Hello again everyone! Sorry it'd been so long, gomen! But now its summer so hopefully I'll be updating a lot more often. Anyway you should all thank NenHayes for getting me to update at all, remember guys you how to remind me that I haven't updated in like a month! Anyway let's get it on! (Thanx for all the help by the way)

Unseen Riches

Chapter 17: Truth

Miroku sighed in frustration as he hung up the phone for the 5th time that hour. Yash glanced up from his magazine and for the 5th time glared at his roommate.

"Dude man she's probably working at that coffee place." Yash set down the magazine and stretched. "Why don't you just go and visit her there?"

"What I don't understand is why she's even working there!" Miroku said as he jumped up and started to pace the room. "Have you seen how short the skirts they wear are?!" Yash just stared at his raging friend before breaking out laughing. He rolled around on the floor while Miroku watched, his temper rising every second. "What's so funny?"

Yash stopped laughing and whipped his eyes. " Kagome works there too ya know. I think if they want to have a job it's there own choice, why are you so concerned?" Miroku sighed defeated, to tell the truth he had no idea why the idea of his girlfriend working bothered him but he knew Sango wasn't telling him all of it.

"She works like 30 hours a week Yash, but the thing is I've never seen her spend any of this money." Miroku said as he studied the carpet.

"So maybe she's saving for something." Miroku shook his head sadly, he knew that there was much more to it than that because he had come to the same conclusion himself but when he approached Sango about it she would brush the question off or change the subject.

"Do you think it's alright for someone to keep secrets from the ones they love? I want Sango to trust me enough to feel she can come to me with a problem, but maybe I'm just being selfish." Yash watched as Miroku's shoulders sank more and more as he continued to talk. Feeling sympathy for his best friend Yash slug an arm over the other boy's shoulders, making look up in surprise.

"Miroku give her time. There are still things I don't know about Kagome but I trust her to tell me someday. It can get frustrating but if you love her trust her and stand by her." Yash smiled at how smart he sounded. Miroku started to laugh and Yash blushed. "Why are you laughing now???"

"You sound like you actually have a clue what you're talking about!" Miroku said between fits of laughter. He watched as Yash turned redder before sputtering incoherently. "But thanks, that kinda cheered me up."

"Anything to make you happy." Yash grumbled and folded his arms, making Miroku laugh even harder.

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Across town Sango and Kagome sat sipping hot chocolate during their break. The café was quiet with few customers, not the mad rush that usually seemed to congregate at the café on the weekends. The two girls were chatting happily about random occurrences that happened that day.

"Remember that guy that came in here earlier asking if we served Einstein bagels?" Kagome said laughing at the memory of the 18 year old guy who came in wearing baggy clothes and flip flops.

"Yeah and then he got all mad that we didn't have any! I mean this is a coffee house, not a bakery, what was he thinking?" Sango replied, swirling her drink around in the cup.

"By the way Sango did you tell Miroku you were working today?" Kagome asked, watching as her friend looked away and blushed.

"No I didn't." Sango said as she felt herself blush.

"Why?"

"Well.."

"Sango there's a call for you in back!" They're manager Terry, A medium built man with jet black hair and red bangs said as he exited the back office. Terry was usually seen in sunglasses so none of the employees were sure what color his eyes were.

"Thanx Terry!" Sango said as she rose to get the phone. "I'll be right back Kagome." She rushed toward the office as a feeling a sudden dread filled her chest. No one had a reason to call her, especially at work. She grabbed the phone from where it rested on the desk and almost dropped it due to the fact her hands were sweating.

"Hello?" She said hesitantly.

" Onee-chan! You need to come home right away!" Hearing her brother's voice sounding so desperate over the phone her heart almost froze in fear.

"What happened?!" She asked hysterically "Is dad alright!?"

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It was later that night. Yash and Miroku were sitting on the floor taking turns playing Dark Cloud 2 on their PS2 when suddenly there was desperate banging on the door.

"Yash! Miroku! Open up its important!" Hearing Kagome's voice Yash jumped up and yanked open the door, admitting a heavily panting Kagome, still in work clothes. Before either of the boys could talk she silenced them. "Sango went home, her fathers dying!"

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Sango walked swiftly into the hospital and attempted to suppress the shudder she felt. She had never liked hospitals, they smelled like death to her and the stark whiteness of the walls made her gag. She hurried to the information counter then proceeded to where the nurse said her father was being held.

She stopped outside the room, the door was open but all she could so was stare at the number with her fathers name on it. Get it together! She thought fiercely and clenched her fists before entering the room.

The first thing she saw was the boy sitting quietly by the bed, his head was down like he was praying but it snapped up upon hearing her footsteps. Chocolate brown eyes brimmed with tears as the boy launched himself at her. Sango caught him in an embrace and held him as he cried. Her eyes swept the room and fell on the bed. There lay her father, but he looked more like an extension of a machine, wires were connecting his body to a huge machine that sat beside the bed. Footsteps alerted her to the approach of another person. She turned to see an elderly man; he must have been a doctor for he wore the typical white lab coat.

"I presume you are the eldest child?" She nodded. "I am doctor Izuma; your father came to me for his weekly examinations before he collapsed."

"So how is my father doctor?" She swallowed the lump in her throat and waited in anticipation.

"He is very tired. As you know your father has a very acute type of verticalibe serisus( AN:Ok I made this up, so don't look it up!). It can be cured but the operation is very risky as well as expensive. I understand your family situation but there isn't very much we can do to help you beyond what has already been done." Sango nodded numbly, she knew it would come to this, but they didn't have the money for the operation and pride would not let them take offered money.

" So then.."

" Yes, if the operation does not happen within 1 week your father will die."

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dum dum dum.. (dramatic music) Ok the series has spun off to Sango and Miroku for the moment but it was about time right? Anyway see what happens next time and always please review! Also try and remind me to update on time!