'I...I kissed her...?' Inuyasha asked himself, surprised. He blinked, and looked at Sango. 'Why...?' He moved away from her, moving back until his back was against the wall. The confused hanyou swallowed nervously as he continued to look at her. He couldn't answer his own question. He wasn't sure why he had kissed her. At the moment, he was sure of only one thing...he wanted her to live.

'Inuyasha...please don't hate me.'

"Sango, you baka...how could I hate you?" He whispered as Sango's words flashed in his mind, "I could never..." Without thinking, he leaned forward slightly and reached out a hand. But he quickly drew his hand back and leaned back again, shaking his head slightly. 'Snap out of it! She'll be fine. Kaede-baba said so. Kagome and the others will be back soon with that herb and everything will be fine.' He told himself. Shutting his eyes, he stuffed his arms into the sleeves of his haori and sighed, before forcing himself to get a little sleep.

Slowly, sounds began to become audible to the sleeping hanyou. Scurrying of feet, and murmurings of voices were the only things he heard right away. But slowly, the voices became clearer.

"So, are you okay now?" Shippou asked, sounding worried, yet slightly relieved.

"Hai...I'm just..." Sango started quietly.

"You're just...what?" Kagome asked, once Sango didn't finish.

"Just sore. My body aches all over...I feel like I fought against some giant demon and lost..." The taijiya replied.

"In a way...you did, Sango-chan." Kagome said, though anyone could tell she was glad that her friend was all right.

Then, Miroku spoke up, "Sango, I could give you a massage to help ease your pain, if you'd like."

"I don't think so, Houshi-sama." Sango said.

And that's when Inuyasha let the others know he was awake, "Keep your hands away from her you perverted houshi!" He growled, as opened his eyes and sent a warning glace to Miroku.

Miroku laughed slightly and held his hands up in a defensive gesture, "Of course, Inuyasha."

Satisfied, Inuyasha looked away from the monk, and looked at Sango.

"Sleep well, Inuyasha?" The slayer asked, with a slight smile.

The hanyou looked to the side, trying to keep the blush from rising to his face as he remembered kissing her, "Yeah, sure...Could ask you the same thing." He muttered. He then looked at Kagome, "So, you guys are finally back? Is Sango going to be okay now? And how long have you been back?"

Kagome nodded slightly, "Hai, Sango-chan will be just fine now. We've been back for a few hours now. Sango-chan just woke up a little bit ago. But we didn't want to wake you." The schoolgirl turned back to Sango, "But we were scared there for a while. When we found you with Inuyasha, you looked so...you looked...We weren't sure what to think." She said, unable to bring herself to say that they thought Sango looked dead.

Sango smiled, "I probably looked terrible, ne, Kagome-chan?" The taijiya laughed a bit, "I know what Naraku's poisons can do to someone...But, you didn't need to worry." She paused, and looked to Inuyasha before continuing, "I'm too stubborn to let Naraku kill me."

Inuyasha nearly choked as he stared, wide-eyed, at Sango, "N-n...nani?!"

The slayer smiled innocently, before shaking her head slightly, "Just something I've heard people say about me."

"Inuyasha, what's the matter with you?" Kagome asked curiously, looking at the hanyou.

"N-nothing!" Inuyasha stammered, standing up, "I need...some air." He turned, hurrying towards the door. Unfortunately, he hurried a little too quickly, and he ended up running into the wall. The hanyou staggered back, tripped over Shippou, and fell down again. Looking over to the others he gave a nervous laugh, before jumping up and running outside before anyone could say anything.

The moment he was outside, the others laughed, "Seriously, what is wrong with him?" Kagome asked, trying, unsuccessfully, to stop laughing.

Shippou shook his head and rolled onto his back, holding his sides, "I-I don't know!" He laughed, "I knew Inuyasha would loose it one day!"

"Or maybe he's just found something..." Miroku stated quietly, glancing to Sango. But Kagome and Shippou were to busy laughing to hear.

However, Sango heard him, and she saw the look he gave her, "Ano...what do you mean, Houshi-sama?" She whispered, leaning closer to the monk so only he could hear her.

"I think you know exactly what I mean, Sango." He replied. Then, he motioned towards the door, "You should talk to him. I think he deserves that."

The taijiya blushed slightly but nodded, "Houshi-sama...thank you." Then, turning to Kagome and Shippou, whose laughter was just now dying down, she said, "I think I'll go make sure Inuyasha's all right."

The young miko wiped away a few tears, caused by her laughing, and nodded, "Okay, Sango-chan. Do you need help getting outside?"

"I think I can manage on my own. But thanks anyway, Kagome-chan." Sango said. And with that, she stood up slowly, and walked shakily to the door.

AN: Sorry about taking so long on this chapter, had a case of writers-block. But, hope you enjoy it - This story's wrapping up, so expected 1-2 more chapters before it ends. But, be sure to read the sequel I have planned! As of now, it's untitled. Hopefully I'll have a title by the time this story is finished. Ja!

'Nani' = 'What?'