A/N: Hello! Back again! I just wanted to ask a quick question. Since I got a review saying that my story was a little intense, do you think I should change the rating to R? Don't take this like I am mad at the reviewer who said this, I am glad! I love feedback on stories! Just some food for thought.

Chapter 4

Miroku stared in horror as the necklace was lifted. Sango didn't look like Sango anymore. She had scars all over her body and her eyebrows along with half of her hair was burned off.

"My necklace works as a concealer, just like InuYasha's. It prevents people from seeing what he did to me." Sango replaced the necklace and stared down at her hands.

"Who the hell did this to you?" InuYasha growled. He looked ready to kill. Miroku put a steadying hand on his shoulder.

"Sango, dear," Miroku started. Kagome gave him a warning look as insurance against his perverted nature.

Sango looked up at him. "Would it be that the person who did this to you is referred to as Naraku?"

Her eyes opened wide. "How . . . what the? Yes, but how did you . . ."

Miroku held up his hand to silence her. "I have had my own run-in with him."

FLASHBACK

"Father!" Miroku yelled as he watched his dad being sucked into the hole in his right hand.

Naraku stood behind him laughing. "Pathetic fool! Thinks that he can stop me? The Great Naraku? Well, he learned his lesson didn't he little Miroku?"

Miroku stared at him with teary eyes. His bottom lip trembled as he stared into the baboon mask that Naraku always wore.

"Now that you have seen your father's punishment for disobeying me, you will listen to me, right?" Naraku asked.

Miroku stared at his gloved hand. He nodded and stuck his hand into his pocket.

"Good boy!" Naraku chuckled.

END FLASHBACK

Miroku waved his hand, as though dispelling a smoke cloud that had gathered around his face. He had not told his friends about his Wind Tunnel. He didn't want to add to their troubles.

"Seriously?" Sango was still staring at him, wide-eyed and open-mouthed. "I thought that I was the only one who was hurt by him!"

Miroku shook his head. He sat down on the floor by Kagome's desk and urged Sango to tell her tale.

Sango took a shaky breath and began, "I was out with my family for a Christmas dinner. It was a family tradition and we always went to a fancy restaurant, dressed in our finest."

"I was strapped down to the table of the device. Naraku cam out of the shadows with a torch and a whip in his hands." Sango shook. The memory still caused her to tremble with fear.

Kagome touched her hand. "If you don't want to finish, that's okay."

Sango smiled, but shook her head. "I'm fine. After the torturing was done, I was thrown into a cell with a small window near the ceiling. I was so close to passing out that I didn't hear what Naraku said to me before he slammed the door. All I heard was a muffled sound.

"After I had regained consciousness, I tried to look out the window. It was small, but I had been starved so I figured I could fit through it. I pulled myself through, though just barely.

"When I hit the ground outside, I got up and ran. I ran to the wall that surrounded the castle that I was in. I climbed over it and was free. I then ran back to my house, and Kaedae, who was my nanny at the time, treated my wounds and helped make the concealing necklace."

When Sango finished, she looked up at the people sitting in Kagome's room. They all had a look of pure horror on their faces. "It wasn't that bad," Sango tried to raise her friends spirits.

Miroku looked up at her. She was surprised by the emotion that she saw in his eyes. She couldn't make it out, a cross between anger and sorrow and pity. "It was that bad, Sango. I am so sorry."

Sango cringed when he said that. For some reason, those words cut her to the bone. "Don't feel sorry for me. I was foolish to think that he would let me live a normal life."

InuYasha stood up and nodded at Kagome. She nodded back and took Sango's arm. InuYasha took Miroku outside while Kagome sat down next to Sango.

"InuYasha and I agreed . . ." she started.

"Wait a minute, you didn't say anything to him. How could you have agreed on something?" Sango asked her, very confused.

"We connect in a way. Don't worry I will tell you later. Anyway, we agreed that we will help you to take down Naraku." She stood up and walked over to her closet to pick out an outfit.

Sango stood and picked an outfit, too, but was filled with conflicting emotions. 'I can't let them risk themselves. I won't allow Naraku to harm any others because of me. No!'

"Kagome."

"Yes Sango?" Kagome turned to look at her friend.

"I can't let you risk your lives. No one else will die at Naraku's hands because of me. I won't allow it." Sango finished dressing and stood to face Kagome.

Kagome had a small smile on her face. "Don't worry about us Sango. We have our own ways of protection."

"What can you use against Naraku? He is indestructible!" Sango crossed her arms.

Kagome's smile grew wider as she held up her hand palm facing towards Sango. Her hand glowed with a faint pink hue and small pink sparks flew out of it.

At Sango's incredulous stare, Kagome said, "I am a natural born miko. A priestess with supernatural powers." She shrugged. "If you want to call them supernatural."

The girls walked out to find the boys underneath the God Tree. They rose and waited for Kagome to get her bow and quiver.

Miroku was almost dragged out of Kagome's room by InuYasha.

"What are you doing? What did you and Kagome agree on?" Miroku asked the ruffled hanyou.

"We decided to go and to help Sango defeat that Naraku guy." InuYasha finally let go of Miroku's arm and he found himself under the God Tree.

Miroku stared at the ground. "I don't think I can."

InuYasha turned and pinned him with a rigged glare. "What do you mean?"

Miroku rolled his eyes. "I . . . he will . . . umm."

"Spit it out!" Miroku sighed and took a deep breath.

"IhadaruninwithNarakuwhenIwasyoungerandhekilledmydadandgrandpaandhewillrecognizemesoIcan'tgowithyouguys." Miroku took another deep breath.

InuYasha just stared at him. "Run that by me again. I didn't catch a word of it except 'Naraku.' I know I am not the smartest person, but I don't think anyone would have understood that pile of shit."

"I had a run-in with Naraku when I was younger and he killed my dad and grandpa and he will recognize me so I can't go with you guys. There! You happy now?" Miroku asked Inu.

He smiled and said, "Keh. So what? We don't care whether he is your uncle's cousin's sister's roommate and you need to be there to comfort Sango. Kagome and I will be busy fighting."

He raised his eyebrows at the disgruntled teen. "I see how you have eyed her ass and how much you liked it when she held onto you during that ride to the mall."

Miroku smiled. They sat down and waited for the girls to come out.

When they did, Kagome went to the well house to get her bow and quiver. When she returned, the group set out.

A/N: I am sorry for all those people who where waiting for this. A consequence of being a freshman in high school is a TON of homework. I was typing this as fast as I could. Just so you know, I will try to get at least two chapters out a week but I can't promise anything. Hope you are enjoying!

Thanks for the reviews!