I'm having another sleepless night. My tattoo is killing me, my family in Missouri is pissing me the fuck off what with picking on my little brother who is visiting them. Just a heads up, you may see some of my pissy side in this chapter. So I apologize ahead of time.

Rejection

A few hours later, Miroku woke up by the side of the hot spring the girls had occupied previously. He groaned and rubbed his sore head. He blinked rapidly, trying to clear his eyes in order to see clearly.

Miroku tried to soothe his aching shoulder when he realized, he was butt naked! He jumped up and covered his "manly parts" and frantically looked around for his monk's robes.

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Back at Kaede's hut, the rest of the gang was finishing off their dinner. Shippo smacked his lips and patted his little tummy in a satisfying manner.

"What a yummy meal," he said happily. Sango nodded her head in agreement. The two women decided to help old Kaede by cleaning up the small hut. Sango kept glancing at the entrance, obviously waiting for Miroku to pop in at any moment.

"Sango," Kagome nudged her friend with her elbow. "Miroku deserved it and you know that." Sango knew Kagome was right about Miroku deserving their little payback, but the miko wasn't right about Sango being worried.

"I'm not worried, Kagome. I'm waiting for that damned monk to waltz in here like nothing happened. I have a sneaky suspicion that he's going to be "fondling my lovely assets" as he so delicately puts it." Inuyasha snorted at Sango's statement.

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Miroku still hadn't located his clothes. "What in the name of Buddha happened to me?" After about ten minutes of futile searching, Miroku shoulders slumped in defeat and marched off to the village. He held his head high in order to keep some of his dignity in tact.

He was grateful that it was dark and all of the villagers had retired to their huts for the night. His only problem was explaining this situation to Sango, who would ultimately assume the worst. Miroku racked his brains but couldn't come up with anything. He didn't remember what happened in between jumping in on the girls bathing time to the moment he woke up alone.

"Miroku's on his way. He's almost here," Inuyasha stated simply, his eyes still shut. Kagome and Sango looked at each other, a wicked grin spread across the latter's features.

"Kagome, do you want to continue Miroku's torture?" The miko nodded her head furiously. Sango leaned over and whispered her plan into her friend's ear.

Not a few minutes later, Miroku stumbled through the entrance, covering himself as best as he could. Shippo blanched at the sight while Inuyasha tried stifling his laughter. Kaede merely shook her head, used to all the chaos that ensued when the teenagers were around.

Sango was the first to jump from her seat. She feigned ignorance and anger, all a part of the plan she and Kagome had concocted.

"Miroku, why the hell are you naked?" she screeched at the naked monk. He just scratched the back of his head and giggled nervously. Sango glared at him.

"I've no idea, my dear Sango. You must believe me!" he pleaded with everyone in the group. Kagome saw her cue and stepped in.

"Ugh! That's disgusting Miroku!" She gave Miroku a disgruntled look as Sango leapt up and whacked him upside the head with her fist.

"Put some damn clothes on, pervert!" Sango was seething now. Miroku was worrying his bottom lip as he tried to figure out what to say next. He knew they weren't going to like his reply.

"Well," he started. "That's the thing. I searched for my clothes and I couldn't find them anywhere." Miroku didn't catch the smirk Kagome gave Sango, who nodded in return.

Kagome sighed deeply, "You can't very well go around naked. No one wants to see that. I'll see if I can't find something for you to borrow until we located your robes." Kagome began digging though her bag, Sango had crossed her arms and walked over to the miko to help.

Kagome and Sango had devious looks in their eyes. They had found the perfect outfit for Miroku to wear. Kagome pulled the clothing out of her bag and walked up to Miroku with a smile stretching across her face.

"Here you go," she chirped and handed Miroku his temporary outfit. He took it with a smile of thanks and quickly ran outside to change, without so much as a glance at what was handed to him.

Once outside, Miroku noticed what he was supposed to wear. His eyes grew wide at the horror of the prospect! "Should I go around naked or wear these horrid garments?" He mused to himself quietly for a few moments for sighing in resignation and slipping the clothes on.

As soon as Miroku walked back into the hut, Sango and Kagome exploded with laughter. Inuyasha cracked an eye open to see what the ruckus was about and nearly fainted at the sight before him. Shippo and Kirara just looked on confused. Kaede knew that the teens always caused an upstart amongst themselves, but this was new. She smiled slightly at Miroku's embarrassment.

"Poor child," she thought to herself. "He must've done something terrible for Kagome and Sango to react the way they did."

Miroku's face was flushed bright red and he was more than a bit angry at the two fair maidens he traveled with. This was low, even for them! He crossed his arms and huffed in a very Inuyasha-like manner.

Oh, boy. The girls certainly knew how to get Miroku back.

Okay so if you have any ideas on what Miroku's temporary outfit should be, please send them in a review! :)

Much love, Kikira Lynn