Okay so yeah the Title probably tells you what happens next but whatever. THis will probably be y last update for a week of so, I've got a 2,000 word essay on the Civil war to write so i'll be a busy body till next weekend probably. These next few chapters should be good though. Please review and add to your favorites! I loves you all!

-Animeclaimer

Chapter 5 Shards and Memories

Miroku's POV

Inuyasha groaned as the all too familiar whirlwind of Koga approached. But instead of his usual glomping of Kagome and confessing his love to her he ran up, ran in a circle around us, and collapsed in front of us in a fit of tears.

"Koga, what's wrong?" Kagome asked tenderly.

"Life!" he wailed clinging to Kagome's legs like a little lost child. Sango calmly walked up to him and mimicked his actions (a habit she had recently picked up as she didn't know what else to do) of hugging Kagome, but she hugged Kagome's stomach as her legs were occupied. "No! Get off you stupid Slayer! Mine!" Koga said, kicking Sango's legs out from under her. She fell, stood and rubbed her shapely butt.

"That hurt," she said bitterly, "Why would you do that? Who the fucks are you?"

"Miroku, don't teach her words like that!" Kagome complained, attempting to calm the new wave of tears from Koga. "Now Koga tell me what happened." She handed Koga one of her tissues.

He blew his nose loudly before begging. "I was going along, thinking it was a great day 'cause it was all sunny and stuff…" Koga sniffed, "and then it got better 'cause I found this Jewel Shard, but when I stuck it in my arm I didn't feel stronger… I felt… saaaaaaad!" He sobbed.

"Can I see the shard?" Kagome asked; which was odd because we all knew (except Sango at this moment) that she could very well see the shards regardless of how they were hidden… unless… it wasn't a sacred jewel shard.

Koga nodded sadly and handed over the shard. It most definitely wasn't part of the sacred jewel. It was a bright red, unlike the jewel's placid pinkish-white. As Kagome held the strange shard up to the light, it began to quiver. We all stared at it dumbly. Then it flew from Kagome's grip and delved itself into Sango's chest. She gasped and collapsed, falling into a violent seizure. I placed her head in my lap to prevent her from banging it against the ground.

Koga stood slowly, wiping his tear stained face. "What the hell?" he sounded twice as shocked as we all felt. It only took a few minutes for Sango to go still and open her eyes.

"Oh… father." She sobbed, burying her face into my chest. While this would have brought me no end in happiness under normal circumstances, the action rather frightened me.

"Sango? Did you just say 'father'?" Kagome asked in amazement.

"He died! Along with the rest of my village!" Sango wailed.

"You remember?" Inuyasha asked hesitantly.

Sango nodded…. Wait a second…. She remembered?!?!?! I grab her by the shoulders and shake her violently. "You remember!" I exclaimed happily.

"How is this a good thing?" She groaned, tears running fervently down her face. "This… this memory just makes me want to kill myself."

"What exactly do you remember?" Kagome asked rubbing Sango's back.

Sango sniffed. "I remember my father getting cut down by Kohaku's chain scythe…" she hiccupped, it was quite an adorable sound. "Then I remember seeing my w-w-whole village completely destroyed…" she gasped a little, her emotions hindering her ability to breathe. "A-a-and I remember my mom… and how she died after having Kohaku… and… and… and when Uncle Shinon left, without even saying goodbye… and…" she was shaking with utter misery.

"Basically everything in your life that made you sad…" Koga sighed, coming into the conversation for the first time, reminding us all, he was still there. "When I had that… shard of… whatever… it was like the only emotion I could feel was sadness. It sucked."

"Do you even know what's going on?" Inuyasha asked snidely.

"No…" Koga responded bluntly, "but I'm now involved so tell me." He cast a serious look at Kagome.

"Sango seems to have lost all her memories and emotions." Kagome whispered, "Now that you returned that shard to her, she feels sadness and remembers all the things that have ever made her sad… well except Miroku but..." she trailed off, her face screwed up in concentration, as was everyone else's, besides Sango who was still crying insistently.

"Those shards must be… her… her what? What the hell hold emotions and memories?!" I growl, feeling incredibly frustrated.

"It's like an unsolvable riddle." Kagome mused, "Like why's a raven like a writing desk?"

"Not helping," I glowered at her, hating her inappropriate happiness. She gulped once.

We all sat thinking, and crying in Sango's case.

"What about…" Shippo started, trailing off at Inuyasha's glare.

"No, go one and tell us your idea." Kagome encouraged, "Inuyasha, SIT!" Inuyasha's face was driven into the ground.

Shippo fidgeted uncomfortably, "Heart." He finally squeaked.

I couldn't help but tackle the little fox into the biggest hug I've ever given anyone. "That's it! It makes perfect sense… well sort of… but we can fill in the blanks as we go… now that we know what we're looking for, we can actually find it!" I laughed heartily, my arms stretched to the sky, "Thank you Great Buddha." I flop down flat on my back, I suppose I look rather silly, but I don't care! We can save her!