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Love? No... that can't be right!
Chapter Nine: Heartache

Sango and Miroku-

"Hey Sango... can I um... can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Yeah, sure, what about?"
"well... do you think you might could walk with me for a few minutes?"
"okay..." Sango put out the fire she was cooking on and stood up to follow Miroku.

"we will be back lady kaede"

"aye, make it quick monk" Kaede said, but then went back to her knitting

They walked away from the village towards inuyasha's forest

"So what is it you wanted to talk about?" Miroku looked at her, with a serious face; not the lecherous face he usually has when he's talking to a woman.

"Well" he paused, trying to build up confidence

"well?"
"well... yes... why don't we walk down to the well?" he lauged nervously

"what are you up to, houshi? If it's something perverted, then I have every right to hit you as hard as I can"

"oh! no... no, no, no, no! This is nothing like that, I just... I want to talk to you, but I .. well, I don't know how to put this without you taking it the wrong way"

"Oh, well, do you need more time to think this over?"
"No, I think I know what I'm going to say, I just... tell you what..." he paused for another moment, gathering up all of his thoughts. "How about I tell you what I want to tell you, and I promise you that I mean every word, and I promise that I am not being a hentai about it. This is a monk's promise, not to be broken"
She looked him over for a minute, thought about what he said, and agreed. "alright then, what do you have to say?"

They sat in the grass, across from eachother so that they could have eye contact.

"Sango, We've known eachother for over a year now right?"
"right"
"well, it seems that over this past year, I've gained some actual feelings for you"
"well that's nice to know"
"no, sango. I don't think you understand what I'm trying to say... I think... that I may... ahem love you cough"

Sango opened her mouth, and closed it again, opened it again, and closed it again. Finally, she opened her mouth and said something: "Mi...Miroku... Are you... do you... mean it?"
"I told you that I meant every word of what I was going to say"
"Houshi!" She smiled real big, and leaped towards Miroku. "You don't know how long I've waited to hear you say that!" she hugged him, and he hugged her back.
"so... do you... umm... "
"yes, miroku. I love you too!"

They stood up and walked back towards the village. Sango just couldn't wait to tell Kagome about this, she finally got to have what she had wanted for almost a year now. She was so happy, and he wasn't even being a hentai!

Inuyasha and Kagome-

Kagome took a deep breath and opened her eyes. She sat up and looked around, trying to remember why she was sleeping by the well. oh yeah! she turned around real quick to find Inuyasha sitting on the well watching her.

It's about time you woke up

How long was I asleep?
Only for a few days

"Inuyasha..."
He laughed. "I'm really not sure, but its really dark now, so we should probably head back to the village"

"But I wanted to get a bath before we went back, and I'm supposed to go check in with my mama again. Its almost been 2 weeks... Please Inuyasha" she looked up at him with a pleading touch in her eyes.

"keh, fine. But we better hurry back, before the monk gets any ideas"
"oh, he's fine. He knows i'd never do anything with you"

"..." she's right.. who would ever do anything with a pathetic half breed like me

I didn't mean it like that!

shit. "well, then what did you mean by it?"
"I only meant that... I mean... I wouldn't do anything with anybody right now. I'm too young, and Miroku knows that. That's all I meant"

"You would have done something with Kouga, you were about to sleep with him!"
"INUYASHA! That's not fair! I'm sure you've done plenty with Kikyo, you kissed her right in front of me!"
"what? She kissed me, and I didn't even know you were standing there, besides, that's in the past. Its over. Kikyo's a bitch that you don't have to worry about."
"and so is Kouga"
"but Kouga's still alive, Kikyo's not:" Besides, Kouga's not a bitch, he's a bastard...
Kagome rolled her eyes at that. "but she's still here, and she still loves you So how do you know that she's not a problem, and that she won't do it again. She can, you know. She has that kind of power. And now that I think about it, she was dead when she kissed you too! So what's stopping her, huh?"
"She doesn't have that kind of power over me! Kagome. I can't believe you would even think about something like that."

"I can't believe you would even think about me sleeping with Kouga"
"Well you would"
"No I wouldn't, and you know it"
"feh, whatever. Fine, go home. I don't care. Kouga can give you an escort for all I fucking care. Just leave, and don't come back for all I care"
inu... ya..ya... no...

Inuyasha took off running, away. Away from Kagome. He was going to kill Kouga. That was one less person he had to worry about. This way him and Kagome could be together without any problems. Kagome jumped back through the well, crying uncontrollably.

"stu...st...stupid baka! How could he ever say something like that... something so mean! He didn't love me... I knew it. If he loved me, then he would never have said something so horrid." Who are you kidding? of course he loves you. "But still, he could have been nicer" And you could have been nicer to him too, Damnit. I shouldn't have said anything about Kikyo. I should have just... let it be. I should have just... oh, God. He probably hates me now.

She started crying really hard again. She ran home, to her momma.

She stepped in the house, and looked at the clock. It was almost half past midnight. Mama's probably in bed by now. I'll just go to my room for a while. I should probably study some anyway.
---Inuayasha---

"Kouga! Where the hell are you? I can smell you. Get out here... NOW."
"What do you want Inuyasha, its the middle of the night. Where's your bitch?"
"What'd you just call Kagome?"
"I called her a bitch. She might as well be one, the way she played me like that. besides, if she's mating with you, she practically is a bitch, literally i mean.Anyway, what do you want?"
"I want you dead"
"what? Inuyasha, go home. I don't want to have anything to do with you."
A female walked around behind kouga and put her arms around him. "Kouga, baby... who's your friend?" she asked as she licked his neck.

"ha... not a friend... just an old enemy who can't find his way home" he replied "If you don't mind, inuyasha... I have plans for tonight... so please... leave" He walked back in the dark village, where he was. Inuyasha just looked in his direction, dumfounded.

"What the hell?" he started laughing. So Kouga moved on, He doesn't want anything to do with Kagome. Good... because she probably would have killed me if I killed him anyway. she would sit me about a hundred times at least.

CracK!

Inuyasha heard a noise, and turned around. He didn't see anything so he sniffed the air. "Come out Kikyo."

Kikyo walked out from behind the trees and walked in front of Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha. "

"what do you want?"

"I saw you with my reincarnation earlier"
Kagome..."yeah, what of it?"
"You two seem to have grown some what close these past few days."
"and? I still don't see where you're going with this."
"Oh, Inuyasha. You're so pathetic." she walked closer to him, and put her hand on his cheek. "Don't you get it?"
"get what?"

"She doesn't love you. She's not going to give you the jewel either. She's going to backstab you, JUST-LIKE-YOU-DID-ME"

"What the hell are you talking about?"
"I heard her and the demon exterminator talking. She said it herself. She said that she could never love a half breed. But who could blame her for the way she thinks. I'd think that too, if you had treated me the way you treat her"
"Shut up, bitch. I don't believe you. Kagome's not like that! She's... She loves me, And i love her! Nothing will ever change that!"

"Just like you loved me, Inuyasha?"
"No! wait... yes...no... go to hell"

she chuckled "only if you'll come with me"
"Fuck you"
"only if you'll do it." now she was standing right in front of him, as if she was about to do something... extreme

"Dammit bitch... just leave me and kagome the fuck alone, okay?" He she took her hand off of his face and looked him in the eye. They stood there for a minute, but then she punched him in the gut. He started to hit her back, but didn't. Respect for a girl and for a person weaker than him.

"You'll see, Inuyasha. You'll see." She turned around and walked off followed by her soul stealers.

Damn that bitch, she can burn in hell for all I care. As long as she leaves me alone. I need to find Kagome. She's probably still mad at me though. Damn.

Inuyasha took off running towards the well. When he got there, he saw Sango walking towards the well also.

"Sango?"
"Inuyasha! Where's Kagome? I figured that she would be with you, but... I don't see her. Did she go home?"
"I... uh... welll... "
"You do know where she is, don't you?"
"Well, I think she went home. But she was kind of... well... angry..."
"Inuyasha! What'd you do?"
"I ... grr... just go back to the village, i'll bring her home."

"Well, hurry up, I want to talk to her! Its important"
"it better be for you to come looking for her this damn late"

"Whatever, I'll be in Kaede's hut"

"feh, fine with me, i don't really care where you go" She didn't hear him say that though, luckily, because she had her boomerang with her.

Inuyasha jumped through the well to find Kagome. I really should apologize to her. But then again... she did say some pretty nasty things about Kikyo. -growl- who gives a damn about Kikyo? Why is Kagome even worried about her? The same reason you were worried about Kouga, you baka.

Feh... whatever... right now, I find Kagome. I'll argue with myself later.

Wow! I am SOOOO sorry I took this long to update! wow, i'm sorry. But you know what sucks even more... it's going to be a whole two weeks before i can update again... I'm spending the summer with my dad, and i can't get on the computer at his house... so unless I "magically" write a chapter tonight, then it will be a whole 2 more weeks. Actually... know what...i might just do that, since i made ya'll wait this long. once again... i am SO SORRY. thanks to all reviewers! i appreciate you all:) . kk off to write chapter 10! I'll try to have it posted by tomorrow, k?

Kagzyasha