Disclaimer: This may surprise you, so you might have to sit down for this… Okay, I don't own InuYasha. I know, how sad… Sorry to have to be the bearer of bad news.

"Hey, sorry again for all that happened earlier…" Miroku apologized as he finished putting all of his things away in his backpack, "You really did knock the crap out of that guy though, huh?" He added with a laugh.

"Yeah, but you were a big help. I don't know what I would've done had you not shown up… Really… Anyway, I had fun. Thanks for staying and doing homework with me. Sorry I didn't have more food to offer…" Sango apologized for the shared bento.

"Oh, it's no problem. Thanks for explaining the things that I missed when I was sleeping through class." Miroku smiled and turned for the door. "Well, it's late. Sleep well, okay? And don't forget to lock that door. I would stay here to make sure you're all right, but I need to go home." He added with a smile.

"Thanks. Be safe. Good night." Sango said her farewells and watched as he walked out the door.

Sango rubbed her eyes and glanced down at her watch. 11:00pm. Her eyes nearly popped out of her head, not realizing how late it was. When she was with Miroku, the time flew by, but now she needed to go to sleep. She locked the door before heading to the bedroom to change into her pjs.

When she arrived into her bedroom, Kirara waited there for her on her bed, looking at her owner curiously. "MEW!" Kirara reminded her.

"Oh, sorry…" Sango apologized and went back into the kitchen and filled Kirara's food dish, then returned to the bedroom and pulled on her sleepwear.

Sango told her pet goodnight, petting her on the head lightly before crawling into bed, pulling the covers up to her nose. Despite how tired her mind and body felt, Sango couldn't fall asleep. Her mind kept going back to Miroku. The covers hid her blush when she thought about how happy she was that he had come. She really regretted not giving him another hug before he left. Hug… Sango blushed a deeper shade of crimson at the remembrance of his comforting hug earlier. Even if he was only trying to soothe her nerves, she really enjoyed being pulled so close to his warm body, his arms gently pulling her close to him, one hand smoothing out Sango's long brown hair.

Looking off into the distance out the window of the bus on the ride home from Sango's apartment, Miroku contemplated. Was he too forward in hugging her even though it was to make her feel better? Miroku wondered. He really enjoyed sharing the warm embrace with Sango, but he hoped that Sango wouldn't think it weird of him. He brushed off the thoughts and just replayed the moment over and over again in his head, pressing his face to the cool window of the bus until he got home.

A soothing tune played on Sango's CD player the next morning, in her own world reading Othello volume 7 and listening to her music, being the only one in the classroom. Just as Sango was turning the page to see what was going on between Moriyama and Yaya, "RAAAAAA!" Sango nearly had a heart attack when Miroku jumped out of nowhere (well, he had actually been trying to get her attention for a while, but with her music and reading, she didn't notice him until then), causing Sango to have the surprise of her life and fall out of her chair, sending her papers, books, and CD player scatter around the area.

Miroku pulled the headphones out of her ears and grinned at her with a "Good morning."

"God, don't scare me like that again!" Sango warned, then added a quite, "Good morning to you, too."

The rest of the school day went by like any other day, but Kagome noticed something up between Miroku and Sango, but wasn't quite sure if it was only her imagination, so she didn't bring it up.

When Sango got home, she dropped her backpack off at the normal spot, heading for the refrigerator for some water. Kirara hurried over to Sango when she arrived home, and stared at her knowingly. After awhile, Sango could no longer hold it in and began defending herself to the cat.

"Listen, I had a long day. Can he just do that, Kirara? Is it normal to act as if nothing happened? I mean, we did hug yesterday… What does it matter? What am I saying? It's not like he likes me, right?"

Kirara purred and rubbed against Sango's legs.

"He just came over as a friend. He comforted me as a friend. Nothing more than that. I don't want anything more than that. I don't like him like that. It's that simple."

Kirara then let out an elongated "me-ow…"

"Well… Maybe I like him… I don't know… It's not like it matters anyway, right? I mean, he doesn't like me, and won't so…" Sango shut the refrigerator, taking a gulp from her water bottle, and then when she looked down, she realized that Kirara had already left the room, leaving Sango to think that she was slightly insane for having talked to herself.

Tapping her pencil in an annoyed manner, Sango attempted to keep her mind on her English homework, but her mind kept drifting.

'Translate the following sentences…' Sango read, "I really enjoyed your company on Saturday. Let's do it again sometime." Then her mind would wander. 'I wonder why Miroku hasn't called since then… He hasn't even said anything about Monday… Augh! English homework! Translate the following… I wonder what we're going to do on Saturday… I can't wait for Saturday…'

Sango continued this the whole week. Wondering, finding it difficult to focus on her homework and other tasks at hand. After what seemed like an eternity, Saturday came. (A/N: Wasn't sure if you readers were wanting for me to fast forward to here or not, but I just did, so nya). Sango quickly got dressed and showered after sleeping through her alarm clock that morning. She had stayed up the night before until about 4 a.m. working on homework and studying for her Japanese test.

"Gotta rush, sorry Kirara. I'll see you after school." Sango cheered her pet in an unusually peppy voice as she filled Kirara's food and water dishes then ran out the door, locking it behind her.

Her feet slapped against the stairs as she sped her way from her apartment to the ground below. Ignoring the odd glanced she received, she continued her fast pace as she made her way to the bus stop, hardly getting on the bus before it closed its doors. Breathing heavily, she plopped down in the first empty seat she saw and took out her review materials to continue prepping for the big test on the way to school.

When she got off the bus, she made her way to the school swiftly, her eyes glued to the papers she held before her, but making sure to keep in mind her peripheral vision so that she wouldn't run into anyone. When Miroku saw the girl milling around the building not paying much attention, he couldn't help but to seize the opportunity to say hello to her, so he quickly caught up with her from behind, then jumped out in front of her with a big smile and a "HELLO!"

Sango stopped mere millimeters from his face, nearly running into him. Miroku laughed at the pale color of her face as she gasped at seeing him.

"Miroku! That wasn't nice! I was trying to study for the Japanese test." Sango exclaimed.

"Japanese test?" Miroku didn't seem to follow.

"Yeah, we have a test today, remember?" Sango reminded him.

"Errr… Right…" Miroku laughed nervously.

"You didn't study!" Sango seemed astonished at his forgetfulness.

"Well… no." came his honest answer.

Whether Miroku intended to study for the test or not, Sango made him study with her until the bell rang for class to start. Once class started, Kagome tossed Sango a note that read: "Hey, Sango-chan! I can't wait to get out of school today, so we can show you the town! It's going to be so much fun! We're meeting at WacDonald's at noon. Don't be late! I'll see ya then! Kagome"

Sango smiled upon finishing the note; she couldn't wait for school to let out so she could hang out with her new friends and have a day of fun. She refolded the note and slid it into her backpack, removing a writing utensil for the test.

"Okay, students, please clear your desks of everything but a pencil. Good luck on the Japanese test." announced the teacher, Mrs. Maeda as she handed out a test to each student.

The test took all of their school time, up until they were let out of school on that half-day. When they finished, Miroku stood up, picking up his backpack from the ground.

"Thanks for making me study with you before school today. It really helped. I don't think I would've passed otherwise! That was a difficult test. How do you think you did?" Miroku asked Sango.

"Pretty good. As long as I make a B, I'll be happy." Sango replied, putting on her backpack.

"Okay, don't forget to meet us at WacDonald's, right, Sango-chan?" Kagome asked cheerfully.

Sango consented, and InuYasha merely mumbled something about WacDonald's lacking the best food in the world, ramen.

"See ya then!" Sango called out to InuYasha, Kagome, and Miroku as she left the building, heading home so she could get changed out of her sailor suit and put on something a little more fit for a day of fun with her friends.

On the bus ride home, Sango went through her backpack checking to see what needed to be done then finished the little bit of homework that she had, so she wouldn't have to worry about it later that weekend. She finished just in time, for when the bus arrived at her stop, she had just enough time to put her completed homework away in her backpack and dash out of the bus, excited about the fun to be had with her friends.

"Kirara, I'm home! Were you a good kitty while I was away?" she greeted her pet happily, rubbing her behind her ears and making her purr. "Sorry, but I'm in a hurry. I'll be back before dark though."

Sango made sure that Kirara had a sufficient amount of food and water before changing out of her school uniform and putting on something nice. It took her a while to choose, but she eventually decided to go with her new soft green-colored skirt and a flowery pink top. To finish off the girly look, Sango pulled her hair up in a pony tail, letting the short pieces of her hair lay at the side of her face, adding in a few barrettes to keep the look. She glanced at her watch and decided that she needed to leave then if she wanted to be early, so she stashed some chap stick and lip gloss in her purse before rushing out the door.

Figuring that she could use the exercise, Sango opted to walk to the WacDonald's instead of taking the bus, being that it wasn't too far away. As she walked, she applied the Chap Stick and lip gloss, ignoring the looks she got from strangers. After 15 minutes of walking around the streets of Tokyo (she knew how to get to the WacDonald's from spotting it out on the bus ride to school), Sango arrived at the WacDonald's five minutes before their scheduled rendezvous.

After a few minutes of waiting, Miroku sat himself down across from Sango- just on time.

"Hey. Sorry if I'm late. How long've you been here?" Miroku asked.

"Oh," Sango glanced down at her watch, "Only about five minutes. I guess InuYasha and Kagome should be here any minute now…"

"Yeah…" Miroku glared across the fast food place to the doors, half expecting one of them to walk in, then he looked across the table at Sango, and noting her clothes and hair, commented with a grin, "You look really nice."

"Thanks. Um… So do you." came Sango's flustered reply.

"What're you talking about? I'm just in jeans and a shirt." Miroku laughed.

15 minutes later…

"Hahaha! You seriously said that to the teacher!" Sango grinned at the guy across from her.

"Yeah!" Miroku laughed with her, then noticed the time. "Hey, what do you think is taking the others so long? Weren't we supposed to meet here at 12:00?"

Then, as if on cue, Sango's cell phone rang with Kagome's name flashing on the caller ID.

"Excuse me, it's Kagome-chan." Sango informed Miroku then took the call. "Hello? Ah, hi, Kagome-chan… Really?... Oh, no, that's okay… Okay. Jaa bai bai."

After Sango ended the call, Miroku asked what Kagome'd said. Sango filled him in on the details.

Meanwhile, back at the Higurashi household…

InuYasha emerged from the kitchen, slurping some ramen, then asked, "So, what'd you tell her?"

Kagome tossed her cell phone onto the couch, then sat, answering, "I told her that I was unable to make it, because I have to stay home to baby-sit Souta, and I told her that you'd called me and said that you weren't feeling well, so you wouldn't be able to come either."

"Haha. And she believed it?" InuYasha questioned in between gulps of ramen, getting an affirmative from Kagome. "Remind me again why we aren't going?"

"Because I think that Sango and Miroku have the hots for each other, so they get to spend the day together." Kagome readily replied with a mischievous grin.

collapses Okie dokie, end of chapter. It's the longest one yet… I think. I'm too lazy to check, but I know that it's longer than chapter 4. I hope you liked the chapter, and I'm sorry for posting it so late… Any ideas you have for Sango and Miroku to do on their "date" are welcome! Please review!

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