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"I don't even want to know where you've been for the past 5 days, you….You….MUTT!" Sango spat the words out at the hanyou as he tried to sneak into camp. "We can't track Kagome without you and your stupid superhuman nose, so we've been stuck here…waiting on your sorry butt to show back up!" She threw her hands up in the air as she stomped away from Inuyasha.
"Sheesh, Sango. Calm down. I'm sure she's fine. She probably just went back home to be girly and cry or something. It'll be fine!" Inuyasha snapped back at the slayer.
"Yeah, but...but she normally at least tells someone she's going back to her time. She never just...leaves." Shippou punctuated his broken thoughts with a small sob, as he hid his face in Sango's arms.
The little kit's words rested heavily on the troupe. Sango, stroked his wild ponytail and patted his back as Kirara nuzzled against her.
Inuyasha let out a frustrated "keh" before turning and walking a short distance away from the campfire. Letting out a small sigh of frustration, Miroku nodded at Sango and followed the disgruntled half-demon. He cleared his throat slightly to alert Inuyasha of his presence and intention to speak, although Inuyasha was well aware of both before the Monk even drew near.
"Inuyasha," Miroku started out gently, "what is troubling you? This is very unlike you — to have such little care towards Lady Kagome."
Inuyasha barely tilted his head towards the Monk. "Well, she doesn't seem to have much care towards us right now, does she? She ran away, didn't tell anyone where she was going, and now we don't know where she is, we don't know where any of the jewel shards are, we're not any closer to getting Naraku, and when we do find her she's just going to 'sit' me until I can't even think of moving!"
Miroku tilted his head back and paused, looking up at the stars. "I think you and I both know that she cares very deeply for all of us. She wants all of our happiness, possibly more than she wants her own. We have all been under a great deal of pressure recently, and she may have been more delicate. Perhaps, you could have extended a curtesy towards her and let her know your relationship with Kikyo was more serious than perhaps even you had previously realized."
Miroku's words faded into the night as Inuyasha thought on them. "Wouldn't she just have run away and 'sat' me if I told her the truth?"
"Maybe. And, honestly, do you not think it would be well deserved? You did lead her on for some time." The Monk paused again. "There is also a chance that she would have understood. You have been so focused on your past love, that I think you have been blind to the woman Kagome has become. She is not so quick to lose her temper as she once was, and as I said before, she really just wants us all to be happy. She considers you first at almost all times, yet you rarely think of her. You use Kagome as a companion when Kikyo is too weak to be with you, and as a cook and a jewel detector the rest of the time. Although I do not think she would have purposefully caused us this worry, I do think it is well within reason and her right to need time away from you if she found you entangled with Kikyo."
Turning away from Inuyasha, Miroku paused. "Just think that over. I will take care of Sango and Shippou. You look as though you need to rest, my friend. But in the morning, we are setting out to find Lady Kagome, and you are coming with us."
Inuyasha nodded and let out a small sigh as the monk walked away.
"Oh," Miroku added softly as he walked towards camp, knowing that Inuyasha's sensitive ears would hear him, "and if you do not wish for Sango to end your life, I suggest you put all of your effort into the search tomorrow."
A/N: I am so sorry about my extended absence! I hated being away for so long but the past few months have been crazy busy. I always wanted to write when I didn't have the time, and then when I did have the time, I couldn't come up with what I wanted to write! Hopefully y'all can look forward to more frequent posts over the next few weeks!
To those of you who have stuck with me during my absence, thank you so much! And to any newcomers, welcome!
I hope you all continue to enjoy "As Fate Would Have It."
-MK