YAY! Miroku dies! I think we can all figure that out by now...

Chapter 12: Kazaana Of Certain Death

Sango and Bankotsu sat with their feet dangling in the water. It was such a beautiful night. They were chatting on about things, Sango would laugh occasionally. Bankotsu liked it when Sango laughed.

"It's pretty windy, isn't it?" Bankotsu commented, flinging his braid off his face. Sango's laugh faded, and Bankotsu caught her staring into the woods with a worried expression. "What is it?"

Sango slowly rose, Bankotsu stood up beside her. The wind suddenly picked up even more. Sango clamped her eyes shut and covered her face with her arms. Dust and leaves were flying everywhere. But the weird thing was, the wind seemed to be… pulling the leaves.

"Oh no!" Sango cried. "It can't be!" She ran into the direction of the leaves and twigs. Bankotsu followed her, trying to keep her in view.

Bankotsu seemed to be running forever, until he finally bumped into Sango. She was frozen solid. He looked to where she was staring and gasped.

He could see Miroku standing alone in a middle of the field, and all the wind was coming together at his right hand. Miroku was yelling in pain and fear.

"Houshi-sama!" Sango shouted, and took a step forward. Miroku looked over to see Sango coming towards him.

"No, Sango! Stay away!" Miroku warned. Sango stopped. "If you come any closer my Kazaana, you'll be sucked up!" Then Miroku noticed Bankotsu standing behind her.

"You're welcome to come closer though, Bankotsu!" Miroku growled. Bankotsu reached forward and took Sango's hand.

"C'mon Sango, he's going to die anyway…" but he saw the plead in her eyes. He sighed and picked up Banryuu. "Stay here," he told her.

He began inching his way over to Miroku, jabbing Banryuu in the ground to keep himself from being sucked in the air void.

Once he was a fair distance, he shouted over to Miroku. "What's going on with you, monk?"

Miroku glared over at Bankotsu. "Stay away unless you want to get sucked up!"

"Look, I'm just trying to help!" Bankotsu shouted back in an annoyed tone.

"There's nothing you can do. Just get Sango away from here!" Miroku snapped at him. "My Kazaana will suck me up, and everything around me. If you don't leave, you'll be sucked up as well!"

Bankotsu stared in shock. Was it really going to suck him up? If it did, then he had to get Sango away from here. He leaped back until he was beside Sango.

"We got to get out of here!" he shouted. "The void is going to suck him up! If we don't go, then we'll be sucked up too!"

Sango's eyes widened. She tried to lunge forward, but he grabbed her and held her back. "No, let me go! I have to-"

He cut her off. "Have to what? What will you do? Nothing can be done about it. He wants you to stay away!" Bankotsu only realized he was shouting when he saw her shocked expression.

He looked away and began dragging her away from the Kazaana. Sure, he felt bad. But he couldn't understand why she was so worked up about it.

Sango tried to struggle at first, but then her head hung low and she began to sob as he dragged her away. She didn't struggle anymore; she slowly followed him.

They both stopped when they heard Miroku cry out loud, followed by what sounded like an explosion. Sango gasped and before Bankotsu could stop her, she bolted off towards Miroku again. Bankotsu gritted his teeth and followed.

When he found her, he gasped. There was a giant whole in the middle of the field, but no Miroku. He found Sango sitting at the edge of the whole, leaning over Miroku's staff.

He knelt beside her, but neither of them said anything.

Bankotsu sighed. "C'mon, let's go back," he said gently.

Bankotsu was silent for the walk back, so was Sango. The only noise he heard was her padding on the ground as she stepped behind him.

When he opened the doors, he wondered where the others were. They would usually have greeted them. He was about to ask Sango, but he heard a gasp of pain and then a thud on the ground.

When he turned around, a man had Sango's unconscious body over his shoulder.

Bankotsu glared at him. "Hey, what are you-" someone banged him on the head and he was knocked out in an instant.

Ooooo! I wonder what's gona happen! Wait, i know! PAHAHAHA! R&R!