Chapter 2: The Day After
Disclaimer: Still don't own....still love Miroku!! hugs her plushie
Sango woke up the next morninig and walked into the main room to find Miroku making their breakfast. She smiled, enjoying the smell and he looked up at her with a smile. She looked away still mad about what happened last night. She sat down across from him but in an attempt to aviod conversation she said nothing.
He sighed and thought of the only thing he could to make her feel better and get her to talk.
"I'm sorry Sango....I shouldn't have went into your room like that....and I shouldn't have been so rough to Kirara..." he bowed his head hopeing his innocent,
sorry from the bottom of my heart act would earn some sympathy points with Sango. It did for the most part, but she still was annoyed with him.
"It's alright Houshi-sama I can forgive you....but...in the future if you "need" my cat...please don't just try to take him..." She said looking up "Why did you want Kirara anyway....?"
Miroku looked at Sango with a grin and simply said " I guess I just missed him."
Sango smiled as she took the teapot from where it was hanging above the fire. She took a tea cup and filled it part of the way up, and then took some of the tea Kagome brought back and put it in the cup. She then took a small spoon and stirred it around. Miroku watched her like it was the most intersting thing he ever saw in his life. Sango looked up and blushed.
"Would you like some tea Houshi-sama?" She said softly
"Only if you make it, it doesn't taste as good when I make it myself...." He said handing her a cup.
She took it and followed the same steps as she did before. Miroku watched her as if he was amazed by her movements. It seemed to him at least that she took special care of each cup of tea that she made. Everything was done the same way as before and it looked and probably taste exactally like hers. Miroku, on the other hand, everytime he made this tea it either tasted like water or was as thick as mud. When she was finished Sango handed the cup to Miroku with a smile. He of course took the cup and smiled back.
"Arigatou..." He said as he put the cup to his lips and drank. "Its excelent...much better than what I make..."
Sango blushed and said "I think it's because you use too much tea...or too little..."
He smiled and said "I think our breakfast is almost done." He motioned to the rice that was cooking by some fish that were being cooked on sticks.
"I guess were okay being alone like this....you can cook better than me and....well...I can make tea...." She said as he handed her a bowl of rice.
"Sango...." Miroku said looking at her "You can cook much better than Kagome did her first time..."
Her eyes met his and she giggled slightly. "I'm sure that she did fine..."
"Well, the first time she cooked for Inu Yasha and I...she burt everything....except maybe the tea...."
"Houshi-sama!" She said as she giggled "I'm sure she wasn't that bad"
"No....it was much worse than when she forgot to put out the fire...." He smiled noticing how happy she was. "See you'll make a wonderful wife for someone..."
She blushed and looked away. "Houshi-sama....I'm not good at that type of stuff....I'm not pretty enough..."
"Your beautiful...." Miroku interupted 'At least I think your perfect...'
"Houshi-sama....we both know I'm much better at manly stuff then that...."
"There is nothing wrong with a women that can protect herself. Or even fight for what see believes in...I always admired how well you could do that....Your such a strong woman..." He said tilting her chin up so he could look her in the eye. "I would never lie to you about something like this..."
"I'm not strong all of the time...." she whispered as Kirara came into the room and sat on her lap.
"You shouldn't have to be...Everyone needs that kind of attention some times...You shouldn't hold things that bother you in either...it's not healthy..." Miroku said as he pulled his hand away. "I guess I should clean up...."
"I'm going to go for a walk...." She said leaving the room.
"That could have gone better." Kirara said
"You know a warning would be nice." Miroku said with a sigh. "How come everytime I try to make her feel better it ends like this? Does she just hate my methods of trying to cheer her up or what...?"
Kirara waited for Miroku to sit down then he said "She just doesn't know how to act around you. Trust me she doesn't hate you."
"Does she know you can do this? You know the whole...human....like form?"
"No...I would prefer if we kept it a secret between the two of us. She doesn't need to know, she's happy enough with me being her pet. She's a very good mistress,
she always knows exactally how to make a cat happy. You know....the petting and ear scraching....It's very nice to cuddle with her....thats why I was mad last night."
Miroku was now glaring at him.
"I didn't mean to get you into trouble..."
"Then what was with the whole 'I love you' act when she woke up?" Miroku said with a growl.
"What are you jealous or something?" Kirara said with a grin.
"So what if I am?"
"Why would you be jealous of a small neko? Ah....thats right because I can sleep with her and you can't. I can also follow her everywhere without being concidered a pervert. Because I'm just a neko youkai." Kirara continued making Miroku more and more angry by the second.
"You know, telling her about you is starting to sound good to me now." Miroku grumbled
Kirara sighed "I'm sure she wouldn't believe you if you DID tell her. If you try I won't help you and it's as simple as that."
"Help me with what?" Miroku said still rather annoyed "What could you possibly do for me."
"Well," Kirara said with a sigh "I could help you win my mistress over, you know, make her think your not such a bad guy. I do happen to know everything she likes. The only other person that could help you like me is Kohaku, and I'm not seeing that happen anytime soon."
"Why would you help me? What's the catch?"
"There is no catch. You would simply have to keep my mistress happy. And of course keep my secret."
Miroku thought for a moment. He would love the chance to have Sango, and have the opertunity to show her how much she was loved. Then he thought about his new friend, if Kirara just happened to be able to talk as a small neko, he probably wouldn't be having second thoughts. But what if for some reason Kirara wanted Sango for his own and would tell him the oposite of what Sango wanted to push them farther away.
"Well....I should be going after her. Its past the time she likes to be alone for. She'll probably want you to come sometime after that...if you would want. Trust me, if I'm wrong then you don't need to listen to me but...If I'm right will you go along with my plan?"
"Yeah I guess so...." Miroku said with a sigh
"Oh...and don't be upset because I can cuddle Sango at night and follow her into the bath...and listen to her secrets...." Kirara noticed Miroku getting redder and redder with rage. "Arn't monks supposed to be....calm....or something....?"
Kirara turned back into the small neko form and ran out the door. Miroku chased after him.
'You evil neko....just wait until I get my hand on you....Damn it....He's by Sango.....can't hurt him now...'
"Kirara....I thought you forgot about me..." She said lifting the neko onto her lap "Was Houshi-sama being mean to you again?"
Kirara just purred and made himself confortable on Sango's lap.
"I guess not...I can't believe what Houshi-sama said to me....I know I should be happy but....I don't know.....What if he really was lieing....but he sounded like he ment it...."
Kirara mewed and brushed his head against Sango's arm.
"You want to be loved too ne?" She scrached behind Kirara's ear and then started petting him again. "You'll never leave me to walk with some random village girl who you asked to bear your child..."
Miroku moved ever so slightly and lowered himself onto the ground. He knew Kirara could probably hear him, but not Sango. He would just have to trust that Kirara wouldn't bring Sango close to where he was.
"I just wish once....he could be serious and stay by my side..." She whispered " I want him to love me...I don't understand why...."
Kirara licked her hand and mewed.
"Its as if I can almost communicate with you....You know how I feel don't you...? You were worried about me....I guess Houshi-sama isn't though..."
She stopped and looked down at the ground. It was silent for awhile, until Miroku decided it was a good time to talk to Sango. He walked away from the tree as quietly as he could trying not to draw any attention. He then traveled up the path that lead up to where Sango was sitting, when he got close enough to her. He said softly. "Can I sit here?"
Sango looked up, surprised, as Mioku sat down next to her. She blushed sightly, she did want him to come but she really didn't think he would. And there he was. She blushed and looked over at him. "What brings you here?"
"Just seeing if you were alright, you have been gone awhile..."
She smiled 'I'm sure that's not the only reason he's here...' "Anou...Houshi-sama...?"
"Hai?"
"I would rather sit here for a little bit...it's beautiful in this city...."
"Yes, it is..." Miroku said looking up at the clouds "May I stay here? Just for awhile...I wouldn't want to bother you."
"You can stay..." She said softly.
Sango woke up the next morninig and walked into the main room to find Miroku making their breakfast. She smiled, enjoying the smell and he looked up at her with a smile. She looked away still mad about what happened last night. She sat down across from him but in an attempt to aviod conversation she said nothing.
He sighed and thought of the only thing he could to make her feel better and get her to talk.
"I'm sorry Sango....I shouldn't have went into your room like that....and I shouldn't have been so rough to Kirara..." he bowed his head hopeing his innocent,
sorry from the bottom of my heart act would earn some sympathy points with Sango. It did for the most part, but she still was annoyed with him.
"It's alright Houshi-sama I can forgive you....but...in the future if you "need" my cat...please don't just try to take him..." She said looking up "Why did you want Kirara anyway....?"
Miroku looked at Sango with a grin and simply said " I guess I just missed him."
Sango smiled as she took the teapot from where it was hanging above the fire. She took a tea cup and filled it part of the way up, and then took some of the tea Kagome brought back and put it in the cup. She then took a small spoon and stirred it around. Miroku watched her like it was the most intersting thing he ever saw in his life. Sango looked up and blushed.
"Would you like some tea Houshi-sama?" She said softly
"Only if you make it, it doesn't taste as good when I make it myself...." He said handing her a cup.
She took it and followed the same steps as she did before. Miroku watched her as if he was amazed by her movements. It seemed to him at least that she took special care of each cup of tea that she made. Everything was done the same way as before and it looked and probably taste exactally like hers. Miroku, on the other hand, everytime he made this tea it either tasted like water or was as thick as mud. When she was finished Sango handed the cup to Miroku with a smile. He of course took the cup and smiled back.
"Arigatou..." He said as he put the cup to his lips and drank. "Its excelent...much better than what I make..."
Sango blushed and said "I think it's because you use too much tea...or too little..."
He smiled and said "I think our breakfast is almost done." He motioned to the rice that was cooking by some fish that were being cooked on sticks.
"I guess were okay being alone like this....you can cook better than me and....well...I can make tea...." She said as he handed her a bowl of rice.
"Sango...." Miroku said looking at her "You can cook much better than Kagome did her first time..."
Her eyes met his and she giggled slightly. "I'm sure that she did fine..."
"Well, the first time she cooked for Inu Yasha and I...she burt everything....except maybe the tea...."
"Houshi-sama!" She said as she giggled "I'm sure she wasn't that bad"
"No....it was much worse than when she forgot to put out the fire...." He smiled noticing how happy she was. "See you'll make a wonderful wife for someone..."
She blushed and looked away. "Houshi-sama....I'm not good at that type of stuff....I'm not pretty enough..."
"Your beautiful...." Miroku interupted 'At least I think your perfect...'
"Houshi-sama....we both know I'm much better at manly stuff then that...."
"There is nothing wrong with a women that can protect herself. Or even fight for what see believes in...I always admired how well you could do that....Your such a strong woman..." He said tilting her chin up so he could look her in the eye. "I would never lie to you about something like this..."
"I'm not strong all of the time...." she whispered as Kirara came into the room and sat on her lap.
"You shouldn't have to be...Everyone needs that kind of attention some times...You shouldn't hold things that bother you in either...it's not healthy..." Miroku said as he pulled his hand away. "I guess I should clean up...."
"I'm going to go for a walk...." She said leaving the room.
"That could have gone better." Kirara said
"You know a warning would be nice." Miroku said with a sigh. "How come everytime I try to make her feel better it ends like this? Does she just hate my methods of trying to cheer her up or what...?"
Kirara waited for Miroku to sit down then he said "She just doesn't know how to act around you. Trust me she doesn't hate you."
"Does she know you can do this? You know the whole...human....like form?"
"No...I would prefer if we kept it a secret between the two of us. She doesn't need to know, she's happy enough with me being her pet. She's a very good mistress,
she always knows exactally how to make a cat happy. You know....the petting and ear scraching....It's very nice to cuddle with her....thats why I was mad last night."
Miroku was now glaring at him.
"I didn't mean to get you into trouble..."
"Then what was with the whole 'I love you' act when she woke up?" Miroku said with a growl.
"What are you jealous or something?" Kirara said with a grin.
"So what if I am?"
"Why would you be jealous of a small neko? Ah....thats right because I can sleep with her and you can't. I can also follow her everywhere without being concidered a pervert. Because I'm just a neko youkai." Kirara continued making Miroku more and more angry by the second.
"You know, telling her about you is starting to sound good to me now." Miroku grumbled
Kirara sighed "I'm sure she wouldn't believe you if you DID tell her. If you try I won't help you and it's as simple as that."
"Help me with what?" Miroku said still rather annoyed "What could you possibly do for me."
"Well," Kirara said with a sigh "I could help you win my mistress over, you know, make her think your not such a bad guy. I do happen to know everything she likes. The only other person that could help you like me is Kohaku, and I'm not seeing that happen anytime soon."
"Why would you help me? What's the catch?"
"There is no catch. You would simply have to keep my mistress happy. And of course keep my secret."
Miroku thought for a moment. He would love the chance to have Sango, and have the opertunity to show her how much she was loved. Then he thought about his new friend, if Kirara just happened to be able to talk as a small neko, he probably wouldn't be having second thoughts. But what if for some reason Kirara wanted Sango for his own and would tell him the oposite of what Sango wanted to push them farther away.
"Well....I should be going after her. Its past the time she likes to be alone for. She'll probably want you to come sometime after that...if you would want. Trust me, if I'm wrong then you don't need to listen to me but...If I'm right will you go along with my plan?"
"Yeah I guess so...." Miroku said with a sigh
"Oh...and don't be upset because I can cuddle Sango at night and follow her into the bath...and listen to her secrets...." Kirara noticed Miroku getting redder and redder with rage. "Arn't monks supposed to be....calm....or something....?"
Kirara turned back into the small neko form and ran out the door. Miroku chased after him.
'You evil neko....just wait until I get my hand on you....Damn it....He's by Sango.....can't hurt him now...'
"Kirara....I thought you forgot about me..." She said lifting the neko onto her lap "Was Houshi-sama being mean to you again?"
Kirara just purred and made himself confortable on Sango's lap.
"I guess not...I can't believe what Houshi-sama said to me....I know I should be happy but....I don't know.....What if he really was lieing....but he sounded like he ment it...."
Kirara mewed and brushed his head against Sango's arm.
"You want to be loved too ne?" She scrached behind Kirara's ear and then started petting him again. "You'll never leave me to walk with some random village girl who you asked to bear your child..."
Miroku moved ever so slightly and lowered himself onto the ground. He knew Kirara could probably hear him, but not Sango. He would just have to trust that Kirara wouldn't bring Sango close to where he was.
"I just wish once....he could be serious and stay by my side..." She whispered " I want him to love me...I don't understand why...."
Kirara licked her hand and mewed.
"Its as if I can almost communicate with you....You know how I feel don't you...? You were worried about me....I guess Houshi-sama isn't though..."
She stopped and looked down at the ground. It was silent for awhile, until Miroku decided it was a good time to talk to Sango. He walked away from the tree as quietly as he could trying not to draw any attention. He then traveled up the path that lead up to where Sango was sitting, when he got close enough to her. He said softly. "Can I sit here?"
Sango looked up, surprised, as Mioku sat down next to her. She blushed sightly, she did want him to come but she really didn't think he would. And there he was. She blushed and looked over at him. "What brings you here?"
"Just seeing if you were alright, you have been gone awhile..."
She smiled 'I'm sure that's not the only reason he's here...' "Anou...Houshi-sama...?"
"Hai?"
"I would rather sit here for a little bit...it's beautiful in this city...."
"Yes, it is..." Miroku said looking up at the clouds "May I stay here? Just for awhile...I wouldn't want to bother you."
"You can stay..." She said softly.
