The End of My World

a/n: heya! Thanks for reviewing everyone. Ok, here's chapter 4

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, or the ideas for the rides. I did, however, come up with some of the names for them.

Chapter4

"Oh, my dear Sango, I'm so glad you came to visit me! I knew you would come around eventually, please come in." Miroku squealed

He stepped to the side and pushed me in. then he closed the door behind him. Ok, now I was nervous. I was in the apartment of Miroku the Pervert and with no possible escape routes, in other words, trapped.

"Uh, actually, I wasn't here to visit. I, um, came to see who moved in here."

"Oh? And why would you do that?" a wide grin spread across his face.

"Because I live next door" oops, oh no! I just told a potential stalker I live next door to him! Great, it was too late. I couldn't help it, the words just flew right out of my mouth. I guess I forgot who I was talking to.

"Why, Sango, I'm so glad you told me that. Now that I know where you live, I can visit you more. And since it's right next door, that means we'll be neighbors! That must mean we're meant for each other."

And, for the third time that day, I blushed. Good thing my bangs were long though, Miroku didn't seem to notice my VERY red face. Then I turned even redder. Not from embarrassment, but from rage as I felt a familiar hand on my rear. I slapped him. Hard.

"You PERVERT! I thought I told you never to touch me again."

I stormed off and slammed the door behind me; again, leaving a red replica of my palm on Miroku's cheek. I got to my room and just dropped down on my bed.

I can't believe that pervert did it again! I told myself. Well, actually, I could believe that pervert did it again. I mean, sure people can change and deserve the benefit of the doubt but I don't really see Miroku as a person, but as a lecherous thing. Cruel, huh? But that's how it is. Soon, I drifted off to sleep.

It was a rainy day. There was a small boy looking off into the distance. As for me, I just stared at him. The boy looked like me. Same eyes, same smile, and same hair color. Then a man and a lady walked up to him and said "let's go." They took the boy by the hands and pulled him away, but the boy didn't want to go. He struggled and pulled and tried to break free of their grasp.

"Sister" he said, holding out his hand to me as if he was asking for my help. "Don't let them take me. Please help me. Please, don't leave me alone, sister" he called out.

I tried to reach for his hand but some other people held me back. I watched as the couple pull the boy into a car and drive away. I could see the boy in the back window of the car mouthing the words 'I'll come back. Help me come back"

I shot up, sweat falling down my face. It's just a dream I told myself. I have this dream very often, it always scares me. It seems so real to me all the time and I can't help but be afraid. Every time I wake up from this dream, I always remember. I remember the boy. How he was so scared and I would just watch him, unable to help at all. I remember him calling out to me for help and how my body seemed to freeze up. I remember, I couldn't move, I couldn't help, I couldn't do anything. I remember, he called me 'sister.'

Sister, that means he was my brother. That's impossible. I told myself. I have no family. My parents died long ago. I don't have anyone left in my family. I have no brothers or sisters, I'm all alone. Aren't I?

I couldn't think anymore, I mean I shouldn't, right? It was just a dream, nothing to worry about. I had to constantly remind myself that and I guess I should be fine. Ok, so now it was 2 am and I can't go back to sleep. Somehow, whenever I close my eyes, images of the dream flood back into me. That's exactly why I decided to get up instead.

I went to the shower and ate some breakfast. Then I left the apartment. It seemed kinda weird to be out so early though, I wasn't used to it. It was still dark and I had absolutely nothing to do and nowhere in particular to go to. I checked my watch. It was 3 in the morning and I was walking alone towards the park. I figured I had nowhere else to be anyway. Besides, I needed someplace quiet to think. Well, it's 3 am, doesn't matter where I go, it's quiet everywhere anyway. But, the park would be best so I went there.

Ah, yes, the park, a simple place, even in the middle of the day. Ok, so it's my fave spot to hang when I'm by myself. Sure, a lot of people come here, but see, there's this spot just behind some trees by the side of the park. No one knows about it, I think. It's always empty and quiet no matter when I go there. It nothing much really, just a bare grassy spot on a cliff. It's got a great view of the sunrise and sunset. Also, there is a little swing set there too. It was put there by yours truly. See, when I moved here, the swing was going to be moved out. The old man who takes care of the park said that the old swing set was gonna be hauled out to make room, for a new jungle gym. That's when I asked to have it. Yup, I lifted it all by myself. It was actually pretty light so I didn't need any help with it.

Anyway, I sat on one of the swings. I started to rock back and forth on it while humming a little tune to go with my rhythm on the swing. Then I started to think. I thought about the dream I had again. I told you I had this dream often but now was different. Everything was so clear; before, the faces were all blurry but now…

Suddenly, I felt heat on my face and noticed light spreading around me. The sun was rising already. I stared in awe. I always saw the sunrise but it never ceased to amaze me. It's just always so beautiful to see the warm glow of the rising sun. I looked up to the sky and saw it tinted in warm shades of reds, yellows, and oranges; they blended perfectly.

"It's beautiful isn't it?" I heard a voice say from behind me.

I looked over my shoulder and saw Miroku.

"Yeah, hey, what are you doing here?"

"Same as you, I came here to think" he replied. "Also, I wanted to see the sunrise."

He took a seat beside me on the swing. I stared at him for a moment. He looked so…troubled.

"Are you ok?" I finally asked him.

He gave a sigh, and then he spoke. "Yes, I'm fine"

We were quiet for another minute so I decided to speak. I just couldn't take the silence anymore.

"Miroku, can I ask you something?" he shot me a puzzled look, then I continued. "Have you ever…had a dream before?" I didn't know exactly why I was telling him this, but somehow I just felt comfortable talking to him, like I trusted him. It was weird, heck, I didn't even tell Kagome about it, and she was my best friend.

"What are you saying? Of course I've had dreams before; everyone has."

He didn't understand at all. I wouldn't blame him though, my question was kinda general. "No, you don't get it, I mean dreams that scare you and keep you from getting any sleep in the night."

"Oh, you mean nightmares, that kind of dream" I nodded. "Well, yeah actually; that's kinda the reason I moved here."

I shot him a puzzled look. "You moved here because of a dream?"

"In a way, you could say that. Do you want me to explain?" I nodded. "Well, it started back at my previous home. See, lately, I've been having dreams that scare me and well, it seems that I only get them when I'm in that town. It's strange really, when I move to a different hose in that same town, I get those dreams every night; but when I go to a different town, the dreams just stop coming. It's like something's haunting me in that town. I just had to leave. It's pretty silly, isn't it?"

I shook my head. "No, I understand. Lately, I've been having bad dreams too. The thing is, I'm not sure what my dream is about. I told somebody before and they say it might be a memory or something like that."

"What do you think it is?"

"I don't know. I don't have much memories of what happened before I moved here two years ago."

"I see, my turn to ask you something." I nodded "What brought this up?"

"Nothing, I was just wondering." I shrugged, hoping he would buy it. He did. He just nodded and looked back to the sun.

Wow, in this sunlight, he looks really hot. His face, it's so handsome. Wait, what am I thinking! Bad, bad thoughts. I scolded myself. Then, I guess I started blushing. Damn it! Why do I always blush when he's around!

"Sango, are you alright?" he asked concerned. "Your face seems a little red."

"Y-yes, I'm fine" That snapped me back to reality. And why do I always stutter when he talks to me?

"We should go."

"Huh?" ok, now I'm confused. Where are we going?

"Kagome said she'd meet us at the new amusement park yesterday. You didn't forget, did you?"

Damn, that's right! I totally forgot all about it!

"Uh, yeah, you go ahead, I'm gonna go back home and change. It is still pretty early to go there anyway."

"I see. I'll go with you then, just to make sure we don't be late."

"Ah, n-no, it-it's ok, I can go by myself. I mean, well, Kagome said to meet at 6:00am and it's just 5:30 so don't have to worry about me. I will make it there on time." Damn it, quit stuttering.

"It's fine, besides, I was gonna head back anyway. I forgot something in my room and it's important. I have to get it anyways."

I let out a sigh. "Fine." I said plainly. There was just no arguing with some people.

Ok, so now we were heading back to the apartment building. Then I remembered something I had to ask Miroku.

"Hey, um, how did you know about the clearing behind the trees in the park?"

"I didn't. It was just that I heard someone humming behind the trees so I decided to check it out. This reminds me, you have a very nice voice. You should sing more often."

Again, I blushed; but I tried to hide it behind my bangs. It's just something about Miroku that makes me blush and stutter all the time. Oh no, Kami-sama, no. Don't tell me I like Miroku. No, it can't be possible. He's a pervert, and I hate perverts. He's no different from all the other people I met. I don't like him. I don't like him. I don't like him. No. No. No.

"Sango, you alright?"

"Huh? Oh yeah, just fine."

We continued walking in complete silence until we reached the building. We rode up the elevator to the 4th floor and went to our rooms. I quickly changed into a light purple shirt and light blue jeans. I headed out the door and saw Miroku waiting outside.

"Hey, ya ready to go?" he asked me.

I just nodded as a response and we left. When we reached the amusement park, Kagome and Inuyasha weren't there yet. We sat on a bench and waited for them to get here.

"Damn it, where are they? It's 7:00 already, they're an hour late" I complained.

"They probably got held up by something. Look" he said pointing, "there they are now"

True enough, there was Kagome and Inuyasha running towards us.

"Sorry we're so late, we were walking here when I lost Inuyasha." Kagome explained. "An hour later, I found him at a small dine-in restaurant eating ramen."

Typical Inuyasha, he'll do anything to get ramen. So that's why they were late. Ok, if that's the case then I guess I have no reason to be upset, right? You may not understand (or you might) but that's actually a pretty good excuse.

"Ok, let's just go now. I'm really excited to go on some rides." I said hoping to get on as much rides as possible.

Unfortunately, as much as I wanted to go on the rides, I still had a really weird feeling. Actually, it was more of Kagome's fault. She was still wearing that smile that promised me I'd be regretting something today. Whatever, I just shrugged it off; I was here to have fun and there's nothing she can do to stop me.

Wrong.

Our first ride was… a shaky one. Ok, it's called "African Expedition." We were put in a car that fit two people in a row. Kagome did the pairings; guess who I got stuck with. If you guessed Miroku, congratulations, you get a cookie! Well, I paid no attention to him. I just went on and enjoyed the ride.

Anyway, the ride started with us going in a pitch black tunnel. Then we heard weird sounds and wind blew to our faces. Then there was light again. We were in a different scene now. The setting was that of an African rainforest. There were different model animals; suddenly, the ride took a sharp turn. Then it sped up a little, then faster, and faster; it made more sharp turns and sped up even more. Before I knew it, we were in front of a huge snake that looked like it was going to attack. The car backed up slowly, and just when the snake dove in to attack, the car took a sharp drop down a tunnel in the ground. After that, the ride ended with the car slowly driving up to the exit.

After the ride, I was definitely shaken up. Our car took so many sudden turns that I lost count. I was sure that Kagome and Miroku needed to rest too, but Inuyasha looked like he was still going strong. We took a five minute break just to catch our breaths and then we went to the next ride.

Our next stop was a haunted house ride. Once again, I was paired with Miroku, and again, I ignored him. The entrance to the haunted mansion was spooky; after all, it was supposed to be a scary ride. It looked like an old worn out house that was ready to collapse, the windows and doors looked about to fall off from the hinges and all in all, it looked… well, haunted.

Once again, we sat in cars that fit two people. The car began to move around the house. The first room we saw was a bedroom. There was a voice on a speaker in each car explaining each room.

"This is a bedroom. In 1867, the original owner of this house, a beautiful young woman slept in this room and the next day, her body was found dead on the bed. A few years later, a couple bought the house and also stayed in this room. The next day, their bodies were also found dead. The same thing happened to all the people who dared to stay in this room. There have also been instances when people just look into the room and mysteriously die the next day. All in all, there has been 18 people who died sleeping in this room and 12 people who died after looking into the room. Be careful, you might be next…" the voice in the speaker threatened.

As the ride progressed, the speaker explained the other legends and the histories of the other rooms in the haunted mansion. As we went on, I felt the hairs on my back stand. The things the speaker was saying were really quite scary and I was… afraid? Yep, ever room sent chills down my spine, the cool dark atmosphere helped with that too. Then out of nowhere, hologram spirits started to fill the room. Each time a hologram passed, there was a gust of cold air.

"Are you ok?" Miroku asked concerned.

Aw, he's so sweet… wait, what am I thinking!

"Y-yeah I'm fine. Just a little scared, that's all." Wait, why am I telling him this?

"You don't have to worry, it's just a ride; besides, I'm right here if you need me" he said while giving me that charming… I mean perverted grin.

Well, soon after, the ride ended, and thank Kami-sama for that. Later, we got on a bunch more rides (I was with Miroku through all the rides and while walking, slapped him twice for groping me); soon, we had to eat some lunch. We ate fair-food and had to rest before more 'extreme' rides. We decided to go on a boat ride while we rest our stomachs from all the action (especially because we just had lunch), so we lined up for one of those little kiddie boat rides AKA story land. The boats carried two people each and once again, I got stuck to Miroku.

Our boat went slowly and Kagome and Inuyasha were in the boat ahead of us… way ahead. In other words, Miroku and I were alone… except we were surrounded by little dolls singing "It's a Small World." I hoped the ride would end soon because the boat was moving way too slow, plus listening to the song over and over again was enough to drive a sane person mad. Miroku seemed uneasy too. I covered my ears.

"Sick of this song?" he asked me

"Yep, so far, I've counted 6 times straight they've made us hear this song. How about you? You look like you're about to crack." I answered back

"Well I definitely never wanna hear this song ever again. Why did we ride this anyway?"

I shrugged. "It was Kagome's idea. According to her, it's better than just sitting around waiting half an hour for us to ride again."

"Actually, I'd rather sit outside and wait. I don't care how long it takes, I'd rather suffer than listen to this song again."

I laughed at that.

"Although, I do enjoy being here in your company, Sango"

I blushed again. Then I punched him in the arm lightly, as a joke, mind you. For some reason, when he isn't groping me, I can really open up to him, more than I am with Kagome actually.

At long last, the ride ended. I checked my watch it had been…ONLY 15 MINUTES!

a/n: well, there you go, chapter 4. Please review and I promise to update as soon as I can