Sango sighed as she put the fish on the fire to cook.
"What's wrong Sango?" Sango looked over at Miroku, who was polishing his staff.
"I'm worried about Kagome. I wonder how she's doing with Sesshomaru."
"I bet she's fine. After all, if Sesshomaru does anything to her, she can just shoot him." Sango glared at him.
"This isn't funny! Kagome wouldn't shoot him, even if he did something mean to her. She's too kind for that." Sango and Miroku heard a roar and looked up. Kirara flew into camp and transformed into her small form.
"Did you find Naraku's scent?" Kirara shook her head.
"Any jewel shards?" Kirara shook her head again. "That's too bad. We haven't been able to find any, but it's hard to find jewel shards when Kagome is gone."
"Cheer up, Sango. Kagome will make sure that some of the shards are found." Sango sighed again.
"I hope so. It might be hard with Sesshomaru. I know he's hunting Naraku, but he doesn't care for shards." Sango turned the fish over to cook them evenly.
Kirara mewed and turned around. "Kirara, what is it?" Kirara mewed again and transformed.
"Kirara must have found something." Miroku and Sango jumped onto Kirara and she flew off.
Kirara flew towards the south, near the ocean. As they approached a beach, Kirara landed and Sango and Miroku jumped off.
On the other side of the beach, Inuyasha was sitting with Kikyo. "Inuyasha?!"
Inuyasha stood and turned to them, and Kikyo prepared to shoot.
"What do you guys want?" Inuyasha glared at them.
Sango looked at Kirara. "Why did you bring us here?"
Kirara growled and looked at Kikyo. She had a shard of the jewel around her neck.
"A shard? Inuyasha, how did you find that shard?" Inuyasha scoffed.
"Kikyo can sense jewel shards just as well as Kagome. And she's a lot better at it."
"Inuyasha, I think it would be best if we took that shard." Miroku stepped toward Inuyasha.
"No chance, monk! When Kikyo and I finish the jewel, she'll have a second chance at life, and we can live together in peace."
"Inuyasha, if you made that kind of wish on the jewel, nothing good would come of it. It's a selfish wish that you're making for yourself."
"Shut up! Kikyo, go ahead and fire!" Kikyo pulled back her arrow and shot it. The arrow just barely missed Sango's head.
"I won't miss next time! Leave us alone!" Kikyo prepared another arrow.
"Inuyasha, the jewel shards are better in our hands. You don't have to fight us." Inuyasha growled and pulled out Tetsusaiga.
"Go away or I'll use the Wind Scar!" Miroku put up his right hand.
"I'll use the Wind Tunnel if you don't give us the shard!" No one responded.
"Miroku, you can't be serious. You would really suck Inuyasha into your Wind Tunnel?"
"I will if I have to." Miroku put his other hand on the prayer beads.
"You forget, monk, that you can't suck up the jewel shard, because if you do, then the jewel will never be finished." Everyone looked at Kikyo.
"Lady Kikyo, I am aware of that. It would be better if the jewel was never finished, rather than Inuyasha make a selfish wish on it." Inuyasha glared at Miroku for a minute, and put his sword away.
"Come on, Kikyo, let's get out of here." Inuyasha began walking away followed by Kikyo.
"Inuyasha, wait! Give me the jewel!" Inuyasha turned back to Miroku.
"What would Kagome think if you sucked me up?" Inuyasha finally noticed that Kagome and Shippo were missing. "Hey, where are Kagome and Shippo?"
"Kagome and Shippo have gone to travel with Sesshomaru. We thought it was best for her." Inuyasha stared at Miroku in disbelief.
"What?! Why?!" Sango stepped forward.
"Why do you care? You love Kikyo, don't you? You broke Kagome's heart. If you must know, the Flower of Fate told her that she was Sesshomaru's mate. She has gone to travel with him so she can get to know him better." Inuyasha couldn't believe his ears.
"How is she Sesshomaru's mate? She's a human! Sesshomaru hates humans!"
"Kagome isn't human anymore! She turned into a youkai!" Inuyasha was even more surprised. Kagome was a youkai?
"That's impossible! Kagome couldn't be a youkai. She would need the jewel for that." Sango was fed up with this.
"Inuyasha, we don't know how or why Kagome is a youkai, but she is! She's Sesshomaru's mate, and she's traveling with him because of that! Sesshomaru will be able to take care of her better than you ever could! I just hope that he doesn't break her heart the way you did!" Sango was in tears now, not because she was upset, but because she was crying for Kagome, who never shed a single tear when Inuyasha had left.
Inuyasha took all of this in. Kagome was a youkai, and she was going to be Sesshomaru's mate. Inuyasha had stopped caring for Kagome a while back, but now, his feelings suddenly flooded back to him, as if making up for every insult he had thrown at her. She had left him for his own brother.
"You're lying! Kagome doesn't like Sesshomaru at all, and she would never go to him!" Inuyasha turned and ran down the beach, and Kikyo soon followed.
Miroku came up to Sango and hugged her. "Sango, are you all right?"
Sango nodded and wiped her face. "I was crying for Kagome."
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Inuyasha ran from the beach and into the woods. Kikyo followed him and watched as he tore down a tree.
"Inuyasha, you told me that you didn't care for my reincarnation anymore, so why do you act this way?" Inuyasha growled and turned to Kikyo.
"I don't care about her! I'm mad because she went to my brother!" Inuyasha tore down another tree.
"Inuyasha, I know about the Flower of Fate. If it told her that she was to go to your brother, then it means that they were destined for each other." Inuyasha turned to Kikyo with blood red eyes.
"Why would she be destined for my brother?! I don't care who she mates, but why him?!" Inuyasha couldn't see straight anymore. Out of rage, he struck down Kikyo with his claws.
"Inuyasha! Why did you do that?!" Kikyo stared at the hole in her shirt, where her clay body had been broken, and looked up at Inuyasha. He had two jagged stripes on his cheeks, and his claws and fangs were longer.
"That bitch is going to pay!" Inuyasha turned and ran. Kikyo struggled to stand, but collapsed to the ground.
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Sango and Miroku were on Kirara, headed back to camp. Kirara saw something on the ground and roared.
"What is it?" Sango looked down and saw it. "Kikyo! Kirara, go down!" Kirara flew down and landed next to Kikyo.
Miroku and Sango jumped off Kirara and sat next to Kikyo.
"Lady Kikyo, what happened? Why is there a cut in your body?" Kikyo struggled to sit up. Circles of light spilled out of her body.
"Inuyasha . . . he went into a fit of rage . . . he wanted to take revenge on Kagome . . . for going to Sesshomaru." Kikyo clutched her chest as more of the souls spilled out.
"Kikyo, where did he go?" Kikyo pointed her finger in the opposite direction.
"Take the jewel shard. My time on earth is almost over, and I can go back to where I belong." Kikyo pulled the jewel from her neck and placed it on the ground.
"Kikyo, why are you being so nice? You were just shooting at us." Kikyo looked at Sango.
"I was only doing that . . . because Inuyasha wanted me to." Kikyo closed her eyes and fell to the ground.
"Lady Kikyo? Lady Kikyo?" Miroku shook Kikyo's shoulder, but she didn't move. The last few souls left her body and soared into the sky.
"Inuyasha killed Kikyo . . ." Miroku picked up the jewel shard.
"No, Inuyasha didn't kill her. Naraku killed her over fifty years ago. Inuyasha sent her back to where her soul belongs." Miroku murmured a prayer to purify the shard, but it didn't work.
The shard was tainted with desire, either from Inuyasha or the youkai that he obtained it from. Miroku didn't have enough spiritual energy to purify it, but he knew someone who did.
"We must take this to Kagome so she can purify it." Miroku stood and placed the jewel around his neck. "I'll keep it around my neck in the meantime. As a monk, the shard won't influence me."
"You're influenced enough."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Sango giggled a little, but became serious as she looked at Kikyo's body.
"We should give her a proper burial." Miroku nodded, and they set to work.
-End-
Hi! This is just a chapter to show how Miroku and Sango are doing. Although, they don't seem doing very well. Inuyasha is after Kagome! Oh no! You'll have to read and find out what happens next. I'm sorry to all Kikyo fans, but I don't like Kikyo very much, and decided to work her death into the story. I wanted something to show how pissed Inuyasha is. Now I know you guys are thinking 'Why the hell does Inuyasha suddenly care about Kagome?' Well, you'll have to wait and find out. Oh, and about Kagome, I plan to make her appear stronger in the next few chapters. I know some of you don't like seeing Kagome weak, and I'm going to try my best to make sure she stands up for herself. Please review! Reviews help me so much! Please review, please! I'll try to put up the next chapter as soon as I can. Okay, gotta go! Bye!