AN: Okay, this chapter happens after chapter one and during chapter three.
Its Miroku's POV for the whole thing. Uh, some characters in the series
(Shippo, Miroku, Sango, etc.) don't have last names, so I had to give them
last names. Here's a list of last names and their meanings: Ryoshi
(Huntress)
Kotaishi (Crowned Prince)
Genkaku (Hallucination)
Kitsune (Fox)
Okami (Wolf)
Yomigaeru (Return to life)
Kaze (Wind)
Chapter 2: Confuse
I watched Kouga's tail swish softly as he left the room to go look for something. Well, that's what he told me anyway, when he threw down his poker hand and got up from the table. I knew he was really going to look for that woman doctor that just got Inuyasha transferred to her patient list. I wondered if I should warn someone that Kouga was wandered off looking for Dr. Higurashi, but decided against it. Kouga was mostly harmless and with his inability to create any long term memories, I was sure he'd forget where he was going in a few minutes. I wondered if, maybe, he would come back and I could convince him to play another couple games of poker with me. Shuffling my deck of cards, I looked around the room and wondered if anything interesting would happen. Not that I was complaining; today had all ready been pretty nice to me. Koharu had come to visit again, but when I tried to kiss her, she got angry. It confused me. Why couldn't I kiss my wife? Had I done something wrong?
Letting out a sigh, I got up and wandered out of the recreation room. Maybe I could pick up an early lunch before I had to get my medication. One of the nurses always came around with those pills after Koharu visited me. I didn't really like those pills; they tasted nasty. You know, the kind of taste that sticks in the back of your throat or under your tongue and no matter what you try to do it won't go away? Well, anyway, I had tried not taking those pills a few times, but those other nurses always seemed to know and sooner or later I had to take them. Maybe it was something they learn in medical school. Laughing to myself, I wandered down to the cafeteria and spotted one of the nurses coming towards me. Fortunately, she hadn't seen me, so I quickly hid in a near-by closet. When there's the constant threat of those damn pills hanging over your head, you tend to get a bit paranoid. Holding my breath, I closed my eyes and waited for the nurse's footsteps to continue down the hall. They didn't.
"Mr. Genkaku!" I heard the woman's voice snap. "What on earth are you doing in this closet?"
"Uh......." I stammered, opening my eyes to look at the nurse. "Just looking for dragons."
"Dragons?" The nurse repeated.
I didn't think she bought it. But then again, I could have been wrong. It seemed to me that most of the staff buys whatever I told them, even when it was a lie, simply because it's policy to humor the patients, or something to that effect. I mean, obviously no dragon could fit in that closet since they're the size of a small car. I know; I've seen them.
"Yes. Dragons." I smile. "I saw one today, and I think I've found its den."
"The only think you found is a mop." The nurse sighed, before gently taking me by the arm and leading me out of the closet. "Well, Mr. Genkaku. It's time for your medication."
"Medication?" I repeated, cursing my luck.
"Yes." The nurse nodded, before handing me two pills. "Now hurry up and take them so you can go back to looking for dragons."
Taking the two pills, I slipped them into my mouth and quickly pulled my tongue over them. Swallowing a bit of my salvia, I opened my mouth wide to show her that I had swallowed the pills. Nodding, the nurse said goodbye and walked off. I didn't dare spit out my pills just then, so I kept them under my tongue. How I suffered for taste buds. You may not understand this, but trying to keep two very distasteful pills under your tongue is both grotesque and painful. I decided that I'd have to spit them into my water as soon as possible. I walked into the cafeteria and went over to the buffet so I could grab some of the leftovers from breakfast. It was too bad all the really good cereals were gone.
'Hum. Cocoa puffs or Lucky Charms? Lucky Charms or Cocoa Puffs?'
I'm not crazy about either, but I choose Cocoa Puffs; at least I was getting a good dosage of chocolate while I was at it. I hoped that maybe Cocoa Puffs could cancel out the horrific taste of my pills.
'Damnit! Why did they even give me those pills? Are they some sort of sadists, intent on destroying all my taste buds in one fell swoop?'
I turned around to return to the tables, when I looked down and saw the demon. Letting out a yelp, I dropped my food and leapt up onto serving counter. I knew I'd be in trouble for that later, but it was better to be in trouble than to be dead. Hurling a box of Lucky Charms at the spitting demon, I waved my spoon at it.
"Get away!" I screamed at the huge cat. It had large muscles, two tails, huge jaws and flames that sprung from its four paws, but my spoon seemed to be keeping it a bay; Strange.
'Curse that fire demon! Why must it be stalking me? What have I done to make it hate me so?'
"Kiara!" Sango yelled as she runs into the room. She grabs the demon and leaves the room, before returning, a few minutes later, empty-handed. "Mr. Genkaku! Get down off that counter!"
"Ah, Sango, my demon exterminator, why must you call me that?" I lamented, as I hopped off the counter. "Why can you not call my Miroku?"
"Mr. Genkaku," Sango continued, ignoring my questions, "Did you take your pills?"
"A nurse gave them to me, yes." I nodded.
"I know. I saw her in the hall, before I came to find you attacking my cat." Sango sighed.
'That tricky demon! It's living with Sango! She's in danger!'
"Sango! You live with that demon?" I asked.
"Kiara is my cat! Kiara is not a demon!"
"But Sango! You are in danger!"
"The only danger I'm in is the danger of going to jail for killing a patient. Now, did you swallow those pills you were given?"
"Yes." I nodded, opening my mouth.
"Lift your tongue." Sango commanded, but I wouldn't. If I did she'd make me take them! "Ah! I knew it! Why aren't you taking your pills?"
"Because I don't want to!" I protested, but Sango fixed me with a hard glare. I knew my usual excuse of taste would not work on her, so I decided I might as well tell her the other reason I didn't like the pills. "They cloud my vision. Things look different after I take them. I don't like that."
"Mr. Genkaku, please. Just....... take your pills!"
"Sango." I whispered. Why did she want to force me into a situation she knew I didn't like?
"Please. Koharu would have wanted you to take them!"
"So why does she never come to take me away from this place?! Why does she only visit to scream at me?!" I cried.
"Damn it! Why don't you understand?!" Sango screamed, raising her hand to slap me. Suddenly, she stopped and shook her head before turning to leave.
"Sango?" I whispered as I watched her leave. "What's wrong with you? What don't I understand?"
Kotaishi (Crowned Prince)
Genkaku (Hallucination)
Kitsune (Fox)
Okami (Wolf)
Yomigaeru (Return to life)
Kaze (Wind)
Chapter 2: Confuse
I watched Kouga's tail swish softly as he left the room to go look for something. Well, that's what he told me anyway, when he threw down his poker hand and got up from the table. I knew he was really going to look for that woman doctor that just got Inuyasha transferred to her patient list. I wondered if I should warn someone that Kouga was wandered off looking for Dr. Higurashi, but decided against it. Kouga was mostly harmless and with his inability to create any long term memories, I was sure he'd forget where he was going in a few minutes. I wondered if, maybe, he would come back and I could convince him to play another couple games of poker with me. Shuffling my deck of cards, I looked around the room and wondered if anything interesting would happen. Not that I was complaining; today had all ready been pretty nice to me. Koharu had come to visit again, but when I tried to kiss her, she got angry. It confused me. Why couldn't I kiss my wife? Had I done something wrong?
Letting out a sigh, I got up and wandered out of the recreation room. Maybe I could pick up an early lunch before I had to get my medication. One of the nurses always came around with those pills after Koharu visited me. I didn't really like those pills; they tasted nasty. You know, the kind of taste that sticks in the back of your throat or under your tongue and no matter what you try to do it won't go away? Well, anyway, I had tried not taking those pills a few times, but those other nurses always seemed to know and sooner or later I had to take them. Maybe it was something they learn in medical school. Laughing to myself, I wandered down to the cafeteria and spotted one of the nurses coming towards me. Fortunately, she hadn't seen me, so I quickly hid in a near-by closet. When there's the constant threat of those damn pills hanging over your head, you tend to get a bit paranoid. Holding my breath, I closed my eyes and waited for the nurse's footsteps to continue down the hall. They didn't.
"Mr. Genkaku!" I heard the woman's voice snap. "What on earth are you doing in this closet?"
"Uh......." I stammered, opening my eyes to look at the nurse. "Just looking for dragons."
"Dragons?" The nurse repeated.
I didn't think she bought it. But then again, I could have been wrong. It seemed to me that most of the staff buys whatever I told them, even when it was a lie, simply because it's policy to humor the patients, or something to that effect. I mean, obviously no dragon could fit in that closet since they're the size of a small car. I know; I've seen them.
"Yes. Dragons." I smile. "I saw one today, and I think I've found its den."
"The only think you found is a mop." The nurse sighed, before gently taking me by the arm and leading me out of the closet. "Well, Mr. Genkaku. It's time for your medication."
"Medication?" I repeated, cursing my luck.
"Yes." The nurse nodded, before handing me two pills. "Now hurry up and take them so you can go back to looking for dragons."
Taking the two pills, I slipped them into my mouth and quickly pulled my tongue over them. Swallowing a bit of my salvia, I opened my mouth wide to show her that I had swallowed the pills. Nodding, the nurse said goodbye and walked off. I didn't dare spit out my pills just then, so I kept them under my tongue. How I suffered for taste buds. You may not understand this, but trying to keep two very distasteful pills under your tongue is both grotesque and painful. I decided that I'd have to spit them into my water as soon as possible. I walked into the cafeteria and went over to the buffet so I could grab some of the leftovers from breakfast. It was too bad all the really good cereals were gone.
'Hum. Cocoa puffs or Lucky Charms? Lucky Charms or Cocoa Puffs?'
I'm not crazy about either, but I choose Cocoa Puffs; at least I was getting a good dosage of chocolate while I was at it. I hoped that maybe Cocoa Puffs could cancel out the horrific taste of my pills.
'Damnit! Why did they even give me those pills? Are they some sort of sadists, intent on destroying all my taste buds in one fell swoop?'
I turned around to return to the tables, when I looked down and saw the demon. Letting out a yelp, I dropped my food and leapt up onto serving counter. I knew I'd be in trouble for that later, but it was better to be in trouble than to be dead. Hurling a box of Lucky Charms at the spitting demon, I waved my spoon at it.
"Get away!" I screamed at the huge cat. It had large muscles, two tails, huge jaws and flames that sprung from its four paws, but my spoon seemed to be keeping it a bay; Strange.
'Curse that fire demon! Why must it be stalking me? What have I done to make it hate me so?'
"Kiara!" Sango yelled as she runs into the room. She grabs the demon and leaves the room, before returning, a few minutes later, empty-handed. "Mr. Genkaku! Get down off that counter!"
"Ah, Sango, my demon exterminator, why must you call me that?" I lamented, as I hopped off the counter. "Why can you not call my Miroku?"
"Mr. Genkaku," Sango continued, ignoring my questions, "Did you take your pills?"
"A nurse gave them to me, yes." I nodded.
"I know. I saw her in the hall, before I came to find you attacking my cat." Sango sighed.
'That tricky demon! It's living with Sango! She's in danger!'
"Sango! You live with that demon?" I asked.
"Kiara is my cat! Kiara is not a demon!"
"But Sango! You are in danger!"
"The only danger I'm in is the danger of going to jail for killing a patient. Now, did you swallow those pills you were given?"
"Yes." I nodded, opening my mouth.
"Lift your tongue." Sango commanded, but I wouldn't. If I did she'd make me take them! "Ah! I knew it! Why aren't you taking your pills?"
"Because I don't want to!" I protested, but Sango fixed me with a hard glare. I knew my usual excuse of taste would not work on her, so I decided I might as well tell her the other reason I didn't like the pills. "They cloud my vision. Things look different after I take them. I don't like that."
"Mr. Genkaku, please. Just....... take your pills!"
"Sango." I whispered. Why did she want to force me into a situation she knew I didn't like?
"Please. Koharu would have wanted you to take them!"
"So why does she never come to take me away from this place?! Why does she only visit to scream at me?!" I cried.
"Damn it! Why don't you understand?!" Sango screamed, raising her hand to slap me. Suddenly, she stopped and shook her head before turning to leave.
"Sango?" I whispered as I watched her leave. "What's wrong with you? What don't I understand?"