Title: Getting to Know You (Part One)
Category: Drabble
Author: otempora01
Rating: G ( K ) – Because Miroku was too shocked to do anything. This time.
Challenge: Worldly
Words: 501
"So... how old were you when you first discovered you were a total pervert?"
Miroku opened his eyes only to find Kagome hovering in front of him, leaning forward on her knees with what he'd heard her call a 'notebook' and a 'pen' in her hand. He tried to lean back - she was too close and a man only had so much self control - then remembered he was resting against a tree and just blinked.
"I'm sorry, what?"
Kagome bit her lip in a rather enticing way - well, it would have been enticing if it hadn't been Kagome, who could make lying on your back with your legs spread look innocent - and glanced down at her notebook. "About how many villages have you visited since leaving home? Speaking of which, where is home? Have you always lived with Mushin?"
Miroku blinked again. "Kagome-sama, what are you—"
"Just answer the questions, Miroku-sama!"
"But why—"
Kagome's cheeks flushed. "I have a project for school, okay? We're supposed to interview someone experienced in something. And, well, you're the most experienced person I know."
"Kagome-sama," Miroku began with a smirk. "I'm not sure that the thing I am most experienced in is appropriate for this 'project' of yours. Unless, of course, this is your way of saying that you've finally decided to bear my—"
"For future reference, the only reason I'm not hitting you or calling Inuyasha is because you're no good to me unconscious. Or dead."
"Duly noted."
They stared at one another for a moment, Miroku looking amused and Kagome seeming to get more and more irritated by the second. Finally, she released an angry breath and glared at him.
"Miroku-sama, please let me interview you for my project. You're the only one I know who's... who's... I don't know... worldly enough. You've been all over the place and seen tons of things and..." Her voice got quieter as she lowered her gaze, her shoulders shaking. "And I don't know anything about you."
Miroku's eyes softened. "Kagome-sama—"
"It's just—it's just that ever since we met we've never—I mean we as in you and me have never—actually, I'm not even sure if you've—with anybody—maybe Sango has—but I haven't—and what kind of friend would I be if I—I mean, everybody knows about Inuyasha's problems with Sesshomaru and Kikyou—and Sango has Kohaku and her village—but I don't know anything about you, Miroku-sama!" Kagome looked back up at him and Miroku was shocked to see there were tears in her eyes. "Not a thing! I know about your hand because I've seen it! I know about Mushin because I've met him! But I don't—I just—God, this is so stupid!"
Before Miroku could even begin to string together a response to that, Kagome had gotten up and was running towards the woods, calling something about needing to wash her hands over her shoulder.
Miroku stared after her, mutely.
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Okay, so we only had two drabble submissions this week. To be fair, we had a holiday on Tuesday and have been setting up a new RR (yes, a new RR! THAT will premier later tonight/early tomorrow.) so we've all been rather busy with that stuff. Many thanks to otempora01 and bBlack Dahlia who found the time to participate! (While even I was busy at work n.n; )
Next weeks drabble theme: Introduction (in honor of my vacation; I get to have a "Meet the Parents" type of experience n.n; )
Btw, I'll be gone for two weeks starting tomorrow, but not incognito. If anyone has any questions about the drabbles and/or RR, ask bBlack Dahlia (aka Vonnie for those of you on Yahoo!) and she'll be able to help you out. If all else fails, I'm still going to be checking my e-mail on a fairly regular basis.
Keep a lookout for the RR! I'm writing the first chapter and then handing it off to the next (randomly selected) author who has a full week -- seven days ONLY -- to write the second chapter. After them, another (randomly selected) author will have a week to write the third chapter, and so on and so forth. None of the authors are allowed to brainstorm together so none of us -- not even me! -- know what will come up next! Fun, yes?
Thanks again to participating authors in the drabble challenge(s) and RR! Where would the group be without you? (Dusty and surrounded by tumbleweeds, probably.)
Megami