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Author: *Lunges at Inu Yasha and clamps a hand on his mouth* We don't need to discuss my high school career! It was bad enough as it is!
Inu Yasha: *Bites author*
Author: Owwwiieee! What did you do that for?!
Inu Yasha: What you didn't know I would bite?! I'm a demon for crying out loud!
Author: *bandages hand while sniffling* Well you didn't have to make it bleed?!
Inu Yasha: You're fault.
Author: Is not.
Inu Yasha: Is too.
(six hours later)
Author: Is not.
Inu Yasha: Is too.
Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Shippou: Will you guys shut up so we can read the story! Sheesh!
Author: @_@
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Author: On with the fic!
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Author: Hey! I heard that!
Skirting Around the Subject
Chapter 6 - A Normal Conversation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Feudal Era Japan~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The sun was setting and a slight breeze brush up against Sango's back. She gave a slight shiver. Even though they had a camp fire running, she still felt a little cold. Miroku, however, took notice of her slight twitch and got up. He removed his purple robe (HENTAI'S! He still has clothes on! Well, at least for now, hehe) and place it around her shoulders.
"You don't need to do that monk. I am fine." replied Sango, being happy that he cared enough to make sure she was warm, but did not want to show it.
"My apologies Lady Sango, it looked as though you were cold and I thought that this might warm you up." responded Miroku.
"I don't need your help. I'm fine the way I am." She said with a little bit of irritation held in her voice.
"You know Sango, you don't have to act this way all of the time. Besides, its not like Inu Yasha or Kagome are here and Shippou is in Kaede's hut tonight. "
"It's none of your concern as to how I act. Besides, this is you we are talking about. If I let my guard down enough, you'll have enough time to grope me." Sango seethed.
"Well how about I make you a deal then." This cause Sango to finally look up and make eye contact with him. His face showed no signs of ulterior motive, but Sango still had a sneeking suspicion of the monk. Miroku smiled at her and began speaking again.
"If I make sure to keep myself in line, do you think we could have a regular conversation? And I don't mean about Naraku and the jewel and what lies ahead for all of us. I mean just a simple conversation that has no meaning but at the same time is the most meaningful." he said to her. Sango looked a bit confused and uneasy about his words, but decided that she would play along with it...for now. Slowly, she nodded her head and looked towards the fire. Miroku smiled at her.
He knew what she was thinking, but he promised himself that he wouldn't disappoint her by acting like his usual hentai self. He walked over to her and sat down on the log next to her, but not too close.
"So monk, what do you want to talk about." Sango said a bit suspiciously. She still had no idea what the monk was planning.
"I think more or less, life in general. I mean I guess I'm just curious as to what your life was like before and what your feelings are now." Miroku said heartfully.
"Why would you want to know about that?" She asked.
"I guess I'm wondering because I never really knew what it was like to have a normal family."
"My family was far from normal. We were a family of demon exterminators remember?" she said.
"Well, you still had a family...a father and brother to be around." Miroku knew he might be pushing it by mentioning Kohaku and her father to her, but he knew that since after their last run-in with Kokahu, she has been a little restless. She hides it well, but she still can't fool him. He was also awake when she would toss and turn at night whispering Kohaku's name into the wind. He had wanted to sit next to her and comfort her and tell her everything is all right, but he knew he couldn't. Not only would her reaction to him holding her make her throw her boomerang at him for years to come, but he also couldn't afford to be that close to her. He may long to hold her and be with her, but he knew it couldn't, not to mention wouldn't, happen. For now, he would settle on hopefully just being able to have a nice conversation with her. Maybe one day, he might be able to tell her his secret.
"You know my story. Why are you asking it again?" Sango said.
"Maybe your story, but not how you feel." Miroku retorted. Sango huffed out a breath of air and responded.
"I'm fine. I don't see why this is your concern."
"I am only asking because you do not seem yourself as of late." She looked at him oddly not sure as to whether or not to answer him. Miroku looked intently into Sango's eyes, silently telling her that he will know if she's lying. Sango let out a loud sigh. She knew that he wouldn't let this go until he got it out of her.
"I guess I'm a little edgy that's all. Ever since I came face to face with Kohaku again, I haven't been able to focus as much." Miroku nodded at this but kept silent as to urge her to continue.
"Truth be told I don't know what to do. I wish to save my brother and get him free of Naraku's grasp, but...I'm afraid that I might not be strong enough to do that." By then, a few tears had fallen from her eyes and she was trying to wipe them away with a shaking hand. Miroku didn't know why, but he stopped her hand before she wiped off the tears. She looked up at him as he held her hand close to her face. She was staring into those brown orbs of his tempted to get lost in them.
"Its okay to cry. That's what I am here for." Miroku said.
Then something, unknown to the gods happened. For some reason Sango threw her arms around Miroku's waist and cried on his shoulder. At first, he was a bit taken aback by her sudden closeness, but relaxed and gently rubbed her back in small little circles to soothe her. They had stayed that way for at least ten minutes until Sango finally started to calm down. She sat up and Miroku stopped rubbing her back. He looked at her tear stained face with a soft heart. He took his hand and wiped of the remaining moisture that was left on her face. Unconsciously, Sango leaned into his touch as he caressed her face with his thumb. Then their eyes locked onto one another's. Both seeming to be lost in the moment that seemed to never stop. Miroku soon realized what was happening and looked away. It was taking a lot of strength to refrain from saying anything about his secret. Slowly, he stood up, staff in hand, and turned away from her. Sango, a bit confused by his sudden withdrawl, let his name slip out of her mouth in a whisper loud enough for him to hear. He turned his head towards her, averting his eyes away from hers. His body still stood unmoved.
"Where are you going?" She asked quietly.
He sighed. "I must leave you now, if I don't, I fear that something will happen that you will regret later on." He gave her a smile trying to show that he was all right. Sango was a bit confused by his words, but his eyes said something. There was a glimmer of sadness and restraint that he was fighting to control at that moment. She just assumed that it was his natural henati ways and slowly nodded to him.
"I will be back in a little while." Miroku said. Miroku turned his head and began to leave again.
"Miroku?" Sango said. He stopped to look at her once more. "Thank you." She said simply. He gave her a small nod and a smile. When she looked into his eyes this time, she saw a bit of happiness in them, which made her even more confused.Miroku walked away from the camp and fire and slowly made his way through the woods.
"What's going on inside your head monk?" Sango quietly asked to herself.
When Miroku was a bit of a distance away, he sat down at the roots of a tree and sighed. "Sango...if only you knew."
Ai - Thanks for the review! Sorry but this chapter isn't a lemon. I still don't have enough courage to write it just yet. However, the rating might go up due to a lemon. I'm not exactly sure yet.
ReinaQueen - Here's an update! Thanks for your review!
Sunnygurl357 - Thank you! I'm glad you like it so far! I appreciate it!
You know what to do! Please review!
Author: I would like to say thank you to the people who reviewed!
Inu Yasha: Feh! Only a couple of people reviewed! You're not popular at all!
Author: *Lunges at Inu Yasha and clamps a hand on his mouth* We don't need to discuss my high school career! It was bad enough as it is!
Inu Yasha: *Bites author*
Author: Owwwiieee! What did you do that for?!
Inu Yasha: What you didn't know I would bite?! I'm a demon for crying out loud!
Author: *bandages hand while sniffling* Well you didn't have to make it bleed?!
Inu Yasha: You're fault.
Author: Is not.
Inu Yasha: Is too.
(six hours later)
Author: Is not.
Inu Yasha: Is too.
Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Shippou: Will you guys shut up so we can read the story! Sheesh!
Author: @_@
Inu Yasha: @_@
Author: On with the fic!
Everyone: Thank god!
Author: Hey! I heard that!
Skirting Around the Subject
Chapter 6 - A Normal Conversation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Feudal Era Japan~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The sun was setting and a slight breeze brush up against Sango's back. She gave a slight shiver. Even though they had a camp fire running, she still felt a little cold. Miroku, however, took notice of her slight twitch and got up. He removed his purple robe (HENTAI'S! He still has clothes on! Well, at least for now, hehe) and place it around her shoulders.
"You don't need to do that monk. I am fine." replied Sango, being happy that he cared enough to make sure she was warm, but did not want to show it.
"My apologies Lady Sango, it looked as though you were cold and I thought that this might warm you up." responded Miroku.
"I don't need your help. I'm fine the way I am." She said with a little bit of irritation held in her voice.
"You know Sango, you don't have to act this way all of the time. Besides, its not like Inu Yasha or Kagome are here and Shippou is in Kaede's hut tonight. "
"It's none of your concern as to how I act. Besides, this is you we are talking about. If I let my guard down enough, you'll have enough time to grope me." Sango seethed.
"Well how about I make you a deal then." This cause Sango to finally look up and make eye contact with him. His face showed no signs of ulterior motive, but Sango still had a sneeking suspicion of the monk. Miroku smiled at her and began speaking again.
"If I make sure to keep myself in line, do you think we could have a regular conversation? And I don't mean about Naraku and the jewel and what lies ahead for all of us. I mean just a simple conversation that has no meaning but at the same time is the most meaningful." he said to her. Sango looked a bit confused and uneasy about his words, but decided that she would play along with it...for now. Slowly, she nodded her head and looked towards the fire. Miroku smiled at her.
He knew what she was thinking, but he promised himself that he wouldn't disappoint her by acting like his usual hentai self. He walked over to her and sat down on the log next to her, but not too close.
"So monk, what do you want to talk about." Sango said a bit suspiciously. She still had no idea what the monk was planning.
"I think more or less, life in general. I mean I guess I'm just curious as to what your life was like before and what your feelings are now." Miroku said heartfully.
"Why would you want to know about that?" She asked.
"I guess I'm wondering because I never really knew what it was like to have a normal family."
"My family was far from normal. We were a family of demon exterminators remember?" she said.
"Well, you still had a family...a father and brother to be around." Miroku knew he might be pushing it by mentioning Kohaku and her father to her, but he knew that since after their last run-in with Kokahu, she has been a little restless. She hides it well, but she still can't fool him. He was also awake when she would toss and turn at night whispering Kohaku's name into the wind. He had wanted to sit next to her and comfort her and tell her everything is all right, but he knew he couldn't. Not only would her reaction to him holding her make her throw her boomerang at him for years to come, but he also couldn't afford to be that close to her. He may long to hold her and be with her, but he knew it couldn't, not to mention wouldn't, happen. For now, he would settle on hopefully just being able to have a nice conversation with her. Maybe one day, he might be able to tell her his secret.
"You know my story. Why are you asking it again?" Sango said.
"Maybe your story, but not how you feel." Miroku retorted. Sango huffed out a breath of air and responded.
"I'm fine. I don't see why this is your concern."
"I am only asking because you do not seem yourself as of late." She looked at him oddly not sure as to whether or not to answer him. Miroku looked intently into Sango's eyes, silently telling her that he will know if she's lying. Sango let out a loud sigh. She knew that he wouldn't let this go until he got it out of her.
"I guess I'm a little edgy that's all. Ever since I came face to face with Kohaku again, I haven't been able to focus as much." Miroku nodded at this but kept silent as to urge her to continue.
"Truth be told I don't know what to do. I wish to save my brother and get him free of Naraku's grasp, but...I'm afraid that I might not be strong enough to do that." By then, a few tears had fallen from her eyes and she was trying to wipe them away with a shaking hand. Miroku didn't know why, but he stopped her hand before she wiped off the tears. She looked up at him as he held her hand close to her face. She was staring into those brown orbs of his tempted to get lost in them.
"Its okay to cry. That's what I am here for." Miroku said.
Then something, unknown to the gods happened. For some reason Sango threw her arms around Miroku's waist and cried on his shoulder. At first, he was a bit taken aback by her sudden closeness, but relaxed and gently rubbed her back in small little circles to soothe her. They had stayed that way for at least ten minutes until Sango finally started to calm down. She sat up and Miroku stopped rubbing her back. He looked at her tear stained face with a soft heart. He took his hand and wiped of the remaining moisture that was left on her face. Unconsciously, Sango leaned into his touch as he caressed her face with his thumb. Then their eyes locked onto one another's. Both seeming to be lost in the moment that seemed to never stop. Miroku soon realized what was happening and looked away. It was taking a lot of strength to refrain from saying anything about his secret. Slowly, he stood up, staff in hand, and turned away from her. Sango, a bit confused by his sudden withdrawl, let his name slip out of her mouth in a whisper loud enough for him to hear. He turned his head towards her, averting his eyes away from hers. His body still stood unmoved.
"Where are you going?" She asked quietly.
He sighed. "I must leave you now, if I don't, I fear that something will happen that you will regret later on." He gave her a smile trying to show that he was all right. Sango was a bit confused by his words, but his eyes said something. There was a glimmer of sadness and restraint that he was fighting to control at that moment. She just assumed that it was his natural henati ways and slowly nodded to him.
"I will be back in a little while." Miroku said. Miroku turned his head and began to leave again.
"Miroku?" Sango said. He stopped to look at her once more. "Thank you." She said simply. He gave her a small nod and a smile. When she looked into his eyes this time, she saw a bit of happiness in them, which made her even more confused.Miroku walked away from the camp and fire and slowly made his way through the woods.
"What's going on inside your head monk?" Sango quietly asked to herself.
When Miroku was a bit of a distance away, he sat down at the roots of a tree and sighed. "Sango...if only you knew."
Ai - Thanks for the review! Sorry but this chapter isn't a lemon. I still don't have enough courage to write it just yet. However, the rating might go up due to a lemon. I'm not exactly sure yet.
ReinaQueen - Here's an update! Thanks for your review!
Sunnygurl357 - Thank you! I'm glad you like it so far! I appreciate it!
You know what to do! Please review!