Chapter 3:
In half a day's travel, Sango managed to make it to Kaede, before it was dark, she felt terrible inside for making Miroku feel sad, and for that she felt great sorrow. She jumped off Kirara and soon Kirara transformed back into her cat form and jumped unto Sango's shoulder to rest. Sango looked around, "Hmmm, I could have swore it was around here somewhere…there it is!" She said to herself, spotting the old miko's place. She walked towards it in hope that she would find her there.
"Lady Kaede? Lady Kaede?" She called out, but there was no response. Sango sighed, "Great." She sat down knowing what to do, it seems as if this was just a dream she couldn't wake up from, "Did someone call for me?" Said a voice from behind her. Sango turned around and sighed relief, "Lady Kaede." The old priest looked up, "Sango. What brings you here?" She asked looking at her. Sango sighed she had no idea what to say. "Sango…are you with child?" She asked, her eyes a bit widened. "That's, what I came to see…" She said in a small voice. Kaede shook her head, "It's no question about it, you must be with child you look it." She replied.
Sango looked down to her stomach in a pitiful way. "What of the others? Have they not come with you?" Sango shook her head, "No." Kaede nodded. "I just wanted to make sure that I knew what was wrong with me…and now I know for sure." She said. "Whose is it?" Kaede asked. Sango turned, "Huh?" She aid a bit confused. "Who is the father?" She asked again. Sango said nothing. "It has to be Miroku's, I just know it." She thought to herself. "It's Miroku's." She finally said.
"Miroku, stop!" Kagome yelled. Miroku was determined to find Sango. "I'm going after her, I know something is wrong!" He said. "She'll come back, Miroku, I promise! I know Sango and believe I bet she's on her ay back right now." Kagome insisted. Miroku paused what he was doing but then shook his head, "I'll still go after her." He replied. Kagome was about to say something else, when Inuyasha cut in, "If the monk wants to leave, let him leave. It' not our problem or job to keep him here." Inuyasha grunted as he leaned against a tree.
Kagome sighed; she knew he had a small point. "Okay, well just be careful." She said. Miroku nodded and headed towards the path Sango had taken. Miroku looked around and sighed, he knew he had been traveling for some time on his own. "If only there was some type of way of getting around much quicker." He said. He felt something, more like an apparition, but not quite. Miroku could feel its malicious evil; he reached into his robe and took some sutras, although he had no idea what he was up against. He heard a voice, then again another one! He heard the same voice at different places at one time.
"Show yourself!" He yelled, standing his ground. A voice chuckled, another laughed hysterically. He knew it wasn't Naraku, but at last this evil unveiled itself before him. A shadow like demon, almost diaphanous. Miroku tilted his head a bit, he stuck a sacred sutra to the demon but he went right through! "A spirit! Or could it be a Gaki? " He said surprised…
"Well, now that you're with child you need to drink more liquids, eat more, sleep more, but do not under any circumstances fight or engage in fighting." Spoke the old priest. Sango nodded, trying not to whine. Kaede frowned, "If you do you will endanger yourself and the baby, and you wouldn't want that, would you?" She asked. Sango sighed for the 22th time, "No Lady Kaede." Kaede smiled, "Good. It may seem a long while that you may not do these things, but believe time will pass quickly." She replied.
Sango nodded and looked outside, "Oi, Lady Kaede, I must be on my way, the others might be wondering where I have gone off to." She told the old priest. Kaede nodded, "Ok then, take care." She said. With that Sango summoned Kirara and took flight.
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