The End of My World

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or some of the idea for the rides, but I did make some of them though.

Chapter5

"Great" I sighed. "15 more minutes to kill. What do you guys wanna do?"

"Anything's fine with me as long as it doesn't involve 'It's a Small World'" Miroku replied.

"We should look around for something to do. Maybe the 15 minutes will just fly by." Kagome suggested

"No way" Inuyasha protested. "Remember, it was you who suggested that stupid kiddie boat ride."

Well he did have a point doesn't he? Kagome's suggestions always seem to make certain people… uncomfortable. Anyway, Kagome and Inuyasha started bickering again and Miroku and I just stared at them; before we knew it, the 15 minutes had already passed. After we convinced them to stop so we could get on the next ride, well, we did just that.

After about a zillion rides (and gropes and slapping) later, we were exhausted, dizzy, and Kagome felt like throwing up. It was 7:00pm now and it was getting late. Ok, maybe not, but still, we had school tomorrow. We needed to get some sleep tonight. Dumb school, if not for that, we could've stayed up for the fireworks. Any way, we said our goodbyes and parted ways. Kagome and Inuyasha live in almost the same street so they went there together. Obviously, since Miroku and I were neighbors, we went down the other street together. The apartment building was still pretty far away, we were less that half way back when Miroku started laughing out softly.

"What's so funny?" I asked with a confused look on my face.

He chuckled some more. "I just remembered how silly Kagome's face looked after that last ride."

I laughed too. Kagome's face did look funny. The last ride we took was the raging river. You know the one where your cart gets pushed around in extremely fast currents and bounces off rocks like a pinball game. Put simply, like white water rafting. That was it. Kagome couldn't take bouncing back and forth. After the ride her face was all red like she'd been holding her breath for hours. Anyway, her hair was a mess and she was soaked. It was hilarious!

Ok, so now Miroku and I just kept on giggling and talking about the funny things that Inuyasha did today and kept laughing. You know the usual things that happened. Inuyasha falling into a vat of ketchup (don't ask), falling into the murky waters of one of the boat rides, which I think Kagome pushed him into to get the ketchup off, also about all the times we lost Inuyasha to some random ramen booths at the fair. As a matter of fact, we kept laughing that I didn't even realize that we had already gotten back to the building. I was slightly disappointed that the day was over and all that, but, I have school tomorrow, actually, we all do. So, I changed into my pajamas and lay down to sleep.

I was exhausted. Lacking sleep, and now it was like… 11:00pm. I needed to sleep and I knew it; but, somehow, I couldn't get to sleep. I couldn't understand it. I just kept remembering the things that happened lately. The first day back to school, hanging out with Kagome and Inuyasha again, going to the movies and the amusement park; I remembered… my dream and…Miroku. Wha? Why would I think about him?

Why would I think about all the looks and gropes he gave me? Why am I thinking about all the smiles he gave me, and all the comforting things he had done? Why…do I always feel like I can trust him; why do I feel so comfortable when I'm around him? Why? Why…do I feel so safe whenever I'm around him? Could I be…in love with him!

With those thoughts, I fell asleep.

The next morning when I woke up, I had a tremendous headache. I tried to get out of bed, but I only fell back. Everything was spinning and I felt dizzy. I tried to remember what happened last night but I couldn't recall anything at all. I was still really tired and couldn't think straight so I figured I'd just skip school today and rest.

I fell asleep again and when I woke up, it was already 4:30.

"By now, everyone would have been released from school already, except of course those in after school clubs." I told myself.

Then, there was a knock on the door. I felt better now so I went to answer it. I was almost to the door when I saw a letter on the floor. The mail man must've slipped it under the door. I picked it up and read. I was shocked. Then…I just…blacked out. I was in darkness; although I could hear what was going on outside, I couldn't move my body. I heard the knocking again, then I heard a voice…

"Sango? Sango, are you there? Sango! Sango, open up, it's us" the voice called.

Then the knocking got louder, then it turned into banging. That's…Miroku's voice… I thought. By the sound of his voice, I could tell he was worried. Then I think the door burst open and I heard whispering. I think Kagome and Inuyasha were there too. I wasn't sure though. After that, I blacked out completely.

When I woke up, I was in a white room that was completely empty. There was a small table beside me and a couple of chairs scattered around. Then there was something beside me. A person? It was probably a man. His back was to me so I don't think he noticed me waking up. The room was rather dark so I couldn't make out who he was. I guess I stirred a little because then he turned around and looked at me.

"Sango, you awake?" came Miroku's gentle voice.

I nodded. "What happened? Where am I?"

"You're in the hospital right now. When you didn't come for school today, Kagome, Inuyasha, and I got worried so we came to check on you. But when you didn't answer the door, Kagome got all hysterical and…well, you know how she is. So anyway, Inuyasha got really pissed so he umm…uh…ripped your door off its hinges and we found you on the floor passed out. That's about it. Are you feeling better?"

"Yeah, but…wait…" then it hit me "Inuyasha broke my door!" Miroku just nodded. "Well, I hope he replaces it because I sure ain't paying for it."

Miroku laughed at that comment I made. Too bad he couldn't tell the difference between when I'm joking and serious. Then, suddenly, I remembered why I passed out in the first place. I was going to tell him about the letter but he beat me to it.

"Umm, when we found you on the floor, I found this in your hand" he said handing me the letter. "I'm sorry, I…read it. I know it wasn't any of my business but…sorry."

I took the letter from him and held it tight.

"I…" I was at a loss of words.

Oh yeah, for those of you who were wondering, the letter was a notification that my 'little brother' named Kohaku was murdered last week. The killer is still unknown but the police are searching for him. It also said that the killer might go after me since I am related to his latest victim. Yup, I'm still pretty shocked. All in just one day, I find out that I have a brother, no, family after all; the bad news? He was killed by some heartless murderer a week ago. In the end, I have everything ripped away from me after all. Still, I wish I could have met him, even see him. The family I've always wanted is gone and I never even knew what he looked like. Lesson learned: life is unfair; fact is, it never was.

Well, there's nothing I can do about it. I know I can't pass out again because that would be bad. Plus, I don't think Miroku told anyone yet. But… just to be sure…

"You didn't…tell anyone, did you?"

"No. I'm the only one who knows. I really am sorry…" he sounded so concerned

He was…pitying me. I didn't like being pitied, but for now…I need it. He was so…worried. Just then, I felt like crying. Not only because I lost my only brother, but also because of Miroku. Right now, I was happy he was there beside me. He was like the brother I never had, or did have. Whichever seems more appropriate for you. Anyway, I was actually touched by his concern; but, enough of that.

I closed my eyes hoping I could hold back the tears that were starting to form. Then I felt the bed tilt to the side indicating someone moved there. Then I felt it. Miroku's arms were around my body as if he were protecting me. He hugged me in a tight embrace and whispered to me that he was sorry and he would be there for me. He would protect me. Now I couldn't stop it; I let my tears flow freely down my cheeks as he continued to whisper soothing words to me. We stayed like that for a while.

Ok, so after I got a hold of myself, Miroku let go. Of course, Kagome, who didn't know about the whole 'Kohaku' thing, saw us and mistook the whole thing and thought we were finally together. She burst in the room and hugged me really tight; then she started to congratulate me and stuff. I, for one, wasn't paying any attention; I was too busy being strangled by a sugar-high Kagome. Heck, if she didn't let go, I would seriously die from lack of air. Luckily, Miroku caught on and managed to pry Kagome off me.

After I caught my breath again, I explained to Kagome that Miroku and I were not together, what she saw was not an act of togetherness, and that she and Inuyasha should hook up or something. Kagome blushed at my last comment and Inuyasha just 'feh'ed.

A few hours later, I was allowed to leave the hospital. The doctor said I shouldn't push myself too hard or I might pass out again. Also, I wasn't allowed to go to school tomorrow since I need to rest. I, of course, didn't protest to that. After all, they were doctor's orders.

So anyway, Miroku walked me home. Kagome and Inuyasha tagged along too; but right after we got to the apartment building, they both left. Miroku walked me all the way to my room, which was right next to his.

The next day, I stayed in bed. Kagome and Inuyasha came by after school to see how I was doing. Of course Miroku was there too. The four of us talked for a little while; actually, we were making plans on what to do this weekend. We decided to just hang out at the mall this time.

So, the days flew by, then it became weeks, then months. Over time, I began to forget about the whole 'Kohaku' thing and the cops managed to catch the murderer some months ago so I had nothing to worry about. Also, I grew closer to Miroku. We've been hanging out more now and we've become better friends. He still gropes me though and I still slap him pretty hard, but now they've gotten less frequent. He occasionally flirts with other girls but it's nothing serious, I'm sure. Not only that, but now, I seem to see Miroku as more of a person that a lecherous perverted idiot. He still is, but he's definitely more human than that now. Kagome and Inuyasha are getting along great too and they've started dating each other now. They still argue a lot though.

Ah, whatever, I don't really want to get into what goes on now because we have finals to study for. Actually, it's more like a contest that our school is holding. It's sort of like…we have this test and whoever gets a standard grade and above will be treated like by the school to an island resort for a week to study the island's natural environment. The test should be easy though, all we need to do is answer half of the test correctly and we're in. The four of us agreed to take the test and get in together.

So now, just to make sure I don't disappoint the group, I'm studying extra hard. Not that it will be difficult or anything, but it's just to be safe.

Now, it's the day of the test. I didn't get nervous at all; I was really confident. When I finished my test, I was way disappointed. I think I got a pretty good grade, but none of the things I studied was even in the test. That means I could've NOT studied and still ace the test, I think everyone could. Whatever, at least I was sure we all got in.

a/n: that's it. Anyway, I got the idea for the test and win a resort thing from my school since we do that. Well, maybe we don't get treated to resorts for a week; it's more like a day. Anyway, please review.