Hi everyone. This might be my last chapter, unless I do an epilogue where Kagome and Inu-yasha come back, but I might not. Whatever. I don't now how good this is going to be, me being sleep-deprived and all, but I'll do my best. Lol. So … review. Please? Oh, and I'm not going to do the double POV thing anymore. It's just retelling what happened, which one of my reviewers pointed out. I'm in full agreement.

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I sighed and let myself fall down onto the ground. Building a campfire was considerably harder without Kagomes tools from her land beyond the well, but we had gotten it done. I was already dark by the time we had made it into a roaring fire. Sango and I had been working on it for almost half an hour, gathering dry wood, finding a suitable spot and, finally, actually making the fire (which was my job) took much longer than expected. Sometimes we take Kagome for granted.

I had been sitting alone, lost in thought about everything that had happened today for almost fifteen minutes before Sango came out of the woods, returning from her bath in the river. I didn't even notice her until she was standing right behind me, repeating my name.

Starting, I turned around to look up at her. She was a thing of beauty. Her hair was damp and untied, and she wore only her pink and white kimono which was billowing open at the bottom from the wind. She looked somewhat concerned.

"Miroku?" she asked. I smiled at her. Easing up, she smiled back. I motioned her to sit down.

"Come sit with me, dearest Sango." I tried out puppy-dog eyes. I don't think they worked, but she sat down anyways. She sat close enough for me to feel her warmth, making me realize how cold I was. Being the bolder of the two of us, I pulled her onto my lap. At first she blushed slightly, but quickly relaxed and leaned her head against my shoulder.

"I'm glad," she spoke into my ear, "that we talked, Miroku. This makes me happy." She nuzzled her head into the crook of my neck. I was so content with her like this. I moved my arms around her, and felt her start under my touch. Hmm … this gave me an idea.

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"Oh, God! Miroku!" Sango squirmed beneath me as my hands wandered over her. "Miroku! Miroku, st-AH!" I smiled at her as she cried out, moaning and buckling as I pinned her down.

"Enough, Sango?" I asked in a sly voice. Wriggling and writhing in my grip, I wouldn't let her answer. Her hands pushed at me, making it more fun.

"Miroku, stop! Mir-" She cried out again as I pushed in deeper, savoring the feel of her skin. I ignored her pleas and continued, determined to keep this going as long as possible.

"No! Get off me … Miroku!" I was almost on the verge of laughing, delighted as her face flushed and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Stop tickling me Miroku!" She gasped for breath, tears of laughter spilled down her face. Finally able to wrestle free she got up and ran around to the other side of the fire, taunting me. I chased her, but only ended up running in circles. She was fast.

Giggling as I chased her, Sango stayed just out of my reach. Putting on a burst of speed, she ran around to the other side of the fire again. I could barely see her smiling face over the high flames of the campfire. I decided that chasing her was getting nowhere, so I was going to try something more daring.

Taking a few small steps back, I started running and, in a burst of strength, jumped clean over the campfire. She moved out of the way before I landed, but was to awed at what I had just done to start running again, a mistake on her part. I gave her a wicked smile and started running after her again. Now I could almost reach out and touch her.

Sango turned back to look at me and stick out her tongue. Another mistake. Just as she withdrew that lovely pink tongue of hers, she tripped on our blankets and fell on her face. Well, almost fell on her face. Without even realizing I had done it, I had caught her just as she was about to hit the ground. I held her in my arms for several seconds before letting her down lightly on the blankets below us and sitting down beside her.

"Miroku, you …" She looked up into my eyes, melting me. "Thank you." She said softly. She moved over and leaned in slowly. Our lips met again. This wasn't our first kiss, but my body reacted the same as it had all the other ones. It felt like I had put one of Shippou's vibrating lollipops in my mouth, except times about one thousand. Shivers passed though my entire body.

I leaned forward, deepening the kiss slightly before pulling away softly. She leaned against me, head on my shoulder. I put my arm around her waist and kissed her forehead, and then I moved my chin up and let my head rest on hers. We fell into comfortable silence that was only broken by her barely audible snores.

I smiled down at her, making sure she was asleep. Certain that she was, I cradled her body with my arms and laid her down beside me. My mind was in turmoil, today's events playing themselves over and over. In her sleep, Sango moved to put her arm around me. A broad smile crossed my face.

Arm around my waist and head resting on my chest, Sango was smiling in her sleep. The turmoil in my mind evaporated, and only one thought was left. She had calmed me. Before drifting off into a peaceful sleep, I looked down at her, kissed her forehead, and murmured, "I love you, Sango."

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Eyes closed, breathing steady, I opened one eye to look up at Miroku. He was fast asleep. I nuzzled into his robes and breathed out a sigh of contentment.

"I love you, too," Eyes already heavy with sleep, my next word was barely a whisper. "…Miroku."

The end

So what did you think? Should I do an epilogue or leave it at this? And don't forget to review. This is still my first fic, and I still need the encouragement to keep going puppy-dog eyes pweeease? Love you all.

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Azusa-chan