Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters in this story…nor do I own this story idea.


I took Inuyasha back to his room while Sango took Miroku back to his. I washed Inuyasha's cuts and nursed his wounds. When he was bandaged, I sat down on the chair next to his bed.

Then suddenly, I couldn't breathe. One of my attacks is coming on and I didn't have my respirator with me. My heart was aching so painfully that I was gasping in pain. But then I remembered Inuyasha had a respirator. I searched his pockets and sure enough, there it was. I started pumping it quickly and air entered my lungs.

My vision cleared and I began to breathe easier. Then I put it back into his pocket. My touch made Inuyasha stir. He began to wake up. He looked at me.

"Keiichiro?" he asked weakly.

I nodded my head. "Yes, it's me."

Inuyasha lifted himself up. "Where am I?"

"We're back at our hotel."

"Oh," Inuyasha said as he looked at my leg. "What happened to your knee?"

I looked down at it. It was bleeding through my pants. "It's nothing Kyo. I'll be okay in a few days."

"Did Naraku do this to you?"

I nodded my head.

Inuyasha pounded his fist on his desk. "Damn him! I'll get him back."

"It's okay Kyo," I said calming him down.

"By the way," he asked me suddenly, "how did you end up finding me? Weren't you supposed to come back here by yourself?"

His question hit me by surprise. I answered him truthfully. "I came back to look for you because I was worried you might be in danger." I saw Inuyasha look at me awkwardly and inched himself away from me. He thinks I'm gay, I thought.

"Uh, thanks for coming back to save me then," Inuyasha said to Keiichiro awkwardly. Keiichiro nodded and left his room. Inuyasha let out a sigh. He loved Keiichiro as a friend and definitely nothing more. He didn't want Keiichiro to have any thoughts.

Instinctively, Inuyasha reached into his pocket to check to see if his respirator was still there. It was but it was different. Inuyasha stared at it with wide eyes. His once filled respirator was now only half full with air. Someone had been using it.


Later that evening Inuyasha posted a note on my door telling me to meet him. It was 8 p.m. and I knocked the door to his room. "Come in," said Inuyasha. I entered his room, not knowing what he was going to say. "Follow me," he ordered. He left the room and I followed him.

He took me to the beach that was near our hotel. Then he walked over to a spot where there were two rocks side by side. I caught my breath. This looks exactly like our spot in Japan, I thought. "Come here and sit next to me, Keiichiro," said Inuyasha to me, patting the rock next to him. I sat down near him and closed my eyes as I breathed in the salty sea air.

Inuyasha began to study Keiichiro. 'He looks like Kagome in a way,' he thought. 'Could he be Kagome in another form?' Inuyasha didn't believe in reincarnation but Keiichiro was too much like Kagome for him. He wanted to see if somehow Keiichiro was Kagome so he had to test him. "Keiichiro, you want to hear a story?"

"Sure," said Keiichiro eagerly.

Inuyasha smiled as he told his story. "There once was this rich boy who came from a messed up family. He had no friends at all. Then one day he met this little girl who became his friend. She was really nice to him, unlike his family, so he began to adopt her as his little sister." Inuyasha paused right there to see Kagome's reaction.

My smile faded when Inuyasha began his story. He was talking about our life in Japan. Then I figured out he was testing me. The respirator, I thought. I must have drained it when I was using it so now he suspects me. I steadied myself and tried my best to give no reaction.

Inuyasha stared at Keiichiro, who appeared to have no reaction to the story. "Well what do you think?" Inuyasha asked him.

"That's a cute story, Kyo," he said, shrugging his shoulders.

Inuyasha continued. "Do you know why he took extra care of his little sister?" Keiichiro shook his head no. "It's because she has this heart problem and needed this respirator to breathe." He took out the respirator from his pocket and showed it to Keiichiro. Again he received no reaction.

"Poor girl," said Keiichiro.

"Yes, poor girl," said Inuyasha sadly. "She died a few years later."

I looked at Inuyasha sadly. I knew Inuyasha felt bad because of my death but since I'm no one special to him, it wouldn't matter if he knew the truth that Kagome was still alive and with him right now. Then Inuyasha took out a stone and handed me one. I rubbed the white marble stone for a while. "Throw it," he told me. I shook my head no. To me it was like a present so I didn't throw it but just kept it in my pocket. Inuyasha threw his into the ocean. It skipped three times.

"Perfect," he said.

"Why is it perfect?" I asked him.

This time I wished he would tell me the significance of the three skips. "When the stone skips three times, it means three words. I love you."

I looked at Inuyasha in an overwhelming joy. Did Inuyasha love me? He had thrown the rock and it skipped three times many times before. "So did the rich boy ever really love his little sister?" I asked Inuyasha.

Inuyasha looked at me. "Of course he does. He has a lot of brotherly love for her."

"Oh," I whispered softly. My heart began to ache.

As Inuyasha continued staring at the ocean, I began to walk home with a heavy heart. Inuyasha began to shake his head. 'Kagome's dead already so why am I denying that I love her?' he thought to himself as he stared out to the ocean. "Actually, Keiichiro, the rich boy loved his little sister the first day he met her but he's such a weak person. He never could admit his feelings for her and just waited for her to say that she loves him first."

Inuyasha turned around and saw that Keiichiro had left. 'Oh well,' he thought as he headed back to the hotel.


Meanwhile...

Miroku woke up aching. He realized he was back at the Higurashi Hotel and in his room. "How did I make it back here?" he asked himself. Then he realized he was wearing nothing but his boxers. His bathroom door suddenly opened and out came Sango. "Hey!" he shouted as he pulled a blanket over to cover himself.

Sango rolled her eyes. "It's too late for that. I've seen it all already," she told him as she yanked the blanket away.

Miroku crossed his arms over his chest. "So you took advantage of me in my weak state?"

"So what if I did?" she snapped at him.

"That means you have to marry me and support me while I give birth to your child." Sango couldn't help but laugh.

Miroku smiled at her. 'I guess he isn't so bad,' she thought. "You know," said Miroku quietly. "You didn't have to diss me like that when you said you'll go out with me." Sango looked at him.

"I had to! You were such an arrogant jerk and you wouldn't leave me alone."

"Maybe it's because I like you too much to leave you alone," he replied back.

Sango blushed a little and decided to change the subject. "Give me your arm," she said to him. Miroku's right arm was bleeding and Sango began to wash the cut.

"Ow!" he yelled in pain, pulling his arm back. "That hurts."

"Does it?" Sango asked him, concerned. "I'm sorry."

She leaned over to blow on his cut. Miroku stared at her the entire time. He felt warm and shy being around her. He never felt this way for a girl before. She was nice to him and not dissing him like she usually does. He really liked that feeling. Sango gently placed his arm into a cast.

"There," she said. "All better."

"You know," said Miroku softly. "Everyone says kisses make boo-boos feel better and go away."

When Sango was nursing Miroku, she developed a liking for him and his nice body was a good addition. "Really?" she asked skeptically. "I don't believe you."

"Why don't you test it out then?" he challenged her smiling.

"Maybe I will," she said, flirting back. "Where does it hurt?"

Miroku pointed to his knee. Sango kissed it. Then he pointed to his hand. She kissed it too. Slowly he pointed to his forehead, which she also kissed. He worked his way down to his nose. Sango couldn't help but laugh as she kissed his nose lightly. (Miroku's nose was broken.)

Then he pointed to his lips. Sango was about to kiss it lightly but then Miroku held onto her tightly to deepen the kiss. Sango felt drawn to him so she didn't push him away. He turned her over so she laid down on his bed, with him on top of her. His good hand went under the back of her shirt and he stopped there. Sango continued kissing him and ran her fingers through his hair. Since she wasn't stopping him, he was about to continue when…

knock knock

'I'm going to kill that person,' thought Miroku as he broke off the kiss. "Yeah? What is it?" he yelled.

"Kyo wants all of us to go down to the dining room for a meeting," said Rei.

"Okay, I'll be there in five minutes!" Miroku yelled back. When he heard footsteps of Rei leaving, he kissed Sango once more. "Sorry honey, I have to go but I'll be right back to finish what we started," Miroku said slyly. Sango blushed and nodded. Then she helped him into his clothes.


Author's Note: I'm soooooo sorry for not updating for so long. Last Friday, I went to Six Flags Great Adventure for my Senior Trip and it was raining! But it was fun. Anyway the reason why I didn't update for so long was because I was sick from being out in the rain. So please forgive me! Here's an extra long chapter to make up for it. Also, I got a lot of reviews for last chapter. Hopefully I get the same for this chapter. Review!