Miroku's Amorous Past Returns
Chapter #10
"I wonder how long have I been asleep?"
Miroku soon awoke from his rest.
He turned to his right Madam Ayumi was also laying her head upon Miroku's chest.
("How long have I slept?")
("I hope its not near sunrise yet!")
("Oh, no I have to get out of here fast!")
Miroku slowly withdrew his arms from underneath Madam Ayumi.
He wiggles himself free from her grasp.
"Oh!" cries Madam Ayumi.
Miroku slips out of the bedroll.
His eyes scan the room searching for his clothes.
"Ah, there they are!"
Miroku quickly gathers his clothes.
He starts frantically putting them back on his sweaty nude body.
("I have to get out of here!")
Miroku hurries to the paper doors.
"Leaving so soon," purrs Madam Ayumi.
Miroku turns and peers at the mischievous woman.
He quickly turns back to the door.
Miroku opens the paper doors.
He steps in the entrance way.
"Bye!" laughs Madam Ayumi.
Miroku races through the narrow hallways.
"I must wash this off of me at once!"
"I must find a shower room at once!"
"Oh, Sir!" calls Miroku.
"Yes," answers a guard.
"Please, tell me where a shower room is."
"I'll show thee where it is,"
"Great!"
The guard led him to the shower room that was down the hall from Miroku and Sango's room.
("Oh, no there's my room!")
"Here it is Sir," calls the guard.
"Thank you so kindly,"
The guard bows to Miroku.
He opens the paper doors, stream immediately beats upon Miroku's face.
"Oh, Sir!" calls a sweet young voice.
"Oh, no!"
One of Madam Ayumi maids steps out revealing her presence.
"Sir!" calls the girl.
"Ah, I'm sorry," Miroku, says shaking out of his trance.
"Do thee desire to take a bath?"
"Yes, I do,"
"You are in luck Sir,"
"Why is that?"
"Please, step over here,"
Miroku moves over to tub. He peers inside.
"Oh!" he cries.
The tub was ready and filled.
"How, is that my bath is already waiting for me?" Miroku asks puzzled.
"Ah, Lady Ayumi, fore told thee to expect you,"
Miroku shakes his head.
("Ayumi, you are very cunning indeed,")
"Please Sir hurry before ye bath turns cold,"
"I have set out your towels for you, they await ye at the foot of the tub,"
"Thank you," The young maid bows to Miroku.
The maid steps out of the shower room.
"Ah, this feels so great!" cries Miroku.
The smoothing combers of the water, calmed Miroku's ailing thoughts…
"Are you finished?" asks the young maid.
"Yes, thank you," Miroku steps out of the tub.
The young maid hands Miroku his towels.
He wipes the water from his body.
The young maid hands Miroku his clothes.
Miroku steps back into the hallway, he slowly walked down the hall back to his room.
Miroku!"
"Huh?" Miroku cried glancing up.
"Sango!"
"Where have you been?"
He remains quiet.
"Look, answers me!" demands Sango.
"I- I just got up to take an early morning bath!"
He steps pass Sango.
"MIROKU!"
He sat down on the bed in their room.
Sango went and sat down next to him.
She wraps her hand around Miroku's left hand, she leans her head against his shoulder.
"Hey, guys!" calls Kagome.
Kagome, Inuyasha and Shippo stood at the entrance of Sango and Miroku's room.
"Oh, we were going to eat breakfast," says Shippo.
"Please, Miroku and I will not be joining you, go on without us," replies Sango.
"Okay," says Kagome.
The trio goes on.
"Thank you," Miroku says quietly.
"Miroku, why won't you talk to me?"
"I feel like you're holding something back from me,"
"My dear Sango,"
Miroku lifts his head.
"I feel its time for us to depart from here," he says quietly.
"Yes, I agree there is something quite odd with Madam Ayumi,"
"Please, tell me Miroku, why have you been acting so strange lately?"
"Strange you say?"
"Yes, tell me Miroku do you and Madam Ayumi know one another?"
Miroku frees himself from Sango's grasp.
He quickly stood up, he took to the door.
"We shall leave here at once!"
Miroku slid open the hikido.
"Miroku!" calls Sango.
He quickly races into the narrow hallway.
Sango walks out of the door, she spots him.
"So, is that how it's going to be, you're just going to keep avoiding me!"
Miroku stops his walk.
"So it's true...then you do know Madam Ayumi?"
Miroku remains quiet.
"Oh, Miroku!"
Sango soon felt tears well up in her eyes.
"Okay, since you can not seem to give me a straight answer!"
"We're finished, Miroku...its over!" yells Sango.
Tears soon flooded Sango's eyes.
Miroku remained standing in the middle of the hall.
("I can't believe him! He's still not responding!")
"You, you bastard!" wails Sango.
She runs back into their room shutting the paper doors behind her.
"Sango, I'm...I'm!" calls Miroku.
("She's gone!")
"SANGO!"
("Where is she?")
Miroku stops at their room, he hears something.
"Oh, Sango!"
Miroku quickly opens up the paper doors.
Sango was curled up in ball, with her face buried within her hands.
Miroku runs over to Sango.
"Ohhh!' she wails.
Miroku rubs her back.
"Sango!"
"Go away!"
"I have no desire to see you!"
"Please Sango, I love you dearly please I'm sorry,"
She lifts her head from her hands.
Her face was shrouded in tears.
"Then why are you keeping secrets from me?"
"Sango, please understand that it is true that I do know Madam Ayumi,"
"What!" cries Sango.
"She is of my past, she means nothing to me!"
"Oh Miroku!"
"Then why have you bee…" starts Sango.
Miroku embraces Sango in his arms.
"Sango as soon as they others finish eating we shall depart from here,"…
"You two are ready to leave here now?" asks Kagome.
"Yes, we have overstayed our welcome,"
The gang was all gathered inside of Miroku and Sango's room.
"Please everyone gather your belongings, we shall depart here immediately,"
"Hey, since when does Miroku get to dictate orders to everyone one?" growls Inuyasha.
"Miroku, rights Inuyasha we have overstayed our welcome here," replies Kagome.
"Thanks for everything Madam Ayumi," says Shippo.
"Oh, you are all so welcome,"
"Please you all may stay longer if you may,"
"NO!" calls Miroku.
"I mean no as in we are on a quest of our own that we need to attend to," says Miroku.
"What is your quest are you all on, if I may ask?"
"We're searching for the fragments of scared Shikon no Tama!" answers Kagome.
"Ah, I see!" calls Madam Ayumi.
"Yes, so we need to be on our way," says Inuyasha.
"Please before you go take this," Madam Ayumi takes a small pouch out of flap of her inner kimono.
She hands it to Miroku.
("Oh, no!")
Miroku opens the small pouch, he was afraid as to what lies inside of it.
He pours the contents onto his hands.
"Oh Madam Ayumi!" Miroku gasps.
There lying in the palm of Miroku's hands were three fragments of the Shikon jewel.
"Oh!" cries Inuyasha.
"You're giving these to us?" asks Miroku.
"Yes,"
"But, why?" Sango asks puzzled.
"These fragments serve no purpose to me, so go take them,"
"Thank you," Miroku answers quietly.
"Wow, three more fragments of the Shikon jewel!" cries Kagome.
"Yes, Kagome take these because you are the only one who has the power to purify the jewel,"
Miroku says as he hands Kagome the jewel fragments.
"Okay," replies Kagome.
Kagome lifts up the Shikon jewel fragments she has around her neck.
She places the fragments on the jewel; everyone observes as the three new fragment fuses together with the jewel…
The gang was all camped out in the middle of the deep forest; they were all sitting around a bonfire.
"Mmph!" grunts Shippo.
"Shippo, what's your problem?" asks Kagome.
"I can't believe that we are back to sleeping and eating out here again!" complains Shippo.
"Shippo, I thought we discussed this already, we all agreed that we overstayed our welcomed," answers Miroku.
"I-know!" replies Shippo.
"Well, if you know then shut-up complaining!" cries Inuyasha.
"Hmmph!" says Shippo.
"Guys, we needed to continue our quest find to Naraku anyway," says Sango.
"Yes, Sango's right we needed not to get sidetracked," replies Miroku.
"Awww!" yawns Kagome.
"I don't know about you guys but I'm going on to sleep," says Kagome.
"C'mon Inuyasha,"
"Huh!"
Kagome and Inuyasha walk over to edge of the bonfire and they gather at Kagome's sleeping bag.
Shippo walks over to where Kagome and Inuyasha are.
"I guess we better go on to bed also," Sango says as she gathers their bedroll.
"Sango, wait!" calls Miroku.
"What is it, Miroku?"
Miroku stands up and faces Sango; he takes her hands into his own.
"Thank you,"
"What are you thanking me for?"
"For believing in me, giving me another chance, I really do love you, Sango,"
"Oh Miroku!" Sango cries.
Miroku and Sango soon engage into a passionate kiss.
"Hey, go get a room!" cries Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha!" replies Kagome.
Approximately one month later as the gang was traveling along the outskirts of Toyarama, a small fishing village . . .
"Thank the Gods we are almost in Toyarama!" pants Shippo.
"I know I'm starving," replies Kagome.
"It seems like all you two have been doing lately is complaining, and I'm tired of it!" growls Inuyasha.
"Oh, Inuyasha being mean again Kagome," says Shippo.
"Shippo, don't worry about Inuyasha, because remember all I have to say is . . ."
"I dare ya!" challenges Inuyasha.
"Okay!" says Kagome.
"SIT BOY!"
"ARGHHHHHHHHHH!" cries Inuyasha as he crashes into the ground.
"Good one, Kagome!" laughs Shippo.
Miroku, Sango and Kagome all join in laughter.
"Oh, you all find that so amusing don't you!" Inuyasha cries annoyingly.
"Sure do!" laughs Shippo.
"OH YEAH!" Inuyasha yells as he takes off after Shippo.
"AH, KAGOME HELPPPPPP!" Shippo cries as he flees from Inuyasha.
"Come back here!" Kagome cries chasing after them.
"These guys are too much!" laughs Sango.
"I know what we would do without them," replies Miroku.
"I guess we better go catch up with them," says Sango.
"Excuse me Sir!"
"Huh!" cries Miroku.
"Sir, please!"
Miroku and Sango cease their walking and turn behind them.
A guard approaches Miroku and Sango.
"Yes," calls Miroku.
"Please," pants the young guard.
"Allow, ye to catch thee breathe!"
"Sure," replies Miroku.
"Why do you look familiar?" asks Sango.
"Sango, do you know him?"
The young guard stood before Miroku and Sango.
"You're one of Madam Ayumi vassals, aren't you?" Sango asks.
"Yes!"
"I was sent to search for Sir Miroku,"
"Why, have you been searching for me?"
"I have an urgent message from Madam Ayumi,"
"An urgent message?" asks Sango.
The young vassal pulls out a small scroll from the right sleeve of his kimono, he hands the scroll to Miroku.
"Thank you young vassal," replies Miroku.
The vassal bows to Miroku and Sango and heads back onto the narrow pathway in the deep forest.
Miroku held the scroll to his chest.
"Well, aren't you going to open?" Sango asks anxiously.
("I can't imagine what Madam Ayumi has placed in this!")
Miroku glances at Sango.
"I see you want me to let you read first,"
"If you don't mind,"
Sango sighs.
"Thank you!"
Miroku walks over to the nearby Sakura tree; he rests against the truck of the tree.
He slowly unravels the scroll.
The scroll read . . .
"Dear Miroku;
Hello, I know it's been awhile, since we last seen one another. I do miss you terribly! Look I'm just going to get to the point okay. Remember our little tryst together, oh how could one forget I know I certainly didn't. Miroku, I recently seen my doctor because I had been feeling ill lately. Guess what my dear Miroku I'm with child; yes you are the father! Please, Miroku I wish for you to come back to my home immediately! I will give you one week to return to me; don't force me to place bounties on your friends' lives. So, therefore Miroku what will you do? I hope you will make the right choice if not for your sake but for your friends!"
Love always;
Lady Ayumi Segara
"Oh no!" gasps Miroku.
Miroku drops the scroll from his hand.
Tears flooded down Miroku's face.
"Oh, no!"
"NOOOOOO!" he wails.
"This can't be!"
"NOOOOO!"
Miroku's body falls limp against the bark of Sakura tree.
He buried his face in his hands.
"Miroku!" calls Sango.
"Miroku, what is it?" Sango kneels besides him.
"Miroku?"
"Sango!"
"Yes," she replies.
He slowly lifts his head to meet Sango's.
Miroku's hands still covered his face.
"Why are you covering your face?"
Sango pulls his hands from his face.
"Miroku, your . . ."
"Crying!"
"Why are you crying?"
"Hey, there you guys are!" cries Shippo.
"We've been waiting for you," replies Kagome.
"What's the matter?" asks Inuyasha.
Kagome, Inuyasha, Shippo and Kiara all stood behind Sango.
("What's going on?" wonders Kagome)
Miroku turns and peers at Sango with his tear-grieving eyes.
The two stare long and hard at one another.
"MIROKU!"
Miroku takes his right hand and stokes Sango's soft left cheek.
"Sango, what have I done?"…
Fin