Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha, Rumiko Takahashi does.

Chapter 3: Without You

The group seemed to travel for miles and miles. Sango was now on the back of the transformed Kirara to give Miroku a break.

Miroku kept looking off and on towards Sango, just hoping to see her beautiful eyes he loved so much open.

No one of the group talked and they certainly didn't smile, it gave the feeling that they were having a funeral.

When they finally made it to the waterfall InuYasha, Kagome, Miroku and Shippo gasped.

The waterfall hung over a huge rock formation, it wasn't a big waterfall, but it was certainly beautiful. Surrounding the waterfall was a pool of the clearest water any of them had ever seen. In the pool were stepping stones and the biggest one was right in front of the majestic waterfall.

"You have to take Sango and place her on the rock behind the waterfall," Kaede explained. Miroku gently took Sango from Kirara's back and Kirara mewed mournfully for her companion.

Miroku began to think as he walked towards the rocks. He knew someone else with more spiritual powers could have performed this, he knew a couple of people that might have more of those powers than his own, but he didn't care.

He loved Sango more than any of them and he just felt that he was the one who had to do this, that and he wanted to, he wanted to save her. It was them against the world, them that would face this together, because that's the way he felt all along and he wouldn't have any other person he would want to love this much, to protect this much than her.

He finally got to the stone in front of the waterfall and not minding getting the least bit wet, he lowered her to the rock behind it.

"Now ye must kneel on the rock in front, take her hands and use your powers, you should know what to do," Kaede said giving him his final instructions.

Miroku did so, knelt down and took his love's soft hands through the water.

A tear rolled down his cheek, "I want you to live Sango, it does not matter what happens to me now, I want you to at least make it through this alive and have a happy future, I want you to get married and have a bunch of babies," he said staring at her face, it saddened him to see her eyes closed and her mouth non-expressent.

"You would make a great wife and a wonderful mother and you deserve all of that," Miroku said as more tears fell.

Behind him the others watched with sad faces. 'Poor Miroku he loves her so much, I hope they both make it through this' Kagome thought silently crying to herself.

'Damn, I wish there was something I could do, I don't want Sango to die,' InuYasha thought with his arms together.

Shippo was crying and the small Kirara was nudging him trying to comfort him and expressing how sad she was too.

Miroku felt some of his energy pass through him and to Sango and as he opened his eyes he saw her spirit float from her body.

Miroku was silently surprised as he blinked. "Miroku," Sango's spirit said a little confused, "I'm scared," she confessed.

Miroku's eyes wore pained, and then he knew what to do, "Here take my hands," he ordered holding out his hands to her.

Sango was a little shy, but took his hands as he told her.

They didn't really touch, but they still felt each others warmth. "I'm going to save you Sango, if I can transport some of my spiritual powers to you, but I can't guarantee I'll survive myself," Miroku filled her in.

"Miroku, I don't want you to die," Sango replied, worry on her face.

"Listen, you are very important to me, I'm not going to let you die," Miroku said firmly. Sango took the words, "Besides, I think we can both make it," Miroku added.

Sango nodded and Miroku began his spiritual powers.

Sango closed her eyes tightly as sparks developed around them. Miroku did as well, but neither broke their grasp on each. If anything it strengthened.

Until soon, Sango's weakened and she started to disappear.

"No," Miroku yelled still using his powers, "Don't leave me," but Sango was fading.

"Come on Sango, you are stronger than that, physically and with your heart, please," Miroku begged standing his ground, "Sango."

A/N: Oh my goodness, what's going to happen, I'm mean aren't I, leaving it like that, well I'll try having the next chapter up soon, oh and FYI it should be the last chapter, please R&R and hurray, I made it longer than I usually do, I started writing and couldn't stop, lol, but I wanted to leave it right there cause I'm mean like that;)