A/N: Ah…I just watched Inu movie 3 for the third (Or fourth…can't remember.) time…god, I love that movie. It's impossible not to love it. Okay, this chap is MAJOR FLUFF to make up for the last two without any. It's Miroku/Sango, but that'll hold ya for a while until Inu/Kag get together, right?

Chapter 8: Looking In Your Eyes

"Kagome-chan!" Sango yelled, flying down from the sky on Kirara, with Miroku behind her.

"Sango-chan! Miroku-sama!" Kagome said, getting off Inuyasha's back as Kirara landed. "Miroku, how are you?" she asked.

He cringed and grasped his hand as he touched the ground. "Better than I was before. Sango was able to get to Kaede-sama's in time and I have a few herbs in me that will break up the poison."

"Does it still hurt?" Shippou asked.

The monk shuddered, and then gave a small smile. "Like hell. I won't be touching anything with this for a while."

"Good riddance." Sango muttered.

"Weren't you guys going to stay in the village for a while?" Inuyasha asked.

Sango laid her hiraikotsu on the ground. "We were, but once Miroku was all right, we decided to check on you guys."

The hanyou nodded and began to make a fire.

Kagome stared at Sango, puzzled. "What?" The youkai slayer asked.

"I don't know…its weird…but I think there's something wrong with the way you're talking?"

"Huh?" Sango asked. "What do you mean?"

Kagome suddenly looked enlightened. "Now I get it! It's because you've stopped calling Miroku 'Houshi-sama'."

A small blush crept up Sango's cheeks. "Well…uh…you know…I have been traveling with him for a year. It's about time I called him by his name."

Inuyasha looked up from his work. "Yeah, it is weird. Why are you calling him that all of a sudden?"

Uh…well…even I don't know… "I just decided that I might as well…" she said, knowing that if she talked any more of the subject, her face would certainly turn all red.

"So," she replied, changing the subject. "Is there anything about Naraku's suspicious attack that we don't know about?"

Inuyasha handed a stick to Shippou to light on fire with Kitsunebi. "Well…even we're not sure about what that was about."

"We think it's a distraction, but to distract us from what?" Kagome asked.

There was a silence as they pondered this question. Suddenly, the hanyou perked up. "Mouryoumaru."

"Mouryoumaru?" Miroku asked. "But why would he want to destroy Mouryoumaru? Most likely, he would want us to do the work for him."

Inuyasha cringed for the worst. "Well…you see…His heart is in Mouryoumaru, right? And one way to kill him is to destroy his heart. We've tried that, without success. But I learned that if he gets his hands on a complete shikon no tama, he cannot use it without a heart. He'll be needing his heart, if he plans to complete the shikon no tama."

Kagome glared. "And where did you learn this information?"

"Uh…you know…I just learned it…"

She didn't buy it. "Kikyou, right?"

"I…I told you all we did was talk!" He yelled.

She sighed. "Whatever. I mean, you're a guy, you're supposed to go chasing after pretty women."

"I concur." Miroku said, before getting slapped by Sango.

"And when did I say Kikyou was pretty?" he asked, using all his self control.

Kagome gave him the evil eye. "You never did, I can tell you're thinking it by the way you act."

"Why…you…"

Miroku stepped it. "Okay! Calm down you two. You just started talking to each other. No need to have another fight."

Inuyasha sighed. "Keh! What does it matter? She started it."

She trembled in fury. "INUYASHA…"

Sango held her back. "Calm down, Kagome-chan…chill…its Inuyasha, you know how immature he is."

"WHAT was that?" The hanyou asked.

"Nothing." She replied.

"Well…in any case, we need to be on the look out for Naraku, and Mouryoumaru as well." Miroku replied. "If Naraku reaches Mouryoumaru before we do—uggghhhh." He was cut off be a pain in his hand. He clasped it.

"Miroku, are you sure you're okay?" Shippou asked. He didn't answer.

He still isn't in good shape. Sango thought. He shouldn't be out here with us. He needs to go back to Kaede's…

"Miroku, don't worry, I'll take you back to the village." she said, pulling him to his feet. "If we hurry, we can get you back tonight."

"Yeah…thanks…" He replied, uneasily getting on Kirara.

"Do you have enough of that medicine to get you through the trip?"

He nodded, and took out a packet of herbs and one of Kagome's spare water bottles filled with the medicine Kaede had given him.

"Sango-chan…why are you so worried about Miroku?" Kagome asked.

Well…it's…it's Miroku! How could I not be worried about him? "He's hurt really badly. I can't just forget about him!"

"Yes, but…you seem more worried than usual." Inuyasha pointed out.

How do I get out of this one? "Well…you see…its been a stressful time and all…and he's hurt really badly…and…I need to get him out of here, right now!" She jumped on Kirara. "Meet us back in the village!" she yelled as they took off.

Kagome shook her head. "No doubt about it. She's definitely fallen for him."

"Huh?" Inuyasha asked. "You mean Sango likes Miroku?"

She sighed. "You really don't get it, do you, Inuyasha?"

"Why does everyone keep telling me that?" He growled.

Sango couldn't stop worrying. I hope he's not in too much pain…That has to hurt…Those herbs had better help, like Kaede said! I just wish he could stop moaning…it…does it really hurt that bad? And all on my account too…I guess we need to stop…this can't be good for him…

"Miroku, here, let's rest. I'm afraid you're not going to make it if we keep on like this."

"No, Sango, its fine." he replied.

"No!" she said. "You're in pain. We need to stop."

Miroku didn't argue as she steered Kirara down into a clearing of trees. When they made touchdown, Sango helped Miroku off.

"You don't need to do this, Sango."

"I do." she said. "You're in pain. You need someone to help you. And…" A tear formed in her eye. "It's all my fault you're like this!"

He tried to calm her. "No, Sango, it's not!"

"Yes, it is!" she cried. "If you hadn't used your kazaana, you wouldn't hurt so much! If I had just hit the stupid bugs with my Hiraikotsu, you wouldn't be in this mess!"

"Sango, its fine. I'm fine." He grabbed her by the shoulders, trying to make her listen.

"YOU'RE NOT!" she shouted. "CAN'T YOU SEE WHY I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU, DAMNIT! I WAS AFRAID…YOU SCARED ME FOR A SECOND MIROKU! EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE ALIVE, I'M STILL WORRIED. IT MAKE ME WORRY, OKAY!"

"Sango, why are you worried about me so much?" he asked.

She sniffed as a tear came down her face. "Because…I care about you, Miroku. I mean, I care about Kagome-chan, Shippou, and all of them, but you…I couldn't bear if you died! Not after all you've done for me!

"Sango…" he took her hand in his, making her blush. "You really…really care about me?"

"Of course I do! Miroku…you helped me when no one else could. I mean, I can talk to Kagome-chan…but she's also much closer to Inuyasha. When I'm in pain, you help me. So I have to…help you…" She couldn't continue her sentence. Why…why is my heart beating again?

"Sango…" Miroku leaned in closer.

"H-Hou-I mean, M-Miroku? What…what are you…" She found it hard to breathe. She couldn't hear anything, because her heart was pounding in her chest. A warm feeling filled her up. She knew she must be blushing, but it was quite a surprise to see Miroku spot a bit of color on his cheeks too.

"M-Miroku?" she asked one more time, once she got her voice to work. Why? Why do I feel this way? I…just want…to...Miroku?

She noticed that Miroku was only centimeters away from her face, his eyes almost closed. Almost knowing what would happen, she backed away a few inches, but he followed. Her breathing was heavy, in surprised gasps. What is he doing? It's like he wants to…She wanted to run, but she couldn't. Her feet were stuck to the ground. She couldn't move. The warm feeling accelerated to a pulsing feeling, completely in tune with the beating of her heart. It felt wonderful, but it also frightened her.

"Miro—" She gasped, but was cut off, by Miroku's lips pressing on to hers.

Her eyes were as large as lamps as she realized what was going on. Her first instinct told her to pull away, and to slap him for his forwardness, but she couldn't. That good feeling took over. She slowly closed her eyes and kissed him back.

She had never known that Miroku wanted to kiss her, but in this moment, she understood all. Perhaps she had known all along, but decided to hide it. As for her feelings, that wonderful feeling in her body told all. All she wanted was for Miroku to keep kissing her, for her troubles to go away. For all her loneliness, she wanted more than anything for someone to love her. Miroku…

But when she felt a tongue pressing against her lips, she regained her senses. Her eyes snapped open, and she immediately pushed him away. She stood there, gasping. She looked back at Miroku. His eyes held a twinkle in them, a twinkle of love.

She put a hand to her lips, surprised at what happened. Looking back at him, she knew what he wanted. She had known him for long enough to know. Saying nothing, she ran into the forest.

Why? Why did he do that? She wondered. We can't…there's Naraku and…I can't…I mean…I'm not ready to…

I'm not ready to fall in love.

A/N: I promised ya fluff, didn't I? Next chap gets back on schedule with Inu/Kagness…but oh! Rejoice in the FLUFF! (There's going to be a lot for a while!)