Disclaimer: Inuyasha does not belong to me in any way, shape, or form... I don't even own an Inuyasha plushie! ;-;

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"...Fireflies." She whispered, her voice so low that he almost didn't hear.

"What?" He asked, turning his head to look at her.

She lifted her arm, bringing his arm up as well since their fingers were intertwined, and motioned towards the sky. "The fireflies... There's so many of them out tonight."

He scoffed a bit, not anywhere as near as impressed as she was about them. "I guess I hadn't noticed them."

She lowered their arms down again, then curled her body closer to his before asking her next question. "Do you think they're fireflies?"

"Who?"

"Our family... friends... everyone we've known who has died."

"Where'd you get an idea like that?"

"Asagi."

"Oh, right..." He closed his eyes for a moment, seemingly giving the matter some thought, which in itself could be considered unusual for him. "I guess they could be fireflies... I never really thought about it before..."

She laughed quietly, as though if she were too loud, it would shatter the moment. "Well, I hope I can become a firefly when I die."

"Whoa, what?" He turned to look at her once more, even though he had to pull away from her slightly to do so. "What are you talking about? Sango, you're not-"

"Now, hold on a minute." The taijiya interrupted him before he could continue, "I'm not saying I'm going to run off and get myself killed, or anything. I'm just saying, that... you know, when that time comes and I do die... I think I'd like to become a firefly."

Her answer seemed to reassure the hanyou, and he settled down once more. "Oh. Well, I... I guess it wouldn't be too bad. Hell, there are worse things out there, I suppose."

She smiled to herself and nodded once in agreement, before finally settling her head against his chest. 'When I die, I'll come back as a firefly so I can watch over you, Inuyasha.'

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AN: I purposely wrote this using a different style than what I usually use, and I purposely kept it short. Why? I don't know... guess I just wanted to try something new. Anyways, here's some clarifications.

Hotaru (title) - Firefly

Asagi - Character in the 4th movie.

Sango's last line - I just wanted to clarify this. She's simply accepting the fact that, since Inuyasha's a hanyou, he will live longer than her.