InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Reflections of What Might Be ❯ Games and Trees ( Chapter 1 )

Reflections of What Might Be

Chapter 1: Games and Trees

~Disclaimer~ I do not own InuYasha in any way, shape, or form~

And once again, credit for the idea of this story belongs to Inuyasha Loves Kagome 4391, although the story itself that I am creating is completely mine.

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"Oh really…" Kagome looked straight at Miroku, with a small glare that said 'Ask me first next time or die.'

Miroku backed up nervously, still smiling, wondering what gruesome fate the two girls, his two best friends could come up with.

"Houshi-sama?"

"Yes, Lady Sango?" Miroku asked.

"Why did you call me to come over to see Kagome-chan if she wasn't the one to tell you that?" Kagome could see in Sango's eyes when they flashed in her direction that Sango wanted to have a little fun, so she decided to play along.

"Yes Miroku-sama, why is that?"

Miroku took a step back, with a few large sweatdrops on the back of his head.

"Uhhh…I…I merely thought it would be pleasant for us to enjoy Lady Sango's company after a good hard day of training and tending to the shrine, that's all!" Miroku said hurriedly, unsure of what to do.

"Really, Houshi-sama? I almost thought for a minute that maybe you made that up because you wanted to see me maybe…" Sango said in a pouty voice, shyly kicking the ground with her left foot, while looking downwards, her bangs hiding her eyes from view.

Kagome looked to Miroku, could see him start to get hopeful at Sango's comment.

*Man this girl is good at teasing him…but Miroku looks a bit too eager to believe what she's saying. I think I'll jump in the boat, see if we can shake things up a bit…*

"Mirokuuuu!!!!" Kagome whined his name out, "I thought we were gonna have some time together tonight! It was just gonna be you and me, cause Souta is staying at a friend's house tonight, and mom and grampa went off to visit some friends in Kyoto! I was really looking forward to it too…" Kagome pouted out the last sentence, faking the slightly depressed and disappointed look on her face.

Sango's head snapped in Kagome's direction, disbelief in her eyes, *and, is it my imagination, or does she look a bit angry with me?* while Miroku stood there mouth hanging slightly open, unable to speak. *The guy thinks his wish is coming true, he's got two girls violently coming onto him, making suggestions only he thought he could be capable of making.*

When Miroku looked off to the side for a moment, scratching his head and laughing nervously, "Well, I don't know what to say, Lady Kagome, uh heh heh,"

When he turned away, Kagome took that moment to look at Sango, her still not believing what she had just heard. Kagome smiled and winked at her, and Sango then realized that she wasn't serious. Kagome could see relief pass through her eyes, but it seemed a moment before, among the disbelief in her eyes there was a bit of jealousy tangled in there…*I'll have to figure that out later.*

Sango then walked up to Miroku, and took his left hand while saying, "Houshi-sama, are you sure you wouldn't want to just go with me somewhere, or stay here with Kagome-chan?" All the while she kept this 'i'm-innocent-but-i-like-you' look on her face, suggesting that she wanted Miroku to herself.

Kagome walked up to Miroku, and grabbed his other hand, "Miroku-sama, what about me? You wouldn't leave me here all alone, at this big empty shrine, would you?" Giving him her best 'i'm-scared-don't-leave-me' look.

"Uhh…Ladies, there is no reason for either of you to get flustered, I believe we can all find something agreeable about this situation, but first may I suggest we head inside? I believe it's starting to rain." Miroku said calmly, and proceeded forwards pulling both Kagome and Sango with him, as they were still latched to his hands

~*Miroku's thoughts*~

~*Oh please don't let me be dreaming, please don't let me be dreaming, please don't let me be dreaming! This has got to be one of my greatest moments ever! I have these two girls both arguing over which one of them will spend the evening with me. I wonder if Kagome may have convinced her mother to let Souta stay with a friend while they were gone because she DOES want to be alone with me tonight? Oh you lucky monk...*~

<*Sango's thoughts*>

<*I can't believe he's buying this, that thick skulled moron. But then again, I wonder if Kagome actually DID plan on having Miroku all to herself tonight...no, she wouldn't. She doesn't care for Miroku that way...does she?*>

As the threesome entered the house, the rain had started to pour down harder and Kagome decided no one would be walking outside in that.

"Then does this mean the three of us get to spend the night together?" Miroku asked excitedly.

"Miroku-sama...we spend most nights together anyways, you and me, but there will be Sango-chan here tonight, so behave alright?" Kagome said with a smirk that said 'i-know-sumthin-you-don't-know'.

Miroku and Sango only got a bit more curious as to how Kagome was acting that evening. Miroku was wondering why this side of Kagome had never shown itself sooner, and Sango was wondering how much of this actually was Kagome messing around with Miroku, and how much was serious.

"You two go dry yourselves off by the fire, I'll go get a few towels to keep the furniture dry." Miroku said as he untangled himself, reluctantly, from the two girls grasps.

Kagome had just sat down in front of the fire that her mom or grandfather had made earlier to try and dry off. The rain hadn't been going on long, but was coming down really hard and got them plenty wet.

"Ok Kagome-chan, spill the beans, what are you doing?!?" Sango practically cried out as she sat down beside her friend.

"Oh calm down Sango-chan, I'm only playing with his head. Besides, you started it. I just didn't want you to have all the fun."

"Alright, fine. But how did you know Houshi-sama was going to call me tonight? I don't think he even knew your family would be gone tonight. Did he?"

"I think he knew, but I was just calling ahead to try and get together tonight. In any case, I really didn't want to alone in the same house for a whole night with Miroku-sama, who knows what ideas he'd get."

"I'd say you've given him enough ideas and false hope to last him for a while, Kagome-chan." Sango pointed out coyly.

Kagome's cheeks burned a light red for a second. "Come on Sango-chan, I don't really mean any of that, and you know it!"

"I'm not so sure, you seemed rather disappointed when I said Miroku-sama may have actually called for me instead of just staying with you...maybe he's been suspecting your 'odd' behavior and didn't want to be left alone with YOU." Sango teased.

"Sango-chan...you know...your absolutely right." Kagome sighed and looked away from Sango. "I have been trying to get at Miroku-sama a lot lately, and maybe I am scaring him with my forwardness, I don't know." Kagome smiled to herself when she heard Sango choke as her breath caught in her throat. *I'll milk this for all I can, this IS getting fun* Kagome continued, "I just don't know if all his lechery comes from his actual feelings for me, or if he's just playing with my heart…" she trailed off, thinking deeply, paused, and sighed heavily for a dramatic effect.

<*I can't believe this! Is Kagome really serious about coming on to Miroku?!? Wait, why do I care so much? He IS just a lecherous monk, right? Why do I care so much about that?*> Sango thought silently, not looking at the large smile Kagome was having trouble hiding <*Maybe the reason I'm acting like this is…I'm jealous. I'm jealous of my friend, who is putting moves on her adopted brother…maybe Miroku does feel the same way about her that she does. But then why does he continue to chase after me all the time?*>

Kagome saw Sango start to look a bit sad, as if she was thinking about something.

*Wow, she looks like she's having some problems with this…maybe I am going too far...naaah, its fine. I just can't let this get out of control, and one of us gets hurt.*

"Hey Sango-chan, why doesn't one of us go check on Miroku-sama?" Kagome asked suddenly.

"Don't you want to?" Sango replied

"Well yeah, but...oh I can't face him right now! I'm too embarrassed to! You go talk to him."

"If you insist Kagome-chan, sure."

*Yes, its working perfectly, its all going according to plan...* Kagome thought evily, grinning slightly, but not so much as to let Sango see it before she left. Now if only Kagome could find a guy that she felt for the same way Sango seemed to care about Miroku...

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*With Sango, coming up towards Miroku's room*

Sango walked up the stairs lightly, trying not to let Miroku know she was coming. She still couldn't forget about what Kagome had just said a few minutes ago. <*She seemed so sincere, but it still felt like she's hiding something, I just don't know what*>

Sango approached Miroku's room slowly, seeing the door opened a crack, allowing enough room for her to look in…

…and see Miroku standing there looking for something appropriate to wear, having discarded his monk's robes for a pair of jeans and…nothing else as of yet. Sango had to hold back a gasp when she saw his back, with a rather large horizontal scar on his back…<*Now I remember…the boy at the shrine when it was attacked, Miroku-sama. He was injured by one of the demons before we stopped them. He was in the hospital for almost a week trying to recover from it.*> Sango again felt that same pang in her heart when she had seen Miroku at Kagome's house after he was released. At that point, Miroku was having trouble trying to adjust to life without his family. That initial feeling of sorrow at his loss was probably the first thing Sango had felt for him, but it wasn't the last. Although many of the more negative emotions came from his lechery once he had recovered enough.

She also knew she was weakening for him as the years went by and Miroku paid more and more attention to her. She wasn't assaulting nearly as much each time he attempted to violate her with his hands. With all she was feeling towards Miroku since she had arrived at the Higurashi Shrine that evening and started competing for Miroku's attention with Kagome. She was falling for him. If only he felt the same way about her as well.

<*Or does he?*>

Sango overheard Miroku arguing with himself about what he was supposed to do with the two girls.

"Ok Houshi-sama, work your way out of this one." He told himself coldly

"What can you do Miroku, both girls obviously want you, why else would they both be hanging over you like that? And Kagome as well, her mom and gramps gone, with little brother out of the way...you could've been together tonight with her! Then you screw it up by inviting Sango over."

Sango was about to leave upon hearing him say he could've had a good night with Kagome alone, but had called Sango over and ruined that chance. Then she heard Miroku's other side start up the argument again.

"True Houshi-sama, but it was true that you called Sango over and Kagome reacted after you had mentioned that. But before Kagome reacted, you can't say that you didn't feel elated when Sango suggested that you called because you wanted to see her." Miroku's logical side stated.

Miroku's lecherous side responded, "Yeah, I guess your right…but hey, you think there's any way I could have both of them tonight?"

<*Lecherous idiot, don't know why I bother>* Sango thought as she turned to leave.

"NO!" That stopped her in her tracks. The great lecher, refusing having two women in the same night? Miracles DO happen.

"It wouldn't be right, to try and be with both of them, they're too good friends with each other, and I don't want to lose either of them because I make some stupid mistake of going for too much at once and end up setting them against each other to compete for my heart. Besides, Kagome-sama has been like a sister to me since I came here, it just wouldn't feel right."

"So? What's wrong with that" Miroku's lecherous side argued.

"So, if they do fight over me, their friendship would be ruined, and if that happened I couldn't forgive myself. Besides, if I chose Sango, then Kagome might kick me out for choosing Sango over her. I'd be homeless...again...like when the demons came last time…"

<*Oh gods no, don't think about that Miroku! You'll only start to feel bad about what happened again.*>

"Right, I don't want that to happen again. It was hard enough to lose my family, I don't want to lose my adopted family either."

"Well the Houshi-sama, who is it? I sort of know who, but what about the other? How will they react?" Miroku's inner-monk asked.

And his inner-lecher responded, "Flip a coin."

Sango almost face-faulted, but caught herself before she could cause any attention to be drawn to herself.

"I can't do that, baka. I don't have any change on me."

Sango face-faulted again but couldn't stop herself from making some noise.

The two Miroku's rejoined as one to see what the problem was. "Who's out there? Kagome, Sango?"

Sango pushed herself up, and lightly opened the door.

"Oh, Sango. It's only you." <*Only me? Do I mean that little to you?>* Maybe not. "Are you ok? I heard some commotion in the hallway, what happened?"

"I was listening to what you were saying in here. I went to see what was taking you so long with those…ah…*ATCHOO*…damned towels," she finished while shivering. She had forgotten how wet she was.

"Oh gods, I'm sorry. I forgot about those." Miroku apologized sheepishly, blushing slightly and looked away, handing her a towel.

Sango wondered why he was blushing, and why he wouldn't look at her. Then she remembered that she had been wearing blue jeans and a grey t-shirt. A soaking wet, grey t-shirt. The wet fabric was clinging to her body, showing off her curves, and the black bra she was wearing. She blushed deeply and folded the towel over her chest. "You...didn't see anything did you?" She asked hurriedly.

"Gomen, Sango, I tried not to notice." He said, still refusing to look her in the face. Probably feared she would strike him for being a pervert.

"Why? That's never stopped you before. Unless...it is what you were talking about earlier that has you looking away from me."

"You heard all that I said?" He asked with a scared look on his face, slightly paling, and turning away from her further.

She merely nodded. "Most of it anyways. At least the part about me and Kagome."

"I see...look Sango, I..." he was cut off by Sango.

"What?" She asked as she stood up, and walked towards him.

He couldn't think of what to do. He was being cornered and prepped for the slaughter, like a lamb. He was afraid of what she would do to him when he told her what he had said about his indecision was true. He started to turn back towards her to tell her.

"Sango, I need to tell you someth-mmmf!" Miroku was cut off by Sango's lips being pressed on his.

~*This isn't what I thought she would do, but I'm not complaining*~ Miroku though smugly.

He answered Sango's kiss and pressed into her, wrapping his arms around her back. It lasted only for a few moments before Sango broke the kiss and smacked him lightly on the side of his head.

"Pervert…you ruined the moment." She said.

"Gomen, I swear my hand has a mind of its own! I can't control it!"

Sango smiled at Miroku's favorite excuse for his lechery. She leaned forward and game him a small peck on the lips, then said, "I'm going back downstairs to see if Kagome has any extra clothes, now you be a good boy, finish dressing, and bring those damn towels downstairs, ok?"

She then turned and left the room, leaving a stupefied Miroku standing there, mouth hanging open slightly.

<*I'll finish with him later, I'll just keep him hanging until then.*>

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Kagome was sitting downstairs on the couch. Sango had gone upstairs to check on Miroku nearly ten minutes ago, and Kagome had had enough time to switch into something dry, even made herself some cocoa while she waited.

*Sango had better make the story be good when she gets down here...after I spent all this time waiting for her. Those two have been chasing each other for a few years now, its about time I forced them to do something*

Kagome then heard steps coming down the stairs, accompanied by a female voice.

"Kagome-chan, you got any extra clothes I could use, these are kind of damp, and a bit transparent, if you know what I mean." Sango said, and Kagome noticed a small blush on the older girl's face. Not to mention a towel hanging loosely around her chest.

"I see you already found YOUR towel Sango-chan, I had to get my own. But sure, come on, I got something for you to use." Kagome grabbed Sango's hand and pulled her off towards her room. She turned sideways to Sango, "By the way, you are DEFINITELY telling me everything you and Miroku did up there, you were gone for almost ten minutes!"

Sango looked back with surprise in her eyes. "But I thought that you..." Kagome cut her off.

"Oh no, I was just messing around. To be honest, I was trying to get you jealous for Miroku-sama, and maybe a bit protective of him. I've been waiting a few years for you two to get together, so I finally decided I'd try something desperate to get you two together."

"Well you could've told ME about this plan of yours, I wouldn't have been so worried about you trying to steal Miroku-sama away."

"Now where's the fun in that?"

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Miroku walked downstairs, only to find no one there. All he saw was a partially wet towel, and some clothes set out on the towel in front of the fireplace.

He shrugged and walked into the room, and noticed a still steaming mug of cocoa on the table by the couch. He approached it and was about to take it when he heard a voice yell out to him,

"HOUSHI-SAMA! DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH MY COCOA!"

Miroku recognized this as Kagome's voice and figured she and Sango had gone off to change and chat. Miroku honestly was still confused about what had happened in his room a few minutes earlier. He reached up and tapped his lips with his fingers, as if he still didn't believe what had happened. It was exactly what he hoped would happen.

He almost expected Sango to flatten him for even considering having both the girls at the same time. As if on cue, he heard Kagome's voice echo down the hallway again.

"BOTH?!? HENTAI!!!!"

He figured Sango had just told her about his little internal struggle. He knew he had rejected the idea shortly after he had said it, and hoped Sango would tell Kagome about it. Again, Kagome's voice flew down the hallway towards him.

"KAWAII!!!"

He smiled slightly, remembering he had violently disagreed with himself about having both girls as soon as he thought of it.

He was yet again bombarded by noise, although not in the form of a yelling teenage girl.

From outside, he heard a loud and drawn out cracking noise, like snapping wood. After a second he realized what it was and sprinted towards the girls room. He remembered the Higurashi Shrine was build near the remains of a forest, a place once known as 'InuYasha's Forest' which still had plenty of large trees still in it. He also knew that Kagome's room was on the side of the house closet to the forest, but thankfully still on ground level. He called out to his friends.

"SANGO! KAGOME! GET OUT OF THE ROOM! HURRY!"

Miroku didn't wait for any confirmation, he slid to a stop in front if Kagome's room and pushed the door open, only too see the girls look at him with confusion.

"What?" They both asked.

"No time, hurry! Move!" He yelled as the cracking stopped, and he feared it would be close.

He reached out and grabbed both girls hand and pulled them off the bed and into the hallway.

The next several seconds went by as though someone slowed time. The tree that had started to crack and fall outside had finally fallen and made contact with the roof of the house. Miroku looked up at the noise in the ceiling while roughly shoved both Kagome and Sango down the hallway, earning a few gasps from the girls.

"Miroku!" Kagome cried in anger. Kagome turned over just in time to see Miroku still looking up and appear to fall or jump backwards away from the door to Kagome's room.

Right as a giant tree smashed down through the doorway where the monk and girls had been standing mere seconds before. When the dust had settled, there was no sign of the monk the their side of the tree, and could hear nothing but the wind and rain outside as well as crumpling of parts of the tree and house as the tree settled into the floor.

Kagome and Sango got up and found they had no way to get around the tree, other than head to it from the other side of house.

"Miroku-sama, hang on! We can't get around from this side, so we're heading around!" Kagome yelled out, hoping Miroku still had enough life left in him the hear her.

Sango paused and smiled for a mere second when she thought she heard Miroku reply, "Hurry, this damn tree's heavy."

They got to the other side of the hallway a minute later and found Miroku buried under several branches, one being as thick as Miroku's leg pinning him to the ground. There was a small gash in his forehead where blood was flowing gently from the cut. But when the girls finally pulled him out from all the debris, the monk was no longer conscious, and was not breathing.

Sango tried to talk to Miroku, hoping her voice might somehow encourage Miroku to hang on to life. "Wake up Miroku. Come on Miroku, wake up! You can't leave me yet, you perverted bastard, wake up! PLEASE MIROKU!!!!!!!!"

~A/N~ So I hope you guys enjoy this thing so far, and I know I'm a bit of a schmuck for doing this, but hey. It's my first fic, so I'm allowed to do what I want, at least I hope so, it all depends on what YOU want to see!

I'll get to work on the next chapter, but hopefully, I can get it up sometime soon, cause I got finals next week…ARG!!!! Oh well

PLZ!! R&R!! those keep me warm at night……….