Okay, this SHOULD be longer, and I hope a bit more fluffier! =D Also, this is going to be the last part of Daring? ^-^

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Miroku inhaled, then exhaled, "No..." and Sango did nothing. "Yes..." and Sango shook her head, turn bright red.

She dove underneath the water, waiting until her confidence came. Yet, it didn't. Shaking her head in disbelief, she swam back up to the surface. There was Miroku, leaning on the edge with a few girls. They were giggling away as Miroku told a few stories, and saying this like, "Ooo! Houshi-sama! You're so brave!" or "Houshi-sama!" and they giggled, "you're naked!"

Sango swam next to him, fuming in anger, feeling as though she needed to get the attention for one, odd, odd reason. "Houshi-sama," one girl started, "there's that tajiya... naked behind you..." she said in distaste. "Oh! Sango?" he asked, spinning around, blushing softly. "Yes." Sango replied coldly, but, she needed her attention... now! Being her not-so-shy-Sango-self, she kissed him softly on the lips, thinking, "In your face, evil women!"

"Um... oh... Sango..." he stuttered, and the trio of girls behind him suddenly got jealous. "We saw him first, you stupid tajiya!" they squealed, and pulled the naked monk out of the springs. Sango, who has seen it all, closed her eyes, "Ooo, I DIDN'T need to see that." she said, feeling as though she needed to throw up.

He grabbed his robes, standing up quickly and threw them on. "I guess I'll see you later, Sango." he said, actually calmly. Yet, he was boiling a bit inside. "She didn't need to see that." he admitted in his thoughts. He reluctantly walked back to the village, the trio gossiping about the tajiya.

Sango blushed, "What was I thinking?" she asked herself. She swam back to the other end of the springs. Sango got out, feeling the cold wind slap her body; making her shiver. "Brrr." she said, chattering her teeth. She dried herself off quickly, and threw on her clothes. She strapped her Hirakotsu (spelling? X_x) and walked to the village, where she betted Miroku was, gossiping and flirting with the village women.

"I wonder how InuYasha and Kagome are doing..." she said to herself, walking down the dirt path to the village, although she didn't need it. Entering the village, she saw that there was a crowd of women around a black-haired man. "Excuse me." she said, dozens of times it seemed. She finally got to the center, and it wasn't Miroku! It seemed like a new Miroku yet less good-looking. She dug herself out of the crowd and wandered around.

'I wonder where Miroku is?' she thought. 'I'll try the bar...' she said, and did just that.

She entered the bar, pushing throw crowds of men, and occasionally, women. She spotted Miroku, sitting there talking with the bar tender. He was drinking sake, apparently. She felt a small smile tug at her lips as she walked closer, "Miroku..." she said cautiously. "Hello Sango." he answered brightly, "how'd you find me?" he asked, grinning sweetly (for once. X_x).

"Lucky guess." she answered, and sat next to him. "That's a pretty big toy there, lady, are you sure that you're too old for boomerangs?" he said, cleaning a wooden cup. "This isn't a toy, Hajime." she said darkly, her eyes flashing. "Oh, sorry Sango, I thought you were somebody else." answered Hajime, grinning, "how 'bout a drink on the house?" he asked.

Sango shrugged, "Just a small water with a lemon." she answered, then patiently waited.

"You know Hajime?" asked Miroku, looking blankly at her. "Of course, whenever I wait for you to stop flirting, I talk to him." she answered. Miroku nodded, taking a sip of sake, "I see." he answered.

"We're going back to the campsite in a bit, right?" Sango asked, looking nervously around. She saw a few men fighting over a very pretty lady, and about ten men laughing and telling jokes, with sake in their hands and a large sake bottle displayed in the middle of the table.

"Of course. I just came here because apparently a new man is here taking over." Miroku replied, looking very dull, like his medicine was flirting and he forgot to flirt.

ooc| Okay, quick update I know! NeoPets.com was down so there was nothing else to do except chat with my friend on MSN. ^-^;