You people, are killing me! Reading your reviews ... well, all I can say is I love you! One person who reviewed, actually guessed practically what is going to happen, except for one thing... and I won't tell you who, because that would just, give it away. But really, thank you all sooo much!

Hehehe... Sango's gone bad, Miroku's in a clueless hole, Kagome and Inuyasha are locked to bedposts, and if you people don't think I am crazy ... well ... no comment... Oh, and yes, this chapter is full of Sango and Miroku fluff, if you didn't already know that ... the next chapter I have planned out with Inuyasha and Kagome ... and that bedpost that they happened to be locked onto...

So ... who's ready for the next chapter? I am! Well, you all know, I don't own Inuyasha, but, wouldn't it be awesome if I did?

By the way, that (look up) was the disclaimer, so I will just continue on with my story now...

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Chapter Twenty-one - The Speechless Thief

Miroku looked at her suspiciously. "You do, huh? Well, then, what would that be?" He asked her, even though he just had a feeling that he wasn't going to find out what she was planning -- until she had all ready began.

Sango shrugged. "You'll just have to wait and see." She said. She knew what she wanted to do, the only problem was, she didn't know how to do it. When did she ever know what to do when it came down to something like this...?

A minute passed, both Miroku and Sango pondering the possibilities of what could happen right then. Miroku, trying to figure out what the heck Sango was going to do, and Sango, trying to figure out how the heck she was going to do what she wanted to do.

Sango glanced around the room, her mind wandering off, until, it had returned a moment later, with an idea.

Standing up, she looked down at Miroku, who was conveniently lost in his own thoughts, leaning against the edge of the couch, one leg resting on the ground, while the other one was bent, leaning against the back of the seat, one hand hanging over the side, and the other on top of the couch, as if he had his arm draped around an invisible person. If he stayed like that, it would make her job a lot easier.

"I'm going to check on the others, stay here." She stated, walking to the door to Kagome's room.

"Just check on them? You're not going to let them out? I'm sure that mustard and ketchup is dry, and most likely staining their clothes, by now..." Miroku said, turning his head to look at her.

"You're too nice. It won't hurt them to stay in there a little longer, I'll be right back." Sango said, before disappearing into the bedroom.

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As the door opened, and Sango slipped in, closing, and locking, the door behind her, Inuyasha and Kagome turned their attention to her.

"Sango! Are you going to let us go now?" Kagome asked, a hopeful look on her face. You try being hooked to your own bed with a temperamental Inuyasha for an hour and a half, and see how long you want to stay there...

"Nope! But, I need this, so can I borrow it?." Sango stated, pointing to the handcuff on Kagome's left hand, hooking her to the bedpost.

"Go ahead! Take it! But, why do you need it?" Kagome asked, happy to know she would at least have one hand free, giving her more access to the room.

"Because, I'm going to use it for something." Sango replied, shrugging lightly, before unlocking the cuffs.

"For what?" Inuyasha asked, as Kagome moved her right arm around, getting it back awake, since it had 'fallen asleep' while they had been locked there.

"Something, now, I'll come get you ... in a little bit." Sango said, grinning. She set the keys back on the dresser. But, then she realized that Kagome could easily reach them, now that she was semi-free, and decided to take the keys with her, before exiting, causing Kagome to groan.

"Darn. And I was going to free us with those too..." Kagome complained, sitting down on the bed.

"Well, at least you have a free hand..." Inuyasha grumbled, leaning his head back to the air.

"Sorry..." Kagome said. "It's not my fault that she let me go and not you."

"Feh."

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Miroku looked back toward the bedroom door as Sango came back, on hand behind her, and all she did was stand there as he looked at her.

"What do you have?" He asked, curiously, tilting his head slightly. Sango had to stop herself from laughing at how innocent he looked with curiosity written all over his features.

"Nothing of your concern..." She replied, shrugging, but not moving. Miroku still watched her.

He knew she was up to something.

Sango leaned against the bedroom door, making sure that the handcuffs didn't hit it, or make any noise. "Miroku...?" She asked.

"Yeah?" He asked, beginning to let his attention go somewhere else, much to Sango's delight.

"Could you close your eyes, just for a minute?" She asked. Now, Miroku was completely focused on her.

"Why?" He said, not exactly ready to do as she wanted quite yet.

"Because." Sango replied.

"Because why?"

"Because I asked you to."

"Why are you asking me to?"

"Because I want you to."

"Why do you want me to?"

"Because I need to do something."

"Do what?"

"Will you just close your eyes?"

Miroku thought of the possibilities of why she would want him to close his eyes. He knew that they could go on for hours with the 'Why's and the 'Because's, oh yes, they had already experienced that before...

"What if I don't close my eyes?" He asked stubbornly. Sango glared at him.

"Just ... please? Only for a second ... or two. I promise, it won't take long." She asked, still waiting.

"Fine..." Miroku gave in, hesitantly closing his eyes as she requested. If it was that important to her...

Sango smiled at her victory. She was on a roll with winning tonight, wasn't she? She silently made her way over to the couch, knowing that if she made any sudden noises, Miroku would begin to suspect something, if he all ready didn't.

As quietly as she could, she opened the handcuffs, and then, swiftly grabbed his hands and locked them together behind his back, startling him.

"Huh?" Miroku asked. His eyes snapped open as he felt the cold, metal device against his wrists, and, even though he knew that he wouldn't be able to get out of the iron grasp, he tried anyway, out of instinct.

Sango returned to the couch, sitting down on his feet, so he couldn't move, and setting the keys on the table in front of her. Miroku looked at her, he was confused. Very, very, confused. But, at seeing Sango's satisfied expression, he began to relax, getting used to the device and the fact the Sango was pinning his legs down, quickly.

He raised an eyebrow. "I see we're feeling quite aggressive today, now, aren't we, Sango?" He teased, causing Sango's to blush slightly. Jeez, the guy could be handcuffed and completely defenseless, and he still knows how to come up with a comeback!

"It seems like it ... doesn't it?" She agreed. Miroku moved one of his legs slightly, as if he was trying to pull it out from under her, but stopped when he was more comfortable.

"Really, Sango. I must say, I always knew you had a wild side, but, this. This is just plain out kinky." Miroku said, smirking. Sure, he may be locked down on a couch with a girl sitting on him, but his perverseness was still free of charge.

Sango's blush deepened and she glared at him, forcing back the urge to slap him for his perverted comment, since he didn't have any way to defend himself.

"It's not like that!" She defended, her hand landing on his knee as she looked at him sternly.

"Okay, then, mind telling me why You have me ... pinned to the couch and handcuffed?" Miroku asked, chuckling slightly.

Sango smiled. "We're playing 'cops and robbers.' I'm the 'cop,' you're the 'robber,' and you're under arrest." She declared playfully. She really didn't know it, but Miroku was having the time of his life. Hey, it wasn't everyday that Sango attacked him like this.

"I see ... so, what am I under arrest for, if you don't mind me asking." He said, going along with what she had said.

Sango looked as if she was deep in thought for a moment. What was he under arrest for? Murder? No... Kidnapping? No... Burglary? No... Wait ... actually, now that she thought about it, he was quite the theft...

"Burglary. You are under arrest for stealing." Sango said, smirking slightly.

"Stealing, eh? Mind telling me what I stole?" Miroku asked, forcing himself to act like he didn't know what she meant.

"Well..." Sango pondered. He had stolen her kisses, but, she didn't want to say that, that would make it way too obvious on what she was planning.

Miroku took her moment of thought to free himself from her grasp. He swiftly slipped his feet out from under her and knocked the key to the handcuffs on the ground.

"Hey!" Sango exclaimed, surprised at his actions. Miroku chuckled and let himself fall to the floor, and grab the key with one of his hands, to unlock himself.

"Oh, no you don't!" Sango said, grabbing for the key in his hand, but she was too late, he had already unlocked the handcuffs and threw them aside, out of her reach, by the time she processed what was going on, and instead of grabbing the key, she had grabbed his hand.

He smirked, and wrapped his arm around her, causing her to fall to the ground on top of him. Sango gasped. She knew he was clever, but, dang, he sure could make a plan in, what ... thirty seconds...?

He flipped them over. They were in between the couch and the table, Miroku on top of Sango, pinning her down gently with his hands on her shoulders, and his legs restricting her leg's movement.

Well, Sango sure was in a situation here, now wasn't she?

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A thump was heard from the other room, causing Kagome and Inuyasha to stop what they were doing. Kagome was in front of Inuyasha, yanking on the cuffs that were holding him to the bed. If they could break that one, they could get out of the room to the keys to unlock the one holding them together, and they were making progress, since the handcuffs were beginning to make a slight cracking noise, according to Inuyasha.

"What the hell are they doing now?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome shrugged.

"Who knows. Sango took handcuffs. Miroku's a pervert. Sango is feeling 'evil' today. Put them all together, and it's total chaos." She said, returning her attention back to the metal device and pulling on it.

Inuyasha nodded in agreement and went back to what he had been doing, as well.

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Sango stared up at Miroku from underneath him. "What do you think you're doing?" She asked, trying to cover up the fact that her heart was pounding and her breath was becoming caught in her throat because of their position ... again.

"You overlooked one thing about this thief, Sango. He knows how to escape from things such as that, and you only made it easier for me, when you let your guard down." Miroku replied, voice barely above a whisper.

Why him? Why him? Dear God, why him? It just had to be him, that she had fallen for, who could do such things to her, that was so damn smart when it came to the way she felt or what she was going to do.

She didn't say anything back, she couldn't. She had forgotten how to talk completely. She was surprised she still remembered how to breath, and how to use all of her senses. She was glad that Kagome and Inuyasha were locked up, she could just hear it now, what they would say if they caught them like this...

Miroku stared down at her in amusement. He could do one little thing and leave her speechless. Someone really did like him up there ... oh yes, they sure did. First, they let such a wondrous woman fall for him, which he already knew that she had, once again, he wasn't stupid, and second, they give him enough brains to be able to get her where he wanted her.

Just like the first time they had kissed, and the second ... the question was ... should he make it a forth? A fifth? Decisions, decisions...

"You accuse me of stealing something, correct?" Miroku asked, moving his head down slightly, but not far enough to close the distance between them, not yet, at least. Sango nodded, gulping slightly.

"Then, why don't you steal it back?" He whispered. Damn. He was good. He was real good. He had already figured out what she had Been planning to do.

"Because..." She replied softly, barely able to say the words coming out of her mouth, "Then, I would be the thief."

"And you don't want to be convicted of burglary?" Miroku asked. Sango nodded, not knowing what to say. "I don't see why, it's fun being a thief..." He said, smiling slightly.

Sango's eyes widened. He did not just say what she though he said, did he? "What makes you say that?" She managed to ask back.

Miroku shrugged. "Don't know, but, it is." He said.

Sango took a deep breath. "Then ... can I try it...?" She asked shyly, like a little girl asking for a piece of cake that she had never had before, her face heating up even more than it was at the moment. Miroku smiled.

"It depends..." He said. Sango looked at him in confusion. "Do you want to try it?"

Considering the question, Sango gave a small nod. She had no idea what she was getting herself into, she had no idea how to 'steal a kiss,' heck, she didn't even know if she was good at kissing.

"Then, go ahead." Miroku whispered. He released her, and sat up, waiting patiently.

Sango sat up slowly and looked at him. "I... what do I do?" She asked, looking away quickly. Miroku chuckled quietly.

"First of all, you have to look at the person that you plan on stealing from." He said, causing Sango to look back at him hesitantly.

"Then..." He continued, motioning for her to come closer, which she did, so now that they were only about five inches apart.

"Then?" She asked, completely lost, not only in what she was supposed to do, but in everything that was going on. Everything else around them seemed to be blended together, the only thing that was clear to her was Miroku.

"Then, you have to move closer." Miroku whispered. Sango listened to him, moving so that she could feel his breath on her lips.

"And closer ... and then you steal what you want." He explained. Sango gulped nervously, before shyly closing the distance in between them as she placed her lips onto his. His hand trailed up her arm, cupping her cheek slightly as he deepened the kiss. She leaned forward more, her hand supporting her as she leaned on it, her free one set on his chest gently.

When I said she was lost earlier, that was nothing compared to this.

The need for oxygen pulled them apart reluctantly, leaving them staring at each other, both Speechless.

Wait, rewind. Both? Was Sango imagining things. Did Miroku really have nothing to say? Had she really succeeded in what she was hoping to do? Besides stealing back, at least one, of her kisses...? Holy crap...

Miroku came to his senses after a minute of being completely dazed, and smiled softly.

"You're a great thief." He whispered, snapping Sango back to reality. Well, she had left him speechless, at least for a minute.

"Th-thanks..." She replied sheepishly.

Miroku moved his hand so that he could run his fingers through her hair once more, as he had done earlier.

Oh yeah, she was an excellent thief. Definitely.

She had left him speechless.

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( ( This cues everyone to 'awwww' at the same time ) )

No seriously. That was sooooooo cute! And I'm the one writing the story ... too bad we authors can't send ourselves reviews...

Haha, Sango left Miroku speechless, that's a first. Woo-hoo! Go her! Lol! Well, I all ready have this great idea for the next chapter, so Inu/Kag fans don't worry!

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--Ponystripes