Chapter 8: MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Bankotsu awoke to a door flinging open and someone pouncing on him.
"What the-" he began, but a pair of lips pressing against his cut him off. When she pulled back, he smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Wow Sango, what's the occasion?" he asked
"Christmas! What else?" she said laughing as she rested her head on his chest. After a few minutes of cuddling, Sango sat up. "C'mon, everyone's waiting downstairs!" She dragged him out of bed and downstairs.
"Finally!" Jakotsu shouted at them. "I thought you would never come!"
"It's time to open gifts!" Hana said cheerfully.
"Oh! Oh! Me first! Open my gifts first!" Jakotsu shouted as he took out a huge garbage bag.
"Here Hana, I this one's for you!" Jakotsu handed Hana a gift that was wrapped like the shape of a bottle.
"Oh Jakotsu, it's… it's… water…" Hana's expression turned from happy to confused.
"Not just any water. It's water from France!" Jakotsu said excitedly. Then he took out a smaller packet and gave to Sango's dad (A.N. reminder: his name is Ikazuchi).
"… Beef jerkey… hard beef jerkey…" Ikazuchi said dryly, and slightly annoyed.
"You don't like it?" Jakotsu asked worriedly.
"It's the crappiest gift I've ever- OOF!" Hana elbowed Ikazuchi in the chest. "I mean it's the greatest gift I ever got…" he mumbled.
Jakotsu gave everyone else his or her gifts too. Sango got gas coupons, Bankotsu got a Red Bull energy drink (he actually believed that you would grow wings and fly), and Suikotsu got a cheap cup of coffee.
"Don't worry Renkotsu, I didn't forget you!" Jakotsu chirped. "Tadaa! Seamonkies!" Jakotsu bellowed as he handed Renkotsu a red aquarium.
Everyone burst out laughing. "Seamonkies are said to keep bald people company!" Jakotsu said, trying to sound intelligent. Then his eyes widened. "Oops! Tori I didn't get you anything! I didn't even know Sango had a brother. Let's see… um…" Jakotsu looked around.
His face lit up and he took off his sock. "Merry Christmas!"
Tori's eyes widened. "Dude! I don't want your sock!" he shouted, plugging his nose.
"It's OK Jakotsu. They're… um… lovely gifts. Thank you," Hana forced a smile.
Everyone loved all the other gifts. Sango got a new dress, her parents found out about the one before.
"OK! It's time to go for the dinner!" Hana said as she skipped merrily to her room, followed by her grumpy husband.
Sango took her dress and headed up to her room, as did the others.
Sango was wearing a long red dress with a slit on one side that went up to her knees. Her hair pulled into a low ponytail and she wore black high heels.
The guys were all wearing dress shirts and black pants. Jakotsu didn't like it too much, but he didn't complain.
The dinner was good, although Jakotsu almost puked when they served him lobster, so Sango ordered him some pasta.
As they were eating dessert, music started playing and people started dancing. Sango and Bankotsu decided they would dance right after dessert.
Just then, a man walked over to Sango and tapped her on the shoulder. Sango quickly stood up.
"Kazoku!" she cried as she hugged him. "I haven't seen you for so long!"
"Yeah, it's been quite a while. So you're here with your family I see. Where's Miroku?" the man, Kazoku, asked.
"Oh we broke up. I'm wi-" Sango began but he cut her off.
"Hey, how about a dance? We need to catch up," Kazoku asked, holding out a hand.
"Oh, actually I have a boyfriend. Bankotsu, he's right over there." Sango pointed to Bankotsu.
"So? I have a girlfriend." He pointed over to a woman sitting at a table. "That doesn't mean two old friends can't have a friendly dance, does it?"
"Well, I guess not. Do you mind Bankotsu?" Sango asked him.
He shook his head. "Not at all." At first he did mind, but this guy didn't seem like the type to cheat on his girlfriend who was watching him a few tables away. He still watched them, just in case.
"So, what have you been up to lately?" Sango asked, trying to spark a conversation.
"Nothing really. Question. Why did you and Miroku break up? You seemed so happy together," Kazoku asked.
Sango sighed. "Happy wouldn't really describe it best. You see, he was always cheating on me, and flirting with other girls. I always forgave him. But then some new students came along, and Miroku must have suspected that one of them like me-"
"Bankotsu, right?" Kazoku interrupted.
Sango nodded. "So, Miroku freaked out every time Bankotsu even talked to me! Then one day, when I was cheerleading, Bankotsu was about to score a touchdown- he's on the football team by the way- and so of course I was cheering for him. Miroku started telling me to stop, and I asked why. He kept going on about him not liking Bankotsu. We kept arguing and he finally lost it, and he lifted his fist and was about to hit me! But he stopped."
"Hit you! I didn't think he was that kind of guy!" Kazoku said, surprised and angry at the same time.
"But then one gym class, Bankotsu kissed me. Miroku saw and he just went crazy. So I broke up with him. I know it was kind of harsh, but wouldn't you do the same?" Sango asked.
"Oh, of course!" Kazoku agreed.
Sango continued. "Shortly after, Bankotsu asked me out, and I agreed. So we went to the dance together, but I had to leave early because of 'family issues'!" Sango muttered.. "Boy, that was a mistake.
"Why? What happened next? He didn't-"
"I walked home, but Miroku cornered me into an alley and… beat me." Sango could feel tears burning in her eyes. "It turns out that Miroku was the one who called and pretended to be my dad."
"Oh my. Sango I'm so sorry!" Kazoku said sympathetically. "Did you go for help?"
Sango smiled. "Jakotsu, Bankotsu's brother, found me and brought me to his house. Bankotsu found out the next day and got into a fight with Miroku. He came back with a whole bunch of scrapes and bruises, but nothing serious."
Kazoku sighed. "Where's Miroku now? I hope he left."
Sango nodded. "I'm assuming that's what happened. Bankotsu told me that he wouldn't bother me anymore."
Kazoku brought her into a friendly hug. "I'm so sorry to hear that. It must have been devastating." He broke the hug and smiled. "I let you get back to your boyfriend. Your really lucky to have a nice guy like that to look out for you."
Sango nodded. "yeah, Bankotsu's more than I could have asked for." She gave him a kiss on the cheek before walking back to her table.
Everyone was giving her a serious look. "Sango," her mother said in a rather firm tone. "You don't have any other relationship with that guy other than friends, right?"
Sango stared. "Of course not! Kazoku and I are just friends! I've never cheated in my life!"
"Then why did you hug him and kiss him?" Tori asked accusingly.
"It was just a friendly hug! I told him about Miroku and he felt bad. And it was a kiss on the cheek. It meant nothing!" Sango shouted angrily. "I can't believe your accusing me of cheating!"
"We just want to make sure," her dad said.
Suddenly, Kazoku's girlfriend rushed over and hugged Sango.
"Oh, you poor thing!" she wailed. "Kazoku told me all about Miroku! Oh, I'm sorry. That was extremely rude to just run up and hug you without introducing myself!" the woman released Sango and stuck out her hand. "My name is Hinagiku. Kazoku's girlfriend."
Sango smiled and shook her hand. "I'm Sango, although I see you already know that!" she giggled, Hinagiku laughed too.
"I'm sorry about that, I just felt so terrible after Kazoku told me about it. He feels really bad."
"It's no problem," Sango said cheerfully. She sent an I told you so! look to everyone else.
They all groaned at her mistake.
"Well, I'd better get back. Nice to meet you Sango!" Hinagiku waved. Sango waved back, then turned to her family.
"Well? What do you have to say for yourselves?" she asked with a smirk.
They all mumbled an apology and went back to eating and visiting. Sango remembered that she still owed Bankotsu a dance.
YAY! I finally updated! R&R please!