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Chapter 3: Returning to the Past

"I know you think I'm safe here, but I just don't want to be here anymore." Kagome said as she through some of her things in a bag. Inu-Yasha wanted to go back too, but he knew it wasn't safe for Kagome there.

"Kagome, we can't go back. We have to stay here." Inu-Yasha said as he began to put Kagome's things back.

"I can't stay here! I have to leave!" Kagome yelled at him. He couldn't understand it, why did she want to leave so bad? "Please, Inu-Yasha, I want to leave." Kagome's eyes began to fill with tears.

"Okay. We'll go back." he said to her as he took her into his arms.

"Kagome, why are you leaving?" her mother asked her as Inu-Yasha carried Kagome's bag out of the house.

"Mom, Kikyou attacked me." Kagome told her mother once Inu-Yasha was out of the house.

"What?"

"I'm not safer here then I am there. Besides, with this jewel Sesshomaru gave me, I'm safe until the baby's born." Kagome said holding the jewel up.

"If you want to leave, then it's okay with me. Be careful Kagome." her mother said as she hugged her daughter tightly.

"Kagome!" Shippo ran up to her and jumped in her arms.

"Hello Shippo. How are you?" Kagome asked him as he cuddled in her arms.

"Kagome. Inu-Yasha. We thought you weren't coming back for a long time. Why are you here?" Miroku asked them as he and Sango walked up to them.

"Kagome didn't want..." Inu-Yasha began to say, but Kagome interrupted him.

"To stay away from you guys. I missed you all so much." Kagome said to them. Right away Sango knew Kagome was lying, but she didn't say anything.

"Well, welcome back. We missed you too." Sango hugged Kagome and they began to walk back to the village. Inu-Yasha and Miroku walked behind the girls and talked.

"We are two of the luckiest men in the world, Inu-Yasha." Miroku told him.

"Why is that?"

"We have the two most beautiful women in love with us. That makes us lucky." he answered.

"Sango doesn't love you. She hates you, and thinks you're a pervert." Inu-Yasha told him.

"Things have happened while you were gone. A lot of things." Miroku said as he walked closer behind Sango then placed his hand on her butt. WHAM! Miroku hit the ground and Kagome and Sango continued walking.

"So much for things changing." Inu-Yasha laughed at Miroku lying on the ground.

Later that night, while everyone slept, Sango got up and snuck out of the hut. She had a lot on her mind and she needed to think them through before she made any decisions about them. "Why did Kagome choose to come back here? Is everything really all right? Does Miroku really love me?" Sango had so much on her mind, and she wasn't watching where she was going. "Ahhh!" Sango said as she fell to the ground. She looked down at her leg and saw a huge gash on her leg. "Now what? I can't walk back to the hut now." Sango said as she ripped a small piece of her kimono and wrapped it around her leg. "What was that?" Sango asked when she heard something moving behind a bush.

"Sango?" Miroku ran to her when he saw her sitting on the ground.

"I'm fine Miroku, can you help me back to the hut?" she asked him.

"Sure. But I don't think I can find my way back in the dark, can you?" he asked Sango.

"No, it's too dark." Sango pulled Miroku down towards her when she heard something else moving. "What was that?" she asked.

"Just a rabbit." Miroku told her, he could tell she was scared, but he had never seen her like that before. Miroku slowly moved his hand around her waist and held her close to him. He was surprised when Sango didn't hit him; instead she moved her hand up to his face and turned him to look at her. "Sango?" Miroku looked into her eyes.

"Do you really love me?" Sango asked.

"Of course I do." Miroku's face moved closer to hers. Sango closed her eyes as she kissed him passionately. Miroku moved his hand slowly down past her waist. Sango moved her hand over his chest and began to take off his robe.

The next morning Kagome was worried when she noticed that Miroku and Sango were gone. "Where do you think they could be?" Kagome asked Kaida.

"They may be slaying demons." was all she said as she left the hut and walked into the village. Inu-Yasha stayed by Kagome's side, not wanting to leave her alone.
"Maybe you should go look for them." Kagome said.

"I don't think I should leave you alone." Inu-Yasha told her.

"Inu-Yasha, I'll be fine. Now go find our friends." Kagome told him.

"All right. Stay here until I get back." Inu-Yasha made her promise.

Sango woke up in Miroku's arms. She was afraid to move; for fear that she would wake him up. "I love you Sango." Miroku said in his sleep.
"I love you too." Sango whispered as she lay her head back down on Miroku's arm. When she did this, she woke him up.

"Sango?" Miroku looked over at her.

"I'm sorry. Did I wake you?" she asked.

"No. I have been awake." Miroku lied.

"We should get back to the village now. The others might worry." Sango said as she tried to get up, but she was still in pain.

"Let me help you." Miroku said as he lifted her up into his arms.

"Kagome, where is everyone?" Shippo asked as he came out of the hut.

"Gone, but they should be back soon." Kagome smiled at him. Then Kagome saw something that she couldn't believe. "Kikyou? Here, why?" Kagome stood up and ran after her.

"Kagome?" Shippo ran after her, wanting to know what was going on.