Chapter 4-Deadly Leaps of Faith
"I wonder where Sango is now?" mused Shippo.
"Probably having fun with Kohaku. What else?" Miroku said idly while playing with a leaf.
"This is no fun! With Kagome and Sango and Kirara gone-" Miroku gave Shippo a look he couldn't quite interpret, but he guessed it meant, "Are you questioning my entertainment value?" or something along those lines. "Um...there's always you...with your entertaining leaf and all..."
"I can't take this! I'm going to find Sango-san...and Kohaku."
"But you said-"
"Forget what I said! I can't just sit by and wait while Sango gets away!"
"Fine...I see I can't change your mind."
"They went in the direction of the riverbank. Sa! Come!"
The branches were thick, and Miroku was not used to traveling without Hachi or Kirara.
"Miroku...are we there yet?"
"No," Miroku sighed. "I'm not really sure where, 'There' is, exactly.
All of a sudden, they saw something on the other side of the trees. Miroku was right, they're right here! Shippo thought.
"Good-bye...or maybe it's...hello?"
"Sango!" Miroku yelled. He didn't know why she was saying goodbye, until he saw him. Kohaku, with his arm raised, weapon ready.
"Huh?" Sango turned towards Miroku, and he was perplexed. On her face was a look of such understanding and happiness that he just couldn't comprehend. "Leave this place." Not a hint of anger in her voice, Sango stayed bowed.
"Don't you realize if you stay like that Kohaku's gonna kill you? He's only ten yards away from you! Run!" Shippo screamed.
"He might. But I don't care right now. If he does, he might survive. Protect Kohaku...if I die...and help him avenge the Tajiya. If he doesn't, we can be alive together. Either way, he's alive. That's all that matters."
"Miroku...Why's Kohaku moving so slowly? He's barely inching along!" Shippo asked.
"His heart doesn't want to kill her. Let's not interfere. Honestly, I don't think that he will attack. We can stop him at the last minute if he tries anything." Miroku replied in a whisper.
"Kohaku..." an eerie voice seemed to be coming from the boy, though he didn't move his lips. "Kill the demon exterminator woman. Kill Sango!" Kohaku started running.
"No!" Miroku tried to stop Kohaku, but the suddenness had caught him off guard. The child simply turned and tried to slash him, but Miroku jumped backwards to evade the blow.
Sango looked up. "Neechan-ugh!" She leaned completely forward, face parallel to the dirt, her hair draped in the mud. Kohaku had struck her in the back. "Naraku...too strong..." she muttered; and with that, she lost consciousness.
"Sango!" Miroku and Shippo screamed at the same time. They ran to her side, only to find Kohaku was there first, crying and screaming.
"Ownisama! Big sister! I'm so sorry...for everything!"
Miroku wasted no time, he immediately lifted her onto her shoulders and carried her back to camp. Shippo followed close behind, and noticed three things: Even though he was silent, Miroku was crying, he didn't grope Sango once, and Kohaku was following them the whole time.
Ok, this chapter is a little short, but I had to edit out a bunch of crap. Gomen. R&R, Je t'aime!