Chapter Three: Meeting

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As Inuyasha moped about Kagome leaving, he sat in a tree thinking about her and Kikyou's differences. Kikyou is dead, Kagome is alive. What more is there to figure?

"Inuyasha!" Miroku's voice yelled from below.

"What do you want, bouzou?" Inuyasha asked the monk. He stared intently at him until Miroku dropped his eyes and told him what he was calling him for.

"Lady Kiade would like to talk to you."

"What does that old hag want?" He replied but jumped down anyway. He knew the old lady was to be respected and he listened to her advice.

"Do you miss Lady Kagome?" Miroku asked silently.

"That wench! No way!" Inuyasha replied. He liked her and everyone knew, but he and

Kagome were afraid to admit each other's feelings.

"Yes, yes, of course..."

In school, Kagome would NEVER listen to the teacher. When Sensei called her, she had been spacing out and not listening to a word.

"Higurashi, read the next line." The Sensei directed.

"Uh..." Kagome said frantically. Fortunately, Eri whispered behind her, "Page 8, 3rd paragraph!" and she read clearly and confidently.

"Good Higurashi! I'm glad you're listening in class again and back here. How was your TB at the hospital?"

Oh Grandpa, Kagome thought. Making up sicknesses again. The question is, who told Sensei? "Oh I'm feeling MUCH better now!" She said with a grin. Kagome hoped it was convincing.

"Well that's good. Now, class dismissed!"

As Sango was at her village, night dawned and she started to go to sleep. Kohaku, she thought. Mom. Dad! What happened to you? How did he...? What in the world is going on? Why does he have them? I can't kill Kagome, Inuyasha, Houshi-sama, and Shippou! There's no way! Never! But, just like last time... what would I do for my family? What would I...?

As Sango was deep in thought, 3 figures ran around her house.

Kirara growled and Sango pulled herself out of her thoughts. "Kirara? What's wrong?" Kirara just growled again and changed into her bigger form.

Just then, she heard a bang and Inuyasha yelling, "BOUZOU! STOP DRAGGING US BEHIND! SANGO WILL THINK WE'RE THIEVES OR SOMETHING!"

So it wasn't predators. It was just Inuyasha, Houshi-sama, and Shippou. She felt so relived that she fell backwards and there was a loud thunk.

"Arrgh. That HURT..." She whispered as the trio rushed in, looking angry, sheepish, and joyful.

"Sango, Sango, Sango, Sango!!" Shippou yelled happily as he jumped into her arms.

"Darn that Kitsune. Being annoying. We thought we might stop by and wait until Kagome gets back. Is that okay?" Inuyasha said grumpily.

Sango nodded her head but was still quite perturbed. How could she kill them? Not that she could, for two reasons. She would feel horrible afterward and Naraku would have deceived her again, and they were her friends. She couldn't just turn on them. They would know something's wrong and they would figure it out.

"Sango? Lady Sango?" Miroku was waving his cursed hand in front of her face. "Earth to Lady Sango!"

She got an angry expression on her face and said, "Hai, Houshi-sama? You need...?"

"Oh nothing..." He said as the perverted monk grabbed her butt and rubbed it. She slapped him and you could swear you saw Inuyasha's hair sway.

"Ow... the pain, the pain!" Miroku cried.

"Yes, pain. It's what you deserve. But..." Sango started. She started and now she had to tell them.

"Yea, what is it, Sango?" Inuyasha said.

"Well... when I cam back here, I saw.... Naraku. A-And he..." She stopped. Could she

really tell them?

"Naraku?!" Miroku said urgently. "What? What did he say? Where did he go?"

"Well, I don't know the answer to the last question, but I can tell you what he said. He said... he had... my family. He revived Mom and Dad. My mom and dad."

"Your... parents?" Inuyasha's face turned slightly pale as he remembered Sessomaru's plan that involved his own birth mother.

"Y-Yes... and he said if I wanted them back, I had to.... Had to... I have to kill you all...." Sango sobbed. It was too hard. She couldn't. She wouldn't. Would she? How could she?

"Well, are you going to kill us?" Miroku asked.

"No..." Sango replied.

"Then do we fear our friend?"

"I suppose not."

"Then?"

"Listen, bouzou. Why are you even TALKING about this stuff? I don't get it. So Naraku wants to get rid of us. So he uses Sango's parents. Big deal. Sango, do you believe these people are your parents?" Inuyasha said.

"I don't know what to believe anymore. And don't worry. I won't kill you. I can't. None of you. Not unless the world had gone crazy and Naraku controlled me. Never." Shippou had fallen asleep in her lap so she settled him down on Kirara. "Good night." All was silent until Miroku broke the silence. "Good night Sango. Now where are you sleeping again? I want directions so I can go to you at night." All he earned was a bonk on the head with hiraikotsu and a walking away Sango.

Kagome walked home the next day. Darn, today I have to go back to the Feudal Era... she thought unpleasantly. Oh well. If I'm late, Inuyasha will come get me. I suppose I have to go back...

As she got to the patio of the house, her mom yelled for her. "Kagome!"

"Hai, Haha-sama?" Her voice rang through the empty house.

"You have a visitor!" Came the reply.

"Uh..." Was all she could say. No one had said anything about coming over, and it was WAY too early for Inuyasha. Or had a rumor come up?

"Keh... This is a weird time. No wonder Kagome is odd..." Inuyasha thought aloud. And much to his surprise, Kagome burst out of the room next to him and yelled a quick "sit" before stamping back up to her room to gather up her things.

Now Inuyasha was angry. He had just come to get her so they could return to Sango's village for the last night. Then the next day they would set out again, same as before, but this time Kagome could help them with Sango's problem.

"KAGOME! THAT WAS NOT FAIR!!" Inuyasha yelled up to her. "THAT WAS NOT FAIR!! I JUST CAME TO TELL YOU THAT WE'RE STAYING IN SANGO'S VILLAGE!"

All he heard in reply was angry banging and slamming things down. "That bakayarou," Inuyasha

muttered.

He ran up the stairs and jumped into her room. He saw her laying on the bed, pounding the pillow. With

his sudden entrance, she looked up and glared.

"What did I do NOW?!" He yelled at her.

"What did you do..?! HA! You know perfectly well what you said about me!"

"All I did was call you a bit weird-"

"...." Kagome was silent. She had been overreacting. "I'm sorry. I know. But it just feels to me that

something's wrong in the Feudal Era. Is Sango and Miroku-sama okay?"

"Yes and no. Sango had a... incident with Naraku."

"An incident?! Not with NARAKU! We're talking about Naraku here! There is no such thing as an incident

with that bakayarou! None at ALL! Is she still okay?"

"She's fine, fine, fine... But you have to come back. I came to tell you that we're staying in Sango's village, so..."

"Okay. Let's go." Kagome said determinedly.

"Why did we have to stay here? Why are you three treating me like a time bomb?" Sango asked, frustrated. Inuyasha just glared. No one talked.

Boy, did she wish someone would.

A/N: LONG chappie! I hope you guys like this story; it won't be updated until I finish Demon Aura. But that's almost done, then I want to get a few more chapters up for Alternate Feelings. Then I'll have some for this one! Boy am I organized... lol.

Sayonara! R&R!