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Chapter 24-Old friends
"Ugh..."
Inuyasha grunted, standing back up. He leaned heavily on a long, thick stick. A week had passed, and he was able to get up and walk around with some support. His reckless temper didn't let his wounds heal completely quickly; he kept falling down. He was losing patience quickly with his friends not telling him what was going on. They just kept avoiding his questions. Inuyasha spent his night in the forest, trying to remember by himself exactly what had happened.
'Keh, who needs them anyways?'
He thought, kicking a stone, but he stumbled forward. A hand quickly catching his shoulder prevented him from completely falling forward. Inuyasha regained balance, and turned to see that it was Sango.
"Thanks..."
He said.
"No problem..."
She replied. There was an awkward silence, and Sango spoke again.
"Um, want to sit down somewhere? I want to talk to you."
"Sure,"
He replied, and didn't bother finding a more suitable place; he just sat right down below a tree in the forest. Sango sat beside him, putting a few feet of distance between them, something she wasn't used to doing.
"Are you going to give me some answers yet?"
Inuyasha asked, and Sango replied,
"Actually, I wanted to ask you something."
"Huh? What?"
"Well, what do you remember?"
She asked.
"What? What kind of question is that?"
He asked, bewildered.
"Let me rephrase that... What do you remember before you turned into your full demon form?"
She asked.
"Uhh...Well... Come to think of it... I can't remember much...I remember...You..."
"Me?"
Sango asked, looking up.
"Yeah, don't know what about though..."
He replied.
"Oh... Well, don't push yourself too hard to remember..."
She answered with a slight smile.
"Heh, well, since I've answered one of your questions, you can answer one of mine, right?"
He asked hopefully. Sango hesitated for a moment, but slowly nodded.
"Do you think you'll be happy with Miroku?"
He asked, and Sango looked back up at him, eyes wide. She had to think for a moment to judge if Inuyasha really forgot everything with her or not. When she finally saw that he was just asking her just as a friend, she sighed, and replied,
"Um, well, I...Guess..."
She said, looking back down in a shaky voice.
"He's really a good person, he's sweet and I love him, But I really can't depend on him for almost anything... He loves anyone as long as they're female, and not too ugly..."
She said.
"You know, I don't mean to butt in, but I think you can find better."
Inuyasha replied, straightening his clothes out, also having nothing to look at but the ground.
"But I did find someone better."
She replied, and she regretted saying it as soon as it left her mouth.
"Really? Who?"
Inuyasha asked, interested.
"It... Was a long time ago, a friend... But he became much more to me..."
She said with a sad smile, closing her eyes. She avoided eye contact with him in case she might give something away.
"Anyone we know?"
He asked curiously.
"Maybe... I really loved him a lot..."
She replied, looking into his eyes.
"Must've been a really great person."
Inuyasha said.
"He was... He was a sensitive, soft, kind-hearted person."
Sango replied.
"Heh, sounds like the exact the opposite of me."
Inuyasha said, still listening to Sango with interest.
Sango looked back down, her long hair falling down to cover her face.
"Huh? Hey, Sango why're you crying?"
Inuyasha asked, surprised.
'Was it something I said?'
He wondered. He reached out and poked her.
"N-no... I'm not crying..."
She stuttered, brushing away all her tears.
"Well, you were..."
Inuyasha said,
"No I wasn't!"
Sango snapped, and turned away from Inuyasha.
"Well anyways,"
Inuyasha said, standing up again.
"I'll be going now. I'm tired."
He said, brushing the dirt off his clothes, leaning on his stick. He looked over at Sango, and she still looked sad, looking down at the ground.
"You know,"
Inuyasha said tentatively.
"I-it really isn't my style to say this, but... You're a great friend, a skilled fighter, and I think you're beautiful. It'd be Miroku's total loss if he cheated on you..."
He said, and turned, walking back down the path, leaving Sango speechless.
Well, there's the first step lol. I'm starting to get writer's block...