The Exorcism

Post mange. I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA.

The next morning, Sango and Miroku dropped the kids off at Kaede's hut and left for the village that needed the exorcism. It was on village away, so the trip took three hours.

When they reached the little village, Sango and Miroku were bombarded by frightened villagers. They shouted things like, "Please, save us!" and "Please, defeat the demon!"

"We will try our best," Miroku said to the crowd.

"Please, show us where the demon was last seen," Sango said, also to the crowd.

"Of course," said one of the villagers.

After they started to walk with the villager, Sango and Miroku sensed a powerful demon. "Everyone, get out of here!" Miroku shouted.

"The demon is near," Sango said. Everyone gasped and ran into their homes.

"Fresh meat," said the demon, out of sight. Then the demon materialized in front of Sango and Miroku. This demon was large and had two cat ears on the top of its head.

"A humanoid cat demon!" Miroku shouted in surprise.

"They are rare!" Sango said.

"My name is Nekoshi," said the demon.

"Nekoshi, why are you terrorizing this village?" Miroku asked sternly.

"Do I need a reason? I simply do it for my own enjoyment," Nekoshi replied, giving Sango a creepy smile.

Miroku noticed Nekoshi smiling at Sango and was about to lunge at Nekoshi, but before he could, Sango threw her Hiraikotsu at the demon. Nekoshi dodged it. Then the weapon came back, and Sango caught it. Nekoshi lunged for Sango. Miroku jumped in front of her but was pushed aside. Nekoshi then picked Sango up, off the ground, and jumped into the air, trying to take her to his home.

Miroku saw this and threw a sacred sutra at Nekoshi. The demon dropped Sango and screamed in pain. Miroku threw his staff at Nekoshi with another, more powerful, sutra attached to it. Nekoshi was dead. Miroku's staff fell to the ground near Sango, but Miroku just left it and ran to his unconscious wife. He took her in his arms and let his tears role down his cheeks.

"Sango, please, wake up!" he cried. Miroku kissed Sango's forehead.

Sango's eyes slowly began to open. "That was quite the fall," she quietly joked.

Miroku smiled, his eyes still filled with tears. "Are you okay, my love?" he asked.

"My leg hurts, but other than that, I'm fine," Sango replied.

Miroku looked down at Sango's legs. Her right leg, bellow her knee, was bleeding. "Sango, your leg has a huge gash in it!" he said.

"I am aware. Now shouldn't we get our pay and go?"

"After we wrap your leg and stop the bleeding." At this point the villagers cautiously came out of their huts. "Do any of you have a clean cloth?" Miroku asked the villagers.

One of the women went back into her hut and, later, came back out with a white piece of cloth. "Here you are," she said, handing Miroku the piece of fabric.

"Thank you," he said to the woman, taking the cloth. Sango winced as Miroku tied it around her cut. "Sorry, Sango."

After the cut was bandaged, Miroku lifted Sango up, into his arms, and, after he was given his pay, left for home.