Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha . . . but I own the plot of this fic!

I'm thinking of doing another Sango/Sesshomaru fic because I had the most fun making this fic, but I want to get all my other pairings I want to do too. But I can't figure it out . . . I AM going to do another one of Sango and Sesshomaru though! I need time cuz I just started one so . . . yeah.

The next fic I'm going to be doing of Inuyasha is a Sango/Bankotsu! YAY! I love that pairing. I can't help it. I have a thing for diverse couples! It's just to ordinary for the real couples. You know what I'm sayin'?

O.k I'm probably freaking you readers out by now so I'll shut up . . .


Second Impressions Go a Long Way

Chapter 3:Beginning of a New Bond


Sango put on her kimono bottom and fixed it so her outfit looks the same as it always does, picked up her sword and sheathed it while waiting for Kirara to come back before sunrise. She walked over to the same spot she was relaxing in before Sesshomaru showed up, which was not to long ago. She started thinking of things she thinks at this spot.

'Kohaku . . . when I see you again, I will get you back and avenge father and our people.'

That was her last thought as she drifted off into a light sleep. Not to soon after, Kirara came to get Sango to bring her back to camp. Once the cat demon landed on the hill top, she walked over to her mistress and found her sleeping. Lowering her head, Kirara gently nugded Sango on her cheek, silently telling her to wake up.

Sango opened her drowsy eyes and they flutteed a bit until they were fully open and was staring at red cat-eyes. Sango yawned and stood from her position and stretched out her limbs, then turned to look at her companion.

"Hey Kirara. Time to go?" Kirara nodded her head, understanding what Sango said. Sango straddled Kirara's back and soon they were flying to their destination. Later, Sango was quietly getting into the sleeping bag Kagome brought from the future until she heard something that froze her entire body.

"Where were you Sango?" She turned to Inuyasha and looked him in the eye.

"I went for a walk."

She could be telling the truth because she looked like she wasn't lying, but Inuyasha's nose said differently when he sniffed the air. "You're lying Sango. I can smell it . . ." His sense of smell picked up another scent that wasn't Sango's. But it was familiar . . . then something clicked in his head and he gave one of his strongest glares he could give towards Sango. "Why do I smell Sesshomaru's scent on you?" His voice was low and deadly calm.

Sango was taken back by the sudden question. Should she tell him? If she doesn't, he could start another argument with her and she did't want that.

"I ran into Sesshomaru and we fought some."

Inuyasha jumped to stand and turned his head to sniff the air of any traces of his scent, but found nothing. "Where is he?"

"He left." Sango shrugged.

"Did he hurt you?"

"Do I look or smell hurt to you in anyway?" Inuyasha's nose twitched.

"No . . ."

"See? Now let's get some sleep."

"You still didn't answer my question you know." The hanyou stated, moving to sit back down. Sango's face turned rock hard. She knew what the question was. She just didn't want to answer it.

"What's it to you? It's not like you care about my well being." She replied coldly. Enough for Inuyasha to shiver.

"You'd be surprised Sango. I do care." Sango turned to Inuyasha and her face softened. Inuyasha, who just saw his slip-up, regained his posture and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Keh. I'm just don't want you to get your head hacked off. Besides me, you're the strongest fighter in our group."

"Thanks Inuyasha." Sango said softly. The said boy looked at her with surprise etched on his face.

"For what?"

"For caring for me." Inuyasha could smell the faint scent of salt. He looked in her eyes, but saw no tears even if her eyes got watery. Inuyasha gave a nod and closed his eyes when Sango laid in her makeshift bed, Inuyasha's question completely forgotten. 'How could I not care Sango? You're like a sister to me . . .'

Morning . . .

After the group cleaned the campsite, they continued on their journey.

"So . . . what do you think we will get today?" Kagome asked, breaking the comfortable silence as they walked on.

"Dunno. I'm hoping to fight Sesshomaru today." Inuyasha replied. Kagome sighed.

After a few moments of silence, Inuyasha froze and turned around.

"A demon's coming . . ." He said with a low voice.

"A strong one too." Sango added. All of them stood still. That is until the ground started shaking slightly and out of the trees came a big bear demon.

Inuyasha pulled out the Tetsusaiga while Miroku put his staff infront of his body.Sango pulled her hiraikotsu over her head and crouched, and Kagome took out one of her arrows.

"Give me the jewel shard, wench!" The demons disgusting voice rung throughout the land, his claws coming towards Kagome.

"Oh no you don't!" Inuyasha slashed the demon's arm off and it howled in pain.

"Hiraikotsu!" Sango salshed the demon in half with the boomerang.

After everyone cleared out of the way, Miroku took off the beads on his right hand. "WIND TUNNEL!"

After everything was cleaned up, they went on. Inuyasha looked at Sango and snickered.

"A strong demon you say . . .?"

Sango rolled her eyes. "Whatever."

A break and1 hour later . . . (For some reason I do that in all my stories . . .O.o)

"Hey look! I see a village!" Miroku exclaimed.

"I see it too!" Shippou rejoiced. (First time he said something huh?)

Inuyasha stopped. Once again smelling a demon coming their way, but it was Sesshomaru this time. "Sesshomaru." He muttered.

"He is coming?" Sango asked.

"Yeah."

"I'll be right back." Sango went in the woods to change into her demon slaying suit.

Just as she left, Sesshomaru appeared infront of the group, no more than a few yards of space between them. Inuyasha got out his famous sword and pointed it towards the demon lord.

"Are you ready to continue our match brother?" Sesshomaru asked cooly, taking out his deadly sword also. (I forget the name of it!)

"You bet!" This is when Sango came out through the woods and stood beside Inuyasha. She and Sesshomaru locked eyes for a second, then he turned back to his younger brother.

"We shall begin." Sesshomaru jumped up into the air while Inuyasha did also. They clashed swords for a few minutes before the half brothers heard an all to familiar sound. They looked down to see Sango's weapon coming towards them. They both moved so they wouldn't get hurt and Inuyasha glared down at the slayer.

"What the hell Sango?" Inuyasha shouted. Sango caught her hiraikotsu and smirked.

"What Inuyasha? Did I scare you?" She replied jokingly.

"NO!"

Sesshomaru looked at Sango and ran towards her and formed his whip. 'This again . . . well Sesshomaru, you got what you wished for.' She thought throwing her boomerang at him and took out her sword fast. Sesshomaru dodged it and ran towards her faster and pulled his whip toward her, but she dodged it. He knew she would.

Sango, like before, flipped her sword over to the duller side, but this time she didn't run after him. Instead, he ran to her. As he was getting closer, he vanished and appeared behind her. 'Like last time . . .'

"To slow." Sesshomaru mutteredlow enough for Inuyasha not to hearand grabbed her sword from her hand and put his deadly one back in it's sheath. That little comment shocked her, she didn't even make a move to take her sword back, but she regained her posture when her hiraikotsu came back and she caught it. But she felt a sharp pain going through the back of her neck and soon was in a land of darkness.

"What are you doing Sesshomaru?" Miroku and Inuyasha asked, utterly surprised and angered at his actions. Sesshomaru picked Sango up from the dirty ground and put her over his shoulder and picked up her heavy weapon also.

"If you want to see her alive, then do not follow me, Inuyasha." Sesshomaru stated and lept off into the sky.

"Grrr . . . like hell we won't!" Inuyasha was about to take off when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned and found Kagome looking sad and she shook her head.

"You heard what he said Inuyasha. We can't do anything."

"Kagome's right." Miroku gripped his staff, his knuckles turning white. He wanted Sango back just as much as they did. 'If he does anything . . . I will personally see to it that he dies.'


Sango could feel wind hitting her face and she opened her eyes. She couldn't see claerly and the wind wasn't helping either when it hit her eyes so she closed them again. It was then that she felt a faint pain in the back of her neck and she instinctivly put her hand on it and rubbed it to sooth the pain.

"Ow . . ." Sesshomaru glanced down and saw that the slayer woke up. He saw her disgruntled expression and had amusement in his eyes but it dissappeared when she opened hers.

"You're awake." He stated the obvious while looking down at her. He switched her position once he was out of Inuyasha's sight, now he was carrying her bridal style.

Sango's mind registered everything that happened now. She glared up at Sesshomaru and tried to get out of his hold, but he shook his head.

"If you want to fall all the way down there, then be my guest, but I'm just warning you."

Sango glanced down and quickly wrapped her arms around Sesshomaru's neck unconsiously.

This woman surprised and intrigued him. He didn't even know what he was doing when he was back there, supposedly fighting Inuyasha.

"Wh-where are you taking me?"

"To my castle. That way we can have a decent match. You intrigue me slayer."

"Sango!" She said, not realizing what the lord had said.

Sesshomaru let out a small smirk. "Sango. Than after, I'm going to take you back to your friends."

"Why are you doing this?"

"You're the first human to ever challenge me. And not even a demon could catch me off guard like you did."

"Oh . . . but after this you take me straight to my friends." She demanded.

"Sango . . . why do you not fear me?"

"I don't fear anything." She said quietly.

Sesshomaru nodded and saw his castle come into view. Soon he will be able to spar with this worthy opponent once again.


I'm sorry! I wanted to make this longer but I wanna get it in before I got to bed!

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