Author's Note: Aa! Sorry for the brief wait between themes. I had a hard time coming up with this one, but plot bunny finally hit me, boy did it hit me. I wrote this just as quickly as I could. I'm rather proud of this one. :grin: Please do tell me what you think. Any offers of improvement are a huge help! Arigatou, minna-san!

Even Though I've Kissed You...

The Inuyasha-tachi were seated in a circle on the floor of Kaede's hut. Inuyasha was seated near the window with a rather disgusted look on his face. Next to him was Sango. Seated next to Sango was Kagome. To the right of Kagome was Miroku and next to Miroku was Shippou, who, in turn, was seated next to Inuyasha.

"Okay! Inuyasha, since you were the last one dared, it's your turn," Kagome said, trying to hide the jitters she now had. On this particular night, Kagome had decided to let the others know about a game from her world – Truth or Dare.

Inuyasha didn't look at Kagome, but a blush crept over his face anyway. Miroku had just dared him to kiss Kagome. Oh, what an adventure that had been.

"Fine," Inuyasha grumbled. "Truth or dare, Miroku?" He looked at the houshi with beady and slightly intimidating eyes. Miroku knew this meant he'd better choose dare or take being called a pussy for the rest of his life.

"Dare." Miroku said it as coolly as he could, given the circumstances. He tried his best to hide the involuntary nervous twitch his right eye gave.

Inuyasha grinned and awful grin. It was one that Miroku had never seen before. "I dare you," he paused for dramatic effect. "Houshi-sama," he continued, putting extra sarcasm on the honorific. "I dare you to kiss Sango." He said it with such pride, as if he'd come up with the idea of kissing someone as a dare all his own.

Sango gave an audible gasp while Miroku simply grinned.

"Inuyasha," Miroku started, adding a hint of condescension to his voice. "That hardly qualifies as a dare, however, I'll take it." He smiled and stood, then took just a step toward Sango. Sango balked.

"I… I can't do that! I-Inuyasha!" She tried to find an excuse, but none came to her. The truth was she really didn't mind the idea of the houshi kissing her. However, she did have a reputation to uphold.

Miroku offered his hand to her. She took it reluctantly and stood up. The taijiya gave Miroku a piercing look.

"Ready?" Miroku asked in a quiet voice as he brought his face closer to hers. Sango didn't move a muscle; she didn't even nod or shake her head to answer his question. As his face drew closer and his eyes closed, Sango shut her own eyes tight. She felt Miroku's lips against her and did her best to keep from melting into him. She could hear Inuyasha laughing and Kagome cheering them on. Shippou gave the same noise of disgust that he did when Inuyasha and Kagome kissed.

Eager to keep her reputation in tact, Sango quickly broke the kiss after a few brief seconds. She looked Miroku in the eyes with all of the anger she could muster at the moment.

"Even though I've kissed you…doesn't mean I liked it," she lied to him.