Always My Soul
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters
Miroku watched his Kee as they walked side by side behind Inuyasha and Sango out of the corner of his eye. The aura given off by her was very distracting to him. His senses, which did work on occasion, screamed at him that she was unnatural. That she was a thing and not a person. His heart told him she was someone to watch but no more unnatural then Kagome herself was. So far Kee had spoken more with Inuyasha and Sango, in fact Miroku found he avoided any personal contact with her. He was extremely uncomfortable with his reactions to her, which all seemed over reactive.
He was so distracted by his thoughts that he absently caught Kee's arm as she tripped. Instantly he was under the scrutiny of intense blue eyes that gave the impression of amazement. He jerked his hand away from her arm and looked away uncomfortable with her reaction.
He walked away briskly hoping she would leave the matter of his actions alone. Her light footsteps alerted him to her hurrying to catch up to him. When she did finally fall into step beside him he did everything he could to appear to be unapproachable.
"You dislike me," Kee said quietly beside him.
He would've had to be a simpleton not to catch the note of apprehension in her voice, and Miroku was anything but a simpleton. Despite the fact that his hand curled slowly into a fist he licked his lips and answered her, wondering when all the moisture had disappeared from his mouth.
"You tried to kill me" was his answer.
"You wept for her pain" Kee stated, wonder in her voice.
Miroku tried not to be offended, "She is my friend. It hurt to see her like that."
"I am sorry I tried to end your life Miroku. I did not understand your value to Kagome at the time"
He figured it was a decent apology considering the circumstances. It did not ease his disquiet. He supposed most of his apprehension had to do with the fact that Kee used her powers without hesitation or thought. Her flagrant use of those powers against the youkai earlier had deeply disturbed him. He had seen the half smile of satisfaction on her face, though Inuyasha had turned away before it came.
"Why do you react as you do to youkai?" He finally asked, looking over at her as they walked.
Her face darkened, "I do not hate them".
Miroku snorted in disbelief "Yes you do...I watched your face. You enjoyed killing that youkai the way you did. Why would a miko such as you need to display your powers like that?"
She glanced at him then, her eyes full of something ominous. "I have my reasons"
"You are evading the question", Miroku chided, being the master of evasion himself he could easily identify it when he heard it.
"When I lived I spent much of my time killing them." She said.
He could hear the aggression in her voice and felt his Air Rip begin to throb. He flexed it wondering if she was aware she was affecting him. She reminded him of a legend he had heard a few years back of a dark miko whose heart had become so imbued with evil that she attracted youkai to her by simply standing in a field and waiting. He reasoned that if such a thing was possible then Kee was corrupt enough to have been that miko. He had never heard of a miko being anything but beneficiary but given that he had met Kikyo he knew mikos could be turned into very tragic figures due to things that occurred in their lives.
He felt a small sliver of pity enter his heart for Kee. The miko in the legend he had heard had been treated very unkindly by her people and had died alone without knowing an ounce of real kindness or love. It was a dreadful thing to have no one. The more he thought on it the more he wondered if Kee was attempting to feel such things through them, perhaps speaking with those in such a close knit group gave her a sense of all that she had missed. These ideas made him pity her even more, and though Miroku had his own vices one of them was not lack of kindness.
"Kee..." He began, unsure what he was going to say.
"Yes?" She responded.
He was not allowed the time to formulate what he would say next because a blur of brown and gray leapt out of the forest to the right headed straight for Kee. Again Miroku found himself reacting without thought, grabbing Kee's arm and swinging her behind him. He brandished his staff, bracing himself for what he was sure would result in a painful impact. At the last moment Hiraikotsu rocketed into the youkai splitting it in two. Miroku threw a grateful smile at Sango who was just catching the massive boomerang. Sango gave him a jaunty little salute they had all picked up from Kagome. He turned to Kee only to find her speechless.
"Are you alright?" He asked slightly concerned.
She gawked openly at him for a few moments, wide eyed as a child being given a new toy.
"What...why did you do that?" She asked breathlessly.
He shook his head in wonder, "Because you didn't notice the youkai and I didn't feel like watching you die"
She gave him a speculative look, "But I tried to kill you"
"Well I'm not one to hold onto that type of grudge...just don't curse me and we'll get along fine," He said jokingly.
She attempted a smile that came out looking more like a grimace, "You all are very strange. I see why Kagome values you so much"
"We're friends Kee I'm sorry if you don't know what that means. I think everyone should. I just have a hard time with you. I talk with Kagome so we know each other. You being here as you are makes me uncomfortable. That doesn't mean that I'll allow you to be hurt. If nothing else Kee we are companions and that means we watch out for each other"
Kee looked at him for a long moment until allowing a real smile to cross her face.
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters
Miroku watched his Kee as they walked side by side behind Inuyasha and Sango out of the corner of his eye. The aura given off by her was very distracting to him. His senses, which did work on occasion, screamed at him that she was unnatural. That she was a thing and not a person. His heart told him she was someone to watch but no more unnatural then Kagome herself was. So far Kee had spoken more with Inuyasha and Sango, in fact Miroku found he avoided any personal contact with her. He was extremely uncomfortable with his reactions to her, which all seemed over reactive.
He was so distracted by his thoughts that he absently caught Kee's arm as she tripped. Instantly he was under the scrutiny of intense blue eyes that gave the impression of amazement. He jerked his hand away from her arm and looked away uncomfortable with her reaction.
He walked away briskly hoping she would leave the matter of his actions alone. Her light footsteps alerted him to her hurrying to catch up to him. When she did finally fall into step beside him he did everything he could to appear to be unapproachable.
"You dislike me," Kee said quietly beside him.
He would've had to be a simpleton not to catch the note of apprehension in her voice, and Miroku was anything but a simpleton. Despite the fact that his hand curled slowly into a fist he licked his lips and answered her, wondering when all the moisture had disappeared from his mouth.
"You tried to kill me" was his answer.
"You wept for her pain" Kee stated, wonder in her voice.
Miroku tried not to be offended, "She is my friend. It hurt to see her like that."
"I am sorry I tried to end your life Miroku. I did not understand your value to Kagome at the time"
He figured it was a decent apology considering the circumstances. It did not ease his disquiet. He supposed most of his apprehension had to do with the fact that Kee used her powers without hesitation or thought. Her flagrant use of those powers against the youkai earlier had deeply disturbed him. He had seen the half smile of satisfaction on her face, though Inuyasha had turned away before it came.
"Why do you react as you do to youkai?" He finally asked, looking over at her as they walked.
Her face darkened, "I do not hate them".
Miroku snorted in disbelief "Yes you do...I watched your face. You enjoyed killing that youkai the way you did. Why would a miko such as you need to display your powers like that?"
She glanced at him then, her eyes full of something ominous. "I have my reasons"
"You are evading the question", Miroku chided, being the master of evasion himself he could easily identify it when he heard it.
"When I lived I spent much of my time killing them." She said.
He could hear the aggression in her voice and felt his Air Rip begin to throb. He flexed it wondering if she was aware she was affecting him. She reminded him of a legend he had heard a few years back of a dark miko whose heart had become so imbued with evil that she attracted youkai to her by simply standing in a field and waiting. He reasoned that if such a thing was possible then Kee was corrupt enough to have been that miko. He had never heard of a miko being anything but beneficiary but given that he had met Kikyo he knew mikos could be turned into very tragic figures due to things that occurred in their lives.
He felt a small sliver of pity enter his heart for Kee. The miko in the legend he had heard had been treated very unkindly by her people and had died alone without knowing an ounce of real kindness or love. It was a dreadful thing to have no one. The more he thought on it the more he wondered if Kee was attempting to feel such things through them, perhaps speaking with those in such a close knit group gave her a sense of all that she had missed. These ideas made him pity her even more, and though Miroku had his own vices one of them was not lack of kindness.
"Kee..." He began, unsure what he was going to say.
"Yes?" She responded.
He was not allowed the time to formulate what he would say next because a blur of brown and gray leapt out of the forest to the right headed straight for Kee. Again Miroku found himself reacting without thought, grabbing Kee's arm and swinging her behind him. He brandished his staff, bracing himself for what he was sure would result in a painful impact. At the last moment Hiraikotsu rocketed into the youkai splitting it in two. Miroku threw a grateful smile at Sango who was just catching the massive boomerang. Sango gave him a jaunty little salute they had all picked up from Kagome. He turned to Kee only to find her speechless.
"Are you alright?" He asked slightly concerned.
She gawked openly at him for a few moments, wide eyed as a child being given a new toy.
"What...why did you do that?" She asked breathlessly.
He shook his head in wonder, "Because you didn't notice the youkai and I didn't feel like watching you die"
She gave him a speculative look, "But I tried to kill you"
"Well I'm not one to hold onto that type of grudge...just don't curse me and we'll get along fine," He said jokingly.
She attempted a smile that came out looking more like a grimace, "You all are very strange. I see why Kagome values you so much"
"We're friends Kee I'm sorry if you don't know what that means. I think everyone should. I just have a hard time with you. I talk with Kagome so we know each other. You being here as you are makes me uncomfortable. That doesn't mean that I'll allow you to be hurt. If nothing else Kee we are companions and that means we watch out for each other"
Kee looked at him for a long moment until allowing a real smile to cross her face.