I do believe that I have my favorite name, sent in by Valinoa! Her suggestion was that I call my muse Catrin, which means Pure, in either Gaelic or Welsh(ish?)…I'm not sure… but I love the name, and since hers was my favorite, she gets a 5 chapter sneak peak at what's to come…Bwahaha! But, she's not allowed to tell anyone… Muhahaha…
Now, Valinoa, darling, you have to review, or I'll have to hurt you. She's one of the many people who don't review, but send me emails instead. Trust me, both are great!
Thanks also to Ghoul King, and Amerald for the names, I loved those too!
Miroku curse 4
As if on cue, Kagome took a deep breath, and sat up wide-eyed, the sleeping bag slipping down to pool at her waist. "Oh Kami…" Kagome moaned, rubbing her temples. Inuyasha glanced over at Sesshoumaru and Rin, and saw Rin was sobbing in Sesshoumaru's arms, as the older youkai awkwardly patted her back. "Inuyasha…" Kagome leaned against him, curling her fingers in his haori and sniffling.
"What the hell?" Inuyasha ran his fingers through her hair, and helped her get out of the sleeping bag, before holding her close again. "Kagome- are you…back to normal?"
Sesshoumaru stood up, cradling the dark haired child in his arms. "I believe that it would be best to make all haste to our destination, before any more unwelcome… surprises happen to us as we travel."
*Back With Sango and Miroku*
Miroku threw himself back on to the bed with a sigh of exhaustion. All day, Sango had been making passes at him, and he, being the good and just monk that he was, refused to take advantage of the situation. At all… really…
I don't think that it would be in my best interests to…ahem…take advantage of Sango in her current state. Kagome would no doubt be furious, and Inuyasha would tear me limb from limb, and I would much rather keep those. Miroku idly fingered his prayer beads as he thought. But why would the lady curse me of all people- with having every woman fall in love with me? In my eyes, it is not much of a curse. A minor annoyance, but… still. And who would have the powers to perform such a spell on anyone? Kagome might, with the proper training…Kikyo, I don't believe she could…oh dear Kami… The only person who would be…
So lost in his thoughts, was he that he did not notice the door creak open, nor did he notice the slim figure creep in to his inky dark room. He did notice however, when he both felt and heard the bed creak, as if a person was climbing on. What in the name of Buddha…oh no…
Dark brown eyes gleamed above him, as Sango knelt beside him, and he silently cursed all of the gods that seemed to be allied against him. "S-Sango, what are you doing?" Breathlessly, he tried to back away, only to find that his back was against the back of the bed. A coy smile on Sango's lips as she bent down to kiss him lightly made him jerk away. "Sango… Sango, listen to me… We really, really don't want to do this right now… trust me, this wouldn't-mmph."
Back with Inuyasha, Kagome, Rin, and Sesshoumaru
"Mmm…what the…?" Kagome rolled over when she felt the covers of her sleeping bag roll back, and the cold air hit her body. Shivering, she sunk back further in to the hanyou who lay behind her. "Rin-chan is that you?" An affirmative sleepy yawn made her open her arms, and the girl gratefully lay beside the miko. "Alright, go to sleep then…" Kagome wrapped her arms around the child, and felt a pair of arms encircle her as well. Inuyasha nuzzled her hair, and she smiled sleepily, before falling in to the dark abyss of sleep.
That morning, Kagome awoke to her sleeping bag being empty, a large pillow behind her, in place of the hanyou who had previously occupied the spot. Vaguely she heard voices, recognizing Inuyasha's and his brother talking. "She's still asleep…been that way…Miroku…I…"
"I know…wake her…get going…go back…"
"Kagome-chan's awaaaaaaaakeeeeeee!" Rin shrieked as she noticed Kagome sit up, and then flop back down. "Kagome-chan! Kagome-chan! Kaaaa-goooo-meeeeee-chaaaaaaaan!" The child hopped up and down, clapping her hands as she waited for her friend to get up, and hopefully play with her, since Sesshoumaru-sama, and 'the annoying whelp, and disgrace to the name youkai,' were talking. "Wanna play? Wanna play? Pleeeeaaaseeeee?!"
Sesshoumaru looked over, and cocked an eyebrow in bemusement as the child's voice increased in volume. Wincing a bit, Inuyasha walked over, and scooped up the child, and handed her to Sesshoumaru with a glare that clearly said, 'She's your problem, now take care of it.' Slowly he knelt down beside Kagome, who wasn't looking too good, "Oi…" He said softly, tipping her head up and meeting her eyes. "You alright?"
"I kissed Miroku…" Kagome whispered, waiting for the nod she knew was coming. "And I hit Sango-chan. " Another nod. "We fought…" Another nod. "I kissed Miroku… Oh dear- I'm gonna be sick…" Kagome pushed herself up, and staggeringly ran for the a large bush, before bending over, and retching violently. Inuyasha stood up as well, and strode over, pulling back her hair, and gently rubbing her back in soothing circles. When she finished, she dug in her backpack for a canteen of water, and washed out her mouth, spat, then drank the rest of the remaining water.
"Are you gonna be alright?" Inuyasha asked, momentarily forgetting that Sesshoumaru and Rin were standing there as well. Kagome nodded slightly, her dark eyes troubled. "What?"
"Did you leave Sango-chan alone with Miroku-sama?" Kagome asked softly, almost nervously. Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru nodded at the same time. "Oh nooo." Kagome groaned, resting her head on her hands.
"You left a woman in love with possibly the most lecherous man on the face of this planet, alone! What possibly could have made you, either of you, think that this was a good idea??!" Kagome screeched, and glared dangerously at both youkai. Inuyasha had wide eyes, accustomed to the rants that Kagome was prone to, especially when she was angry. The hanyou shot a slightly frightened look toward his older brother, before shouting the first thing that came to mind. "Well don't yell at me! It was that idiot's idea!" Inuyasha snapped, pointing at Sesshoumaru who raised an eyebrow.
"I think not little brother, it was your own idea that distance would cure both Rin, and Kagome of the…curse." Sesshoumaru crossed his arms, and narrowed his eyes at the hanyou.
"It was not! Really Kagome!! It was Sesshoumaru!"
"It was most certainly not." Sesshoumaru shot back.
"Was too."
"It was not." Sesshoumaru growled.
"It was toooooooo, ya stupid bastard." Drawled Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha, I-"
"Oh my goodness! You two are acting like a couple of two-year-olds! I have no idea how old either of you are, but for the love of Kami, I know you are older then how you are acting!" Kagome fumed, glaring at both youkai. "Both of you are setting a bad example for Rin, and I don't want her ending up like the two of you…arrogant, stupid…." She searched for a decent word, but came up with nothing, and simply grasped the nearest thing, "Demons!"
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru exchanged looks, that meant, 'All that fuss for her insult of calling us demons…pathetic humans…'
Back With Miroku and Sango.
Miroku jerked back, panting for a breath, as he scrambled back across the bed, falling to the floor with a thump. "Sango! Stop before…"
A pounding on the door, and then the door swung far open, "FIRE! There's a fire in here! Run- a demon's attacking!!" A young girl, her eyes wide with fear screamed as she ran to the next door. Both Miroku and Sango froze, and burst in to action. Sango scrambled to grab Hiraikotsu and her clothes, while Miroku grabbed his staff. Screams of people echoed though the house, along with the stomps of running feet.
"Kirara!? Kirara, where-" The demon leaped on to Sango's head, and they set off, the smoke tendrils beginning to seep in to the long hallway. "Miroku- we have to get out! Where's the-" Sango yelped when she tripped on a small object. "What in the-?"
A large black and white cat crouched on the floor, his ruby eyes gleaming dangerously. "A neko youkai?!" Miroku gasped, as he helped Sango up, watching in amazement as Kirara leaped down, and the two neko youkai nuzzled briefly. "Ask later Sango- lets go!" He yanked her as the four of them dashed down the stairs, and out in to the crisp night air.
Flames licked up the sides of the inn, and both the demon exterminator and houshi stared down at the two youkai who were sitting close to each other, the male purring contentedly. Miroku strode forward, his un-cursed hand over his mouth, using his robes to filter the smoke from his lungs, making his way over to the owner of the inn. "Sir- is anyone still in there?" He called as loud as he dared, watching the older man shake his head remorsefully.
"Nay, none are left in there, but I fear that there is no saving it now. Oh well…it is just as well I suppose, it was becoming a danger anyway." Dark eyes watched the fire as it grew, smoke pouring from the windows. "Some of my servants believe they saw a demon breathe fire upon the house, and others say a fire in the kitchen must have gotten out of hand. I know not what to believe."
"What are you going to do now?" Miroku spoke hesitantly, fiddling with his prayer beads. The man shrugged, and smiled wryly.
"Head to the north, I own another inn up there, my sister is running it. It shall be fine young one."
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Well, since I'm an awful person I've cut it off here, I'm going to do review responses now, since I'm in a writing groove… Booyah!
Take note that your review responses might be more then one, since I did them for 2 and 3.
Thanks go out to-
Valinoa
Elyndewen Startree
Kayrin
Looong review responses…ok, not that long…
Moony391- It's okay, I appreciate the reviews!
Blackfire*101- I'm hoping that as the series goes, it gets better, but thanks!
Minuyasha- …. Okay…. -lol-
KrysOfDeath- Glad you like this, I'm aiming to make this funny as well as serious.
Wackoramaco87- Wait and see, thanks for reviewing!
Helba- thanks so much, I had forgotten about Kaede….*shudders* Poor Miroku…
Kumaru Yeoman- Actually, I already had something similar to this planned out….Great minds think alike.
Ghoul King- I'm close to questioning your sanity as of now… Yours too Corwin… Lol.
Miko of the Moon- Don't worry, here it is!
Evilfire4321-I was just joking!
DmeongirlofInuyasha- Thanks a lot for the sorry, and I'm glad you like the story!
Aamalie-I haven't seen those episodes yet. I'm so deprived… blah… Thanks for the huggling, made me feel better!
Minuyasha- What? :D
Sycoger64- Glad you like this!
DemongirlofInuyasha- No, it didn't seem to harsh…I'm gonna check out your stories!
Evilfire4321- Careful there! Those instruments cost a lot of money! And come on, I looove my cliffhangers. Lol
Aamalie- Intriuging…no, that's spelled intriguing. Nice try though!
KrysofDeath- Poor Sesshoumaru, he can't catch a break. And watch those chairs, their dangerous!
Kumaru Yeoman- Sorry about the cliffie! Glad you like the fact that Inuyasha doesn't know what a marking is, and I was just kinda flying by the seat of my pants, making stuff up that sounded good for the most part…sad…
Almightysheelf08- Its only confusing if you're stupid… And Tini, darling, you're stupid…Lol… just kidding, you're still my best friend!