4/ 2/ 06

Chapter 7 of the Inuyasha fanfiction with Sailor Moon powers

Note: The song of this chapter is "You, Tomorrow -Ashita no Kimi-".

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters and/or songs used in this story. All characters not created by me are the property of their original authors or artists. All songs are the property of the original writers and/or artists. Thank you. Credited authors/artists: Takahashi Rumiko, Takeuchi Naoko, and Tamaki Nami.

CHAPTER SEVEN: IN WHICH SOMEONE COLLAPSES AND HAS A PREMONITION

It was late in the afternoon the next day and everyone was in the dining room, waiting for Sango to finish making "brunch". Sango had prepared a nice meal for her friends, but couldn't find the bread she had bought yesterday. What the hell…? How could it have disappeared so fast? she asked herself. As she was looking in the cupboards for the missing bread, Miroku walked into the kitchen.

"What are searching for?" he asked. "I thought you were taking a little long to cook, so I came in here to help, but…"

"The bread!" Sango stated.

"What bread?"

Sango stuck her head out of a cupboard and continued, "The bread I bought yesterday is gone! Have you seen it?"

"No; I didn't even know that we had bread."

Sango clenched her fists. "Damn it! I bet that Inuyasha ate it in one bite! Oh, I could kill him-!"

Miroku put his hands on her shoulders. "Now, now, Sango," he started, a sweat drop forming on his head, "you don't know if it was really Inuyasha or not, so let's not jump to conclusions, okay? Don't you remember what Kagome asked of you earlier this morning? What did she say, Sango?"

The demon-slayer sighed. "To trust Inuyasha…"

"See? If it won't kill you to say it, then it won't kill you to do it."

Sango turned and faced her monk. "But, he's tried to hurt her before, and I just care for Kagome, like she was Kohaku…" Sango's voice trailed off as she remembered how Naraku had killed Kohaku right in front of her eyes. She shook off the memory; she had promised not to think about his death, otherwise she would get into a horrible funk that she couldn't get out of. "Anyway, what I'm saying is that I care for Kagome like a sibling, and I just don't wanna see her hurt or…killed."

Kyoo yori kinoo yori furetai kimi no egao ni

Kono te hanasazu iyoo Ashita no kimi ni aitai

Miroku hugged Sango as she slouched in his arms. "Just do what you can to make Kagome happy, honey," he remarked.

Natsu no hareta hi niwa kumo ga takaku hayasugite oitsukenai keredo oikaketakunaru

Shizen ni soba ni ita kimi ga nazeka ki ni kakaru kokoro ni fuita kaze hajimete kizuita

Blushing, Sango looked up at him. "Don't call me 'honey'!" Sango's expression changed to a depressing look. "I…I just… I don't know anymore. I don't know anything anymore!"

Ima mune ga itai hodo yokatta deata koto nee kimi no imamade wo hanashite zenbu shiritai

Miroku smiled as he leaned his chin on the top of Sango's head. "It's okay to fret sometimes. You know you can always cry on my shoulder." He hugged more tightly and finally Sango gathered herself.

Itsuyori dare yori mo misetai watashi no egao

Futari hanarezu iyoo korekara zutto konomama

All of a sudden, Sango fell to the floor, vomiting uncontrollably. "UH! Miroku!" she choked.

Miroku fell to her side, trying to move her, but unsure if he should. "Sango! Are you alright! You couldn't be…?"

Hidoi ame no yoru ni kureta MAIL hitokoto de sokkenai keredomo yasashisa afureta

Moo hitori iyanai koto totemo ureshikatta nee kimi wa ima ddoko de nani wo omoi sugoshiteru?

"No, no; I'm not pregnant, you idiot!" she replied sharply. "I think it may be the fish in the broth. I think it may have gone bad."

Namida mo koete yukoo subete ga bokura no rekishi

Sotto dakishimeteta atarashii asa ga kurumade

Miroku breathed sigh of relief as he helped his love to her feet. "Thank god!" When Sango shot him a dirty look, he quickly followed it up with, "Not that it wouldn't be nice, just not right now, that is."

Kotoba niwo dekinai koto mune no naka ni mada takusan aru hitotsu zutsu taisetsu ni shiteikitai

"Good to know," she stated angrily, turning away from Miroku one her heel and depositing the broth outside for the ants to eat. "Well, if I got food poisoning this quickly, I'd hate to see you guys the same way."

Kyoo yori kinoo yori furetai mkimi no egao ni

Kono te hanasazu iyoo Ashita no kimi ni aitai

"Including Inuyasha?" the monk interjected.

"On second thought…," Sango mumbled with an evil look in her eye.

Itsuyori dare yori mo misetai watashi no egao

Futari hanarezu iyoo korekara zutto konomama

Maybe I spoke too soon? Miroku thought to himself as he lent Sango a helping hand with carrying the other foods out to the dining room.

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"It's about time," the half-demon retorted as Sango and Miroku walked into the room.

"Well, it wouldn't have taken so long if I had had help in there with me cooking," Sango shot back, glaring at Inuyasha all the while.

"Come on, guys," Kagome started, "can't you stop the fighting for one morning?"

"Isn't it funny? Sango and I used to tell you and Inuyasha that all the time and now you've been together for how many years?" Miroku pointed out.

"Too long," Kagome uttered under her breath.

"Yeah, I heard that," Inuyasha commented.

"I'm surprised you can, considering you love hearing the sound of your own voice!" Sango nonchalantly affirmed.

"Look!" Kagome shouted over everyone, slamming her left hand down on the table. "I've had enough of this! I told you," she said, turning to Sango, "to leave Inuyasha alone and be nice to him again. It's not his fault for what happened. If you want someone to blame, then blame me, because I was the one who used the Shikon Jewel to transform him in the first place. And you," she continued, turning to face a chuckling Inuyasha, "stop taunting! If you wake up one morning to find the Hiraikotsu stuck in your head, then it's your own fault! I won't have anymore to do with this insistent fighting! And don't even think of doing it behind my back when I'm not looking, you two!" Kagome sat back down and, when she started eating, told the others, "Don't look at me that way; you all should eat before the meal gets cold, too!"

They all looked at one another uneasily, but did as the dark-haired female had ordered.

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"Hey, Inuyasha! I'm going out for a bit; care to join me?" asked Kagome as she stepped outside of the house. "Inuyasha?"

"Uh, oh, y-yeah…," Inuyasha mumbled, dazed.

"What were you thinking about?" Kagome inquired as Inuyasha joined her.

"Nothing really…" The half-demon sighed as the couple started towards the lake. "Well… Nah, never mind."

"Out with it!"

"I was just…just thinking about…" Inuyasha gulped. "Kikyou."

"Oh… It's okay if you don't want to talk about it, you know," Kagome quickly stated, hoping he really wouldn't continue. Kikyou is the last thing I want to talk about! she thought to herself, hot under the collar all of a sudden.

"I was just thinking about how Kikyou was possessed, is all," Inuyasha said.

"She must've found another item from Sailor Moon," Kagome muttered. "I recognized the pair of earrings she was wearing; they were a villain's from the fourth season. A very evil villain, I might add." Kagome found a log to sit on and plopped herself down on it as Inuyasha blathered on.

"I didn't really expect to end up fighting her again. I thought that she was gone for good, but it looks like she still wants to kill me for betraying her."

Kagome turned towards Inuyasha fast enough to get whiplash. "That's not why she's looking for you!" There were tears in her eyes as she continued, "She still loves you! That's why! She told me that she would kill me and get both you and her dignity back if it was the last thing she did!" The girl threw her arms around the half-demon's waist as he sat down to join her on the log. "Don't go…" she sobbed quietly into his chest. "Don't leave me alone…"

Inuyasha patted her arm. "Why on earth would I leave you, Kagome?" he whispered in her ear as he nuzzled Kagome to comfort her.

She wiped her tears away and gazed at Inuyasha. "I'm sorry… I guess…I guess I'm just afraid of what's to come. It's more like I'm afraid of what's to come because I don't know what's to come. Do you understand what I'm getting at here?"

"Every word," Inuyasha answered, obviously not paying attention since he was undoing Kagome's blouse at the top.

CLONK!

"What the hell do you think you're doing!" Kagome shrilly whispered.

"What? Can't I have some fun once in a while?" he asked innocently.

"Not when I'm trying to have a serious conversation with you, you can't!"

Inuyasha stuck out his tongue. "Sorry!" he said in feigned apology. "Kagome, what's wrong?"

Kagome's eyes were glazed over as she stared into the distance. "Something's…something's coming this way."

"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked, slightly frightened by this sudden change in attitude.

At once, Kagome's eyes turned back to normal. "Inuyasha, duck!" she shrieked as she covered both of their heads. Three crescents came whizzing by and sliced a few loose strands of Kagome's hair. "Hey!"

The couple looked up and saw a figure standing on the water in the middle of the lake. And then it disappeared.

"Wh-what was that?" the half-demon stuttered.

"Our adversary at her slyest."

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"Kagome-chan! Your hair-!" Sango pointed out. The odd-ball couple had just walked in when Miroku and Sango had finished putting away the cleaned dishes. "What happened to you guys?"

Kagome and Inuyasha looked quite mussed, but Kagome's missing chunk of hair was more noticeable than Inuyasha's dirty clothes. "Well," Kagome started, but was interrupted by Miroku's voice.

"Sango, didn't you want to go pick up ingredients for supper?"

"Oh, yeah!" Sango turned to Kagome and Inuyasha. "Sorry, guys, but Miroku and I had already planned on going out to get ready for supper, so you can tell me later, okay?" she said as she stepped outside to join the monk. "We won't be long!"

"Look at them," Inuyasha commented. "And they aren't even married yet."

Kagome smiled. "Yes, but I'm happy for them."

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"Miroku, wait up!" Sango called, but he was too far ahead and (of course) catching up with the village's young maidens. Typical Miroku, Sango thought to herself. But all of a sudden, the demon-slayer fell to her knees, unnoticed by anyone.

IN SANGO'S HEAD

(What-what's going on?) –Sango looks around and realizes she's in a cave- (A cave? Wait, I think I hear someone talking. Is that my own voice?)

Figure in the shadows: "You can't do anything, you stupid demon-slayer! We'll eat the monk after crushing his skull and then we'll devour his soul!"

(That's me arguing with those demons!)

Sango: "Give me Miroku back!"

Figure: "Too late!" –With the help of the other figures, figure #1 snaps Miroku's neck and crushes his head-

(NO! Miroku!)

Sango: "How…? How could this have happened?"

Figure: "You should've paid closer attention to us village girls, you know. It was too easy for us to get this lecher of a delicious monk. Oh, and don't worry- you're not going anywhere either!"

(NO! This can't happen! I've got to prevent this! I've got to-)

END SANGO'S DREAM

"Ah!" Sango sat up, a cold sweat running across her forehead.

"Miss? Miss, are you all right?" asked the middle-aged man standing behind her, a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry; I didn't mean to scare you, but I just saw you collapse and rushed over to help you up. Are you okay?"

Sango just blankly stared at the man and finally answered his question after a minute. "Oh! Oh, yes, I'm fine. Thank you kind sir. I'm sorry, but I must be on my way now!" she hollered as she ran towards the village square. Please be okay, Miroku!

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"Miss, would you consider bearing my children?"

"Oh, monk! You don't waste any time, do you?" The girl giggled to herself and her friend, who began to chat up Miroku.

"You know, I didn't think it would take me very long to find you, Miroku," came a voice form behind the lecherous monk.

Ulp! Miroku thought to himself. Not Sango! "S-Sango… What're you doing here?" he choked.

"We came here to do some shopping, not horsing around!" Sango stated angrily as she clonked him on the head.

"I'm already ahead of you!" Miroku said quickly as he ran on ahead.

"Oh, he thinks he's so sly…," Sango muttered to herself.

"Uh, excuse us, miss. Could you tell us how you managed to snag such a handsome monk as him?" asked one of the girls.

"What?" Sango asked in disbelief. She faced the girls and looked at them, bewildered at their statement. "How I 'snagged' him?"

"Oh, yes! He's so romantic and sensitive; it's so hard to find a man just like that, and we were just wondering how you ended up together."

"Uh, well, we're actually…"

"You're not his girlfriend?" inquired the second village girl. "It's my lucky day! Come on! Let's go get him!" she said to the other, and they both ran off after Miroku.

"That's not what I was going to say, you little twits," Sango mumbled to herself. "But where have I seen those girls before…?" Then it hit her. The demon girls! Miroku, you're in trouble! Sango thought to herself, and she, too, ran after the monk.

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"And where might we be going, lovely ladies?" Miroku asked innocently. He had been walking with the two girls for about five minutes after they had told him that they wanted to take him somewhere special.

"We just wanted you to meet our other female friends," said one, gripping one of Miroku's arms tightly. "I'm sure you'll like them."

The other girl smirked to her friend. "Oh, yes…you'll love them."

"And I would take it that these friends of yours are just as beautiful as the both of you, correct?" he asked.

"Oh, monk! You're so smooth!" When a cave came into view, the first girl stopped and said, "Here we are! Our friends are waiting inside, dying to eat you- I mean, meet you!" The second girl shot the first a dirty look at her slip-up, but it went unnoticed by Miroku.

"A cave? Do you have some sort of 'Lovely Ladies' club in here?"

"You could say that," the second girl answered slyly, ushering the lecher into the cave. "Heroic men first!"

"You're too kind," Miroku commented, walking into the trap.

Crap! He's really going inside! Sango thought to herself as she watched the trio disappear inside the cave from her hiding spot. I don't have time to get Inuyasha or Kagome, so I'll just have to go in myself! Quietly, the demon-slayer stepped out from behind the bush and darted into the cave.

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"So where are these friends of yours?" Miroku asked hesitantly, already figuring something fishy was going on here. And Sango's nowhere to be found! She must really be angry at me…

"Over here, monk!" called one of the girls.

Miroku snapped out of his thoughts, but was then pushed to the ground by the second girl behind him. "You thought you were going to get lucky tonight, didn't you?" she uttered, a wide smirk painted across her face. "Boy, were you wrong!"

"What!" Miroku felt his hands being tied behind his back and, as he tired to get up, he realized that his feet had been bound as well. "What are you doing!"

"We're not your average village girls, you know," said the first girl, appearing from out of the shadows. "Actually, we're not girls at all. We're demons who feed on male lechers who think they can romanticize any woman they please."

Boy, is that on the mark! Sango thought to herself. She had found a good hiding spot right where she could see everything that was going on with the demons and Miroku. Time to transform, I guess! "HIRAIKOTSU SOUL POWER, MAKE-UP!" The flashing lights would've revealed Sango's hiding place if it hadn't been for her hiding being so concealed within the darkness. But, instead, Sango revealed her hiding place herself by stepping out from its safe haven. "Lay one finger on the monk and you're toast!" she screamed at the large group of demons.

"An adversary?" piped up the second girl. "This'll make things interesting…"

"Just hand Miroku over and you won't get hurt!" Sailor Sango shouted, unsure of what else she would be able to do.

"It seems like the girl has feelings for the lecherous monk! How cute…," pointed out the first girl. "Get her!" she hollered.

At once, multiple demons appeared from nowhere and began to attack Sailor Sango.

"Sango! Watch out!" Miroku screamed at the top of his lungs, but his head was shoved to the ground by another demon.

"Silence!" the demon said, yanking his head up by his small ponytail. "Look here, foolish girl! See how he suffers because of you? Just give up already!"

"I can't," Sailor Sango mumbled to herself.

"Oh, you will…," stated the second demon-girl. "Especially since you won't escape here alive!" The second girl lunged toward Sailor Sango, and the next thing Sango remembered was nothing; Sango would not be able to remember, or comprehend, what happened next.

mew-tsubaki here, guys! I just finished this chapter (woo-ho! -). Today is April 12, 2006, and I know it's been a while since I started this chapter, but it was hard to get through. My old comp. became screwy and the new one works like a charm, so I'm pretty happy now 3. Anyway, look forward to future chapters, cause who the heck knows when I'm gonna finish the story! (Certainly not the author!) But, I am grateful to all of those who read my stuff, especially if you've been here with me through my other fanfics as well. Thanks & don't forget to submit a review if you consider yourself my fan! 3

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