InuYasha and the others continued to their journey to an unknown destination. They had no specific mission other than to defeat Naraku and find the jewel shards. So they were just walking, trying to find a village they could rest in. Kagome and InuYasha started walking hand in hand while Sango made sure the Miroku kept his distance. She still wasn't sure that she could trust him to be with her and only her.

InuYasha glanced down at Kagome from the corner of his eyes. She was beautiful, like a younger Kikyo, only much better. He thought about how glad he was to have her. He was finally truly happy, he wasn't even wanting to become a full fledge demon.

"Wait, InuYasha," Miroku suddenly said, pulling InuYasha away from his thoughts.

"What is it, Miroku?" InuYasha asked a tad bit frustrated.

"Demons," Sango said quietly.

"Yeah, I'm starting to feel their evil presence too," Kagome agreed.

"Demons!" Shippo said with a scared expression on his face.

Sango, InuYasha, and Kagome pulled out their weapons while Miroku got ready to release the wind tunnel. They faced their back to each other and began to scan the forest around them. Kirara changed to her true form and began to growl viciously.

"There," InuYasha said, "through those trees."

Sango, Miroku, and Kirara had already fled into the trees InuYasha was talking about.

"Ready?" Kagome asked.

InuYasha laughed, "I was born ready Kagome, just stay out of the way!"

Kagome opened her mouth to say something but InuYasha had already run off after Sango and the others.

"Figures," Kagome sighed, "Come on Shippo."

"Right," Shippo nodded, still a worried look in his eyes.

Kagome found the demon already dead by the time she arrived. She hated when she was late for fighting a demon, InuYasha always had a comment about it.

"Where were you? We had to fight his oversized toad by ourselves!" InuYasha hollered.

"I'm sorry; I couldn't follow you, because you were going to fast," she defended.

"What kind of excuse us that?" InuYasha asked.

Kagome became very frustrated, "InuYasha!"

Sango whispered to Miroku, "InuYasha really did it this time."

Miroku nodded.

"Sit boy!" Kagome yelled.

InuYasha was yanked the ground, making a giant crater in the surface.

"Oh come on! I'm your boyfriend!" InuYasha yelled.

"Sit! Sit! Sit!" Kagome continued.

The crater kept getting deeper and deeper until Kagome finally stopped. Sango, Miroku, and the other gathered their weapon and walked past InuYasha.

"We should get going," Miroku said.

Everyone except InuYasha agreed and began walking, leaving InuYasha in the crater.

"Come on," Kagome called.

"No! Wait! Come help me out of here!" InuYasha called.

Kagome sighed and helped pull her boyfriend out of the crater, "Sorry, I got carried away."

InuYasha just nodded, took her hand, and began walking.

"Miroku?" Sango asked quietly, making sure InuYasha and Kagome hadn't caught up to them yet.

"Yes?" Miroku said.

"What did you think when InuYasha told you that I loved you?" she asked.

"I was surprised."

"Why?" she asked.

"Well, you abuse me so much, I just figured I annoyed you," he answered.

Sango sighed, "I do that to hide the fact that I love you, you are so busy chasing after other women, I just figured it was best."

"I'm sorry my chasing women made you think that. The truth is that I love you too," Miroku answered,

"You do?" she asked.

Miroku opened his mouth to answer but InuYasha interrupted, "Hey, wait up!"

The group stopped and waited for InuYasha and Kagome to catch up to them before they began walking again.

"My answer is yes," Miroku quietly said to Sango.

"Your answer to what?" InuYasha asked.

"It's nothing," Sango smiled, looking at Kagome.

Kagome smiled and gave Sango a thumbs up, mouthing the words, "I'm so happy for you."

InuYasha just rolled his eyes and continued walking, "Whatever."

Kagome looked at Sango, then at Miroku and asked herself, "I wonder if Miroku will really give up chasing women to be with Sango."

"Hey, look!" Shippo called out, "A village!"

"Finally!" Kagome said, "Sango and I can bathe and catch up."

"Catch up?" Miroku and InuYasha asked.

"It's a women thing," Sango smiled.

InuYasha and Miroku just looked at the girls with confused expressions on their faces all the way down to the village.

The village was called Sandru Village, and the people were very nice. They kindly directed Kagome and Sango to the nearest hot springs and InuYasha and Miroku to a place to stay for the night.

"Thank you for suggesting that I talk to Miroku, Kagome," Sango said as they climbed into the hot spring.

"No problem, I had a feeling things would go well," Kagome smiled.

"Do you think Miroku would give up chasing women to be with me?" she asked.

Kagome thought for a moment, "Hmm, it would be very hard for Miroku, but I think he would do it."

"I'll talk to him more later," Sango smiled, "but now is a time to relax."

Kagome nodded and leaned back against a rock to soak in the evening light.