InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ To Modern Tokyo And Back Again ❯ Chapter Four ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter Four

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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the original InuYasha characters, but I do own my original character, Ebony.

Alright, sorry about the awful last chapter, but I kind of had to write it, it's important in the story. And thanks to all who reviewed and who've given me some help and support!

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"Sango? Could I please talk to you?" asked Miroku gently.

Sango was sitting near the stream in the forest next to where'd they'd set up camp. She nodded solemnly.

Miroku sat down, looking at her.

"I am really, really sorry, Sango." he said.

"I know you are." she replied, staring unwaveringly at the water.

"You don't believe me."

Sango looked at him with a sad look on her face. "I'm sorry, Miroku, it's just you're always doing things like this. How do I know you're not going to do it again? And what about that girl? How can I trust you?"

"Would you take my word for it?" he asked.

Sango nodded, smiling. She moved over closer to Miroku and he placed his arm around her shoulders.

"I love you, Sango." he said.

"I love you too, Miroku."

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Despite giving his word to Sango, Miroku just had to go see Ebony again. He couldn't just abandon her. He'd just have to make sure Sango or anybody else wouldn't find out.

"Where are you going, Miroku?" asked InuYasha suspiciously.

Miroku was about to jump in the well and InuYasha sneaking up on him - something he did more and more lately - had almost scared him to the point of falling in instead.

"InuYasha, what are you doing here?" asked Miroku after regaining his balance.

"Listen here monk, I'm the one asking the questions here." said InuYasha firmly.

"I… I am going to see Ebony again, that's all. Please don't tell, InuYasha."

"Just when I was thinking you might have gotten clean again, after what Kagome told me you'd said to Sango. I can't let you go. You go back to see her and I'll tear you to shreds."

A very uncomfortable feeling of guild flooded into Miroku.

"You don't understand. I love both of them so much, how can I possibly choose?"

"Oh, and I suppose lying and cheating on both of them will really solve your problem!" snapped InuYasha sarcastically.

"I don't think you realize how hard this is for me, do you, InuYasha?"

"Feh. This isn't hard for you at all. You're just pretending so you can have two girls at once."

"InuYasha you're not making this any easier for me!" shouted Miroku.

"I'm not trying to make this easier for you; I'm trying to make you use your apparently non-existing head!"

"Ok, I'll just go tell Ebony I can't see her anymore, if that's what you want."

"Then get your butt down that well and go tell her!" InuYasha shouted exasperatedly. He turned away and walked away, sighing.

Miroku did as he was told and returned to modern Tokyo and actually managed to find his way back to the park. Ebony was waiting for him, walking around the gardens, examining the flowers.

"Miroku! It's great to see you again!" she said happily as he approached her from behind.

"It's great to see you, too," he half lied. He was glad to see her, but he felt as though he was betraying Sango, which was the last thing he wanted to do. Now that he was with Ebony again though, he didn't want to leave her.

"So are we going out to lunch?" Ebony offered.

They headed for a small café not too far away from the park. The ordered their lunch and sat down at one of the several small tables.

"So what have you been up to?" asked Ebony.

`Talking to and thinking about Sango, and you.' thought Miroku. "Nothing, really. What about you?"

Ebony started talking about every little thing she'd done this morning. Miroku smiled; she was so beautiful to him. He loved looking at her, talking to her, thinking about her.

"I love you, Ebony." Miroku suddenly interrupted her.

Ebony put on her most radiant smile. "I love you too, Miroku."

`What am I doing?' thought Miroku. `I'm supposed to let her go, not declare to her my love.'

They had been together at the café for nearly an hour already. Ebony looked at her watch and unexpectedly got up.

"I'm sorry, Miroku, I have to go. I have an appointment soon. Any chance I might see you later?" she apologized.

"What about tomorrow? Later is not very good for me."

"Alright, meet you at the park tomorrow then. Goodbye, Miroku." she bent down and gave him a kiss before leaving.

"Goodbye, Ebony."

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"Kagome, I need to talk to you. Now." said InuYasha, looking as though it was very important.

Kagome was talking to Sango on the hilltop. "I'm busy right now, InuYasha."

"What part of `now' don't you understand? This is urgent!"

"Ok, fine! I'll be right back, Sango." said Kagome and she followed InuYasha down the hill. "What is it?"

"It's Miroku. Take a wild guess where he is right now."

"Oh no, he's with Ebony, isn't he?" Kagome said, alarmed.

"Yep." InuYasha nodded, arms crossed. "He said he was going to say goodbye to her, but it doesn't take this long to do that. I'm sure it's just a cover up."

"I can't believe him!" raged Kagome. "He's never satisfied! I'm going right over there to give him a piece of my mind!"

She headed for the well angrily.

"What about Sango? Someone has to stay with her, otherwise she'll suspect something." InuYasha noticed.

"You stay. You'll get lost in Tokyo." said Kagome.

"Hey! That's not fair, I want to go." InuYasha protested, following her.

"SIT BOY!" yelled Kagome, and InuYasha fell flat on the ground. "I'm going alone, got it?" Kagome jumped into the well, leaving a now quite irritated InuYasha behind.

"Oh, fine then! Just leave me here!" InuYasha kept on yelling things in direction of the well, even though he knew very well she couldn't hear him.

"InuYasha, is something wrong?" asked Sango, scaring the heck out of InuYasha.

"Sango! No, of course not, what makes you say that?"

"Well you are yelling at the well."

"Oh, never mind that. Let's go for a walk, shall we?" said InuYasha, taking Sango arm and dragging her far away as possible from the well.

"Sure, but where did Kagome go?"

"Kagome, well you know her… always off to get some more, uh, ramen. She's just so crazy about it."

"If you say so."

"Which I do."

"By the way, InuYasha, have you seen Miroku?"

InuYasha stopped dead in his tracks, his brain racing to think up a good excuse, which would hopefully end up a better one than the answer to "where did Kagome go?".

"Miroku, he's gone to… to…" at this point, cold sweat was beginning to run down InuYasha's forehead. He could see that Sango wasn't very pleased with his responses so far.

"What are you hiding, InuYasha? Just tell me, you know I'll find out eventually."

"Fine, I'll tell you. Miroku's gone to…"

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Ooh, what will he say?? You'll have to keep reading to find out. Please review!