Disclaimer: Disclaimer: no I don't own Inuyasha…but hey…I can dream right?

Hehe...this chappy is not about Inuyasha and Kagome...hehe...wonder what he will do tho...oh well...story for another day

Chapter 5: Alone

Miroku and Sango were following Inuyasha when he started to run. At first they continued to follow him, but he was moving to fast for them to keep up. After a while they stopped, totally confused about which way they were supposed to go.

"Uh, Miroku? Do you have any idea which way we are supposed to go?" Sango asked sounding confused.

"Nope," he answered, sounding cheerful.

"Why are you so happy Miroku?"

"No reason. I just like this strange forest we are in."

"Hm...you have a point, but where did it come from. I don't remember this being here before."

"It has, but no one pays attention to it because it's supposed to be haunted."

"Oh, ok...I think," Sango said, sounding scared.

"Don't worry my Sango, I will protect you," Miroku said with a smile.

By now Sango was totally confused. She knew they had passed this tree before, but in this forest everything seemed the same. After a long time of walking she grew tired.

"Hey, Miroku, can we rest for a while?" Sango asked, surprised that he hadn't tried to grope her yet.

"Yea, if you want. I think we have been here before. This rock looks very familiar, but then again, so does everything else."

"I know what you mean."

Sango and Miroku sat down and rested. As they rested they talked about school, and home.

"Why do you live alone?"

"Well, I told you that my father died right?"

"Yea."

"Well, when he died my mother took care of me for a year or so, but she died too. The doctors said 'natural causes' but heartbreak is my bet. They really loved each other and when he died she was always sad and gloomy."

"What about other relatives?"

"Well, my grandparents don't want me or are dead, and both my parents were only children, so there is no one else."

"Oh, I'm sorry Miroku," Sango said. Overcome with emotion she gave him a hug. Miroku's eyes lit up. A girl was hugging him of her own accord. This had never happened before. He sat there for a few minutes deliberating whether or not he should grab her butt, all open and there. He decided against it, since it always got him hit anyway, and hugged Sango back. After a while Sango broke the hug.

"Miroku?"

"Yea?"

"I have an important question, and you must answer truthfully."

"Ok, I promise to answer truthfully."

"Why do you always grope me?"

"Uh...well...I...I like you Sango."

"You do?"

"Yea, I do. I was going to ask you, will you consider going on a date with me?"

"Yes Miroku, I will, but only if you promise not to grope me during the date or before."

"I promise," Miroku said, his face lighting up. With that Miroku gave her a peck on the cheek. Sango gasped. No one had ever tried that before. She quickly turned to face him and looked him straight in the face. Miroku, thinking he had done something wrong, looked scared and he winced as she came closer.

"She's going to hit me again, I know it," he thought. But he was surprised. Instead of hitting him Sango gave him a large hug and peck on the cheek. Miroku smiled and hugged her back, only to feel her go limp.

"Huh, she must have fallen asleep," hethought. "Am I that comfortable?" Miroku thought on the subject and realized that Sango was not going to wake up anytime soon. He resigned himself to a night outdoors and then remembered that Sango was there.

"I won't be cold now," Miroku said smiling. "Sango is here keeping at least half of me warm." With that Miroku dropped off to sleep, and dreamed of Sango in a bathing suit running on the beach. (A/N tsk tsk Miroku)

Miroku woke up with something warm in his arms. He looked down, confused and saw the top of Sango's head. He watched her sleep for a few minutes before she woke up.

"This is so comfortable, except for this rock digging into my leg, wait rock? Why is there a rock in my bed? Huh? Dirt? Trees?" with this Sango put out her hand, coming in contact with Miroku's arm. "Miroku? Why is he here? Oh yea, Inuyasha left us after we found Kagome."

"Miroku? What time is it?" Sango asked while stretching.

"Uh, about 7."

"Well let's go back to Kagome's and see if she is ok."

"Sounds good."

With that Miroku stood up and offered his hand to help Sango up. When she was standing she gave him a hug. Miroku put his hand under her chin and lifted it so he could look in her eyes.

"Sango," he whispered, right before he kissed her on the lips. It was a short, chaste kiss, but to Sango it seemed to last forever. It sent a shock through her body and his lips seemed so very warm. She suddenly felt his heartbeat start to go faster, and his body felt so nice against hers. When he broke the kiss, Sango gave a gasp and then blushed, looking down at the ground.

When she looked up again Miroku was looking down at her, with a different look in his eyes. Sango pulled his head down for another kiss, this one lasting longer. He licked her bottom lip with his tongue, seeking entrance into her mouth. She parted her lips a little and sighed into the kiss when she felt his tongue on hers. Sango parted from Miroku and smiled up at him. She put her arm around his waist and they started walking.

After a while Sango decided to climb a tree and see which way they should go. She saw Kagome's house to the left a little and she told Miroku. She was just about to climb down when she slipped and fell, plummeting to the earth. She screamed and thought she was going to at least break a few bones, when Miroku caught her. She gave him a hug and they went towards Kagome's house. When they came the gate, they saw Inuyasha running out of the house like his hair was on fire. Following him came Kagome; she was throwing anything she could get her hands on at him.

Sango and Miroku just doubled up laughing; they wondered what he had done to make her so mad. She turned in their direction and screamed.

"Why are all you people coming here, I don't know any of you," she yelled as she ran into the house.

"What?" Miroku and Sango said, looking at each other in confusion.

hey...sry if it isnt long enough for you guys, but i gotta go...so i'll write more later...