DISCLAIMER- Unfortunately, I do not own Inuyasha, or any of the characters therein

DISCLAIMER- Unfortunately, I do not own Inuyasha, or any of the characters therein.

Miroku stared down at Sango's sleeping form. He had loved her since the day he first met her. Since that day, they had grown so close. He knew that her feelings for him were the same. He even promised her marriage after Naraku was killed. However, His LUST for her lately was becoming unbearable. He cared for her too much, though, to disgrace her by fulfilling his lust before he took her as wife.

"BUT SHE'S JUST SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL!" Miroku thought.

Just then, Sango stirred slightly in her sleep. Miroku quickly closed his eyes. "Did she hear my thoughts?!" Miroku thought, almost panicking. Leaning up against the wall of the little hut that they were residing in for the night, he pretended to be asleep. Sango sleepily opened her eyes and looked up at him. She noticed a strange look on his face and knew he wasn't sleeping.

"Miroku?" she whispered, "Are you awake?"

Without opening his eyes, he nodded.

After a short pause she said, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, Sango. Please go back to sleep." He answered, still keeping his eyes closed. Instead of Sango obeying, she sat up. He opened his eyes to look at her. His eyes widened ever so slightly as he saw her sitting up. Her kimono slipped from her shoulder, revealing her tender, pale skin beneath it. His cheeks turned an almost indiscernible pink. He swallowed hard and pushed away the feeling he had of pouncing on her right then and there. Absentmindedly, she grabbed it and pulled it back into place. She then tied her obi a little tighter so it wouldn't slip again.

Miroku noticed the concern in Sango's eyes as she spoke. "What is it Miroku? I know there is something bothering you. You can't hide it from me. It is written all over your face."

Miroku sighed lightly. He picked up his staff and proceeded to stand. He began to walk slowly towards the hut door and motioned for Sango to follow. She stood and walked outside with him knowing that he wanted to talk without waking the others. The sky was filled with millions of sparkling, twinkling stars. Sango stared in wonderment for a moment then looked over to Miroku.

He stood a few steps in front of her with his back turned towards her. She walked to him and lightly placed her hand on his shoulder. "Miro-?" She started but was cut off as he dropped his staff, turned to her and hugged her tight. She was taken by surprise but gladly returned his affectionate embrace.

They stood holding each other for a long time. Finally Miroku pushed back, still holding her by the arms, and looked down into her eyes. As she gazed at him, she wondered what it was he was thinking. He said, "Sango…"

"Yes?" She answered. She didn't know why, but her heart was racing so fast. "What does all this mean?" she thought as a slight blush came to her cheeks from the way Miroku was staring at her.

"You know that I deeply care for you…" he paused and she nodded, blushing even more. "You grow more beautiful and more precious to me every moment that we spend together. That's why it's so difficult for me." Sango looked confused. He turned and began to pace in front of her trying to find the right words to say to explain how he felt.

"Miroku, please just tell me what is wrong!" She exclaimed softly, with a sense of desperation in her voice, as if his life depended on him answering. He turned to her with an intensity in his eyes she had never seen before. It made her heart jump but she walked closer to him and took his hand in hers and held it in front of her. "…Please…" she whispered to him, meeting that strong gaze with one of her own.

He gently removed his hand from her grasp and placed it on her cheek. Her face immediately turned a deep red. "Sango, it is so difficult for me to suppress my feelings for you when we are so close all the time." He said.

"But you don't have to, Miroku. I already know how you feel."

"No, you don't understand what I mean."

She cocked her head at him in confused question.

"I wasn't referring to my emotional feelings. I meant my physical feelings." Now Miroku's face was bright red.

As realization set in on what he just said, Sango backed away from him a little. The blush across his face faded and he turned away from her slightly. Then he looked at her over his shoulder. "…I could leave for awhile…"

"No, Miroku, I don't want that!" She said, reaching for his hand again. She grasped it and pulled him to face her. As tears threatened to spill over and down her cheeks, she exclaimed, "Because I love you!" This was the first time she ever verbalized her feelings for him. As she realized what she just said to him, she realized how very true it was. She smiled and moved close to him until her body was against his. "I love you." She said softer this time.

"Oh, Sango, I love you more than words can express!" he smiled back. Then he leaned toward her. Their lips touched and sparks flew. Their hearts pounded and they broke the kiss and gazed adoringly into each other's eyes, resting their foreheads against the other's.

Meanwhile, in the hut, Kagome awoke to find both Miroku and Sango missing. She heard voices outside so she slid the door open a crack and saw them standing not so far away facing each other. Sango was holding Miroku's hand in front of her with tears in her eyes. All of a sudden, Kagome heard Sango yell I love you. Her eyes widened and she smiled as her heart leapt for joy. Then she saw them move closer and they kissed! Kagome could hardly contain herself. They were professing their love to each other! She wanted to run to them and hug them, but they needed their privacy. So she would stay put.

"What's going on?" a sleepy voice said behind her. "Where's Miroku and Sango?"

"SHHH! Quiet Inuyasha!" She hissed at the hanyou.

"Why? What is it?" he looked out a small window to see the couple intertwined in a loving embrace. Not understanding what he saw, he tried to go past Kagome and outside.

"No, Inuyasha! They need privacy! Don't you get it?"

"No."

Kagome sighed as he still tried to push past her to get to the door.

"Inuyasha…" She said in an all too familiar tone.

"Oh, no" he thought. "Here it comes!"

"…Osuwari!"

CRASH! Inuyasha is then slammed to the floor as always. The crash catches the attention of Shippo and Kirara causing them to wake.

"What was that?!" Sango exclaimed looking back at the hut.

"They must be awake." Miroku answered. "We should get back inside."

They walked back to the little hut and went inside. Inuyasha's face was planted on the floor and Kagome just looked at them and grinned.

Sango shook her head as she chuckled at what she knew happened only a moment before. "Why does Inuyasha continue to anger Kagome when he knows she will say 'osuwari?'" she thought.

"What's going on?" Shippo asked rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "What happened, Kagome?"

She didn't answer. She just continued to stare at Miroku and Sango, beaming at them. They grew uncomfortable under her gaze.

"What is it Kagome?" Miroku asked.

She shook her head. "Nothing…" she replied as she turned to help Inuyasha to his feet, her smile still fixed on her face. Inuyasha growled at her, pulled away, refusing her help and sat on a straw mat in the corner or the room.

"Since we're all awake, let's have breakfast!" Shippo suggested.

Dawn came and the group set off again on their travels. Kagome was riding her bike with Inuyasha riding on the back and Shippo in the handlebar basket. Shippo chatted cheerfully with Kagome as they rode along the road. Sango and Miroku were riding on Kirara. Not a word was spoken about what happened early that morning between Miroku and Sango. So Sango urged Kirara to lag behind the rest of the group.

"Miroku?" she said, finally breaking the silence.

"Hm?" he replied.

"About what you said this morning…"

"What about it?"

"I know how you feel." Miroku's eyes widened slightly as he looked at the back of her head, smelling the sweet aroma of her hair on the wind as it caressed his face. She turned and smiled weakly at him.

"What are you saying Sango?"

"I'm saying, I don't think I can wait for Naraku to be killed to be with you. I don't have the willpower to ignore my desires anymore."