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Gypsy-Thank you, and I'm updating a soon as I can. I haven't put up a chapter in a long time, I'm sorry. Here it is, chapter four.
I do not own any of the characters in this story. The only character I do is Anna. As much as I would love to own Miroku…Sigh I don't.
Chapter 4-Different Paths
"Sango!" Miroku called after her and also started after her, but stopped. He let out a sigh of sadness and looked at the ground.
With Kagome still on her back, Kirara walked over to Miroku and cocked her head at the place where Sango had gone. Letting out a small meow, Kirara looked back at Kagome with sadness in her red eyes.
Kagome understood the message and jumped off. The young miko looked at Inuyasha, sadness in her brown eyes.
Inuyasha didn't show any sadness what so ever. Even though he did feel sad to see a friend leave, he would never show it. "Let her go. If she doesn't want to be around us, that's fine."
"Inuyasha!" Kagome turned around and the sadness had left her eyes. "A friend is leaving and we don't know when or if she's coming back!"
Inuyasha's yellow orange eyes were now open, but they were narrow. "Feh. She was the one to leave. It's not out problem."
"Kagome is right, Inuyasha. Sango still is our friend. We should keep an eye and an ear out for her." Miroku said as he walked over to Inuyasha. The rings on his golden staff jingled as he did so.
"An ear?" Inuyasha's eyes were fully open now and showing his confusion. "Why the hell would we need to keep an ear out for her, monk? What do you have-"
"Sit boy!" Kagome turned and started to walk towards the next village, while the prayer beads around Inuyasha's neck pulled him towards the ground.
Miroku knelt down beside Inuyasha and chuckled a little. "Maybe you should tone it down a little around Kagome. We should follow her before she gets too far away."
"Yeah…whatever." Inuyasha's voice was muffled because his face was still in the ground, and his mouth was full of dirt. He slowly got up and walked with Miroku so they could catch up to Kagome. As he did so, he spat the dirt out of his mouth.
Kagome, Shippo, and Kirara waited for Miroku and Inuyasha to catch up. While waiting, Kagome let out a sigh, "It's not the same without Sango here."
Kirara nodded in agreement as a big flame engulfed her body. Once the flame disappeared, Kirara was in her smaller two-tailed form. She jumped onto Kagome's shoulder and meowed sadly, as if to saw, 'I'm going to miss her.'
While this was going on, Sango had run to a whole different part of the forest. Not really concentrating on where she had went, the young Taiji-ya didn't know where she was.
Falling to her knees, she started to weep. The tears cascaded down her cheeks and onto the ground. "I've caused them too much trouble already. They'll all be better off without me." As the tears continued to come, Sango would mumble things to herself.
"If they come…I-I'll run." Sango wiped her tears away and staggered up. She started down a path that led to the next village.
While Sango headed to the next village, on the other side of the forest, the Inu-tachi headed in the opposite direction to the next village.
"Where do you think Sango would have ran to, Miroku?" Kagome asked as she walked between him and Inuyasha, holding Kirara.
Miroku shut his eyes as he answered, "I would think she would go back to her village. I believe that would be the logical choice."
Kagome frowned in thought. "Of course it would be. But, wouldn't she think that we would go there as well?"
"So?" Inuyasha frowned and glanced around. "Don't tell me we are going to spend most of our precious time looking for Sango and not Naraku and the jewel shards!"
Kagome narrowed her eyes at Inuyasha. "Sango is more important than jewel shards!"
Inuyasha scoffed, and turned away.
"How about we break for a bit?" Miroku asked, sensing the anger erupt in Kagome.
Kagome closed her eyes and rested her hands on her hips. "Yes, let us all SIT down, and…!"
A tiny squirrel scrambled inside the tree as a giant tremor shook the ground.
"Kagome! What was that for!" Inuyasha said as he spat dirt out of his mouth, as he got up.
Kagome crossed her arms, "It was because you said that shards were more important that Sango. You were being a jerk."
"Me! A jerk!" He turned his back to her. "Of you want to hand out with a jerk, go and see Koga."
Miroku tried to stop the fight from escalading "Please, Inuyasha, Kagome, stop fighting. This will only take time out of…" He was interrupted by Kagome.
"Why would you bring him up now! He has nothing to do with what we are talking about!" Kagome face started to change colours.
"Feh. You just want me not to bad mouth your boyfriend." Saying that hurt him inside, but he continued. "You act like a pup around…"
Kagome was about to yell 'sit' when Miroku covered her mouth to stop her. He also stopped Inuyasha be hitting him on the head with his golden staff. "That's enough from both of you. We'll rest here then continued to the next village to see id Sango was there."
"But…" Inuyasha started, but Miroku stopped him with another hit from his Shakouju staff.
"That's enough Inuyasha." Then he turned to Kagome. "Do you have any food we could eat while we wait?"
Kagome smiled and started to unpack ramen from her backpack and started to head some water.
"For the love of Kami Miroku, why did you hit me with that staff of yours!" Inuyasha rubbed his head as a rather large bump started to form.
"Because you wouldn't stop arguing with Lady Kagome. Please just calm down." Miroku walked over to Kagome and sat beside her, as Kirara sat on his shoulder.
Kagome handed out ramen to everyone there, but had one left over. "Oh, I forgot, Sango isn't here anymore."
Inuyasha grabbed the extra ramen. "I'll take them then. And…" He paused as he ate some ramen. "We will go and look for Sango on out way to find the shards."
"Thank you, Inuyasha!" Kagome smiled and clapped her hands.
"Feh," Inuyasha turned to hide the redness creeping onto his cheeks.
Miroku nodded, stray ramen hanging out of his mouth which he slurped back into his mouth.
Staggering through the forest, Sango looked at the path that lay before her. Her wounds were still bleeding but the bandages caught most of the blood but some still spilt onto the ground.
"Damn," she mused, watching the blood puddle. "I probably shouldn't have left Kagome and the others. My wounds would have been healed with the air of Kagome's medical kit." She mumbled to herself as she headed to the next village, using the trees to keep her up.
I hope you liked this chapter. It was fun to write, with Inuyasha and Kagome arguing, Miroku trying to break up the fight. Well, as you review please post your favorite part in this chapter. You don't have to; I would just like to know. Please review.