How to Tick Your Neighbor Off in Three Minutes or Less
By Kuro Doragon Enkou
Summary- Sango Akiyama has a rather normal life, at least until a certain guy moves in next door. When the most annoying neighbor in history just happens to move in next door, how long will she be able to stand it without killing the guy?
Genre- Romance, Humor, and slight Drama/Angst
Pairings- MirokuSango, InuyashaKagome, ShippoSouten, RinKohaku, SesshomaruKagura, and AyameKouga.
Disclaimer- I don't own Inuyasha, unless you count all the manga and anime I have accumulated (Oooh! Big word! pokes)
A/N: Well my friends, here is the awaited Chapter 10 of How to Tick Your Neighbor off in Three Minutes or Less! Enjoy, and don't forget to read and review!
Chapter 10
And Thus I Bleed
I slowly walked up the steps to the shrine, and gulped, something about this didn't feel right. It was just to…to…quiet…Kagome wasn't there running towards me to demand for details, Souta and Kohaku weren't arguing about video games, Kagome's Jii-chan wasn't yelling 'youkai' at random passerby and the smell of Higurashi-san's cooking wasn't floating around the house.
I felt a shiver go up my spine, and Miroku seemed to notice.
"Sango-chan?" he looked slightly worried, "Daijubo?"
"It…it's nothing…" I shook the awkward feeling away and continued to go up the shrine steps; Miroku followed me, though slightly apprehensively.
Once again I felt the strange feeling, but nothing could prepare me for what I saw next. The house was empty. Nothing, nothing except for a note signed in red ink. But it wasn't red ink. It was blood. A color and smell I knew far too well.
I walked slowly towards the living room, staring at the note on the coffee table. Cautiously I picked it up. And even more cautiously did I read it.
Dearest Sango,
You're probably wondering where you're dear little friends are, and you're little brother to. Don't worry their safe at home with me. You're father is wanting to see you.
Are you going to keep him waiting? Don't worry…I've told him you'll be visiting him soon. Very soon…Don't worry, you're friends are fine…and you're dear little brother is just so eager to see his father again. You are to. Don't worry, I'll grant you're deepest desires. I'll make all the pain go away… Come home soon…
Sincerely,
Anonymous
My hand's shook as I clenched the letter in my hands. What was this idiot talking about…what did he mean by talking about Chichue? Who was he? He definitely wasn't Hiten…I'm completely positive of that, as he's being detained in jail…so…who?
I stared in shock at the letter, and hardly noticed when Miroku tugged it from my grasp, and barely took in the look of anger on his face.
"Sango-chan?" He looked at me with dark eyes.
I blinked and choked back a sob. "That bastard took them…and then…then they'll all…" I became hysterical, and then before I knew it there was a gentle pressure on my lips. I blinked and blushed.
Once again Akimura had gotten the better, and given me a kiss. This time I'm not angry though…I wonder why.
The kiss ended far too quickly but was sweet and wiped the haunting images in my brain away.
"C'mon…let's go." I said in a small smile, logic had hit me suddenly and I had figured out that the 'home' mentioned in the letter was my real home, not a 'you-can-stay-here-till-you're-better-home' but my 'home'. Amazing what a kiss can do for you huh?
Akimura gave a smile, one of the rare ones with no perversion what-so-ever. My favorite kind of smile.
Well, enough with my little gushy, gushy moment. Time to get back to the choice at hand. Just so you know, I'm doing a bit of a fast forward to the great battle…dun-dun-dun…
I stood there, staring vacantly at the door way, Akimura was standing right there by my side, holding his arm around me reassuringly, and murmuring comforting thoughts into my ear.
Walking slowly I put my hand on the handle. I was shaking so hard that I thought I heard the door itself rattle. Now that I think about it though…I probably should've called the police…Nah. They didn't do much the first time…what could they have done this time? Squat. That's what I say.
Ok…back to the story. Slowly I opened the door, and it slid open with this creepy type of open…I don't know how to explain it, I was pretty much shaking in my shoes and near hysterical. All's Akimura had to do was say 'boo' and I would've spazzed. Big time, thankfully, he didn't. Brownie points for him.
I stared inside. Nothing. Could I have been wrong? Something told me I wasn't I took another step. A dark feeling hit my stomach.
"Heheheh…welcome home…little girl…"
(A/N: believe it or not…I actually thought of ending the chapter there, but don't worry, I'm not that mean!)
I screamed and turned around quickly, Akimura let out a snarl that could've made Inuyasha proud.
My gaze met glowing red eyes, and oily black hair. I let out a snarl, Akimura stood in dull shock.
I shook with rage as I stared into those soulless red eyes, bitter resentment filling me to the brim.
"You…bastard!" I snarled, "You're the one that killed him…" my fists were clenched so hard that they were turning white, "You killed Chichue!" my quiet snarl escalated to a full blown growl full of all the grief and sadness I had bottled up inside.
Onigumo Naraku gave a smirk, "Yes."
Miroku stood in glared, "You're the one that caused Sango-chan…" he broke off, his voice cracking in a way that one might have thought he was crying, but that was wrong. Akimura was beside himself with anger, you could tell the way that those dark eyes of his blazed with a violet fire. "You're the one that caused her so much suffering…?" it was more of a demand then a question.
Onigumo simply gave a smirk. "No denying it." He didn't even try to cover up what he had done.
Miroku gave a smirk that could've made the toughest guy cower, "Well then, I'm afraid…you'll have to pay."
Something silver flashed in Onigumo's hand as Miroku lunged for him. Red splattered my vision. I remember myself calling out his name…and then, it all went black.
End Chapter 10
A/N: Erm…don't kill me…please? And if you try to kill me remember this…with me dead, um…I won't be able to write any more chapters. There. My reason. Well, um…chapter 11 will either come this weekend or next weekend, whenever I'm aloud on the computer…and well, um…please don't forget to read and review?
Reviewer Responses
AngelicSlayer2000- Thanks!
Pointer Hound- Thank you! And no…I didn't know it was an abbreviation of an abbreviation, thanks again!
Ameo66- Glad you thought it was kawaii!
Snicker16- Thanks! Yup, Miro-chan brightens up my day to!
Gurlofthenight- Thank you!
Doray-Thank you, and sorry bout that mistake…I always get those two messed up…sigh
Butthead24- Thank you! Yup, Sango-chan yells at herself a lot.
Lilsanoku105- this is probably the last date that will be in the story, but Sango might mention some other ones later on. I'm not really sure about that. And Miroku was so flustered because he was a little bit embarrassing, and it's just fun to make him flustered. Yup. The waiter had to stop their little escapade.
Veglma- Well, the monkey gets what's coming that's for sure…and just a little hint; he utterly pisses Miro-chan off. Big time.
O.oCharmedanimegirlo.O- Yup cliffy's do stink, and yes, I have put in another cliffy, but if there were no cliffies than the story would get to boring. You need a cliffy to spice things up a bit.
Brickwall847- How could you tell? Well actually it was more of a soda and cookie buzz, but a hyper buzz none the less…sorry about the evil preview, but trust me this preview isn't at all evil. Well, not by much anyways.
Sangonesan- Nah, it aint you…and you're right! It's the albino monkey boy!
Moonmye- It's ok, and yup, action in this chapter but the next chapter is the climax! Big time!
Dictionary
Daijubo- Are you ok?
-chan, -san, -sama, -kun, blank- suffixes used at the ends of names
Chichue- father
Preview of Next Chapter
I smiled running my hand across Miroku's cheek. "We've done it…" I whispered, and he gave a smile, holding me tightly.
"Yes…we've done it…" his voice turned from a soft whisper to a jubilant cry, and we both laughed together.
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