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Part One: Spring Break

Chapter Three: Miroku's Wandering Hands

Miroku and Sango sat peacefully next to each other, watching the sun set. The brilliant orange had turned into a hot shade of red, a frightening color resembling fresh blood or the shade of Inuyasha's haori. Miroku glanced to the side and watched Sango pet Kirara. The red hues reflected beautifully on her face, he could see the small outline of a smile beginning to creep its way into her facade. This, in turn, made Miroku's smile widen for it wasn't often that he had the fortune of seeing Sango happy; he saw the blunt side of her boomerang on more occasions. Miroku winced at the thought, catching Sango's attention.

"What's wrong?" Sango said with a bit of concern in her voice.

"Nothing, really..." he said. "It's a gorgeous sunset, don't you think?" he added, trying to change the subject.

Sango eyed him suspiciously for a moment, but returned her gaze to the sky, "Yeah, it is. It's not often that we actually are resting at this time of day. I haven't had a chance to sit down and watch the sunset since..." Sango stopped talking and looked down at the ground for a moment. Miroku could tell that it was a memory she had involving her brother or another member of her family. She always averted her eyes whenever she spoke of them; the painful thoughts that came up where too much for her to handle, even now. Miroku wasn't going to pry, he just let the conversation drop.

Sango sat in silence for a moment and then returned her gaze to the horizon. "So, which one do you like better, the sunrise or the sunset?" she asked, still not looking at him.

Miroku was surprised. She normally didn't ask questions with answers that contained impractical information. "Well, I never really thought about it..." Miroku replied. "I guess I would have to say sunsets, because sunrises are a bit to early for my taste."

The sky changed from a blood red to a relaxing pink. The sun could barely be seen and a light purple covered the sky directly above them. Sango lay back on the soft moss and stared upward.

"What are you looking at now?" Miroku asked.

"When I was a child, I would always like to watch the sunset, because once the sun reached a certain point, you could see the stars come out. I used to sit with my father and count how many stars would come out before my mother made us come inside and go to bed." Sango said with an oddly happy look on her face, "The furthest I ever got to was 41 before I would fall asleep in my father's arms..."

Miroku looked at Sango again and grinned. He could tell she was holding back tears, but he knew that this time they were happy tears. For once, she remembered something happy. He smiled and lay down next to her.

"So how many have you counted so far?" He asked.

"Four..." She replied, "No, wait... Five."

Unnoticed by Sango, Miroku moved a little closer to her. The sun was now set and the sky was mixed with deep navy blues and purples. And he moved a little closer. Sango announced that she found two more, still smiling. And he moved a little closer. Kirara purred and nuzzled Sango's feet causing her to laugh. And still he moved a little closer... And slowly his hand moved up...

WHAM

"HENTAI!!" Sango screamed and tried to get up, but tripped over Kirara instead, landing face first on top of a very happy monk.

Realizing she left her boomerang inside Kaede's hut, she tried to slap the lecherous monk, but lost her balance and only succeeded in further straddling the monk, with her hands on either side of his head. Miroku just smiled as his hand crept up her backside.

Sango's face turned crimson as she heard a familiar voice behind her.

"So, I see you've finally given in to the lech, Sango... Maybe I should leave you two alone." Inuyasha said with a playful smirk on his face as he searched the area for Shippo.

Sango quickly jumped off Miroku, her foot landing in a rather sensitive spot for Miroku. He attempted as best he could to curl up into a ball and maintain the fetal position until the pain subsided. 'Well, I guess I deserved that' he thought. Even in such pain, he was still grinning.

"What do you want, Inuyasha?" Sango said with a bit of anger in her voice.

"Whoa, sorry Sango." Inuyasha said sarcastically. "I really didn't mean to interrupt anything, I'm just looking for Shippo; once I find him, I promise I'll be out of your way..." he added with mocking sense of apology and innuendo.

Monk and hanyou alike watched as her face turned another three shade of red. Inuyasha couldn't take it anymore, he laughed until tear ran down his cheek.

"IT'S NOT FUNNY!" Sango cried.

Through laughs Inuyasha said, "You're right, Sango..."

*laugh *

"It's not funny..."

*laugh*

"It's hilarious!"

*laugh*

During Inuyasha's last bought of laughter, Miroku began to feel a bit annoyed. "So, what are you saying, Inuyasha? That Lady Sango would never want to be with me?" he said a bit hurt. "Well, I don't find that a bit funny..."

That comment caused both Inuyasha and Sango to start laughing a bit. Miroku just turned away from them with a "humph" and said "Well, laugh if you want... but I know something you don't know..." he said teasingly, hoping to change the subject and give his ego time to heal.

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Inuyasha and Sango stopped laughing and turned to the still-pained monk with a questioning expression. Inuyasha walked cautiously closer and said "What do you mean, monk?"

"Oh, nothing, just something Kagome was talking about..." Miroku's voice trailed off, trying to sound disinterested.

'What Kagome was talking about? He probably knows about that spring break thing... Why would she tell him and not me?!?' Inuyasha growled at the thought and returned his attention to Miroku.

"What did she say, Miroku?" Inuyasha said threateningly.

Sango peered out from behind Inuyasha, her questioning stare becoming more intent by the moment. "Yeah, Miroku, what did she say?"

Miroku sized up his enemies. He would toy around with Sango and Inuyasha some other time. He was already in a rather vulnerable position right now. He still hurt from his last run-in with Sango and didn't care to go for round two. "Uhm... well actually, I thought that Kagome would have told you, Inuyasha..."

"Well, she didn't, so out with it, monk!" Inuyasha replied with a glare and a growl.

"Oh, well, she's invited us all to go to her time for a week." He said and paused for a moment, taking in the reactions of his two friends. Sango already looked excited, but Inuyasha looked like he needed a bit more convincing. "She starts her 'spring break' tomorrow, which is a time period when she doesn't have to go to school. Her mother has

given her consent to have her friends over for the week and she's invited us. She wants to show all of us what her world is like. She says it will be fun. She speaks of such things as 'truth or dare' and 'pizza'; I have no idea as to what they are, but she seemed very happy when she spoke of them... So, would you two like to go? Me and Shippo have already agreed to it."

"Of course I'll go!" Sango exclaimed. "Oh, it sounds like so much fun!" And for a second time that day, Miroku saw a smile touch Sango's face. Miroku reassessed Inuyasha's reaction and didn't find much improvement.

"What about you, Inuyasha?" He asked.

Inuyasha was trying his best not to let his anger show, but failed. Miserably. "We'll be gone for AN ENTIRE WEEK?! Does anyone care about getting the jewel shards, or is it just me? Huh? Have all of you forgotten what we're supposed to be doing? Does no one care about defeating Naraku?" he angrily shouted.

Sango's face immediately went from happy to frustrated; Miroku didn't care for the change at all. "Inuyasha, we've all been working very hard the past couple of months and I think we all deserve a break. It's not that we've lost interest in our main goal, but unlike you, we need rest and relaxation sometimes..." she replied, her exhaustion was now very obvious.

Inuyasha just 'humphed' and turned his back towards them. Miroku grinned and winked at Sango. Not knowing what he meant by it, she readied herself to kick him where it counts again if she didn't like what he meant by it.

"Well, Inuyasha, that's fine with me... It looks like I'll just have to share a house with two beautiful ladies alone... Trust me, I'll have much more fun if you stay in this time period..." Miroku said with smirk on his face and laughed a bit as Inuyasha's face turned red with anger. He spun around to beat the monk's lecherous grin off his face.

"You won't touch her, you hear!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Well, I guess you'll just have to come and make sure of that, now won't you, Inuyasha?" He said with a smile of accomplishment touching his face.

"Fine, I'll go! Happy!" he replied and angrily hopped into the nearest tree he could find.

Miroku shouted in his direction, "She'll be here the day after tomorrow to get us!"

Inuyasha merely 'humphed' and turned the other way, closing his eyes. He felt exhausted. 'Well, maybe I do need a break... And besides, I can't go leaving the girls alone with that lech... Maybe this could be fun...' And with that though, Inuyasha drifted off into peaceful sleep.

"Well, I'm going to bed," Sango announced and walked into Kaede's hut.

Miroku just watched her go and nodded. An evil grin took over his face, 'Yes, this is definitely going to be fun...'

End

Well, that's it. Read and Review, please. I know I only have three chapters up, but there will be more very soon, I promise.

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