Ok, last chappie for today! I hope everyone had a gewd Mother's day (Especially all the mothers out there!)!

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Chapter 40: To Ask...

Sango and Sesshomaru sat in silence as they watched the sun. She sighed in content.

"Sango?" Sesshomaru decided to break the silence.

"Yes?" She peered in his face.

"Do you remember the night I told you the truth about Mouko?"

"Of course. Why do you bring this up?"

"Remember I asked you to stay with me and not him?"

"Yes."

"Well... You never really gave me an answer."

"Well, I was..."

"Cut off? I know...But we have all time we need right now." He took her hands and looked in her eyes. "Sango. You're the most strongest, most beautiful person I ever laid eyes on. You're always by my side and I want it to stay like that. Tell me... I want to know... Will you be my mate?" I understand if say no, but if you say yes, I promise to protect you from any harm that comes to you. I promise not to hurt you but to love you until the day I die..." He placed her hands on his chest. "From the bottom of my heart I swear."
Sango started to cry. He used his thumb to wipe away her tears. "Please?"

"Yes!" She leaped into his arms. "Yes I will be you mate." She cried happily into his chest. He brought her face up to his and passionately kissed her.

They parted and looked into her eyes again. "I'll never let you go." His ear twitched and he looked in the direction of the village.

"What's wrong?" She wiped away the remaining tears.

"It sounded like Miroku..."

At the village
Miroku screamed. Kikyo gasped. His hand started to suck in everything in its path. His hand searched his robe for his prayer beads. He found them and quickly wrapped them around his hand. "It can't be!"

Kikyo started to worry. "This only means one thing..."

At the Meadow
Sesshomaru was on high alert. Sango scanned the area. She saw a silhouette in the distance. "Sesshomaru, someone is coming."

He turned his head. "It's only Shida." When Shida was close she stopped.

"Hi Shida." Sango greeted her. When she didn't reply, Sesshomaru growled.

"Sango go back to the village, quickly! Shida's in a trance!"

"But..." She gasped.

"Did that damn tiger put you up to this?" Sesshomaru got up and Sango started to run. Sango looked back to see Shida hold out her hand. They both froze.

"I can't move!" Sango cried.

Sesshomaru growled. "I can't either..." He barely could move his hand to reach for the Elemental Blade. The ground started to shake. The snake youkai appeared behind them and hissed.

"Master wants the Taijiya." Shida monotonously said.

"Sesshomaru!" She cried as the snake wrapped itself around her. It started to carry her down the crack.

"Sango!" He cried. He couldn't do nothing. He heard her cries grow faint as the snake dragged her further away. The whole covered itself, blocking any means of following them. He growled. Shida lifter him off the ground and started to walk toward him. He faced her but she froze once more. "Snap out of it witch!"

She held her emotionless face. Blades of grass started to fly around him. They grew longer and shaper and they pointed toward him. "Go." She whispered as she waved her hand. All of them started to fly toward him and impaled him. He landed on the ground on all fours. She held him still once more and made another wave of grass needles. "Again." She pinned him to a tree. "Why won't you die?" She tilted her head to the side. She got another wave ready.

"Humph! I'm a lot stronger than you think... I'm demon so i can endure a lot more than a human can."

"Very well... Get ready for some more pain."

Note: I bet your mad at me... PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! I ran out of ideas, well I actually planned on this... But don't worry! Things will fall together soon... I think...