Here's the next chapter. Thanks for the reviews.

The X of Love

Among the ruins, blood and corpses, Inuyasha and his friends rested peacefully. Day had come, and the sunlight was creeping over the tree covered hills and into their eyes. They could sleep for days there; they were so exhausted. The hanyou was the first to be bothered by the bright light. With a groan, his eyes opened, and he sat up. Rubbing his eyes, he stretched with a big yawn. He had very minor open injuries; shredded sleeves, cuts to his face and body, large gash in his possibly broken right shoulder which he got taking the fall for Sango. That didn't dampen his mood one bit however. The fall could have killed her. He looked up at the clear blue sky; there was not a cloud to be seen. The goal that the group had been pursuing for over a year had finally been completed. Their common enemy had been vanquished. Inuyasha was still grinning when he realized that Kagome was coming to as well. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes just has he had done moments ago. She stood up looking at Inuyasha with a smile.

"Good morning."
She said,

"Yeah, it is."
Inuyasha replied. His grin quickly disappeared when he looked at his other friends, however. Miroku was pale, his breathing shallow. Sango was also pale and there was a small puddle of drying blood around her.

"Damn, she must have been bleeding all night..."
He said, crouching down, near her. Kagome nodded, and knelt beside Miroku, feeling his forehead.
"Miroku's burning up."
She said,
"I don't think we can stay here much longer Inuyasha, they need help."
She added.

"Yeah, let's get them to Kaede quick."
He replied. He saw Kirara awaken as well. Inuyasha remembered that Kirara was injured as well. The small cat demon transformed into her bigger form, ready to go. Kagome climbed on her back, and Inuyasha helped Miroku on as well. He however carefully scooped up the unconscious Sango from the ground with his good arm, and put her on his back. He picked up the hiraikotsu as well, and held it with his arms behind Sango. There was protest in Kirara's eyes because of this, but Inuyasha said,

"She's hurt pretty badly. You're not in top condition either. What if you drop her?"
Kirara seemed to reluctantly agree with Inuyasha. She already had Miroku, Kagome and Shippo to carry.
"She needs help fast. Looks like she's been bleeding all night. I'm not hurt as bad, so I'll go on ahead."

He said, turning towards the direction of Kaede's village.

"Okay, be careful Inuyasha."
Kagome replied. With a final nod, she watched as Inuyasha took off, taking one great leap after another. The thick forest blocked Kagome's view of him within seconds.

"We should get going too Kirara, are you alright?"
She asked. Kirara looked over her shoulder, purring softly. She started moving as well, following Inuyasha as best she could.

Sango could hear wind whipping past her ears; her mind couldn't decide whether or not she was fully conscious. Her mind still hazy, she forced her eyes to open, even just a little...

'Someone's back...'
She recognized.

'It's warm... Who is...'

She could suddenly see in color again; the person who was carrying her was wearing red. She recognized his clothes... Suddenly being unable to remember a name, she said in a low, weak voice.

"You..."

This seemed to get the attention of her carrier. His silver haired head turned, his golden eyes fixed on her brown ones. There was a soft smile gracing his hardened features.

"You?"
Inuyasha asked,
"Heh, kind of reminds me of first time I met you."
'Oh, that's right, it's him...'
She finally recognized the person, the name was still foggy. Closing her eyes again, she breathed out deeply, her lips curving into a small smile. She draped her arms over his shoulder, and rested her chin at the crook of his neck, taking in a scent that she had always loved. Moving caused some pain on the left side of her chest and abdomen, but it passed quickly.

'What the hell?'
Inuyasha was startled by what Sango was doing; her face was rather close to his. Their cheeks were touching! Suddenly feeling much hotter, Inuyasha was sure there was a tint of red on his face. He didn't stop moving, but rather, he felt that he was suddenly moving faster. He wasn't sure if it was the change of pace that made his heart race, or something else... He wasn't complaining though; now that she clung on to him, he didn't have to hold her up as much, and that took some of the strain off his injured arm. Clearing his throat, his eyes curiously drifted towards his companion's face; she her breathing was light and soft. She was asleep. Feeling slightly relieved, he suddenly realized that her head was resting against his, her warm, light breath tickling his neck. For some reason, he could feel himself smiling. It was... Pleasant. The trip to Kaede's couldn't have seemed longer.

"Ugh..."
Miroku grunted, slowly coming to. He could feel that they were in the air; on the back of Kirara he assumed. His eyes were finally able to open, and he rubbed them, a giant headache affecting him. Sitting up, he yawned, stretching. He soon regretted it, however. He fell right back down to lying on his front, leaning on Kirara. His body felt like it was on fire; there were sharp pains everywhere, from his skin to his bones.

"Hey, Miroku? You awake?"
He heard Kagome's voice from behind. He painfully looked back, nodding.

"Hello Kagome... I'm assuming we're going back to Kaede?"
Talking hurt, his throat felt swollen, and his jaw hurt too. He saw Kagome nod.

"I think you're still affected by the poison, Miroku. You should rest now. We'll be in the village soon."
Miroku opened his mouth to speak, but Kagome knew what he was asking.
"Oh, and Inuyasha took Sango ahead of us because she had a more serious wound that she needed taken care of as soon as possible. Don't worry."
Softly smiling, Miroku nodded.
"Hey Miroku? You were really great yesterday. Couldn't have done it without you."
Kagome said, closing her eyes forming a full smile. Miroku couldn't help but feel a little better.

"Heh, thanks Kagome. You weren't bad yourself."
He replied, his eyes slowly closing.

"Yeah, you really have to rest. Go to sleep Miroku, I'll wake you up when we're there."
She said, and looked at his face even after he closed his eyes.

Yes, it took long to update. Yes, it's short. Yes, it's not too good. Reviews please.