Chapter Two: I Found Him, Er, He Found Me

"Sango, calm down." A familiar voice reached Sango's ears. "It's only me."

Sango felt herself become released. She turned around, and there stood Miroku, with that same playful smile on his face.

"Miroku!" Sango yelled angrily. "What's the big idea!"

"Well, I thought that it would be boring for me to just come out and say 'hello', so I thought that I'd surprise you," he smiled.

Sango couldn't resist his smile. "Fine, just don't do it again," she said bluntly.

"I won't. I might get beaten up next time!"

Sango looked away.

"Aw, I'm sorry, Sango…" Miroku hugged Sango. "I didn't mean to scare and upset you like that."

"It's fine, it's fine. Really, it is." Sango gently pushed Miroku away. "I just thought that you'd have the decency to tell me or at least Kouga or Inuyasha that you would be going off on your own. What if something had happened to you?"

"What's the worst that could possible happen to me?"

"What if you got lost or killed out here!"

"You're being too paranoid." Miroku ran his fingers through Sango's hair. "I'm perfectly fine. See? I'm standing right in front of you without a scratch."

"I guess…"

"Stop worrying about me, silly. Worry more about yourself."

Sango remained silent.

"Come on, let's go. Everyone back at the house probably thinks I kidnapped you or something," Miroku laughed. He took Sango's hand and led her out of the forest.

"Wait, is that her?" Kikyou squinted to focus her vision.

"No, it's a guy…" Kagome squinted as well.

"It's Miroku!" both of them said in unison.

"Then where's Sango?" Kagome wondered aloud.

"Bringing up the rear," Kikyou stated.

Miroku and Sango emerged from the trees hand in hand. They were smiling at each other.

"Yep, that's her alright," Kagome sighed. 'At least those two are happy… Why couldn't I be like Sango? She's so happy right now with Miroku. Or even Kikyou? At least Kikyou has the guts to tell Inuyasha how she feels. And I bet that any day now, they'll get together… If only… If only I could tell him too! Argh! You're such an idiot, Kagome!' She yelled at herself in her head. She made an angry facial expression which Kikyou noticed.

"What the hell's wrong with you? Constipated or something?"

Kagome pushed her thoughts aside. "No, nothing like that…" she said softly. 'Nothing like that at all…'

Kagome and Kikyou watched the couple. Miroku leaned over and kissed Sango on the cheek.

"Okay, let's leave the two of them alone. I don't want to watch this…" Kagome began to walk away. 'It hurts too much to see what I can look like right now…'

"Fine…" Kikyou seemed disappointed. She liked to spy on her friends and get secrets from them, then blackmail them with it later. It entertained her, although she never actually goes through with any of the blackmailing. She just says that to frighten people.

Kikyou turned around and ran straight into the back of Kagome.

"Kagome!" she yelled. "You tell me to go, and then you prevent me from going! What are you—"

"Shut up!"

"Don't tell me to shut up," Kikyou spat. "You should be—"

"Shush!" Kagome ducked back behind the house.

"What? Is Kouga still over there?" Kikyou said in a mocking tone.

Kagome put a finger to her lips.

"Is that…" Sango spotted Kagome and Kikyou.

"What on earth are they doing?" Miroku wondered aloud.

"I don't know, but I need to find out. There might be something wrong." She broke her hand free from Miroku's and ran towards them.

Miroku sighed. "Once again, a perfect moment ruined."

"What are you guys doing?"

Kagome and Kikyou jumped. They hadn't noticed Sango. They were too busy peering over the corner of the building to see if Kouga still stayed there.

"Geez! Next time, could you at least give us a warning!" Kikyou yelled.

"I just asked what you guys were—"

"Will you two shut up!" Kagome hissed.

"What? It's not like you don't want him to notice you," Sango smirked.

Kagome glared at her, but Sango continued to walk.

"Wait for me, Sango!" Miroku caught up with her.

Kagome scoffed. "It's like they're inseparable…"

"Don't you wonder what they're doing?" Kikyou said with an evil grin.

"No," Kagome said firmly. "And I don't want to know."

"I didn't mean it like that this time," Kikyou said. "Sheesh, always assuming the worst of me. And you say my mind's corrupted…"

"Well, it is…"

"That's not the point this time. Don't you wonder what they're doing with Kouga?"

Kagome's eyes widened. "Shit!"

She looked, and sure enough, Sango stood there beside Miroku talking with Kouga, who was now sitting on a bench and taking a rest.

'Damn. What are they doing?' She knew that Miroku was one of Kouga's best friends, and Kouga told Sango almost everything that he was feeling.

All she could see was Sango's mouth moving and Kouga's head nodding. Then she saw Sango glance over in their direction. Kagome didn't know if Kouga looked too. She had ducked back behind the building as soon as she saw Sango.

It turns out Sango was just trying to scare Kagome. She and Kouga weren't talking about any more than how the weather was.

Sango grinned, pleased with her result. 'Maybe now she'll realize that she should just be straightforward…'

Sango: Oooh, I get to be all manipulative in this one! -grins-

Miroku: And I'm more open! Yay for me!

Kagome: Sure, make ME the stubborn one... -mumbles-

Kikyou: You ARE stubborn! Admit it!

Kyo-chan: -sighs-