It was now two years since the well had sealed and locking his Kagome away. Yeah even he found his words surprising the day he said that to Miroku. For InuYasha though it still seemed like that very day she was taken from him. Even now he found leaving hard just because he didn't know if he should go. What if she returned while he was gone would he miss his chance to tell her all that he wanted to say the day she was taken from him? Stopping by the well like he did every three days he set for a second and just talked about things that were happening. "Just me Kagome, kami only knows why I do this. You probably can't hear me anyway, still it helps take the edge off I guess." He signed heavily and continued. "I'll be heading out with Miroku later this afternoon to slay a demon in another village. It's a two day journey there and back so I'll be gone at least..." He started counting with his fingers. "One..two..three..four..five at least five days." Slowly he stood a little angry as he remembered days she would leave for those damn test things. "Feh, and don't wait till I leave to come crawling out of this damn well. Dammit...you hear me wench, I've waited two fucking years don't you dare return when I'm gone!" His fist hit the well hard before he turned and left. He wasn't angry at Kagome just the thought of leaving. He hated traveling especially to different villages, he was a hanyou and other villages still treated him as more of a monster then a half man.
Halfway up the road InuYasha was greeted by his friend. "I take it you're ready to leave then?" But the still grumpy InuYasha only stuffed his hands inside his robe sleeves and continued on. The second thing he hated about long journey's was the company. The damn monk's lips never stopped going, always talking and mostly about the twins. However on this journey InuYasha would finally realize just how nice Miroku's words really were. "I hear this demon will be tough to beat, they say I'm the last monk in this area with skills strong enough to stop it." Still the hanyou said nothing and like always the monk would have to ask questions and solve the problem. "I take it you left Kagome know we were leaving, after all you did come from the direction of the well." This little line earned a growl from InuYasha, basically saying not to continue this topic. Still Miroku didn't fear InuYasha's little growls. "Two years, and yet it seems like just yesterday day we were battling Naraku. I wonder if Kagome feels the same on her side of the well?"
There was a loud crash from a tree falling that caused the monk to turn and look. There stood InuYasha sword drawn and still standing bend low. "Find a new topic monk or I'll cut you in half next." Holding up his hands in defense, Miroku said no more on the matter. Leaving the first day of traveling completely quiet. That was until night fall. After gathering some extra wood for the fire, InuYasha made his place against a tree. While Miroku sipped some tea, feeling a bit bad about his actions InuYasha did his best to apologize. "Listen Miroku, I over reacted earlier and I am sorry for that. So much is on my mind lately and you just wouldn't shut up." Miroku nodded he understood and continued to sip his tea. He knew his friend well enough to know that by this point if he stayed quiet the hanyou would soon break. And sure enough. "The new moon is next week, I'm glad we'll have this finished before that week gets here. I can't wait to have this done and back. You...um never know when the well will work, and I don't want her coming back when I'm not there."
It surprised Miroku a little to hear InuYasha talking about his feelings, however in last few months InuYasha did start talking more to him about things on his mind. "I wouldn't worry InuYasha I'm sure Kagome will wait for you, she'll go to Keade's or find Sango. After all I'm sure she would very much like to see you again, you did say she was crying as the well pulled you back." It was just as hard for Miroku too, Kagome was like a sister to him as well as Sango. They never got to say goodbye properly and it bothered him a little, but for InuYasha he knew it must be even harder. Finally defeating the enemy only to have the one closest to you ripped away in a second. It was a wonder InuYasha didn't just go back to being a loner and move away from the village and try to forget her completely. Miroku was about to say something when InuYasha finally said it.
"You know Miroku, it was at that moment as I watched Kagome and her family all crying that I knew she was needed there too. What could I possibly give her here in this world? Her place was with her family and the ones she loved, even if at that moment I knew I was truly in love with her." It was quiet after InuYasha spoke his feelings of love for Kagome to Miroku, which made him wonder what the monk was thinking. Which of course made InuYasha a little huffy. "What did me saying the L word surprise you that much monk? You humans can be such a pain in the ass sometimes." Hearing this made Miroku chuckle, it felt like old times listening to his grumpy hanyou friend complain. "Yeah, yeah.. laugh it up, monk."
"Truly I am sorry InuYasha, it just reminded me of old times hearing you talk like that. I do miss having Sango along on these travels, but it's not safe to do this with the kids around." Miroku grinned, as he looked down at his once cursed hand. "At times I do wonder what it would be like to still have my wind tunnel, now that me and Sango are married. It would make for some crazy sex, my wind tunnel just ripping her clothes right off." The blush and extremely happy look on Miroku's face left InuYasha know with or without the wind tunnel, there was no doubt in his mind that clothes where ripped right off more then once.