She knew Sesshomaru had a heart. If he didn't, then Rin would be dead by now. By letting Sesshomaru see how "childlike" she was when she cried, she had found his weakness. Now all she had to do was exploit that weakness and escape. It would be tricky though. Sango didn't think she could kill Sesshomaru, and even if she could, she probably wouldn't be able to bring herself to do it. Somehow, Sango had to disable Sesshomaru without harming him.
The girl was another issue. She loved Rin. In the depths of her heart Sango knew that she could not pry Sesshomaru from Rin. Not only would Sesshomaru hunt her down if she took Rin with her, but the child would never truly be happy without her father. As much as Sango wanted to believe that Rin would be happy with her, she knew that it wouldn't be the same.
Just then Rin knocked on the door.
"Sango? Are you ok? Fluffy said you weren't good? Sango?"
It was time. Sango only had to think about Miroku. The thoughts and fears led to tears.
"I'm fine," Sango sobbed. Her voice made it obvious she was not fine.
Rin rushed into the room. She had never seen Sango cry before. The demon hunter that she had come to think of as a mother/sister looked terrible. Her eyes were swollen and red. Her face was pale and dirty. Everything about her screamed misery. The girl couldn't stand to see Sango so sad.
"Sango, Sango, it will be ok." The child ran to the large bed. Not knowing what else to do, Rin placed one of her small hands on Sango's. The action just brought more tears. Just thinking about children and families caused Sango to break down.
"It's ok Rin. Sesshomaru………" Sango stopped. Her shoulders caved in as she sobbed. Once she regained her composure Sango continued.
"Sesshomaru…..he didn't mean to." That was all she was able to say before getting lost in heart wrenching sobs.
The child was scared. Had Fluffy done something to make Sango sad? She glanced at the untouched breakfast on the nightstand. Rin had to make Sango stop crying. She turned and left the room. Sango really hoped that this plan worked. Sesshomaru's weakness was his love for Rin. How would he react if she hated him?
If this was unsuccessful Sango was afraid that she wouldn't be able to go on. Her heartbreak was eating away at her heart.
Kagome was immediately aware of the arm draped around her waist. Was last night all a dream? She feared that it had all been in her head. She was quickly reassured that it had actually happened when she turned to face the person sleeping next to her.
Inuyasha was snoring softly. A smile played across his face as he pulled Kagome closer. Kagome couldn't believe that how close he was. Suddenly doubt surfaced in her mind. She had promised herself that she wasn't going to let anyone hurt her again. This was too risky.
It was just too good to be true. Having accepted this, Kagome gently wriggled out of Inuyasha's grasp. He grunted and grabbed the closest thing which happened to be Kagome's backpack. Inuyasha pulled the bag close to his chest, just as he had held Kagome a moment earlier.
"Kagome, boil some water, I want ramen for lunch….." Inuyasha mumbled. His ears twitched and he went back to snoring peacefully. His sleep-talking hurt Kagome in a way. It supported her theory that she was just the cook and the jewel detector.
With that confrontation avoided, Kagome quickly looked around. Akako was sleeping peacefully. The fire had gone out and only smoldering ashes were left. Miroku was nowhere to be found. Kagome assumed that he went out for firewood, even though there was a healthy pile of it leaning against the far wall. Where else could he be?
Today was the day, they were finally going to leave this temple. Once Miroku returned and Inuyasha woke up, then they were going to work on crutches for Akako. Then in the afternoon they would finally start moving.
Kagome was bored and anxious to get her friend back. Carefully she approached the sleeping dog demon. Kagome snatched the backpack out of Inuyasha's arms. He snarled at first but the snarls soon turned back into snores. Kagome opened the bag and started checking supplies.
Suddenly, "The Shikon shards!!! They are gone!!!" Everything became so clear.
Miroku's disappearance, the shards, everything was falling into place. How blind they had been!!! Once again Kagome cursed herself for letting her guard down. She now understood.
Inuyasha and Kagome had known the character flaws, they had known the risks of befriending such a person. Why had they trusted??? Now that trust was betrayed and a friendship and a alliance was broken.
Kagome felt the cold anger over her once again. It was just like when she had killed Jaken. She felt the same desire to kill. Kagome could hardly control herself.
Kagome threw back her head as she picked up her bow and sacred arrows, in a violent rage she screamed.
"Akako!!"
The time had come. Naraku was done waiting. He could easily send Kanna or Kagura but he decided it would be more fun to do it himself.
Naraku headed in the direction of Sesshomaru's castle. Nothing cheered Naraku up like a little backstabbing.