Disclaimer: Although it would be nice to daydream about it once in a while, no I don't own Inuyasha and the other characters herein. ^_^.

A Lady Knight's Tale 2

Sango did three back flips and caught Hiraikotsu as she landed. She'd been at this for three days now and had never lost a single match. Now she was beginning to think this was easy. It was a no-holds-barred tournament, any weapon and any method to win, but so far, so good.

Her opponent, a youkai named Goshinki crashed to the ground. At first, she was alarmed by his size. But as the fight wore on it became clear that he was no match for her speed and skill. But he was not ready to give up just yet.

The crowd cheered wildly. Ever since Sesshomaru had allowed youkai to enter, only a few humans won any battles, so they had watched Sango's progress with great anticipation.

"You scrawny human! I will hang your bones on my walls!" Goshinki said as he gnashed his teeth.

Sango drew her sword warily, even though she was winning it was dangerous to let her guard down, especially if your foes were youkai like this one.

"Bring it on!" she shouted as she readied her stance.

"Why do I always have to come along?" Inuyasha grumbled as they stood outside the city gate.

"Well-- you can go home if you want, Mr. Heartless!" Kagome scolded.

"So we're here." Miroku said as they entered, trying to ignore the two who had been quarreling for the most part of the trip. "Hey, what's going on here?" he said as he saw the large crowd and heard the shouting.

"You're new here aren't you?" An old woman nearby said.

"What's it to you, old hag?" Inuyasha said. Kagome kicked him in the shin. "Ow! Wench!"

"Uh...Excuse our...friend. Could you please tell us about this? It's a tournament, right?" Miroku said "Did a knight with long brown hair and a giant boomerang pass by here?" he asked hopefully.

"Hmph. But since you asked nicely. Yes, actually, he's been winning most of the matches, and the people are rooting for him, Sango, I think. Yes, they don't want a youkai to win. It's bad enough that Sesshomaru's our Lord, but we hope to have a human Captain for his army. The tournament is being held for that position, you know." she said smiling.

"I believe we've found her." Miroku said as he dragged Inuyasha and Kagome along with him, and pushing aside more people to get to the front.

"Hey! Watch where you're going!"

"Stop shoving!"

"Gomen, gomen!" The three of them got to the front as Sango smashed the boomerang into the ogre's arm. Goshinki howled with fury as he tried to catch her with his other arm. She leapt with her sword unsheathed, keeping her balance as she landed on his shoulder, the monster's eyes widened with fear as he saw the sword.

"Scared you, didn't I?" Sango smiled. In a flash, she sheathed her sword and whacked with Hiraikotsu on the shoulder instead. The youkai fell to the ground with a deafening crash, sending rock and soil debris flying everywhere. Sango landed perfectly a few feet away.

"Wow." Kagome said as she tugged on Inuyasha's sleeve. "Did you see that?"

"The winner is Sango!" the announcer said above the tumult. They could hardly hear him anyway.

Sango bowed and blushed slightly, she wasn't used to much attention, so she slunk off, trying to be as unobstrusive as possible.

"You did well." Kikyo said as she approached Sango. "Lord Sesshomaru is pleased."

"Huh? Oh no, it was nothing." Sango protested, waving her hand. "It was nothing, really."

"I have to join." Miroku said as he stared after Sango. "Got to win her back."

"Uh. Miroku? Don't you think you should just approach her and ask her to come home with you?" Inuyasha said with a sudden flash of brilliance.

"She probably won't come home that easily, I have to prove it to her that I'm serious, even if we end up fighting each other." Miroku said

"This is so romantic! The knight comes to win the hand of his lady...er...co-knight." Kagome said, hmm, that doesn't sound good, does it? "How about you Inuyasha, don't you want to join too?" she asked.

"No way! I'm not joining some crummy tournament so I can join my bleeping brother's army! What am I, stupid?!" he nearly howled.

"Oh dear." Kagome held up a missive. "It looks like your father's looking for us, Inuyasha." It had been a few days since they left, and everyone was looking for them, so it seemed. A messenger had found them in a rented inn room and delivered the king's message.

Inuyasha crossed his arms on his chest. "Already? I wanted to watch Miroku make a fool of himself but it seems I have to wait for next time, ne?"

"Say what you want, but I'm going to win Sango back." a miffed Miroku retorted. "You guys had better get going. Cover up for me, ok?" Miroku had entered the tournament and had done pretty well these past few days, not losing any fights, but managing to do so discreetly. Yes, there was Juumarou, Kageroumaru and that guy Bankotsu too, those were pretty tough fights.

"Ok, buddy. You're on your own." Inuyasha said as he and Kagome prepared to leave.

"Good luck, Miroku!" the miko said

"Godspeed! And don't fight on the way back!" Miroku called after them.

Sango sat down among the people in the stands as she watched the other matches. It was a good time to observe the other contenders and their moves. She shifted impatiently in her seat. Some of the matches were truly boring, like this one, thank goodness it was over. Then the next fight was announced. Sango looked up with interest. "The Black Knight?" First time she had heard of this one, hmm, maybe this would be interesting.

Miroku looked nervously at the stands. He wasn't ever jittery before fights, sometimes he didn't even break a sweat, but now...seeing Sango watching him from the crowd had a very nerve-wracking effect on Miroku, and he didn't know why. He pulled his visor down and waited.

"And his opponent, the Elder Thunder Brother, Hiten!" the announcer proclaimed.

Whoever, this 'Black Knight' is, he's going to have one heck of a time with Hiten. Hiten used lightning attacks, and was very strong. Sango thought, she suddenly felt vaguely apprehensive for this newcomer, but she brushed the strange feeling away, trying to think nothing of it.

Hiten charged first, his long braid flipping behind him, he held a long staff in his hands and bolts of lightning issued from it when Hiten used his special attacks. However, right now, the youkai was merely using physical damage, a mere warm up.

Miroku dodged and blocked, studying the lightning-user's movements. It was nearly impossible to see where'd hit next, as Hiten moved very fast, and besides that, he could fly, but Miroku managed to, thanks to his training.

Pretty soon Hiten began to notice. "Sir Knight. It seems you are not fighting, but merely defending from my attacks." he sneered "Could it be that you are just afraid? After all, you are just human after all." he mocked.

Miroku looked at him coolly. Just who did this bastard think he was, anyway? In reply Miroku moved in offensively, attacking with a fierce, focused repertoire. Had this been a fight between two humans, it would have been over on the spot.

Sango leaned forward and watched the intense battle. He was good. This was one guy she had to watch out for.

Hiten scowled and lightning bolts were soon all over the place, sending not a few members of the audience running for cover. But Miroku avoided them, weaving an incongruous pattern over the grassy field.

"Ha! You won't last for long." The youkai with the staff said as more bolts rained down. Miroku skidded to a stop and faced him. The audience gasped, the bolts of lightning were going to hit him! Sango winced inwardly, wondering what kind of fool would stop like that when he was already dodging and avoiding the attacks pretty well.

But Miroku stood his ground, soon enough he was knocked flat on the ground. Hiten smirked, but soon the knight was up again, and before they knew it he'd slashed the youkai across the chest. Sango stared at the black-armored knight in disbelief, how'd he do that? But he was not without injuries himself, that she was sure of.

"H-How...?" Hiten stammered as attendants took him away. "You couldn't have beat me."

Miroku just stood there, "You underestimated me, and you were careless." he said.

Sango followed 'The Black Knight' as he went to change. Maybe she would find out who he was. The lady knight waited patiently outside the changing rooms. Much to her surprise, a hooded monk came out, his face hidden in his cowl.

"Huh?" she uttered.

"May I help you?" he said

"Y-You're the Black Knight?" Sango said. It was a monk? "But monks aren't allowed to participate in tournaments, right?"

Miroku looked at her and nodded. "But neither are women, hm?"

Sango frowned and narrowed her eyes, just who was this man? "I don't know what you're talking about." she said as she walked off, very much flustered, but her face betrayed nothing of what she felt.

Miroku smoothed the robes of his disguise and watched Sango's retreating figure. He didn't know why he said that bit about women not being allowed at tournaments. She'd be all suspicious now.

Sango couldn't sleep that night. She tossed and turned uneasily, finally she stood up and looked out the window. She wasn't living in the palace anymore, Kikyo had helped her find a good inn, to Sango it was better that way because it allowed her a great deal of freedom.

It was still quite early, many people still ambling about. Then a figure caught her attention. It was the monk and he was walking towards the another nearby inn. Him again? Maybe this time she could find out just who he was.

Strapping on her boots, she climbed out the window carefully. This was her chance.

Author's Notes: I was too lazy to make up original youkai for the battle scenes, gomen. Thus, we have Hiten, Goshinki, etc, who are from Rumiko Takahashi as well. Well, at least you guys won't have a hard time picturing them, since I guess most of you know what they look like, ne? ^_^

Nightswift: Thanks, at first I really thought I wouldn't write a sequel anymore, but it seems I have a lot of time on my hands now. I do hope it stays interesting, ne? Miroku's in the tournament, but Inuyasha isn't. ^_^. You got me thinking there, I guess it would be fun to know how Sango started out and how they met. That sure gives me a lot more ideas. Thanks a lot. I love suggestions.

ViRgO: Nope, he doesn't know he's a girl, and so does everyone else. ^_^

Zephor: Thanks for the review, I'm glad you liked that other fic as well.

Hanamaru285: Yes, and I so happy you read my fics, arigato.

Pizza is Cheesy: Yes, I shall try to update more often.

yami-biku: Hope your sanity doesn't suffer...^_^, so hope you liked this chapter.

White Witch: Really? Thanks. I like Sesshomaru, he's so bishy! I hope he gets a bigger role but at this rate...anyway, I'll see what I can do.

hyperchica11: Oh, by all means, please do! It's ok. ^_^ I'm glad to inspire anyone, even in a twisted way. o_O

kotoko: Hehe, yup, poor Sango! But she has Miroku so it's probably worth it, ne?

Shirayuki: Thanks, so nice to hear from you. I will continue ASAP.

Rachel: Oh dear, I hope so too! Thanks for the kind comments, they really make my day. ^_^