Arrankor: Y'know, Arrankor- way to call it. xD At least regarding the appearance, still too early to say what the future will hold.

[I do not own InuYasha, nor any trademarks related to the InuYasha series. It really sucks.. if I did, I'd be able to spend my time writing rather than working. Oh well.]

Yes, resolution was found. That doesn't mean that things fall directly back into place though. Surely one tries to resume where they were, but things are not always that simple. Sango's acceptance of her own feelings stirred within her the apprehension she had found towards relationships in general. Even if she knew it still wasn't a relationship, allowing herself to feel for InuYasha further than a friend meant feeling more the closer she got, and losing more should it fade. They slept beside one another, even now, but the distance between them- though still physically minimal, had expanded immensely.

InuYasha was in no better of a state. He wasn't having the same issues that she was, to be certain, but his previous thoughts still plagued him. 'What is enough?' He wondered, he wondered this many times, anytime the silence prevailed, anything his attention wasn't directed towards any one thing or one person. 'Just being here is enough isn't it? When did being close become enough instead? When did laying together become enough?' He wondered to himself, he knew that the place he had in this mock family was enough but he couldn't put it together in his head. Sango had noticed on occasion, his actions reflected his thoughts, as if testing the very boundaries she was unsure of, only making it harder on the both of them. He remained distant one moment, found quickly that enough was not less anymore. This only made Sango concern over whether or not her feelings were troubling him. Reversed, as he merely held her closer, or let his touch linger longer in small instances- this only made him question why everything was enough and yet nothing was enough that was plenty before. He needed the answer, what was his own enough? Sango on the other hand wanted to accept whatever he chose to give, but any increased affection only made it worse, as the war between the childish girl and the mature mother waged once more.

'Is he just messing with me?!' Wondered Sango, as once again InuYasha's temperature changed, the kids had just been put down again and InuYasha was once again in the corner. 'No, I.. just don't get it. Is it something I am doing?' She doubted, wondering if her inward battle was manifesting itself in some sort of signal to InuYasha that one moment he should be away and another be closer.

"Hey Sango?" Asked InuYasha as he glanced over at her finally.

"!" She was sprung from her thoughts, as if they'd been taken from her entirely. "Wh-what is it?"

"Never mind. It's nothing." He said as he closed his eyes once again.

'...! He has to be messing with me! What kind of-..' She was getting annoyed. "Alright, would you knock it off already?! I may be unsure, but I don't appreciate being toyed with." She said with a growl, she probably was spending a tad too much time with InuYasha...

"Toyed with? What're you going on about now?" He asked with a challenging tone, as if any sort of attitude towards him was to be met with a battle.

"If you don't want to sleep in the bed anymore, then don't. If you don't want to eat what I cook, then don't. It's that simple, InuYasha. Don't avoid things and pretend that you're happy." She said with a clear distinction on her version of the situation.

"Wha?" He started in confusion. "What the hell is the matter with you?! I didn't-" He began but growled and lowered his tone. "I didn't do anything! I was distracted is all, I forgot about dinner alright? As for bed, I'm not asleep- and neither or you, would you rather I lay in bed if I'm not babysitting or eating? Occasionally I don't feel like rushing to bed, alright?!" He said.

"That's not all! You can explain one or two, but this has been going on ever since we talked the other night!" She began before she paused. "Er, that is.. um, is this because of.. what I did?" She asked, as she recalled the relief she'd felt towards the end when she came home, hadn't really occurred to her that she'd expressed that relief towards the target her of exposed feelings.

"Your damn right it is!" He said with irritation, followed by a growl.

'..Damnit! I just wanted to know myself, I swear I didn't mean to act on it! See, this is why I can't be involved with anyone! One stupid act and now it's all wierd!' She thouguht to herself is she mentally shrank back, not wanting to speak of it at all.

"All that talking just confuses me, if you'd just say what you mean the first time, it wouldn't probably even be a big deal." He muttered.

"..Say?.. So you mean it wasn't the,. err.. never mind." She said, suddenly reminded that she had a bad habit of leaping to conclusions.. though InuYasha was notoriously bad at setting himself up for misunderstandings as well, so in that regard, they were really mismatched.

"I don't even get the conversation, I just know that I'm not going anywhere, but we said a lot and some of it confuses me is all- so I've been thinking about it." He explained with a grunt, disliking to admit to the obvious.

"..You did.. get it though.. right?" She asked. "Like.. what I was.. talking about?" She asked. 'Why.. I did that.. Gah, I can't even think about it, it's embarrassing!' She thouguht to herself, finding it best to look at the floor very intently for a moment to try to subside the flush she could feel in her face.

"You said it was enough. I don't understand what it was that was enough though. I can't figure it out. Everytime I try to think about it, it just gets harder to understand." He commented.

"You.. really didn't put it together, did you?" She asked somewhat dumbfounded by the concept. 'How.. dense can you be?! I did everything but say it! I even.. well, alright, I didn't mean to, but I surely made it clear how I felt!' She thought, minor annoyance returning but quickly supressed as she moved from her place at the table, and made her way over, sitting beside him in his chosen place.

"What's up with you? Put what together? Gah, this wouldn't happen if you just said it clearly." He complained as he gave her a wary look, something about the way she decided to be closer all of a sudden really put him on guard, though he let it go after a moment.

"If I could say it, I would... but I really can't make myself say it, so you'll just have to figure it out on your own, okay? Just remember that, I want you to stay with me, okay? Not in my house, or to babysit the kids, just wherever we are, we want you there too." She explained, finding it far more comfortable to speak quietly and look forward without seeing the other, like she were talking to herself. 'I really shouldn't do this again..' She thought to herself but her feelings won that battle, if only for the moment, and more than just wanting InuYasha's affection, she also didn't want him to be troubled either, that probably weighed in heavily on the battle's results. She leaned over and, despite the ensuing embarrassment of coming to the rational conclusion of kissing him, proceeded to do just that.

'Four times..' He noted mentally, but by this point it wasn't quite so dramatic at least, though she had a way of not really making her objective obvious until she was already there- subtle that way one guesses, that being said, he ended up returning the kiss.

"I think that's what enough is, when you are satisfied with where you are, despite how much further you could to go. I'm satisfied with having you with me, is it really so complicated to understand why?" She asked as she rested against him, once again thankful for the natural inability to look at one another unless seeking it out.

'Enough is that? Is that what's enough for her, she wants to be able to kiss me?' He wondered to himself, but didn't respond for the moment. It occurred to him after a bit that their current place wasn't a result of his actions, but hers generally. She invited him to stay, she insisted that he needn't sleep outside, and soon that he even was welcome to sleep beside her. He knew it had happened, and that each incident had been her doing, but that didn't mean he had seen before, that she had been escalating what was enough for her ever since he arrived. "Does that mean that you..?" He asked, but trailed off as well.

"If I can't say it, do you really think I want to hear you rub it in?" She mumbled with a darker tone, warning but not quite threatening.

"Hey, it ain't my fault that the brave demon slayer is cowardly in her own ways." Said InuYasha with a snicker.

"Don't do it InuYasha." She said, a bit more threatening than before.

"Well, I guess it's to be expected- after all, seems I just have that effect on people." Said InuYasha.

"Oh god, why couldn't Koga come visit?" She said with a sigh, though she was more or less joking.

"Yeah, right- don't go getting all bent out of shape, just because you have feel-" InuYasha failed to finish his sentence as Sango jabbed him in the side and went into the bedroom.

"Oh I wish I could sit you right now- where's Kagome when you need her?!" She called out as she decided quickly to go to bed, to avoid the mocking of her half demon.. well, her babysitter- that was plenty of title for that hard headed fool.

This sort of 'argument' occurred quite frequently. InuYasha was never one to be all too gentle, particularly when he had fun with it. He never did get to finish his sentence, no matter how many times he started it. It was nearing to the point that she was poised to strike the moment he smirked and began to speak, waiting for any indication that he might be saying such things aloud. Maybe it wasn't the dream existance from before where such words didn't exist, where they had come from, but a real life wasn't so bad either, even with the ever irritating yet oddly endearing InuYasha.

Maybe the real version didn't have the constant joys the other one had, but the joys she had now we're real, that was worth infinitely more. InuYasha, despite his incessant need to embarrass the dutiful Sango, was spending more time since this talk considering his previous issue with the word enough, but now he didn't feel it effected his relationship with Sango, he knew where he wanted to be so that wouldn't change- the only reason he still questioned it was simply to know his own feelings regarding the slayer. Unlike Sango who deceived herself into passing those boundaries, InuYasha truly continued thinking of her as a friend, he just continues to let more and more things fall into what those friends would do together. Now that she had passed that point, he had to find out whether he was here for her, or with her on that reserved will.

Unfortunately that his train of thought would be taking a major detour- as the scent of the wind changed, a familiar aroma took him over for a minute. "Sango-" He said in absolutely seriousness, while she had been having fun with the children while they tried to keep her from cooking. She paused with some surprise at his interruption. She was aware that he didn't get that determined expression often, usually it preceded trouble. "Is there someone coming?" She asked, wondering if perhaps the slayer's village was about to be attacked. "Someone's coming alright, might want to prepare some extra food..." Commented InuYasha with a sigh. "We've got guests." He said as he approached the doorway, pulling it open mere moments before the knock came- the guests, Miroku, and Kagome.

"InuYasha..." Said Kagome with a smile.