INUYASHA VERSION OF THE RING
Chapter Eight: Where's the Tape?
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"It was practically the same thing with Cindy..." Miroku noted. "They both left to go to the same "party" to watch the tape together. Same thing happened to Brad a week later when he got up from the table and said he was going for a walk...Ten minutes before 7:48 PM, the time he died—"
"—And Cindy left ten minutes before 7:48, too!" Sango interrupted, trying to piece things together.
"They have a connection," Kagome added.
"Feh. This is a waste of my time." InuYasha murmured.
"And your life, too, InuYasha? We've only got a few more days! It's already DAY FOUR!!"
"Feh. I don't care," he scoffed.
"Yeah, well, I got news for you. I DO!" With that, Kagome stormed off to Sango's house, and Sango could only watch, feeling helpless. Sango knew all about Kagome's love for InuYasha. It was easy to tell. That's why she felt so helpless about Kagome getting mad when InuYasha upsets her.
'We're getting so close to figuring everything out! Oh, I hope we have plenty of time left...' Sango thought anxiously. ...................................................................................................................................................................................................
"Kagome!" Sango shouted after her best friend.
"Don't worry about it, Sango. She'll get over it," Miroku assured Sango, placing his hand on her shoulder. She melted under his touch, but her lust turned into fury at InuYasha as she burst out loud:
"I can't believe you'd actually SAY something like that, InuYasha! You know how much Kagome loves you!"
"She . . . does . . . ?" InuYasha whispered.
"Um . . . duh? Where have ya been, InuYasha? She always flirts with you when she haves the chance! She would DIE for you! Hear me? DIE! D-I-E, DIE! You better go find her and apologize,"
InuYasha wasted no time and dashed off down the alley where Kagome had rushed off to. He cursed to himself mentally for being a jerk to her.
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'That jerk. . .' Kagome thought angrily as she stormed down a dark alley. The lights were long burned out and it was quite dark, even though it wasn't even 5:00 PM. . . Kagome didn't notice that someone else was following her. . . She was too wrapped up in her thoughts. . .
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"Do you think Kagome will be all right until InuYasha finds her?" Sango thought aloud to Miroku, concerned for the younger girl's safety in the dark streets.
"Sango, of course she'll be fine." Miroku stated flatly.
"Um, Miroku, I'm going to have to drop out of your Tae Kwon Do classes." Sango mumbled softly.
Miroku was quiet for a moment, but spoke up soon after.
"That's okay, I understand. I wouldn't blame you for not wanting to show up there after I groped you in public. I'm afraid my female students will be scared of me now,"
"It's not that, it's just. . . I have to drop out because I'm still trying to pay for my house. My long-lost cousin who's been hired as a famous actor (I'm not even really sure what his name is, he's so distant! It turns out that I have at least ONE family member left. . .) has been helping me pay, but it's still not enough. I'm sorry. I really enjoyed your classes. . . Oh, and tell Miya that I'll miss seeing her in class!"
"I will." Miroku promised, wrapping his arms around Sango. "It's getting chilly. What do you say we go look for Kagome and InuYasha and meet at my house for some hot chocolate? If you want. . .um. . .you can sell your house and live with me. . . if you want to,"
Sango's lips broadened into a big smile.
"Okay! Thanks so much, Miroku!"
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'Huh? What. . .is someone following me?' Kagome thought worriedly. "Who's there??" she blurted out, a little worried edge to her voice. No reply. 'Damn it. . . I can't make it look like I'm scared. . .' "I said: Who's THERE?" Still no reply. Kagome took off running, but didn't hear following footsteps. She sighed in relief and started jaywalking forward, until she ran into something hard that made her scream as it wrapped around her.
"Let go of me!" she shrieked, slapping at her presumed kidnapper furiously.
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"That sounded like Kagome!" Sango said as she wrapped her arms around Miroku's waist tighter as he sped faster on his motor bike. "Miroku, I think Kagome's in trouble!"
"Okay, let's just hope we're not too late."
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Kagome had stopped struggling as she smelled the familiar scent of a friend.
"I. . .InuYasha. . . ?" she shuddered.
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As Miroku came closer to the alley, Sango gripped Miroku's jacket tightly as she heard moaning sounds. She loosened her grip, and sat down behind Miroku. She loved the earthy scent he had. Maybe it was some kind of men's shampoo or scent-spray stuff? Whatever it was, Sango adored it, and her face close to his hair, and inhaled deeply. At that moment, all of Sango's troubles seemed to have melted away, and everything seemed all right. As long as she was with her Miroku. . . She forgot about Kagome and InuYasha and their love troubles.
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"A little more to the left . . .Oh, yeah, that's perfect. . ." Sango heard a soft girl's voice as they came down the alley. 'What the hell is goin' on here . . . ??' Sango thought disgustedly. "Kagome! Kagome, where are you? Kagome!"
"Oh, shit." a boy's voice mumbled. "Who's there??" the voice yelled.
"It's Sango and Miroku! Who are you? Where are you?" Sango called out.
Kagome pulled her white uniform tighter to her torso and ran out from behind a fence through a loose plank that could be removed easily.
"Sango? Oh, it's you!"
"Are you okay??" Sango cried out as she embraced Kagome. "Did you find InuYasha?"
Kagome blushed a bright red and nodded.
"Come on out, InuYasha!"
". . . I'm comin', I'm comin'. . ." the embarrassed hanyou mumbled.
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"Thanks, Miroku." Sango said warmly as he handed her a mug of hot chocolate, and she and Miroku sat down on his loveseat—wrapping a warm, fluffy quilt around both of them—across from Kagome and InuYasha, who were bundled up tightly like a ball of yarn. Sango sipped the warm sensational feeling of chocolate, and it dribbled down her throat with contentment.
"Don't mention it." Miroku welcomed her, scooting her closer to him for body warmth and comfort—for himself as well—and wrapped his arm around her as he also held his mug to his mouth, and took a big gulp. He gasped as the hot drink scorched his tongue. Sango couldn't help but giggle.
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::Day Five:: (5:00 AM in the morning)
Sango woke up and immediately realized that Miroku was there right next to her, happy as can be, his arms astray every curve of her body, his hair untangled and unruly, revealing the rogue in him that he can be. She held her breath, and resisted herself to keep from slapping him for having his hands in the inappropriate places on her body. She sighed as her eyes fell on his sweet, gentle face. He looked so peaceful and innocent when he was asleep. So innocent he looked, that it would be hard to believe that he would do such an inappropriate thing as he was doing now—on purpose, or merely an accidental sleeping habit?—so Sango shrugged it off. She carefully pulled his hands off her and strayed off to the bathroom.
Meanwhile, Miroku had been awake this whole time, and had seen through his more than half-lidded eyes that Sango had been catching glimpses at him. She even didn't do or say anything about him "accidentally" placing his hands on her curves. He smiled to himself as he heard Sango turn on the shower and her voice filled the air sweetly and softly as she sang. After a while, the shower water turned off, and Sango's singing stopped, causing Miroku to sigh dramatically. Sango stepped out of the shower place and wrapped a purple bathrobe with a capital cursive "M" embroidered on it, around her, and shook her hair out. Now she matched Miroku. She giggled again.
She hummed to herself as she stepped into some spare purple slippers and stepped out of the bathroom. Steam poured out in a whisper, and hung in the air as Sango stepped out. She squeaked as she saw Miroku sitting on the edge of the bed, looking straight at her, and she pulled Miroku's robe around her even more.
"I see you're fancying my bathrobe," he grinned.
Sango let out an "eep!" and almost pulled off the robe from her, but stopped doing so and ran back into the bathroom, the door clicking by the turn of the lock. Miroku cocked his head in confusion and sighed.
"Girls. . ."
"I heard that!" came her voice from the bathroom. "Hey, don't take my clothes, okay? Miroku? Miroku!!"
Miroku was laughing in delight as he collected the clothes Sango brought over after she sold her house. He held up a pair of shorts that in big red flaming words "Fire Hot" stitched across the back of it as Sango came bursting out the bathroom and was jumping up and down to retrieve her belongings. (A/N: LOL! I SO could not resist putting that in there!)
'Damn him for being tall!' Sango thought angrily.
Only she didn't notice when his wandering hand strayed to his favorite part of her body. . .
"Mine." Miroku grinned as he copped a feel, referring to her derriere as his prized possession.
"No. . . MINE!" Sango growled as she slapped his face and grabbed her shorts, running behind the closet door, and quickly pulled them on along with a long plain gray shirt.
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"Let's go on down to the TV station. Maybe the people there could figure it out. . ." Sango yawned sleepily.
"Okay, I guess. . ." Miroku responded sleepily.
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"Well. . .here we. . .are. . ." Sango yawned again. "At. . .the TV station. Oh, I wish I was in bed."
"Me too." Miroku agreed. "You got the tape with you?"
"Uh . . .no. I thought YOU did."
"Oh, crap I returned it at Block Buster! . . . At least, I THINK I did. . ."
Miroku groaned pathetically.
"Oh, Sango, what am I gonna do with you . . . ?"
"Love me." Sango grinned.
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Phew, glad I got that finished. I had to update my friend's story cuz her computer is screwing up. Sorry, but it IS screwing up. Okay, Hope you like this! Please review!
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