InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Simple Words ❯ Kisses and Spies ( Chapter 4 )

Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha or any other characters I might plop in this fic.

A/n: Whelp here is the fourth chapter of Simple Words. I would like to thank those who reviewed and helped me out with their questions and tips. First off I'd like to clear up any problems with the setting; the setting is placed in modern times. Probably be the same 'ol bad guys ya all hear about. I hope that cleared up any setting and character problems for was. One last thing before I start the fic, I might take a few of the characters out of character at least personality wise, and I hope I don't get anyone confused with my increasingly crappy writing, lol. Now that that has been said…ON WITH THE FIC!

Miroku leaned in closer to Sango, entangling his fingers with hers, still she did not notice. Two inches, one inch, and…

*Bam*

He closed his eyes at the moment of impact. Miroku sat up straight with one of his hands on his cheek, the mood was ruined. There was no way he was ever going to build up enough nerve to try to kiss Sango again. Opening his eyes, he noticed that Sango was still staring at the TV, lowering his gaze he found Shippo sitting on his lap glaring up at him.

"Wha'd ya do that for?" Miroku asked feeling a little hurt that even Shippo didn't trust him, not to mention the soreness of his face where Shippo had decided to slam into.

"I know that you are a pervert, and that you probably are hungry, but that doesn't mean you hafta try to eat Sango's face!" Shippo flatly stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Miroku looked at him in surprise, letting what was just said sink in. After a few minutes of thinking, Miroku began to laugh uncontrollably, not noticing that Sango had finally torn her gaze away from the movie.

"You thought that I was trying to eat her face? That's not what I was tying to do, I was trying to…" Miroku stopped short when he noticed Sango staring at him.

"You were trying to what?" Sango demanded giving Miroku a death look. Miroku gulped and gave a sad sigh.

"K-K-Kiss you." Miroku said, while getting ready for the very, very painful bonk he was to receive. It never came. Relaxing he looked over at Sango, who at that moment was blushing so much that it would make a deep red rose look pink. Shippo was looking at the both of them with at very confused look on his face. Then a thought entered his mind.

"Shippo, why are you here? I thought that you were with Kagome and Inu-Yasha." Miroku inquired.

"I was with them, but I was sent back to check up on the two of you just in case Kikyo had found you, being the only one here who could transform, besides Kirara." Shippo announced. 'Transform, that's right!' Miroku thought…

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* (Flashback)

A group of four travelers were walking around the forests, when they heard a shriek. Running through the undergrowth of the forest, they found where the shriek had been emitted. A lone child sat crying over a lump of furs that looked very bloody. Kagome had been the only one brave enough to go to the child, the rest were on their toes with their weapons ready.

"What wrong?" Kagome gently asked the crying child.

"They killed them." A muffled answer came.

"Who killed who?" Kagome asked.

"The Thunder Brothers killed my parents, but then I killed them." Came the reply.

"What's your name? How old are you?" Kagome inquired.

"My name is Shippo, and I'm four an a half years old." The child name Shippo answered, and with that he started to cry once again. Kagome gave a sad look to the rest of the group and embraced Shippo. Feeling the tight embrace around him, Shippo turned around and proceeded to cry into Kagome's blouse. Looking at her friends, Kagome gave questioning look. Inu-Yasha looked extremely jealous and unhappy. Sango and Miroku looked uneasy.

"No." Inu-Yasha firmly stated.

"But..."

"I said no!" With that, Inu-Yasha turned around. Kagome looked at him, tears forming in her eyes. Her soft whimpering reached his ears and melted his heart.

"Oh all right! He can come with us. But I'm warning you now; he had better not get in the way." Inu-Yasha stated as he tried to lay down the rules, but no one was listening. Kagome was already calming the child down. Sango and Miroku were fighting, or at least Sango was pummeling Miroku for groping her.

*~*~*~*~*~*

Miroku was looking at Sango, with a curiosity that did not seem to be quenched. Sango in turn, was watch him as well, unsure of what to do. Shippo as watching the unique staring contest that ran between the two adults before him. 'Geez! Inu-Yasha and Kagome do this all the time. Maybe I'd better go.' He thought to himself.

"Um, I'm gonna go now you guys, if you need any help just holler, you know dog boy or someone will hear ya." Shippo piped up, breaking the silence that had fallen on the three of them. Miroku and Sango looked at him and nodded that they had heard him. With that, the child left, leaving the two of them alone. Silently they began to stare at each other, willing the other to speak.

A while had gone before any of them moved. It was Sango who ended the statuesque form in which they both had gone into. She took one of Miroku's hands within her own and looked at it. It was the one with the air rip. Gently she outlined the accursed hole with her finger. 'I never found out how he got this in the first place, I just knew that it was his curse.' Sango thought sadly. She looked up into his eyes, finding a look in them that she had never seen before. Blushing a little, she went back to looking at his hand.

"How did you get this rip in your hand?" She quietly asked him. Miroku was a little taken aback at both the question and the softness of her voice. He smiled a small smile, but hid it quickly when she looked up at him. Her eyes were softer than they usually looked, and they sparkled beautifully in the sunlight.

"It is a long story. I inherited this from my father, who inherited his from my Grandfather." Miroku began, unsure of where to go with his tale.

"How did your Grandfather get his rip?" Sango gently prodded. Miroku sighed and continued.

"He was cursed many years ago by a man who had an evil heart that passed down in his family. You know Naraku? *Sango shook her head* It was his Grandfather who started this. My Grandfather had fought Naraku's Grandfather over a woman who was to become my Grandmother. Needless to say, it was my Grandfather who won. But the problem was that, when Narako was defeated, he chanted the curse that made this rip in the hand of my Grandfather. The only way to get rid of the curse is to defeat Narako or any of his descendants and kill them. Ans that is why I have the rip in my hand and why I wish to get rid of Naraku." Miroku explained, looking down at Sango, who was still clutching his hand.

When he had finished, Sango waited a bit more before she looked at Miroku again. When she did, Miroku was surprised to find that she had tears in her eyes. He lifted his hand up close to her face and gently wiped the tears from her eyes. He noticed that one did not follow the others in making a trail down his finger. He just watched it shimmer and glisten before he moved and it fell down the trail like the rest of the tears. Smiling he looked at Sango, who had moved closer to him without him realizing it. She was intensely looking into at him.

"Now I have a question for you." Miroku chuckled. Sango opened her eyes wider in wonderment.

"No, it's not that one. I was wonder why you wish to get rid of Naraku and why you have that boomerang bone, to which I have been introduced to many a time." Miroku reassured her (A/n: The question of reference to for those who do not know is "Will you bear my child?" which is asked by Miroku whenever he meets a woman who he finds to be beautiful. Kagome was asked, but Sango never was.) Sango smiled and relaxed a bit.

"I want Naraku dead because he killed my family and tried to kill me. The reason why I carry a boomerang bone is because it is one of the only weapons that I can use at will and because my father gave it to me right before he was killed. You see, I am apart of a now exterminated tribe of demon exterminators that kept up their old practices of exterminating any troublesome demons. We hid this in a blanket of darkness, as we are now in the modern times and this practice dates back to the feudal era of the Warring States, or so it is believed." Sango explained, looking a way from Miroku as she told him this. Whenever this subject came up in a conversation, she avoided it. This was a closely guarded secret that she was never allowed to reveal to any one while the tribe still existed. But she guessed it was all right if she let it out just this once. Miroku just looked at her for a minute before pulling her into an embrace. Sango stiffened for a few seconds, but after deciding that no groping was about to happen, she relaxed and soon found herself embracing him back.

A few minutes passed before either one of them moved. Miroku was pulling out some inner strength to do what he had wanted to do ever since he had first met Sango. He broke the embrace and looked Sango in the eye. Gulping unconsciously, he looked deep in her eyes. 'I hope I don't ruin the moment by doing this.' He thought.

"Um Sango, I…" Miroku managed to say before losing some of his strength. Sango looked at him with a look of wonder.

"You what?" She asked. Looking once again deep within her eyes, he built up more strength.

"I…" Miroku tried once again, but failed miserably. She gave him a funny look this time.

"You what?" She demanded this time. Anger flitted into her eyes and she began to get up, thinking he was gonna try to ask her to bear his child and try to grope her, thus forth ruining the moment. As she began to get up from the couch, Miroku grabbed her hand and pulled her onto his lap. And closed the gap between them with a passionate kiss, embracing her once more. But this time he crushed her to him, like a pirate would after stealing or finding his/her treasure, never wanting to let go. Sango was stunned, but then relaxed and let herself be immersed in the kiss. Neither one of them noticed the dark silhouettes in two of the front room windows.

*~*~*~*~*

Inu-Yasha, Kagome, and Shippo were coming back to the cottage, when they saw the two figures looking in the windows of the cottage. Angered, Inu-Yasha took off towards the cottage with lightning speed. Kagome and Shippo chased after him, both worried about their friends inside. When they had reached the cottage, Inu-Yasha was already giving the two figures a run for their money.

After only a few moments, Inu-Yasha was able to catch one of the figures, while the other one got away. Quickly he uncovered the face of the figure only to find a young woman. He looked down at her with unmerciful eyes. They all knew who this person was. It was Kagura, one of Naraku's henchmen (A/n: Kagura is one of the entities [I think that is the right word] that Naraku made from himself. She can be very dangerous, because she can control the wind, aking it into a razor blade thingy [I forget what it is called].)

"What are you doing here?" Inu-Yasha demanded, his distaste beginning to show. Kagura showed him much dislike in her eyes. Kagome and Shippo ran towards the two of them, wondering what was wrong. When they reached the others, Inu-Yasha was growling deeply at Kagura. Kagura looked at him and just started laughing.

"You really think that I'd tell you anything? I'd die before I told you anything!" Kagura sneered. Inu-Yasha gave her a dangerous look that plainly said: 'Be careful what you ask for.' She gulped and took the hint, fully knowing that her boss and his girl would skin her alive if they found out that she had snitched on them.

"All right. I'll talk. My boss sent me and the other person to spy on you fools. His girl was the one who caused us to show up here today. She is the one who sweet-talked our boss into making us make this dumb trip. If he wanted to find you, he wouldn't have needed either one of us to spy." Kagura quickly explained.

"Who is your boss' girl?" Inu-Yasha inquired, although he already had an idea of who it is.

"The slut's name is Kikyo." Kagura said. The other three exchanged worried glances. Inu-Yasha let Kagura go. She dropped to the ground with a dull thud.

"Tell that bitch that she had better leave me alone for once." Inu-Yasha snarled.

"Hey, listen, I don't like her anymore than you do. But its not like she hasn't been in contact with my boss before you know. A little while ago, she hung around him for about four months and left looking fat." Kagura piped up. Inu-Yasha looked at her in surprise, while Kagome and Shippo smiled a knowing smile at one another.

End A/n: Whelp that does that for now. I hope I didn't disappoint any of those who have been reading this fic. I also hope I didn't make it too short (again). Again I'd like to make clear to those who read the manga and watch the series that I will be pulling some of the characters out of character and I hope I don't mess them up too badly. Please review to tell me what you think. Thanx.