InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Another Life ❯ Back with a Vengeance ( Chapter 2 )

Another Life

 

Recap: The tears had already fallen and she felt like a mess. She slammed her house door and turned her back to the door and slid to the bottom of the door. She heard a car speed off outside and let the sobs loose into her quiet, empty house. `Who was I kidding?' she thought. `Things Never Change.'

 

Chapter 2: Back with a Vengeance

 

Sango had slept hard that night, not comfortably, but the kind of sleep where you don't move all night long and wake up just as grumpy as when you had gone to sleep. It's like the hours didn't even happen. As much as she tried to, she couldn't forget last night's catastrophe. The feeling made her heart weep that she was so naïve to have believed that jerk. Then again, it made her feel like a total drama queen. I mean, he asked her to bear his children and then proceeded to rub her the wrong way, literally. I guess he wasn't all that bad, but she was still upset that he tried to pull that with her. He was not the first to do so.

 

Ever since Sango had matured, physically anyway, guys had always been attracted to her body. She was probably the most well endowed girl in the school. She was modest though, and that kept her mystery and class intact. She didn't flaunt and that was another trait that “mesmerized” the opposite sex. With all of this running for her, it was no surprise that she got so upset when they saw her as a piece of meat or some prize to be won. She wanted to be treated respectfully and feel loved, not wanted. Well, maybe a little wanted, but not like she was a toy to use one day and forgotten the next. That was Kikyo's job, or so she had made that out for herself.

 

Once Kikyo had dated Inuyasha, the object of Kagome's affection now, and she was just as wholesome as our friendly group of five. It ended on a bad note and they never made up, not even to become friends. She hooked up with the “bad guy” of the school, Naraku, saying that he “opened up her horizons”. She started getting worse academically and better in the arts of seduction, drugs, and hanging out with the wrong type of people. She constantly is toying with Inuyasha's dormant feelings for her every chance she gets.

 

Back to Sango. Instead of waking up her cheery self to greet the morning, she felt… well, like crap. Even her mood was a grumpy one and she didn't even make breakfast for Kohaku. No makeup, not even her signature eye makeup that brought out the blush in her cheeks. She rolled out of bed ten minutes before school, to the noise of Kagome banging on her front door.

 

“Sango! Are you in there? Why didn't you come to my house? You better be in there and not left me for school! We're both gonna be late!” Kagome shouted.

 

This was odd. Sango never was late. She never slept in either, not even on weekends! Then it dawned on her: Sango slept in when she was exhausted. Emotionally, but physically sometimes too, when you work your body until you can't move. She squealed with girlish joy. Sango had failed to call her last night regarding her date. Perhaps it never had ended…

 

“Sango, I'm coming in! You and whoever else are in the house better be dressed!” Kagome shouted, this time with a smile.

 

She opened the door with the key from the mailbox (secret hiding place) and went in cautiously. She quietly creeped up the stairs to Sango's room and peeked in. Sango was in a rush in getting her backpack together, uniform on. She looked like a mess. To a normal person, she would have looked beautiful as ever, just as she did everyday. To Kagome though, she was a wreck on the inside.

 

“Sango, what's wrong? Is everything okay?” she asked, concerned.

 

“Of course!” Sango looked back with the fakest smile she had ever seen, it was a little scary.

 

Kagome rolled her eyes.

 

“Don't even pull this with me Sango. I'm your BEST friend. I know when something is up. I tried to be the curious, innocent, ease-into-it kind of friend just now, but when you deny it to my face, I get upset. So spill, we're not going to school until you do!” Kagome retorted.

 

Sango's expression turned from a surprised one to one of thought. It was only rare occasions that Kagome ever got mad, and she had never had the experience firsthand, it was usually Inuyasha who got yelled at. She turned her head to the side, so Kagome wouldn't see her tears right away. She knew she would see them eventually and wanted to go to school today, so she didn't hold anything back anymore.

 

“Oh Kagome! I feel awful!” She managed to sob out as she flung her arms around Kagome to get some friendly support.

 

“So I was right. Well sort of. I'm sorry Sango,” She apologized, as she patted her friend's head.

 

“Right about what?” Sango asked, now more curious than upset.

 

“You and Miroku. Ya know, did… it,” She forced herself to say the last part.

 

“It? Like have sex?” Sango asked, now standing on her own weight, a slight smile on her face.

 

“Shh! You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to. It was obviously a traumatic thing,” Kagome whispered, waving her hands for Sango to stop and looking around as if they were talking about a forbidden topic.

 

“Kagome! I can't believe you actually thought I would do that!” Sango yelled, half laughing, half getting over the fact that she was just upset five seconds ago.

 

“Well, I mean… what did you think I would think? You didn't call yesterday with the details so I figured… ya know… that he was still here,” Kagome stammered, trying to explain her assumptions.

 

“No. It was the actual opposite. He was such a jerk. He's no different than the rest of the scum that go to our school,” Sango corrected, sighing and holding her head as if she had a headache, the anger and hatred from the night before had seemed to disappear and left indifference and disappointment.

 

“I'm sorry Sango. It really felt like this one might be the one. Well, it seemed like you were a little more excited than usual,” Kagome brought up.

 

“Yeah, I still have that feeling. He's different somehow, but I don't know what that something is,” Sango agreed, recalling the mystery of this man.

 

“Do you still have the hots for him then?” Kagome inquired.

 

“No! No guy like that, no matter how mysterious he is, deserves any more time with me than necessary. Which in his case, I hope is never again,” Sango said, her nose up in the air.

 

`She is soooo lying again' Kagome thought, with a slight roll in her eyes. “Okay, whatever you say. Just don't let him get you worked up again. I don't want to have to yell anymore, unless it's at Inuyasha,” Kagome said.

 

The girls laughed at that and remembered that they were going to miss the bus if they didn't hurry up.

 

 

Sango had to re-explain everything to Ayumi, Yuka and Eri on the bus, but left the part about her getting worked up over it out. Only Kagome would be sworn to secrecy that Sango had ever cried over some guy.

 

Sango's rep was a confusing one. Not only was she the most beautiful and the hardest to get, she also had a slight barrier around her. She never let anyone get too close, so as to hurt her. She'd went on “dates” with other guys, but they were all out to a movie or an amusement park or some public outing. Nothing too personal, and within the first five minutes she would always decide if she liked them or not. Conversation was key. If all they had to talk about was how beautiful or in their words “hot” she was or about how successful they or their family was, she knew that this was a definite “No.”

 

Miroku had been her first “real” date, in Sango's book. Unfortunately it had turned out for the worst.

 

She came into school that day laughing with her friends as usual and turned into what Kagome called “icy” Sango when everyone asked her about her date with Miroku. She made little to no conversation with the envious girls from the day before. Her demeanor was the opposite from the way she was feeling. She held her head high and mighty like dates were no big deal, like a stuck-up prude princess. Inside she felt stupid for acting this way and also very hurt that she put her self out there like an idiot for him to trample all over.

 

All of this ended for a split second as she passed the man she never wanted to see again. Picture this: slow motion, Sango and Miroku are in the same time sphere, he has his arms leaning against a girl's locker, a girl below him and talking down toward her in a seductive/sexy way, they both are smiling, girls are buzzing about Sango- trying to get any information out of her and she is pretty much ignoring them, her view from straight ahead goes to looking toward Miroku, she sees the girl Miroku is wooing giggle and he looks up toward her, only to see her surprised eyes for a split second, then she `hmph's and goes back to her ignoring, which now includes him. All he can do is stare at her with a mouth slightly open, thinking of some apology to say, but knowing she won't hear a word of it, he says nothing.

 

(This happens over a span of about 10 seconds, but you know how they show these kinds of things in movies. Total drama here and very crucial.)

 

Miroku leaves the giggly girl he was talking to, to walk toward Sango. He's kind of half-running, trying to dodge more giggly girls, toward his objective. Instead of halting her by pulling her arm so she would turn around, he passes her and walks in front of her so his face is right in front of hers, forcing her to stop and look straight at him.

 

Sango doesn't ignore him this time but proceeds to put her weight on one of her sides, arms crossed- this gives the effect of making her look beautiful, bitchy and serious a.k.a. very effective in saying to anyone: `What do you want?'

 

“Sango. Good morning. I just wanted to talk to you about last night,” Miroku said, sincerely but then hesitant at the last part seeing as Sango pretty much had a posse of girls behind her, hanging off of his every word.

 

She then proceeded to tap her foot- meaning to continue and that she wasn't going off to “talk to him in private.” Whatever he had to say, he could say it right here and right now.

 

“Well, umm… I just wanted to say sorry that you got a bad impression of me yesterday and I was wondering if you could forgive me and maybe hangout at lunch to talk about it, umm… just you and I,” Miroku said, still sincerely but now his eyes looking above his glasses rims at the girls towering over Sango.

 

Sango looked over her shoulder, and the gang of girls resumed their places at the same height level as she. She then looked back at Miroku and cleared her throat. She had something to say alright, and she was going to make sure everyone heard this.

 

“I told you before Miroku. It's over between us. I don't wish to go on another date with you… Ever. Clear?” Sango said, loud enough so that it turned heads and it made a big scene in the hall.

 

“Crystal,” Miroku glared back at her with a straight face, but she could see the storm raging in his eyes- full of hatred.

 

He then slid out of her way with his hands up as if he had lost a bet, gesturing for her to pass. Head high once again, she resumed her pacing and only had Kagome, Ayumi, Eri, and Yuka behind her. All of the others had stayed behind to ogle, dote and hang off of the new hot, single guy.

 

All Sango could hear now were many giggles along with: “Ladies, ladies, calm down. There's plenty of me for everyone.”

 

 

By lunchtime, it was all around school that Sango had dumped another one. Miroku was getting much sympathy from Sango's many dumpees and Sango was getting much support from the girls that thought all guys were jerks.

 

Again with her reputation. She was known as “experienced” and “bitchy” when she dumped each and every guy after the first date. Miroku was just one of her accomplishments. Sango hated keeping up this look, especially when she had to make the scene in the hall. It hurt her to do that to Miroku, especially when he looked at her with such cold eyes. The only way to protect herself was to hurt those who came too close. Miroku had come closer than anyone else, besides Kagome and her friends. She found herself wanting to tell him all about her dreams and aspirations last night at the coffee shop. Like he was some old friend catching up on things. Maybe that's why it hurt her to see him act like all her other “dates.” All they wanted to do was get in her pants, but they were never as blunt as he was!

 

Sango shook her head. “Bearing his children” he called it. That was so old-fashioned, and even though it was the first time she had heard it, it felt all too familiar to hear. It almost made her laugh. Slapping him right after he groped her came naturally too. `Weird' Sango thought. No one had ever been bold enough to even attempt that either, especially when they knew it was over. She shrugged it off. I mean, how did this make her special? She was just the first girl in this school that he probably tried that on. I'm sure by now he had tried it on about 10 other girls. Sango sighed. A part of her wished that she were the first girl he had asked that to. `Why?' Her mind was contradicting itself today and she didn't like it.

 

 

School was finally over. It felt like the longest day Sango had ever had in her entire life. With her head in a slump, she trudged home, with Kagome beside her, feeling as if her feet were dead weight. Kagome spotted Inuyasha and Miroku; they seemed to have become best friends by now. Kagome couldn't help but let out a sigh as she stared at Inuyasha. Almost right afterward, Sango looked up from the pavement and toward her friend's object of desire. She then groaned. She couldn't get Miroku off her mind all day. She knew she had to apologize for her behavior earlier, hopefully he would understand…

 

As they neared the two boys, only then did they acknowledge the girls' presence. Inuyasha smiled unknowingly, his eyes only seeing Kagome, and Miroku kept a straight face, even when his eyes locked with Sango's. Sango felt a pain in her chest when he looked at her like that; it was as if he was throwing invisible darts at her with that glare. She winced, and held her chest. `That really hurt! What the hell is going on?' Sango thought. Obviously she was letting him get to her too much. Why were her defenses so low when she was around him?

 

“Hey Kagome.” Inuyasha sighed, still smiling.

 

“Hey Inuyasha.” Kagome sighed similarly.

 

Only then did both Miroku and Sango look away from each other and at their friends. Both Inuyasha and Kagome seemed to have some sort of love-struck look glazed over their eyes, more than normal anyway.

 

Before Sango could ask what had gotten into them both, they both turned and started walking together, leaving Sango and Miroku alone. They were still staring at each other in that eerie way and had seemed to have forgotten that they left their friends behind.

 

Sango and Miroku looked back at each other, confused. Then they broke out into laughter. Sango knew they had some sort of thing going on, but this was the weirdest result yet.

 

The two started absent-mindedly walking side by side, still laughing. When they regained their composure, they were still smiling. Something about walking like this made Sango feel an unknown familiarity. Walking in pairs, with Inuyasha and Kagome in front, and her and Miroku not too far behind them. She found herself asking Miroku: “Does this feel familiar to you?”

 

“Oddly enough, it does.” He responded, liking the feeling he got when he agreed with her. “Wait, I'm supposed to be mad at you.” He remembered, pointing a finger at Sango, while turning toward her slightly.

 

“Oh yeah. About that… Listen, I'm really sorry about how I acted today. I felt like a real bitch saying it to you in front of all those people like that. I've felt really guilty all day long and I really hope you can forgive me. I guess I was just still a little pissed from the night before and…” Sango rambled.

 

“Shh… I understand. I did kinda come off a little strong. I totally deserved that this morning, even though I was upset that you embarrassed me on the second day of school… anyway, I obviously underestimated your character quite a bit. I should be the one to apologize.” Miroku interrupted.

 

“No, no. I overreacted yesterday. I just was caught by surprise. I overestimated you at first, and then this morning I underestimated you so… um… I didn't estimate you right either.” Sango came to a conclusion. Her words slipped up in front of him too. She needed to make a list of all the side affects of being around him.

 

“Well then, I think we can call it even.” Miroku compromised.

 

“Yeah, I guess… maybe we should just start over.” Sango agreed, joy coming back to her voice.

 

“Okay… Hi there, I'm Miroku.” He turned toward her extending his hand out for her to shake.

 

“I didn't mean like that. I meant, with a clean slate, just friends.” Sango clarified, laughing slightly. She found her self more susceptible to his bad humor as well. That was about side affect number 10 or something.

 

“Sounds good to me, so long as I get to be graced by your beautiful presence.” Miroku agreed, his suave voice coming back.

 

“Don't push it, Romeo.” Sango teased, smiling back.

 

 

On the other side of town, things weren't as forgiving. In the shadier parts of Tokyo, yelling could be heard in one of the side alleys.

 

“What?! You can't do this to me!” a woman's voice bellowed.

 

“That's just the way the things are, baby. It's not like you were all into it anyway. You just wanted me for the se-” a man's voice was cut short.

 

“Bullshit! I loved you. Then you toss me in the gutter like one of your hoe-bags. I'm outtie, I sure as hell don't need this.” The woman's voice obviously ended further conversation, and high-heeled footsteps could be heard walking off into the distance.

 

`I don't need him. Hmph. I guess I could go back to that hellhole they call school… oh yeah… He's there. I'm sure to get a warm welcome then.' She smiled wickedly.

 

`I guess I'll just have to come back with a bit of vengeance. It'll be good to see you… Inuyasha.'

 

A/N: Evil Cliffy of doom!! I bet you all know who it is anyway though. I think this is my first official author's note here at MediaMiner, so hello all! I hope you are enjoying the story so far. I am posting it slowly, but surely here. You can find all of my works on fanfiction.net under the same name or on animespiral.com under the penname jez. If you would like to see more of this story, please review and tell me what you like! Thanks.