InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Silver Tears and Puppy Ears ❯ Shippo's Cough and Miroku's Confrontation ( Chapter 5 )

Shippo's Cough and Miroku's Confrontation.

"Sango" Shippo half whimpered half whined.

"What's wrong Shippo" Sango replied with tenderness.

"When will Kagome be back, it's been so long" the tired kit struggled out between coughs.

"Don't worry Shippo, Kagome always comes back, Inu Yasha wont let anything happen to Kagome" Sango said reassuringly, not just for Shippo, but herself as well.

`If Inu Yasha lets anything happen to Kagome I'll mutilate him'

Kaede watched as the monk took advantage of Sango's distraction and groped her bottom. As usual Miroku was left on the ground, a huge red handprint on his cheek. Shippo began laughing at the amusement provided for him by Sango and Miroku. He sometimes wondered if Miroku would get the nerve to tell Sango how he felt about her, and stop hiding behind his lechery.

"Kaede could you give Shippo more herbs to help with his cough, it wakes him up, and he's not getting better"

"Ai, I've just returned from Inu Yasha's forest with medicine for Shippo"

"Thank you Kaede, I don't think he'll truly rest until Kagome comes back"

"I agree, hopefully Inu Yasha and Kagome will return soon." Kaede said in her usual wise tone.

"Lady Sango would you walk with me for a moment" Miroku requested.

Sango eyed Miroku suspiciously, but decided to agree; of course as she walked out of Kaede's hut, she grabbed hiraikotsu and latched it to her back. Miroku looked at her with feigned hurt as she picked up her weapon, Sango considered leaving the weapon behind, until Miroku broke his façade and grinned. Sango huffed and walked ahead, turning on her heel to face him when they were far enough away, where Shippo could not hear them talking.

"What's wrong Houshi?"

"Are you curious, what is taking Inu Yasha and Kagome so long?"

"I have been wondering, I figured that Kagome would have managed to get Inu Yasha to come back because she did not want to leave in the first place" Sango replied.

"She seemed mad at Inu Yasha when they left"

"She was, she caught him with Kikyo"

"Sango, do you think that they are taking long because they are fighting?"

"Honestly Miroku, I hope they are talking long for any reason other than a demon, hopefully they have made up by now" Sango said with worry.

"Sango, you don't suppose that Kagome and Inu Yasha are-"

"MIROKU"

Miroku had snuck his hand behind Sango, and had begun to grope her butt. Sango replied by slamming her fist into Miroku's skull.

"I do not know if Inu Yasha and Kagome are doing …that… but we will not, so keep your hand to your self Houshi, or so help me I will remove it"

Miroku blinked up at her innocently, it was worth getting smacked. Miroku absently rubbed his head while he followed Sang back to the village. He hoped Kagome would return soon, Sango hit harder when she was worried. He was worried as well, but of different things. He saw the way Inu Yasha was watching Kagome. Things would be different when they returned, Miroku looked up to see that Sango had sped up, and he was walking alone. Instead of hurrying to catch up, he sat down against a tree. He needed time to think. They had been chasing Naraku for years now, and his wind tunnel was still there. It grew bigger and more powerful everyday, he was beginning to doubt if he would survive till the end of the battle. A noise from behind him startled Miroku from his thoughts. He rose prepared to fight, as something white floated past the corner of his eye. Miroku turned ready to attack and froze.

`Kikyo's soul collector, which means'

"Monk"

"Ki-Kikyo"

"Where is he."

"Inu Yasha?"

"Who else"

"He went shard hunting"

"Yes, three days ago, there are no shards, he should be back by now, tell me, is she with him."

"Kagome, of course, he needs her with him"

"For her ability to sense the shards" Kikyo stated, assuming that was all the girl was good for. Inu Yasha did not need the girl for anything else he had her.

"Perhaps" Miroku said, he wanted to see if he could help Kagome.

"Explain your self monk" Kikyo said with malice, Miroku gripped his staff tightly, unsure if he would live through a fight with Kikyo.

"Well I believe they are in love, after your recent meeting, things were different between them, and truthfully I think you should step aside, and let them be."

Miroku waited for Kikyo's reaction, he was expecting something bad.

"You have the nerve to speak to me on matters involving my Inu Yasha's heart"

Miroku gulped, he knew what he was doing was nothing like he'd done before, but Kagome was his friend, and he was sick of the pain she had to feel because of this woman.

"I have great respect for the life you lived, but you walk this earth in a clay body, filled with the souls of dead maidens, all because of what happened fifty years ago, even though you know that it was Naraku that tricked you into sealing Inu Yasha, in fact, Inu Yasha never laid a hand on you, just the jewel. You betrayed him more than he betrayed you, you wanted to kill him, and I believe you still do. If you truly had any love for him, you'll let him go, before its' to late"

"You have no idea what you are talking about, you're a lecherous monk, tagging along with these people for you own revenge, and you dare to speak to me of my actions" Kikyo said without emotion. Miroku knew he had hit a nerve because he felt the spike in her miko powers. He had to find a way to end this before he was killed.

"You know how quickly I could kill you, what foolish thing makes you risk your life"

"Kagome"

Miroku immediately turned away from Kikyo and headed towards the village. He could sense her anger rolling off of her in waves. He knew she would either leave, or kill him. Miroku winced in pain as he was sent flying backwards by a barrier. He was trapped, he did not want to fight Kikyo, but if he had to, he would.

Sango cried in fury as she continuously slammed hiraikotsu into the barrier. She had been walking mere feet in front of Miroku, and had turned around to suggest they hurry back, in case Kagome and Inu Yasha had returned and found herself staring at an energy barrier, and had been relentlessly attacking it fearing for her friends safety.

"MIROKU!!!"

"What troubles you Sango?" an evil voice seethed behind her.

"Bastard, I'll kill you, what have you done to Miroku" Sango furiously demanded.

"Foolish girl, I have done nothing, the monk got himself into trouble all on his own, angering a dead miko the way he did, it as convenient however for my purposes"

Sango dodged an attack from Naraku and lunged forward to attack him, and felt a fist impact her stomach, She doubled over and could smell miasma in the air and collapsed, whispering for help as her eyes closed.