InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bed Ridden ❯ Chapter 21 ( Chapter 21 )

General Info: Round Robin #1 fot the 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

Chapter Author: Rurouni Star

Chapter Summary: One dose of patented R.S. angst, coming right up. Because I can't seem to do it any other way.

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Chapter 21:

Kagome watched in numb shock as Inuyasha disappeared down the well.

That… had not just happened. Could not have happened. Because Inuyasha was in love with Kikyo, and he'd mostly ignored her, until Miroku-

A gasp escaped her as it hit. He wasn't in love with her - he was claiming her. The bastard!

Suddenly she felt sick, used, and her mouth was dirty. Kagome ran from the well house blindly, but quickly focused on a destination. The bathroom - she had to wash her mouth out.

After about ten minutes of flushing her mouth as much as she could- even using that disgusting mouthwash that Souta said was `manly' -she began to feel a little better. But she knew she wouldn't feel completely normal again until she saw Miroku in the morning. And that was a very strange, very comforting thought.

…~…

Miroku was looking much better by the time they got there to pick him up (again). He was even able to distinctly talk with that awfully dry wit of his.

"I've heard of explosive kisses," he told Kagome in the backseat, "but I must admit I've never heard of one where you feel like you're being beat up."

She winced, and he realized it just wasn't a good time for humor. So instead, he found himself looping an arm around her waist.

Kagome had been stiff, but her muscles relaxed immediately at his touch. He knew if he hadn't been injured that she wouldn't have hesitated in leaning on him. A bit of pride swelled inside of him- at one time, she would have jumped away shrieking at any kind of
contact from him. Now, she was all too willing…

Before he could even comprehend what was happening, his hand had decided to test just how willing - it had traveled to the forbidden territory. Miroku winced. This was not the best way to keep her hard-won trust.

But Kagome didn't seem to notice (how could she not notice?) or- and this was absolutely ludicrous - she just might not mind.

And with this, his hand traveled back up to the small of her back, and Kagome shivered slightly, eyes closed.

Ah. This was very tempting.

Miroku stared at the front seat unhappily, knowing that Kagome's mother was there (damn the woman for existing sometimes) and that even a (relatively) short kiss was out of the question.

The truth was that Inuyasha had not at all scared him away. If he'd had any kind of weapon on hand at all, he could've taken care of the hot-headed hanyou. The only thing that had frightened him had been that Kagome might go on to `better prospects' after reuniting with her half-demon.

Obviously, he thought as he rubbed circles on her lower back, this was not a problem.

It was, therefore, with great anticipation that he let Kagome help him out of the car and into her bedroom (she'd insisted he sleep in her bed so she could watch over him - pity she wasn't going to sleep there too). The stairs were agonizing, but the soft mattress at the
end was all worth it. Truly, he'd been through worse, and slept on the floor. In comparison, this was heaven.

As soon as he was settled in, though, Kagome kissed him on the forehead hesitantly, and he decided there were better things to come. She moved to pull away, then, but he stopped her with a hand at the nape of her neck, guiding her lips carefully to his. Kagome was led willingly by his light touch, as though she'd just been waiting for it, and the pain of a few broken bones suddenly seemed rather insignificant in the long run when he had this to look forward to each day.

"No insane hanyous going to jump me possessively this time?" he murmured wryly against her.

And then - surprisingly - Kagome pulled away.

"What?" she asked.

Miroku was sorry he'd ever spoken. "Nothing."

"No," Kagome said, "you said something. What was it?"

Miroku sighed. "Nothing important. I was joking, Kagome."

But something about his remark had hit her the wrong way, and the room was suddenly empty again, save for he himself. Really, it was stupid - he was the only one that had anything to be unhappy about in regards to Inuyasha.

Wasn't he?

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Next Author: Chubbies

Due Date: July 18th

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