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Flashback
(the rest you know by now)

A/N: This is a very short chapter, but I just wanted to get it up before I went riding. Enjoy and I'll post another chapter tommorow, I PROMISE!!

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CHAPTER 21
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"It was five years ago...." began Sango.



Sango had met ayoung preist when she was looking for work. They had run into eachother when she had come into a bar for a drink. He had been ditting next to her and his lecherous hand had "accidentaly" slipped onto her hindquarters. She had slapped him and left.

They had met eachother again in the same day though. Sango had come to offer work in a local household and the owners had agreed and hired her. She had one the laundry and was taking each basket to it's counterpart room. When she came to the guest room, she nearly dropped the basket when she had found the young priest inside. He smiled at her and told her that the family had agreed to house him if he would bless them. He had then walked over to her, went down on one knee, and asked if she would bear his child. She had slapped him, second time that day, other cheek, and had stormed from the room.

After a month, he was still staying there and in this time an attraction had taken place. In fact, they had actually grown to be inseperable, walking around together all day, him helping with chores. They were fine until that one fateful night. Sango had been asked to bring clean sheets to the young mistresses room and upon arriving she found the mistress on the ground next to the priest, stalking him like prey. Sango had dropped the sheets and her eyes began to tear up. She turned and ran for all se was worth, never to return again. The last thing she heard was the priest calling after her, "SANGO!!!!!!"



"After that I came to work here and I love spending my time with you."

"What was his name?" asked Kagome soflty

"It was Miroku....." replied Sango, staring past kagome,remembering her times witht the man she bagan to love.

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Kagome sighed, it had been nearly a half an hour since she had spoken with Sango. Sango was back up at the palace and Kagome sat in silence in the clearing, going over what Sango had said. That was, it was silent until Shippou and Inuyasha came rushing into the clearing. Figuring Shippou had been through enough, Kagome mindlessly caught Shippou in her arms mindlessly. Inuyasha stopped infront of her, "I thought you said you wouldn't help him!"

Kagome didn't answer, she just continued to stare into nothingness. Then she was snapped from her thoughts and her gaze shot up to look at Inuyasha.

"I've decided."

Inuyasha frowned in confusion, "Decided what?"

"I'm going to find Miroku."

"Who the hell is Miroku?"

"Don't say such words in front of Shippou," hissed Kagome, "Miroku is Sango's....ummm.......boyfriend?"

"What do you mean 'ummm....boyfriend'?"

"They were never really an item, but they really cared for eachother, and then Miroku did something nasty and broke Sango's heart. But Inuyasha! We just have to find him!" all of what she said came out in a rushed whine. She looked pleadingly up at Inuyasha. He sighed, "I'm guessing you want me to help?"

"Oh you will? Thank you Inuyasha!" she grinned brightly at him and his heart warmed. He would do anything to see that smile. He sighed again, "So, where do we start?"

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"So, I'm just going to tour around our lands, it won't take very long! I'm going to take Inuyasha along as well, I'm sure I'll be safe." Kagome said happily to her parents in the throne room. They looked at her warily, unsure of what to think of this.

"Why the sudden interest in the land, kagome?" asked her father skeptically.

"Well, if I'm going to be queen someday, don't you think I should at least know what the names of all the towns are?"

"I suppose....."

"I'll be traveling by carriage, with Inuyasha at my side, what could possibly go wrong?"

"Well, first of all Naraku is still after you."

"That's why I'm taking Inuyasha. He'll protect me, won't you Inuyasha."

Inuyasha nodded obediently, a huge fake smile on his face. He didn't like to smile all the time. After a bit of whispering between the King and Queen, they reached a decision. The King turned to Kagome, "Very well kagome, you may go."

Kagome couldn't hold in her joy. Now she could look in every villiage for this miroku guy and Sango would finally be comepletely happy. The Queen stood up from her throne and walked over to Kagome, "May I speak to you alone for a moment Kagome dear?"

Kagome followed her off to the side of the room, far enough for ears to not hear what they spoke of, at least human ears couldn't hear.

"When your on this 'trip' with Inuyasha, I don't want you doing any "funny" business, okay? You know it isn't right unless your married."

Kagome blushed and said embarissingly through her teeth, "Mother...."

"Promise me Kagome."

"I promise."

"Okay then, I trust you."

They then returned to where Inuyahsa and the King stood. Kagome saw the remains of a blush on his cheeks and remembered about his excellent hearing. She blushed deeply, *He must have heard everything!* She kept her gaze down at the ground to hide her blush, but when she felt that it was gone, she trned to look at her father. I was hoping to leave tommorow mornig, is that okay?"

"that is fine, I'll have your clothes packed and a carriage arranged for you. Also, I'll send you with some money." answered her father. Kagome nodded and headed up to her room, it was already sunset and tommorow was going to be the first day of her adventure.

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