The Accident in Chemistry Class

Chapter 16: A Forgotten Promise

Disclaimer: Nope, still working on it.

Kagome was somewhat happier now that Sango was in the past with her. She had somehow been able to overcome time, just with Kagome's contact. At least if InuYasha was in a bad mood, Kagome would have someone to talk to. She and Sango chatted along the way as Miroku walked a ways ahead of them with InuYasha. The two were discussing something that the girls couldn't distinguish.

Meanwhile, Kouga trailed close behind Kagome.

"Don't worry, Kagome, if anything bad happens, I'm here to protect you. After all, you are my woman, right?" he said reassuringly and tried to take her in his arms. ("Uhh..." Kagome mumbled in dismay.)

InuYasha growled and a vein popped in his forehead.

"Mangy wolf..." he muttered and held up his fist in annoyance and slapped Kouga across the face. "You idiot! She's not your woman!"

"What, you think she's your woman? Go on, Kagome, tell me. Are you his woman?" Kouga scoffed.

Kagome and InuYasha both turned a bright crimson and she clutched Sango's arm.

"Well..." she muttered and continued to hide behind Sango.

"SEE? SHE'S MY WOMAN!" Kouga said triumphantly.

"Feh, tell someone who cares." InuYasha scowled. "C'mon, Kagome."

"R-right!" Kagome started and leaped forward to catch up with him.

"So, Sango..." The girl whirled around and came face-to-face with Miroku as he held her back and dipped her low to the ground. "It's just you and me now, right?" he said seductively. "After all, InuYasha has Kagome, and well, what about—" But he never finished what he said. Sango blushed as she hotly slapped his cheek.

"Save it, pervert. I don't really want to hear about your lecherous thoughts." she growled.

"Right...of course." Miroku said thoughtfully as he fingered his sore cheek.

A red blur flew past them in a hurry and Kagome leapt into InuYasha's open arms frightfully.

"What was that?" she cried and pulled closer to InuYasha's chest. Wow, I never realized how soft he feels...Kagome thought to herself. Wait, what am I thinking? This is InuYasha I'm talking about! He's...

"Kouga-kun?" a girlish voice cried out. "Kouga-kun, is that you?"

"Wha...?" Kouga drawled lazily and was soon laying on his back as he gazed into the green eyes of Ayame. "Ayame?" he gasped in disbelief and pulled himself away from her.

"Wow, it's been so long since we've both been here! You do remember the reason why I left, don't you?" Ayame continued, taking no notice of Kouga's rude attitude towards her. "Grandpa, the head of my wolf tribe, sent me away from here because of all the demons that attacked our mountain. He said that they were sent from a powerful demon named Naraku, or something like that. Remember how I didn't want to go, but they made me, and you followed after me, 'cause you said you were going to make me your wife!" she chirped and clasped his hands.

"I...WHAT!" Kouga bellowed and jumped away from her. "Stupid! I—Are you sure it wasn't something else that I said? Maybe you've got the wrong guy—"

Ayame's eyes began to water as she stepped away from him.

"You...you don't remember...?" she asked quietly, almost whimpering or pouting. "It was on the night of the lunar rainbow! It was our moment, our lunar rainbow! You said it yourself! It didn't belong to anyone else, but us. You said that I was special and the lunar rainbow came out. Kouga...how could you...?" She angrily wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Kouga! That's such a romantic story! I can't believe you don't remember it! How could you? That's so inconsiderate! Marry her! You said you would!" Kagome shouted, coming towards Kouga angrily while Ayame was comforted by Sango.

"She's right, Kouga. That's something you just don't forget so easily." Sango added, frowning at him, annoyed. Then she went back to comforting Ayame.

"Of course! We're going to marry right here, right now!" Ayame proclaimed and hurried towards him and grabbed his hands once more. "Please, Kouga! I love you, don't you understand? Marry me. You'll be the head of the tribe! Just think about it. Please, Kouga, please...do it for me." she pleaded as her eyes welled up.

"Well, I...see...I've already got a fiancé!" he spluttered and grabbed Kagome, dragging her towards him. She flushed as she felt her body thrust against his, and something else, something hard, something she really, really, really didn't want to. Ugh! He could have at least the decency to give me my personal space! she thought disgustedly and pushed herself away from him.

Ayame glanced at Kagome and saw that she really didn't like being that close to Kouga.

That girl...no matter how hard Kouga tries, she just doesn't like him...she seems to be really close to that InuYasha guy. Well, Kouga's wasting his time with her... Oh, why doesn't he remember? We're supposed to be one!

"Kouga! We're supposed to be together, to be a whole! Why don't you understand? It's Grandpa's request, and my wish, and your promise. Can you try and remember? Back to that night? Our night?" she pleaded and crouched on the ground in front of him.

"Wow, she's serious," Miroku said surprisingly to Sango as she came to his side.

"She must really love him a lot." Sango added as she watched Ayame's attempt. Her eyes dropped as sympathy washed over her.

The sixteen year-old blushed as she felt Miroku's arm wrap around her shoulder and pulled her close.

"Miroku, what are you—" Sango murmured, the heat creeping into her cheeks.

The boy shook his head and nodded to the two wolf-demons. Sango made a little nod with her head and gazed in Miroku's direction.

"I-I'm sorry, I don't remember!" Kouga muttered and he turned his back to Ayame. Of course he remembered his promise. Damn, I was so stupid to make a proposal like that to her! She was just a little girl! But...

"Fine..." Startled, Kouga turned around as Ayame sighed her response in utter dismay. "But, please try and remember? For me?" she added as she faltered a smile, then when two white wolves appeared from the shrubbery, she took off with them out of sight, leaving Kouga standing there in the clearing as everyone gathered around them. "I'll be waiting, Kouga-kun! Don't forget!" her voice rang out through the forest.

"And, since when am I your fiancé?" Kagome asked as she jabbed her finger in his shoulder as she and InuYasha ganged up on him.

"So how many times is it gonna take me to get the message that 'Kagome is not your woman' through your thick skull?" InuYasha added angrily as he gestured towards Tessaiga.

"This is going to take a while..." Sango and Miroku sighed as they sat down next to each other on a large white rock and looked into the sky to see an almost transparent rainbow and Sango scooted closer next to Miroku.


Awwww! Didn't you love the ending?

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Story Weaver1- Glad you liked the SangoMiroku fluff! I agree: the chapter was very flat, and I was pretty disappointed with it myself.

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