Warnings: Rated R – love you little kiddies – but no admittance for kids below 17… nothing too bad here… but later on it might get a little ugly. (Grin)
Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha… mwa ha ha ha…
Only They Know: If a Man was a Phoenix
By Gabreilla Moushigo (aka Aeki Muffinhands)
"What is wrong my lady?" The innkeeper asked the poor, and obviously hysterical woman.
"Miroku-chan!" She wailed, "He is dead!" her tears flowing freely now, she absently wondered if she would ever be able to stop them. "I never told him anything… how much he meant to everyone… how much he meant to me!"
"Oh my lady!" He cried. "How terrible that he should die! Was he sick?"
Sick? … Sick?! No… a curse… but how did she explain? "Yes!" She sank to the ground, covering her face with her hands.
"This is terrible…" The man bit his lip. "I thought he was healthy the poor lad… especially after seeing him in that dreadful tavern just a moment ago."
"Say what?" Kagome stopped crying instantly, her eyes narrowing quickly.
"I probably shouldn't tell you this… but maybe it will make you forget about that scoundrel sooner…" He covered his mouth in shame. "Oh… I am so sorry for saying that my lady… he was a good man."
"No…" Kagome's voice crackled for a moment. "Tell me all about it."
Sensing her anger, she probably knew already. "He went into that appalling tavern… all the… ehem, ladies of the night are there." He whispered, lest anyone know he spoke of this and somehow found disfavor with him. "Oh I am so sorry, my lady!" The words spurting out of his lips again, he wrapped his large arms around her in a hug. "I'm sorry you had to know! My wife told me not to tell you… but…" Kagome caught fire. "Ouch!"
"Where is the tavern?!" Kagome grated out, her eyes blazing with absolute anger. 100 percent proof anger… so I'm told.
"J-just down the way." The man trembled and pointed, worried that he said the wrong thing… would she kill him? Surely not… for she was a kind and gentle… BOOM! Eek! Flaming girl!
"I'll kill him!" She screamed. "I'll kill him!"
"Little Kagome." Kago-chan smiled in greeting, realizing the girl was going to rush past if she kept up that speed.
"Oh dear… looks like Inu-Yasha-" Her husband began.
"Oh no… that's your look." She corrected.
"Your right." He said, impressed. "Should we stop and see what the problem is?"
"Let's." She agreed. He stuck out his staff and let her trip on it accidentally, effectively knocking the air out of her lungs. "I thought you were going to stop her," Kago-chan complained. "Not kill her."
"Sorry… but I wasn't about to put my hands or feet near her lest she bite me." Miro-sama couldn't help but laugh.
"I'll… kill… him!" Kagome wailed irritated.
"What did he do little Kagome?" Kago-chan helped the girl stand.
"I-" She choked. "I thought he died!" She buried her face into the older woman's chest, not caring how embarrassing it might look. "He went away! He went away for weeks and didn't even come back and say anything! I was so worried! I saw this huge crater… the innkeeper said that there was dust and wind and explosions!" She kept yelling into her chest. "I thought he died!" She sobbed. "And he was just in some stupid tavern living it up while I sat there crying!"
"There, there." Kago-chan soothed, petting her hair. "He still has a long time before he passes on… you will have plenty of time to defeat Naraku."
"We will?" Kagome asked hopefully, the older girl nodded her head. Kagome shook her head angrily. "I still want to kill him."
"Oh dearest, you don't need to kill him… you just need to get him back." Kago-chan smiled sweetly. "Now let's go to that tavern."
Miroku was surrounded by three women… no… wait… take that back! FOUR… women! Kagome and the others watched him through irritated eyes… they had been looking all over the damn place for this idiot! Kagome half remembered wanting to kill him at that very moment. Kago-chan, leaning in very closely divulged a horrible little plot to embarrass the monk… she just hopped that she could keep her face strait long enough. Miro-sama just coughed a little, his cheeks taking on a red hue; obviously his Kago-chan had played this trick on him before.
Kagome, putting on her best sad face possible she stomped up to Miroku, startling not only him, but also his female companions. "I-!" Kagome couldn't even get the words out before she had to cover her face and sob… laughing hysterically… but they all mistook it for crying.
Miroku actually seemed concerned. "Um… Kagome?"
"I can't believe you!" She wailed, finally able to compose herself long enough to spout out an accusation. "I thought you said you loved me?!"
Miroku's face turned beat red. "Wh-what are you talking about?! W-who told you that?" He looked around accusingly for his double, which fortunately enough, decided to hide himself among the crowd where our young monk could not see him. 'He didn't tell her did he?!' Miroku thought wildly. 'I thought that was just between us… figures that I can't even trust my own-'
"You did!" Kagome yelled, "Every night you come home you tell me!"
"Ugh?" Miroku's eyes got a bit bigger, forgetting Miro-sama for the time being. The girls around him had all but pushed away from him out of pity for poor Kagome.
She started to sniffle again, "Oh how could you Miroku-chan… I trusted you… and…" She sniffed again. "You said you would stop coming to these places once we were married!"
The girls looked at each other, surprised. Hadn't he told them that he was single? Ah well… Miroku was too busy staring at Kagome, his mouth agape. "Wh-what are you talking about?" He tried again.
Kagome feigned heartbreak. "How could you say that to your beloved wife?! What… what about our children?"
"Children?" He asked, his mouth finally closing. His eyes narrowed to dangerous slits. He was starting to get over the initial shock of having Kagome ruin his… 'private time.' This was all very amusing… but he was going to have to get her back.
"Yes… all four of them!" Kagome fretted.
"You fiend!" One of the four girls yelled.
"We should hang him!" A man yelled, his children obviously nearby.
"You are right Kagome." Miroku said remorsefully.
"Ugh?" Kagome said, mid-sentence, about to go onto another tirade… maybe add an aging relative to the mix… sick dog… oh yeah… just to get him back.
"I am sorry that I have been neglecting you." He sighed, he watched as her face started getting red. "It's just that… after our fourth child… I thought you had fallen out of love with me."
"Wh-what are you talking about?" It was Kagome's turn to voice the question, he was sure her face would explode if she didn't stop blushing.
"Oh!" Miroku wailed, matching Kagome's earlier sob fest. "Just that man down the way… you'd remember him!" He announced. "After that terrible night of finding out and all… I'm sure that little Aiko isn't even mine!" He sniffled.
"I did no such thing!" Kagome declared.
"Is it true darling?" Miroku asked loudly.
"I don't even know what you're talking about!" Kagome noticed all the glares from the tavern folk looking at them.
"W-would you ever forgive me Kagome?" Miroku said dramatically, giving her this terribly cute look. Puppy dog eyes. "I've been a fool… I should have never taken our love for granted."
"Aww! Forgive the poor lad!" One man yelled.
"I think he's suffered enough!" Another seconded.
Miroku took the initiative and pulled her stiff form into his arms in a hug.
"Give him a kiss!" A woman cooed.
Kagome could only look up in horror as Miroku's mouth descended upon hers. It… he… her toes curled up in her shoes and she found herself wrapping her arms around his neck. Later on she would say that he had taken advantage of the situation, would blatantly deny any enjoyment… she would downright lie and say she hated it. Maybe she would sic… who?… Oh yeah! Inu-Yasha! She would sic him on Miroku-chan… Miroku-sama! Somewhere down in her belly a warmth started spreading… she didn't even slap him when a hand reached down and-
"Was that how it happened?" Miro-sama chuckled, looking at them from the crowd.
"Not quite… but close enough." Kago-chan giggled.
Me: I hope you guys didn't see that one coming. (Snickers) I thought that would be funny. Sorry for playing a trick on you and your emotions. Actually… I wrote that little skit out for a different story… but I found that it fit in quite nicely here. I know I've seen this "What about the children?" skit before… but I don't remember where I saw it. So I'm not sure who to give credit to for inspiration.
I have a certain direction I want to go with the young Miroku and Kagome… like explain the wind tunnel thing… but I'm not sure how soon I want to do it.
Sorry… but the chapters might come out a little slower from now on (since I've lost some of my work)… but don't worry… I'll be working my butt off.
I dunno about you folks… but I want a nice long friggin lemon in a few chapters… what say you? (Grin) Votes?