Chapter 3: Together, alone

/Italics/: Thinking

Speaking

Miroku just looked down as Sango looked at the sad expression on his face she could he was admitting something and she couldn't quite figure out what he was getting at. "Sango... I... Never felt this way about you before. Even after all the women I've been around for some reason I never felt like this around you, before." Sango laid quiet listening to Miroku admit his feelings to her, and she wasn't quite sure he was telling the truth. She slowly looked at Miroku with a small smile. "You really mean it? What about those other-" He quietly leaned her back cutting her off, as he pressed his lips against her as she calmed down and embraced him with her arms around her knowing it was safe now to do what she wanted with Miroku, and this would remain a secret between them. Miroku pulled away looking on the wowed expression that was placed on her face. "I wouldn't do that to any girl. I really do love you and all this time I've been hiding it as much as you were. I tried to keep my feelings out of the way but I just couldn't..." Miroku's face began to hint of blush as Sango was blushing lightly herself and never heard Miroku talk about her like this before.

"So, you've loved me all this time? Even when you were always around those women?" Miroku just shook his head and placed his staff down and thought how he was going to get himself out of this. "She just had to ask those questions... Sango, of course just I was afraid what you thought of me." Miroku smiled as he held Sango close and she laid quietly in his arms enchanted by the monk and having a beaming smile on her face, still couldn't believe what he was actually saying was true. Sango felt proud, she wasn't like the other girls anymore she was more than that to Miroku, way more then she expected.

Kagome and Inuyasha sat there quietly as the wind grew gently pass them, as Inuyasha rested his head against his arm in boredom and was angry that he had gotten stuck with the little runt, Shippo, and he wanted to do a lot more talking with Kagome, but it all seemed odd having Shippo running around with them, though Kagome didn't mind.

"Inuyasha, don't you think they have been alittle long by now? I mean, if there was a demon it would have been dead by now right?" Inuyasha picked at the blades of grass throwing them in the air, and pulling at his white long strands of hair that blew in front of his face. Inuyasha looked at Kagome and nodded and smiled. "I think Miroku is the demon..." Kagome just smacked Inuyasha against the head hard she had completely understood what came out of Inuyasha's mouth. "Hey, what the hell was that for?!" Kagome just shook her head angered with him. "I knew what you meant when you said that!! Sango wouldn't allow that anyways!" Inuyasha snickered and muttered under his breath. "Well she allowed that monk to do more things then that.." Inuyasha smiled as Kagome just made fists and stood up with rage. "That's it Inuyasha, SIT!!!" He dropped harder into the ground lifting himself up and snapping at Kagome. "I didn't deserve that!!" Kagome shook her head as she pointed to Shippo. "Remember we have Shippo here!! So learn to keep your mouth shut!!"

Inuyasha smiled and walked away from Kagome his hair swaying in the wind with a smile, as Shippo ran delighted chasing a small butterfly, simply amused. "He's too dumb pick up on anything, Kagome.. and besides we can change that.." Kagome watched Inuyasha smile as he walked towards the small fox demon running after the small butterfly and Kagome with her hands angrily on his hips. "What is he up to now?" Kagome sat back and watched carefully as a huge shadow over drafted Shippo which caused the butterfly to disappear as he grabbed Shippo unexpectedly. "Inuyasha! You scared that butterfly away!" Inuyasha smirked as he dangled him by the tail.. "That isn't the only thing I'll scare away... "I was thinking Shippo.. how about we play a game?" Shippo turned and faced towards Inuyasha with a delighted smile that he knew he could get rid of Shippo, as Shippo just jumped around smiling at Inuyasha. "What kind of game?" Shippo asked as Inuyasha smiled fixing the strands of white hair. His smile grew into a grin. "It's called you run away while I have Kagome..."

Miroku held Sango close to him, and for her she was so scared of the village because she remembered the horror that brought chills up her spine, and it still haunted her. Miroku could see the tears streaming silently from her eyes as she tried not to whimper to worry Miroku. "I can't believe this was once my village.. everything is so vast and dead..." She gripped Miroku's robes tightly as he placed his hand on her back trying to comfort her as best as he could. "Sango, someday it will be alright." Miroku smiled and tried to think of something to cheer her up.. "Sango? I've been meaning to ask you something else.." Sango looked up in surprise as the monk looked the other direction. "Miroku what is it?" He began blushing as he held her hand. "Before anything happens to me.. will you bare my child?"

Inuyasha smiled as he shook his head from his mean thoughts. "It's called tag." Shippo, smiled grinning as he jumped around in excitement as Kagome observed Inuyasha's behavior. "Why would Inuyasha volunteer to play with Shippo..unless.." Kagome pondered as she continued watching Inuyasha and Shippo who seemed to get along fine.

"Alright I'll hide, you come find me got it?" Shippo nodded as he leaned against the tree as Inuyasha snapped. "No peeking got it!?" "Ya, ya I got it, piece of cake!" Shippo counted as Inuyasha went in the huge field of grass and placed his red Kimono over a small tree and placed small white flowers to fool little Shippo, into believing it was him. He cleaned his hands and brilliantly smiled. "That stupid runt is going to think that's me while I'll have some alone time with Kagome. I can never do anything with that runt around here! He's beginning to be a pain in my ass!"

Sango could only blush and her head dropped and began to sweat drop. "Why did he have to ask me that right now?! Umm.. I.. well.." Miroku watched her blush as she tried thinking of what to do as Miroku sat there smiling because of the look on her face. "If she doesn't say yes now, it will happen sooner or later." Miroku smiled as she continued stammering and stuttering as he got up with his staff and smiled. "Sango, you think about that I'll be back in a second.." Miroku headed outside as Sango thought about her idea and ran straight outside where Miroku stood. "Hey Miroku.. I..!!" Miroku blushed as Sango shook her head and turned the other way. " That was more than I ever planned of seeing him...Next time warn me when your going to do that!!" Miroku blushed and stood behind the bush and snapped at her. "While when I need to, I need to!!" Sango continued to blush as she had gotten a clear shot of him that boggled her mind as she headed back inside again as Miroku took his time. Sango sat there with her head down and blushing. "Why didn't I look away any faster!? What's amatter with me?"

Sango appeared back outside and placed her head down at Miroku sadly as he finished tying up his robes. "What's amatter, Sango?" She grabbed his hand and looked at him sadly. "Miroku.. you wouldn't mind if I rather be by myself would you? I mean nothing personal just it use to be my village, and I need to think some things through right now. You wouldn't mind would you?" Miroku seemed surprised and gratefully nodded. "Of course, are you sure?" "Yes, I'm positive" Miroku obeyed her and grabbed his staff and headed out of the village.

"Ready or not Inuyasha! Here I come!" Sango looked around the area and looked at Kagome with Kirara back in her lap purring as Kagome petted her. Sango looked around and saw the huge field and something red and white that was out in the distance as he grinned. "Wow, Inuyasha isn't good at games. He sticks out so easily! Too bad he's going to lose." Shippo, smiled as he walked through the field of grass disappearing through it, the grass that was four times his height. Inuyasha smiled as he peeked through the grass and snickered. "Stupid runt, he fell for that! He'll find it's fake, and then get lost knowing him which saves me enough time."

Inuyasha headed through the grass and appeared behind Kagome scaring her as Kirara jumped in the air and hid behind her. "Inuyasha!!" Kagome yelled as she had sat him again as he angrily sat beside her. Kagome searched around for Shippo as she raised an eyebrow. "He got rid of shippo.. What did you do to Shippo?" Kagome snapped as Inuyasha talked to her in his mono tone. "Where else looking for me. Now I got the runt off our hands I can't stand him when he's around I can't say or do anything that you guys wouldn't find appropriate." Inuyasha sat there glad he had lost Shippo, which kept him busy.

Kagome looked off from the cliff, calmly relaxing with little Kirara who soon fell asleep purring. Kagome raised an eyebrow at Inuyasha, "Like what Inuyasha? What were planning on doing? Hmmm?" Inuyasha sat there quietly as he looked straight into Kagome's face as she looked back into his as they weren't too close from each other. Kagome was caught off guard as Inuyasha smiled. "This is what I planned to do..."

Sango sat inside thinking about the baby thing Miroku brought up as Miroku appeared back in the small hut as Sango looked up at him with surprise. " Back already?" Miroku smiled and flipped his hair and fixed it back into a pony tail. "Is there a problem with that?" Sango smiled and shook her head. "Not really." Miroku smiled as he sat back down with her and looked at her bewildered as she stood quiet letting Miroku do as he pleased.

"Your beautiful, you know that?" Miroku commented that send her blushed like crazy. "I hardly see you with your hair done how about..." he slowly took the tie as he hair fell down on her shoulders as he smiled. "That's better..." He smiled as he calmly grabbed her hands. "Sango, close your eyes and relax..." Sango agreed and felt her body against the floor as Miroku's hands held her arms down as he kissed her teasingly almost everywhere. He had left a mark on her neck as Sango seemed alittle alarmed. " I'm going have to cover this up! Knowing Kagome and Inuyasha they are going to be suspicious, I mean who wouldn't with a monk that can't keep his hands still." Sango thought as they kissed harder as Sango felt something wasn't right. "Miroku?! Miroku!!"

A/N:( I wonder what Inuyasha planned to do with Kagome? What's amatter with Sango and Miroku? Something is defiantly going to happen.. to all of them.. this is only the beginning.. read and review!)