Chapter Twenty-One: Tears
A/N: Edited on 9/2/15
Miroku could not look up, he moved his staff and turned away from Sango. It had almost been a full day since her near death by Inuhidoi's poison. He walked, kicking a small rock from the path.
They had all lost InuYasha and Kagome's scent. Sesshomaru and Kouga stayed near the front. With their sensitive noses, they would have a much easier time finding the missing half-demon and priestess.
"Monk...?"
Miroku looked away, he couldn't look at Sango. What she had seen him do was confessed his deepest feelings to her. It had forced those tears from his eyes making him cry so drastically, that Miroku thought he would cry until there were no more tears left to be shed.
"Monk, it's okay. I should be alright in a few more days."
"Yea Miroku. Sango is strong just like Kagome said." Shippo said. He sat on Hakkaku's shoulder with Ginta walking beside him.
"Monki, is what the flea said true?" Ginta asked. Miroku made no reply. He had been to many villages and had treated people for depression over losing another, and now it felt like he had the same feelings. He felt like he had almost lost something that was too important to lose in his life.
Miroku looked at his cursed hand. He clenched it, he would rather be sucked into his own wind tunnel then let Sango die before his eyes. Miroku had given it a thought for a while; he had already asked Sango's hand in marriage, but would she really want him? He thought about it as he walked silently down the path behind Sesshomaru. He would have to figure it out after they fixed InuYasha's dilemma.
Miroku felt a flash of anger, why couldn't InuYasha protect her? Why had he let Inuhidoi hurt her like that!? Miroku shook his head of these thoughts; his half-demon friend was not at fault. Sango had even told him InuYasha managed to pull away fromm her to let Kirara take her to safety. Miroku cursed at himself; he was accusing InuYasha for Sango's injuries and he knew that was wrong.
Miroku thought of the dream to keep him away from thinking about Sango's near death. Myoga had said The Dog's Soul. It was exactly what the mysterious figure had said as well. Miroku walked behind Sesshomaru, the flea was on his shoulder. The Demon Lord had been ignoring Myoga for most of the days walk.
"Master Myoga?"
"Yes Monk Miroku?"
"Who else would know about The Dog's Soul in Tessaiga?" Sesshomaru turned and glared at him. Miroku ignored Sesshomaru's stare. "I mean my dream, someone told me 'Use the Tessaiga's Dog Soul'."
"Only The Great Dog Demon Lord would know about The Dog's Soul, Monk Miroku."
Miroku stopped, he thought hard. The figure had also said something else; Miroku strained his memory. The figure had said 'Save my Son'. Miroku knew who had come in his dream, The Great Dog Demon Lord.
"I think your father was trying to send me a message, Lord Sesshomaru." Miroku said to the Demon Lord. Sesshomaru looked ahead of him.
"My father would not have sent such a message to you, monk."
"Well he did Lord Sesshomaru. He came to me in my dreams."
Sesshomaru turned around and looked down at him. "Foolish human." Miroku heard Sesshomaru's servant, Jaken mumble.
"My father would know better then to speak to humans." Sesshomaru said. With that he turned back around and continued to walk forward. Miroku felt his anger take him.
"Your father loved a human Lord Sesshomaru! Why would he not talk to me!? InuYasha is here because of your father's feelings for humans!" Miroku bit his lip; he knew he had just made an enormous mistake.
Sesshomaru turned to him, much slower then before, his eyes flicked red. "InuYasha is nothing but a half-demon. He is nothing."
"Whoa, the monk is brave to do that." Ginta whispered.
"I'll say." Hakkaku whispered back. Kouga snorted.
"Are you all too distracted to find Kagome? I don't give a shit about mutt right now!" The wolf demon moved further ahead of them sniffing the air. "Damn all of you, your're to slow."
"Kouga wait!" Sango called. Kouga stopped and turned to her. "You can't find Kagome all on your own, and what would happen if you were to run into InuYasha?"
"I would kill him." Kouga said simply.
"Good luck with that." Myoga mumbled. Kouga snarled.
"Why? Is Inuhidoi so damn powerful to match my speed? Ha! I don't think so."
"I don't know Kouga; we should stick together rather than risk that chance." Miroku said.
"I'm not scared of mutt, he..."
"It's not Lord InuYasha you would be fighting, Lord Kouga. It would be Inuhidoi." Myoga said.
"What are the significance of his wings, flea?" Sesshomaru suddenly asked.
Myoga gulped and turned away from Sesshomaru's glare. "I really don't know the true extent of it, but it is part of his body."
Miroku sighed, Kirara was walking behind him purring as she rubbed up against his sandaled feet. "Thanks Kirara." He told the demon cat.
"They were rather large." Everyone stopped. Rin sat on the back of Ah-Un, her face pale and her small figure sinking into the back of the two-headed dragon.
"Rin." Sesshomaru said.
"Lord InuYasha was there. I felt him." The young girl quivered. "He told me to run, his face was so frightened I didn't know if he was more scared then me."
"Rin did you...?" Miroku started, but Sesshomaru's growl cut him off. Miroku put his hands up, "I'm sorry I won't question the girl if you don't want me to Lord Sesshomaru."
"Watch what you say monk. It may be your last."
Miroku knew he had gotten on Sesshomaru's last nerves, from his outburst about the Demon Lord's father to his questioning of Rin. Miroku decided not to anger InuYasha's brother any longer.
"Monk..." Sango came up behind him and put her hand on his shoulder. He flinched at her touch.
"Sango..." Miroku finally looked her in the eye. Sango's face was still rather pale, but the color was coming back making her look livelier. Her boomerang had been repaired to its full extent with the help from Myoga. Her body seemed to have become stronger itself. He could see the muscles building in her arms and legs. Miroku felt something churn in his stomach; he knew that feeling. He wanted to grope her.
Miroku felt his face go red and turned away. He couldn't do that, she would probably slap him. Stop it, Miroku thought, get out of your fantasies and back to reality.
"He's going to do it Sango, watch yourself." Shippo warned.
Miroku felt his annoyance rise, he wanted to do what InuYasha would do, hit the boy on the head. But unlike InuYasha, Miroku managed to restrain himself from such violence.
"I'm really worried about Kagome." Sango said.
"Me too Sango. Would InuYasha be able to prevent anything from happening to her?" Shippo asked.
"Kouga would not be very happy if anything bad would happen to sister that is InuYasha's fault." Hakkaku said.
"Sister?" Rin asked.
"Kouga asked Kagome to become his..." Ginta started when Kouga ran up and hit him upside the head.
"Fool that girl is too young!" Kouga snapped.
"Sorry!" Ginta shrieked, and cowered behind Hakkaku.
"You like Lady Kagome?" Rin asked. "But your wolves..."
"Pup, my wolves won't eat human flesh anymore because of Kagome." Kouga said. Sesshomaru snarled in his direction.
"I would think so, or I'll remove your head right here."
"I won't hurt the kid. I thought you knew that from our last meeting." Kouga held up his hands.
"Then do not speak of those things in front of this Sesshomaru."
"Fine. I'm more worried about Kagome. Shit where is she!?" Kouga darted in front of the pack again, sniffing the air.
"Kouga, I think we should talk about Kagome for a second." Miroku said.
"What about her?" Kouga asked.
"I think InuYasha bit her on the neck." Miroku answered.
"Come to think of it. It was that night at the village. Kagome had a wound coming from her neck, and when we subdued InuYasha his fangs were covered in her blood." Sango said.
"But it was so deep." Shippo quivered. "Why did he bite her so hard?"
"MUTT BIT KAGOME!? HOW FUCKING DARE HE!" Kouga shouted.
"Lord Kouga please stop yelling. If this is true then Lady Kagome is in a lot of trouble." Myoga said.
"What?" Miroku whirled around to face the Youkai Lord. "What do you mean by that?"
"Was it InuYasha who bit her, or was it Inuhidoi controlling him?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Well..." Sango said, "It was too early to tell, we still thought he was transformed at the time."
"Oh dear, this could be bad." Myoga said.
"What is it?" Kouga had stopped yelling, sweat coming off his brow.
"If Inuhidoi bit Lady Kagome, he won't kill her first. Oh no. Lady Kagome..." Myoga mumbled.
"He'll what?" Kouga asked his voice going a little higher.
"You know what breaks a women faster then anything else, Lord Kouga."
Miroku looked at Kouga. The wolf's face had gone completely white. He looked like he was going to fall to the ground any second from shock.
"Myoga, you don't mean he'll do that to Kagome, do you?" Sango whimpered.
"I have a bad feeling. We better find her quickly; I don't think Lord InuYasha may have the strength to stop him."