The Power of Love

Sango threw her boomerang at Naraku with all her strength. It was funny. Before, she didn't have any strength before. But now she had all the strength in the world. She didn't care. All she wanted was Miroku back. But she couldn't have him back because he was dead. So she would have to be satisfied with Naraku's death.

As her boomerang hit him, he breathed heavily. He got up and smiled at her. "You shouldn't be this strong, Sango. You should still be weak from the Viper. Perhaps it is because your precious Miroku is dead."

"Shut up, you bastard!" She yelled as she drew her sword. The sword met with Naraku's.

"That's what hatred and vengeance does. It drives you to the extreme. All you want to do right now is cut my guts out."

"I have had enough of you. I will make sure tonight is your last!" They continued to fight. Naraku thought to himself. 'That's right, Sango. Kill me. Then the Shikon Jewel will burn with evil. It is turning blacker as we fight. That's it, Sango. Show me your anger.'

Next to the tree in the town square, Kagome tried to revive Miroku. "Miroku, wake up. Sango needs you." Just as she bent down to give him CPR, she felt a hand rubbing against her butt. "Miroku!" She slapped him across the face as hard as she could to get the message through.

"This hand is cursed. It has a mind of its own." Miroku rubbed his face in pain. "Did you have to hit me so hard?"

"I guess he's not dead after all," exclaimed Shippo.

"Of course not, I used the sleeping-monk technique," laughed Miroku.

"I bet you don't use that one too often," said Inuyasha. "Get your mind out of the gutter and make yourself useful." They all heard Sango screaming in the distance.

"Sango!" yelled Miroku. "Where is she?"

"She's avenging your death," said Inuyasha. "Maybe you should go tell her you're alive so she doesn't get killed by Naraku."

"Naraku?" asked Miroku.

"Yeah, he was behind this whole thing. We have to stop him before he kills Sango," exclaimed Kagome.

Sango continued to fight Naraku even though he reopened her stomach wound. He had also gashed her right shoulder. Unfortunate for him, she had sliced her sword across his chest, just about killing him. He was breathing hard. But he knew without Inuyasha, Kagome, or Miroku that he could beat her. "You are too weak to defeat me. I will destroy you!" He ran at her with his sword. When the two swords met, a strange vibration went through Sango's sword. When Naraku landed after the attack, Sango dropped her sword. "What's wrong, Sango? Did I hurt you?" He had indeed shattered all the bones in her right arm. How could she fight with only her left arm? She was done for.

"Sango!" She couldn't believe it. 'Was that Miroku?'Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, and Miroku came running over the hill.

"No, he's suppose to be dead!" yelled Naraku. He watched them as they surrounded him. "I'll live to fight another day." With that, he disappeared into his twister, leaving the jewel shard he gave Sito behind. Kagome went to retrieve it.

At the same time, Miroku approached Sango. She looked at him with tears in her eyes. "Miroku, you're alive!" She collapsed into Miroku's arms and fainted.

Sango woke up with a splitting headache. She looked around and saw Kagome. "Good morning. You're finally awake. You've been asleep for three days. We didn't think you were going to make it."

Sango sat up in bed but almost fell backwards when she felt the sharp pain in her stomach. "Where is everybody? What happened?"

"You were fighting Naraku," said Inuyasha. "He escaped but we got a jewel shard from him. Everyone made it out alive. Miroku is waiting outside."

Sango tried to get up, but Kagome stopped her. "Sango, you need to rest. You lost a lot of blood and your arm is shattered."

"I need to talk to Miroku." She got up and left the room. Inuyasha and Kagome looked at each other and smiled.

Miroku was sitting on a stone bench in the village watching the sunrise. Sango limped towards him. "Would you like some company?'

"Sango," said Miroku. "You scared me. I see you're alive and well."

"I'm alive. Well is another story." She sat right next to him. "I guess they didn't hang you."

"Actually, Inuyasha and Kagome helped me out. Can I ask you something? When you were fighting Naraku, you looked really angry. Why did you take him on by yourself?"

"I guess the real reason was, on some level, I thought his death would bring you back. I wanted you back, Miroku. Actually, when I was fighting him, I thought I had gone insane. I couldn't control myself. I couldn't bear it if you ever left me. I love you, Miroku, with all my heart." Miroku smiled at her words. He liked it that she had gone insane for him. "Can I ask you something? How did you stay alive? And don't tell me it was the sleeping-monk technique because that is a bunch of bull."

"I guess it was because I wasn't ready to leave. My love for you kept me alive. I wanted to be with you so I didn't want to die. I guess you could call it the power of love."

"The power of love, that's probably why I was fighting Naraku by myself. Miroku, promise that you'll never leave me."

"Why would I leave you, Sango? No matter what, I will always be with you. I will always love you." Sango smiled. Miroku kissed her. He was surprised that she didn't pull back. She wanted to be kissed. She wanted this moment to last forever. She wanted to be in his arms forever, just him and her.

'I will always love you, Miroku. I will never leave you as long as I live. I will always be here for you.'

The End

Yep, that's it. That's the end. The finale. The conclusion. Now I'm going to go write some other stuff. Thanks for reading.