Wow! You guys rock! I know I've said it before…in my other story…but it really makes me happy when I get reviews. It makes me feel like people appreciate me and my writing…it is an awesome feeling too! I also like it when you guys check out my profile and read my other stories too! I now have two one-shots posted…and I've got some positive feedback on both! YAYNESS!
Well, here is my Sango/Miroku chapter…it is on Valentine's Day…and after school, the girls are going to the Feudal Era to spend the evening with the guys. Bet you can't wait to hear what all the gifts are can ya? I know that it took me forever to update…but I had a major problem with the story…my new evil doers lacked dimension…I couldn't picture them…I know what I want for a plot…but the evil people eluded me…
Now, however, thanks to Kachie, (who was kind enough to poke my brain until she found and smashed the 'BIG-RED-BUTTON-OF-EVIL-IDEAS-AND-SUCH'.) So, now I have a plan for them…how they tie into the story…and even what they look like! OMIGOD!
Oh…and I've also been sicker than a dog for the past two days…I mean, why on earth would someone get the flu on Spring Break! My GOD! My normal temperature is 97.7degrees…yesterday, it was 101.1 and today it was 100.1. Ladies and gentlemen, my temperature hasn't been that high in four years! I couldn't even get out of bed! The last time my temp. was that high, I began to hallucinate! Seriously! But, despite my horrid stomach and headache, along with my immense dizziness and aching muscles, I have decided to sit at the computer and write the last few pages of this chapter for you…are you happy now? I SHOULD BE RESTING!
Disclaimer: I own nothing! No songs…no characters…no awesome t.v. shows….(starts crying all over again…)
Be My Valentine: Part 4
Sango stretched her arms up into the sky as she stood up from her bed. She loved the crisp morning air. There was snow everywhere, and a light snow was falling even then. Sango had been nice and warm in her bed, but when she felt the refreshing cold on her face, she knew she had to get up. It was Valentine's Day. She touched the necklace around her neck and smiled. Miroku had purchased it for her and had given it to her at the festival. She also discovered that everyone else had received one as well, even Kagura. It was a bit of a joke, but it was a sweet one.
Sango's necklace had purple and black beads, like Miroku's, but her glass charm was of a small boomerang. She had laughed when she had seen it…
Flashback:
Sango and Miroku sat on a bench in the gymnasium watching everyone else dance; they had just sat down for a rest. Koga and Inuyasha weren't going anywhere near the dance floor, now that the girls were done singing, but were sticking to the games. They could hear Inuyasha get frustrated every time he lost at a game, and laughed.
Miroku took something out of his shirt pocket and handed it to Sango with a stupid grin.
"This is for you, Lady Sango, I hope you like it…" he said honestly. Sango looked at him oddly before opening the package; she smiled a soft smile when she saw what it was.
"…Thank you Miroku…it was sweet of you to get me a gift…you didn't have to…" she said as she put it on happily. Miroku leaned in and gave her a small kiss on the lips.
"…Yes I did…you are well worth any gift that a man could give, Sango-chan…" he said gently. Sango blushed.
"…Miroku…"
"Yes my love?"
"Get your hand off my ass NOW!"
End Flashback
Sango smiled to herself once more as she dressed and walked outside. She was pelted with a snowball.
"Oops…sorry Sango-san! Kohaku-kun and Kanna-chan started a snowball fight and Rin isn't quite good at aiming hers yet…" Rin yelled as she ran to the girl to give her a hug in apology. Sango wiped the snow from her face, but smiled.
"It is all right Rin…I was just startled is all!" she said. Suddenly, another snowball hit her in the back of the head. Sango growled and picked up a fist full of snow. She packed it down and chucked it at Kanna and Kohaku, whom were trying to scramble away from her and Rin. She hit Kohaku in the back, causing him to fall over.
"Aaaahhh! Ok, ok! I'm sorry Aneue! Jeez! You throw too hard!" he yelled back at her, laughing. Kanna helped him up and giggled as she helped him brush himself off. Sango looked at the three children and rolled her eyes.
"You three are soaked…you should go and change your clothes before you get sick…" she said in a motherly tone. Rin giggled.
"Demons do not get sick Sango-san!" she said. Sango shook her head.
"Sorry, force of habit…but still, I'm sure even demons can get ill once in a while…better safe than sorry…" she said, shaking her finger. This act caused all of them to laugh, and the three children scampered off.
"You would make a good mother…" came a voice from behind Sango. She turned and smiled sweetly at Miroku.
"Thanks, but I do not intend on becoming one anytime soon, so quit hoping for something that ain't gonna happen monk!" she said, narrowing her eyes. Miroku held up his hands, as if to say, "No tricks."
"I wasn't implying anything…for once…I was being truly honest…you would make an excellent mother…your natural instinct to look out for younger ones is what implies this to me," he said, being completely honest for once.
Sango smiled at him, "You had better not be implying anything, or else you'd not live long enough to see today's end!"
Miroku chuckled as he put an arm around her waist and kissed her cheek, "I know…that's why I'm being careful today…"
"Smart monk…" she muttered. Miroku smiled.
"Why thank you." The two began to walk around the village leisurely, not having anything better to do, when Miroku spoke once more.
"I've been thinking a lot lately…"
"Hn, that's a first."
"Hey, hear me out Sango…I've been thinking about something you disclosed to us quite a while back."
Sango gave Miroku a curious look, "What exactly?"
Miroku smiled, "Well, you said that when everything was said, done, and over with, that you wanted to rebuild your village…and now, since Naraku is dead, the Jewel is no more, and Kohaku is alive and quite well, you can do that…"
Sango gave him a confused look, "What exactly are you getting at Miroku?" Miroku gave her a squeeze.
"…I would like to help you…and I'm sure that Kohaku would want to help as well…we can go from time to time…just the three of us if you want, and we can rebuild it bit by bit…" he said carefully, knowing how much this had meant to Sango.
Sango, quite surprised with his proposal, looked at him for a moment before jumping on him and squeezing him in all her delight, "…That would be wonderful Miroku…I am so glad that you suggested this…"
Miroku blushed slightly and hugged her back, "…It was you who suggested it Lady Sango…I merely remembered…although…"
Sango looked at him critically, "Although…what?" she asked. Miroku smiled, looking at their demonic markings.
"Although…I do not think it wise to call it a demon slayer village…after all…we don't want to discourage friendship with the builders…" he said jokingly. Sango breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
"You may have a point there, Miroku…" she said. She leaned in and gave Miroku a kiss on the lips, which he quickly deepened. (AN: Stupid lech…) Suddenly, his mouth felt cold, almost frozen, and when the two parted, Miroku could see his own breath. Sango backed away quickly and when met with his bewildered stare, winked and walked away in the direction that the children had gone. Miroku just stood there in shock.
"Despite the fact that she is an ice demoness…that," he said, to no one in particular, "…was hot…"
Afternoon, Feudal Era…still:
"…Wow Sango…the monk's gonna be on cloud-nine forever now…we'll never bring him down…" Kagura said, laughing loudly. Sango had been acting fishy all day, and Kagura had wanted to know why. Aside from smelling a bit like Miroku, which Kagura guessed was because they had probably had a quick, 'make-out session,' nothing seemed to be different about her…so Kagura had finally given up on guessing and had gone to the source. Sango had told her about her little addition to their kiss and Kagura had nearly fallen over laughing.
"It's not that funny!" Sango yelled, now sorry that she had ever told Kagura. The wind demoness put her hand on her shoulder and smiled at her as calmly as she could.
"You're right…it's not that it's funny, I just didn't expect you to tease him like that! You are the last person I would expect to do something like that…" she said. This only made Sango feel a little better.
"But still…it's not that big a deal…" she said. Kagura smirked.
"Oh, I beg to differ. With the way you've been acting all day, I'd say it was a big deal to you…and since the one you were…toying with…was Miroku…then I'd say it was a big deal to him too.
Think about it. You are so careful about your relationship with him: you don't let him grope you despite the fact that you are his fiancé…good job by the way, you get jealous as hell when he gropes other girls even though you know he doesn't mean it, any perverted comments towards you or anyone else is a fatal crime, and you also, in general, are the stiff of the relationship. By messing with his head like that, you, in a weird, twisted, and slightly perverted way, opened up to him a bit and let go of yourself for a moment. You teased him, which you have never done before."
Sango rolled her eyes, "Actually…I did tease once…We girls were bathing that night that Rin and Shippo returned to us after countless hours of walking and searching to the point of exhaustion, and we heard a noise in the bushes. Figuring it was Miroku, Hekele formulated a plan to make him want to reveal himself. I basically said how I felt about him in a tragic, hopeless manner and he ran right out of his hiding place to see me. Hekele and Kachie then tripped him and drug him into the water and held him under for a moment before getting out and hurriedly getting dressed. When he resurfaced…we found that he had a broken nose…"
Kagura rolled her eyes, "That was different, you were tricking him and getting even…this time, however, there were no tricks involved…Hey, if his nose broke, how come it healed so well?"
Sango grinned at the change of subject, she liked the gossip much more, "Hekele set it for him…and all the while he was staring at the poor girl's chest…then he groped her…and then Sesshoumaru yanked her behind him and threatened the monk with his life for being so indecent…yeah…it was the first time we ever saw Sesshoumaru show affection…it was like the apocalypse…" Kagura's eyes widened.
"My god…the monk can't stop being a hentai long enough to get his nose set…what an airhead…"
Sango smiled, "Yeah…but he's my airhead…"
Future:
"Miroku…what has gotten into you…you seem…out of it…" Kagome asked as she passed the said monk on her way to the kitchen. Miroku sighed.
"My Lady Sango…surprised me today…" he said. Kagome arched an eyebrow and looked at Hekele and Kachie, who looked just as confused.
"Well…don't elaborate, please, we'll find out from Sango what happened…you would exaggerate…and ewwy images would be stuck in our heads…" Kachie said, shuddering. Miroku chucked a pillow at her and she ducked.
"Wow…he went from 'out-of-it' to 'leave-me-alone-or-pay' pretty quick…Sango must've confused him somehow…" Hekele said as she followed Kagome into the kitchen. Kachie stretched and did the same after shooting Miroku one of her warning glares.
Miroku himself rolled his eyes and followed the three girls into the kitchen, where they were preparing food for their dinner later on in the evening.
Kagome shot Miroku a look, "So…why did you come here anyway? You knew we had school…"
"Ah, yes, but I also knew that you would be home by this time…" he said as he sat at the kitchen table. The girls looked at him oddly.
"Which brings us back to the original question…what are you doing here?" Kachie asked. Miroku grinned.
"To score some free food before the dinner of course!" Hekele hit him upside the head.
"I'll make sure to give you Kachie's food then…"
"Hey! That's cruel!"
"Hey! I'm not that bad a cook!" Kachie growled. The four paused and looked at one another before laughing at themselves. Miroku reached for a banana that Hekele was cutting up to put into a fruit bowl when she slapped his hand.
"I was serious Miroku…hands off!"
Feudal Era…an hour later:
"It was sweet of you to give us a hand Miroku, considering how much food you sampled before…" Kagome said as she jumped out of the well with her arms full of food. Hekele and Kachie followed, and were surprised by what they all saw. Inuyasha, Koga, Sesshoumaru, and Sango were standing there, waiting for them.
"Wow…to what do we owe this honor?" Hekele joked. The boys shrugged.
"We just felt like waiting for you this time…that's all," Inuyasha said, looking at Kagome. Kagome blushed but beamed at him. Sango looked around for a moment before speaking.
"Where is Miroku?" she asked. Just then, Miroku leapt from the well, juggling about six or seven different food dishes.
"Help…I think I'm gonna drop them…please…" he whined. Sango shook her head and took a few of the dishes from him.
"What did you do now?" she asked apathetically. Miroku whined.
"Nothing…" Kachie whacked him upside the head.
"You sampled all the food! My god! We weren't even done yet and you were trying to eat it!" she complained. Miroku gulped.
"But it smelled so good…" he said. Kachie growled.
"So? We said 'no,' and 'no' means 'no'…not 'eat-it-when-they-aren't-looking!'" she huffed. Sango sighed.
"Miroku…you will never learn…"
After dinner in Kaede's hut:
"That was delicious food, you three really cook well," Sango said to her three friends. Koga moaned.
"I'm stuffed…" he said.
Kachie giggled, "Maybe you shouldn't have had thirds…"
Hekele and Kagome beamed at Sango proudly. They had worked very hard on the meal, as had Kachie, and they were very happy with how it turned out. Kagura, Kanna, Kohaku, Rin, and Shippo also seemed happy with it.
"I must say that I am impressed with you guys, the food was awesome," Kagura added as she snatched the last piece of fried shrimp that Kagome had made. Shippo and Rin were munching on some of Kachie's home-made chocolate-chip cookies contently while Kanna and Kohaku were arguing over who got the last of Hekele's shish kabobs. Sango, deciding to end the argument, walked behind the two, grabbed the kabob, and snapped it in half. She handed half to each of them.
"Now, that wasn't too hard was it?" she asked. Both of the pre-teens blushed and shook their heads as they ate. Miroku chuckled at the sight and nudged Inuyasha.
"Here comes the next generation of couples…" he said in a low tone. Inuyasha nearly spat out his Coke when he started laughing. Kagome looked at him.
"And what is so funny?" she asked. Inuyasha grinned.
"Oh nothing…the perverted idiot just made an interesting observation…I'll tell you about it later…" he said. Kagome pouted a little but then beamed as she looked at Sango.
"Hey…do you think we should give the boys their presents now?" she asked. Sango, whom had gotten Miroku a gift a while back, nodded furiously.
"Yes! We must give them their gifts!" she said happily. The boys just stared at them.
"…You got us gifts?" Inuyasha asked in disbelief. The girls all beamed.
"YUP!" they all said simultaneously. The girls were all surprised when they saw the boys smirk.
"…We have gifts for you as well…" Sesshoumaru said, breaking the newly formed silence.
The girls looked at them oddly. "But, you already gave us our gifts…the necklaces…" Hekele said, confused. Miroku piped up.
"Ah, but those weren't our only gifts. Those were a sort of sentimental joke…your real gifts are yet to be given," he said. Sango rolled her eyes at him.
"Why not get started then? We'll open the gifts one at a time and show them off!" she said, coming up with an idea. She noticed as Kohaku began to blush and silently wondered why.
"That sounds like a lovely idea Sango…let's retrieve the gifts and begin, shall we?" Miroku asked. Sango eyed him suspiciously.
"You're up to something…aren't you?" she asked. Miroku just grinned.
"Of course not my lady Sango…why ever would you think such a thing?" he asked, feigning hurt.
Sango narrowed her eyes, "Call it good instinct…" Miroku shrugged and went to retrieve his gift for her. The others in the hut simply looked at one another for a moment in silence before doing the same thing.
After collecting their gifts, everyone sat in a circle nervously, not knowing what to do next. Again, Sango was the one to get things going.
"Why don't Inuyasha and Kagome go first?" Sango asked, not wanting for Miroku and herself to be first.
Kagome grinned evilly as she handed Inuyasha one of the two small boxes that she had in her lap, "Here you go…you have to open this one first…"
Inuyasha looked at her skeptically, but opened the little wrapped gift. There was a box. Quite curious, he opened the box and emptied the contents into his hand. He nearly had a heart attack when a miniature Yoda fell into his hand.
"What the hell? I thought I was rid of this little freakish dude when I was done with that creepy movie marathon!" he said, quite annoyed. Kagome burst out laughing and gave him a hug.
"I was kidding! It was a joke gift! Geez…you need to lighten up! Here's your real one…" she said as she handed him an even smaller package. Inuyasha took it without a word and ripped off the wrapping paper. Inside was a very nice box. He opened it and froze. There was a beautiful golden ring on a silver chain. The ring looked almost exactly like the necklace that he had purchased for her. It had the same dragon with a sapphire eye on it. His mouth dropped open as he lifted it out of the box and examined it closer. Without a single word, he put it on and looked at Kagome, beaming.
"Do you believe in fate?" he asked. Kagome looked at him oddly. Inuyasha gave her his gift and watched with grinning eyes while she opened it cautiously. When she opened the box, she gasped. All eyes were on her as she pulled the dragon necklace from its box and simply stared at it for a few moments. Then, as Souta had predicted, Kagome glomped Inuyasha in all her joy.
"Thank you Inuyasha! It's so beautiful! I can't believe they have the same design! It's perfect!" she exclaimed, hugging him happily. Inuyasha flushed but smiled at her all the same. He wrapped his arms around her and whispered to her softly.
"No…you're perfect…but the gift you got me is a pretty close second…Thank you…" he said.
The girls in the group all simultaneously 'awed' and the boys all 'feh'ed', thinking their gifts to be better.
"Ok…now that those two are in la-la land, why don't you and Miroku go, Sango?" Hekele asked. Sango nodded slightly and turned to Miroku.
"All right then. Here you are Miroku…" she said slowly, as she handed him her gift, which lay in a very long box. Miroku, in turn, handed her the larger one of the two that he had for her.
Miroku curiously tore at the paper of his extremely large gift. It was too long to be a sword…but too wide to be a staff of some sort. He looked at Sango curiously and she smiled patiently, evidently happy with his reaction so far. His gift for her was still in her lap, untouched until he had opened his.
Turning his gaze back to his gift, he found that the casing for the gift was a wooden box with intricate designs. He mused at the craftsmanship for a moment before realizing something.
"This is not from the other era…as the other gifts are…" he mused, once again looking at Sango curiously. Sango's smiled broadened at this. Apparently, this voiced realization pleased her. Miroku, now more confused than ever, opened the box's lid and his eyes widened in shock. In it was a long, staff-like weapon. At the top was a bell-shaped blade which looked sharper than all get out. It was about eight inches across. On the bottom of the staff was a crescent moon shaped blade with the sharp edge on the inside. It was also about eight inches wide.
Miroku just stared at the weapon intensely before speaking, "…This is a Chinese Monk's Spade…it was first made and used about 1300 years ago…I have read about it and its uses way back when I was still studying to live as a monk…it is a truly remarkable weapon…" He stared at Sango in disbelief for a moment, completely shocked. Sango herself was smiling from ear to ear.
"Yes…I got it a while ago…there was a festival in a nearby village and I knew there would be weapons' shops…I also knew that since becoming a demon, you have not been able to use your spiritual powers…and that includes your sacred staff. I figured that you would need a new weapon to use…and when I went through the entire festival and hadn't seen anything like it, and after learning its history and such…I thought that this would be the weapon for you…pick it up!" she commanded gently. Miroku complied and nearly dropped it in shock. He could suddenly feel his demonic power flowing through it and focusing it. He looked at Sango.
"…It's focusing my power…" he mused aloud, so that the rest of their friends weren't totally clueless as to what was going on. Sango beamed once more.
"Yes…I took it to Totosai and had him reinforce it with his talents…and since he accustomed it for you, it can focus your energy into itself for more strength and abilities…and only you will be able to wield it properly…sort of like Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga and Sesshoumaru's Tenseiga," she explained.
Miroku was touched. He hadn't even seriously considered getting a new sort of weapon…but she had found him one that would be easy for him to use even as a beginner, and had also had Totosai strengthen it for him. He knew that this had probably cost her more than just a pretty penny, and he was much more than merely grateful.
"Sango…this is a very exquisite weapon. I really do not know what to say. It is not seen much anymore, even in China. It is beautifully crafted, and since I am used to wielding a staff, this shouldn't be as awkward a transfer as would a sword or another weapon…it is perfect for my needs…Thank you very much…I love it almost as much as I love you…" he declared finally. Again, the girls 'awed' and the boys had to fight an 'ooh' at the interesting weapon. Well, Inuyasha, Koga, and Kohaku were eyeing it with curious looks while Sesshoumaru looked at Hekele warningly, for she too seemed bewitched by the new sharp object…
"Wow Sango…that was some nice thinking…I would have never thought of getting a former monk a weapon…cool…" Shippo said. Kagura and Kanna simply nodded their approval of the well-planned and exotic gift.
"Ok Sango…now open his!" Kagura said curiously, wondering what the idiot had gotten her. Sango nodded, feeling relieved that Miroku liked his gift. She looked at the gift in her lap curiously and began to unwrap it. It was wrapped in what seemed like miles of wrapping paper and everyone gathered around her curiously, wondering now what on earth the monk could have gotten her that he needed all that wrapping paper.
Suddenly, Kohaku's face turned pale, "Miroku-sama…you didn't…I thought you were joking…" he said to the older man seated across from him. But he was too late as Sango finished unwrapping the mystery gift…
A red, silk, bra and pair of panties.
Sango was mortified. She dropped the gift and abruptly stood up, facing Miroku with her eyes hidden beneath her bangs. Everyone minus Miroku backed up in fear of the angered demoness…even Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha…
Miroku gave her a goofy, yet very guilty and fearful grin as she just stood there, "I-it's a joke gift…hehe, you know, like the Yoda that Kagome got Inuyasha? Joke? Funny? Not serious? Not worth killing me over? I hope…"
Sango abruptly grabbed her boomerang and hit him with it as hard as she possibly could, tears in her eyes, "You think that's funny? Embarrassing me in front of our friends? Here I go, buying you an expensive but well needed gift, and then I spend even more money on it to have poor Totosai work on it for me so that it was strong enough for a demon to wield! I spent time and effort into making sure that it was perfect for you and then you go and embarrass me like this! It is not funny!" With that said, Sango stormed out of the hut, and everyone left could smell the salt from her tears.
"Miroku! You are such a hentai! Why in God's name did you do that?" Kagura yelled, hitting a mostly unconscious demon in the head once more. Hekele and Kagome were equally disturbed.
"If I were you, and thank Buddha I'm not, even I wouldn't have done that! What were you thinking!" Kagome yelled, hitting him in the head as well. She and Kagura stalked outside to calm down poor Sango.
Hekele just looked at him angrily, "You are so stupid! Does you idiocy know no bounds? You knew that it would embarrass her! You had to have known! Yet you upset her anyway!" She then proceeded to kick him in the ribs before walking outside after Kagura, Kagome, and Sango.
Kachie then, for the first time during the ordeal, spoke, "Rin, Shippo, Kanna, Kohaku?" The four looked at her curiously as she motioned for them to walk over to her, but complied. Kachie scowled past them at Miroku.
"…Sit on him…" Once again they, confused but very angry with the former monk, obeyed. Kachie herself walked over to the now moaning and squashed hentai.
"Miroku, Sango is a very nice person. She is forgiving. She is trusting. She is concerned for others before herself. Hell, she even loves you, which means that she needs all of those qualities, PLUS patience. So yes, Miroku, Sango is also a very patient woman. You just made her feel like a fool in front of all of us. Granted, we all know who the real fool is, but she was hurt.
When you put someone through that kind of degrading humiliation, not-so-nice things happen. One, they aren't as kind to you the next time around. Two, they don't like to forgive as often. Three, they lose faith and trust in you. Four, their concern for you whittles down. And five, their patience wears so thin that it may never return. So, if I were in your position, I would get my ass off the floor, find the person I pissed off, beg for forgiveness, and give them their real present. Personally though, I wouldn't forgive anyone for making me seem so stupid in my own eyes. 'Cuz if you don't respect yourself, then who is going to respect you?" she said to him in a low and threatening tone. She motioned for the kids to get off of him and then walked over him to leave the hut, making sure to step on his back on the way out.
Kanna, Shippo, Rin, and Kohaku left the hut after her, but they walked around the convicted hentai.
A semi-conscious Miroku looked up at his comrades from his painful spot on the floor, "So…I screwed up…huh?"
Inuyasha growled at him, "Gee, ya think? Thank you for ruining the day."
Koga growled and tapped the lightning demon on the head, "I must admit, that had to be the dumbest thing you could have done. You know that Sango hates it when you do ANYTHING perverted towards her or any other female, so why would this be any different?"
Miroku sighed, "Because she is my fiancée, knows how much I love her, knows how much I joke, knows how hard bad habits are to kill, and knows that I would never mean to make her so upset…" It was a hopeful response, but not an accepted one.
"…Sango may be and know all of those things, but perhaps she feels…pressured when you act in the low way that you are so accustomed to. She has made it apparent that she has her virtues, and perhaps your…teasing makes her feel as though you do not respect them…that may be what has upset her so," Sesshoumaru said in his wisest tone. Inuyasha and Koga couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Seeing that his three comrades had a point, Miroku sighed, "So…I should get up and follow Kachie's advice…ne?" Koga whacked him upside the head.
"…Wait about an hour or so for her to calm down some…else you may not survive the experience…"
Two hours later:
Miroku slowly walked around the village looking for Sango. His nose could have easily told him where she was, but he decided to take the extra time to think up a proper apology.
His friends had made a very good point while yelling at him…especially Kachie and Sesshoumaru. They had explained why Sango had been so disturbed by his joke, whereas the rest of his comrades had simply yelled at him.
Kachie's words had been dramatic, even for her, but they had grasped his attention like he knew they were meant to. Sango was an amazing woman who was everything that Kachie had said and then some, but still, she could be fragile once in a while.
And then of course came Sesshoumaru's suggestion that perhaps Sango took it as being pressured by him. This rather disturbed Miroku; he hadn't meant it in such a fashion, and would never dream of making Sango feel that way. He had only meant it as a joke, a simple joke that he knew may anger her at first, but he had intended on redeeming himself with his true gift anyhow, to smooth over the prank. Now it seemed that it was his only option…accompanied by a heart-felt apology of course.
Miroku walked around for another few minutes, thinking. Perhaps another reason that she had been so upset was that he had given her the gift in front of the rest of their friends? She herself had accused him of embarrassing her in front of them, so it was quite logical that it was another reason for her anger. Maybe if he had given her that gift in private, she wouldn't have been so upset. Yes, he was certain that he would have been slapped once or twice, but he had counted on that ahead of time either way.
Miroku stopped walking and stretched slightly, sniffing around for her as he did so. Her scent seemed to be coming from the edge of the forest. Miroku was a bit perplexed by this, but headed in that direction anyhow, his true gift clutched tightly in his right hand.
Sango sighed as she sat in the snow beneath the trees. Miroku could be such an insensitive idiot. Why had he gone and purchased her a bra and panties! She had thought that he had more sense than that! And in front of all of their friends too!
I don't care how much he says he loves me…that was inexcusable! she thought to herself angrily, chucking a fistful of snow at a tree in front of her. She just couldn't believe that he had done that to her. Sure, she had teased him a bit that morning with that kiss…but it had been a private thing between the two of them…she hadn't made a huge show of it or do it with the knowledge that it would embarrass him. It was completely different!
"Sango-chan?" came a voice behind her. Sango snorted and closed her eyes.
"Don't '–chan' me. I'm still mad at you," she said coolly. Miroku grimaced and walked over to her. He sat down next to her and looked straight ahead as he spoke.
"…I am truly sorry for embarrassing you Sango-chan…I only meant to jest…" he said slowly. Sango gave an aggravated sigh.
"I know that Miroku, but in front of our friends? And that…gift? Do you have any idea how that makes me feel?" she asked, her eyes still closed.
"…Unfortunately, I am beginning to. Please understand Sango-chan, I meant nothing by it…it was only a joke to make you turn red and make everyone else laugh…it was not your real gift…" he said.
"…But…why would you want everyone to laugh at me?" Sango asked, hurt.
Miroku smiled slightly, "Well, the master plan behind my idiocy is quite simple. I was going to give you the gift, get slapped once or twice for my…habits…and then make up for it with your real gift…and then I was hoping that I'd get bonked on the head for not giving it to you sooner, thus directing all teasing at myself…so…to be honest, you were never a target. Had I expected you to get so angry, I never would have bought those for you…I am sorry if I did humiliate you…but from what torture I went through from our friends in your defense…I am the one who has been utterly humiliated…can I be forgiven?"
Sango sighed slightly and opened her eyes. She looked straight ahead as he was, refusing to meet his gaze, "I will have to forgive you sooner or later…won't I?"
Miroku smiled a bit more at the way she said it, but knew that he wasn't out of the woods quite yet, "No, Sango-chan, you don't ever have to forgive me if you do not wish to…not that I would recommend that though…" Sango looked at him oddly.
"And why not?" she asked. Miroku smiled.
"Because then I would have no reason to give you your gift, and, believe it or not…I truly wish to do so…" he said as he took her hand and gingerly placed his gift in it. Sango looked at the gift and sighed once more.
"I am not materialistic Miroku…" she said. Miroku tilted her head to face him and smiled at her once again.
"…I know that Sango-chan…You have never been materialistic…and I never wish for you to become so…if you did, then I would lose part of the selfless Sango that I cherish…" he said. Sango looked at him.
"What are you up to now?" she asked. Miroku tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear, all the while smiling at her still.
"No more jesting…I promise…this gift is for real…" he replied.
Sango sighed again and slowly began to unwrap the gift. Once again, it was wrapped in a mile of wrapping paper. Sango scowled and glared at Miroku, who openly laughed.
"Do not worry, I only used so much paper this time because I didn't have any of Hekele's beloved bubble wrap…Go on…finish opening it!" he said. Sango obeyed and finished unwrapping the gift. What she saw made her jaw drop. Inside the mountain of paper were two jade combs with pink lilies made out of rose quartz. Sango stared at the precious things in her hands in awe.
Miroku took her reaction as a good sign and took one of the combs. He pulled back some of her hair and carefully placed the comb as to hold it back. He smiled happily when he saw Sango blush at his action.
"It is said that lilies are the purest of flowers…so I thought that they would be perfect for you…and they look more beautiful on you than I anticipated…" he said lovingly. Sango lightly touched the comb still in her hand and then looked at Miroku.
"They are lovely…thank you very much Miroku…I…do not know what else to say…" she said to him. Miroku smiled.
"Only forgive me for my earlier blunder…it would be much appreciated…" he joked. Sango narrowed her eyes.
"Hey, I'm not quite ready to forgive you yet…I told you, I'm not materialistic…" she muttered. Miroku gave her a pleading smile.
"I beg one thousand pardons." he said jokingly. Sango smirked.
"Nine hundred ninety nine."
Miroku looked at her, confused, "What?"
Sango smirked once more, "You said that you begged one thousand pardons…that was one…your have nine hundred ninety nine to go…" Miroku gave her another pleading look.
"I beg your pardon?"
"Nine hundred ninety eight…keep them coming…this could take a while…"
"I beg your pardon?"
"Nine hundred ninety seven. Hey, Miroku, why was Kohaku blushing when I suggested that we all show off our gifts?"
"Oh…that was because he bought Kanna one of these necklaces…" he said, touching his for emphasis. Sango's eyes widened.
"You're joking! What shape and which colors?"
"It was a lily, and the colors were a light pink and light blue…Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked when he saw her narrowed eyes.
"I wasn't joking Miroku…" she said lowly. Miroku sighed.
"I beg your pardon?"
"Nine hundred ninety six…One last question: How did you know what sizes to get when you purchased those…items…?"
Miroku gave a guilty smile, "Well…I've groped you enough…it ended up being easy to get the right measurements…hehe…" Sango punched him in he arm, hard.
"Ow…" was all he said as he nursed his poor appendage. Sango glared at him once more and he looked into her eyes pleadingly. When she shook her head, he sighed, defeated.
"I beg your pardon?"
"Nine hundred ninety five."
"I beg your pardon?"
"Nine hundred ninety four."
"I beg your pardon?"
"Nine hundred ninety three…"
Meanwhile, somewhere in modern era:
"Lady Oyu…the preparations have been made…will you be creating the portal soon?" asked a cloaked figure. The voice was quite masculine and gruff. The woman in question, Lady Oyu, turned from her mirror to regard the cloaked figure.
"Kotaro, do not question this one's plans…this one has already told you that she is going to cast her spell here, and then in the past as well. It takes a great deal of energy to time travel…and fifteen years is much longer than you realize…five hundred years could leave this one bed ridden for weeks…" she said firmly, abandoning her mirror and walking to her bed.
Kotaro deeply inhaled her intoxicating scent as she walked past him. She smelled of goldenrods, apples, and cinnamon. It was a spicy scent to go with her spicy attitude. Lady Oyu was a tall and slender woman, perfectly cut and shaped, with long blue-black locks that extended to her knees. Her eyes were iced blue and radiated with her cold intentions. Her luscious lips were naturally blue as well, but still remained as beautiful as she. Her skin was almost as pale as snow.
"My lady Oyu…" he said, as he saw her walk past her bed to her table. It was pure obsidian, black as midnight; the darkest and most powerful stone in existence, "…have you regained enough power to create the spell?"
Lady Oyu gave him an apathetic look, "This one is not weak, Kotaro. This one has enough power to survive and shall make another portal to the Feudal Era in one week." She drew out a small blade and cut her index finger, allowing her blood to flow freely. She pressed it to the stone and began to draw Japanese characters. (AN: the characters she drew are in bold.)
"Love that no one can break…
Bonded by strings of pure gossamer…
Allow the flames of hell to reunite…
Past troubles…
And new lovers…
Burn the strings of gossamer…Untilthey break…
And the love they represent…
Turnto ash…
And die…
Because the ones they love…
No longer exist…
Do as I command…
And O love…
Curse them all!"
The blood on the obsidian table glowed a bright red before burning itself into the surface. Soon the entire stone was glowing a deep red. Wind began to blow fiercely in the room and books and papers were flying everywhere. Lady Oyu glowed red like the stone, forcing her power into it. Her eyes glowed red for and instant. Then everything stopped.
Lady Oyu stood shakily and turned to Kotaro, her eyes now heavy with fatigue. She gave a half-hearted smile to her companion as he approached her. She had done it. The spell was cast. Disaster would befall her enemies.
Lady Oyu took a step and found that she could no longer support her own weight. She felt herself fall, but never hit the ground.
"My lady must be more careful…your energy is almost non-existent as of now…" came Kotaro's voice from above her. She felt him hook his arm under her legs and shift her so that he could carry her properly. She looked at him and gave him another tired smile.
"It is done. Now all we have to do is wait…and the spell will slowly begin to take effect…they will find it impossible to remain together, and thus shall make their defeat certain…" she said tiredly, resting her head on Kotaro's shoulder as he made his way to her bed. She felt him gently set her down and cover her.
"…Our enemies shall never torment us my lady…they will never have the chance. And then in fifteen years, when the time is right, we will rule my love…" he whispered as he placed a gentle kiss on her lips. Lady Oyu touched his cheek.
"We will not have to wait fifteen years…once they are apart, nothing can stop us…we can rule now…"
Me- Ta-frickin'-da! Are you happy now?
Sesshoumaru- What's the matter now?
Me- I'm still sick…and my brother turned evil…
Sesshoumaru- What did he do now? Hit you in the eye with his katana again?
Me- No…but that did hurt…What he did was worse…I was taking my morning
shower, minding my own business, and using the only warm water I was
guaranteed to have all day. Then, he apparently woke up and went to our
upstairs bathroom…and of course he flushed the toilet…which turned my
nice warm shower, into a freezing downpour from hell! I screamed. It
was so cold that I had to get out. My hair still had conditioner in it too…I
had to rinse it in the sink…and that was cold too! I got dressed and stalked
out of the bathroom all pissed off, and he was sitting at the table, eating a
pop-tart, and grinning at me…and do you know what he said?
Sesshoumaru- What did he say?
Me-…he said, "Mornin' Hekele…did ya have enough hot water?"
Kagome- Ouch…that had to suck…Souta did that to me once…I just about
killed him…but he managed to escape…
Kachie- Umm…yeah…Souta…hehe…
Koga- Run Kachie, I think she's onto you!
Kagome- (getting all pissed off and ready to kill) So…it was you…
Kachie- RUN!
Me- (watches Kagome chase Kachie all over room) Whatever…oh, if you are
curious to see what Miroku's weapon looks like, then go to:
http:store1. Heeeeellllllppppp!
Kagome- (grabs Kachie's rifle of doom and cocks it) Review…or there will be
ice showers for all of you!