::Scarlet Reflection::

By: Virgin Rin (Hime-Chan00.... Or what not.....lol)

Story So far: Sango's held up at Miroku's cave healing from her monkey youkai encounter and no one but Kagome and Inu Yasha know where she is. Inu Yasha finally gets Kagome out of her shy nature to share a moment; only the moment turns brief when Kagome's father comes in to catch the two! This spells much trouble!

Rated: R for lime-ish events

Couples: Inu/Kag and Mir/San

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Chapter 4;

Goodbye to you

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Kagome looked from her enraged father to her protective hanyou, "KAGOME! What are you doing here, with......This beast!?" he father took out his large mace and went into stance.

"Dad I--"

"Enough!" her father ran at Inu Yasha bringing the mace down at him, Inu Yasha dodged and looked to Kagome's frightened face, this was bad, her father was the village leader, along with Lady Kaede. Kagome ran to her father grabbing the mace at the handle,

"STOP IT!!! DAD! STOP!!!" she put all her weight into it, her father paused giving his daughter a hard look.

"How dare you protect him......" he narrowed his eyes then a sad expression filled his face, "This monster could kill you and you side with him over your own flesh and blood?" Kagome looked hurt but she still held on.

"Father Inu Yasha wouldn't hurt me, or anyone, please, stop this!"

"I'm so......disappointed in you Kagome......" he closed his eyes then wrenched his daughter's hand away throwing her to the ground, Kagome yelped hitting the ground hard. Inu Yasha growled grabbing Kagome's father's neck, his eyes bleeding red as he held him there.

"How DARE you hurt her?!" Inu Yasha growled low, Kagome gasped and got up holding Inu Yasha's wrist,

"Inu......Please let him go, he didn't mean it!" she begged letting go of his wrist and hugged him from behind, "He's my father Inu, he wouldn't hurt me intentionally......" she let tears from her eyes finally fall. Inu Yasha immediately dropped her Father and turned hugging her.

'Shhhh......Don't cry......Please don't cry!' he stroked her hair and calmed her slowly, kissing her forehead and temples, Kagome sighed finally calming and wrapped her arms around him. Kagome lifted her head from his shoulder and found her father bringing down his mace; it cracked over Inu Yasha's head making him pass out blood flowed slowly down his head soaking into his white hair.

"INU YASHA!!!! DAD NO!!!!!!!" she cried holding Inu Yasha to her, "Baby, wake up, Inu?" she shook him a little; she was then yanked up and pulled from the cave. "Inu Yasha!! INU YASHA!!!!!!!!!!" she cried out trying to pull away from her father,

"Stop it Kagome!"

"NO!!! INU YASHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed, it echoed throughout the forest but was drowned out instantly when the thunder roared, a big storm was coming and everything was crashing down.

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Miroku looked out at the storm while Sango dried her hair from bathing in the hot spring near his cave, the only thing left of her wound was a small scar at her side. "It's going to be a big storm."

"I should probably leave then......" Sango said quietly, Miroku smiled sadly and walked over,

"I would like it Sango if you visited me......"

"I......I will...... I'm still kinda amazed that it only took a few hours to heal me......" she smiled shyly, "Thank you for taking care of me, you're really something with those herbs of yours......" she twiddled her fingers, "Everyone's probably really worried......I should go......" she grabbed her boomerang and then froze when Miroku placed a hand on her shoulder.

"I'll walk you there......" he chuckled, she nodded and blushed slightly as the two made there way back.

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Kagome was thrown in her room, "Just stay in there, I'm so angry with you! I can't bear to look at you! You left to be off with that demon when your sister was out and probably dead! Do you even care?! Your sister could be being ripped into little pieces and screaming in pain, and it would be YOUR fault!" he yelled, Souta gasped from down the hall and her father sighed going to go comfort Souta who was probably scared to death for his sister's welfare.

Kagome sat down on her bed, looking out into the storm that was slowly engulfing their village, she tried to open the shoji and found herself locked in, "H-hey! Let me out! DAD!!" she growled, she could always break it, but her dad would get her for that. She grabbed her sleeping futon and arranged it to her liking, she was grabbing something to stuff her bed with when she heard her father's outraged yell.

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Sango walked with Miroku out into the grove that was just before her village, she turned and shyly smiled at Miroku, "I really can't thank you enough..." she looked down and twiddled her fingers. Miroku took her hands and kissed her on the knuckles, Sango blushed furiously and blinked, her heart rate going wild, "Mi-Miroku!" she gasped. Miroku brought his head up and kissed her on the lips, Sango gasped and then leaned into him, 'Shoot, if Kagome can have a demon boyfriend, why can't I?' she sighed and smiled.

"SANGO!"

"Nee-Chan!"

Sango froze looking to her father and Souta, "That's why......" she whispered aloud regretting everything with the look on her father's face. Souta's eyes were as wide as saucers; her father clenched his fists,

"Not you too." He gritted his teeth, here she was, his last taint- free daughter, standing in the rain kissing a Kitzune. What was the world coming to? "Sango go home......"

"But-"

"GO HOME SANGO NOW!" he yelled, Sango gave one last look back at Miroku and ran off,

"I'm so sorry Miroku......" she put her head down.

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Kagome heard Sango run in unlocking the door and shutting it behind her. She turned to her sister and found tears in her eyes, "Sango?" Kagome had those same tears in her eyes; Sango nodded and ran over to her sister hugging her. Kagome and Sango held each other crying,

"Oh god Kagome it hurts so bad!" Sango nearly bawled, Kagome sniffled,

"Miroku and you?"

"Yes, Dad, h-he saw us......!" she whined. Kagome gave a humorless laugh,

"Well at least he didn't catch you sucking face, like he did me......" Sango stopped crying,

"You were sucking face with Inu Yasha?"

"Yeah......"

"Then I guess were even......" she pulled back and smiled at her sister. Kagome blinked and then laughed,

"Sango, why are we laughing, this is such a horrible moment right now......!"

"I don't know......I think we laugh when we're really sad......" Sango wiped her eyes,

"God we're weird......" Kagome rubbed her eyes. Sango and Kagome took in a deep breath letting it air out shakily; they both looked down and stayed in silence.

"I'm not giving up on him......" Sango said at last,

"Me neither......" Kagome gave a small smirk, the girls then set out planning.

(Whoa-oh girls on a mission......Nothing can stop them!)

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Miroku turned after Sango's father's warning, "I'm not giving up on her no matter what you say......" he said before walking off,

"You better if you know what's good for you......" he muttered back.

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The next morning Sango and Kagome awoke and found their door unlocked, Sango and Kagome blinked walking out and seeing their father in the dining room, "Sango, Kagome, I'm going to over look what happened last night, and I trust you do not make that mistake again......" he said calmly taking a sip of his tea. Kagome and Sango sweat dropped,

"What the?" Kagome questioned, Sango covered her mouth,

"Gee! Thanks dad! We promise bye bye!" Sango dragged her sister out.

"Sango you know something has to be up! He wouldn't do that unless--"

"Oh what, you find it better to be locked in our room all day?!" Sango growled, "I'm going to talk to Miroku, you go see Inu Yasha, were going to work this out......" she uncovered her sister's mouth and then ran off with Kirara.

"O-okay?" Kagome blinked, and looked down at herself, she was still wearing her new Haori, "Better wash up, I don't want him to see me dirty......He might comment on my smell again!" she giggled to herself, she knew her father had done something, but, she just felt so giddy to be out, she could at least see Inu Yasha then.

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Inu Yasha sat at the edge of his forest tense, angry, everything screamed predatory, god he was frustrated, the simplest things made him want to rip something up. Inu Yasha growled and then touched his bruised and cut dog-ear, his eyes were scarlet once again, something was moving fast through the bushes like running, and it was a girl! Kagome!

She ran and broke through the bushes, swearing, something was after her. Inu Yasha growled and waited till his prey appeared.

'Gees I take a simple bath and now I'm running from a snake youkai, my GOD, can anything else go wrong?!' she mentally screamed to herself catching a rock. "AH!" she fell back and turned around preparing a surprise purification blast, when she saw the huge snake go to lunge, but broke into three pieces before happening. "Inu Yasha?!" Kagome turned hearing someone land behind her, he smirked and stood there, gloating his victory for a bit. "Daijobu?" she asked, looking shameful at the thought of him being mad at her for her father's attack on him. Inu Yasha watched her face, he blinked and his eyes went gold, just being around her was bringing his old self back.

"Aa." He smiled walking over to her, he reached out and then hissed in pain when an inch from touching her, a barrier had activated. "What the HELL is that Kagome?!" he growled, Kagome looked shocked.

"My father, h-he did this! I......I can't touch you......" she covered her mouth, sadness overwhelming her and causing tears to brim. "Oh Inu Yasha I'm so sorry......" she cried, that's why he had been so damn calm about her going out. She fell to her knees and Inu Yasha fell to his knees to try and comfort her avoiding contact.

"I-it only hurts me right, only me? So you don't feel any pain right?" his eyes were hopeful,

"I-I don't feel pain when you touch me......" she sniffed, Inu Yasha smiled and a relieved expression passed over his handsome features. "Gomen......" she sighed sadly wiping her eyes, Inu Yasha looked down to her and grabbed her hugging her fiercely against him. The barrier crackled sending purification spells into Inu Yasha burning his flesh and stingy him badly, but he simply smiled weakly and held her. "Inu Yasha!" she tried to pull away, he winced and then opened one eye smirking,

"Keh, you're going to need more then a spell to take you away from me......" he leaned down and kissed her lips, Kagome kissed him back with everything possible and let tears slide down her cheeks, he would fight a purification barrier that would of sent any other demon scurrying, all for the chance to hold her. She smiled but then felt something click in her, Inu Yasha was sent flying back from a shock the barrier sent.

"INU YASHA!"

"Okay, maybe I need......one minute......" he held up one finger as a sign to wait from his fallen position, he winced getting up and clenching his fists. "Oi! I didn't know it blew up on you!" Kagome just stared at him like deer caught in the headlights. He looked behind himself and found no one, "What?" he looked back at her blinking; she pointed,

"Y-you're human......" she blinked, Inu Yasha grabbed a lock of his hair to find it black,

"God damn son-of-a-bitch!" he cursed, Kagome walked over,

"Are you mad at me?" she asked, Inu Yasha winced before taking her hands in his; waiting for the intense pain to flood him, but it never came. "Inu Yasha! This spell, it must only guard against demons!" she smiled,

"Yeah but it purified me too......" he looked down.

"But isn't this great!?" Kagome jumped up, Inu Yasha blinked,

"Why?"

"What do you mean why, we can touch each other we can be around each other!" she smiled sweetly, Inu Yasha seemed to ignore that for a moment looking at his loss of claws, "Doesn't that matter to you?"

"Huh?" he blinked looking down at her. She narrowed her eyes,

"Well FINE then, be that way, I see how you are, you just want me for your dirty reasons! You don't care about me at all when you're like this do you? Well you see if I go crying all night over you ever again!" she huffed walking off, using a lure to get him to react. Inu Yasha waited till everything clicked, his senses finally used to, he then comprehended what Kagome had said.

"OI!" he reached out and grabbed Kagome, honestly thinking she was upset he spun her around and fastened his mouth on hers, "I care about you more then you possibly know......" he smirked deviously, "And I'd bet all the money in the world you'd enjoy all my dirty reasons......" Kagome giggled, he shook his head and looked down, "You tricked me......" he chuckled and then looked up at her. Kagome smiled sweetly and leaned up kissing him softly, he sighed and took the hair at the nape of her neck and gripped it with both hands tilting her head gently to deepen the kiss.

"Mph......" Kagome mumbled not able to talk through Inu Yasha's kiss,

"Mfmph......?" he replied, then slid his tongue across hers she eeped and jumped back,

"Hey I'm trying to tell you something! Now that your human, my dad won't suspect you and neither will the village! They won't recognize you! You can come, meet my father......and you.....Gomen......" she looked down at Inu Yasha's soured face at the reminder of her father.

"Keep going......" he sighed and stroked her cheeks with the tips of his fingers,

"Well, I want you......to be around me a lot more, see my home, my room......" she paused glaring at the wicked smiled Inu Yasha gave her at her last comment, "BASICALLY I want my dad to get to know what a great guy you are before I show him that you're the demon Inu Yasha......but that's until I can get this damn spell off of me......And plus I don't want to leave you alone in the forest as a human......You might get hurt!" she pouted and hugged his chest tightly burying her face in his neck.

"Oi! I can defend myself better then you!" He scoffed,

"But, don't you want to see my room?" Kagome smiled innocently before she winked wickedly at him, he blushed and gulped, "Well......?" Kagome giggled at his adorable blush and kissed his cheek.

"I guess......" he sighed snuggling closer to her,

"Then let's go!" she hopped up, Inu Yasha blinked,

"Now?"

"Yeah! I want you to see my house! And my brothers!" she laughed.

"And your room?" he smirked, she giggled and nodded, he rolled his eyes and then chuckled standing up and following the ecstatic girl. But neither of the two seemed to notice the jewel lying on the ground near Inu Yasha's landing, it glowed brightly, then cracked.

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Sango walked into the forest that led to the mountains, the air was getting harder to breath she slowly closed her eyes, then they snapped open, "Gas!" she hopped back putting on her mask, it didn't work much, it seemed to seep through her eyes as well. "MIROKU!!!" she coughed deciding to run into the forest knowing that he definitely couldn't have gone far through this. Soon she found a form hunched over, it was Miroku, "MIROKU!!!" she coughed taking off her mask, this gas was meant for demons, it must have took quite a toll on him, she lifted him up to find him unconscious. Sango pulled him up as hard as she could but barely inched him, she took off her mask and kissed him full on the lips, Miroku stirred and she instantly stiffened feeling his hand on her backside. "I'd knock you back out if I didn't need you awake so bad right now......" she narrowed her eyes at his smirk, helping him get up she quickly made her way out of the forest with him. Miroku coughed and then took in a deep breath of fresh air, "What happened?" Sango asked taking off her mask.

"Your father came into my forest after me and set up gas bombs, I was coming through the forest and the instant I stepped to the point of heading towards the village I was caught in the smoke, lucky you came though I could have suffocated......" he smiled gently. Sango bit her lip and pouted,

"I'm so sorry about him......" she put her head down, Miroku walked over holding her,

"It's okay......I'm just glad to see you......" he muttered into her hair, she sighed wrapping her arms around him slowly. "Let's run away together Sango......"

"NANI!?" Sango jumped up pushing him away,

"Let's run away together......" he smiled, "Come on it'd be fun! I'm tired of this village! Don't you want to see new places......Oh come on!" he looked like a school boy with how excited he was.

"Ano......I don't really know Miroku......With my dad and brothers what will they think?" she blushed pushing her fingers together, Miroku smirked then and pulled out a bottle,

"Well, you see I was coming back to the village to ask you to run away with me, and I kinda made something just incase for that......"

"What is it?"

"It's a clone of you, it'll walk around and talk to people giving the same answers you yourself would!"

"WHAT?! How did you do that?!"

"Well, I kinda got a piece of your hair and then put a spell......"

"YOU TOOK MY HAIR?!"

"......Yes..." Miroku looked surprised at her angry expression, "I thought you'd be happy......"

"I am happy Miroku! But, when did you get the hair? That one time I let you play with it?"

"No......Before that......The first day you met me really......" he blinked shyly.

"Why?"

"Well, in all honesty Sango......" he blushed, "I liked you......and......wanted to see......if, you know since I'm a guy and you're a girl......"

"......Yes...?" Sango pressed.

"That'd you would be my mate......" he muttered, Sango froze and blinked wildly, her cheeks were bright red. Miroku looked up, "You don't want me do you...?" he asked sadly, his furry orange ears drooping. Sango paused and then looked up at him,

"I......want you......" she smiled happy tears filling her eyes. Miroku titled her head to the side and gently claimed her, Sango held him close and endured the slight pain, for the lifetime of happiness she was going to experience with him. "I love you Miroku......"

"I love you too......" he smiled letting his hand rest on her back,

"If that hand goes any lower you will regret it though......I'll give a new meaning to the phrase 'Love hurts'......." She smiled at his chuckle.

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Kagome paused letting go of Inu Yasha's hand, "What is it?" he asked turning around to check behind them, Kagome's eyes darted behind her and she muttered under her breath. "What?" Inu Yasha blinked whispering,

"GET DOWN!" Kagome jumped on Inu Yasha as an arrow whisked over the two, Inu Yasha turned and his throat went dry,

"K-K-Kikyo......" she stood there, bow drawn and in Miko's garb, Kagome's eyes went wide in shock.

"Kikyo-san......"

"Inu Yasha......" Kikyo looked hurt at him then evilly glared at Kagome, "I found her......" she drew another bow, and Kagome glared. Inu Yasha stood in front of Kagome, "You even became human for her I see......" she clenched the arrow hard and then relaxed her hand.

"Kikyo! I don't know how you came back but......"

"It was my soul that bound that curse to you, once it was broken my soul was set free, and now, I see the truth, you never cared about me, you were with this wench......" she growled.

"KIKYO! It has been 50 years since your death!" Inu Yasha held his hands out, "I-I've had that curse for 50 years, and......I met Kagome just a little while ago......There was no girl when you were alive Kikyo!" he narrowed his eyes. "Don't you dare hurt her......" he clenched his fists then relaxed them.

Kagome pushed him out of the way, "Lady Kikyo believe him! I am Kagome; I'm a Miko as well! He told me about what happened to you lady Kikyo! And your wrong Kikyo! He does love you! Just-not the way you wanted him to love you!" she smiled sadly, "Don't you see you cursed him for the wrong reasons?"

"I gave up everything for him!" Kikyo yelled out, "I died hating the fact he didn't love me......" she paused pulling back her arrow, "He said he couldn't love me...... So now, he can't love you......" she let the arrow go and Kagome gasped, Inu Yasha moved to pushed her out of the way, but all that was unnecessary because a large bone boomerang connected with the arrow right before it hit Kagome.

"No one's killing MY sister for any reasons today......" Sango stood in uniform, Miroku at her side; he took stance and smirked.

"A demon exterminator......with a kitzune......?" Kikyo looked baffled then she regained her calm look and narrowed her eyes at the two. Sango tossed Kagome her back up sword; Kagome took a fighting stance while Inu Yasha watched Kikyo's movements. Kikyo took out the Shikon jewel and held it in her palms, "I look at you all and see everything I wanted......You don't disserve it......" the jewel glowed in her palm, "I now will place a curse on you all, making sure you never know each other or see each other, ever again......Not even in 500 years......" The jewel's crack went into four separate pieces; the pieces flew out into each of the four embedding itself in their stomachs.

Sango screamed falling back into Miroku's arms as the jewel racked her body in painful shocks, Miroku grabbed Sango and felt the life draining from both him and her, "Sango, it's going to be alright......" he smiled weakly kissing her full on the lips lacing her fingers with hers, Sango cried out in pain,

"How can you say that?"

"Because, soul mates are forever......no matter how many lifetimes pass, I will come back to you...... Kikyo can't stop that......" he held her and their heart beats slowed finally coming to a stop.

Kagome and Inu Yasha hit the ground near one another, Inu Yasha's hair went white and eyes changed back to gold, he moved his hand over hers and squeezed it, using it to pull her close to him. Kagome's eyes filled with tears as he tucked her close to his body, "I love you......" he smiled and bit were her neck and shoulder joined, Kagome smiled at the claiming bite.

"I love you too......" she held his face close to her neck and curled around him, "Will I see you again......?" her eyes slowly began to close and her breath was slowly leaving her. Inu Yasha looked into her fading eyes,

"Keh, I told you before......it'll take more then a spell to keep you away from me......Mate." He closed his eyes and his breathing ceased, Kagome shut her eyes and let the darkness surround her.

"Inu Yasha......" she said on her last breath smiling, Kikyo stared at the lover's and closed her eyes, her body was slowly starting to fade, tears welled in her eyes and she let them slide down her cheeks.

"What have I done......?" she looked down at her hands and wept disappearing.

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"Nee-Chan!!!" Kohaku walked out into the clearing just before the village, "Nee-Chan!!!!!!!!" he called again, seeing to figures out into the clearing he blinked. "Souta! Come quick! I think I found them!!!" Kohaku ran into the clearing and grabbed Sango shaking her, "Nee-Chan?" he touched her cheeks, Souta ran over grabbing Kagome and gasping when he saw her with Inu Yasha, both weren't moving.

"Nee-Chan?! Kagome?! SANGO?!" Souta looked back and forth, Kohaku looked up to Souta with tears in his eyes, their eyes connected and tears slid down both their cheeks.

"They're......" Kohaku shook,

"Dead......" Souta sobbed falling to his knees and shaking, Kohaku stood and then tilted his head back his shoulder's shaking with held in sobs.

"NEE-CHANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" he cried out, Sango and Kagome's father walked through the forest hearing Kohaku's cry and there, in the clearing, he found his daughters.

"No......" his eyes watered, "My daughters......" he saw Inu Yasha and Miroku as well, "What......No......NO!!! SANGO!!! KAGOME!!!" he yelled out.

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Review, this is definitely not the end so don't kill me! X.X