A:N: Kami, it has taken me so long to update this one! Oh holyness! I got 105 REVIEWS since the update of Chapter 5 (long, long ago…) and I suspect it was not because of my witty repartee. .:busts with happiness:. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! AI SHITERU! (in a platonic sort of way, of course) After this chapter, I shall start doing review replies because I so owe it to you guys. You all ROCK MY BOOTS! 105!! I have decided it is officially my favorite number. I'm sorry… all that is running through my head is, 105 reviews! That's 21 reviews per chapter! AND I got a Sesshoumaru plushie from my best friend (who found it at Hot Topic), so now I can snuggle with Fluffy-sama. I will shut my mouth now so you can read the long-awaited Chapter 6 of 40 Days and 40 Nights .:beams happily:. You guys ROCK! On with the Miroku-baiting!
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40 Days and 40 Nights
Chapter 6
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Miroku panted slightly. What was she up to? Is she trying to… er… do this to me? he thought madly. The entire situation was driving him to the brink of… well, something that would probably not be prudent to mention. He shunted the thought to the back of his mind and concentrated on attempting to be chaste. What else could he do to prove to Sango that he wasn't (only) after sex?
Just then, Shippou came bounding along. "Kagome sent me to tell you that she and Sango will be bathing and to remember your promise," he said, screwing up his face in puzzlement. "What promise is she talking about, Miroku?"
He shrugged vaguely, his mind elsewhere. So they would be bathing? Obviously a trap set up by Kagome to try and tempt him. But noooo, he wouldn't go there. He wasn't going to fall for that one. He was just going to sit right here and pretend it wasn't happening.
"Miroku?" the little kitsune youkai asked curiously.
He fidgeted. This was harder than it seemed. Every part of his mind screamed at him to bolt over to the bushes that were sure to be hiding the two nicely-formed girls and watch as the towels dropped from their bodies and…. No! He shut his eyes fiercely. He was not going to be saddled with cook and watch duty. Nor was he going to betray his feelings for Sango so easily.
"Miroku…?"
But, ah, that evil little voice in the back of his mind whispered, wouldn't it be nice to see Sango completely naked? After all, she keeps giving you opportunity after opportunity to just grab her by that slim waist as she moans slightly and you….
"Inuyasha, what's wrong with Miroku? He's got his eyes closed… see… and he's not saying anything."
She would probably scream and slap him again, he thought glumly. Nothing good like that ever lasts. And besides, he had a deal with Kagome-sama and Inuyasha. He'd be damned if he was going to lose. He could hold out. He could. No matter what Inuyasha said.
"Feh, he's just being a pervert, Shippou. Don't mind him."
Besides, it wasn't exactly fair of the hanyou to judge. He had two women after him! Of course, he couldn't make up his mind—and who could blame him? Even if they were really the same woman… but that was all irrelevant. He had to kep his mind on Sango. Beautiful Sango… lovely Sango… luscious, curvy Sango….
"But he looks upset! Shouldn't we, ano, do something?"
He couldn't take this anymore. It was too much. It all came down to this moment (he thought for the fiftieth time since the bet): run to see a naked Sango and lose miserably, or keep himself chaste and win miserably. It was a lose-lose situation. Of course it was. Why would it be anything else? he wondered rhetorically.
"Leave him to his perverted bouzou thoughts, Shippou. Where's Kagome? Shouldn't you be off bothering her?"
Miroku finally opened his eyes. He couldn't take this anymore. This was only the second day and he was already being driven insane. There were thirty-eight days left in the bet. There was also no way he could win this. Think positive, he repeated in his mind, using a phrase Kagome-sama often dropped when they were feeling exhausted. Just stay positive.
No such luck.
Inuyasha approached him, smirking. The houshi was startled by his sudden appearance. When had Inuyasha joined Shippou? "Listen, bouzou," he said sharply, "you can't win. Anybody could see that all you can think about is sex. Just give it up now and save yourself the torture."
The hanyou's words revived Miroku's (slightly) competitive spirit. He chuckled. "Inuyasha, do you really think so low of me?"
"Yes," the hanyou muttered.
"I could outlast you if it came down to it," Miroku went on, ignoring Inuyasha's comment. "Really, I'm only plagued by one woman. You'd have two to worry about." Shrewedly he watched as Inuyasha reddened slightly and started fidgeting. "I can handle Sango easily," he added. "But could you handle Kagome-sama and Kikyou-sama so gamely?"
"You're an idiot," Inuyasha snarled abruptly, letting Miroku know he'd hit the weak spot in his companion's armor. "Kagome's not trying to seduce me into her lap like… like some little puppy." Shippou, who was being quite ignored, snorted. "But I'm not falling into your trap. You're the pervert here, not me."
"And who was trying to grope Sango in my stead?"
"…that was different."
Miroku smirked. "Oh really? I don't think you could outlast me, Inuyasha, even if you tried your best—which doesn't even come up short."
"You're on, bouzou." Inuyasha's face was bright red from anger. "I can swear off women easier than you can. Pervert." He paused. "And, oh, didn't Kagome mention something about the two of them bathing? Naked? With the water dripping off their curved bodies and—"
"OSUWARI!"
Inuyasha hit the ground as Miroku faced a very angry and fully-clothed Kagome. "I would've expected that out of Miroku-sama," she hissed, "not you, Inuyasha!"
Sango poked her head out from behind her friend. "Speaking of which, houshi-sama," she said curiously, "why was Inuyasha talking like that?"
Miroku felt his brain turn to soup. "Uh… well… aha…" he stammered until Kagome interrupted.
"Because he's a lecher, that's why! OSUWARI OSUWARI!!"
Muffled curses came from Inuyasha's prostrate form.
"Don't talk like that to me, Inuyasha! OSUWARI OSUWARI OSUWARI!"
More curses escaped the hanyou, only more muffled as he drilled even harder into the ground and he attempted to avoid offending the crazed girl with the ability to cause much pain.
"I think he's learned his lesson, Kagome-chan," Sango said hastily as Kagome opened her mouth again.
"No, no, Kagome-sama, he's still in need of a good sitting," Miroku cut in.
The curses became slightly audible.
"…mmmf bouzou! Kuso temae! Bakaaaaaa!(1)"
Kagome narrowed her eyes. "Inuyasha, do I have to say it again?"
And, like magic, the cursing stopped.
Kagome sighed. "I think we should start finding a place to sleep now. Let's go, you four." Shippou leaped into the basket of her bicycle as she picked it up and mounted it. She glanced back at Miroku and Sango, who were watching as Inuyasha struggled to remove himself from yet another hole in the ground. "Come on, you guys! He can catch up," she added frostily. Not bothering to argue with that tone, Kirara transformed and the taijiya and the houshi silently climbed aboard. Miroku inwardly cheered. Now he wasn't alone in his little torture box!
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A:N: And there we are. The much-awaited Chapter 6 is all done. So review! and tell me what you think! and add to the 105 that already exist! .:beams again:. You guys make me happy. Review replies coming up; free Miroku plushies to all who review. Ai shiteru, minna-san!
Sayonara,
Akai-Sakura
(1)-random curses in Japanese. Do I really need to translate these? Translation is not really necessary, since I only utilized them to signify how angry Inuyasha is. Awww… he can have a Miroku plushie too. .:hands Inuyasha a Miroku plushie:.
Inuyasha: .:mutters:. Fucking bouzou…. .:rips the plushie to shreds:.
Akai-Sakura: …ah, anyway, sayonara!