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Author's note: Chapter twos up! Told ya it'd be quick. Well, now Kagome and Sango are on the scene
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Drown It Out
By: Taiji-Ya
Chapter II: Ice and Hot Cocoa-x
"You need to stand up for yourself!"
Miroku and Shippou looked up from their cocoa, hearing a high female voice outside. The one being yelled at spoke in barely above a whisper. They couldn't pick up the words. The first person sighed.
"But it's wrong...he shouldn't treat you like that..."
He stood and walked to the door, one, out of curiosity and two because he didn't like women being mistreated. He peered through the door and saw a young woman, a few years younger than him, with long black hair and a cute winter getup talking to a slightly older woman, still younger than him, with dark brown hair, a bruised face and clothes that skillfully covered all of her skin. He was disgusted to think he knew why. He cleared his throat and the first girl looked up.
"Oh! Excuse me were we...bothering...you...Are you new here? I don't think I know you."
"Yeah, I just moved in"
"Kagome!" Shippou peered out from behind Miroku.
"Sippou! What are you doing in there?" she eyed Miroku suspiciously.
"Kagome! Kagome!" he was practically bouncing, "This is Miroku! I showed him where his apartment was because it's the hard one to find, and then I helped him with his stuff and he made me some cocoa-! Sango, you OK?"
"Yeah...I ran into a pole. Didn't see it coming I guess," she spoke very quietly, and even right next to her Miroku barely heard her.
Somehow he wished he hadn't though. He knew she was lying. And he knew perfectly well that she was the woman in 222.
"Oh, that was very kind of you Miroku..." Kagome trailed off, seeing him watching Sango. She wished he wouldn't stare but something about the look he was giving her made her words stop in her throat.
"Sango...?" he said her name softly and she looked at him then quickly averted her eyes.
He moved his hand under her chin and lifted it so she was looking at him. Now, not only was Miroku quite good-looking, but he was well known as a charmer, and a bit of a lech, but with something like this he even surprised himself at how gentle he could be.
She tensed at his touch but didn't pull away, she did, though, move her eyes away from his.
"You should get that looked at," he said still holding her chin.
"I...I will...thank you Miroku-san..."
He sighed and let her chin go. He didn't like these new circumstances he was moving into, so to lighten the mood in the swiftly darkening hallway, he gave her a big grin, one that had won him so many girls in the past.
"I've got some ice in my apartment I can take care of that eye for you"
"No...it's OK, I'll just go home and take care of it there...I have some cleaning to do anyway..."
"Oh c'mon," he tempted, "I've got some cocoa already made. I can get you some ice then we can all get to know each other over some cocoa"
She was about to answer again when Kagome put her hand on her friend's back, a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"It'll be fun!" she chirped, "Let's go Sango"
She pushed the reluctant girl into his apartment, Shippou happily bouncing around behind them.
"Yay! Miroku makes the best cocoa I've ever tasted! Better than yours Kagome!"
"Please! Kagome I have to get home...Naraku..."
"Just went to work," Miroku slipped in while walking into the kitchen, "and won't be back for a few hours"
Momentarily stunned, Sango let herself be led to the table, where she, Kagome, and Shippou took a seat. Miroku walked back into the makeshift dining room, with a small baggy of ice and a towel. He pressed it gently against Sango's eye, holding it tight when she flinched.
"You need to keep this on. I know it's cold and uncomfortable but it'll keep the swelling down. Trust me on this one"
She didn't even seem to hear him.
"How did you..."
She watched him with more curiosity than fear now, feeling as if she'd seen him before. And as she watched him work in the kitchen, even as he brought the cocoa she realized she had.
"You were..."
He nodded, now certain that she was in that apartment. He wasn't sure how much he liked this Naraku fellow. He hadn't even looked like a nice fellow and if he was abusing this sweet woman than in Miroku's eyes he barely had a right to crawl across this earth.
Kagome looked between the two and let a small smile cross her lips. This Miroku fellow was being awfully nice to her and it seemed like Shippou like him quite a bit. He certainly was treating them better than Naraku ever had. Infact he barely let them walk past his door without a glare while Miroku invited them right in. She felt bad for him to stay in such a messy place but he was smiling and that was enough. Indeed he was smiling at Sango who had started blushing under his gaze. Maybe something good would come of this after all. A plan was formulating in her mind.
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Author's Note: Whee! I love it when Miroku's being sweet. Next chapter coming soon. I still gotta write that one so be patient. And please! Email me or R/R! I love comments
Author's note: Chapter twos up! Told ya it'd be quick. Well, now Kagome and Sango are on the scene
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Drown It Out
By: Taiji-Ya
Chapter II: Ice and Hot Cocoa-x
"You need to stand up for yourself!"
Miroku and Shippou looked up from their cocoa, hearing a high female voice outside. The one being yelled at spoke in barely above a whisper. They couldn't pick up the words. The first person sighed.
"But it's wrong...he shouldn't treat you like that..."
He stood and walked to the door, one, out of curiosity and two because he didn't like women being mistreated. He peered through the door and saw a young woman, a few years younger than him, with long black hair and a cute winter getup talking to a slightly older woman, still younger than him, with dark brown hair, a bruised face and clothes that skillfully covered all of her skin. He was disgusted to think he knew why. He cleared his throat and the first girl looked up.
"Oh! Excuse me were we...bothering...you...Are you new here? I don't think I know you."
"Yeah, I just moved in"
"Kagome!" Shippou peered out from behind Miroku.
"Sippou! What are you doing in there?" she eyed Miroku suspiciously.
"Kagome! Kagome!" he was practically bouncing, "This is Miroku! I showed him where his apartment was because it's the hard one to find, and then I helped him with his stuff and he made me some cocoa-! Sango, you OK?"
"Yeah...I ran into a pole. Didn't see it coming I guess," she spoke very quietly, and even right next to her Miroku barely heard her.
Somehow he wished he hadn't though. He knew she was lying. And he knew perfectly well that she was the woman in 222.
"Oh, that was very kind of you Miroku..." Kagome trailed off, seeing him watching Sango. She wished he wouldn't stare but something about the look he was giving her made her words stop in her throat.
"Sango...?" he said her name softly and she looked at him then quickly averted her eyes.
He moved his hand under her chin and lifted it so she was looking at him. Now, not only was Miroku quite good-looking, but he was well known as a charmer, and a bit of a lech, but with something like this he even surprised himself at how gentle he could be.
She tensed at his touch but didn't pull away, she did, though, move her eyes away from his.
"You should get that looked at," he said still holding her chin.
"I...I will...thank you Miroku-san..."
He sighed and let her chin go. He didn't like these new circumstances he was moving into, so to lighten the mood in the swiftly darkening hallway, he gave her a big grin, one that had won him so many girls in the past.
"I've got some ice in my apartment I can take care of that eye for you"
"No...it's OK, I'll just go home and take care of it there...I have some cleaning to do anyway..."
"Oh c'mon," he tempted, "I've got some cocoa already made. I can get you some ice then we can all get to know each other over some cocoa"
She was about to answer again when Kagome put her hand on her friend's back, a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"It'll be fun!" she chirped, "Let's go Sango"
She pushed the reluctant girl into his apartment, Shippou happily bouncing around behind them.
"Yay! Miroku makes the best cocoa I've ever tasted! Better than yours Kagome!"
"Please! Kagome I have to get home...Naraku..."
"Just went to work," Miroku slipped in while walking into the kitchen, "and won't be back for a few hours"
Momentarily stunned, Sango let herself be led to the table, where she, Kagome, and Shippou took a seat. Miroku walked back into the makeshift dining room, with a small baggy of ice and a towel. He pressed it gently against Sango's eye, holding it tight when she flinched.
"You need to keep this on. I know it's cold and uncomfortable but it'll keep the swelling down. Trust me on this one"
She didn't even seem to hear him.
"How did you..."
She watched him with more curiosity than fear now, feeling as if she'd seen him before. And as she watched him work in the kitchen, even as he brought the cocoa she realized she had.
"You were..."
He nodded, now certain that she was in that apartment. He wasn't sure how much he liked this Naraku fellow. He hadn't even looked like a nice fellow and if he was abusing this sweet woman than in Miroku's eyes he barely had a right to crawl across this earth.
Kagome looked between the two and let a small smile cross her lips. This Miroku fellow was being awfully nice to her and it seemed like Shippou like him quite a bit. He certainly was treating them better than Naraku ever had. Infact he barely let them walk past his door without a glare while Miroku invited them right in. She felt bad for him to stay in such a messy place but he was smiling and that was enough. Indeed he was smiling at Sango who had started blushing under his gaze. Maybe something good would come of this after all. A plan was formulating in her mind.
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Author's Note: Whee! I love it when Miroku's being sweet. Next chapter coming soon. I still gotta write that one so be patient. And please! Email me or R/R! I love comments