She's Not Mine
Chapter four:
Meet the Family
Miroku was up before Katura, so he began to tend to the fire. He used a little of his priest powers to conjure up a breakfast, but it was a measly one, so they would have to have lunch as well. She began to stir at the smell of food, and when she finally sat up and stretched, Miroku was handing her a bowl. She looked around, a little confused at the meal and the robe, but simply gave Miroku a questioning glare. He merely smiled and sat down with his own breakfast. She waited for him to finish, then stood up and poured the breakfast he gave her over the fire to put it out, then got some bread out of her pack in the corner. "You really don't trust me, do you?"
"No, Miroku, I told you that last night. Now hurry up, I'm ready to leave."
"Where are you going?"
"That's none of your business-"
"I think it is, and besides, since you said your village was attacked, I'm curious to see where you plan to go."
"Where all orphans g-"
"But you're not an orphan."
"I may as well be, and I would appreciate it if you would stop interrupting me. It's quite-"
"Annoying?" he asked with a grin. "Why don't you come back to the village with me and Kirara. I'm sure Keade will find somewhere for you to stay if you don't wish to stay with me."
She thought for a moment, then sighed and started for the mouth of the cave. "Fine. But if I want to leave, I will."
"I know," he said, trying hard to block his mind from her. He was secretly hoping she would want to stay with him, but he knew her mother better than that, and that is where Katura got her strong mindedness. Neither of the to females, he knew, would ever do anything they didn't want.
She called Kirara, and the fire cat came, but after some reluctance. He wouldn't allow Katura to get on his back at first, and Katura didn't really want to anyways, but Miroku insisted to both of them, and they both eventually agreed. Katura sat in front, Miroku behind her, and Kirara took off in the direction they came in.
They got to the village around noon, and found that Sango had been waiting for Miroku and Kirara outside of Keade's hut. Kirara transformed back into his cute little self again, and jumped into Sango's arms. "Oh, Kirara! I'm so glad you're okay! And Miroku-" she said, letting it trail off as she noticed the girl was with him. She glared at the girl, but stopped when Miroku put a protective hand on her shoulder. Katura eyed the hand, and brushed it off, still not used to his touch. "What's going on Miroku?" Sango asked, confused at the display of affection. She hoped that she wasn't right all those times she called him a pedophile. Katura rolled her eyes at this thought, and mumbled, "Don't put it past him," but Sango didn't hear.
"Sango," he said, putting a serious expression on his face, "Promise me that you won't hate me when I tell you the truth." By this time, Kagome, Inu Yasha, Shipou, and Keade had come out to join them, but they all looked suspiciously at Katura when they noticed her standing in front of him.
Katura looked up at Miroku, another questioning glare on her face, "Miroku, just tell them already. I thought you weren't ashamed of me." Everyone in earshot sweat dropped at her words, most of them because they thought Miroku really was a pedophile, and Miroku because he knew that's what everyone else was thinking. Katura caught what everyone was thinking, and glared at them. (If you've ever watched anime, she's really big right now, and everyone else is really, really small). "GET YOUR MINDS OUT OF THE GUTTER, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! I'M HIS DAUGHTER, NOT HIS LOVER! PERVERTS!"
Everyone was completely unprepared for that outburst, and it took a minute for the information to sink in. Sango was the first to recover. "Your WHAT?" she asked Miroku.
"So you finally screwed someone, eh?" asked Inu Yasha, folding his arms, "No surprise there."
"What do you mean, finally?!" said Miroku indignantly. "I was sixteen!"
"I'm still not surprised," the hanyou muttered under his breath.
"I thought you were better than that, Miroku," said Kagome, thoroughly disappointed in the monk.
"And what am I?" asked Katura, quite upset now, "Chopped liver?"
"No, sweetie," said Kagome as she squatted down in front of the girl, "It's not your fault your father is like that."
"You can say that again," mumbled Sango as she walked off. She had heard quite enough.
"Sango, wait!" Miroku called after her retreating form.
"Miroku, stop being such a baka and let her be. Can't you see you upset her?" asked Katura. "She was worried about you, and you just drop this on her. You really are insensitive, aren't you?"
"That's no way to talk to your father!" said Kagome, but Katura ignored her.
"What do you mean I dropped it on her?! You're the one that yelled it at the top of your lungs!" said the very indignant monk.
"Well, you're the one who insisted on me coming back with you. You could have let me go my own way, and just lied to them about what happened."
"Believe me, I considered it long and hard, but in the end I decided that I didn't want to live a lie the way your mother did. I wanted to be fair to everyone."
"Well, you're not being fair to Sango."
"I know..." he said quietly. He hadn't wanted to upset her, but this really was the best way that he could find. He looked up when he heard Katura sigh.
"I just don't get it."
"Get what?" he asked, sure she was going to get mad at him again.
"Sango is crying...but she still wants you. You can go if you want, but I'd be careful if I were you. Women can be scary when they're angry." Katura turned on her heel and walked up to Keade. "Are you the old hag Miroku was talking about?" she asked. Keade looked past the girl, who surprisingly was much taller than her, and gave Miroku a small glare, making him decide to check on Sango, before she turned back.
"Yes, child, my name is Keade. What would ye have me call ye?"
"Name's Katura Houshi. Miroku said you would tell me where I can stay since I no longer have a home to return to. Can you do that?"
"Well, the best chance for ye would be for ye to stay with Miroku and his friends, but if ye insist, I'm sure some of the villagers would take ye in."
"Why does everyone want me to stay with him?! He's a letch, and I don't want anything to do with him!" she yelled at the old maid, and turned on her heel to run into the forest.
"Wait! Katura!" called Kagome, but the girl ignored her.
"Don't ye worry, Kagome. She will come back."
"I wouldn't be too sure about that," said Inu Yasha, "she looked pretty upset."
"Upset, yes, but come nightfall the smell of our food will be too persuasive to her sensitive nose and empty stomach. Prideful or not the child can find no other meal." With that, the remaining people entered Keade's hut, not noticing the shadowy figure hiding in the outskirts of the forest.
Chapter four:
Meet the Family
Miroku was up before Katura, so he began to tend to the fire. He used a little of his priest powers to conjure up a breakfast, but it was a measly one, so they would have to have lunch as well. She began to stir at the smell of food, and when she finally sat up and stretched, Miroku was handing her a bowl. She looked around, a little confused at the meal and the robe, but simply gave Miroku a questioning glare. He merely smiled and sat down with his own breakfast. She waited for him to finish, then stood up and poured the breakfast he gave her over the fire to put it out, then got some bread out of her pack in the corner. "You really don't trust me, do you?"
"No, Miroku, I told you that last night. Now hurry up, I'm ready to leave."
"Where are you going?"
"That's none of your business-"
"I think it is, and besides, since you said your village was attacked, I'm curious to see where you plan to go."
"Where all orphans g-"
"But you're not an orphan."
"I may as well be, and I would appreciate it if you would stop interrupting me. It's quite-"
"Annoying?" he asked with a grin. "Why don't you come back to the village with me and Kirara. I'm sure Keade will find somewhere for you to stay if you don't wish to stay with me."
She thought for a moment, then sighed and started for the mouth of the cave. "Fine. But if I want to leave, I will."
"I know," he said, trying hard to block his mind from her. He was secretly hoping she would want to stay with him, but he knew her mother better than that, and that is where Katura got her strong mindedness. Neither of the to females, he knew, would ever do anything they didn't want.
She called Kirara, and the fire cat came, but after some reluctance. He wouldn't allow Katura to get on his back at first, and Katura didn't really want to anyways, but Miroku insisted to both of them, and they both eventually agreed. Katura sat in front, Miroku behind her, and Kirara took off in the direction they came in.
They got to the village around noon, and found that Sango had been waiting for Miroku and Kirara outside of Keade's hut. Kirara transformed back into his cute little self again, and jumped into Sango's arms. "Oh, Kirara! I'm so glad you're okay! And Miroku-" she said, letting it trail off as she noticed the girl was with him. She glared at the girl, but stopped when Miroku put a protective hand on her shoulder. Katura eyed the hand, and brushed it off, still not used to his touch. "What's going on Miroku?" Sango asked, confused at the display of affection. She hoped that she wasn't right all those times she called him a pedophile. Katura rolled her eyes at this thought, and mumbled, "Don't put it past him," but Sango didn't hear.
"Sango," he said, putting a serious expression on his face, "Promise me that you won't hate me when I tell you the truth." By this time, Kagome, Inu Yasha, Shipou, and Keade had come out to join them, but they all looked suspiciously at Katura when they noticed her standing in front of him.
Katura looked up at Miroku, another questioning glare on her face, "Miroku, just tell them already. I thought you weren't ashamed of me." Everyone in earshot sweat dropped at her words, most of them because they thought Miroku really was a pedophile, and Miroku because he knew that's what everyone else was thinking. Katura caught what everyone was thinking, and glared at them. (If you've ever watched anime, she's really big right now, and everyone else is really, really small). "GET YOUR MINDS OUT OF THE GUTTER, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! I'M HIS DAUGHTER, NOT HIS LOVER! PERVERTS!"
Everyone was completely unprepared for that outburst, and it took a minute for the information to sink in. Sango was the first to recover. "Your WHAT?" she asked Miroku.
"So you finally screwed someone, eh?" asked Inu Yasha, folding his arms, "No surprise there."
"What do you mean, finally?!" said Miroku indignantly. "I was sixteen!"
"I'm still not surprised," the hanyou muttered under his breath.
"I thought you were better than that, Miroku," said Kagome, thoroughly disappointed in the monk.
"And what am I?" asked Katura, quite upset now, "Chopped liver?"
"No, sweetie," said Kagome as she squatted down in front of the girl, "It's not your fault your father is like that."
"You can say that again," mumbled Sango as she walked off. She had heard quite enough.
"Sango, wait!" Miroku called after her retreating form.
"Miroku, stop being such a baka and let her be. Can't you see you upset her?" asked Katura. "She was worried about you, and you just drop this on her. You really are insensitive, aren't you?"
"That's no way to talk to your father!" said Kagome, but Katura ignored her.
"What do you mean I dropped it on her?! You're the one that yelled it at the top of your lungs!" said the very indignant monk.
"Well, you're the one who insisted on me coming back with you. You could have let me go my own way, and just lied to them about what happened."
"Believe me, I considered it long and hard, but in the end I decided that I didn't want to live a lie the way your mother did. I wanted to be fair to everyone."
"Well, you're not being fair to Sango."
"I know..." he said quietly. He hadn't wanted to upset her, but this really was the best way that he could find. He looked up when he heard Katura sigh.
"I just don't get it."
"Get what?" he asked, sure she was going to get mad at him again.
"Sango is crying...but she still wants you. You can go if you want, but I'd be careful if I were you. Women can be scary when they're angry." Katura turned on her heel and walked up to Keade. "Are you the old hag Miroku was talking about?" she asked. Keade looked past the girl, who surprisingly was much taller than her, and gave Miroku a small glare, making him decide to check on Sango, before she turned back.
"Yes, child, my name is Keade. What would ye have me call ye?"
"Name's Katura Houshi. Miroku said you would tell me where I can stay since I no longer have a home to return to. Can you do that?"
"Well, the best chance for ye would be for ye to stay with Miroku and his friends, but if ye insist, I'm sure some of the villagers would take ye in."
"Why does everyone want me to stay with him?! He's a letch, and I don't want anything to do with him!" she yelled at the old maid, and turned on her heel to run into the forest.
"Wait! Katura!" called Kagome, but the girl ignored her.
"Don't ye worry, Kagome. She will come back."
"I wouldn't be too sure about that," said Inu Yasha, "she looked pretty upset."
"Upset, yes, but come nightfall the smell of our food will be too persuasive to her sensitive nose and empty stomach. Prideful or not the child can find no other meal." With that, the remaining people entered Keade's hut, not noticing the shadowy figure hiding in the outskirts of the forest.