"Inuyasha!"
"Mmm…go away…" The hanyou muttered, waving his hand dismissively.
"Inuyasha, get up!"
Grumbling, Inuyasha opened one eye, to find Miroku looking down at him. "Miroku! What the hell--"
Miroku clamped his hand over the hanyou's mouth, not giving him the chance to finish, "Shhhh! You don't want to wake her up, do you?"
Inuyasha blinked, then looked down. Sango was still asleep, and using his lap as a make-shift pillow. Looking back up to Miroku, he tried his best not to blush, "Well, you're the one who woke me up…Why did you, anyway? Just to tell me not to wake up Sango?"
Miroku sat down beside Inuyasha and shook his head, "Actually, I wanted to tell you that Kaede-sama said that it was unlikely that herbs would help Sango. Let's hope that Kagome-sama was about to find something."
Inuyasha silently nodded, then looked at Sango. "Yeah…Speaking of Kagome, do you know when she'll be back?"
"No." Miroku replied simply. Then, looking over to the hanyou and taijiya he added, "If you're so worried, why not go get her? I could stay with Sango."
"Keh! Like I'd leave her alone with you." Inuyasha replied, glaring at the monk. "And even if, and that's a BIG if…If I did leave, for some reason or another…I swear, if you even lay one finger on her, you'd regret it!!"
"Why, I would never think of doing such a thing Inuyasha." Miroku stated, with a nod as if that made it a fact.
Inuyasha continued to glare at him, "Yeah right…Just keep your distance!"
Miroku only sighed.
"Distance from what?" Shippou asked, jumping onto Inuyasha's head.
The hanyou scowled and picked Shippou up, tossing him a couple feet away, "None of your damn business!"
"Are you always that way with him, Inuyasha-san?"
Inuyasha looked down suddenly, to see Sango staring up at him. "Uh…no. But he can be annoying!" Then, as an afterthought, he added, "How long have you been awake?"
"Not long." The taijiya replied, sitting up. "Just long enough to see you throw Shippou."
"Don't let him fool you Sango!! He really IS like that all the time!" Shippou shouted, pointing accusingly at Inuyasha.
"Why you… GET BACK HERE!!" Inuyasha leapt up and began chasing the young kitsune.
"Ahhhh! Help me!!" Shippou cried, running as fast as he could.
Inuyasha reached out to grab him, "When I get my claws on you--"
"Osuwari!!"
"Ack!" Was all the startled hanyou was able to say before hitting the ground.
"Kagome!" Shippou called happily jumping into Kagome's arms.
"Hello again Shippou-chan." Kagome replied with a smile. Then looking over to Sango and Miroku, she added, "And hello to you too, Miroku-sama, Sango-chan."
"Arriving just in time, eh Kagome-sama?" Miroku questioned with a slight grin down at Inuyasha.
"It was Shippou's fault…" Inuyasha mumbled, sitting back up again.
"Kagome-san? Did you get what you were looking for?" Sango asked, looking at the young miko.
"Huh? Oh, right!" Kagome sat down across from the others, setting Shippou on her lap, "Well, there's nothing we can do that will cure it right away. The book I read said that either she'll regain her memory on her own after a few days. Or she might regain it if she's hit again…though I don't really want to try that one."
"So…we wait?" Inuyasha asked, sounding slightly disappointed.
Kagome nodded, "Unfortunately that's all we can do right now…"
The hanyou sighed, then stood up and walked into the surrounding forest.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome called after him. But he didn't answer.
"Let him have a few minutes alone, Kagome-sama. I think that's all he needs right now." Miroku said, looking from Inuyasha's disappearing form, to Kagome.
Kagome nodded slowly, "Okay…"
Sango stared off, after Inuyasha. After a few minutes, she stood up.
"Sango-chan? Where are you going?" Kagome asked, looking up to the taijiya.
"Inuyasha-san…" Was the only response Kagome received from Sango.
"Sango." Miroku said softly, as he stood up and took her arm, "As I told Kagome-sama, I think the best thing for Inuyasha is to give him some time alone."
"But I don't want to stay here and do nothing while he's upset." Sango replied, trying to shake Miroku off.
"He'll be fine, Sango." Miroku stated.
"But…no!! Let me go, Houshi-sama!" The taijiya yelled, pulling her arm away from Miroku. Then, without waiting for anyone to respond, she ran into the forest after Inuyasha.
Miroku blinked, watching as Sango left. Then, once she had disappeared from sight he stuttered, "S-she called me…Houshi-sama."
Kagome nodded, "Yeah…maybe she's starting to remember…" She said, recalling the fact that Sango hadn't really called Miroku by that name since the accident.
'Inuyasha should be glad to hear that.' Miroku mused mentally.
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I believe in you. I'll give up everything just to find you. I have to be with you; to live, to breath. You're taking over me.
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AN: Could it be? Dun, dun, dun!! Is Sango-chan remembering everything? Stay tuned to find out!
