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Chapter 15: Hands on Learning
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She was busy. Yup. Sango's desk was covered in papers concerning her clients and she had to review every last one of them. It was a task that would take all day. Of course, she'd gotten the papers at least three days ago, but what's a little procrastination? Besides, it's not like she had anything better to do that Wednesday evening.
Sango sighed. It was raining outside, perfectly accenting her mood. Normally, Sango liked the rain. Good things happened when it rained, but she highly doubted anything fortunate would befall her today. Today just sucked.
First off, It was Wednesday. Wednesday's suck
Second, it was raining. Rain on Wednesday's suck
Third, Miroku was -
. . .
Yeah... It just sucked
It was too quiet, Sango decided, turning on the radio. Silence left too much time to think. Sango didn't want to think.
**Cold and frosty morning there's not a lot to say
About the things caught in my mind
And as the day was dawning my plane flew away
With all the things caught in my mind **
Sango sent a glare to kill at her radio. What? What the world conspiring against her this week?! She switched the radio off with a snap. That song meant absolutely nothing to her, nothing at all. Just because it happened to describe how she was feeling at that very moment didn't mean a thing.
After taking a moment to collect herself, she decided it was stupid to be angry at a radio. Be angry at the DJ's. Oh well, Sango would decide what form of torment to use on them later, she really did kind of like that song...
**So don't go away, say what you say
Say that you'll stay
Forever and a day ... In the time of my life
'Cause I need more time, yes I need more time just to make things right
Damn my situation and the games I have to play
With all the things caught in my mind
Damn my education I can't find the words to say
With all the things caught in my mind**
Sango clicked her pen on the table anxiously and jumped when Meimi's voice came on her phone.
**I don't wanna be there when you're ...
Coming down
I don't wanna be there when you hit the ground**
"Ms. Hiraikotsu?"
"Yes Meimi?"
"I was just wondering, since the next client isn't due for a few hours if I could..."
"Yeah Meimi, go ahead."
"Thanks! I'll be back by ten."
"No, that's all right, you can just go home. I have some paperwork to finish up anyway."
"Oh... Well.... Thank you Sango!"
"No problem."
**So don't go away, say what you say
Say that you'll stay
Forever and a day ... In the time of my life
'Cause I need more time, yes I need more time just to make things right**
"What am I gonna do...?" Sango moaned, abandoning her pen to the table and holding her head in her hands. It wasn't like she was in love with him or anything, she just didn't want him to go away. She liked Miroku. He was fun: Fun to fight with, fun to be around. She both physically and mentally abused the poor guy and still he tried. That was....
Nice. She couldn't do that with everyone, and he (seemingly) didn't mind.
**Me and you what's going on?
All we seem to know is how to show
The feelings that are wrong
So don't go away, say what you say
Say that you'll stay
Forever and a day ... In the time of my life
'Cause I need more time, yes I need more time just to make things right**
And finally it clicked. She did like him. And that's why she would be there to see him off. And if something else happened to take place then... You know.... Sweet!
Sango grabbed her coat, flying down the stairs and out the door. She did manage to remember to lock the door after her, but left her purse up in the office.
Oh well. Purse later, highway now. Without missing a beat, Sango ran to the parking lot and climbed into her car.
**Don't go away, say what you say
Say that you'll stay
Forever and a day ... In the time of my life
'Cause I need more time, yes I need more time just to make things right**
She sped off at record speed, only one goal in mind: Airport. She was lucky there wasn't a cop there to catch her speed....
**'Cause I need more time, yes I need more time just to make things right
'Cause I need more time, yes I need more time just to make things right**
Or was there....?
**So don't go away**
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Sango glared at the smiling cop as he motioned for her to go ahead. If looks could kill, that man would never see the light again. And of course, he had taken a good half hour to write out her ticket - and what a ticket it was! Sango would be skipping those weekend outings for awhile...
Not only that, but her unexpected 'detour' had seriously put a dent in Sango's time to get going. She could still make it on time if she sped (and avoided all future police), but her 'mental preparation time' would be shortened to oblivion. And just what was her 'mental preparation time'? The ten minutes Sango would stand there outside in the rain deciding if she really wanted to go through with this.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you feel) Sango wouldn't have that luxury. It was 9:30 now, just enough time to get to the airport... Providing nothing else tried to get in her way. Fate's fickle like that.
The clouds were already starting to clear away and Sango could see random stars in the openings. Now for some music to get her in the mood...
**I'm too sexy for my -**
'Not that one', she thought hurriedly, switching the station.
**I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems that I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes and you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light
But it's not right
Good-bye to you
Good-bye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to**
Wincing, Sango changed it again. That would only make her really sad, and it wouldn't really be the last time she saw Miroku... She refused to think that. She changed the station once more and smiled despite herself when Inuyasha's voice came flowing out of the stereos. Kagome had forced her to sit down and listen to the band's older albums, and she immediately recognized this one. "You've Got So Far To Go". She had taken a liking to it after hearing it a few times.
**Soon ends our stay here and it's been fun.
So tonight I'll raise my glass to us.
'Cause we've talked so much I think we filled this ashtray twice,
And I'm pretty sure we emptied every bottle in the place, so...
Let's walk home, let's be afraid.
I wanna grab you by the arms and kiss you so hard.
Let's do it right, under the streetlight.
I want it now, somehow I forgot how.
Way to go, way to go.
Forgot you've got so far to go.
Way to go, way to go.
Forgot you've got so far to go.**
Sango drove along and couldn't keep the grin off her face. It was just the kind of song that made you want to smile. It was mellow, sensual, and made all kinds of ideas run through a girls head. The world would be perfect if things like that actually happened...
**I heard everybody's voice cut out when you spoke.
And I watched all the lights go dim when your eyes opened.
Well I can't believe you showed up,
What do I do now?
It's last call, time to go.
But before we say goodnight...
Let's walk home, let's be afraid.
I wanna grab you by the arms and kiss you so hard.
Let's do it right under the streetlight.
I want it now, somehow I forgot how.
Way to go, way to go.
Forgot you've got so far to go.
Way to go, way to go.
Forgot you've got so far to go.
Forgot you've got so far, you've got so far to go.
Forgot you've got so far, you've got so far to go.
Forgot you've got so far, you've got so far to go.
Forgot you've got so far, you've got so far to go.**
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Now for a brief interlude....
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"Will you quit fidgeting? The press will have a field day when they discover you've got fleas."
"No, I'll just blame it all on Inuyasha."
"My point exactly." Sesshomaru muttered, leaving Miroku to his said 'fidgeting'. He'd been impossible all week, moping and sulking. He even asked if they could stay an extra week. Ha! As if this Sesshomaru would delay their tour any longer. "Now stop whining, my head hurts and I don't need your anxiety to catch on."
"Easy for you to say..." Miroku murmured, shifting his carryon to his other shoulder. Sesshomaru wasn't leaving anything important behind...
"Miroku what's wrong? You look so sad."
"It's nothing Rin."
Oh yes, Rin was coming. No way was Sesshomaru going to leave her here. He got to bring his girl along. Not that Miroku actually had a girl... otherwise he might be doing the same. But it still wasn't fair...
Miroku grumbled and looked out the window.
"Flight 37, now boarding."
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'Fuck, fuck, fuck, I'm late!' Sango mentally chanted, rushing into the airport lobby. The clocks stared down at her mockingly.
9:56
Sango tapped her foot anxiously as her coat ran through the scanner and stepped through herself. She was ready to bolt when a security guard stepped in front of her and that evil little alarm went off.
"Step through again please."
Sango's face contorted in a mixture of both shock and horror as she stepped through again. Once again, the alarm went off.
"Please remove your shoes."
Sango did as she was told, alternating between glaring at the guard and at the clock.
9:58
Finally, she walked through once without that cursed beeping noise going off. It had been her shoes. Grabbing them from their spot off the chair, she began to run to the waiting area. The guard was in her way again.
"You'll need to put your shoes on ma'am. Safety reasons."
Sango took a nice, deep breath and marched back to the chair. She sat down with a flop and stuck her shoes back on her feet.
"Better?" She asked, glaring.
"Yes, have a good night."
"You too." she muttered, finally succeeding in getting away. God, she hated airports...
9:59
Sango pushed her way past random people and into the waiting area. She desperately scanned the area for Miroku, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru... anyone to show her that she wasn't too late...
10:00
As if on cue, Sango turned to the window to see Flight 37 taking off down the runway. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath to calm her nerves and her heavy heart. She immediately started to blame herself: If I'd left earlier maybe... or: What if I hadn't gotten that ticket.... and of course: I wish I never met him.... Sango sank down in a chair (one that looked out the window) and took another deep breath.
It wasn't like it was the end of the world or anything. Ragnorak hadn't come. He was just one guy - one guy that's she probably never had a chance with anyway. She didn't know what she was thinking of when she decided to come here. It was nothing but a huge mistake. But still...
... she would miss him. She would miss him a lot.
Then Sango had the craziest thought. She wanted to cry. Just let the waterworks flow and cry until she fell asleep. See! I told you it was crazy... Even so, she could feel the tears welling up and she stubbornly wiped at her eyes.
"Why are you crying?"
Sango stiffened and finished wiping her eyes. "I'm not crying," she denied, whipping around too look at her intruder. When she did her breath caught in her throat and her eyes went on automatic refill.
"Yo." Miroku grinned, waving sheepishly. He thought he saw her walk in, but wasn't sure. When she sat down, he decided now would be a good time to find out. He'd taken the seat behind her without her even noticing. He would have just sat there and waited, but when she heard her sniffling, he couldn't help it anymore.
Sango's mouth hung open in shock. Maybe someone up there liked her after all. Closing her mouth, she threw her arms around a stunned Miroku's neck and hugged him. Miroku was slightly taken back, but eagerly returned the hug. It wasn't necessarily a comfortable embrace, what with the chairs being between them and all, but it was enough. Sango's grip tightened for a moment before she pulled away to look at him. She smiled and Miroku smiled back. That's when it hit him... literally.
"You idiot!" Sango yelled, hitting Miroku's chest so hard he fell back and off the chair. He stared up in shock and Sango took that time to move so she could stand above him. "And just what the hell did you think you were doing, leaving like that? I called your hotel, did you know that? I called twice! But each and every time, you were too busy. Just who the hell do you think you are?!"
Miroku's mouth opened and closed. He couldn't think of an excuse. For once, he, Miroku; the charmer, the playboy, was speechless. It took a lot to make Miroku speechless, and Sango was the one and only person able to do so. What a woman...
"Get up." she commanded, finally, after finishing her speech. Miroku scrambled up without complaint. After looking him once over, she abruptly gave him another hug. She was just unpredictable today... "Why are you still here?" She murmured, "I thought your plane left at ten..."
"It was delayed," Miroku responded, hugging her back, "Rain."
Sango smiled to herself. And to think she was just cursing the rain that morning....
"So when are you leaving?"
"Flight 47 may now begin to board."
"Now." Miroku sighed, reluctantly pulling away. Sango looked crestfallen but said nothing as he re-gathered his bag. An awkward silence fell on them after that.
"So..."
"Yeah..."
"Miroku! Let's go!"
"Just a minute!" Miroku called, waving Sesshomaru off. He figured Inuyasha and Koga were all ready on the plane, otherwise they'd be over here now, spoiling his moment. Rin most likely knew Sango was here. Rin (somehow) knew everything. Hopefully she'd leave them be though...
"So... you're really going?"
"Yeah... I'll call you." Miroku offered. Sango nodded.
"And write?"
"Yeah, I'll write."
"Good."
"Good."
Gods how he wanted to kiss her. She just looked so... tempting standing there, scratching the back of her leg with her other foot. But she hadn't said anything about the letter.... or the song.... or the club for that matter, so Miroku wasn't going to be the one to bring it up.
"Houriki!"
Miroku winced and Sango sent a glare to the impatient Sesshomaru.
"So I guess this is good-bye." Miroku said finally. Sango nodded.
"Yeah... I'll see you when you come back."
"Right," he grinned, and turned to go. He was just about to reach the door when he heard Sango's voice call out behind him.
"What's a clavicle?"
Now this was the question he had been waiting for. Much to Sango's surprise, Miroku dropped his bag and glided back to her. Yes... glided.
"Well..." he started out, pushing the hair on Sango's shoulder back. "You're clavicle is simply another name for your collar bone, here."
Sango turned a healthy shade of pink when Miroku's hand grazed across the said bone. He hadn't really even touched it, but that tiny contact gave her the chills.
"Now as for the song, which I'm guessing you got it from, we'd have to be in a bed. Naked of course, to get the right feel of the lyrics."
After turning another bright shade of red, Sango's shocked expression faded into something close to a scowl. "I never said -anything- about getting naked with you. I just wanted to know what a clavicle was!"
"But Sango... my dear. You asked, and now I'm simply trying to show you to the best of my knowledge."
"....Huh?"
"Here... let me show you," Miroku smirked, and with that, bent down and pressed his lips to the space between Sango's neck and shoulder. Sango's eyes widened and she went tense for a few seconds. But when something.... warm... and wet for that matter poked her skin, Sango had to bite her lip to keep from squealing.
'This is at the risk of sounding like a raging fan girl but... Holy shit... Miroku Houriki is snogging my neck!'
She was just about ready to put her hand on the back of his head when Miroku was abruptly pulled away by his neck collar.
"Enough of that, plane's leaving - now!" Sesshomaru grumbled, dragging a loudly protesting Miroku behind him. Sango saw him sigh and finally give up. He looked back at Sango and shrugged.
"I'll see you in a few months!" was the last thing he shouted before the door closed behind him. Sango was left standing there, long after the plane flew away. Most likely trying to recover from shock.
".... He just made out with my neck."
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**Ragnorak is the end of the world x.x**
Whee! Twelve pages and I got to use my fav songs XD Booyaka! Now that's what I call progress. Of course, it couldn't have been done without our darling Aamalie *glompage* She kept bugging me to get the chapter out and helped me out when I couldn't think of anything x.x particularly the end... I didn't know how to finish it up x.x She thought of the title too ^-^ She's so smart *showers her with praise... like every other chapter*
I get to sit next to Mannie in Spanish... tee hee..... he's cute -^____^-
Virginia Beach on Friday Baby! XD I'll be there Fri-Sun, for Band. And with a full bag of Candy, I'm pumped and ready to go! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter . 'cause after a while you're all gonna hate me x.x Just remember.... Lonnie Luffles You ^_____^;;
Songs Used this Chapter:
"Don't Go Away" - Oasis
"I'm too Sexy" - Right Said Freddie
"Good bye to you" - Michelle Branch
"You've got so far to go" - Alkaline Trio
Go download them... NOW! Or you can just by Maybe I'll Catch Fire ^____^ To get "You've Got So Far To Go".... That's such a great song *pokes it* Such a great band *glomps the heart enclosed skull*