InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Since then ❯ I know your Game ( Chapter 1 )

Since then

By: Rachel Elizabeth

- I know your Game. -

Sango quietly padded over to where the lake was concealed from sight by the trees and bushes, humming gently to herself. Kagome had gone home for a few days and as always, Inuyasha had found that 'a few days' was too long and so he went to her world. However, Sango knew the real reason Inuyasha had wanted to be alone with Kagome, it was very perceptible in the way Kagome would always swing her derrière playfully every time she 'accidentally' walked by Inuyasha. Then he'd growl and they'd be off to Gods only knew where. It didn't bother her much, seeing the two lovers act the way they did round each other. It did, however bother her that she had to witness the blatant acts of sexuality from the two.

Perhaps she was jealous.

She didn't like that contemplation too much, because she still had Miroku. She had started to play games with him for a while now, but she doubted he evened realized it. Or, if he did, he said nothing about it, biding his time. She'd hear him sneak around the bushes as she was undressing or taking a bath and she'd make her body acutely discernible.

Today was no different.

At hearing that she was going to take a bath, he hadn't even looked up from where he was seated eating the Ramen that Kagome had left for the two. With Shippo staying in Kaede's hut and Sango and Miroku sleeping in altogether separate chambers, there was enough food for two. Sango had thought it queer that Miroku had said nothing to her, nor even looked up at her. It was as if he totally didn't care anymore about groping or seeing her naked. That of course, led to terrible thoughts about Miroku not desiring her anymore. Which was a ridiculous notion because he still followed her to bathe. Shrugging the thought off nonchalantly, Sango went back to undressing. Then she heard the unmistakable rustle of the leaves and knew that he had come out yet again for another viewing.

Right on time.

Sango quietly turned around and closed her eyes, taking each piece of clothing off slowly, making sure that none of her body was unclear. Sliding into the water, she grabbed the soap that Kagome had left for her and started to lather.

Miroku wasn't stupid, but Sango was insulting his intelligence if she thought that he didn't know what was going on. The only thing he hadn't figured out was why. Ever since Kagome and Inuyasha had become Mates, Sango had been acting very strangely.

Especially towards him.

He couldn't say that he didn't like what she was offering, that was definitely not in question; the question had come to be what was he going to do about it? As usual, Sango had heard or sensed (he still wasn't sure which) his approach and started almost stripping for him. At first, he thought that perhaps he hadn't been heard, but when it kept happening over and over and Sango had purposely looked towards the bushes, she knew.

In that instant, he knew.

And to say the least, he was fed up with her game. He had finally resolved to end it all, today and had even resisted the urge to look up at her when she had said that she was going to go bathe.

That had lasted all of five minutes.

The more he sat near the fire and ate his Ramen, the more he was visualizing every gentle curve that he had seen many times before. At those thoughts, he had quietly gotten up and unconsciously started moving towards the lake.

This was it.

He was going to end it, he was going to go up to her and yell at her. She'd become pink in the face and probably hit him over the head with her boomerang, but it would finally be worth it to even have a smidgen of an idea of what exactly she was doing.

That was it.

That was when an idea struck him.

Looking through her peripheral vision, Sango expected to see Miroku crouched by the bushes, watching intently, but she didn't. In fact, she didn't see anything or feel anyone's presence, it was as if he had just gotten up and walked away.

She didn't like that deliberation too much.

Promising herself that she would get back at him, she slowly got up and started to put on her clothes. Walking back to the village, she saw Miroku cleaning up the fire a bit and adding firewood to it. Not saying a word, she sat down, but when Miroku looked over at her, that lecherous grin was plastered on his face and he said, "Perchance I should go and bathe."

Sango gaped at this revelation.

He winked at Sango as he walked by her to go to the lake and she knew instantly that something was wrong. Grabbing her Ramen, she went to eating and tried not to think of what Miroku could possibly be up to now. Growling her frustration into her food, she finally got up and decided to go investigate what Miroku was really doing. With the pretense that she was just going to have one quick peek, she left.

Grabbing her boomerang, she walked.

When she finally came to the river, she silently peered through the bushes and her heart stopped. Miroku was in fact about to take a bath; he had unconsciously turned towards the bushes and was stripping. However, what got Sango so irritated was the slowness with which he was taking off his robes. Deciding that this had to be a ploy, Sango rushed through the bushes, and yelled at the monk, "Houshi-sama, what exactly do you think you're doing?"

He slowly turned towards her upturned, brightened face and said, "Why, Sango-chan I did not realize that you were near."

"Hah!"

Naked from the chest up, he quietly walked towards her and brushed her arm saying, "I know your Game."

With that, he left.

No groping.

Nothing.