Miroku was still lost in his thoughts when Inuyasha howled with laughter below him.

"Miroku???!!! I thought you'd put up more of something. Only to see you dangling from a TREE!" Inuyasha laughed.

"Inuyasha, now that you've found me, could you possibly help me DOWN?!" Miroku requested, after waiting for a couple of minutes for Inuyasha to calm down. But his patience worn down when Inuyasha only began to snicker.

"Ah, you can untangle yourself. Where's the prize?"

"Inuyasha...Could you help me down first? The prize is that ninja food, br-ead, so Lady Kagome calls it," And as quickly as Miroku said ninja food, Inuyasha chopped the annoying branch holding Miroku's robes up.

After muttering a faint thanks, the monk sat down against the base of the tree. His head was a bit dizzy after being tangled upside down from that wicked branch.

"Feh. Now to find Sango and Kagome." Inuyasha claimed as he grabbed for the bread high up in the tree. The game was easy. Too easy, in his opinion.

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It had been awhile and Sango began to grow restless. Perhaps her spot had been too hard to locate? Were all the others found already?

Trying to calm her wondering self down, she focused her gaze down onto the Ramen cups she was protecting. Trying to read the foreign labels, Sango took a deep breath. She never thought that she'd be in her hiding spot long enough to suffocate. She fingered the round tops and began scratching the covering platic lightly, based on pure boredom. She sighed.

But soon enough, she heard rustling nearby. Keeping still, she strained to hear how close the rustling was to her spot.

But then something made her noise twitch. She winced, trying to ignore the fuzzy feeling coming down from her nose.

The spicy smell around her became stronger and stronger, yet Sango couldn't help but try and avoid her upcoming sneeze.

'Don't sneeze. Don't Sneeze. Don't sneeeze-

"AH-CHOO!" Sango bursted out.

"Heh. Found you Sango." A scratchy voice came from behind her. Slowly, Sango crawled out of her hiding spot. Breathing in fresh air to relieve her past tension, she sniffed.

"Inuyasha...What the hell was that?" Sango replied irritated. Her nose was still tingling.

But she stopped eyeing him wearily when she caught notice of little crumbs on his kimono. By first glance, she could tell they were potato chip crumbs. Her eyes twitched at the flavor he emitted.

"What was what, Sango?" Inuyasha grinned as he took notice immediately at the Ramen Cups hidden in the bush.

"...You know what? Nothing. Did you find everyone already?" Sango asked, handing over the large Ramen cups. Inuyasha reached for them happily.

"Uh, no. Kagome's the last one I need to find. Everyone's back at the clearing where her empty backpack is."

"Oh. Take your time finding her Inuyasha." Sango quickly said, trying to cover up for her friend. As soon as she said those words, Inuyasha smirked.

"I wonder what she has as a prize."

'Oh no. Kagome gave away everything,' Sango desperately thought. Giving no time for a reply, Inuyasha eagerly sniffed the air and looked around for Kagome's scent.

"Feh. Later, Sango."

"Wait! Uh, Inuyasha, do you want me to carry your prizes back to the clearing? You can eat them after you return with Kagome," Sango tried to convince Inuyasha as she stalled more time for her friend.

"Huh? Oh. Yeah, sure. Thanks. See ya when I get back!" Inuyasha yelled to his food rewards as he ran to find Kagome.

With a funny expression on her face, Sango turned in the opposite direction and began heading back to the clearing, worrying for Kagome.

'I hope she found something as a prize..'