A New Life For Two

Chapter Twenty

Sango stared at her friend who was beet red. So she'd been right Kagome had a thing for Kurama. If what she'd seen was any indication he had one for her also. Her heart tugged at seeing them. Maybe her friend would be luckier than her and end up happy. The miko deserved it if anyone. Sango felt guilt assault her, she didn't deserve it thats for sure. She'd slept with another woman's man. Keiko seemed like a really nice person, she didn't deserve what happened either. She should have took her chances with the damn ant. He had risked his future with the woman he loved just to make sure she would have one. It was wrong of her to be angry at him.

Kagome was asking her a question. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm okay, can I have a few minutes alone with Kagome?" She was going to lay into the girl for holding out. Kurama nodded and headed back to camp. As soon as he was out of ear shot she let it go. "I saw that!"

"Oops," she bowed her head.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"What was I suppose to tell you? That I have feelings for the jerk, when I don't want them. Okay I like him big deal. It doesn't mean anything."

"I didn't know you were the type to liplock with someone you didn't love."

That rankled her and she struck out. "I didn't take you for the type to sleep with someone either." Kagome regretted it the instance it slipped out. She watched the tears fall. "I'm sorry, Sango."

"Thats just it Kagome. I think I do love him. Its strange, he reminds me a lot of Inuyasha. Even down to the foul mouth. Yet the feeling is there." Sango wiped her cheeks.

"We are something else aren't we," Kagome smiled at her. "You're right, I have feelings for him. At least the guy you're in love with loves one girl and thats the problem. The one I'm starting to have feelings probably wouldn't know how to be faithful if his life depended on it."

Sango burst out laughing. "Its funny our positions in love have been completely reversed."

"You're right again, it has." In the past Kagome had been second to Kikyo, now Sango was playing second to Keiko. In the past Sango had loved a man known for his lecherous ways, now Kagome was falling for a man that showed signs of being a womanizer. Fate was funny sometimes.

Shouts could be heard coming from the camp. Kagome helped Sango rise to her feet and to make sure she was completely covered. Well the goods were covered anyways. Sango leaned on her as they made their way back.


Koenma had shown up minutes before with guests and the name of their prey. The guests, one in particular was having a fit.
Kagome and Sango came into the clearing and paused. Standing next to Koenma was two people they never thought to see again.
They both took off at the same time, Sango stumbled a bit but she made it.

The houshi and hanyou spotted them and smiled. They met the girls halfway. No one had been sure who they were, no introductions had been made yet. Kagome threw her arms Inuyasha's middle and held on for dear life. His arms embraced her, "Still reckless I see."

Sango didn't worry if the houshi would grope her. She ran into his open arms. He brought his hand up to stroke her hair, "I see it takes dying to get you in my arms." He heard her anguished cry and pulled her closer. "I've missed you." He placed a kiss on top her head.

Inuyasha heard several growls coming from the group, he turned to glare back. He and Miroku were here on borrowed time, if any of them tried to interfere he'd kill them. He brought his head down to rest it on her head. If felt good to hold her once more. His heart cried out at the thought of leaving her again. "Kagome." He brought her face up, and placed a light kiss on her mouth. He pulled away before she could react.

Kurama was prepared to kill the hanyou. He took a step forward but Hiei stopped him with his hand. A voice echoed in his mind, 'He is dead fox, leave it be.' He didn't fucking care if he was dead, he'd just put his mouth on Kagome.

Miroku ran his hand down her back to feel the material lift with the movement. "Sango, please tell me you aren't wearing anything on under this."

A blush crept across her face. "You hentai," she brought her hand up to slap his face.

"Oh yes, how I've missed you." He rubbed his sore cheek. A voice stunned them all.

"Get away from her," Yusuke was walking over to them. He had a murderous look on his face. No one had cared enough to inform him that the houshi was dead. Therefore not a real threat.

"I think not my good man. From what I see I should tell you to back off." Miroku pulled Sango back against him. He could sense the demonic mark on her neck, this was the one to have done it no doubt. The boy wasn't all demon but a halfbreed it seemed.
"I have waited centuries to say bye to her properly. You will not interfere."

Yusuke continued to come forward. Inuyasha sighed he'd put an end to it quickly. He snatched the Tetsusiaga from the sheath wrapped around Kagome's waist. He stepped in front of the houshi, with one thought the sword transformed. The detective stopped at this. Inuyasha could smell the other hanyou's mark on Sango and could understand why he was upset. It was bad enough for any man to come around what you had claimed and this was Miroku we were talking about. "Monk behave yourself."

He lifted his face up eyeing the sky, "If I must." He brought his hand down to land on her backside. "Softer than I remember." Yusuke shoved Inuyasha aside before he could react and landed a punch to the side of Miroku's face. He staggered backwards, he still had ahold of Sango so she ended up falling with him. The houshi landed on his back with Sango on top of him. The impact knocked the air out of him and her. All Yusuke saw was Sango laying on top of the man with his arm around her. He saw red and reacted. His only thoughts to get to the man. He was moving faster than most of them could see. He grabbed Sango by the arm and threw her off him. She was sent back a few feet to land her back. A groan escaped her as pain assualted ripped through her. The wound had been closed but the force in which he grabbed and threw her tore it back open.

It all happened before they could interfere. Yusuke had Miroku up by the neck, squeezing. Koenma spoke, "Yusuke, put him down now. You won't accomplish anything, he is already dead. The only thing you have suceeded in doing is mostly likely sending the girl to her death as well."

Yusuke felt something sharp against his neck. Hiei was standing next to him katana in hand. "You fool."

Kurama intervened, "Let him down Yusuke. Hiei contact the dragon, her wound needs to be closed quickly."

"Hn." Hiei knew he didn't have to contact the youkai, he was already on his way. He'd been headed this way the moment the girl had cried out.

Yusuke dropped the man. He closed his eyes trying to calm down.

Haru stopped in front of the girl trying to sit up, blood was starting to seep out the wound once more. He quickly closed it and smiled at her, "You look good in my haori." She gave him a strange look. He waited for the fire demon to remove his weapon from the boy. Then he went in. This time Yusuke was the one in the air, unlike Miroku he could die.

He could feel his throat beginning to buckle under the pressure. He couldn't breathe as the dragon began to crush his throat.

Haru sneered at him, "I should rid her of you. No one should be unlucky enough to be saddled with you uncompetence. You have hurt what you were trying to protect. I will tear out your throat and claim her for myself." He added more pressure.

"No," Sango tried to stand. Kagome ran over and gave her something to lean on. "Don't hurt him. Please."

"Why would you defend him after he hurt you?" Everyone turned to wait for her answer. Blood began to run out the boy's neck. "Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill him."

Sango knew Miroku was listening but she wouldn't lie. Demons could tell when you lied. Besides she didn't want to lie, to them or herself. "Because I love him."

"Not good enough," Haru didn't want to hear those words.

"Put him down now. Or I'll kill you." Sango pushed herself off Kagome. She would surely die but that didn't matter.

"Very well, but he doesn't deserve you." He released the boy. He landed on his knees grabbing his wounded throat. The dragon smiled at the girl. "If you ever change your mind I'll be waiting."

Sango turned and walked into the direction of the stream once more needing time alone.

"Its a regular romper room, I tell ya."

"Aren't you glad we decided to come along Chu. This has been the most entertainment I've seen in the last few years."

"That it is Rinku," Chu scratched his head and laughed. "I wonder who the shiela will end up with. I got dibs on Yurameshi."

"Thats not fair. He's done marked her and she confirmed her feelings. Only problem is he's an idiot." Rinku stomped his foot.

Touya laughed at the debate. Yep, this hunt was going to prove interesting.


Kurama tried to ignore the way Kagome had her arm wrapped around the hanyou. She was smiling at him in a way that made Kurama want to rip his face off.

"What are you doing here anyways?" She asked her first love.

"To warn you about Saburo, Naraku's offspring. And to teach you how to weild Tetsusiaga." He looked down at the woman he'd dreamed about for over five hundred years.

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