Inuyasha's Sorrow

"Hurry up you bakas!"

"Calm down, Inuyasha! We're coming."

It was a peaceful, (well, not really peaceful, as Inuyasha was being big- headed as usual...) bight and sunny afternoon and the group was heading north on a shard rumour that they heard from passing travellers about a rampaging youkai terrorizing a village.

Kagome, Sango, and Miroku had already been travelling for eight hours straight and with no rest.

"Please, Inuyasha, can't we just stop for a bit?" Kagome pleaded. Inuyasha just ignored her and kept on walking, not giving her a backward glance.

"Weak humans..." he muttered, too low for the three human companions to hear. But for Shippou, it was as clear as the sky that day.

"Inuyasha! That wasn't very nice! C'mon, even you have to rest once in a while."the little kitsune said, hopping off Kagome's shoulder and skipping ahead to walk beside Inuyasha.

"Fine, but don't blame me if we lose another shard just because you can't take walkin'!" Inyasha grumbled, jumping off the ground and into a nearby tree.

On the ground, the three humans talked amongst themselves, making sure that they were very quiet in order to avoid being heard by their hanyou friend.

"Hey, Kagome, isn't tonight the new moon?" Sango mused.

Kagome thought about it for a moment before responding, "Yah... it is. No wonder Inuyasha's all rude and grouchy. But, then again, he's always rude!"

The three humans laughed, but unfortunately, they were overheard...

"Hey! I heard that!" Inuyasha yelled down from his perch.

Kagome, Sango and Miroku looked at one another. "Oops..."

It was starting to get dark and the shard-hunting group started setting up camp for the night. Kagome unfolded her sleeping bag and said to Sango, "I wonder why he always goes off on his own when he turns human. He knows that it's not safe to be out there in the forest alone, especially at night. And when he's human too!" She shook her head, thinking of how reckless Inuyasha is.

Sango shrugged. "I guess he's too ashamed when he turns human and doesn't want us to see him transform into his weak state."

"Oh..." Kagome said, lost in her own thoughts.

Miroku, who was sitting against a tree a little away from camp, was thinking about his kazzana, which will eventually suck him in as it did to his father and grandfather, when he hear a couple of leaves crackling. He tensed and gripped the handle on his monk's staff. He prepared to strike the intruder on the head, when in walked a human Inuyasha. Miroku relaxed, "Welcome back to camp."

Inuyasha growled a human growl; Miroku almost snickered, but knew better than to cross paths with the hanyou.

Inuyasha sat across from Miroku. "Thinking about hentai thoughts, monk?" he sneered.

Miroku grinned at that comment, "What else would I be thinking of?" he said, with a lecherous grin on his face. He reached behind him and groped for Sango's ass, which just happened to be right near his hand...

"HENTAI!!!" Sango screeched, a resounding 'slap' could be heard throughout the forest. Sango stood above a very unconscious Miroku, holding Hiraikotsu in her hand. Inuyasha backed away slightly, knowing how scary Sango could be when she got really angry. Sang paid no heed to him and instead started walking away.

Miroku, after a few moments, finally started to revive. "Ugh... that woman can hit hard. But it was worth it." He said, rubbing his head that now sported a fairly large bump.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, clearly thinking that Miroku would probably die by the hands of Sango than being killed by a youkai of his kazzana. "Baka, what Sango did to you, you deserved!"

Kagome was talking to Sango about Miroku's actions.

"I just don't understand Kagome. Why does he insist on doing this to me?!" Sango demanded.

Kagome shrugged. "I really don't know Sango." Kagome thought of something, "hey Sango, do you like Miroku?"

Sango instantly dropped what she was holding at the question. She looked up slowly and asked Kagome in a very quiet voice, it would almost be impossible to tell what she was saying if Kagome hadn't been standing right next to her. "Why would you think that?" she said quietly.

Kagome nervously shifted from one foot to another, "Well, you're always defending him whenever he's in trouble, you're always tolerant around him and you get jealous when he goes and flirts with other women. Those are the first signs of love." Kagome stated.

Sango glared at her friend and sighed. "Well, he can be okay to be around with, but if he'd just stop being a hentai, then yes, I would love him."

Kagome nearly shouted in happiness at her friend's confession, but smiled instead. "Oh that's wonderful!! Are you ever going to ell him?"

Sango nodded, "After we defeat Naraku, I'll tell him then."

At that moment, Inuyasha and Miroku arrived back from the forest and resumed their usual positions, Inuyasha sitting up in a tree and Miroku sitting as far away from Sango after the little incident in the forest. He didn't want another bruise on top of his already abused head.

Kagome yawned, "Goodnight Sango, Inuyasha and Miroku."

"Goodnight Kagome" Sango and Miroku chorused.

Inuyasha just gave a 'keh' and fell asleep.
Japnime- Well, that was the first chapter. So, how'd you like it? I know that the name's not making any sense at the moment, but I promise you that the story will get darker as it goes on. Remember, this IS a death fic.. =) I'll live up to that description.... Also, I'll try to get as many chapters posted per week, but I can't guarantee you that you'll get one every week.

Hey, I forgot to put a disclaimer in, didn't I? Well, here it goes: I don't own Inuyasha, but I do own some of his merchandise... Anyways, ja ne people!

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