Chapter 24: A Confused Prince
Once Miroku gets Inuyasha into his room, he quickly shoos him off to a ready made bath, making small talk as various servants undress their master (A.N. Now, now girls, no drooling lol.) "I must say my lord, it's good to see you two with smiles on your faces. True laughter has been a foreign concept for to long in this place." He knew he had to carefully select his words if he didn't want to shatter the temperamental hanyou's good mood. He may be one of his most trusted servants, tied only with Sango and Kaede, but, he reminded himself, Inuyasha was still...well, Inuyasha.
The aforementioned merely 'Feh's with a scowl that he'd been wearing since halfway up the stairs. However, Miroku could tell that the face was only skin deep, his outward expression was nowhere near reflected in his eyes, so he presses on, pushing his luck a bit by saying, "I heard some of the servants saying that they've never seen Lady Kagome smile so brightly before master. Perhaps you should play with her more often." He offhandedly comments as the prince steps into the bath, still surrounded by several different servants.
The prince glares at him before dismissing the other servants with an annoyed flip of the wrist. As soon as the door clicks shut Miroku nearly jumps at the long low sigh that resonates from the bath. He looks to him slightly nervously to find a strange mixture of happiness, confusion and stress on his lord's face. "Master?" he asks hesitantly, searching the young man's face for a moment before asking in a bit more confident tone, "Master Inuyasha, what troubles you so?"
The hanyou sighs again before deciding 'to hell with it' and says in a bit of a frustrated voice, "I can't figure her out Miroku. Hell, lately I can't figure myself out." He growls a little. "I always get so damn nervous and weird around her. I don't get it, she's just a stupid wench! I've never felt that way around anyone. What the hell is happening to me?"
Miroku has to use all his restraint to keep from leaping for joy, shrugging instead, "I'm not positive my lord, but if you would allow your servant a question?" he waits for the 'go ahead' motion before continuing, "This is pure curiosity that compels me to ask this, but, do you ever feel the urge to get or buy her things?"
Inuyasha's fur, if it's possible, goes whiter and his mouth hangs open slightly as if Miroku had just sprouted rabbit ears. "How...how did you know that?"
Miroku tries to keep his eyes from shining as he says, "Simply an educated guess my lord, I assure you. Though if you are looking for an excuse to give Lady Kagome presents, I may remind you that Christmas is fast approaching, Lady Kagome has been counting down the days."
Inuyasha nearly jumps out of the bathtub, "Christmas! How could I have forgotten?! Miroku, I want you to get as many servants as you think will be needed and go up to the attic to get the decorations. Try to blow the dust off so Kagome doesn't see that they haven't been used in who knows how long. The last thing I need is Kagome thinking that I'm some old scrooge." He then stops for a moment before growling "Damn, I did it again! I swear that wench is driving me insane!"
Miroku bites back a chuckle, "Do not fret my lord, I have never known of an obstacle that you couldn't overcome. I shall leave you now so that you may meditate on how to handle the situation." Before darting out of the room before the prince could say anything to stop him. Once outside Inuyasha's bedroom door Miroku lets out a joyous whoop, only softening it enough so that the hanyou in the other room wouldn't hear it. He smiles and his eyes sparkle as he thinks 'I must tell Lady Sango of this fortuitous turn of events! She shall be ecstatic!' and with that, off he goes towards Kagome chambers.
Once he reaches them he knocks, having learned early on that 'accidentally' walking in on the girl when she was not yet...presentable, could be hazardous to a male's health. When he hears the soft "Come in." he peeks his head in the door slightly, to find Kagome on her bed brushing her hair and Sango on the girl's lap, excitement barely contained in her eyes when she turns to see him. 'Well,' he thinks, 'Lady Sango must have also had fruitful work.' before clearing his throat.
"Excuse me ladies, but I must borrow Lady Sango for a moment, if that is all right with you of course Lady Kagome." He says in his calmest, most charming tone.
The girl smiles at him, "Of course not Miroku, she's free to go where she pleases and so are you, you don't have to ask permission. I've told you that before. And PLEASE, just call me Kagome. 'Lady' makes me feel old and stuffy."
Miroku smirks, "As you wish, Lady Kagome." before dodging the pillow that's thrown at him playfully. He ducks his head back in just long enough to notice a lightly glaring Kagome and say "Lady Sango? If you please? We have some matters to discuss." before ducking out again and waiting patiently.
Once she leaves the room and they get a safe distance away, the two excitedly exchange information, finding that the situations of the two in question are indeed quite similar, if only that Kagome actually knew what she was feeling, she was just in denial, while Inuyasha was completely clueless. When Miroku tells Sango about Inuyasha's order to get the decorations out, she smiles brightly as an idea lights upon her and she quickly explains it to him, at which he simply comments, "My dear Lady Sango, you're a genius." Before they both scamper in different directions so as to not draw suspicion and gather the needed help, hope a blooming flower in their breasts, growing brighter with each passing day.
A.N. Alright, yet another chapter finished! Poor Inu-kun lol. He's totally clueless! Hopefully his two head servants can cook something up that will get him kicked in the right direction. I think I'm going to have the Christmas chapter either next time or the chapter after that, I'm not sure yet. Well, now for Reviewer Replies! Yay! Oh, and P.S. srry I didn't get this out sooner, it would've been out last night but dad kicked me off while I was doing the Replies . Grr, oh well, I hope you enjoyed it anyways.
Kikile- Thank you very much. I appreciate the compliments.
Copperline Kitty- Lol, yeah, I get lazy at school sometimes too. Though I've GOT to get my butt in gear, my exams are next week!
RebelWriter- Thank you, once again, for the compliments. I agree that every story needs SOME fluff, some ppl just overdo it lol.
RoseMaiden- Well I'm glad I was able to brighten your day lol. And yeah, I thought it was pretty funny too. I got the image in my head and laughed so hard I just HAD to find a way to put it in lol.
turtlerad17- Lol, thanks, but I don't think they'll be that much nonsensical fluff again anytime soon. Fluff, yes, just not as nonsensical lol. I mean, come on, this IS a romance fic, and what romance is complete without a bit of fluff? Lol.
MeMe- Welcome to the club lol. Miroku is a lantern and Sango is an ivory pendulum clock. I mean, come on, could you see Miroku as anyone other then Lumiere? And I had to have Sango in an equally important position lol. Thank you for your compliments and I hope that I don't disappoint you with upcoming chapters!
Inuyashasonly1- I have a life? Lol, just kidding, though honestly, I'm not all that social outside of school. Anywho, I will try to continue to update asap, just as long as my brother doesn't hog the computer at night.
ChibiSess- Lol, true, but I'm not sure that Inu-kun wouldn't like snow anymore. I mean, he did laugh with Kagome for the first time because of it lol.
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