Disclaimer- I do not own it, Sam-I-Am. I do not own Green Eggs and Ham. Also, I don't own Inuyasha.

Chapter 1- Works Hard For a Living

Kagome reached into her bottomless knapsack and pulled out the first-aid kit. Sango had been injured in their earlier battle against an oni, which had been one of many since they'd first entered these mountains a few days ago. The fights were often and random and Kagome knew they'd been lucky to last so long or get so far without some sort of substantial injury.

'What happened to my Saturdays of old?' Kagome thought with a mental sigh as she began to reapply the bandage on Sango's leg. 'Sleeping in, watching cartoons, eating pancakes. That was the life!'

Feeling Sango tense, Kagome looked up and followed her gaze to the approaching male. Miroku, with Shippou on his shoulder, had returned. His arms were full of firewood and the bottom of his robe was wet, assumably because of the fish Shippou was carrying. She finished with the bandage and stood. Better safe than sorry, no female should turn their back on the lecherous Miroku.

"Miroku-sama, let me help." Kagome moved closer and when she did so, Shippou jumped across onto her shoulder. Quickly, he began exuberantly telling the tale of their heroic battle against the slippery, muscular fish. As she was momentarily distracted, Miroku did the 'gentlemanly' thing and hurried to set the wood down next to the soon-to-be campfire.

Kagome frowned at the (...) actions of the two-- yes, two. She didn't doubt for a moment the kit was a part of it. There was rustling behind her as Sango spoke up, "Houshi-sama, your arm. Is it feeling any better?"

"What?!"

At Kagome's roar, Miroku sent Sango a glare foretelling of retribution, to which she shrugged in response. Kagome glared at the now peevish monk. 'Am I really all that bad?'

"What are you thinking, Miroku-sama?! You cannot go around acting all macho right now! Sango's leg is probably broke. Inuyasha's gone to who knows where. We can't afford for anyone to get any more major injury and there you are traipsing around with a big bundle in you injured arms!"

By the time she'd finished, she was panting and her cheeks were flushed. Everyone stared at her as if she'd grown two heads, wings, and called herself Ah-un. Her flush was soon caused by embarrassment rather than anger. 'But really! Miroku was the oldest (mentally-- or so she'd thought) and should know better than to so reckless, right?'

Kagome quickly bandaged the scratch that would be stitch-worthy in the future, cheeks still burning. After she was done with that, the miko moved onto the next task silently.

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"Kagome-sama?"

After pausing momentarily, Kagome removed the towel from her head. She refused to embarrass herself any further, so she patiently waited for him to speak. "I am terribly sorry about not letting you assist in the wood gathering. Tomorrow perhaps...?"

She couldn't believe it. He really thought she was angry for a stupid reason like that? She'd always thought Miroku could read people like a senior read Green Eggs and Ham. He was always able to distinguish what Sango or Inuyasha were thinking. "I wasn't angry. I was just concerned and I apologize for blowing up about it. I just--"

Kagome went silent, staring as she wrung the damp towel in her hands. She was unaware of Miroku closing in until he spoke. "'You just' what, Kagome-sama?"

"You'll never do it, right, Miroku?" She said attempting to change the subject, and astonishly succeeding, as Miroku responded.

"Do what?"

She stared up at him and touched his cursed hand, not letting go when he flinched. "You'll never give up. Stop trying to kill Naraku and get your life back."

"Not unless he kills me first." He said so somberly, and then grinned, trying to dissipate the heavy atmosphere. "Unless, of course, Sango doesn't kill me first."

She nodded slowly, processing it, and then smiled, tightening her hold, and said. "Good. Me neither."

A/N: I know Ah-un does not have wings. Also, I'm sorry Kagome's kinda OOC, but I've got a reason... I think. Anyway, thank you for reading and I hope you'll review.