Well, I didn't get many reviews for my last chapter, but at least I know that you like it from all the hits and faves and follows I got. I'm guessing you're waiting for this chapter to see where my ideas are going.

Disclaimer: (see first chapter)

Goemon frowned when Sasuke cheered happily. Why did she chose that monkey over him? He was Iga's number one! She should have chosen him instead! He was better than that loathe. Walking over to Sango, he grabbed her arm and swung her around to face him. "Why did you pick Sasuke?!"

Sango snatched her arm from the redhead's tight grip, grimacing when his nails scratched her slightly. "Cause I wanted to. And before you even ask, I did not pick you because, I don't like perverts." She turned to look over at Sasuke, who was beaming happily down at her. Walking over to him, she grabbed his hand. "Let's go." Before leaving with the younger Koga ninja, Sango glanced at her sister. "Kagome, be safe. We will see each other again in Iga. I swear."

Kagome simply ran over to the brunette and hugged her tightly, tears brimming in her eyes. "Yes, Big sis. We will see each other again. Even if I have to defeat Nobunaga Oda myself. I will be with you again."

"You can count on it, Little sis."

Sasuke shot Goemon a cheeky look as he squeezed Sango's hand tighter. "No doubt that it's because I have the best manners towards Sango."

Hanzo narrowed his eyes at Sasuke. The young Koga ninja was acting too familiar with the elder princess, but decided to let it pass. He moved over to Kagome and gently placed his hand on her shoulder. When she looked up at him with those large blue eyes of hers, he said, "Come Princess. We must go our separate ways."

Kagome nodded. "This is not goodbye." she said to Sango.

"It's see you later." the elder sister smiled as she waved.

As the younger princess and Hanzo disappeared from the sight of the others, Sasuke immediately threw his arms around Sango's shoulders and hugged her tightly. The elder Ninja Princess blushed and scampered out of his hold. She ran over to Kotaro and hid behind him.

"I ask you to stop doing that so suddenly!"

Kotaro gave the princess a cool look. "Princess Sango, if Sasuke acts up, kill him."

Sango shot him a look that blatantly said that she might if he kept embracing her so suddenly without her permission. While he was cute enough, Sango did not even know if he was younger than her or not. Saizo already made it clear that Sasuke was younger than him and the elder Koga ninja looked her age!

Sasuke frowned. "That's harsh coming from you!" he bit out. "Besides, Sango and I will be spending a lot time together alone!"

At those words, the chief priest walked down the steps and approached his adopted granddaughter, taking hold of her arm. In a hushed voice, he said, "Sango, may I speak with you alone."

Sango blinked. "Of course, Grandfather." She announced her departure to her bodyguards and walked with the chief priest. She vaguely wondered what he wanted to speak with her about. Was there something else that she needed to know about? Sango already accepted the fact that she was a princess and was the symbol of unity for the Ninja. What more was there to talk about?

Soon they approached an open clearing in the vast garden of the shrine, when her grandfather turned around with a stern look in his eye. "Sango, you and Kagome are the symbol of unity. You cannot be engaging in any type of inappropriate relationships."

"Inappropriate relationships?" Sango repeated, her mouth slacked open. "What the hell are you talking about Grandfather?" Surely he did not mean that she would do something with Sasuke while they were traveling together. Okay, the younger ninja had a little crush on her. The feeling was not mutual. Cute as he may be, Sango was not interested in him.

The chief priest rubbed his balding head. "I understand that you are a capable young woman, Sango. But this Sasuke, boy, he is hot-blooded and full of energy." He coughed behind his hand to hide his embarrassment and shifted his eyes away from Sango's. "And you are still an unwed girl. Even if Sasuke tries to woo you, you must stay resolute and refuse."

Sango tilted her head to the side. 'Is Sasuke really such a wild animal?'

"What are you whispering about?" Sasuke's voice drifted over the trees before he landed beside Sango with a wide grin.

"Sasuke!" the princess squeaked when he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. She struggled in his hold before shoving her elbow into his stomach. "Enough!" she roared, her cinnamon colored eyes narrowed. "Grandfather! I'm fine! I can handle him on my own!" She raised her arm and jabbed it in Sasuke's ribs. "See!"

The younger Koga ninja grimaced at the blow to his side. For such a small woman, Sango sure did hit hard! Grinning even further, he decided that she was even more cute than before! Placing his hand on her shoulder, he waited for her to look up at him. "Nobunaga's base is in this town. We'll go through the mountain." Flashing her a smile, he continued, "Don't worry. With me scouting, we'll be okay. Let's have a good time traveling, Sango." he playfully bonked her on the head.

Sango scowled up at him and swatted his hand away. "See you later, Grandfather."

The elder Ninja Princess wiped the sweat off her brow and glared up at the sun. It was so hot on this mountain and the beaming sunlight was not helping. Sango growled when her bangs stuck to her damp forehead and swipe them away. She glanced up at Sasuke and saw that he had not even broke into a sweat and was not even breathing heavy! That's not fair! They've been hiking none stop for three hours now! How come he was not tired!

"That is so unfair!" she mumbled under her breath.

Sasuke looked back at the princess after hearing her soft voice and finally noticed that she was sweating profusely. "Sango..." he called out her name as he rushed to her side, "Could it be that you're getting tired?"

Sango crossed her arms over her chest and lifted her nose in the air. She was not about to look like a weak damsel in distress. "No, I am not! I'm fine!" marching past the tall ninja, she walked ahead of him and deeper into the mountain forest. "Huh? Kyaah!" Sango screamed when Sasuke suddenly scooped her up and threw her over his shoulder. She punched him in the back. "Put me down! I can walk myself!"

The Koga ninja chuckled and refused to put the princess down. "Geez," he sighed as he raised his face to the sky. "If you're tired, just let me know straight up."

Pouting, Sango crossed her arms the best that she could in this position. Soon her got fed up with his long ponytail tickling her nose and swiped it out-of-the-way and tossed it over his shoulder. Seeing that he was not about to put her down, she settled for counting the stitches in his scarf when she noticed something. I never noticed how built Sasuke's shoulders are. I barely fit over one of them. She glanced up at his face and a small blush warmed her cheeks. He's cute, but manly close up. She gasped when he suddenly tighten his grip on her waist.

"Hold on tight!" He sprung up on the balls of his feet and landed in a tree. Once he got his footing, Sasuke began running through the foliage at break-neck speed.

Sango covered her face with her hands as her hair blew all over the place. How can he move so fast? How come the tree branches don't break under their combined weight? How can he run as it he was light as the wind? Is this what it means to be a ninja? A sudden wave of giddiness overcame the Princess and she broke out in a giggle fit. They were going so fast that she was elated. She wanted to go faster. "Run faster, Sasuke!" Sango cheered.

"Wow." Sasuke commented. "Sango, you're good. Most women would have started crying by now!"

She shot him a cheeky look. "Well, I'm not like most women. Besides, I know that you wouldn't drop me!"

Sasuke returned to look with one of his own as he picked up speed and tightened his hold on Sango's waist. "Just what I've come to expect from the love of my life!"

"What?" Sango squeaked as a blush turned her cheeks pink. She blinked when Sasuke suddenly stopped moving, the tree branch creaking under their weight. "Uhm... What is it?"

The Koga ninja said nothing as he let her slide off his shoulder. But before she would utter another word, he quickly covered her mouth with his hand. He gave her a hard look that screamed danger. "Keep it down!" he whispered fiercely in her ear. Slowly, he reached for his kunai pouch. Then a monkey howled loudly and swung from the tree above them. "A monkey?" Sasuke said.

Sango giggled from behind his hand and pointed up above them where three monkey were sitting staring at them. Her merry laughter spilled forth the moment Sasuke removed his hand from her mouth. "You got me all surprised over a few monkeys!" She laughed even harder.

Sasuke blushed and rubbed the back of his head. "What the hell?!" he sighed as he shot the monkeys a small half-hearted glare. "Stupid. Don't scare me like that." He picked Sango back up and tossed her over his shoulder and began running again. "Alright. Let's go."

Another giggled left Sango's lips when she noticed the primates following them a safe distance. "Sasuke, it looks like you've made some friends."

"Hmph." Sasuke said grumpily before cracking a sly grin. "Those monkeys must have fallen in love with you, too."

Sango frowned before pinched the tall man in the side. "That's not funny!" She crossed her arms over her chest. She began to wonder why Sasuke always brought up "love" when they were speaking. Surely, he did not fall in love with her? He barely knew her! They just met today for heaven's sake! Her grandfather's words echoed through her mind. Perhaps it was true. Sasuke may try to woo her while they were traveling together.

Sasuke spotted a small stream up ahead and grinned widely. "Look, Sango! There's a river! We can take a break there!" Running full speed towards the rocky terrain that housed the water, he leapt from the tree tops. Sasuke landed squarely on his feet and placed Sango down. The princess wobbled on her feet, her head spinning from going so fast for so long. Seeing her sway, Sasuke immediately began to panic and quickly caught her in his arms when she tipped over.

The princess blushed deeply at how close his face was to hers. This was the first time, she's ever been so close to a man outside of her family before. Why was is that this man was taking all her firsts? He was so close that she could see the faint scars on the right side of his face. She was mesmerized by them. Sango wanted to touch them. Before she realized what she was doing, her fingers were tracing over the slightly raised skin. Gasping at what she done, she quickly drew her hand back. "I'm sorry!" Sango jumped away from Sasuke and stood nervously near a large rock.

"No. It's fine. No need to apologize for something like that, dude." Sasuke said as he rubbed his scars gently.

"What?"

He gave her a sweet smile that made his emerald colored eyes sparkle in the sunlight. "Sango, I'll always be there for you when you're about to fall." he moved closer and grabbed her hand and placed it back on his scars. "And if you wanna touch them, just ask. I don't mind."

Sango withdrew her hand and held them close to her chest. "By the way, Sasuke. How old are you?"

Sasuke tilted his head to the side. "I'm seventeen."

The Princess jaw dropped open. He was a whole year younger than her and he was already so tall! Life was so unfair! Crossing her arms over her chest, Sango huffed. It just was not fair! Why do guys alway have to shoot up like trees! Why can she not grow a few more inches? She peeked over at Sasuke, who was still looking at her with a confused expression. Even though he's younger than me, he's really helpful. I'm glad that he's around.

"I'm going to wash up at the river." he announced. "So just wait here."

Sango nodded and sat down on a rock. "Okay." She watched as Sasuke walked over to river before tilted her head back and closing her eyes. Sango took in the peaceful surroundings as a small smile curled at her lips. It as such a nice place for them to relax. There were no other noises other than the river and the wind. It was just her and Sasuke. Thinking back, this was the first time she was ever alone with a boy. Dammit. That's another first he stole. she growled mentally before a small giggle left her throat.

Suddenly a monkey howled loudly and the three monkeys from earlier jumped from the trees. Sango was so shocked to see the primates that she jumped from her spot on the rock and fell on the ground. Rubbing her sore bottom, she glared at the cause of it. "Those monkeys came all the way after us?" She could not help but to crack a smile when the monkey suddenly began making weird gestures and howling like crazy. "What's that you say? Tsuneo fell down a well?" She blinked when the primate sudden walked over to her and placed a persimmon in her hand. "Aww." she cooed. "Thank you."

The monkey howled and jumped on Sango's shoulders and began to groom her hair. It pulled the ribbon that held the long locks up and dug its fingers through the silky tresses.

"Uhm..." The princess said, confused. "Thanks. I suppose I should repay the favor." Looking around to make sure no one was watching, Sango pulled the monkey off her shoulders and began to scratch his back. Sasuke's loud laughter reached her ears and Sango immediately stopped what she was doing. "Sasuke?"

Sasuke grinned as he stood next to Sango. "You sure are funny!" he laughed. "Monkeying around, are you?" he began to laugh even harder, doubling over with his merriment. "Oh my stomach!"

Sango scowled at him for laughing at her when she finally noticed his state of undress. Blushing brighter that a cherry, she averted her eyes to the rocks. "Sasuke, why are you naked!" she stole a peek at his body and saw the well-defined muscles that were hidden under his clothes as well as the many scars that decorated his arms, chest, and abdomen.

The Koga ninja looked down at his unclothed body and grinned sheepishly. "I decided to take a proper bath down by the river.

Damn him! This is another first for me! I've never seen a man's body so close before! Sango's blush deepened as she covered her eyes with her hands. Why could she not look away? Why was Sasuke so damn good-looking?! He's making it hard for her to be resolute and refuse him! She was the Ninja Princess for God's sake!

Sasuke cracked another smile when he saw the primate placed its furry hand on the princess's shoulder. "Sango, you look like you're old friends with that monkey!"

Sango growled under her breath. "The only monkey here is you." She huffed and crossed her arms over her chest and looked away from him. "And here I was about to share this persimmon with you." She jumped when suddenly a warmth covered her back and when she looked up, Sasuke was towering over her with a small smile on his face. "No matter how much you beg, I'm not sharing." she tried to scoot away from him, but he had wrapped his arms around her waist to prevent that.

"I'm sorry for teasing you, Sango." he whispered in her ear. "Please share the persimmon with me."

"Okay! I'll share!" she squeaked."Just stop whispering like that in my ear. It tickles!" Sango reached inside the sleeve of her kimono and pulled out her hidden blade and began to cut up the bright red-orange fruit. She picked up a piece and offered it to the tall ninja. "Here."

Sasuke leaned forward and took the fruit with his mouth. He grazed his teeth over Sango's delicate fingers as his lips brushed against her skin softly. He sat back up with a wide smile and looked at the princess's blushing face. "Wow, this persimmon is delicious." he said smoothly before leaning back down for another piece. This time he touched her palm with his tongue, swiping it across the width of it. "Your fingers are delicious too, Sango."

Sango turned even redder at his words and all but shoved the rest of the persimmon into his hands. "That's enough silliness!" She emphasised her words with a solid punch to his right arm. Sango cringed a bit. It was like punching a brick wall. "I'm older than you!"

"You may be older, but if then why do you turn so red?" Sasuke asked as he touched her hot cheeks. He leaned in closer when she back away from him shyly. "Sango?" he said her name in a questioning tone and watched as she turned even redder. His green eyes widened, "Could it be that..." he trailed off. Sasuke grabbed her chin and made her look at him. "Sango, are you a virgin?"

He should have expected the solid uppercut that Sango bestowed upon him. After asking such an embarrassing question, Sasuke should have known that she would have hit him. But damn that had hurt! He rubbed his sore jaw tenderly as a smile tilted at his lips. "Wow! You're a virgin, Sango!"

Sango blushed even deeper as steam practically shot out of ears. "Shut up! Quit saying it out loud!" she stood to her feet and pointed an angry finger at the boy. "It's not like you aren't one!"

Sasuke chuckled as he tended to his swelling jaw, soothing it with the cool water of the river. "Actually, I'm pretty experienced in the art of love." he flashed her a small grin. "For ninjas, learning about women is all part of training. Seduction can be a great help when trying to get information for enemies. You're not surprised, are you?"

Shaking her head, Sango denied his accusation as she sat back down. Of course she knew that seduction was an essential part of becoming a ninja. She had heard it from many of the older women of the village that they wished some rogue ninja would use them for practice. She just hoped that Sasuke was not like that. Even if she was older than him by a full year, the Koga ninja was more mature than her in some ways.

"We're still ahead of schedule, so let's take a break." he suggested as he sat down next to her. Not a second after he sat down, Sasuke placed his head snugly on Sango's lap. He grinned when she blushed even darker and exclaimed a loud protest. "What'dya mean? I'm taking a nap!"

Sango stared in disbelief when the tall ninja snuggled deeper in her lap. "Why are you using my lap as a pillow?" she exclaimed. But she did not get an answer back. Looking down she saw that he had already fallen asleep, his breath coming out in even puffs. She rolled her eyes. He may be more mature than me in the aspect of sex, but he's still a child! Her eyes found their way back to his face and noticed how angelic he looked while sleeping. She giggled when he mumbled something in his slumber. "You're so cute, Sasuke."

They sat like that for a while until an urge tugged at Sango's bladder. She really had to go and relieve herself. It pained her to wake Sasuke because he was sleeping so peacefully, but her body had other plans. Shaking him gently, she said, "Wake up, Sasuke."

"Hmm." he mumbled. "What is it?"

Not feeling like telling him her embarrassing business, Sango moved his head off her lap and stood to her feet. "I'm heading down to the riverside for a few minutes."

"Riverside?" he blinked sleepily and yawned. "You gotta pee or something?" He should have expected the hard slap that innocent question got him.

Sango huffed and walked away from the Koga ninja. "Insensitive jerk!"

Sasuke jumped to his feet and rushed over to the princess and grabbed arm. "It's too dangerous. Go somewhere closer."

Snatching her arm back, the elder princess gave him a defiant glare. "Fine." Sango walked over to the nearby shrubbery. She did not feel comfortable with having Sasuke so close when she had to go. So she snuck off a little further into the forest. The princess searched for a good place to relieve her aching bladder until she found a large oak tree. After relieving the pain in her bladder, Sango felt better and started back down the path she took.

"Hey, over there! You, woman?" a rough voice called out.

Sango turned around and saw dozens of ninjas dressed in blue. Her back stiffened when they approached her with wary eyes. One of them tipped her chin up with a kunai and she could have sworn she saw his lips turn up in a cruel smile beneath his mask.

"What's a young woman doing in the mountains?" he asked coolly. The ninja drug the cool metal blade down her neck and pressed down lightly. "You'd better speak the truth, lest you forfeit your life!" He smirked at the fear that was carefully hidden in her large cinnamon eyes. "You wouldn't be one of the Princesses, would you?"

The Ninja Princess suddenly slapped the hand holding the knife and stomped on the man's foot. The kunai clatter to the floor and she made a wild grab for it. Once she retrieved the item, Sango saw that she was surrounded by the three ninja. The princess held the knife in a threatening manner, adrenaline pumping through her veins. Suddenly a shuriken flew through the air and embedded itself in the arm of one of the opposing ninja.

"Who threw that?"! the man demanded, ripping the star-shaped blade from his arm.

Sasuke jumped from the tree he was in and kicked the man on the head, sending him flying back. He then stuck out his tongue at the other opponents when they asked if he was a ninja. Flashing them an angry look, he said, "You bastards had better not lay a finger on this girl."

"What are you saying, you disrespectful little punk?"

The tall Koja ninja grinned and ducked into an offensive stance. "Why don't you come and see how much of a little punk I am?" he taunted them with the come hither gesture. He quickly grabbed Sango by the waist and dodged the kunai the opposing ninja threw at him by jumping in a tree. "Come on! This way!" he carried the elder princess in his arms as he bounces through the trees. The other ninjas were baffled by his speed. They immediately began to throw shuriken at them. Sasuke nimbly dodged all the sharp projectiles. "You guys suck! Where are you aiming?"

Curling his fists into a tight balls, he called out, "One Hundred Monkey Mountain Hell!"

Sango felt a drop of sweat form on her brow at the name of Sasuke's special move. What kind of name is that? she blinked when she was suddenly surrounded by at least a hundred other Sasuke. Sango was amazed that the Koga ninja even knew such a high level of ninjitsu. And it seemed that the other ninja were as well.

"Amazing cloning technique. You must be Sasuke Sarutobi of Koga?"

The Sasuke holding her close grinned. "I'm a famous person in these parts too, huh?"

The ninja in blue growled loudly. "Dammit! Climb that tree and capture him!" With those words the opposing ninja jumped up to the top of the tree. "Sasuke Sarutobi! Prepare yourself!" they brandish their kunai, the black knives gleaming in the sunlight.

"Yeah right!" Sasuke taunted as he set Sango down on her feet. "You're the one that needs time to prepare!" He dashed towards his opponents in a storm of blades until he had them clinging for their lives at the edge of the cliff. He grinned cheekily. "I hope you guys get along well at the bottom of this waterfall!" he then used a kunai to stab their gasping hands, making the fall.

Sango was amazed that he managed to defeat both of those ninja so easily. But something was off. Weren't there three of them? Her eyes grew in size when she spotted the third ninja, the one Sasuke threw the shuriken at, slowly approach the Koga ninja with a kunai drawn. "Sasuke, get down!" she screamed as she threw the blade in her hand. Time seemed to slow down as Sasuke quickly moved out-of-the-way of the kunai Sango had thrown and watched it embed itself in the blue ninja's forehead.

"Wow..." he said breathlessly. "You're amazing! Truly the Princess of the Ninja!" Sasuke walked over to her and hugged her tightly to his chest. "You're not hurt, are you?" he smiled when she shook her head. "Those thugs were from the Hachisuka clan. Traitors to their own kind. They support Nobunaga!"

The princess blinked in confusion. "Even though Nobunaga hate ninjas?"

Sasuke nodded solemnly. "He hates them, but he knows he has to use them to win," He pointed to the thick forest around them. "In this mountain terrain, samurai are at a big disadvantage."

Sango's eyes turned dark as her anger began to consume her. She lowered her head so that her long dark brown bangs hid her face. "He's resorted to using my people. He's pulling out all the stops." Sango looked up at Sasuke with hot tears brimming in her eyes. "Is he seriously trying to exterminate every last ninja? Weren't killing my parents good enough for him! Why do we deserve to die because Nobunaga Oda is such a coward?"

The Koga ninja placed his hands on the princess's shoulder and pulled her even closer to him. "No one knows. That's why we are going to stop him. You and your sister will be the ones who help aid us in this war." He smiled when Sango nodded. "But back to business." his voice was mischievous at best. He raised his hand and slapped her in the middle of her forehead.

"What was that for, you jerk!" Sango said angrily and threw a punch at his face.

Sasuke frowned at her. "What were you doing so far away from me?!" he said back just as angrily and caught her fist in his hand.

The princess scowled at her bodyguard. "Well, I'm sorry for trying to find a quiet spot to piss!"

"Geez." the tall ninja sighed and placed his hand on his forehead. "You are now officially forbidden from leaving my side!" he grabbed her hand and pulled her close to his side.

Sango struggled in his hold, hissing. "You can't do that!"

Sasuke merely grinned and held her even tighter. He laughed when she began to hit him with her tiny fists. "I'm only doing this because I care!" he chuckled when she suddenly stopped with a bright red blush highlighting her cheeks, "Good girl." he cooed and playfully tousled her loose hair.

"Uhm..." the princess said suddenly as she remembered that Sasuke had yet to put his clothes back on. He only had a towel wrapped around his waist. Her face heated up even more as she struggled to move her body away from his. "Sasuke! Put some clothes on already!"

The Koga ninja laughed and hugged her even closer. "But I like being naked!"

Sango scowled as her face felt like it was about to explode! "Let go of me, you monkey! Besides being naked makes you most vulnerable!" she finally freed her hand and was about to smack it across Sasuke face when he suddenly placed his head in the crook of her neck.

"It makes me the most vulnerable to you, Sango." he said softly as he held her closely. "Come on, baby."

Baby? Who the hell is he calling baby! Before she knew it, Sango had slapped Sasuke right across the face!

Later that night when they had camped up for the night, Sango unrolled her sleeping mat. She blinked when a small slip of paper fluttered to the floor. Picking it up, she read the contents of the letter.

Our journey has begun! I'll protect you no matter what, Sango! So stick close and you'll be okay! Just don't be surprised if I assault you at night!

P.S. You sure can hit hard!

Sasuke.

Sango rolled her eyes and put the letter away in her bag. If he thought she could hit hard now, let him try to attack her in her sleep. The Ninja Princess would show him just how hard she could hit!

And that's the first chapter between Sango and Sasuke! I hope you like what I did and the small changes I made to fit Sango's character. She's depicted to be a strong character in Inuyasha and let's face it the MC in SWD: Ninja love was kind of weak. Anyway! Next up, we'll see how Kagome and Hanzo are holding up!

Ja ne

~Kirei Ai Tenshi