Chapter 8: Day Three Begins

Between Inuyasha and Miroku they hadn't received any news on Naraku's whereabouts in the village so they decided that it was time to move on to the next village. Somehow Miroku had ended up holding the doll.

'How did this happen again?' Miroku pondered, 'Oh yeah, Sango insisted it was my turn with a strange smile on her face,' Miroku sighed.

"Problem Miroku," Sango asked looking at him.

"No," he simply replied situating the doll in his arms. Sango's eyebrow lifted as she stared at him, but decided to shrug it off.

'Yeah it was different when other people were carrying around the baby, it was cute then, but now when I get stuck with her, it's annoying,' Miroku thought looking down at Ai, but sighed again, 'this father thing will be hard,' he thought.

They finally arrived at the next village and the first thing that caught Miroku's attention was the young ladies.

Miroku looked down at the baby, 'if they see me with this doll, they will think it's real and that it's mine, ruining everything,' he stopped and looked around frantically; he didn't have time to hand it to Inuyasha or Kagome. Sango stopped also, "What…" but before she could finish he shoved Ai back to her, who looked at him with a confused stare.

He was so forceful that if she hadn't taken the doll, Ai probably would have been dropped onto the ground. Miroku regain pose next to her as he continued following the others. Sango watched him leave, a very freaked out look on her, 'what had gotten into him,' she thought and started walking again trying to figure this one out.

After renting out a hut in the village, the group sat on the hut porch eating snacks and talking, enjoying their rest. Of course Inuyasha couldn't sit still and went off on his on to ask some villagers if they had noticed anything strange going on.

Miroku too wasn't enjoying the snacks and talking, he was busy with something also.

Kagome was feeding Ai with her bottle. Shippo sat on a step, licking happily at a lollipop.

Kagome looked over at Sango who was frowning and growling to herself, she hadn't touched her potato chips that Kagome had gave her and she soon figured out why. She followed Sango's watchful eyes towards Miroku who was surrounded by young women and he was thoroughly enjoying himself, by the looks of things.

Kagome rolled her eyes and sighed, 'He'll never learn,' she thought burping Ai on her shoulder.

Sango shook her head as she balled up her fists. She looked over at Kagome bringing Ai into her lap and rocking her. Some of Sango's anger vanished, 'Why does Miroku flirt like that, it was only yesterday when we were taking care of Ai together, would he still do that if he really had a baby like that with me?' she thought then she stopped and got a thoughtful look towards the doll, 'our baby,' she glanced back at Miroku, a mischievous look on her face.

"Kagome, can I borrow Ai for just a little bit," Sango asked turning to her friend. "Yeah, I guess," Kagome answered handing Ai over to her. Kagome frowned, confused, as she watched Sango get up and head towards Miroku wrapping Ai up in her blanket so that her face was hidden.

Sango stopped behind Miroku, a fake angry look upon her face, "Miroku," she yelled.

Miroku froze, 'Oh no, Sango,' he thought uneasy as he slowly turned around.

"HOW DARE YOU LEAVE YOUR CHILD AND I ALL ALONE TO GO FLIRT WITH WOMEN," Sango yelled, with a fake low growl.

Miroku got the most confused look he had ever shown before, he froze and didn't know what to say, 'What on earth is she doing,' he thought.

"You have a baby and you ask me to bear your child, what kind of man are you," one of the women said turning and storming away, the other women fuming away as well.

Miroku turned to Sango with a half confused half guilty look, if you can picture such a look, but Miroku pulled it off.

Sango glared him, handed him the baby and hurried off into the hut they were staying in, before he could see her cry.

Miroku sighed, not again, and then he looked up and jumped as he saw Kagome sitting on the porch glaring at him. Miroku gulped and headed over to Kagome to give Ai back to her, hoping she wouldn't kill him.

Miroku handed her the baby and sat next to her, distancing himself so that she wouldn't hurt him and lowered his head ashamed, just wishing he wouldn't have been caught.

"You should go and talk to her," Kagome said, not bothering to look up at him.

Miroku let out a deep breath, he knew she was right, but he still dreaded it.

Miroku got up and went inside to find Sango silently sitting on her bed on the floor, looking deep in thought and very sad.

Miroku took a deep breath and headed over to her. She noticed this and turned her back to him, "What do you want," she choked angrily.

"Sango, I," he started, but she interrupted him, "Why Miroku, you told me you care about me and want to have a family with me, but you do this, how can I trust you," she asked.

'I deserve that,' he thought, "Look, it's just it's hard for me to control myself sometimes, but I do love you," he said putting a hand on her shoulder.

She shrugged it off and turned to face him, her eyes red from crying, "Do you, because I find it hard to believe when every time you meet one of those prettier girls you ask her to bear your child," she said, a tear rolling down her face, she didn't want to cry in front of him, but she couldn't help it when she looked into his eyes, the same eyes that glimmered with happiness when she had accepted his proposal.

"Prettier girls," he questioned looking at her then shook his head, "I've never ever met a prettier girl than you and that's a big part of why I can't always say how I feel about you to you, you're just so beautiful and so amazing," Miroku admitted brushing the tear from her cheek.

Sango blushed shyly, "Really," she said almost forgetting why she had been upset.

Miroku nodded, but then she continued, "But it hurts me that you flirt like that and how do I know that when we are married and start our family, you wouldn't still go off to flirt and have a second family or something," she asked frowning at him.

"I know I've hurt you and I'm sorry, I'll try my very best to stop and I promise you when we get married and start our own family I will never ever cheat on you, you don't deserve that," he told her bringing her into a loving hug.

Sango smiled, "Thank you Miroku she said, hugging him close.

A/N: I know this is about Miroku and Sango mostly, sorry, they are my favs and I tend to focus on them a lot sometimes, but I plan to have Inuyasha and Kagome moments, so bare with me and please review and if anyone has any ideas, please share, I really appreciate the reviews, oh and if you haven't read my other story I'm working on called 'After Naraku' please do :)