Looking for a Reason #8

Jamie: Huzzah! We set forth on the eighth chapter, I promise I won't end it. I really don't want to end it. You know, once it starts dragging on too much, I love criticism, that's what makes a writer great. E-mail me comments @ aninabyss07@aol.com Thanks!

Also, instead of typing it out, thanks to all my regular reviewers and new! I am too tired right now!

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Feudal Japan

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Inu Yasha and Miroku made a soft crunching noise as they walked towards the hot spring.

Kagome didn't even notice. "Sango?" she whispered so softly the wind could have carried her words away.

"One sec!" she said in an equally soft tone.

Kagome was in the water, completely wet. She felt a splash and her head was forced under water, or at least her mouth was. Sango held Kagome under so she wouldn't move, before she could protest, Kagome heard why.

"So Inu Yasha are you mad at Kagome?" Kagome felt Sango's hold lighten, but she dared not move. The hot spring was barely the size of one and a half Jacuzzi's at home. If she moved, Inu Yasha would surely notice. She held her breath and closed her eyes.

"What does it matter to you monk?"

"Come on Inu Yasha I'm your friend, you can tell me-" Miroku kicked Inu Yasha's clothes away. Inu Yasha had already jumped into the hot water. Sango walked on the red haori and wrapped her arms around Miroku's mouth. She whispered softly into his ear. Miroku tension left, realizing it was Sango. He nodded in the darkness.

"Would a friend take away his friends potential mate?"

"What are you talking about?" Miroku played along.

Kagome sat still in the water, she was so scared that Inu Yasha's foot might touch hers, but now she realized something else. He was probably in the nude, just as she was. She tensed up in fear.

"I saw you and her getting along pretty well, you were even carrying her. Don't lie Miroku- hey do you smell that?"

"Smell what?"

"I smell Kagome and Sango!"

"Oh um..I borrowed their shampoo and soap, it smells like them."

Inu Yasha knew his senses were dulled due to his being sick, he believed the monk.

"Inu Yasha I don't like Lady Kagome like that!"

"Well then why were you two getting along so well?"

"Why don't you ask her?"

"She's been avoiding me lately, so I can't."

"Maybe it's because you were being cruel to her."

"Well I got over it, and she's being stubborn."

"Why don't you ask her now?" Miroku grinned. Kagome's eyes widened 'Don't do this Miroku!'

"Now? How?"

Miroku raised his candle, which had been shielded by a bunch of rocks. Sango raised hers as well.

"Sango? What the hell-" Miroku and Sango placed their candles on the edge of the hot spring.

"SANGO!" Kagome stood up!

"Kagome?!" Inu Yasha yelped his eyes widened, realizing she was naked, and their friends were pranking them. He tried to pull his eyes away from staring at the nude Kagome, and after fighting his youkai instincts to keep staring, his hanyou side pulled his eyes away. Sango picked up Kagome's clothes and she punched Miroku for staring at Kagome. Kagome blushed realizing and slid back under water. After recovering Miroku grabbed Inu Yasha's clothes.

"Don't do it monk!"

"Inu Yasha, you're so pitiful in this state, maybe you'll be a lot happier, if you resolve things with Kagome. This was our last resort," Miroku said, "Lady Sango and I."

Inu Yasha didn't understand, why were they teaming up together. But he could see it now, their shoulders pressing, grinning, they had fallen in love. They had told each other. They were happy.

"You and Sango?" Inu Yasha gulped, "You're together?"

"Duh!" Kagome growled, "I saw them kissing in front of Kaede's hut!"

"Liar!" Sango growled, trying to hide it, "I told you someone'd catch us!"

"Yeah well, you said that pretty loud!" Miroku laughed. He wasn't embarrassed at all, "Maybe this will light a fire under them, to get something going."

"What?!" Inu Yasha and Kagome said in unison.

"Let's go Sango," Miroku grabbed a candle, as did Sango. They walked back towards Kaede's hut. Only one candle lit up the small hot spring.

"Damn it!" Inu Yasha scowled. Kagome sat, her legs crossed and firmly together, and her arms crossed over her chest.

"So you thought that -urm-that Miroku and I had something between us?" Kagome stopped looking at the water, which at this time of night, looked like fresh oil. The candle barely made their faces visible.

"Who's fault is that?" Inu Yasha growled, "You act like you can careless about me!"

"Well when you act like a jerk, I don't give a crap about you!" Kagome want to get up and storm out of the hot spring. But she realized the situation and stopped.

"Yeah well when you start going off, and not looking at me in the eyes when I talk, that's not very respectful-" Inu Yasha snarled.

"Well you don't deserve any respect!" Kagome and Inu Yasha glared at each other.

"Fine be like that, be the stupid wench-"

"SIT!" Kagome snapped. Inu Yasha was forced to the bottom of the shallow spring. Kagome smiled triumphantly. Inu Yasha resurfaced moments later and lunged at her.

"You bitch!" Inu Yasha snapped.

"SIT SIT SIT!" Kagome yelped out of desperation. He fell under water again and she slid to the other side of the hot spring. He resurfaced and lunged at her again.

"SIT!!" Kagome shrieked, this process went on for a good ten minutes until Inu Yasha grabbed her ankle underwater and pulled himself up. He covered her mouth, and forced her against the side of the hot spring.

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End Chap. 8

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Jamie: I am good and ending chapters right at the good part, aren't I?! Mwahaha! I have the power! Well do you want to know what happens next? Do ya?