Ch. 6
me: Once again, I don't own any Evanesence songs, and I don't own InuYasha!
I'm so tired of being here.
Suppressed by all my childish fears.
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave.
Because your presence still lingers here
and it won't leave me alone...
"Is that you, Houshi-sama?" Sango asked, her voice catching. Miroku nodded, but she didn't give any hint that she had seen him. Instead she slowly reached out toward him. He flinched as she stuck her hand right through his face. She seemed to be concentrating hard on something. Eventually, she withdrew her hand and shook her head.
"Wait, Sango!" Miroku yelled, as the demon exterminator made her way out of the hut. She didn't hear him, and he sighed heavily and floated out to follow her.
"Sango! There you are!" Kagome said, happy to see her friend. "Wait...Sango-chan, what's wrong?"
"Kagome... I think I just saw Miroku..." Sango whispered, careful not to let anyone else overhear.
"You mean, underneath the blanket?" Kagome said, confused.
"No! I mean... sort of like a...."
"A ghost?" Kagome suggested. Sango nodded slowly.
"Yes!! A ghost!!" Miroku shouted, floating in front of Sango's face. Once again, she gave no notice she could hear him.
"Sango...you think Miroku's ghost is haunting us?" Kagome said seriously. She didn't want to end up angering her friend again.
" I don't know... I just sort of felt him there for a second, you know? Like he was right there in front of me."
"Wow...maybe he was...you know, in spirit."
Sango sighed. "I doubt it."
"Well, you never know, do you? He could be here with us right now."
"Stop being weird, Kagome." Sango laughed, trying to hide the tears in her eyes.
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase.
"I'm not being weird, Sango. I just think that Miroku wouldn't leave without telling you good-bye." Kagome said quietly. Sango stopped laughing.
"What do you mean?" She said, quickly.
"I just think, if there's any way Miroku could come back, he'd take it without a second thought." Kagome answered, looking down. Sango sighed shakily, knowing Kagome was right.
"What are you guys talking about?" InuYasha interrupted, walking over to the two girls. Sango flinched, and InuYasha took a few steps back.
"Geez, what's the matter?" He asked, confused.
"InuYasha, could you get any more insensitive?!" Kagome shrieked. "Miroku is dead, and you ask what the matter is??"
"All I did was ask a question..." The hanyou muttered sulkily. Kagome rolled her eyes and turned back to Sango.
"But Sango, I really do believe that Miroku is here with us now." Kagome said.
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
I've held your hand through all of these years
But you still have...
All of me...
"I'm right here!!" Miroku yelled. InuYasha's ears twitched, and he looked up. Miroku floated closer to him, hoping that InuYasha could see him. But the hanyou merely muttered a few words under his breath, and went back to talking to Sango and Kagome. Miroku gave a groan of frustration, and hovered closer to Sango. Gingerly, he touched the back of her neck. He had a great shock when he felt his finger on her skin, not passing through.
-SLAP-
"What...the hell did I do?!" InuYasha yelled, rubbing his face.
"Why were you touching my neck??" Sango shrieked. Kagome's eyes widened, and she quickly took on a look of fury, as well. Miroku watched the scene with great amusement.
"InuYasha! I can't believe you'd hit on Sango!"
"I wasn't hitting on her! I never even touched her!" InuYasha said innocently. Sango rolled her dark eyes and glared at the hanyou.
"Wait...actually, I think he's right." Kagome said. Sango looked up, puzzled.
"How do you mean, Kagome-chan?" She asked.
"He would have to have been directly behind you, otherwise you would have noticed, right?" Kagome asked.
"Actually, that's right." Sango muttered. InuYasha hadn't moved from his spot next to Kagome.
"Feh. Jumping to conclusions, weren't we?" InuYasha muttered, sulking away from the girls. Kagome laughed bitterly, then turned back to Sango.
"Are you sure it wasn't just a bug or something, Sango-chan?" Kagome asked. Sango shook her head.
"No, I'm positive it wasn't. Do you think maybe...."
You used to captivate me
By your resonating light
But now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts
my once pleasant dreams
Your voice, it chased away
all the sanity in me.
"I really don't know..." Kagome answered. "Listen, I've got to go help Kaede tidy up. Do you want to come with me?"
"I'll come in a bit." Sango replied. Kagome nodded, and walked away.
"Am I going crazy?" Sango asked herself. It was completely possible; lots of people went crazy after they lost a loved one. But...she had surely felt him there...
"No! Sango, you're not crazy! I'm here!" Miroku yelled. Sango looked up. Her eyes were watering, and she squinted into the setting sun.
"Houshi-sama, if you're really here, give me a sign! Please!" Sango said, a tear dripping from her eye.
"A sign..." Miroku muttered. He reached out to her again, and tried to take her hand. His own passed right through hers, and he sighed. She sighed as well, and stood up, leaving to go help Kagome. Miroku groaned and buried his head in his knees.
"Sango, Kagome's right." He muttered, watching the exterminator join the others. "I'm not going to leave without saying goodbye...I'll stay here until you're gone, if that's what it takes!"
I've tried to hard to tell myself that you're gone
And though you're still with me
I've been alone all along.
me: every chapter is going to have new lyrics in it. Be happy!
Kikyo: ::sweatdrop:: what is there to be happy about?
me: ::shows her a picture of kurama::
Kikyo:
me: O.o ::mumbles:: obsessive freak.... PLEASE REVIEW!