~*~*~*~* DISCLAIMER ** No own! No sue! No money! No time! No care! (what the hell am I talking about? ^.^)

~*~*~*~* Chapter 15 ~ Try Something Better *~*~*~*~

~*~*~*~* SHIN **POV** (third person's POV) *~*~*~*~

Miroku run towards the waters. Inu Yasha and Kagome right behind him. Miroku's ears are ringing, he had never run faster in his whole life. Sand are making its way to his shoes, but he couldn't care less. He don't care about anything else at the moment. The only thing in his mind is to save her, to bring her back beside him.

In the distance, he can see Sango moving, but it seems as if she's stuck on the spot she is. Miroku take a deep breath as he finally had taken off his clothes and begin to swim as fast as he can towards Sango. As far as he know, he had never swim this fast in his life, and his arms and legs are screaming to him so that he will slow down. But he ignored them and continued to swim.

Meanwhile, Inu Yasha was already starting to swim towards Miroku and Sango. He didn't even bother to take his clothes off (A/N He could have drowned ^.^) as he started to dive into the salt water.

Kagome, on the other hand was wondering what she should do. She is never the best swimmer in her school and she doubt that she can just jump into the water and become any help. But she really wanted to help Sango. She looked around and suddenly her eyes landed on a notice board. It says something that caught her eyes.

ATTENTION!!! THIS WEEK WILL BE A VERY DANGEROUS WEEK FOR THOSE WHO WISHED TO STAY CLOSE TO THE BEACH! THE TIDE WILL BE HIGHER THAN USUAL, THEREFORE, PLEASE BE MORE CAREFUL! FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS DIAL........

But Kagome did not read to the end. Her head is already swirling with panic ideas.

'So that's why!' she thought to herself, 'Sango must have been caught by the waves. Why? Why didn't she scream for help? How come she didn't notice it? But this is not the time to think about that. I need to find help, that's the best thing to do right now!'

Kagome quickly look around her and her eyes spotted a group of..... teachers. (A/N Okay, okay, I know. Teachers are not supposed to hang around at this kind of time, but........ who cares? I just needed them to be there, okay? ^.^) Without anymore thinking or hesitating, Kagome rushed over to Mrs. Kaede.

~*~*~*~* MIROKU **POV** *~*~*~*~

I rushed over the waters. She's there, I can see her now. I'm close to her. She will be alright. She have to be alright. If not...... I will never forgive myself.

15 meters..... hang in there Sango. You're going to be alright.

10 meters..... I'll be there in no time, wait for me.

7 meters..... What? What happened to her? Sango!

5 meters...... She's not moving?! No! Sango!!!

2 meters....... SANGOOOOOO!

0 meter...... I grab her and rushed to the surface, but she wouldn't move. I cannot pull her to the surface. I look below and I found out why. Her foot was tied with a very long seaweed. I quickly ripped it apart and pull upward.......

"Sango! Are you alright?" I screamed at her unconscious body. She couldn't have...... can she? I begin to shake her.

"Damn it! Sango, answer me! You're still here aren't you? Damn it! Sango! Wake up! Open your eyes!" But nothing happened. I shook her harder than ever. My frustration and my arms are keeping my body apart, but I don't care.

"Sango! Wake up! Don't leave me! Damn it! Open your eyes!" Still, she did not move. I stop shaking her and look her right in the face. I suddenly became aware of my wet face. I'm not sure whether it came from the ocean or from my tears. I quickly do the most sensible thing I've ever done so far. I lifted her and begin to search for a pulse. Yes, there is a pulse, but it is very slow and weak.

"Shit, Sango! Why won't you open your eyes?" I shouted desperately. There is still no movement. "Damn it! Sango, open your eyes! Don't you know? Don't you know that if you don't...... shit! I love you, Sango! I love you and now that I've said it, don't die! No matter what, don't die! Sango, don't.........."

"MIROKU!!!!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? BRING HER TO THE SHORE!"

I turned around and saw Inu Yasha swimming a few meters away from me.

"Inu Yasha?" I questioned stupidly. The moment he reached me, he grabbed Sango away from me.

"How long are you going to stand in the middle of the ocean?" Inu Yasha snapped. "I couldn't care less if you want to kill yourself that way, just don't forget that you're bringing Sango with you! Let's go!" He begin to swim to the beach, bringing Sango with him. And I couldn't help but to smile.

~*~*~*~* 4 HOURS LATER *~*~*~*~

~*~*~*~* SHIN ** POV ** *~*~*~*~

"Sango, how are you feeling?" Kagome asked her, the moment she was brought back to the school. She had just spend 3 hours in the hospital being checked and re-checked by the doctors to see if there is something wrong with her body, especially her lungs. And when they found out there isn't anything wrong, she was permitted to come back to the school. But Mrs. Kaede had forced her to at least spend one night in the Nurse's Office. So here they are, crammed inside the small bed of the deserted place.

Sango smiled at Kagome.

"I'm fine, really. Just a bit dizzy."

"Dizzy?!" Someone suddenly shouted from the back. All head turned towards Miroku, as he is the one who had shouted. He blushed and return back to the shadow of a table.

"I mean, I was just wondering......" He whispered, defending himself. Inu Yasha smirked and Kagome was trying with all her might to stop from smiling.

"What's so funny?" Sango asked, looking at the two of them.

"Nothing." Kagome said quickly, clearly this is not the time to be thinking of jokes. Sango had just return from a very dangerous situation, after all. "Are you sure you're alright, Sango?"

"Of course! I'm a strong girl to begin with. If it wasn't for that seaweed and that high tide, I would have swim back to shore with not even a scratch!" She grinned happily.

"Oh, I don't know....." Inu Yasha said suddenly.

"What do you mean, you don't know?" Sango asked him, turning her eyes instead to look at the smirking guy.

"If you're as strong as you had just said, you shouldn't have been in the middle of the ocean to start with."

Sango's mouth fall open. Inu Yasha smirked. Miroku still try to hide himself by covering his body with the table. Kagome was looking at Sango as she begin to question Sango herself.

"Yeah, I was wondering about that. What happened to you? How come you're in the middle of the ocean? I mean, who wouldn't have realized a big splash of water was coming their way? Are you...... pushed by someone..... or what?"

'Duh.' Sango thought to herself, 'Of course I was thinking of that guy. Of Miroku........ wait, SANGO! WHAT DID YOU JUST THINK? But that is, after all, the truth......'

Sango's face turned red, which caught Inu Yasha's and Kagome's attention in an instant.

"What are you talking about, silly?" She lied, as she cover her face with her blankets. By this time, Inu Yasha and Kagome was already smiling happily.

"You're thinking about Miroku, aren't you?" Inu Yasha asked suddenly. That question rewarded him a slam from Miroku and a pillow punch from Sango, which leave him laying on the floor.

"What's all of those noise over there?" Came the ugly nurse's voice from the other room.

"N...... nothing to worry about!" Sango shouted. She then glanced around her friends. "Keep your voices down!" she whispered.

"Duh. Who was the one slamming me straight to the floor?" Inu Yasha growled, trying to stand up. Kagome quickly came to his aid.

"Well, it was you who started it. Bringing my name and all...." Miroku said. Inu Yasha's eyebrows raised.

"Yeah..... and I wonder why I said your name instead of other guys. You are certainly not fit for Sa...." He stopped mid sentence. He could have continued it if only Kagome had not poked him on the stomach, give him a piercing look and then a slight cough.

"Ehem. Sorry, but I forgot to take something back in the car. Gomene, I have to take it. See you Sango." Kagome began to move towards the door, that is until she stopped dead on her tracks and turned around. "And I would really appreciate it if Inu Yasha will come along!" She said through gritted teeth. Inu Yasha quickly walk beside her.

Outside of the Nurse's Office, Inu Yasha turned around and look at Kagome.

"What was that for, wench?"

"Well, if you didn't have enough brains to calculate it, ask that question again." Kagome said as she searched for an empty chair. There are still a lot of students hanging around. It is, after all, Friday night.

Inu Yasha remained quiet for a while, then he opened his mouth again.

"What was that for, wench?" He repeated. Kagome let out a desperate breath as she finally found a seat in the garden.

"Don't you understand that Miroku needs time alone with Sango? I mean, if none of this hadn't happened, Miroku and Sango would be couples already!"

Inu Yasha gaped at her. After a few moments of silence.....

"So?" Inu Yasha said simply. Kagome took another deep breath before she finally look at the guy sitting beside her.

"So! Inu Yasha...... I think it will be best to leave them alone!"

~*~*~*~* NURSE'S OFFICE, SANGO'S ROOM *~*~*~*~

The two of them remained quiet for a long time. There is no sound in that room the moment Kagome had closed the door, except the soft ticking of the clock. Sango did and never do like cold silence and she had tried to make up a conversation twice. But every time she open her mouth, she found her voice not there. She had never had trouble communicating with Miroku. Then why? Why this time? Her thoughts are disturbed by the sound of her name.

"Sango?" She looked at Miroku, who was looking at her with full concern.

"Yeah?" was her smart reply.

"Did you hear what I said when you were...... I mean............."

Sango's heart was beating hard. Very hard. She swear her heart had never beat this fast before.

Miroku was sweating all over the place. He had to ask him. Just in case. Just in case she had heard him confessed to her.....

"I mean........" he continued, "Did you....." He then stayed quiet.

"Yeah?" was again her smart reply.

"...... Never mind....." Miroku said finally.

"Huh?"

"Never mind. It's nothing important anyways......."

"Miroku! What were you going to tell me?" Sango insisted. Her heart beating faster than ever.

"Like I said, it's nothing important!"

"Well, it is probably something important for me! So tell me!" With these words, Miroku's heart give a very dangerous jolt, threatening him as if it would jumped out of his body in the speed of a blinking eye. He moved closer towards Sango as Sango lean closer towards him.

"I....... I was just saying that...... that I said something back when you were unconscious........ and I was wondering whether you had heard me say that..... because........"

"Because?" Sango said curiously. Miroku's heart give another one of those jolts.

"Because...... it is really important for me. And I really mean it....."

"...... you mean it? What are you......"

"I mean, I was trying to say....." Miroku felt as if this is the hardest thing he had to face through out his life time (A/N And probably that's right! ^.^). He swallowed hard before continuing.

"I was trying to say that I lo....."

"Visiting hours passed already! Please leave her and go back to your dormitory!" Came the ugly nurse's voice. Miroku jumped, not sure whether he's glad or frustrated by the interruption. He looked at Sango and tried very hard to muster a smile.

"Well then. I guess I have to leave, huh?"

Miroku blinked. Is it just his eyes or is Sango's face looking REALLY sad?

"Sango? Is something wrong?"

"Oh!" She said suddenly. "Nothing, I think you must go!"

"Are you sure?" Miroku said, feeling her forehead with his hand, which made Sango's face redder than ever.

"I'm alright." She said, removing his hand away from her. "You better start moving. Or you'll get detention from Mr. Totousai! Ja ne!"

Miroku smiled.

"Ja ne."

He turned away. So what? He didn't get to say it today. But there will always be other days, right? He walked away and started for the door. He was just about to open when suddenly.....

"And Miroku..... next time........ try something better. That stuffs won't work with me."

Miroku turned around, making his neck cracked a bit with his outstanding speed. All he managed to see was a beaming Sango before she finally covered her face with her blankets.

And Miroku couldn't help but to run all the way towards his room and screamed with joy, making Inu Yasha slammed him to the grounds because of all the noise he's making......

~*~*~*~* A/N *~*~*~*~

Alright! Chapter 15 done! Gosh, this chapter is so hard to write! One of the reasons are, my cousin came and RUINED my computer and she updated the last chapter without me knowing it! She even changed a few of the things! I didn't planned Sango to drown like that,.... I mean I did, but not that way ^.^;, and I didn't really like that cliff hanger. But I really got her punished and she deserved what she get, right? ^.^ So the next thing I have to do is read the chapter she had just posted and see how I can continue it without making the story ugly.

For those who does not understand what Sango said to Miroku, (about 'try something better') it just basically mean that Sango heard what Miroku said to her ^.^! About the I LOVE YOU stuffs! But then Sango did not fall for that ^.^ (yeah right). Well, anyways, hope you all get that part!

Good news for some of you but also bad news for the rest of you! The next chapter, we will return to Kagome and Inu Yasha.... alright? ^.^! That'll be fun! Okay? Can't wait!

Anyways, I hope this one is longer than my other chapters, is it not? Hehehe, I hope it is. My stupid cousin made the promise last chapter and I couldn't help but to make it come true, do I? Hehehe ^.^, but I can't make it WAY TOO LONG!

For those who reviewed, I LOVE YOU! Ehehe, but don't stop to GIVE ME MORE! PRESS THE GO BUTTON! GO! GO! GO! REVIEWS! REVIEWS! REVIEWS! ^.^

~*~*~*~* Thank You Corner *~*~*~*~

VioletRose4 = Gee, thanks for explaining that! Actually, it was my cousin who is really interested in that authors block thingy...... she's just a kid ..... you know ^.^

Moron4Life = Hahaha! Sorry, I really did not mean to do that to Sango! Well, here's an update so don't turn into a moron just yet! .! Yeah, the title of the story will come back at the end! Well, a hint! The angel will be ...... Kagome? Yeah, probably.... ^.^

CraziAznGurl = Sorry! It was my stupid cousin who put Sango in the middle of the ocean! And I think 3 days full to make it reasonable why she was stuck there! Finally I found a way! ^.^ Sorry for the bad cliffy

kiki (rainna91@bellsouth.net) = You're one of the few people who actually said something nice 'bout the cliffy .! Thanks!

Random = I know, moving SUCKS! Hehehe, I'll consider that. Making Kikyo a bad miko or..... a demon? Naw, that will make her in the same level as Sesshoumaru.... hehehe, but I'll think bout it! ^.^

AssasinReiX = okay, I know I'm evil for the bad cliffy **hiks hiks**, but I updated ^.^! And... what do you mean by flowers burn in hell? .

Lil-strange-person = Miroku saved Sango! Hey, you're truly a mind reader (har har)

Moon maiden of time = YIKES! I'm really sorry for the bad cliffy, but now that you understand why...... please forgive me!!! **hiks hiks** hehehe, thanks!

Rain61 = Well, you know what happens next now! ^.^

ChildlikeMoonTenchi = I know.... it is an evil cliff. Sorry ...) and it'll be about Inu and Kag!

Hinoke = Really, I'm really sorry! I couldn't have make that kind of cliffy with my pure heart (har har har) but my little, evil, stupid, cousin can!