InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Realization ❯ The Tests of Love ( Chapter 13 )

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~CHAPTER 13~

The Tests of Love

 

Sango opened her eyes and searched the hut with blurred vision. She saw the usual sight of Shippo and Kilala, curled up together, sleeping. She guessed that Kaede was sleeping in the annex of the hut which was separated by straw blinds. One thing Sango noticed that was unusual was that Miroku was nowhere near her, as a matter of fact he wasn't even in the hut. Sango stood quietly and silently slipped from the hut.

 

Sango stepped into the cool night air and looked up into the sky. There were very few clouds, the stars were twinkling and the half-moon shone brightly. The youkai exterminator wandered through the village trying to locate the missing monk. She finally found Miroku at the hot springs.

 

He appeared to be sleeping, his eyes were closed. Sango slowly approached the sleeping monk. She recoiled when she accidentally stepped on a twig.

 

SNAP!

 

Miroku eyes opened suddenly. The sound caused him to stand and look around. Sango gazed when Miroku turned around. He was completely nude. Sango's heart fluttered. As if they had a mind of their own, her legs carried her forward and out of the protection of the trees.

 

"Hello."

 

The sudden appearance of the familiar voice caused Miroku to look in Sango's direction.

 

"My dear Sango," Miroku spoke with a smile. "Why are you out this late?"

 

Sango blushed. Miroku was still standing in front of her nude and it didn't seem like he was any hurry to get dressed. "The same can be asked of you, Miroku." Sango said sarcastically.

 

"So your calling me Miroku again, huh?" Miroku asked. He stepped out of the steaming water and began to dress. Sango stood speechless for a while. "For a while I was just 'monk'. What changed?"

 

Sango reluctantly turned her head but she knew it was the only way to keep her thoughts from wandering. "I realized that it wasn't your fault." She turned back to face Miroku when she figured he was dressed. "I overreacted…" Miroku snorted loudly and Sango rolled her eyes. "…I overreacted because I didn't appreciate everyone looking at what belonged to me."

 

Miroku head snapped over to look at Sango. He looked surprised at what she said. "What belongs to you?" Sango nodded, blushing a deep red. "So I belong to you?" He asked, his voice heavy with passion.

 

Sango touched her finger to the corner of her mouth. She batted her eyelashes. "Yes and I you." She smirked. She walked over to Miroku, leaned up and kissed him. "I'm sorry."

 

Miroku gave her one of his trademark lecherous grins. "I don't think that was an acceptable apology."

 

Sango's face was that of surprise but it quickly changed a lustful smirk. "Is that so?" Miroku nodded. "Well I guess I'll have to keep experimenting until I find an suitable apology."

 

Miroku's smile got bigger. "I guess so."

 

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Kagome was the first to awaken. The sun was barely visible over the treetops and the little light it provided crept into her bedroom. Kagome looked at the body she lying on. Inuyasha slept, his silver locks were spread across the pillow. Inuyasha had his arms wrapped around her tightly and the covers were pulled over the both of their nude bodies.

 

It was probably her headache that woke her up. Her was pounding against her skull. She grinned as she thought back to the previous night. It was wonderful except for that pain. That pain was unbearable and then there was the moment where all she could she was a pink light. After that Inuyasha was poised over her, ready to take her virginity.

 

"Oh my God! I slept with Inuyasha! I can't believe I had SEX with INUYASHA!" Kagome thought. Kagome carefully wriggled out of the hanyou's tight grip. Succeeding, she slipped the covers off and slipped out the bed then pulled the sheets back over Inuyasha. Kagome opened her closet door and pulled out her bathrobe to wear. Kagome tied the robe together and silently walked from the door, closing the door quietly behind her.

 

Kagome came downstairs and walked into the living room. It was a mess. Everything that was occupying the small table in front of the sofa was all across the floor. There were also clothes all over the place; half of her shirt was on the television, the other half was hanging across the lamp. She found her half of her bra behind the sofa and the other half was lying on the floor. Inuyasha's haori and shirt were draped across the potted plant in the corner.

 

She began to gather all the clothes and pile them near the stairs. She went back into the living room. Kagome started to pick the items scattered across the floor and placed them back on the table.

 

By the time Kagome finished straightening the room, it was 7:03 and the sun was shining brightly. "I can't believe I had sex with Inuyasha!" She spoke softly but with enthusiasm.

 

"You didn't have sex with me, wench."

 

Kagome turned to see Inuyasha standing in the doorway with just his pants on. She wasn't concerned about the wench comment. "What?" Kagome asked, her face twisted in confusion.

 

"I didn't sleep with you! You didn't sleep with me!" Inuyasha yelled out.

 

"But I remember you over top of me about to stick…" Kagome failed to finish her sentence due to embarrassment, her cheeks were a light red. Kagome noticed that Inuyasha shared her embarrassment too, although his blush was a darker red.

 

"Feh!" Inuyasha sighed. "Just because that's the last thing you remember doesn't mean that's what happen." Kagome rolled her eyes and gave Inuyasha a look that said 'tell me what happen then'. "I was about to do it but I stopped. I didn't want to take advantage of you. You seemed to be different last night and no matter how much I liked it, I was going to do anything with you in that state."

 

"Inuyasha…" Kagome was touched by Inuyasha's concern about her. She ignored that fact that he said he like the change she displayed, what he said was so sweet and she didn't want to ruin the mood. What Inuyasha had said about her being different had got her thinking. What had happen to her? It was like she turned into a nymphomaniac; she wanted Inuyasha, she craved Inuyasha and she was ready to fuck his brains out or at least try to. She couldn't believe the incredible change she had went through, though she had to admit, she liked it. She liked the feeling of being consume by raw passion and love. The thought cause her to smile.

 

"Kagome!" Inuyasha gasped out causing Kagome to quickly look at him, worried at his tone. "Your fangs are gone."

 

Kagome looked surprised as she ran her fingertips across the teeth where her fangs used to be. "But why?"

 

Inuyasha shrugged his shoulders. "I suppose it was compensation for your lack of fangs." Kagome nodded in agreement. Suddenly both of their heads turned to face the front door.

 

They both heard keys jingling as someone tried to open the door.

 

Kagome stared at Inuyasha with wide eyes and mouthed, "Go!" Inuyasha nodded and ran upstairs, grabbing the pile of clothes at the foot of the stairs as he passed. Kagome jumped over and landed on the couch then reached for the remote and turned the television on. As she heard footsteps approaching, she quickly feigned sleep.

 

"We had so much fun, Mom! We played laser tag and told ghost stories!"

 

"Well it seems like you had fun night."

 

"Yeah! I did!"

 

Kagome heard the voices of her mother and little brother.

 

"Shh!" Kagome's mother hushed her brother. "Your sister is sleeping," she whispered.

 

"She's so stupid. She was probably watching movies all night."

 

"Sota! That's your sister."

 

Sota sucked his teeth. "I know, how unlucky can I be?"

 

Kagome heard footsteps run up the stairs quickly. She guess her mother gave him a look that caused him to retreat. She heard her mother walk into the kitchen.

 

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Sango awoke to find herself back in Kaede's hut, wrapped in Miroku's arms. Although the two of them didn't have sex, that didn't mean they couldn't do other stuff. She couldn't believe Miroku's special… abilities. She knew he wasn't an ordinary monk but where did he learn all of those things.

 

Sango eased her way out of Miroku's arms. She walked out the hut and stepped into the fresh morning air. She looked out over the rice fields, deep in thought about her relationship with Miroku. Her mind was plagued with thoughts of whether Miroku truly loved her. As she strolled through the village, she wondered how loyal Miroku was. Could he be trusted to vow to stay with one women and only one woman? Sango knew that Miroku cared for her but how strong where his feelings? Where they strong enough to keep him from going to other women? Sango looked around and found herself on the outskirts of the village.

 

"SANGO!"

 

Sango's head popped up as a familiar voice called out to her. She looked up to find Kagome standing on top of a hill in distance. Next to was Inuyasha with Kagome's large, usually extremely heavy, backpack. Sango quickly hid her troubles away in the back of head and put on a smile. Sango watched as Inuyasha playfully teased Kagome. She responded with a few hard shoves.

 

Kagome walked up to Sango with a happy smile. "Hi, Sango." Kagome tone was very cheerful and enthusiasm. Her body seemed to give off an extremely happy vibe. Inuyasha stood behind Kagome, her yellow bag thrown over his shoulder, keeping a watchful eye on her.

 

Sango returned her greeting and glanced over at Inuyasha. She let out a loud gasp that earned her questioning looks from both her friends. "It's nothing," Sango quickly said trying to assure her friends that she was fine. Inuyasha shrugged it off and walked towards the village. Kagome and Sango followed a few feet behind. "You marked Inuyasha!?" Sango whispered excitedly.

 

Kagome's head snapped to look at Sango. "How do you know?" She whispered.

 

Sango smiled. "I saw his neck," She whispered back. "How?"

 

Kagome shrugged her shoulders. They both dropped back a considerable distance away from Inuyasha hoping to escape his hearing range but continued to whisper to be safe. "I don't know. It just happen."

 

As they walked, Kagome explained her sudden growth of fangs and the fun she had the previous night.

 

"…and then my mother came home, so Inuyasha had to run upstairs and hide." Kagome smiled. "It happen six times." She blushed.

 

Sango's mouth dropped opened and her eyes grew to the size of melons. "Six times?" She asked in awe.

 

Kagome's smiled lustfully. "Yep. Six times."

 

Suddenly Inuyasha spoke up. "It wasn't six! It was seven!" He yelled out never looking back once. Kagome and Sango both blushed deeply. "My hearing's not what it used to be!" Kagome made a mental note of that.

 

Inuyasha reached Kaede's hut with Kagome and Sango not too far behind him. Miroku was nowhere to be found. He sat down in a corner of the hut while the two girls sat adjacent from him, continuing their gossiping. Inuyasha heard the conversation switch to Miroku. Inuyasha's face became one of disgust. He quickly stood and exited the hut. He started to walk off.

 

"Inuyasha!"

 

Inuyasha turned to find Miroku approaching him. "What do you want monk?" Inuyasha asked.

 

"Ah yes. My services were requested by one of the villagers." he said calmly.

 

Inuyasha crossed his arms. "So what the hell does that have to do with me?" The hanyou asked smartly.

 

"I'm not sure what the situation entails," Miroku said. "I may need some assistance."

 

Inuyasha sighed. "Whatever. I don't have anything better to do." Miroku nodded and Inuyasha followed him.

 

They ended up at the edge of the village where the peaceful land met the mysterious forest. Standing there was a young woman, she looked to be around seventeen. When she saw Miroku and Inuyasha approaching, she rushed over.

 

She bowed to both Miroku and Inuyasha. "Thank you for coming, kind sir." Her voice was very soft and kind.

 

Miroku returned her bow. "It is my duty as a holy man to offer my services to those who need it."

 

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. He knew Miroku saw him because he had responded with a quick angry glare, but young woman was oblivious to both their actions.

 

"So my dear, how can we be of service to you?" Miroku asked.

 

"I was on my way back from the nearby village and was attacked by something. I don't know what is was but it didn't seem natural." The whole ordeal must have been traumatic for the young woman, she looked very uncomfortable. "I lost the money from selling some food. It was in a bag woven by my grandmother. She was very skilled at her craft, she even wove flowers into the bag." The girl's eyes began to tear up.

 

Miroku feel sorry for the girl, even Inuyasha heart felt for her. Miroku stepped forward and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Do not worry ma'am, we will return your possessions to you." With that Miroku was off into the forest and Inuyasha right behind him.

 

About twenty minutes later, Miroku and Inuyasha were walking through a path in the thick forest.

 

"Can you smell anything, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked.

 

"I didn't two minutes ago and I don't now," Inuyasha said irritably. "I'll let you know…" Inuyasha's voice trailed off. Miroku looked at Inuyasha hopefully. "It's faint but I can smell a mixture of leather and flowers cloaked by the smell of demons," he whispered.

 

"Where?" Miroku asked quietly. Inuyasha ran off and Miroku followed him. Miroku was only few feet behind Inuyasha when the hanyou halted suddenly. Miroku came skidding to stop, almost running into Inuyasha. He looked in the direction Inuyasha was staring and found a of different demons were congregating around something.

 

One of the youkai growled. "The wench carried nothing!" He roared out angrily. "I knew I shouldn't have let the woman escape. Would could have taken her."

 

Inuyasha faced darkened. So they wanted to rape her. The girl was lucky to escape with her life.

 

Another of the youkai spoke up. "This is all your fault! You're the one who said get the bag." It approached a human-looking youkai that was completely cloaked by a hood. The youkai grasped the collar of the cloaked youkai and lifted him from the ground.

 

Before the youkai could attack, a voice came from the trees. "Release him. That is if you want to live." From the shadows of the trees stepped a ghastly figure in armor. It could be said that he looked human but it was very clear he was a youkai. He the frame of a human but his skin was a sickly green color. His arms and legs were missing various sizes of flesh. His armor looked very old, as if it had seen many battles over long service to its master. His face was equally disgusting as his body. His cheek was missing a large chunk of flesh and the inside of his mouth could be seen. His hair was the only thing that remotely normal; it was long, black and stringy.

 

At his appearance the youkai released the his captive and bowed with the rest of youkai. "Master," they all said in unison, all expect the hooded youkai.

 

Miroku gripped his staff tightly. Inuyasha's hand was on his partially unsheathed sword. The two glanced at each other and nodded. In an instant Miroku and Inuyasha jumped from their hiding spots, making themselves know.

 

Inuyasha slashed through youkai with his Tetsusaiga while Miroku batted away a few youkai with his staff. Soon it was only the hooded youkai and the one was called 'master' left.

 

Miroku stabbed his staff into the earth, reached into his robes and pulled out some sutras. "Your time has passed, yet you are still here. I will solve that." He mumbled some chants and threw the sutras at youkai.

 

Meanwhile, Inuyasha was battling with the hooded youkai. He was armed with a sword; it was similar to the Tetsusaiga in its untransformed state, expect it was sharp and new. It had to have some special abilities, it seemed to be on equal footing with the Tetsusaiga. Not once during their fight had his hood fallen from his head. Inuyasha was prepared to deliver the final blow.

 

"This has been entertaining but I must go. Don't worry, you probably won't being seeing me ever again." The hooded youkai held his sword at his side. He jumped into the air and suddenly disappeared. Inuyasha turned to see the leader of the youkai writhing in pain as Miroku sent him to hell.

 

The youkai, along with his armor turned dust and blew off into the wind. Miroku walked over and picked up the young woman's bag. "It really good work." Inuyasha shook his head.

 

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It was a little past noon. Inuyasha sat in a tree with the others under him. Inuyasha and Miroku failed to tell Kagome and Sango exactly what they were doing for most of the morning.

 

"Soo what were you and Inuyasha doing, Miroku?" Kagome asked once again.

 

"I, dear Kagome, was performing my duties as a monk. If you want to know what Inuyasha was doing, I suggest you ask him for I was too busy." Miroku replied curtly.

 

Kagome looked up at Inuyasha. "Inuyasha?" Inuyasha closed his eyes and began to snore. Kagome rolled her eyes. "Fine! The next time you come to my time I won't let you play with my cat."

 

Inuyasha's ears twitched at her statement. He knew she was bluffing but even if she wasn't, he could get her to change her mind. "Oh well. I'll worry about it when the time comes." Inuyasha had to admit he had fun earlier. That hooded youkai had put up a good fight. They returned the young woman her bag and declined her money.

 

"Oh kind sirs!"

 

Inuyasha looked to see the young woman they helped earlier approaching. Shippo looked up from his place in Kagome's lap. "She's pretty."

 

Sango smiled. "Shippo, do you have a little crush?"

 

Shippo blushed. "No, that's not it." Shippo correct though. She was very beautiful. Both Kagome and Sango felt a little insignificant compared to her, it was mostly Sango.

 

Inuyasha was becoming more attuned to Kagome's feelings, maybe it was the whole mating thing. "Kagome," he said through closed eyes.

 

She looked up. "Huh?"

 

"Don't worry, I'm not interested."

 

Kagome was confused on how he knew but still smiled.

 

The young girl bowed when she reached the group. Out of respect Miroku stood. "I would like to thank you, sir. Thank you for helping me with my problem." The young girl handed Miroku a basket she carried then gave him a hug and a quick peck on the lips. With that she quickly walked off.

 

They where all in absolute shock especially Miroku. Sango stood up slowly. Her surprised look turned to a furious one. "Miroku, what the HELL WAS THAT?!" She yelled angrily.

 

Miroku laughed nervously. "Sango, it's not what you think." Kagome and Shippo began to slowly back away. "I was just―"

 

Sango raised her fist prepared to strike Miroku. They all recoiled ready for the hit but it never came. They looked to find Sango crying. "Just leave me alone! Kagome don't follow me!" She said through sobs then ran off.

 

All eyes were on Miroku. He looked heartbroken.

 

"Come on Shippo," Kagome said, standing. The little kitsune nodded and followed behind her as she walked to the village.

 

Miroku looked pitiful, even Inuyasha felt some sympathy for Miroku. Inuyasha was thinking of consoling Miroku when he spotted something in the sky. "Kikyo," he whispered. He leaped into the air.

 

Miroku was left all by himself. He walked off, heading wherever his feet took him.

 

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Kagome approached Kaede's hut with Shippo beside her when she noticed something flying through the sky. It was one of Kikyo's soul collectors. "Inuyasha," she whispered. "Shippo, I'll be back later." Kagome ran off, following the soul collector's trail.

 

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Inuyasha made his way through the thick trees and stepped into the clearing. Kikyo stood leaning against a tree with her soul collectors floating around her.

 

"Inuyasha."

 

"Kikyo," Inuyasha whispered.

 

"INUYASHA!" Kikyo yelled angrily. "Have you forgotten your promise to me? Your promise to come with me to HELL!"

 

Inuyasha stood, taking her verbal abuse. He wasn't completely sure why she was so angry. "I have not forgotten," he said quietly.

 

"THEN WHY?! WHY HAVE YOU CHOSEN THAT… THAT WHORE?!"

 

Inuyasha's temper flared and he snapped. "YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO CALL KAGOME A WHORE!" He roared out.

 

Kikyo was surprised and furious. "Is that your decision? You have chosen her over me?" She asked.

 

Inuyasha had calmed down and he was now staring at the ground. "Kikyo you have a very special place in my heart."

 

"Who have you chosen, Inuyasha?" Kikyo asked impatiently.

 

Inuyasha looked Kikyo in the eyes. "You…"

 

Little did Inuyasha know someone else watching.

 

 

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