a/n: Well here's the chappie that pretty much explains why Sango and Miroku aren't together in my story. It doesn't really tell you why Sango and Sesshy are together(that is yet to come :D) but it explains the reason behing it not being Mir/San... Oh ya, Sesshy and Sango are both kinda OC in this chapter so just a heads up. And yes it is cuz of my writing not the pairing. Don't like, don't read ;D...... ON TO THE STORY!!!
(I'm not gonna do the "speach" and 'thought' dealies anymore because if you've read this far I think you've got that :P)
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu... nuff said...
Chapter 9- The Blame
Sesshomaru arrived at Lady Kaede's hut for the second time in a matter of two days with his unconscious mate in his arms. Sango had fallen unconscious shortly after he had taken her into his arms. Kohaku ha cried the whole time Sango had been screaming in pain but fell silent and drifted off to sleep in along with his mother.
Explaining the situation to the old priestess, who was the only one currently in the hut, he lay Sango down on the mat and picked Kohaku up gently. It had not taken Sesshomaru long to realize that his pup was acutely intoned to his mother's emotions and well-being. As he looked down at the pup in his arms his mind temporarily wandered away from his mate's current predicament and he was filled with immense pride of the babe he had made with his mate.
'He will grow to be a great warrior,' Sesshomaru thought proudly as the babe wrapped its' tiny finger around his clawed one in his sleep.
A small smile crossed his face causing both of his fangs to become visible. The dazzling smile was quickly discarded, however, as his mate awoke violently at his side. Her body flew up as she awoke with a look that spoke of betrayal and anger mixed with sadness and hurt.
"Sango, are you alright?" Sesshomaru asked as he shifted closer to his mate's side.
Wordlessly her chocolate colored eyes shifted to Sesshomaru before filling with tears and vanishing from his sight as she threw her body forward and sobbed into his kimono. He was shocked for a moment at Sango's emotional breakdown before he remembered exactly what the good for nothing monk had said to her when he'd left.
"I'm… I'm s-so sorry Sesshomaru," Sango sobbed brokenly into his chest, "I d-don't deserve you…I'm not go-good enough for y-you."
His anger began to manifest at his mate's words. The bastard monk had not only cheated on her and broken her heart, but had told her that the reason he sough other women was because she was not pretty enough or good enough for a powerful monk like him. Thus confirming all her deepest and darkest fears.
'Pathetic filthy monk! I should have torn him to pieces when Sango told me what he'd done to her the first time,' Sesshomaru thought angrily.
It had taken Sesshomaru months for him to convince Sango that what the monk said had not been true and now that memory had been refreshed in her mind and she was reliving the pain and hopelessness she had felt when the monk had abandoned her.
With a growl Sesshomaru held her tighter to his body with the arm that didn't hold their pup. He would deal with the bastard monk later, for now his mate needed him.
"No Sango. That isn't true and you know it," he said gently, "You are my mate and I love you for who you are not what you aren't. That filthy monk is the one that is not worthy of you. Do not listen to his spiteful lies."
Her sobbing slowed and she looked up at him with red, tear-filled eyes. The pain and shame within them caused his inner demon to stir. His eyes bled red slightly as his demon roared its anger. The monk was going to pay for hurting his mate.
Kohaku had awoken to his mother's sobs and once again began to cry. Sango looked surprised for a moment before her expression softened and she whipped her eyes and held out her arms for her pup. Sesshomaru passed the crying babe over to his mother and watched as Sango quietly calmed him.
"Shh… It's ok Kohaku. Mommy's ok. I'm sorry for making you cry little one but it's ok now."
"Sango…" Sesshomaru began but was cut off by Sango before he could speak further.
"I know Sesshomaru. I'm sorry for breaking down like that and upsetting the baby but Miroku's words cut me so deeply, and reliving every memory of it at the same time…" she trailed off, her eyes never moving from the pup in her arms.
Sesshomaru sighed and pulled Sango gently into his lap. She still remembered what he had told her the first time and there was nothing more he could say to comfort her. Instead he wrapped his arms around her tiny frame and rested his chin on the top of her head as she cuddled further into his warmth.
Their tender moment was broken as a loud yell echoed throughout the hut and irritated his sensitive ears.
"Get your dirty claws off of my woman dog demon!" Miroku yelled from the entrance of the hut.
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Miroku had just finished pleasuring a number of the village woman and decided that he would make his grand appearance to the woman he'd left behind. He imagined he would find her crying and comfort her into falling for him again. He was not prepared to find her in the arms of another, much less Sesshomaru, the king of human haters.
Sesshomaru snarled and his eyes flashed red as his demonic aura rose.
"You DARE to try to claim MY mate as your woman! And after what you've done to her?" Sesshomaru roared in anger, the only thing restraining him from disemboweling the monk where he stood was his mate and pup currently residing in his arms.
Carefully he stood and moved in between Sango and Kohaku and the monk. His demonic aura was becoming frighteningly high and Sango was amazed that Kohaku was not crying as his father's aura skyrocketed. Miroku, however, unwisely stood his ground against the enraged demon. The purple stripes on his cheeks enlarging and becoming more jagged as he barely contained his inner demon.
'I've dealt with demon's bigger than him before,' Miroku thought trying to boost his already low confidence level, 'If only I still had my wind tunnel.'
In the blink of an eye Sesshomaru flew forward and slammed his fist into the startled monk's face. The half-conscious monk flew backwards out of the hut and rolled quite a distance before a tree stopped his momentum. Sesshomaru was about to step forward to finish off the pathetic human who'd dared to try to claim what was his when he felt a small hand gently grasp his arm.
"Don't Sesshomaru. We do not want to sink to his level even if he may deserve it," Sango said in a quiet voice.
He wanted so badly to shrug her off and finish off what he'd started but he knew that Sango was already in a delicate mental state and he didn't want to cause her any more undue stress. He took in a long calming breath and forced his demon back inside his cage, allowing his features to return to normal.
He had just finished calming down and was turning back towards Sango when Inuyasha arrived with Kagome on his back. He stopped swiftly and Kagome was off his back instantly to attend to the monk who was reduced to a bloody pulp. Inuyasha was at his brother's side quickly, one hand on Tetsaiga's hilt, looking him over to be sure that he had himself back under control seeing as he was standing within reaching distance of his mate and pup, and were he to attack them while in his demonic rage he would regret it for the rest of his life. Seeing that Sesshomaru was under control Inuyasha removed his hand from the sword's hilt and took a relieved breath; he truly had not wanted to deal with his brother when he was in a full demonic rage.
"What happened Sesshomaru? I leave you guys along for a few hours and come back to find a huge mess," Inuyasha said slightly annoyed.
In truth he was proud that his brother had handled the monk that way. After Miroku had broken Sango's heart and then rubbed salt in her wounds by telling her that she was a pathetic, scarred excuse of a woman and that she wasn't worthy of him, Inuyasha had wanted to deal with the monk in a quite similar way. Sango was his little sister after all, and the monk had hurt her badly. Sesshomaru just ended up finding Miroku before he did or he would have readily beaten the monk upon his return.
Inuyasha watched Sesshomaru take Sango back into the hut before turning to see Kagome tending to the monk's injuries. He waited for a moment before Sesshomaru reemerged from the tent. The two walked a short distance away from the hut so that they would be out of hearing range of both of their mates.
"Her memories?" Inuyasha questioned immediately.
"All returned to her instantly when the bastard monk first arrived," Sesshomaru said with a dark look towards the limp form of Miroku a short distance away.
"So what did the bastard say that got you so angry?" Inuyasha said with a small smile.
"He tried to claim my mate as his woman," Sesshomaru said in his usual calm voice, though his eyes betrayed him.
"Then I'm surprised you didn't do more," Inuyasha said in shock, his voice held a slightly angry tone. He'd certainly done more if the monk had tried that with Kagome.
"Trust me, I would have had Sango not asked me to stop," he stated angrily.
Inuyasha gained a new respect for his brother in that moment. He doubted that he had enough self-control to stop himself once another male had challenged him for his mate. He watched as Sesshomaru glared towards the fallen monk with an angry look in his golden eyes. He was about to ask Sesshomaru how Sango had taken her newly reacquired memories when Kagome called for him to come help her haul the monk into a hut.
He nodded to Sesshomaru before making his way over to his mate who'd just finished tending to the monk's wounds.
"Anything life threatening Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, not sounding all that worried about his former friend.
"No, but Sesshomaru did break his nose and another few bones in his face," Kagome said, "I really can't believe Sesshomaru left it at a single blow."
"I'll explain the details later Kagome. For now just leave the bastard where he lies, he doesn't deserve to be under the same roof as Sango and I seriously doubt Sesshomaru would be able to contain his anger a second time," Inuyasha said as he pulled Kagome to her feet, "I'll deal with the monk personally when he regains consciousness, whenever that may be.
With that, the couple headed back towards Kaede's hut so that Kagome could check up on Sango after her latest "memory attack", as Kagome had dubbed Sango's painful memory returns.
"I sure hope that Miroku stays down for a while. At least he can't say something stupid to piss off Sesshomaru while he's unconscious," Kagome told Inuyasha just before they stepped into Kaede's hut.
a/n: Well there it is... Miroku's a MAJOR jerk in my story and I kinda feel bad for making him that way but that's just how it has to be for the story line :( ... I may update again tonight but I have a 30-40 problem chemistry packet to do and I have tennis practice too. I'll try my best. :D
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