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A Lady Knight's Tale 2
The monk she was following stopped in front of a group of-- women?! It seemed he was flirting with them too. This was one corrupt monk, Sango thought as she hid behind an alley. What a baka!
She didn't have to wait for long, because the man continued on to an inn after chatting with the ladies. He gave no indication at all that he knew that someone was following him, let alone that it was Sango. She stealthily made her way up the inn trying to go unnoticed. It wasn't hard because a tavern was below the inn, and there seemed to be drinking spree going on. No one even noticed her slip quietly upstairs, still following the monk.
Sango crept up noiselessly, wondering why she was following a stranger who was most probably a very delinquent monk who joined tournaments and flirted with women. He just made her curious, what else? Besides, he did give a hint that he knew she was female, albeit she denied it, and that ticked her off most of all.
Miroku opened the door to his room and lit his lamp. He knew Sango was following him, even though she hadn't made a sound the entire time she did so, it was probably because he knew her too well.
Sango stood outside the door, knowing it was locked. But there was most likely another way in. A window, right.
On the roof of the inn, Sango wondered if, in the event that someone caught her, she'd get arrested for breaking in someone's room. She smiled, it wasn't likely anyway, she was so good at this that if she weren't a knight, she'd be a thief. Oh perish the thought.
She stopped right below the room, the lights were already out. Absolutely perfect.
Miroku lay on the bed of the room opposite his, wide awake, just what was she trying to do? No doubt trying to sneak a look at his face, that Sango, he sighed. At least he knew she was safe, that infuriating woman! But he couldn't let her know it was him just yet.
So he switched rooms with the woman in the room across him. There was no telling the lengths she would go through just to find out who he was.
Sango stepped inside the room from the windowsill, heart beating loudly, but her footsteps as quiet as a cat's. In the darkness, she could make out armor and a sword at the corner of the room and heavy boots on the floor. A figure lay on the bed, covered by a blanket, apparently slumbering. Sango crept toward it and lifted the corner of the sheet carefully, hoping not to disturb the sleeper. When...
"Aaaah! There's a pervert in my room!" An obviously female voice shrieked.
Sango paled, backed away and leapt out the window without even bothering to look where she'd land. Fortunately, there was a haystack under the window and Sango fell on it noiselessly. On her feet at once, she ran out into the night.
Back in her room, Sango scolded herself. No way, she wasn't mistaken, it was really his room. Not unless...unless.. he knew she was coming and switched rooms with someone else.... That sneaky little.... she made a mental note to herself to beat the crap out of him if she ever got to fight him. Very much annoyed, the lady knight drifted off into an uneasy sleep.
That morning....
"I am very much pleased with your performances." Sesshomaru said to the group of would-be captains. In the beginning, they were nearly three-hundred of them, but after the preliminary matches, they numbered just around forty. "To make things....interesting...." he added, golden eyes gleaming in the morning light. "...and to further cut down your number, you are to go to the Marsh of Death just outside these city walls and bring back a skull from the pile of remains at the middle of the marsh to prove that you have been there and come back alive."
A general tumult rose over the group. Several began to mutter and some even looked like they wanted out of it.
"Huh? What's the fuss all about?" Sango asked the knight beside her
"So...you want to continue Sir Sango?" he said almost mockingly
Sango raised her chin slightly. "Of course, why not?"
Whatever this place was, it sure was beginning to freak her out. Even the torches they carried didn't light their way sufficiently, such was the darkness. From what she had heard from the others, it wasn't just a marsh with a pile of remains at the middle. It used to be the site of an old church and a cemetery, but it was now avoided at all costs, not even used as a place to bury the dead anymore.
The place was eerily silent, save for a cold, chilly wind that sounded like the moaning of lost souls when it blew. Sango looked around and shivered, even the branches of the dead trees reminded her of bony, petrified fingers. And as if that wasn't bad enough, they had to go there at night, when it was pitch dark, and practically anything could happen.
Miroku walked behind Sango silently, hoping that she wouldn't notice it. That Sesshomaru was one sick bleep, Inuyasha was so right about him. This place was pure evil, Miroku didn't just feel it, he knew it.
By the time they reached the ruins of the old church, a thick white fog had descended on the grounds, making it difficult to see. The group quickly hurried into the church, hoping to get this mission over and done with as quickly as possible.
The old church was a confusing maze of passageways and corridors that seemed to lead to nowhere, the crumbling stone walls all looked the same, with brownish stains of blood or old moss, Sango didn't know what. There were so many places to go that the group of knights and youkai split up, each going their own way in hopes of finding the pile of remains.
Sango chose a corridor and lifted her torch, trying to make her way in the dim light. She noticed someone behind her. Another knight, no doubt. Turning around she saw...
It was Sir Black Knight monk. Sango frowned.
"Why are you following me, Sir Knight?" she asked sharply, not knowing if she was relieved to have a companion in such a wretched place or to be annoyed because of last night. Sango chose the former.
"..."
"Hmph! Have it your way, but I won't go around saving you if you get into trouble, Sir Monk!" Sango said when he didn't answer. She turned around and continued. Well at least she wasn't alone.
Miroku smiled, just as feisty as ever, his Sango. The Captain continued to walk in silence with Sango in the lead by a few feet. Then she stopped suddenly and turned around.
"Sir Knight, behind you!" she ran and knocked Miroku over, sword unsheathed, and slashed at whoever or whatever was behind him. It fell down with a sickening thud.
"What was that?" Sango pulled Miroku up and looked at the intruder, or whatever it was. Miroku picked up his torch and brought it closer. It was a headless corpse. Sango brought her hand to her mouth in shock, it was half-rotting, whatever it was. Kami, it was walking around! Youkai was one thing but Sango had never encountered undead creatures before.
"It seems that I am in your debt, Sir Sango." The Black Knight said. Sango shook her head.
"There was a mirror at the end of the corridor and I saw it's reflection just in time." she said shakily. This place was cursed for sure. The two of them continued walking. This was going to be one long night.
Miroku silently berated himself for being so careless. Ah, he was supposed to protect her and not the other way around! Then he heard her scream.
"Sango!"
Author's Notes: Sorry for the rather late update. My sister's been using the computer a lot! Anyway, I guess I've been playing Diablo 2 too much, thus this chapter! ^_^ My thanks to those who reviewed, you guys really make me happy.
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