Chapter 5…Miroku's Surprise
Slowly, steadily he was breathing…what the hell have I done (Inuyasha).
"Uhhh…Inuyasha…" Miroku repeated in an uneasy voice.
Inuyasha's eyes still glaring into his, in deep thought and confusion…
Suddenly Sango rushed in…
"Miroku…Inuyasha…where are you- all I heard was a big bang and…"
She stopped dead in her tracks…eyes blank, mouth wide open and frozen in one position…staring at what lay ahead of her…Inuyasha…on top of Miroku…
"….what the hell?" she managed to heavily breathe out.
The short, stumpy footsteps of Shippo could be heard, slowly coming closer and closer.
"What happened guys? Is everyone ok? Inuyasha...M-m-m-miroku…." The small demon stopped dead in his tracks- frozen in one position with one foot that had not yet reached the ground in his quick hurry. His mouth dropped…eyes in an innocently youthful confusion…why is Inuyasha on top of Miroku…(Shippo).
Snapping out of his gaze, Inuyasha quickly got up, noticing that Sango was standing right there- and Shippo. He got up, brushed himself off, head bowed down trying not to show his severe blush running across his face.
Miroku sat up, scratching his head…he really was utterly confused.
"Uhhh…thanks…Inuyasha for saving me…eventhoughicould'vegottenoutofthewaymyself…thhhanks" Miroku stammered quickly.
Not sure of what to say, Inuyasha blankly stared…come on Inuyasha…think of something…you don't want to tell them that you saved Miroku… because….because…you have feelings… no, no, no…don't say that! (Inuyasha).
Scratching his head Inuyasha finally managed to mutter…"…ya wellll, Miroku was right in the path of the big explosion…I didn't want him to get hurt- common dog demon instinct I guess…he is my friend you know"
Neither fully convincing himself or the others, Sango finally decided to break the silence. "Come on guys, I think it's high time that we went and ate something…Kaede has made some stew and she is calling for us to come."
"Alright," Miroku answered, happy to get out of this rather awkward situation. He pushed himself off the ground and quickly caught up to Sango and Shippo up ahead. Feeling out of place all the way behind, Inuyasha also made a quick jog to meet up with them. Though the whole way, neither Inuyasha nor Miroku made any eye contact- it was something they were definitely trying to avoid.
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It was late into the night as Inuyasha sighed out a sigh of relief. Kaede had made a quite delicious stew- full of veggies and meat and spices all churned together. "I dunno how you do it old woman, but I have to agree that you can cook some good stew." Inuyasha said as he placed his bowl down and pushed it towards Kaede.
He folded his arms in satisfaction and leaned back against the wall of the hut. He looked across the room, Miroku was still sipping his soup. He did it quite gracefully, Inuyasha thought, carefully placing his spoon inside of the hot broth, stirring it a couple of times, slowly picking his spoon back up and when he was about to sip it, he leaned his head back slightly so that it would be easier to sip the soup. It was quite cute.
Inuyasha smiled slightly to himself. Though suddenly Miroku felt the gaze of someone in the room, looking up in the hopes of it being Sango, Miroku raised his head and gave a warm smile. But when he did look he saw that it was…Inuyasha? Damn it…(Miroku).
Noticing that Miroku had given him a…warm, flirtatious smile, Inuyasha quickly turned his head the other way, blushing all over his face.
Shippo who had noticed the weird actions between the two "older" men asked questioningly, "Guys…what are you doing…." (in a semi-scared voice).
Jerking his head to the side in surprise Miroku stuttered "W-w-what do you mean…"
"Why d'you give Inuyasha that weird smile.."
"Uhhhhhhhhhhh………." Miroku stammered with nothing to say…he didn't want to say that he thought it was Sango that was looking at him and he gave a nice loveable smile that any girl would fall for.
"The two of them are probably thinking of something dirty…come on Shippo its Miroku and Inuyasha… anyways you're too young to understand…" Sango shook her head in annoyance as she placed down her bowl towards the warm fire in the centre of the hut.
Not quite understanding what was going on, and with an awkward silence, Shippo finally decided to break the silence- "I miss Kagome!" he whined in a childish voice.
In that just one statement a series of different reactions occurred- Miroku rolled his eyes, Sango gave a warm reassuring smile-pat (A/N…didn't know what to call an action where a smile and a pat occurred at the same time :P) and Inuyasha….
"SHUT THE HELL UP SHIPPO! It's not my God damn fault that Kagome left us!"
"YA IT IS!" cried Shippo, tears strolling down his fuzzy cheeks. "YOU MADE KAGOME GO AWAY-YOU RUINED IT FOR EVERYBODY!"
….you ruined it for everybody…those five words hit Inuyasha hard. Like a needle that had finally punctured the pride in his heart. It all fell out, bleeding out, he was wounded- emotionally speaking of course.
Inuyasha clutched his heart in unison…his head facing the floor, too embarrassed to look up at Sango and Miroku who were waiting for the usual aggressive come back of Inuyasha. Shippo panted heavily in anger… "You don't have an answer do you Inuyasha!" he yelled.
Slowly, Inuyasha got up and walked out of the hut. He had nothing that he could say or do. He had made Kagome go away. And there was absolutely nothing that he could do that would bring her back. Staring in awe, Sango looked at Miroku, giving a silent signal that he should do something about it.
Sighing heavily, Miroku pushed himself off of the ground and trudged out the hut looking for Inuyasha. Shivering in the coldness, from the hard feeling of loneliness that hit him he laid crouched down against a tree. I've disappointed eyerone….everyone…(Inuyasha).
Inuyasha looked up, and loo and behold, there stood the "great" Miroku. "Inuyasha…" he said slowly as he sat down beside him. In a friendly manner he laid an arm across his shoulder…in a friendly manner (remember that:P). Though to Inuyasha it didn't seem that way, he blushed and turned away.
"…Inuyasha…don't listen to Shippo, he's just a kid…"
"..but a kids innocence always says complicated things out loud in the simplest way- and the simple way is that…I ruined it for everybody.." coughing the last few words out loud- as if it was hard for him to say it.
"Inuyasha listen…this is Shippo we're talking about- Shippo! He's the most immature child you can find out here!"
"..i guess…" Inuyasha sighed, though not fully satisfied to Miroku's response.
"Ok Inuyasha, think about it, are you going to go and get depressed all because Shippo said something about you...what's the matter, usually you have a fierce come back to the lil' guy..."
Inuyasha sighed... he wasn't really the kind of guy who opened up his feelings...to anybody...even..Miroku...What am i thinking...it's Miroku..if i had to tell a secret to anybody- there would be no better person than him(Inuyasha).
"Well, Miroku...it's just that...I can't really believe that Kagome left me. I mean, I've tried so hard to push the thought away... but Kagome...she was one girl, one girl who I trusted, one girl who I wanted to...spend the rest of my life with. And lately, things really haven't gone that well. When Kagome left me...especially with Kouga...then that really hit me hard. I guess...because of that I've become overly sensitive, and maybe acting a little weird..."
"You've got that right," Miroku whispered to himself, agreeing with the fact that Inuyasha had indeed been acting strangely lately.
"Huh...what did you say..." Inuyasha asked, not hearing Miroku's remark.
Quickly changing the topic to avoid another argument Miroku suddenly said..."Listen, I got a surprise for you…I'm sure it'll cheer you up…" Miroku got up and motioned Inuyasha to follow him.
Confused with the sudden change of topicInuyashasquinted in confusion,but having nothing better to do...he unwillingly got up and followed.
Miroku led him towards the enchanted forest…deeper and deeper. They went throught the thick undergrowth, carefully stepping over branches and twigs that lay scattered on the floor. It was pitch black outside, Inuyasha had no idea where Miroku was taking him.
"Miroku… where are we going…" Inuyasha said as he questioningly looked around the forest.
"Just a few minutes Inuyasha...we're almost there!"
"..ok..." Inuyasha spoke quietly in doubt. He really wasn't comfortable walking alone with Miroku...especially after he had these weird feelings when ever he saw him.
A few minutes later...
"We're here!" Miroku smiled as he turned towards Inuyasha.
Inuyasha couldn't see anything- the forest was pitch black and there was a weird smell in the air.
They were probably in the centre of the forest, in absolute isolation- it was the kind of place where noboday could hear or see anything. Awkward silence...
Suddenly Miroku came closer and started….taking off his clothes! He slowly took off his robe, then his undercoat until all that was left on was his…underwear….
"Come on Inuyasha…take off your clothes…its hot…."
Inuyasha stared in utter confusion, "w-w-what…." he stuttered.
Miroku raised an arm and laid it on his robe, motioning him to take it off...
"You don't want to do it in that..." Miroku looked at him.