Thinking
Miroku just stood there, thinking about why Inu-yasha just upped and left like that. He dropped to his knees and let the tears let loose, careful not be too loud. He swore under his breath, guessing it was probably his fault that Inu-yasha left. His tears fell to the ground, the soil soaking up the liquid emotion. Slowly, he stood up, his eyes red, and picked up his staff.
The girls and Shippo had just finished at the hot springs. They were now approaching Miroku. The monk heard them coming and turned his head towards the sound. Shippo had raced ahead and stopped when he saw Miroku's eyes. "Hey Miroku, why were you crying?" the kit simply asked. He just gripped staff tighter, knowing they would all be pestering him about that soon. Kagome and Sango were soon approaching, chatttering. They turned to Miroku and they turned silent.
"Miroku...What happened?" Sango asked, noticing that not only were Miroku's eyes red, but Inu-yasha had left.
The monk could simply tell them, but he was sure that Sango had feelings for him and he didn't want to hurt her.
"I..." he started, not sure of what to say. Everyone else stayed silent, waiting for Miroku's answer. The loudest thing there was Miroku's pounding heart.
"I...need to go find Inu-yasha..." he said simply. With that said, he turned around and ran towards the Miroku Inu-yasha had left, leaving the others behind.
Shippo was going to go after him, but noticed that Sango and Kagome weren't moving at all. He looked up at them, a slightly panicked look on his face,
"Well, aren't you going to go after him!" the little kitsune shouted, worry clear in his voice.
"I-It's best to leave him to deal with Inu-yasha by himself..." Sango said in a solemn voice, suprised at herself for not going after the monk.
After a while, Miroku stopped running and slowed his pace, knowing that there was little chance he could catch up Inu-yasha at this point. He soon stopped and leaned against a tree, punching it.
"Where is he..." he mumbled. 'Dammit, why the hell am I crying? It's Inu-yasha, we just kissed a few times, it shouldn't hurt this much!' as he clenched his fist tightly.
Meanwhile, Inu-yasha was jumping from one tree to another, stopping abruptly. He had no reason to run away from Miroku, he had no feelings for the monk. 'I-I mean, he's the one who kissed me, I didn't do anything but just stop him.' It was obvious he couldn't convince himself that he didn't feel anything for Miroku. He sighed and jumped down from the tree, turning back to the direction he was running from. After some swearing under his breath, he started to walk, hoping to talk to Miroku before the others asked where he was.
Miroku was still leaning against the tree, thinking about what just happened. Inu-yasha had acted odd everytime they kissed. The hanyou would always take it farther, but he always stopped it as well. With a heavy sigh, Miroku started to walk back to camp, but In-yasha had caught up and wrapped his arms around Miroku's waist, pulling him close.
He placed a gentle kiss on the monk's neck, but Miroku just looked out into the distance.
"What do you want Inu-yasha?" he asked coldly.
"What's wrong Miroku?" he asked.
"I'm not gonna be just some toy you play with, then leave," was his answer.
"You're not a toy to me Miroku," the hanyou replied.
"Then prove it to me, kiss me in front of the others," Miroku said with a smirk. 'He'll never do that, he's too cocky to do it,' the monk thought.
Inu-yasha growled and grabbed Miroku's wrist.
"C'mon!" he shouted at the monk as he literally dragged him back towards camp.
"I-Inu-yasha, what are you doing!" Miroku half yelled. The hanyou didn't answer. 'If he wants me to prove it, I'll prove it to the pervert.' It wasn't long before they were back at the camp. Kagome stood up and ran over to them, a worried look on her face
"Where have you been?" she asked, looking mainly at Inu-yasha, considering he was the reason Miroku left. Inu-yasha opened his mouth to answer her, and his answer was going to be the most suprising to Miroku...