Diclaimer: Oh yeah, I totally own two popular animes. That's why I'm writing fan fiction for them. Which is totally possible for a juvenile that lives in America and can't draw worth a darn. (I am obviously being sarcastic and none of that is meant to be taken seriously)

Chapter 5

Meditation

Jin was bored. Very bored.

No one was around today. Miss Kagome was back in her own time studying (whatever that was). Shippo was picking herbs with Lady Kaede and Kirara. Miss Sango was in the forest. And Mister Inuyasha was off doing who-knows-what.

The young redhead sighed. Maybe he should've gone with Shippo…Oh, well. What's done is done, he'd just have to entertain himself. He began strolling through the forest at a leisurely pace, watching the birds fly by, twittering happily. Today was a relatively nice day, save for the heat. The young demon was very glad that he dressed lightly otherwise he would most likely bake alive. Sadly, though, the heat also made it too uncomfortable to fly. The close proximity with the sun always made flying warm, so the extra heat wasn't really wanted.

His walk soon brought him to a clearing in the middle of the forest. There were a few flowers sprouting around the area and several butterflies fluttered carelessly around something in the middle of the clearing. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the thing the butterflies had taken such an interest in was a person. And not just any person, a person he knew.

Mister Miroku.

Jin's face split into an evil grin. Yes, this would be enjoyable. He walked over to the monk and walked in a circle around him. He was meditating, his brow furrowed in concentration, and was, in effect, completely unaware of Jin's presence.

The boy stuck his tongue out at the lecher. Then he pulled down one of his eyelids, tongue still out. He made several more faces at the man, trying to conceal his laughter as best he could. But it was only a matter of time before…

"I'd appreciate it if you stopped," the monk asked calmly, eyes never opening.

The suddenness of the response caused the demon to jump, "Eh? How long didja know I was here?"

"The entire time," the monk replied, still as calm as ever.

Jin spluttered, mouth opening and closing like a fish's, "But…I…How…But."

"If you have nothing to say, I'd appreciate it if you allowed me to meditate in peace."

Jin growled and turned away, arms crossed over his chest, "Humph, what would Miss Sango say if she heard ya speaking to me like that?"

There was no answer.

Jin turned back to the monk to see that he was being ignoring once again. The boy growled and walked over to the man. He plopped down in front of him and glared. Then he raised his right index finger and poked the young monk in the forehead. One of the monk's eyes cracked open, something akin to irritation in swimming in their depths.

"You're gonna get wrinkles if ya keep that up," the redhead said, "I mean, what would all those ladies you flirt with think of a man with wrinkles?"

The monk sighed and picked his staff up, "I suppose you are correct." He stood up and began walking away, but Jin was by him in a second.

"Can we go get something to eat in the village. I hear one of the ladies in the village makes really great dangos," then he added devilishly, "Some of the men say she's a real knockout."

Hopefully he'd take the bait. He didn't have to know that the lady was in her late sixties. Sure other men had said she was a knockout- that wasn't a lie- but the average age of said men was about sixty-nine. He also didn't have to know that Jin just ate twenty minutes ago. No, then he'd just go back to square one.

A/N:…Hi…Before you guys start throwing stuff at me, can I explain? I had a lot of trouble thinking of this chapter. This only took me about fifteen minutes to type, yes, but I wrote out several different scenarios on paper before it came to this. This, I regret to say, was the best. Not exactly a bonding moment, but it could be the spark the lights the fire, right? Did you guys think I got Miroku's personality right? If I didn't please tell me and give me a good idea of how to do it right. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter- no matter how short and/or lame it was.

Oh, and before I forget to tell you guys, I'm going on vacation next week! And, as you may have figured out, the Inuyasha bonding chapter(s) are the next on the list, so…there might be another long wait. *Holds up hands defensively* But! I can still work on the chapters on the airplane. Although it'll probably be written on paper and have to be transferred. I doubt my parents would like me taking my laptop on vacation. I'm already enough of a hermit.

Ugh, long authors note,

Alias E.