I don't own Inuyasha. I honestly think it's a conspiracy against me but if you say i don't own him....then so be it. Hope you enjoy this chapter and please review! you'll be on my good list forever if you know where this chapter title came from....not that my good list matters to anyone but come on, it's a GOOD LIST. Fine...just read.

Predictable Chaos - "With the whole world crumbling we choose this time to fall in love.."

Miroku poked at the fire between himself and Sango. She had been awfully quiet since he had bandaged her shoulder. The silence was getting to him.
"Sooo...any idea how to get out of here?" Sango sat across from him with her knees pushed up against her chest, staring into the bright flames. She shook her head. Miroku sighed and stood up to sit by her.
"You know, some people say that there are demons in the heart of a fire, and that if you stare at the core ,then you release that demon." Miroku's face inched closer to Sango's cheek. Sango turned around to face Miroku.
"I could handle it." Miroku's cheeks turned five shades redder than normal and he backed off.
"I know you could. You're strong like that."
"I'm not always strong Miroku. There are times when even I need help...and...you're always there to protect me.."
"Yes I'll always -"
"But then after you know i'm okay, you go back to your village girls."
"What are you talk-"
"And so them i'm left there, just having been saved by you and watching you walk off so you could go flirt. Then i'm stuck there wondering. Wondering why you don't stay with ME. Why you don't flirt with ME."
"I grope every now and then but you end up hit-"
"I mean, i'm pretty right? That prince guy was head over heels for me and I all I could do was walk away because my heart loves someone else."
"Of course you're pretty. And that prince..well...wait..you're in love with somebody?" Sango peered into the monk's eyes, deep into his soul. She swallowed hard before speaking again. Miroku's heart had broken that very instant she had said she was in love with someone. All the times he had stuck his life and limbs on the line for her and she was in love with somebody ELSE. 'Of course you idiot, she acknowledged that before- you flirt with every pretty girl you meet.' He shifted his glance to the ground and drew in the dry dirt with his staff.
"So does this man treat you with the love and respect you deserve?" Sango's eyes were open in shock. 'He thinks it's someone else?!' She saw this as the perfect oppurtunity to tell the priest her feelings without actually letting him know it was himself all along.
"Sometimes....sometimes he can be the most courteous gentleman and then at other times....he's a perverted flirt."
"A man like that doesn't deserve you. You could do better."
"Possibly. But, it's those times that he's the courteous gentleman that has drawn me to him time and time again. He doesn't know...that when...even when it seems i'm angry with him for, let's say, groping me, I still hide a secret smile away because he was paying attention to me. It's silly. I think I have a childish crush." Miroku realized what Sango was trying to tell him. He was the courteous pervert! He played along for the sake of the embarrassment Sango would suffer if she knew what was playing through his head.
"I think you should tell him, Sango."
"I don't think he would feel the same."
"You never know. Love can only grow if two people are there to share it." He brought a hand to hers and leaned in for a kiss. So many emotions ran through Sango's head when Miroku's lips met hers - happiness, pleasure, embarrassment, uncertainty. She pushed the priest away from her.
"I can't."
"Can't what?"
"I can't do THIS because...because you'll just end up going back to those pretty village girls."
"I only did it in the first place to make you jealous. But...every pervert has to mature eventually.." Sango let a relieved smile sweep over her face as she fell into the warm arms of her lecherous gentleman. Miroku sighed into Sango's ebony hair.
"It's amazing." Sango lifted her eyes to his.
"What is?"
"With the whole world crumbing we choose this time to fall in love.." Sango rolled her eyes.
"Miroku, you've been paying too much attention to Kagome's american movies..."

That morning Kagome awoke with a smile, and a warmness throughout her body. She had dreamt that Miroku and Sango were hugging by a fire. She rolled over onto her side and stretched, remembering whose cloak she had slept with all night. She had wished so hard that all this was a dream and the cloak was actually her hanyou sleeping beside her.
Inuyasha hurried to Kagome's side when she stirred from sleep.
"Kagome hurry up!! He's left without you! Kagome!" During the night Sesshomaru had snuck off to find the jewel on his own. Inuyasha couldn't stop him from leaving or protect Kagome through the night. Inuyasha's anger arose to dangerous levels before he remembered Sesshomaru's advice. 'I suspect that because of the companionship you two shared, she'd possibly be able to hear you - if you concentrate hard enough.' Inuyasha sat down and tried to clear his mind.
"Kagome, Sesshomaru left without you! He's gone to look for the jewel by himself! Kagome! Try to hear me!!" A coldness swept up Kagome's body when she heard the dry whisper.
"...maru left without...look for jewel..himself.." Kagome frantically tried find the voice.
"Inuyasha?!" Inuyasha smiled. Kagome picked up her bows and ran for the village that kept the jewel in its guard 50 years ago.

next chapter: the action starts up and you finally get that waffiness i promised.