InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Darkness Within ❯ Revelations ( Chapter 2 )

“Well I guess this is goodbye” Miroku said as the group stood over Naraku's corpse, Miroku smiling at his curse-free hand.

 

“Goodbye?” Sango asked, brows furrowing in concern.

 

“Yeah I guess so.” Kagome added as she walked over to Inuyasha and Shippo.

 

“Well, we did what we set out to do. Time to head out” Inuyasha agreed as he crouched so that Kagome could hop on, Shippo already on Kagome's shoulder.

 

“Goodbye guys” Kagome called as Inuyasha began running away.

 

“Well, it's finally over.” Miroku said, stretching. “Goodbye Sango, I'm glad to have had a comrade such as yourself” he said as he too turned and began walking away.

 

“Wait!” Sango called as she ran after him. Yet, the faster she ran, the further away he got.

 

“WAIT!!!” Sango cried as she shot up on her bedroll.

 

Looking around her she saw her friends peacefully asleep around the fire in Kaede's hut. The group had returned to Kaede's after rescuing Sango to regroup and let Sango rest. Standing up, Sango padded silently out of the hut and walked off into the forest.

 

Walking deeper into the forest, Sango found herself at the well. Stepping forward she sat on the lip of the well, swinging her legs over the edge, looking into its depths. Staring down into well, the darkness within began to pull at the darkness within her own heart. Before Sango realized it, she was leaning forward, submitting to the darkness' pull. As she began to fall, Sango snapped out of it trying to reach out to catch herself. Just as she began to fall off the well, a pair of arms wrapped around her waist and pulled her back against a strong chest as she was pulled out of the well.

 

Standing, Sango closed her eyes and allowed her head to fall back upon the shoulder as her body rested against the strong chest, and the arms remained where they were around her waist.

 

“Thank you Houshi-sama” Sango whispered as Miroku sighed.

 

“What's wrong Sango?”

 

“No-nothing.” Sango replied as she finally pushed off him and turned around to face his inquisitive stare. Miroku continued to stare into her soul as Sango began to squirm beneath his gaze. “Miroku, you're starting to make me nervous looking at me like that.” she joked as she tried to walk past him, but he reached out his arm to grab her around the waist and pull her back against his chest.

 

“Something is wrong, I know it. I just wish you would tell me.” He whispered into her hair, wrapping his other arm around her waist as well. “I've watched you toss and turn in your sleep every night since we rescued you. Most nights you just went back to sleep and I watched you until you fell asleep, but tonight you got up and so I followed you.” Miroku confessed as fear seeped into Sango's soul. “Sango, please tell me what is wrong. I am here for you, and I want to help you. You just have to let me in” he whispered as Sango pulled away and looked at him.

 

“You're right.” She started as she stared into his solemn expression. “You're here with me right now, but how much longer are you going to be here for me? How much longer until you run off and leave for one of those women who will 'bear your child'?!” Sango argued back, by the time she'd finished she was yelling and on the brink of tears.

 

“Sango, please” Miroku pleaded as he reached forward and pulled her to his chest and held her while she struggled. “Sango, don't you understand? Don't you see? If you'd let me, I'd never leave your side.” he whispered into her hear, causing Sango to settle down.

 

A few moments later, Sango collapsed into tears as she sobbed into Miroku's chest. Losing her strength, Sango's legs collapsed as Miroku slid them to sit on the ground.

 

“Sango, tell me.” Miroku pleaded, looking into her tear-stained eyes. “Tell me what you saw in the forest. Tell me everything that happened.” he begged as she simply closed her eyes and shook her head. “Sango,” Miroku started, reaching out to tip her chin up to look him in the eye, “I cannot help you and I cannot be there for you unless you let me.”

 

“It was nothing” Sango finally whispered after a few moments.

 

“It was something.” Miroku began to argue back, “Something is upsetting you.”

 

“No, I mean I saw nothing. It was complete darkness. No deaths, no pain or suffering, just nothing. There was no one there and it was this cold loneliness. There was a sick voice in my head just laughing at me as I saw everyone I cared about fade away and I was alone.” Sango explained as tears began to slowly fall down her cheeks.

 

Reaching out to her, Miroku pulled her to his chest again as he began to rub her back to calm her.

 

“Is that what you're afraid of?” he asked, pushing her back to look into her eyes as he wiped away her tears with the pads of his thumbs.

 

Nodding dumbly, Sango sat there staring into his eyes, slightly embarrassed by her confession.

 

“We'd never leave you Sango.” Miroku assured her, smiling slightly as he stared at her tear-stained face. “We're your family, we're all a family. We are all we have and not even Naraku could make us abandon you.” He added as he stood and reached his hands down to help her up. “Now come on. We should get some rest.” he suggested with a smile as she stood before him.

 

Nodding, Sango followed Miroku in silence as the two headed back. Pausing, she reached out a hand as she grabbed his shoulder, turning him to look at her. Throwing herself forward, and catching him completely by surprise, Sango wrapped her arms around his neck as she embraced him.

 

“Thank you so much Miroku” Sango whispered into his ear as she pulled back and kissed him on the cheek.

 

“You know we have to tell the others tomorrow, right?” Miroku asked as Sango blanched.

 

“Do we have to?”

“They need to know Sango. This is a fear that Naraku planted inside you hoping it would eat you away from the inside. They need to know and you need to know that we would never abandon you.” He replied as he placed his hands on her shoulders and squeezed slightly to assure her.

 

“I don't know if I can.” Sango admitted timidly. “What would the think?”

 

“That you are extremely strong to have survived Naraku's torture and endured this pain on your own for so long.” Miroku cut her off before she could beat herself down anymore.

 

Taking a deep breath, Sango stood up straighter as she nodded and looked Miroku in the eyes.

 

“Now that's the demon exterminator I've come to love” Miroku said with a wink as he placed his hand on her lower back, leading her back to the hut.

 

Love? Sango thought, completely in a daze and baffled by Miroku's statement.

 

A loud slap echoed through the forest as Sango stormed off from a smirking Miroku.

 

“Some things never change” she grumbled as she stormed off, a slight smile lingering on her lips.