DISCLAIMER: Still don't own em...

Bright rays of sun peeked in through the thatching in the roof. Kagome squinched her eyes shut tighter and rolled over, trying to escape the light. Suddenly a loud crash, followed by a curse disturbed the morning tranquility. Inuyasha burst through the door, showering everyone in the hut with even more sunlight.

"Kagome! Miroku's gone!"

Kagome sat up, rubbing her eyes irritably.

"Wha...how do you know?"

"Well duh, he's not here! Geez, Kagome, even for a human you're pretty dumb."

"SIT BOY!"

Inuyasha went crashing face first through the floor. Kagome stood up angrily and stepped by the hole.

"That should teach you. So, what was it you were saying about Miroku?"

Inuyasha's head poked out from the hole.

"Maybe I just won't tell you now.."

At a look from Kagome he continued grudgingly.

"Miroku's not here. I looked all through the woods, but there's nothing. I did follow his scent to the road and found some footprints." he added as an afterthought.

Kagome looked down, studying her fingernails.

"He must have gone after Sango," She said quietly.

She stood, looking out at the sun shining on the dew, then whirled on everyone in the hut.

"What are we waiting for! We have to go after them!"

**

Sango and Kilala had finally stopped in a forest about a hundred miles away. She sat in the bole of a tree and watched the breeze stir the upper boughs of the other trees. Kilala was snuggled at her feet purring quietly. ~ I don't want to go back~ She sighed, putting her head on her knees. With her family dead and her people gone, she just didn't want any more heartbreak. A breeze rustled her hair.

"Ah Sango....I've been looking for you."

The voice was silky and quiet. She took a sharp breath and turned around.

"Naraku!!"

Author's note: ooooooo cliffhanger! What's gonna happen to Sango, will Miroku get there soon enough??! Oh yeah, thanks for the reviews, they were quite helpful, I'm trying to write this so it is easier to read. ^_^