Posted! Finally. I'm splitting this epicness into two chapters...muahahaha, I know I'm cruel. ;)
When Kagome arrived in the room, Sango was already wrapped in her sleeping bag in the farthest corner from the entrance, but the Miko didn't look for her. She set her sights on a certain unsuspecting Hanyou who was sitting contently at the table discussing strategy with Miroku. She smiled, Sango believed that Kagome was 'fucking around' with Inuyasha, she was determined to make her eat her words. Kagome walked over to the Hanyou and kissed his cheek, which immediately stopped the conversation. She leaned into his ear and whispered his name, "Inuyasha…" Her undertone carried to Sango as the Miko had intended it too. The demon exterminator pulled the sleeping bag over her head angrily.
"W-what is it Kagome?" asked Inuyasha, flinching away from her with surprise. He saw the look in her eyes and could not help but inch backwards a bit to create space between them. Kagome was persistent; she crawled towards him and put her hands on his knees.
"I want you." She replied, her hands creeping up his thighs until he grabbed them to stop her, merely inches from the point of no return.
"Well, that's my cue to leave." said the Monk, rising to exit the room, "I guess I'll go keep an eye on our friend next door."
"Miroku!" Inuyasha yelled, trying to push Kagome off him without hurting her, "Don't leave me here! She's possessed or somethin'!" Miroku was already gone. Kagome's hand slipped free and was at his chest, trying to push him down, but Inuyasha flipped her over and pinned her down to the floor. "Snap out of it Kagome!"
"There's nothing wrong with me, Inuyasha. I was dreadfully wrong at the river, this morning, when I broke up with you." She said, loud enough for Sango to hear. "I said I had feelings for someone else, but I was mistaken. You're the only one for me."
Inuyasha released his grasp on her wrists and sat her up, "But what about Kikyou?" he murmured.
"I can share you…" she replied, putting her hand on his face. Inuyasha placed his hand over hers, but his troubled expression did not change. If she weren't so angry with Sango, Kagome might have felt ashamed of her deceitful behavior, Inuyasha looked torn. Nevertheless, this is what Sango wanted, wasn't it? Fury burned deep in her heart and spread through her veins like acid. She had time to feel guilty later, but for now, she was resolute in her decision to hurt the Taijiya the way she had hurt Kagome. The Miko pressed her lips against the Hanyou's, who wasn't sure what was going on. When she pulled back he looked at her with the most pained look she had ever seen, but she could not yield now. "Kiss me, Inuyasha. Just kiss me back." She requested, Inuyasha heard the desperation in her voice.
"What about Shippou, and Sango?" he asked, hesitantly.
"Ssshhhh...they're sleeping. We can be quiet." She wrapped her arms around his neck.
He succumbed to her seductive smirk and smoldering eyes. He leaned forward and kissed her, letting his weight fall onto of her and push her down against the floor. He kissed her again, and again, his tongue found it's way into her mouth. She didn't pull away, though her body was screaming to, she kept kissing him back with a fake intensity. Kagome hated every moment of it; the taste was wrong, his lips were too insecure and messy, and there was no passion between them though the Hanyou was truly trying to create some. It wasn't his fault he revolted her. Kagome forced herself through it, a personal punishment. She even giggled from time to time when she had to stop a kiss in fear that she would throw up if it continued any longer, said suggestive things when she wanted to push him off, and pretended as if she enjoyed it, when in reality, she would rather be pulling off her own fingernails. She only hoped Sango was listening and suffering as well.
She was. On the other side of the room, tangled in her sleeping bag, the Taijiya was writhing with anger and misery. She heard every word Kagome uttered and was trying to figure out what she meant. She broke up with Inuyasha? Then why would she kiss him? Even with her stubborn pride, Sango had to accept that her foolish assumption was wrong, her jealously and anger were misplaced, and that she had ruined everything. It was a crushing reality. She wanted to scream, but instead she just pushed her hands against her ears to drown out the sound. It didn't work, even with her ears covered she was still fully aware of what was going on only a few feet away from her. Inuyasha, that mutt, was touching Kagome, kissing her, doing things Sango should be doing. His hands were wandering all over her body, caressing her skin, fondling her chest, grazing her thighs. His lips found her neck and sucked gently. What else would he do tonight? Sango quivered with rage. Kagome giggled and moaned, "Oh nooo, don't do that." She was deliberately torturing Sango until she couldn't stand it a moment longer. She shot up, out of her sleeping bag, and darted across the room.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" She yelled, leaping and tackling the Hanyou hard, knocking him off Kagome. Both the Miko and Inuyasha were stunned as she positioned herself above him. Sango was breathing heavily, her fists balled up and she raised one as if she intended to punch Inuyasha. She glared at him. "You don't deserve Kagome, you two-timing bastard. How dare you even touch her. HOW DARE YOU?!"
Inuyasha, still entirely vexed, tried to push her off and get up. "Listen Sango! I don't know what the hell yo-" Her fist hit him squarely on the jaw and knocked him down again.
"SHUT UP!" she yelled, standing over him now. "I…I would never do what you've done to Kagome! The bullshit you've put her through! Bastard! Disgusting fool! I lov-!" Sango felt a stinging sensation rush across her face and she stopped speaking immediately. Kagome's hand lingered in the air, her hand was still firm and tensed even after she slapped the Taijiya, her eyes were furious.
"Liar.." Kagome murmured, "Don't say things you don't mean. You've already done worse than Inuyasha." She knelt down and hovered over the dazed Hanyou, who wasn't focused on their words.
Inuyasha only took a few more seconds to recover, "What the hell Sango!?" he screamed. Kagome remained quiet; her face was hidden under her long black hair. Sango was mortified as Kagome's words brought her back to her senses and she realized how she reacted. Without a word, she turned and dashed out of the room. Kagome heard her footfalls but didn't watch her leave. As the sound faded, she felt a smirk cross her face. There was silence. "Crazy bitch!…" Inuyasha yelled after her, rising to his feet and rubbing his chin. He put his hand out for the Miko, "Kagome, are you all right?"
"I'm fine." She replied, not taking his hand as she stood, "In fact, I'm better than that." She did what she sought to do, she wanted to laugh and bask in her victory, but something was tugging in her chest and she couldn't look away from her reddened hand. Shippou, who woke up during the commotion was sitting up with a worried expression.
"I've never seen Sango's face like that." He said, looking at the couple, "Have you?"
Curiosity quickly replaced Inuyasha's anger. "Yea, I wonder why she did that...Why would she hit me? Does she have a death wish?!" he grumbled, apparently he hadn't even listened to a word the Taijiya shouted. "Do you know why Kagome?" Kagome wanted to say, 'Yes, I do, you fool; she's insanely jealous and in love with me. And I just proved it.' but the tugging sensation restricted her. She just shook her head. Why did she have to feel like this? Sango hurt her, she deserved it, but still an awful feeling erupted inside her and her hand throbbed. How hard did she strike her? "I must have made her really mad at me or something... I should go check on her." He decided, forgetting entirely about the fact that she punched him.
"No!" Kagome exclaimed, "This is between Sango and I!"
"So, there is something you aren't telling me!" accused Inuyasha, "It's about Sango!..she said I was..two-timing.." The Hanyou looked like he was on the verge of some amazing discovery. "You and Sango…she-.." He stopped talking and stared at Kagome in awe. The Miko didn't say anything, she was too shocked, had Inuyasha really figured it out on his own? "She's got feelings f- for me too, doesn't she?! And now you're fighting over me! With Kikyou!" As a result of his idiotic conclusion Kagome nearly fell over; it took all of her self control not to burst out laughing.
Shippou, despite his age and the fact that he was not quite sure of all the details, could tell that the Hanyou was off the mark,"…Moron." he mumbled. Kagome covered her mouth and almost snorted.
Inuyasha was giving her a most serious and concerned expression. He grabbed her shoulders, "Kagome, it's ok! I understand now. That's why you tried to break up with me this morning and why you kissed me now! You didn't want to make Sango upset, but your feelings for me are too strong!" Kagome must have been making a weird face as she tried to keep from laughing, because he continued, "Don't look at me like that Kagome, I hate when you're distressed! I didn't mean to make you two fight!" He hugged her and she used the time to calm herself. When he stepped back, she was no longer on the verge of hysterics. She smiled at him.
"Inuyasha, please don't worry." She replied, "I will…sort this out. If you get involved, things will only get worse. Someone will be…wounded. Just stay here." She left the Hanyou before he could argue and headed out into the night to find Sango. She wasn't sure what she was going to say, revenge hadn't been her best idea, and hitting Sango was one of the worst things she could've done. She had to stop Sango from saying those words though. She wasn't sure how she felt anymore. Sango had been so quick to jump to conclusions; there was no trust between them. Kagome wondered if their relationship was even worth salvaging. At least she knew that Sango was still in love with her, even if it was merely confirmed by jealousy. She looked up into the sky, she didn't even know where to find the Taijiya now.
Miroku felt anxious, meditating beside an unconscious body with only one candle to light the room was hardly how he wanted to spend the night. He hadn't expected to find Takeshi in the room when he arrived. The young man didn't say much, he seemed to be worried about his father. He eyed the bindings on his arms and legs apathetically; he had argued with Izanagi for almost an hour over whether they needed them; and lost when his elder brother brought up the murder of his sister. He cleaned the man's face and sat with the monk for a few minutes before leaving without a sound. Miroku was under the impression he would return soon. The monk sighed and closed his eyes as he tried to focus; he wished Izanagi had taken his suggestion of lending him women for the night seriously. At that moment, right in the next room, Inuyasha was surely doing unmentionable things to Kagome. Lucky demon. Times like this, when he was lonely, were the most disappointing for him as he looked back on his engagement to Sango. He wondered how the Taijiya was handling the situation next-door; not well most likely. He knew of her feelings toward Kagome, but wasn't at all aware of the extent of their relationship. Miroku opened his eyes to the sound of the sliding door opening. Miroku strained to see the visitor in the dim light. Izanagi grinned, "Evening, good Monk. I didn't know you were in here."
"Yes, I- uhhh…needed someplace more quiet to …reflect." replied Miroku, once again feeling a bit jealous of Inuyasha.
"Ah, then I won't distract you long, I just came to check on my father." said Izanagi, kneeling beside the unconscious man. "I'm relieved you were able to save him."
"Are you sure?" asked Miroku, unease settled in again, "You asked me to kill him."
"That was…I mean, I didn't know he wasn't beyond help." Izanagi responded, looking down at his father, he only kneeled for a minute or so. "Well then, I will leave you to your meditation. Good night." As quickly as he came, Izanagi was gone. Miroku was alone, he found himself thinking about women again.
"Houshi-sama…" whispered a voice from the shadows. Miroku smiled as Sango walked into the light. He wanted to believe that some great being was smiling on him and sent Sango to relieve his loneliness, but he knew her presence was a result of what he believed was happening in the next room.
"Ah, Sango-sama. I am thrilled to see you." said the Monk, "Please, sit." Sango looked overwhelmed, she stood just staring at him. "Sango, what is it?" He remembered the last time Sango looked at him like that, it was when she kissed him. Maybe she was having second thoughts now that Kagome had chosen Inuyasha? He got excited. Sango did not share his enthusiasm. She finally sat beside him, her face was pure white and extremely distraught. Miroku stopped thinking when he looked at her and grasped the pain she was in. This was not the time for foolish sexual thoughts. He hugged his friend as she fell apart. "This is because of Kagome-sama and Inuyasha, isn't it?" he whispered, "…Sango, I don't understand what has happened but I want to assist…I will always care about you, no matter what." Sango sobbed into his robes, Miroku was helpless. Finally, after a long time, her crying seemed to stifle off. She sat up and rubbed tears from under her eyes.
"…Thank you, Houshi-sama. You are always too kind to me. It is not fair that I always seek comfort from you. I'm sorry." murmured Sango.
"Please, I do not want to hear apologies now. I want you to feel better. May I ask…what has happened between you and Kagom-sama?." Miroku asked.
Sango paused and frowned, "…Nothing that matters. Not anymore anyway. Kagome hates me by now… I've hurt her." Miroku waited for her to continue, but it was clear that Sango had no intention of continuing.
"I see…And you still love her?" he inquired.
"More than you know." the Taijiya replied quietly, "And she said she loved me…but…Inuyasha." Miroku was silent, but he nodded. He was finally beginning to understand. "I thought we would be together..but I saw her kiss him, I got jealous and I accused her of terrible things, I told her I didn't love her, and drove her into Inuyasha's arms…" She wanted to cry again. "And then…when I saw her with him again, I took out my anger on Inuyasha, I punched him, and she slapped me to defend him. The worst part is, I deserved it…this is all my fault." Miroku caressed Sango's face and chuckled. The Taijiya looked at him in outrage, "You think this is funny!?"
"No.." he laughed, "It's just…women, you're so complicated. You worry, become jealous, and jump to conclusions. You get angry and emotional without warning. You drive yourselves crazy because you think so much. You can hate with a fiery passion, but you still manage to love unconditionally. You say things that you don't mean and torture yourself with guilt later. With a glance and a smile, you can make men want to move mountains in your name. You cry when you're sad, and when you're happy. You can strike fear into hearts, or melt them entirely. You truly are amazing. Nothing can compare to a women's suffering… nor her wrath …nor her love. I've never seen two women to fall in love, but it makes sense to me. Most men are simply unworthy and not mentally equiped." He chuckled, "If only you'd just speak to each other, calmly, all this chaos could be avoided." He kissed her forehead, "You need to find Kagome, apologize, and make up." He backed away, "And let me watch?" he joked. Normally, Sango would have hit him for his last remark, but she kissed his cheek instead.
"Thank you, Miroku." She replied, "I will go find Kagome..and I'll fix everything." As she stood to leave, she heard a scream outside and her heart stopped beating. It was Kagome's voice.
OOOOH NO! SOMETHING'S HAPPENED TO KAGOME!? IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER IN THE NEXT CHAPTER! keeping reading & reviewing.
UPDATE! - - Ok, so I got in an accident and nearly burnt down my house a few days ago. LOL. fail. And I burnt my hand pretty bad so it's been hard to type. BUT! I'm still writing the next chapter..so far it's 3,642 words of pure awesomeness..I hope you agree when you read it. I'm trying to make it epic! IT WILL BE WORTH THE WAIT. I'm hopefully posting the new chapter Friday the 24th...before midnight!
Only a few more chapters left anyway...so we should enjoy this time together. ;] LOVE.