No it wasn't what she expected only once had she seen a body like this well twice if you count the casket. It wasn't her mom it was another nightmare, Garhara, an innocent villager that had only tried to help. As much as Sango tried to repress this memory all she could do was remember it even more clearly.

She remembered that it had been sunny that day and that Garhara was the first one to greet her when she entered the village. She was just smiling so happily as if she had gotten engaged but it wasn't like that. Garhara was always like that or so the villagers told her and that day she seemed unusually cheerful. She let Sango stay in her house and eat her food and wear her clothes. Garhara was kind person and Sango needed her to help with the poison powder.

Garhara did her job very well and when they thought it was over it wasn't. A bigger demon attacked and Sango tried but she failed to save the kidnapped girl. However, Sango did save her it was just Garhara died by way of Sango's weapon, the hiraikotsu. She threw it at the demon and had a perfect shot but the demon was fast almost to fast he used Garhara as a shield and it killed her almost instantly.

This was one nightmare she couldn't face Garhara had been a good friend and she killed her by one careless mistake. The question was what was Garhara doing there, Garhara was dead and buried her only reason for knowing this was she went to Garhara's funeral. It seemed all of her memories were flashing back in front of her because they were.

"Sango," she heard her brother's voice and looked around. This was not the peaceful green hill she was sitting on earlier but the Village of the Demon Slayers.

"Sango I can see you, found you!"

"I remember this memory," Sango said with a sigh. How she longed for the days of the young. This was a happy memory of her and Kohaku playing hide and seek. He was five and she was 10.

"You're dressed like Sango," said a young Kohaku. It was true they both had on the same yakata and their hair was tied the same way, in a low ponytail.

"Huh? You can see me?"

"Yeah you're right here," Kohaku stared at the older version of Sango and she stared right back. He's so cute when he's not soulless. But how can he see me you can't see people in flashbacks right?

"Sango get over here you have to meet this lady she looks just like you-,"

Maybe I mistook the memory this me about an hour before Kohaku and I almost got killed. But he looks so young I guess he would have matured now that he's soulless.

"Hi I'm Sango,"

"I'm- uh uh err Kagome,"

"Oh ok," Kagome was the only name she could think of apparently Sango was very naïve.

"I'm not Kagome," Sango blurted this out afraid of what could come.

"What?" past Sango said.

"See I knew she was you," Kohaku said grinning from ear to ear.

"I am you from the future. Kohaku's right all I want to do is get back,"

"It's the magic of Midoriko you must understand why you came back into the present,"

"Father," all Sango could do was shout his name and hug him. She hadn't seen him in so long it just made her love him even more although she knew he was dead. It just made sense to run up and hug him.

Later that evening Sango sat on the front steps of her porch with herself and they talked. Sango knew she mustn't explain things in the future with herself but it was just so hard because she wanted to tell her all about Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippou, and Miroku especially Miroku. She also wanted to warn her about Kohaku but she couldn't or else she wouldn't have the strength or determination to carry on like she does now.

"Are you absolutely sure that you can't tell me anything about the future?"

"It would just screw the future up even more but I don't want to go there,"

"It's time," her father appeared in the doorway looking sad but knowing his daughter would be safe. Sango went to the edge of the forest and said goodbye to her village and walked off into the forest where she passed through time and found herself sitting upon the same hill.

"Sango!" Miroku called he worried about her very worried.

"Oh hey Miroku what was with that body?"

"It was just an imitation of some dead girl we killed it quickly. Why did you run off so quickly?"

"Oh it just made me think about the past,"

"Oh Kohaku huh?"

"Him and some other things like my father,"

"Oh yes that is a very touchy subject in this group, well if you ever need to talk,"

"Huh? Oh of course I just have some things on my mind,"

"Yes I guess we all do," he paused and looked at his right hand with the wind tunnel and smiled. "Well I suppose we'll all get through it together,"

"Yeah we will now let's go find Inuyasha and Kagome,"

"It looks like they are coming to us,"

"Huh? I suppose so,"

"Why did you run off like that Sango?" Kagome asked tentatively.

"I was just thinking about Kohaku he laid there like that girl when he died,"

"Oh,"

"Well let's go we need to go find a place to sleep tonight so Miroku you need to pull one of your scams,"

"Ok Inuyasha I don't pull scams,"

"Yeah right," and they continued on down the hill Sango looked back and remembered her adventure. She smiled a slight but sad smile and Miroku understood immediately that she needed to be left alone for a while but one day she would open up to him. He would be welcoming with open arms and an open heart yes he was prepared for that day.