The next morning came, just as rainy and gloomy as the night before. The usually turquoise blue sky was dark and filled with clouds, each one dumping massive buckets of rain over the inn. Miroku awoke with a start, trying to sit up. A pair of arms restrained him, however. He looked over his shoulder and found that Sango's entire body was tangled around him: arms around his neck, legs around his waist, and torso pressed up against him. He smiled at his humorous position.
He tried to wriggle free, unhooking her legs from around him, but to no avail. He sighed deeply, flopping back down beside Sango. Sango's chocolate eyes opened and she smiled.
"Good-morning," Sango said, a far away look in her eyes. Her embrace tightened around Miroku. The young man seemed more than a little confused about Sango's unusually good mood. She took the opportunity to kiss him deeply. Her tongue danced around the contours of his mouth, and a moan escaped Miroku's lips. Sango brought a gentle hand up to touch his cheek. "Mmm…"
"Sango? Is there something that I could help you with?" Miroku asked, only to be smothered with another kiss. Sango ran her hands over Miroku's back, enjoying the way that he groaned with every motion.
"Yes." Sango said, hoisting him onto her stomach. "Love me, Miroku…"
"W-what!" the monk stammered. He blushed furiously. Sango giggled at the man's loss of composure. Miroku balanced his weight on his elbows and the floor, to take some of it off of Sango's chest.
"Make love to me." Sango said, nuzzling his neck.
"Sango, are…are you sure?" Miroku asked. "I mean, what if there's an outcome to today?"
"If I am to bear a child, I will have no one but you be the father." Sango said. "I love you, Miroku."
"And I love you." Miroku said, smiling brilliantly. "I love you so very much." Miroku kissed her, sighing deeply.
Out the window, rain tapped a steady, melancholy melody. Sparrows took refuge in the arms of the trees. The wind sang it's lonely song, whispering through the branches, chilling the outside world. Inside, though, was warm and happiness lingered heavily in the air. Finally, two lonely souls had found each other.
My words, like silent raindrops fall…
Staining the tarnished earth…
Loneliness melts away…
Old wounds heal…scars vanish…
Pain subsides….
And all that is left is love….
So pure, so innocent…
And to you I promise…
I will love you for the rest of my life…
