Chapter 10

Sango stared at disbelief at the man in front of her.

"M-Miroku!" she stammered and took a step back, but he took a step forward.

"How are you these days, Sango?" Miroku asked with fake kindness. "Is everything going well with Bankotsu?"

Sango swallowed hard and nodded. "Y-yes. Everything's f-fine…"

"Oh that's good. I'm glad you're happy, while I'm stuck here…" Miroku trailed off.

"What… do you mean?" Sango asked wearily.

Miroku looked at the ground. "You're so cruel, Sango." He murmured.

"Me?" Sango shouted angrily. "I'm not the one who was cheating all the time! And then I didn't beat you up! How are you saying that I'm cruel?"

Miroku raised an eyebrow. "Let me show you something," he said as he took her hand gently and led her to the basement.

But Sango pulled her hand away. "Yeah right! You've lost my trust Miroku!"

Miroku sighed. "I just wanted to show you have you are cruel, that's all."

Sango hesitated, but curiosity got the better of her. She cautiously followed him to the basement.

They came to a bolted door, which was opened. Sango stopped at the doorway and put one hand on the door to prevent it from closing.

"I'm not going any farther Miroku!" Sango said firmly. Miroku shrugged and kept on walking. Sango took this time to look around.

It wasn't much. There was a small cot, with some sheets and a small pillow. There was a tray of food, although it seemed more of leftovers.

"What is all this for?" Sango asked.

"Me," Miroku said dryly. "Because of you, this is where I have to live."

Sango's eyes widened. "Me?"

Miroku nodded. "And if that's not bad enough, I have to wear these." He held up some shackles that were attached to the wall beside his cot. "After Bankotsu came after me, a pedestrian saw and called the cops on me, so I came here and they put me down in this place."

"But why did you come here?" Sango asked.

Miroku sighed. "Because I have no parents, you know that already, and I had heard that my aunt Cairo moved here so I came to her. She didn't send me to jail, but she was afraid that I would do something again so she keeps me down here."

"You deserve it…" Sango muttered.

Miroku glared daggers at her. "What did you say, bitch?" he asked in a deep, angry voice.

Fear started to rise in Sango again. As soon as Miroku took a step towards her she screamed and slammed the door shut. She tried to lock the door but Miroku began slamming into the door, causing it to open slightly, so she couldn't lock it.

She let out another scream as she heard a loud bang and a bullet shot through the door right next to her head. Sango sank to the ground still pushing the door shut. What am I going to do? She asked herself. If I run he'll get out and come to my house! I'll put my whole family in danger! No, I have to keep him in there!

Sango reached up to the lock as two more bullets shot through the door. Sango winced, but didn't make a noise or she would give away her spot. She gasped when she realized that Miroku had broke the lock.

Damn! She shouted inwardly. He must have broken this earlier!

Sango saw her chances of surviving running very slim. She turned around so that her back was pressed against the door, praying to the lords that someone would help her.

Bankotsu walked through the door of Sango's neighbor's house. Man, Sango's sure taking her time! He thought to himself.

"Hello? The door was open so I thought I'd come in… Sango?" he called. Then he perked up when he heard some muffled voices coming from the basement. But it was when he heard a shriek and a gunshot that he ran downstairs.

When he got to the stairs, he saw Sango with her back pressed against the wall with a tear-stained face. There were three bullet holes through the door. He started going down but froze when another bullet shot through the door.

Sango looked up and saw him. "Bankotsu!" she wailed.

"Sango!" Bankotsu shouted. "What the hell is going on?" he shouted. All of a sudden, the door burst open, knocking Sango to the side, and a furious Miroku stormed out.

"Bankotsu you bastard! How dare you show your face here!" he growled. He shot a bullet at Bankotsu, but Bankotsu dodged it and picked up an iron bar.

"You're in for it now, Miroku!" Bankotsu growled back.

Miroku smirked. "Oh really?" he back up and grabbed Sango by the hair and held the gun to her head. "As much as I love my dear Sango, if it means killing you, I wont hesitate to shoot!"

Bankotsu emitted another growl but dropped the bar. Nothing was worth losing Sango, not even killing Miroku.

Miroku smirked, and struck Sango across the face with the gun, knocking her back on the ground. Sango held a hand to her now bleeding cheek.

Bankotsu instantly picked up the iron bar again… but he wasn't quick enough.

A loud gunshot was hear, followed by a cry of pain.

Another cliffy? Man i'm just to mean to you guys... and i'm not going to tell you who got shot either. It's either Sango, Bankie, or Miroku? take a guess and see if you guess the right person! R&R!