InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Miroku's Bane ❯ The Storm ( Chapter 1 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters. The snow demon, however is a product of my ow demented imagination. Stay back you lawyer types! *fends off lawyers while petting snow demon*
's Banecold wind swirled around the small pack of travelers. The sky above had turned a harsh gray and the sun was no longer visible.day the weather had been growing steadily worse and Sango thought it unusual that such wintry conditions would occur in the middle of spring. She glanced over at Miroku. The monk had remained oddly silent for the most part of the journey, speaking only to give advice on which route would be safest and when to change direction. A couple of times Sango thought she'd seen him screw up his face as tough in pain, but then decided she had imagined it. After all, no one else was talking that much either, not even Inuyasha, who almost always had some thing to say. her she could hear Kagome's teeth chattering. The girl's short skirt whipped around her legs, on which goose bumps were rapidly appearing. A light snow had begun to fall. Sango was about to offer Kagome her extra robe when Inuyasha removed his haori and held it out to her.
"Thanks, Inuyasha", she said gratefully accepting it and wrapping it around he shoulders.
"Feh!" grunted Inuyasha in way of reply. Sango suppressed a smile. The half-demon always kept up the 'I don't give a damn' act, but he really did care about them.
few hours later, the snow, which had been falling so gently before, was now coming down so hard it was impossible to ignore. had to squint to see through the blinding storm. Once she lost her footing almost falling into the now ankle-deep snow, but Miroku caught her before she hit the ground. She was feeling oddly drowsy and when Miroku released her she had to struggle to stay on her feet. Over the howling wind Sango could hear Inuyasha urging them on.
"Come on! It's only a few more miles to the nearest village! What do you mean your tired Kagome?" Sango tried to register what this remark might mean. Fatigue overtook her and she collapse into a snow drift.could feel the ground thump as Kagome and Shippo fell beside her and heard Inuyasha's words without understanding them.
"Sango! Kagome! Get up! What's wrong with you? Miroku, help me!" Miroku knelt down.
"Lady Sango, You must get up." Sango couldn't feel his hands shaking her.
"So tired" she murmured, eyelids heavy.
"Sango" Miroku's staff fell alongside her followed by its owner.
"What in all the hells? Not you too!"
"InuyashaI'm sorry. Can't stay awake" The monk's voice trailed off.
"This is no time to sleep! Inuyasha shouted, but even as he spoke fog clouded his mind and his eyelids began to droop. He dropped to the ground a few feet from Sango. The last thing she remembered before losing consciousness was a giant bird circling overhead growing closes and closer.