Dream Boy

Chapter 10: I Wrote Most Of This Chapter At 10pm

The next day, Sango and Miroku went to the movies. Miroku still didn't have a phone, but he didn't care. And Koharu was nowhere to be found. Friends went to the movies together, right? It was nighttime, and Sango was tired. She ended up falling asleep on Miroku's shoulder again. But when the movie was over and Miroku shook her awake, her eyes opened in alarm.

"Sango? What happened..?" Miroku asked.

"U-um, nothing," Sango replied. "I should go. Like, right now. Thanks for… this. I have to go. Bye!" And so the brunette stood up and raced right out of the movie theater, Miroku trying to chase after her.

"Wait! Sango!" he called out. But she didn't answer, just ran.

What was this about, you might ask? Sango had had another dream. Another dream about Dream Boy. She had dreamt of him kissing her. Just one kiss that seemed to last an eternity. And so she left because she knew she had to find him. He was the only one for her.

What she didn't know was that it was the old version of Dream Boy, the one that was only 16. And she was the old Sango, the one who was 15. And she still couldn't figure out what his face looked like. Just his eyes. But she still couldn't put the pieces together.

'Where is he?!' Sango thought while running home. 'Where is dream boy?!'

Miroku sighed as he walked home, hoping Sango made it home safely. He hadn't thought about this, really. Maybe Sango just wanted to stay friends. What had made her run out like that? All these thoughts ran through his head as he walked. He saw a few couples on his way home, and sighed again. They were happy, why couldn't he be? It was Sango that he wanted, wasn't it?

Even he wasn't sure of this. He had always loved… women. But no one had ever made him feel as rejected as Sango had. He had always been able to move on. But it seemed he wasn't this time.

Not that they were officially dating, or that she had officially broken up with him. But he had never had such a relationship as he had with Sango. He had never been just friends with a woman. Sure, he had tried, but it had always ended up being more than that. His lechery had always gotten the best of him. And he hadn't cared. Until now.

But apparently Sango didn't want to date him. It felt strange to him, to care about a woman in this way. Of course he wouldn't mind staying friends with Sango, but he was afraid he wouldn't be able to do that much longer; that he would up doing something stupid that friends don't…do.

But why had Sango run off like that? As these strange thoughts ran through his head as he walked home, Koharu ran up next to him and grabbed his arm. "Hey Roku!" she exclaimed.

"Koharu?" he stared at her, surprised. "Hey don't… don't call me that…"

"Why not? It's a cute nickname for you!" she exclaimed.

"Just… don't."

"Alright, I won't, but I need a new nickname for ya then!" she grinned.

Miroku sighed. "Whatever you want, Koharu, I don't care."

"Why're you so sad all of a sudden? You've never been so sad around me like this!"

"I'm not sad…"

The girl frowned. "You are, obviously! Come on, Miroku, tell me!"

"But you'll just get mad at me…"

"Huh? Oh, is it Sango? I'm over you, so don't worry about me getting jealous. I found someone way better!"

With this Miroku looked up at her. "You what?"

"Yeah! His name is Kuranosuke!"

Miroku laughed. "Really? Kuranosuke?"

"What, you know 'im?"

"You bet I do, he used to like Sango!"

"He did?! Really?!"

"Yeah…"

There was a bit of a pause, and then Koharu spoke. "So what's bothering ya?"

"I told you, it's nothing."

"No it isn't! It's something!"

"It's nothing…."

Koharu frowned once again, then grabbed Miroku's hand. "Alright then, I'll have to use desperate measures! You're coming with me!"

And so she dragged Miroku all the way to her house at lightning speed, causing his hair to come out of its ponytail and fly about his face, and threw his on the couch.

"What the- Koharu what the hell are you doing?!"

The girl just giggled and replied with "You said you liked to flirt, and I said I'd flirt with you any day!"

"Wait! Stop, stop! Fine I'll tell you!" Miroku exclaimed, holding up his hand in an attempt to stop the insane girl in front of him. He sat up on the couch.

"Ok!" Koharu replied, satisfied, and plopped onto the couch next to him.

And so Miroku told Koharu about how his date with Sango went terribly wrong. She thought carefully for a few seconds, and then replied with some surprisingly helpful advice.

"You said she ran off when she woke up, right?!"

"Yeah."

"She must have had a dream! One that scared her or made her realize something!"

"Wait a second… a dream! That's it!" Miroku replied, standing up from the couch. He had to call Sango. "Thanks for all your help, Koharu!" he exclaimed as he ran out the door. "And stick with Kuranosuke, will ya?"

Sango sighed, sitting down on the couch.

What happened back there?! She ran out of the movies, barely managing to thank him, and all because of a dream?

But dreams can be more powerful than you might think.

Just then her phone rang. She picked it up, but didn't recognize the number. She was surprised to hear Miroku's voice on the other end.

"Sango?"

"Miroku..? How'd you get a phone?!"

"This is Koharu's phone. And why did you run out back there?!"

"I'm sorry… I can't explain it right now. But… could we stay just friends for a while?"

There was a silence. Then, "Why not…"

He hung up, and Sango sat back down on the couch. She knew it wouldn't really be the same between them, and she missed all the moments they had had before, but… what about dream boy?!

Did he exist? Or was her mind playing tricks on her?

But those eyes… they seemed too real to be just a dream. She didn't know where she would find eyes like that, but… they had to be real!

And yet she still couldn't piece everything together.

She spent the next month pretty much alone, occasionally going out somewhere with Kagome and once with Ayame and Rin, but otherwise in her room, writing or reading a story or book. She hadn't received any calls from Miroku, and hadn't attempted to call him since she didn't know if he had gotten a new phone and didn't want to call Koharu.

Finally she decided to go for a walk, and she saw Kuranosuke and Koharu sitting together on a park bench. Koharu waved to her and exclaimed "Hi!"

Sango walked over to them. "Koharu? Kuranosuke?"

"Sango, it's nice to see you again," Kuranosuke said politely.

"It sure is!" Koharu exclaimed.

"I didn't know you two were together," Sango replied.

"Didn't Miroku tell you?" Koharu asked. "I told him about a month ago."

"Oh, Miroku? No, he didn't tell me…"

"Speaking of Miroku," Kuranosuke said. "How are you two doing?"

"Oh, um, we aren't together… anymore," the brunette replied.

Kuranosuke raised an eyebrow. "Really? Well, it doesn't really surprise me much. You deserve better than that."

"It wasn't his fault," Sango replied. "I broke up with him because he wasn't the one I was looking for. There wasn't anything wrong with him, he just wasn't dream boy!"

"Well there's no reason you can't be friends," Koharu said, smiling.

"But… he hasn't called me in a month…" Sango replied.

"That idiot," Kuranosuke said. "Don't worry about him, Sango, you deserve better. He probably found some other girl and is off with her right now."

"Oh…" Sango said, looking down. "Right… What an idiot…"

"Sango, are you ok?!" Koharu asked.

"I'm fine," Sango said, then ran back to her house.

They were going to karaoke, just her and Kagome.

Yeah, just the two of them.