A/n- Sugoi... I'm so glad all of you wanted a sequel! ^o^ I have been working on a story concept for the sequel, and I have an idea but I'm not sure if it'll end up like I want it to. Anyway, domo arigatou to all! ^_^ Also, if there are any gaps in posts, it's because of my color guard tryouts, and practices, and I still have stuff to make up when I was sick a few days ago. So, ja ne!

Disclaimer-"Inuyasha" belongs to Takahashi-sama. The concept of Betrayal is from Kaori and Nikki, but this fic is Nikki's.

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Nobody's Listening


Chapter One

I Belong To You

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Sango sighed as the third suitor asked for her hand in marriage. Since she returned to the Sengoku Jidai, more and more men have been asking to marry her. But she wouldn't dare let them try to win her heart. For it was already won, she knew. Miroku had it, and yet he still didn't return to claim his prize.

It had been two years. Two years that she hadn't seen a trace of him. She even set Kirara out to find him, and even the neko youkai hadn't found him. Sango was starting to worry - something that only occurred to her during the Shikon no Kakerra quest.

"Sango-sama, if you could, would you accept my request to marry you?" The suitor asked. Sango rolled her eyes. She shook her head. "Why the hell not?!" She raised an eyebrow at the suitor, Kira, and laughed.

"You don't get it, do you? None of you do! I already belong to someone, so why don't you leave me the hell alone?!" Sango blew up. "Tell all the others not to come!" Kira got up, and ran out. Sango sighed, before cracking up. She still had that power to put fear into a man's heart. She was afraid she lost the ability.

"Miroku... when are you going to return?" She whispered, before walking out of the hut she resided in.

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Somewhere around Edo*, a houshi sneezed. That houshi raised an eyebrow as he remembered the saying. 'Lovely Sango, are you thinking of me now?'

Miroku had matured more, if it were possible, in the last 2 years. His usual hairstyle, a ponytail at the base of his neck, was replaced with something shorter (a/n- imagine Touya from Card Captor Sakura's mixed with Aoshi from Rurouni Kenshin, that's what the haircut looks like). He stopped his usual "I-sense-a-dark-power-over-your-house" scheme, taking on as an actual priest.

It scared him, even.

"Hey, aren't you a priest?" A man asked, running up to him. "You are! Onegai, we are having troubles with the youkai! Two youkai have been attacking us! We need your help!" Miroku raised one hand to silence the man.

"I will need some time alone in this village," Miroku began.

"Hai, of course!" The man said. Suddenly, a woman ran up to Miroku. "One minute, onegai, sir Monk!" He started to speak furiously to the woman in a foreign tongue. Miroku caught pieces of it.

"Este sacerdote galante nos ayudará en luchar al demonio del scorpion.(1)," The man said. The woman looked at Miroku, with a huge grin on her face.

"¡Gracias(2)!" She said, and kissed the houshi on both cheeks. Miroku looked at the man.

"Oh, she's from another land. That's her custom," The man explained. Miroku nodded. "Will you need anything else, sir Monk?"

"Iie, demo if you hear anything out of the ordinary, do not come in. Who knows if this youkai is peaceful or not," Miroku said. The man let Miroku in, and every inhabitant left. Miroku walked through the village, and, purposely moving his staff in every direction to gain attention from the youkai, listened for any movement he could.

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"Demo, Kaede-sama, I don't want anyone else!" Sango denied. "Not even a swordsman who says he can protect me for life."

"Hai, I do not think he loves ye, either."

"None of them do. Tell me, what exactly do they see in me, Kaede-sama? Huh?" Sango asked, as she had a serving girl tie her obi.

"A strong woman who will bear strong sons," Kaede answered.

"Chauvinistic pigs," Sango muttered as she slipped on her shoes (a/n- I'm not really familiar with Japanese clothing...). Kaede chuckled as they went to see another suitor, a swordsman who came from Edo.

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Miroku heard the youkai before he saw it. And Kami-sama, he wished he hadn't. It was the ugliest thing he ever saw. It was huge, about ten feet high. It looked a lot like a scorpion, except it had the head of a human. (a/n- like in the Scorpion King) Miroku steadied himself for battle, and waited for the youkai to notice him. It did.

"Give... me... shikon..." The scorpion-youkai said, or hissed.

"How can I give something, when I don't even have it!" Miroku yelled.

"You lie... I feel it's power on you..." It denied. Miroku's eyebrows furrowed together. It was impossible. The Shikon no Tama was in Inuyasha's time.

"Impossible."

If it was visibly able to smirk, Miroku was probably sure that the youkai did. "Do not be so certain..."

"Leave this village," Miroku said, getting back to business. "Or else I'll have to force you."

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A/n- Sorry about the cliffhanger. I just haven't had enough sleep lately... and I still can't think of how to complete this chapter. ?_? If anyone has any ideas, could you please tell me? I'll give proper credit, of course.


(1) In Spanish, it translates to: "This gallant priest will aid us in fighting the scorpion demon."


(2) In Spanish, it translates to: "Thank you!"