Recap: ‘I’m starting to wonder if he’s going to be more trouble this way than when he was normal.’

Chapter 3: Inuyasha Is Not Meant To Baby-sit

The next day, Sango and Kagome were sent out to look for medicinal herbs, which meant Inuyasha, Shippo and Kilala were left to baby-sit the baby monk. But being a baby, Miroku was none to happy to see his “mama” go off.

“No go!” He cried as he clung to her leg, tears spilling from his tiny eyes.

“I won’t be gone long Miroku, just stay here and play with Inu.” She tried to reason, picking up the crying monk.

“No! Want Mama!”

“There there, I promise to come back as soon as I can, if you behave, I’ll give you a treat when we get back, okay?”

He sniffled a bit before nodding in understanding. Glad to have calmed Miroku before leaving, she placed him in Inuyasha’s arms.

“If he needs to be fed, just grab a bottle out of the bag.”

“Yeah yeah, Kagome already told me this.”

“Good, be good for Inu.”

“Okay Mama.”

“Bye.”

Little did she know, she was going to regret leaving the babe with the half-demon. When they returned, it was to find Inuyasha, Shippo and Kilala frantically searching for something. She couldn’t see Miroku among them, which made her worry.

“Where’s Miroku?”

“We don’t know! He wandered off when Inuyasha fell asleep!” Shippo exclaimed, tears starting to peek out of his eyes.

“WHAT?!”

She then ran off into the forest, hiraikotsu on her back, searching frantically through the trees and bushes.

“Miroku! Miroku! Come out and come back to Mama!”

She then heard the distinct sound of laughter coming behind her. She turned and walked through the vegetation to find Miroku sit by a river, kicking his feet in the water.

‘Thank the gods he’s safe!’

“Mama!”

“There you are you little troublemaker, you had me worried sick!”

She cuddled the baby in her arms, tickling his stomach as she did so. He snuggled into her happily as she felt a tear slid down her cheek.

“Why are you crying Mama?”

“No reason, I’m just glad you’re okay.”

“I wuv you!”

“I wuv you too Miroku.”

Just as she turned to leave, Miroku was pulled from her arms.

“Mama!”

She turned to see Miroku hanging from the jaws of a snake demon. The demon placed the crying baby in his coils and smirked at Sango.

“Thank you for the easy meal, I’m sure he’ll provide me good nutrition.”

Sango’s anger flared up as she glared at the demon, drawing her weapon as she stalked toward him.

“Give me back my baby.” She hissed, fist clenched at her side.

“I think not human…this little babe is going into my belly.” He laughed at her, tightening the coils.

Sango threw the hiraikotsu at the demon, causing the demon to fall back, releasing Miroku. She took the time to grab the babe and place him in the hollow of a tree.

“Stay here, and don’t move.”

“But Mama…”

“Stay put.”

“You’ll pay for that wench!”

“Bring it!”

She caught her weapon and charged the serpent, eyes filled with bloodlust. Sango swiped at the demon with her weapon, barely missing him.

“You’re mine now!”

But Sango unsheathed her sword and plunged it through the serpent’s snout, pinning him to the ground. She proceeded to beat him with the hiraikotsu.

“NO!”

Smash!

“ONE!”

Crunch!

“TOUCHES!”

Bam!

“MY!”

Squish!

“BABY!”

When she was finished, the serpent’s head was covered in bumps unconscious.

‘Did I do this?’

“Mama…?”

She ran to look into the hollow tree and smiled in relief as she saw Miroku’s face. She picked him up and held him tight, not wanting to separate from him.

“Are you okay baby?”

“Uh-huh, but what happened to the monster?”

“He’s gone baby, he won’t hurt you anymore.”

Miroku’s eyes filled with fear as he saw what state the demon was in Sango retrieved her weapons.

“Mama…did you do that?”

“I guess so…I was angry that he had tried to eat you.”

“Would you ever do that to me if I did anything bad?”

She turned shocked eyes to him at his question, unable to believe her ears.

“I would never do that to you in a million years Miroku…you could never do anything to earn that sort of punishment.”

She hugged him tightly as she returned to the others.

“You found him!” Shippo exclaimed as he hopped onto her shoulder.

“Yes…by the way Inuyasha…” Sango said as she came over to stand next to the half-demon.

“What is it?”

She quickly bonked him on the head before heading inside to put Miroku down for a nap.

“Remind me to never let you baby-sit my children in the future.”

“Ouch…”

“Inu in trouble Mama?”

“Yes baby, big trouble.”

The gang learned a good lesson that day: Never try to hurt a demon slayer’s baby.

Dragonlover71491: Here’s the third chapter.

Miroku: That was a bit scary.

Dragonlover71491: Tell me what you think so far.