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"Exactly where are you taking me you stupid Bouzo? I get the feeling your not taking me to get firewood with you!" Sango complained as she tried to de-tangle her fingers from Miroku's, whom was not going to let her escape.

"Awww! No fair! You caught me!" Miroku said playfully, a small grin on his face as he sat Sango down on the nearest stump.

"Uhhh… what exactly do you mean by that Houshi-sama?" Sango said, a little worried, but saw the love in his eyes she had been waiting to see for the past two years.

Miroku sighed deeply and lowered his head to look at the ground as he spoke. "Sango, my love. From the first day, two years ago when we first met, I had a strange feeling, one of which you couldn't explain in words. The more I was around you and the more I got to know you, the more I realized how much I loved you." His eyes were now contently locked on hers and held passion and… was… was there a hint of… of… of lust that Sango saw?

Sango was fighting back tears as he spoke, because she didn't believe him, now matter how much she wanted to… she couldn't! She shook her head and looked up at the sky and tried to blink away her tears but couldn't. "Then why did you continue to grope other beautiful women?" Sango replied, tears now rolling down her cheeks as she suddenly found the ground very interesting.

Miroku place his forefinger under her chin and looked into her eyes. He used his free hand to wipe away a currently falling tear. "I didn't want you to get suspicious, love, because I didn't know if you felt the same way from me as I did you…" his voice trailed off as he found a small little flower on the ground mighty interesting.

Sango's expression softened and she smiled at him, unnoticed by Miroku, of course, because he was busy studying the flower at the moment. She cupped his left cheek in her right hand and lifted his face, then stroked his cheek gently. "Oh…Miroku, you know, that's the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me…" with that, Sango pulled him into a tight hug, well… more of an embrace.

After Sango had let go of him, he looked at her. Her eyes held love. Pure love. And, was there a hint of…of… of want in her gaze? Miroku shook his head mentally to get the thought out of his head.

Sango had a single tear roll down her cheek and wiped it away. Sango stood up and walked around the rock, somewhat alerted, to stand in the open area a few yards away from Miroku. She continued to walk, not speaking, until she reached her destination area. A few tears falling now and then.

Miroku wondered what she was doing. "Hey Sango, what are yo-"

"SHHHHHH!" she said and waved a hand at him for silence.

Miroku made a funny face in response, but Sango was to interested in the ground to see it.

Sango just stare at the ground, and moved occasionally, but other than that, she didn't do anything

Xoxoxo a few minuets later xoxoxo

"Gomen Nasai, I thought I sensed a small earth demon…but I guess I was wrong…" Sango said to Miroku, with a light tint of pink on her cheeks.

"Its okay." Miroku walked up behind her and snuck his arms around her waist and set his chin on her right shoulder.

Sango wrapped her arms around his as response, his breathing tickling her ear. 'Does he really mean all of what he says and does, or is he just saying it to trick me and cheat on me…' Sango's expression changed and she tensed a bit.

Miroku felt her tense and spun her around to face him. "What's wrong?" Miroku asked, and Sango could hear the worry in his voice.

Sango shook her head and stared at the ground. "Nothing, just thinking about something…" her voice trailed off with the last few words and Miroku barely caught them.

"About what my love?" Miroku put a few fingers under her chin and lifted her head up to look in her eyes. "What could possibly get you this worried?"

Sango just blinked and looked down, her eyes moved and, her head still being in Miroku's grasp, only moved slightly.

"Sango…" Miroku said gently and lovingly, hoping to sooth her worry.

Sango jerked her head lightly out from Miroku's light grasp and began to walk over to a tree stump and sit down.

Miroku grabbed her hand and pulled her gently back to him.

Sango felt him pull her back. "Well…" She stated dryly as she turned around to face the Houshi she had loved from the start.

"'Well' what, love?" Miroku questioned with no knowledge of how Sango was feeling at the time.

"I don't know how to put it…" She said in mock of what she was thinking.

"I know you're worried Sango, but I just want to know what you're worried about. I love you and if you are worried, I would like to know." Miroku said soothingly.

"Well, see. No offense, but I mean, you're always groping beautiful women and asking them to bear your child, so I'm worried that you are just saying all of this non-meaningfully and then your just going to continue to chase after beautiful women, grope them, and ask them to bear your child and forget me. To put it simply- I'm afraid you'll totally ignore me and-"

Sango was silenced by a pair of lips crashing down on her own and immediately melted into the kiss. She then felt Miroku's tongue gently brush against her bottom lip for permission to enter.

Miroku's tongue immediately began to explore every nook and cranny of Sango's mouth, and felt her begin to push him back so she could do the same after a few minuets.

After a few more minuets of 'tongue-tag' the broke apart, both panting.

"I will never ignore you. I love you Sango, and never forget that. I love you with all my heart and will never do any of that." Miroku proclaimed and took both of her hands in both of his. "I will never hurt you, betray you, or ignore you."

Sango didn't know what to say so she just hugged him around his waist then looked up and kissed his cheek.