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-Chapter 20- What's Really Up
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha or anything related. BUT I do own myself, and that's all I need right? No? Sniff kill my dreams T_T
Kagome heard footsteps approaching the room but she didn't bother to move from where she now sat kneeling on the floor, staring at the broken lamp. She didn't know how long she had been there, but after Kikyo and Inuyasha and left she had just laid there for a while until she realized that it probably was unfitting for her to be laying in the guys' room on the floor alone in the dark. So she had attempted to get up by getting on her knees, but one look at the shattered lamp and she felt her heart re-shattering all over again as she once again replayed what had happened however many minutes ago between her, Inuyasha and Kikyo. As she did, she felt a new wave of sadness wash over.
She now heard the footsteps stop in front of the door and then the door knob start to turn, but she didn't care. It was as if she was there physically, but somewhere far off mentally. The door slowly creaked open and the light from the hallway flowed into the bedroom casting a thin line of light directly on Kagome who was kneeling opposite the door on the other side of the room. The person started to walk in when they saw the silhouette of Kagome's figure there. They gave a small cry of alarm causing Kagome to look up. She couldn't really see who it was but she figured that it was a male. She heard the person fumble along the wall for the light switch and then flick it when they found it, but because the light bulb was still blown, no light filled the room.
"What the…" the person mumbled confused.
After several attempts of switching on the light, the person left the room, only to return a few minutes later with a flashlight and a light bulb in hand. The flashlight shone in the room, and the person walked over to the light that hung down from the ceiling. Standing on tip toe, they unscrewed the blown light bulb and replaced it with the new one, and then flicked the light switch on again. This time, the room flooded with light.
"Ah, much better!" he said appraisingly. "Now…" he said, turning to face Kagome. He stared at her hard before his face lit up in recognition.
"Kagome?" he asked in surprise. She stared up at him before her face lit up in recognition as well.
"Miroku?"
"Kagome, what are you doing here in our cabin? And why is the lamp on the floor broken? And why are you kneeling next to it like that with that expression on your face? Oh my gosh, are you hurt?" he asked rushing over to her. He knelt down beside her and touched her hair, arms, legs and face checking to see if anything on her was broken.
"I-"
"Did you break your leg or something? Did you get cut by the glass? Can you walk?" he cut her off as he checked all over her again.
"Miroku, I'm fine-" she started to say, when she suddenly felt an unwanted presence on her butt. Her cheeks turned red, and in a flash she was two feet away from Miroku and he now lay on the floor groaning in pain with a red handprint on his cheek.
"Even in making sure someone's okay he's still a pervert!" she muttered to herself in disbelief. Miroku sat up after a few seconds and rubbed his sore cheek while Kagome watched him warily.
"My apologies," Miroku said with an impish grin. "I haven't done that to Sango all day and my hands were just craving something to squeeze."
Kagome stared at him feverishly.
"You want me to tell you what to squeeze?" she demanded. Miroku's eyebrows raised in surprise.
"Er… that won't be necessary…" he said slowly.
"What you did just now wasn't necessary!" she argued. Miroku put up his hands in a surrendering gesture.
"Okay, okay, I get it. I'm sorry," he said. "Now, tell me what's wrong. Why did I meet you sitting on the floor like that a few minutes ago?"
Kagome frowned as she replayed what had happened and Miroku noticed the expression her face change. He didn't take that as a good sign.
"Perhaps we should sit down on the bed or something?" Miroku suggested. Kagome glared at him.
"You're not gonna try seduce me or anything are you?" she demanded. Miroku sweat-dropped.
"Why would I do such a thing when one of my friends is obviously so upset about something?" he asked.
"I don't know, maybe 'cause you did it just now?" Kagome asked, raising her eyebrow. Miroku laughed nervously.
"It's all in the past Kagome."
"You mean like two minutes ago?"
Miroku sighed.
"Just get off the floor."
Kagome stuck her tongue out at him and then got up off of her knees and proceeded to walk over to the bed with Miroku. They both sat on the edge of the bed; Kagome rested her elbows on her knees and laid her head in her hands and sighed. Miroku looked at her concerned.
"Okay, so do you mind explaining everything to me?" he asked. Kagome sighed again before looking up at him.
"Inuyasha…" she said sadly.
"What about Inuyasha? What happened between you two?"
Kagome proceeded to explain to Miroku everything that had happened. When she was done, he too was frowning.
"So he didn't want to talk to you but he wanted to talk to Kikyo?"
"Yeah…"
"Hmm… well that's odd. He couldn't have been that upset. I wonder what's wrong with him."
"I don't know but… what if he never talks to me again?" Kagome asked. Miroku rolled his eyes.
"Don't overreact Kagome. This is hardly anything for him to never talk to you again about. I'm sure in a few hours you two will be laughing and talking and rowing as usual."
"But what if we aren't?" she asked worriedly. Miroku stared at her.
"Well why are you so worried about it Kagome? I mean you just met Inuyasha last week Wednesday... now it's Tuesday. Don't tell me you've developed a crush on him already?" he asked, a sly smile crossing his lips. Kagome's face turned red.
"Me? Like Inuyasha? No way! We're just friends! I mean, I would be worried if you and I fought too."
Miroku gave her a skeptical look that showed that he thought she was lying.
"No seriously! Inuyasha… he's just a close friend to me."
"Oh, so you're close friends now? I thought you were just friends," Miroku said, his sly smile returning. Kagome realized what she had just said and flushed again.
"You know what I mean!"
"Oh, yes I do," Miroku said. Kagome sighed in relief. "You really like Inuyasha."
Her relief turned into horror.
"No I don't!"
"Then why are you always flirting with him?"
"Me? I don't flirt with him! It's called being friendly!"
"Or liking him."
"No I DON'T!" she yelled.
"Okay, calm down!" Miroku said.
"Sorry. It's just… I'm not ever liking any boy again. Not after my ex." She looked down sadly.
"Your ex? What did he do to you?" Miroku asked, instantly concerned.
"He… he hurt me real bad…"
"How?"
"I don't wanna talk about it okay?"
"Okay…"
They both sat there in silence for a while; Kagome stared down at her feet while Miroku tried to read Kagome's feelings through her facial expressions and body language. Her hands were now clenched in her lap and her face was still red, and her muscles and body was completely tense. Finally Miroku spoke.
"Well, I think he's stupid for hurting you Kagome. Both Inuyasha and your ex. I don't know what's wrong with Inuyasha, but he'll come around soon. Don't worry, I'll talk to him."
Kagome looked up at Miroku's encouraging smile surprised, and pretty soon she found it hard to resist the cheeriness in his smile.
"Okay, thanks Miroku," she said grinning. "Wow, I feel better now."
"No problem, that's what friends are for," he said, and when he did Kagome felt something stir inside of her which made her smile even more.
"So what did you come in here for anyway?" she asked, changing the subject.
"Oh, I came to get a book to show Sango and Rin," he said as if he had completely forgotten.
"Oh." Kagome giggled. "Well I guess you got a bit sidetracked huh?"
"I guess so," he said chuckling as well. "Let's go. I'm sure the others are wondering what went down between you and Inuyasha by now. Especially Kouga."
"Kouga?"
"Yeah, he didn't seem too happy about you going to talk to Inuyasha. Probably jealous."
Kagome blushed at this, and Miroku noticed but didn't say anything.
"Yeah, let's go," she said hopping off of the bed. She and Miroku walked out of the room and into the living room.
"Hey, I'm gonna grab a snack before I go. You want anything?" Miroku asked.
"Yeah, sure," Kagome said patting her empty stomach. Since they had missed breakfast she was starving, and lunch was still a few hours away. Miroku nodded and disappeared into the kitchen. He came back a few minutes later with five granola bars and two apples. He tossed two granola bars and an apple to Kagome and kept the rest. Kagome didn't bother to ask what he was going to do with the rest. She just opened her granola bar and hungrily began to devour it. As she and Miroku stepped out of the cabin, Kagome squinted her eyes against the bright light that they were greeted with. Because her eyes were adjusting to the light, she didn't see that someone was walking up the steps to the cabin, and so she accidentally bumped into them.
"Ow," Kagome said rubbing her head. "Sorry," she mumbled to the person, looking up. However, when she saw who she had bumped into, she gasped and wished that she could take her sorry back.
"This is the second time you've bumped into me since we've been at this camp! You're such a klutz!" came an annoying voice that could only belong to none other than Kikyo. Kagome growled as she took a step back. Kikyo was standing there rubbing her head where it had collided with Kagome's, and behind her was Inuyasha who was staring at her intently.
"Oh, I'm sorry Kikyo. I was so preoccupied that I forgot to put up my shield to protect me from ugly monsters," Kagome sneered. Kikyo's cheek jumped at that and she narrowed her eyes.
"Preoccupied doing what? Seducing yet another boy alone in a cabin? If you're going to be doing things like that Kagome, at least do it in your own cabin!" Kikyo retorted. Kagome, who had just taken another bite of her granola bar, spat it out on Kikyo upon hearing her words. Kikyo shrieked in disgust, but Kagome couldn't pay her any attention because she was now choking on a piece that had gotten stuck in her throat. Reflexively, Miroku grabbed Kagome around the waist and squeezed her stomach until she was forced to cough up the chunk of granola bar.
"Oh my God! Thank you!"
Kagome bent over with her hands on her knees wheezing as she tried to catch her breath, and when she finally stood up straight everyone was staring at her, including Inuyasha, whose golden eyes seemed to want to bore through her skull. She looked away from his intense gaze.
"Kikyo, we weren't doing anything like that," Miroku said, staring directly at Kagome's look-alike. Kagome looked surprised to hear him speak up on her behalf, and so did Inuyasha who gave him a questioning look.
"Inuyasha, may I talk to you in private?" Miroku asked, and without waiting for an answer he grabbed Inuyasha's arm and steered him away, leaving the two girls standing on the cabin porch facing each other. They both turned to glare at each other, and the dislike between them was evident.
"So you've moved on to Miroku now have you?" Kikyo asked in a snide tone. "In just a matter of minutes? How distasteful of you."
Kagome rolled her eyes.
"The only thing distasteful here Kikyo is your split ends," she shot back, causing Kikyo to flush in embarrassment. She grabbed a handful of her hair in her hands and frantically peered at the ends of. Okay, so she was due for a minor trimming… no biggie! Kagome snickered as she watched Kikyo's reaction, further angering the ebony haired girl.
"At least I didn't make Inuyasha so mad he clawed himself," Kikyo sneered. That cut Kagome's laughter short. She glared at Kikyo, earning a smirk from the girl. Kagome studied Kikyo's expression, trying to see if she was lying or not, but she honestly couldn't tell. Kikyo had a perfect poker face on.
At that thought, "Poker face" by Lady Gaga idly played in the background of Kagome's thoughts giving her the sudden urge to dance. This was so not the right time!
"He didn't claw himself," Kagome said, trying to see if she could bluff Kikyo into telling her if she was lying or not. Kikyo however caught her bluff, and her smile only grew bigger.
"Well you will never know, now will you? He's probably never going to speak to you again!"
Kagome growled at Kikyo. She knew that she was only trying to get her upset and that most of what she said was probably all of a lie anyway, but it still got under her skin and Kikyo knew it.
"Oh shut up Kikyo! Inuyasha and I are friends, and friends fight. We're going to make up soon and then we'll be cool again, and then you won't be laughing anymore!"
Kikyo narrowed her eyes at Kagome.
"Not if I can do anything about it."
That made Kagome really mad. Without thinking, she chucked the apple in her hand at Kikyo, hitting her square in the forehead. Kikyo looked stunned for a moment, and then her surprise turned to anger.
"Did you just-"
She was cut off by a granola bar that came sailing toward her next, but luckily for her she had quick reflexes and ducked before it hit her. However, someone else who had been walking behind Kikyo wasn't so lucky, and got hit instead, earning an "Ow!" from them.
"Omigosh, sorry!" Kagome said to the person.
"Geez Kagome, if you're gonna be throwing food at people, why not go for something softer like marshmallows?" the person suggested, rubbing their head. Kagome's face immediately lit up in recognition.
"Sango!" she cried happily.
"Yeah… that's me… what's up with the random impaling of people with fat free bars of granola?"
"It was supposed to hit Kikyo," Kagome explained.
"What? Why are you wasting our good food on her? You know once it touches her skin it will rot and decompose into ashes instantly!" she said walking up to Kagome. Kikyo scowled while Kagome and Sango laughed.
"That's not funny!" she yelled.
"It kind of is," Kagome giggled.
"Fer sure. Now, um Kikyo, is there any reason why you're bothering my friend Kagome?" Sango asked, glaring at her.
"What? I'm the one getting food thrown at!" Kikyo cried.
"Yeah, and if you don't leave now a watermelon's coming at you next!" Sango threatened. Kikyo stared at Sango, but she must have looked serious because Kikyo backed down.
"Fine, whatever. I'll go find Inuyasha and tell him how mean you guys were to me. Especially you Kagome!"
With that, Kikyo spun on her heel and stormed away. Sango rolled her eyes.
"What a drama queen!" she said in disgust. Kagome frowned as she watched Kikyo depart.
"Yeah…"
"So why was Kikyo bothering you anyway? And why didn't you knock her out already? We both know that you can beat her senseless if you want."
Kagome sighed.
"Because San, I don't want to get kicked out of camp on the first week."
"True. Well, where's Inuyasha? Did you apologize to him?"
Kagome looked down at her feet causing Sango to become wary.
"What's wrong?"
"Why are you here?" Kagome changed the subject.
"I came looking for Miroku. He was supposed to bring a book to show us but he was taking too long and Rin got impatient so she and Kouga left to go play a game."
"I see... Miroku left a few minutes ago with Inuyasha. He's talking to him."
"Hmm… Kagome… what happened between you two?" Sango inquired. Kagome bit her lip, before she explained the whole story to Sango. At the end of it, Sango was frowning.
"Well why wouldn't he want to talk to you?" Sango demanded. Kagome shrugged. "Well that's not good enough! I'm gonna get to the bottom of this!" she said, rolling up her sleeves and balling her hands into fists.
Kagome rolled her eyes.
"Sango chill! Miroku's talking to him now. He'll tell me what's up later."
Sango studied Kagome.
"You and Miroku sure seem to be getting close…" she said nonchalantly.
"Yeah, he's pretty cool. I don't see why you complain so much about him," Kagome said shrugging. "Aside from his random groping he's really nice and funny."
"I see…"
Kagome stared at Sango's expression before she burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Sango demanded.
"You! Chill San, there's nothing going on between us. We're just friends is all," she said smiling.
"Oh, that's great!" Sango said. "I mean, I don't really care…"
"Yes you do! Liar!" Kagome accused, causing Sango's face to turn red.
"Do not!" she cried, playfully punching Kagome in the arm. Ouch… that kinda hurt…
"Okay! Let's go catch up to them," Kagome suggested rubbing her arm.
"Okay," Sango responded, and the two girls proceeded to find Inuyasha and Miroku.
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"Miroku, what's the big idea, dragging me away like that?" Inuyasha demanded irritated. They were now standing by the mess hall when Inuyasha finally stopped and yanked his arm away from Miroku. Miroku sighed and looked around the camp before his eyes finally rested on Inuyasha who looked annoyed.
"Inuyasha," Miroku began, turning to face the hanyou. "What happened between you and Kagome?"
Inuyasha grunted and looked away from Miroku.
"You brought me all the way here to talk about that wench?" he asked in a low voice.
"Yes I did, now answer the question," Miroku demanded. Inuyasha stared at Miroku before he began to walk away. Miroku stood there surprised for a few seconds as he watched Inuyasha walk away before he finally caught himself and began to jog to catch up.
"Inuyasha?"
"Why do you want to know?" Inuyasha asked, looking straight ahead. Miroku raised his eyebrow.
"Because I found Kagome sitting on the floor next to a broken lamp in our cabin and she looked very upset and she told me that you didn't want to talk to her and left with Kikyo. Now, I ask you again, what happened between you two?"
"Why do you care?"
"Because Kagome is my friend and I don't like when my friends are upset."
"Well since you're so concerned about her then why don't you just go and kiss her and make her feel better?" Inuyasha growled. Miroku scowled.
"You know as well as I do that she wouldn't let me do that. She seems adamant against getting too close or intimate with guys. Besides, I must admit that Kagome is very beautiful, but I would never pursue anything more than a platonic relationship with her because I already like Sango. Now, I ask you for the last time, what happened between you and Kagome?"
Inuyasha frowned and didn't answer Miroku. Instead, he continued walking and staring straight ahead, and you would almost think that he didn't hear Miroku except for the fact that his ears were twitching and his hands were balled into fists. No one said anything; Inuyasha was being stubborn and Miroku refused to back down. Finally Inuyasha sighed and spoke.
"You saw what happened between us. You all did."
"Yes, but I mean afterwards when she came to apologize to you. In the cabin."
Inuyasha's ears twitched again.
"She came to apologize to me?" he asked in a weird tone.
"Yes she did," Miroku said with a stern gaze. "She said that she wouldn't be able to get it off of her conscience if she didn't."
"Feh. So the wench only wanted to apologize to clear her dirty conscience huh?"
Miroku stopped walking and his forehead creased into a frown.
"No Inuyasha, she wanted to apologize because she felt bad about what she said and she was upset that she hurt your feelings," he said in a serious tone, making Inuyasha stop walking. He froze where he was, not moving or saying anything, so Miroku continued.
"Then, when I went in the cabin I found her there kneeling on the floor in complete darkness with a sad, hopeless look on her face and a lamp shattered beside her. She looked so hurt and upset. What did you do to her?"
Inuyasha whirled around.
"I didn't do anything to her! Why is everyone taking her damn side and not mine? Kikyo is the only one who asked me how I felt in all of this!"
Miroku's eyebrows shot up in surprise, and then a displeased look crossed his face.
"Inuyasha, why did you not want to talk to Kagome but you wanted to talk to Kikyo?"
Now it was Inuyasha's turn to be surprised.
"How do you know that?" he demanded. Miroku rolled his eyes.
"Kagome told me."
"Well if you know the story then why are you asking me?"
"Because I want to hear it from your point of view," Miroku said in an irritated tone. Inuyasha was being so difficult, and he was really wearing down his patience. Inuyasha grumbled to himself, unable to come up with a smart remark to reply to Miroku.
"Okay… well the wench came in my room and it was dark and she walked over to me and started petting me on my head… then she suddenly started freaking out and threw a lotion bottle at me, and when I tried to calm her down she tried to kick me but I caught her leg in midair. Then she started to push me and we fell on the bed and then Kikyo walked in couple of minutes later and they started rowing, then me and Kikyo left."
"Hmm…" Miroku said as he took all of this in. Inuyasha's story sounded similar to Kagome's, but he noticed that Inuyasha left out a few parts that Kagome had mentioned, meaning either Inuyasha didn't realize how Kagome felt, or he knew that he was wrong and was trying to cover up.
"Didn't she tell you that she came to apologize but instead of trying to hear her out you said that you didn't want to talk to her?" Miroku inquired, causing Inuyasha to look away guiltily.
"I don't remember her saying that," Inuyasha mumbled, looking down. Miroku just shook his head.
"Liar. But then when Kikyo came and asked to talk you had no problem with that," Miroku continued. Now Inuyasha was scowling at the ground, something he did when he was proven wrong but couldn't defend himself. Miroku smirked, satisfied that he was winning.
"And so what if I did?" Inuyasha asked.
"Then that means that you have absolutely no right to be mad at Kagome anymore because she came to apologize but you wouldn't let her, and you blatantly chose Kikyo over her. In fact, you've given her more reason to be upset with you," Miroku said matter-of-factly. His arms were crossed over his chest and his face held a serious countenance. Both he and Inuyasha knew that he was right, and this knowledge further angered Inuyasha.
"Okay, whatever. I don't care," Inuyasha said, crossing his arms across his chest as well. A defiant look crossed his face, causing Miroku's expression to change to one of annoyance. Inuyasha was so irritating!
"Yes you do! Stop lying!" Miroku said agitated. Inuyasha glared at Miroku.
"Why do you even care?" he demanded.
"Because, even though Kagome's prank was unnecessary, it was hardly worth the tantrum you threw, and it surely wasn't serious enough for you to not want to talk to Kagome. I want to know what's really up!"
Inuyasha scowled again, at no one in particular, angry that he couldn't deny the truth. Miroku stared at him expectantly, and after a few minutes Inuyasha sighed in defeat. He might as well tell Miroku; he would figure it out eventually.
"Okay…" Inuyasha sighed again. "You're right; I wasn't really mad at the prank she pulled. I was mad because…"
"Because…?" Miroku prompted. Inuyasha hesitated a few seconds. Then, he frowned before continuing.
"Because… she saw me when I was vulnerable," Inuyasha finally said. Miroku looked at him surprised.
"Huh?"
"Well… I told her that I didn't care, and then I just went and made a big fool of myself by freaking out and getting all worried like a little sissy. Now she knows that I was lying and she probably thinks that I'm not as tough as I seem, but instead am just a wuss," Inuyasha admitted. Miroku's expression flickered to one of comprehension.
"Oh! I get it now!" he said. "You're acting like this to her because your pride was hurt! You were embarrassed!" Miroku said. Inuyasha flushed as he looked away.
"No I wasn't!" he mumbled. Miroku just grinned.
"Yes you were! You were embarrassed, along with the fact that she now knows that you care about her!"
Inuyasha's flush deepened.
"I do not care for that wench!" he yelled. Miroku raised an eyebrow.
"That's the same lie that got you into this mess, and you would think that you would have learned," he said shaking his head. Inuyasha frowned and lowered his voice.
"Okay… maybe I care for her a little. But that's the part that scares me Miroku. It's only been a week and I already care for her so much. You know I don't like people or make friends easily… but with her it's almost like I'm supposed to care you know? Like when we were talking on the first day and she started crying I felt this strong urge to go and comfort her."
"What's wrong with that?" Miroku asked puzzled. Inuyasha stared at him.
"Now Miroku, you know that I absolutely can't stand crying. When my ex started crying when I broke up with her I couldn't stand it so much that I ran away immediately and left her there crying. But with Kagome… she made me want to stop her crying. More than that... she made me want to make her smile…"
Miroku smiled as Inuyasha confessed this all to him.
"Inuyasha… I know what your problem is," Miroku said when Inuyasha was done talking. Inuyasha looked at him surprised.
"You do?" he asked in disbelief. Miroku nodded, still smiling.
"Yup. Inuyasha my friend, you are developing feelings for Kagome."
Inuyasha's mouth dropped open.
"In a week's time? Hell no! No way! It's not possible!" Inuyasha cried out in disbelief. "There's nothing likeable about that bitch! I mean, we're friends and all… and I guess I do like spending time with her… but only as friend! Nothing more! I can't be falling for her so easily! I won't!"
Miroku smirked at Inuyasha's fierceness. This just proved his point.
"You can deny it all you want Inuyasha, but while you do your feelings for her will just continue to grow stronger until you actually start to love her," Miroku predicated. Now Inuyasha's mouth dropped to the floor, and Miroku watched surprised. He hadn't thought Inuyasha's mouth could open any wider…
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Inuyasha demanded angrily. "Love? Where the fuck does that fit into ANYTHING? This ain't no damn movie Miroku; people don't just 'fall in love' in a week! Especially not me!"
"Inuyasha, calm down!" Miroku urged, quieting him. "I really don't see what the big deal is!"
"The big deal is that you're fucking stupid if you think that I love or even like that wench as anything more than a friend!"
"Language!" Miroku scolded. "You're such a potty mouth. What would your mother say if she heard you?" he asked shaking his head sadly at the fact that Inuyasha was disappointing his poor mom by acting as if he had no home training. Inuyasha just growled.
"Miroku shut up!" he yelled. Miroku glared at him, but then his expression suddenly changed as he seemed to be staring at something behind Inuyasha.
"Quiet Inuyasha! We have company," he said. Inuyasha whirled around, only to see Sango and Kagome walking towards them. He silently cursed to himself. He so didn't want to talk to her right now! He was still embarrassed…
"Oh great!" Inuyasha muttered. "Could they have picked a worse time to come?"
"For real," Miroku agreed. 'Damn! They couldn't wait five more minutes, at least until I finished getting Inuyasha to admit everything?'
"Hey guys!" Sango said cheerfully as she and Kagome approached the two boys. Miroku smiled happily at Sango and gave the girls a friendly greeting, Inuyasha a not-so-friendly one.
"Why are you guys standing here?" Sango asked, looking around. They were a little ways off from camp, a couple of feet away from the entrance to the forest that Rin and Sesshomaru had walked through. Inuyasha and Miroku looked around surprised. In their heated conversation they hadn't even realized how far they had walked.
"Oh, um, we were just taking a little walk," Miroku said scratching the back of his head. "Didn't realize we'd strayed so far."
"Oh."
"How'd you girls find us?" Miroku inquired. Sango shrugged.
"We asked around if anyone had seen a half demon and a perverted lecher around. It wasn't hard to get information on where you guys were," Sango grinned. Miroku raised his eyebrow.
"Sounds like you have practice stalking people. I can't say you're the first girl who's stalked me, but I am very flattered," he smirked. Sango's grin disappeared and her face turned red.
"We did not stalk you!" Sango argued, totally embarrassed now. Miroku grinned.
"Sure you didn't."
"So Inuyasha, what's up?" Sango asked, changing the subject.
"Yeah, you too Kagome," Miroku asked. They both turned to look at the hanyou and the raven-haired girl who had been silent through the whole conversation and hadn't even bothered to look up from the ground.
"Nothing," they both mumbled simultaneously. They looked up at each other surprised before quickly looking back down. Miroku sighed. This was going nowhere. He had to get them talking.
"Great. Hey Sango, do you still want to see that book I was going to show you?" Miroku suddenly asked Sango. She looked at him surprised.
"Um… sure I guess."
"Great! Let's go get it then!" he said as he started to walk off. Sango looked at Inuyasha and Kagome hesitantly before she started to follow Miroku. Inuyasha and Kagome looked up at their retreating figures puzzled.
"Hey! What about us?" Inuyasha called out to them angrily.
Miroku stopped and turned around.
"I would invite you but I know that you don't read, and Kagome's already seen the book," he responded.
"I have?" Kagome asked surprised. She hadn't read a book since she'd been to camp.
"So what the hell are we supposed to do while you two are gone then?" Inuyasha demanded, irritated. Miroku shrugged.
"Why don't you guys talk until we get back?" he suggested. Then, before he could receive a response from Inuyasha or Kagome, he grabbed Sango's hand and dragged her away, leaving Inuyasha and Kagome standing there staring at their retreating figures. After a few seconds of silence, Inuyasha and Kagome turned their heads and simultaneously looked at each other. The minute their eyes met however, strange expression crossed Kagome's face and she quickly looked down once more. Inuyasha cursed in his head. Then, he willed himself to look at Kagome who was still looking down at her feet. He studied her face, carefully taking in her expression. Sadness mixed with anger and confusion. Looks like Miroku had been right. He sighed to himself. Well, there was no use in them standing there like asses not talking or even looking at each other. And she didn't seem to want to talk… he didn't really want to talk either, but he figured one of them may as well say something.
"Kagome…" he said hesitantly. He had meant to talk in a soft voice, but his voice came out much rougher and harsher than intended. Kagome looked up at him finally, and when she did he almost backed away from the expression on her face.
"Oh shit."
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