A/N: I apologize for the hiatus I unofficially placed on this story. I had an idea for another fiction and concentrated on that story due to its immediate popularity. But from this point in time on, the unofficial hiatus is officially repealed! Enjoy.

Chapter 13: The New Girl

A morose Kuranosuke walked among the halls or Kokorum High. It had been a week since he had been suddenly tossed aside by Sango, and he was still pretty miserable. Some of his friends (not including Inuyasha, Miroku, and Kagome) had unsuccessfully tried to cheer him up. Right now, Hojo was trying to converse with him, but was getting very little response. So far, Hojo had kept a good tab on his tongue. He didn't want to be the cause of any sort of conflict between Miroku and Kuranosuke, so he hadn't mentioned how and why Sango had chosen to break it off.

"Dude, you really have to cheer up. It's too bad, but what's done is done! It's over and you gotta get past it. You've turned into a weepy little pussy; it's really a fucking drag." Hojo informed him.

"Easy for you to say! How would you feel if you got dumped by Kagome?" Kuranosuke accusingly asked.

"I'd be sad about it I'll admit, but I'd have gotten over it by now! Besides, there's a new girl who just moved from Tokyo. She used to be friends with Kagome when she lived there, and from what I've been told she's not half bad." Hojo hinted.

"Maybe you're right. I've really got to get over it." Kuranosuke reasoned with himself.

"That's the spirit! I gotta split; I'll talk to you later. Hojo said as he made his way to the cafeteria. There, Kagome was introducing 'the group' to the new girl, Eri. "Hey" Hojo greeted. "This her?"

"Yeah" Kagome answered. "Guys this is Eri. I used to know her when I lived in Tokyo. Eri this is Inuyasha, Hojo, Sango and her boyfriend-"

"…Miroku." Miroku finished for her. "I must say it is an honor to make the acquaintance of one as beautiful as yourself." he said, giving the back of her hand a light kiss. Kagome rolled her eyes. He may be with Sango, but he is definitely the same old Miroku. Sango sure had some serious work to do on him!

"Th-thank you." Eri stuttered back, a pinkish tint on her cheeks. "It's nice to meet you too." She sat herself down between Miroku and Sango, turning Sango's annoyance into a mild anger as Miroku started to flirt with the new girl, who only too gladly flirted back.

"Who the hell does she think she is? She thinks she can just strut in here and start flirting with him? Kagome distinctly clarified that he was my boyfriend!" Sango said silently. Kagome noticed the fury in Sango's expression.

"Uh-oh. Uh Sango, why don't we go get our lunches Sango?" Kagome asked, excusing her and Sango to the lunch line. "Please don't kill her." Kagome pleaded with Sango, who had just been put in a very bad mood.

"Give me one reason why I shouldn't." Sango growled.

"It's not her fault! Miroku started it! She's a bit of a flirt, but I did say Miroku was your boyfriend I'm sure she won't…" Kagome trailed off as Eri took Miroku's hand and wrote something on the palm, most likely her telephone number. "Okay, maybe I was wrong." Kagome admitted.

"I'm gonna shoot that bitch!" Sango declared as she paid for her meal and angrily stomped back over to the table.

"Sango, wait!" Kagome yelled as she hastily paid the cashier and dashed after her unarmed, but very dangerous friend.

In the mean time, Inuyasha and Hojo were having a nice little side conversation. "Those two seem to be hitting it off." an amused Inuyasha muttered to Hojo out of the corner of his mouth.

"Yes." an equally amused Hojo agreed. "They get along well."

"Very well indeed." Inuyasha replied.

"Has it occurred to you that Sango is totally going to flip?" Hojo asked.

"Of course. It should make this week much more interesting." Inuyasha commented.

"Of course."

Sango came up behind Eri. She cracked her knuckles menacingly and threw a punch. Right before her fist made contact with Eri's head it was caught by Kagome. Kagome dragged Sango over to the other side of the table where they sat opposite the pair in question. "Sango, control yourself!" Kagome said under her breath.

"Hey Sango, are you just going to sit her and let her do that?" Inuyasha instigated.

"Sit boy! Sango, don't beat her, please!" Kagome begged. "She's new here, how was she supposed to know he was taken?"

"YOU TOLD HER SO!" replied Sango through gritted teeth.

"She probably wasn't paying attention. Besides, this is Miroku's fault too! She hasn't even tried anything! You have to give her chance!" Kagome groveled.

"Fine, but I swear if she makes a move on him I'll tear her to shreds!" Sango warned.

"Things haven't come to that yet, and besides, maybe we aren't giving Miroku enough credit." He flirts with every girl here, that doesn't necessarily mean he's going to go after her, especially if he has a girlfriend." Kagome reasoned.

"Feh! That'll be the day! Sango replied very Inuyasha-like.

On the walk home all Eri could do was rave about Miroku. "Kagome, that Miroku guy is a total hunk! I can't believe you didn't take him yourself when you moved here!"

"Well, actually we did go out for a while freshman year, but that's not important. You do know Sango is his girlfriend, right?" Kagome asked.

"Yeah, for know." Eri replied perkily.

"What do you mean 'for know'?" Kagome inquired.

"I mean Sango is his girlfriend for now." she answered simply. Kagome caught on.

NO! Eri you are not going to break them up!" Kagome screamed at her. "I won't let you!"

"Awe, why not?" a disappointed Eri asked.

"Because they were made for each other and I spent time and effort hooking them up, and I won't let that go to waste!" Kagome explained defiantly.

"Fine." Eri scoffed. "I'll break them up without your help!"

"It'll never work. They love each other way too much for that to happen." Kagome voiced her opinion.

"We'll see."

As chance would have it, Sango and Miroku were discussing the same topic. Well, discussing was one way to put it. Another way to put it was Sango was slapping Miroku repeatedly and yelling at him for his flirting earlier.

SMACK! "You lech! What the hell do you think you were doing today?" Sango yelled.

"Ow! I was just being friendly!" Miroku claimed.

SMACK! "Like hell you were! You were putting the moves on that slut, and I saw every second of it!" Sango declared.

"Sango I swear my intentions weren't as they seemed!" Miroku protested, trying do defend himself. Sango raised her hand back to slap him again and Miroku used that second he wasn't under assault to his advantage. He quickly grabbed Sango's wrist and planted a firm kiss on her. Sango struggled for a moment, but figured it was futile.

"Are we calm now?" Miroku asked when he broke the kiss. Sango nodded. "Listen Sango, I just met Eri today. I know my record isn't exactly perfect but you gotta trust me on this. I love you."

"You do, huh? I might need a little more proof than your word." she said suggestively.

"Mushin won't be home. He's always at the bar this time of day."

"Then what are we waiting for?" asked Sango as she and Miroku made for his house. More specifically, his bedroom.