".But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;" William Shakespeare

The Darling Buds of May

Chapter Six:

Sango looked to the left of her desk. There he was, Miroku Kawasaki. 'Why is he staring at me' she wondered. 'Doesn't he get enough of my backside?'

She sighed. 'He acts sensible around other people. why can't he act normal around me?' She did find Miroku to be interesting - well, handsome, actually - she'd admitted that to herself. She'd even thought that she might go out with him, if he'd ask her. But it seemed that Miroku was content to flirt with all of the girls in school. 'Hrm. not like I care or anything.'

Sango's thoughts again wondered, this time to her friend, Kagome. It seemed that every time Sango asked her about her visitations at the hospital, she'd blush and mumble "Fine.", and change the subject. Lately, her visits had gotten more frequent. 'What's going on with her.?' Sango wondered.

"Kagome? What are you thinking about?" asked Sango. School had let out, and they were sitting in Kagome's room. Sango sat on the bed, while Kagome preferred to sit in her desk chair. It was pouring rain outside.

"Not much. why?" asked Kagome.

"Oh, come on." said Sango. "Something is going on, and you're not telling me."

Kagome looked at her friend. Sango actually looked a little hurt. 'I don't see why not...' she thought. 'It's not really that big of a deal, is it?'

"Well. I don't know, it's just Inu-yasha." Kagome mumbled.

"Inu-yasha?" Sango looked confused. "OH, you mean that Misato guy you visit on your trips to the hospital, right?" she asked. Kagome blushed

"Yeah. I just don't know anymore, Sango" said Kagome. "At first, he was such a jerk. But now he's being nice. Sometimes it seems like he's about to say something important, but then he just turns away, or says something - something stupid - and I don't know what to do. First I'm some annoying girl, then I'm not annoying, or I'm stupid, but then I'm not stupid. I just don't understand!"

Sango listened as Kagome went on about this Inu-yasha person. Then suddenly, a light clicked on in her head. 'I guess I can't be sure unless I see it for myself.' she thought.

"Um, Kagome?"

"Yes, Sango?" She asked.

"I was wondering if you'd like me to go with you to the hospital today. I don't have anywhere important to be." She hoped Kagome would say yes. Otherwise, Sango wouldn't be able to confirm her suspicions.

"I don't know. are you sure you want to go?" Kagome bit her lip.

"Of course I would. Besides, you've asked me to go with you before. since I was unable to go before, I'll make it up to you and go today. Or do you not want me to go with you?" she watched Kagome, noting her expressions as her friend thought it over.

"Well, if you're sure you want to come, then great!" Kagome said finally.

"Alright, then! Let's get ready and go." Said Sango.

'I wonder, is it possible that that Inu-yasha person has feelings for Kagome?'

Author's Note: Hey! Hope this chapter isn't too corny! I wrote this off the flip of my head, so I don't know how it is. However, I WILL know if you do me one little intsy-wintsy favor: READ and REVIEW!!! *giggle* Original idea, huh? Well, anyway, I'll remind you all to go and read my other fictions. "Of Fires and Starlit Nights" my one-shot and first fan fiction (about Inu-yasha, of course) and "Daughter of the Past, Light of the Future", another ongoing fiction I started recently (coincides with Animorphs - I can't help it, that series was addicting!). Well, anyway, I'm going to go and make music with my orchestra all day tomorrow (haha! I'm a violinist!), so I won't be writing anything for a day. Gomen! - Starmoon