Damsel

Boyfriend. That sounded nice. Sango walked into the high school dreamily with Miroku's arm around her neck. It felt different, being official with him. It was better. And it seemed okay to be affectionate in public, even if some of the students would stare. They wre only shocked, they'd get used to it. Sango didn't care either way. Miroku was just as happy and couldn't wait for prom night. He walked Sango to her homeroom and left her with Kagome.

"Don't you two look cute?" Kagome teased.

"Course we do," Sango giggled.

At the moment, all she could think about was prom. By the time that lunch rolled around, she was ready to leave school. When she walked into the cafateria she noticed a large group of girls surrounding someone. As she made her way to the lunch line, she curiously tried to sneak a peek at the person at the center of attention, but failed. Kagome bounced over to her, seeming to be uninterested in the activity of the lunch room. Sango picked up her tray and left the line, scanning the are for Miroku. Kagome led her to an empty table and sat down happily.

"Why so serious?" she asked cheerfully.

"I'm just a bit tired," Sango sighed.

Inuyasha entered the cafateria a minute after, followed by Miroku. They also noticed the excited crowd of girls. Miroku calmly placed his bag next to Sango and lightly kissed her cheek. He and Inuyasha went to get their lunches, passing the frenzie. Miroku was also ready to leave school, only so he could be alone with Sango. Inuyasha suddenly nudged him roughly, pulling him from his thoughts, and pointed towards the girls. Miroku looked and saw the person who was in the public eye. And he recognized her instantly, though with despair.

"What is she doing here?" Inuyasha thought aloud.

"I don't know," Miroku replied stifly.

"Keh! Perfect timing, I guess."

"Thankfully it's the end of the year..."

"Aren't you going to go talk to her?" Inuyasha teased.

"I'm not concerned with her anymore."

Miroku eagerly took his food and tried to get back to the table without being seen. But he honestly was concerned with her. When he sat down, Sango caught his change of mood, his anxiety. Inuyasha sat silently with a small smirk painted across his lips. The four were all quiet at that moment. Sango was clueless, Kagome was suspicious.

He had never mentioned her to Sango. Her name was Shima and was a past girlfriend. But she was the one who had first gotten his heart. He had always done anything for her. Shima had been sweet and innocent. She was smart, beautiful, and elegant. The two had been together for almost two years. But their paradise was disrupted by Hurricane Bankotsu, of all people. Shima had decided to transfer from school once grade ten rolled around and Miroku had fully supported her, though he would have preferred that she stay with him. During the summer, he had gone to stay in Kyoto with relatives. He had only been gone for a month, but that was all that was needed.

Once he had returned from his trip, Bankotsu eagerly let him know how he had seduced a very willing Shima into bed. She didn't bother denying it, either. She had changed aher whole attitude. Miroku was heartbroken. But he had been very angry and glad that she had decided to leave the school. Since Sango had arrived, he hadn't thought about Shima. Seeing her back at school worried him. What would she do? What would she say? Of course all the girls wanted to talk to her, she had been quite popular. It was hard not to like her. That was the problem.

"Miroku?"

He snapped his head up quickly.

"Are you okay?" Sango asked.

"Er, yeah, I'm fine."

Sango stared at him. He kept his eyes on his tray and ate his food quietly. He seemed to be acting oddly. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and shook his head. Kagome glanced his way, wondering what was going on. Lunch ended fairly quickly. Miroku mumbled goodbye and rushed out of the cafateria. Inuyasha decided to go after him. The girls were beginning to leave as well when someone called Kagome's name. Sango turned and saw a girl with straight black hair and green eyes. Kagome gasped.

"Its been awhile," the girl said in a voice that was too sweet.

"Yes, it has," Kagome said.

"Who's your friend?" she asked.

"Oh, this is Sango."

"Hello, I'm Shima."

"Hi," Sango said politely.

"What are you doing here?" Kagome asked.

"My school doesn't have some of the classes that I want, so I decided to finish the year here."

"I didn't know you could do that so late in the year," Sango replied.

"Yeah, I have plenty of credits already. Anyways, better get to class. Do you know where Miroku is?"

"Um... no, I don't," Kagome said hesitantly.

"Alright, then, I'll catch you later."

With that, Shima was off. Sango looked at Kagome, seeing that she now had a strange look on her face. Kagome walked down the hall with Sango and into their class. Sango wondered if she should trust Shima, by the way Kagome was acting.

"What's the deal with her?" Sango asked.

"That's Miroku's exgirlfriend. She cheated on him with Bankotsu. They haven't seen each other since."

"Girlfriend? I thought he wasn't the 'girlfriend type' before me. Thats what you told me."

"I know, sorry. He had just... you know, kinda changed after her. Until he met you."

Sango didn't want to talk now. Is that why he had suddenly left earlier? Did Shima have Miroku feeling nervous? She had asked for him. Was she trying to talk to him? Sango didn't know about Shima, but she had a bad feeling.

So, I was trying to think of adding some more conflict before wrapping the story up. It took me awhile to figure out a girl to introduce. Shima was only in one part of the Inuyasha manqa series and was an old friend of Miroku's. Just changed it upp a bit. Hope you guys enjoyed the chappie.