Chapter 3! I'm kind of proud that I've written so much in only a few hours..each chapter seems to get shorter though, I hope I'm not getting lazy. Uhm, nevertheless... Enjoy! & don't forget to review.

"Sango?" asked a voice from the brush, "Kagome-sama?" Sango's head shot up, she nearly jumped, but restrained herself as not to wake Kagome. There was a crackling in the brush; Sango almost stopped breathing, until Miroku emerged. "There you are Sango, why haven't you come back to the fire?" Sango motioned to the sleeping Kagome as if to say 'quiet, you'll wake her' Miroku hushed his voice, "Are you just going to stay out here all night?" Sango shrugged, Miroku rolled his eyes. "Are you still angry with me? Sango, I do not mean to do those things, I just do. You know I respect you."

"I know, I know, now quiet down, I'm not mad at you, I don't care. I heard you with that girl in the village today and I realized I don't care what you do." Sango responded.

"Is that so? You're not jealous? I'm hurt." Replied Miroku chuckled, though there was a stale truth in his words. Something in him wanted every woman he encountered to be jealous if he spoke to another, but this feeling was particularly strong with Sango. Kagome stirred and moaned in her sleep, her hand was clutching Sango's skirt.

"I can't talk about this now…" said Sango, brushing some hair out of the sleeping Miko's face. Miroku didn't say anything else, he just nodded and left, frustrated with his discovery. Why wasn't Sango more jealous? Sango worried for a moment if she had truly hurt him. She decided she had to go back to the fire and explain, it was getting colder and Kagome would surely be uncomfortable anyway. Gently, Sango picked Kagome up, finding she was extremely light. In her sleep she wrapped her arms around Sango's neck and snuggled close to her. Sango blushed; a bright crimson color filled her cheeks. She carried the Miko all the way back to the fire, finding that Miroku had retired somewhere else for the night and that Shippou had snuggled up against Kirara and fallen asleep. Inuyasha sat with Tetsusaiga on his shoulder, his eyes were closed but his ears were alert. Sango knew he was awake.

"Why are you carrying Kagome?" muttered Inuyasha, opening one eye to look at the demon slayer as she set Kagome in her sleeping bag.

"She fell asleep…" replied Sango, there was an edge to her voice because she wondered if she should mention the young girl had cried over him until she was so exhausted she couldn't stay awake. Sango almost felt possessive of Kagome for a moment, but Inuyasha didn't seem bothered, he simply watched Sango sit beside Kirara and Shippou, shrugged, and closed his eyes again.

"Will you be sleeping tonight, Sango? You should, we have a lot of Jewel shards left to find." Inuyasha said, himself drifting off to sleep.

"I will, I thought about searching for Houshi-sama first." Sango responded, looking at the sky.

"I shouldn't tell you this…but I think that monk returned to the village for the night." Inuyasha murmured. It didn't sting Sango like it should have, and Inuyasha sensed it. "Anyway, I'm going to sleep, you should too. Don't worry about Miroku tonight."

Sango shrugged and got up, "I'll be back. I just want to be alone for a little bit." With that, Sango rose to her feet and walked away from the fire to a darker area of the hill. She laid down in the grass and looked at the stars. Miroku seemed to have gotten some sort of hint from her, she wondered if she should feel jealous or guilty that he went to find different lodgings for the night. This morning she had been so certain she loved him. Now she was positive she did not. She remembered kissing Kagome, she brought her fingers to her lips and frowned. How could she take advantage of a sleeping friend like that? It was a nice memory though, she pondered on how much better it would be to have Kagome return her kiss. It was a wonderful reverie. A twinge of worry struck Sango and she wondered, could she love Kagome? No, it's not natural. These emotions had to be a result of her confusion towards Houshi-sama. She stared up at the stars for another couple of minutes before the night began to chill her. She got up and returned to her fire, finding her sleeping bag beside Kirara.

Sango sat and looked at the fire for a moment, and then over to Kagome. She looked so sweet, the innocent Miko. Without much thought Sango got up and dragged her sleeping bag next to the girl. She smiled at Kagome, leaned down and kissed her on the forehead, "Inu..yasha" mumbled the girl in her sleep, as rolled on her side, away from Sango. Sango just stared down at her for a moment before falling back on the sleeping bag. Her heart felt as if it were breaking, despite that she knew it was the correct name for the girl to be saying in her sleep. It was normal, not at all like Sango's sinful desires. Even though she was well aware of all this, it didn't make hearing Kagome call out for the Hanyou as she slumbered any less painful.

Sango frowned; she got in her sleeping bag quietly and looked at the stars a long time. Tomorrow she would have to distance herself from Kagome; it was for the best. The two could remain friends but Sango would not allow herself to be in love with another women. She shivered; Kagome would never feel the same anyway. However, for the night she would lie beside the younger girl and pretend. She wanted to reach over and hold her, but Sango restrained herself. She rolled on her side and looked a Kagome, who had also turned over at some time during Sango's reasoning. She smiled and touched her forehead to the other girls and laid there for a moment. It was a nice feeling until she remembered that Kagome was dreaming of Inuyasha, and that tomorrow was going to be a very hard day, even harder if she kept allowing herself to think about Kagome in such ways. She rolled away from Kagome, frowning and cursing the stars she had sought solace in only moments before.

Eventually, even with her toiling heart, Sango succumbed to sleep. Next to her, In her own slumber, a large smile crossed Kagome's face, "Sango…" she cooed softly, but the Demon exterminator did not hear her name.

On the other side of the fire, the Hanyou's ear twitched.

Well then, this is all I've got written for my preview. I don't even know where the plot will go next, it will be an adventure for both of us, needless to say I am excited! I will continue writing later, because I'm totally stuck in my house. haha. Do you guys like it so far? Comments & Reviews are very much appreciated! PS* If you're curious to know more about myself, check out my profile! :)

Update! Tomorrow; Sunday - June 28th, 2009, I will post Chapter 4! It's a good one. ;)