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Twenty-seven Days

Chapter 7

The morning was disrupted by Miroku's moan as Sango slammed a rock into his temple. He rubbed the soon-to-be bruise tenderly, but couldn't hide his grin.

"Miroku." Shippou shook his head.

The new comer jumped to his feet and yawned. He looked down at Miroku and, with a smirk, said, "Not very bright are we?"

"Perhaps not, to think such a beautiful woman would be interested in me." His grin expanded.

"Might as well quit while you're ahead." Inuyasha muttered, as he joined the group. Kagome was staring at him again. "What is it now!"

"Just glad to see you back to your normal self, that's all." Her voice was abnormally high-pitched and way too cheery.

"Hmm ... I suppose I should be on my way then." Kalypso said as he gathered what little he carried.

"Kalypso, where do you think you are going to go to next?" Shippou piped.

"Wherever the wind takes me. The world is mine for the taking, and yours too if you put your mind to it, kit."

"Why don---" Kagome began, but Inuyasha drug her to the side. "What?"

"You are seriously going to see if he wants to come with us?!?!?" he growled.

"Why not? He seems just fine to me."

"There is something about him that I don't like. He is hiding something from us, something foul." Sango joined them; she had sensed this since their first meeting.

"See! Even Sango agrees with me!!"

"Well, I don't care what either of you think about him! He has nowhere else to go and it is mean to leave him alone!!" with that she stormed back to the rest of the group and, loudly, exclaimed, "Why don't you join us, Kalypso?"

"I would be honored to, Lady Kagome."

Inuyasha was fuming. Ringhali leaned toward Miroku and whispered, "What was that all about?"

"I don't know, but I am glad I'm not involved."



As they traveled, Kalypso talked nonstop to Kagome, but she wasn't paying attention and kept repeating 'yeah' or 'uh-huh'. She was too worried about the dream she had had.

Would Inuyasha really choose to be a full demon? After all, isn't that why he is helping us search for the shards?

"Do you agree?" Kalypso rambled.

"Yeah." But if that's true then why does he care about me or any of the others? I just don't know.

"Wait! Something isn't right here" Inuyasha was crouching with his nose in the dirt, trying to sniff out what gave him the ominous feeling.

"I don't see anything." Ringhali said.

"Well, as long as we are stopped why not sleep here. It seems just fine to me, too." Kagome said in the same fake-cheer voice she had used that morning.

"What's with your voice?" Inuyasha asked.

She hesitated. "I'm happy that's all."

After everyone had eaten and most were asleep, Sango sat beside Kagome and asked, "What is bothering you?"

"Nothing" she tried to smile, but it was forced and shallow.

"Are you sure?"

She sighed. "No, I have been having this dream every night about."

"About" Sango prompted.

"About Inuyasha." She looked at him resting peacefully. "About what might happen when we finish collecting the Shikon shards."

"Why has this bothered you so? I mean finding the remainder of the shards would be a great thing. Miroku will be safe, and your life will go back to normal." Suddenly she realized something, "unless-do you not want your life to go back?"

She shook her head slowly. "No-well yeah-sorta- in a way. I want Miroku to be OK and everything, but I'm worried about what is going to happen to the jewel and Inuyasha."

Sango nodded.

"What if he does decide to take the jewel and become full-youkai? What if in the process he forgets us and...and kills us." The last part came out as a whisper.

"He won't forget you, that's for sure."

"Huh?"

"Don't you see it? He risks everything for you. He fights better with you, his temper is even better." Sango smiled. "He cares about you, even if he doesn't show it."

"Really think so?" her eyes sparkled. "Thanks."

A.N. Well yeah that was sorta fluffy, but ya gotta have it every now and then. R&R Plz! :-)