A/n hey im back with a new chapter! I got 2 reviews thanks for submitting a review Arcania and alchemistgrl09

Um two way war I will update soon I hope so I have not forgot it! o and : means sounds guys I beat my last chapter by 300 words! Go me! Lol.

P.S. I almost forgot I don't own inuyasha

Glossary

komon: adviser

kyoudai: powerful

hime:princess

sama:Very high respect. Used when speaking about gods or someone like an emperor or king

exasperated : very annoyed

Chapter 3: goodbye

The next day was a mess people scrambling to make sure I forgot nothing and sango running around I a huff...but the stranger was still on my mind...

The next morning...

When kagome and sango woke up the next morning they realized that they had only gotten five or so hours of sleep. So its east to say they were very grumpy through out the day. Kagome especially because this was going to be the last day she would be at her home, the last day she would walk these halls, the last time she would sit in this window, and the last time she would be able to sit and think in the gardens. Which is exactly what she was doing currently. She knew her thoughts about all this being the last was exaggerating a little, she was sure her betrothed would allow her to visit. But it would never be the same. Before she knew it her thoughts were on the stranger... 'he was mysterious, and father thought him important. Maybe he is a friend of the kings coming to check on me! But why would he send someone with his adviser here?' just then the man in question (miroku) walked around the corner. "Why kagome-hime what a pleasant surprise!" "Miroku I told you to call me kagome, we are going to be friends at my new home, correct?" said kagome in a false warm tone. "Why of course. By any chance have you seen sango?" asked miroku. Kagome looked at him a moment to try to see his motives, after a few minuets scrutinizing she couldn't see anything perverted so she replied "well last I saw her she was near the kitchen complaining about the food for our journey." he looked toward the castle before turning back and saying "thank you, I need to go check on something" with that he walked as fast as he could toward the kitchens. 'They don't even realize they like each other' kagome though as she remembered this mornings conversation with sango.

(Flash back)

"hey kagome?" said sango seeming uncomfortable about something. "Yes" I asked concerned. " I think I may like that pervert..." said sango staring at the floor. Then I began to laugh, very hard I might add. Sango stood there blushing, I couldn't help it, they were just so cute. He had been trying to find her all day, and now she said she liked him...this was going to be an interesting trip.

(End flashback)

While she had been lost in thought, someone had come up the path towards her, and since she hadn't seen them when they spoke it made her jump. "Why are you here all alone kagome?" asked the voice. Kagome quickly turned around to see shipo the stable boy. "Hey shipo! Im out here because I have noting else to do." "Really? Me either! Want to play a game?" asked shipo looking up hopefully. He was just so cute, kagome couldn't say no. "sure shipo but we need to get some more people to play. I know I will be right back wait here for me." with that said kagome ran off towards the kitchens. "Sango! Miroku! Guys!" called kagome as soon as she reached the kitchen door. "What's wrong kagome?" asked sango rather out of breath since she had run there because kagome sounded desperate. "Yes kagome?" asked miroku looking a little less worried. "Well you see I met shipo and he wants to play tag but since its just the two of us it wouldn't be very fun, so you all are going to play too!" said kagome with a no ifs, ands, or buts look on her face. "Ok, I needed a break anyway. The other servants are driving me mad!" Cried sango, who in truth just wanted a break. "And I have done everything needed of me, until we leave that is." said miroku wanting to have a good impression on sango. Even if it wasn't the first. "Ok well I left shipo in the garden so we better go to him." said kagome looking a tad bit worried at leaving the child so long. 'She would make a great mother' miroku and sango though at the same time. So off the three trooped. When they reached shipo he announced that to see who would be it they had to play duck duck goose. So he was the ducker first. The other three sat in a circle, waiting their turn. Reaching kagome shipo said "duck", then miroku "duck", then sango "duck", back to kagome "duck", the miroku "goose" with that shipo ran off, miroku close behind. This went on until sango lost. So she was it, she counted to 100 as everyone scattered (they had decided to play hide and seek instead) miroku went off to hide in the bushes at the entrance to the gardens, shipo hid in the wild flower fields, and kagome hid behind the first row of apple trees (they had an orchard also). When sango got to 100 she went towards the wild flowers because she had heard them rustle. "I know your in here! Come out come out where ever you are!" called sango. She looked around for a few more moments before moving toward the front of the garden. As she got closer to the bushes she saw a flash of purple (miroku still wears the same thing as in the anime) 'I got you now!' thought sango. As she walked around the bush, miroku walked the other way. So she walked a full circle round the bush thinking 'guess it was my imagination' and she would have walked away had it not been for the hand that rubbed her but as she turned. "You little pervert!" :Slap: the monk was out cold. Shipo figuring out the game was over came out of the flowers, but kagome was too far away to have heard her friend so she still thought they were playing. So shipo had to sniff her for sango. (miroku was still knocked out) "that's no fair you can't get help!" said kagome as she saw sango and shipo coming towards her. "I didn't, I caught miroku." said sango, still looking angry. "Oh well I think its time we go inside anyway. It's getting late." said kagome looking at the sky. So shipo went back to the stable, since he slept there, while sango and kagome went back to the castle. Miroku was left to fend for himself.

In kagome's room...

"well that was fun, I hadn't played like that in years." said sango a smile on her face, she had gotten over the miroku incident. "Yea! We should do that more...oh I guess we cant, since we are leaving in the morning." said kagome, her mood instantly changing as she remembered she was leaving tomorrow from her childhood home forever. "Kagome don't worry it will be ok, I will be there. We will have fun there also, im sure of it!" said sango trying to cheer her friend up. "Yes I do suppose you are right. But it will not be the same, you and miroku will be the only people I know there. Nothing but new faces for at least the first month. And what if he wants to get married right away? I haven't even met him!" kagome continued like this for a few more moments until she said "are you listening to me sango!" "Yes yes you have been complaining since we got back inside. Ease up, I don't think he will make you marry him as soon as you get there. I mean who would do that to a girl? No one that's who" said sango. "Well I guess your right, im just so worried. What if I don't like him and he doesn't like me?" said kagome looking at the floor. "A. Who would not like you, B. You can learn to like anyone and C. I hear he is really cute." at the last one sango winked at kagome. "Haha I don't know a lot of the people who came to court me people thought cute, but I never liked any of them." said kagome looking skeptical. "Well miroku said he was handsome, and I don't think he was just saying it. Because when I asked him he thought about it, so I think he was being honest." said sango. Kagome thought for a little while before turning to sango again and saying "well I hope your right, but if he is as cute as you say I would like to look nice tomorrow. So its time for bed," when kagome saw sango was leaving for her own room she stopped her "you are staying in my room tonight, it will be easer in the morning this way." hearing that sango walked back over and got in the other side of the bed. "Well good night kagome see you tomorrow." said sango yawning. "Good night." kagome said turning on her side and slipping into sleep.

Next morning...

It was very early the next morning when the servants came to awaken sango and kagome, too early if you had asked one of them. As kagome looked out the window she realized this was the last time she would be in her own room (or at least the one she had grown up in). With that thought she began to cry, sango walked up behind her and wrapped her arms around kagome saying things like "don't worry it will be alright" and "we can come and visit". 'im really glad to have sango, she is like the sister I always wanted. What would I do without her?' kagome thought as sango said these things to her. Then kagome realized something 'sango has to be hurting as well, and that she could hold it together so why should I put her through this?' with that thought kagome pulled herself together and put up a brave front. "Sango have I ever told you that I love you, and im glad we are (almost) sisters?" asked kagome all of a sudden. "No kagome you never have. But I love you too sis. But you need to be brave, anyway just remember he's cute 'wink'. Said sango, who then laughed her head off at kagome's blush. "You look like a red rose" said sango through her snickering. "Well at least I didn't fall for a perverted monk" said kagome. "Did someone order a perverted monk?" asked miroku having walked in to hear perverted monk. "Yes, I think someone did, on the moon" said sango. "Sango that was mean!" said kagome turning to sango barley holding her laughter. "Yea but im not the one who is going to turn blue from holding in her laughter." fired sango. With that both girls broke into a fit of laughter. "Girls may I remind you that we need to be at the king's castle at an exact time." said miroku, trying with all his might to turn the subject away from him. "Oh yes well I guess I will say my good byes then." said kagome her smile instantly fading. As kagome walked off sango turned to miroku saying "great! Now you upset her you big jerk!" miroku just stood there for a moment before asking "should I go apologize and try to comfort her?" Sango looked at him in a strange way before replying "I don't think she needs someone rubbing her butt at a time like this, I will go" so off she took after kagome. Kagome was half-way to her fathers room when sango caught up to her, she could tell kagome was crying. "Kagome it will be ok..I know its hard to leave family, but its not like you don't have any. You can still visit them. But me all I can visit are graves." said sango, trying to make kagome understand how lucky she was. "Oh sango I must be making you feel terrible! Im so sorry! No more crying!" with that kagome wiped here eyes and went to say goodbye to her father.

In her fathers bedroom...

"Dad?" said kagome looking around her fathers massive room. His room was all decorated in blue and silver, the bed the tables, the curtains, everything! "Dear, im over here...I was wondering when you would come to say goodbye. I have a gift for you to remember me by." said king kyoudai. "What is it father?" asked kagome her curiosity piked. "It is called the shikon no tama, or jewel of four souls. It was your mothers now it will be yours." said the king holding up a beautiful jewel. "Oh father I don't know what to say!" kagome said looking at the jewel in awe. "Thank you would be enough." said her father smiling at her reaction. "Thank you! I love it, I will cherish it always." said kagome looking as sincere as she could. "Dear, you better go. Goodbye kagome I will always love you, remember that. And come visit sometime soon, after you get settled that is." said kagome's father as he kissed her on the forehead. "Bye daddy, I love you too. I always will" said kagome as she left the room, as soon as she was in the hall she broke into tears. 'I promised sango no more tears would fall form my eyes... and I intend to keep that promise.' so kagome dried her face and walked to sango. "Well we better go meet miroku at the gate." "Yea I guess you are right, are you ok?" asked sango trying to get a good look at her friends face. "Yes im fine" said kagome. When they got outside miroku came up saying "we are late to start! We need to go now!" with that he hurried them inside the carriage and told the driver to go. 'This is going to be an interesting trip.' though kagome as she watched her home slip from view.

A/N well how did u like the third chapter? Im not sure but I may get a story up on phantom of the opera. Click that little button that says "submit review". My 2000th word was miroku...lol

Ja ne!