Miroku still feel pain, gazing at the hole in his hand with wonder and back at the soil where Sango disappeared. He glanced at Kagome and Inuyasha who slept along side each other, with his arms secured around her with a soft smile on both of they're faces. "If Sango is gone, that means I don't want nothing to do with women anymore..." He thought as he began to fall asleep only with sad visions of Sango on his head.
The sun was beaming through the forest, as Miroku still was sleeping soundly against the tree. Inuyasha began to stretch out his arms as Kagome tiredly looked up at him with a light smile. "Morning, Inuyasha." She said with a grin on her face, as he gently kissed her on the cheek while they stood looking around the forest, to notice Sango hadn't appeared. "Kagome, Sango is truly gone..were going to have to wake up Miroku and be on our way, as painful as it is." Kagome felt his hands around her waist as she quietly nodded as Inuyasha parted away to awake Miroku. Miroku felt startled when he heard his voice and jumped, "Sango?" His vision was blurry as he mistaken Inuyasha's long hair as Sango's and his sword as her boomerang. Miroku began to smile lunging himself on to Inuyasha, as Inuyasha clearly hit him in the face, to wake to reality. "Miroku, get the hell off of me!! I'm not Sango!!!" He cried as Miroku fell to the ground, gazing up at the angered hanyou with his sword in his left hand. Miroku began to shake his head, as Kirara laid in Kagome's arms sadly making a crying noise.
"So Sango hasn't returned?" Inuyasha got down on one knee, seeing tears were already forming in his eyes as he began banging his fists into the ground with anger and sadness. "No she's gone!! Sango!!" He began to whimper, breathing heavily as his words were cut off by each time he cried. His body began to shake, as his head looked down towards the ground. "Why- why did it have to be her?! Why not me!!!?" Miroku slowly lifted his head as Inuyasha stood giving him a hug for support, as Miroku was about to collapse. He was completely traumatized, about Sango's death and he was sure she'd appear with a smile on her face and her boomerang on her back, but she wasn't here now and she would never be. Kagome began to pet Kirara smoothly, she was on the verge of tears when she saw Miroku's devastating reaction of a guy crying and in hurt in pain, it was the worst thing to witness. "Miroku..." Kagome felt tears run down her eyes seeing his whimper and tremble and repeating her name over and over again.
Inuyasha had never seen him hurt so hard before, now he noticed what Miroku truly cared about. It wasn't just women, it was Sango that kept him standing on his own. Inuyasha could relate to the sadness, he knew when he had heard Kikyo was dead he had the same reaction just like Miroku did, he understood how it felt. "It's exactly like when I discovered Kikyo had died...I was a wreck exactly like Miroku..But to tell him we have to leave and move on..." Inuyasha's soft yellow eyes hurt when he saw his pal Miroku in such pain, he couldn't even stop trembling. "Why did it have to be her, why!?" Inuyasha just looked at him sadly, short on words of what to say to comfort him but nothing he knew was going to ease the pain away. "I don't know Miroku, I really don't." Miroku pulled away from Inuyasha, as Kagome slowly walked forward towards Miroku looking at Inuyasha as though she'd be able to keep him calm.
She began to nod with delight towards Inuyasha, as she went on her knees laying aside of him and Kirara in her hand. She dusted her ivory skirt and looked at the tears that run down his face. "Miroku...If anything would happen to Sango, she'd want it this way. She wouldn't want you to die so early now Miroku. Please understand that..." Miroku's eyes shone as Kagome opened her arms to him as he fell crying as Kagome tried as hard as she could to comfort that sad Monk. "I understand.." He said softly with a few whimpers, "It just isn't fair..." Kagome began to whisper in his ear. "Nothing is fair.."
Miroku eventually let go of Kagome, and gave a brave smile and began to stand without trembling. "Thanks lady Kagome." Kagome gave a warmed smile, as Inuyasha walked in front of him trying not to make this hurt more than he already was. "Miroku, listen.. were leaving..." Miroku began to look at Inuyasha with worry, as he placed his staff on the ground. "I'm not leaving without Sango!!" Inuyasha began to feel himself fuse and his patients wearing thin, cracking at the wrong place, wrong time.
"Damn you Miroku!! You think you're the only one missing Sango here? We all do!! You aren't some exception because you loved her alright!? We all have shredded our tears and it's time to move on!! The one who falls behind stays behind!! Simple as that Miroku!! So get that through your damn head!!" Inuyasha yelled in his face viciously as his fingers turned into fists, turning away as Kagome began to grow with shock seeing Miroku on the verge of tears again. Inuyasha solemnly walked away grumbling, he meant what he said but he didn't exactly take Miroku's feelings into consideration only himself.
Kagome began running towards Miroku, giving him support as she glared at Inuyasha who began walking on with Kirara along side of him. "He needs to learn to move on..she's gone she's gone..That's life..I've been through his before and I think he needs to learn what life is..." Inuyasha grumbled as he heard Kagome angrily call his name as his covered his ears pretending not to hear her speaking his name.
"What a heartless jerk.. He only cares about himself. He thinks because he went through this, this isn't a big deal but it is!!" Kagome began holding on to Miroku tightly and looked at him sadly. "Miroku, I'm really sorry. Wait here, I'll be back promise." Miroku gave a light smile while he grabbed some beautiful red and purple roses and looked at Kagome with delight. "Thank you lady Kagome..your words mean a lot to me..."
Kagome began running after Inuyasha, as he calmly came to a halt, when he heard his name yelled in his ear. "Inuyasha!" He responded back with angered face and his fangs bared towards her viciously, "What now Kagome?" Kagome just turned her hands into fists glaring at the arrogant hanyou with his chin raised up high like nobody but himself was important. Kagome grabbed him by his long white winter hair that pulled him back as both were glaring at each other hatefully. He just swung around snapping in Kagome's face, "What the hell do you want Kagome?! This better well be damn well important.." Kagome was shocked what an ass Inuyasha was truly being, and what he had said towards Miroku about Sango's death. "Inuyasha, this is important!! Why did you say that to Miroku!? You know he's struggling enough with her death and Sango out of his life! Do you even care at all?!" Inuyasha struggled his shoulders and stared deeply into her dark eyes calmly. "He needs to learn to move on!! I've been in the same situation over Kikyo alright?! He should learn to shred a few tears and be over it by now!!!" Inuyasha snapped, as Kagome felt like she had been hit by his words like sharp needles.
"What are you going to do Kagome, 'sit' me again?!" He said with a grin on his face and attitude towards her, as Miroku began over looking her grave placing flowers down sadly. Kagome began to turn her hands into fist hating how Inuyasha couldn't care less about other people's feelings expect his. "I can't believe he acts like this sometimes..I don't even know why I like him half of the time I really don't!!! she thought, "No Inuyasha, that isn't what you deserve, this is what you deserve!!"
Inuyasha began rubbing his face, as his eyes opened wide when the noise of her hand against his cheek echoed through out the forest. Inuyasha stared shocked at Kagome, who gave him a dirty look as he began to rub his face as she whispered, "That's what you get.." Inuyasha stood there in shock rubbing his face, as it left a hard red slap mark across his cheek, something that he didn't expect from her. "Kagome.." He said as he noticed maybe he was being alittle marsh on Miroku, even though he didn't deserve to be treated that way when he was trying to deal that something he loved disappeared. Kirara just stood by Inuyasha's side and looked up at him and began walking away towards Miroku, who threw the roses gently where she had disappeared. "I can't believe I did that to Miroku..." Inuyasha thought, as he had the vision in his head of her slapping him over and over again.
Kagome placed her hands to her side, glaring back at Inuyasha for how rude and disrespectful he was being. She began to fix her ivory skirt, and her wind blown hair as she quietly kneeled beside Miroku quietly, while he had his one hand out in front of him, as a one handed pray for Sango. Miroku's eyes caught Kagome's as Kagome gave a cheery smile, " Kagome you're a great help. I can see why Sango considered you a great friend and why Inuyasha likes you." Kagome began to blush at those words, as Inuyasha snickered, throwing the stick up into the air to keep himself under control. "Look Miroku..I'm sorry about Inu-" She continued as Miroku placed his finger tips over her lips. "I know don't worry about it. We might as well head off now..Things are done here.." Miroku sadly said, as Kagome began walking side by side with Miroku, and Inuyasha ahead all by himself.
"It's about time..." Inuyasha thought impatiently as they began walking out of the beautiful forest, as Miroku looked back at where the flowers had been placed feeling sadness and emptiness. Kagome began to link arms with Miroku for support, as Inuyasha started to become his jealous self when he saw her laugh or blush when Miroku complimented her. " Kagome you're a good friend believe me you are." Kagome felt her face go scarlet, she hardly even gotten complimented on things like that, and it meant a lot to her. "I never heard that one before..." She began to blush again, as Inuyasha crossed his arms in jealously knowing that Kagome hated him for now, and was blushing and laughing with the monk like every women that had came near him. "What is he trying to do?!" Inuyasha began to twitch listening to every word and glaring when he saw Miroku arms linked with her's.
Soon, Inuyasha found a small little village that Miroku had seen to have come across before. Tons of ladies were there doing laundry, fixing the houses and walking around the square of the village in bright colored skirts and long hair and a cheery smile on they're faces that made Miroku raise an eyebrow. "I think I've been to this small village before.." Kagome looked up at Miroku in wonder, she wouldn't doubt it considered it was run by all women. "How come there aren't any man here?" Kagome curiously wondered as Miroku fixed his messed up hair and gave a delighted smile towards young Kagome. "Well usually the case is something happened badly to them that men probably did, so they decided to make they're own village." Kagome began to nod quietly as Inuyasha just stared at the beautiful women shrugging his shoulders angered and feeling threaten by Miroku, and how close he was being with Kagome.
"We can probably stay here.. they don't mind me coming into the village.. I've been here before.." Inuyasha began to roll his eyes as they began walking down the stoned path surrounded by a beautiful lake and small fruits trees a place that almost every guy could enjoy. "Go figure.." Inuyasha thought as they began running down there as Inuyasha slowly followed behind feeling like a third wheel.
Miroku still walked with Kagome's arms linked, as all the women peered out when they saw men walking through they're village, as all the girls began knocking door and door to let them see that Miroku had came back to the village and mysterious of the new half breed. "It's Miroku, he's come back!!!" The long red headed girl screamed as the girls flew into a stampede as Kagome went flying off of Miroku's arm and into the dirt with an angry look on her face. "Ladies, Ladies calm down!!!" Miroku said placing his hands down as they all went silence, as Inuyasha helped Kagome off the ground. " Thanks I can get myself up Inuyasha.." Miroku was surrounded by the whole village of women, as the one girl grabbed on to robes with a ambitious smile. "I can't believe you came back! It's been a couple of years when you promised us your return!" Miroku gave a light smile, as the women began pulling him apart. "Can I cook you something?" "Can I give you a massage?" "Can I get you something to drink?" "Do you need to rest?" "Can you bare my child?" "Can I clean for you?" "Miroku, Miroku!" The girls screamed as Inuyasha covered his sensitive ears as Miroku began to quiet them.
"Before I answer any of your brilliant questions ladies, I like you introduce you to some people I met.. This is young lady Kagome, and this is Inuyasha." All the girls began admiring Kagome they looked at her with smiles they were all friendly. "That's a beautiful name Kagome. Here will get you something." The girls walked with Kagome, as Inuyasha stood tall with a ticked off look on his face. The girls began one by one pulling at his dog ears. "Is this a demon?!" "He's a dog isn't he?" The girls sung out as Inuyasha tried so hard to keep his cool. "Damn it I'm a dog demon alright!!" He cried out as the girls backed away and hugged on to Miroku.
"Girls don't worry, usually he isn't in a bad mood..." Inuyasha just glared at the girls as they were a waste of his time. "So Miroku are you going to stay here for abit? We still have that extra room you last slept here."
Inuyasha glared at Miroku as though he was something special when Inuyasha clearly knew he wasn't royalty. "Of course, I'll spend the night..." The ladies began to grin as Inuyasha began to drag along.
The long browned hair lady stared at Miroku in wonder, "Didn't you have a female companion along side of you?" Miroku felt really sad when he knew they were preferring to none other than Sango. "Sango, yes.. She tragically was deceased yesterday.." All the ladies began awing feeling bad for Miroku's little tragedy as they began walking on. "I'm really sorry to hear that..." The one girl replied as Miroku began walking off with the women. "Hopefully things will get better for you Miroku.."
Miroku sighed as the ladies lunged on to him, "Hopefully it will..."
( please R&R)