InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bed Ridden ❯ Burden? ( Chapter 8 )

General Info: Round Robin #1 for Monk_and_Miko Yahoo! Group

Title: Bed Ridden

Summary: He's lived through a cursed hand, demons, and a hanyou with an attitude-but can our sixteenth century Houshi live through the stimulation of the twentieth century? {MK}

Rating: PG-13

Author: Chubbies

Chapter Summary: In which Miroku eavesdrops.

Disclaimer: Not even if I changed my name to Rumiko.

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Chapter 8: Burden?

Boom!

A thunderous drum rang throughout the land as Kagome searched for him. He walked off muttering something - not that she was sure she wanted to know, anyways.

"Kagome!" Boom, boom, boom!

She heard a faceless voice calling her. Slightly apprehensive now, she fevered her search for the missing monk. The voice was definitely familiar, although she couldn't quite say from where she had heard it from.

Boom!

And who the hell owns a drum in the middle of nowhere!?

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"Kagome!" Souta cried as he continued to knock persistently on the wooden door to his sister's room. "Kagome, get up! The phone's for you!" He lifted his hand to knock again, but stumbled halfway into the room when an irritated Kagome opened the door abruptly.

Wordlessly, she stomped down the steps to the kitchen, grabbing a cola out of the refrigerator before picking up the phone.

"What!" she called rudely into the phone. Yuki or whoever decided to call her at the ungodly hour of 9 am - no school today, people! - would be sorry they disturbed her dream.

"Higurashi-san?" Kagome paled at the sound of a timid Houjou on the other end.

"Oh, uh, sorry Houjou-kun, I thought you were someone else."

"Oh! Okay then!" Kagome resisted rolling her eyes as she could practically see him brighten up. "Well, I talked to Yuki this morning and she was acting quite strange." Again, she paled. "She wouldn't let me know what was wrong, but she insisted I call you because you had something important to tell me. Is your chronic halitosis acting up again, because my mother has a great wash."

"Oh, no!" She shook her head and, again, reminded herself just how much she wanted to kill her grandfather. "I, uh, I mean, that's not what I wanted to tell you. I, uh, um, that is.." She trailed off, unsure of how she was going to tell him that she was "betrothed" to a 500 year old monk.

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"So, she's talking to.." Miroku prompted. He glanced towards Souta who, much like himself, was crowded around the corner, intent on "accidentally" catching every word of Kagome's phone conversation.

"Houjou," he replied, not turning his head to the monk. Miroku gave a quick grunt of acknowledgement, not wanting to miss a word of the conversation.

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"So that's about it!" Kagome laughed nervously. A little chuckle was heard on the other end.

"Now I see why that was so important, Higurashi-san. What a relief. Yuki really had me worried there, but you could have told me that your family was nursing your cousin. Of course, I'd be glad to help in any way I can." Kagome paled as images of the poor meeting the renowned pervert.

"That's not necessary, Houjou-kun. I'm sure me and my mom can take perfectly good care of him."

"Well, then, how about going to see a movie this Saturday. I hear Super Undead Ninja Vampires: The Movie is going to be playing."

"Uh, sorry, Houjou-kun, maybe some other time, when my cousin is feeling better." She glanced around nervously at a noise that sounded suspiciously like a growl. "Okay, Houjou-kun, good-bye." Kagome hung up the phone with a relieved sigh that turned quickly into a frightened scream when a hand grabbed her by the shoulder.

"Please feel free to let me know when I've become too much of a burden to you," a cold voice rang in her ear. After the familiar shiver wore off, the words finally registered.

Kagome turned to the monk, only to find him stomping away, his cane clanking loudly on the hardwood floor. She turned a curious eye to her little brother.

"What's his problem?" she asked absently. Souta rolled his eyes at her and responded before following his new houshi-nii-chan.

"Maybe he doesn't like being referred to as your 'poor, sick cousin that you have to take care of.' Really, nee-chan, you can be so slow at times." She stood shocked that her little brother, who only a few years earlier was trying to give her wet willies, was actually trying to tell her something serious. All she could do was look after the two guys and wonder exactly what happened.

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Next Author: Crash

Due Date: April 29, 2004

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