Chapter 5: Forgive Me!

"You idiot!" Kagome said to herself as Miroku went off after Sango. "Why did I have to go and make Sango cry like that? I just had to go and kiss him, didn't I?" Kagome pondered this predicament for a moment. "Well I suppose it wasn't completely my fault. Miroku did kiss me back. I just hope Sango let's me live."

Meanwhile Miroku continued his search through the forest. "Sango? Yell if you can hear me Sango." his call just echoed through the wood. "Damnit! Why did I have to go and make Sango cry like that? I just had to give in didn't I? Well, I guess it wasn't all my fault. Kagome started it after all. Where is that girl?" Miroku could hear someone crying softly, relived that he had found Sango, but worried since she was still crying. "Sango?" he said as he approached her. "Why did you run off like that?" "You dumb shit! You know why she ran off!"

"Oh, I just didn't want to be in the way. I figured you two would want to be alone for a while." Sango replied through her tears.

"No, Sango it's not like that at all." Miroku told her calmly as he knelt down next to her.

"Do you take me for a fool? I've seen all the proof I need. Go away. I don't want to delay you any further. I'm sure Kagome is getting impatient." Sango yelled at him.

"Sango, I would never want to do anything that would make you this miserable."

"Too late now!" Sango reminded him.

"I'm sorry. I don't know what I was thinking. It's just I don't usually have women come on to me like that, and you know how I can be sometimes. I just couldn't help it." Miroku tried to explain. "Is there anything I can do to make this right?"

"Yes." Sango replied. Miroku brightened a little. "Leave me now and never speak to me again." She sure shot that one right down.

"No." Miroku said rather firmly. Sango triggered the hidden blade on her wrist.

"Miroku, are you going to leave willingly or do I have to make you?" she threatened. Miroku didn't falter nor flinch.

"I will not just leave and let you be miserable. I will not be moved from this spot until you let me make amends somehow." Miroku told her. "I love you Sango, and no one else.

An hour ago Sango would've been delighted to hear that, but now she would need more convincing than that. "You won't move huh? Then I guess we shall both die of starvation." Sango said morbidly.

"If that's what it take for me to prove my love." Miroku responded.

"Or I just might kill you myself." Sango added. She slowly stood and approached him, and put her blade at his throat. Miroku remained a statue. "You really aren't afraid to die?"

"It is all I deserve." Miroku answered.­ Sango kept her blade at Miroku's throat for a few moments, and then let her arm fall. What was she thinking? This was just as much her fault as it was Miroku's. Kagome had given her the whole day to come forward and fess up, yet she chose to stay quiet. She had been with Miroku and the others for over a year, yet she never thought to just admit how she felt. It definitely wasn't going to come naturally, thanks to the monks wandering hands, but still. She knelt back down and tilted Miroku's hung head up, so their eyes were level.

"Say it to my face. If you can tell me you love me now, I'll believe you." Sango said.

"I love you Sango. I swear it on my life, and I would do anything to have you." Miroku confessed. Sango saw no lie in his face. She smiled and wiped away her tears.

"Care to prove it to me?" she asked hopefully.

"With pleasure." Miroku replied with a good old-fashioned lecherous grin on his face. He pulled her in and gave her a long, deep kiss, which she of course returned.

"Kagome wasn't lying." Sango said after they broke off. "You are a good kisser."

"You could use some work. But practice makes perfect!" Miroku went in again, but Sango stopped him.

"Kagome is probably wondering where we are you know." Sango informed him.

"Who cares what she's wondering?" Miroku replied, finishing the task he had gone in to do, before Sango had interrupted with her annoying dialogue. She pushed him off after a moment.

"Miroku I'm serious! We need to go back now." Sango said sternly, her expression indicating she was dead serious.

"But don't you wanna-"

"Yes." Sango replied, knowing what he was going to suggest. "But that can wait."

"Awww." Miroku complained. "Does it have to?"

"Yes. Deal with it." Sango said as she started back towards the camp, a melancholy Miroku in tow. "Kagome will be so angry when she learns. What a delightful notion!" Sango thought evilly. Miroku was thinking the exact same thing, but with a slight alteration at the end.

"Kagome is going to be furious when she learns. Oh well, I suppose everything good comes with a price."

Inuyasha had returned to the camp, and Kagome had told him what had occurred in the short time he was gone. "You made her cry?" Inuyasha asked incredulously. "Why did you do that?"

"I didn't mean to! I didn't think he'd kiss back!" Kagome said in her defense.

"Well he did Kagome! I told you nothing good would come out of this!" Inuyasha continued to yell.

"Okay! I'm sorry, but I can't do anything about it now! I'm sure she'll find it in her heart to forgive him!" Kagome frantically yelled back. At this moment Miroku and Sango arrived. "Listen, Sango-" Kagome began to apologize but Sango raised her hand, signaling she didn't need to say anything else.

"I'd love to chat Kagome, but Miroku and I are really tired. Can you hold that thought till tomorrow?" Sango asked.

"S-sure thing." Kagome affirmed, stuttering in confusion. This didn't make any sense. How did Miroku manage to get her to come back so easily? And in a good mood! Perhaps Miroku's powers of persuasion were greater than she had suspected. "Miroku can I talk to you for a second?"

"No Kagome you can't. He's tired and wants to go to bed. Don't you babe?" Sango said, lacing the word "Kagome" with venom.

"Wait, back up a second, what did you just call him?" Kagome asked, her confusion growing.

"You heard me." Sango replied with an evil smile.

"So you two are like, together?" Kagome asked. Sango answered by turning to Miroku and giving him a kiss comparable to the first one he gave her. Miroku didn't really see this one coming, but it's not like he was going to complain. Sango made sure to make it nice and long to emphasize her victory and add to Kagome's despair. However, unbeknownst to Sango or Miroku, Kagome was anything but upset. She was overjoyed! "Awe, you two made up? That is so great!" Kagome squealed, her eyes shimmering. "Enjoy your sleep you two! See you in the morning!" Kagome smiled contentedly as she got in her sleeping bag and closed her eyes.

"Wow." commented a stunned Miroku. "She took that…well. Better than well in fact."

"Yeah. Oh well." Sango agreed, not bothering to mask the disappointment in her voice.

"Well, I really am tired so I'm going to bed. Goodnight." Miroku said lying down on his mat. "I love you." Sango joined him and laid her head on his chest.

"Love you too."