So, I felt so bad about the first chapter, which totally sucked ass because I was too lazy to make it good… It was so awful that I quickly rushed to update it with better stuff. Before, I was only doing oneshots and stuff that were easy to make, but this is a long serial story, so I really need a beta! Please??? Anyone???

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha... This story wouldn't be so freaky and odd if I were Rumiko...

Chapter Two: Farewell

Sango woke with a start, gasping for air. What an awful dream! She thought, just lying there in the darkness for a moment. Four sturdy wooden walls surrounded her, and she was fairly sure that there was someone (perhaps Kagome?) sleeping besides her but a bit of a distance away, so she couldn't really tell who it was. The futon that she slept on was quite comfortable. Wait, how did I get here? The taijiya racked her brain for memories of what happened last night. Had Miroku landed them this place with his "usual methods"? Perhaps it was that. But then, why could she not remember anything but her horribly vivid dream? Frowning slightly, Sango started to get up from her futon, but couldn't. Raging pain like nothing she had ever experienced before swept through whole body, tearing at her body and leaving her seeing nothing but red-hot white nothingness. The source of her pain came from her back.

The taijiya groaned, but softly because the pain was so great that it was even hard for her to speak or make any sound. She curled up into a ball and waited as the pain slowly went away. Finally, she was able to breathe without difficulty. Why the hell did her back hurt so much? A new thought popped into her mind, Could it be that my awful dream was real? Startled by that thought, her small hand slowly went to her back, which caused all her pain. In her dream, Kohaku had sliced her back open with his sickle. As Sango gently touched her back, she was stunned to find it bandaged heavily. Tears sprung to her eyes as she realized that it had not been a dream. Her dear, beloved brother Kohaku had once more tried to kill her.

The realization of that made Sango's blood run cold with anger at Naraku. How dare he! Setting my brother to kill me once was bad enough, but twice? She shook her head in frustration. If I weren't wounded… She bit her lip and silently vowed to take Naraku's head and avenge her brother…

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As dawn came, bright white light came streaming from the large window of the hut. Sango was just about to sit up, but then remembered the events of last night and decided not to risk it. A soft creaking sound indicated that the door was being opened. It was Inuyasha. Sango quickly closed her eyes, but still peeked at him through her eyelashes, pretending to be asleep. She wasn't quite sure why she did that. Perhaps it was that she didn't like anyone to see her in her weak state.

Inuyasha stared at her for a moment. Sango didn't like the way he looked at her. It wasn't a look of pity, a look of remorse that friends shared when another was hurt. It was a look of disgust and slight anger. But why was Inuyasha mad at her? What had she done? Trying to figure it out, Sango watched as Inuyasha walked past her to the other person in the futon beside her. The taijiya almost gasped with surprise when she realized that it was Kagome in there. Wait, how did Kagome get hurt? I guess I was too busy with Kohaku to notice… She thought, a bit guilty.

The hanyou knelt by Kagome, "Are you awake?" He softly said.

Sango watched as Kagome sat up, wincing and clutching at the wound at her side, "Now I am." She said.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, it's just a little scratch. In no time at all, I'll be better." Kagome told him, giving a wary smile.

"Just a little scratch?" Inuyasha nearly exclaimed, "You were so badly hurt that you almost died from the loss of blood!"

"Yeah, but I'm alive right now, and that's all that counts, right?" Kagome said, weakly.

"Of course, but I almost lost you, Kagome. That scared the crap out of me! Damn Sango! Did she have to mess up the plan?" Inuyasha said hotly, making Sango wince with guilt.

"Hush, Inuyasha, you might wake her up. Besides, it wasn't completely her fault…" Kagome stated. That hurt even worse than Inuyasha's statement. Kagome, who was usually the nicest, least-accusing, most forgiving person alive thought that it was her fault? That made Sango want to curl up and die.

"Feh," Inuyasha grunted, "If it weren't for her, we would have defeated Naraku," He said, crossing his arms over his chest.

Sango saw Kagome sigh, but she said nothing, which meant that she agreed with Inuyasha but was too nice to say so. Her insides burned with guilt. It is my entire fault. I can't believe I did that! We were so close! I'm so stupid! And because of my stupidity, my friends had to pay… Tears sprung to her eyes as she watched Kagome smile and cuddle with Inuyasha. Quickly, she blinked back those tears and turned so that her back was towards them.

I'm just going to have to change. Kohaku is very dear to me, but I have to act rationally in order to save him. Hugging him to death isn't going to work. I just have to ignore him for now and let it be. Sango thought, but knew in her heart that she could never just ignore him. If it came between defeating Naraku and saving her brother, she would choose saving Kohaku. If it came between Kagome getting hurt and saving Kohaku, she would choose saving Kohaku, no matter how bad that seemed in her mind's eye. If it came between her own life and saving Kohaku, she could easily just die. That was how much she loved her little brother.

Sango frowned slightly as she came to realize that. But, what will I do? My main goal is to save Kohaku. Their main goal is to defeat Naraku. It'll never work out this way. I'll just end up hurting my beloved friends again. What if the next time I act so irrationally, one of my friends doesn't survive their wound? I wouldn't be able to show my face anywhere. But, I can't change. I love Kohaku too much… What do I do? The taijiya loudly sighed, accidentally, making Inuyasha and Kagome jump and rush to her side.

"You're awake," Kagome stated, uselessly for she was just stating the obvious.

Sango bobbed her head in a nod. Not wanting to admit that she was eavesdropping on them, she said, "I just woke up."

"Are you ok?" Inuyasha asked her, though his golden eyes revealed that he didn't really care.

"Yes… Oh, and Kagome?"

"Yeah?"

"Once I heal, I have some news to tell you all…"

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A couple days later…

"What?" Miroku not believing what Sango had just said, "You're going to what?"

Sango sighed at them. Miroku stared at her with his gorgeous puppy-dog blue eyes. Kagome clasped a hand over her mouth dramatically and was staring in shock. Inuyasha propped himself on one elbow on the ground, rolling his eyes at her. Such different people with such different reactions, Sango thought, shaking her head slightly. Boy, was she going to miss them so. They were her friends, the only people in this world who she loved and trusted. Was she really going to just leave them? Of course I must! She quickly thought, scolding herself for thinking such weak thoughts, The only way to make sure my beloved friends don't get hurt is to keep them away from me… I will not get them in danger again; An unconditional shiver ran down her spine, never again!

"Don't be a fool, Sango," Inuyasha said, not even looking at her, "You know that that was just an accident, a mistake. It'll never happen again and we forgive you for that little mess-up."

The taijiya gave her friend a bitter smile, "But, you see, the thing is that it will happen again," Taking in their surprised reactions, Sango allowed her smile to widen a bit, "I am willing to do anything for my brother. Anything to save him," Her smile dropped now to show them the icy cold radiating from her usually warm brown eyes, "even if it costs me my own life," She told them, not daring to look at Miroku in case those lovable blue eyes were flashed in her direction again, persuading her not to go. There was a good chance she might actually stay if they begged hard enough.

Suddenly, the slayer found warmness seep into her hands. She looked down to see Miroku holding her hands in his own. "Sango," He whispered, making the taijiya's heart pound very fast in her chest, "Don't be like this. Stay with us. Everything will be alright."

Sweet warmth washed over her entire body, making her feel very uncomfortable and turning her face an interesting color of red. "Houshi-sama," She gently whispered, entranced by his every move.

One hand slipped away from the covering around Sango's creamy delicate fingers. The taijiya stiffened, knowing what was next. However, his hand landed on her shoulder and she relaxed once more. "Sango, dearest. You said that you would come to live with me. I love you. How is it that we will ever be together if you leave me now?" The woman was put in a dreamy daze by his words, her eyes hazily gazing into his. She couldn't even remember her own first name right then.

"You're so beautiful, dearest. You're the only one out there for me, and I won't let you go, not matter what!" Miroku continued, on a roll now. Seeing Sango falling for this mushy stuff, Miroku let his hand wander from her shoulder.

Sango's eyes snapped into focus as she felt a warm hand caress her butt. Her face turned even redder, but not from embarrassment, from rage. In one fluid movement, she slapped the monk squarely in the face and stomped off, "Come on, Kirara," She called, the cute little neko transforming into it's larger, fiercer canine shape.

"Wait!" A feminine voice called out to her. Sango paused in the middle of swinging her leg over Kirara. It was Kagome.

"Yes?" Sango asked, wanting to get this over with.

Kagome stopped in front of her, something that appeared like a white box with a red cross on it in her hands, "I want you to take this on your journeys," She explained.

The exterminator's brow furrowed, "But, Kagome, this is your medical kit. What if you or anyone else gets put in danger?"

"Oh don't worry about us," Kagome said, carelessly waving a hand at her, "Inuyasha's always here to protect us and besides I can just get a new one from my time."

Sango's frown turned into a smile at her dear friend who was so concerned with her, "Oh, Kagome, you are a good friend," She slipped the small white kit in her little sack of possessions, "Thank you." The taijiya took one last look at all of the before mounting herself upon Kirara. She gave an awkward wave towards them as Kirara began to rise up in the air. "Farewell, my friends," She muttered slowly before they disappeared from her vision due to the neko's quick and agile speed.

She continued to look behind her, even though they were long gone. The slayer suddenly felt a rush of emptiness. You'll see them again, She tried to reassure herself. Sighing with sadness, she reached into her bag and pulled out the little medical kit. Opening it up, Sango found some bandages, some gauze, antibiotics, etc. Something shiny caught her eye. Pulling it from the depths of the kit, Sango realized that it was a little thing Kagome had called a "photograph".

A small smile appeared on the girl's face as she realized that it was one of her and Miroku. She had remembered that day clearly. Kagome had become a yearbook editor at her school (what ever that meant) and she was practicing her picture-taking skills on them. In that particular picture, Miroku had been staring at the camera with a confused look in his eyes with his arms around her. Sango smiled as she saw herself wincing from the bright light of the camera, a scowl on her face. The exterminator quickly tucked the picture back into her white box. Man, I'm going to miss these guys so much! She quickly compressed a sigh from escaping her lips and rode Kirara off into the distance…

The next chapter has some Sesshomaru in it, in case you were getting anxious... Ok, so the last chapter I had 80 hits, but only 2 reviews... That really makes me feel bad. Thanks Akira M and Merelinza for reviewing!

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