Shippo's Plans
Rating: Still PG, Kids… for now! (queue maniacal laughter)
Summary: Shippo is forced to abandon his plans in order to run interference on Inuyasha… leaving Kagome and Miroku alone.
Disclaimer: Well, I got the Love Hina Manga for my birthday… but no Inuyasha – I still don't own it.
Chapter 4: I Think We're Alone Now
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Kagome let the wind run through her hair as she sat at the well. It was soothing, but most importantly, it cooled her much overheated cheeks. Something was going on – something strange.
Sure, Miroku was cute – scratch that, he was damned sexy! Especially that little smirk he got right before he was going to grope somebody, but that didn't mean anything! Besides… he wants Sango. He probably just misses her, that's all. And to top it all off, there was no way she wanted that perverted monk, no matter how cute he was!
At that thought, Kagome glowered and pretended she never thought it. She did not think he was cute… or that his eyes were pretty… or how sweet he looked when his hair kinda brushed his forehead above his eyes… grrr. Pull yourself together, Kagome! And wait a minute, weren't you the one crying over Inuyasha not one freaking day ago? What's going on?
She decided that she couldn't wait for Sango to come back. When she did, Miroku would go back to normal and everything would be fine. They'd collect the remaining shards, figured out a way passed Naraku, and then Kagome could slip back through the well into the comfort of her own time. Somehow, though, the thought wasn't comforting her at all.
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To say he was pissed would have been putting it delicately. Livid was closer, but not quite the best word. If he were thinking about it, Inuyasha would say that he was incensed, but then again, who's ever known Inuyasha to think when he's upset – er, incensed.
Gripping the hilt of the Tetsusaiga so hard that his knuckles were white, Inuyasha strode to the center of the village with wide, pounding strides. He was going to find that damned dirty monk and give him a piece of his mind... or maybe the Tetsusaiga, right in his gut. How dare he touch Kagome!
First it was that damned Hobo guy, then that stupid wimpy wolf, but now Miroku? Why does everyone try and take what is his! But, Inuyasha was cut off in his mental rant by a familiar scent… Kikyo. It was as if a switch had been thrown, and he walked mindlessly into the forest, completely forgetting… whatever it was he had been angry about
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Shippo had been convinced that this wouldn't work… right up until the point he saw the half-demon change directions. His first reaction was to break out into a full happy dance. (Which looked mighty funny considering he still looked like Kikyo.) But then he realized that while he may look like her, the fox tail would definitely give him away. He had to run and hide and somehow get him away from Miroku. This was not good.
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He had to find Kagome. He had to explain away everything. Whatever it was that happened back there… it shouldn't have happened. It couldn't happen. Kagome was supposed to be with Inuyasha, whenever he got over that whole Kikyo thing, and be happy. He was supposed to be alone, taking this curse with him.
Yeah, he'd messed up big time by falling for her, but he wasn't going to make it worse, and whatever that had been back there, that made it worse. This had to end and it had to end now.
His heart gave a lurch at the thought, but he ignored it. Miroku was not destined to have happiness like Kagome. Naraku's curse had made it so. Still, it hurt a great deal to have to ignore this – thing – whatever it was.
She was sitting by the well, looking every bit as lost as he felt, but he steeled himself for what he had to do. Just how he was going to do it, though, he had no idea. Coughing demurely into his cursed hand, he announced his presence to Kagome. Wide, startled, brown eyes met his, and the words died in his throat, leaving a large lump.
"Hello, Miroku-sama." Her voice sounded flat to even his ears. He winced inwardly at the honorific, wishing that they could be close enough to drop it, but knowing it could never be.
"Kagome-sama, I fear we must talk." He drew in a deep breath willing his normally nimble tongue to stop being so god damned thick.
"Yes?" After their initial contact, it was as if Kagome were avoiding looking him entirely, as if the little tufts of grass around the well were more interesting. He wanted to pull her face back towards her, to make her look into his eyes, but that was just plain foolishness. Plus, the last time he touched her, he spent all night trying to get the tingly feeling to go out of his hands.
"I'm – I'm sorry, Kagome. I let my tongue get ahead of my thoughts and if I offended you, I'm deeply sorry."
Her eyes snapped to his and that was the exact time that he officially lost control. His brain ceased to think anything logical at all, and all he could do was think about how deep Kagome's eyes were, or how absolutely precious her pink little tongue was as it darted over thick, entirely too kissable lips.
Amusedly, Miroku wondered why Kagome's face seemed to get bigger and bigger until reality snapped him back into place. Her face wasn't getting bigger, it was getting – closer - , and that was a very, very bad thing. Standing abruptly, he mumbled something about 'sorry and goodbye' and ran… trying really hard to not think about what Kagome must think of him.
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Review Responses:
Addanc-TSC – Oh my very goshy-goodness, I am so sorry for not responding to your review last chapter. I hope you forgive me. I totally agree though. There are too few Miroku/Kagome pairings out there, but there are more and more everyday, so the future's bright! J
Tokyobabe2040 – Are you serious! A Miroku duplicate? -drools than quickly wipes it away- so yummy. I'm glad you like this. I just hope I don't screw it up! ;)
Puffin – Oh yes, Sango will come back… -evil grin- and Inuyasha will try to come between them… but here's hoping that Shippo can handle him.
ChaosKree8er – I love your name by the way…and your impressive list of titles. Thanks for the happy birthday too. And it wasn't a day late, but right on time… some one wasn't looking at the clock very carefully when she wrote that (namely me) and I was surprised to see that the chapter went up on the 19th, not the 20th like I thought it would. Damn, I'm rambling…thanks for reading!
Samanda Hime-sama – Do you know how shocked I was to look at your profile and see that you wrote 'Miroku Collects His Prize' and 'Snow On a Raven's Back'? Those are two of my favorite M/K stories. I feel uber-special that you like my little story... thank you so much!
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