Homecoming: Blood in the Darkness
Episode 3
Sango goes a reasonable distance from the others and turns to her brother. She says, �Kohaku, are you sure you are ready to see the village as it is now? Everyone is dead, there is nothing there for you now. I think you should take more time, let your wounds heal before you go there.� He says, �Sister, I have seen death. After seeing an entire village dead by my hand, I can stomach seeing my home destroyed by another.� Sango says, �We took father�s remains home, and those of the other slayers who came with us to Naraku�s castle.� He says, �All the more reason why I have to go. I have to face them. I have to try to apologize. I�ve been thinking about this and I have to do it now. I can�t put it off any longer.� She nods; her face shows concern, but cannot hide the fact that her heart swells with pride. Kohaku says, �There�s another thing; I told Kagura I�d ask you about it. I want to offer her a place to put her sister�s remains to rest. I want to have a grave for Kanna in our village.� The joy around the edges of Sango�s face dulls. She doesn�t say anything, but her silence is answer enough. He says, �She has no home. She doesn�t have anyone, so I want her to know that she�s welcome among us. Unless, she is welcome, isn�t she? Sister, she saved me, twice. Once she gave her life for me. Do you mean to tell me that you still don�t trust her?� Sango says, �Brother, it�s not that. It�s just that she�both of them are�were�and Naraku�I just�� Kohaku says, �Kagura isn�t Naraku, neither was Kanna. Sango please, this is important to me. If I deserve to be forgiven for what I did when Naraku was controlling me, then so does she.� She stops in thought for many seconds. Finally, she looks at him, �Alright, I�m not sure I�m comfortable with this, but you can offer it to her.� A certain smile crosses her lips, �But you owe me one, little-brother.� He answers her smile with one of his own, �Well then, big-sister, which one do you want time alone with; the monk or Inuyasha?� Sango blushes, but her smile endures. She reaches out and draws him into an embrace. �If I wasn�t so happy to have you back,� she says, �I�d make you regret that, little-brother.� With an arm around each other, the siblings head back toward the others.