MidniteHearts: Okay, here's the 2nd chapter. I hope you like it.

Chapter 2: Saturday Mornings

The following morning Kikyo was on the phone with Rin, discussing last night's event.

"So why did you leave early?" Kikyo asked.

"I just wasn't feeling well," Rin answered.

Kikyo, who had taken out a cigarette and lit it, said, "Yeah right, because if you were sick you would have stayed home."

Rin yawned. It was only nine o'clock and she had to be at work in two hours.

"So tell me what really happened," Kikyo urged.

Rin took a deep breath and said, "I saw someone...from high school."

"That's it?" Kikyo guessed.

Rin took in another deep breath and said, 'It was Sesshomaru."

Kikyo let out a gasp. "Really?"

Rin nodded as if her sister could see her.

"What did he want?" Kikyo eagerly asked.

"Nothing, I guess. It's just that seeing him after all these years, made me so mad," Rin said.

Kikyo agreed. "That is true. I mean he did dump you at Graduation," she teased and then laughed.

"Kikyo!" Rin was now pissed at her sister for even bringing that up.

Kikyo calmed herself from her laughing fit and said, "I'm only joking, chill out."

"I don't see how you can find that humorous," Rin stated in her defense.

Suddenly a doorbell rang and then someone knocked on Kikyo's door.

"Well I've gotta go, Rin," she announced. "But try to cheer up."

"Yeah, whatever," Rin said.

Kikyo disconnected the call, then went to go answer the door. Not to her surprise it was Koga, her ex-husband.

"What do you want?" she asked with annoyance.

He cleared his throat and then said, "I'm here to pick up Ryu."

Kikyo frowned, then opened the door wider to let him in.

"Remember,it's my turn tohave him," Koga reminded her.

Kikyo knew exactly of what he was talking about. A few years ago Kikyo had filed for a divorce because she was unhappy in her marriage. Koga also agreed. They both took joint custody for their son.

Kikyo was, who was still smoking her cigarette blew out a puff of smoke.

"I wish you wouldn't do that," Koga said. "You're setting bad example for Ryu."

Kikyo countered by saying, "I don't need you to tell me what to do. And besides, I never do it while he's around, and he never complains that he smells smoke. I'm a fine mother to my son."

"Our son," Koga quickly corrected.

Kikyo only rolled her eyes. "Ryu, come downstairs!"

A momnet later a seven year old boy descended down the steps. He had dark hair just like his parents, but he favored his mother's eyes, and his father's peach colored skin.

"Hey dad." He hugged his father. Then he looked at his mother. "Mom, did you pack all my things?"

Kikyo nodded her head. Ryu smiled and went to get his things. Koga and Kikyo stood in awkward silence. Soon Ryu returned.

"Let's go," he said, already heading for the door.

"Alright I'm coming," he said, just before giving his ex-wife a small grin to taunt her.

In return to that, Kikyo only waved it off, crushed out her cigarette then prepared to start her day.