InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love From the Ashes ❯ Something Unexpected ( Chapter 2 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

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(A/N): Scrunchy, eraser, fuzzy earmuffs. END.






Miroku watches curiously as Inuyasha suddenly stops, he follows suit, Sango and Kirara doing the same. Shippo, who was at the time sitting on Sango's shoulder had little choice. He looks around cautiously. He didn't sense anything, but Inuyasha seemed to be smelling something. He suddenly hears a growl.
'ah, could it be?' Miroku shifts his weight to one side
"Kouga!" Inuyasha ducks as the spry wolf leaps over him landing in front of Sango looking around. Inuyasha stands up fuming.
"Where is Kagome mutt!?"
"none of your business ya damned wolf!" Miroku raises a finger
"excuse me Kouga-sama, but couldn't you smell Kagome was not with us" Kouga stares at him for a minute before walking over. He straightens his posture.
The wolf seemingly sizes him up "I had heard rumors a strangely dressed miko had been killed"
"well it's not Kagome so you can go!" Inuyasha marches up to Kirara's side. Kouga scoffs.
"Kouga -sama!" Ginta and Hakkaku stumble out of the brush panting
"why do you have to run so fast?" they lean on each other for support catching their breath.
Kouga looks back then down at the Monk again. Miroku shifts back, why was Kouga still standing so close to him?
"Tell me something monk" His voice is curious but at the same time smug "you haven't washed your robes in a few days right?"
Miroku makes a face, his friends staring at Kouga's back "why is that your business?" Why was he so interested in his hygiene habits?
"You still smell of Inuyasha" Miroku's eyes widen "the scent's strong enough that I know it wasn't just a brush past him" Miroku steps back "Please leave."
"Oh he's shy" Kouga smirks "--but not with females" His head quirks in false inquiry before grinning and turning around. He heads towards Ginta and Hakkaku "let's go, Kagome's ok" He starts into a run, a whirlwind forming at his heels, the two wolf youkai starts after him keeping up as best they can.

Miroku watches after him 'of course he was grinning, with Inuyasha out of the game he could get closer to Kagome.' Inuyasha and Sango make their way over.
Shippo hops to his shoulder, he mentally flinches, what if he could smell Inuyasha on him as well? He would have to wash his robes soon. It was hard when these were really the only thing he had to wear.
"What was that about Miroku?" He looks up at Shippo 'he didn't seem to notice, or maybe care'
"yeh what's up?" Inuyasha's question demands an answer
"I don't know, I guess" Miroku looks at the bangs hanging in front of Inuyasha's face rather than his eyes "he wanted a second opinion, maybe he didn't believe you"
"stupid wolf" Inuyasha mutters, He looks at Sango, she looked only half convinced. He wasn't sure Inuyasha believed him either, but he would talk to him later when they were alone.
"Let's keep moving" Inuyasha takes back up his place at the front of the group and they continue, Shippo now perched on the monk's shoulder

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Miroku sighs, they had finally stopped walking. There was a spring nearby also, he could talk to Inuyasha, Shippo would bath with Sango. The rumor had been a dead end and the demon was simply a blown up possum youkai that had been tricking the villagers. Instead of taking up the village heads offer to spend the night there Inuyasha insisted they keep going towards the next rumor, so they were here now. "Shippo and I are going to take a bath, Kirara's going as well" Sango gathers her bath things and Hiraikotsu as Shippo hops onto her shoulder. Inuyasha looks down giving a 'feh' in acknowledgment.
Miroku watches their backs as they leave, one of Inuyasha's ears turning back in their direction. One they're gone Miroku looks up

Inuyasha looks down feeling the monk's eyes on him, looking down the scene at the spring appears in his mind, his face goes red
"Inuyasha" Miroku's voice is almost timid, he looks surprised himself, but only for a fleeting second
"Inuyasha, could you come down here?" Inuyasha hesitates a minute before dropping down next to the fallen log the other man was sitting on
"what is it Miroku?" Inuyasha glances off into the wood before looking back
"about Kouga" Miroku looks down "I lied . . . but you probably knew that. He didn't ask me about Kagome" Inuyasha raises an eyebrow, he'd known the Miroku wasn't telling the whole truth but what could Kouga have to talk to Miroku about?
"He asked me about you Inuyasha"
"what about me?" Inuyasha looks angry thinking about the youkai
"he asked me . . .why your scent was on me, he said it was strong enough that he knew it was more than just a brush past you" Inuyasha's anger disappears his face going red again
He quickly covers for being flustered "That wolf's sticking his nose where it don't belong!"
"Inuyasha . . ." Miroku stands stepping up to Inuyasha, he stops looking down at the unlit fire ring "would it be too bold for me to ask you to forget about Kagome" Inuyasha's eyebrows raise in surprise 'forget Kagome? Do I look sad?'
"Miroku what's up with you?"
Miroku sighs "forgive me" pulling the hanyou down into a kiss he closes the space between them. Inuyasha's eyes widen, blinking rapidly when the kiss is suddenly broken.
"Miroku . . . wha--" Inuyasha brings his hand up to his lips, they're still tingling.
"Don't you get it Inuyasha?" Miroku looks frustrated "it's more than half my fault but I've waited to long for this chance for you to be dense" Inuyasha looks ready to protest "I'm sorry Inuyasha" Miroku steps closer into his personal space. Fingers press into the worn red fabric over his chest. He doesn't dare go beyond that, not knowing what to expect, understanding or violence. "It's expected that I chase after women the way my father and grandfather did. My line is one to be feared, as Mushin says; for women everywhere, but it's not what I want" He prayed that at least Inuyasha understood his feelings, even if he didn't accept them. He knew that youkai viewed sexuality with a much broader mind than humans. The hanyou looks down at his companion. He'd never seen him like this, he looked as if he was to be hit, it was almost scary. His touch was affecting him. His conscious berates him 'how can you let yourself be affected so by a human monk? A male? What about Kagome?' He argued with himself 'I can't help what my body does self-consciously and . . .so what if he's male? I'm half youkai aren't I? Kagome . . .I stopped-- my feelings for her faded long ago, what about her?' his conscious was silent.
"w-what is it you want?" Inuyasha curses himself at his stuttering. He knew the answer . . . but--
"I want you Inuyasha, I'm sorry, so sorry, but I don't want to pretend anymore" he shakes his head pulling his hands and body away from the other man. Inuyasha stops him, a hand on either shoulder. Inuyasha frown when the Miroku flinches at his touch
"Miroku" Inuyasha hesitantly wraps his arms around the other man "They'll be back soon--"
"You're . . . not angry?" his voice seems to be returning to normal
" . . .I'm not angry, but, I don't know what to think. I never even though of a relationship until Kikyo and Kagome, and after that I wasn't interested. It's kinda unnerving Miroku, knowing your not the predicable lecher I was comfortable with." Miroku looks up seeing a small hesitant smile "Inuya--"
"they're coming" Miroku steps back as Inuyasha lets his arms fall to his sides, a fearful almost aggravated look crossing his face as he seats himself back onto the log. Inuyasha watches as Miroku's expression changes to something more 'normal' and his own arms crossing over his chest
"We're back!" Sango smiles entering the campsite "no interruptions, amazingly" she throws a look in Miroku's direction. Miroku gives an innocent look
"Inuyasha's getting better" Sango smiles at Inuyasha, Kirara meows
"hey Inyasha" Shippo hops to his shoulder raising an eyebrow "This is the second time. Why is it you sm-- ow!" Shippo grabs his nose glaring at the hanyou, who did he think he was!?
"keep it where it belongs and that won't happen"
"meanie . . ." Inuyasha gives him a stern look
"grow up!" Shippo look surprised "you're not a baby". He suppresses his anger at the young miko. She was Shippo's mother figure, and she'd let him get spoiled like this. Now that he had no delusions of feeling to hold him back, he had no qualms about correcting her mistakes. Inuyasha takes the kit off of his shoulder setting him down "you can walk from now on, and if you get tired-- then you can rest" Shippo looks down making circles in the dirt with his paw, he knew he shouldn't have been letting the girls treat him like a baby. He felt like he was being lectured by his dad. He pushes back the sadness at the thought. He has a new family now, technically Inuyasha was his dad, the pack leader, but that wouldn't make him forget his real father.
"don't be too hard on him Inuyasha . . ." Inuyasha turns towards the woman, the structure of their pack rearranging itself in his head, Sango would be one of the main members taking care of the pups, otherwise Shippo. If he let her keep treating him like a baby the pup never stop acting like one.
"I'm not being too hard on him Sango" She frowns
"Inuyasha, Shippo's not a baby that's true but he's still a small child"
"Shippo is a demon not human, Sango" Inuyasha's tone is no-nonsense "you can't treat him like one" her mouth clamps shut, she suddenly looks almost guilty
" . . .I know that Inuyasha" she looks down "--I know that, I'm sorry. I guess I got carried away with the Idea of having a child to take care of"
Miroku, who had been silent stands up "I think I'll go for my bath now"
"ah" Sango nods "right, I'll start dinner" Miroku starts towards the spring pausing for a second "coming Inuyasha" he grunts following, the tense mood dispersing
"Protect the base, yeh Shippo?" Shippo looks up puffing out his chest
"alright Inuyasha!" He flushes at acting the way he did before
Sango laughs "I feel safer already Shippo"
"we won't be long" Inuyasha waves back over his shoulder
Once their out of ear and eyeshot Miroku chuckles a bit "hopes dashed"
"perverted priest, there's nothing holy about thoughts like 'that'"
"nothing holy, but sometimes sinful things are the best kind"
"says the monk, supposed servant of Buddha" Miroku laughs
"Criticizes the foul-mouthed hanyou"


tbc . . .


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