Disclaimer (as told by the new family member, MIROKU!) Vikki owns me. Yes she does. nods
Vikki: What he said. (Rumiko…don't kill me, I'm just BORROWING! Really!)
Chapter 3
"Hello miss, I'd like to ask you a favor." He paused. "Would you-"
"Miroku-sama!" Kagome screeched in frustration. She grabbed the philandering houshi by his ear and dragged him into yet another department store.
"ITAI!" Miroku cried, releasing his captive woman's hands as he was led away.
"No wonder Sango-chan gets so fed up with you and your antics!" Kagome said to Miroku, turning around and throwing her hands up in the air. Miroku watched uneasily as her hands swept back and forth. He was beginning to think that Kagome would start slapping him now, just like Sango. That was one of his biggest fears. Oh gods! Her hands are getting closer! Miroku clenched his eyes shut, preparing for impact.
It never came.
Miroku eased one eye open, noting that Kagome was nowhere to be found. He sighed in relief, and then panicked. He had no idea of where to go next, in such an unfamiliar world. The poor and quite lost houshi stood in one spot, his eyes darting all over in search of his friend and her mother.
"Miroku-sama! Over here, I think I found something!" Kagome called. Beside her stood a salesperson, looking rather perplexed. Probably due to Kagome's extreme excitedness, no doubt. That could frighten anyone away.
Miroku hurried over to Kagome, taking a look at what she was holding up. Modern clothing, which would allow him to fit in with the people of this time.
"Unfortunately, we don't know your size. So this person's gonna have to take some measurements, all right?" Kagome told Miroku.
(After the measurements)
"Miroku-sama, why do you insist on touching every female you see? I think that really upset her you know," Kagome said, walking beside Miroku.
"You think?" He replied in a kind of trance. The salesperson, a woman, had been rather…disturbed when Miroku had groped her. Lets just say, Miroku left the store with quite a few bruises. "But you know, she was touching me!"
Kagome sighed. "That doesn't mean you touch her back! She was just measuring you! You're hopeless! I should tell Sango-chan about all of this! Oh she'd die," Kagome mused.
Miroku nearly choked. "NO! Please don't mention this to her, all right? Please?" He pleaded. Kagome glanced sideways at him.
"Fine, fine."
But there's one more thing I think we need to do while we're here…
Back in the past, Sango sighed. Someone kill me now…She thought irritably. Inuyasha and Shippou had been fighting over the same fish for about ten minutes now. In that period of time, Shippou had persuaded Kirara to take it and fly off so Inuyasha would not be able to reach it. Inuyasha then proceeded to attack Kirara, pissing Sango off greatly. Soon she had to resort to using hiraikotsu on the hanyou to bring him down and leave her cat alone.
Eventually, Shippou won with Kirara's help. Sango stared at Inuyasha wide-eyed.
"You let Shippou win? But that's so unlike you, Inuyasha," the taijiya said.
"Keh! I don't care about that little piece of food anyway," Inuyasha remarked.
Sure could have fooled me…Sango thought with amusement. Her ponderings quickly changed. I wonder what Kagome-chan and houshi-sama are doing right now.
"Here!" Kagome said, smiling. She handed Miroku an oddly shaped foreign object.
"What do I do with it?" Miroku asked.
"You eat it! Its ice cream."
"Ice cream? Weird." Miroku gave the ice cream cone another look of suspicion before biting right into it. "Aiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeee!" He yelled, causing Kagome to jump.
"What! What is it!" She exclaimed, spinning around to find him covering his mouth in surprise...or pain...or both.
"COOLLDD!" he cried.
Kagome sighed, shaking her head. "Don't bite into it next time." She looked at him as if this were the most obvious thing in the world.
Miroku threw his ice cream straight into a nearby garbage, promising never to pick up another one of those strange cones ever again.
Just then, Kagome's three school friends, Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi strolled by, talking animatedly. Fortunately for Kagome, they didn't notice her. But their presence puzzled Miroku. Those damn uniforms…
"Kagome-sama, why do they all look the same?"
"They're wearing the school uniforms. We all have them. It's a school requirement." She explained. Okay, enough with getting sidetracked…we're here for one reason! "All right, lets go find Mama! I think we're done here." Once again, the hyperactive teen dragged the poor houshi away.
"Mama!" Kagome called, reaching the woman in record time.
"Oh, Kagome, Miroku-sama! Glad you're here." Kagome's mother said sweetly.
"Um, Mama, can you do me a favor?" Kagome asked. She leaned in closer and began to whisper her idea.
"Oh that's so sweet! So what are we waiting for? Lets go!" And with that, Kagome's mother departed for the jewelry store, dragging a clueless Miroku behind her. The poor guy was just being dragged left and right today.
The three of them entered the jewelry store in silence. Overhead, a PA system sounded, a voice calling a salesperson to the front desk. Miroku gasped, looking skyward to find the mysterious voice from nowhere.
"Buddha has spoken!" He said, awestruck.
Kagome laughed nervously, noting that many heads had turned his direction at the peculiar comment. She tugged on Miroku's small ponytail, trying to get him away from the crowd…not to mention the embarrassment.
"Can I help you with anything today?" Came a masculine voice from behind Miroku. Miroku turned and shook his head.
"I'm just here with—"
"Yeah, we're looking for engagement rings. Can you help us find one?" Kagome interrupted.
"Sure, they're all this way," the salesman said.
Miroku followed Kagome quietly. He was having some interesting thoughts right now too…
I didn't know Kagome and Inuyasha had gotten together. Why didn't they tell Sango and I about all of this?
Obviously, when he heard the word 'engagement', he automatically assumed Kagome was speaking of herself and Inuyasha. Never had it once occurred to him that she was talking about him and his fiancée, who we like to call Sango.
"Miroku-sama, pick one you like!" Kagome suddenly said to Miroku, tearing him from his thoughts.
"Um, well, whatever ring you like will work I guess." He said. "It's yours after all." Miroku said dully.
"What? What do you mean? This isn't for me! We're picking it out for you to give to Sango! As a gift, see?"
Miroku blinked. Oh. Oops.
A few minutes later they left, heading back to the shrine. In his hand, Miroku held a small box, which held the precious engagement ring inside. Kagome had explained the symbolism of an 'engagement' ring. Miroku wasn't too sure if Sango would readily accept it, or wear it for that matter though.
-
Once they returned to the shrine, Miroku was shown to his room. It was located near Souta's bedroom, and served as a guest room. Miroku sat on the bed, noting how soft it was. Much different from the ground he was used to lying on. Maybe he would enjoy this a bit more than he thought.
A few minutes later, the tired houshi had fallen into a peaceful slumber.
Souta came pounding up the stairs to tell Miroku that dinner was ready. Running into the room, he found that Miroku had already fallen asleep.
"Ah man!" Souta said kicking the worn rug. "Came up here for nothing." He ran back downstairs.
(Later that night)
-Thud-
"Ow…What the hell happened?" Miroku said dazedly.
Miroku had been startled out of his dream state when he had suddenly hit the floor. Blinking, he picked himself up, muttering a few curses. He decided to sleep the way he was used to, and carried himself over to a corner. Setting himself down, he reached for his staff and fell into a light sleep for the rest of the night. This time, he was sure he wouldn't fall off of anything.
-
The next morning, Miroku was awoken by a nine-year-old boy staring him straight in the eyes.
"Gaaah!" they both cried out, leaping away from each other.
"Don't scare me like that!" Miroku said, breathing heavily.
"Sorry bout that. Inu no nii-chan is here! Just thought you might want to go downstairs and see him." Souta informed the houshi.
Inu no nii-chan? Haha, Inuyasha's got a fan.
Miroku yawned and stood up to dress in the new and unfamiliar clothes Kagome had bought for him the other day.
"Morning Inuyasha. What are you doing here?" Miroku said as he entered the kitchen.
"Hmph. I see you've made yourself at home here, bouzu…" Inuyasha said, eyeing Miroku's strange new apparel.
"Do you think I like wearing this? Anyway, how's Sango?" Miroku said, quickly changing the topic over to the girl he admired so much.
Inuyasha's expression became serious. "That's what I came to talk to you about. Sango was badly injured."
Miroku choked and stared up at the hanyou with disbelief. Kagome gasped as she strode into the kitchen.
"AND YOU LEFT HER BY HERSELF? WHILE SHE WAS INJURED TOO? INUYASHA YOU IDIOT!" Kagome screamed suddenly. Inuyasha's dog-ears flattened against his head.
At this, Miroku jumped up from the table and flew to the door, determined to get through the well and back to Sango.
"It…was a joke." Inuyasha said.
Miroku froze where he was. Kagome was livid.
"OSUWARI! HOW DARE YOU JOKE ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT! YOU GAVE MIROKU-SAMA A HEART ATTACK JUST NOW! OSUWARIII!" she shouted at the top of her lungs.
Miroku breathed a sigh of relief and closed his eyes. In a slightly calmer state, he glided over to where Inuyasha was standing, and without warning, slapped an ofuda across the hanyou's forehead, preventing movement.
Jii-chan was simply awestruck at this ability. He clapped his hands together roughly, and before Miroku could react, the old man went on rambling about sacred spiritual powers running in the family.
Everyone literally sweat-dropped.
"Have you learned your lesson, Inuyasha?" Miroku said, frowning. Souta gazed up at his frozen hero, and then at Miroku. He had just found a new idol.
Since Inuyasha was still frozen solid, he of course, could not answer this question. So instead, Miroku removed the ofuda, diminishing the spell cast upon the hanyou.
"Keh!" Inuyasha remarked stupidly, glad that he was free to move again. Suddenly he glanced over Miroku's head. "Saimyoushou!" he exclaimed.
Miroku spun around instantly.
"Haha, got you again, bouzu!" Inuyasha laughed.
"Inuyasha you never give up!" Kagome said in frustration. She stepped up behind him and began to push him out of the house. "Go keep Sango-chan and Shippou-chan some company, okay?" And with that, she shoved him out the door.
Inuyasha turned around to a closed door and blinked several times.
A/N: Well…personally, I thought Miroku was awfully cute in this chapter! And Inuyasha just has a bad sense of humor. Really bad. Please review this time! I can't believe I'm begging…let me rephrase that. Reviews would be nice, since they are what keep me going most of the time.