Chapter 11: An Exposed Secret
By the middle of August, Sango and Miroku were sure now that they wanted to tell their friends, but what would their reactions be like?
"Miroku, I'm so nervous."
"Just relax."
"We don't have to tell them about, you know, that night."
"No of course we won't. Just breathe normally." They were almost half way to the theatre, but Miroku promised that he would not run that car around.
"Okay." Sango took in a deep breath as they pulled into the parking lot. Miroku opened her door and took her hand, she pulled back. "I really can't. I'm so used to hiding and pretending what if we tell them, then we break up."
Miroku looked heart broken as he stoked her delicate hand.
"I'm sorry, it wasn't a prediction. I'm just worried." Sango blushed.
"It's quite alright. Now, can we go inside?"
"I guess." Sango slowly stood from the car and cautiously watched her feet as the two held hands.
"So what' this big surprise Miroku keeps going on about?" Inuyasha pondered aloud to Kagome.
"No idea, but I guess we'll find out soon enough, here he comes…with Sango…ARE THEY HOLDING HANDS?" Kagome sounded excited with a tinge of anger and curiosity. As Miroku and Sango approached, Kagome could see clearly that they were finger-locked, and Sango looked as if she were admiring her shoes, she lifted her head slightly to get a glance of Kagome's expression filled face.
"H-hi Kagome." Miroku greeted her slight scared.
She didn't answer for a few moments and Inuyasha braced himself. But her face relaxed, and she hugged Sango. "I knew it! It was that party right? He couldn't hold back his jealousy."
"Umm actually Kagome, w-" Miroku started but Sango elbowed him in the gut and nodded to Kagome.
"How did you know!" Sango grinned.
"Okay, shut up or we'll miss the movie!" Inuyasha growled.
"Oh yea." Kagome's light bulb went on Inuyasha grabbed her hand as the other 2 followed.
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"That movie was awesome!" Inuyasha laughed.
"No way, too scary. I could barely watch it." Kagome's eyes were as big as frisbees.
"You are such a wimp." Inuyasha teased.
"Hey, where's Miroku and Sango?" Kagome looked around.
"Hey guys!" Miroku said walking out of the arcade.
"She's in the bathroom." Miroku answered. "How did you guys like that movie?"
"Too scary."
"Awesome. Didn't you watch it?"
"Already seen it a week ago."
"Really? WOW."
"Hi guys, are we ready too leave." Sango joined them.
"I guess." Kagome sighed as Inuyasha wrapped his arm around her waist. Miroku took Sango's hand and they all walked to the parking lot.
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"So Sango, who's home?"
"No one, Kohaku's at camp and Dad's in New York while Miaka's working the night shift again." Sango sighed. "Why?"
"Do you mind if I come in?" Miroku asked and Sango hesitated before saying 'come in'.
"Sure why not. It's not even midnight yet."
"Good point." Miroku walked in. Sango turned some music on in her room as Miroku walked up the stairs.
"So? What do you want to do?" Sango sat on the couch.
"Not sure." Miroku sat next to her. "You feel like the thrill's gone?"
"Some what, now that we don't have anything to hide." Sango sighed.
"Well you know we still do have something to hide, that little drunken night." Miroku lay back with his hands behind his head.
"Right, but I had completely forgotten about that 'till now." Sango giggled.
"Oh? Huh, guess we need to find something new." Miroku's suggestive eyebrow movements went unnoticed since Sango was deep in thought. "Hey, you still there?"
"Mhmm. You're just damn lucky that I didn't get knocked up that night." Sango pinned him to the couch and he tickled her until she got up and hid behind the chair.
"Oh, I am going to get you!" Miroku stood up as they ran around the loft and down the stairs chasing each other as they attempted to tickle on another.
"Doubt it, iye." Sango tripped running back up the stairs as Miroku ran to her as she stumbled onto the carpet of the loft.
"Told ya!" He had pinned her to the floor and tickled her, but his hands slid down to her thigh. Sango's face turned red and she did what she knew she had to do, she kissed him. Miroku was sort of confused, but he returned the kiss any way.
"Seems I'm rubbing off on you." Miroku winked at her.
"Looks like it." Sango grinned from ear to ear as Miroku stood and helped her up. "So now what should we do?" She watched as Miroku cocked his eyebrow.
"You know what we could do?"
"Miroku, what were we just talking about!" Sango laughed.
"Well you just see, you wanted some excitement, something to hide." Miroku wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer.
"True, but I'm only 17." Sango wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Yea, that's true, but wouldn't it make things more, thrilling?" Miroku coaxed.
"Sure, but it would make things more dangerous." Sango pouted.
"Right, I forgot about that." Miroku laughed.
"Miroku!" Sango sighed as she looked into his dreamy blue eyes. She felt like giving in to his request, but she knew that she just couldn't do it.
"Well you should know by now that my mind is always set on one thing, without even thinking it through."
"Mhmm." Sango's face was pulled closer to Miroku's as he pulled her into a deep and strong kiss. She gave her in and let Miroku slide her shirt off over her head as they feel onto her bed. She unbuttoned his shirt and ran her hand over his chest. She could feel her heart jumping into her throat. At least they would be able to remember this.
"Wait, wait. Lock the door just in case." Sango pleaded, so Miroku got up and locked the door. "Oh and can you turn my radio on?" Miroku sighed but heeded her request and returned to Sango.
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The very satisfied Miroku woke up to the bright morning light seeping through Sango's curtain and he looked down at the sleeping Sango who lay across his chest. He smiled at her as he ran his fingers through her hair. Her eyes slowly fluttered open as she sat up holding her blanket to her chin. She smiled sweetly as they kissed.
"Good morning sleep head." Miroku broke the kiss.
"Morning. What time is it?" Sango asked in a small whisper.
"About 9."
"Oh good. Miaka doesn't get home until 10 this morning." Sango stood up and wrapped the sheet around her.
"Where are you going?" Miroku asked her.
"I'm going to go have a shower." Sango took the housecoat off the hook and pulled it on.
"Can I join?"
"Maybe some other time." Sango unlocked her door and headed towards her bathroom.
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"Why isn't Sango answering her phone?" Kagome whined to Inuyasha.
"No idea. Maybe she's out." Inuyasha kept eating his fries.
"It's lunch time, oh…unless she had a date." Kagome laughed.
"Sure." Inuyasha continued eating.
"What do you mean denied." Sesshoumaru's voice boomed through the mall.
"Sesshy, it's alright, I don't need the teddy bear." Rin said calmly. He turned around and walked out of the toy store and into Inuyasha and Kagome. "Move half-b-"
"Credit card troubles?" Inuyasha said smugly, Kagome hiding behind him.
"Yes. Now move."
"Looks like you need a job!" Inuyasha taunted.
"Don't Inuyasha, you don't need to start something." Kagome tugged on Inuyasha's sweater.
"Whatever. See you at home, broke boy."
"You mutt."
"Sesshoumaru, you're scaring me." Rin cried, he looked down at her coolly and then left the toy store.
"Dammit Kagome, I could've annoyed the shit out of him. I really wanted to see him miserable." Inuyasha snapped. She kissed him and took his hand, he still looked mad, but at least he had stopped ranting.
"So, should we go look for Sango and Miroku?"
"Whatever."
"Alright, come on." Kagome yanked on Inuyasha's hand and pulled him all the way out to the parking lot where they noticed Sango and Miroku's cars parked next to Inuyasha's. "Well it looks like they're both here."
"Yep. You still want to know where they are?"
"Yes, of course, well let's go to the food court."
"Why didn't we eat there instead of the second floor snack shelf?"
"Because I was shopping, and you were hungry, so you went there while I shopped."
"Right." The 2 walked into the large food court to see Kouga, Ayame, Eri, Sango, Miroku, Hojo and Ayume sitting around a table eating.
"Hey look. It's Kagome and Inuyasha." Eri pointed out.
"Oh, hi guys." Sango waved.
"Come on Inuyasha." Kagome pulled on his arm as she ran towards their friends. "What are you all doing here?"
"Hojo and I are actually just leaving." Ayume and Hojo stood up. "So we'll see you all later. Bub bye."
"Okay and you guys?" Kagome asked.
"Well Eri and I are shopping, so we stopped to eat and see Kouga." Ayame said.
"I'm here to give my 2 weeks notice." Sango smiled.
"Why?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha and Miroku moved to a different table to talk.
"I got a job at that new fashion store, it pays more to I can take Taiquando(N/A: I don't know how to spell it)." Sango smiled.
"We should get going Ayame. You can come back and talk to Kouga later." Eri poked Ayame.
"Okay, see you later Kouga." She kissed him on the cheek.
"Bye Ayame." Kouga smiled. "I should get back to work. I'll catch you later Sango."
"Bye Kouga." Sango and Kagome waved.
"Hey you two want to go shopping?" Kagome asked Miroku and Sango as they broke through Inuyasha and Miroku's conversation.
"Why not." Sango grabbed Miroku's arm and gave him a little kiss on the cheek.
"But I already told you, I have to work at 2." Miroku placed his hands on her hips.
"Right, I totally forgot." Sango blushed.
"Inuyasha, do you work today?" Kagome asked.
"Yea, but not till 5." Inuyasha thought for a moment. "Or was it 4?"
"Oh brother!" Miroku sighed. "Why don't you go check?"
"Fine I will. I'll see you later." Inuyasha ran off.
"I should get going too." Miroku kissed Sango and followed Inuyasha.
"You aren't going to leave now too, are you?" Kagome asked.
"Well actually, I am." Sango hung her head but started laughing. "Just kidding!"
"Ooo, that was cruel and unusual." Kagome laughed.
"Sorry, I couldn't resist." Sango laughed
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Sango walked into her house with her hands full of bags.
"What did you all get today?" Miaka looked stunned.
"Kagome and I went through the whole mall." Sango laughed.
"I can see that. Have you had supper?"
"No, why?"
"I thought you and I could eat out tonight, since your brother and father are gone for at least another week."
"Yea, I suppose, you know what, that sounds like a great plan. Just let me put my things away."
"Alright, sounds good. I will go freshen up."
Sango ran up to her room and unpacked her things when she noticed Miroku's underwear folded ever so neatly on top of the rest of Sango's freshly clean laundry. "SHIT!" Sango sat on the edge of her bed with her head in her hands. "She wasn't supposed to know, oh this is bad." She walked down the stairs to where Miaka stood at the door waiting to leave.
" Bout time, come on let's go."
"Okay, okay." Sango pulled on her sneakers as Miaka pulled her out of the door and into Miaka's car. "So where are we going?"
"I was thinking that little Italian Bistro, umm Villanio's." Miaka said pulling onto mainstreet.
"Yum sounds great. So uh, hmm, what did you, uh, do today?"
"Slept, did some laundry." Miaka cocked an eyebrow at Sango in suspicion. Sango pretended not to notice. "But do you want to tell me what YOU did last night!"
"No not really." Sango looked out her window.
"Oh but you better, or your father will hear about he underwear."
"Bo please, he can't know."
"Alright, I won't tell him. There are reasons why I put you on the pill at the age of 13." Miaka held back a laugh. "So tell me now, who was it?"
"Miroku."
"Oh blessed be the heavens, it was that boy. I was so scared it was some drunken idiot." Miaka laughed as they pulled up into the restaurant's parking lot. "Are you 2 planning on a 2nd time?"
"Huh, I don't know!" Sango blushed a dark purple as if she couldn't breathe.
"Just asking, please just be safe about it, okay? Promise me that."
"I promise." Sango hugged her aunt.
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RING RING RING
"Hello, Sango here."
"Hi Sango."
"Miroku, when did you get off work?"
"About 20 minutes ago."
"Oh well you will never guess what happened."
"What?"
"Miaka found your underwear."
"Oh, so that's where I left them." Miroku laughed.
"Yea, but she's totally cool with it, well as long as we're safe and smart about it."
"Great. Well I just called to say good night."
"Oh why so tired?"
"Naraku was the supervisor today. He was working Inuyasha and I like mules. I feel like I haven't eaten in years."
"Aw, well I will let you get some sleep then. Good-night, I love you."
"I love you too, sweet dreams." CLICK.
'Poor guy, I'll go see him tomorrow morning.' She turned off her lamp and went to sleep.
Meanwhile Miroku and Inuyasha sat at Miroku's house drinking
"So man you really got to Sango?"
"Yea, be nice Inuyasha, and I wasn't supposed to tell you, so keep quiet."
"Oh man. You're in for a shit load of trouble. You blew off your girl from me!" Inuyasha's drunken warning made Miroku laugh.
"Yea, only if she finds out." Miroku was still laughing. Moushi served them up another round.
"I'm going to bed boys, you best be doing the same soon." Moushi hiccuped as he walked away.
"Well man, that, that we all got drunk, Kagome spent the night in my bed. But she woke up really early and went home." Inuyasha whispered.
"Are you serious, but she wasn't drunk, to hell, she didn't drink at all." Miroku shouted.
"I know, I guess she'd thought I'd forget by the time I woke up."
"Well she was-hiccup-so wrong."
"Yea, so wrong." The boys put down their glasses and cashed out on the couches.
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KNOCK KNOCK
"Oh hello Sango, Miroku is in the living room." Moushi answered the door. Sango walked into the living room to see Miroku laying across the lay-z boy the wrong way and Inuyasha had his head propped up on the end table. Hachi, Miroku's pet raccoon, curled around Sango's feet as she approached her sleeping boyfriend. She grabbed his should and he shot up in fear and Sango backed away.
"Huh, Sango, what are you doing here?" Miroku tried to stand as his room spun.
"I came to see how you were feeling, but obviously, good enough to lie to me." Sango stormed out of the house.
"Hey man, who was that?" Inuyasha asked waking up.
"Sango and she's mad." Miroku sighed.
"She's just over reacting, go talk to her. I should go though. I'll catch you later." Inuyasha left. 'Damn, what did I say that for last night. Kagome's gonna strangle me.' Inuyasha hurried home so that Kagome wouldn't catch him.
"Well I should go shower and talk to Sango." Miroku sighed. "I never should've listened to him."
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Miroku walked down to Sango's house, and knocked on her door. Miaka answered rubbing her eyes sleepily.
"Miroku what on Earth? You should be using the back door instead of waking up the whole house." Miaka yawned. "Besides, Sango, left a long time ago."
"Oh, alright. Sorry for waking you up." Miroku walked away. 'I wonder where she got to? I'll go check at Kagome's.' He knocked on Kagome's front door. Sota answered the door.
"Hello Miroku." Sota said rubbing his eyes.
"Hey is Sango here?" Miroku asked.
"Nope, her and Kagome went out for a bit." Sota closed the door as Miroku walked away.
"Dammit." Miroku walked across the road to his house. "I'll just call her cell, she tends to over react to everything." He dialed her number once he'd grabbed the phone out of the kitchen.
"Hello, it's Sango."
"Umm, hey Sango it's-"
"Miroku! Look I'm kind of busy, can we talk later?" Sango sounded as if she were about to cry.
"I guess. Where are you?"
"I'm at the mall with Kouga and Ayame."
"Oh, where's Kagome?"
"Her and Inuyasha left a long time ago."
"I see. Can you do me a favor?"
"Umm, I think I can. What is it?"
"Ask Kagome if she really think Inuyasha would forget just because he was buzzed?" Miroku told her still feeling a little hung over himself.
"Uh, sure. I'll do that, but I really have to go." CLICK.
"Oh boy, I think I just did a very bad thing." Miroku scratched his head.
(Inuyasha)
"Hey Kag."
"What is it Inuyasha?"
"I have a HUGE secret, you wanna hear?"
"Umm, of course I do."
"You know that night we went to that party?" Inuyasha had a mischievous smile spreading across his face. Kagome looked at him through eyes glazed over in suspicion and fear.
"Sure…"
"Well, Sango and Miroku, were together that whole night. I think a couple of times after that as well." Kagome looked at him, not surprised but confused.
'Wasn't he about to catch me, on MY little lie?' Kagome faked a smiled. "Really now? Just don't get any ideas!"
"None at all." Inuyasha grinned.
Then Kagome's phone rang. "Hello."
"Hey Kagome, Miroku told me to ask you something about, do you really think Inuyasha would forget just because he was buzzed. I think it was something like that. What does he mean?"
"WHAT, HOW DOES HE KNOW THAT INUYASHA AND I SLEPT TOGETHER?" Kagome screeched without realizing. She looked over at Inuyasha who smiled at her smugly then looked away. "Sango, I'll have to call you back."
"Alright, I'll talk to you later." Sango hung her cell phone and looked over at Ayame who heard Kagome over the phone.
"What was that all about?"
"Umm nothing. I gotta go. I'll, uh, bye." Sango ran off to her car. She dialed up Kagome's number again.
"Hey Sango."
"Hi Kagome. So what'd you find out?"
"Last night, the 2 of them had some boy talk. SIT!" Kagome screamed away from the phone. "Seems they told each other about their, umm.."
"Sex days?" Sango said flatly.
"Ya."
"So that would mean that you and Inuyasha actually had…sex?"
"Yes, and so did you and Miroku, so drop it!"
"Okay subject dropped. Now if you don't mind, I have a boyfriend to murder." Sango hung up and marched home. Miroku could come to her.
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That night Sango lie in her bed staring at the ceiling as her radio played softly in the background. Kirara at her feet was sleeping soundly, as Sango's mind traced over the past 2 months. There were no more thrills to her relationship, did she even really love him, or did he even really love her? Kirara woke up and began hissing at her closed door. Sango was scared but got up any way. She pulled on her robe and walked out of her room. There was a thud in the dark and then a low moon. She grabbed the bat from beside the shelf and slowly walked to the back stairs. A shadowy figure appeared and Sango went to strike it before it let out a plea.
"Sango NO, it's Miroku."
Sango put the bat back and turned on a light. "Miroku, what are you doing here?'
"I came to see how angry you were?"
"I'm not really, uh, come here." She grabbed his hand and pulled him into her room and looked the door behind her.
"Oh I see."
"No, no you don't. I am not really angry, I'm just confused." She slapped him across the face. "That was for telling Inuyasha."
"Oh…sorry." Miroku rubbed his cheek. "Confused about what?"
"Do we really LOVE each other, or just what we can do to each other?"
"Huh, well I love you, and I thought you loved me too?"
"Well I doubt…"
"No Sango dear, I am as sure as the sun burns bright on the Earth. I love you and all you are."
Sango was seduced by his words and soon couldn't resist the thoughts flowing through her head, she sat down on the floor and Miroku hugged her.
"I love you too." She finally whispered with true compassion. The 2 lay down on her bed and fell asleep after talking for a few hours.
Inuyasha has his punishment and was now sleeping on Kagome's couch along with Kagome. They had both fallen asleep watching a movie.
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Well, well…summer vacation is over not just for them, but for me too and I will post the last chapter a.s.a.p.
