I Envy You

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Seeing as how I start school on the 21st (curses.... _) I decided to write a lot more to *hopefully* finish this fiction before September. Of course, every time I say something like that, I always finish it later than I want. _ Arigatou gozaimasu, all you reviewers!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inu Yasha or INVU or any of the brands seen here.

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Chapter Three

Miroku's Secret


-Kagome's Point of View-

After school, I usually have to go to the Journalism club, and since it's such a priority, I have to do it before I meet up with Miroku. Even though I really don't want to go to the club today. I was so tired, I barely listened to a thing Hojou (our "leader" of the group) make all of the announcements.

"The theme for our broadcast has been set as 'Youth Culture in the Park'," He was saying. "Everyone, and I mean, EVERYONE..." He looked over at Naraku, "You too, Naraku, needs to come and help out." I felt my eyes close just as Hojou said, "We'll be short one engineer. Kagome, you can help me!"

"Okay," I said, absent-mindedly before realizing... "Oops, I can't go to it, I have to get a job!"

Since it took Hojou forever to realize that I had to get a part-time job, our meeting lasted longer than I thought. I was so annoyed, so I was trying to stomp out all of my annoyance on the floor.

Once I walked out of the school to meet up with Miroku, I saw the most interesting sight. Kohaku and Miroku were deep in conversation. To tell you the truth, I'm not one to eavesdrop, but they were talking pretty loudly.

"Don't even try to get in my business," Kohaku was saying pretty spitefully. "I don't think you're in a position to say anything to me."

"Sango... You're back, huh?" Miroku said, eyes on the ground. "I... um... I really wanted to say... that I'm sorry." Kohaku started cracking up. I was starting to wonder why Kohaku was with Miroku.

"Is that why you called me out, Mr. Houshi? Just to tell me that?!" Kohaku asked, still laughing miserably. "That was years ago! Why should I still be thinking about that?!" I could barely hear Kohaku say, "It's not your fault you didn't think of me as a girl."

I saw Kohaku start in my direction, and, hoping not to get caught, I started running back into the school. Unfortunately, I ran into the principal. Very loudly, if I might add.

"What are you doing here?! School's over! You should be home now!" He was shouting.


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- Miroku's Point of View -


I met Sango two years ago. I was in my fourth year of college, and I was her tutor.

* Flash back *

"Sensei! C'mere!" Sango was shouting to me. She was just barely in the eighth grade. When I walked up to her, I was surprised, to say the least, at her attire. She wore a shirt that showed off her midriff with a matching jacket on top, with a short skirt and knee high boots. That, and the way she carried herself. Usually, she was in girl's clothes, but... she looked more like a college student than anything!

"Sango! What are you doing?!" I asked.

"You couldn't tell it was me, huh?" She giggled. "You said you'd grant me whatever I wanted if I became the top student in my class, right?"

"I never said that!" I denied. It was true. "YOU did." She continued giggling. "Personally, I don't like students who are at the top of their classes. They're not normal!"

She stopped giggling to say, "My wish is to spend the night with you!" She ducked her head to hide a blush on her face - which I noticed, of course.

Shocked, I just said, "I - I think you're about ten years too young, Sango." I started feeling uncomfortable, especially when someone in my apartment building I knew shouted, "Yo, Miroku, you on a date?!"

Sango dropped her cheerful student face to say, "I'm serious, Mr. Houshi." She grabbed onto my arm and suddenly grinned. "I wanna.... go around town driving, and talking..."

Yet, she made me go with her all over town.


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That night, we were sitting in a park, watching the stars. I was feeling a bit uncomfortable. We had done everything she asked, and yet, she still didn't want to go home. Why?

"We've eaten, walked all over town... let's go home now. I'll take you," I offered.

"Can I go to your house?" She asked, suddenly.

"Why... why would you want to go there, anyway?" I asked. "Your parents might get worried if you don't get home..."

"I don't want to go," Sango said, with a serious look on her face. "I don't want to go home. Mom... and Dad... they always fuss on my brother Kohaku. No one cares about me." She looked over at me with a heart-breaking look on her face. "You're not going to tutor me anymore, are you? You've got that new job... and you'll be going to graduate school..." She sniffled. "It'll be hard to see you..."

Then she said something I'll never forget.

"Sensei?... Wo ai ni." I froze, and looked at Sango, who was still gazing at the buildings in the distance. "More than myself." Tears streamed down her face.

For a moment, it felt like I was falling off of a cliff. A 23 year old guy hearing things like this from an 8th grader is pretty shocking. It was almost like it was... a premonition...

"I like you, too, Sango," I answered.

"No. I said, I love you..." She replied. Shocked out of knowing what to answer, I decided on the truth.

"I'm ... flattered... that- that you feel that way towards me... but..."

"Sensei! Don't brush me off because I'm young! I love you like a woman loves a man!" Sango said, looking over at me. I dropped my gaze on her face before replying.

"I appreciate... what you're saying... I really do, but... You've always been that cute little sister to me, and... I've only thought of you in a brotherly way..." I answered. Sango froze, and I noticed her eyes start to water.

"A s-s-sister..?" She asked. Then she stood up. Without saying a word, she dashed out of the park, leaving me yelling and trying to catch up.


* End of Flash back *


Needless to say, until today at school, I hadn't seen her. But that... that was the Sango I knew. How could she have changed so much?

I was taken out of my little reverie when I heard someone shouting my name.

"Mr. Houshi! Mr. Houshi!" I turned to see Kagome running up to me.

"Have you been waiting long?" I asked. She shook her head, and gave me a huge smile. "Your mom called me before she left for Italy."

She seemed shocked. I could understand why. Her mother wasn't exactly the best one on earth. "MY MOM called you?"

"Yeah, she said you're staying at her friend's house. How're you holding up?" I asked. Actually, her mother never told me which friend's house. "Is there anything I can do to help? I was thinking of stopping by and visiting the family you're staying with."

"NO! It isn't necessary!" She said, still smiling, and holding a hand up. "Really, you don't need to come! Is that why you wanted to see me?"

"Yeah," I answered. If she didn't want me to come, I won't come, but I did want to see who she was staying with. "Oh! By the way, Kouga's coming for a visit this weekend." Kagome sighed, melodramatically.

"Oh no... not Kouga!" She said, before laughing. I froze when I realized it was the same laugh Sango had been doing before she told me how she felt.

"I better get going... " I said. She nodded, and said, "ja ne!" before I got into my car. I needed some more sleep...


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A/n- Sorry about the fact that this is the shortest chapter so far. I'll make it up and make the next one longer. Why? Because Sesshoumaru's in it!! ^_^;;; Oh, and before I forget, this fic is a Inu Yasha/Kagome, Sango/Miroku, and Sesshoumaru/Rin. ^_^


* Wo ai ni means "I love you" (when you're serious about it) in Japanese.


anubaka: I read the entire review! Every last word! ARIGATOU!! I understand what you mean about homework, last year I was given enough homework for five fifth graders... u_u;;; It's really bad that you have homework over the summer, too. I promise I'll try to get the chapters longer, but sometimes it gets really monotonous typing what's happening in a manga. ^_^

Arigatou gozaimasu to fluffy'slova4life and animebaby08060!!


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