Chapter 2: Peace is Shattered


Wai! I got reviews! Arigato gozaimasu!. I can see how the omakes might get your hopes up for the next chapter. Maybe I'll just publish both at the same time! I finally saw Part 4 (eps. 57-74) Episode 65 was really funny! Actually a lot of the episodes had a lighter tone to them than the ones in Part 3. No offense to all the Kikyo and Inuyasha supporters, but episode 48 was SAD! (I cried for Kagome, boo hoo) Well onwards with the story!

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"Nee, I'm hungry!" Shippo proclaimed, "Can we eat?" Shippo began expressively patting his stomach, which promptly growled.
"Don't worry Shippo-chan, hang in there! We'll get some food soon." Kagome said encouragingly to the small and hungry kitsune youkai. Inuyasha growled.

"Feh woman! We can't be stopped in our search to get some food! And you weakling, you should be ashamed to call yourself a demon! I'm not hungry!" Inuyasha argued. Five seconds later his stomach growled.
"Ah, Inuyasha! No fair! You're hungry too!" Shippo said pointing at his stomach.
"No I'm not!" Inuyasha protested, his stomach growling even louder, "We're not stopping! Wench, get to work detecting the shikon shards." That was the last straw for Kagome.

"OSOUWARI!"
Inuyasha met the dirt for the second time that morning, since before he had made her mad and she had shouted 'osouwari' then as well.
"We are stopping Inuyasha! We all are hungry, and you are too although you won't admit it." Kagome said stubbornly. Inuyasha was about to protest but was confronted by Kagome's face, which instantly scared him.

Sango had been watching the spectacle as usual. It never ceased to amuse her how those two could argue over the tiniest things, and still keep on arguing. She had momentarily forgotten about Miroku who had lapsed into an unusual silence. Usually he made some comment about Inuyasha and Kagome or piped in the argument himself, but he wasn't talking. Sango adverted her gaze to his direction.

Miroku was staring ahead of himself, straight ahead, slack-jawed and eyes widened. He looked extremely shocked. He was frozen to the spot. Sango slowly turned her head in the direction where he was staring to see what had him so rifled. Coming down the path ahead of them was a woman.
'It figures.' Sango sighed to herself.

The woman was ordinary, there wasn't anything earth-shattering about her, yet she was extremely beautiful. She walked daintily in a womanly way, very much unlike Sango. She had long raven locks of hair neatly combed and clean. Sango wistfully tugged her own dark brown hair. She had never really minded it, but right now it was feeling pretty petty compared to the woman's hair. She had large expressive green eyes, a forest green color with a frosty glare from the sun in them. Her lips were apple red and her cheeks were rosy as well.

She was wearing an ice blue silk kimono which was very detailed and looked like it would have cost a lot. Sango stared on as well as Miroku, immediately jealous of her. Of course Miroku would be in love with her for awhile, and ask to bear her child, that was inevitable. Sango prepared herself, trying to keep her outward emotions inside of herself.

Miroku was still standing there as if he were frozen to the spot, still unmoving. Then the woman began walking towards them. Sango wondered why, maybe she needed directions somewhere. Good luck there, they certainly had no idea where they were going. Then the woman would have to deal with Miroku's lecherous antics. The woman took a double take at what seemed to be Miroku, and began running towards them.

She finally reached them, however she was out of breath.
"Sumimasen, Demo, anata wa Miroku ka?" she asked politely in a light slightly ringing voice.
"H-hai." Miroku stuttered, finally snapping out of his trance.
"Miroku-kun! It's really you! It's me, Su-chan!" she said excitedly, a radiant smile lighting her face.
"Su-chan?" Miroku said incredulously, seeming a little doubtful, yet hopeful.
"It's really you? I haven't seen you in ages!" he said, surprisingly excited as well, "At least I haven't seen you since otou-san died." his face darkening a bit.
"Miroku-kun! I missed you so much! You've done a lot of growing!" Su-chan said looking him over, and winking.
"So have you." Miroku replied, unusually no traces of lechery.


Everyone stared at the spectacle, surprised. Who was this woman that Miroku knew? He obviously knew her, that's for sure. They talked like old friends, maybe that's what they were. Sango didn't know, for all she knew, it could be an old lover or something of the sort. She felt a pang of jealousy.
'Why should you be jealous? Think reasonably.' she scolded herself. Then she thought it over. Miroku had said that he had last seen her when his father died, so he must have been younger. They probably were friends, and nothing more. Sango felt a little relieved.

Finally Su-chan or so Miroku called her actually acknowledged the rest of them.
"Ah, gomen naisai! I should introduce myself. My name is Haitriya Subaruta. You can call me Su-chan however, everyone does. Am I right to presume that you are all Miroku-kun's traveling companions?" she asked completely polite. Sango sighed. This girl was perfect in every way, there was no competition there, the pinnacle of politeness and beauty, a complete lady.

Kagome stepped forward recovering first.
"Nice to meet you! I am Higurashi Kagome, demo, you can call me Kagome. I'm dressed a little differently, because I'm from another world." Kagome said sweatdropping slightly. She had no idea how this person would take her far fetched story.
"Ah! From another world! Amazing!" Su-chan said her eyes lighting up. Kagome gave a sigh of relief. Now she had to tackle introducing the rest of the crew to Su-chan.

Kagome then pointed to Inuyasha.
"This is Inuyasha, he's a hanyou. He may seem mean, but really he isn't, he's a kind person at heart." she said hoping that the girl would buy that as well. Su-chan nodded understandingly.
"Feh Kagome! You make me sound like a damn pansy! When in the seven hells have I been nice!" Inuyasha grumbled.

"Osouwari." Kagome muttered. That was the third time that day. Inuyasha really was irritating Kagome today. Kagome recomposed herself, trying calm down from bashing Inuyasha over the head and sitting him again. At this point everyone was sweat dropping. Sango smiled to herself. She always found it amusing when they argued like this.

Kagome finally continued on pointing to Shippo, who was currently rolling around from hunger.
"This is Shippo. He is a kitsune youkai, but harmless and very kawaii. He came with us because his father was killed by other demons."
"Awww! He's so adorable! That's so sad!" Su-chan whimpered. Shippo ignored it, still rolling around on the ground, hungry.

Finally Kagome got around to Sango who had been wondering if she was even going to introduce her.
"This is Sango, she's a youkai taijiya. Her village was destroyed because of Naraku, and her family killed. We are all after Naraku, most of us for revenge of some sort." Kagome finished taking a long deep breath.

"Naraku! That bastard! It's his fault my mother's dead." Su-chan spat.
"Well, it's understandable why you want to kill him, he's scum." she then lightened up.
"Okay, I might as well travel with you. I need revenge against Naraku as well. He can't be allowed to live. It was brutal and he killed her in front of us. Anyway, it's better traveling in a group than by yourself, a lot safer." Su-chan explained to everyone.

"It's far too dangerous, wench, you'll get killed. You can't keep pace with us. We know him better than you, we've been fighting him for ages." Inuyasha loudly remarked. Miroku was going to speak up as well, but then she darted quickly, a fast blur, and five seconds later he was pinned to the tree by two darts.

"Don't worry, I can fight." Su-chan explained. Sango sickened a little even more jealous. Although Sango knew the girl was pretty, she thought that she wouldn't be able to go with her, that she was like Koharu and would have to go back to where she came from. 'Gah, the girl is perfect in every way.' Sango thought to herself. Ah, envy was like a sickness, it really made you feel sick.

"But, are you sure you want to do something rash like this? I mean it's dangerous, and you could get killed so easily." Kagome spoke up worriedly.
"Yes, I have to. I don't have a choice anyway." Su-chan said. Then she glanced at Miroku's hand.
"You have to get Naraku because of the Air Rip, right?" Su-chan inquired.
"Yes, but there is no need for you to risk your life." Miroku replied.
"Miroku, I don't have a choice." Su-chan said seriously.
"Of course you do. Your father would forgive you if you didn't kill Naraku." answered Miroku.
"Demo, I'm sixteen now." Su-chan said with a very serious expression on her face.
"So?" Miroku said, confused.
"So?! We're engaged!"
The color slowly drained from Miroku's face just as Sango's heart shattered.

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Duh, duh, duh! What happens next? Don't worry, I'll update soon. I saw the trailers for the second Inuyasha movie, it looks so cool! You just download them at the official movie site, it looks like it will be interesting! Well, I have to go! Ja ne!