Chappie Six
The Village of Perverts and Two Lovers' Confessions
The next day was a slow one due to the fact that Miroku was limping from the previous day's beating. Around nightfall, they came upon a small, hastily erected village that, as InuYasha put it, reeked of sake. Upon entering the village, many of the men walking down the main pathway openly leered and whistled suggestively.
Feeling a bit nervous, Sango put her hand on hiraikotsu. She didn't trust these men one bit. Kagome moved closer to InuYasha, also nervous. InuYasha glared at anyone who caught her eye, a slight rumbling beginning in her chest.
"Hey, cutie, why don't you give me a kiss?" asked a particularly ugly one, stepping in front of InuYasha. The hanyou blinked, growled, and punched the man right in the nose. "There. I hope you enjoyed it." The man didn't respond, he was unconscious.
"These people seem very vulgar don't they?" Miroku commented. InuYasha feh'd, "Hmph. I have a bad feeling about this place. It probably wouldn't be a good idea to stay the night here."
An older man, probably in his 40's came out of a building and ran over to them, "You must be the new girls. We've been waiting for you for over a week! Some of the miners have been getting a little angry." "What the hell are you talking about?" demanded InuYasha. "You're not the new girls? Oh my, I'm so sorry! I just assumed..." "What do you mean by new girls anyways?" asked Kagome.
"Well, the sole purpose of this village is to relieve the stress of the men mining the gold. That means alcohol, women, gambling...you understand, right? I'm very sorry; you may stay at my home tonight. It would be safer. Some of the miners aren't adverse to being a little...forceful."
"I think we should take him up on his offer." Kagome said abruptly. Sango nodded in agreement. Miroku considered the old man's offer, "Yes, I believe we will. Thank you, sir." InuYasha just growled at the monk and muttered, "The woods would be safer, stupid bouzo..."
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One hour and several advances toward InuYasha later, she was sitting in a corner, hunched up and snapping at the rest of the group. She just couldn't stop thinking about the unwanted attention. One of the men had even groped her! 'Stupid bastard. He learned his lesson...' she smiled at the image of the man hanging from a tree upside down.
"InuYasha, I know you aren't used to it, but think of it as a form of flattery..." Miroku tried to cheer the poor hanyou up. "I sure as hell don't see it as flattery!" she practically yelled.
Kagome had gotten approached a few times as well, due to the very revealing skirt she wore. Several, using fans, had tried to make it go up. As soon as they had gotten to the old man's home, she had asked for a kimono.
Miroku didn't want anyone bothering his girl, so he had grabbed her hand. Surprisingly, Sango didn't try to dislodge it. She even leaned on him a little. Very few men approached her due to his presence. Of course, when they got to the headman's home, she told the monk it was only so the perverts wouldn't hit on her. She couldn't hide her blush, though.
Of course, to no one's surprise, Shippo and Kirara didn't get approached. Said kitsune was sprawled out on Kagome's sleeping bag, asleep, Kirara curled up next to him.
"I'm going to take a walk." Miroku stood up. Sango glared at him, "A walk, huh? One that will lead you straight to the brothel..." "Why, I am offended! I merely wanted to let my stomach settle after the sumptuous feast we just ate." "Right." Miroku's eyes widened, "My dear Sango, I do believe you are jealous..." The taijiya blushed and stammered, "N-no! I just don't think a monk should be such a womanizer! That's all! I don't care one bit about you! Not one bit!" Kagome and InuYasha exchanged looks.
"Then you won't care if I do happen to end up with one of the lovely girls in this village." Miroku smiled. "No, I wouldn't care. Have your fun." Sango turned her back to him, but she was too late to hide the hurt look in her eyes.
The monk sighed, "If my womanizing bothers you that much, then I'll try my best to stop." He walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Y-you'd stop? Just because it bothers me?" Sango turned around, a questioning look on her face. Miroku nodded, "Yes I would." The taijiya's face turned as red as InuYasha's haori, "Why?"
"Because I love you. That's why." Sango froze, her eyes wide.
Silence. You could hear the crickets chirping outside.
"About time you confessed, monk." InuYasha snorted.
"Speaking of confessions, don't you have one of a similar nature to tell Kagome?" Miroku narrowed his eyes at the hanyou's outburst.
This time, InuYasha's face turned red as she averted her face, "I don't know what you're talking about, bouzo."
Kagome's face turned slightly pink, 'Is he saying InuYasha loves me? No, he loves Kikyo...there's no way...'
"Ah, well, if you're not ready to confess yet..." Miroku sighed.
Sango blinked her eyes, still shocked. She looked the monk square in the eye, "Do you really mean it?" As soon as the words left her mouth, her face turned red again. Miroku kneeled down and took her hands, "Yes, I do."
The taijiya stood up all of a sudden, "I need to get some fresh air." She ran out of the room.
"Wow, I can't believe you did that!" Kagome exclaimed. "Neither can I."
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Sango came back a few hours later to find that everyone else was asleep. Nervously, she tiptoed over to Miroku and tapped his shoulder to wake him. Looking at her feet, she whispered, "I n-need to talk to you. C- come outside with me, please." Silently, the monk followed her.
"I have a confession to make, too," Sango said quietly, blushing, "I love you, too."
A small "Hah!" went unnoticed.
Miroku's eyes widened, and he smiled, "Do you really mean it?" She smiled shyly, "Hai." The monk pulled her to him, "Then, when we have defeated Naraku, would you do me the honor of being my wife?" Sango looked up at him, returning the embrace, "I would be happy to..."
They sealed their promise with a kiss, then went back into the headman's house.
Four pairs of eyes stared at them knowingly. Four mouths grinned widely at them.
Sango stepped back, shocked, "Y-you heard everything?" Four heads nodded. "I knew it was only a matter of time!" Kagome smiled.
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Whew. I didn't plan on this happening...but I like it! Review please! Suggested fanfics: Fumetsu no Fushigi, Turnabout is Fair Play.
The Village of Perverts and Two Lovers' Confessions
The next day was a slow one due to the fact that Miroku was limping from the previous day's beating. Around nightfall, they came upon a small, hastily erected village that, as InuYasha put it, reeked of sake. Upon entering the village, many of the men walking down the main pathway openly leered and whistled suggestively.
Feeling a bit nervous, Sango put her hand on hiraikotsu. She didn't trust these men one bit. Kagome moved closer to InuYasha, also nervous. InuYasha glared at anyone who caught her eye, a slight rumbling beginning in her chest.
"Hey, cutie, why don't you give me a kiss?" asked a particularly ugly one, stepping in front of InuYasha. The hanyou blinked, growled, and punched the man right in the nose. "There. I hope you enjoyed it." The man didn't respond, he was unconscious.
"These people seem very vulgar don't they?" Miroku commented. InuYasha feh'd, "Hmph. I have a bad feeling about this place. It probably wouldn't be a good idea to stay the night here."
An older man, probably in his 40's came out of a building and ran over to them, "You must be the new girls. We've been waiting for you for over a week! Some of the miners have been getting a little angry." "What the hell are you talking about?" demanded InuYasha. "You're not the new girls? Oh my, I'm so sorry! I just assumed..." "What do you mean by new girls anyways?" asked Kagome.
"Well, the sole purpose of this village is to relieve the stress of the men mining the gold. That means alcohol, women, gambling...you understand, right? I'm very sorry; you may stay at my home tonight. It would be safer. Some of the miners aren't adverse to being a little...forceful."
"I think we should take him up on his offer." Kagome said abruptly. Sango nodded in agreement. Miroku considered the old man's offer, "Yes, I believe we will. Thank you, sir." InuYasha just growled at the monk and muttered, "The woods would be safer, stupid bouzo..."
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One hour and several advances toward InuYasha later, she was sitting in a corner, hunched up and snapping at the rest of the group. She just couldn't stop thinking about the unwanted attention. One of the men had even groped her! 'Stupid bastard. He learned his lesson...' she smiled at the image of the man hanging from a tree upside down.
"InuYasha, I know you aren't used to it, but think of it as a form of flattery..." Miroku tried to cheer the poor hanyou up. "I sure as hell don't see it as flattery!" she practically yelled.
Kagome had gotten approached a few times as well, due to the very revealing skirt she wore. Several, using fans, had tried to make it go up. As soon as they had gotten to the old man's home, she had asked for a kimono.
Miroku didn't want anyone bothering his girl, so he had grabbed her hand. Surprisingly, Sango didn't try to dislodge it. She even leaned on him a little. Very few men approached her due to his presence. Of course, when they got to the headman's home, she told the monk it was only so the perverts wouldn't hit on her. She couldn't hide her blush, though.
Of course, to no one's surprise, Shippo and Kirara didn't get approached. Said kitsune was sprawled out on Kagome's sleeping bag, asleep, Kirara curled up next to him.
"I'm going to take a walk." Miroku stood up. Sango glared at him, "A walk, huh? One that will lead you straight to the brothel..." "Why, I am offended! I merely wanted to let my stomach settle after the sumptuous feast we just ate." "Right." Miroku's eyes widened, "My dear Sango, I do believe you are jealous..." The taijiya blushed and stammered, "N-no! I just don't think a monk should be such a womanizer! That's all! I don't care one bit about you! Not one bit!" Kagome and InuYasha exchanged looks.
"Then you won't care if I do happen to end up with one of the lovely girls in this village." Miroku smiled. "No, I wouldn't care. Have your fun." Sango turned her back to him, but she was too late to hide the hurt look in her eyes.
The monk sighed, "If my womanizing bothers you that much, then I'll try my best to stop." He walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Y-you'd stop? Just because it bothers me?" Sango turned around, a questioning look on her face. Miroku nodded, "Yes I would." The taijiya's face turned as red as InuYasha's haori, "Why?"
"Because I love you. That's why." Sango froze, her eyes wide.
Silence. You could hear the crickets chirping outside.
"About time you confessed, monk." InuYasha snorted.
"Speaking of confessions, don't you have one of a similar nature to tell Kagome?" Miroku narrowed his eyes at the hanyou's outburst.
This time, InuYasha's face turned red as she averted her face, "I don't know what you're talking about, bouzo."
Kagome's face turned slightly pink, 'Is he saying InuYasha loves me? No, he loves Kikyo...there's no way...'
"Ah, well, if you're not ready to confess yet..." Miroku sighed.
Sango blinked her eyes, still shocked. She looked the monk square in the eye, "Do you really mean it?" As soon as the words left her mouth, her face turned red again. Miroku kneeled down and took her hands, "Yes, I do."
The taijiya stood up all of a sudden, "I need to get some fresh air." She ran out of the room.
"Wow, I can't believe you did that!" Kagome exclaimed. "Neither can I."
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Sango came back a few hours later to find that everyone else was asleep. Nervously, she tiptoed over to Miroku and tapped his shoulder to wake him. Looking at her feet, she whispered, "I n-need to talk to you. C- come outside with me, please." Silently, the monk followed her.
"I have a confession to make, too," Sango said quietly, blushing, "I love you, too."
A small "Hah!" went unnoticed.
Miroku's eyes widened, and he smiled, "Do you really mean it?" She smiled shyly, "Hai." The monk pulled her to him, "Then, when we have defeated Naraku, would you do me the honor of being my wife?" Sango looked up at him, returning the embrace, "I would be happy to..."
They sealed their promise with a kiss, then went back into the headman's house.
Four pairs of eyes stared at them knowingly. Four mouths grinned widely at them.
Sango stepped back, shocked, "Y-you heard everything?" Four heads nodded. "I knew it was only a matter of time!" Kagome smiled.
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Whew. I didn't plan on this happening...but I like it! Review please! Suggested fanfics: Fumetsu no Fushigi, Turnabout is Fair Play.