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And thus begins the long awaited sequel. (Hey, this is sometime in the future, is it not?)

Just A Kiss 2: Revenge of the Exes

Naraku sat in his lair with a smirk as his apprentice worked the magic ball. Unlike his lazy familiars, scattered about the castle, Mieko seemed quite competent and capable. However, also unlike his familiars, Mieko was not bound to obey him nor to never betray him. Her will was, unfortunately, her own.

"Mieko, have you found that precious daughter of mine?" Naraku cooed in a tone he knew bothered Mieko to her very core.

Mieko hid her shiver with a tight smile. "Oh yes I have, Sensei. Kagome's in a dimension where humans and demons co-exist on a planet known as Earth."

Naraku broke into a grin, "Interesting."

"However, she seems to pose no threat to you on Earth," Mieko continued, starting to sound a little bored, "In fact, she doesn't even seem to intend to pose a threat to you. She's too happy there...she's even found herself a boyfriend."

Naraku's grin turned mischievous. "Happy, eh? Since there's nothing else to do, let's see if we can change that. Maybe that foolish prince can come in handy, after all. Where is he, by the way?"

Mieko moved her hands around the sphere. "He's back in our dimension, sitting in stupor and moping outside of his castle. It seems he was forcefully sent back without retrieving Kagome like he had hoped."

"Poor boy," Naraku's voice oozed sarcasm.

Mieko added, sounding even more bored, "He's even given up on her."

A light bulb struck Naraku. "Oh really? Let's see if we can change that. Mieko, I'm sure you know what to do."

Mieko broke into an evil grin, "Naturally, Sensei." And then the two broke into maniacal laughter. It's always so much fun to stir the pot.

...

Hojo sat just outside his castle.

"You, Hojo, are nothing but a selfish dumbass. Since you got here, all I've ever heard from you is what you want, never Kagome. Even now, despite your ideals of it being good for her, you're only dragging her off for your own benefit."

Inuyasha had been right. The way Hojo had been acting, it was no wonder Kagome cancelled their engagement and fallen for someone else. The way he had been, Hojo didn't deserve Kagome. He just hoped she was happy now.

"Prince Hojo? What are you doing here?"

Hojo looked up at the sound of a stranger's voice. Standing before him was a curvy, beautiful woman with wavy violet strands and enchanting, green eyes. Hojo thought to ask who she was, but the words disappeared from his mind as soon as they came. "Just thinking," he answered, his heart growing heavy at the thought of Kagome.

"Where's Princess Kagome? I thought you were going to bring her back with you..." the woman continued.

Hojo's heart grew heavier. "I couldn't. She wanted to stay there. Someone else had stolen her heart."

"Oh," the woman's voice carried sympathy for him. Then she lit up, "Then why don't you just steal it back?"

Hojo gawked at her. "I have no right to do any such thing! I was just selfishly imposing my own will on Kagome. It's no surprise she fell for another."

The woman tilted her head. "Well, it sounds to me like you've realized your mistake and changed. Doesn't that make you qualify once again to be her suitor?"

Hojo blinked and let the woman's words sink in. In an odd way, she was right. "Well, that doesn't matter because Kagome's happy with her new love."

"That may be true but she could definitely be happy with you if you tried," the stranger replied, "Besides, are you sure this new lover of hers, loves her as much as you do?"

Hojo blinked, having no clue as to what the stranger was talking about. "What do you mean?"

"Oh nothing, it's just I don't think anyone could be as devoted to Princess Kagome as you are," the stranger answered cryptically, "I'm Mieko by the way and I think it might be worth your while to try and get your princess back."

Suspicion flared up in Hojo's mind but not for more than a second. "But...I don't know how to get back to her..."

Mieko broke into a grin, "I do." She opened a portal right beside her. "Step in, Prince Hojo. Step in and take back your princess."

Her voice seemed to have a hypnotic melody to it. Hojo stepped through the portal, repeating the words, "Take back my princess."

When Hojo stepped through, he found himself on the street that led to the school, if his memory served.

"How dare that bitch take my Inuyasha away from me." He overheard a mutter from a somewhat familiar voice. He turned to found the angry, muttering form that was, if he remembered correctly, Kikyo.

"Um...are you talking to yourself?" Hojo asked, in a worried tone.

Kikyo blinked, not aware that someone was there. (It might have been because Hojo appeared out of nowhere). "Aren't you Kagome's fiance?"

"Ex-fiance," Hojo added with a hint of disdain.

Kikyo lit up and a vicious grin spread on her face. "Then we might be in position to work together..."

Hojo blinked, "What do you mean?"

"Don't you wanna get Kagome back?" Kikyo asked, "I know I want Inuyasha back."

"But isn't Inuyasha happy with Kagome?" Hojo asked, surprised at this woman's selfishness. She sounded like the way Hojo used to be.

Kikyo hesitated for a moment, knowing that Hojo was right. "Yeah but he had been happy with me until she came around. I've been with Inuyasha for years and it wasn't until she popped out of nowhere and started planting ideas in his head that he had ever complained about me. Sometimes we argued, granted, but he had never wanted to break up with me! Then Kagome comes out nowhere and snatches him from right under my nose! Not only is it not fair but it's not right! I love Inuyasha and I know he belongs where he's always been, by my side and not hers."

Hojo was surprised at the conviction in Kikyo's voice. "Wow..."

Kikyo's voice went frail for a second, "We were together for years, for years. I thought we had a future together; marriage, kids, the whole shebang and then Kagome...Kagome ruined that, talking like she knows a thing about me. It's not fair..."

Hojo felt empathy for Kikyo in that moment because, although not exactly the same, his own situation was similar in that he had been working for Kagome's affections for years and then Inuyasha popped out of nowhere and won her heart seemingly overnight.

He also knew that even if he didn't help Kikyo out, she would definitely stop at nothing to see Inuyasha back at her side. So when (and if) Inuyasha went back to Kikyo, Kagome would need someone. Hojo would be that someone.

"Okay..." Hojo replied, "I'll help you."

Kikyo grinned and they shook hands. "This is the start of a beautiful friendship."

Any of you who are waiting on Falling Star, let me tell you I'm working on it. It's just it took so long for Kagome's song to write itself. And now it's not working with the chapter. I was hoping to finish Falling Star by the end of August, but I think I'll have to move that deadline until school starts again for me, September 7th.

Till then, try to be content with what I can update, kay?

And, to my Just A Kiss fans, sorry for the wait.

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