"There you are! Miroku-sama and I were worried about you!" Kagome said, running to meet Inuyasha and Sango, "We thought you two had been attacked or something."

Inuyasha just shook his head, "No. I just lost track of time."

"Lost track of time? On the night of the new moon?" Kagome asked, "How can you just loose track of time? You were gone all night. You could've--"

"Look, I know I should be more careful. Especially on that night. But we all mess up sometimes. I just lost track of time. Leave it at that." Inuyasha said, pushing past the young miko and jumping into a nearby tree.

Kagome watched him, a confused expression written across her face. "O…k…" She then turned to look at Sango, who seemed to be lost in her own world at the moment, "Sango-chan?"

No response from the taijiya.

"Sango-chan?" Kagome asked again, a little louder this time.

And this time, she heard. Sango looked up, blinking, "Huh?"

The miko walked closer to her friend and spoke so only they could hear, "What happened with you and Inuyasha last night? He seems…out of it…"

Sango bit her lip and looked towards the hanyou for a moment, 'I don't think it had anything to do with last night…I think it was what happened this morning…' The taijiya shook her head a bit, turning back to Kagome, "I don't…know? Nothing happened last night. He just talked to me. I ended up falling asleep, and…and he stayed with me."

"Are you sure?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha was definitely acting differently and she wanted to know why.

The taijiya nodded, "I'm sure, Kagome-chan."

Kagome nodded this time, "Okay then…I guess Inuyasha will be fine in a while. Maybe he just needs some sleep…Ano…Sango-chan? Are you feeling better?"

"Hai." Sango replied with a slight smile, "I'm okay…Well, as okay as I can get, I guess…But, Inuyasha really helped me. He listened to me…I guess that's all I needed…"

Kagome smiled hearing that, "That's great, Sango-chan! Now, if only Inuyasha would start acting normal…"

"I am normal!" Inuyasha shouted, from his place in the tree.

Both girls turned to look at the hanyou. His hearing really was good…Kagome coughed, "Sorry Inuyasha…" Then, turning back to Sango, she added, "So, we should go back to the campsite now. Miroku-sama and I left Shippou-chan with Kirara, but I don't want him to wake up and be scared since we're all gone. Besides, I'm sure the boys would like it if we could get breakfast cooked."

The taijiya turned from Inuyasha to Kagome, "Hai, I think we should go back too. For both of those reasons."

"Okay. Inuyasha! Miroku-sama! Me and Sango-chan are going to go back to Shippou-chan and Kirara and start cooking breakfast. Okay?" Kagome called over to the hanyou and monk.

"Keh!" Was Inuyasha's only response.

"I think what Inuyasha is trying to say is: that would be fine, Kagome-sama." Miroku replied, flashing a smile to the two girls.

And once Kagome and Sango had gone, the monk turned and looked up at Inuyasha, "Now that they're gone, would you mind explaining what happened last night?"

Inuyasha crossed his arms and remained where he was, "You were the one who told me to go talk to Sango. And that's what I did. We talked."

But Miroku wasn't convinced, "And a talk lasted all night? Hmm…Let me rephrase my question, Inuyasha. Would you tell me what really happened?"

The hanyou glared down at him, then jumped down from the tree and stood in front of him, "And just what is that supposed to mean? You were the one who told me I should talk to her! You were the one who said to comfort her!"

"And did you?" Miroku questioned.

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, "Did I what?"

"Comfort her." Miroku replied, with a serious look on his face.

"I…Mmm…Keh! What if I did?" Inuyasha stammered, turning his back to Miroku.

The monk sighed and shook his head slightly, "Inuyasha, whether you want to admit it or not, something happened. I don't know what that was. Kagome-sama doesn't know what it was. Only you and Sango know. And whatever happened, its gotten her back to herself, somewhat, and its gotten you…" He trailed off.

That hanyou glanced over his shoulder, his curiosity getting the better of him, "Its gotten me…what?"

Miroku was quiet for a moment, seemingly thinking about his answer, "Its gotten you upset."

"Up…set?" Inuyasha repeated the word slowly. He then turned to face Miroku once again, "Upset? I am not upset! Why would I be? I'm just…I'm just…Shit, I'm just…I don't know…" His shoulders slumped a bit as he leaned back against the tree he had been sitting in moments before. "Last night…Sango and I talked. We just talked. She fell asleep so I stayed with her. If you would've heard some of the things she said, you would've stayed too."

Miroku nodded slightly, "I'm sure I would've, Inuyasha. I'm sure I would've." He closed his eyes as a thoughtful expression crossed his face. "So, if that's all that happened, why are you acting like this?"

Golden eyes shifted up to look at Miroku, "Like what?"

"Edgy, depressed…annoying." The monk replied.

The hanyou scowled, "And what's that supposed to mean?"

"Exactly what I said." Miroku replied, "Your behavior is different."

"You'd be acting different if you were going through what I am…" Inuyasha mumbled, stuffing his arms into his sleeves and leaving the bewildered monk behind, as he walked back towards the campsite.

*Meanwhile, back at said campsite*

Shippou looked up to Kagome and Sango as they arrived back. He looked as though he was about to cry, "Kagome! Sango!" The small kitsune leapt into Kagome's arms and looked up at her face with wide, green eyes, "I didn't know where you were! I woke up and only Kirara was here. And you and Miroku and Sango and Inuyasha were all gone. And--"

"Shhh…calm down, Shippou-chan. Me and Miroku-sama went looking for Inuyasha and Sango-chan when they didn't come back last night. We didn't think you'd wake up so fast." Kagome said soothingly, trying to calm the kitsune down.

After a few minutes, Shippou was finally calmed down. He then looked around, noticing for the first time that Miroku and Inuyasha weren't there. "If you went and got Sango and Inuyasha, then where's Inuyasha? And Miroku?"

"Ano…" The young miko looked around, then looked to Sango, hoping the slayer had some sort of explanation. But Sango was just as confused. "I'm not sure, Shippou-chan. I guess they stayed behind…"

"Shippou?" Sango spoke up, "Why don't you go find Inuyasha and Houshi-sama, while me and Kagome-chan start cooking?"

Shippou looked at Sango, then looked to Kagome. Kagome nodded, so Shippou nodded as well, "Okay." With that, he jumped from Kagome's arms and ran in the direction of Inuyasha and Miroku.

Kagome then looked at Sango, "Sango-chan? We're friends, right?"

The taijiya nodded, "Of course we are, Kagome-chan."

"Then why won't you tell me what happened between you and Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.

"Between us?" Sango blinked, "Nothing happened between us. I mean…we talked. Then this morning we talked a bit more…And then we…And then we heard you and Houshi-sama calling." She turned and kneeled next to the fire that had long since died down, and began putting more sticks on it, hoping to restart it again, "That's all."

Kagome sighed. There was something Sango wasn't telling her, she knew it. But for now, she wouldn't press the matter. She kneeled next to Sango to help her with the fire. "Ok, Sango-chan. Lets just hope that Shippou-chan can find--"

"ITAI!!!"

"DROP IT!!"

And seconds later, Shippou ran back into the camp area. The young kitsune ran straight to Kagome and clutched onto her skirt. He looked up at the two women and pointed in the direction he had just come from, "Inuyasha hit me! I-I just asked him why he was gone all night and he hit me!"

"Inuyasha…" Kagome shook her head, and rubbed Shippou's back a little. "I'll go talk to him…"

But that's when Sango stood up, "Let me talk to him." And without waiting for Kagome's response, she jogged in Inuyasha's direction.

AN: A talk. Hmm…wonder how that will turn out ^-^ Oh, and by the way, 'itai' means 'ouch'. Just so you know. And I forgot to say this earlier but, thanks for all the reviews ^-^