a/n: hey guys! here’s a preview of my mirsannar fic for rare pair week, written for the prompt ‘the open road’. i’m going for a southern gothic/urban legend-esque feel for the AU bc!!! i love horror!!! and i love my ot3 of Pain!!! :’) anyways im excited so ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
“Take my advice,” Sango spat harshly. “And get out of here. Okay? I’ll check you out myself; you don’t have to worry about anything. Just get in your car, drive, and never come back.”
Miroku was still confused. “I - I’m afraid I’m not quite certain what you’re trying to say, Miss Sango. I can assure you, everything about my stay has been excellent thus far, and I’ve been meaning to tell Naraku how helpful and lovely you’ve been - ”
“No!” Sango cut him off, panic suddenly stark on her features. ”No, no, please, don’t talk to him! Leave, while - “
Abruptly, she checked herself, casting wide, watery eyes to the floor.
“Excuse me,” she whispered, her voice cracking on the final syllable. Before Miroku could protest, Sango dashed out of his suite, slamming the door so hard that the bedside lamp shook - and in turn, disturbing the lightbulb within. For a few moments, the room flashed with beams of dull, orange light, accompanied by a thin, static-like noise that snaked itself into the sticky air.
But Miroku remained where he was, mind reeling from the events that had just unfolded; while he’d never considered himself a particular expert on the English vernacular, it wasn’t difficult to fill in the blanks of her sentence:
Leave, while you still can.