To Love an Enemy

Chapter 15 - Upset

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Sango's heart stopped for one breathtaking moment. Then she said, her voice faltering, "what do you mean missing?"

"We were attacked by a group of the spiders when suddenly Prince Miroku called for us to retreat! We fled, which we now regret for during the mêlée the prince vanished. None know where he is. We searched and searched but we couldn't find him."

"But he'll come back won't he, maybe he just got lost and went to wrong way, or maybe he had to hide and is biding his time," Sango said hurriedly.

The soldier looked at his feet as he walked away saying in a quiet voice, "that what we're hoping. There's nothing we can do until morning. Sesshomaru says he will personally kill any many that risks his life."

Sango stood there unmoving watching the soldier walk away to stunned to move. Miroku was missing and there was a good chance he might be dead or captured. This wasn't possible, it couldn't be sure he was perverted sometimes but there was no way he could be dead……could he?

"Sango are you alright?" Kagome asked walking over carrying Rin on her hip. "You look like you're gonna pass out."

"He didn't come home," Sango said.

"What?" Kagome asked confused. "Who didn't come home?"

"Miroku," Sango said quietly, "Miroku is missing."

"WHAT!" Inuyasha exclaimed. "What do you mean missing!"

"He got lost when the troops fled, he didn't come home," Sango said her voice a dull monotone.

"Oh my gosh!" Kagome said putting her hand to her mouth in horror.

Inuyasha whirled around in frustration, "SHIT, Damn It! This is not happening, I can't believe it! I don't go with him ONE time and he manages to get himself killed."

"Don't say that," Kagome said. "We don't know he's dead!"

"Damn, this isn't good." Inuyasha swore. "He's the fucking prince, if he's dead we're in deep shit! Gawd Kagome do you know what this means. It means civil war. Miroku was the last of his line, without an heir we are so screwed."

"Don't swear like that in front of Rin!" Kagome shrieked trying to cover the girl's innocent ears. Sango sensing the quarrel about to ensue quickly left, Kagome could be pretty intimidating when she was in mother mode. Walking slowly back to the campfire Sango sat down, and stared into the fire. It disturbed her how tight her throat was and how loud her heart was beating. Why did she feel so faint? Why did she even care if Miroku was missing, he was the enemy's prince, she had after all come here to kill him. She should be celebrating or helping the spiders' appetites by basting him in bug blood or something. Why did she feel like this? She had never felt this way before. Never in her entire life had she felts to utterly helpless. This lost. Sango looked up as Kagome sat triumphantly down and Sango knew from her triumphant expression that she had won the battle. Inuyasha sulked over to the fire and sat down, grumbling something about crazy women as he gathered his bowl and left. Seeing Sango's face thought Kagome's expression fell, "Sango are you alright? You don't look like yourself?"

"I- I'm just tired that's all," Sango said standing up and walking back to the hotel and up to her room. Once Sango was in her bed, she allowed herself to think. Lately she'd hadn't been herself, her strong, impermeable, level-headed self. She didn't know how many times she had cried, which she hadn't done since Kohaku had gone missing. What was it that made her act that way, could it be Miroku? Was it him that made her act like such a….a….typical maiden?

"Sure he's handsome, and kind, and brave, and loyal, and strong," Sango thought smiling then suddenly sat up in bed. "I did not just think that! When did I start thinking of Miroku as those things? I sound just those stupid noble girls who swoon every time they see someone who's handsome. Could it be that she loved him?"

"How in the world did this happen!" Sango shrieked to herself. "It is not possible, I repeat impossible that I could love him! No!" But deep in her hurting heart she knew it was true. "How," she whispered to herself. "How did I fall in love with the enemy?" At that moment there was a knock on the door.

"Sango are you there?" Kagome's voice called out. Sango lay back down and turned over pretending to be asleep. She heard the door squeak as Kagome enter slowly. Sango could feel Kagome's eyes on her and forced herself to take deep long breaths. Kagome sighed and Sango heard her exit the room.

"Well," Sango heard Inuyasha say. "How is she?"

"She's sleeping," Kagome replied. "She took this pretty hard, Miroku missing and all."

"Who didn't," Inuyasha retorted. "The entire village is in an uproar Kagome without Miroku there's going to be a civil war!"

"I know, I just can't help wondering why Sango's so sad. You'd think she'd be happy after all she is Larovellian, but-"

"I know what you mean," Inuyasha said. "But you're Larovellian too, and you're not happy."

"How would you know?" Kagome demaned.

"After all this time I can read your emotions pretty well," Inuyasha replied without the usual sarcasm. "

"Treu," Kagome murmured. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to snap. I'm just upset about Miroku's all. I think everyone is."

"I'm not upset!" Inuyasha began but then stopped. "Alright fine, yes I'm upset, you're right that stupid idiot was my friend. He's the one that let me into the army even though my mother wasn't Etonet. He's the one who helped me show everyone that even if I was a half blood I could be just as good as they could. He was my friend."

"Me too, he would have been a good king. He told me after speaking with Sango that he was going to do anything it took to bring peace."

"I know, sure he may have been perverted at times, but he was a good man," Inuyasha said gruffly. "I need to get out of here and do something to clear my head so I think I'm going to take a walk."

"Yeah, I think I'm going to go down and ask the kitchen if they need any help." Then Sango heard both their foot steps go downstairs. Determined Sango got out of bed, and turning on the light and got dressed. After listening to Kagome and Inuyasha's talk she knew what she had to do if she ever wanted peace. Come hell or high water she was going to find Miroku and bring him back.

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