Title: The Spirit is Willing But the Flesh is Weak
Author: landofthekwt
Rating:PG-13
Prompt: Spirit (Mirkou/Sango Fics#33)
Genre: Bachelor Party
Word Count::486
Warning: None
Summary: Miroku and Inuyasha survive the night before Miroku and Sango’s wedding
Inuyasha knew that taking Miroku to the festival before the wedding was a terrible idea. Kaede and Sango had all read him the riot act. No wine, women or song before the wedding. Why did everyone insist on making Miroku his responsibility?
Bridegrooms were expected to prepare themselves for marriage by purifying themselves. Miroku did not want to meditate tonight. It was his last night of freedom. He was not about to be restrained by his upcoming nuptials. It was almost if he was flashing a sign to every woman that he was available for a night of passion.
The women came in droves. The monk could not keep his hands off them. Between the butt rubbing and the” will you bear my child” it became too much for the hanyou. First he growled at them. When that proved ineffective, he pulled his sword and waved it at the women until they finally fled in terror.
The inn was now empty except for the owner and the guests. Miroku kept ordering food and drink as if he had unlimited funds. Finally, Inuyasha had enough Sango would kill him if the monk showed up drunk for his own wedding.
To this end he threatened the innkeeper. When Miroku refused to stop drinking the sake, he had enough. He whacked Miroku over the head. Hauling him out of the inn, he threw him into the river and hauled him out to dry before he drown.
He stared at the monk. How could he be so thoughtless? Tomorrow was his wedding day. He would have Sango all to himself. Maybe he did not realize how lucky he was. Sango was here and now. Tomorrow she would be his. Kagome was five hundred years in the future. He might never see her again.
If he ever saw Kagome again, he would show her that he thought only of her. Tonight Miroku was his responsibility. Sango and Kaede had entrusted Miroku to him to ensure that Miroku showed up at the wedding clean and sober and ready to begin a life with Sango He was not about to let Miroku screw that up.
Miroku finally sobered up enough to dress for the wedding. Inuyasha steadied him.as they approached the altar which Kaede had set up. It was the sight of Sango dressed in white uchikake kimono was enough to take their breath away. Miroku nodded to Inuyasha to indicate that he could release him now. It took a tap on the shoulder before Inuyasha finally realized that he needed to let Miroku go.
It was clear now that everything they had gone through was worth it. Miroku should realize what a lucky man he was that a woman like Sango actually wanted to marry him despite everything that he had done. Someday if he was lucky Kagome would return to him and he would be standing where Miroku was standing now.