Chapter 4

Chances

"Miroku, what do we do? We have to find her!" Kagome said, her voice etched with worry as she clutched onto the monk's thick robes.

"How am I supposed to know, when we don't even know who took her?" Miroku questioned irritably.

Kagome's grip only tightened and surprisingly she threw herself against her unsuspecting friend and began to sob uncontrollably.

Taken aback by the young girl's sudden breakdown and closeness, Miroku did nothing but watch her cry.

"Where's Inuyasha, Miroku! We need him!" Kagome said, her words muffled by Miroku's chest.

"Please, Kagome...we don't need him...really...Be-besides, Sango can take care of herself. You know that." The monk said soothingly.

"But what if it was Naraku?"

Silence.

If it really was Naraku, then-

"Inuyasha went to find Kikyo," he said, his voice barely above a whisper.

When Kagome flinched, Miroku just turned his head away.

"I know..." Kagome said before she moved away from him, "I was just hoping that it wasn't true."

"Kagome..."

"He's so stupid!"

Miroku turned to face her only to notice that her eyes were puffy from crying, and she looked as if she were about to collapse.

"I'm sorry..." he said truthfully.

Kagome just nodded before she began to walk up the path out of the woods and towards sunlight.

Sango awoke to a searing headache and an itchy back.

'Wait...itchy?'

She squinted her eyes, trying to adjust to her surroundings. She was on a patch of hay, that much she knew, it was dark, and it smelt of-

"Wolves..."

"So you're awake." Sango turned, only to come face to face with Kouga.

"Why have you brought me here?" She demanded, not at all scared of the demon before her.

"Oh, don't worry. I really don't plan to keep you here much longer. Though, it's too bad I can't kill you. My wolves are hungry, you know."

Was he threatening her? Was this measly wolf actually threatening her!

"Watch it..." she warned.

"Or what?"

She would only kill him if need be. Which would be for Kagome's sake. Since she could tell the younger girl generally liked Kouga...but dammit, he was really getting on her nerves.

"Bastard..."

Author's Note:

Jynxie: Well there you go. Chapterfour is done.

Muse: That chapter sucked! I mean seriously, you promised the people M/K scenes! And you gave them this!

Jynxie: Dammit, I had writer's block! And there was a short, yet sweet moment of M/K!

Muse: Well...at least you updated-

Jynxie: Exactly. Now if you people want me to continue R and R. Okay? Since this story is obviously favored out of all my other ones.

Muse: That's why this will come to be our main deception right now.

Jynxie: Yeah so...um...review. And I will see you all when I update again...Love and Peace.

Muse: And rainbows after rain.