Well, chapter five is out. I know I seem to be going fast, but I want to catch up to Silver Rain really badly. I hope Hototsu Lilas's updating will go as quickly. Not many notes for this chapter. Just that Miroku's pevertedness becomes revealed to Sango. Enjoy!
Oh, and here's a guide incase I'm too confusing about it.
"Speech"
'Thought'
~~~ is a break in time, or later on in the day.
~*~Spinning Petals~*~
Chapter Five: A Heart Broken Will Never Heal With A New Love
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Sango yawned as the sun shined through her bedroom window and onto her face. She appreciated being a morning person for once. She unlocked her door then headed towards the kitchen. She paused as she glanced around the living room. On the couch Inuyasha and Miroku played a game of who could hog the most couch while sleeping.
It was rather cute actually. Two men sharing a single throw blanket on a couch that was not meant for people to sleep on. Especially two people. She smiled then entered the kitchen.
Sango rummaged through the cupboards for a while and eventually found a box of cereal. She poured it into a bowl and sat down at the little table. She ate in silence, keeping to her thoughts. Perhaps life wouldn't be so hard. She was so lost in her memories that she didn't notice Miroku enter the kitchen.
Miroku was surprised to find someone in there so early in the morning. He glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. 8: 43. He was usually still in bed, and Inuyasha even later. He shrugged, then patted Sango.
"Good morning."
Her reaction was not one he was expecting to get. She jumped ten feet at his touch then swung her hand behind her towards his voice. Obviously not expecting that, he got full force of her swing, making him stagger back a few steps.
Her face was a bright red and she was breathing heavily, "Mi-Miroku?! What the hell did you think you were doing?"
He rubbed the side of his face, "Saying good morning?"
Sango rolled her eyes, "With your hand?"
"It uh...slipped."
Sango turned a shade redder then returned to her food. She attempted to ignore him. Seeing this Miroku served himself some breakfast, than sat across from her.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Something I doubt you'd know about."
"Really?"
"I've heard more about you than you think, Miroku."
"From whom?"
"Kumako."
Miroku cringed mentally. How kind of Kumako to warn Sango of his pervert side.
"She told me how you go about relationships too."
'Thank you Kumako.' Miroku shook his head, "So what were you thinking?"
"Beside how much of a jerk you are? Akuyo." She shrugged.
Miroku felt his hopes crushed. Who was Akuyo? Her boyfriend?
"And how he made my life a living nightmare."
Good someone she wasn't on good terms with, "Who was he?"
"My ex. The main reason I swore off guys too."
"What did he do?"
"Tried to break me. Control my spirit and will. He was abusive. That's why I'm here."
"But not all men are like him, Sango."
"I know that. If all men were like that my mother would have left my dad a long time ago. I don't trust men. It's just my nature, and besides. A broken heart never heals because of a new love."
Miroku quirked his eyebrow, "You know this how?"
Sango looked up at him, as if measuring him, "When you are in a relationship that had an impact on you in some way, forever will your new love remind you of something you old one did. Whether it be a similar smile or same attitude, it happens. Me, I don't want to be reminded of that pain in the butt."
Miroku started to nod his head in agreement, then stopped himself, "But only if you had true affections for them is what I heard."
"Maybe I did. Maybe I didn't. I don't know, and I don't really want to find out." She stood up and placed her bowl in the sink.
Miroku watched her with curiosity. As she reached to open the door he gave her one last question, "What if you fell in love with someone and they didn't remind you of Kuy or whatever? Would you still swear off men?"
Sango sighed as she dropped her hand from the door. She turned around to face him, "Miroku."
She walked up to him and kneeled so she could be on the same eye level with him, "If you're interested in me, don't. Unless you want to be put down before you even get a chance. I don't care if you've been dumped one too many times, but I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings so stay away."
Miroku nodded, then placed his hand on Sango's shoulder, "Thank you."
She seemed slightly confused, "For what?"
"For the wonderful view."
Sango looked down and her cheeks turned pink. Miroku hadn't been expecting her to slap him again. Not only that, but harder than last time. Sango stormed out of the kitchen. Inuyasha jumped out of her range of fire as she left. He entered the kitchen to find Miroku on the linoleum floor. He grabbed a carton of orange juice and took a swig, "Idiot." Having said his mind, he went about to find breakfast.
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Sango left her room wearing deep blue ankle length skirt and a black v-neck t-shirt, placing her thin-strapped purse over her shoulder. As she walked into the living room she found Miroku and Inuyasha wasting a perfectly good day sitting in front of the TV. She stood right in front of the screen, just to make sure she had their attention. Inuyasha was the first to react.
"Sango, what are you doing?"
"Getting your attention."
Inuyasha growled, "Okay, now you have our attention, what?"
"I'm going out."
"I noticed."
She rolled her eyes, "Do either one of you want to go with me?"
"Where are you going?"
"Grocery shopping."
Their reply was almost immediate, "No thanks."
"Busy."
She placed her hands on her hips, "Then Miroku, can I have Kumako's phone number?"
"Yeah it's on the fridge."
Sango moved from in front of the television and both men returned to getting sucked into the TV. She found the number easily, then input it into her cell. She called the number, hearing a very young, but perky voice answer.
"Hello! Rin speaking!"
"Hey Rin, it's Sango. Do you remember me?"
"Yeah! You were the other pretty lady taking to Kasan."
"Can I speak to her again?"
"Okay, let Rin get her."
Sango waited for a while then heard another voice on the receiver, "Good morning, Sango."
"Hi."
"What's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. It's just that I was going to go shopping and I don't know where anything is. I tried to get one of the guys to come with me, but their glued to the tube."
"No problem. I'll meet you outside of your dorm."
"Okay." She hung up the receiver. She waved to Inuyasha and Miroku as she opened the door, "Bye boys."
"Bye."
She sighed, 'Note to self, when Inuyasha and Miroku are in front of the television, don't attempt conversation.' She closed the door behind her and walked down the stairs. She sat down on the stairs and waited for Kumako. She was surprised when Kumako rounded the corner after a minute of waiting.
"Hey Sango, you ready?"
She nodded, "Should we take my car?"
"Sango, this is a college town. Everything is within walking distance. You ready?"
"Yeah."
The two walked down the street, talking about college and life as if they had known each other all their lives. Sango would learn later that Kumako had that effect on most people. Kumako would point out certain shops and restaurants that Sango might want to check out and she would thank her. They arrived at the market in good time and Sango was soaking in all the information Kumako would give her. They finished shopping and split their ways.
"Sango if you need anything, let me know, kay? I'm always available."
"Thanks Kumako. Actually, do you want to come over?"
Kumako seemed to debate whether to come, "Inuyasha's there right?"
"Um...yeah, but he's stuck in the amazing world of special effects so I doubt he and Miroku would bug us."
"Thanks Sango, but I've got some stuff to do still."
"Alright. Thank you so much, Kumako. I'll see you around!" The two women bid their goodbyes then left each other.
Sango walked down the street, her skirt swaying gently in the breeze, adjusting her shopping bags every once in a while. She stopped in the park, placing her bags on a bench. She sat down next to her cargo, pulling a bottle of iced tea from the bag. She leaned against the bench back and watched the children play, occasionally sipping from her drink.
"Sango?"
She broke from her relaxed state, her eyes meeting with Renkotsu's dark ones.
"Renkotsu? What are you doing here?"
"Relaxing, and you?"
"Uh, I was shopping." She replied as she stood up and started to gather up her groceries.
He reached out an offered hand, "Do you need help taking those bags back home?"
She jerked away as he started to take one of her bags, "I can mange, but thanks for the offer." She started walking away. He followed after her and soon both were walking side by side. Sango kept glancing up at him then turn away incase he saw. They arrived at the stairs to her dorm, and again he offered.
"No thank you Renkotsu. I can take care of myself. Maybe I seem defenseless, I don't know. I do know, though, that I'm anything but that."
She walked up the stairs only struggling with opening the door. As she opened it, Inuyasha and Miroku were pretty much in the same position she had left them in. She rolled her eyes then went to the kitchen to unload her groceries.
She pondered over Kumako's hesitation at her invitation. What had that been about? And why did she run into Renkotsu? Was it coincidence? Did he like her? Sango felt herself blush at that thought.
Oh well. She'd let it bug her some other time. Right now she was going to force those two sacks of potatoes to get off their lazy bums and get them unaddicted to the most addicting thing on this planet. Maybe do some exercise or something. How about Karaoke?
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Hahahahaha! I'm evil. (for once) Does that work for Naga, Jess? Anyways, yes, poor Sango's day isn't over yet. What will happen when she gets between Inuyasha and Miroku and the TV? That's for me to write and you to find out. Also, anyone curious about Kumako and Inuyasha? Me too. *sweatdrops* I'm so horrible. Anyways, review. That's the only way I'll ever know what I'm doing. I hope you enjoyed!
Always, Bearmoon
Oh, and here's a guide incase I'm too confusing about it.
"Speech"
'Thought'
~~~ is a break in time, or later on in the day.
~*~Spinning Petals~*~
Chapter Five: A Heart Broken Will Never Heal With A New Love
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Sango yawned as the sun shined through her bedroom window and onto her face. She appreciated being a morning person for once. She unlocked her door then headed towards the kitchen. She paused as she glanced around the living room. On the couch Inuyasha and Miroku played a game of who could hog the most couch while sleeping.
It was rather cute actually. Two men sharing a single throw blanket on a couch that was not meant for people to sleep on. Especially two people. She smiled then entered the kitchen.
Sango rummaged through the cupboards for a while and eventually found a box of cereal. She poured it into a bowl and sat down at the little table. She ate in silence, keeping to her thoughts. Perhaps life wouldn't be so hard. She was so lost in her memories that she didn't notice Miroku enter the kitchen.
Miroku was surprised to find someone in there so early in the morning. He glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. 8: 43. He was usually still in bed, and Inuyasha even later. He shrugged, then patted Sango.
"Good morning."
Her reaction was not one he was expecting to get. She jumped ten feet at his touch then swung her hand behind her towards his voice. Obviously not expecting that, he got full force of her swing, making him stagger back a few steps.
Her face was a bright red and she was breathing heavily, "Mi-Miroku?! What the hell did you think you were doing?"
He rubbed the side of his face, "Saying good morning?"
Sango rolled her eyes, "With your hand?"
"It uh...slipped."
Sango turned a shade redder then returned to her food. She attempted to ignore him. Seeing this Miroku served himself some breakfast, than sat across from her.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Something I doubt you'd know about."
"Really?"
"I've heard more about you than you think, Miroku."
"From whom?"
"Kumako."
Miroku cringed mentally. How kind of Kumako to warn Sango of his pervert side.
"She told me how you go about relationships too."
'Thank you Kumako.' Miroku shook his head, "So what were you thinking?"
"Beside how much of a jerk you are? Akuyo." She shrugged.
Miroku felt his hopes crushed. Who was Akuyo? Her boyfriend?
"And how he made my life a living nightmare."
Good someone she wasn't on good terms with, "Who was he?"
"My ex. The main reason I swore off guys too."
"What did he do?"
"Tried to break me. Control my spirit and will. He was abusive. That's why I'm here."
"But not all men are like him, Sango."
"I know that. If all men were like that my mother would have left my dad a long time ago. I don't trust men. It's just my nature, and besides. A broken heart never heals because of a new love."
Miroku quirked his eyebrow, "You know this how?"
Sango looked up at him, as if measuring him, "When you are in a relationship that had an impact on you in some way, forever will your new love remind you of something you old one did. Whether it be a similar smile or same attitude, it happens. Me, I don't want to be reminded of that pain in the butt."
Miroku started to nod his head in agreement, then stopped himself, "But only if you had true affections for them is what I heard."
"Maybe I did. Maybe I didn't. I don't know, and I don't really want to find out." She stood up and placed her bowl in the sink.
Miroku watched her with curiosity. As she reached to open the door he gave her one last question, "What if you fell in love with someone and they didn't remind you of Kuy or whatever? Would you still swear off men?"
Sango sighed as she dropped her hand from the door. She turned around to face him, "Miroku."
She walked up to him and kneeled so she could be on the same eye level with him, "If you're interested in me, don't. Unless you want to be put down before you even get a chance. I don't care if you've been dumped one too many times, but I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings so stay away."
Miroku nodded, then placed his hand on Sango's shoulder, "Thank you."
She seemed slightly confused, "For what?"
"For the wonderful view."
Sango looked down and her cheeks turned pink. Miroku hadn't been expecting her to slap him again. Not only that, but harder than last time. Sango stormed out of the kitchen. Inuyasha jumped out of her range of fire as she left. He entered the kitchen to find Miroku on the linoleum floor. He grabbed a carton of orange juice and took a swig, "Idiot." Having said his mind, he went about to find breakfast.
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Sango left her room wearing deep blue ankle length skirt and a black v-neck t-shirt, placing her thin-strapped purse over her shoulder. As she walked into the living room she found Miroku and Inuyasha wasting a perfectly good day sitting in front of the TV. She stood right in front of the screen, just to make sure she had their attention. Inuyasha was the first to react.
"Sango, what are you doing?"
"Getting your attention."
Inuyasha growled, "Okay, now you have our attention, what?"
"I'm going out."
"I noticed."
She rolled her eyes, "Do either one of you want to go with me?"
"Where are you going?"
"Grocery shopping."
Their reply was almost immediate, "No thanks."
"Busy."
She placed her hands on her hips, "Then Miroku, can I have Kumako's phone number?"
"Yeah it's on the fridge."
Sango moved from in front of the television and both men returned to getting sucked into the TV. She found the number easily, then input it into her cell. She called the number, hearing a very young, but perky voice answer.
"Hello! Rin speaking!"
"Hey Rin, it's Sango. Do you remember me?"
"Yeah! You were the other pretty lady taking to Kasan."
"Can I speak to her again?"
"Okay, let Rin get her."
Sango waited for a while then heard another voice on the receiver, "Good morning, Sango."
"Hi."
"What's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. It's just that I was going to go shopping and I don't know where anything is. I tried to get one of the guys to come with me, but their glued to the tube."
"No problem. I'll meet you outside of your dorm."
"Okay." She hung up the receiver. She waved to Inuyasha and Miroku as she opened the door, "Bye boys."
"Bye."
She sighed, 'Note to self, when Inuyasha and Miroku are in front of the television, don't attempt conversation.' She closed the door behind her and walked down the stairs. She sat down on the stairs and waited for Kumako. She was surprised when Kumako rounded the corner after a minute of waiting.
"Hey Sango, you ready?"
She nodded, "Should we take my car?"
"Sango, this is a college town. Everything is within walking distance. You ready?"
"Yeah."
The two walked down the street, talking about college and life as if they had known each other all their lives. Sango would learn later that Kumako had that effect on most people. Kumako would point out certain shops and restaurants that Sango might want to check out and she would thank her. They arrived at the market in good time and Sango was soaking in all the information Kumako would give her. They finished shopping and split their ways.
"Sango if you need anything, let me know, kay? I'm always available."
"Thanks Kumako. Actually, do you want to come over?"
Kumako seemed to debate whether to come, "Inuyasha's there right?"
"Um...yeah, but he's stuck in the amazing world of special effects so I doubt he and Miroku would bug us."
"Thanks Sango, but I've got some stuff to do still."
"Alright. Thank you so much, Kumako. I'll see you around!" The two women bid their goodbyes then left each other.
Sango walked down the street, her skirt swaying gently in the breeze, adjusting her shopping bags every once in a while. She stopped in the park, placing her bags on a bench. She sat down next to her cargo, pulling a bottle of iced tea from the bag. She leaned against the bench back and watched the children play, occasionally sipping from her drink.
"Sango?"
She broke from her relaxed state, her eyes meeting with Renkotsu's dark ones.
"Renkotsu? What are you doing here?"
"Relaxing, and you?"
"Uh, I was shopping." She replied as she stood up and started to gather up her groceries.
He reached out an offered hand, "Do you need help taking those bags back home?"
She jerked away as he started to take one of her bags, "I can mange, but thanks for the offer." She started walking away. He followed after her and soon both were walking side by side. Sango kept glancing up at him then turn away incase he saw. They arrived at the stairs to her dorm, and again he offered.
"No thank you Renkotsu. I can take care of myself. Maybe I seem defenseless, I don't know. I do know, though, that I'm anything but that."
She walked up the stairs only struggling with opening the door. As she opened it, Inuyasha and Miroku were pretty much in the same position she had left them in. She rolled her eyes then went to the kitchen to unload her groceries.
She pondered over Kumako's hesitation at her invitation. What had that been about? And why did she run into Renkotsu? Was it coincidence? Did he like her? Sango felt herself blush at that thought.
Oh well. She'd let it bug her some other time. Right now she was going to force those two sacks of potatoes to get off their lazy bums and get them unaddicted to the most addicting thing on this planet. Maybe do some exercise or something. How about Karaoke?
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Hahahahaha! I'm evil. (for once) Does that work for Naga, Jess? Anyways, yes, poor Sango's day isn't over yet. What will happen when she gets between Inuyasha and Miroku and the TV? That's for me to write and you to find out. Also, anyone curious about Kumako and Inuyasha? Me too. *sweatdrops* I'm so horrible. Anyways, review. That's the only way I'll ever know what I'm doing. I hope you enjoyed!
Always, Bearmoon