InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sacrifices ❯ Dealing with the situation ( Chapter 4 )

Hello everyone!!!! I am so happy!!!! (*runs everywhere crashing things on the way*) All I can say is that I promise to make this a good fic just for all of you to enjoy!! I don't own any of the Inuyasha characthers showed here (*just like I've said in the last three chapters!*) Well, with nothing else to say, here goes chapter 4. Enjoy!!

Chapter4: Dealing with the situation

Not too far from the hut, next to some trees and a small creek, Miroku and Shippo sat next to each other watching Sango while she was washing Kagome's clothes. As she rubbed her clothes to get the blood stains out, she couldn't help but to draw a slightly sad smile on her face.

When Miroku noticed, he turned to Shippo faking a smile. "Why don't you go check on Inuyasha, I'm sure that with the way he does things, he'll end up smashing all the fruits.."

"Hai!" stated a smiling Shippo as he ran off jumping up and down in a joyful way. Miroku turned once again towards Sango, who by this point had stopped washing Kagome's clothes and was resting, leaning against the tree behind her.

"Arigatou, Houshi-sama.. I didn't want to make Shippo sad again.." stated Sango as she looked at the monk.

"Un.. daijoubu.. even though she seems better now, this is still a sad situation.."

They stayed silent for a while watching some children play not far from where they were sitting.

"Tsurai.." (*It means `it hurts'*) said Sango while closing her eyes and letting the breeze flow her hair in the air. Miroku stared at her waiting for her to continue. "I didn't know how close we had gotten until this.." she said while drawing a slight saddened smile on her face. " ..It's been a while since I last saw Kohaku.. you all showed support when I went through that.. and to be honest I was staring to think of you as family.."

"I know, we all feel that way.." Miroku tried to make his statement short, so Sango could finish letting things out of her system.

"That's why it hurts.. just like with Kohaku, I wasn't able to do anything.. I just stood there.. watching the one I was supposed to protect.. get hurt.." her voice started to crack as she said this with a sad expression.

Miroku sat next to her with a saddened expression as well. There in front of him was the always strong looking and determined Sango he cared about so much. But this time, she was as fragile as a small flower. It seemed as if all her strength had drained out of her. She seemed so vulnerable all he wanted to do was hug her; run towards her and just hold her in a strong embrace and tell her everything was going to be ok, and maybe that way she'd get some of her strength back. But he didn't, he couldn't do that.

After all the things they went through in the last couple of days, she seemed to be the most calmed one; always knowing what to do and to say; always keeping that strong look of hers he loved so much. But the truth was another one. Sure in the outside she looked like that, but on the inside she was in pain, hurt. She'd been through so many things and yet she still held that strong appearance. No, he wasn't going to show pity towards her. He could never. As he sat there listening to Sango's confession, he could not do anything but draw a satisfaction smile on his face. His dear Sango was indeed like a small fragile flower, but what he was able to see was a small flower surrounded by a strong spirit. Surrounded by an invisible crystal bell that protected her from everything. Yeah, she was going to be ok.

"No you didn't Sango..you didn't fail" she stared at him in surprise. "If it wasn't for you she wouldn't be as better as she looks now.. you took care of her wounds, stayed up all night looking out for her.. even now you're looking after her, that's why you shouldn't feel bad.. sure the demon got to hurt her, but there wasn't anything you or any one of us could've done to prevent that.. you said it yourself.. I know it hurts Sango, but you should keep in mind that it wasn't your fault" Miroku said while watching the breeze blow some leaves and the children play around with them.

"Even with what happened to Kohaku.. you couldn't have done anything because it was all a set up Naraku had planned.. and I'm sure he knows that too" he finished saying.

Sango stared at him with a smile. It was the first time she had shared her feelings with someone, and she sure didn't expect those comforting words. She was glad she did anyway."'Houshi-sama always looks so careless and relaxed.. but he knows what he's doing.. he always does.. he sure understands..'" she thought to herself as she watched Miroku's smiling and calmed expression as he watched the children's play. "Arigatou, Houshi-sama" she said while looking at him with a smile.

"You're welcome!" Miroku replied with a smile. He looked at Sango as she got up and picked up Kagome's clothes. Then he did the same.

"Well, all we have to do is wait for these to dry. I'm sure the blood stains are out now.." she said while shaking the clothes to get all the water out.

"Hai.. we better get back too.. ne Sango.." he said as he stared at her while she was picking up Kagome's clothes.

"Hai."

"What would you do if you were on Inuyasha's situation?.." he asked as he turned his gaze away from hers.

"Eh?" asked a confused Sango.

"If the one you loved tried to get back at you by hurting you and the ones you care about.."

"Well.. I really don't know.. but if the one I loved tried to go after the ones I care about, I'd sure get mad.. I couldn't forgive him, because it's me the one he should take all his anger at.. not the others.. why did you ask anyway?" she stared at Miroku who turned towards her with a smile of satisfaction.

"Nandemonai.. I was just checking.."

"Checking what?" asked an intrigued looking Sango.

"Your answer.. it was the one I was expecting, the one I thought you'd say.." he finished saying as he smiled sweetly at her and then turning around and starting to walk away."'You'll be ok Sango, everything will be ok, you have a really strong spirit'" he thought to himself as he walked away.

Sango stood behind him with blinking eyes and a little blushed as a cool breeze blew once again. Then she noticed Miroku was far ahead now, and she picked her things to walk up to him.

Back in the hut, Inuyasha, Shippo and Kagome were washing the fruits. Shippo was sitting next to Kagome drying some of them as she looked at him with a sweet smile. " 'He looks like a little boy playing with his toys'" Kagome thought to herself.

Inuyasha was washing some fruits too, but he held a funny upset expression as he did."'Why did this brat had to come here.. feh.. he's always so annoying'" he thought to himself as one of the fruits he was washing fell from his hands. "Kuso.." As he reached his hand to pick it up, he met Kagome's hand as she tried to reach for the fruit too.

"Ah.. gomen.." said a blushing Kagome. Inuyasha stared at her slitghly pink cheeks.

" 'Huh.. never seen her blush like this before..'" he thought to himself.

Miroku and Sango walked up to them as they got a funny suspicious look while watching the scene.

"Interesting.." Miroku while holding his hand in a thinking position.

"Eh?" asked a confused Inuyasha. He hadnt noticed his hand was still on top of Kagome's hand, and when he did, he took it away really fast and got slightly blushed. "Feh.. the fruit fell, don't start.." he was interrupted by a suspicious looking Sango.

"Are you sure? You wont happen to be taking advantage on the situation, would you?."

"What!!?? Don't start with me Sango!!" he snapped with a funny expression as he got to his feet.

"Ahh.. Inuyasha, you couldn't possibly make your move in a worst situation.." stated Miroku.

"Hontou.." agreed Sango. Both of them stood there looking at Inuyasha in a suspicious and funny kind of way.

"Well you!!!!" snapped once again Inuyasha as he walked up to them and started another argument.

Shippo and Kagome were still sitting as they watched the scene.

"What did they mean?" asked Kagome while looking at Shippo.

"Eh?.. Iiyo.. they always argue like this.. especially when it's about you." answered a careless Shippo.

" About me?"

"Nee, Kagome, let's wash these, I'm getting hungry.." stated Shippo as he went back to washing his precious fruits.

"Hai.." said Kagome while she glared one last time at the doggie eared boy.

The hours passed and things went normally, luckily they hadn't come across any demon so far, and for the moment they could say they were safe by staying there. Inside the hut, Kagome was sleeping peacefully while Sango and Shippo were looking after her. Miroku had gone somewhere. " 'He's probably trying to get one of the village girls to bare his child again..'" thought Sango while drawing an awkward upset expression.

Inuyasha was not there either, and Sango was leaning on a sitting position while padding Kirara. Shippo sat next to Kagome, and from time to time, Sango could see his little body tumble from side to side as a sign he was falling asleep.

"Why don't you take nap Shippo.. I'll look after her" she said in a soft tone of voice.

In a sleepy tone of voice and with his eyelids half opened, Shippo answered. "Daijoubu..zzz.. I'm gonna look..zzz.. after Kagome..zzz.." after he said that, he fell to a side and stayed there sleeping.

Sango drew a smile on her face as she approched Shippo and curled him up next to Kagome. "You must be really tired.." she said while placing him next to the sleeping Kagome, and then turned her gaze towards her with a sort of sad smile. " 'I still think of you as the same Kagome.. even if you don't remember ..'" she thought to herself.

Kagome was laying there in her sleeping form, and even though Sango had been close to her, she didn't notice the concerned expression on Kagome's face.

*DREAM SEQUENCE*

Kagome was standing in the middle of the woods, but she held a scared expression as she saw the woods was on fire.

"Where am I?.." she asked to herself in a craking and scared tone of voice. All she could see were the trees and bushes next to her on fire. "Sango?.. Miroku? Where are you??" she asked as some tears formed on her eyes. "Shippo?.. Inu-san??"

She started to walk around in search for them, looking from side to side as the tears fell down her cheeks. "Inu-san?? Where are you?.. please answer.." she fell to her knees and started to cry. After a while she heard someone running and coming towards her; when she lifted her face, she saw Inuyasha running with a satisfaction grin on his face, holding a small bright sphere. Kagome smiled sweetly at the sight of him. "Inuyasha!.." Then her relieved and happy expression turned into a scared and surprised one.

Right there in front of her, she saw Inuyasha's body being encrusted by an arrow agaisnt a tree. She stood there in shock as she saw the bright pearl fall from his hand. But what really shocked her was to see that the person that had made the shot was her. She stared at herself not believing she could've done something like that. She gave a step back in shock and with widened eyes. There she was, pointing at Inuyasha with a serious look on her face. Angry, hurt, betrayed.

"No.. that's.. that's not me.." she stammered as she continued staring at the girl who made the shot. She couldn't be her, this person reflected hate in her face; hate and anger. Kagome knew she could never feel those things towards Inuyasha.

She suddenly gasped as she saw this girl staring at her with a serious and evil look.

"It's your fault.. it's all your fault" Kikyo said to her with an angry look that reflected as much hate as it did before. Kagome just stepped back in fear.

"I will never forgive you.. you took him away from me.."

"..I.. took him away?" asked a shocked Kagome.

"It's your fault.. he'll die because of you.."

These last words pierced Kagome's heart. How could she cause such pain to the one she felt so close to?.

"You cant have him.. you'll never have him" said an evil smirking Kikyo as she pointed her bow at Kagome, who stood in shock as she watched the girl standing in front of her make the shot.

*END OF DREAM SEQUENCE*

Back in the hut, Sango had gotten back to her previous position of padding Kirara while leaning agaisnt the wall. Then she suddenly lifted her face as she heard Kagome mumbling something and looking desperate.

"Kagome!!" she yelled as she went really fast towards her. Sitting next to her she tried to wake her up. "Kagome!! Wake up!"

"I'm.. I'm sorry.. I didn't.. Inuyasha!!" yelled Kagome in fear as she suddenly woke up and sat on the floor, holding her head and breathing heavily.

Shippo, who was sleeping next to her, woke up inmediatly with all the yelling and movement. "NANI?? DOKO!! DOUSHITA NO??!!" (*What?,Where?,What happened?*) he said in quick way. Then he turned around and found Sango embacing a crying Kagome. "Ehh??!! What happened?" he asked in concern.

"Iiyo.. Kagome-chan.. daijoubu.. it was just a nightmare.." said Sango in a soft and soothing tone of voice, while padding her back.

Shippo sat next to them with a worried and sad look on his face as Kirara walked up to him. He carried her and held on to her strongly, not knowing what else to do.

"Shh.. shh.. daijoubu.." continued Sango as she drew a sad smile.

"Watashi.. (*I*) I was.. I killed him.. it was my fault.." said a sobbing Kagome while holding onto Sango's waist tightly.

"It was just a nightmare Kagome-chan.. Inuyasha's fine.." she said while looking at Shippo and nodding.

Shippo understood what he had to do; he had to bring Inuyasha in order for Kagome to see that he was ok and that it was all just a horrible nightmare.

"Hai!" yelled Shippo in a determined way before running out the hut in search for the half demon.

"I. killed him!..that girl was right..it was my fault.." stated Kagome, who was still clenching onto Sango's waist.

"What girl?" asked Sango in a soft way, while padding Kagome's back.

"The girl holding the bow.. I'm sorry.. I'm sorry" Sango's expression turned into a serious one as she heard Kagome saying that a girl with a bow had told her it was her fault."'Kikyo..'" she thought to herslef while getting an angry look on her face. Then she lowered her head as she felt Kagome's trembling body.

"Daijoubu.. Kagome.. it's not your fault. Inuyasha's fine.. it's not your fault.."

After a few seconds of silence, Sango lifted her face really quickly and with a serious and angry look.

Shippo was running towards the fences Inuyasha had mentioned he was going to be resting at. And when he saw him, he jumped towards him, making Inuyasha get a funny and angry expression.

"Nandayo Shippo!!" he snapped.

"Kagome!!! Kagome!!.." Shippo managed to say while holding onto his clothes.

"What is it!!!.." Inuyasha snapped in concern.

Before Shippo could answer him, they heard a loud crashing sound coming from the hut.

"KAGOME!!" yelled Inuyasha with widened eyes.

Somewhere in the village, Miroku was talking to some of the village's girls, when he suddenly heard the loud crashing sound and turned towards the direction of the hut with a serious and shocked expression.

"Masaka!" he said before running towards the hut.

Author's note: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! Cliffhanger!! Gomen nasai! I hate cliffhangers too, but my head was about to explode!! I need some time to rest onegai! Hehehe… Sooo?? Did you like it? Did you like it? I really hope you did. What about Sango and Miroku's scene? How did you find it? I know you were probably expecting some Kagome/Inu-chan action, but as I promised, I had to add some Miroku/Sango-chan things in here too!Well, I gotta go, but please review and once again thank you so much for doing it! Ja ne!