InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Negotiations With The Devil ❯ Sighing, SITTING, and Planning. ( Chapter 1 )

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Negotiations With The Devil

Rating: R -NC-17


Summary: Enough is enough. One can only take being second choice for so long. So Kagome comes up with a plan to make Inuyasha jealous by acting like she’s interested in someone else. But what she never expected was that she would find herself becoming attracted to that person nor that she would suddenly be responsible for ending a battle that had started centuries ago and with her own curse and time limit on her life on top of that...... M/K ficcy!!!


Disclaimer: I don’t own it! I don’t! Must you remind me of my bad misfortune by making me repeat it! Wahhh!!.....(Runs off like spoiled child) ^_^’

Inuyasha: “you know I’m gonna kick your ass in this fic right Miroku?”

Miroku: “sure” ::smug smile::

Inuyasha: ::sees Miroku walk over to Lady A and whisper something in her ear:: “Hey monk! That’s fucking cheating”

::Miroku winks at Lady A and without taking eyes off her slowly starts to unwrap the beads from his wrist::

::Inu Yasha slowly tiptoes to the door then breaks into a run leaving a stream of curses in his wake::

Lady A kissing Miroku : “Told you that would work”

Amy: Go Ahead! I'm not 'here'....

Lady A: :::Never taking eyes off of Miroku::: Of course you aren't!....

Amy:::'Discreetly' goes to cup board and pulls out butcher knife::: I'll show you not here.......

Lady A: Tune in to the end of the chapter for details on this soon to be massac.....AAhhh....Amy no!

Chapter 1: Sighing, SITTING and Planning....


Kagome sighed heavily for what seemed like the zillionth time that day. The whole group was walking together but at different paces. Inuyasha, Big, Demanding, And angry was at the lead like usual. Sango, In her regular kimono was walking ahead of her as well along with Kirara and a very talkative Shippou. That 'Evil spawn of Naraku' (Or so Miroku called it), Her boomerang, Was strapped over her shoulder and would glint with light each time it caught the suns rays. Goes to prove that Sango polished that thing a little too much.

Kagome looked at Shippou and how excited he was just telling Sango about his drawings. Oh, But how Kagome adored that little runt. With his cute red hair, And big blue eyes. He was adorable to her. Earlier, Kagome had given him several pocky’s (How else was she gonna get him to agree?), And had asked him to give her a moment alone to think. Surprisingly Shippou had agreed and gone on with Sango. Thank God for small miracles.

Hmmmm, Sango. Kagome sighed again for the zillionth and one time. The most strangest phenomenon, Of many, that revolved around that girl was the fact that she was in love with one very egotistical, Lecherous monk. For the life of her, Kagome could not figure out exactly what was it that Sango saw in Miroku.

Her silent partner at the moment, Miroku was walking quietly(Again, Thank god for small miracles) next to her. Once in a while his staff jingled with his every step but he had not said a single word to her. He hadn’t even tried anything lewd either, For which Kagome was immensely grateful. It was as if Miroku knew Kagome needed to be left in peace.

Kagome sneaked a glance at him out of the corner of her eye. Ok, She conceded. She knew what exactly it was that had Sango so hooked. The monk was......

Well, Miroku didn’t look muck like a monk.

Fine, He looked a lot better than a monk should be allowed too. Miroku also looked a lot better than a lot of other guys out there. Both in her time and his. He would have probably been a male model or something had he been born back at her time. Yup, Kagome could see it already. Miroku on a billboard and traffic becoming heavy because of the women who would stop to look. Miroku would drive the women crazy back at her time.

With those intense blue eyes and that dark brown, Almost black hair, And not to mention that melting smile. Miroku even managed to look good in that purple(Of all colors...) outer robe of his. He really needed to be outlawed. Not to mention maybe for his lecherous way’s as well.

Which brought Kagome back to her previous thoughts. Other than good looks, Just what did Sango see in Miroku?

Self-Conscience wake up call! Kagome should be asking herself that same question. Only that it involved another male of the group. The forever, Non-stopping, Angry hanyou. Inuyasha.

Just what did Kagome see in Inuyasha? Other than good looks as well. Hmph, Maybe Inuyasha wasn’t as good looking as a very lewd, Sorry excuse for a monk Kagome knew but Inuyasha held his own. He was the only guy Kagome had ever met that made white hair actually look good. Well Sesshoumaru did it as well but this wasn't about him. And Inuyasha's hazel eyes were so boyishly big that Kagome found herself constantly drowning in them. Granted that Inuyasha forever seemed to be on p.m.s and his constant bad mood was as persistent as Miroku’s groping and perverted comments.

Time for self-conscience to step in again. Kagome had gotten off track. Like usual. Just what was it that held her so captivated to that foul tempered hanyou?

Stubbornness, That was what. Kagome just refused to give up on Inuyasha nor on the feelings she had for him.

*That’s it. From now on I officially deem myself a declared masochist*, Kagome thought drearily. What else could Kagome be considered? To the whole group it had to seem like Kagome must like the suffering. Every time Inuyasha broke her heart, Kagome ran back to Inuyasha as if she enjoyed the pain. As if Kagome was going back for more.

*Guess me and the monk have a lot more in common then I would’ve thought*, Kagome thought sneaking another glance at Miroku. Yes, Miroku definitely had a masochistic problem to deal with. Kagome had already come to terms with the fact that he LIKED to be hit. Why else would Miroku grope, Get hit, And then come back for more?

‘Because it was worth it’, Miroku had said when Kagome had asked him. Oh boy! How Kagome felt sorry for him. Well now that Kagome thought about it, Miroku had stopped groping other women. Miroku had even stopped groping her. The only unfortunate person Miroku still groped was Sango. Which really was a good thing now that Kagome noticed it. Maybe, Just maybe, It meant that Miroku had feeling’s for Sango. It would make Kagome so happy if her friend’s feelings were returned! After all, At least Sango deserved to be happy.

“Wench! If you walk any slower we might as well not walk at all!” Inuyasha had gotten tired of hoping she would catch up. He had things to do, Like finding the shards and keeping his mind off of Kiky....He really had to stop taking things out on Kagome. Inuyasha tried to be nice to her, He wanted nothing more then to be nice to her. But some things would just escape Inuyasha's mouth before he even had the time to think about them.

Kagome stopped dead in her tracks, One elegantly curved eyebrow twitching high on her pale forehead. Inuyasha was going to learn how to respect her. Even if he swallowed half the dirt on the planet while he was at it. “No, Inuyasha. You are sooo right. We might as well not walk at all. In matter of fact, I think I’m going to just take a break and SIT down”, Kagome said in a tone that was eerily calm.

"Aww....Fu...".

*Thump*

"....ck".

A sigh escaped her full lips as Kagome sat on a boulder. The string of curses Inuyasha was sending her way were very ‘creative’. “Interesting. Seems your vocabulary as ‘expanded’ itself. I just hope your enjoying the taste of this dear planet’s soil while your busy opening your mouth”.

Kagome saw that Inuyasha was finally about to push himself up off the ground, So she sighed again. “Do you mind if I SIT here a little longer? I haven’t been able to SIT all day. I think that after all I’ve done to help you today I’m entitled to SIT”, Kagome said nonchalantly leaning back.

*Thump, Thud, Boom*

Needless to say, Inuyasha was not going to be getting up from the ground anytime in the near future.

Inuyasha knew he really needed to learn how to be nice to her. Or figure out how to take off that damned subduing rosary. Yea, That one would work for him just fine.

Kagome ignored the stunned stares she was receiving from the others. True, It usually took a lot more on Inuyasha’s part for her to sit him but at the moment Kagome didn’t feel like putting up with him. Kagome still hadn’t gotten over that little kissing scene with Kikyo a few weeks back. Her heart ached enormously at just the thought of it.

Sango scooted closer to Miroku and placed a hand near her mouth. “Psst!..About time. Don’t you think?”, Sango whispered. Sango was really proud of Kagome at the moment. The hanyou had had it coming for quite a while already. Several weeks to be exact.

Miroku raised one bushy eyebrow in agreement. He nodded his head slowly. In all the time Miroku had known Kagome he had never seen her act so calm and in control. So it wasn’t odd at all that Miroku found it to be extremely sexy. Not to mention the fact that the way Kagome was sitting on that boulder made the bottom part of her little green and white kimono ride up just enough to give Miroku a peek of one very smooth, Pale thigh.

Sango raised a suspicious eyebrow at the glazed over look that had entered the houshi’s eye. A very familiar look. A very lecherous look at that.

Miroku could admit that sometimes he deserved the pain. And those times he did deserve it, Miroku admitted it and took it in stride. But, Miroku knew for sure that the pain vibrating through the back of his skull at the moment was not deserved and so therefor he would not take it in stride. After all, What right did the demon exterminator have to hit him if Miroku had not by word nor act done anything to offend Sango or her friend? So crossing his arms, Miroku proceeded to tell her so.

Sango scoffed at Miroku. “Not to me. And not by word nor act but by thought, Houshi. The moment you looked at her Miroku-sama, I could recognize that look in your eyes a mile away!”, Sango huffed quietly. Inuyasha was still paying his ‘homage’ to Mother Earth and Kagome was busy talking to Shippou about something from her seat at the boulder.

The moment those bushy eyebrow’s started wiggling Sango swore her eye had begun to twitch.

“I do believe that you sound jealous my dear lady”, Miroku said still wiggling his eyebrows suggestively at Sango.

Twitch.

Sango's boomerang made contact with Miroku's head less than a second later. With a dignified ‘hmph’, Sango stalked away from Miroku, her hips swaying gently from side to side(Much to Miroku's viewing pleasure). Sango rather be next to an angry Kagome then next to someone as infuriating as Miroku.

Speaking of infuriating, Inuyasha had finally been able to lift himself off of the ground. Inuyasha immediately got busy on dusting off his red kimono and shaking all the dust of of his hair. Wisely enough, Inuyasha managed to actually keep his mouth shut. Inuyasha didn't need to be sat AGAIN. Inuayasha's day was going pretty bad already, He didn't need to add to it.

Shippou, On the other hand, Had other plans on his mind. With a chocolate and strawberry pocky in his little paw, Shippou innocently walked over to the red faced hanyou. Shippou placed one hand in his little blue vest and swung his beige clad leg back and forth. The perfect picture of innocence indeed.

“You really ARE an idiot. Only someone as stupid as you would anger Kagome so much in one day”, Shippou said looking up at Inuyasha with his big blue eyes. Shippou took a bite of his pocky and chewed slowly. Red was definitely no longer a valid way of describing Inuyasha’s face. Purple did him a lot more justice.

When a familiar, Blood thirsty look entered Inuyasha's eyes, Shippou let out a strangled ‘eep!’. “Ka..Go...Me!”, Shippou yelled running in her direction.

“Come back here you little coward!”, Inuyasha yelled running after the little fox demon.

Sigh. “Inuyasha, Leave him alone. He’s just a kid”, Kagome said. Kagome's hazel eyes narrowed tiredly as she watched Inuyasha try to kick Shippou’s head. When Inuyasha showed no signs of desisting his behavior she rolled her eyes. “Or...Not. OK, Have it your way. Inuyasha, SIT boy”.

*Thumph*

Inuyasha hated his life sometimes.

Another Inuyasha shaped crater was added to the fast growing collection of them on the Earth. Shippou stuck his tongue out at Inuyasha, Blowing him a successful raspberry. With a triumphant giggle Shippou jumped on to Inuyasha’s head and began a victory dance. One that involved a lot of stomping.



“Kagome, Are you alright?”.

Sango had moved closer to the clearly frustrated girl. A small crease of worry had appeared between Sango's brows as she studied her friend.

Kagome looked at friend. “I’ll be ok. Hey! It’s already getting late. How about we set camp up here?”, Kagome asked while looking between Miroku and Sango. Kagome was switching the subject, She was very aware of it, But Kagome really didn’t want to talk about what was bothering her at the moment.

Miroku took a step closer to the two girls. “That’s sounds like an excellent idea. We’ve been walking since dawn and this place is perfect for camp anyway. Besides, You’re exhausted. You need to rest”, Miroku said sympathetically. Miroku forced himself to look away from the grateful look in Kagome's honey colored eye's, Afraid that his own eye’s would eventually give away to much and then he would be rewarded with another lump on his head. Most likely thanks to that atrocious thing Sango used as a weapon.

Sango nodded her head at her best friend and offered Kagome a warm smile. Sango felt relief flow through her when Kagome returned the smile just as warmly, If not a bit tiredly.

Kagome blinked when Shippou landed on her lap. She looked down at him. Wide blue eyes were looking up at her pleadingly. “Yes Shippou?’, Kagome asked already knowing the answer.

“Kagome, Can I have another pocky? Please?”, Kagome asked pleadingly.

Kagome smiled at the little boy. Like if she could say no to him. “Sure help yourself. They’re in my back pack. Just remember not to finish them all or I won’t bring you any the next time I come back from my time”.

Shippou gave an excited yelp and after thanking Kagome, He literally threw himself into the huge yellow thing. It seemed that every artical Kagome had brought with her was being flung out on to the forest floor for eveyone to see. Oh well.

“Miroku just went to get some wood for the fire. I’m going to go get some water for us. Try to not let him bother you too much while we’re gone”, Sango said looking at a pouting Inuyasha.



Sigh. One zillion and five. Kagome nodded her head at Sango. Her thoughts had once again slipped off into their own little private sanctuary. The one Kagome called 'La La Land'.

A habit was something a person did often. Whether it was a certain way of acting or doing a certain something very often. Like a tendency. Example, Inuyasha had the habit of breaking her heart and then pissing her off. Kagome in return, Had the habit of sitting Inuyasha and along with that the most hateful habit of then forgiving him like some idiotic fool.

Miroku. He had the habit of being a lech to everything that could even be considered a female. Sango had the habit of overlooking that little tendency of his and she continues on loving him. Shippou had the habit of annoying Inuyasha and then running to Kagome for help. Shippou was a kid though so that habit had the right to be overlooked.

None of that was Kagome's point though. Kagome's point was that all the annoying sighing she was doing as of late was becoming a new habit of hers. Her mind had just like always, Wandered a bit too much into the topic at hand.

Another comment from Shippou(Hey dog face! Why so mad?) snapped Kagome out of her reverie and had Inuyasha huffing and puffing his was up a tree. Inuyasha settled himself on to a branch crossed leg with his hands inside his sleeves. A typical position. So typical in fact, That Kagome knew he was in it without even looking at him.

That’s right. Kagome wasn’t even going to grace Inuyasha with a single look. And if Kagome ended up having to grace him with a word it was most definitely going to be her favorite three lettered word. Thank god the word ‘SIT’ had been invented.

Inuyasha watched Kagome from his seat atop the tree. Kagome wouldn't even look at him. Sigh. Inuyasha knew that he had been pissing her off a lot. Inuyasha also knew that he deserved for Kagome to be mad at him. But that didn't mean that because Inuyasha deserved to be sat that he wanted too be. Nor did it mean that although Inuyasha deserved the silent treatment that he was happy about it. Inuyasha hated it when Kagome would go into one of those not talking to him stages. Inuyasha preferred Kegome angry and loud then angry and quiet. At least then Kagome would pay attention to Inuyasha instead of ignoring him.

Kagome could practically feel Inuyasha's golden eyes burning a whole into the back of her head but Kagome continued to ignore him. Kagome finally lifted herself off of the boulder when Miroku and Sango returned. Silently, Kagome went about helping them set up camp until they were all comfortably seated around some roasting meat.

Kagome was quiet. Too quiet. During their meal time Kagome was usually the most talkative person amongst them. Even more talkative than Shippou himself. The small kitsune was at the moment trying very hard to start a conversation with the miko. It was futile since all Kagome did was nod her head every now and then. It was very apparent that Kagome was not listening to anything Shippou was saying at all.

As expected, After several unsuccessful attempts at getting Kagome’s attention, Shippou gave up with a small angry pout on his face. Shippou grabbed a bunch of his colored quills that Kagome always brought for him and began taking out his frustration on a poor peice of innocent paper.

Kagome's clouded expression did not leave her eyes at all during their meal. When Miroku noticed that one interesting detail he made up his mind that if Kagome was still awake after everyone else retired then he was going to have a word with her.

Their meal passed by just as Mirooku had predicted. Everyone had kept to themselves, Especially Kagome. With his usual calm expression on his face, Miroku watched as Sango got ready to fall asleep. Miroku pretended to dose off as Sango snuggled up to Kirara and fell asleep.

Miroku opened his eyes when he was sure it was ok to do so. There Kagome was, Looking like some kind of angel. Kagome was staring off into the dying fire, The glowing embers that were still there were shining in her eyes making them have an unearthly glow. Kagome's now longer black her was flowing behind her, Gently swaying in the wind, Almost touching the ground. Kagome's perfect eyebrows were drawn together in thought and those devilishly tempting lips of hers were frozen in a pout. Miroku stared at Kagome intently for a few more minutes until it seemed as if she had felt Miroku's stare because Kagome looked up. Kagome's eyes met Miroku's eyes and they wordlessly stared at each other for a few minutes.

Stopping his mind from falling into the gutter, Miroku made a motion with his hand for Kagome to come closer. Kagome stared at Miroku for a few seconds uncomprehending and then her eyes widened in understanding. Kagome's nodded her head and stood up quietly to move closer. At the same moment the Kagome was sitting next to Miroku, Or as close as she dared get to him, A glowing light lit the sky.


A soft gasp escaped Kagome when she saw Kikyo’s soul stealers swimming across the sky. Kagome's heart un-wantonly constricted when Inuyasha immediately jumped off his place on the branch and followed them. She would not cry. No, Inuyasha didn’t deserve for Kagome to shed any tears.

But if that was so, Why did Kagome's eyes burn so badly with the need to shed those tears?

Miroku watched sadly as Kagome’s eyes watered. Inuyasha was a god damned moron. Hell, If Miroku had but an ounce of that affection from Kagome......

What the hell was he thinking?

Kagome swallowed her tears. No, It was decided. She would NOT cry. So as cheerfully as Kagome could be at the moment, She turned to Miroku with a smile. “You wanted to talk to me about something?”, Kagome asked all the while hoping it had nothing to do with what had just happened.

Kagome was strong willed, Miroku would give her that. Her cheerful act did nothing to fool him but inside Miroku commended Kagome for being so strong and not crying. “You’ve been too quiet today. I was wondering why?”, Miroku asked moving closer to Kagome when it was obvious that she would not move closer to him.

Kagome stiffened. Because she was ready to hit Miroku if he tried anything perverted and because he had ventured into a subject she doubted she had the strength to converse about. “I’ve just been thinking, That’s all”, Kagome said hoping she sounded convincing.

Miroku smiled calmly. He knew it wasn’t the right thing to do but Kagome needed someone. A shoulder to cry on. So Miroku would offer one. “You know you can talk to me about it. I won’t tell anyone. Kagome you can’t just hold the pain in the way you've been doing”, Miroku said placing his rosary covered hand on her shoulder.

As soon as Miroku uttered that last sentence, The dam broke. With an anguished sob, That Kagome somehow doubted came from her because of the sound of it, Kagome slumped forward, Her hair falling over her shoulders to touch the ground. Her long bangs fell over her face as Kagome sobbed again and let the tears begin to fall. Kagome let herself be pulled into Miroku’s embrace when he grabbed hold of her. The moment she was pressed against his warm chest, Where Kagome could now here Miroku's heart beat steadily, She noticed how much she had NEEDED someone to cry on to. Kagome fisted his robes into her hands and sobbed uncontrollably into Miroku's chest. Kagome hoped that his chest was enough to cover the sheer volume of her sobs.

Miroku tightened his arms around Kagome and placed his head on top hers. He rubbed Kagome between her shoulder blades on her back soothingly. Miroku had never felt such anger towards anybody in life. Not even Naraku. How could Inuyasha treat Kagome like that? Inuyasha needed to be seriously beaten into awareness. Preferably by Miroku's staff. The way Kagome was crying was breaking Miroku's heart. He had never in his life heard someone cry with so much anguish as Kagome was at the moment. Her small frame continued to tremble against his and for a moment Miroku let himself notice how good it felt to hold Kagome's small frame against his.

Focus. Miroku needed to focus.


After several minutes Kagome's sobbing quieted down some. Miroku continued to rub her back soothingly while murmuring comforting words.

Kagome sniffed and snuggled deeper into Miroku’s embrace. He was telling her everything was going to be alright. Deep inside her Kagome noticed one thing that she would never admit to herself other then deep within her conscience. That voice of his was dangerous. Kagome tightened her hold on him, Grateful for the fact that Miroku was helping her like this.

“I was so proud of you when you sat him numerous times today”, Miroku said with a small smile. His comment had the desired affect. Kagome giggled loudly and snuggled even deeper into his embrace.

For a fleeting moment Kagome thought of what Inuyasha would do if he would find them together, Hugging like that. And then a very hot lighting bolt known as realization, Flashed brightly across Kagome's mind. *I am the biggest idiot*, Kagome thought. Of course! That was it! Why hadn’t she noticed?

Inuyasha was highly protective of her around other males. Meaning, That was the key! Inuyasha made her jealous with Kikyo, So all Kagome to do was give Inuyasha a taste of his own medicine. By acting as if she was in love with someone else to make him jealous.

Ay, When had she turned sooo evil?

Thoughts of blaming the monk's bad influence fluttered across Kagome's mind. But Inuyasha deserved it! It was only fair. So Kagome would go along with it. With the person she had in mind of using for her purpose, Kagome would be killing two birds with one stone. A very LARGE stone. Oh yes, Sango would most definitely have to admit to Miroku her feelings if she saw that she had competition. That competition being Kagome, Of course.

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(Lady A dodges all the things being flung at her for such a crappy cliffhanger.)

Lady A: AMYYYYYYYY!! Help me!! (Runs behind Amy who is now being bombarded by a bunch of weird objects.)

Amy: Seems you forgot that I....::Pulls out butcher knife while looking back at her::

Lady A:::Sweat dropping:: You really DON'T want to do that.....Heh..He

Miroku and Inuyasha peep in through the door way. A knife hits the wall right next to Inuyasha's head.

Inuyasha::Mumbling:::: First they team up to write this fic(Insert evil glare towards Miroku)....Then they try to kill me.

Miroku:::Shrugs:::Maybe they don't like you.

Inuyasha's main artery blew up........

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