Surprises, Surprises, and More Surprises
I don't own Inuyasha.
XOXOXO
"You want to invite us to your what!" Kagome asked incredulously.
"To my birthday party well technically it isn't just a birthday party, but I also get to be crowned Lord of my Kingdom." Kiyoraka boasted proudly.
"Wait a minute so you're a prince?" Miroku asked Kiyoraka in complete shock.
"Yeah." Kiyoraka replied as he looked at everyone's shocked faces.
"Figures you're some kind of royalty all of you are the same stuck up and believe me I know what I'm talking about I have a freaking brother who's Lord of the Western Lands. God only knows why my father left him to be a lord because I would make a way better lord than him. I mean he's barely at the damn castle always trying to fight me for tetsaiga or looking for Naraku. I don't even know why; I mean he teamed up with him to kill me so I could only assume they were partners and another thing…" Inuyasha was about to continue his rant when Sango shut him up.
"Anyway…Kiyo I thought you couldn't become lord until you are eighteen but you'll be turning seventeen a week after me?" Sango asked confused.
"Yeah I know but you know Kachiki died and while he was training me to become lord he was taking my place, but since he's gone now I have to take my place earlier than intended." Kiyoraka replied.
"Oh your uncle, Kachiki, died! I'm so sorry Kiyo!" Sango replied sincerely.
"Sango please you know you never liked him anyway." Kiyoraka replied with a knowing smirk on his face.
Sango was speechless.
"Hey I never liked him either he was there for the money and he had to teach me the ways of a lord. In fact I think he was plotting to kill me anyway but he died before he could." Kiyoraka said with a smirk on his face.
"What a horrible uncle to try and do such a thing!" Kagome replied with a horrified look on his face.
"He should have finished the job if you ask me." Inuyasha replied as he glared at Kiyoraka.
"No one asked you Inuyasha/mutt/vermin!" Everyone yelled as they glared at Inuyasha who whimpered.
"How did he die?" Miroku asked.
"No one knows but we think he died by drowning because we found him the next day floating upstream dead, but the strangest thing was he had a horrified expression on his face." Kiyoraka replied expressionlessly.
"When was it that he died?" Sango asked.
"It was about two weeks ago and that was the very same day I set out to find you and I found out that I was to become lord. Which brings me back to my earlier question are you guys coming to my birthday party or not?" Kiyoraka said.
Everyone replied with a yes except for Inuyasha of course and Sango much to everyone's puzzlement.
"I know why the vermin doesn't want to go but why you Sango?" Kiyoraka asked hurt that she didn't want to come see him in his moment of glory.
"I know you don't know about this but you remember when I…the incident that happened six years ago?" Sango asked Kiyoraka.
"Yeah that was the day we first met because you were crying and I asked you what was wrong?" Kiyoraka replied with a far away look in his eyes and a gentle smile on his face.
"Yeah well what I told you wasn't the truth. The real reason I was crying was because the people in your village told me that because I was female I wasn't supposed to be doing the dangerous work of demon slaying and that I was freak and all that other stuff in other words…the people in your village hate me. That's why I don't want to go to your birthday party." Sango said in a low defeated voice head bowed low. "I'm just a failure I couldn't even save my village and I can't even save my brother."
"Sango you are no failure and if any of them say anything I'll punish them." Kiyoraka replied angrily.
"It just isn't the same." Sango said in that same defeated voice.
The others didn't know what to do. Miroku tried to get a rise out of her by touching her butt, but all she did was give him a lifeless slap. Kagome tried to get her to talk to her but she would simply ignore her. Shippo and Kirara tried the same thing as Kagome with the same results. Kiyoraka tried one more time but she just sighed and said she wanted to be left alone and they obeyed her wishes as they began to settle in for the night and go to sleep. Sango snuck off into the night thinking everyone was asleep (how wrong she was) as a pair of golden eyes watched her every move as he began to follow her.
At the hot spring (the same one she was at in chapter 3)…
Sango came here to think and to be alone she didn't even want to bring Kirara with her. It's not that she didn't enjoy the cat demon's company or anyone else's company for that matter it's just that sometimes she wants to be alone and this was one of those times. So Sango sat there for a while thinking about her life until she heard a noise. Getting up and going into offensive mode she asked. "Whose there? Show yourself?"
Out from the shadows came Inuyasha and when she saw who it was she sighed and said. "If you came here to taunt me then save it I don't want to here it."
"I didn't come here to ridicule you I just came here to talk." Inuyasha replied as he looked at Sango with understanding.
"About what?" Sango asked as she sat back down and motioned for Inuyasha to sit next to her.
"That I know what you're feeling and what you're going through." Inuyasha said as he sat down next to her.
"How could you possibly…Oh that's right I'm sorry Inuyasha?" Sango replied as she turned her head away from him in shame.
There was silence that is until Sango broke it.
"Hey Inuyasha do you think I'm strange or a failure?" Sango asked as she looked back at him.
"Well yeah I think you're strange but who isn't and I definitely don't think you're a failure." Inuyasha replied sincerely.
"Haha look at me Inuyasha. I'm a woman that kills demons for a living but I didn't choose this life Inuyasha. I wanted to be an ordinary woman and by now I wanted to have a family but all these things have happened in my life that I fear this may never happen. I wish I was like other women sometime but I can't be. I can't go to that village because the women will remind me of what I can't be but most of all it's because I can't take the mockery. God Inuyasha why am I such a failure?" Sango replied quietly and then she looked over at Inuyasha. "Hahaha I don't even know why I'm telling you this."
"Maybe you just needed someone to tell your problems too, and for the last time Sango you are not a damn failure! So what if you aren't like other women I think that it's great to be different because if everyone was the same then the world be boring, and who chooses how their life turns out. You think I wanted to be born a half breed and to be mocked and shunned by both human and demon races. God Sango I once made my mother cry you here me cry because I asked her what a half demon was. I mean it hurts when you make your own mother cry and not know why, but of course I know now. And so what if you fight that just shows that you aren't a weak defenseless female. Take my word for it Sango live your life to its fullest and I think this saying from Kagome's time fits perfectly 'If life gives you lemons make lemonade.' So go to your friends party and although I strongly dislike him I'll go too; so that way if anybody says something to you I'll no we'll kick their ass what do you say!" Inuyasha replied as he looked at Sango who was staring at him with wide eyes.
"Inuyasha I…do you really mean what you say?" Sango asked him.
"Of course I do and you shouldn't change yourself for anybody, and besides I like you just the way you are." Inuyasha replied with a gentle smile on his face.
Inuyasha didn't know what happened next all he knows is that Sango had latched her arms around his neck and had her head buried in his chest crying hard. Inuyasha thought he had upset her so he asked. "Are you alright Sango? I'm sorry if I hurt you."
Sango took her head out of his chest and unlatched her arms from his neck and she looked at him with a smile on her face. "No you idiot you didn't upset me these are tears of joy that at least someone understands me other than Kiyo and Kirara but who'd a thought it be you."
"Well at least you're feeling better now and I told you how I feel about my life. I mean I never told Kikyo or Kagome about this but I told you and I don't know why I did it?" Inuyasha replied.
"Maybe you just needed someone to tell your problems too." Sango replied with a cattish grin on her face as she used Inuyasha's words against him.
"Hey don't use my words against now." Inuyasha replied with a stern look on his face but you could tell he was joking.
Sango simply laughed feeling so much better than she had a few minutes ago. Then she thought of something that she's always wanted to tell Inuyasha. "Hey Inuyasha I have something to tell you that I just have to get of my chest."
"Yeah sure what is it?" Inuyasha replied unsure of what she might tell him.
Well here goes nothing!
"I've always been…jealous of you that's why I used to fight with you but after this talk I'm not jealous of you anymore." Sango replied as she looked at the ground.
"Well you're not going to believe this but I was jealous of you too! That has to be a freakin' coincidence or something!" Inuyasha replied finding all of this to be hilarious.
"Wait a minute so we've both been feeling the same way this whole time?" Sango asked the laughing Inuyasha.
"Yeah! Isn't hilarious!" Inuyasha replied as he looked at Sango.
"Yeah it is if you think about it." Sango replied as she giggled slightly.
After Inuyasha calmed down he thought over the conversation he had with Sango and he came to a conclusion.
"Sango I say now that we know why we fought each other and we know so much about ourselves now we can be friends' true friends and this time I mean it." Inuyasha replied seriously.
"I was thinking the exact same thing that we…can…be…true…friends." Sango replied before she fell asleep and right into Inuyasha's lap.
Oh god she's asleep in my lap! What do I do! Damnit why did I come out here anyway!
Sighing Inuyasha lifted Sango's head off his lap gently careful not to wake her up and stood up himself. Then he bent down and picked Sango up in his arms bridal style as he walked back to camp.
Might as well head back to camp get some rest we're already behind in our hunt for the jewel shards and Naraku anyway.
When they got back to camp Inuyasha laid Sango down on her futon after that was done he jumped into the nearest tree and instantly went to sleep, but this time his sleep wasn't so fitful where he'd have to wake up in the middle of the night and not be able go back to sleep, but this time he slept the whole night.
Noon the next day…
No one could believe it.
It just wasn't possible.
It defied the laws of reality.
That Sango and Inuyasha had not only slept later than them, but they were asleep beside each other snoring with a their thumbs in their mouths; because, you see Sango and Inuyasha are usually up before everyone else and then the others would usually be awakened by Inuyasha demanding they get up in various ways or the two arguing so loudly it could wake a bear out of hibernation.
Now I bet you're wondering how our friend Inuyasha got down on the ground when he was in a tree. Well that's a simple question HE FELL and sense he was in such a deep sleep he didn't feel it when he hit the ground and with him being a rough sleeper he somehow tossed over to Sango and since he had a bad habit of sucking his thumb as did Sango they laid their all night sleeping like babies literally with their thumbs in their mouths.
"Who would of thought that Sango and Inuyasha sucked their thumbs in their sleep!" Kagome replied.
"I know and they seem so in control when they're awake." Miroku replied.
"Shhh you guys they're waking up!" Kiyoraka whispered.
Sango opened her eyes and looked at Inuyasha
Inuyasha opened his eyes and looked as Sango
They both jumped up and screamed then when they saw who it was they sighed and relaxed.
"I can't believe you guys suck your thumbs!" Shippo replied as he laughed so hard tell he cried.
Sango and Inuyasha just blushed not being able to lie since everyone saw them.
"Hey why are you guys up before us I mean because it's usually the other way around?" Inuyasha asked really wanting to know but mostly because he wanted to change the subject.
"It's after noon you guys slept in!" Kagome answered.
"IT'S AFTER NOON!" Sango and Inuyasha yelled shocked.
"Yeah; what did you guys do last night that it made you sleep til noon?" Miroku asked.
"Oh, well Inuyasha and I talked almost the whole night and he made me feel so much better about myself, and that's why I'm going to the village and he's coming with me right Inuyasha?" Sango replied as she looked at Inuyasha.
"Of course I'm going and I meant what I said last night." Inuyasha replied.
"What did you say last night because you said a lot of things?" Sango asked Inuyasha with a smirk.
"Damnit you know what I said!" Inuyasha replied through clenched teeth.
"I'm kidding, I'm kidding." Sango replied as she held her hands up in defense.
"Uhuh" Inuyasha said as he rolled her eyes.
"I do want to thank you though I mean this is the first time in years since I had a good sleep which is probably why I slept so long too. You really cheered me up I mean you of all people!" Sango replied as she hugged Inuyasha.
"Hey anything for a friend and we should have those talks more often. I slept like a damn baby after we talked and it just feels good to be able to talk to someone about how you're feeling, and as much as I hate to break this new found friendship hug." Inuyasha started as he looked down at Sango and continued. "YOU NEED TO LET GO OF ME!"
"Well boy don't I feel loved." Sango replied voice dripping with sarcasm as she let go of him.
"It's what I do." Inuyasha replied completely missing her sarcasm.
"You're an idiot Inuyasha." Sango replied as she sat down.
"You mean you and Inuyasha are…" Everyone else trailed off in shock.
"Friends" Sango and Inuyasha finished.
"Yeah that's it, and how could the vermin make you feel better and I couldn't!" Kiyoraka asked obviously angry.
"I don't know he just…did." Sango replied with a shrug.
"Inuyasha what did you and Sango talk about last night?" Kagome asked giving him a suspicious glare.
"Oh you know…things." Inuyasha said beating around the bush.
"What kind of things?" Kagome asked her wearing thin.
"Things I couldn't talk to you about." Inuyasha said under his breath but unlucky for him Kagome heard him.
"Oh but you can talk to her about it but not me, I thought we could talk each other about anything!" Kagome yelled catching everyone's attention.
"Look Kagome you just wouldn't understand if I had of told you, so that's why I told Sango!" Inuyasha yelled the little patience he was trying to keep with her gone.
"Aww what's this a little trouble in paradise?" Kagura asked with a smirk on her face.
"Damnit Kagura I'm going to kill you this time!" Inuyasha yelled Tetsaiga poised ready to kill Kagura.
"Wait Inuyasha don't kill her yet she may can lead us to Naraku or at least tell us where he is." Sango yelled as she grabbed Hiraikotsu and stood beside Inuyasha.
"Oh and what am I supposed to do just let her get away!" Inuyasha yelled in Sango's face.
"I never said we couldn't fight her and do some damage I just said we couldn't kill her." Sango said with a smirk as Inuyasha smirked back.
"I like the way you think Sango?" Inuyasha replied as he continued to smirk then his smirk turned into a frown as he looked back up at Kagura who was on her feather. "Well I can't kill you but I'm going to fuck you up!"
"Oh please Inuyasha you're going to have try a new tactic." Kagura said in a bored tone as she dogged the windscar by jumping off her feather.
"I have you damn idiot." Inuyasha said with a smug smile on his lips. "NOW SANGO!"
"HIRAIKOTSU!" yelled Sango as her boomerang came hurling toward Kagura.
"That was good exterminator but not good enough." Kagura replied as she pushed back the hiraikotsu with her dance of the dragon attack knocking it back into a tree but not before putting a cut in her arm.
"Idiot that's what I was trying to do the whole time, since your arm is cut you can't use any of your attacks, and that leaves you a sitting duck." Inuyasha replied with a smirk on his face.
"Damn you Inuyasha." Kagura mumbled as she called for her feather and tried to get on but she was blocked by Sango.
"Now, now Kagura we can't have you getting away and I'm afraid if I swung tetsaiga you'll die so I'll let Sango take it from here." Inuyasha said smugly.
"Well Kagura I'm going to ask you this once and only once where is Naraku?" Sango asked in a dead serious voice as she cast hate-filled brown eyes at Kagura.
"I'd never tell you kill me if you must it's better than living like this." Kagura said as she looked down at the ground.
"Well you heard her Sango she said kill her so kill her." Inuyasha said with a careless shrug.
"You don't have to tell me twice." Sango said as she raised her sword about to slash her when.
"Kanna do it now!" Kagura yelled as Sango sword came crashing down toward Kagura but instead of it hitting Kagura it hit a barrier and it caused Sango sword to break and since the barrier was so strong it knocked Sango back toward a tree but Sango stopped herself just in the nick of time.
"Damnit Naraku's other spawn of Satan is here too!" Inuyasha asked with a frown on his face as he stared at the young girl dressed in white.
"Master Naraku wishes not to fight you today only to relay a message which he sent by Kagura to deliver." Kanna answered in her creepy soft and emotionless voice.
"And that message would be?" Inuyasha asked rudely still not letting his guard down.
"Those you trust most can be the ones to destroy you." Kagura replied with a smirk as she and Kanna got on her feather and flew into the air disappearing out of sight.
"What the hell was that all about?" Inuyasha asked confused.
"I don't know but we're still no closer to finding out where Naraku is." Sango replied as she yanked her Hiraikotsu out of a tree and when she saw her sword she picked it up with a frown on her face. "Damnit my sword is broken in two!"
"What's the big deal it's just a sword?" Inuyasha asked with a shrug.
"This was my mom's sword when she was a demon slayer and she gave to me before she died. Damn Naraku that's another reason I have for killing him now!" Sango said as she put the broken pieces in the hilt.
"Hey guys I have to go I'll be right back." Kiyoraka replied as he dashed off before any one could question him.
A little ways away from the group…
"What do you want Kanna?" Kiyoraka asked in a cold voice.
"I want nothing but master Naraku wishes to speak with you." Kagura replied in that same creepy voice as she held up her mirror with Naraku's smirking face in it.
"Hello Akuen why have you not completed your mission?" Naraku asked with a calm smirk on his face.
"I could if all these damn interruptions didn't get in the way!" Akuen yelled as he glared at Naraku.
"Very well I'll give you two weeks give me some information on Sango and Inuyasha and if not well let's just say…" Naraku trailed off as he smiled a blood-curdling and continued. "no one will have a happy ending not even you."
"I will have some information by the end of these two weeks Master Naraku." Akuen said as he bowed.
"Good and you are leading them to the castle right?" Naraku asked.
"Yes I am Master Naraku." Akuen said coldly.
"Then I will report to you in two weeks. Goodbye" Naraku said as he and Kanna disappeared into a portal.
Bastard
"I don't think I can do this anymore especially since I've fallen in love with Sango." Kiyoraka said as he walked back to camp unaware that someone had heard the whole conversation and seen the exchange.
Interesting. What are you planning Naraku?
XOXOXO
That was chapter 6
I bet you all want to know who that is well you'll find out later on.
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