Chapter5:
So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell,
Blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have you found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here.
-Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
(Fb) It was the happiest day of his life. Miroku was kissing Sango on his their wedding day. It was official, they were married.
The decision to tie the knot was a dicey one for Miroku. There came a time when he and Sango never said a word to each other without fighting. they almost came to blows several times. Their wars were not only tearing them apart, but also the original group as well. Kagome came to hate Miroku for making Sango cry. Inuyasha, who had a very protective sense for Sango, as well also disliked Miroku for harsh words he said. But Miroku and Inu had grown to become great friends over the years, and the hanyou sometimes quarreled with his mate about the matter as well. In an effort to restore the peace in the rapidly disintegrating situation, Miroku came out of nowhere with a marriage proposal. All he did was hold up the ring from one knee (American custom, I know, so sue me...) and say, 'I may not be the best lover for you. If so, let me be the best husband.' Sango stopped dead in her tracks. They were at a campfire after a successful demon hunt. After ten minutes of celebration and mirth, everyone was squabbling over absolutely nothing. Sango was screaming at Miroku for something or other, and, right in front of Kagome and Inuyasha, he dropped the bomb on her.
Miroku kissed Sango for what seemed like an eternity, the cheers of the small attendance growing louder and louder. Finally, he let go of the kiss and Sango turned a beautiful rose color. She gasped for air, happy and pleasantly embarrassed for that inappropriately long kiss in front of all their friends. Inuyasha was Miroku's best man. It had been one of the very few times the Hanyou had been seen wearing any sort of formal attire. Kagome was Sango's bride's maid. The miko was also the Marrying Priestess of the ceremony. She had to resist crying frequently, but when Miroku and Sango had kissed to seal their vows, she wept buckets for them.
(FFB) The girl that Sango had seen Miroku kissing was a bigger deal than one might think. The huge thing about her was the fact that she was the only girl that Sango saw Miroku consorting with alone more than once. Sango had taken special interest in the girl, and her name came up in several fights. Miroku vehemently and truthfully denied cheating with the girl, Tashiko by name. But eventually he came to care for the girl.
The only time Miroku ever cheated on Sango was the one time he kissed Tashiko, but for Sango, it solidified months of suspected affairs.
A/N: Okay, beginers stupidity. I happen to know that some of these chapters are ridiculously short. They looked endless on word, okay? I was only trying to utilize cliffhangers to better effect, and to affect the pace at which you guys digest the story. I'll post the last few chapters tomorrow.