A/N: And so we're back to MS fluff again. This is the last MS fluff chappie, and the rest is Inu/Kag. It was either this, or a non fluff chapter. I feel fluffy today.

Chapter 12: Will You Bear My Child?

Miroku and Sango walked over the hill, and looked upon the temple. It was sunset by the time they eventually made it. They had traveled for two days, and both were glad to finally be there. "We're here." Miroku said.

Sango nodded, catching a sidelong glance at Miroku. He seemed happy to be back here, and he had a good reason. After all, Mushin was the one that raised him.

"Come on!" Miroku said, leading her up to the temple. Sango followed, smiling. Well, he should be able to get help here, and I suppose we can rest a bit.

They walked up the steps and into the temple. "Master!" Miroku called out.

Mushin walked into the room. "So you've come back Miroku? What is it this time?"

He held out his right hand. "I was poisoned by Saimyoushou. I am all right, but the pain still hasn't gone away."

Mushin looked at his palm. "How much pain are you in?"

"Not much." Miroku replied.

"Oh really?" He touched his palm and Miroku flinched.

"Hmm…I'll need to check this out…" He looked behind Miroku, and noticed that Sango was there. "Oh, you brought her with you!"

Huh? She looked at Miroku. He looked afraid of something. "Well, she wanted to come." He replied.

Mushin smiled. "Well, Miroku always tells me about you when he's here alone. So will you two be sharing a room?"

Sango stared. "Uh…uh…what?"

"Well, after all his stories, I figured that you two would be sharing a room by now."

His stories, eh? She glared at the perverted monk who looked like he was about to die. "MIROKU!"

"Eh…heh…well, Sango…you know…"

Miroku was spared from being thrashed by Mushin saying, "All right. Let me take a look at you." He looked at Sango. "You might want to wait in here. This is dangerous."

She nodded, and gave one final glare at Miroku as he was led into another room. She put her hiraikotsu down, and sat on the floor. Kirara jumped into her lap. She began petting her, and thinking about Miroku.

Mushin better be able to do something. After all, it wasn't easy to get here. After flying most of the way and then walking some more…And after Miroku groping me three times and nine attempted gropes, I'm glad to be here.

She sighed. But…I wonder…After we…kissed…in Kaede's hut, he hasn't kissed me since. It makes no sense. After all, he did say he loved me, didn't he?

Sango looked outside. I don't know. Maybe I'm getting all worked up for nothing. Maybe this is just a game to him, that he tries to kiss a girl and then leaves them alone. But…he didn't stop his grope-a-thon…

Maybe I'm starting to understand what Kagome-chan has been going through. I mean, I finally realize I like Miroku…and then I get all doubtful of what he's feeling. Is it really possible that he does love me?

That night, Sango sat outside in the grass. Mushin had kept Miroku for a few hours now. She felt a little worried, but not enough for her to go barging in and demand what was going on. Kirara had transformed to her large size, and Sango was leaning against her, looking at the stars.

"What do you think, Kirara? I mean…do you think Miroku really does…?" She asked her pet.

Kirara purred encouragingly. Sango scratched Kirara's head.

"Yeah, but I don't know…I mean…it is Miroku, after all. What if I'm just another woman on a long list of them? I could just be kidding myself thinking all this. I mean, I know what he says, but it is hard to believe anything that delinquent says, you know."

The neko youkai growled affectionately, and Sango looked back up at the stars. "It's almost impossible to believe. It's much more likely that I'm just like any other woman he meets."

"You're wrong." A voice said from behind her.

She jumped, and turned around. Miroku was standing there, his right hand bandaged.

"Miroku…?" Her heart pounded again.

"You're wrong Sango. You do mean more to me than that." He came and sat down next to her.

She looked away sharply. "B-but…sometimes, it's hard to believe anything you say, you know. I mean…you aren't the most honest person in the world."

He put a hand on her shoulder. "Sango, I know. But I've changed. You've helped me change."

The youkai slayer nodded, looking back at him. "Well, you have changed. But…"

There was a small silence as they gazed at each other. Miroku swallowed. "Sango…there's something I…there's something I want to discuss with you."

Discuss? What? She didn't answer. She just looked at the grass.

"You see, Sango…Before I met you…I was a lecher. Originally, I sought out a woman to bear me a child so I could carry on the family, but then, it became fun to me. It was like a game to see how many pretty women I could find in a village that would be willing to bear me a child."

Why is he telling me this? Sango thought. It's just making me mad…

"Miroku…" She warned.

The monk sensed danger. "Don't worry, Sango, there's more. Of course, once I joined up with Inuyasha, I knew that my schemes would probably have to come to an end, since if I was ever near Kagome-sama, he would threaten me. At first, I was a little wary of joining with him, since my fun was at an end, but I will never, ever regret it."

"Why?" Sango asked, looking at him.

He smiled. "Because if I had never gone with Inuyasha, I would have never met you. Sango, when I first met you, I admit, my lecherous ways came back again. Before I got to really know you, you were just another woman, or just a friend, a companion in our group. I didn't really think about you as I do now."

And…how do you think of me now? She wondered.

"Sango, I didn't really realize I had feelings for you until we met Kuranosuke. I guess it was more an Inuyasha like reaction. I didn't know until someone else had eyes for you."

She gave a small gasp. Miroku…does this mean…?

"But I wasn't about to pull an Inuyasha and stop you. I just wanted what would make you happy. And I still do. All I want is for you to be happy, Sango."

Miroku…what do you mean? What are you trying to say? She felt her heart speed up again, and she considered the possibility of it what she had hoped for would come true.

His violet eyes twinkled at her like stars, making it impossible for her to turn away. "Sango, all I have to offer you is the promise of you being happy. It's not much… and you could have a lot more if someone else were to…"

She shook her head. "No one else…no one else makes me as happy as I am when I am around you, Miroku."

He swallowed again, and for some reason, he seemed very nervous. "Then, Sango…" He took her hand. "When we defeat Naraku, our adventures will end. It will be time for all of us to settle down. And I know, right now I don't have a hut or anything but…I will work as hard as I can…" He was mumbling.

"Miroku?" Sango asked, her voice trembling. "What are you trying to say?"

He took a deep breath. "When we defeat Naraku…will you live with me? And…bear my child?"

She gasped. A tear came down her cheek. Did he…did he say what I thought he said? Did he really ask me…?

He wasn't sure of her reaction. "I love you, Sango. And I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

He loves me? He loves me! She blinked away the happy tears. "Yes.." She said.

Miroku looked surprised. "Y-yes? You will? You'll live with me?"

She nodded, smiling through the tears. "Yes! I will! I will! I want to! I'll live with you and bear as many children as you want!"

He was also smiling, in an extraordinarily happy way that Sango had never seen before. He immediately grabbed her and kissed her, and she returned it. Never before had she been so happy.

I was wrong. I was wrong all along. Though everything I once knew was gone…there is one that can still make me happy. And that's Miroku.

A/N: Awww for the fluff! Yeah, this is the end of MS fluff. But oh! What an ending! I'm sad now, because no fluffies next chap…very sad...