A/N: Moshi moshi, mi-na! I know, I know, it has been far too long since my last update. I even got a review that said 'Must update'. It was so flattering! ^_^ I'm glad all of you like my fic so much. I'm sorry I didn't update this sooner. Life just got in the way and I was playing with three concepts for where I wanted to take this chapter for the longest time, so that's why. Since you guys have been waiting long enough already, I'll shut up now. On with the fic!

Disclaimer: Do you see the awesomeness that is InuyahsaxMiroku in the manga or anime? Didn't think so. Therefore, I think it's pretty obvious that I don't own the rights to Inuyasha.

Inuyasha and Miroku: Warriors, Friends, Lovers

Chapter 7: Sesshomaru's Second Attempt Part 1: Capture

Nothing could squash Inuyahsa's current happiness. Just yesterday, he had proposed to the man he loved and today he got to enjoy the comfort of knowing that Miroku would soon be his completely and inarguably as the two of them snuggled in each other's arms in the early morning. He couldn't remember the last time he had felt so at peace.

He lifted up his lover's chin gently and stared into his beautiful purple orbs, which were in turn staring at his golden ones with adoration. The pair were moving in slowly for a kiss when suddenly....

"Inuyasha!!!" Kagome screamed as she came running up towards the two with blazing speed.

Miroku sighed and chuckled a bit, disappointed by the interruption but not necessarily angry about it. Inuyasha on the other hand? Well....

"Dammit, Kagome! What the hell is your problem?! Can't you see we were tryin' to have a moment here?!" the hanyou yelled.

"Sheesh, sorry. No need to get so worked up over it. Besides, I have very important things to discuss with you."

"Such as?" Inuyasha inquired as he eyed the girl from the future with her hands behind her back suspiciously.

Kagome took her hands out from behind her back to reveal a large stack of scrolls, half adorned with red ribbons and half adorned with purple ribbons.

"What are those, Kagome?" Miroku asked.

"These are wedding invitations. You guys need to figure out who to send them to and sign them."

"I don't even know that many people to invite," Inuyasha said with a huff. "'Sides, I don't want a big party anyway."

"Well, you never know, Mirouku might to invite a lot of people," Kagome countered.

"Actually, Kagome, I see weddings as a more private affair that should only be shared with family and close friends. Other than you, Sango, Kaede, Shippo, and Master Mushin, I can't think of anyone else I would want to invite."

Kagome felt a little dejected. She had so wanted to plan this grand wedding for her two betrothed friends, with hundreds of guests and elaborate decorations. She was going to have it be the biggest wedding of the Feudal Era, one to go down in the history books! And when she saw it in her class textbooks, she could feel proud knowing that she was the one who planned it all. But, she had to respect her friends' wishes. She sighed.

"Well," she started, "what about Koga?"

"That mangy mutt? No way!" Inuyasha shouted. "Why the hell would we invite him?"

"Well, he has helped us out in the past and this would be a good way of letting him know that he doesn't have to go at it with you over me anymore."

"Even though I don't like you like that, that doesn't mean I want him getting you either."

Kagome sighed again. "That's not the point. I have no problems turning him down myself. The point is that I won't have to have him barging in here at random times picking fights with you anymore."

"It would be good for clarity reasons, Inuyasha," Miroku added.

"Fine," Inuyasha relented. "The mutt can come to the wedding."

"Good," Kagome smiled. "Now what about your brother?"

The hanyou blew up at the mere suggestion.

"Of all people, you think we need to invite him?!"

"But--"

"But what?! You think that just 'cause he's family I want him at my wedding?! You seem to forget the fact that he tried to steal Miroku away from me. There's no way in hell I'm going to invite him to my wedding!!!" With that, Inuyasha stormed off.

The reincarnated priestess was stunned. She didn't expect to get such a bad reaction from the hanyou, despite what had happened before with Miroku and the past between the two brothers.

'Maybe I shouldn't have asked..." she thought.

Miroku saw the look on the teen's face and felt sorry for her. He knew she meant well, but even he knew that kind of question wouldn't go over too well. He walked over to her and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry about it. I know you meant well. Inuyahsa is just overly possessive sometimes and thinks that Sesshomaru will try and take me away from him again. I'd like to say he's wrong, but I have no way to be sure he is. That's probably why he blew up at you. Don't take it too personally, okay?"

Kagome looked at Miroku and nodded, giving him a soft smile.

"Good. Now, I'm going to see if I can go calm Inuyasha down, okay?"

"Okay."

The two exchanged smiles before Miroku left and Kagome went about planning the wedding as much as she could without them.

----Scene Change----

"Lord Sesshomaru! Lord Sesshomaru!"

Sesshomaru turned around to see his loyal servant Jaken running up to him, flailing about madly as he called his name.

"What is it, Jaken?" he asked.

"I just overheard two humans talking about the upcoming union of Inuyasha and Miroku! Apparently, they had stopped by that old healer's hut to deliver an invitation and the word spread quickly throughout the town!"

Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed.

"What do you plan to do, M'lord?

"Jaken, stay here and guard Rin. I shall be back shortly."

"Does this mean you are planning to attempt to take Miroku again, M'lord? I mean, it didn't exactly work out for you well last time and-"

Sesshomaru hit Jaken over the head. "Just do as I say, Jaken.

"Yes, M'lord..." the little imp said as he rubbed his aching head.

----Scene Change----

"Man, I'm glad all that crap is over with," Inuyasha said as he put his arms behind his head.

"Not quite, Inuyasha. The planning may be done but we still have to deliver the last invitation to Master Mushin."

"So? If we haul it, we can be there in a couple of days."

"Well, for right now we should probably set up camp. It will be nightfall soon," Sango said.

As the group started to set up their camp, golden eyes peered at them through the trees from a safe enough distance that no one would suspect something was amiss. Those eyes belonged to none other than Sesshomaru, who had decided to take a different approach for capturing Miroku. He normally avoided using such sneaky tactics to get what he wanted, as he thought it made him a little too much like that bastard Naraku, but desperate times called for desperate measures. He knew that his half-brother's friends were probably on guard, waiting for him to strike and therefore would be prepared. As confident as he was in his fighting abilities, he did not feel like dealing with those little pests.

He saw his opportunity to corner the monk arise when he was sent off on his own to gather wood for the fire. When he was far enough away from the rest of the group, Sesshomaru striked. He came out of his hiding place at the speed of light and landed gracefully yet swiftly in front of the object of his affection, who was startled to say the least!

"Sesshomaru!" he gasped.

Sesshomaru didn't respond- he merely released a special sleeping gas he obtained from a poisons maker shortly after his failure to capture Miroku the first time around. He didn't expect to be using it so soon as he wanted to plan out his second attempt further, but after hearing the news of the wedding he knew he had no time to waste.

The monk succumbed to the gas and fell to the ground. Sesshomaru gathered him up in his arms and proceeded to take his leave. As he was leaving, airborne, he heard Inuyasha's voice screaming as he desperately tried to catch up to him, but to no avail. He was too far off in the distance for him to ever catch up, a mere speck at this pint.

Inuyasha screamed his lover's ma,e as he saw him being carried off to the point of no return.

"MIROKU!!!!!"

A/N: How evil am I? I leave you guys hanging for the longest time, then I leave you with a cliffy. Hopefully, though, you won't have to wait too long for the next update. Also, I'm not going to make this more than a two-parter, so no need to worry- I'm not going to drag out the suspense for too long. Only a couple chapters left to go! R&R please! Ja ne!