Chapter 4
Miroku helped Sango into Kaede's hut. "Can you lay down by yourself?" Miroku asked as he gently let go of Sango.
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Sango said and yawned as she lay down to sleep.
"Goodnight." Miroku whispered as she fell asleep. "Looks like I'm going back to harvesting..." Miroku said and sighed.
"That's what I thought." Kaede mumbled under her breath as Miroku left.
"InuYasha, how come you were in such a hurry to leave?" Kagome asked after the two had been walking in silence for over an hour.
"I don't know, just wanted to get the jewel shard." InuYasha said and shrugged his shoulders.
'I still think he's lying about something.' Kagome thought and looked at InuYasha questionably at his response.
"Stop looking at me like that!" InuYasha yelled and turned away from Kagome.
"Are you lying?" Kagome asked and turned towards him.
"Huh?" InuYasha asked and looked at the raven haired girl.
"You heard me, are you lying?" Kagome asked.
"About what?" InuYasha asked confused.
"Why did you leave...the REAL reason?" Kagome said.
"God damn it Kagome why are you so nosy?" InuYasha asked in an angry tone.
"Sit." Kagome said and started to walk away. A loud thump followed by a few curse words, InuYasha had landed face first into the dirt.
"Kagome wait!" InuYasha yelled after he had gotten up.
"SIT!" Kagome yelled. Again, InuYasha fell into the dirt, in taking the dry taste of it. InuYasha silently got up and quietly ran over to Kagome and pinned her down to the ground. "InuYasha get off of me!" Kagome yelled as she squirmed beneath him.
"Stop sitting me for no reason!" he yelled.
"I wouldn't sit yo-" Kagome stopped when she felt the impact of InuYasha's body fall on top of her.
"That's what you get for all those times you've sat me." InuYasha said as he struggled to get back up. "Kagome?" he questioned as he looked at Kagome laying under him with her eyes shut. "Kagome please wake up." InuYasha said and lightly shook her. He didn't get a response from her. 'Well at least she's still breathing.' InuYasha said to himself as he heard Kagome gently breathe. "Kagome." he whispered in her ear.
"InuYasha..." she mumbled as her body slightly twitched.
"Kagome! You're awake." InuYasha said relieved. Kagome didn't say anything to InuYasha; she just wrapped her arms around him. 'W-what is she doing?' InuYasha asked himself as Kagome pulled him closer and whispered something in his ear that he couldn't understand. "Kagome? What are you doing?" InuYasha asked extremely confused.
"InuYasha." Kagome whispered in his ear causing him to slightly shudder. Kagome smiled and sighed. Kagome then rolled over with InuYasha in her arms. Now InuYasha was below her.
"Kagome stop this!" InuYasha said as he slightly blushed. Kagome finally opened her eyes and saw how uncomfortable InuYasha looked.
"Why should I?" Kagome said and smirked.
"Because I said so God damn it!" InuYasha said and started to get up.
"Sit! I'm not done with you mister." Kagome said and kissed InuYasha's nose.
"This isn't fair!" InuYasha whined.
"Life isn't fair InuYasha." Kagome said and started to massage InuYasha's ears.
"Not the ears! Please! Have mercy!" InuYasha yelled as he tried to get up again.
"Sit! Every time you try to get up, I'll just stop you." Kagome said and continued to massage his ears.
"You're cruel Kagome." InuYasha said as he started to give in her wants. Kagome gave him a small kiss on the lips then rested her head on his chest. 'Why is she doing this? There has to be some explanation.' InuYasha thought to himself. He then saw his opportunity to turn the tables on Kagome; quickly he rolled over with Kagome in his arms.
"Now I'm in control." InuYasha said and smirked. Kagome's heart skipped a beat when InuYasha smiled. He leaned down and gently placed his lips on hers. After twenty seconds the two broke from the kiss.
"So, this is why you wanted to leave without Miroku." Kagome said as she stroked his face with her fingers causing him to whimper a little.
"Maybe..." InuYasha said and held her hand as a smile grew upon his features.
"Your a bad little dog demon." Kagome said as she let go of his hand.
"So, what are you going to do about it?" he asked as his breath tickled her neck.
"This." Kagome said and pulled him close to give him a kiss. InuYasha deepened the kiss and started to press his tongue against her mouth. Kagome pulled away from his lips and traced them down to his neck. Kagome planted several soft kisses on it.
"K-Kagome." InuYasha gasped. Kagome didn't pay attention to him; she only continued kissing his neck. InuYasha pulled away from Kagome and stood up.
"What are you doing InuYasha?" Kagome asked as she stood up after him.
"I think you've had enough fun for now." InuYasha said and grinned causing Kagome to blush.
"Come on lets search for the jewel shard." InuYasha said and started to walk away.
"Hey, you're going the wrong way." Kagome said and pulled on his arm as the two walked together.
Miroku wiped some sweat from his forehead causing some dirt to form there. 'How does Kaede do this?' Miroku asked himself as he pulled out a head of lettuce. 'Good thing this is the last crop.' Miroku thought to himself as he stood up in exhaustion. He picked up the basket and headed inside.
"How are ye doing?" Kaede asked as soon as Miroku entered her hut.
"How do you do that?" Miroku asked as he almost collapsed.
"I've had a garden since I was young, I've gotten used to it." Kaede said.
"Well, here are your vegetables." Miroku said as he handed Kaede the basket and turned around to go to a room.
"Where are ye going?" Kaede asked.
"Sleep." Miroku said as he left to go to sleep.
Miroku's Dream
"I won't forget you." Sango said as she gave Miroku a hug.
"I won't forget you either." Miroku said and returned the hug.
"But you will forget each other." A deep voice said.
"Kohaku?" Sango asked as Kohaku came up to them.
"I'm sorry, but I must kill him...and you." Kohaku said and attacked Miroku.
"K-Kohaku, stop this!" Sango yelled.
Miroku woke up drenched in sweat. His breathing was hard, but over a few seconds he began to calm down.
'What was that dream about? Is it telling me that I'm going to die? Or that Sango is going to die?' Miroku questioned himself as his heart began racing again.
"I'll go get a glass of water." Miroku said aloud as he got up and quietly walked into the kitchen, he didn't disturb anyone thank goodness. 'She has to leave immediately.' Miroku said, giving himself a mental note as he took a gulp of the water.
"Miroku?" a soft voice questioned, causing Miroku to choke on his water. "I didn't mean to startle you." Sango said and approached him.
"Did I wake you?" Miroku asked.
"No, I've been awake for a long time." Sango said and retrieved a glass from a cupboard and poured some water into it.
"Oh..." Miroku said and took another sip of his water.
"Why are you awake right now?" Sango asked.
"Nightmare." Miroku said.
"What was it about?" Sango asked.
"I don't wanna talk about it." Miroku said and finished his water. "I'm going back to bed; see you in the morning Sango." Miroku said and left. Sango sighed as she stood up and sat back down on her futon that Kaede had gotten for her.
'I wonder if Kohaku is still alive. Maybe he escaped. But what about my dad? And Tetsuya, and my friends?' Sango asked herself as she cried silently. 'I miss them all so much, but their gone, there is no way to bring them back.' Sango cried loudly as she started to wipe away her tears.
"Don't cry." Miroku whispered as he sat down next to her.
"I thought you were going to sleep." Sango said as tears still fell from her face.
"I was, but then I heard you cry." Miroku said.
"Why are you being so kind to me?" Sango asked.
'Because I want you to bare my children.' he said in his head. "Because you need someone to care for you, you're hurting right now." Miroku said and smiled.
Sango buried her head in his chest and started to cry again. "Thank you for caring, it feels like no one else had ever cared about me." Sango said as she dampened Miroku's black outfit.
Miroku felt a knot form in his stomach. 'Should I continue to lie to her until she bares my children?' Miroku asked himself as the young woman wrapped her arms around him. The knot in his stomach became bigger. 'Y-yeah, she'll live.' Miroku told himself as he looked at Sango, her eyes met with his.
"Sango, what's wrong?" Miroku asked as he wiped away one of her tears.
"Everyone that I have loved is gone." Sango choked out as she cried more.
"Shh...Just calm down." Miroku said and stroked her hair.
"Miroku, my family, my friends, and the man I was supposed to wed are all dead." Sango said. Miroku felt a sharp pain in his heart.
'Did she love this guy? Damn it! If she did, she wouldn't bare my children.' Miroku thought to himself. "Did you love him?" Miroku accidentally blurted out. Sango didn't respond.
"We were friends." she finally said after they had been sitting there in silence for about a minute. "I didn't feel the same way toward him, he loved me."
Miroku didn't comment on this. "Sango, I'm really going to sleep now...goodnight." Miroku said.
'That was weird, after I mentioned Tetsuya, he was so uptight. I wonder why.' Sango thought to herself as Miroku left to go to sleep. 'I'll think about it later.' Sango said as she lay down. Kaede's front door opened and in came InuYasha and Kagome. Sango quickly shut her eyes so that she looked as if she was sleeping.
"InuYasha." Kagome said and grinned.
"What?" he asked rather angrily. Kagome pulled InuYasha into a bear hug.
"Goodnight." Kagome whispered and gave him a soft kiss on the lips.
"If Miroku finds out about his I'm going to kill you." InuYasha said and kissed her back. The two parted their separate ways and went to sleep.