Finding My Father
Chapter Three: Hope at a Cost
Sango carried my mommy on her back, she seemed intent on going to a specific place. I didn't know where.
Was my mom going to die? Was all of it my fault? Mom lay limp over Sango's shoulder, bleeding, growing colder. I was so afraid. We both were. I shouldn't have asked. All this is my fault. Why did I have to be such a terrible kid?
Wherever we were going, we must have been there because mom stopped. It was a village. Mom kneeled down to the eye-level of a little girl and asked where Lady Kaede was. The little girl pointed to a hut. Mom bowed her head in thanks and rushed toward the hut, I scurried beside her.
Sango lay the injured Kagome down on the floor of the hut and some old woman started to patch her up. Sango was worried and in Kaede's opinion getting in the way. At Kaede's insistance we left the hut and waited just outside.
I was staring out into space, kind of in a daze when something, or rather someone caught my eye.
I tugged with urgency on my mommie's shirt. "Mommy! Mommy! That man has ears just like mine! Is he my father?"
Sango looked to where I was pointing, "No, that is your uncle..." her face brightened. "And that man next to him is Miroku."
"Miroku? but... that's my name! How come we have the same name? Let's go introduce ourselves!"
My mom yelled for me to stop, but by the time she had I was already there and she was running after me.
"Hi! My name is Miroku!" I exclaimed happily and bowed slightly before them.
They gave me an astonished look. Before they could ask any questions of me, my mom came rushing up behind me. She seemed prepared to scold me, but she just looked at this "Miroku" person in amazement.
"Miroku..." She said. I knew she wasn't referring to me.
Miroku searched her with his eyes to make sure she was who he thought.
He reached out his hand like he was going to shake her hand, but instead he shook one of her breasts.
Mom's eye twitched. She said not another word, but her boomerang came fast onto his head.
"Nice to see you too..." He moaned painfully from the ground.
'So that's why she lugs that around.' I thought.
"Hi! I'm your nephew" I declared happily to the silver-haired guy.
He looked at me in surprise, then he narrowed his eyes, flatted his ears and turned away from me.
"Inuyasha!" Said my mommy. "It's good to see you again."
He didn't even turn around. "What are you doing so far away from home? Haven't you bothered me enough?"
Chapter Three: Hope at a Cost
Sango carried my mommy on her back, she seemed intent on going to a specific place. I didn't know where.
Was my mom going to die? Was all of it my fault? Mom lay limp over Sango's shoulder, bleeding, growing colder. I was so afraid. We both were. I shouldn't have asked. All this is my fault. Why did I have to be such a terrible kid?
Wherever we were going, we must have been there because mom stopped. It was a village. Mom kneeled down to the eye-level of a little girl and asked where Lady Kaede was. The little girl pointed to a hut. Mom bowed her head in thanks and rushed toward the hut, I scurried beside her.
Sango lay the injured Kagome down on the floor of the hut and some old woman started to patch her up. Sango was worried and in Kaede's opinion getting in the way. At Kaede's insistance we left the hut and waited just outside.
I was staring out into space, kind of in a daze when something, or rather someone caught my eye.
I tugged with urgency on my mommie's shirt. "Mommy! Mommy! That man has ears just like mine! Is he my father?"
Sango looked to where I was pointing, "No, that is your uncle..." her face brightened. "And that man next to him is Miroku."
"Miroku? but... that's my name! How come we have the same name? Let's go introduce ourselves!"
My mom yelled for me to stop, but by the time she had I was already there and she was running after me.
"Hi! My name is Miroku!" I exclaimed happily and bowed slightly before them.
They gave me an astonished look. Before they could ask any questions of me, my mom came rushing up behind me. She seemed prepared to scold me, but she just looked at this "Miroku" person in amazement.
"Miroku..." She said. I knew she wasn't referring to me.
Miroku searched her with his eyes to make sure she was who he thought.
He reached out his hand like he was going to shake her hand, but instead he shook one of her breasts.
Mom's eye twitched. She said not another word, but her boomerang came fast onto his head.
"Nice to see you too..." He moaned painfully from the ground.
'So that's why she lugs that around.' I thought.
"Hi! I'm your nephew" I declared happily to the silver-haired guy.
He looked at me in surprise, then he narrowed his eyes, flatted his ears and turned away from me.
"Inuyasha!" Said my mommy. "It's good to see you again."
He didn't even turn around. "What are you doing so far away from home? Haven't you bothered me enough?"