Confessions 

                                                                     Chapter 2A

Note to readers: This is kind of short because I'm going to do it parts, as it will more than likely be a little easier to follow. I'll say right now that Sakuraneko056  gave me some wonderful ideas for the next parts with Saika.

As InuYasha and his friends sat around the fire, waiting for the rabbits to finish cooking, Kagome glanced over at Sango who seemed to be deep in thought for what seemed to be for the hundredth time since they had left the village where they had destroyed several demons and collected five jewel shards. The young demon slayer had not been paying attention during some fights and was nearly injured a couple of times. This wasn't like her friend at all.

"Sango, are you alright? You seem to be troubled about something." Kagome asked gently.

"You haven't been much help in any of the fights lately Sango. You better shape up or you'll be out of the pack." InuYasha replied gruffly.

"InuYasha!! Sit boy!! That wasn't very nice!" Kagome yelled.

"Damn it Kagome!" InuYasha growled after he pried his face from the ground.

"He's right Kagome. I haven't been of much use lately. My mind, for some reason, just keeps going over a memory of someone who was close to me when I was a child, but I can't quite remember who it was." Sango replied a little frustrated as sat down on the log beside her.

"Would it be a friend from another village? Or maybe a family member?" Shippo asked curiously.

"Shippo that's it!" Sango almost yelled as her eyes went wide. At the words family member, she suddenly remember. "I can't believe I forgot about her!'

"What her?! Spit it out already! We don't have all day!" InuYasha growled impatiently, only to earn a sharp glare from Kagome.

"My sister. We're twins, even if we don't look alike. She took off when we were about ten years old. And we didn't part ways on very good terms. It was my fault that this happened." Sango replied, bowing her head and closing her eyes.

"How can you have a twin and not look the exactly alike." InuYasha scoffed.

"InuYasha, if you had a twin, he or she could have your mother's black hair and brown eyes, while you had white hair and gold eyes like your father. They are called fraternal twins." Kagome replied. "It would be too complicated to explain any further."

"Why did your sister leave Sango? What was her name." Shippo asked from Kagome's shoulder.

"Her name is...or was Saika; I'm not sure if she is still alive or not. It was my fault that she left. Father started training us when we were nine years old. After a while, I started to become jealous of her. Where I had to practice for weeks to get the styles and techniques right, Saika would do them once or twice and have the hang of it like she had been doing it for a long time." Sango replied, looking down at the ground a few feet in front of her.

"Well, what's so wrong with that?! She was good at what she did!" InuYasha replied, puzzled at why Sango would be upset.

"The problem is that I had been getting out some knives and daggers for father to sharpen later on when Saika came over to talk to me. She started tell me that she wanted to show me a new fighting skill father had just shown her. I lost my temper and took a swing at her. Only I had a knife in my hand that still had meat juices on it. It sliced in to the side of her face, and I'm sure it left a good sized scar. She looked very shocked and angry when she took off." Sango finished.

"I'm sure she'll forgive you Sango. After all, she is your twin and sister." Kagome replied, trying to boost her friend's hopes.

"I don't know Kagome. She may have a pretty nasty scar because of me. What I did was inexcuseable." Sango answered.

"Look Sango, I'm sorry this happened, but we all need to get a good night sleep. I have a feeling it might be a hard day tomorrow." InuYasha replied, getting up to go to a tree to sleep in for the night. They all agreed and settled in to their own places for the night.