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Marin M- I know, I'm so awesome! JK! Though the important thing is not the writing, it's the reading.......... Sorry! Didn't mean to go all sentimental on you! But do keep reading!

RECAP:

After breakfast, it was time to say good bye. Sango was sad to see all of her friends leave. She hugged all of them, even Inuyasha and Miroku, which did not make Sesshomaru very happy. She reached Kagome last.

"Shitsuree shimasu Kagome. Don't let these bakas drive you insane!"

"I'll do my best. Shitsuree shimasu." They hugged and the group left disappointed even if all members did not show it.

On with the show!

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Sango reluctantly walked back to the castle. Sesshomaru was next to her with a comforting hand on her shoulder.

'She wants them back,' he thought. 'She wants to be near her friends. But she wants to be near me, too. I think. She told me that she loves me! But what about that hoshi. Does she still like him? Should I ask her? I think I will.'

He walked her back to her room. To her surprise, he followed her in. She went to the balcony and sat down on the bench that was there. He sat down next to her.

"You miss your friends, don't you?" he said.

"Yes," she replied.

"Do you still like the hoshi?"

'Damnit, am I that obvious?' "I think so. I think I like you more though."

"Oh." They sat in silence for a few minutes. Then, "So you think I'm a good kisser?"

Sango blushed horribly. "Yep but I really have no one to compare to. Maybe we should see how Miroku does, eh?"

He growled. "I do not find that necessary."

She laughed. "I think that is for me to decide! Or do I need your permission?"

"Yes you do."

She sighed. "Some things never change." She rested her head on his shoulder.

"Are you again saying that I am boring?"

"You could say that. Or maybe it's good that some things never change."

He rested his head on hers. "Hai. I would never trade your stubborn ignorance to my lordship."

"And I wouldn't trade your boring, predictable behavior."

After staying like that for a while, Sango fell asleep. Sesshomaru carried her to her bed and kissed her. She smiled in her sleep.

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She woke just a few hours later. She sighed and thought to herself, 'I think I'll go see Sesshomaru...' She walked to his study. He was not there. 'That's odd... Maybe he's outside.' She walked outside and heard the voice of Rin. She headed towards it. She smiled at the sight she met; Sesshomaru's back was facing towards her and he was playing with Rin in a field.

"Hello Sango-chan," he said.

"Hello Sesshomaru-kun," she replied. Sesshomaru's back was still facing her. "What game are we playing?"

He smiled. "Tag."

"Would you mind if I join?"

"Yea!" cried Rin. "It is much too boring with only two people! I would love for you to join!"

"Alright then."

Rin ran up to her and tapped her arm. "You're it!"

Sango smiled and turned towards Sesshomaru before charging at him. He avoided her so she ran at Rin instead. Rin screamed and started running.

"Got you!" Sango yelled after tagging her. She had given her a bit of time to run before doing so. Rin decided to go for Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru sighed and started jogging. After a short chase, Rin dived at Sesshomaru's leg. He had not expected this and tripped.

"You're it!" the girl said before running off. Sesshomaru smirked at Sango.

"Oh damn..." Sango muttered so Rin couldn't hear. She sprinted away but, of course, she was no match for Sesshomaru when he used his full speed. Sango tried dodging him behind a tree but he swung himself around the tree and grabbed her shoulders. She loved the heat that radiated of his hands.

"So Rin can catch you but I can't?" she asked. He smirked. 'Not again...' she thought. "I'll take that as a yes."

Still smirking, he dropped her against the tree and ran off. 'He'll pay,' she thought. She ran after him.

He stopped in the middle of the field watching her run. 'So she's going to try and catch me? I don't think so,' he thought. He let her get close to him and ran off.

"Damnit!" she said. Still she ran after him oblivious to Rin running tauntingly behind her.

He stopped again. 'She is quite fast... for a human anyway.' She got close again and he dodged her stopping nearer this time.

She ran at him again and he again dodged. She ran once more and as she had expected, he attempted to dodge in the same way as the others. She swerved off course to where she knew he would be stopping before he could react and tackled him.

"Got you!" she yelled.

"Yea Sango!" Rin squealed.

'How did she do that?' thought Sesshomaru. He noticed that she was panting. "You seem tired," he said.

"I am not! I just slept!" she said.

"You are panting."

She tried to regulate her breathing but failed. "So maybe I am a bit tired. Who wouldn't be after they just caught someone that is about ten times faster than themselves?" She sighed and lay down in the grass next to him. He looked over at her.

To her surprise, he got up. "Rin, It's time for lunch. Go to the castle," he said.

"Yes Sesshomaru-sama!" she said as she saluted and started running towards the castle, laughing.

Sango made to stand up but was immediately scooped by Sesshomaru. She sighed thinking that it was pointless to try to resist.

"Rin..." she said vaguely.

"What about her?" asked Sesshomaru.

"She completely adores you of course!"

He thought for a moment. "I suppose."

Sango sighed again.

"You sigh a lot."

"You smirk a lot."

He couldn't help it. He smirked again.

"That's what I'm talking about!" She started babbling on about how annoying it was when he smirked. When she found his smirk still firmly in place, she started yelling. "HOW DO YOU FIND THIS FUNNY?! IT IS NOT FUNNY! IT IS-" She had been cut off by his lips on hers.

She made to grab his ears, but he pinned her arms to her sides with her struggling to break his grip. When they broke apart, she looked at him with softened eyes. Then her expression hardened.

"YOU ARE SUCH A BAKA!" she screamed. "I YELL AT YOU SO YOU KISS ME! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" He sighed. She looked down, fuming. "I can't believe you..." she muttered.

They went straight to the dining room when they got to the castle where Rin and Jaken were waiting. Soon after, Shizuka and some other servants came out with the food.

The meal was eaten in silence. Afterwards, Sango added an entry to her journal.

The entry:

Today was pretty fun. My friends left, though. That wasn't too fun. Then I talked to Sesshomaru. Oh Kami! I forgot about last night! He told me he loved me! He spied on me while I was at the hot springs though. That was quite Miroku like. Weird.......... But then I yelled at him so he had to apologize and that's when he said that he loved me! I said I loved him, too but he also knows that I still have a thing for Miroku. I told him I like him more though.

The conversation this morning was funny! He brought up how I said that he was a good kisser at the hot springs. I blushed so badly! Then I got to tease him back! I said that I had no one to compare to and that we should see how Miroku does! I got a growl for that comment!

Then he, Rin, and I played tag. I actually tagged him while he was using his demon speed! He kept dodging the same way so I figured out how to counter it by the third time he dodged. It was fun!

Then he saw me panting so we went in for lunch. He said I sighed a lot so I told him he smirked a lot. He smirked again! Then I yelled at him about how annoying was and he kisses me! I enjoy it but not at a time like that! I tried or the ears again but he pinned my arms. I actually kind of like yelling at him. I think it might because he kisses me. I don't really know. I just know that it gives me some twisted satisfaction. Again, weird........ That's really all that has happened so far. I'll write if he kisses me again. I've just got this strange feeling.....

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She closed the book. She had nothing to do so she decided to explore the castle. When she opened her door to leave, she found her way blocked by Sesshomaru. She looked up at him.

"I'm sorry about earlier," he said. "I didn't know it bothered you that much."

"It doesn't!" Sango replied cheerfully. "I just.....I don't know........" She wasn't about to admit that she got some twisted pleasure from yelling at him. No way.

"So where were you headed?" he asked still suspicious about her answer.

"I was going to explore the castle."

"I could show you."

"That sounds nice."

The couple wandered around the castle, Sesshomaru explaining what everything was. They talked as they walked to different parts of the castle. After that, they walked around outside. They sat down and after a while, and Sango started to laugh.

"Nani?" he asked.

"When Rin tagged you earlier," she giggled, "I've never seen you trip!"

He looked at her oddly and remained silent after failing to think of a reply.

Sango almost sighed but remember what he had said earlier and refrained. Instead, she leaned against his shoulder. He automatically put his arm around her waist.

They sat like that for a long time, but Sango couldn't bear the silence. She had to talk.

"I lied," she said.

"When?" he asked.

"When I said I didn't know why I yelled. Actually, that's part of the truth. I don't really know why, but I feel some sort of weird satisfaction."

"Maybe you like the fact that you are not killed for disrespecting me as anyone else would be."

Sango paused. "Why didn't I think of that?"

"I don't know." 'It's true that I do not kill her. Anyone else would have been dead in an instant. Why do I give her special treatment? Because I love her. Why do I love her? She makes me happy. She is strong. She is smart. She is beautiful...' "You're beautiful," he said, thinking aloud.

She looked slightly taken aback but smiled. "Arigato Sesshomaru-kun. I believe you know my stance on the subject...." She blushed recalling the hot springs incident.

He smiled. "Hai."

The rest of the day went fairly normally. They all went to bed.

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Yea, I know. This was just fluffy and dull. I'll make the next one better, I promise! Oh and FYI, we're about a month into the story by now. I thought I should put that. Oh, and I now accept anonymous reviews so I hope to see more! PLEASE REVIEW!

Language Guide:

Shitsuree shimasu- good bye

Hoshi- monk

Hai- yes

-chan- suffix added for girls to show affection

-kun- suffix added for boys to show affection

-sama- suffix added for a lord

Baka- idiot

Nani- what