General Author's Note: This story is written by Inu Kaiba and Roxyfoxy, a joint project. All reviews are for both, so you'll know. Please visit her profile and read her works also!!! The link is in my profile.
Inu Kaiba: I forgot the notes last time ;;
Kagome grasped the edge of the hill, holding on for dear life. It had already taken her from sunset to night fall just to reach the top. "Inuyasha...you had to leave me here didn't you?!" Kagome felt her fingers one by one slip. Tired with exhaustion she flew again.
"Finally there's a river. We can clean up here. Go you nasty mutts what are you waiting for?! Clean up and find some food." Kouga bent down splashing water on his face feeling the cool water making him feel at peace and relaxed.
He raised his head to the air, smelling the scent of blood… Blood he surely recognized. He also got the whiff of Inuyasha in the midst of the forest. "Kagome... Wait... That's Kagome's blood!" Kouga dashed towards through the forest noticing the girl laying there injured and cold.
The wolves began scratching at her, while she tried kicking and punching them off of her. "Get off of me! Leave me alone! Inuyasha!!!" Kagome screamed louder managing to make one whimper with a nice kick in the stomach. Kouga noticed one of the wolves had grabbed Kagome by the back of her shirt, carrying her off with delight with saliva dripped down her neck.
Kouga stopped with his eyes wide open, noticing the wolves mistaken the girl of his dreams as a rotten dead piece of meat. "You idiots!" He yelled smacking the one that had Kagome, making them all retreat with their tails between their legs.
"Don't you dare touch Kagome again...Now get out of here!!" They all whimpered and whined headed back leaving Kagome to fall directly into Kouga's open arms
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Meanwhile
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InuYasha entered the hut and plunked to the floor, immediately ordering Kaede around as if he was the boss of everyone. "Hey Kaede, get me some food."
"InuYasha where's Kagome?" Miroku asked tentatively.
InuYasha lay on his mat and turned over. "I left her in the forest."
"YOU WHAT?!?!" Miroku practically screamed it at the top of his lungs.
Sango blinked hearing Kirara growl at Inuyasha for abandoning Kagome. "Inuyasha!? Why!?"
"She was being a bitch. She's injured too." He smiled. "This is my revenge, the revenge I've waited so long for."
"Oh that was smart Inuyasha. Leaving Kagome injured because she got you mad. That is selfish Inuyasha. You know a demon could have killed her already!"
"Feh, everyone loves her. She'll make it out fine."
"Even if she is injured, she can still use that glowing thing that Kikyou uses."
"You know, where she grabs someone, and shocks them."
"Inuyasha....that doesn't mean she'll be alright. What happens if she dies Inuyasha? How would you feel? Knowing you left her there because she got you mad and then she died…"
"For a minute have a heart!" Sango screamed, finished drink sitting beside her.
"I wouldn't care if she died. She doesn't care."
"Every time... EVERY TIME!!!!!" He slammed his fist on the ground shaking the hut.
"EVERY TIME I FUCKING RISK MY LIFE TO SAVE HER... SHE THANKS SOMEONE ELSE. OR SHE GOES HOME!!! I SAVED HER FROM THE DEMONS, AND SHE THANKS KOUGA. AND THREATENS TO GO HOME!!! TWICE."
"So she can suffer from a life or death situation for once. She can die. She doesn't care if I die, and I don't care if she does. "
"She cares for you Inuyasha. So you should care for her. Go back there and get her Inuyasha!" Sango said laying back and narrowing her eyes, for once fighting with Inuyasha.
"She's just a shard detector."
"I've never really cared, and I only risk my life so I won't lose that advantage." He smirked. "So what if she dies? It'll be easy to find another girl. Or better yet, Kikyo will get her soul."
Sango placed her drink down, feeling the anger rise. She grabbed Inuyasha by the collar staring at him with hate. "Listen to me Inuyasha. I don't fight with you but now I feel I have to. I know more about Kagome. How she feels, what hurts her, and what she cares about. She tells me all this. and you know Inuyasha? The first thing to come up on her list of caring and protecting someone… Was you…"
"I know for a fact it's hurting her that you left her there!"
"Did you hear what I said?" he yelled jumping to his feet, and pulling back the woven bamboo door flap so violently, it almost came off in his hand. "SHE'S JUST A SHARD DETECTOR!!!!"
Sango's grip on his collar was shaken loose as he jumped to his feet, and she had to let go before he pulled her up with him. "I god damn heard you Inuyasha! To you she may be a jewel detector but Inuyasha to her you're everything. Understand that Inuyasha. One day you'll be sorry you ever treated her like this." Sango finished knowing it was hopeless to fight with someone so stubborn.
Miroku leaned back in astonishment. "I've never seen Sango ever get fed up with anyone besides me. Especially Inuyasha."
InuYasha didn't say a word. He just stormed out the door, and the woven bamboo door flap swayed in the wind before going back to its original place.
Miroku chortled to himself. "He's lying through his teeth, you know."
Sango leaned back while Kirara's fur stood on end hissing when he left, in defense of Sango and Kagome. "I know he is. I never thought I would feel compelled to bitch at him before. I never fought with Inuyasha before. I admire him for being a strong, courageous fighter in battle. But right there, I had to put my foot down. For Kagome's sake."
Miroku nodded. "You're right. But you know other than the fact that he lied, what he said was true. She neglects him."
"And no matter how much he denies it, it hurts him more than we know. How would you feel if every time you worked so hard to save the one you loved, they went and thanked some guy you hate who barely did anything? Or if they just got mad and went home and left you there?"
"I understand Miroku. Kagome feels like he doesn't care about her in the first place. It's because they always get into fights. So she doesn't really know if he looks at her as a shard detector or as a person."
"No matter what he says, Kagome hurts him more than we think. After he tries so hard, and she practically turns him down.... I can understand everything. I know why he left Kagome there, and I can forgive him for it."
Sango sipped the last thing of tea and placed it back down. "Well Miroku. It seems like they are both hurting each other. I talked to Kagome about it one night when you guys were out. She confessed she feels like she's nothing to Inuyasha. That's the impression she was giving me. She says she only thanks Kouga because he's nice, but she really expects that out of Inuyasha."
"They both need to be stuck in a room and talk to each other."
"What hurts Kagome the most is that Inuyasha can be nice, and act like he hates her. The time she was called a shard detector, made it feel like she was nothing important to him. The time she saw Inuyasha running off with Kikyo killed her. The fact he's mistaken her for Kikyo too. She feels like she's either nobody or just Kikyo. So from both sides you gotta understand they are both hurt."
"You're right."
Sango lightly smiled and blushed a bit.
"But neither of them know how to show how they feel."
"You know what Miroku?"
"Because of the way InuYasha was brought up you can understand. Kagome was brought up sheltered and with luxuries and well... Yes Sango?"
Sango mysteriously smile looking at him with a gracious smile that gave Miroku a certain look of 'what is she thinking?" Sango placed Kirara in her lap making her purr as loud as she could.
"It's none of our business. I think they are hiding something from each other. I think they like each other deep down."
Miroku nodded, and leaned closer to Sango. "You like me deep down too don't you?" he said smirking a bit. "And I think it's much more than like..."
Sango lit red a bit while Kirara growled at him. "Umm…. Miroku let me tell you a secret..." She said placing one finger underneath his chin.
"Yes?" Miroku said eagerly
She seductively brought herself closer to his ear, teasing him easily. Kirara just growled louder with her fur sticking up on end.
Miroku moaned a little bit. "Sango what are you doing..."
She chuckled a little. She placed her hands through his hair bringing herself in closer. "What am I not doing?"
"Kissing me?" he said and gulped.
Sango narrowed her eyes and whispered, "Not on your life...." She said smacking him with her hand while she just walked away to grab some more tea and sit in the corner.
Miroku gave a puppy dog whine and walked outside to cry for a little bit. No matter how confident he tried to look, he was really sad about how it had all turned out.
Sango just sat there sipping her tea with a small smile that faded. "He had that one coming to him. If he wasn't such a pervert maybe I would have done it..."
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Inu Kaiba: I would update rather fast but my helper is up north at the cottage. So with the other 3 chapters we have, I'll stretch those out. One every two days till she comes back on Thursday !! Oh and as Roxyfoxy would say, R&R
