PLP: Well…well. The 3rd chapter already. Maybe I'll actually get to 5 chapters like I wanted to originally. And to let you know, until I'm done with this one, How to Get a Girl in 3 Ways is temporarily put off.
QJP: (gasps)
PLP: I know… it's shocking.
QJP: I didn't gasp about that…I gasped because my Orlando Bloom picture is gone!
PLP: (looks around nervously) uhh…onto chapter 3! Oh…QJP and I own the Inu cast in Barn Love, go check it out!
Chapter 2 refresher
Mrs. Tatiana sighed and handed the babies to Mr. Tatiana, who stepped out of the room. "Call Kagome," Mrs. Tatiana called to him. Mr. Tatiana called Kagome and asked her to watch the babies. During this time, Mrs. Tatiana looked at Kohaku.
"Do you remember the last time you saw Sango sweetie?"
"When I was five, she left the day after my birthday to go somewhere, I was sad."
"Kohaku…your sister Sango is in the mental hospital."
"She told me she was in the hospital because she fell off Moon shadow."
"Yes, what happened is: she was in a terrible horseback riding accident. She was riding Moon shadow in the woods when a mountain lion came out and attacked them. Moon shadow reared and Sango fell off and into a tree, being knocked out. Then she came home about five months later, but she couldn't remember us very well, so she decided it would be best to go to the mental institution because she would become out of control and hurt people, then not remember. She still loves us, but she's not safe…"
Chapter 3: The Insane and The Impossible
"Not safe? How can you say that about Sango! Sango's a good person!" Kohaku ran for the door, bumping into Kagome on his way out.
"Kohaku…" Mrs. Tatiana called, but the door slammed before she could finish talking.
"So you told him I see…" Kagome whispered. She lowered her head to the ground. "Maybe I can get him to come visit her; it's been a while since I've been to see her."
"Good luck," Mrs. Tatiana sighed and laid back down. Kagome went outside and wandered around the house. She saw Kohaku playing near the old well.
"Kohaku, Sango misses you and would like for you to visit. She's begged and begged your mother to tell you, but she never did until now…Sango still loves you with all her heart…"
"Sango's a good person, she doesn't deserve to be in that hospital, and I know it…she's not like that."
"That's what I said too sweetie…until the doctors told me she had no remembrance of anyone. She was convicted of a crime, and there lots of proof against her, and she could barely remember her name. So they said it was her, even though everyone knew it wasn't"
"So they said she was mental?"
"No, simply that she had memory-loss; and the cat scan proved it, so they gave her the option of staying home or going to the mental hospital-"
"She had a choice? So why did she choose to go to the mental…"
"She figured it was best. Plus I think your mother and father persuaded her to go."
"Yeah…"
"The thing was, three weeks later she started remembering stuff. X-rays show her brain looks better, but they won't let her go because she did the crime."
"Oh so you're on their side?"
"Who's side? What are you talking about Kohaku?"
"You said 'they won't let her go because she did the crime' so you believe that she did it? Your on the court's side?"
"Oh no, not at all, I'm just saying-"
"That she's a criminal? I won't have it! My sister is not a criminal."
"Prove it then…" Kagome burst into tears, and after a couple minutes of sobbing, she finally spoke up. "I want her back Kohaku, I don't want her to be in that awful place, and she doesn't deserve it."
"So…what can we do…?"
"Get Sango out of there."
"How?"
"I have a plan..."
"Let's go!"
"Not so fast…"
"Hmm?"
"There's just one problem."
"What's that?"
There was an uncomfortable silence that made Kohaku think what Kagome could possibly come up with. It was uncomfortable, and she was looking at him like…like...well it was bone chilling.
"I'm not sure if this plan will work Kohaku. But I know for sure that we need someone inside the institute to help us to."
"Let's go there and interview all of the employees in there and see what we can do."
"We can try…"
"Let's go."
"Alright…" Kagome stood and went to her car. Kohaku followed silently, a smirk slowly appearing on his face. They drove to the mental hospital and sat in the car for a moment after it was parked. They both seemed to be in deep thought. In his excitement, Kohaku burst out of the car, shouting "COME ON," to Kagome. "Patience man…" she laughed, getting out. They walked side by side to the doors. Kohaku reached for them and pulled, holding it open for Kagome. They were breathing hard, and Kohaku could tell Kagome was uncomfortable, as was he. His heart was beating fast, and he couldn't focus on the path ahead of him. All that he could think of, was getting Sango out of there and how he would do it.
A man in a white robe with the name tag that read 'Miroku' walked up to them. Suddenly Kohaku saw a twinkle in Kagome's eye…the plan was in action. "Good Evening," Miroku said with a smile.
"Hi, I'm looking for Dr. Miroku."
"You mean Miroku Hentai…or Miroku Pervert?"
"Uh…."
"Just joking…I am Dr. Miroku Hentai. I'm on my way to the cafeteria for my lunch break so if you'd like, you and your son can join me."
"Thanks."
Kagome shook her head as they walked down the hall. She dropped back to talk to Kohaku. "See if they have cameras in here like I heard they do, it'll look like we are with him, that's why we need someone in here to help us." She noticed Miroku looking at her strangely, so she decided to talk to him. "He's not my son."
"Oh?"
"No, he's my cousin."
"I see. So your currently not dating?"
"What does my status mean to you?"
"Oh nothing..."
Kagome grinded her teeth but saw Miroku was joking, she tried to laugh, but it came out badly. "Sorry, I didn't mean to offend-" he got cut off as Kagome's hand shot up to wave away his excuse. He stopped as they entered the cafeteria. It smelled of pizza and chicken nuggets. Kagome's stomach growled. Miroku couldn't help notice, so he bought her two pieces of pizza and three pieces for Kohaku, then purchased an apple and water for himself. He saw Kagome's eyebrow raise curiously.
"Not hungry, plus I don't have much time. I'm working on a new patient."
"Oh, how long have you been working here?" Kagome asked.
"Twelve years, but I was always working on the first floor with the easy patients…the kids…until recently this month."
"Why are there kids here?"
"I'm not really sure, I'm not told anything. From what I know the parents throw them in here believing they need to be tested for mental problems. We do a whole bunch of tests to see if they are and 90 of them aren't."
"Who's the patient you're working on now?"
"Sango Tatiana."
Kohaku heard Kagome gasp and the shock on her face…he could tell her plan went down the drain, so he stepped in, "Do you like working here?"
"It's okay; I don't like how they treat the patient's up here. I'm trying to become manager so I can change things. I've been on strike for a while. What are all the questions for?"
"I'm doing research on mental patients; can you give us a tour?"
"Sure."
"I have one last question. Do you have a relationship with anyone that works here, or a patient here?"
"No, not at all."
"Do you think anyone is cute?"
"That's more than one question. And, no. What person in there right mind would work somewhere and have a relationship with a patient, they'd get into trouble. I have a reason for coming here, and I can't see how anyone can work here and not have a reason for coming here. All the doctor's I know come here because they want to get paid, they don't care about the patients. I'm here to try to get these people out of here. Half of them, as like Sango, don't belong here to begin with...and, I hope that maybe, just maybe I can find out what's bothering them and get some of them home. Because some of them aren't mental at all."
"Do some of them go mental?"
"They don't have interactions with anyone else, so they stay the same."
"Can they have visitors?"
"Yes and no. Only certain people can come in those doors. You guys came at our lunch break, so that's why you could get in. Other than that, our doors are always locked. If you don't have a VIP pass, you can't be in to visit these patients. If you do get to see one pf them it's in a room where everyone is separated from the visitor. You see it was different before Naraku Bakemono, the head honcho, came here."
"How so?"
"Well before Naraku came here; anyone and everyone could come visit. It didn't matter. For some reason, or so I've heard, he kind of ran this institution down the drain."
"So if it's as bad as you say, why doesn't the government come and investigate?"
"I'm not sure. That, my friend, is one of the MANY unsolved mysteries in this building."
"Alright, let's get a tour." Kohaku downed his pizza and stood up. Miroku finished his apple as Kagome chewed her last piece of pizza. They walked among the halls of the hospital, asking questions. Some, which Miroku refused to answer, like the mental state of the patient, when Kohaku asked why he wouldn't answer that, he got a simple reply.
"They are patients."
He thought about that one, and when they got closer to Sango's 'room' he just couldn't hold in his curiosity. "So why can't you answer my question…?"
"Well, they are patients so I can not discuss their 'mental state' because in fact, I don't even know. Only they know, and until they tell us, we don't, we just go by what we believe…that's why they treat them so badly."
Miroku stopped and pointed at a door. "This here is Sango…she…" he sighed "won't talk to anyone, never has, for the 12 years I've been here. She refuses to until she can go home."
"Sometimes that's the best thing to do though, right…not talk? It gets you into trouble."
"So does not talking, we don't even know if she's alive…she doesn't respond to anything. I haven't had the chance to work with her for very long…so I'm not sure how to deal with it."
"How do they treat her?"
"She gets three different kind of drugs to keep her calm even though she doesn't move. They feed everyone one meal a day, which she won't eat, so they shove it down her throat."
Kohaku shivered at that, a frown upon his face. Sango had to get out of there, and now. "Can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Do they watch them…you know...with cameras?"
"Yes?"
"So what if they get dressed?"
"I'd think they don't record it, but I don't know."
"Can they hear everything you say?"
"Every word we are saying right now, and every word any of the patients speak."
The End
PLP: Bakachan wants to be in my author notes...so... (hits Bakachan) now he is.
QJP: (frowns) HEY! Don't hit my boyfriend! That's my job.
PLP:Not no more.
Bakachan: Help!
QJP: Let him go.
PLP: He stole your Orlando Bloom poster.
QJP: (eyes get red) WHAT (chases after Bakachan)
PLP: Read and review now that I'm not only torturing BC but BakaChan...which are TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE! BC is a girl! Bakachan, well... I'm not sure. Just joking! Anyways, bye and REVIEW!
