InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love From the Ashes ❯ Tough Luck ( Chapter 6 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: NoodleSub 
Of scaring children, injuries and innuendos.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Action | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 06.27.2006 | Updated On: 06.27.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 738 | Status: Completed
Of scaring children, injuries and innuendos.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama / Action | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 06.27.2006 | Updated On: 06.27.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 738 | Status: Completed
Disclaimer: I don't even own a car, safe to say I don't own Inuyasha. No money is being made off of this fic. Brah brah brah, just for enjoyment.
(A/N): That's what she said . . .
Sango and Shippo look up as The two men return, Miroku smiles waving "we're back"
"Hey Miroku, Inuyasha!" Shippo meets them halfway taking up the place at their side as they make their way over to the taijiya "where were you two?" the woman asks
"A walk" Miroku continues to smile, Inuyasha snorts lightly
"you all sleep like rocks"
"It was a nice walk actually" Miroku continues
Shippo looks up at the two, they smelled like each other again, he guessed they'd all find out why eventually. Inuyasha crosses his arms, shifting his weight to his right leg
"Are you all ready to go?" Inuyasha looks around "where's the girl?"
"I'll be back" Miroku excuses himself to the clothing line to get his robes
"girl . . . oh! You mean Kagome" Sango looks back towards the hut "she'll be out soon"
"I'm ready!" Kagome skips out of the hut Keade behind her, she stops in her tracks when she spots Inuyasha "You're back . . ."
Keade stops in the doorframe
"of course we are" Inuyasha answers
"so we're ready now?" Miroku makes his way back over, dressed now, the rings on his staff jingling softly
"yeh" Inuyasha glances over at the monk, he was somewhat missing the thin white robes, the monks slender frame now encased in the thick layers of fabric
"let's head out, take care Kaede-baba, keep the village safe!"
"will do Inuyasha" the old woman nods towards the group, heading back into the hut
They head off making there way towards the edge of the village, most of the villagers outside make the effort to send them off with a wave or words of luck
=-=-=-=
"Miroku!" Inuyasha's hands tighten around his Tetsusaiga as the Monk flies through the air, hitting the ground with a thud that makes him flinch and cry that shoots straight through his heart. he doesn't have time to blink before the large youkai swipes at him, he blocks with the large fang, sparks fly. He pushes back, making the youkai stumble
"Kagome Shippo! Get to Miroku now!" 'Dammit I told you to be careful!' Sango's Hiraikotsu is flung back as the youkai regains his footing. The hanyou launches himself into the air doging another swipe from the youkai's claws
"I'll kill you!" it screams as Tetsusaiga slashes through it's torso in a downward arc.
Inuyasha lands, listening to the satisfying sound of the demon's top half slipping free from it's lower half onto the dusty ground
"where is it!?" He quickly looks back at the Miko
"His right bicep!" The hanyou cautiously approaches before cutting open the twitching flesh and retrieving the shard. The body them begins to disintegrate.
"oi!" He walks towards where Miroku lies tossing Kagome the shard with little warning before kneeling
"hey, you alright?" Miroku looks over at Inuyasha his eyes apologetic
"I think it's broken, I think I heard something snap when I landed. I-I landed on something" He flinches in pain, his hand gripping his left arm as pain seems to pulse up his arm and spine going off against the base of his skull, something pinching a nerve. Inuyasha watches Miroku's face carefully, noting the masked pain. His brow creases angrily, if the demon wasn't already dead . . . his thoughts trail off
Inuyasha stands up looking over at the Miko still kneeling "well . . ." she continues to stare, confused "see if it's broken" her eyes widen her cheeks flushing in embarrassment as she moves to check, he scoffs turning away from the group. His voice was more angry than he'd intended, Miroku had gotten hurt, he'd let Miroku get hurt. He was more angry at himself than anything, not at Kagome. He flinches at the low hiss from the man as Kagome touches a tender spot.
" . . . it's broken Inuyasha" her face is pained for the monk, who is putting up a brave front
"can you set it?" he responds immediately
"I've been taking a few classes back home but--"
"do your best until we can find a village with a healer" he turns back, Kagome sucks in a breath of air at the unrecognizable emotions in his eyes "what do you need to do that?"
"ah, just something to splint the arm with, I have everything else" Inuyasha turns towards Sango, her brow is creased and her face concerned. He mentally suppresses his jealousy, it was there even though he knew Miroku was his. He looks back down at the monk for a second before looking back up. Shippo, needed to be occupied.
"take Shippo, be careful" Sango nods waving the kit towards her as she heads into the brush
"Thank-you Kagome-sama" Inuyasha's eyes return to the monk as Kagome gives him some of her modern medicine for the pain.
'I have to wait now' looking back up at the hanyou Kagome's brow creases, her eyes suddenly widen 'no . . . it couldn't be'
"Miroku . . ." the monk respond to his name
"yes?" she jumps realizing she'd said that out loud
"it's nothing, sorry" she looks down shaking a little 'not even another woman, how could I have been so blind, they were way too friendly lately. Inuyasha hadn't called him a 'hentai houshi' or anything of the sort in a while, only Miroku.' It wasn't right. Feeling the sting of tears in her eyes tries to shift her thoughts to something else, but finds nothing
"You ok?" she looks up unconsciously at Inuyasha's voice, his eyebrow creases at the look on her face
"I'm fine" it creases further
"don't lie, your ready to cry" Miroku turns watching her face
It was too much, Miroku was a man, they both were men. Inuyasha was supposed to love her 'it's your own fault' her conscience berates her 'you went too far, you tried to control him, with the rosary. What kind of love is that?' the tears slip down as Sango and Shippo return.
"Kagome?" Shippo immediately bounds to her side "are you ok?" now wasn't the time. Wiping her tears she nods
"did you get the splint?"
=-=-=-=
Glaring at the gathered villagers Inuyasha leaned against a lone tree near the hut. He had not been allowed in, The others were inside the hut where Miroku was being treated. Shippo sat on his shoulder fidgeting, Kirara sitting at his feet. Some of the villagers flinched away at his glare others returned it. 'Idiots' Since he'd formed this rag-tag pack reactions like this weren't as common, but they also weren't non-exsistant.
"stop fidgeting Shippo" the kit pauses only for a second before restarting unconsciously
"sorry Inuyasha, they're making me uncomfortable, why are they mad? We didn't do anything to them." A few looked a bit too happy at seeing the kit uncomfortable
"They're ignorant Shippo, because some demons are bad news, they think all of them are the same" 'you're giving them power by letting them see you scared'
"I think I understand . . . but I can't stop Inuyasha" Inuyasha sighs
'This is taking too long' he wanted to see Miroku, and Shippo's fidgeting was making his mood worse, his nerves were fraying
"Shippo" his voice is stern
"Inuyasha, I'm sorry!" Inuyasha sighs again pulling Shippo into his arms, he heard the kit gasp.
" . . . it's fine" he closes his eyes, nose and ears trained on the villagers. He begins a comforting growl, the equivalent of a purr, his chest humming softly.
Kirara looks up surprised before making a satisfied sound at the interaction
The kit's eyes widen before hooding slightly, the sound relaxing him, it reminded him of what his parents used to do before . . . He stops the train of thought, he had a new family now, that loved him, he relaxes into the hold.
Satisfied Inuyasha allows himself to relax, his mind straying, his ears and nose still focused. A teacher for Shippo . . . Totousai, he might know someone. He pondered paying the old man a visit when they were back at the village. Maybe not, the man was too unknown to trust in judgment
"Inuyasha" Inuyasha's eyes open going to the source of the voice and seeing Miroku smiling in his direction his arm in a sling, the girls and healer behind him 'dammit' He looks down at the sleeping kitsune in his arms seeing Kagome's eyes go there before looking back up
"took long enough" Inuyasha comments gruffly
"don't be rude" Sango scolds before turning to the healer and bowing "Thank you very much" the others do the same, murmuring similar thing. Inuyasha only grunts appreciatively. The woman frowns at him, he scoffs turning away.
"You are welcome" he hears her say "now you all better move along, I'm afraid the villagers aren't very happy about you being here"
"Yeh" Kagome looks at the villagers, a frown marring her features
"Let's go" Inuyasha starts walking trusting the other to follow, they do, waving back and giving final thanks. "I'll be sure to get a better sling and swath for you when we get back" Kagome comments out of the woman's hearing range, not wanting to offend, Miroku nods thanking her.
Once outside the village Miroku joins him at the front of the line, behind them Kagome inwardly flinches 'it's true isn't it?' he watches Miroku smile in the hanyou's direction.
Inuyasha looks down at the smiling monk "what are you so happy about, you're injured" he gestures towards his arm. Miroku only smiles wider
"yes I know" Miroku laughs at the other man's expression, he must think he'd hit his head "it is also a good thing" he begins to explain
"how is that?" Inuyasha's voice was disbelieving
He makes a face reminiscent of a damsel in distress "oh what shall I do" he asks in a dramatic voice "My arm is broken and I can't use it, don't want it to get wet" He looks to the heavens before sighing heavily, Inuyasha raises an eyebrow. Miroku look sin his direction with a suggestive gleam in his eye "who will help me bathe"
Inuyasha sucks in a breath of air his face going slightly pink, Miroku chuckles
"Inuyasha?" Inuyasha swallows glancing back, the girl seemed oblivious, he glances down, Shippo was still sleep.
"y--yeh?" A small smile, almost innocent, graces the monks lips
"you'll help me right?" Inuyasha's face darken, flustered but also excited
"tonight" Inuyasha's voice holds promise, Miroku beams
"I can't wait"
tbc . . .
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Extra thanks to: Hirumakage for continued support and my beta Kyosohmas_lover
(A/N): That's what she said . . .
Sango and Shippo look up as The two men return, Miroku smiles waving "we're back"
"Hey Miroku, Inuyasha!" Shippo meets them halfway taking up the place at their side as they make their way over to the taijiya "where were you two?" the woman asks
"A walk" Miroku continues to smile, Inuyasha snorts lightly
"you all sleep like rocks"
"It was a nice walk actually" Miroku continues
Shippo looks up at the two, they smelled like each other again, he guessed they'd all find out why eventually. Inuyasha crosses his arms, shifting his weight to his right leg
"Are you all ready to go?" Inuyasha looks around "where's the girl?"
"I'll be back" Miroku excuses himself to the clothing line to get his robes
"girl . . . oh! You mean Kagome" Sango looks back towards the hut "she'll be out soon"
"I'm ready!" Kagome skips out of the hut Keade behind her, she stops in her tracks when she spots Inuyasha "You're back . . ."
Keade stops in the doorframe
"of course we are" Inuyasha answers
"so we're ready now?" Miroku makes his way back over, dressed now, the rings on his staff jingling softly
"yeh" Inuyasha glances over at the monk, he was somewhat missing the thin white robes, the monks slender frame now encased in the thick layers of fabric
"let's head out, take care Kaede-baba, keep the village safe!"
"will do Inuyasha" the old woman nods towards the group, heading back into the hut
They head off making there way towards the edge of the village, most of the villagers outside make the effort to send them off with a wave or words of luck
=-=-=-=
"Miroku!" Inuyasha's hands tighten around his Tetsusaiga as the Monk flies through the air, hitting the ground with a thud that makes him flinch and cry that shoots straight through his heart. he doesn't have time to blink before the large youkai swipes at him, he blocks with the large fang, sparks fly. He pushes back, making the youkai stumble
"Kagome Shippo! Get to Miroku now!" 'Dammit I told you to be careful!' Sango's Hiraikotsu is flung back as the youkai regains his footing. The hanyou launches himself into the air doging another swipe from the youkai's claws
"I'll kill you!" it screams as Tetsusaiga slashes through it's torso in a downward arc.
Inuyasha lands, listening to the satisfying sound of the demon's top half slipping free from it's lower half onto the dusty ground
"where is it!?" He quickly looks back at the Miko
"His right bicep!" The hanyou cautiously approaches before cutting open the twitching flesh and retrieving the shard. The body them begins to disintegrate.
"oi!" He walks towards where Miroku lies tossing Kagome the shard with little warning before kneeling
"hey, you alright?" Miroku looks over at Inuyasha his eyes apologetic
"I think it's broken, I think I heard something snap when I landed. I-I landed on something" He flinches in pain, his hand gripping his left arm as pain seems to pulse up his arm and spine going off against the base of his skull, something pinching a nerve. Inuyasha watches Miroku's face carefully, noting the masked pain. His brow creases angrily, if the demon wasn't already dead . . . his thoughts trail off
Inuyasha stands up looking over at the Miko still kneeling "well . . ." she continues to stare, confused "see if it's broken" her eyes widen her cheeks flushing in embarrassment as she moves to check, he scoffs turning away from the group. His voice was more angry than he'd intended, Miroku had gotten hurt, he'd let Miroku get hurt. He was more angry at himself than anything, not at Kagome. He flinches at the low hiss from the man as Kagome touches a tender spot.
" . . . it's broken Inuyasha" her face is pained for the monk, who is putting up a brave front
"can you set it?" he responds immediately
"I've been taking a few classes back home but--"
"do your best until we can find a village with a healer" he turns back, Kagome sucks in a breath of air at the unrecognizable emotions in his eyes "what do you need to do that?"
"ah, just something to splint the arm with, I have everything else" Inuyasha turns towards Sango, her brow is creased and her face concerned. He mentally suppresses his jealousy, it was there even though he knew Miroku was his. He looks back down at the monk for a second before looking back up. Shippo, needed to be occupied.
"take Shippo, be careful" Sango nods waving the kit towards her as she heads into the brush
"Thank-you Kagome-sama" Inuyasha's eyes return to the monk as Kagome gives him some of her modern medicine for the pain.
'I have to wait now' looking back up at the hanyou Kagome's brow creases, her eyes suddenly widen 'no . . . it couldn't be'
"Miroku . . ." the monk respond to his name
"yes?" she jumps realizing she'd said that out loud
"it's nothing, sorry" she looks down shaking a little 'not even another woman, how could I have been so blind, they were way too friendly lately. Inuyasha hadn't called him a 'hentai houshi' or anything of the sort in a while, only Miroku.' It wasn't right. Feeling the sting of tears in her eyes tries to shift her thoughts to something else, but finds nothing
"You ok?" she looks up unconsciously at Inuyasha's voice, his eyebrow creases at the look on her face
"I'm fine" it creases further
"don't lie, your ready to cry" Miroku turns watching her face
It was too much, Miroku was a man, they both were men. Inuyasha was supposed to love her 'it's your own fault' her conscience berates her 'you went too far, you tried to control him, with the rosary. What kind of love is that?' the tears slip down as Sango and Shippo return.
"Kagome?" Shippo immediately bounds to her side "are you ok?" now wasn't the time. Wiping her tears she nods
"did you get the splint?"
=-=-=-=
Glaring at the gathered villagers Inuyasha leaned against a lone tree near the hut. He had not been allowed in, The others were inside the hut where Miroku was being treated. Shippo sat on his shoulder fidgeting, Kirara sitting at his feet. Some of the villagers flinched away at his glare others returned it. 'Idiots' Since he'd formed this rag-tag pack reactions like this weren't as common, but they also weren't non-exsistant.
"stop fidgeting Shippo" the kit pauses only for a second before restarting unconsciously
"sorry Inuyasha, they're making me uncomfortable, why are they mad? We didn't do anything to them." A few looked a bit too happy at seeing the kit uncomfortable
"They're ignorant Shippo, because some demons are bad news, they think all of them are the same" 'you're giving them power by letting them see you scared'
"I think I understand . . . but I can't stop Inuyasha" Inuyasha sighs
'This is taking too long' he wanted to see Miroku, and Shippo's fidgeting was making his mood worse, his nerves were fraying
"Shippo" his voice is stern
"Inuyasha, I'm sorry!" Inuyasha sighs again pulling Shippo into his arms, he heard the kit gasp.
" . . . it's fine" he closes his eyes, nose and ears trained on the villagers. He begins a comforting growl, the equivalent of a purr, his chest humming softly.
Kirara looks up surprised before making a satisfied sound at the interaction
The kit's eyes widen before hooding slightly, the sound relaxing him, it reminded him of what his parents used to do before . . . He stops the train of thought, he had a new family now, that loved him, he relaxes into the hold.
Satisfied Inuyasha allows himself to relax, his mind straying, his ears and nose still focused. A teacher for Shippo . . . Totousai, he might know someone. He pondered paying the old man a visit when they were back at the village. Maybe not, the man was too unknown to trust in judgment
"Inuyasha" Inuyasha's eyes open going to the source of the voice and seeing Miroku smiling in his direction his arm in a sling, the girls and healer behind him 'dammit' He looks down at the sleeping kitsune in his arms seeing Kagome's eyes go there before looking back up
"took long enough" Inuyasha comments gruffly
"don't be rude" Sango scolds before turning to the healer and bowing "Thank you very much" the others do the same, murmuring similar thing. Inuyasha only grunts appreciatively. The woman frowns at him, he scoffs turning away.
"You are welcome" he hears her say "now you all better move along, I'm afraid the villagers aren't very happy about you being here"
"Yeh" Kagome looks at the villagers, a frown marring her features
"Let's go" Inuyasha starts walking trusting the other to follow, they do, waving back and giving final thanks. "I'll be sure to get a better sling and swath for you when we get back" Kagome comments out of the woman's hearing range, not wanting to offend, Miroku nods thanking her.
Once outside the village Miroku joins him at the front of the line, behind them Kagome inwardly flinches 'it's true isn't it?' he watches Miroku smile in the hanyou's direction.
Inuyasha looks down at the smiling monk "what are you so happy about, you're injured" he gestures towards his arm. Miroku only smiles wider
"yes I know" Miroku laughs at the other man's expression, he must think he'd hit his head "it is also a good thing" he begins to explain
"how is that?" Inuyasha's voice was disbelieving
He makes a face reminiscent of a damsel in distress "oh what shall I do" he asks in a dramatic voice "My arm is broken and I can't use it, don't want it to get wet" He looks to the heavens before sighing heavily, Inuyasha raises an eyebrow. Miroku look sin his direction with a suggestive gleam in his eye "who will help me bathe"
Inuyasha sucks in a breath of air his face going slightly pink, Miroku chuckles
"Inuyasha?" Inuyasha swallows glancing back, the girl seemed oblivious, he glances down, Shippo was still sleep.
"y--yeh?" A small smile, almost innocent, graces the monks lips
"you'll help me right?" Inuyasha's face darken, flustered but also excited
"tonight" Inuyasha's voice holds promise, Miroku beams
"I can't wait"
tbc . . .
IreviewLOVEreviewYOUreviewALL!
Extra thanks to: Hirumakage for continued support and my beta Kyosohmas_lover