A/N: Okay, I didn't get this chapter out last week like I had hoped but here it is! I got kind of stuck reading an awesome story and I couldnt do anything else until I finished and it took forever because it had, like, 30 abnormally long chapters! But thats not the point. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter and please review!
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"Whatever" Sango replied. She opened the folder and scanned through it again. Something at the bottom of the page caught her eye. She read the statement and he brown eyes doubled in size.
"Stop the car!" Sango yelled.
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Kagome slammed on the breaks, sending everyone in the car flying forward. Sango's arm hit the dashboard in front of her but she didnt take her eyes off the folder in her lap. Kagome turned around to make sure no one was hurt before they ranted on Sango.
"What the hell, Sango?" Inuyasha yelled.
"Sango, why did you make us stop?" Kagome asked.
"Did we hit a cat or something?" Miroku said.
"Will you guys shut up for, like, one second!" Sango yelled.
The car fell quiet as Sango explained, "Ms. Saunders said that she went into Chloe's room the next morning to wake up her son, right? But during the interview with Chloe's little brother, he told the investigator that, earlier that morning, he went to go sleep in his mother's bed. So, if he did, Ms. Saunders wouldnt have had any reason to go into Chloe's room that morning"
"Maybe she didnt know he was in her bed" Inuyasha suggested.
"But he woke her up, He says it right here: 'I woke up when the sun was coming up and I couldnt go back to sleep. So I woke up my mom and asked her if I could sleep in her bed. She said yes.' So obviously, she was awake and knew he was in the bed that morning" Sango said.
"Should we go back and question her about it?" Kagome asked.
"No, I'll make another appointent for an interview later. Maybe we could talk to the kids and see if they heard anything or something. But I'm telling you guys now, I dont trust her" Sango said.
Sango was sitting at her desk, eating a salad and studying a drawn picture of the crime scene. Chloe's bed was along the wall facing her door. A nightstand was next to it on the left and next to that was a window. Chloe's younger brother was sleeping in between the bed and the door.
"Hey Sango" Kagome said when she walked into the office.
"Hey Kagome"
"What are you looking at?"
"It's Chloe's bedroom. I'm trying to find out how the guy got in and what happened and all that" Sango explained.
"Did you figure out anything?" Miroku asked, walking into the room.
"Didnt anyone tell you it was rude to eavesdrop?" Kagome asked.
"Nope, what did you find out?" Miroku asked Sango again.
"Well, When the police arived to the house, the found Chloe lying diagnal, with her head on the bottom left hand corner of the bed and her feet almost touching the wall. So the way I see it, when the guy was raping her, he was either watching the door, or the little brother who was sleeping in between the bed and the door. But I cant figure out why she was turned on her stomach. Since he would have to rape her while she was on her back and she was sufficated by a pillow."
"Where was the pillow found?" Miroku asked.
Sango studied the picture, "There." She said pointing to the picture of the pillow lying about three feet away from the bed.
"Well, I'm going to lunch. See you later guys" Kagome said, "Oh Sango, can I borrow your car? Mines in the shop"
"Yeah, whatever" Sango said.
"Anyway, do you have any ideas?" Miroku asked.
"Not really, they investigators that did this case before us didnt get much done" Sango explained.
She glanced at the clock above her head.
"Crap" She muttered.
"What?" Miroku asked, not taking his eyes off the picture.
"I had to pick up my brother from school 15 minutes ago!" Sango said walking to her desk and throwing things into her purse. She ran out the door, yelling goodbye to Miroku.
Oh God, He's gonna kil me! I'm always late! Damn it, WHY am I always late? Can't I ever be on time for anything! Sango ran out the door and slammed it behind her, ignoring the angry looks from the secretarys whos work has been disrupted. I cant remember a time when I was on time! I was always in trouble for being late in school and now Sessy is on my ass about it! WHEN WILL I LEARN!
Sango stopped in the middle of the parking lot. Where did I park? She thought.
Her mind drifted to about 5 minutes ago. Oh Sango, can I borrow your car? Mines in the shop.
"Damn it, damnit, DAMN IT!" Sango yelled.
"Having issues?" a voice said from behind Sango.
Her eyes narrowed as she whipped around. She knew that voice.
"Miroku" she whispered, "I just forgot that Kagome took my car"
"Get in" he said, guesturig to the car next to him, "I'll give you a ride"
Sango gratfully walked to the car. It was a black BMW, with a sunroof and a big backseat. The front seats were fairly clean but the back was filled with empty take out cups, folders and papers. It suits him, she decided.
"Where am I going?" Miroku asked.
"West Middle School" Sango replied.
Miroku nodded and turned onto the main road.
"Can I ask you something?" he asked.
"You can ask, I may not answer"
"Fair enough. Why do you have to pick up your brother? I mean, you guys may have a close relationship or something, but wouldnt your parents pick him up?"
"My parents died a few years ago. In a car accident" she explained, "Kohaku doesnt remember much of them"
"I'm sorry"
"It was really hard at first. Because I was the oldest, I had to either take responcibilty, or lose Kohaku. So I got a part-time job and paid bills. But i got used to it" Sango said. She didnt understand why she felt so open with talking about her past to a complete stranger. It took her 2 months to tell Kagome about her parents.
"So I guess you grew up faster than most kids"
"Yeah, I did. But I guess it helped me because a lot of kids I went to school with are still working at Mcdonalds and live with there mom" Sango said.
"I know everyone I knew are" Miroku said, pulling up to the school.
Sango looked out the window but didnt see him. "Where the hell is he?" she said.
"Maybe he walked home"
"No, we live to far" Sango said, getting out of the car.
She walked to the front of the school and looked around. Miroku walked up to her.
"He's not here" Sango said.
Miroku could tell she was trying not to panick. He was trying to think of something to say to help calm her but she had already walked to the office. he started looking into the hallways, hoping to find someone that might resemble Sango. He heard the office door slam and figured she didnt have good news.
"He left. They said that he left about 10 minutes ago." Sango said, not looking at Miroku but somehow knowing he was there. "He could be anywhere. God, this is all my fault!"
"Sango, everything will be ok. He's under 18 so if we call the police, they will start searching for him" Miroku said.
Sango nodded and followed him to his car.
She was silent the whole way to her house. When he pulled in the driveway, Miroku was surprised she knew they were there. Sango opened the door and ran into the house, searching every room.
"Kohaku?" she yelled.
Miroku helped her look. He check his room, Sango's room and the kitchen. He met Sango in the living room back in the living room. She looked like she aged 5 years in a 2 minutes period.
"He's not here" She said with her hands on top of her head and pacing around the room, "He's not at school he's not home. I cant believe hes not here"
"Is he at a friends?"
"I dont know..I dont know any of his friends" Sango said quietly.
"You dont know his friends?" Miroku asked in disbelief.
"No, I work too much. I cant keep up with all his little friends!" she was getting frusterated.
"Sango-"
"I cant do this anymore! I cant work and try and keep track of where he is. He cant keep disappearing!"
"Sango this isnt as bad as it seems. He's probably at a friends house or something"
"Its not as bad as it seems? Miroku, Do you know what its like to have everyone relying on you? I do. Sessy relys on both me and Kagome to finish all his shit. Kagome relys on me to finsh what she doesnt. My parents relied on me to take care of my brother, which I obviously cant do. And Kohaku relys on me to be there. I'm sick of people thinking I can do everything! I'm only one person!"
Sango covered her face and cryed. She beged herself to stop but the tears kept coming. She hated crying in front of people, let alone someone she barely met. But one person can only hold so much weight. Sango reached her limit.
Miroku stepped forward and held Sango while she fell apart.
A/N: I'm sorry my storys are running low. My mom and I are moving into a new house and things have been hectic. This is a very dramatic chapter. And it is a little OOC of Sango to cry liek that but think about it. If you had all these stresses and responcibilitys and the onyl person you had left disappeared, wouldnt that make you lose it. I would. Anyway, Thank you for not giving up on me since it took so long to write this. Please Review!