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Warning: Miroku and Sango fluff! And of course InuYasha being an idiot!
Chapter 8-
Screams echoed around InuYasha, he ate some rice as he walked past the figures rushing to Miroku's room.
'Idiots…' InuYasha grabbed a rushing servant girl, but she pushed him off her. InuYasha, not used to that sort of behavior of women came back up to her grasping her arm roughly.
"Who do you think you are?" InuYasha demanded pushing her back against the wall. Then he saw her face, he glanced up at her head (just to make sure) and noticed the cat ears flickering to and fro.
"Hikari! Crap! Where's Riku?" He glanced around through the scramble of confusion trying to find the tall brown haired cat-boy.
InuYasha was pushed away from Hikari, her hair seeming to stand on end. Her tail moved even more then usual. Her mouth edged into a snarl, hissing coming from it. 'Well what's she so mad about?' He thought in a confused manner.
"I don't want to see you again today, if I do I'll se to it that Riku kicks your butt. Understand that Freak!" Hikari turned her back on him, her tail hitting him in the head as she began to run toward the staircase he had just come up from.
"Jerk!" She muttered over her shoulder at him. And then she disappeared from sight around the corner.
InuYasha went back to eating and walking. He had to find that room Kagome was in. He had to! Maybe she would finish the business with him that Sango and… 'What was he's name? Oh well… whatever it was…who cares anyway…' stopped him from doing. He still seethed from them ending it right when it was getting good.
He didn't notice until he had passed around the hall a few times, that one door was left cracked open a little. A quick glance around made him realize that no one was nearby but a few insignificant servants. 'Hmmm…what's in here?'
A push on the doorknob and the door creaked open slowly. He placed his hand in the crack, poking his nose in, when he heard two gruesome voices coming from within that sounded more like cats or dogs then humans.
"What's this?" InuYasha whispered tentatively.
A gasp passed his lips at what he saw. A young woman (well, a young women beginning to change into a fish) knelt by a long swimming pool, moving her hands in frantic movements. At first InuYasha thought that she was talking to herself since he couldn't see anything else in the room but a spider or two. But he soon saw a splash of water and a shine of silver. He narrowed his eyes to see a figure in the water, but that wasn't what made him stumble back in amazement, it wasn't the fishtail, or the idea of how they talked.
No, it was the faces, he knew who they were. He had to know. He remembered.
It was Kagome and that bastard that had caught her fancy right after her and InuYasha had begun dating. InuYasha had tried to get them to fight at every opportune moment that he could, but they were as thick as thieves and seemed sometimes even closer. InuYasha racked his brain for the name of the bastard and then remembered, Sesshomaru, that's what it was. InuYasha snarled at the cozy couple, but a smirk was forming on his face, because he knew what to do.
Another hurried glance around the hallway and then he strode back tot the door, opening it on his side just as Kagome pushed against it on her side.
A cry came out of her mouth as she fell into him, a growl coming from in front of him. InuYasha grinned evilly over to Sesshomaru. Kagome herself was staring up at him with fear, tear-glazed eyes. She was even uttering small animal like noises to the freak behind her.
'I'll have her before her change is complete. I'll get to have her!' InuYasha promised himself darkly.
Laughing filled the room as Kagome cringed and 'Maru' tried to get out of the pool on his own. InuYasha brought his lips to Kagome's neck and began to travel up to her ear. Kagome's hoarse sobs echoed in his ears, being the music that he missed so much.
With a quick shove she fell on the ground near the pools edge. Scrambling to get to the merman. InuYasha shut the door with a final bang and locked the lock. The sound seemed to go on forever and ever around them. He finally turned around to stare at the two misfits and couldn't help the perverted smile that graced his lips.
"Well, well, well… looks like we'll be in here for a while. Hugh, Kagome?"
Break
Sango's trembling form was squished in a corner. Her hands trying unsuccessfully to hide her eyes away from the monster that used to be her Miroku. Her cries had quieted since all of the commotion outside, because she knew someone was coming.
'They'll come! I'll have someone else deal with him. I have to. I just can't handle this right now.'
A glance around the room showed that it was pretty dry, unable to sustain a large aquatic animal such as mi… him.
Sango darted a shy look over to him, it, the thing. Miroku's black hair had now become a purple so brilliant that you wouldn't be able to understand it without seeing it. His already fish pale skin seemed translucent in the evening light. Teeth that looked more like shark fangs seemed to stick over his bottom lip, making him look vampirish.
His eyes had changed to a light violet. His ears were elflike, with raged looking edges and his whole back; arms and back-neck had scales the color of gray, dark gray, and purple.
Miroku right now was laying on his back on the cool cement floor, his side against the wall farthest from her, not looking at her and seeming to try and blend in with his surroundings. To not show his monstrous form.
Sango looked down his body, following his spine to show a dorsal fin with the same color of the scales all over the rest of his body. And further she went, till she saw only scales, no flesh at all. Only scales on his waist all the way to his feet.
'But he doesn't have feet, they've disappeared. Now he has a tail like a shark.'
The fin was parallel to his dorsal fin and was jagged, like he had already been in a fight with another monster over territory. You know, like the stuff you see on animal planet.
"Sango!" Naraku's voice came from the door. "I want you to tell me what is going on with Miroku." His voice seemed to disturb Miroku and his gaze quickly came over to where Sango sat, whose gaze had not left his body yet. She quickly turned her gaze away from him before something reminded her of the old Miroku.
Slowly she stood, glancing ever so often at Miroku to make sure she wasn't doing anything to quickly. Yet he seemed perfectly okay with how she was walking, in fact his eyes were soulful and full of regret. He actually seemed quite sad. Sango couldn't stand it and turned her head away in a hurry. She could pretend that he didn't exist then she wouldn't have to worry about her conscience.
"Naraku, sir…" A growl from Miroku interrupted her sending of information and she stiffened in fear. Cringing, waiting for the lashing pain, but nothing came. No animal roar. Nothing, except…
Damn-it! I'm such an idiot, I told myself that I wouldn't- I WOULDN'T DO THIS! DAMN! I'm such a bastard.
Sango glanced around in surprise. 'Where did that come from? No one's in this room except for Miroku and I, and besides, Miroku can't talk in the human language. Am I nuts? No I can't be, okay I might but it didn't sound like a stranger, no it sounded oddly like Miroku… but it can't be.'
She shook her head to take the feeling of sadness out of her head. "I've gone crazy, of course he can't say anything, don't be ridiculous!"
What's she taking about? Should I go over there…A quick turn and Sango was facing Miroku, she was sure no that it was his voice; he was the only one with that sound of voice. That playful light to it even with a miserable air. He was watching her warily; his purple eyes the same twinkle that he had when he was human.
"Did you say something Miroku?" She snorted at her stupidity, "Of course not, how can I think that… Naraku changed you to an animal. You can't talk! You couldn't even hold back when you HURT ME!"
Tears came to her eyes, making it hard to see. Then she turned away, walking slowly back to the locked door.
"Naraku! He… he doesn't have any water. I think he's dehydrated. What should I-"
Stupid man! I don't want her talking to any other man but me!Miroku's voice came into her head, a growl echoing in the room as well.
Sango could only stand gaping at the door. It was him! He hadn't gone away and been replaced by a monster! Tears fell down her cheeks and heaving sobs shook her.
The pain she had felt when he had hurt her and seemed to be unemotional to her pain. How could she have thought he would disappear? Never! She turned around staring at him, the tears still falling.
Oh shit! I made her cry! How the hell did I do that this time! I swear she has more emotions then all the women in the world put together times two. Shit! I didn't do anything at all!
Miroku had a small look of surprise on his face and (to Sango's up most surprise) small growling and clicking was coming from his mouth, yet at the same time she could her his voice in her head.
Sango I…
She couldn't hold it in anymore, she had to talk to him, and she had to tell him sorry. More tears of happiness ran down her cheeks. She flung herself in his arms earning a moment of fear when he growled saying in his mind:
Sango… to fast…She could understand! She could feel his control on the beast within him. She could feel him all.
"Oh, Miroku! I'm… So-so sorr-y-y. I was so fr-i-i-ghtened and I-I couldn't hear you! But now I can! For some reason I can hear in my mind what you say!" She knew she was blubbering and she could hear he was trying to get her away, yet she couldn't leave, she didn't want to. She would accept both him, and his monster self.
By the time she had finished spewing her confessions he had stilled, his hands holding her back though every now and then his nails would prick her.
What is she talking about? I think she has finally blown the socket…maybe I should get…
Sango brought her hands up to his face brushing his bangs back over his ear and then continued to run her hand through his hair. A small sound could be heard from his throat, almost like he was purring. The kind that you would hear from a content cat.
Her hand reached the back of his neck feeling the mixture of hair and scales and she hesitated waiting and watching Miroku's expression.
"No, I'm not crazy… and you shouldn't get Naraku. Don't you want more time with me…" Sango whispered to him in his ear her breath warming it in little puffs. Her hands began to massage his neck and he groaned in what she was doing to him. His eyes were beginning to close at the feelings she was making him feel.
Hmmm… that feels so good… she said something about what I said, what was it again? I'm purring, how is that possible? Oh well…
Sango laughed as hard as she could, earning a scowl from Miroku in the process. He pressed his nails in her back making her stiffen in slight fear. A look at his eyes showed her that they had returned to the dark black emotionless eyes that she had seen when he attacked her.
"Now Miroku… I was laughing at what you said in your mind… you have to be careful of what you say to me." It wasn't getting through to him and he kept piercing her back. "Please Miroku think about what you're about to do!" She brushed down his cheek and brushed his lips on accident, bringing his eyes up to hers. In his mind she could hear a small bit of Miroku though it was faint, since his animal side was taking over.
What's she doing?
"I'm standing right here Miroku… don't use third person."
Miroku's expression was priceless as he finally seemed to understand what she had been trying to tell him all this time.
Sango?
Her smile widened as his smile began. As his eyes shifted back to a light violet.
"Yes…"
Sango reached forward as Miroku reached forward. Her eyes drifted shut and she could fell his breath on her face when the door banged open.
"Sango MOVE!" Naraku yelled, throwing her away as she skidded across the room. Miroku didn't seem to like that and began to growl in warning.
I hate that man! I'm going to tear them all apart!
Naraku called others I, making the small room coloastiphobic and heated with the human bodies.
"Bring the pool in. I want him looked at as well; make sure he doesn't have any life long injuries. He's the first shark hybrid that has ever lived through the testing stage! Move, NOW PEOPLE!"
Soon enough the room had been emptied of servants and in their place a huge pool stood. All that was let in the room were doctors, Naraku, Sango, and Miroku. But whenever the doctors tried to get near him, Miroku would begin hissing and growling. No one else seemed to understand what he was saying to them. Which to Sango she could hear easily. He was saying stay away and he could help himself.
Naraku was getting mad, Sango could tell. The first time she tried to speak to him. To tell him to let her test Miroku he just ignored her making Miroku even more mad since his animal self seemed to think he was the only one that could do that.
A quick glare in his direction shut him up, and she tried again to let her try to work on him. Yet right when she was to get attention the young servant cat demon came in. Actually more at a gallop.
"Naraku! InuYasha came near me and he was acting very strange. He treated me like a trollop even. But then I ran away from him and saw him walk around on the upper level… where… Kagome and Sessho-mar-u-u are… I followed him and could tell the door was open to their chamber and apparently he could too…"
With a loud curse Naraku came up to Hikari, "Get to the point urchin! Damn-it, what the hell happened! What did the lil' bastard do?"
Hikari was as still as a statue and trembling, she sniffled a few times and then continued with her eyes closed as though she couldn't stand to see their expressions.
"He's doing something to Kagome, sir…"
