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I Do Not Own Inuyasha

"Talking"

26. Miroku's Story

He held my hands in his own, and pulled me close. His warm breath washed over my face and a heated rush came to my cheeks. His dark eyes stared into mine and I was locked in his intense gaze.

"Kaori-sama.." He whispered. "Would you.. do me the honour of bearing my children?"

"LIKE HELL SHE WILL!!!"

Miroku let go of my hands and I frowned in disappointment. Inuyasha had managed to kick the young monk in the head, and now they were battling it out.. well actually it was Inuyasha who had the sword out, Miroku was just calmly talking it over as if he wasn't in any real intimidate danger.

"Fuuu, Inuyasha!!" I whined, letting my ears droop. "You ruined it, right at the best part too."

Inuyasha lowered the sword and stared at me. "You.. YOU WERE GONNA SAY YES!!!?"

I laughed and tossed my hair over my shoulder. "No. I just wanted to reject him. It would have been amusing."

"Ahh you say that but you do not mean it." said Miroku, getting up close with me again. This time one hand held the small of my back, slowly easing downwards..

I screamed and again the monk was kicked in the head. At that moment Shippo and Kaede came through the door. Shippo was gleaming, holding a bucket of water and Kaede held a huge variety of monster veggies in her arms. I quickly jumped back to the day when me and Inuyasha were under the tree with my monster veggies and lost myself in the memory.

"So Miroku how come you have joined up with Kaori? I'm sure ye has not yet known the facts for their travels." Kaede asked.

"It is true that I do not know why they are travelling. I had only met up with them while Kaori was ill. But I have noticed that she holds a couple of shikon shard fragments."

I blinked then I grasped the little chain necklace with the shard fragments around my neck. I felt disappointment wash over me as I counted. After all this time we only had two? After so many months? So many fights and youkai? But as I thought this my skills for sensing the shards came rushing back. It seems as though the more I forgot the more the skill left me. But as it came I sensed a shard somewhere else in the room. In fact two places.

Miroku and Inuyasha.

I jumped to my feet. "OSUWARI!!!" I screamed. Inuyasha came crashing down and I jumped over to him grabbing him by the shirt. "WHERE DID YOU GET THE SHARD!!?"

"I.. I.. I don't know that the hell you're talking about!" Inuyasha stuttered. I growled and reached my hand into his kimono and pulled out the little thing I was looking for.

"Where did you get it?" I hissed.

"He got it from the Birds Of Paradise.." Kaede stated. "I thought you knew so I didn't say anything."

I blinked. "No he didn't. I remember that day. Koga gave the shard to me."

Inuyasha's ears twiched.

"You lied to her." I growled, placing a hand on my swords. "Tell me now or I lop off your head."

"Kaori!" Shippo sqeaked. "While you were sick, he was around you a lot. He might have taken one then.."

"YOU TOOK JEWEL SHARDS FROM ME WHEN I WAS SICK!?!? OUSWARI!!"

Inuyasha pulled himself off the floor and growled up at me. "Yes! Because if a stupid youkai had come an attacked us while you were unconscious I needed to make sure that I was fucking strong enough to take him down without you getting hurt!"

I placed the third shard on my necklace along with the others. "Yeah whatever." I turned to the monk. "You have one too."

He nodded and pulled out a slightly bigger shard for a moment then put it back inside his kimono. "Yes, I am collecting them as well."

"Why?" Shippo asked curiously, hopping onto my shoulder.

"The reason I am collecting the jewel shards is to seek out and destroy a particular youkai.. That youkai is known as Naraku."

"Naraku.." I whispered. The name sent chills down my spine and I didn't even know what it meant.

"There is a curse placed on my right hand.. that was given to me by Naraku." Miroku explained holding up his right arm. "It is a Kazaana."

"What kind of youkai is this 'Naraku'?" Kaede asked, carefully pouring stew into a number of bowls.

"It has a strong evil energy, and it consumes people.." He said, and I felt myself starting to get lost in this little story. "Beyond that..I don't know."

The trance was broken.

"YOU DON'T KNOW!?" Inuyasha shouted. It seems he got sucked in as well.

"Inuyasha shut up." I said. He scoffed and looked away from me.

"Because, " Miroku started up again. "the person who fought with Naraku was actually my grandfather, when he was young. It's an old story from around 50 years ago.. Over the course of several years, there were many fights between them. I am told that every time, Naraku's appearance was borrowed from a different human."

At the last battle, Naraku appeared in the body of a beautiful young woman. My grandfather boasted an enormous amount of houriki but unfortunately.."

I remembered earlier today. "He was a lecher."

"Quite right." Miroku nodded. "Naraku pierced through all the sealing charms, along with my grandfather's right hand, so that he could run away. 'Now that I've put that Kazaana in your right hand..someday, it'll swallow you whole. Even if you have children..unless you succeed in killing me, that curse will be passed on through the generations and will one day eradicate you family..' Is the last thing he said before disappearing."

He sighed. "The kazaana grows larger every year. And its power has increased as well. Unless I vanquish Naraku in several years time.. I, myself, will be swallowed up as well."

"So.. that means you'll die?" Shippo asked timidly.

"Yes." Miroku nodded once more. "Should it happen, I don't mind. If that is to be my destiny.. However.. there's no way I'm going to leave Naraku alone. The shikon no tama should've been taken from this world fifty years ago. But as we know it has appeared again in this time, scattered all over.. Naraku will definitely be collecting the shards and seeking its power.. The reason I know this.. is that fifty years ago Naraku nearly got his hands on the shikon no tama.. when he killed the miko who protected it."

"I did not intend to wake again.." The human breathed. "I did not intend for you to be plagued with the thirst for death as you are now.."

"WHY DID YOU BETRAY ME!?"

"There's no way I'm gonna let you kill me when I haven't done anything wrong!"

"Haven't... done anything..? Don't play innocent.. that was you.. You were the one whose claws tore into me! You snatched away the Shikon No Tama.. you deceived me!"

The words I heard the last time I seen my sister flashed in my head. The memories.. the hatred and pain on her face..

"..every time, Naraku's appearance was borrowed from a different human."

Suddenly it all made sense. I quickly looked around to Inuyasha and Kaede.. they too seemed to be having this same reaction. 50 years ago.. when I was 6.. Naraku dressed up as Inuyasha and hurt Kikyou.. making her believe he betrayed her.. making them hate each other.. ending her life..

"I know that doing that was wrong...and we both know none of that never meant to happen but Kikyou's happy and that's all that matters right now."

I couldn't tell whether I was happy with Naraku's interference..or not..

"Oi, Miroku!" Inuyasha shouted grabbing the monk and shaking him. "You say this Naraku or whatever, it can borrow any form, right!? What about now!? What disguise is it using now!?"

"Of course.. If I knew that.. I would have found him out and done away with him already." Miroku stated as if that were the most obviously thing on this planet.

Inuyasha let go of him and glared at the floor. He was angry and upset. He was having the obvious reaction.. but me.. I was just sitting here.. happy with my sister's death. Why am I happier that she's dead.. instead of being happy that if everything had gone according to plan she would be alive and happy with children.. Maybe one of them would have been mine but why was I so selfish and horrible?

"I.. If ye continues to collect the jewel shards." Kaede said. "Ye shall definitely come across Naraku won't ye? So why not collect them together?"

"Hmm.. I find that I dislike getting deeply involved with other people.. But if Kaori wants me to join in.."

Everyone glanced my way. "Okay.." I said weakly, not exactly sure what I was supposed to be feeling.

"Well if that's the case then, Kaori.." He came up to me and once again held my hands in his. "Please wont you bear my child."

Inuyasha choked, finally distracted from the floor. "Wha..."

"If by chance I cannot complete my revende against Naraku, when I die.. it is essential I entrust that duty onto a child. And Miss. Kaori-sama having a child with your youkai abilities and beauty and my holy spirital powers must be capable of doing the deed I may not be able to fufill."

"DIDN'T WE ALREADY GO THROUGH THIS!?" Inuyasha shouted, jumping between me and Miroku. "GIVE ME A BREAK YOU LECHEROUS BOUZU!!"

"I'm a Houshi." Miroku corrected.

"If you continue to bother Kaori with your weird perverted requests again.." Inuyasha growled.

"Oh, sorry to intrude." Miroku said, his face full of some sort of understanding. "She appeared to be a companion. I knew you had known each other since Kaori was just a little girl but as you have fallen in love with Kaori-sama.."

Inuyasha choked again. "Whaa.."

"I am wrong?" Miroku asked.

"Why you.. You.. you stupid fool!" Inuyasha shouted, his face slight red. "I'm only using her as a jewel detector!"

Suddenly anger pulsed through me. "Oh reallly?" I hissed. Inuyasha yelped and spun around. "I'm just a jewel detector, eh?"

"K.. Kaori.." He sputtered.

"WELL I DON'T KNOW HOW KISSING AND FLIRTING WITH YOUR JEWEL DETECTOR WILL MAKE IT WORK BETTER!!!"

I turned on the spot and ran out the door, leaving everyone in their state of shock.

End Of Chapter 26

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