By Sunday night everyone was packed in the vehicles and the vacant homes were cleaned and ready for the next tenants. They spent one last night at Kagome's house. It was a bittersweet night. There was a lot of fun to be had that night, but they all knew things would be changing, and there was no stopping it.
Sango had the hardest time. Even though she sent her brother to camp for the weekend, she had never really been gone from him for this long. She laughed with the rest of them, but it was too short and semi-forced.
Miroku watched as his girlfriend struggled to be happy so as not to ruin everyone's night. "Sango, would you help me get some more snacks for everyone, please?" he asked her.
Sango got up and followed Miroku into the kitchen.
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" he asked.
"Of course I am," Sango sighed. "It's just hard to say goodbye for such a long time. He's my only little brother. I've been taking care of him for so long. I'm not sure if I know how to not take care of him."
"How about you take care of me in his pace?"
Sango playfully slapped his arm. "It's not the same and you know it. Besides, you don't need anyone to take care of you."
"Of course I don't NEED anyone to take care of me, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy it. Besides, without Kohaku around we could have some real fun," Miroku suggested wriggling his eyebrows at her.
Sango laughed, "You are such a lecher."
"Only for you my dear Sango." Miroku pulled Sango into himself as he placed a slow kiss on her lips. Sango melted into his embrace and answered his kiss with her lips.
"Hey where's that food you said you were getting? It's been forever and we're starv- Oh, I didn't realize you were heating it all up. I'll be going now." Rin walked back out the entrance she had just walked through. She walked back into the front room where Kagome, Inuyasha and Kohaku were sitting. "Don't go in the kitchen," she warned everyone. "Sango and Miroku are setting the place on fire. I'm thinking you were smart to get a duplex, Kagome. I'm sure they'll need the other side before we graduate. Maybe even before the year is out." Everyone cracked up laughing.
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