pain in his side.
Kagome didn't open her eyes, but began mumbling. Sango had to put her ear near her mouth to understand what she was saying.
"InuYasha . . . the blast . . . Tetsusaiga . . . lightning . . ."
Miroku put a hand on Sango's shoulder.
"You get Kagome out of here. I'll look for InuYasha, he may need help."
Sango nodded and looked at her demon friend.
"Kirara, stay with Miroku! Shippo, come with me!"
The little kitsune obeyed, but he couldn't ignore the dreaded feeling he was getting in the pit of his stomach.
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Two days later . . .
Sango walked into Kaede's hut, seeing Miroku leaning up against the far wall; she walked over to him, glancing at Kagome's still figure. She hadn't woken up since they had rescued her from the fire.
"She still has not awakened?" Sango asked softly, kneeing next to the monk. He opened his eyes wearily to look at her, then turned his gaze toward the one in question. Shippo was curled up next to Kagome, sleeping as well.
"No." he replied shortly, "I am starting to worry Sango, what if- Nh!" He cringed slightly at the pain in his side. He instinctively reached down to touch it, trying to relieve the sting.
"I worry that Kagome needs more healing than we can give her in this time."
Sango nodded and leaned over to check his wound. Miroku flinched automatically, though she hadn't even touched his robes yet.
"Yes, I worry too. But we cannot send her back alone in this state? There will be no one on the other side to receive her! And the only one who can bring her is Inu-" she stopped in mid word. The hut was silent again.
Miroku had searched for hours that night, in search of InuYasha. They had gone back to the castle, after the fire had been put out by the rainfall and found nothing; only the sheath to Tetsusaiga. They were not sure what had happened to him, but they knew that he would have showed up by now.
They also knew that he would have never left Kagome . . .
Sango went to take off Miroku's robes unconsciously, to check his wound. When she found resistance, she looked up, questioning and found a blushing Miroku.
"Uh, Sango? What are you doing?"
She blushed slightly, but replied in a firm voice.
"You need your bandages changed, let me see."
"Kaede can-"
"Kaede is out getting more herbs, now let me see."
Sango was shocked to say the least, that Miroku was shy about this! Since he used every chance he could get, to try grope/have a woman bare his child. She looked at him with suspicion out of the corner of her eye as he began stripping the layers of robes off of his upper body. He was muscular, though one couldn't tell through all of the layers of clothing. In fact, one could say that he was almost as muscular as InuYasha, in a more human sort of way.
Miroku looked away as Sango began to take off his bloody bandages, clean the wound and replace it with new ones. The salve and powder that she was using to help heal the cut, was soothing to the touch. But what seemed to really relieve his pain, was the feel of Sango's soft hands on his bare skin. The way her fingers danced around his around his torso as she wrapped the new bandages on.
Sango blushed redder, wanting herself to finish the task quickly, but also wanting to linger on it as well.
"I'm finished." She stated bluntly, pulling away slightly.
Miroku, glad and disappointed that she was done, pulled his robes back onto his shoulders.
"InuYasha . . ."
The couple spun to see that Kagome was beginning to stir. Shippo woke up and looked intently into her face. Her eyes fluttered open, just as Sango and Miroku came to kneel beside her. Thoughts rushed through her head so fast that she sat up quickly. Instantly, she had to lay back down again, as it felt like someone had hit her in the head with a cinderblock.
"What happened?" she whispered harshly.
Sango looked down at her with concern.
"We were going to ask you the same thing."
Kagome lifted her wrist to rest lightly on her forehead.
"InuYasha came to rescue me, he ended up getting really beaten up by this tiger demon Umoniku, then there was a big explosion . . . the lightning struck and-"
She stopped, and sat up again, ignoring the pain throbbing madly in her head.
"Where's InuYasha?! Is he okay?"
Her friends couldn't answer her, and their silence told her what she most feared.
InuYasha was dead.
Kagome didn't hear Sango or Miroku as they told her how they hadn't found a body. That it was almost certain that he was dead. That he would have come back . . .
'No . . . no . . . he can't be . . .'
Kind arms embraced her as she sat there on the futon, crying in the morning light . . .
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Wow, I think that was the longest chapter I've written so far! Jeez, and twice in one night too! Hey! I'm gonna try for a third, so hang on to your hats! Later peoples! I LOVE REVIEWS!!! That's how I can tell whether or not you like what I am writing. What a concept! Heehee! Later!