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The Only OneChapter 6
"San-go!" Miroku said her name huskly in her ears –sending a cool vibrate through her spine.
Sango sighed. She was getting used to this, but –to her– a boy who always followed wherever she went, was still annoying. "What do you want from me, Miroku? Why do you keep haunting me?" she said –too tired to yell or shout at him.
"You know what I want. Kiss me," he smirked.
Sango rolled her eyes. "In your dream," she said as she walked away.
"Then I guess you need to be more patient. I won't stop –according to what you said –haunting you,"
"God, what have I done?" murmured Sango.
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"Miroku!!!"
The violet eyed guy turned back and saw a bunch of girls heading towards him. He grinned and said, "What is it, ladies?"
"Tell us! Is that true what we've heard?" said a wavy haired girl named Kotori.
"What?"
"That you're now in a relationships with Sango?"
He blinked for a couple of times. "Pardon me?"
"Is that true that Sango is your girlfriend? We mean your real girlfriend?!" said a girl with 2 buns on her head.
"Please tell us it's not true, Miroku!! She doesn't deserve you! Please tell us that it's just a nonsense rumours!" shouted another girl named Maya.
A tall girl with red hair than suddenly asked, "Do you fall in love with her? Because you look very close with her!"
"I…I…I don't know. Sorry!" he said as he ran away.
"Miroku!! Wait!! Miroku!!" yelled the group of girls but the black haired guy didn't turn back.
~`~`~` at Miroku's room `~`~`~
Miroku lied on his bed. His eyes were blank and his thought wanderer.
Why couldn't I answer that simple question? he said to himself. They just asked if I loved Sango or not, and I couldn't answer?! This is silly! What's wrong with me?! It's obvious that I…I don't love her! I even don't like her! I hate her!!
He closed his eyes. Yes. I hate her. I hate her since the first time we met. She –with her sceptic and tough attitude – I don't like her from the very beginning. She is different with me. She is a freak! I hate her! She wants to steal my popularity!
But what he couldn't deny was something–something that split in his heart everytime he spelled her name in her mind. Something that he has never felt before. Something weird. Hurtful –but on the other hand…wonderful.
Miroku slapped his forehead. What's…wrong…with…ME?!!
~`~`~`school, the next day `~`~`~
Sango was standing in front of her lockers when she realized that there were a group of peoples behind her. She turned her back and faced them, "Is there something you want to say?"
"Are you Sango?"
"Yes, I am,"
In a few minutes later, Sango suddenly felt a hand pushed her until she hit the lockers. "Ouch! What's wrong with you all?!"
"You b**ch! Don't you ever dare trick Miroku! He's ours!" yelled Kotori.
Sango tried to calm the group of angry girls. "I'm sorry but I think there's a missuderstanding in here,"
The girl who spoke first then took a step closer to Sango and hit her. "That's for stealing Miroku from us!" The other girls nodded in agreement.
"You're a whore!"
"Freak!!"
One by one, the group of girls continuously pushed Sango. The poor girl didn't give any response. She just accepted all of that pressing.
"Hah! Where's your tough attitude?! Where is it?! Are you afraid of us?!!"
Sango remained silent.
"Hey you jerk! This is our first warning! Get away from him! Don't try to tempt him again,understand?!"
Sango glared at them. She was mad –of course. But she decided to ignore them. She –as the candidate of studentbody president – had better control what she was going to say or do. Sango just rubbed the blood that fell from her forehead and without saying any words,she stood up,closed her lockers and started to walked away.
"Stop! Hey,you! I ordered you to stop!"
One of the girl then grabbed her shoulder and forced her to turn back. She then slapped Sango on her cheeks. The girl smiled evily and pulled some of Sango's hair. "You got that? Get away from Miroku! You don't deserve him! You're a low creature! I wonder how your parents feel –having such an useless bi**h like you!!"
Sango's expression suddenly changed. In a split second, she grabbed the girl's arm and twisted it behind the girl's back. The girl screamed in pain. Her friends did nothing to rescue her. "L,let go! Please!" she shouted.
Sango ignored her. "I don't care whatever you thought was happening between me and that pervert –and I have tried to control my emotions when you hit me. But…this time I warn you…don't you dare…to talk about my parents!!"
The girl started to cry. "…I, I understand. I won't do it again. P,please! Let me go!"
Sango released the girl's arm and let her and her group to run away. She watched until they were out of sight. Sango sighed and then she looked at her hands. She slapped her forehead and murmured, "Damn it."
What Sango didn't know that there was somebody –who was hiding behind the wall. He watched everything that had happened. That guy –was who else but Naraku. Naraku narrowed his eyes when he looked at Sango. There was certainly something in his mind –because his forehead was wrinkled. "I'll find out your little secret, my little Sango. Soon…,"
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"Sango!!!" yelled Miroku as he showed himself out at the English class. But he realized that the girl that he had been looking for wasn't there. "That's weird. She has never absent in the class." Miroku then looked around and noticed that Kagome was going to get into the class. He stopped her and was about to ask her, but Kagome seemed to do it faster than him.
"Miroku!! Where's Sango?! What did you do to her?! Why she doesn't go to school today?!"
"Huh? I was just about to ask the very same question! But did you say she didn't go to school?"
Kagome looked disappointed. "So,you didn't know what happen to her?!"
Miroku shook his head. "Where do you think she'd be, Kagome?" asked Miroku. But Kagome didn't reply. She just stared at Miroku. "Eh? Something's wrong?"
"No. Nothing. I just want to say sorry to you, Miroku-san,"
"What for?"
"It just that,,, I have been thinking negativly about you. You are really concern about Sango. I thought you're just gonna play with her,"
I…am, thought Miroku and he suddenly felt a giant mallet hit his heart. "I,I…I'd better go now. Thanks Kagome!" said Miroku as he walked away.
"Hey! Wait…!" Kagome paused when she couldn't see Miroku again. He had out of sight.
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Palm Apartment, room no.23. Hmm..this should be the place, thought Miroku. I wonder if Sango's alright. My 'fans' sometimes could be so frightening. I heard from Inuyasha that they have hit Sango.
Miroku was about to knock on the door,when he felt somebody was tapping on his shoulder behind him. He turned back.
And gasped.
Behind hime was a short, old woman. She had one of her eyes covered. Her hair was white because of her age. Wrinkles were everywhere on her face. "Why are you yelling like that?!"
"N,no! I just thought that you were a…,"
"Ghost?"
"P,pretty much like that,"
"Whatever! Young people now never respect the elders! And what are you doing here?! Are you Sango's friend?"
"No…I mean yes! I'm her friend!"
"Sango's not here! She's in the orphanage!"
"In the what?!"
"The orphanage! She works part-time there!"
"Where is that?"
"It's over there! About 3 blocks from here!"
"Pardon me but…who are you?"
"My name is Kaede –Sango's neighbour. And if you want to go there, could you give this to her? She forgot this important document,"
"Uh,ok! Thank you!"
"Anytime young man!"
~`~` At the Orphanage `~`~
"Tsubaki-sama! I'm so sorry! I really don't know!" said Sango –trying to apologize to her boss.
"I know that you don't mean that, Sango! But you know how important is…," Tsubaki's words were cut by the knock on the door. "Huh! Who's that?!"
The door swung open and a mid-twenty woman came in. "Ano,sorry for interrupting, Tsubaki-sama, Sango-san! But there's a guest for Sango-san!"
A guest? For me? thought Sango.
Tsubaki shook her head. "Not now, Midori! Say to Sango's guest that…,"
"But he insisted, Tsubaki-sama! I tried to stop him but he said he would…,"
"Ok,ok! Sango! Go and finish your problem with him! And then come back here fast!"
"Yes, Tsubaki-sama. Excuse me,then," Sango bowed her head and went out of the room.
That's weird,thought Sango as she went to the garden –where Midori told her the place where the guest waited. I've never told anyone that I worked in here. Well,except Kaede-sama. So, who would that….be?
"Sango-chan!! Nice to meet you again!!"
Sango's eyes widened when she saw the violet eyed, perverted guy again. "What are you doing here?!"
He looked relieved. "Good that you're ok! And why didn't you go to school today?"
"It's not your problem! And… WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!"
" I'm just worried about you!"
"You really cracking at my nerves! Get out, Miroku! Please!"
"Well,but…!"
"Please! I have some problem with my boss!"
"What problem? Is that related with this?" he smirked as he raised the sealed document up –so Sango could see it.
Sango blinked. "Where did you get that?!"
"I was about to knock on your apartment's door when an old woman named Kaede tapped my shoulder. She then gave me this," Miroku then handed the document to Sango.
Sango took it –feeling a bit embarassed. "I…I'll talk to you later. Now I have to give this to my boss first,"
"Ok. I'll wait here,"
~`~` 7 minutes later `~`~
Sango sighed when she saw Miroku who was sitting on the bench at the backside garden. She decided to take a seat next to him. "Well…Umm…The document that you gave me –it's a very important document. It's about the data of one of the kids here that wanted to be adopt. And…s,sssorry er…and t…thank you,"
Miroku gave a little laugh. "Seems that you don't like to say those words!"
"Actually…yes. But still, I have to say that,"
Miroku smiled. "You don't have to say that if you don't want, my cute Sango!"
Sango glared at him. Even he had just saved her life from Tsubaki's punishment, still she didn't like his flirting habits. She let go a deep breath. "Anyway, why are you looking at me?"
"Just checking. I heard that yesterday Kotori and the gank were…,"
"I'm alright. I could handle them,"
"Well actually, that's what I am afraid of. I'm afraid of what would you do to them!" Miroku chuckled. "Oh,yeah. By the way, Kagome is worried about you too. She actually wanted to go too,but she couldn't because she had some 'problems' her works and with a long,white-haired boy,"
"Oh. That Inuyasha boy. I know from the very beginning that Kagome would end up with him," said Sango. Her eyes narrowed.
Miroku caressed her back. "Don't worry my dear Sango. I would be there to company you when Kagome's not around!"
Sango rolled her eyes. "Get your hands off of my back and don't you dare say that kind of words again!"
Miroku studied her before finally he said,"Sango? Can I ask you a question?"
"No."
"I promise I'll leave after this!" said Miroku.
Sango thought about it for a moment. She then gave him the signal to continue.
"Well…it's just that…why do you have to act that though?"
Sango laughed bitterly. "How could you ask that innocently?"
"I'm just curious,"
Sango sighed. "Ok. As long as you don't break your promise. Well…just said that…it's to protect my self,"
"Huh? Protect you from what?"
"One question only,"
"Not fair! You haven't answer my question completely!" Miroku begged her.
"You're childish,"
"I am,"
"Ok. To protect me from…from all the cruel things,"
"What cruel things?"
She turned her face to him and smiled mockingly. "For peoples like you…peoples who always have the happiness of life and peoples who never felt any…any…loneliness, despair, fear. F,for the people who have a p,perfect lifes like you! People like that wouldn't understand!!!" she yelled.
Miroku couldn't say anything. He was chocked. He almost didn't dare to look at Sango's eyes. It made him feel…guilty.
"Do you know what it feels when people looked at you with…disgust?! When they look at you as…i,if…if you're lower than a worm! When they…when they…," Sango's shoulder began to shake. She bowed her head and closed her eyes tigtly.
"…I…I don't know that you've such a…a…dificult life," said Miroku –trying to look shympathy.
"Why? Do you feel a pity for me?" she asked bitterly. "Don't act like you understand me!! You have no idea…what…what…I've been through! 7 years of despair! Without no one to help or even believe me! And now…you! Well, Mr.Perfect! Don't be hypocrite! Stop acting like you care about me! No one care about me! No one!!"
"Sango…I…,"
"Look Miroku! You want to know why I act tough? That's because I don't believe in everyone! Yes,maybe Kagome or all the workers here are nice to me, but…who knows what's in their real thought?! They could just use me! I don't…and I couldn't believe with…,"
"That's why, Sango! That's why!! Why couldn't you trust people?! Why wouldn't you?! You're torturing yourself you know! Look! Maybe you're right! I've a 'perfect lifes' and I've never experienced whatever miserable thing that happens to you –but could you at least accept other people?! Kagome is a nice person. She…and even me are just trying to help you! Don't you see?!! You're just lying to yourself! You keep saying that this world is wicked,cruel,or whatever! You make yourself believe that it is so!" Miroku shouted. He then calmed himself down. "What you need to do…is to believe. You could start by telling me what happened in your past. I'm sure it will…er…help you,"
Sango looked up at Miroku. Her eyes started to become watery and finally a tear rolled down from her brown eyes. And then, when her heart was taking role from her mind, she quickly hugged Miroku and started to cry on his chest.
The violet-eyed boy was shocked. He had never felt that feeling before. True that he had hugged several different girls –but this one…was different. Something smooth and warm was filling his heart. He narrowed his eyes and put his arms around Sango's slender body.
"It's alright to cry," he said.
"I don't cry!" she shouted. But she couldn't handle her sobs.
"Now, tell me what was happening,"
"I don't know! I don't want to remember that!"
"I promise I'll help you,"
"I…I…I was only 10 back when the burning happened! I swear I didn't know how it could be happened. All I remember was…was just…,"
Tbc….
A/n : Wow! I saw rotten tomates flying over me! I deserve that. I'm evil. You have rights to flame me. But I'll apreciate if you review. I'm trying to make the 7th chapter fast.