Chapter Three: Secret Revealed

The water felt good. Really good. After all her wounds had been treated properly, the warm water really soothed Sango. Now that she was in her conscious mind, dried off, and sitting on the ledge of the hot spring, feet in the water, she had to tell Kagome. She was her best friend, after all.
"Kagome, I have something… important to tell you. It's about what happened with that son of a b rat-demon. But I-…………I'm scared", Sango said quietly, yet looking Kagome in the face, determined not to chicken out. Kagome looked thoughtful and took her friend's hand.
"You can tell me anything, Sango. I know it might be hard, but you have to tell somebody." Sango nodded.
" It's about what the rat-demon took. He took-…he took-…" Sango could barely finish the sentence. "He took…MY BABY BOY!" Sango choked out rather loudly. Kagome looked stricken.
"Your baby? Wha-..What do you mean by your baby boy?", Kagome squeaked. Sango looked down and took control of her voice.
"The night Houshi left for his journey about a year ago, we…we uh-", Sango stammered and Kagome said, "Go on."
Sango blushed and whispered, "We did-… you know what and I found out that I was pregnant. Kohaku stayed up the whole night with me because I was bawling. We're-……we're not even getting married! He never asked! But I love him, Kagome, you know I do, desperately I do, but I-I never told him. I don't even know if he loves me or not!" Sango took a deep breath and shuddered slightly, looking away down from Kagome's pitying gaze. Yet, she wouldn't back down now…..No….she had to get this out of her system…
" I'm terrified of what he will say when I tell him about our baby. And now I don't think I ever can because the rat-demon took him. I'm falling apart with longing for Houshi and for our son! I'm too weak to tell Houshi… You must not tell him…and neither will I! He mustn't find out!", Sango cried out, barely keeping herself in check. Kagome stayed silent for a while, taking it all in, then hugged Sango.
"You have to tell him", Kagome whispered. Sango's face contorted in pain and then she broke and cried onto Kagome's shoulder. They were totally oblivious and wrapped up in the conversation to notice the two shocked faces of Inuyasha and Miroku behind the bushes, just two feet away. . . . .

"Get up you hentai baka kuso head! (perverted idiot shit head in Japanese)." Inuyasha yelled as he picked up by the collar. The yell wasn't loud enough for Sango or Kagome to hear it, but loud enough to make his point. Inuyasha dragged a protesting Miroku all the way to the inside of the hut. He slammed Miroku against the wall and let out a stream of curses.
"You had sex with Sango and left her without telling her how you feel! What kind of a person are you! I knew you were a womanizer, but still… I would never expected you to do this! She loves you, yeah, but she definitely doesn't deserve you!". Miroku just stood there, pinned to the wall, absolutely speechless and oblivious to the open door. Little did the guys know, the girls were standing outside the door the entire time, shocked silent at the sight. Kagome and Sango actually had heard Inuyasha yell, so they had tactfully followed the yelling Inuyasha and the helpless Miroku.
"You are such a pathetic excuse for a human! You're not even fit to lick the dirt off the streets! You are lower than scum! You are lower than NARAKU!", Inuyasha screamed at the top of his lungs. All of a sudden, Miroku lifted his arm and punched Inuyasha as hard as he could, shaking with rage. Inuyasha laid on the floor, bleeding from his nose and mouth.
"WHAT THE F DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING! I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! YOU WERE THE ONE WHO JUST UP AND LEFT A PREGNANT SANGO TO DEAL WITH IT ON HER OWN WHILE YOU MAKE UP SOME LAME EXCUSE OF GOING ON A JOURNEY!", Inuyasha belted out angrily.
"SHUT THE F UP, INUYASHA! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR KUSO! IF I HAD KNOWN THAT SANGO WAS PREGNANT, I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD LEFT HER! DO YOU HONESTLY THINK THAT I WOULD LEAVE THE WOMAN I DEEPLY LOVE AND CHERISH WITH MY LIFE WHILE SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH MY CHILD! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHY THE HELL I LEFT!", roared Miroku.
"Um, well,…no…. Not exactly," confessed Inuyasha, still laying on the floor, clutching his face.
"I left to. . . Ask Buddha if I could. . .marry Sango," pointed out Miroku. That statement hit Miroku hard. He realized that because he left without an explanation to tell Sango, she probably hated him. He sank down to the floor and leaned his head against the wall. " I-…I still wanna be with her even though she probably hates me right now. I love her so much!….and the son I never met," Miroku said sadly and lost control by letting his tears spill. Inuyasha sat up slowly and hugged his knees, a pitying look on his face.
"I'm sorry, man… I didn't know." Inuyasha said. Miroku nodded and there was silence except for the aching of Miroku's heart. Then…
"Houshi?" came a voice from the doorway. Miroku stood up quickly and so did Inuyasha, but Miroku was wiping his tears away. They both just realized the girls had heard everything and they both blushed.
"Sango?", Miroku asked.
"I love you, too," Sango said, smiling. She went up to him, kissing him deeply. Miroku moaned and closed his eyes, returning the pleasuring kiss. Miroku's hand ventured down as their tongues mingled and Sango didn't protest for once. Inuyasha, wide eyed, got up and closed the door, now outside with the shocked Kagome. Inuyasha then suddenly picked up Kagome and started walking away.
"Where are we going!" the startled yet pleased Kagome asked. Inuyasha grinned mischievously.
"Home. I got an idea…"