InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Prisoner ❯ How They Sleep ( Chapter 14 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Miroku stretched his arms out to the side while his mouth opened into a long yawn. Despite having gone to bed early the feeling of fatigue was still hitting him pretty hard. Even as he walked he could feel his legs jumble a little.

His first thought was to go check on Kagome, naturally. Although he had only known her for a day he felt a sudden attachment to her, as a promised friend of course. Last night she had seemed pretty torn on the conversation and all though he got the basic knowledge that Kagome was beaten and roughly abused by this man, there was something she was hiding. Inuyasha must have known too for he, who had been eager in the conversation, was the one who ended it.

Speaking of the peculiar companion of Kagome, he didn't remember hearing the demon enter or exit his room last night. It was possible he could have just been outside, or simply got another room for the night. Hell, if he got Kagome two bedrooms for herself he could surely get another.

Stopping in front of the door to Kagome's chamber he rose a hand to knock, but thought better of it should the girl still be sleeping. He just wanted a peek to see if she was alright. Hesitantly, he slid the door open and what he came to see had his mouth open. That gap quickly turned into a smirk, however.

On the futon lay not one but two forms. And there was the vanished demon appearing right below the young girl.

Inuyasha lifted his head slightly to the monk in question, his eyes widening as they shared a moment of silence.

"Oh dear, I'm sorry!" Miroku said waving his hands in front of him "I didn't mean to---interrupt--yeah"

Hearing the door shut, Inuyasha's head fell back as he rolled his eyes. That's why he didn't like these hotels, that's why he didn't want to live in the castle, and that's why he felt uncomfortable at Kagome's attention now. Humans just couldn't keep there eyes to themselves. All of them poked their noses everywhere, giving each other no privacy.

And damnit he enjoyed his!

Careful not to wake the sleeping girl, he shifted so that she alone lay on the futon. Then throwing blankets and his red coat on top her he headed out for the third door to the right.

He had to make sure that this Miroku guy hadn't gotten the wrong idea about the two of them. He knew somewhere he shouldn't care but he also knew he wanted things straight for the record.

Sliding the door open without a signal of entrance he came to sight with the back of the monks robes. Sighing heavily, he shut the door and made his way to stand above him.

"Look" he stated roughly "Before you go thinking perverted things I just want you to know that she has nightmares and---"

"You help her" he finished casually

"Right" he confirmed "So whatever else you took that for, well erase it or something..."

"Consider them washed clean" he said turning up to the hanyou with a smile "I don't believe I heard Kagome scream at all during the night"

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow in suspicion to where the conversation was headed

"When I first meet her" he said, raising to face the hanyou "I had to wake her from a night terror. She had been screaming endlessly....I'm pretty sure now that I had distinctly heard her voice Naraku but--" he shook his head "But when I woke her she called out your name. I assume it's you that help her with her dreams?"

Inuyasha stared rather blankly to the monk's understanding, but moved enough to nod his head.

"As long as Kagome's happy" Miroku added raising his hands "What can I do?"

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, finding a hidden comment in there but before his mouth had time to relapse the appearance of the exterminator grabbed both men attention "Sango?"

"I think I might know where Naraku is"

"Kagome's family had a secondary castle up land" she said coolly "They only went there every so often, and I remember that at times I traveled with them. Kagome had the only key left to the place once her parents died" she shook her head "A bunch of us, after Naraku's end, went in his room to search the place out. None of us knew how she died and wanted to pin it on him, but there were to be clues. But when we got in the place was totally cleaned out. No evidence of anything, no struggles, no beating, nothing" she paused for a moment trying to regain a breath "Kagome had once shown me where the key was hidden, before Naraku came. But when I went to get it, in the dresser, it was gone"

"You think he's hiding in some empty castle?" Inuyahsa questioned dully "Why the hell would he want to do that?! Once more how do we know that's where he is?"

"We don't" she shrugged "But it's a start at least. There's no other clues so we should start with what we do have..."

Sango looked silently between the two men. Inuyasha seemed angry at the situation and conversation, but that friend of Kagome's, Miroku, he seemed to be taking it in more than the hanyou.

It had been so long since the two girls had seen one another, since Naraku's take over Kagome had not been seen at all. Somehow, though Naraku hadn't held true power, everyone seemed to fear him. Not one strong enough to ask where Kagome was. She too felt remorseful for not checking.

Naraku's short, but horribly long rule was a tragedy to the whole kingdom. He always seemed mad and irritated and much to her horror, as guard to the castle she would find corpse littered in the forest at times.

Together they had all tried to take him down, but the man had held such a power, a hold on them it was utterly amazing and completely horrifying.

Although her and the princess had not been family, she had still felt an attachment to the young princess. A friendship, if anything, that could be rekindled.

"Sango's right" Miroku announced breaking the silence "If there's anything we need right now it's a lead. It's all we have"

"Who the hell invited you into this monk?" Inuyasha shouted angrily "The woman, I understand, for revenge, but you?"

"I have my reasons...."

Sango like Inuyasha didn't seem too enthused by the man Kagome had dubbed as a friend. If anything it seemed a little odd to her how he had conveniently shown at Kagome's side.

Was he trustworthy?

"Then tell us" Inuyasha replied taking the words out of her mouth "If you want to take part; there's no secrets here...."

Sango nodded in agreement. Though the dog demon seemed to be a bit rude and a bit of a jerk, he was very serious when it came down to Kagome. He hadn't let her come back with him until he was sure that she wasn't out to get the young girl. And although it had pissed her off a great deal at the time, she was glad too.

Inuyasha seemed hard around the edges but she could already configure that Kagome and him had been through alot together. And if she looked fine, after all she had been through, he had done more for her than anyone could have.

But he was still a jerk, none the less.

"Fair enough" Miroku sighed "I too am after Naraku, because not only do I wish for Kagome's safety but because I wish for my life"

"So you've meet Naraku?" Sango questioned

"Not me per say me, but my grandfather" he raised his right hand, around it was a chain of prayer beads "My grandfather was cursed by Naraku and unless I kill the bastard quickly I too will be taken in by it"

"Your hand?"

"It is a vortex, a black hole so to speak that sucks anything in it's path. Each year it grows bigger 'till I too will fall to it" he shrugged "I told you Inuyasha that I heard Kagome distinctively call out Naraku's name, that's why I took to her at first. But now I have two reasons to kill: for my friend and for my life"

Sango looked over to Inuyasha who seemed to be considering the statement. It had taken her a near long ass explanation to allow her to come, would Miroku's tale be enough to win the stubborn mutt's heart?