A/N: It seems like everyone found out who the "guy from other anime" in chapter 4 was...aah funny funny. And now to reply to some reviews, which i don't have much of so REVIEW!

Kaze Kitsune: Yay! I'm on your favorites list! Naraku and Kikyo are cute together if you think about it. I personally think she looks too old and sophisticated for Inuyasha, so I decided to give Naraku a chance.

Splurg: I know you asked to put more Muso in it, but I currently don't plan on giving him an important role. But if you really want me to though, I'll try to squeeze him in, lol it makes him sound like orange juice

Cold Kikyo: I wasn't planning on Inuyasha showing up again, so I'll just tell you how Inu felt. I guess he was kinda jealous and sadly amazed (if tht's possible) on how Kikyo could be dating Naraku...you'll see why he was surprised to find that it was Naraku, and not anyone else, (nudge nudge wink)

Azuresky and Night Goddess009: I have this image stuck in my head that his eyes look like Koga's, but red...so I won't be dating any red eyeballs anytime soon. But you two can have fun fighting over the eyes...I know! Azure can have the left eye and Nightgoddess can have his right eye:):

I'm planning on using a little "fluff", wat ppl happily refer to as mushy, but cute moments just to bring Sango and Miroku closer. Plz don't mind the hasty way I made them like each other.

Like Moths To A Flame

Chapter 5: Lunch

That night, Sango made a call to the Lab to schedule an appointment. Then, she called Miroku to tell him what time to meet her tomorrow. She went to bed early, still thinking about how something as strange as getting fake Jewel Shards were possible.

Miroku was doing a lot better than Sango. He knew it might as well be his fault that the Jewel Shards were fakes, but he was also excited about tomorrow. The whole day was just him, Sango, and the Lab in which they were probably going to have to sit there and wait for the results. He too, went to bed early, but smiling, glad to have his crush all to himself for one whole day.

(ruler)

The next morning, Sango went into her daily routine of getting to work, only when she was eating breakfast did she remember she wasn't going to work that day, but to the Lab. She called Miroku to see if he was ready. The plan was that they were to meet at the entrance of the Lab.

When they hung up, Sango put the Shard that Onigumo had given her into a tiny box and put it in her purse. She then turned to the mirror and put on a thin line of eyeliner, then lipgloss. She was't that big for wearing lipstick, so she preferred colored gloss. Combing her hair down, she looked at the outcome.

Watching her reflection make a befuddled expression, she couldn't help but notice this was the routine she would use if she was going on a date. Applying makeup, nice outfit, shampooed hair fresh from the shower. She was only meeting Miroku. Miroku was her good friend. A very good friend. His naughty ways just kept him from being a best friend, and 'cause Ayame had already taken that role.

Grabbing her car keys, she couldn't help but wonder. If not a best friend, could he ever be something more?

(ruler)

"Tokyo Diamonds." Miroku said to the security guard that was standing in front of the gate. The guard gave a grunt of approval and opened the tall, black iron gate for him. Miroku steered his car into the Lab's private parking lot.

He scanned the area for any signs of Sango, but the only sign he saw was one that said, "Kenkyuusho Laboratory".

At first glance, the Lab looked like a plain house...mansion. It was big, bricks, and three stories high. There were three green and white pointy peak roofs, a big door of mahogony, and glass windows that glimmered in the sun. There was a garden in front with a little water fountain, and the country flag waved from its pole in the garden. If you hadn't read the sign, you would've thought it was the house of a rich man, or a celebrity.

He felt someone tap his shoulder, followed by a shy, "Hey, Miroku."

He turned around and smiled. She looked as wonderful as ever, smiling shyly, dressed in a blazer and black pants.

"Hi, Sango." He said, brushing a stray hair aside. "Did you bring the Shard?" He watched as she took a small box out of her purse. "Here." She said, openeing it. Inside was the shard, gleaming in the sun, looking magical.

Miroku sneeked a peak at Sango's face. She too was entranced by the jewel. He couldn't help but admire her. She had this glow about her that was way brighter than any Shard could make.

Sango had realized that he was looking at her. Miroku smiled at her. "Wanna go get this shard tested now?" He asked. "Sure." She said, smiling back. Together, they walked towards the mahogony entrance of the Lab.

You can call me when you want me If you need a friend you got me


I'll be your everything, Fulfill your every dream


We can do it automatic I can freak you with my gadget


I'll be your everything, You'll see I'm everything you want and more

The interior of the Lab was the complete opposite of its exterior. Here, the walls were white as snow, the dull gleam of silver metal sat around the room, and people in long white coats and protective goggles rushed back and forth. Here, it was short of color, save for the colored test tubes that sprouted here and there throughout the white.

A women in her young, very young 20's appeared out of nowhere. She could almost camaflouge with her surroundings, let alone in that white coat. Her hair was so bleached, it almost looked as if she was bald against her pale, grey-white complexion. In her hair was a gray flower, looking as if it wasn't even there. Her big, dark violet-gray eyes was the only color she had. Her name tag said, "Kanna."

"My name's Kanna. Are you from Tokyo Diamonds?" She said, barely audible.

"Yes. We need to test a jewel to see if it is real." Miroku spoke first.

"Very well, follow me." Kanna whispered.

Sango and Miroku looked at each other and shrugged. They followed the albino girl into a room at the end of a hall, a room just as white.

"Aaah!" Sango yelled as she tripped over the door ledge. What a ledge would be doing there nobody would know, and white too so it camaflouged to the white linoleum floor tiles. Miroku caught Sango by the waist and pulled her up just in time before she fell face first on the ground.

Sango turned around to see who had saved her, and when she did she realized their faces were so close, the tips of their noses were touching. Miroku stared into her eyes with concern. "You okay?" He asked.

I knew the moment that we met


I had to be inside of you Someone you won't forget


So don't say that you don't feel it too

I opened up my heart so the rest is up to you

Sango flinched for no reason, maybe because she still hadn't gotten over the shock, but pushed herself out of his embrace and yelled, "Pervert!"

"But I didn't do anything!" Miroku confessed. "And I saved your life."

"..." Sango struggled for words, but the only thing that came out was a smile. "I know." She said. "Kanna's waiting, let's go." She gestured for him to follow her into the room, where Kanna was standing next to a white desk. There was a bright flourescent light above the desk, and a glass plate right under that. Bottles of clear liquid sat in a row for easy access.

"Are you going to do the testing?" Sango asked innocently.

"Place the jewel on the glass. If you would wait outside, I will find a proffesional to decipher the quality of the jewel." Kanna whispered, eyes not even looking in Sango or Miroku's direction.

Once again, the two looked at each other and shrugged. Sango took the box out of her purse, took the Shard out, and placed it on the glass plate as told. The two proceeded to step out of the room. "Don't trip." Miroku teased. This earned him a playful glare.

When they were outside, Miroku spotted a chair, white of course, leaning against the wall a few yards away from the room they were just in. Miroku hurried over to the chair and sat down, leaving no seat for Sango. "Have you no manners? I am a lady." She said light-heartedly.

"Oh, I saved a seat for you." He told her with a mischievous gleam in the corner of his eyes. "Riiiight here." He grinned, patting his lap.

"Oh your funny, Miroku. I always knew you were a pervert." She crossed her arms over her chest. Just then, Kanna came up unexpectedly behind them.

"He said it will take a minimum of 4 hours. If you don't sit, Miss. you will get tired. Lunch time is coming soon, so you may want to eat first." Kanna said in one breath, still speaking in that soft whisper, not even bothering to mention who the "he" was.

Sango glanced at her watch. It was a quarter to 10. By the time the testing was done, it would be two. "Thank you Kanna, we will get lunch when we get hungry." Sango said. She watched as Kanna sort of floated away. That girl was a strange one...

"So Sango, the gods are against you today." Miroku said, hands folded behind his head and tilting back in his chair. "It's either stand for four hours, or sit on my very comfortable lap." He gestured toward his lap again.

Sango stared at him, eyebrows raised. "I'd rather die." She said, stressing the last word. "You'll regret it." Miroku warned her, closing his eyes, chair still tilted back.

An hour had passed. Sango leaned against the wall tiredly. She glanced at Miroku, who's eyes were still closed. You know, he isn't really that bad looking. Sango dared to stare a second longer. "Tired yet?" He spoke suddenly. Sango scoffed, "No." She said.

"Yes you are. We still have three hours." He had opened his eyes and...what was it about that stare? Was he inviting her again? No...it couldn't be...

Suddenly, she thought of the perfect plan. She marched over to Miroku. "Finally deciding to sit?" Miroku asked hopefully?

"Maybe." She said. She stared at his lap. His chair was no longer tilted back, that was good. Sango turned her back to him,and plopped down on his lap...and plop down hard she did...very hard.

"OH SHI-!" Miroku said. He stopped when he realized how loud he was screaming, and almost cursing. He had Tokyo Diamonds' reputation to uphold.

"Oh, I'm sorry. You told me to sit, so I did." She turned around to look him in the eye innocently. Miroku was still wincing in pain, but having Sango close to him made up for it.

Girl, I'll be your superman I'll do what no one can


You'll find that I'm the everything that you need


Deep down inside of you No matter what you do


You'll see I'm everything you want and more

Sango had decided to lean back, squashing his face. His hands twitched in pain and slight annoyance, but he was the one who invited her to sit the first place, so he had brought this on his own.

"Shano?" Came his muffled voice. Sango flinched. The area on her back where his voice was speaking into was warm and ticklish.

"Did you say my name?" She asked. Removing herself from his lap, she brushed both hands down the front of her pants, brushing off any wrinkles that had sprouted on the fabric. "What do you say to lunch, heh?" She looked back at Miroku, who's head was tilted to one side, tongue hanging out of his mouth. His hand was draped over the armrest limply.

Sango stifled a laugh. He was playing dead. "Stop being so childish and buy me lunch." At that comment, his head snapped back up, eyes gleaming with the usual energy. "So...it's a date?" He asked hopefully. Sango rolled her eyes. "Sure, whatever." She started heading for the door, leaving a wide-eyed Miroku behind. A smile slowly spread across his face. Could this day get any better?

(ruler)

With Sango at the Lab, Ayame who had a lunch date with Koga, and Kagura who had magically disappeared when lunch time came, Kikyo was alone. With no one to go to lunch with, and not the type to go alone, she dug through her purse for something.

A slip of paper was brought out. Naraku's phone number. He had given it to her yesturday when she stopped by the bank after work. After all, they were starting to become really good friends. Dialing the number, the familiar voice of the banker filled her ears.

"Hey, Naraku."

"Oh, hey Kikyo."

"Are you going to lunch yet?" She asked.

"Just getting ready. Want to come with me?" He invited.

"I was hoping you would say that. All of my friends have plans somewhere or another."

"Well, I'm free, what do you have in mind?"

"Hmm, we'll just go somewhere simple, fast food?"

"If you like."

"Okay, I'll meet you outside in 5 minutes."

"See you later. Bye."

As promised, when Kikyo went through the doors, there was Naraku. He beamed that smile that Kikyo was starting to get really attracted to. It always looked so kind, like he was ready to help anyone in need.

You can call me when you want me If you need a friend you got me


I'll be your everything Fulfill your every dream


We can do it automatic I can freak you with my gadget


I'll be your everything You'll see I'm everything you want and more

"I'm really hungry. Wanna go now?" Kikyo asked cheerfully.

"Sure. Fast food, right? I know the perfect place." Naraku told her. And with that, the two friends made their way to Naraku's "perfect place", a Mcdonald's 2 blocks away.

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"So, where do you plan on taking me for lunch?" Sango asked as she stared the the greenery that rolled by as she sat in the passanger seat of the car.

"Don't you mean, our date?" Miroku smiled happily as he made a left turn that lead to the highway.

Sango scowled at him. "Don't take this too far, Miroku. It's just lunch." But her comment didn't make any difference. He was still lost in the fact that this was a "date".

"I never imagined our first date to be like this. But it's pretty original, don't you think? We meet in the parking lot of a laboratory, then drive 4 miles to lunch, and then we go back to get the results on a piece of jewelry." Miroku critiqued.

"Yea, pretty original for a date, which this is NOT!" Sango exclaimed.

"Whatever you say, my sweet." Miroku cooed. Sango just rolled her eyes at his childish ways.

20 minutes later, Miroku's car made a stop in front of a restaurant with a sign that said, "RA-men, The Sun God". Sango looked at the restaurant from the car. It was a plain, white building. There was no parking lot, no windows, and no soul in sight.

Sango looked at Miroku and said, "Ramen? You're kidding right?" Her guess was that he was going to bring her to some romantic, candle-lit restaurant where they ate American style steak and drank red wine. This restaurant was nothing close to that.

"I need to go park the car, so go get a table. This is one of my favorite restaurants, and I think you'll like it. You will see what I mean." And with that, he drove away.

Sango made her way to the door, a wooden one that had nothing but a peep hole located right in the middle of the door.

Sango tried to open the door, she pushed and pulled but it wouldn't budge. So she searched the entrance for a doorbell, but when none was found, there was only one thing to do. She knocked on the door a couple of times before it opened up.

A girl in her young twenties opened the door. She was dressed in a short black, halter top dress that had a plunging neck line. Her hair was short, wrapped in a red ribbon used as a head band. With black high heels, she only came up to Sango's ear at the most. Looking at the way she was dressed, one thought came to mind, Miroku that pervert!

"Hi! I'm Yura, welcome to RA-men!" She said cheerfully. "How many at your table?" Sango was taken aback by the suddenly joyful girl, and didn't know what to say. When her senses came back to her, she answered that she wanted a table of two. As she was lead into the restaurant, she noticed why Miroku liked it so much. The interior designer sure was talented.

The walls were a deep shade of mahogony red with gold Egyptian hieroglyphics gleaming in the yellow light coming from spotlights on the floor. There were tall, gold torches with the fake flames of cloth brought to life by wind that came from inside the torch. A statue of the God of the Dead, Anubus, stared back at her from a corner of the room, its gold jackal eye winking at her from a light in the floor.

There were tables with table cloths the same color as the walls, and there were customers enjoying their meal at almost every table. Sango looked at the ceiling, which was a deep royal blue. In the center was a big, round, gold plate. In the middle of the plate was an eye, the symbol of the sun god.

The plate was decorated with elaborate egyptian designs. Somewhere from that plate came an extremely bright glare that was the source of the light that filled the restaurant. There was no use for windows when an imitation sun was all it took.

Yura stopped in front of a round table in a corner, the corner where the statue of Anubus was placed. Yura placed two red and gold menus on her table and said before she retreated back to her place at the door, "Enjoy your meal, if you are ready to order you can call any one of our waiters or waitreses." She gestured at a passing waiter, who was dressed in a black tuxedo.

Sango glanced around the restaurant to see if Miroku had arrived yet, but didn't see anyone. To pass the time, she decided to scan the menu. After a 5 minute scan, she decided to wait for Miroku to get here. She didn't understand the way they had named the dishes, and didn't want to order something she didn't like. One glance at the menu was enough to tell that things weren't cheap.

10 minutes later, she saw Miroku walking through the front door. He was talking to Yura, and she pointed in Sango's direction. He nodded a thanks and made his way to Sango, glancing at the God of the Dead statue before sitting down.

"We got the table with the scary statue." Sango commented.

"I'll be here in case he feels like dragging you to the Underworld." Miroku flirted. Sango rolled her eyes at him, the third time today.

No sweat 'cause help is on the way


Don't worry 'cause I'm watching you No need to be afraid


Some how, some way I'll find out what's the deal


And I'll be there to rescue you You'll see that I'm for real

(ruler)

"Mcdonald's, huh? This is your "perfect place?" Kikyo said when she saw the giant yellow, trademark 'M' that framed the doorway.

"As far as I know, this has the best fast food around here." Naraku told her, making his way to a table for two in the back of the restaurant. Kikyo followed.

"My treat, what would you like?" Naraku asked Kikyo as soon as she sat down.

"Hmm, free lunch? I shall choose wisely...I'll just get a number 5, 6 pieces of McChicken, an ice tea, and a sundae please. Oh, can you buy me a car from the dealer next door?" She joked. Something tells her that she's been joking a lot ever since she met Naraku, and it hasn't even been a week.

"Don't go too far. I'm not rich."

"I can always buy my own lunch." Kikyo said.

"No, no. It's okay. Friends treat each other to lunch, right?" With that, Naraku walked towards the cashiers to order their food.

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"So, what did you think of the restaurant?" Miroku asked as soon as Sango stepped into the car. They were on their way back to the Lab.

"Good. I'm very full, and the desert was especially delicious." Sango replied.

"Hey, who doesn't like a Baked Alaska?" Miroku turned into the highway that would lead back to the Lab.

"But that statue that was right next to us, he was starting to creep me out. It was like he would spring alive any minute and eat me up."

"Or maybe it was standing still, listening to our every word and watching our every action. Be careful, Sango, at night he will come to you."

"Be quiet, Miroku. Watch where you're driving. One day, you're going to get into a car accident." Sango told him.

"Don't jinx it!" Miroku cried. Sango laughed at the terrified tone of his voice, and Miroku smiled at her laughter.

Girl, I'll be your superman I'll do what no one can


You'll find that I'm the everything that you need


Deep down inside of you No matter what you do


You'll see I'm everything you want and more

Back at the Lab, Miroku and Sango stood outside the closed door of the room where they had placed the Shard. Seconds later, Kanna stepped out holding a sheet of paper.

"Here are the results." She whispered.

Miroku took the paper hastily. "Thank you, Kanna." Sango said. The two workers of Tokyo Diamonds scanned the paper together, then looked up and stared at each other with bewildered faces.

"But...Kikyo and Onigumo said...they were fakel."

"But the results...it says they're real." They looked at each other for a couple of more seconds.

"Well, this test was performed by real scientists." Sango stated.

Kanna looked at them with those big eyes of hers. She looked almost guilty for something, but Sango and Miroku were too busy re-reading the paper to notice.

"Well, let's just bring this back to work and we'll deal with it there. Maybe we will sell the Shards after all. They are very pretty."

"Yeah. Thanks again, Kanna. We'll come back if we need any help."

"Here's the Shard." Kanna handed the pink jewel back to Sango, who put it back in the box it came from.

"Let's go." Sango told Miroku. "Right after you." Miroku said, and the two walked out into the parking lot. Leaving Kanna standing there, looking as if she had something she wanted to say, but was trying to restrain herself from speaking.

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"Lunch good?" Naraku asked.

"Particularly good since it was free." Kikyo teased, sipping her soda.

"It'll be your turn to pay next time." Naraku smiled.

"Sure, why not." Kikyo said. They stopped in front of the bank.

"See you later, Naraku." Kikyo waved as she went through the revolving doors.

"Bye." Naraku called after her before stepping into the bank himself.

Kikyo went into Tokyo Diamonds to meet some very happy people, or maybe it was just because she felt like a very happy person right now.

You can call me when you want me If you need a friend you got me


I'll be your everything Fulfill your every dream


We can do it automatic I can freak you with my gadget


I'll be your everything You'll see I'm everything you want and more

Yes, having a friend like Naraku did feel good. Kikyo smiled.

Maybe he is turning into something more. Sango thought as she drove home, a grin plastered on her face.

A/N: The line in today's song, "I'll Be Your Everything" by Youngstown about being automatic, is that supposed to be dirty? I'm not sure but let's try not to think like that.

This chapter might not be so good cause my parents were rushng me, but I hope you still enjoyed it. You might be seeing some Sesshoumaru Kagura soon, cuz if Kikyo's best friend is dating her ex's brother, you know trouble is coming. But I don't think I'm going to put Inuyasha in any chapter soon

I have the ending all planned out already, and the story just started! See you next time. Suggest a song to me that I can use:): School is starting in like exactly a week...NNNOOOO! So i will not update as fast...Nooo! School suks! And my reviewers rok! So review!