Each time Kagome returns to the past I learn something new. Valentine�s Day was certainly a surprise, imagine, a holiday just for romance! The future's holiday, of course, had something to do with things from the future; it was easy for me to decide not to beg Kagome for something "traditional" to give Miroku, something from the future couldn't truly be from me.

When Valentine's arrived I was ecstatic, finally ready to tell Miroku how I felt. The day began wonderfully, Kagome brought a nice breakfast, Inuyasha was a good dog, for once, and Miroku seemed to be completely in tune with my emotions. Miroku and I were almost two halves of the same whole, but things had certainly changed by evening.

The sky was painted yellow, red, and orange, by the sun's rays, Inuyasha had been away, doing whatever it was he did, for hours. Miroku had only been gone for, it seemed, a few minutes. Then again, maybe that was my anxiousness speeding up time. Kagome and I silently awaited his return by a small lake in the center of the forest. I quickly thought the situation over, eventually deciding I wanted to tell Miroku how I felt in secret.

My decision made, I put on my determined face and stood up, disturbing the peace around me.

"Sango, are you okay?" Kagome's eyes shined up at me, brightly, like jewels.

"I'm fine, just going to make sure that lecherous monk isn't disturbing any unsuspecting women."

Kagome smiled as if we lived in a problem free world and nodded, returning to watching the nature around her, something, she taught me, they lacked in the future.

"Stay Safe."

I had been walking for hours before I discovered them, kissing in a cave as if it was nothing new. It was actually funny, now that I think about it, I had been looking for Miroku for hours and only found him when I decided to stop. Maybe it was destiny's way of telling me something. Ever since this journey began I imagined that I would end up with Miroku, and Inuyasha with Kagome. I was obviously wrong.

I turned around and began walking back to the village we were staying in. I couldn�t help but notice that the forest had seemed to lose the glow it had earlier, everything seemed to have become dim� as if I had suddenly become separated from reality. Time spend up.

Before I knew it, I was in the village, putting on my smile from this morning, pretending that nothing had changed. But things had changed, I had realized that no one would wait for me to love them back� Miroku had, in his own way, waited for me, until he couldn�t control himself anymore. I had also realized that destiny had set him aside for me; I had just been lazy, and unwilling to accept what I was given. I vowed to accept whatever kind of love I was given next time� if there was a next time.

Then I was in the hut, with Kagome sitting across the room. Kaede on her side.

�Are you okay, Sango?� Kagome asked.

�I�m fine,� I smiled. She was always so considerate.

All of a sudden a color assaulted my senses; red. She was blushing, or maybe showing the first symptom of a cold?

�Kagome, are you okay?�

�Uh,� her eyes shifted to Kaede, and the old woman nodded, �can we go talk?�

�Yes.� I glared at Kaede, wondering what was going on. I couldn�t help but become a little protective when seeing her blatantly seek out the older woman�s guidance.

Kagome got up and grabbed my hand. I could feel the sweat coming off her palm as she led me outside and, eventually, to the well.

�Sango,� she let go of my hand, �we�re friends no matter what, right?�

�Yes,� I nodded.

�And I can always tell you my secrets, right? You�ll never hate me?�

�Kagome, let�s sit down.� I sat on the well�s edge, and pulled her down with me, �You can always trust me with your secrets, and I�ll never hate you� unless I�m possessed.� I attempted to joke. She gave me a small smile.

�I love you.� she told me.

�I know that, Kagome.� I smiled and hugged her.

�No, not like that, Sango,� she sighed,� I mean� like you like Miroku.�

For a moment I was speechless, and then I grabbed her jaws with my hand and brought her face towards mine with all the pain left from losing Miroku. In my head, I though of the consequences of accepting her love, and then I remembered my promise to myself.

I kissed her� I kissed her, and it was the best kiss of my life. I could tell she loved me, and I knew that she was who I belonged with. Miroku was just a distraction on my destiny�s path to Kagome, to my one true love, and now I had her. I had love.

The End

Notes:

English teachers around the world would kill me for some of the stuff I pulled in this fic.

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