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A Change of Subject
Inside, the two women talked and sipped tea.
"And then Erime told her mother about finding Yuki in the woods alone with Shigeru," Kagome said to Sango.
"No! She didn't!" Sango said, looking up from her sewing. "And after she promised not to."
"I really don't think it was her fault," Kagome said, pouring tea for her friend. "Her mother thought something was up, Yuki's been sad and staying to herself ever since Shigeru went down to Edo to work for that fish merchant."
"I noticed I hadn't been seeing her much around the village." Sango put the fabric she was working on in her lap, and picked up the cup of tea. "What happened next?"
"I hear that Toshiro went and had a long talk with Shigeru's father. Maybe the two of them will get lucky and there'll be a wedding."
Outside the house, InuYasha sat under the window, and his ear flicked at what he was hearing. He looked at Miroku. "Do they do this every time Kagome comes over here?"
"Most days, yes," the monk replied. "That is why I find it a good thing to come out here and meditate."
"More likely so you can eavesdrop," InuYasha said. "I know how you are."
There was a pause in the conversation. A door slid open and Sango walked out, followed by Kagome. "And that's when we start talking about you."
She handed the monk her son. "I hear you had a long meeting with Chiya-sama today. Want to tell us about it?"
Miroku looked at InuYasha, who was stifling a laugh. "The temple roof, dear Sango. She's going to donate to put a new roof on the temple."
"That better be all the help she's giving," Sango said, giving him a meaningful look, and together, the two women went back inside to finish their tea.