Note: I decided to rewrite this cause it sounded so stupid the first time I wrote it. Just a coupled grammar corrections. There might be a plot change also. This was supposed to be a one-shot but I decided it was going to get too long. Please forgive me if you think they are too short. I love Sango and Miroku. They love each other. I thought I'd try to prove their love to each other. It isn't the best but I like it. This is after the Tetsuaiga turns red. Enjoy. Here I go.

"..." is actual saying.

'...' is thought.

The Murderer

Kagome, Inuyasha, and Shippo were walking along one day looking for Sango and Miroku. They had split up with each other about three days ago. As usual, Inuyasha was in an irritable mood.

"I can't believe we let them wonder off like that. We need to spend our time looking for the jewel shards and trying to find a way to defeat Naraku, not diddling around looking for those two bums."

"They are not bums," exclaimed Kagome. "They are our friends. Like it or not, we need them to help find the jewels. They are a big help. We can't just leave them."

"It's your fault, you know. If you wouldn't have asked for a break, we could have found ten shards by now."

"Inuyasha, they needed a break and so did we. I needed to catch up on my grades and you needed to practice your fighting technique with your new abilities with the Tetsuaiga." 'Kagome is right,' he thought. He didn't know what kind of powers he could release with the sword his father left him. It just happened out of no where. "Besides, they needed space to get to know each other better."

"You keep insisting that they need to get to know each other better and that they need to be alone more. What is up with that?" 'I can't believe it,' Kagome thought. 'How dense can he actually be? I can't believe he still doesn't see that Sango and Miroku love each other.' "It was a stupid idea. We shouldn't have let them go."

"Are you saying I'm stupid?"

"Maybe I am, stupid."

"I have a name, you know. It's Kagome, so call me that."

"I'll call you whatever I want, stupid."

"Sit, boy." Immediately, Inuyasha fell flat on his face. Shippo tried to calm them down.

"You guys, let's focus on finding Sango and Miroku. They could be in trouble." Inuyasha got off the ground and nodded his head. Kagome did the same. They heard a crowd yelling. "Is that a village nearby?"

Kagome had a worried look on her face. "They sound angry. Maybe we should turn around."

Inuyasha smiled, "Maybe a demon is attacking them. Let's go." They climbed over a hill and saw a village surrounding a castle. "Check and see if they have a jewel shard." Kagome looked down and winced.

"There is definitely a shard down there. I need to get closer." They all climbed down to the village. When they got in, they were amazed.

"Wow! This place is huge! How are we ever going to find the shard? It's going to be like finding a needle in a haystack." They kept walking until they came upon the town square. There was an enormous tree in the middle with people crowding around it. They tried to get a closer look. The villagers were talking about a murder.

"He just sliced her in half. How could a man like him do that?"

"He deceived us. We helped him and his friend get better and how does he repay us? Huh? He murders the lord's only daughter! He deserves to die."

Kagome looked curious. "I wonder who they are talking about. It sounds pretty bad." They heard footsteps coming their way. The guards cleared the way to the tree. One held a rope. The others led what looked like the prisoner. A man riding a white horse stopped at the tree and got off it. He was well dressed. "That must be the lord. The prisoner must be in that crowd of soldiers." The soldiers started to take their places. As they did so, Kagome and the others were shocked to see who was held in their grip.

"Miroku!" Shippo yelled. They had tied his hands behind his back and there was no way for him to escape. "What's going on?"

"He must have killed that girl," Inuyasha muttered.

"There's no way," Kagome yelled. "He would never hurt a human being even if his life depended on it."

"No, stop!" yelled a familiar voice. The gang looked over their shoulder. To their surprise, Sango came running into the circle, trying to get to Miroku. The guards grabbed her. She tried to fight free but she couldn't get away. "He didn't do it! He's innocent."

"Shut up, you wench!" yelled the general as he slapped Sango. "This will teach you to interrupt. Hold her out!" They stretched her arms out as the general took his whip out. He laughed as his whip snapped against Sango's back again and again. She cried out in pain every time as blood stained her kimono. Miroku saw this and yelled to them.

"Stop, I beg you. I handed myself over to you. She has nothing to do with the girl I murdered. Leave her be." The general looked at the lord for backup, but the lord nodded his head. The general angrily put his whip away.

"You're very lucky. At least I'll get to enjoy you watch your man hang." Tears trailed down her face. 'How could I let this happen?' she thought. 'It's all my fault.'She thought about the past couple of days. How this all started, why it happened, how she could have prevented it. It all started three days ago.


I hope you like this. It's just the beginning. Sorry if the first chapter was too long. Please review.