It was too cold to sleep. The women lay on the blanket. Sango was stretched out with one arm behind her head, Kagome lay with her head on Sango's stomach, her body curled up. She could feel Sango's belly rise and fall with her steady breathing. Both stared up at the ceiling, shivering silently against each other.

"Sango?"

"Mmm?"

"I'm worried about them."
"Me too." Sango reached out a hand to stroke Kagome's hair.

"It'll be ok. Try not to worry to much. Both of them are strong." They continued to stare at the roof.

"Sango?"

"Mmm?"

"Are you in love with Miroku?" Sango sat up quickly and looked into Kagome's eyes.

"W-what are you talking about Kagome?" The younger woman smiled a bit.

"Well, I mean… he does seem to… and you get so jealous…" Sango's blushed furiously.

"Y-you really think he…"

"Yes."
"Do you think that I…?"

"Yes." Sango fell silent and stared at Kagome who watched her through her eyelashes. She flopped back onto the ground, her thoughts racing. Miroku, Miroku, Miroku, chanted the voice in her head. She sighed.

"You wanna ask me the first question again?" she murmured.

"Sango," said Kagome. "Are you in love with Miroku?" she finished sleepily. With the possibility of a confession both girls seemed to have forgotten the cold, both temporarily warmed. Sango sighed again.

"Yes…" she groaned, grinning stupidly. She knew Kagome was smiling too as she lay her head back on the love struck slayer's stomach.

The cold set back in as the excitement died down. Kagome crawled up to lie next Sango. She started to think about Inuyasha. He had been gone so long. She pulled his haori tighter around her and touched the place where he had rubbed her arms. She missed him. Would he be able to find her in such extreme conditions? She closed her eyes and rolled over to face Sango. The orange glow danced over her features. Kagome smiled. She was so happy that Sango had finally admitted her feelings for Miroku. The young school girl was willing to bet her life that the feelings were returned just as strongly by the flirtatious monk.

"Kagome?"

"Mmm?" Kagome watched Sango's face, a small crinkle at her nose as she frowned at the cold. She didn't open her eyes as she spoke.

"You're in love with Inuyasha aren't you?" she asked. Not really as a question, more of a confirmation. Kagome was silent for a moment as she recalled the painful day that Inuyasha had left her and when she had discovered how much she loved him.

"Yes," she replied quietly. "But he… he doesn't… I mean.. Kikyo…" she trailed off.

Sango opened her eyes, giving Kagome quite a fright the way the fire light leapt into her stare.

"Don't kid yourself Kagome," she said seriously.

"What do you mean Sango…" the other girl replied now propping herself up. The demon slayers eyes softened.

"Kagome, I see the looks you give each other." She grinned. "Do you not think that if Inuyasha didn't feel the same way he would simply turn his head away rather than hold your gaze the way he does?" Kagome opened her mouth in protest. "And! I have also seen how worried he gets about you, how hard he tries to protect you. I am a woman Kagome, I notice." Kagome lowered her eyes, a tiny smile gracing her frozen features but it didn't last as the smile fell from her lips.

"Inuyasha is in love with Kikyo not me," said Kagome, pulling at a loose thread on the worn blanket. Sango didn't reply for a while

"He loves you," she said.

With the encouragement of some of my faithful readers I have produced Chapter 2!~

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