"Be subtle about it, don't let her see you know, but let the others see." Kikyo had said. Sang could see a slightly patchwork figure approaching, but ignored it. She put on her most plastic smile, hoping the others would notice.

"Kagome-Chan!" She said with her huge, clearly fake smile. "How nice to see you again!" She could feel InuYasha and Miroku giving her odd looks. "So, it's rather like that… That time when the horse demon captured you." Said Sango. Kagome looked a little nervous.

"Um, yes, I supp--"

"What in all the hells are you babbling about!" Said InuYasha. "We've—Ow!" Sango'd stepped on his foot.

"You remember, right?" She said, her face becoming a mask with the most terrifying plastic smile InuYasha had ever seen.

"Uh-of course I remember…" He said, lowering his eyebrows in confusion. "How could anyone forget that demon? It was, like, the biggest--"

"It wasn't big."

"—The most normal sized demon I'd ever seen…" He said, managing a more realistic smile, but clearly still confused.

"Lady Sango, may I speak with you?" Asked Miroku.

"Do not leave, Naraku has his infernal insects all around here." Said Kikyo.

"Why? What would there be to discuss that Kagome-Chan here can't hear?" She asked. Miroku wiggled his staff.

"Something of the utmost importance." He said. Sango wanted to hear it, but knew how suspicious it would be.

"What's so important we can't share it with out friend?" She said, her eyebrows lowering in annoyance slightly, but only so Miroku could see. Miroku winked, and smiled on one side as if to say, 'Ahh, so you already know.'

"Well, I suppose you're right." He cleared his throat, and looked as if he was making up a lie. "Really, I don't know what I was thinking, Lady Kagome," He said, sliding slightly closer. "Will you forgive me? I was horribly rude?"

Stroke, stroke.

Ah, Sango thought. This ought to give her away to InuYasha. All she's doing is blushing! InuYasha's eyes were extremely wide.

"How long have…?" He said. The patchwork figure was close enough to make out now. It was Kagome. Kikyo and Kagome didn't seem to be able to see each other. Sango turned back to 'Kagome', who was still being stroked on the butt. Miroku pulled her into a one-armed embrace so she couldn't see his face. His expression turned from bliss to rather pleading, but his voice stayed the same.

"Why, ever since Kagome came back through the Well. It's really rather odd, once you were, 'out of the way', as it were, we realized how much we couldn't live without each other!" Miroku chuckled, so did 'Kagome'. Kagome's face twisted with rage.

"We what!" She screamed. But no one heard her other than Sango.

"Why was you're face—Ow!" Said InuYasha.

"Y-yeah…" Stammered 'Kagome'. "We just kind of… Worked!" She said. In the background Kagome was saying things that I can't even put down in text without being arrested.

"Do you remember what made us realize it? I will always remember!" Said Miroku. He tried to lip something to InuYasha.

"Uh… Yeah, I remember!" Said 'Kagome, her eyes closed with a huge smile. "Why don't you tell them?" She said. Miroku shook his head.

"No, my love, you tell it much better than I do." He said, then lipped again. InuYasha's face exploded with understanding.

"No!" He said. "We have to keep going."

"B-but I can't help you without a bow! We need to turn back for now!" Said 'Kagome'. Something inside Sango's head clicked.

"But, don't you remember that time you killed an Oni with your bare hands? You don't need a bow! We just want Naraku to think you do!" She said. InuYasha and Miroku grinned in the same way, but they hid their faces from 'Kagome'. Kagome, meanwhile, was starting to understand what was going on. 'Kagome' grinned. Clearly it was more power than it had thought originally.

…

Later that night Sango had come up with a perfectly valid excuse to go alone and talk to Kagome and Kikyo. Hot springs. 'Kagome' didn't seem to be interested in that. It was more all over Miroku to keep up the charade, and Miroku loved almost every minute of it.

"So," She said in the tones of one who was explaining something for the third time, but still had patents. "You understand? Naraku took your body, and parts of your spirit so that he could get your powers, all right? And I can see you and Kikyo, all right?"

"Okay…" Said Kagome and Kikyo at the same time.

"Why are you telling me this? I think it untrue…"said Kikyo. "And who's 'you'?"

"No, I was talking to Kagome, who's right… Um, inside you, actually… Step to your left, and Kagome, to your right." She said, squinting.

"All right, so what are we going to do? We can't get Naraku out of my body without destroying it, and I'd rather not have that happen, personally…" Said Kagome.

"Well, I quite understand that sentiment…" Said Sango. "But Kikyo said she had an idea, and I'll listen." She said diplomatically.

"Fine." Said Kagome.

"The 'plan' should really be called an experiment. This is what I think…" Sango listened. She translated. They smiled. They knew now what to do.

…

InuYasha had spread out Sango's bedroll. She saw he was already asleep in his tree. She smiled up at him. She knew that she had to get her courage back, for him. She knew he didn't think she could tell, but she knew he was nervous around her. InuYasha opened one eye, and then looked at her.

"What?" He said. Sango sighed and motioned for him to come down. He did so.

"InuYasha…" She said. "Don't you dare give up on me yet." She said with an indignant glare. InuYasha flinched under her gaze. She put her hand on his face.

"I… I don't know what to say…" He said. "I-I just want you back." He said, his head falling as he gripped her hand. Sango put her hand under his chin, raising it so he looked at her.

"Me too." She said, putting her forehead against his. "I miss me." She said, a tear rolling down her chin.

"I love you." They whispered in unison.

End Chapter Twenty-One

Heya all! I think the next chapter might be the last, maybe 23, but there won't be anymore than that unless I create a new bad guy… Still wanna know what you think! Byeee!

Miko-Chan