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A/N: A couple readers would like for me to actually finish this one-shot. Ok. I don't have a problem with that. I'm actually happy to know that someone likes my first story. Don't forget to let me now what you think and please be honest.

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Upon returning to the village, everyone was asleep. It was late, but it was not close to becoming light out. InuYasha walked Sango to Kaede's hut. He smelled the air and then moved to the side so that Sango could enter.

"He's not here. You should get some sleep."

His tone was his usual grumpy tone. He turned to walk to his usual tree that he would sleep in when he was stopped by a light touch on his shoulder. He turned and saw that she was trying to hold her tears back. He growled softly when he smelled her cherry blossom and sandalwood sent mixed with the salty smell of her tears.

"InuYasha, I just wanted to thank you..."

"Hmph," he crossed his arms over his chest and turned his back to her once again. "Get some sleep."

The heartbroken young taijiya sighed and walked into the hut. After laying down, she soon cried herself to sleep.

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InuYasha sat in his tree and tried his best to sleep. It just would not come. The hanyou growled softly and let his mind wander through the past...

It had shocked him when he heard about Kagome and Koga. He was shocked that the two friends had found love and happiness and also shocked that he himself was happy for them.

InuYasha could tell for sometime that the two friends were hiding their feelings, but never did anything. He knew that it was not his place and they would be together soon and be happy. The one thing that bothered the hanyou was that he was not angry.

InuYasha was sure that he had some kind of feelings for the miko, but when he heard that she loved another, he was happy for her. That was when InuYasha knew he would not have anyone to love. Kikyo was dead and he missed her, but he no longer missed her as he once did. He now knows that his feelings for the dead miko have dwindled to the feelings one would have for someone they cared about deeply, but did not love.

About a year after Kagome went to live with Koga, InuYasha found himself getting annoyed, but not just at anyone or anything. Of course, he still picked on Shippo, but he saw that young kitsune as an annoying little brat; he still cared for him though. The other person who was annoying him was a certain houshi.

InuYasha knew that his friend was sneaking off with girls in the village and he also knew that Sango did not know. It made him want to knock some sense into the houshi. If he was not careful, Miroku was going to ruin the best thing that could happen in his life... Sango.

InuYasha saw the taijiya as a strong and smart fighter and a good friend. She was in his eyes, his sister, and he knew that she felt the same way towards him. As time when by, InuYasha saw more that he liked about his good friend. She had grown very comfortable around him and would tell him what was on her mind and what was bothering her.

At first, it was bothersome.

After a few weeks, InuYasha did not mind her company. He rather enjoyed listening to her stories about her past, her family, and her brother.

They were not able to save Kohaku. He gave his life to protect Sango, who was in turn protecting Rin, Sesshomaru's young ward. After the battle was won, everyone was gathered around as Sango held her younger brother in her arms. She was overtaken by grief. Rin also knelt down with the slayer and cried as she held one of Kohaku's bloody hands in her small gentle ones.

Sesshomaru saw the sight before him. The young slayer had given his life to save his ward and Rin seemed to be upset. He did not like her tears. It made her weak and he would not allow that.

He then revived the young man with his Tenseiga. Everyone was happy and only one person was really happy when Kohaku told everyone what he wanted to do now. He chose to travel with Lord Sesshomaru and look after Rin.

The one thing that InuYasha did not like to hear about was the taijiya's love for the houshi. Yet, he would no allow any signs show that this subject affected him more then any other.

About a year ago was when it hit him, InuYasha was no longer seeing Sango as a friend or even sister. There was something more and he would not admit to himself what that was.

Sango loved a womanizer and she was to marry him and bear his children. Most of all, she was going to be happy. That was more then the hanyou could ever do for her and he knew it.

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The sun was starting to come into view and InuYasha was still sitting in his tree, thinking. Not once did he close his eyes and find sleep. All he found were dreams about a love he would never have. Even if she did not marry the houshi, she would not see him more than the brother that would be there when she needed someone to just be there for her.

InuYasha grumbled when he smelled the musky smell of the one person he did not want to see at the moment. He looked down from his 'bed' and glared at the back of his friend as he went to walk toward Kaede's hut where he knew Sango was still sleeping.

"I would not do that if I were you."

Miroku jumped when he heard the soft growl come from behind him. He turned around and saw his hanyou friend jump down from the tree and cross his arms when he started walking towards him.

"Ahh, InuYasha." Miroku had his usual grin on his face as he watched his friend's unemotional face. "Why the warning? Is there something I need to know? I just wanted to talk with my Love."

InuYasha held back a growl and himself. "Your Love will not want to see you; she is upset you know. She told me what happened last night."

Miroku went pale and sighed deeply as he sat down and leaned against Kaede's hut. He looked up at his friend. "I should have known that she would have told you." He raised an eyebrow and had guilt in his voice. "Was she really upset?" He lowered his head to the ground. "I did not want to hurt her. I..."

Miroku stopped when he saw that someone had walked out from the hut and was now looking at him with tear-filled eyes. "Miroku..."

InuYasha was concentrating so hard on trying not to kill his friend sitting before him, that he had not noticed that Sango was awake and walking towards the door to join them outside.

It was as if InuYasha was not even there.

Sango walked in between the two men and was looking down at Miroku. "...in the Fall."

Miroku jumped to his feet and held her hands tightly in his own when he heard the hurt and pain in her beautiful voice. Yet, he tried to speak without his voice cracking. "Fall? What about the Fall, Love?"

Sango pulled her hands from his and hugged herself tightly as she lowered her head to look at the ground between them. "That was when I..." Her voice cracked and she looked into her love's eyes as her own filled with hot, salty tears that threatened her very being to fall free. "...wanted to become your wife this... fall..."