Bffimagine: Hello ijits! Read on! Don't mind my rambling!

Miroku awoke in a place he didn't pass out in. He heard rushing water and Sango humming quietly beside him. He turned his head and gazed at her with vividly violet, searching eyes. She was so beautiful.

"Um, good morning Miroku," she piped up happily, "I, uh, brought you with me last night to come and wash your wounds. I hope you don't mind."

"I don't," Miroku grinned. Alone? With Sango? How could he mind? He smiled pervertedly. (Sorry! I said I wouldn't make him a pervert! I couldn't help it!)

Sango smiled and poured a pot of water over is body. He felt white-hot pains arise within his flesh and he moaned softly, still careful not to move.

The taiji-ya looked sympathetically into the monk's eyes, careful not to break the trance.

"Do you hear that buzzing sound?" Miroku asked weakly, trying hard not to pass out.

Sango strained her ears. The buzzing was faint but she heard it all the same. "Yes."

"The insects of hell."

Sango's eyes widened. "It can't be," she muttered.

"It is so, and the path they're taking leads to Inuyasha and Kagomei."

"We have to get to them quick."

"Alright. I'll get up."

"No Miroku. Stay here."

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"I can't let you go alone and get killed."

"I won't get killed."

"With me you won't."

"But..."

Miroku silenced her with a kiss, embracing her lovingly. Sango closed her savoured the sensation of Miroku's lips pressed against hers.

She broke away quietly from his tender caress and stared into his eyes, her own misty with affection.

"Let's get going," Miroku whispered.

"Don't get up you baka!"

"Then how, may I ask, will we get to Inuyasha?"

A small smile curved onto Sango's mouth, her green eyes searching for a sign of pervertedness. Yet a sign of that nature was absent from Miroku's violet orbs.

"Alright then. Let's go," she sighed giving in to Miroku's unspoken request.

"Okay. I'm getting up."

Miroku was able to pull himself up into a sitting position and stand, however paying for it with pain rising and bubbling over in his body. Maybe Naraku did break some ribs after all.

"Are you sure you'll be okay?"

"Yes. I just need to steady myself. I haven't walked for a while," he laughed, winking at Sango's worried face.

Miroku and Sango ran side-by-side towards Inuyasha and Kagomei hand in hand.

(Inny's POV) Aggh! Those killer demon bees Sesshomaru used to attempt to kill Miroku I think. I can't let them get to Kagomei! (End of Inny's POV)

With a swift sweep of the untransformed tetsusaiga Inuyasha destroyed all of the bees in sight. Sango and Miroku arrived just as he did so and, Miroku panting, was just in time to watch the han-you exterminate the evil insects.

"Good job Inuyasha," Miroku smiled, ignoring the stabbing pains in his chest.

"Yeah. For a you-kai you're actually pretty good." Sango praised Inuyasha with discomfort.

"Arigato for saving me," Kagomei whispered, hugging the dog you-kai tight.

Miroku smiled to himself. He always wanted to prove Inuyasha loved Kagomei, and this was the perfect time. He chuckled, but stopped short after hearing an unbearably loud buzzing noise. He swiveled around and came face-to-face with the queen bee; stinger extended an aimed for Inuyasha, the you-kai that pulverized her children. She, recoiled, the darted by, grazing Miroku's arm with her enormous spiny body.

"Inuyasha! Watch out!" he yelled, dashing toward the vulnerable human form of the half-breed.

Miroku flung himself in between Inuyasha's body and a venomous stinger. For another time he felt the stinger pierce his flesh and penetrate his pain sensors. The poison flooded through his body, heating his face and making him flush. He killed the bee with a fatal blow of his staff, then laid back and sighed. The venom made his head spin, and he could feel his blood pound softly in his ears. Now he only had a short time to live. No saving him, for the poison would kill him even if the wounds didn't. His back hit a tree behind him, and he could only sit there quietly, accepting his cruel fate.

"Don't leave us!" Sango cried, tears flowing gracefully down her cheeks.

Miroku smiled weakly and grasped her hand tightly in his own pained and pale ones. "I'm sorry Sango, for-------- THINGS I've done."

"Don't apologize!" Sango whispered, "I sort of, enjoyed it."

A grin curled upon both of their mouths, and they bored into each other's eyes, searching for what they were looking for.

"I love you," she muttered toward him, now clasping his weak, pale hand in both of hers.

"I l-lov-ve y-you too," he strained, drawing a last shaking breath, "with all my heart."

The last breath Miroku drew exhaled roughly, leaving only a life-less shell of a body behind. Salt-water dripped off the edge of Sango's chin, dripping off unto the soul-less, spirit-less and life-less body of her only lover, the last person she loved since her father. And as of now, all the people she loved were dead. No one to love her, no one for her to love. Now, Miroku was gone forever.

Bffimagine: Ha ha! I told you people that Miroku would die! Muahahahaha!

Inny: (sniffles) is he really gone?

Bffimagine: Maybe... You'll just have to find out now won't you?

Inny: (grumbles)