Chapter Eleven – New Hopes

It was a bright morning, and outside everything was happy and peaceful. However, inside Kagome's room could be classified as the complete opposite of what was going on outside. Kagome was sitting at her desk working on some of her homework, and Sango was lying down on Kagome's bed mournfully. Shippo and Souta were both in Souta's room playing video games, and Miroku was downstairs with Jackie. Sango refused to go down there because she didn't want to look at or see this Jackie that Miroku had been going out with for a whole week. Sango had gone through a major depression, and had barely eaten anything for that whole week. Kagome on the other hand, was still eating and acting normally, although it was obvious to everyone that she was sad. Kagome's mother had tried and tried to cheer up both Sango and Kagome, but was unsuccessful in her trials. Kagome wanted Inuyasha back, and dreamt about him every night, now and began keeping a diary, in which she wrote everything that she thought, whenever she thought about Inuyasha, while Sango just usually stayed in Kagome's room.

"Kagome, Sango, can you come down? I would like to introduce you guys" yelled Miroku from downstairs

"I AM BUSY!" yelled Sango, her face against the pillow.

"Um… Should I go?" asked Kagome quietly, "I'll tell you all about her."

"No, I don't want to know anything about her, I hate her" said Sango furiously

"We are kind of busy studying at the moment, sorry Miroku. Come back later" yelled Kagome from her door.

"Well, she's about to leave. So I will introduce you guys another day I guess." Miroku replied from downstairs.

"Sure thing…" said Kagome

"He has been saying that all week…" said Sango quietly, "When is he finally going to understand that we don't want to see his new girlfriend?"

"Maybe he just wants you guys to become friends, you know what I mean? He's been really worried about you lately. He keeps asking me if you're all right, and if you've been feeling sick. He also noticed that you lost a lot of weight and that you have stopped eating." Said Kagome looking at Sango

Kagome sighed and a tear fell down her face, followed by a smile.

"At least, he still cares about you Sango. He wants to talk to you, and he wants to be around you." Kagome began, "He still likes you Sango, that's more than I can say for me. Inuyasha wants nothing to do with me, and I am too afraid to go to the Fuedal Era alone and try to get him back for myself. Like what if he has moved on?" asked Kagome

"He only wants to because he is somewhat entitiled to." Said Sango, "And, I'm sorry about Inuyasha… I doubt that he has moved on. It's been what one week? No one in the Feudal Era would go out with Inuyasha like that… Well, except for Kikyo, but I think that Inuyasha would be somewhat reminded of you."

Tears now flew down Kagome's face, she was thinking about Inuyasha again. But this time her thoughts were negative. She saw Kikyo and Inuyasha holding hands, walking through the forests of the Feudal Era, talking, and laughing, basically everything that Kagome wanted to do with Inuyasha.

"Oh Kagome, don't cry please" said Sango

"Oh it's nothing it's just…" Kagome was then interrupted by a noise from outside.

"What was that?" asked Sangoa

"I don't know… I'll just make sure no one is by the door" said Kagome

Kagome walked to the door, and then looked around. No one was in sight. She closed back the door, wiping away her tears and sat back down at her desk.

"As I was saying…" Kagome began, "It's just that I miss him so much, and I miss the Feudal Era, and I miss Kaede, and I miss everything that is there. Also, what if Naraku caught Inuyasha or something, what if he is in danger?"

"If Inuyasha was Miroku, and he did that to me, and he never talked to me, or anything, I think that I would probably have been worse than you. I'd be crying all the time, and I would never leave this room, not even for school." Said Sango

"I love Inuyasha" said Kagome, putting on a bit of a smile

"And I love Miroku." Sango replied, getting up, and sitting up straight on Kagome's bed.

"Sango, let's try to go back to the Feudal Era tonight." Said Kagome

"But we've already tried…" said Sango quietly, "Many times we have failed to get through…"

"Come on, let's try, I have a good feeling about…" Kagome began

Suddenly a noise came from the door. It was a knocking sound. Kagome got up, and made sure that her face did not appear to be wet and cried upon. Sango however put her head back down on the pillow of Kagome's bed and lied down.

"Um… It's me…" said Miroku quietly behind the door.

"Coming" said Kagome, walking to the door.

Kagome opened the door, and looked at Miroku and smiled.

"Hey Miroku." Said Kagome

"Hey, I need to talk to you." He began and looked at both of them, "Both of you"

"Well," said Kagome, "Sit down and talk."

"What's the matter with you two?" he asked, "You won't come downstairs, you won't talk to my new girlfriend, you talk about weird things in the closure of your room."

"You were listening?" yelled Sango getting up off of her bed.

Miroku backed away, eyes wide open, never seeing Sango this angry at him.

"I uh… overheard you guys…" said Miroku quietly, "I'm worried about you…"

"GO WORRY ABOUT YOUR NEW GIRLFRIEND!" yelled Sango, going back to Kagome's bed, putting her head straight down on the pillow again.

"Sango, I…" began Miroku

"No Miroku, you didn't nothing. You disrespected both of us. How could you listen to such a personal conversation?"

"I'm sorry, but I was very worried about her. I care about her… I want to hear from her how she feels about me too." Said Miroku

"I think, that you have heard enough. From both of us. Goodbye Miroku." Said Kagome about to close the door on Miroku

"Kagome wait…"

"Goodbye, Miroku."

Kagome sighed and looked at Sango. Sango was on Kagome's bed, crying her eyes out.

"Don't worry Sango, we'll get through this…." Said Kagome

"I sure do hope so…" said Sango quietly