Pure Breed: Chapter 2

Miroku walked cautiously toward the hot-spring, knowing he was making a dangerous gamble, even though his intention was really only to bring Sango the soaps. "Alright Miroku, don't screw yourself over. Just be truthful, you have nothing to fear if you use honesty." the perverted monk kept thinking as he approached the spring. He stopped when he got to a point where he couldn't see Sango, but he guessed she could hear him if he spoke loudly. "Er, Sango?" he called. "I can't see you, I swear to Buddha, but I thought you might want these 'soaps' from Lady Kagome's time, so if any part of you is above the water that you'd rather I not see, could you please submerge it?" Sango's first thought was to hurl a rock where she heard Miroku's voice coming from, but she stopped herself, knowing that swearing to the Buddha was no idle promise to any monk, even Miroku.

"It's alright Miroku. You can come closer now." she responded. Miroku was to stunned for words. He was positive he was going to get a rock thrown at him. He continued walking, shocked and overjoyed he had not received any injuries so far. He offered the soaps to Sango. She thanked him. "Is that all?" she asked.

"Yes." Miroku replied, beginning to leave. He halted suddenly. "This may be the stupidest question I could ever ask, but would you mind if I joined you?"

"Possibly, if you won't grope me, it wouldn't bother me the least." the beautiful huntress answered, afraid she might be hoping for too much. "I'm in a good mood, don't ruin it. There are worse things I could do to you then slapping you." Sango warned, closing her eyes as Miroku began to take his robe off.

"You can open your eyes now, my love." Miroku said, once nothing un-kosher was above the water. "Sango, how many shards do you think are left?" he inquired

"Well, not including the ones Naraku, Koga and Koha…" she trailed off and began to tear up. "I'm sorry." she apologized.

"Don't be. It was my fault for asking such an insensitive question." Miroku said, claiming the blame. He put his arm around Sango. "Trust me, I promise you we will get Kohaku back alive, free from Naraku. All of us will do what we can to get him back as soon as we can. Especially myself." Sango's face began to flush red. Here was Miroku Houshi, a pervert among perverts, holding her, and actually being proper about it. Previous experience taught her to ready herself for an untimely grope that would ruin the moment. It didn't come. "I'm sorry for asking about the shards, but I wanted to know because if there are few left, I will have to part ways with the only woman I have ever loved soon, and may never see her again." Miroku explained. Sango's eyes grew wide. She, for the second time today, was shocked by Miroku's sensitive actions. She knew what he was about to say, and she had wanted to hear it ever since she had known Miroku. But instead of letting him continue, she threw her arms around his neck and gave him a long, passionate kiss.

"I love you too Miroku." she confessed after breaking the kiss.

"Aww, why'd you have to go and do that? I don't mind the kiss at all, but you totally stole my thunder! I was really on a roll there!" Miroku said teasingly, wearing a grin wider than his face.

"Live with it." giggled Sango, also with a smile. Miroku confermed her prediction of what he was going to say next when he spoke.

"Sango will you bear-" she placed a finger to his lips, cutting him off.

"You know it." she said, as her smile got even bigger. "In fact why don't we get started on that right now?"

"I thought you'd never ask." he responded. He gave her another fervent kiss, silently thanking the Elightened One for his woman, and for granting him the best day of his life, which he knew he would never forget. Sango deepened the kiss, knowing she wouldn't forget this day either, and feeling nothing but pure bliss.