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A/N: Might be slightly AU but whatever, the little voice is in italics if it shows up, his thoughts are in bold.

I sit in almost the middle of the small room, leaning against the wall.

The others are asleep, or so I believe, or hope, as I give a small sigh.

My eyes wander downward,now I'm staring at my hand.

An odd thought crosses my mind, is it really a curse? Or is it a blessing?

I shake the thought away, how could it be a blessing?

All it does is shorten how long I can expect to live.

But it did bring you to the group.

A small voice in the back of my head insists.

You wouldn't have ever met any of them if you hadn't been traveling and you were traveling because of it.

I shake my head now, argueing with myself.

It might have brought me to them, but it will take me away from them.

Do you really think they'll let that happen?

They don't have a choice! It's not a decision to make.

Are you sure of that?

They're going to get to attached to me...I don't want it to hurt them when it happens. When it happens...I don't want to have them try to help and wind up with me.

Going to? Can't you tell they're already attached? And stop it with the 'when' try 'if' instead.

If is a lie.

They won't let it happen, you know that, they'll do anything they can to help when the time comes.

But that's what I'm afraid of!

You're not thinking of leaving are you?

Maybe I am...

They'll find you. They always do one way or another. Why don't you just accept that they want to help you?

I can't...Or won't, I don't know! I just don't want it to hurt them anymore then it has to when-

-if

Fine, if it happens.

You think they won't miss you if you run?

At least they won't get to know me anymore, less known, less missed. I'm a loner, it's better if I just stay alone since I know what's going to happen to me!

Don't you think they know it too? They know they might lose you, which is why they're trying to find Naraku now!

Different reasons. They all have a reason to find him.

I'd say they have two, their reasons, and you. Why else would Kagome and Inu-Yasha give up the shard hunt and make it a Naraku one?

I don't know! I'm tired of this I'm leaving!

So you're going to desert your mission?

No, I'm continueing it, Alone!

Only silence replied to him now, so he got up as quietly as he could, grabbing his sstaff and starting torwards the door.

"Where do you think you're going monk?"

A voice calls from a corner, Miroku turns to look into it, only a single golden eye staring out at him.

"I...I'm leaving."

Miroku said, now not so sure of himself.

"I don't think so. You still have at least two weeks left until that hand of yours heals. You're not going out there and getting yourself killed, got it?"

Miroku stared at Inu-Yasha, he had haad an almost, protective tone...

"I asked did you get that?"

Miroku nodded, still staring.

"Good. Now go to sleep, will you Miroku?"

Miroku obeyed, sitting down and leaning against the wall again, a small voice in the back of his head returning with a single childish sentence.

Told you so.