Meow, Miroku
Disclaimer: I still don't--and never will--own InuYasha, but I just want Miroku ::sob::
A/n: Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the wonderful ideas! ::happy tears:: I will try to include as many of your ideas as I can throughout the last few chapters... but I decided to go with my idea on how the group finds out the kitten is Miroku. I hope you like what I did I forget who it was that suggested the flower thing.. I just wanted to let you know I altered it slightly, but it worked.
"Normal speech"
'Thoughts'
::Miroku's thoughts::
{Cat to cat}
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Day after day drifted by, and yet Miroku remained a kitten.
Neither he, nor Kilala, could think of something to alert the humans or even one of the demons. Miroku was becoming far to accustomed to this cat form, though. He was caught several times licking himself, as well as chasing leaves. Which, if and when he changed back, would be awkward to explain.
Miroku tried time and time again to write his name in dirt, or with sticks or leaves, or scracth it in a tree, or even meow in morse code. Unfortunately, no one else knew morse code, so that plan backfired.
One night, Miroku was playing with Kilala as he often did. He pounced on her from behind a tree and she retaliated with a clawless paw at the face. Miroku swatted back, arching his back and hissing in fun. He pawed at her and accidently scratched her.
{Hey!} cried Kilala, {watch it!} She licked at the wound, it was small but any sized scratch was painful from a cat.
{Sorry,} Miroku laughed nervously and walked away, figuring their game was over.
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The next day Kagome was making breakfast. Miroku went and sat by the fire to watch. He wasn't aware that InuYasha was in a bad mood. The dog demon walked by and, not seeing the small kitten, stepped on his tail!
::OWWW!:: he hissed, but everyone heard a vicious "Rrrreeeeow!"
He swiped at the ankle of his attacker and successfully drew blood.
"You stupid rat!" InuYasha growled and grabbed the kitten around his midsection.
Kagome stood up, worried for the kitten and yelled, "SIT!"
InuYasha slammed to the ground and Miroku went running. "You take that damn cat's side over mine!" InuYasha accusingly growled at Kagome.
"He's tiny!" Kagome held up her hands to show a rough size of the kitten.
"He has claws," InuYasha reminded and turned and left.
Sango woke up as the kitten tried to bury himself under her blankets. "Huh?" she sat up, confused. "What happened?" she asked Kagome.
"InuYasha stepped on Houshi; Houshi scratched him; InuYasha grabbed him; I sat InuYasha," she explained.
"Aww," Sango snuggled the kitten. "It's okay, I'll watch over you."
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It was time for Sango's early morning bath and she planned on taking the kitten with her.
::Heh, heh, heh,:: Miroku was more than happy to join Sango.
At the hot spring, Miroku's cat instincts took hold and he spazzed out about not wanting to go near the water.
He hissed and his fur stood on end. "Calm down," Sango set him down, "you don't have to go in."
::Oh,:: Miroku felt foolish for making such a big deal over it.
His eyes caught falling material and he looked up, ::Whoa... :: The kitten stared as Sango stripped off her last remaining articles of clothing.
Miroku's tiny cat eyes darted up and down, taking in the sight before him.
As Sango got into the hot spring Miroku thought to himself, ::Maybe being a cat isn't so bad... ::
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After the bath, Miroku felt guilty... though it wasn't really his fault.
He had to think of a way to tell everyone who he was.
He yawned. ::But first, a catnap,:: he decided.
--Flash back dream--
"Sango," Miroku looked to her as the pair walked alone through a field of flowers. He handed her a small pink flower.
Blushing, Sango admired the flower, "Thank you, it's so beautiful."
Miroku smiled and blushed a faint shade of pink, "Now you know how I feel." He gazed at her with loving eyes.
Sango blushed a deeper shade of red. "Houshii... I, uh... um," she stuttered.
He smiled sweetly at her and put his finger to her mouth, "Shh."
"Mm," she froze. She was worried he would be able to hear her heart pounding in her chest.
Suddenly she felt an all too familiar hand on her rear, "Houshii!"
"What?" he asked innocently as he stroked her bottom.
She smacked him and walked away, still holding the tiny flower.
--End flash back dream--
Miroku sat up, ::That's it!::
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Miroku waited until everyone was asleep and he hurried to the surrounding woods.
He ran back to the camp, ::Mission complete!::
Sango scooped up the kitten as it walked back from the forest.
"Mew," he cried at her, holding the flower in his mouth.
"Hey," she whispered, cuddling the tiny fuzz ball. "What's this?" she took the flower from his mouth and examined it. She froze and looked at the kitten hopefully. 'It can't be... It's just a coincidence,' she reassured herself. She glanced at the flower and then the kitten. 'Sango, you're losing it, Miroku can't be a cat,' she smiled at the kitten. She hugged it.
He starting purring happily and licked Sango's chin. ::Mission failed,:: he was ready to give up, it seemed hopeless.
"Houshi," she pulled the kitten back and stared in it's small brown eyes.
He stopped purring. Her eyes were rimmed with tears. ::What's wrong?:: he asked, though she couldn't hear him.
"I miss him," she unintentionally answered his question.
::But I'm right here,:: he squirmed from her hands and nuzzled her cheek.
"I loved him so much," she sighed breathlessly.
Miroku froze, ::Say what?:: He stared up at her, not quite believing what he heard.
"I would give anything to tell him that. I just wish he knew how much he truly meant to me," a tear trailed down her cheek and dropped on the kitten.
::Sango,:: he felt bad, he wanted so much to tell her that it was him. He licked away a tear and was glad to see a faint smile on her lips.
He buried his face and paws under her chin and purred.
"Houshi," she giggled and hugged the tiny kitten.
She pulled the cat away so she could lay down without crushing him. When he thought she was finally asleep he heard her whisper, "Thank you, Houshi."
::You're more than welcome,:: he was determined now to find a way back to his human form.
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The night inched by, Miroku was restless. Something was different about the air that surrounded the group. Everyone was normal, though. InuYasha was hunched over, leaning against a tree. Kagome and Sango were wrapped in sleeping bags, close enough to the fire to keep wamr but far enough to avoid a fire hazard. Shippou and Kilala were sleeping in separate trees.
Miroku glanced across the said sleepers and stopped suddenly.
::Kilala? ... :: Miroku blinked and fell over backwards, fainting with disbelief.
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Miroku was woken up with a poke to the side. Sango was looking worried, so he stood up quickly to show he was indeed just fine. Miroku stretched and purred as Sango scratched behind his ear. He suddenly stopped, remembering why he had fallen asleep like he did before. He glanced around quickly, taking a head count of the group. Kilala wasn't there...
::Did I actually see what I think I saw last night?:: Miroku pondered, ::Is it possible? What could have caused that?:: He glanced around, but nothing came to mind. ::Maybe I was dreaming.::
When he heard an unfamiliar scream, he knew what he saw last night could be possible. InuYasha was the first hurrying toward the scream, followed by Kagome, Sango, and Shippou.
Kagome and Sango found InuYasha blushing bright red with a funny look on his face. "What is it?" Sango stood on her tippy-toes to peer over his shoulder. She blinked, there was a naked girl staring at her reflection in the water.
"Excuse me, can we help you?" Kagome asked, afriad the young girl would freeze to death if she didn't get some clothes on.
The girl seemed in shock, she was shaking from what appeared to be because she was cold, but was really due to fear.
"I-... I-..." the young girl stuttered. InuYasha walked awkwardly over and stood by Kagome, so the others got a better view of the strange girl. She was a pretty 16-year-old, with long, blonde hair and flawless, pale skin. She stood and turned, staring at the ground. Her hair covered her breasts and her face. InuYasha glanced away.
Miroku finally decided to go and investigate what was going on. It was possible...
He walked over and froze at the site of the pretty young girl. His eyes went wide, ::It wasn't a dream! How did this happen?::
The young girl looked up at the 4 people staring at her. They all gasped when they saw her forehead.
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A/n: Hehehe! Who is it? Did you figure it out? Well, keep sending in ideas and reviews. :D I'm probably going to end this story in a chapter or two... ::frown:: But it'll be a happy ending, because otherwise I'd cry... hehe.
