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Chapter 4: In the Minds of the Two Hearts

"Come on Sango, stay with me," Miroku shouted allowing as much energy flow through him to her as he could manage.

Sango's eyes were full of fear and she whirled into her own conscious mind, 'What is happening to me?' she asked herself trying to focus on Miroku's face.

Something seemed to be sucking her back inside her body or at least inside something else, her soul was beginning to absorb into the demon inside her.

Sango let out a scream, but she couldn't even hear herself anymore and her eyesight was beginning to lose sight of Miroku and the others behind him.

"No," Sango could barely hear Miroku scream.

Kagome took a step forward, wishing she could help, tears rolling down her cheeks. InuYasha's face full of concern and Shippo's face buried itself in Kirara's fur. Kaede stood there also full of not only concern, but hope, even if it was just a glimmer of it.

Miroku tried his best to focus on his take, but his mind kept returning memories of the past to him, their past.

Sango once had been possessed from a demon egg.

"Sango, don't worry, I'm going to purge that salamander demon from your belly," Miroku said holding his arm from the cut Sango inflicted on him.

After fighting around with Sango, Miroku had grabbed her arm, "I'm glad we are usually on the same side," he said before contacting his fist with the sutra paper on it to her abdomen.

Miroku came back to the present, "I am still here with you to fight for you," Miroku said mostly to himself than her.

Sango had caught what he said, even if it was barely audible for her now weakened hearing.

Something was stirring in Sango's mind thoughts as well. Thoughts of what she wanted for her future, things she wanted, but might not get now and for the first time she felt tears, cold deep tears of sorrow.

She saw a memory flash in her mind, the day Miroku had purposed to her…

"If this battle with Naraku ever comes to an end, and the curse of my wind tunnel is broken...if I make it out alive...If we made it that far, would you come live with me...would you bear my children, Sango?" Miroku had asked.

Sango had fell to the ground, crying.

"Yes!" Sango said in tears. "You'll have my children? Ten babies or maybe even twenty?" Miroku asked her happily. Sango nodded, "Yes," she repeated grasping his hands in hers.

Grasping his hands, like she was trying to do at that very moment, but she felt them being ripped from her, Miroku ripped from her. Another memory struck her.

Miroku lay on the ground in Mt. Hakurei, Sango sitting beside him, looking down into his face with tears.

"Sango don't stay here, go on without me," Miroku ordered in pain. "No not unless you're with me," Sango said determined to stay with him.

"I think I might have pushed myself too far this time. You, at least, have to make it out of this alive, for me, okay?" Miroku groaned. Sango shed even more tears, "NO! If you can't go on…then we'll die here together."

"Together"

"Together"

The words echoed fiercely in Sango's mind.

She was not alone and all this time of being shy of her feelings for him seemed to wash away and she greeted her teeth, ready to fight this.

Soon she began to feel stronger, that more strength had returned to her body.

She looked to Miroku and figured out why, she could tell he was using much more of his powers and she could tell that he was using to much of his powers.

"Miroku, you're not strong enough to unleash that much energy," both of them could hear from Kaede.

The others looked from Kaede to the couple in suspense. They hoped and prayed with all they had that the two would make it out alive together.

Sango knew now what she had feared, Miroku was going to sacrifice himself for her, words of the last memory came back to her. Sango squeezed her eyes shut as energy flowed through her.

"I think I might have pushed myself too far this time" Miroku had said

"You at least have to make it out of this alive,"

"Alive"

The words kept coming in gurgled voices.

"NO! If you can't go on…then we'll die here together." Sango had said

"Pushed myself too far"

"Make it out"

"Die here together"

Back and forth Miroku and Sango's voices grew in Sango's mind.

"You'll have my children, ten babies"

"Ten babies, or maybe even twenty,"

"Yes"

"I love you,"

Sango then realized the last words were coming out of her mouth at that moment, she quickly opened her eyes.

Brightness filled her dark brown eyes. Something was happening and the result determined if Miroku and Sango lived. Gasps could be heard from the friends behind them and then, in Sango's view everything went dark.

A/N: So, was this chapter any better? I hope so, tell me what you thought please, I just hoped it was as good as I think it is oh and kudos to me, it's much longer, yay! Oh yeah! And btw this isn't the last chapter, thought it would be, but nay, I decided to make one more, I'm sorry, but this story isn't that long, wasn't supposed to be, lol. One more thing, as for my other stories, if you like InuYasha and Wizard of Oz, please read my 'Demon of Emerald City' story, I don't like updating a story without reviews, but I really have some funny ideas with the characters and as for 'what we are searching for now, a future,' phew, long title, lol, as for that one, I'll try to update soon, reviews help a lot and are always appreciated.