Miroku stumbled through the forest, pushing branches out of his way. He finally broke though and found himself in a clearing.
'Damn! Not here! Anywhere but here!' he thought as he walked through a bright purple barrier. A man stood waiting for him at the gate to a gigantic castle.
Miroku scowled at the smiling man. "What do want Koga?"
Koga's smile grew bigger. "Shouldn't you be thanking me for distracting the Miko and the hanyou? I just saved your ass!"
"I didn't need to be saved! I would have handled it!" Miroku shot back. Miroku pushed back Koga and entered into the courtyard. It was dark and foggy. 'A perfect place for an evil mastermind,' he thought sarcastically.
"Naraku!" he bellowed. His voice reverberated through the halls. He steadied himself as a gust of wind threatened to throw him off his feet.
Kagura stood before him, with her fan in hand. "So, I see you have returned," she said.
Miroku snorted. "I am glad your eyesight hasn't failed you yet! Of course, I could take care of that," he retorted, raising his right hand.
Fear flashed before Kagura's eyes but was quickly covered up. "Naraku is waiting." She led him up a set of stairs and down a long hallway. She paused in front of a large door, painted a deep red.
Miroku nodded and pushed the door open. He walked up to the desk and slammed his hand down.
"Tell me, why did I have to poison her? Why?" Miroku yelled.
Naraku looked up from the file he had been reading. He smiled. "I believe you know the answer to that. Do I really need to tell you again?"
Miroku clenched the fist that hung by his side as he tried to control his rage. "Tell me again," he spat out through clenched teeth.
Naraku set the file down on the desk and pushed it to Miroku. Miroku picked it up and flipped through it. His eyes opened wide as the pages turned.
"Wha . . . How did you get this?" Miroku asked.
Naraku smiled evilly. "I have my sources."
Miroku threw the file back to Naraku. "This doesn't change a thing! Why Sango?"
"Oh, but it changes everything! Do you remember, a few years age, when we brought in that family for entertainment?" Miroku nodded.
"That was my first killing. The mother, father, boy and girl. What about them?"
"The girl escaped. She escaped from my castle. That is unforgivable, she must be killed!" Naraku stood up.
"I expect you to go back to the group and lead them here, understand?" A tentacle shot out of his hand to grasp Miroku by the neck.
"Yes! I understand!" Miroku gasped for air. Naraku let him go and Miroku dropped to the ground.
"But I still don't understand, why Sango? Why don't you go after the girl who . . . ." Miroku gasped as his sentence ran unfinished. 'I was the one who killed Sango's family! It was my fault for causing her all that pain and . . . those scars! I did that!'
"Go!" Naraku yelled at him before sitting and turning his chair to face the window.
Miroku got up and walked out. Walking through the empty hallways, his footsteps echoing, he got lost in his thoughts.
'I am so sorry Sango. I didn't want to. I didn't mean to kill your family. If I could take it back, I would! Please forgive me, I love you.'
He pushed the front door open and a burst of fresh air hit his face. 'I will come Sango. I will save you!'
Kirara's roar reverberated through the forest.
"Shut up you stupid cat!" InuYasha roared.
"SIT BOY!" Kagome yelled. Sango laughed at the irate hanyou climbing out of the ground and chasing Kagome.
Sitting atop of Kirara, Sango had the perfect sky veiw of the forest. She could see the light purple glow of Naraku's barrier in the distance. 'Naraku, Miroku, I am coming. And I will kill you. Both of you. If only you hadn't poisoned me Miroku. I could have loved you.'
"Sango! Help me!" Kagome's voice broke through the haze of her mind.
"What is it?" she answered. Sango guided Kirara toward the ground and broke through the treetops.
InuYasha had Kagome pinned to the ground. His hands moved up and down her stomach, tickling her.
"Inu . . . Yasha! . . . Stop . . . it!" she spat out between gasps of air. She was laughing too hard to put an intelligible sentence together.
Sango jumped off of Kirara and ran to InuYasha.
"Get off of her! She can't breathe!" Sango yelled.
InuYasha paused, sniffing the air. "Keh! She's fine." He resumed his tickling until Sango came up with her boomerang and whacked InuYasha over the head.
InuYasha went flying into a nearby tree, causing it to crack. Kagome sat up, gasping for air and waved to Sango.
"Thanks. We need to run now!" Kagome got up and started sprinting away from the scene.
'What does she mean? Run? InuYasha wouldn't hurt us, would he?' Her thoughts were interrupted by a low growl coming from behind her. Sango turned slowly and found herself face to face with a very angry hanyou.
Sango smiled sheepishly and slowly backed away. "Hehe, InuYasha! How are you? I am sorry about the boomerang thing, but Kagome needed to breathe! Kirara!" A roar sounded and Sango started to run.
Kirara flew beside her and Sango jumped onto her fire cat. Sango spared a glance down at the ground before breaking through the tops of the trees. She saw InuYasha running full speed.
"Kagome!" Sango yelled when she saw InuYasha closing in on the girl. Kagome looked behind her and squeaked. She started running faster.
Sango guided Kirara down next to Kagome. Sango reached over and picked her up off the ground and placed her on Kirara. InuYasha growled and leapt at Kirara, but Kirara flew straight up and out of the trees.
"Keh! That is so not funny! Get back here!" InuYasha yelled as he chased the girls through the forest.
Sango used InuYasha's anger to get them to Naraku's castle faster. She maneuvered Kirara so that they were headed in the right direction and relaxed a bit.
Sango heard Kagome giggling behind her. "Sango, I am going to jump off now. Don't worry, InuYasha will catch me."
"Wait Kagome!" Sango yelled. However, she was too late. Kagome jumped off Kirara and plummeted to the ground.
"Kagome! What the fuck are you doing?" Sango heard InuYasha yelled from an unseen place in the forest. Suddenly, InuYasha leapt out of the trees and neatly caught Kagome in his arms.
Sango sighed and Kirara flew to the ground. "Kagome! Are you okay?" she called into the forest. Sango yelped when InuYasha jumped up and almost floated next to Kirara.
"I am fine Sango! I told you InuYasha would catch me. Isn't that right, InuYasha? Kagome giggled, reaching up to tweak his ears.
InuYasha flicked his ears out of reach of her fingers and growled. "You scared the shit out of me Kagome! My life is now about twenty years shorter!" The statement from InuYasha was suppose to make Kagome feel guilty, but it just made her laugh harder.
Sango smiled. 'I am so lucky to have such good friends. If only Miroku was here.'
A/N: I am SO SORRY that I have not updated in so long! Due to bad English grades, my parents banned me from the computer. However, I am on Christmas break now so I should update soon! Again I am so sorry for the people who have been waiting for me to update. Terribly sorry!