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Ancestry Chapter Three

The next morning came early for Miroku. He had lit a roaring fire in the fire room and at the moment he was meditating, and Sango couldn't find him.

Sango was slowly walking around the entire house. Not a trace of him anywhere. She'd searched high and low through to whole place. She knew where he probably was, but if he was there, she didn't want to disturb him.

"Rin, Hyou, Tou, Sha, Kai, Chin, Retsu, Zai, Zen!" said Miroku.

Sango plopped down in what looked to be the kitchen. It was the one of the few places she had managed to easily clean without Kagome bringing back supplies, but it wasn't in good order for cooking. The pots were rusted and no chopsticks in sight, let along any knives or spices or a single bag of rice!

It did have bit of food Sango couldn't recognise due to the decay, though the orchard out back had many trees. Hopefully they would bear fruit soon—if she could recall, they had already been budding while others had tiny fruits already on them the day before. Any day now…

Sango, reluctantly, stood up to make some food. No, rephrase that, go out in search of food because Naraku didn't eat... normal, people food.

"Sango?" called Miroku, coming out of his meditation.

"Hmm?"

Miroku had come to a perfect conclusion for the name of the shrine.

"What is it, Miroku... honey?" Sango added the "honey" for effect. "Ah, beautiful goddess! I have a name for our shrine, but I will change it if you don't like it."

"What is it, love?"

Miroku looked at Sango waiting for her to say something.

"Well? Don't make me ask you again, what is it?"

"Oh! the Higurashi Shrine. Higurashi because of the time it was finished (4)… You look different." He noticed Sango's hair was up much higher and folded, and she was wearing a different, though still casual kimono.

"Oh, do I look bad?" Sango looked herself up and down. "Anyway, I think that's a wonderful name, Miroku!"

"No I just never saw you so… matronly."

"Oh, I just thought I'd try something different," Sango said absently.

"Can I help you?" he asked.

"With what?"

"What are you doing?"

"Oh, I'm just going to go look for some food, you're welcome to join me."

"I'd be happy to carry the basket for you if you pick the fruit," Miroku offered.

"Okay. Deal." Sango handed him the basket. "Where to look? Where to look..."

"Over there look apples, pears, and peaches! I haven't seen this kind of fruit in a long time!" (5)

"Wow..." Sango ran over and grabbed an apple. "They're so ripe! Just yesterday they were budding!"

"Well, let's put plenty in the basket!" Miroku said.

Sango started throwing the fruit into the basket, but not hard enough to bruise them. "This is great!" Sango laughed. She had picked several of the apples off the tree, leaving the rest so that they would last longer and moved onto peaches. She was drawn by the sweet and tangy scent flowing all throughout the orchard, not having smelt such aromatic flavours in such a long time.

However, Miroku was eating practically everything Sango picked; but unfortunately, she never looked back to notice.

"Hey, Miroku? How many do we have?" he called, barely looking over her shoulder.

"Umm plenty," he replied.

"How much is plenty?" Sango's hand froze.

"About 20," he said.

"Oh, okay." Sango started to pick a few more fruits, thinking about the many fruit dishes they could make when Kagome returned with the proper makings. "There, that should be enough."

When they got back to the castle the basket was empty and Sango was baffled.

"Miroku? Where's our food?" she asked, quickly checking the basket for a large hole, but there was none.

Miroku turned red with embarrassment.

"You ate them?" Her mouthed dropped open when he nodded in affirmation.

"I like fruit Sango," he said as if he only had 2 pieces.

"I'll give you fruit!" Sango exclaimed, making a cracking noise with her knuckles.

Miroku got redder. "I was really hungry," he said.

"Really, REALLY hungry, eh?" Sango rolled her eyes and took the basket to pick some more fruit, leaving him behind her, refusing to look at him for wasting such precious fruits.

Miroku followed her like a loyal puppy, "I'll pick the fruit and you hold the basket!" he said.

"Like heck!" Sango laughed over her shoulder. "There won't be any fruit to put in the basket!"

"I promise! This way you can watch me!" he offered.

"Fine, fine." Sango begrudgingly agreed.

Miroku wanted to spend all his time with Sango and was willing to do hard work to get special time with her.

"Start picking fruit, monk man."

Miroku didn't eat a single piece, and was a very efficient worker, surprising Sango greatly.

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Kagome said goodbye to her family, promising her safe return later that week and went down the well.

Inuyasha followed Kagome out to the well.

"Sango and Miroku could use animals, too bad we can't get them any," sighed Kagome.

"Why not?"

"We'd need money, Inuyasha, and there aren't nearly as many evil demons around since we defeated Naraku and retrieved the jewel shards."

"Well, how can we get money?"

"That is just it, I don't know! Plus, they only need a few chickens and a cow, for eggs and milk, everything else they can get."

"Well, we can't really fit a cow through the well..."

"My shrine doesn't even have a cow!" said Kagome. "We buy milk and eggs at the store like most people!"

"I'm sure we can find a cow or two in a near-by village."

"But we should do something to earn it no one will give us a cow. Perhaps we should ask Kaede-sama to give us some advice," suggested Kagome.

"That'll work."

"Well, let's head there before we go see Miroku and Sango."

Kagome and Inuyasha made it to Kaede's village by noon.

Inuyasha looked around. "There's some cows over there," he said, indicating cows in a pasture before they continued there way up to Kaede-baba's.

"Kaede-sama!" called Kagome.

Kaede walked over of her hut. "Aye, child. What ye be needin'?" (6)

"Well, you remember Miroku and Sango, right? They are opening a shrine at Naraku's ex-castle and I got them some supplies, but they need some animals, like a cow and some chickens, also they may need some seeds for vegetables," Kagome explained. "I just don't know how we could get them."

"Well, could Miroku not scam someone out of them again?" Kaede wasn't actually suggesting this, but Miroku scammed enough people she thought she could at least make a joke out of it.

"Miroku wants to be a priest now." Kagome giggled. "I think he couldn't scam anyone!"

"Aye. Well, I think I may be able to help ye out. The village has plenty of cows and chickens, I'm sure they wouldn't mind helping ye out."

"Thank you, Kaede!" Kagome hugged her. Soon she, Inuyasha, three chickens, and a cow were on their way to Naraku's former castle.

"Isn't this great, Inuyasha?" said Kagome as one of the chickens flapped in her arms making feathers go every where.

She side-stepped a large mud puddle, but Inuyasha and the cow, along with two other chickens, went on through it. The cow stopped just after the puddle, trying to eat a green patch of grass on the side of the dusty rode.

Inuyasha was trying to pull the cow along, pulling on the lead but trying not to pull so hard anything broke. "You stubborn son of a—"at that moment the cow started to move again. "Yeah, great."

The chickens Kagome was holding we perfectly calm. An hour later they made it to the castle, the sun high and beaming down upon them all.

"Miroku, Sango—we're back!"

Sango walked out and saw the two. "Oh, wow! Where'd you get these?" Then she looked to Inuyasha. "He didn't steal them, did he?"

"Feh, course not!"

"Kaede's village donated them to you and Miroku." Kagome laughed.

"Oh, welcome back." Miroku grinned from ear to ear as he stepped out of the castle, drawn by the loud-mouthed cow mooing. "Where did these animals come from? Inuyasha, did you protect a village from a 'dark cloud'?" asked Miroku.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "There were given to you by Kaede's village, not conned."

"Well, we have some fruit now if you're hungry," Miroku offered and he took the frightened chicken from Inuyasha that calmed down instantly as he held it.

"Just give me food."

Sango laughed and rolled her eyes and threw Kagome and Inuyasha an apple.

The chickens and cow were put away quickly, back into the small barn behind the large building where hay and feed had probably been left by the owner of the castle before Naraku killed them and overtook it.

"I have a lot of things I brought for you," said Kagome.

"Oh, thank you Kagome! That's very nice of you." Sango looked to Miroku.

"I brought priest and priestess robes, some talismans, a watering can a metal bucket, a pot for boiling, plenty of cleaning supplies, let's see, ah, vegetable seeds, ramen—Inuyasha don't touch it—and some medicines!" said Kagome.

"Ramen? Oh, c'mon! Just a little bite!"

"It's for them, Inuyasha! Plus, it's not even cooked!" reprimanded Kagome.

"You could always cook it..." Inuyasha sighed. He wasn't going to win.

"Thanks again, Kagome, you didn't have to get us all this stuff, though I'm happy you did," Sango added as she shifted through the many items and came across a big box of stuff. Wow, Inuyasha won't be happy when he sees this all ramen.

"My grandfather said you need it all, by the way you aren't just going to call this 'The Shrine' are you? Does it have a name yet?" Kagome asked.

"Oh, yeah, Miroku thought of it, it's really good! Tell them Miroku."

"Well, after we fixed everything, cleaned it, and made the fire room it was nightfall so we named it the Higurashi Shrine," said Miroku proudly.

Kagome moved her mouth—she was dumbstruck. There was nothing she could say and her face showed it.

"Kagome? Do you not like it? …I like it," asked Miroku.

Inuyasha, also knowing Kagome's last name, let his jaw drop.

"I...I..." She was in disbelief.

"Kagome? Are you alright? Are you sick?" Sango pressed the back of her hand under Kagome's bangs to feel the younger teen's forehead to test for a fever.

She shook her head no, and was hoping Inuyasha would do something she was still in shock!

"Um, Miroku?" Inuyasha started, "Do you know 'Higurashi' is Kagome's last name?"

"That's quite the coincidence," he replied, not making the connection.

"NO! I live at the Higurashi Shrine in my time!" explained Kagome.

Sango's eyes went side to side then she looked to Miroku for an explanation.

"Perhaps we should change it if that's going to be your shrine, Kagome," said Miroku.

Inuyasha was silent, arms crossed over his chest.

"I don't think the name is the problem," she said.

"Then what's the problem?" Sango asked.

"Think about it Sango. If I live at the Higurashi Shrine in my time and you live here now...," said Kagome.

Sango looked to Miroku. "You mean I'm gonna have his kids?" Sango, for once being selfish, passed up the fact that Kagome was her great-great-great so on and so forth granddaughter

"It's possible," said Miroku.

Sango turned back to Kagome. "Scary thought...well... not that scary as of the fact I love him, but the fact I'm standing right in front of an heir to my fortune!"

Inuyasha HAD to ask, "What fortune?"

Sango rolled her eyes. "Why, my good looks, of course!"

"She is a goddess of beauty," said Miroku.

Inuyasha sighed. "Kagome, are you alright? You haven't talked in a while, that's very unusual of you..."

"I just can't believe I'm looking at my ancestors, Miroku, Sango." She smirked.

Miroku gave her a sort of fatherly smile.

Inuyasha snickered lightly. In between fits of laughter he managed to say, "Miroku, you dog! You groped her!"

Kagome hugged Sango and Miroku, ignoring Inuyasha's extreme rudeness.

"We have been though so much and never knew." He laughed.

"Inuyasha pipe down!" said Kagome.

Inuyasha stopped and stood up, brushing the invisible dust from his haori.

"I can't believe it! I helped start my family's home!"

"You are way too perky," Inuyasha said.

Miroku hit Inuyasha over the head with his staff. "So what will the both of you do now?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, we have the Shikon Jewel and Naraku is beaten," Miroku pointed out.

Inuyasha shrugged. "I don't know. Kagome has the jewel."

"Well, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked,

"What?! Why's everyone asking ME?! I was the psychotic one who wanted to become full demon! Leave me outta this!"

"We know," said Miroku

"Do you still want that?" asked Kagome.

"Not... really..."

"Then what are we going to do with the jewel?"

"I don't know," said Sango.

"I REALLY don't know," added Inuyasha.

"We can't let anything happen to it this time," Kagome said.

"I know, just don't expect me to come up with any brilliant plans."

"It seems so small now doesn't it?" asked Miroku, looking at the pearl of a jewel resting lightly in Kagome's palm, the sun glimmering off it and giving the usually pinkish-purple jewel a warm, orange hue.

"Kinda." Sango nodded. "Yeah."

"I mean look at it. So many humans, hanyou, and youkai died for that. A small stone… so small," said Miroku.

"We get it Miroku, now shut up and come up with an idea," Inuyasha grumbled.

"I have everything I want, but we cannot wish that Naraku never existed," he said.

"Hmm..." Sango had no idea.

"Actually we should wish Naraku was never created!" said Kagome.

"But then all the bad demons we killed in pursuit of the jewel and to kill Naraku would poof back into existence," Inuyasha added intelligently.

"That's not the biggest problem, we would never meet."

"Very true. How about all the BAD things that happened 'cause of him?" Sango suggested.

"Those we could erase form history," offered Kagome.

"This is so confusing," Inuyasha whined.

"Well, we could always make Sesshomaru a hanyou!" said Miroku humorously.

Inuyasha grinned. "Can we?"

"It is a possibility—anything is," Miroku mentioned.

"Kagome? Please? Oh, better. Human."

"No, we only get one wish!" she said.

"But devastating Sesshomaru would be SOOO fun!"

"And so would ending world hunger!"

"But that would be 'oh my heart feels so nice!' fun, making Sesshomaru a hanyou or human would be 'HAHAHAHA'fun! Y'know,'Take that for all the years of torment'fun"

"Perhaps we should just whish the jewel into non-existence, or back into your body, Kagome, that would be the best place for it," said Miroku.

"But that's NO fun!"

"In my body again?" she asked.

"You will continue to go back and see your family and see us as well," Miroku said. "Plus no evil demons will get to it! Don't you agree, Sango?"

"I agree, defiantly."

Inuyasha was busy pouting over not being able to see his brother as a hanyou.

"I wish this jewel was inside me once again," said Kagome. The jewel glowed brightly once again and took its place inside her and she fainted.

Sango ran to Kagome's side and helped her up. Inuyasha, being the stubborn dog he is, continued pouting but kept his eyes on Kagome in case something happened.

Kagome looked in pain even though she was unconscious.

Inuyasha stopped pouting and went over to Kagome. "Hey? Hey, Kagome? Can you hear me?"

Her eyes slowly opened "Inuyasha, you're real? It hasn't been a dream." She smiled.

"No, of course not. How could I be a dream?"

"It's just that the jewel confused me."

"Oh." Inuyasha said so intelligently.

"So everything is finally perfect, if Sango will be my wife and priestess," said Miroku.

Sango smiled. "Do you even have to ask?"

"Well, say yes," he said.

"Yes."

Miroku quickly went back inside and changed into his robes and Sango into hers as well. They looked absolutely perfect together. Kagome held Inuyasha's hand.

"You look... great?" Inuyasha wasn't used to giving compliments, but and the jerk Kagome gave to his hand he knew he had to give at least some encouraging words.

"Thank you Inuyasha." Miroku bowed.

"Er... you're welcome." Then Inuyasha leaned over to Kagome and whispered, "I said the right thing, didn't I?" Kagome nodded.

Sango beamed. She felt so clean in theses robes.

Kagome nodded. "You two will be great at this!"

"Thank you, Kagome!"

"Perhaps we should go," she said.

"We would like to have you with us Kagome," smiled Miroku.

"I'd be happy to stay," Inuyasha said. "Wherever Kagome is, I am."

"Then please stay with us. We can even have Shippo with us, he is still with Kaede," said Miroku. The had left the little runt with the old miko so that he would not be in any danger.

Inuyasha's eyes went wide and he shook his head furiously. "Not Shippo."

"Oh Inuyasha, this place is huge—you'll never run into him!" Kagome laughed.

"He's loud enough; I'll be able to hear him."

"Inuyasha!" said Kagome in her 'there-is-no-way-you'll-win-this-one' voice.

Inuyasha sighed. "This is one of those 'Damned if I do, Damned if I don't' situations, isn't it?"

"Looks like," said Sango.

"We can go get Shippo tomorrow," said Kagome.

The End

Well, it's still alright, isn't it? I add loads of detail and changed a lot of the words around, so I hope its better! I also fixed a lot of Laura's grammar mistakes, and even some of my own! I'd like to explain my theory on the whole "Miroku and Sango are Kagome's ancestors". One or two of you commented that if the Higurashi shrine Miroku named is the Higurashi shrine Kagome lives in in our time, then that would imply Naraku's castle is right next to the well. Actually, I figure that at some point this castle Miroku and Sango are residing in gets burned down or a natural disaster takes it down or something, and they relocate and build a smaller shrine. After all, Kagome's not living in a castle now, now is she? And as for the fact that Higurashi is Kagome's last name… well, I figure that Sango and Miroku's grandchildren/great grandchildren or what have you just adopted the name of the shrine, "Higurashi", as their family name. Because as of now, in the ear in which Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, etc live in, last names are none too common (AKA they don't have them.) Anyway, that's just MY theory. I don't know about Laura's. :D Have a great day, all of you!!

(4) I believe in the English dub, they call it the Sunset Shrine, but Higurashi means sunset, just so you know. ……….. last time I checked. Which was three years ago. Translations don't change, do they?

(5) I have no viable proof that there were such fruit trees in this era. Ask Laura, she wrote it. -.-

(6) No, I didn't make a very good Kaede-baba. What little girl could? (Hell, I probably couldn't now…)