A/N - This chapter mainly deals with Miroku and Sango, so don't expect to see much I/K in this one…but the next one…well, that's another story- CHAPTER!

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Chapter 6 - Awkward Moments

As they walked, Sango in front, Kagome and InuYasha side by side behind her, and Miroku in back, they all had the same things going through their heads.

"Hey, Kagome." InuYasha nudged her arm.

"Hmm?"

"Do you think Miroku's alright with this? He seemed pretty hurt…"

"I don't know. I thought Sango liked him…I mean, I know she didn't show it, but, whenever he flirted with some other girl, Sango would get jealous, or as close to being jealous as one could get…" She whispered back.

"Hmm…I kinda thought Sango would've dumped the guy right then and there, guess I was wrong."

Kagome nodded. 'Poor Miroku…I hope he's alright…' She looked back at him.

He walked slowly, his eyes locked on nearby objects as he thought about a certain someone who broke his heart just a few moments ago. 'Sango…'

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Chapter 7 - Crushed

Kagome and Sango once again walked to school together, only this time, they caught up with InuYasha as well.

"Sango, you think Miroku's okay?" Kagome looked at her best friend questioningly.

"Sure! He's probably forgotten the whole thing by now. Miroku not the type to hold a grudge." Sango smiled reassuringly.

"Feh. That's what you think, he's probably so heart broken, he won't even come to school to- OOOF!" Kagome elbowed him in the stomach, then glared at him. InuYasha looked at Sango. She looked worried.

"Sorry…" He mumbled as he rubbed his stomach.

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That day, Miroku worked hard and quietly at his seat, ate his lunch in silence, and even ignored Mya, who was pleading for his attention in so many ways.

Kagome and Sango were shocked mostly for the fact that Miroku had full access to Sango's bottom countless times, and yet he didn't do anything.

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(Flashback)

It was gym now, last block of the day. Luckily, all four were in the same class.

Miroku and InuYasha exited the locker room on their side of the gym and Sango and Kagome on the other.

InuYasha had his hair up in a low ponytail and had a sleeveless shirt with the school colors, red, orange, and yellow aligned in 3 diagonal stripes across the front. He wore black shorts that went just slightly above his knees and black tennis shoes. Miroku wore the same only he had white tennis shoes. Kagome and Sango had short-sleeved, red, yellow, and orange shirts with short black shorts.

InuYasha spotted the two girls and walked over to talk to them. He smiled brightly. "Hey Kagome! Huh? Where's Sango, she was just here a while a go…" He looked around.

Kagome did too. "Hmm…I don't-" She saw her heading over to Miroku, who was talking to the coach.

"Hi Miroku!" Sango smiled.

"Hmm?" He turned to look at her. "Oh, Hi Sango."

"What're you doing after school today?"

"Nothing, I guess, why?" Still no smile.

"Well, we were gonna go to my house and watch a movie! I'm ordering pizza."

"If it's alright with you Sango, I think I'll just stay home." He turned and left her standing alone.

She frowned and looked down at her shoes. "…okay then…"

They played a basketball for awhile and Sango and InuYasha sat out while the other two played.

"So, is he coming?"

She looked up at the silver-haired boy and shook her head. Then looked down at her shoes. "No…He's not."

"Oh…"

They sat in silence until -

"WAAH!"

InuYasha's head shot up. "Hmm?"

Kagome was holding onto the ball for dear life as she ran away from the many boys who tried to get it.

"Gaa- if ya want it that bad then here!" She threw it at them.

InuYasha chuckled. "Kagome!"

"Hmm?" She looked over to him.

"You're not supposed to hold the ball! You have to dribble it."

She blushed. "Shut up…"

The game ended and the coach called them all out to the center of the gym. Sango ran and didn't notice that her shoes were untied, so…

She tripped and Miroku caught her…and the floor caught Miroku. Sango blushed and smiled nervously. She knew it was coming…but why wasn't she upset? It was as if she wanted him to do it…

"Are you alright?" He looked up at her, a worried expression on his face.

"Yeah, I think. Thanks"

Miroku slid out from under her and put a hand out to help her up.

She looked at him. 'What?' She accepted his hand and stood up, brushing herself off, but still looking at him. "Miroku-"

He nodded and left.

Kagome and InuYasha witnessed the whole thing. "Oh…my…"

"Come on Kagome, It's not as if the world comin' to an end."

"You have no idea…"

(End Flashback)

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Kagome waited for Sango outside the girls locker room. She was rather slow today, usually she'd be the one Sango waited for.

"Sango! Sango! You done yet?" She knocked loudly on the door. "Sangooooo! I don't have all day, I gotta get to a phone and call my mom!"

A voice came from behind her. "Miss, what are you doing?"

She turned around. The vice principal, Ms. Omura, was standing before her, arms crossed, gray hair up in a bun, small rectangular glasses at the tip of her long, beaklike nose, and a maroon suit; jacket and long skirt with a white shirt underneath and a maroon bow.

"OH! Uh, I'm waiting for my friend! She's-"

"There are better ways of getting someone out with out having to disrupt the school."

"Umm…"

"For example; what is behind this door?"

"The girl's locker room?"

Ms. Omura nodded and Kagome let out a sigh of relief, she got it right. "And who may go in the girl's locker room?"

"Um…girls?"

She nodded again. "You too are a girl, right?"

"Yes…"

"So that means?"

"I should go inside and get her…"

"That would be a smart thing to do Miss. Higurashi…" She left.

Kagome looked at her retreating form and stuck her tongue out.

"Did I miss something?" Sango said giggling as she emerged from the locker room.

Kagome looked at her and frowned. "What were you doing in there?"

"I got dressed and Coach Akera wanted to talk to me about summer camp."

Kagome gasped. "Summer Camp? You're not going are you? You can't! What about our plans? We were gonna-"

Sango cut her off. "Whoa there Kagome! I'm not going to summer camp, okay? So calm down!"

"You sure?"

"Positive!"

Kagome smiled. "Good" She draped an arm around her friend's shoulders and pulled her check to hers. They giggled. "We're goin' to the beach!"

Sango put an arm around Kagome's shoulders as well and nodded. "Sure are. Now let's go find the missing links." They both laughed and went to look for InuYasha and Miroku.

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"Miroku!" InuYasha waved for him to stop. He did.

"Yes?"

"Where ya goin'? Sango's house is that way." He pointed to the way opposite where Miroku was headed.

"I'm not going to Sango's though."

"Yeah, yeah. She told me. But come on, you can't be serious. There's gonna be pizza!" He smiled hungrily.

Miroku shook his head. "That's ok, InuYasha. You go on ahead. I'll see you tomorrow."

InuYasha stared at him as he walked away. He sighed. 'Poor Miroku…What the hell was Sango thinking' anyway? That other guy's a loser. Sure Miroku may not be prince charming, and he's a pervert…and a cheater…but he's loyal, and to Sango most of all.' He looked up and saw a large brick house. He pulled out a sheet of paper that was folded in his pocket and read it. "Yup, this is the place." He walked to the door and knocked.

A tall man who looked to be in his forties opened the door. "Yes?"

"Um…hi. I'm looking for Sango. She here?"

"Oh, yeah, hold on. Sango, honey! Someone's here!"

He heard footsteps on the stairs and a door open and close. Then he saw Sango run over to where the other man was standing.

"Thanks dad, I got it." She looked at InuYasha. "Hey! Come on, Kagome and the others are downstairs." She lead the way.

"Others?"

She nodded "Yeah, Kazuo, Akito, and Ayame."

"Oh. Sango?"

"Yeah?"

"I talked to Miroku before I left."

Sango stopped walking and listened carefully.

"I tried to get him to come…but he said he didn't want to."

Sango looked up at him and smiled half-heartedly. "That's okay. Come on, everyone's waiting."

They went downstairs into the basement. It was a large room with a beige/white shag carpet and maroon/red walls. There was a large bar in the middle of the basement and a fridge stocked with soda's and other refreshments. There was a table on the opposite side of the bar that was set for eight people; obviously she hoped Miroku would show.

To the right of the bar, there was a large wide screen TV and 3 large, comfy dark red couches. A large wooden table was placed in the middle and there were built-in bookshelves on the walls. On the shelves were not books, but movies and video games, hundreds of them. Next to the shelved there was a large glass and wood cabinet filled with games of all sorts.

To the left of the bar, there were three leather chairs and a fireplace. Like the right side, built-in bookshelves aligned the walls as well, only these actually held books, from really small books that were placed one on top of each other, so they didn't take up much space, to medium sized books that fit very nicely in the shelves, all the way up to large books that were placed on tables and cabinets. An antique cabinet was seated on the right of the fireplace, which burned brightly.

There was a door next to the bar, which led to a small freezer closet, which held ice cream and ice. Next to that door, there was another one, which led to the bathroom.

InuYasha was amazed, and after being introduced to everyone, he went and looked thought the large selection of DVD's they had. "What movie are we watching?"

"We're gonna vote when Kouga gets here." Sango replied

"Kouga? You mean more people're comin'?"

"Yeah."

"Okay, well, when's the pizza gonna get here?"

Kagome laughed. "Soon InuYasha, be patient."

InuYasha smiled. "Fine, whatever." He took a seat right next to Kagome and sighed. "I'm hungry."

She giggled and patted him on the head. "Patience…"

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Miroku walked home silently, thinking about the offer he had turned down. He wanted to go, to be near Sango, but couldn't. As he came to a large lightly-bricked house with two stories and a wooden white fence surrounding it, he stopped and looked toward the direction of Sango's house.

He sighed. 'I'll see her tomorrow, for now, I need a shower…' He walked inside and put his stuff away.

As he exited the shower, he noticed that no one seemed to say anything. "Hello? Is anybody home? Dad? Naoko?" His voice echoed through the halls and he quietly left for his room.

Miroku lived with his dad and Naoko, the maid. His mother died when he was very young, so he didn't know much about her.

He lay his head down and looked at his alarm clock. '5:30...' His eyelids were very heavy…he didn't know why. They closed slowly and he drifted off into a silent slumber.

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The door opened and closed. Sango looked up. "Dad? Is that you?"

Kouga came running down. He had deep blue eyes and long black hair that he held in a high ponytail. He wore a black and blue jacket with a teal t-shirt under it, along with a pair of dark blue jeans and white tennis shoes.

"Oh, Kouga, it's just you. Took you a while to get here."

"Nice to see you too Sango," He said sarcastically as he looked around for a black haired girl, and spotted her talking to another guy.

He quickly jumped and tried to squeeze himself in between the two. "Hey there Kagome." He brought his face closer to hers.

"Oh, hi Kouga." She backed away nervously

"Ahem…" An annoyed voice came from behind them.

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A/N - There ya go, CLIFFIE! Already started on chapter 8, so NO WORRIES! lol

InuyashaMaster - lol. You're good. I'll tell you right now that half of it is right, half isn't.

SesshoumaruGal - Oh…I never thought of that. I'm sorry about that... Ok, so there are things that parents should not tell their kids, and then there are things kids don't want their parents to tell them. Lol

BloodGore - Whoa, really? Even your parents? Do you visit them much? And, yes, it is nice to see them. OH! Have you ever been to Europe?

Not much of an authors note…but yeah…oh! You know how my granny's here and all? Well, everyday she makes some homemade bead, and I get to have some first! EEEEE It's done, so I'm gonna go get some? You guys want any? Hold on…

:runs and sneaks bread from kitchen while granny is washing dishes:

:runs back:

:dramatic music plays and everything is slow-motion as Dragon throws bread to fans:

I love you all, have BREAD!

Dragon