Moonlight Shadow (or soon to be More To Life)
Chapter 13 – Letting Her Walls Drop
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. Warning once again thanks to everyone's favourite hanyou there is a high swear content in this chapter.
IMPORTANT!
I am going to change this story's title very soon to More To Life because Moonlight Shadow has been bugging me for a LOOOOOONG time now so here's a head's up.
Running her third consecutive red light and going well over the speed limit Sango made it Kagome's house in under five minutes opposed to the usual twenty. Jumping out of the car Sango dashed to Kagome's front door and began to pound mercilessly at the wood.
Ten resounding pounds later Kagome appeared at the door yawning and still wearing her pyjamas. "Sango," Kagome yawned. "What in heavens name are you doing? Do you realise what time it is?"
Grabbing Kagome's hand and running back to Miroku's car Sango said, "come on there no time for explanations. Just tell me how to get to Inuyasha's place."
If the incessant banging at her front door at 8:30 in the morning hadn't truly woken Kagome up there was no sign of it now. She knew that something was wrong, after spending the past three years around vampires she had been able to pick up on people's moods quickly and she was scared. Something really bad must be going on to make a slayer like Sango loose her cool and reserved nature. Offering no resistance Kagome allowed herself to be dragged into what didn't fail to miss her attention as Miroku's car.
"Where's Inuyasha's place?" Sango demanded sliding in and buckling her seat belt. Kagome quickly gave Sango the information and was immediately slammed full force back into her seat as Sango gunned the engine. Through the roaring wind Kagome yelled, "does this have something to do with Miroku?"
"Yeah!" Sango yelled back. "No time to talk now I'll explain when Inuyasha's here right now I need to focus on the road!"
Kagome nodded feverentely and after the first heart stopping weave decided that buckling up would definitely be a good idea. Screaming as they rounded a corner Kagome sent a brief prayer up to anybody who might be listening that they would make it through this alive. As they hit the highway Kagome relaxed, there was hardly any traffic so that was good it meant that Sango would have to weave anymore. Turning off the highway and onto a residential street Sango yelled, "which house?"
"The white and blue one up a head!" Kagome replied.
Screeching to a halt in the middle of the street Sango vaulted over the door without even bothering to open it, and dashed up to Inuyasha's house. Banging furiously against the door once more Sango didn't even notice the numb pain in her hand. After banging for a solid thirty seconds with still no response Sango turned around and yelled, "where the hell is he!"
"He's probably still asleep," Kagome yelled in return. "He's a pretty deep sleeper!"
Groaning in exasperation, they were wasting precious seconds. Miroku needed help now! Letting her hand fall limply to her side, Sango went into a state of utter concentration, similar to meditation and carefully let down all the walls she had built to prevent a vampire from ever sensing that she was a slayer. The results were astounding and very immediate.
Suddenly from somewhere on the upper level came the sound of something hitting the floor – hard by the sound of it – and then Inuyasha yelling "holy fucking hell!"
Sticking his head out the window Inuyasha looked down to see Sango standing at his front door with Kagome waiting urgently in the car and yelled. "What the fuck do you think you're doing scarin' me like that at this time of the morning!"
"Get your rear down here now Inuyasha!" Sango yelled. "Miroku's in trouble no time for questions."
Glaring furiously at her Inuyasha yelled "just a second let me get changed." And then ducked back into his room and no matter how hard Sango yelled at him telling him not to bother. Finally relenting Sango stalked back to the car and hopped in and sat sulkily waiting for Inuyasha to get down there. Less than a minute later – but a minute later than Sango wanted – Inuyasha burst out of the front door. "Move over, I'm drivin."
"No you're not," Sango retorted. "Just get your rear in the back."
"Oh no you're not," Kagome screeched. "Sango there is no way you can let him drive."
Not bothering for Sango to move Inuyasha opened the door and shoved her beside Kagome and gunned the engine and was off before Sango could even object. Five seconds later Sango realised why Kagome hadn't wanted Inuyasha to drive – the guy was OUT OF HIS MIND CRAZY! He was easily going double what Sango had been and if possible his disregard for traffic signs was less than Sango's had been five minutes ago.
"Now what's wrong with Miroku that you decided it was necessary to wake me up at 8:30 in the morning for," Inuyasha yelled over the roar of traffic and blaring horns.
"KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD!" Sango and Kagome yelled simultaneously as they just barely missed crashing head on with a car in the on coming traffic.
"Don't worry about me!" Inuyasha yelled back. "Just tell me what happened."
"Well I was over at Miroku and we were talking when suddenly he went all weird he shook his head and then when I asked him what was wrong he looked up at me and I think I saw blood lust in his eyes. He said something about how he should be feeling like that because he had fed last night. And then he said that I couldn't stay there anymore to go get you guys but before I left he made me put onions and cross in a circle around his coffin. He then sealed himself inside." Sango said frantically then feeling of helplessness rising once again.
"How long ago was this?" Inuyasha demanded.
"About fifteen minutes ago," Sango said closing her eyes as they squeezed through a narrow gap in the traffic.
"Good Gawd! What took you so long?" Inuyasha yelled.
"Well lets see 1st I had to pick up Kagome which took about 7 minutes and then it took me about 5 minutes to get to your place then I wasted another minute trying to get you out of bed, and then you wasted another minute getting dressed."
"Why did you get dressed!" Kagome demanded speaking for the first time since Inuyasha had gotten into the car. "Couldn't you tell it was an emergency?"
"Well sorry," Inuyasha retorted. "But I don't really fancy driving around at 8:30 in the morning wearing nothing but my boxers Kagome."
That caused Kagome to be quiet while she turned a colour similar to a ripe tomato.
"That reminds me Sango, what were you doing at Miroku's place this early wearing nothing but your pj's?" Inuyasha asked.
"I spent the night at Miroku's place," Sango replied.
"WHAT!" Kagome and Inuyasha exclaimed at the same time whirling around to stare at Sango.
"Not like THAT!" Sango said hastily. "You see my apartment was broken into last night and it was trashed and it would have taken hours to fix everything so Miroku said that if I wanted to I could spend the night at his place until today where we though we'd call you and you'd help me with putting my apartment back together."
"Oh," said Kagome and Inuyasha together again this time sounding way more relaxed.
"Well it's gonna take us at least another five minutes to get back to Miroku's place. Shit that means that he'll have been alone for twenty minutes. Who knows what'll have happened in that time frame!"
"Sooooo," Kagome said trying to fill the awkward silence that followed. "You spent the night at Miroku place?"
"Yeah," Sango replied warily. "What of it. I already explained that I did not sleep with him so why are you still going on about it?"
"Nothing," Kagome said hastily but Sango noticed how Kagome and Inuyasha's eyes met briefly. "Umm well I know this probably isn't the best time to bring it up but if it helps Inuyasha though of a plan to kill Naraku."
"Oh that's great," Sango said. "But we need to focus on Miroku now. He's the most important thing, not Naraku." As they turned the corner Sango saw Miroku's house at the end and waited impatiently until Inuyasha stopped the car then vaulted out Inuyasha and Kagome hot on her heels. Flinging open the door Sango ran to the room were she had left Miroku. Feeling a slight sense of relief at the fact she heard loud thrashing and sounds coming from the room, Sango knew Miroku was still in there and alive. But before she could open the door to see if he was okay, Inuyasha put a hand on her shoulder and pushed her back to Kagome and said, "Wait here with Kagome. I'll go in first and if necessary restrain him." Swiftly opening the door Inuyasha stepped through and closed it as swiftly as he had opened it. Kagome and Sango both waited silently listening to what was happening.
"Miroku!" they heard Inuyasha say. "Snap out of it! Damn it, snap out of it!"
There was the sound of a punch and Sango heard Miroku moan, then in a weak voice Sango heard Miroku say, "Inuyasha?"
"Yeah it's me," Inuyasha replied. "Are you alright? Can the girls come in now?"
"What are they doing here I thought I told her to stay away," Miroku exclaimed.
"Mhmmm if your referring to Sango she came and got us," Inuyasha said.
"Is she okay, I can't remember if I hurt her or not?"
"She's fine."
"Good, Kagome's here too?"
"Yep, can they come in?"
"I think so," Miroku said and then whispered something to Inuyasha that neither Sango nor Kagome could hear. There was the sound of footsteps walking towards the door and then it opened and Inuyasha was holding it open. Walking cautiously through Sango was followed by Kagome. When Sango first saw Miroku, she hardly recognized him as the same person who only half an hour ago had been happily wolfing down her blueberry pancakes. His clothes were ripped and torn – Sango presumed he had done this to himself – and the skin that was visible was covered with long bloody scratches. She had to force herself to hold her ground and not rush to his side. She felt Kagome clasp her hand in her own tightly as a form of comfort and turned and gave her a smile but she could tell Kagome could sense its emptiness.
"Kagome," Miroku said. "Would you mind if I drank some of your blood?"
Looking at Kagome, Sango saw her swallow slightly afraid but when she spoke none of her fear showed. "Of course Miroku," she replied and released Sango hand to walk until she stood in front of him. She turned to Inuyasha, who gave her a slight nod telling her that if anything went wrong he would be there to pull Miroku off her. With a deep breath Kagome pulled her hair up and tilted her head allowing Miroku easy access to her neck.
Sango saw Miroku lower his mouth to Kagome and had to turn away. She knew it didn't hurt to have your blood drawn, heaven only knew that Naraku had drawn hers plenty, in fact she even knew people who chased vampires down to have their blood drawn. Sango knew that the vampire if he chose could make the experience very sensual but on the reverse side of the coin he could also make it painful.
Biting her lip as Sango heard Miroku's greedy gulps, she felt great admiration for Kagome to let her friends drink her blood when they needed it. Finally after what seemed an eternity Miroku finished and Sango turned around to see Kagome fall weakly back into Inuyasha's waiting arms (A/N: ) With great care and tenderness Inuyasha lifted her into her arms and carried her out the door and to somewhere Sango presumed she could lay down and rest. Sango turned to follow them out of the room figuring that Miroku would want some time to himself but he surprised her and called out her name.
"Yes?" she asked turning back to him.
"I'm sorry," he whispered not looking at her. Sinking onto a chair he put his head in his hands. "I must have scared you……..I know I scared myself."
"Oh Miroku," Sango said softly walking over to his side and sinking to one knee so that she could look him in the face. "It wasn't your fault; I understand that."
Clenching his fists Miroku took several deep gulps of air before he whispered his voice filled with fear, "Sango I was scared. I had no idea what was happening to me, suddenly I felt like I wanted to drink your life's blood." At her astonished gasp he looked up into her eyes. "I didn't want to be-because you're my friend but yet I felt compelled to do so. It was like the first blood lust yet I could realize everything I was doing and even though I didn't want to my mind told me to."
Everything was absolute silent for a few of Sango's heartbeats. Miroku had just confessed that he had almost killed her, what was she still doing in the same room with him! Sango grimaced as her different emotions raged inside her. Miroku was her friend and he had also said that he hadn't wanted to. But what if he had lost his control? She probably wouldn't be here. Sighing Sango opened her eyes and saw a faint glimmer of a tear at the edges of Miroku's eyes which were squeezed shut in self disgust, and every argument that her conscience had said flew out of her mind and then next thing she knew her arms were around Miroku and she was leaning her head on his shoulder. Sango wasn't sure who was more surprised by her actions, herself or Miroku. "Everything's going to be alright Miroku," Sango said softly. "Don't worry we'll defeat Naraku and then we can search for the Shikon no Tama even if it takes till the end of time."
She felt Miroku's shoulders raise and then lower as he sighed. "Thank you Sango," he whispered. Sango sighed and closed her eyes in response missing the fond look Miroku gave her before he leaned his head against hers.
To be continued…
Author's Note: Sorry about the long time it took to post this chapter everyone. I haven't really gotten a large response for this story so yeah…. A quick love ya to all the fans who've review and shakes finger to all of those who haven't shame on you, shame on you tsk tsk tsk and for those of you who are planning on reviewing! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE review you how no idea how much I appreciate hearing from you at this point I would even tolerate flames so that I know how I can make my fic better.
WARNING! Story's Name is about to change to More To Life!