Chapter 4: Why Miroku?
Kagome looked at Miroku in shock as he yelled at her. "How could you let yourself get pregnant, Kagome!"
In a tree nearby Inuyasha scowled down at Miroku. 'If he hurts my kitten he dies…' Inuyasha thought angrily.
Kagome's face twisted into confusion. "I thought someone had told you by now…I'm pregnant with Inuyasha's child…" Kagome said a blush and a misty smile crossing her face. Up in the tree Inuyasha smiled proudly glad that Kagome was so happy.
Miroku's face hardened and after glancing at a worried Hojo he stomped over to Kagome. Kagome didn't flinch as he got into her face. Miroku said in a deadly whisper. "If you don't abort this child…I will go to the police and tell them that he raped you…"
Kagome glared up at him. "What are you talking about! I'll tell them you're lying!"
Miroku got a slightly evil smile on his face. "Kag, you're 16, Inuyasha is 18. When he got you pregnant you were not of legal age…which means…he technically raped you." Kagome gasped and covered her mouth with her hand. 'He's right!' Kagome thought in a panic.
In the tree Inuyasha was frozen stiff and his eyes unfocused. "Kagome…" he whispered. Miroku's smirk fell away and he stepped from Kagome and went to continue walking, a hesitant Hojo leading the way again.
Kagome followed them in a daze and brought a hand up to rest on her abdomen. 'Inuyasha…or my baby?...How could I choose something like that!' Kagome thought sadly tears beginning to roll down her face. Inuyasha followed her in the trees while they walked and he looked down at Kagome worriedly.
Up in front with Hojo and Miroku, Hojo pointed to a room on one of the outside hallways of a building. "That is the robe maker…" said Hojo. He led them inside the old woman's office.
Hojo took a seat in a chair against the wall and Kagome and Miroku approached the kindly looking woman. "You two must be new…let me scan your auras for your classification…" said the woman. Miroku and Kagome looked at her confused as she came over to them and held a withered hand out in front of each teen. The woman closed her eyes and Kagome felt a strange humming going through her body.
The woman opened her eyes with a gasp and pulled away from the two. "hmm…your auras are quite amazing…" said the woman as she went into a back room and began to shift around a little. Kagome and Miroku didn't say anything but Hojo looked absolutely giddy with anticipation with what the old woman had to say about their auras.
"Why do you have to look at our auras anyway?" asked Kagome. The old woman came out from the back room with a bunch of purple and blue robes.
The woman set them down and began to shift through them. "Because your ranking in power and control define your uniform…the closer the color of your hakamas are to black the more powerful you are, and the color of the rope that goes around your kimono indicates your level of control. Your control is very weak but your power is amazing…" said the woman. She made several piles and then separated those piles into two groups. "Okay…young lady, your robes are violet. The power scale works like a rainbow except that white is before red. So! It goes: White, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, and black. White is the weakest and Black is the strongest. Your miko robe kimono top is always white and the string raps over your shoulder like a sash." Said the woman. Showing Kagome about a dozen white kimono tops, a couple white strings and a huge pile of hakamas all in different shades of purple. Kagome picked the clothes up and almost fell over with all that she was carrying. Kagome was told to go put her clothes in her room and then to go meet up with her class for training. Kagome nodded behind the clothes and left. Inuyasha followed her making sure she didn't hurt herself or the baby.
When Kagome almost tripped on a step Inuyasha made himself known and appeared in front of her. He easily picked up the clothes from her arms and began to walk to their room ignoring the confused questions Kagome threw at him.
Back in the robe maker's office Miroku was instructed about his robes. "Your robes are mainly blue but I threw some black into it because the lo techs tell me they want you to reach black level…" said the old woman happily, Miroku didn't seem too happy with this news and took the clothes then the white ropes to wear as a sash. Hojo left behind Miroku and helped him get his stuff to his room.
Kagome jogged out of her miko training and towards the fighting grounds. She's been here a week and the pressure of Miroku's words and trying to keep up with her classes was killing her. The only peace she got was at night with Inuyasha. Kagome was adorned in the traditional priestess robes with lavender hakamas and the white string around her, the wooden sandals that clad her sock covered feet clicked on the cement walkways as she ran.
She wasn't late or anything but she knew she had to meet Inuyasha or he would be mad. Kagome approached their meeting place and something occurred to her, she hadn't seen Miroku at spiritual training this morning…Kagome frowned in concern but her expression brightened suddenly when she spotted a familiar crimson kimono clad hanyou leaning against the God Tree. Only priests and mikos were under the color system, demons and humans that trained at the shrine wore whatever they wanted. Kagome didn't know where Inuyasha got his strange kimono but some how it suited him.
Kagome ran to the hanyou at full speed and jumped into his arms. Inuyasha sputtered in surprise and caught the girl in his arms easily. Inuyasha glared down at Kagome half heartedly. "What did I tell you about doing that! You could hurt the baby!" Inuyasha scolded. Kagome was now indeed showing, the slight bulge of her belly where her baby was was now noticeable and her miko robes barely hid it, soon news would spread that she was pregnant. Kagome grinned up at Inuyasha.
"Aww! But I love how you catch me like that puppy!" Kagome fake pouted. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and looked down at Kagome with barely concealed love, had to keep his touch guy streak going.
"Feh! Come on wench, today we start weapon fighting! No more of that wimpy punching shit…" Inuyasha said with a grin and dragged a not so thrilled Kagome over to the combat area. The mikos and priests from Kagome's morning training now stood among demons and a few humans. They all began to pick weapons from the ones provided by the teachers. Kagome picked a bow and arrow and when she told the teacher she didn't really know how to use it that well she was told she could practice in the archery field instead of fighting.
Kagome didn't leave to go to the field just yet though, she wanted to see Inuyasha fight and support him. Kagome watched curiously as Inuyasha reached for a katana but he was jerked away from the sword by the male instructor, Totosai. Inuyasha stared at the old man flatly wanting and explanation.
Totosai smiled at Inuyasha and brandished a sheathed sword that he once held behind his back. "Your father sent me this to give to you…something about an early inheritance…" said Totosai his poor memory hitting him at an inopportune time. Inuyasha looked at him flatly and took the beat up sword. Inuyasha shrugged and tied it at his side.
Kagome walked over to Inuyasha while Totosai walked away and looked up at the hanyou happily. "So, when does the fighting start?" asked Kagome. Kagome looked around and noticed that Sango also wasn't here today. 'Probably Miroku's perverted nature convincing her to "sleep in"' Kagome thought with a giggle.
Inuyasha shrugged and watched as about half of the teens hadn't gotten their weapons yet. Inuyasha smirked and looked down at Kagome.
Inuyasha grabbed Kagome and pulled him against him. Kagome gasped softly and looked up at Inuyasha suspiciously. "Inuyasha. What are you doing?" asked Kagome warningly.
Inuyasha gave her an innocent look that didn't suit the mischievous hanyou. "Nothing…just holding my mate…why? Am I making you uncomfortable?" asked Inuyasha as he brought his face to the hollow of he neck and nipped the mate mark. Kagome gasped at the pleasure that shot through her at this act.
"N-No…" Kagome blushed as she felt a hand slipping into her hakamas. "Inuyasha! We're in public!" Kagome whispered into his doggy ears. Inuyasha chuckled and cupped her over her panties.
"No one is looking…" Inuyasha said huskily. "And if they were that wouldn't matter, they all need to know you are mine sooner or later…even if I have to fu you in front of them…" Inuyasha growled. Kagome gasped as she felt him brush her clit and was about to retort when Inuyasha suddenly whipped his hand out of her pants and grabbed her. He jumped out of the way of a giant boomerang that came flying at them.
Inuyasha pushed Kagome behind him protectively and watched as the boomerang went flying back to Sango who stood before them with the angriest look they had ever seen. She had tears rolling down face and her eyes looked a little unfocused. "What the hell are you doing Sango!" Inuyasha yelled at her.
Sango brought the weapon up again and threw it at the miko and hanyou. Inuyasha carried Kagome safely but not before the boomerang hit his shoulder. Inuyasha hissed in pain and looked at Sango angrily.
"Sango! What's wrong! Why are you attacking us?" asked Kagome. By now all of the class was watching in curiosity and the teachers looked confused as to what to do.
"I'm gonna kill you, you filthy whore! It's all your fault!' Sango yelled at Kagome and drew the katana at her hip. She wore the traditional demon slaying outfit and now she looked like she was on a war path. Inuyasha growled and drew the sword at his hip, tetsuaiga. When the fang transformed Inuyasha looked at it in amazement but he didn't have time to comment on the strange phenomenon before Sango came down on his with her sword.
Inuyasha blocked, and Kagome ran from behind him to a safe distance. Sango kept swinging at Inuyasha in a fit of rage and he blocked each attack. Suddenly Inuyasha was able to knock the sword from her hands and was able to pin her to the ground, both tetsuaiga and her sword discarded. "What the fu is wrong with you Sango!" Inuyasha demanded, looking pissed.
Sango glared up at him, her eyes still unfocused a little. "You made him do it! You made Miroku try to kill himself! That bitch didn't care about Miroku all she cared about was making him "squirm a little"!" Sango yelled looking at a confused and shaken Kagome. "Miroku is in the hospital because of you!" Sango yelled tears falling from her eyes in torrents and Kagome gasped stepping back and shaking her head in denial. 'This cant be true…Why Miroku?' Kagome thought.
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