A Little Rivalry Goes A Long Way

Disclaimer :

I do not own any of the cool people in this story! (e.g. Miroku, Sango, Kohaku, etc.) I do, however, own Mieko. Wow, think of all the money I'm making! lol ...

"AHHHHHHHH!" Sango screamed, jerking out of bed. "I'm late! I'm late!" She quickly brushed her teeth and got dressed for work. In the kitchen, Kohaku was eating breakfast.

"Kohaku! Why didn't you wake me up for work?" Sango asked, attempting to brush out all her tangles.

"Sorry sis, but you looked like you needed a break. Beside, what's one day off work?" Kohaku said, drinking a glass of milk.

"Kohaku, how could you even - " Sango stopped talking and stared at the fresh scar on her younger brother's arm. "Kohaku, what happened to your arm?"

Kohaku immediately removed his arm from her view. "It's nothing. I tripped on the track yesterday in gym class."

"Aiiiii Kohaku, you got to be more careful." Sango said, grabbing her bag and folders. "Remember to lock the front door after you leave, ok?" Sango patted her younger brother on the head and handed him a five dollar bill. "Here, I'm running late, so you'll just have to buy a school lunch." She explained as she rushed out the door.

Kohaku sighed, sitting alone in the empty house. He should be used to it by now. Sango was always so busy ... busy ... busy. It's not that he doesn't love his older sister, but there are some things he just can't talk to her about. For instance, what's happening to him at school ...

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Miroku rubbed his sore eyes. So Mieko wasn't such a nice girl after all. He slowly inched his fingers for the phone. His fingers are probably the only parts of him that could move at the current time. He was way too tired and aching today to get any work done.

"Hello? ... Narosu? How's my favorite secretary doing this morning? ... Me? I'm not so well. In fact, I can't make it to work today ... Why? I think I caught a cold ... Of course, I'll take good care of myself ... I feel a little better already knowing that you care for me ... Yes, I'll see you soon babe ... Bye Bye."

Sighing, he put the phone back on the plug. A few more hours of rest wouldn't hurt. Making a mental note to go buy some aching cream when he woke up, Miroku fell into a deep slumber.

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Kohaku was walking home from school. So far, the day has been going pretty well. "Ouch!" He physically winched when he felt the rock hitting his neck. He knew what was coming next. Turning around, he faced the group of upper classmen boys. "What do you guys want?" He growled, trying to hide his fear.

Naraku, the oldest boy, yanked Kohaku by the arm. "Yesterday was so much fun, we decided to do it again." He said, shoving Kohaku into another boy. "C'mon Kohaku, why don't you fight back? Tsk. Tsk. This is what happens when you're raised by a weak girl."

Kohaku narrowed his eyes and clutched his fist. "Don't talk about my sister that way, you low life! She can beat you up any day." He swung his fist, with all his strength, aiming at the Naraku's face.

Naraku slowly wiped the blood from his mouth, surprised at first. Then, he laughed. "Is that all you got?" he taunted, "Grab him boys!"

Kohaku felt four strong arms grabbing him from behind. "Let me go!" He yelled, refusing to cry in front of them.

"Only if you beg for mercy." Naraku smiled, running his hand across Kohaku's face.

"In ... your ... dreams ... creep ..." Kohaku grunted and spitted on Naraku's face.

Naraku wiped off the spit and chuckled. "Ku Ku Ku, stupid stubborn brat! Didn't your parents teach you any manners?" Naraku laughed evilly. "Heh, I forgot, they probably died before they had the chance." Naraku raised his fist.

Kohaku closed his eyes waiting for the blow.

"STOP!" Miroku screamed! Kohaku slowly opened his eyes.

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Miroku was walking home from the pharmacy when he heard a scream. Walking into an empty parking lot, he saw six big guys, ready to pound on a little kid.

"Who are you?" Naraku glare at him.

"I'm only going to say this once. Let the kid go." Miroku said calmly, approaching Naraku until he was only three feet away.

"Or else wha-" BAM! Naraku flew back, hitting hard against the wall and was out cold.

"Anyone else want to play?" Miroku asked, smirking, eyeing each and every one of the boys.

"T .. thank you very much." Kohaku said, coming closer to Miroku.

Miroku smiled with closed eyes. "Are the rest of them gone yet?" He asked quietly.

"Yes, all of them except Naraku. He's unconscious." Kohaku explained.

"Thank goodness," Miroku exclaimed, "OUCHHHHHHHHH!" He cried out in pain. "My hand hurts like hell! Damn the guy, he got such a hard head." Miroku cradled his hand against his stomach. After a few second, he pulled out his aching cream from his pocket. "Ahhhh, how soothing!" He sighed as he applied it on his hand.

Kohaku raised an eyebrow at Miroku's sudden change. "Are you in a lot of pain?"

"No, I'm ok. I was in a, um, accident yesterday," Miroku said. "Man, at this rate, I'll starve to death. There's no way I can cook tonight," he muttered to himself.

Kohaku smiled. "Oh, you don't have to worry about that. Just come over to our house for the evening. My older sister is very nice. I don't think she would mind having you as a guest since you did saved me from getting beat up."

"No ... no ... I'll be ok on my own," Miroku paused, "wait, did you just say older sister?"

"Yes, she gets home from work pretty soon. I live in the ApeHigh apartment building." Kohaku said, pointing at the building.

"What a coincidence! I live in there too." Miroku shook his head in amazement. He was sure he knew all the girls in his apartment building.

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Sango groaned. What a tiring day at work! She was stuck in traffic the whole morning, and someone accidentally spilt coffee on her during lunch break. Her boss was in an especially cranky mood because his wife had kicked him out again. Men, what a waste of space on earth! The only good thing about her day was that she didn't have to see that pervert Miroku's face. Sango sighed and opened the door.

She gasped when she saw the man in her house, petting her cat, sitting on her couch. "Y... You!" She managed to choke out.

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Wow, this update took awhile, lol. School had restarted, and I'm so busy with homework and testes. No time to write! T . T Anyways, a big thanks to everyone who had reviewed !!! You guys are what keeps the story going! A special thank you to lilacks and AngelicFairy for reviewing both chapter one and two! You guys rock!

Take a minute to review if you're liking the story so far, ok? ^-^

By the way, how do you guys feel about putting some mir/san romance into this story, lol. It'll come eventually ......