Disenchanted

"Let's do something fun today, hm? Just us girls," Kagome suggested.

"Such as?" Sango asked.

"I don't know, movies? Mall? Anything!"

Sango glanced over at her but remained silent. Truthfully, she had a lot on her mind that would prevent her from even enjoying herself out. She had a bad feeling about Miroku and she wasn't sure what to do about it. Kagome naturally had all the information from her end, but Sango didn't want to risk her saying anything about it. Sango had never been much for dating but she knew that certain things were unacceptable. While she wouldn't want to lose Miroku, she did not intend on allowing his ex to come and do as she pleased with him. She would not stand for being undermined.

"Uh, hello, earth to Sango!"

"Sorry, you caught me in thought. Well, if you'd really like to go out I suppose it wouldn't hurt," Sango said.

"Excellent! Lets get dressed, then we can be on our way."

Rather than dwelling on anything in her head, Sango decided to try and enjoy her Saturday with Kagome. She had been through worse things than boy trouble and she wasn't about to let that keep her down either.

The girls were ready within the hour and soon off to roam the streets of the city. Sango secretly enjoyed doing things like that. While living with her abusive father and having no social life, she had often been afraid to venture out on her own. She was afraid of what would happen to her and had never thought she would wholeheartedly enjoy herself. Thankfully, that had all changed. Fate had allowed her to meet Kagome and now she was in much better shape than she ever was.

For their first stop, the girls had some coffee at the local cafe and then headed for the mall. Sango was glad to have a little bit of extra money after prom dress shopping and was ready to splurge on some new threads.

"So how are things with your boyfriend?" Kagome asked.

Sango should have seen that question coming.

"I mean, having Shima back is something I'm not particularly happy about."

"I think I'm going to break up with him."

Kagomes eyes widened at that, and even Sango was a little surprised at the words that left her mouth. She just said it, not even thinking. But she wasn't lying, it was something she had been considering.

"Sango, what are you saying? It's not worth losing him over."

"But it's worth losing me for? I don't intend on competing for anyone's affections," Sango said sternly.

"He... Look, Miroku doesn't want to lose you. Trust me, I know him!" Kagome exclaimed.

"I do too, Kags. But I've been through many hardships in my life, I did not ask for anymore. Especially over something so trivial."

The girls walked into a store but Kagomes mind was in a panic. She had never heard Sango talk like this before, she was surprised by how serious she was. How could her mind be made up so quickly before giving Miroku a chance? Kagome didn't want to see their relationship go up in flames, and it made her feel even more resentment towards Shima. But it was his fault too for not giving Sango the appropriate attention, since he had decided to give it to the ex girlfriend instead. Kagome couldn't blame her friend, but they shared something too precious to just throw away.

Sango understood Kagomes nature to try and fix everything she could, but some things simply could not be tampered with and her decision was one of those things. She would give Miroku the chance to tell her whatever he needed to but if he said nothing and she saw more and more between him and Shima, she would end it.

Sango hadn't realized how much time they had spent at the mall til it was already 6:00. Kagome was determined to keep her occupied but she could easily see through it. Still, Kagome was a dear friend. Sango was busy counting the bags she had in her arms when someone came up beside her, someone she really didn't care to see.

"Hello, Sango."

"Shima," she nodded.

"What are you up to?" She asked.

Sango sighed and looked over at her. She really didn't care to hear anything she had to say.

"I'm sorry, did I do something?" Shima asked innocently.

"You tell me," Sango replied dully.

"I'm sorry, Sango. I didn't realize you would be so bothered by me hanging with Miroku after school the other day."

Sango finally turned to look at the girl, suddenly feeling overwhelmed with anger at this announcement.

"Oh, don't tell me, you didn't know?" Shima asked, in false concern.

Sango had never been the one to go looking for trouble, or even get into direct confrontation. She always managed to avert her eyes and move past it. However, this girl was asking for a reaction from her, and she was about to give her one. Sango stood up from her spot and stood only inches in front of the girl. Shima had a smirk on her face, clearly satisfied that she was getting a rise out of her.

"You want Miroku? Take him," Sango spat. "If someone as trashy as you is capable of receiving anyone's attention then I'm not interested."

"Darling, you're the one who crawled out from the trash can to eat up my leftovers," Shima retorted.

That did it. Without even thinking, Sango felt her fist fly from her side and straight into Shima's face. The poor girl was knocked clean off her feet and right onto her back. Kagome rushed over to the two, completely shocked by what she had just witnessed. She quickly yanked her friend from the scene, worried that the mall security would be contacted, or REAL officers. When they were further from the area, she finally turned to Sango.

"That felt good," Sango sighed.

"What happened?" Kagome demanded.

"She was talking too much."

"Sango, you can't just-"

"Look, she said she hung out with Miroku after school. He never told me that. I don't think I can be with him if he's keeping her in his life," Sango replied calmly.

"How do you know she's telling the truth? She could be lying!" Kagome protested.

"Let it be, Kagome. I'll ask him about it, but I just won't fight about it."

Sango was trying to sound as tough as she could, but she was devastated. The girl had only been in school for a little over a week and already she had done a good job of interfering into Sango's life. She couldn't believe this was what was to come of her relationship with Miroku. She hadn't trusted him when they first began talking, but over time she grew to depend on his presence in her life. Well, that had turned out to be quite the mistake. If Miroku's behaviors hadn't grown to be so shady, she wouldn't have doubted his affections for her. But after everything that had happened recently, she just couldn't let it go.

Sango had decided it was better to get it over with and had Miroku meet her at the Higurashi's house. Her heart felt like it was breaking, but she continued to remain strong on the outside. She didn't want to breakdown. When she heard the doorbell ring, she knew who it was. Sango breathed deeply, and went down to answer it. Miroku smiled at her lightly, then moved to hug her. She accepted this greeting and then asked him out back near the shrine. She was going to do her best to make this as easy as possible.

"Is something wrong?" Miroku asked.

"I ran into Shima at the mall," Sango said, jumping straight to it.

"Oh?" he responded, nervously.

"She told me you two had a session after school during the week, is this true?"

Miroku sighed, he hadn't meant to keep it from her but he also hadn't thought of bringing it up to her right away. Leave it to Shima to cause interference.

"I take that as a yes?" Sango continued.

"Yes, we did. Sango, you know I care deeply for you. I would not purposefully do anything to hurt you," Miroku replied.

"I know this, but I don't really know what's going on between you two. Are there old feelings returning to you?" She asked.

"I... I don't know," Miroku admitted.

"I see," Sango sighed.

"Sango, please understand, I hadn't seen her since our break up... it just stirred some unresolved things inside of me," Miroku said.

"I do understand, but I can't see you anymore if that's the case. I will not make you choose anything and I will not convince you of your feelings," Sango replied.

"You don't mean that."

"I'll see you around, Miroku. Take care."

Before he could say another word to her, Sango stood from their spot and left to the house. Her hand was trembling when she touched the knob of the door but she hurried inside. She went straight to her bedroom and crashed down on her bed. The tears streamed from her eyes faster than she could hide them in her pillow. That was one of the hardest things she ever had to do, including dealing with her abusive father. Kagome came in moments later, hugging her in her moment of need.

"It'll be okay," Kagome whispered. "I promise."

Well guys, if anyone is still reading this story I'd like to welcome you BACK to the story. I've been absent from for a good while but I was recently going over my stories and decided I must get back into this one. This one has a few more chapters I can squeeze out so if you're reading it, hope you enjoy it. AND do please forgive me for the grammar mistakes that are leading up to this chapter. It was driving me crazy to reread all of them, but I'm too lazy to correct em. xP