It's been far too long hasn't it? Kiya desu .v
I'm going to try my best. I'm sorry if the writing style changes. I've gotten old since the last chapter. XD
Chapter 2
The next morning was beyond hectic. Serune overslept, Setsuna woke up too early, and Sariana wanted to show off her amazing flute skills. It was barely sunrise when Setsuna bounced into her parent's room. The girl jumped swiftly onto the mat that her parents were sleeping on and laid down. Her dad let out an arm and hugged her, whispering for her not to wake her mother up.
Naturally, the young girl misunderstood. Setsuna began poking Sango, much to Miroku's dismay. She rolled over in response and yawned before opening her eyes. "Ah, Setsuna."
"Good morning!" The girl was far, far too happy for early morning. "We're having visitors today! We have to get up and be all ready when they come!"
Sango and Miroku blinked at each other. Setsuna was now standing and pulling at her father's arm, trying to get him to stand. Reluctantly, the monk obeyed and followed the girl out of the room, Sango following just a bit after. At least she had the decency to keep her voice down, even if she was talking nonstop.
"We're having visitors we're having visitors Daddy! Daddy, we should go get food! Maybe pick some really yummy berries and apples and we can eat them with everybody! Can we? Please?" Miroku glanced over to Sango, who was peeling carrots. She nodded and he took the young girl's hand.
"Why don't we go find all of that yummy food you're talking about?" Setsuna cheered and dragged Miroku outside. He walked along obediently, a bit behind her, as she pulled his arm in various directions toward where she thought the food might be. After being consistently wrong, however, she huffed and sat down in the middle of the forest. Miroku looked down before crouching next to her.
"Something wrong?"
"I can't find anything And I'm trying so hard" He smiled and ruffled her hair.
"Ganbare, Na-chan. We'll find something soon enough. You're a really good explorer. Brave, too, going so deep into the forest." Truthfully, they weren't far from the edge, but she didn't need to know that. As he expected, the little girl perked up and stood, taking a classic hero stance.
"I'm going to be the best… ex… ploder ever!"
As he was dragged deeper into the forest, Miroku realized that maybe she wasn't quite ready for this type of exploring yet. But maybe that was just his protectiveness kicking in. He followed along until the girl stopped, crossed her arms, and shivered violently.
"Na-chan?"
"There was… a weird feeling…" Sure enough, it was a protective instinct. There was a loud yell, and Miroku wrapped his arms around his daughter as something jumped out of the trees.
Eh? That was… short… sorry for the SERIOUS delay. Ne I'll be back as soon as I can! .v