Disclaimer: The day I'll own Inuyasha is the day I invent a machine that can make dolls into living creatures...(sniff)
I'm back...wondering how long this chapter will be. If you couldn't guess, there will be a new character added in this chapter. One that I will own, though it doesn't make up for the loss of Inuyasha and crew...sigh...I hope I'm keeping you interested, this chapter should have more flavor to it.
Inuyasha: I don't like the sound of you adding someone new. That always means trouble, something we don't need to deal with right now. (pouts angrily at author)
Sanci: I know, but it's gotta spice it up, and that's what the story needs Inuyasha.
(Kagome jumps out of the book in search for Inuyasha)
Kagome: Who is she? What are you doing here Inuyasha?
Inuyasha: She's the author, ask her...(points at Sanci)
(Kagome gives author a death glare)
Sanci: Yes I'm the author. I write everything you say and do in my book. I summoned you both here, but that's not part of the story. (Kagome jumps back in book in a huff) So if you wanna find Shippou, you better get in there. Trouble is a brewing.
Inuyasha: What? Where is Shippou? Tell me, what's going to happen?
(author watches him dissolve into book)
Sanci: You'll see.
Finding What Was Lost
By: Sanci J
Chapter 4: Private Thoughts, Public Flirting
Last Chapter...
Sango felt tears gather in her eyes and she turned away from Miroku's gaze in anger. She sat down and Kilala gathered in her lap. 'What are we going to do? We have to find Shippou....oh please let him be alright. This was all Miroku's fault. If he told us sooner, the five of us could have found him. I hope Naraku has nothing to do with this disappearance.'
End of last Chapter
Inuyasha woke up to the feeling of a tingly left arm. He automatically tried to shake it, but it didn't move and he remembered that Kagome was laying on it. He opened his eyes to darkness. The television was surprisingly off and he wondered if Kagome's mom had come home yet. 'I wonder how late it is...Kagome never told me how to read her clock-or was it a colic?'
He looked at Kagome's face, which had some light that shone through the window from the porch light reflecting on her. She slept peacefully and he forgot about his tingly arm as he stared at her calm body and wondered if everything was this peaceful in the other era.
He sighed and hoped Miroku and Sango had found Shippou already. He didn't want anything to happen to the kitsune, not just for Kagome or the others sake. He cared for the kid more than even he thought he did. After all, Shippou needed constant protection and he was scared of lots of things, especially being alone in the dark. Shippou had always stuck to Kagome like glue in times of the slightest danger; even when there wasn't any danger. He caught himself in his worrisome thoughts and almost laughed. 'Why am I even thinking about this? Shippou's fine. He's probably with Sango and Miroku right now in Kaede's hut sleeping. There's nothing to worry about...and when did I even start to care anyway?'
He sighed and stopped breathing when Kagome stirred. Her eyes peeked open and she yawned. His body tightened and he froze, hoping she would fall back to sleep. Her waking up would involve an embarrassing situation, probably including a dozen 'sits' and he didn't want that. All he had to do was get his arm from her weight that had fallen asleep, out from behind her back that way he could maintain a safe distance away from her. Slowly he pulled, glancing at her face every couple seconds to see if she noticed, and she never moved. He almost jumped to the ceiling when she said something in her sleep he couldn't understand. 'This is impossible....I'm even sweating!' he thought in shock.
He tried to yank his arm minutes later after getting impatient, but she leaned in closer and nuzzled her head in his neck. He stayed still and gulped. 'I can't believe this! What will her mother think of me?' A sweet smell encased his nose all at once. It smelled of cherry blossoms and coconut. He was surprised when he found himself sniffing her hair. 'I didn't know someone's hair could smell so good...no wonder Shippou always hugs her.' He felt his right arm fall on her left side as his eyes drifted closed.
About five minutes later, Kagome woke up feeling cold and she snuggled closer to the warmth beneath her head. Her pillow moved and her eyes flew open. 'Oh my...' she thought when she remembered the movie. 'I fell asleep...on Inuyasha!' But he hadn't disapproved, seeing as he was sleeping as peacefully as he was the first time she saw him. So she smiled happily and closed her eyes, welcoming sleep.
Mrs. Higurashi looked at the dark windows of her house. It was completely dark inside and she wondered if Inuyasha had stuck around.
As she carefully backed her car into the driveway, she glanced at Souta, snoring peacefully in the backseat. His beautiful face reminded her so much of his father. A small tear wandered down her cheek, and she wiped the lonesome tear away in surprise. She hadn't cried for the loss of her husband in a long while and it scared her.
Reminding herself she wasn't in dreamland, she stopped the car and shook her sadness away. Taking a couple deep breaths, she calmed down and then turned back to Souta. "Souta." She whispered gently. "Souta, dear, were home." She shook him and he whined.
His heavy-lidded eyes opened. "Mom!" He yawned and lazily waited for his mother to unbuckle his seat belt. Then he went into her arms. "I'm tired mom." He murmured, laying his head on her shoulder.
Hugging him to her, she picked him up and made her way to the door. 'I can come back for the bag.'
Mrs. Higurashi opened the door. There were no sounds coming from inside, and she hoped Kagome hadn't left without saying goodbye again.
She set Souta down and told him to go to bed.
"'Night mom." He hugged her and then disappeared up the stairs.
"Good night, my son." She whispered to herself. Remembering it was pitch dark inside, she felt for the light and turned it on. She yawned, and when she glanced at the living room, saw Kagome and Inuyasha sleeping on the couch together. Her eyebrows raised in surprise, and then she smiled. She hated to bother them, but she knew the couch wasn't very comfortable, and she shook Kagome's limp arm. The one that wasn't wrapped around Inuyasha. "Kagome, dear. You can head up to bed now." Kagome stirred.
"What? Oh...um...what time is it?" She sat up in the dark and blushed. 'I can't believe mom caught us in this...this...thing! I don't even know what to call it...oh; I hope Inuyasha has no idea what he did. He would freak out! But wait! Why would he freak out? I'm already freaking out enough for the both of us! Oh this is bad...real bad. Worse than the choking incident...'
"It's past eleven o'clock. You should get to bed now."
"Ok. I'll get him up mom, and thank you for the gauze and stuff. Don't worry; I can get it in the morning before we leave. And I'll say goodbye, okay? So I don't want you to worry about me."
Her mother gaped at her. "How did you know-?"
"Oh, mom...I just know, what with all the danger I'm in all the time there, I'm surprised that you even let me go." She hugged her mom.
Her mother laughed dryly. "I don't think I could hold you back." They smiled and Mrs. Higurashi stepped away from her daughter, as hard as it was for her. "I'll be off to bed then." She began her way towards her bedroom when all of a sudden she stopped and turned back to Kagome. "Don't let him get away, Kagome."
Kagome felt her mouth drop open. "What?! Mom, I can't believe you just said that!" She looked to see if Inuyasha was still sleeping, and sighed with relief when she found he was.
"Oh, dear, you know its true in your heart. Just tell him." And she walked away.
Kagome sighed and shook Inuyasha. "Wake up, Inuyasha!" she whispered near his ear. She jumped back when his eyes popped right open.
"What?" he jumped too and accidentally hit Kagome.
"Watch where your going Inuyasha! You could have killed me!" she said harshly and rubbed her bruised arm.
"Sorry, Kagome. I'm just tired." He sighed and then blushed, because Kagome was staring at him with creepy eyes. 'Oh, no...she's suspicious of me...that must mean she knows we were-like-sleeping together! Great, now she thinks I'm a pervert too?'
"Lets just go upstairs. I'm tired, and it's too late to fight." Kagome grabbed his hand and lead him upstairs.
'What is she doing? She's holding my hand...what does that mean? This seems too weird.' He thought, surprised. He looked at his hand in hers and couldn't help but blush, so he lowered his head and pulled his hand away.
Kagome felt disappointed. 'Does he really not like me as much as I like him? I saw him blushing a minute ago, but maybe I'm just trying to make something out of nothing. He must still love Kikyou...he will never love me...but he did apologize without me asking him to, which means, well, I don't know what that meant...hopefully its good. Oh...he is so confusing!'
As they reached her room, she didn't feel tired anymore. 'I'll just take a soothing shower. Maybe that would help get me to sleep.' She grabbed her clothes from her drawer. "I'm going to take a shower...I'll be back in a little while. So lay down and get some rest. Tomorrow's gonna be a long day."
Inuyasha sat on the bed and mumbled something under his breath.
"What did you say Inuyasha?"
"Nothing, wench." Inuyasha grinned when he heard the bathroom door slam shut.
'What a...womanizer!' Sango thought angrily as she watched Miroku flirting with some girls that were half his age. "He is such a stupid pervert...someone has to teach him a lesson he'll never forget." She grumbled under her breath. Her anger from the night before had surfaced yet again, making her easily irritated. 'What am I doing? Focus on finding Shippou.' she instructed herself.
Miroku chose that moment to look at Sango and saw she was talking to the priest about Shippou. 'I'd better get over there and apologize, otherwise she'll never let me near her again. So I've got to be the one to find Shippou, then she'll be kissing my feet! Ah, what a luxury that would be...' He turned to the lovely young ladies who smiled coyly at him. "I'm sorry ladies, but I must be going."
"No Lord Miroku...don't leave yet." One of the girls hugged his arm.
He sighed in content, then became serious. He patted the young girl on the arm. "I understand how hard it will be for you to part with me, but it's all a part of a monk's duty. I will be sure to visit you all next time I come across this village."
She let go slowly. "You promise?"
He nodded and glanced at Sango again, but she wasn't looking his way. He frowned. 'I had hoped that speaking to these ladies would make her jealous...but it didn't work.' He sighed.
"Good bye Miroku!" The girls giggled when he smiled back and waved. He redirected his gaze to Sango and caught her glaring at him. 'Maybe she was jealous after all...' He grinned cunningly.
Sango just growled at him and turned away, saying a quiet good bye to the priest. 'Well...what do we...no I. What do I do next? The priest hasn't seen Shippou and neither has anyone else I've asked. If this keeps up, I'll have to go searching on my own.'
Miroku started towards Sango, but stopped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. "Yes?" He asked and turned towards the person. What he saw made him almost...almost drop his staff. He was taken aback by the beauty that stood in front of him. This woman had long silky golden colored hair with dark violet sparkled eyes with a tinge of black in them. She wore mostly black clothing. A short black skirt that was shockingly lower than Kagome's and a dark violet shirt. Over that was a black kimono that helped cover her long legs he couldn't help but get an eyeful of. 'This woman is beautiful...'
He felt like fainting when she smiled at him. "You must be Miroku, the cute monk I've heard so much about." She removed her hand slowly, and he stared at it, mesmerized.
He blinked. 'She knows who I am? I must be more popular than I thought. But who is this beautiful temptress? I have to know her name...Did she just call me cute?' "Yes, I am Miroku. But I don't recall meeting you before, otherwise I definitely would have remembered such a beautiful face."
Sango was gritting her teeth. She had decided to apologize to Miroku for treating him so shabbily, but when she caught sight of him he was flirting with another woman. Another woman! 'I can't believe him! It looks like he's really falling for this one too...' Her eyes widened at the woman. 'She's so beautiful, no wonder he's so taken...oh what am I doing? He should have more self control than this!' In a huff, she made herself grin and walked to Miroku's side. There, she smiled as sweetly as possible in her state and threw her hair behind her shoulder.
At seeing Sango, Miroku blinked in surprise and so did the blonde beauty before him. "Sango...what-"he began, tongue-tied.
Sango leaned on her sturdy boomerang. "Miroku, I'm ready to head back to Kaede's now."
"Already? But Lady Sango, can we just spare a few moments for this lovely lady?" The woman's smile sparkled at him. "Also, she claims she's heard of me, and of course I'm curious." He didn't look at Sango. He just stared and smiled at the mysterious beauty, which drove Sango crazy.
Sango fumed. "I'm serious Miroku. We need to get back now."
"If you're worried about leaving him behind, I could walk back with him, Miss Sango." The soft voiced woman spoke up, smiling wider.
All of a sudden Sango's eyes widened and she gasped softly. 'Oh my...what do I do? This woman's eyes just glowed red at me, I'm sure of it! She must be a demon!' She looked back at Miroku...who...um...definitely wasn't staring at her eyes. Sango smacked him on the head. "You pervert!"
He began to fall but the woman caught him first.
"What are you doing? Let him fall, he deserves it!"
"Why did you hit him?" The woman asked softly staring into Sango's eyes.
Sango glared at her. "Because he was being perverted, that's why! Didn't you notice?" she asked, exasperated.
"Of course...but it doesn't bother me. It happens all the time to me, you silly girl." She said slyly and helped Miroku stand. "Are you alright houshi-san?" she asked.
"Yes, I'm fine. But before I go, what is your name miss, if it is no trouble?" He asked as he wiped some of the dirt off his kimono. He then took her hand in his.
The woman's dark eyes sparkled yet again, and Sango had a sudden urge to slash the woman with her boomerang. "I am Kimisa, houshi-san."
Miroku blushed. Blushed! Sango's jaw went slack. 'He is blushing...he never blushes!'
"If I may ask, how is it you heard my name?" Sango could tell he turned on the charm.
"Come on Miroku! We don't have all day! We need to keep searching for Shippou." Her frown deepened at the two. 'I swear, something isn't right about her!'
Miroku hadn't heard Sango, and if he had, he was completely ignoring her. He stared into Kimisa's mesmerizing dark eyes and found he couldn't look away. He didn't want to look away. 'She is so wonderful...I...I think I...love her.'
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Author: So, what do ya think about this chapter? Sorry, it was shorter than the rest! But its starting to get more exciting...right? (silence)
Inuyasha: I still can't believe I blushed!
Author: Don't laugh...that always means you'll have more trouble too.
(Inuyasha glares at author)
Inuyasha: I didn't laugh...You mean Shippou?
Author: I didn't say that...
(book opens) Time for you to go until next time.
Inuyasha: Not yet...I want my answers!
Author: You'll get them soon enough.
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If this took too long to get updated...I'm sorry, my rents grounded me from the computer.
Other than watching new episodes of Inuyasha on Saturdays, I've been getting hooked on other mangas and anime. I just finished watching Fushigi Yugi and Fruits Basket....they are very, very good! Definitely some of my faves! Which I rented from my library. Does anyone know if there is going to be more episodes of Fruits Basket? Let me know if you do, please! Also... I read Boys over Flowers, Tear Drop-which I think just came out with the third book, Basara, Marmalade Boy, Chobits, Mars-read all fifteen...hmmm, those are just some of them. Can't forget to give ya a small scoop from next chapter! Here we go...
Chapter 5: Kimisa's Gaze and Sango's Anger
Miroku pondered this. 'I don't want her to leave. I want her to stay.' He took her soft hands in his.
Of course, thanks for reading, and please review!!!! It means a lot to me!
