Chapter 5: Miroku's Curse
Last Time…
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…Miroku Why?' Kagome thought.
Present…
"Oi! Tell us what happened Sango!" Inuyasha yelled tightening his grip around her small neck. He had about enough of her accusations towards his mate and he wanted answers NOW! Sango glared up at Inuyasha.
"This is all YOUR fault too…if you had just backed off…why couldn't you fuck some OTHER girl! Me and Miroku knew that you only wanted a good fuck! What I don't get is why you don't leave her alone now that you got what you want!"
Inuyasha snarled down at her and could sense the sudden doubt Kagome was feeling about his feelings. "Feh! I happen to LOVE Kagome! And if you continue to threaten my mate I will not hesitate to kill you!" Inuyasha yelled allowing his claws to prickle the skin of her neck to show he wasn't joking around.
Sango gasped and gulped feeling the claws for a brief minute her eyes focused but they went back to the emptiness that they held before. "Miroku stabbed himself! It is all HER fault! She said she hated him! She said they weren't family anymore and I heard her talking to you in the hospital, about how she wanted to make Miroku suffer for what he did!" Sango looked at Kagome angrily. "That is just as cruel as what he did to you in the first place! You never even bothered to find out what his mental disorder was did you!" Sango yelled at Kagome sobs breaking up her speech a little. Kagome winced knowing it was true, she didn't ever ask what his disorder was. "He has Major Depressive Disorder! He is always depressed and you saying you hate him didn't help!"
Suddenly Sango jerked an unsuspecting Inuyasha causing him to go flying over her and to the ground. Sango flexibly stood and grabbed a katana from the weapon stand. Inuyasha got up rubbing his head in irritation. Sango smirked at him her eyes almost void. Tears ran down her face even as she looked at Inuyasha like she was going to kill him for real.
"No! Don't hurt him Sango it isn't Inuyasha's fault!" Kagome yelled out. The combat class watched in amazement as Sango charged a weaponless Inuyasha and slashed at him as he retreated backwards. Sango suddenly wielded around and ran towards Kagome.
"Oi! Leave her out of this! She's pregnant for God's sake!" Inuyasha yelled trying to catch up with Sango but she had a head start and she was pretty fast for a human. Kagome saw Sango come at her, she felt an over whelming sense of guilt for how she had been treating Miroku, he may be a jerk sometimes but that is no reason to say they were no longer related or that she hated him. Kagome waited for the blade to slice through her, she would embrace her punishment for what she pushed her cousin to but…she remembered the baby inside her. Her child didn't deserve this Kagome pulled out her bow and arrow and aimed at Sango who didn't seem to notice the weapon as she charged at her. A tear streaked down Kagome's cheek as she pulled the arrow taunt with the bow string. 'Sango…I'm sorry…' Kagome released the arrow and as she did she saw Miroku' face, asleep in a hospital bed at first and then he suddenly awoke.
"MIROKU!" Kagome yelled as the arrow went through Sango's shoulder and hit an unsuspecting Inuyasha in the upper arm. Kagome fell to her knees and clutched her head, she felt a terrible throb in her head and she saw strange visions flash before her eyes.
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Miroku stood off to the side and watched as Inuyasha and Kagome talked under a tree happily about something. She could sense the overwhelming sadness the radiated off him.
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Miroku and Sango on their first date and he leans down to kiss her…
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Kagome could feel the disappointment radiating off him. 'I'm not good enough for Sango…' Miroku thought as he sat in his room in the dark.
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A young Miroku tells a young Kagome that he made sure he got the best and most sanitary tomato soup he could find. Young Kagome runs into the dining room as the young Miroku breaks several tablets and pours the powder inside and stirs it so the medication wasn't visible in the soup.
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A young Miroku beats up a high school boy he found out to be wanting to rape Kagome.
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Miroku hears laughter and giggling upstairs where Inuyasha and Kagome are studying and he tightens his hand on the knife he is using to cut the sandwich he made.
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Miroku yelling at Inuyasha the first time he talked to Kagome
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Inuyasha jumping out the window with Kagome in his arms.
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Kagome's almost lifeless body found.
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Kagome yelling that she hates him and that he is no longer her cousin.
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Kagome looking happy about being pregnant with Inuyasha's child.
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The flashes of Miroku's memory suddenly stopped and Kagome's eyes went blank as a distinct memory played behind her eyes, as if she were there.
Miroku was in his room, sitting in the dark. He was staring at the opposite wall. 'Why? Why didn't Inuyasha listen to me…?' Miroku's thoughts echoed in the room and Kagome stared down at Miroku who couldn't hear or see her because it was nothing but a memory. 'He slept with my cousin…he…got her pregnant…I only ever wanted the best for her!' Miroku thought as his eyes began to well with tears. 'She doesn't care about you…she would rather see you dead…end it.' A voice said inside Miroku's head. Miroku blinked and tears fell down his pale cheeks.
A sadistic humorless smile came across Miroku's face. "Are you a lo tech? Is it time?" asked Miroku out loud. Kagome gasped, this voice didn't sound like any of the lo tech voices she ever heard, it was darker, ominous.
'Yes…you are nothing but a burden on Kagome now…she doesn't need you…end it all now, give your soul to a demon and then end your pathetic life.' Said the voice.
Suddenly Miroku felt a weight in his hand and saw a jagged dagger resting in it. Miroku had a pensive look on his face. "So you lo techs even provide the means to kill yourself? How handy…" Miroku said darkly. "But I don't think it is my time…" Miroku whispered and as he was about to drop the dagger the voice yelled out.
'She says she hates you! She says you are no longer her cousin! You have nothing now! You are filled with pain and sadness and hide it to the world! You want to pain to end don't you?' the voice said.
Miroku's hand tightened on the hilt of the blade and he looked at it again. "The pain hurts…no one understands…maybe death would be my release…but…Sango…" Miroku whispered sadly.
'You are a burden on her too…she deserves better…take your life and she will be free from your terrible existence! Death awaits you…'
"Death awaits me…" Miroku whispered and as he brought his hand down, preparing to slit his arm all the way up he froze. The tip of the dagger hanging precariously over his vein. "NO! It is not my time! You are not a lo tech!" Miroku yelled out and as he tried to move his hand away from his arm he found he couldn't move. His arm shook with the effort to get his arm to move but it just shook. Tears ran down Miroku's face as he saw everyone; his mother, father, Kaoru, Souta, Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango…everyone he loved all smiling at him. Miroku screamed in pain and he was able to move the dagger to rest over his right hand and gasped as he lost the control of his arm and the dagger plunged straight through his hand.
Kagome screamed as blood shot from the wound and seeped onto the bed. Miroku screamed in pain and Kagome felt hot tears rolling down her face. "MIROKU!" Kagome screamed and she was brought back to reality with great force. Someone was shaking her violently and Kagome opened her eyes and stared up into Trinity's kind blue eyes.
"Aunt Trin! What are you doing here!" Kagome gasped as her heart pounded from the horrific sight she just saw. Trinity looked down concerned.
"I just teleported in hunny…where is Miroku?" demanded Trinity urgently. Kagome looked around and saw that the class was gone and Inuyasha was leaning against a tree with an arrow in his arm and Sango was knocked out cold with a bleeding wound in her shoulder.
"I…he…he's at the hospital!" Kagome said not really sure why she was asking her.
"No he isn't, he's escaped…here touch this…" Trinity said holding out a jewel that hanged on her bracelet. Kagome blinked and touched the jewel hesitantly. Trinity blew a breath on the gem and it glowed a sapphire blue light Kagome gasped as the strange fish eyes vision appeared in front of her where she was able to see something, it looked like the city but it was so blurred it was hard to decipher anything. The jerky fast movements that Kagome was experiencing because of the strange vision the jewel was giving her cause her to feel sick. Suddenly they saw a strange black blur with a blue glow around it Kagome gasped as she notice the blur seemed to be clutching his hand in pain. "That's him!" Trinity yelled. She began to do a strange incantation and the figure disappeared.
Kagome released the gem and gasped when she saw Miroku suddenly appear in front of them. He was facing away from them and was looking at his hand. "Miroku…?" Kagome whispered gently. Inuyasha watched Kagome carefully and then looked at Miroku with distrust.
Miroku was staring down at his hand in horror. It was black, there was suppose to be a clear hole through his hand but it was black, like there was something inside his hand. Suddenly a wind pulled into the hole and Miroku gasped pointing it away suddenly as the wind picked up and began to suck in anything in front of him. Miroku yelled out for someone to help.
Kagome gasped as she saw Sango's prone form being sucked towards to void. Kagome felt a weight in her hands and looked down to see that she had prayer beads in it. Kagome looked up at Trinity by her side who had a blissful smile on her kind face. Kagome nodded, not really knowing what to do but as she saw Sango being pulled faster towards the void and heard Miroku's cries for help she reacted on instinct.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled as Kagome ran at Miroku's back. Kagome leaped onto Miroku's back and wrapped her legs around his torso she reached up and threw one end of the prayer beads around the arm where the wind tunnel was and then just as Sango approached she twisted it around his arm again and her miko powers poured into the little beads. The wind stopped and Kagome fell off of Miroku to land on her bottom hard.
Miroku fell to his knees looking at the closed vortex. He saw Sango's body which almost got sucked in and then looked behind him at Kagome who rubbed her but in irritation.
"You…helped me…" Miroku said in amazement.
Kagome smiled up at him. "What are cousins for?" asked Kagome with a giggle. Miroku suddenly pulled Kagome into a hug and Kagome laughed happily and hugged him back. All was forgiven…
"Hey! Watch my pup monk!" Inuyasha yelled in the background.
A/N: Done with this chappy! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!