Sleeping Fury by Aylinn-chan
Chapter 2: Old 'Friends'
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, or anybody that appears in this story.
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"What?! No way! Didn't I always tell you that I REFUSE to get MARRIED?" Sango yelled and emphasized the last word.
Kagome replied, "And didn't I always tell you not to shout? I only said you needed to fall in love, not get married! Plus, if you're married, it'll stop you from trying to do stupid things like---"
Inuyasha suddenly yelled, "Hey! I remember you! You were that bitch who kept hitting me with her mallet when I was little!"
The raven-haired girl turned around and her eyes also widened in recognition. She recovered and retorted, "I only did that whenever you pulled my hair, or tripped me, or made me cry, or stole my wand, or---"
"It's not like you were the perfect little angel! At least I didn't skip class!" Inuyasha said scornfully.
"Why you---you told me there was no school that day!"
"So? You were stupid enough to BELIEVE ME!" the white-haired boy taunted.
"Err.don't you think this conversation is getting a bit childish?" Miroku broke in, and was rew arded with two glares.
"None of your business, you asshole." Inuyasha said, and 'Feh'ed.
Kagome continued the argument. "And you always used bad language! Didn't Miss Kaede always say not to swear? And she said to 'be nice to your godchildren!' I don't think name calling is being nice to them."
"Not like you are, look at how you treat yours!"
The girl's face reddened, and a fiery aura surrounded her. "It's for her own good! She just doesn't think so!" she screamed, and disappeared with a 'pop'.
"Feh! You'd think she would've matured after all this time.!" Inuyasha grumbled while crossing his arms across his chest. He also disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
There was an awkward moment of silence until Miroku decided to ask, "Well, Princess Sango, shall we leave? Where would you like to go?"
"My kingdom." Was her prompt reply, but it brought questions in the monk's mind.
"If this place isn't your kingdom, then why are you here?" Miroku asked, suddenly confused.
"A war had started back then, and for my 'safety', Kagome put me to sleep." Sango unhappily explained.
"That was nice of her-you were unharmed." Miroku said, but his reasoning only made Sango's mood go worse.
"I wanted to help the family though, instead of sleeping in a tower far away."
"Lady Kagome was most likely afraid you would get hurt or kidnapped." Miroku replied in a reasonable voice.
That last remark made Sango's temper rise. "I did NOT want to be whisked into safety! I could defend myself; I was trained to fight ever since I was six years old! I wasn't some weak, defenseless little girl waiting to be killed. I feel guilty, knowing that I was safe and comfortable while the rest of my country was suffering.I don't even know if we won the war! Kagome tried getting me MARRIED so I wouldn't try to do anything stupid--- like going back to my country to help with the war."
The monk didn't know what to say, as he didn't want her anger to be directed at him. 'I better choose my words carefully.'
He hesitantly asked, "Princess Sango---where is your country? When were you sent to this tower? There are no wars going on in this time, so your war should've ended. I should know the outcome of the war."
"I don't know how long I've been asleep, but I lived in the north, which has cold climate."
"The Taijiya kingdom was taken over by Naraku, a hundred and twelve years ago." Miroku told her solemnly.
Sango's face turned pale and she collapsed onto the ground. "Wh-wha- what happened to my parents?"
"The royal family---" the monk paused as if thinking of what to say, "they were executed in front of their people---your parents were given quick death and did not suffer."
Instead of bursting into tears like most princesses would do, Sango stood up and determinedly said, "Very well. I'll kill Naraku!"
"You don't need to rush to Naraku's, maybe we should obtain some allies. There are many youkai, and your citizens have been forced out."
That stopped Sango in her tracks. She turned around slowly and asked, "They weren't massacred?" after a pause, she continued, "Then tell me where they live, and we shall go there."
"Yes, they live in the east, grouped in a rather large village."
"Then we should get there quickly." The princess said.
Miroku looked at her and replied, "But maybe we should get you a new
dress, I don't think yours is suitable for travel."
"I know, but I have no money with me right now." Said Sango while looking into the empty purse she had found in the tower.
"Don't worry, I have money, I'll pay for it."
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It was afternoon when Miroku and Sango reached a small village outside the forest. Upon entering it, Miroku was shocked to see a sign saying: "MISSING! Prince Miroku, hair tied in ponytail, black hair, blue eyes. Please find him! He's our princess' fiancé! Will be awarded a lot of land and gold!"
'It was a good thing Sango wasn't looking towards that direction,' the fake monk thought as he looked around for more missing posters, 'She'll kill me if she finds out that I'm a prince.' He noticed another poster and moved to block it.
They soon found a clothes store where Sango found a dress that was light and durable. She saw Miroku take gold coins from his purse, and noted that he was rich.monk and wealthy didn't go together. She told herself to ask him about that later, but she needed to change first. "Excuse me, but is there a place where I can change?" she asked the storeowner.
The old man smiled and asked, "Can't wait to try it on, huh? There's an empty room out at the back." And he pointed to the back of the store.
She walked into the room and turned to see that the monk was also entering after her. "YOU are staying OUTSIDE." She said, and shoved him out of the room.
"She your girlfriend?" the storeowner asked.
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Sango soon emerged wearing a dark purple dress that went up to her knee and a belt around her waist. Attached to the belt was a long sword in its sheath. "We're heading east, right? How long will it be until we reach the village?" she asked.
"If we start walking now and don't take a rest until nighttime, we'll get there by noon tomorrow." Miroku informed her, so they left the store and went onto the dry, cracked road. Sango couldn't help but notice how well he knew the place, but she didn't question him.
People were bunched together at the sides of the street when they saw the village. Sango noticed that the capitol of the Eastern kingdom wasn't far away, as the castle was visible. "Make way for the princess' carriage!" guards were shouting as they pushed the crowds away from the street. She felt Miroku grab her hand and drag her into the crowd. It was right for them not to get into the way of the carriage, but she wanted to see the princess.
"Miroku! Let go! We're going to deep into the crowd! I want to see the princess!" she yelled over the noise as she tried pulling her hand away from his.
"It's nothing important; it's just a princess passing in a carriage." The monk said, and continued pulling her further away from the street. 'She'll see me if I don't leave quickly.' The crowds started cheering, and the monk looked behind to see a gold and purple carriage pulled by six horses going down the street. In the carriage was the princess dressed in a poofy turquoise dress.
"Yeesh! MIROKU!" Sango yelled and yanked her hand from the monk's grasp. "Don't pull so hard! Look what you did! The princess is too far from us. I wanted to ask her for help against Naraku!"
"You couldn't have gotten near her anyway, Sango. Couldn't you see the guards pushing the crowd back? They won't let anyone close to the princess." Miroku said reasonably and thought, 'We should be far enough not to be spotted.'
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The princess in question was looking over the crowd, thinking 'all of my subjects love me!' She giggled at the fact that almost everyone had their eyes on her, and she started waving at the crowd. Then she spotted a monk and a girl doing something similar to the tug-a-war game, and they weren't paying attention to her! She squinted at the monk, and recognized him instantly.
"Stop the carriage!" she shrieked. The footmen soon opened the door and assisted her down the stairs, and she dashed into the crowd, despite their protests.
"Princess! Your father would be most displeased!" the head guard told her.
She ignored him and yelled out, "MIROKU!? Is it really you?" The princess lifted her skirts slightly and ran to the monk. "Where were you?! I haven't seen you for ages!" She smiled sweetly at him and looked at the girl that had let go of him. 'Who is the peasant girl following him?' she thought disdainfully.
Miroku smiled down at her and replied, "Princess Koharu! Indeed, I haven't seen you for a long time." She was so happy that she didn't notice that his smile was fake.
"Miroku, who's she?" Sango asked the monk, who was thinking furiously for ways to get away from Koharu.
"She's an old friend of mine." The 'monk' explained.
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Author's Note: Big thanks to Xenophile for correcting most of my grammar mistakes, and helping me with some of the plot. ( A lot of thanks to the people who review too!!
Chapter 2: Old 'Friends'
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, or anybody that appears in this story.
~*~*~*~*~
"What?! No way! Didn't I always tell you that I REFUSE to get MARRIED?" Sango yelled and emphasized the last word.
Kagome replied, "And didn't I always tell you not to shout? I only said you needed to fall in love, not get married! Plus, if you're married, it'll stop you from trying to do stupid things like---"
Inuyasha suddenly yelled, "Hey! I remember you! You were that bitch who kept hitting me with her mallet when I was little!"
The raven-haired girl turned around and her eyes also widened in recognition. She recovered and retorted, "I only did that whenever you pulled my hair, or tripped me, or made me cry, or stole my wand, or---"
"It's not like you were the perfect little angel! At least I didn't skip class!" Inuyasha said scornfully.
"Why you---you told me there was no school that day!"
"So? You were stupid enough to BELIEVE ME!" the white-haired boy taunted.
"Err.don't you think this conversation is getting a bit childish?" Miroku broke in, and was rew arded with two glares.
"None of your business, you asshole." Inuyasha said, and 'Feh'ed.
Kagome continued the argument. "And you always used bad language! Didn't Miss Kaede always say not to swear? And she said to 'be nice to your godchildren!' I don't think name calling is being nice to them."
"Not like you are, look at how you treat yours!"
The girl's face reddened, and a fiery aura surrounded her. "It's for her own good! She just doesn't think so!" she screamed, and disappeared with a 'pop'.
"Feh! You'd think she would've matured after all this time.!" Inuyasha grumbled while crossing his arms across his chest. He also disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
There was an awkward moment of silence until Miroku decided to ask, "Well, Princess Sango, shall we leave? Where would you like to go?"
"My kingdom." Was her prompt reply, but it brought questions in the monk's mind.
"If this place isn't your kingdom, then why are you here?" Miroku asked, suddenly confused.
"A war had started back then, and for my 'safety', Kagome put me to sleep." Sango unhappily explained.
"That was nice of her-you were unharmed." Miroku said, but his reasoning only made Sango's mood go worse.
"I wanted to help the family though, instead of sleeping in a tower far away."
"Lady Kagome was most likely afraid you would get hurt or kidnapped." Miroku replied in a reasonable voice.
That last remark made Sango's temper rise. "I did NOT want to be whisked into safety! I could defend myself; I was trained to fight ever since I was six years old! I wasn't some weak, defenseless little girl waiting to be killed. I feel guilty, knowing that I was safe and comfortable while the rest of my country was suffering.I don't even know if we won the war! Kagome tried getting me MARRIED so I wouldn't try to do anything stupid--- like going back to my country to help with the war."
The monk didn't know what to say, as he didn't want her anger to be directed at him. 'I better choose my words carefully.'
He hesitantly asked, "Princess Sango---where is your country? When were you sent to this tower? There are no wars going on in this time, so your war should've ended. I should know the outcome of the war."
"I don't know how long I've been asleep, but I lived in the north, which has cold climate."
"The Taijiya kingdom was taken over by Naraku, a hundred and twelve years ago." Miroku told her solemnly.
Sango's face turned pale and she collapsed onto the ground. "Wh-wha- what happened to my parents?"
"The royal family---" the monk paused as if thinking of what to say, "they were executed in front of their people---your parents were given quick death and did not suffer."
Instead of bursting into tears like most princesses would do, Sango stood up and determinedly said, "Very well. I'll kill Naraku!"
"You don't need to rush to Naraku's, maybe we should obtain some allies. There are many youkai, and your citizens have been forced out."
That stopped Sango in her tracks. She turned around slowly and asked, "They weren't massacred?" after a pause, she continued, "Then tell me where they live, and we shall go there."
"Yes, they live in the east, grouped in a rather large village."
"Then we should get there quickly." The princess said.
Miroku looked at her and replied, "But maybe we should get you a new
dress, I don't think yours is suitable for travel."
"I know, but I have no money with me right now." Said Sango while looking into the empty purse she had found in the tower.
"Don't worry, I have money, I'll pay for it."
~*~*~*~*~
It was afternoon when Miroku and Sango reached a small village outside the forest. Upon entering it, Miroku was shocked to see a sign saying: "MISSING! Prince Miroku, hair tied in ponytail, black hair, blue eyes. Please find him! He's our princess' fiancé! Will be awarded a lot of land and gold!"
'It was a good thing Sango wasn't looking towards that direction,' the fake monk thought as he looked around for more missing posters, 'She'll kill me if she finds out that I'm a prince.' He noticed another poster and moved to block it.
They soon found a clothes store where Sango found a dress that was light and durable. She saw Miroku take gold coins from his purse, and noted that he was rich.monk and wealthy didn't go together. She told herself to ask him about that later, but she needed to change first. "Excuse me, but is there a place where I can change?" she asked the storeowner.
The old man smiled and asked, "Can't wait to try it on, huh? There's an empty room out at the back." And he pointed to the back of the store.
She walked into the room and turned to see that the monk was also entering after her. "YOU are staying OUTSIDE." She said, and shoved him out of the room.
"She your girlfriend?" the storeowner asked.
~*~*~*~*~
Sango soon emerged wearing a dark purple dress that went up to her knee and a belt around her waist. Attached to the belt was a long sword in its sheath. "We're heading east, right? How long will it be until we reach the village?" she asked.
"If we start walking now and don't take a rest until nighttime, we'll get there by noon tomorrow." Miroku informed her, so they left the store and went onto the dry, cracked road. Sango couldn't help but notice how well he knew the place, but she didn't question him.
People were bunched together at the sides of the street when they saw the village. Sango noticed that the capitol of the Eastern kingdom wasn't far away, as the castle was visible. "Make way for the princess' carriage!" guards were shouting as they pushed the crowds away from the street. She felt Miroku grab her hand and drag her into the crowd. It was right for them not to get into the way of the carriage, but she wanted to see the princess.
"Miroku! Let go! We're going to deep into the crowd! I want to see the princess!" she yelled over the noise as she tried pulling her hand away from his.
"It's nothing important; it's just a princess passing in a carriage." The monk said, and continued pulling her further away from the street. 'She'll see me if I don't leave quickly.' The crowds started cheering, and the monk looked behind to see a gold and purple carriage pulled by six horses going down the street. In the carriage was the princess dressed in a poofy turquoise dress.
"Yeesh! MIROKU!" Sango yelled and yanked her hand from the monk's grasp. "Don't pull so hard! Look what you did! The princess is too far from us. I wanted to ask her for help against Naraku!"
"You couldn't have gotten near her anyway, Sango. Couldn't you see the guards pushing the crowd back? They won't let anyone close to the princess." Miroku said reasonably and thought, 'We should be far enough not to be spotted.'
~*~*~*~*~
The princess in question was looking over the crowd, thinking 'all of my subjects love me!' She giggled at the fact that almost everyone had their eyes on her, and she started waving at the crowd. Then she spotted a monk and a girl doing something similar to the tug-a-war game, and they weren't paying attention to her! She squinted at the monk, and recognized him instantly.
"Stop the carriage!" she shrieked. The footmen soon opened the door and assisted her down the stairs, and she dashed into the crowd, despite their protests.
"Princess! Your father would be most displeased!" the head guard told her.
She ignored him and yelled out, "MIROKU!? Is it really you?" The princess lifted her skirts slightly and ran to the monk. "Where were you?! I haven't seen you for ages!" She smiled sweetly at him and looked at the girl that had let go of him. 'Who is the peasant girl following him?' she thought disdainfully.
Miroku smiled down at her and replied, "Princess Koharu! Indeed, I haven't seen you for a long time." She was so happy that she didn't notice that his smile was fake.
"Miroku, who's she?" Sango asked the monk, who was thinking furiously for ways to get away from Koharu.
"She's an old friend of mine." The 'monk' explained.
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Author's Note: Big thanks to Xenophile for correcting most of my grammar mistakes, and helping me with some of the plot. ( A lot of thanks to the people who review too!!