Chapter 3: New People Come Into the Picture, Shocking Things, and A Brother's Confession

Princess Sango

Sango and I rushed out of the school as fast as they could. It seems Kouga found out about me and he wanted Sango back too. Sango didn't feel like she could stay with me anymore. It's only been two days since she figured out she was pregnant and meeting me was helping-somewhat. Sango panted as they stopped at the ice cream shop.

"We'll stay here till the coast is clear. I know I quit but it's still my favorite ice cream parlor." Sango nodded as they got in line and had a snack. "Did you think about a guy yet? You have to find the right one."

Sango shook her head, "No, I've had this crush on one guy but I have had no luck in finding someone."

My eyes lit up, "A crush?"

Sango blushed, "Yes, his name is Miroku. He's been in my classes since I was in second grade." I ordered two birthday cake remixes and paid as they sat down. "Have you ever been friends with him?"

Sango looked up, "Yes, but sadly after sixth grade we broke apart."

I gave her a confused look, "Why?"

Sango shook her head, "It's because I started getting together with the wrong kind of people. Miroku found out and tried to help me out. I didn't think I needed his help so brushed him off. How stupid was I then..."

Sango took a bite, "Yet Kagome I still want to be with him after all these years..." Sango looked down when I heard a door open.

I looked up and found Miroku standing there. For some odd reason, he seemed to be staring straight at Sango as he made his way over to us. "Sango?" Sango didn't look up but nodded to him. Miroku looked at me, "Could you give us a minute please?" I nodded and pulled away from the table walking a few feet away but in full hearing distance.

I listened in on the conversation.

Miroku sat down and started to talk to her. "You've left the gang? Sango that's very brave of you." Sango looked up, sort of anyway. Then she started saying something I never thought she would tell anyone.

"I know but at a price Miroku-sama."

Miroku's eyes seemed to hold confusion in them, "A price? Sango-chan please tell."

Sango didn't answer that, "I can't tell you Miroku-sama, that price will haunt me for the rest of my life."

Miroku looked at her, "Since when do you call me Miroku-sama? Maybe Miroku-kun, but never Miroku-sama." Sango looked away and almost cried.

Miroku took hold of her hand, "You know, I don't blame you for not telling me, since three years have gone by, but I want to know Sango."

Sango cringed and tried to move away, "Miroku-sama, please leave me alone."

When I was about to move in I heard him say something that would surely make her tell, "Sango, onegai. I need to know, I want to be your boyfriend..."

Sango looked up at his eyes, "You really don't want to know about this secret. Please go Miroku-sama. Please..."

Miroku looked at her and shook his head, "Okay Sango, but I'm here if you need me." He bent down and kissed her cheek before leaving the store.

I came back up to her, "Sango, the one guy who wants to be your boyfriend and you shut him out?" Sango looked up at me, she seemed helpless. I threw out the half-melted ice creams that were left. I grabbed her hand and led her to the park. Sango just sat there and cried her eyes out.

"I-I know that I shouldn't have but how can he look at me after what happened."

I plopped down next to her, "You've got a guy trying to go out with you. You won't show till you're a few months alone at the least. Hear the guy out Sango-chan; he could help you a lot. Trust me that baby needs loving parents, I know and you should know too."

Sango just continued to cry, "My parents s-said that as soon as the baby's born I'm out of there."

I looked at Sango shocked; "Now you definitely need him." I started to rub her back and she just sobbed. I heard some rustling and turned around and gasped. There stood Miroku gaping at them. "S-sango-chan is it true?"

Sango stood up and began running, "I'll see you later Kagome-chan!" Her voice was cracking again and she started to run off in the direction of the library.

Miroku looked at her and was looking tempted to go follow her. I walked up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder, "You shouldn't have done that."

He turned around to stare at me, "I-is it true? Is she really..." I looked at him, I saw the concern that only I've given her for the past two days.

I nodded, "Yes, it is, Sango-chan is pregnant. She was looking for someone but it seems that you're the only other one."

"Is that why she's like the way she is? What happened to make her get like this?"

I shook my head, "It was one of her gang's problems. She wanted out and that's what happened. I've been trying to prevent it as much as possible. She can't help me with mine, but I feel that I can help her out."

He looked at me, "You weren't in a gang too were you?"

I shook my head, "Compared to her, she's far better off then me." I wanted to walk away but he put his hand on my shoulder firmly and I felt the pain that was inflicted there previously hurt. "Ow, please let go..." Tears were starting to block my vision and I struggled to get away, "Please let go..."

Miroku let go shocked, "Sorry, but I didn't grab you that hard."

I stood up, "I better go, really. Sango-chan is probably waiting for me..." I started to run but he caught up with me.

He grabbed my shoulder gently this time, "Tell me what's going on with you two. You both are popular but what's happening?" Kagome opened her mouth but shut it.

"Oi Miroku!" Miroku turned around to be greeted by a certain-silver-haired-hanyou. I took that as my chance to run but Miroku caught up with me.

"Stop, I want to know what's happening." I looked up and found another guy behind him.

"Miroku leave this girl alone! Obviously she doesn't want to talk to you." Inuyasha sniffed the air.

I struggled but obviously I was trapped and damned for life. "Hey why do I smell blood on you? That's not normal for someone like you." I started to struggle again and got out of Miroku's grasp and ran towards the library.

Miroku and Inuyasha meanwhile...

Miroku looked at Inuyasha, "You smelled blood on her Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha nodded to Miroku, "Yes and I didn't like how much of it really was there."

Miroku looked shocked, "How much was it?"

Inuyasha looked at where the girl once stood, "A lot, old and new mixed. The fear in her eyes was like they were wild, afraid that someone will find something out. I have a bad feeling about this Miroku."

Miroku nodded, "I did touch her shoulder, not hard, but she was close to tears."

Inuyasha shook his head, "I don't know what's happening but we'll find out later. Now let's go, I still have to baby-sit Souta-kun, and he wasn't too happy about me leaving him in the ice cream shop." Miroku nodded and followed his friend back to the ice cream shop.

Kagome and Sango...

I smiled as I found Sango-chan at the library in the back. "I thought you would still be here."

Sango looked up, "I was waiting for you but you took to long so I started. What happened after I left?"

I shook my head, "He knows but he won't tell anyone, I hope. He tried prying my secret out of me!"

Sango shook her head at me, "Kagome-chan what are we to do? I can't face them and if they knew your secret...you would have to move wouldn't you?"

I nodded, "If they ever found out, but I'm not going to tell and they're not going to tell anyone else." I concluded that and sat down, "How far did you go?"

Sango smiled, "I got up to two pages. Let's start there and we'll work our way. Then we'll go back and I'll help you."

I smiled as we started on the problems.

Inuyasha, Miroku, and Souta...

Miroku and Inuyasha were talking and Souta walked; listening. "I'm telling you its Kagome Higurashi and Sango Taijiya!"

Miroku said, "We go to the same school, they're the top two there Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha shook his head, "Why would they be in such trouble hmm...?" Souta's ears perked up at the Higurashi last name, Kagome was the second thing that flared through his mind.

"Wait! Did you say Kagome Higurashi?"

Miroku and Inuyasha stopped arguing and looked at him, "Yeah, did you know her?"

Souta nodded, "Remember how I was taken in by your family Inuyasha-kun, with Rin-chan?"

Inuyasha nodded, "Yeah they said that you two came in from different family's, along with Shippo-chan."

"Well I didn't tell them my last name for fear of my sister being found out."

Inuyasha looked at him seriously, "You have a sister? Why didn't you tell us earlier?"

Souta looked away, "It's because she didn't want anyone but me to know about her."

Inuyasha looked up at him, "Souta-kun who was your sister? We could help her out of the situation if it's that bad."

Souta looked up, "Her name's Kagome Higurashi, I'm related to her."

Inuyasha and Miroku gaped at him, "You mean?"

Souta nodded, "She's probably still being abused till this day. I begged her to come with me, but she wouldn't listen to me! She told me not to talk about her. She made me swear to find her when she was eighteen for me to find her." Souta was close to tears and Inuyasha picked the boy up and grabbed his hand.

"We'll find her again, Souta-kun. Since we go to school with her, question, why didn't she leave."

Souta shook his head, "She was convinced that they would find us. I couldn't bear to leave her but I'm only two years younger and I was smart enough to leave. Kagome stayed, so she put up with it for at least six years."

Miroku sighed, "She has only one friend, I'm sure if she sees Souta again she'll come back with us. She can still leave."

Souta looked at Miroku, "Hopefully she'll come to my house and not yours."

Inuyasha snickered at that remark. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Souta smiled, "Nothing other than she's my sister and I think I should keep her away from a lecher like you." Souta looked ahead and saw two figures headed their way.

Miroku, Inuyasha, and Souta stopped and looked at the two figure, there stood Kagome and Sango, who almost ran if it wasn't for them to place a firm hand on them both.

Kagome and Sango...

We headed towards Sango's house and they spotted the men before it's too late. "Oh shit..." I heard Sango mutter before I noticed someone looking at me with those eyes that were so much like mine.

My eyes widened as I realized who it was, "Souta-kun!"

Souta looked at me and smiled, "It's been a long time Kagome-chan."

TBC...