InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Daughter of the West ❯ Usagi's Anger ( Chapter 19 )

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Daughter of the West

Chapter 19: Usagi's Anger

They had been walking for only a short while, Shippô still playing with Rin and Kirara, Inu-Yasha still muttering about the day's earlier incident, as well as trying to get those incriminating photos away from Kagome, which were still stashed in her bra, but the most annoying of all was Jaken's incessant whining, which had already been awarded with more than a few lumps on the head. Kimi had been clinging to Sesshomaru like a life preserver, and although her was back to his old, iron-cold self, he had had an arm around her at every moment.

They were following in the direction that Kagura and Kanna had taken Aikina in, still slightly confused about why the infamous pair had done so. Had Naraku sent them? Did he have some motive to kidnap Sesshomaru and Kimi's daughter?

Many important questions went unanswered. Simply finding her before something terrible happened was priority number one. But after a while, things around them just seemed to get so gloomy and depressing. The sky was filled with the blackest of clouds, and the weather seemed that it could turn bad at any given moment, and it seemed that they were much too far behind to ever have a chance at finding Naraku's two devious servants. So, they would just bed down for the night.

As Inu-Yasha and Shippô started a small fire and Kagome dug some more homework out of her bottomless yellow back pack, the weather began to clear. The eastern skies were still just as menacing as ever, however, in the west, the skies were perfect to watch the sun set. They considered continuing on, but it was easy to say that there was a unanimous choice to stay where they were.

Sango, sat don near the fire with a small sigh, watching Shippô , Rin, and Kirara all chasing each other around in a circle. She had noticed that ever since Aikina had been kidnapped, the little girl, as Kagome had once said it, had been a little down in the dumps, but it still didn't keep her from playing with her two, new best-friends. But then, after looking around for a moment, noticed something.

"Hey, Kagome," she started, getting the young time travelers attention. "Yeah?" Kagome asked. Sango glanced around again. "Have you seen Miroku?" Kagome looked around as well, shaking her head a little. "I didn't even notice he was gone. I wonder where he went?" she asked in reply. Sango stood up, heaving a great sigh. "I guess I'll go find him before he hurts himself." With that, she walked off into the forest.

She walked for a little bit through the small patch of forest, heading for a cliff. When she entered the small clearing, she saw Miroku sitting with his back against a large boulder. "What are you doing out here?" Sango asked curiously, taking a few steps forward. He turned slightly and looked at her. "Oh, Sango, I didn't hear you walk over," he said quickly.

Sango quickly sat down next to him, although she was still at a good distance from his lecherous hands. "You didn't answer me question," she said. Without turning, he replied. "I'm just watching the sunset to relax." Sango gave a slight sigh. "Yeah, it's nice out here. Rin and Shippô get so noisy," she said.

Miroku smirked a little. "So, how are our new demon friends?" he asked sarcastically. Sango shrugged a little. "I don't know. Kimi still seems really spent…but Sesshomaru," she said, trailing off. "I still don't trust them. For all the times he's tried to destroy Inu-Yasha…all of us for that matter," he said, almost in a growl. Sango gave another slight sigh, leaning her head back against the boulder, closing her eyes.

Miroku looked over at her. The purple and blue light from the now fading sunset danced over her gentle features, entrancing the young monk. "Sango…" he said dreamily. She opened her eyes and looked at him strangely. "Yeah?" she asked. He looked a little panicky, like a deer in the headlights. "Oh, never mind. It was nothing important," he replied.

"No, seriously. What is it?" she asked. He shook his head a little. "Nothing…I just forgot what I wanted to say…yeah, that's all," he said, quickly recovering from his blunder. Sango gave a silent sigh and went back to how she had been. A few moments later, she shot back up, glaring slightly. "Okay, now it's really getting on my nerves. What do you want to tell me?" This time, Miroku simply gave no reply.

"Fine then. Don't tell me," she said, huffing a little. "Men," she groaned. Miroku smiled a little. "Great. Now we're bickering like Inu-Yasha and Kagome," he said, laughing a little. Sango smirked too. I don't think that's a good thing," she giggled. They both sighed and leaned back, both gazing up at the sky as the moon and stars appeared. That's when he made his decision.

"Okay, Sango. Do you really want to know what I have to say?" he asked. The demon exterminator turned to him, smiling slightly, and nodded, and so he continued on. "Sango…it's hard for me to tell my true…feelings, but," he started. Sango had mixed expressions, one part of her looking touched, and another looking as though she would smack the perverted priest.

"I think…that I've finally realized…" he continued. Sango gulped a little, watching a bead of sweat form on his forehead. "Miroku," she said. Just hearing her say his name sent a chill down his spine. Sango bit onto her lip, and as her honey-brown eyes met his violet ones, they closed the short distance between them, their lips meeting. When they parted, they smiled at each other slightly.

Little did they know that they were being watched. In the massive bushes behind them, a familiar hare demon glared out at them. "That little demon slaying slut!" she hissed silently. She had been watching them the entire time. She gave a low growl, gritting her teeth together, clenching her fists. She could feel her own claws digging into her palms. "Miroku is mine!" she growled. However, she had to fight the desire to just burst forth and slaughter her.

"No, I must first conceive a plot to single out the girl and then I will be able to kill her. Although she is strong, I'm sure I could find another demon to help me."