DISCLAIMER: Don't own Inuyasha. Never have, never wi- well, I might one day....
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penguin234: Sorry I didn't reply to ya in the last chapter....Anyway, thanks bunches!!
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Werewolves are People Too: All questions will not be answered in this chapter, thank you! lol Really, though, the first question will be answered, but the second won't be.
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I know it's late and kinda short, and I'm sorry, I really am. I just have way too much stuff at school that I have to do and it's really getting frustrating. I'll try to make the next chapter longer and on time.
Terms:
Houshi-sama: In the Japanese version, this is what Sango calls Miroku. It translates to "priest". She calls him this because she thinks he doesn't deserve to be called by his name.
-sama: Suffix to show respect. Equivelent of Mr./Mrs. (or Lady/Lord)
-chan: Casual suffix for a girl's name.
Oyasumi: Good night
Hentai: Pervert.
Osuwari: Sit.
Baka: Idiot.
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"Miroku-sama! There you are!" Miroku's thoughts were interrupted as Kagome called his name. "Where were you?!"
"I was taking a walk in the woods," he replied. He looked past her and saw Inuyasha and Shippou. "Where's Sango-sama?"
"She went down to the river," Kagome said. "She was worried about you, ya know."
"Really?" Miroku asked. This was apparently news to him.
"Yeah," Kagome said, nodding her head for emphasis. "Maybe you should go and talk to her."
"I think I shall," he replied. He started out in the direction of the river.
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Sango was just sitting, still thinking. She was so wrapped up in her own thoughts that she didn't even notice the dark energy that was nearby. Had she been thinking of anything or anyone else but Miroku, then she would've noticed it immediately.
The sight of something dashing through the bushes brought her out of her thoughts. She jumped to her feet, noticing the dark energy for the first time. She suddenly realized that she had forgotten her weapons, and cursed herself for her stupidity. The bushes were rustling, and rustling quite loudly. Sango tensed up, preparing for the worst.
Suddenly, the bushes stopped rustling. Sango noticed that everything was quiet. The birds stopped chriping and had flown off; the animals were nowhere in sight; even the fish had swam away. The faint trickling of the river was the only sound.
It scared her. A shiver ran down her spine. She didn't know why she was so scared, for it didn't seem logical. Everything was just so....still. And....quiet. As if everything was waiting. But waiting for what?
The bushes started rustling again. Sango didn't wait around for an answer. She ran faster than she ever had before in her life. Nothing could've caught her as she flew through the woods that seperated the village and the river. As she ran she only had one thought in mind.
'Houshi-sama...'
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"Houshi-sama!!"
Miroku was somewhere near the middle of the woods when he heard that. Someone was coming towards him through the forest....It was Sango!
She flew into his arms, almost knocking him over in the process. She clutched his robes tightly and closed her eyes, as if she were a little kid and afraid that something would get her.
"Sango-sama?"
Sango opened her eyes and her grip on his robes slackened. She blinked a few times as she recollected herself. Then she stood up straight, blushing. "Uh...um...."
"Are you alright?" Miroku asked, a concerned look in his eyes.
"I-I'm fine," she replied.
"You seem to be scared of something."
"A-a squirrel spooked me."
'Doubtful,' Miroku thought, but he let her explanation slide. "Alright, then," he said. "Shall we return to the village where the others are waiting?"
Sango nodded. They walked a little ways, then Sango stopped. Miroku did too. "Um...Houshi-sama..."
"Yes?"
Sango hesitated, then shook her head. 'I can't tell him...He'll think I'm just a scared little child...' "Th-the weather's nice," she muttered.
They continued their journey in silence.
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"Can we go yet?"
"No."
"How about now?"
"No."
"Now?"
"No."
"Now?"
"Osuwari."
CRASH
Kagome looked at him. "Does that answer your question?" she asked.
A muffled reply came, but she couldn't understand the words. That was probably a good thing, however, seeing as how what he was saying would've probably earned him another few sits.
Shippou played in the grass with Kilala around the fence that Kagome was seated on. Inuyasha lay in a hole, of course.
Kagome looked up just in time to see Sango and Miroku coming towards them. "There you are!" she said cheerfully. She looked down at Inuyasha. "Now we can go."
"Finally," Inuyasha grumbled, pulling himself up.
"You're so impatient," Shippou commented. Inuyasha glared at him, and he hid behind Kagome.
"I guess we should go, then," Kagome said. Inuyasha started walking, and Shippou jumped onto Kagome's shoulder as she started following. Sango grabbed her boomerang before following them as well, and Miroku walked beside her.
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Next chapter should be up the weekend after next.(the 13th of November) Please review!!