Disclaimer: Sadly, Inuyasha's not mine. I think they want us to put this stupid disclaimer just to rub it in our face that we can never own/write something this great. Oh well..

A/N: Sorry if it took me so long to update. Anyways, thankz for all the reviews I got. Arigatou minna! Btw, do remember that I have other things to do in my life other than write fanfiction so please do excuse me if I take so long to update you know. My schedule is hectic now as it has ever been before so yeah. I have a life to you know...anyways, posted up my other Inuyasha fanfic called Blushes for love, hope u guys take the time to read and review it. REVIEW this story and the other one too, please.

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A/N: Sorry if I missed anyone, anyways...the A/N at the bottom is important so read it.

A Promise is a promise

Chapter 10: Wandering thoughts

The beach was pretty crowded with teens hanging out at what seem to be their usual spot. Some people were surfing, swimming, or just hanging out with their friends. The four teens walked along the side, enjoying the scenery.

Miroku walked beside Sango with Kagome on her left side and beside Kagome walked Yash. He had his hands jammed in his pockets looking around. How much this place has changed for the long time he's been gone.

A long time ago, it was just a simple place to go to. Not much people hangs out in there, only a few, sometimes just to take a shotr walk. There wasn't even any stores around there either, but now, its full of it.

Sango tried to slap Miroku's hand away, that was finding its way on her waist, if not there, on her rear. It was the same treatment that she got from him yesterday but didn't bother to tell Kagome. While Kagome just stared at the distant quietly, thinking to herself how she never gets to walk peacefully like this at the beach with so many people.

Inuyasha took a peek at Kagome from the corner of his eyes. She stayed quiet, satisfied of walking without a word, while the other two were arguing quietly because of Miroku suggesting that he should put his arms around Sango.

Yash noticing that Kagome doesn't seem to notice him looking at her, took the advantage of observing her.

Her raven hair was now longer than the one at the picture that he kept in his wallet. The shine in her eyes is still there which he noticed when he was keeping an eye for her at the car a while ago.

However, he did notice a certain sadness and longing that her shining blue eyes holds. He knew what the reason is behind those sad eyes. It was because of him.

Mrs. Higurashi did quite inform his mother about it. Their parents kept in touch with each other informing each other about their situation. From the letters that his mom received, one of them states that Kagome is depressed that he wasn't writing to her anymore and she misses him a lot.

He did too, but he chose not to remained intact with her. He feared that he might be holding her back in having a relationship, that he might disappoint her. He didn't really know if he was coming back in there, even though his father does have companies here in Tokyo, he really wasn't sure if he would be coming back.

It wasn't as if he doesn't want to see her again, its because if one day he comes back for her, she might have a boyfriend already and that thought tears him apart.

After 2 years of writing and calling each other, one day Inuyasha just stopped, totally avoiding her calls and not writing back to her. It teared him apart but he just wanted her to have a normal life.

He didn't want her to keep on hoping and hanging on to their promise, that he wasn't sure he could fulfill. But now, he did fulfill it..he came back for her.

He told Miroku, his mother, and Kagome's mother that he didn't want to tell Kagome that it was him yet because he wanted to play around, but it wasn't just that.

He was scared that if he told her that he was Inuyasha, she might suddenly get mad at him for not keeping in contact with her at all and that Kagome might not talk to him at all. But yet, he told no one of his fear of that and another thing..about his stupid stepbrother's bet.

Kagome finally snapped out of reverie noticing someone staring at her. She turned her head to see Yash looking at her with those golden orb eyes of his which made her heart flutter for some reason.

She knows that she has stared at those eyes before, the warmth that those eyes behold that she saw once again emitting from him. That was the way her childhood bestfriend would look at her when he was sad or worried about something concerning her.

She couldn't help the arising suspicion once again that this guy standing beside her was indeed Inuyasha.

But then again, why would Inuyasha lie to her? This guy said his name was Yash and that he didn't know who that Inuyasha guy is at all. If this really was Inuyasha, her mom would tell her at least something about Inuyasha coming for a visit.

Inuyasha sharply turned his head away after looking at Kagome's eyes for what seemed like hours. He just couldn't stop staring at those beautiful eyes of hers, its like he was being held in a trancelike state everytime he looks at her.

Kagome blushed, knowing that Yash saw her looking at him so intently.

" I SAID STOP IT OR I WILL DROWN YOU AND KILL YOU RIGHT NOW!" Sango's shieked, her voice echoed throughout the beach, making people look at her like she was crazy or something.

Kagome and Inuyasha turned to her voice, and saw her in front of them not so far off with Miroku splayed down at the water, totally drenched. The two exchanged strange looks and ran up to the raging Sango and drenched Miroku.

" What the hell did you do again you lecher?!" growled Inuyasha, picking Miroku up by the collar. So much for a quiet walk with Kagome for once. He just had to ruin everything!

While on the other hand, Kagome tried to calm a raging Sango. She was taking deep breaths, holding back the desire of killing Miroku.

Miroku smiled innocently at Inuyasha, " I didn't do anything. I just got pushed in the water because me and Sango were playing around. Isn't that right Sango dear?" He turned his gaze at Sango who was gritting her teeth.

Sango was about to yell at him again but she didn't have the chance to since Kagome had her hand covering Sango's mouth. Kagome sighed, " NO more YELLING, please Sango-chan. Ignore him and explain to ME, what really happened."

She saw as Sango calm down, nodding her head. She took off her hands from her mouth and listened to what she had to say, while Inuyasha still has his hold on to Miroku, his shoes already getting wet because they were still standing at the water.

Yash didn't seem to mind though as he tried to grab hold of a now squirming Miroku from his hands. He punched him in the head with enough force to stop him from squirming but not that strong to knock him unconsious.

Miroku winced from pain, but when he saw Inuyasha glaring at him with his fist ready to be swung at him if he made any sudden moves, he kept still.

" We were arguing about something, then we both stared at you two because you guys suddenly slowed your pace of walking. Both of you were staring at each other," Sango pointed to the two mentioned who were now both blushing deep red, " so me and Miroku decided to leave you two alone for a sec, so we walked a bit further away from you two. Then he put his arms around me, which resulted in me slapping him."

Sango took a quick breath, pausing and sending an evil glance towards a smiling Miroku. " Anyways, after that he grabbed me in my rear, and I slapped him twice for that. And then, he grabbed me in my chest! So yeah, I got pissed, I screamed at him then you two saw us, and saved him," finished Sango with a huff.

Kagome felt the hot tinge in her cheeks fading away, so as Inuyasha's. Inuyasha released his deadly grip on Miroku's collar which made Miroku stumble on the ground. He got up and looked at Kagome.

He smiled at her which earned him a bonk on the head from Inuyasha. He winced in pain again, rubbing his head. He then turned to Yash, " What? I just smiled at her. Don't get jealous over something like that."

Yash smacked him on the head again, feeling another blush about to surface in his face. He crossed his arms, closing his eyes, " Don't you owe someone an apology Miroku? I thought you were a gentleman."

With that said, Kagome couldn't help but to giggle a bit while Sango huffed, turning away from the them, heading to the closest bench under the shade.

Kagome followed right behind, sitting beside Sango. The two girls were talking when Miroku was about to head to them, he was pulled back by an angry Inuyasha.

He pulled him out of the water and into the side where the water couldn't reach them, which wasn't so far off from the girls.

" What the heck is up with you? Give the girl some respect, say sorry to her later, or else.." Inuyasha warned.

" Or else what?" Miroku asked with a challenging voice.

" Or else I'll beat the living daylights out of you AND I won't let you see Sango anymore."

" You can freely do the first one, but to keep Sango away from me? IMPOSSIBLE."

" Miroku, you know me. I have my ways," Inuyasha smirked when he saw Miroku gulp, meaning he had won this little fight.

" I swear I wanna kill that guy." Sango leaned back, closing her eyes. She's still trying to keep in the desire to really strangle Miroku.

Kagome shook her head and giggled to herself. Sango glared at her which shut her up. She turned her gaze away from Kagome and looked at the two guys who weren't so far off from them and was busily talking to each other.

Her anger was boiling up inside of her because of Miroku. No one has ever got her mad like that before, no one!

" And no one has ever made your heart pound like that before," a voice in her head blurted out. Sango didn't know where the heck that thought came from.

" Oh come on, even though he was touching you, your heart was pounding really hard everytime he smiles at you. Especially yesterday, when you pretended that you didn't notice his arms around your shoulders, " another voice said.

Sango blushed deep red, is she actually the one who's coming up with those. Her conscience maybe.... or not at all. Kagome saw her blushing and tapped her on the shoulder which snapped her out of her thoughts.

" You thinking about Miroku aren't you?" Kagome asked slyly which only made Sango's blushed more.

She huffed, sharply turning her face away from Kagome's view. She stood up, " Let's go eat or something. I'm hungry."

Kagome nodded also standing up beside Sango. She turned to the two who were still busily talking to each other. She couldn't exactly hear them, but she could tell that Yash is joking around with Miroku because both guys were smiling.

Yash felt someone staring at him and turned around to look at Kagome who was the one looking at him.

He caught her looking at him. He smirked at her which made Kagome's heart flutter again and she blushed, turning her attention back to Sango.

Yash turned back to Miroku, " Let's go."

The two boys walked towards the girls. As soon as they reached them, Miroku stood close to Sango. Sango ignored him as she said to Yash " Hey, can we go eat or something? I'm hungry."

Inuyasha stood beside Kagome, " Sure, whatever you girls like."

Miroku cut in, " My treat, as a way of apologizing to Sango-sama." He looked hopefully to Sango, hoping that she has at least forgiven him. She still ignored him, so Miroku put on his cute puppy eyes which Kagome found so adorable, making her giggle.

Sango sighed, nodding her head, " Yeah, yeah, sure. But, do it one more time and I swear I will kill you."

Miroku smiled, " Alright then, let's go." He placed his arms around Sango's shoulders which she quickly slapped away.

Miroku complained, " Putting my arms around you isn't a perverted thing at all!"

" I know that, but I don't remember telling you to put your arms around me!"

He sighed again, " Ok, ok, well let's go." He jammed his hands in his pockets, walking alongside Sango. Kagome started to follow up behind when he saw Inuyasha smirking at her as he was standing right there. She raised her eyebrows and mouthed the word 'what?'

Yash walked closer to her, " I saw you checking me out again. Next time, try not to be so obvious." Kagome blushed but then growled when Yash laughed at her, running towards Sango and Miroku.

" Why that JERK!" Kagome screamed in her mind. She didn't get to make a great comeback for that. Oh well, she shrugged and followed close behind, not wanting to walk beside a smirking Inuyasha.

A/N: Sorry, but I don't want to continue on anymore. I'm really tired and I have to go finish my homework now. Hey, hope ya guys read my other story called Blushes for love, and review okie. And anyways, remember how I keep telling you that Inuyasha only wanted to trick Kag just for fun, well I changed it and now I have a better reason, you'll find out on the next chapter so keep reviewing.