Chapter 4: Between You and Me, Miroku and Kagome

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inuyasahalover221, you'll soon find out in this chapter. The story is mostly in Miroku's or Kagome's POVs. ^_^

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Well, yeah, I know that it's sort of weird… and some people tell me that, "Your story would have been a lot better if you paired up Sango and Inuyasha, NOT Sango and Miroku!"

Hmmm… I'm really puzzled right now…

Anyway, here's the 4th chapter! It's all about what transpired during Kagome and Miroku's "private" conversation.

WARNING: There will be a big twist here Well, maybe not a twist, but something like that. And… something else happened between Inuyasha and Sango, something I didn't write in the second chapter. And, I won't write it here too. Maybe it future chapters. ;)

And now I present, Chapter 4: Between You and Me, Miroku and Kagome…

Enjoy…

Kagome's POV

"What is it Miroku?" I whispered fiercely to the boy in front of me.

"Well, Kagome what did Kikyo tell Sango?" he asked me.

"Huh?" I asked him, confused.

"You know I know she was talking to the two of you a while ago!" he answered me imapatiently.

I sat down on the chair closest to us while Miroku sat on the floor in front of me before I answered.

"Yeah. She did talk to us. So what?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Did she… tell something to Sango?" He asked me, looking down on the floor.

I smirked at him. "Why Miroku, worried about your little lovey-dovey?" I teased.

He glared at me. "Hmph."

I pretended to think. "Hmmm… say, lovey-dovey who?" I smirked again.

He looked at me with a confused expression. "Wh-what?"

"Hey, who do you really like anyway?"

"What do you mean?"

"Who do you really like! Sango, or Kikyo?"

"WHAT?"

"You were dating Kikyo, you know."

"But, I don't care about her anymore! All I care about is Sango!"

I huffed at his statement.

Jerk! You just drove Sango off, hurting her so much, and now you tell me you care for her? Big fat liar!

"You do, huh?" I asked, giving him a suspicious glare.

"What? Of course I do!"

"Oh really? Hmmm… or maybe you do care about her because you're paired up in a love team together! Oh yes, if she's sick or something, they have to find a new girl for you. And then, you'd have to get used to the new girl. Who knows, perhaps, only Sango could care for you and not anyone else."

"N-NO! I don't care about that. I do care about Sango."

"Hmph. Miroku, Sango is probably crying because of you right now!"

"Wh-what?"

"My best friend is crying because of you!"

"I wouldn't make her cry!"

"You always do, creep."

"I don't."

"You do."

"I said I don't."

"I said you do."

"No I don't."

"Yes you do."

"I never did!"

"You ALWAYS do."

"Fine."

"Creep."

"Augh, fine then, Kagome! Help me, will you?"

"Help you what?"

"Help me with her! You're best friends, right?"

"Yeah! Inseparable, that's us."

"Right. So, help me!"

"Help you with her what?"

"Ummm… help me… help me woo her!"

"Woo her? My gosh, Miroku we're only 16!"

"What? Uhhh… fine. I used the wrong term. But anyway, come on!"

What is Miroku thinking? Hmmm… I'll get something out of this anyway… and Miroku and Sango will finally be together! And Inuyasha's gonna be all mine…

"Okay. I agree. But Miroku… YOU help ME with INUYASHA! Deal?"

"Deal."

If I get Miroku and Sango together, then I'll have Inuyasha all for myself...

"So what's the plan?"

"…"

"What?"

"Miroku! I THOUGHT YOU'RE THE ONE WHO STARTED THIS!"

"Okay, okay! SORRY!"

Miroku's POV

Finally, I got to persuade Kagome with this… I really love Sango, and I know that she… she loves me too…

About our deal, it should be pretty easy, since Inuyasha is already in love with Kagome. Hmmm… I know my best friend may look like he really loves Sango, but she's really more of a sister to him… I know he really loves Kagome…

Hmmm… I better not tell her yet… after all… Sango and Inuyasha are friends… I don't want them to fight because of us…

"So Kagome, we're gonna umm… do something?" I asked.

Augh… I don't know the terms on this thing…

"Yup!" she answered me happily.

"O-kay…"

Looking up at her, since I was seated on the floor, I noticed that she was giggling in her seat.

I groaned. Kagome was sitting on an old weak chair, and it looked like it was gonna break at any minute.

I don't know what really happened after that, but the next thing I knew, Kagome's chair broke and she fell right on top of me. Our lips met and for a minute, I just stared at her wide, unblinking eyes.

Because of my surprise, I didn't realized that there was someone standing by the front doorway of our classroom, behind Kagome, until it was way too late.

I immediately pushed Kagome away from me, I admit I pushed her a bit hard, but it was all due to my shock.

Standing up, I pulled Kagome with me too. I noticed that she was staring at something, or someone, behind me.

Oh no… no… way…

Kagome's POV

I was just giggling in my seat when I realized that the chair was already about to break apart. I tried to hold on, but I accidentally fell. ON TOP OF MIROKU!

*sigh* Aside from that, I suppose because I haven't had control, I ACCIDENTALLY KISSED him on the LIPS.

Man… Sango's gonna kill me when she finds out…

I just stared at Miroku, unable to part our lips which were, almost like it, fused together.

Miroku suddenly surprised me by pushing me off him. Quite hard too.

Ouch! Grrrrrr… Miroku… that hurt!

He stood up and pulled me too. How I hoped he didn't pull me up with him…

Standing on the front doorway was Inuyasha, looking at us with the most confused and… hurt expression I have ever seen.

I glanced at Miroku and noticed that he appeared to be staring at the doorway too. But not the front doorway. He was staring at the back doorway, behind me.

My thoughts shifted to Inuyasha once again. Staring at him, I felt my heart explode. I tried to scream, but realized that no sound was coming from my lips. Helpless, I just started screaming pleas in my mind.

Inuyasha… please! Inuyasha…

Miroku's POV

What have I done?

She… she saw everything!

The kiss… no! It… it wasn't… it was an accident! I didn't mean to… no!

Please… Sa… Sango…

It was a mistake!

Don't…

Go…

Please…

I remained frozen in my place, staring at Sango, whose eyes were so full of sadness, helplessness and jealousy. But deep inside, there was another emotion that showed from her eyes. Was that... love?

Gazing at her, I noticed her tears starting to fall from her eyes, to her cheeks, then softly dropping down to the floor.

I… I don't know what happened back then… but it felt like Sango and I were the only people in the room.

A crying girl… and… a remorseful boy…

Before I knew it, she was already starting to turn away from me… then she began to run away.

That was the only time when I realized that I had been unfrozen from my place, and my feet seemed to follow the crying girl without my consent.

My mind drifted off again… to 3 years ago… while I was running after her.

~~~START OF FLASHBACK~~~

"Sango!"

"Mi-miroku?"

"Who else?"

"Sorry… what is it?"

"Hey, don't tell me you forgot?"

"Forgot… what?"

"You DID forget!"

"Huh?"

"Today!"

"To-today? Is someone celebrating their birthday?"

"Sheesh… Sango today is the day we first met each other!"

"You mean… like… 10 years ago?"

"Yeah! In the playground when we were 3! 'member?"

"I…"

"You didn't?"

"I did! But… I didn't think you… remember…"

"Of course I do! We fought over the swing!"

"Haha! Yes…and…"

"And you said that I was a 'demon' and that I needed to be killed!"

"*blush* hey! It was because…"

"I know…"

"Haha! We were enemies back then! Then we became acquaintances… or as you call it Miroku, 'akwaitanses' in preschool, then friends then…"

"Then we finally became best friends in first grade! Oh… you didn't NEED to remind me of my bad pronunciation when were younger!"

"I know… I know…"

"But Sango, I forgot to tell you! Here…(handing a small package to Sango)"

"What is it?(taking package)"

"My gift to you!"

"Gift?"

"Yes! I treasure this day so much, Sango. The day we met…"

"*blush* Oh Miroku…"

"You can open it now!"

"Oh… (opening package)"

"…"

"Mi-miroku!(taking out a pair of keychains.) They're so beautiful!"

"Hehe… I picked that one out. The heart shaped one starts for your heart, you see, while the key stands out for… er… the 'key to your heart'. You give the 'key to your heart' to the person you love. It's like telling him that your heart's all his! If you look closely you'll see that the heart is actually like a locket with a… er… lock. Except it's a keychain. That key is the only one that can fit in the keyhole."

"Oh Miroku… *blush* you shouldn't have given it to me then…"

"Why?"

"You said it's only for the girl you love..."

"Hmm... it's the girl who gets to decide anyway, not the boy."

"Oh..."

"I thought you liked it?"

"I love it…"

"Then…"

"But Miroku, the key… you know who the person is… the one who will receive this…"

"Wh-who?"

"Here you go Miroku…"

"Sango…"

"Thank you for everything… (leaning in to give him a kiss) I love you…"

~~~END OF FLASHBACK~~~

That was the first time Sango ever said "I love you" to me… I always responded back… but these past two years… I ignored Sango… since I started… dating Kikyo…

I thought Sango loved me because we were best friends… I never… it never occurred to me that she might… she might really love me… more than as a friend.

I finally caught up to Sango, and grabbed her arm.

"Sango!"

To Be Continued…

Thanks for reading!

I admit… I said I won't write it in this chapter but instead I spilled almost everything here… *sigh* (Things are starting to get… umm… weirder here…)

Hmmm... I just noticed... this is the longest chapter so far! Yay!

Oh yeah, you can also PM me if you want a clear description of those keychains. Well, it's up to you. I wouldn't really mind describing them. I think they would appear in later chapters too.

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