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After the epidemic with the spring and the monk, Sango shooed him away with dangerous threats. Miroku almost immediatly left the spring area, but sat a good forty feet away from the spring. He needed something to lean on to get back to Lady Kaede's hut.
Sango dressed quickly and combed her hair with her fingers. Once she felt clean and refreshed, she found Miroku sitting out in the field alone. At first she thought it was a mini boulder until she came closer. "What're you doing here?" Sango growled.
Miroku smiled slightly and rubbed the back of his head. "Well... I need help getting back to Lady Kaede's. Could you help, my dear Sango?" he asked, his smile widening.
Sango didn't know what to say about the new nickname. "I'm not helping you." Sango said simply, and began to storm away.
"No! Sango! I can't get up!" Miroku fell over while trying to grab her ankle.
"Good! You get starve here then"
"Sango!" Miroku whined.
Sango stopped in her tracks and crossed her arms over her chest stubbornly. "Fine." she mumbled, and back-tracked to Miroku.
Miroku sighed with relief and grasped Sango's hand, and was hoisted up to his feet. "A million thanks, Sango-chan." he said. He leaned against Sango for support.
Her face turned a bit pink. "Well... yeah. It's your fault for sneaking up on me in the first place. You could've been cozy in your futon." Sango told him, and steered him back to Kaede's hut.
"I like to take the hard road." Miroku replied as Sango eased him onto his futon.
"I noticed." Sango said.
Kaede came back inside from picking vegetables and herbs from her garden. "Where did the two of ye go?" she asked. She knelt down before a cutting board and a bucket of fresh spring water. While she waited for a reply from Sango or Miroku, Lady Kaede washed the vegetables.
Sango glared at Miroku, who grinned sheepishly. "I went to bathe, and Miroku... followed me. He received a fitting punishment." she replied.
"Ah... Miroku..." Kaede shook her head in disappointment.
"I couldn't help it!" Miroku protested.
Sango stood up. "Yes you could." she snapped, and sat on her knees to help Kaede with the vegetables.
Miroku sighed and layed his head back onto his pillow.
"Miroku, InuYasha and Kagome are coming back today." Sango told him.
"Today's also the day you can take off your bandages and walk around freely." Kaede added in.
Miroku smiled slightly. Oh how he was dreaming of this day since yesterday. Free to roam around and meet beautiful women! Yes, this was the life. "Will you be removing my bandages, Sango-chan"
"No. You'll be taking off your own bandages." Sango said quickly and harshly.
"Fine, fine." Miroku undid his robe. He tore the bandage around his torso and began to unravel the long coil of gauge wrap.
Sango turned back to the vegetables with her face slightly pink once more.
Soon enough, Miroku was fed, and bandage-free. It was already afternoon and InuYasha and Kagome were expected to come back in a few minutes. So, Sango helped Miroku walk back to the Bone Eater's Well. They were both excited to meet her companions.
Miroku sat himself next to the Well, and randomly glanced back at Sango. She hadn't made eye contact or spoken to him for a long, long time. He knew that she'd come back around... but maybe he would appologize before InuYasha and Kagome came.
"I'm... sorry for spying on you, Sango-chan." Miroku appologized. He wouldn't say that he wouldn't do it again... but it would be a lie.
Sango nodded. "I forgive you." she said, and at that moment she heard InuYasha's voice.
"Goddamnit Kagome! Stop hitting me!" InuYasha yelled.
"Well then put me down!" Kagome bellowed back.
Sango and Miroku both felt a smile on their lips. Miroku stood up shakily and grabbed Sango's hand. "They're baaaaaack."