Chapter Two: Who's she?

They all woke up the next morning to see Miroku sleeping with an unknown demon. Miroku woke up minutes later to see everyone staring at him, except Inu-Yasha and Kirara. Inu-Yasha was smirking, Kirara looked bored. Miroku shook Kiku. "Wake up." He whispered. Kiku awoke and saw three people staring at her. "The members of your group?" she guessed quietly. Miroku nodded and stood. Kiku stayed for a few seconds, then she stood with him. "Miroku, who's that?" asked Shippo. "Everybody, this is Kiku. She's my mate." "When did you get a mate?" Kagome raised her eyebrow at him. "Well, she just told me last night that I was her mate." Miroku explained. "What do you mean told you?" "He meant what he said. I chose him, and now he's my mate." Kiku said to them.

After hearing that Sango ran off crying. She loved Miroku, apparently he hadn't noticed. And now he had a mate. Even worse, a wolf demon that would probably kill her if she tried anything. So she couldn't even try to win Miroku back. She heard someone calling her name. It was Kagome. "I'm over here, Kagome." She shouted in between sobs. Kagome made her way through the trees to where she could see Sango. She slowly walked over to her friend that was kneeling on the ground. What's wrong?" she asked quietly. "Miroku's mate." She answered. "What! Did she hurt you Sango!?" she gasped. "Not physically, no. But emotionally yes." Kagome was very confused. "What do you mean?" Sango started to speak lowly. "Miroku now has a mate. What no one knew is that I loved him so very much. And now it's too late." She continued to cry. "I know how you feel." Kagome told Sango. "How do you know how I feel?" "I love Inu-Yasha. But his love was taken years ago by Kikyo. All I am to him is a stupid shard detector." She whispered sadly. Tears formed in her eyes. "I know how you feel." She sobbed. "Kagome, you're wrong, Inu-Yasha does love you. He's just scared of loving anyone again, after he came to love Kikyo, then pinned him to a tree. He's also afraid you won't return the feeling. He's the one that knows how I feel." Kagome and Sango stood, to go back to camp.

Kiku stood in the tree. She had watched the whole scene. Sango loved Miroku too. I should let her have him, she thought. No, he's mine, she can forget about it. She smirked and flew back to the campsite. I need some private time him. Tonight I'll take him to the secret cave I discovered years ago. Later on I'll show Inu-Yasha where it is, he can take his mate there. Sango needs a mate to make her feel better though. She stopped and thought. Minoru! He needs a mate. And he's pretty much like Miroku. But, what if she can't love anyone but Miroku. She thought worriedly. I don't care she decided.

Back at camp Miroku was getting worried. Why had Sango run off crying when he announced Kiku was his mate? No, the answer hit him. It couldn't be. Sango was in love with him. What'll I do, he thought. "Inu-Yasha!" The hanyou leapt out of his tree. "What do you want monk?" "Listen Sango, I just figured out, loves me. But as you know Kiku is my mate, what should I do?" "Feh, how should I know?" he responded rudely. "You are in the same position as I." "What do you mean." Inu-Yasha asked with narrowed eyes. "You love Kikyo, yet you love Kagome." "So." "Inu-Yasha, please answer me." "Fine, Kikyo tried to kill me to pull me down to the place she belongs. She couldn't love me now, I can't love her either. Kikyo never loved me, my demon side stopped that. Yet Kagome loves me for who I am. I chose her." Inu-Yasha answered quietly. "Okay, that answers your problem. What about mine?" Miroku asked. "Keep who you've got. If she leaves you, go over to Sango."

That's the end of this chapter.