"But…who are you?"
A long moment of silence passed while Kagome, Miroku, Shippou, and Inuyasha just stared at Sango in disbelief. Finally Kagome spoke up, "Sango-chan…you…you don't know who we are?"
Sango looked at Kagome for a few seconds, then shook her head. She then looked at Inuyasha, "Ano…can you put me down now?" She asked, blushing slightly.
"Huh?" Inuyasha asked. He shook his head a little, remembering that he was, in fact, still holding her, "Oh, right…yeah…" He set her down, the crossed his arms and looked at Kagome and Miroku. "I think we should stay here for the night. Its not going to be very easy traveling with an exterminator who can't remember anything." Then, as if the matter was already decided, he jumped up into a nearby tree and leaned back against the trunk.
Kagome nodded slowly, then walked over to Sango and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder, "Sango-chan…try resting for the rest of the day. Maybe tomorrow your memory will come back, ne?"
Sango nodded a little, "Okay…but…can I ask you something?"
"Sure! Anything, Sango-chan." Kagome replied, smiling.
Sango glanced up at Inuyasha, then turned back to Kagome and asked, "What's an exterminator?"
*
The rest of the day was pretty much spent 'introducing' Sango to everyone. And luckily, there weren't any demon attacks.
After everyone else had gone to sleep, Inuyasha remained awake. He stole a glance down at Sango, who was sleeping beneath the tree he was in, then leaned back and closed his eyes. 'Sango…' Shaking his head, he hits his fist against the tree, 'Damn it! Why can't I stop thinking about her? Its not like she can't take care of herself. Well…er…the others are doing everything they can to help her regain her memory.' He crossed his arms, 'She's an exterminator, and she's been hit by hiraikotsu before. She'll be okay in the morning. So stop thinking about her!' He told himself. Nodding, he soon fell asleep.
*
Inuyasha woke up. He blinked in the early morning light, then looked around. Kagome, Miroku, Shippou, and Sango were all gone. "Ah, damn, why'd they leave me behind?" he asked, jumping down from the tree and landing softly on the ground below. He sniffed the air, "Now which way did they go?" It didn't take long for the hanyou to pick up their scent, and soon, he was running through the forest. 'How long was I sleeping? They shouldn't have gotten this far already.' He thought to himself.
Finally, he arrived in an open field and stopped, looking around. He could smell them close by. But he couldn't figure out where exactly they were. Right as he was about to leave, he heard something…
"Hiraikotsu!"
He barely had enough time to turn around before the large boomerang hit him, hard, knocking him to the ground. The hanyou coughed and sat up slowly, only to be pushed back down, this time by a human body. Opening his eyes, Inuyasha found himself staring up at Sango, her arm drew back with her katana in hand, ready to finish him off. "Sango?! What the hell are you doing?!"
"Kagome-chan said an exterminator was someone who killed demons. If I really am a taijiya, why would I be traveling with a half-breed like you?" Sango replied, her grip on his shoulder tightening.
Under normal circumstances he would've been able to push her off, but for some reason, he couldn't move, "Sango, you know me! You wouldn't kill me! Don't do this! If you do, you'll regret it once you regain your memory!"
Sango smirked, "I guess you'll never know whether or not that happens, will you? Demon, half demon, you're all the same!" With that, she brought her arm down, her katana following the same path that Kikyou's arrow had fifty years ago.
*
"Sango, no!!" Inuyasha yelled, falling out of the tree and nearly falling on top of Sango. The hanyou shook his head slightly and looked at the startled taijiya.
"W-what did I do?" Sango asked, confused as she looked at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha sat up quickly, instantly feeling his chest for any wounds. He let out a sigh of relief as he found none.
"Inuyasha…what's with all the noise?" Kagome asked sleepily, having been woken up by Inuyasha's yelling.
Once again, Inuyasha shook his head, "Nothing…nothing at all. A dream, it was a dream. I didn't mean to scare you two. Go back to sleep." With that said, he leaned back and closed his eyes, choosing to remain on the ground for the rest of the night.
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I lie awake and try so hard not to think of you. But who can decide what they dream? And dream I do.
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AN: How do you like it so far? As always, please review ^^ Ja ne!
