Chapter 6- To say yes…
A/N: I am so so terribly sorry for making you guys wait like 3 months. I have a really good excuse. My grandfather died and then I was never home for a whole month cuz I was their place for the whole summer and then when I updated and was almost done my comp crashed and I had to do this chapter from scratch! Then skool started and then stupid gr.9 orientation came up and now I'm posting this. I promise that the next chappi will be up in like 2 weeks. Im actually hyped to write the next chapter cuz that's were all the drama starts.
Thanks to all my reviewers, I was one short of ten reviews so that's okay but no exceptions next time (mwahaha) Hope you enjoy this chapter…I worked extra hard to get this done before I went camping!
Disclaimer: Boo hoo, I do not own Inuyasha but I do own Kuniko and Kisho and Kagome's prom dress!
"Kagome," Kouga said looking at her confused. "Your what?"
Kagome noticed Inuyasha's loud growl. She inched towards Kouga and lightly placed her palms on his chest.
"Oh Kouga, I need a manly escort to take me to a dance. I would be so grateful if you—"
"You are not going with Kouga!" Inuyasha snarled.
"And why not? At least Kouga appreciates me!"
"I'll be damned if I let him touch you!" Inuyasha's demon side was threatening to get lose.
"Shut up mutt," said a confused Kouga. "What's going on Kagome?"
But before Kagome could answer, Shippou came running with an excited look on his face.
"Kagome! Inuyasha! The boy's awake! Kaede-sama asked me to call you."
Kagome smiled at Kouga and ran after Shippou, temporarily forgetting her dilemma. Inuyasha followed her mumbling curses the whole way there.
Shippou was sniffing for Kagome and Inuyasha to let them know that the boy had awaken. He faintly detected another scent which he recognized as Kouga's. Uh oh, Shippou thought. Inuyasha and Kouga around Kagome were not the best of friends. Inuyasha had been restless for a while. When Kagome had left for her time he had pouted and complained. Shippou knew what was going on through his mind and how his ego got in his way most of time. Running to catch up with them he saw Inuyasha's silver hair.
"Kagome Inuyasha! The boy's awake! Kaede-sama asked me to call you."
Kagome smiled at him and ran off in his direction. Inuyasha followed behind and Shippou sighed. He then realized the wolf demon prince was following them. This is going to be one long day.
Inuyasha watched as Kagome and Shippou entered Kaede's hut. As soon as Shippou's tail disappeared he turned around.
"Hold it." He said.
"What mutt-face?"
"You're not going with Kagome to her prom."
"And why the hell not? She asked."
"She asked me first!" Inuyasha growled.
"So? I ain't the one stupid to decline! My woman asked me and I'm taking her!"
"She's NOT YOU WOMAN!" Inuyasha yelled
"Get over it half-breed."
"I don't think so you mangy wolf! Besides," Inuyasha went in for the kill, "If you're gone, whose gonna watch over those two idiot friends of yours? It's not like they're strong enough to defend themselves if Naraku decides to attack. Then you really will be the only one left of your pack."
Kouga opened his mouth but knew he lost the argument. "I'll be back for her…" Kouga yelled and then ran off in the opposite direction.
Inuyasha wore a victory smirk and entered the hut. Kagome looked at him with raised eyebrows but before she could say anything Kaede came through the back door.
"Ah, I see ye are all gathered here, the boy will be in shortly, he wished to see the sun."
Seconds later a boy entered in the hut. The first thing Inuyasha noticed was how much he resembled Kagome's pesky kid brother. His hair was a lighter shade of brown and the boy seemed a bit taller than Souta but the facial elements were so alike it was as if he were looking at Souta. The only difference was the boy's smile was a bit crooked and his eyes were a light aqua green.
The boy looked like a mess—well not as bad as when Inuyasha found him but still pretty bad. He had bruises running all along his right arm up to his neck. There was a huge gash on his left knee that seemed to be healing slowly. His right wrist and forehead was wrapped in white bandages and he had a small scar running down across his left cheek. For the oddest reason his left arm was spared and contained no marks or scars. Inuyasha looked over to Kagome and noticed her in a state of shock. Miroku stared heavily at the boy while Sango looked around the room uncomfortably. Inuyasha, getting tired of the silence stepped up towards the boy.
"Hello, my name's Inuyasha, what's yours?"
Kagome stared at the boy in shock. It was if she was staring and Souta. An unknown fear rumbled in her heart. The boy had been badly injured. It was as if he had been run over by a car and then thrown into the lions den. Scars that would forever haunt his dreams grazed his body. A small scar ran across his cheek- almost as if someone had taken a pen and tried to make a straight line.
She was so consumed by his face that she didn't see Inuyasha approach the boy. She was startled out of her trance when she heard Inuyasha speak:
"…what's yours?"
The boy looked up at Inuyasha with slight confusion and awe.
"Yo-you have…ears…"
Inuyasha gave the boy a startled look and Kagome noticed the boy was indeed confused as to why Inuyasha had doggy ears. Coming to his rescue Kagome gently kneeled and looked the boy straight in the eye.
"He's a hanyou, half-demon, and half-human. We can talk about that later though darling. We need to know your name."
"Um, my name is Kisho…how did I end up here?"
"You mean you don't remember kid?" Inuyasha joined in the conversation.
"Remember what?"
Kagome looked at Inuyasha giving him a knowing glance. They would have to approach this differently.
"Kisho…where is your village? Who are your parents?"
"My village is-is…"
"What's wrong?" Sango inquired.
"I-I- I don't…I don't remember…" Kisho trailed off looking suddenly afraid.
"It's seems the boy is suffering from temporary amnesia. Ye must give him some time. The near death experience has tried to lock itself away in the back of his mind taking the rest of his memories with him…he needs time to let the memory return and gradually he will remember."
"I dunno…there's something weird about this…I mean he still remembers his name…" Inuyasha said.
"Inuyasha, it's hard to forget your own name…Give the kid a break…"
"Feh," Inuyasha grumbled.
Kagome smiled at the boy and then introduced everyone. "Kisho, this is Sango, and that's Miroku, and that's Kaede. Over there is Shippou and Kilala and I'm Kagome!"
He looked at everyone and smiled shyly.
"Hi," he murmured quietly. Miroku stood up and walked towards the boy
"You must be famished young one. Do you have any special requests for dinner? We have a guest who is willing to make some delicious delectables."
Kagome noticed Sango glare at Miroku and grinned. She was jealous of that woman Kuniko and was trying hard to keep her anger in check. Sighing she turned back to the boy just in time to see him shake his head 'no'.
"Well in that case…" Inuyasha started "I'll have some rice and fish and maybe some of that miso—"
"Inuyasha…" Kagome said warningly noticing the deadly look on Sango's face getting darker. "Inuyasha! Come here! Kisho needs his rest and we need to go get some food to cook." She grabbed his hand not noticing the silent hanyou blushing and the lecherous grin of a certain monk.
(A/N: VERY IMPORTANT this story has been in third person view all this time and I usually separate the third person point of view with a line. Starting from here the story will be written in general third person, meaning that Inuyasha Kagome, Miroku and Sango's thoughts and idea's won't always be separated into separate sections. I just find it too repetitive and decided that if I write it so there isn't one main person for the section the story line progresses faster. :P )
Inuyasha's face was beet red and he was dumbstruck. Kagome had suddenly decided to pull him away from the group without so much as an explanation. Gaining his composure he stopped walking and Kagome who was gripping his hand and hadn't noticed that Inuyasha stopped, jerked backwards.
"What are you doing?" Kagome inquired realizing that she was still holding his hand. Blushing, she reluctantly let go.
"Where are we going?"
"Urm…we're going to get food…"
"Keh, dinner is not for another seven hours."
Kagome stared at him and he could see right through her. She was lying to him. He could tell whenever she was lying or nervous she chewed on her bottom lip. A smile played in his mind at the child like gesture but a scowl still remained on his face.
"What happened? Why'd you drag me outta there… I wasn't done telling Miroku what I wanted!"
She sighed and then exclaimed, "That's exactly why!"
"Huh?" Inuyasha was lost now.
Kagome shook her head. "Do I have to spell it out Inuyasha? Sango is jealous of Kuniko and the more you and Miroku praise her the more agitated she gets."
Sango's jealous? "Hah, why would Sango be jealous, it's not like she likes the pervert or anything!"
"Inuyasha you are so dunce sometimes…"
"WHAT!" Inuyasha retorted ready to start arguing with her, but her retort never came, instead it was replaced by a question.
"Where's Kouga? He came with us but never entered the hut." She turned to Inuyasha. Inuyasha wore a victory smirk and replied suavely. "Kouga can't come with you, he told me to let you know that."
Kagome glared at him suspiciously, he had probably threatened poor Kouga out of it…
"I guess since there's nobody else you can go with I'll just have to come to this stupid thing with you."
Kagome grinned. Plan C was a success! She hugged Inuyasha, who stiffened slightly at her touch then relaxed into her. Suddenly aware of what he was doing he shoved her aside gently.
"Keh, it's not like I WANT to come, I just feel sorry that you can't even get a guy to go with you." Inuyasha watched her expression drop and then cursed inwardly. Suddenly Kagome looked up and Inuyasha saw that evil glint in her eye, bracing himself he closed his eyes but the word never came. Instead he opened his eyes to finding a smirking Kagome. Huh? Inuyasha was confused. Kagome turned around to walk back to the hut.
"What the hell is so funny?" Inuyasha demanded to her.
Kagome continued walking and then turned around her smirk getting larger, "Oh by the way Inuyasha, Kouga can't go through the well…"
Huh? Can't go through— Realization dawned on him and how he had been tricked. Damn that wench! She knew all along that Kouga couldn't go with her but she asked him anyway to piss me off, and then me being me immediately reacted to the situation! Damn her! Inuyasha looked up at Kagome who was a good distance away but not far enough. A growl escaped his throat and Kagome looked back again.
Kagome stared at him and decided to have her sweet revenge after all, glancing at Inuyasha sweetly she called to him, "Oh Inuyasha!"
"What?" He mumbled extremely pissed.
"OSUWARI!" CRASH! And with that Kagome went off happy heartedly, leaving Inuyasha to eat the dust.
Kagome giggled as she entered the hut. Sango was pampering Kilala with one of the cat shampoo's Kagome had given Sango. Buyo always liked the orange scented one and when Kagome tried to wash him with the strawberry scented shampoo, he made a big fuss. Instead of throwing it out she decided to let Sango try it on Kilala.
Kilala purred gently and Sango smiled. She looked up to see Kagome smiling at her.
"Kagome-chan?" Sango said.
"Uh…" Kagome popped out of her trance, and looked up.
"Where's Inuyasha?"
"Oh, he's somewhere back there eating the dirt." Suddenly Kagome's face brightened like a candle. "He's taking me Sango…"
"Huh?" Sango muttered unaware of what they were talking about.
"He said he would take me to my prom! I won't be dateless! I'm so happy! See it didn't take a lot of persuasion to make him say yes." Kagome exaggerated.
"Oh Kagome-chan! I'm so happy." And she really was, at least one of their feelings were progressing, even if it wasn't hers. "So what comes next?" Sango said unaware of what actually happened at a prom.
"Well I guess that means I have to buy a dress for sure and then we should maybe rent a tux for Inuyasha and then I need to take him back to my time for a while so I can help him get a bit accustomed to the food and environment…" Kagome droned on and Sango had no idea what she was saying. She decided to ask her to explain it properly when she was less excited.
"Hey Sango!" Kagome broke her thoughts and opened her yellow bag. "Help me pick a dress, there were some nice ones in here."
They sat side by side and looked through the pages. Sango pointed to a puffy pink dress with sequence and beads that was extremely horrible. Considering it was her first time choosing modern clothes and having no sense of style for modern clothes, Kagome decided to forgive her. As the pages went on Sango gained an understanding of what styles were approved of and what were not. They both saw a lavender satin dress which they both took immediate liking too. The dress had an off the shoulder sleeve on the right side and was sleeveless on the other. It ended right above the knee in an A-cut. After much contemplation they decided that it might be a little to revealing for a prom dress.
Kagome liked a red thin strap dress that had a low cut back and went down to a little below the knees. It was simple yet elegant with black, hand stitched designs at the hem of the skirt. Sango thought it was pretty but thought Kagome should go for a more grand looking dress. Kagome agreed and was about to flip the page when Sango stopped her.
"This dress… this is what you should wear."
Kagome looked down and gasped slightly. It was- it was perfect! She turned around to hug Sango in glee when Inuyasha burst into the room. Kagome and Sango quickly shoved the book into her bag and looked up.
Inuyasha hadn't notice what they were doing in his rushed state.
"Kagome, I can't find Miroku or the Old Hag anywhere, the boy's sick again!"
Kagome and Sango followed Inuyasha to the garden and found the boy throwing up. Kagome took the boy's temperature and checked his vomit for discolouration. Seeing as only his temperature was off she gave him some pills and water to drink.
"It's okay guys, his fever is just coming back. I think he's had too much excitement for the day."
Sango looked up and raised and eyebrow to Inuyasha. "What were you doing? I thought you would have come running after Kagome for sitting you."
"Um…nothing. We were just tal—"
"Don't blame Inuyasha. He and Miroku were just teaching me how to protect myself. IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER!" Kisho swiped his arm imitating what Inuyasha taught him."
"Inuyasha!" Kagome said. "The poor boy is just getting better. He can't exert too much energy. Even you should know that. Can't you start your manly macho act after he's fully recovered?"
"Feh," Inuyasha muttered.
"Wait, Miroku was with you?" Sango suddenly asked.
Uh oh, Kagome thought, I know where this is going…
"So then where is he now?"
"Oh, Kuniko came and he said he was going to accompany her to the market to buy some things for the fish."
"Kuniko…" With that Sango violently turned around and went back into the hut.
"Arrgh Inuyasha, will you ever learn!"
"What! What the hell did I do this time?"
"Does she like Miroku-sama?" Kisho blurted out.
"Even he sees it and he's only been awake ONE DAY! Come on Kisho, lets go inside, I'll teach you how to play go-fish with Shippou while you rest."
Inuyasha stared after her. Receiving a deathly glare he decided he would wait for her to cool off and then go into the hut, until then…WAIT! Sango has a thing for the pervert…?
Kisho watched as Shippou picked up his cards. "A Four?"
"Go fish!" Kisho yelled happily. "I win."
Kagome grinned and put down her cards. Shippou sighed and put down his.
"I've been playing this for four years and I'm still losing!"
"Don't worry Shippou, I've been playing this for fifteen years and I'm still losing."
Kisho grinned shyly. "Beginners luck," he said. "Can we play again?"
Kagome looked at her watch. It was 5:00pm. Prom was in two weeks. That meant she had two weeks left to train Inuyasha and get herself that dress. Hopefully Inuyasha was a quick learner. She'd decided to leave tomorrow morning because Kuniko was making dinner and it would be extremely rude of them to leave. Hopefully Kuniko would be gone and then Sango and Miroku could go back to their odd ways.
"Urm, I have to go do something honey but you and Shippou can keep playing. Don't leave the hut okay?"
They both nodded and Kagome went outside. Inuyasha was off sulking in the woods and wouldn't be back until he smelt the food. Sango had wondered off somewhere. Kagome sighed again. I seem to be doing that a lot lately… I don't know what Miroku's trying to pull; I know he's not stupid…whatever it is I hope he knows what he doing…
Kagome was startled out of her trance by a noise. Pulling out an arrow she got ready for attack.
"Its okay Kagome-chan, it's just me."
Kagome put away her bow and arrow and ran to Sango. "Where have you been? I've been worried sick!"
"I'm fine, just went to the hot springs for a while." Sango said and noticed the hurt look in her friend's eyes. Sango felt guilty but she needed some time to herself. Her emotions were all over the place and it scared her. She was normally so in control of them that this sudden release was hard to cope with.
"I'm just going to go inside, I'm feeling a little tired." Sango attempted a smile and went inside. Kagome stared after her friend and vowed that when she saw Houshi-sama she would wring his neck!
Sango walked into Kaede's hut and halted. Miroku had come back from the market and was standing beside that woman Kuniko talking while she cooked their dinner.
She sat down in the corner and started polishing her Hiraikotsu. Every so often Kuniko would laugh gently at something Miroku had said to her. She glanced up to make sure that he was keeping his hands to himself and surprisingly he hadn't once moved his hands away from his side. An unknown feeling bubbled inside Sango and she closed her eyes for a minute or two. She would not lose her cool, besides, what did she care if Miroku was attracted to that woman; he was attracted to all women.
She opened her eyes to find Miroku walking towards her. He sat down and smiled. He had noticed her when she walked into the hut but waited until she had sat down. Sango turned her head the other way to avoid his piercing gaze.
"Sango dear…" Miroku's voice penetrated her thoughts. She either didn't hear him or was ignoring him. He decided it was the latter.
"Sango dear," Miroku repeated louder. Defeated she turned to face him.
"What?" She said a little roughly.
"You seem unsettled…is anything bothering you?"
Only you she thought "No."
"Oh…okay then," Miroku said then gazed back up at Kuniko. "Isn't she amazing? Look at how gracefully she chops…I have never seen anyone make cooking look like an art. The manner in which she carries herself is astounding."
Sango fumed and looked at Kuniko. As stated, she was chopping through the leeks like a master of the knife. Watching Miroku through the corner of her eye she noticed him smile, a true genuine smile, one that she'd only seen him use towards her. A bitter resentment towards Kuniko formed in her heart. Sighing she got up.
"Sango…where are you going?" Miroku asked startled by her sudden abruptness.
"None of your business Houshi-sama," she noticed him wince at the old formal name she called him. "Maybe you should go back to her before she starts to realize that your not there to impress." With that she picked up Hiraikotsu and left Kaede's hut.
Standing in the breeze did something to soothe her flaming temper but nothing to her aching chest.
Why am I feeling like this? It's not like I like him or anything. He's just a friend, a good friend. I should be happy that he's not groping her or anything cause that means he still me and our bet. Or that he respects her… No get a hold of yourself. Maybe I was too hard on him. He didn't do anything wrong. I should apologize, to both of them. Kuniko might not even know of his intentions, he is after all a lecherous monk… Sango thought to herself walking back to the hut to apologize for her rude behaviour. Outside the hut she stopped. Someone was talking— Kuniko to be exact.
"But why Miroku-sama? Why now?" Kuniko asked.
"Because I can't take it anymore…All this time I've been using my curse as an excuse, as a reason to avoid marriage and hurting that one person who I choose, and instead I have been satisfying my needs through different measure but I too am human dear and cannot help but feel that Naraku may win in this pursuit. And if he does then I only have so much time in this world. Kuniko… I am selfish. I have always dreamed of a wife and children and being a-a father. I want to have that life I so desire before I go…before this curse takes over me, and I want it with only one woman."
"Oh Miroku! I promise I shall do my best to help make your dream real. It's the least I can do for what you and your friends have done for our town."
Sango stared at the hut. Tears brimmed in her eyes and grazed her cheeks. I guess he really does lo-l-love her. Sango turned in the opposite direction and walked- walked without a destination.
A/N: There done! I'm sooo sooo sooo sorry for the long update. (I no I already apologized but I just feel so bad) I no I said that prom is in the next chapter but I just had to add this part with Miroku and Sango. Don't kill me…I no I left it at a cliffy but I just had too. The prom will be end of chp7 thru chapters 8 and maybe nine. But I promise it will be starting in chapter 7 for sure. As for Miroku and Sango…you'll find out what happened in the next chapter but in for me to post the next chappi I'll need 15 reviews and no exceptions!