Sango looked at her pack. She couldn't think of anything else to bring, and she knew she had to leave soon anyway. She heaved her pack onto her back, and went to Kaede's guest hut to say goodbye to Miroku, but he wasn't there. She sighed. Nothing was going well anymore.

"Miko Sama?" She asked. Kaede looked up.

"Yes? What do you need, Sango?"

"Do you know where the Monk went? I can't find him, and I wanted to tell him goodbye before I started." Kaede looked thoughtful for a moment.

"He asked me not to tell you where he was, but I'll tell him you said goodbye." Sango looked sad. She felt horribly sad.

Miroku didn't want to see me? Why…? She nodded to Kaede, and went back to the edge of town to find InuYasha with all his belongings on his back - other than the ones that he claimed Kagome demanded back. Sango smiled to him.

"Hey there. You ready?" She asked. InuYasha nodded.

"I talked with Miroku just a little while ago. He doesn't want me to come with you, so I'm gonna stay." He said. Sango glared.

"What?" She said loudly. "If he's not going to give me an explanation as to why, then he certainly can't restrict anything!" She said. InuYasha looked down.

"I know why he doesn't want me to come." He said. Sango was still a little confused, she hadn't heard InuYasha growl in a while, and that was a little unsettling. She found herself hoping he would be back in a foul temper.

"Well, why not?" She asked, stepping in front of him.

"Because he still thinks I took what he has. He's being foolish about it, but he's…" InuYasha gritted his teeth around the word. "He's my friend… So I'm not coming." Sango looked at him sternly.

"Do you want to come?"

"Well, yeah, bu--"

"Then come on." She said, grabbing his hand and starting off, Kirara jumping out of a tree and onto her shoulder.

…

That night Sango set up camp. InuYasha had sort of snapped back to his old self and was complain about how easy the demon they fought was. A thought occurred to Sango.

"InuYasha?" She asked quietly. He looked down at her from his tree.

"Yeah?"

"Are you leaving Kagome and Miroku to gather the jewel themselves?" She asked. InuYasha shrugged.

"Not like they really want me around anymore…" She said vaguely. "Anyway, they can handle themselves. It's not like they always need me around, they're capable." He said with an air of arrogance, somehow. Sango was shocked as she stared into the fire.
Complements? This can't be InuYasha… Can it? Sango would have continued that line of thought, but InuYasha'd hopped out of the tree when he heard footsteps.

"Someone's coming…" He told her. "They're downwind, so I can't make out who…" There was a moment of tense silence. The kind of silence you drown in because it's tighter than a drum, and yet you can't see the end. Sango thought she could hear her heartbeat, cause she couldn't feel anything evil at all, and that felt wrong. A figure stepped out of the bushes, and said: "I thought you weren't going." Miroku turned a glare to InuYasha. Before InuYasha could get a word out – And Sango was sure it would be more like a thing normal InuYasha would say – She spoke.

"If you're not going to tell me why you're so mad at him, you're not allowed to set any restrictions! Besides, he didn't take whatever it is you think he did." Sango could have sworn she felt the air behind her – Where InuYasha was – Lighten and become far less tense.

"Hah!" Said Miroku. "Here he stands with it. I can see it. I told him not to go, and yet he went anyway." Sango looked pleadingly at him when he said that.

"Will someone please tell me what's going on?" She said. InuYasha opened his mouth but was interrupted by the Monk.

"No." He said coldly. Sango'd never heard that tone from Miroku. Sango moved closer to him, hoping to calm him down.

"Houshi Sama, please? I'll--" Thud. Sango didn't feel it at first. She didn't believe it was possible. It seemed to take forever to hit the ground, then after a moment or two she felt the tiny picks of pain in her cheek. She hadn't realized it, but now that she looked InuYasha was standing in front of her protectively. Sango felt the dull numbness in the rest of her body as her heart snapped.

He hadn't… Had he? He couldn't have…Why? Doesn't Miroku love me? I… I… Before tears could even start flowing Miroku turned on his heel and left. InuYasha bent down and helped her up.

"I should go…" He said. "Miroku was really serious." Sango tried stupidly to reply, but she was mute with shock. How could that have happened…? She sat down on a rock, afraid that she would fall if she tried to stand, and burst into tears.

"How could he…He… How?" She asked. InuYasha looked towards town as if he wanted to go back, but he sat down next to her.

"If I told you he'd be even more upset, so I have to keep you in the dark, I'm sorry."

"And what the hell is wrong with everyone!" She screamed, her face red, and wet with tears. "You're not sentimental, Kagome and Miroku aren't violent unless they have to be, and I'm… I'm not normally caught in the middle…" She said, putting her face back in her hands. InuYasha looked around as if scared someone would see him. He seemed to decide something. Then something Sango never expected to happen happened. The universe must have gone out of sync. I couldn't have ever happened. It was… physically impossible. InuYasha looked into the hear of the forest, then InuYasha put his arms around her and said: "You're gonna be all right, Sango, This'll all blow over…"

End Chapter Two

A/N: Okay, I think I went a little overboard on the jealous Miroku thing, but I don't know how to do it differently. Hope you all enjoyed this chapter as much as the last!

Ladie Shinomori - Thank you so much for your review. I've always seen Kagome as jealous, and I thought it was unfair of her. Sure, InuYasha's jealous, but at least he's not trying to make Kagome less jealous. The thing I was most worried about in this fic was the jealous factor of Miroku. I mean, I can't really see him jealous, but I tried to keep him in character, AND jealous.

Sesshy Lover xD – Heehee, yeah, everyone's sad in the first chapter, but I'm going to fix that. I really, REALLY think that it's gonna be fun to read, and I hope you still like it later.

Animeroxz – -Smile- I'm glad you love it, I'll update as soon as I reasonably can.

Shivakashi – Hey, thanks. I'll keep going. –Smiles- Well, I better get on that next chapter!

Chigirl – Yeah, well, it's not that hard to guess. I mean, after all, it shows up as that paring.

AddictedtoInuyashaFics – Damn, I was wondering who had that name when I tried to get it… I'm glad you love it, and I'm chuggin' away for the next one.

SnowFox13 – Um… -looks uncomfortable- Well, you know, InuYasha has feelings for Sango, or so says my paring…