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Hayai-Hakai: I know! In so many fictions Hojo gets into a fight or does something really shit-headed. So not Hojo. You're starting college huh? Big man. Me and my bro or leaving for Vermont tomorrow because he's going to college there, so it may be a while until I update.
Kogasgirl142: Does that mean you want a graphic lemon? I hate to disappoint you, but I don't do lemons and I don't even know what the bloody hell a lime is. I'm sure if I tried one they'd suck anyways. I may be a sick bastard, but hey, everyone's got limits right?
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Chapter 13: Big Fight
Inuyasha woke up and stretched as he yawned. "Good morning." he tiredly greeted anyone else who might be awake. However he saw nobody astir. He could ask Kagome what time it is, but where was Kagome? "Kagome? Kagooome!" Inuyasha called out. He got no response. "Where is that damned woman?"
Sango rubbed her eyes as she awoke. Inuyasha's yell for Kagome as made her stir. "What's the problem? What are you yelling for?" Sango asked groggily.
"Kagome isn't around. Neither is Miroku for that matter." Inuyasha answered, still looking about for Kagome.
"Uh-oh." Sango thought, as vivid, disturbing images came to her mind. "Say Inuyasha…you don't think they could be…you know…"
"No I don't know. What are you talking about?"
"You know…" Sango continued. "off somewhere…together?"
Inuyasha was staring at her as if she was speaking some bizarre alien language. After a moment though, what Sango was getting at began to sink in. Inuyasha's jaw dropped. "If he did anything to her, I swear today will be a dark day for Miroku!" Inuyasha growled as he cracked his knuckles.
"Hey!" Shippo exclaimed, hopping onto Inuyasha's head. "Look what I found." Shippo held a note in front of Inuyasha's face. Inuyasha snatched the note and read it. It read:
Dear Sango,
I hope you find this before anyone else does. Miroku and I have gone to my time for a few days for an upcoming test I have. We should be back by Thursday evening or Friday morning if things go as planned. And don't tell Inuyasha Miroku came. Try and think up some excuse, I wouldn't want him to get any ideas.
Inuyasha angrily tore the note in two. "Damn it! Why couldn't she tell me, huh? What kind of ideas would I get from her taking Miroku?"
"I dunno. Maybe the one you had not 60 seconds ago?" Sango drawled sarcastically.
"Feh! Whatever. Let's head back to the village. She needs to take on of her tests, huh? She needs the monk around too? I don't think so!" Inuyasha said. "Let's go!" Inuyasha took off in a run in the direction of Kaede's village as Sango hopped on Kirara.
Back in the present however, Kagome was quite enjoying having 'the monk' around. She kissed him on their way back. "What was that for?" Miroku asked with a grin.
"For being so well-behaved!" Kagome said, trying not to sound like she was speaking to a child. "You weren't angry at Hojo, you liked my friends, you let me buy you modern clothes without protest, and you didn't grope or ask anybody to bear your child!" Kagome remarked. "Inuyasha would've acted exactly opposite to how you did. He always gets angry at Hojo, he can't stand my friends and he thinks modern clothes look stupid."
"They do. But whatever makes you happy you know?" Miroku replied, putting his arm around her shoulder and pulling her close. "You didn't really think I'd ask anyone to bear my child with you standing right there did you?"
Kagome shrugged. "I guess not, but old habits really do die hard."
"True." Miroku admitted. "I might've been tempted to grope someone if you hadn't told be about those sexual misconduct laws of this time. Aside from that, I daresay I am adapting quite well to this time."
"Totally." Kagome agreed as they approached the shrine. "You're a lot more fun to have around than Inuyasha."
"Is that so?" a voice said. The pair looked up to see Inuyasha perched in a tree branch right above them. "Sorry to spoil your fun, but I'm taking you back home. Both of you."
"Just try and make us why don't you!" Kagome shouted back at him.
Inuyasha was taken aback. Kagome had never stood up to him before. She usually went for the guilt trip method, but that never worked. Maybe she had recognized the pattern. Inuyasha quickly regained his composure and retaliated. "I think I will." Inuyasha descended from his perch and hefted Kagome over his shoulder.
"Put me down you oaf!" Kagome yelled, pounding him on the back with both her fists.
"Just try and make me why don't you?" Inuyasha taunted, mocking Kagome's voice. He was also unknowingly bringing a terrible wrath down upon his head.
"Sit boy!" Inuyasha was sent crashing to the floor, by Kagome's command. "Now you listen to me dog boy! Miroku and I will come back to the feudal time when we damn-well please! You will go back to the well, return to the past, wait like a good boy and be thankful I'm not leaving you to search for the shards all on your own!"
Inuyasha, not wanting to get sat again dejectedly crawled back to the well. Miroku could do nothing but stare at Kagome in wonder and amazement. "Wow Kagome. That was pretty authoritative. Don't you think you were a little harsh?"
"No." she replied. "I've been a really nice girl for a really long time. I've put up with his insults, and attitude! I'm sick of being nice to him! He can just rot in hell with that dead bitch Kikyo for all I care!"
"Kagome surely you don't really mean that."
"Like hell I don't! I'm not some slave girl that he can just order about as he likes! He just doesn't seem to realize that I don't have to keep jumping back on forth through time. Stupid bastard. I was having such a great day and then he had to come and ruin it like this!" Kagome griped.
Saying Miroku was shocked would be an understatement. Was this really his sweet, innocent Kagome? He had never seen her this angry before, and she almost never swore. "I agree that he doesn't appreciate you nearly enough, but he has good sides too. He's very strong and protects you, and he can be kind when the mood drives him."
"I don't care. I hate him." Kagome said her anger quickly turning into sadness at hot tears of rage began to overflow her eyes and run down her face.
Miroku pulled her into a tight hug and rubbed her back. Kagome hugged back and held on like she would never let go. "Please don't cry Kagome. It makes me sad. I know that deep down Inuyasha loves you just as much as Shippo, Sango or I do. He just isn't very good at expressing it because the thinks signs of emotion are a weakness. Please try to forgive him, even though he doesn't deserve it. I'm sure I speak for Sango and Shippo as well when I say I will always be there for you when Inuyasha's obstinacy pushes you too far."
"I know." Kagome sobbed into his robes.
"Anything I can do to make you feel better?" Miroku offered as he hugged her tighter.
"Just don't let go for a little while."
A/N: Yeah, Inuyasha screws himself over again. He's quite asshole-ish in this story. Also for those of you who read College Life I won't be continuing that until this is over, unless I get a really good idea. Just thought I'd give you a heads up.