Here is a little side story. I don't expect it to be long but it will be cute. So here goes chap one.

(I own nothing)

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Sango gathered the last of the firewood needed for the night. She had been more frequently venturing out on her own to find wood, mostly because she liked the time alone. The chore usually took no more than 15 minutes but Sango always pushed it to about 30. Mainly because she would stop and sit in any clearings that seemed to offer the promise of peace. It was Kirara and her and that was all that she needed. The long travels had taken their toll and any time alone was truly a treasure. An escape from the sad and hard reality of demons, battles, death and most of all…no she wouldn't start thinking about that. She was going to enjoy the last moments of her walk without thinking of Houshi-sama. Sango could hear the growing sounds of what was her new family and as she emerged from the trees Kagome greeted her.

"Hey Sango-chan." She said while she help lighten the load of wood. "Did you enjoy your walk?"

"Yes it was very peaceful." She responded.

"So you're back. And where's the lecher?" Inuyasha said

"What do you mean, I went alone." Sango answered

"So where did he go?" Inuyasha asked.

"If you must know, I was taking a bath." Miroku said.

Sango turned her gaze and looked at the Houshi. He was calmly walking towards them and it was apparent he wasn't lying about the bath. His hair was still damp and his face looked refreshed. He met his destination and stopped next to Sango. The closeness of him made Sango blush, luckily it was undetected.

"So now that everyone is here how about we settle in for the night?" Kagome said, "I'll start on dinner."

"We should have been eating already but it takes someone 30 minutes to get wood." Inuyasha said.

"Don't listen Sango, Inuyasha is just hungry…right Inuyasha." Kagome said

"Feh."

Kagome started to get the food ready as Inuyasha anxiously followed her every move. He was hoping that somehow it would make Kagome hurry, but it had the opposite effect. She had gotten fed up and after a 'sit' a silence fell on the group. Sango sat by a tree and watched the sun disappear behind the horizon, she hadn't noticed Miroku was sitting next to her until…

"Your not the only one who likes to take a break, you know." He had whispered it softly in her ear that it was hardly audible.

" I've noticed, you seem to wander off as well." Sango said

" When you travel as closely as we have it's good to get a way for a bit don't you think." He said.

"Right."

Sango still had her eyes fixed on the sun and it's last glints of light. It was perfect really, with Houshi-sama next to her. Of course she would never tell him that. It was a little crush that she had allowed to go on and with every passing second it turned into something more. She knew that unfortunately it was not going to work. The feelings were only hers, Houshi-sama saw her as a companion. Yet when he was sitting next to her she could feel that maybe he felt the same way.

"I see you're not in the talking mood." Miroku said lightheartedly.

" Sorry Houshi-sama, I .."

*SLAP*

She had slapped him once again. But Miroku knew he deserved it. He simply couldn't resist the temptation. 'Oh what am I thinking' he thought, ' I do it to stop these feelings.' He couldn't exactly pinpoint the moment when Sango had taken a place in his heart. It could have been anytime, when he saw her sleeping while he was on watch for demons, when she would sit alone, like now, and look at the sunset, or even when they had begun to talk. All he knew was that it was good she didn't feel the same way. It was good that with every caress and slap she distanced herself from him. It was good because in the long run Miroku knew that she was destined for something better than he could ever offer. He was a pervert and a thief and it was a role he was going to keep on acting as long as the curse was still in his hand.

"Hey you two, time to eat!" Shippou said in his usual hyper manner

Sango got up and walked away leaving behind Miroku who was dusting off his robes.

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Inuyasha had taken his usual place and was watching for any signs of trouble. Kagome was fast asleep, Shippou and Kirara were nestled together and Sango was sitting by the fire across from Miroku. She took out the tie from her hair and brushed it out with her fingers. Miroku watched her and took in every movement. 'It was a moment like this' he thought. Sango continued to comb her hair until she felt the eyes on her. She looked up to meet Houshi-sama's stare. They locked eyes for a moment until Miroku looked away. He had gotten caught and maybe even given himself away. In the second they had looked at each other they both felt a strange emotion overtaking them. It was enough to make them each wonder whether or not they were only friends or something more.

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Okay there you have it. Look for the next chapter, which will be out soon. I promise something more exciting will happen. And there will definitely be longer chapters too. Review if you like, I think that about does it for now until next time ~Laters