"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked as she walked beside the half-demon. They had left Kaede's hut that morning after breakfast. Kagome had brought it to Inuyasha's attention earlier that Miroku and Sango sat unusually close to each other that morning and exchanged glances often. Needless to say, Kagome was suspicious of her friends' behavior.
"Yeah?" came Inuyasha's gruff reply.
"Have you noticed that Miroku and Sango have been acting…odd lately?" the girl asked, watching the monk and demon slayer walking ahead of them, chatting idly.
"Yeah, Miroku hasn't groped her at all for the past couple of days…" Inuyasha said.
"Well, yes…but it's something else…something that I can't quite put my finger on…" Kagome reasoned.
"I couldn't tell you, Kagome. Miroku and Sango are as unpredictable and complicated a pair as I've ever known." Inuyasha said. "Honestly, I've stopped trying to figure the two out, it's too hard..."
Kagome laughed. "True, they are quite full of twists and turns, are they not?" the woman remarked with a slight smirk on her face. Inuyasha chuckled. "Still…I wonder what could be on their minds…"
"They're getting suspicious, Miroku." Sango said, glancing back to Kagome and Inuyasha. "You know how Kagome is…"
"Yes, I know, but what are we to do?" Miroku asked. "Should we tell them?" The breeze tousled his deep brunette hair. "What if they don't approve?"
"Miroku," said Sango. "I think we should." They both stopped and faced each other.
"Yes." Miroku said, clamping her hands in his. "We cannot hide this forever." Sango smiled reassuringly. Miroku drew a great breath, holding Sango close to him.
Kagome and Inuyasha stopped dead in their tracks, wide eyes and mouths agape. 'I-Inuyasha…" Kagome stuttered. Inuyasha was flabbergasted.
"I guess we found out what's on their minds." Inuyasha said, still not taking his eyes off of the couple.
Sango and Miroku turned and faced them, uncertainty engraved on their faces. Sango smiled nervously, clutching Miroku's hand for support.
"Umm…Kagome…Inuyasha…"Miroku stammered over his words. "Sango and I…well…we…umm…we have something rather interesting to tell you…" Miroku couldn't seem to get the words out.
"Kagome, Inuyasha," Sango began, seeing the obvious trouble that Miroku was having explaining the situation to their friends. "I love him, and he loves me. We thought that, being our best friends, you had the right to know."
"Precisely." Miroku said, smiling down at the woman that he loved.
"That's fantastic!" Kagome exclaimed. "It's so wonderful that you finally told him how you feel, Sango!" she said, embracing her friend.
"Well, Miroku, I should hope that your womanizing is one less thing that we have to worry about now." Inuyasha said, sidling up to the monk.
Miroku chuckled in his throat. "Yes, Inuyasha." Miroku slipped his arm around Sango's waist, smiling brilliantly. "We should be on our way, should we not?"
"Yeah, I'd like to make it to the next village by nightfall." Inuyasha said. The group wandered on, quickening their pace so they could reach their destination before dark.
