Chapter Ten

Sango and Miroku exited the Twirl-A-Whirl ride. It was exciting because the machine went around and around like a spinning top, but afterwards you feel really dizzy. That was no exeption for the two. They stumbled around the exit like a pair of drunken, dazed drinkers. Sango grabbed onto the nearest pole she could find and held onto it for support. Her eyes began to focus and the dizziness began to ware off. She turned to Miroku, who (to her surprise), began to laugh out of the blue.

"What in the world are you laughing at, Miroku?" Sango asked.

"I was just remembering the ride. You were screaming like 'Oh, my God!' and you wouldn't let go of me for the entire ride. I thouight the force of the wind would make you stuck onto me for dear life," he laughed.

Sango's face turned light pink. "You should talk. You were actually crying like you were going to die or something." She playfully punched him on the shoulder. She chukuled to herself. Then an idea ran through her head as she hit him again. "Tag, you're it!"

The demon exterminator laughed as the monk chased right behind her. They tugged through the crowd of people as they tried to tag each other. But someone accidentally shoved Sango and she stumbled back. She turned around and a pole hit her nose. She covered it and stumbled back again. Unknown to her, Miroku was right behind her and bumped into him. They met for a split second and then fell to the floor, accidentally meeting their lips together.

Is this for real? A dream? Is Miroku actually kissing me? No, that be right. The pervert ever kissing me is like the possibility that Naraku and Kagome ever falling in love; not gonna happen. Even though I do love him myself... wait, what am I saying? How could Miroku ever love me anyway? No man could ever love me.

Sango was so deep in thought that she didn't notice the kiss had ended. Miroku let out a hand to help her up, which she accepted as soon as she stopped staring into space.

Miroku cleared his throat. "I... apologize for that inconviernce. That was a mistake."

"Damn straiaght it was." The pervert was shocked at Sango's words. She sounded for a minute like Inuyasha.

"You were right: the kiss was a mistake. I just lost it. I just..." she took his hands into hers. "Miroku, I love you, but it's just that no man could ever love me. My own mother... she even said so herself that I'll remain childless and manless for all of my days. I don't blame her. She was right, who could ever love me?"

Sango was caught off guard as Miroku pecked her softly on the cheek. She turned to see Miroku with that cute, irrisistable boyish smile of his on his face. They hugged, crushing each other's bodies against one another.

"Sango, I love you too. I know that I haven't been 100% faithful to you, but I promise that if you will accept my love, than I will be faithful to you and don't go around other girls to ask them to bear my child or whatever. So... do you accept?" Tears welled up in Sango's eyes and she cried silently into Miroku's chest.

"Yes! Yes! Yes, Miroku, YES!!" and with that, they kissed again.

(Aww, how sweet. I don't know if you all caught that, but for the first time evcer, Mioroku didn't ruin a romantic moment-- his own. Anyway, onward to the next scene! )

After shoving the change into her shorts pocket, Kasumi took the two ice- cream cones off the counter. She opened her Double-Chocolate Surprise out of the wrapper and began to lick it playfully. She handed Kouga the Peanut- Vanella cone that he ordered, an he selfishly snatched it and began to lick it as well.

"What the hell is your deal? Can't you knock it off and enjoy something for once in your life?" Kasumi asked.

"Not with you around, wench. After you tried to kill me, how could you ever think that I'd forgive you so easily?" Kouga bitterly replied. It was true. After she tried to kill him with Yami, Kouga kept a grudge against the telekanetic demon. She eyed him weirdly as she licked sedusivly on her ice cream as a group of hot high-school guys glanced at her. They watched her and whistled, as Kasumi giggled and waved. Kouga groaned.

"What's wrong now?" she sighed.

"Why the hell are you flirting with those humans over there? It's sickening."

"To you, maybe. Besides, I have a knack for tricking people, didn't you know? I have those worthless humans and the half-breed eating out of the palm of my hand. I can kill them at any moment, but not yet. Not until Sister Kagura or Naraku have told me to."

"You are really pitiful, working alongside that witch from hell, Kagura."

Kasumi's smile disappeared and she glared dangerously at the wolf youkai. "What did you say, you worthless piece of shit? You shpould not even be talking, being in love with that bitch, Kagome."

Kouga's eyes flashed red when Kagome's name escaped Kasumi's lips. "WHAT THE F--K DID YOU CALL KAGOME?!" He lifted Kasumi by the coller of her shirt. She calmly chuckled.

"It's true. She'll never love you, worm. She's in love with the half-breed, Inuyasha. You are only sedcond choice. But what I don't understand is that why will she choose a half-breed instead of you." She shook her head sadly. "Maybe it's because she knows that it will break your heart if you ever knew. How right the reincarnation is."

Kouga shook his head vigarously. He didn't want to believe a word that Kasumi said. She was wrong, Kagome would never go behind his back like that and have an affair with that cocky, unfaithful dog. Kasumi noticed that he was bewlieving her wordas. She smirked evilly.

"Listen to my words, wolf, and take heed to them. I speak only the truth to you, and nothing more. You are in love with someone you can never have, because she loves another. Love is such and cold game to play. But, you must believe that she doesn't love you,and never will. She only sees you as a friend, and nothing more. "

"I... don't ... believe a word you say." Before he could even blink., Kasumi held out a mirror from her pocket. It was the mystical mirror that she used to contact with Naraku. She closed her eyes, and spoke to it. She said, "Show me Inuyasha and Kagome!" Within seconds, it showed the couple on the ferris wheel, kissing each other. Kouga's eyes filled with surprise and anger.

"I love you, Inuyasha," Kagome said.

"I love you too, and I swear that no other man will have you, especially Hobo or that mangy wolf," Inuyasha vowed. Kagome giggled and hugged her lover.

"I know, because I love no other man but you, and especially not Hojo or Kouga. I never will and never had." And with that, they kissed once more.

Kouga pushed Kasumi and screamed in agony.

"Too bad," came Kasumi's taunting voice. "Now you can go to hell a happy man."

"SHUT UP!" Kouga screamed a he attepted to punch Kasumi in the face, but she swayed away, as if dancing. She hummed to herself as she doodged the resst of his attacks with ease. She was dancing, because she moved with grace and beauty that Kouga thought it was impossible to even touch her. When he kicked and she basrely missed it, Kasumi stumbled back a bit. Seeing his chance, the wolf prince punched kasumi in the chest and her face. Blood dripped from her lip, which she wiped with her sleeve.

"Comgraulations, you actually hit me. Savure that moment, because I won't let it happen again," Kasumi smiled cutely and motioned for Kouga to continue.

"Go to hell!" he hissed. She giggled.

"Silly wolf, being born a 'child' of Naraku, I've seen hell firsthand. In face, my whole life up until now has been hell itself. You have no idea." Kouga charged at Kasumi, who jumped and ran in the opposite direction. Kouga growled and chased after her, fighting through the crowd of people and trying to keep up with her. Tired of runnijg, Kouga stopped just as he saw the telekanetic dash into the Tokyo Fun House. Without bothering to pay the toll, he ran after her.

Hiding in the Mirror Room, Kasumi panted hard as she hid. Damn ,she thought. He's smarter than I thought. But, how about I spice things up a little bit? Kasumi stepped in front of the main mirror, which ended up surronding Kouga with an army of Kasumi's!

"Give it up, Kouga," they all said as they dashed around slyly. "I have you right where I want you."

Kouga focused his mind and sniffed the air. He smelled Kasumi's scent a few inches away frim him, trying to sneak up on him. He waited until she was about to attack, when he turned around and punched Kasumi in the chin. She flew back and crashed into a mirror behind her. Kouga too the opportunity and made a run for it.

Even with his super speed, Kasumi recovered quite quickly and ran after him. Soon, she was right beside him as they fought across the Fun Bridge and made it to the Spinning Circle. They got dizzy, but still dragged on. Kasumi got knocked off guard when Kouga did a ground kick and knocked her on the floor. He kicked her again and again until she fell down the Spiral Slide and landed right into the Ball Pit. Kouga slid after her and fell in, alone.

She must be underneath the balls , he thought. Suddenly, Kasumi sprang up and her eyes turned into their eerie shade of all green. The balls lifted (by her telekanesis) and she pointed to Kouga. They rushed at him like there was no tomorrow and they locked onto him like a missle. They landed everywhere, and he fought throgh the next few rounds of balls and pinned Kasumi. After fighting for another good hour, they finally climbed out the see the sun beginning to make its way to setting. Kasumi had a ripped coller, a nose bleed, a bloody sleeve, and fang marks on her chest and leg. Kouga had two black eyes, a mising tooth, a bloody nose, cut marks on his entire body, and ball marks from the balls Kasumi launched at him earlier.

Neither one had the energy to walk, but they trudged alond the boardwalk. At the clock, everyone stood waiting. But whan they saw the injured pair, they immediatly ran to their aids.

"Kasumi, Kouga, what in the seven hells happened to you two? You look like you went to go take the Devil head-on," Inuyasha said as he and Miuroku helped Kouga to walk. Kagome and Sango helped kasumi, each one at either side.

Kasumi lookedlike she was about to cry. "It was horrible, guys! I was sitting there, minding my own business, when he came out of the blue and started to insulte each one of you, like calling Sango and Kagome worthless bitches, and calling Inuyyasha a f-----g son-of-a- bitch. Then I told him to stop, and he lost all control and began to attack me. I tried to get away, but lhe followed me into the Fun House and hurt me even more." She looked down at the ground and turned to her timid, cracking voice. "I... I tried to defend myself, but he just hurt me more and more, until... he..." The rest of her words were drowned out as she cried into Sango's chest. She hushed her,while Sango and everyone else glared angrily at Kouga. Then the insults began.

"What is wrong woith you, Kouga?" Miroku yelled.

"Kasumi ain't got nothin' against your scrawny ass, and you go and abuse her likle that!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Dammit, kouga. WEhy did you do that to an innocent demon? Kasumi ment no harm and you attack her without reason or purpose," Sango argued.

Kagome shook her head in dissapointment. "Why Kouga? I thought you were good, I really did. WHY DID YOU LIE TO ME?!" she screamed.

"Kagome, everyone, believe me. Kasumi is the real villain here, not me. She was the owner of Yami, she almost killed us all, she's even the Fourth Child of Naraku! She's gonna kill us all and give all the Jewel Shards to Naraku?!"

"Do you honestly believe a word of that crap you're telling us?" Inuyashga spat.

"Kasumi isn't the evil one, here. She is innocent," Miroku put a hand on her shoulder for support.

"Yeah, how could you even lie to us like that? How stupid do you think we are?" Sango yelled.

"C'mon, guys. Let's get back to the hotel and heal Kasumi's wounds," Kagome said. She realized that the telekanetic had fal;led unconcious and Inuyashs carried her on his back. They walked together, leaving Kouga alone.

Well, the next chapter might be a little thing that tells you about Kasuimi's past annd stuff, plus catching up with Kagura and Naranku's plans for the future. Also, something happens to Kouga (I won't say what or else I'll ruin the surprise ) But I know that you'll like what I have in store for you. For you all too, the end is drawind near. I'll end the story soon, but that's not until a few more chapters. Well, that's all for now. Bye- Bye!

-Wandering-Destiny72