Chapter 6: Those Three Meaningful Words
Bankotsu was just coming back from his last class when he saw Jakotsu banging on his door.
"Jakotsu, what are you doing?" he asked.
Jakotsu sighed. "She's been in there all day!"
"Sango?"
"Yes! And she's not opening the door!" Jakotsu let out a cry of frustration.
"That explains why she wasn't in class…" Bankotsu said thoughtfully. He walked over to the door and banged on it a few times. "Sango? Open the door, it's Bankotsu!" he shouted loud enough for her to hear.
There was no response, only the faint sound of Sango… sobbing?
"Hey, are you OK?" he asked, banging the door once more. "Can we talk about it?" he asked after a moment. More silence.
Bankotsu jumped when the door opened just enough for him to fit through, but it slammed before Jakotsu could enter.
"Aw man!" Jakotsu whined.
Bankotsu sat down beside Sango who was drying her tears, although she was still shaking.
"Hey," he said putting his hand on her shoulder, "are you OK?"
Sango still said nothing.
A loud bang was heard on the door. "Sango? I need to talk to you!" came Miroku's voice.
Sango's hand flew to her mouth to muffle her wail as she practically dived in Bankotsu's arms. Bankotsu didn't understand why she was so freaked out, but he had a sneaking suspicion.
"Did Miroku hurt you?" he asked gently. He could have sworn he saw her nod, but it was hard to tell from her sobs. "Wait here," he said quietly.
He stood up but Sango grabbed his hand. "Bankotsu…" she whimpered.
"I wont let him near you, I promise" He said reassuringly.
Sango let go of his hand and Bankotsu opened the door.
"Oh hi Bankotsu!" Miroku replied with fake cheerfulness. "W-what are you doing here?" he slowly entered the room.
Bankotsu suddenly grabbed Miroku's collar and pinned him against the wall. "What did you do to her?" he growled.
"W-what?" Miroku stammered.
"You heard me! What did you do to Sango?" Bankotsu said in a threatening voice.
"I-I didn't do anything! I swear!" Miroku began to sweat.
"Oh really?" Bankotsu tightened his grip on Miroku's collar. "Don't play dumb Miroku! Tell me why Sango wont stop crying and is so freaked out by you!"
Miroku's face grew with fear and remorse, and tears formed in the corner of his eyes. "I... I didn't mean to!" he yelled. "I don't know what came over me! I didn't intentionally do it, it just… happened!"
"What did? What did you do?" Bankotsu yelled.
Miroku mumbled something.
"What?" Bankotsu asked.
"I raped her, OK?" Miroku shouted, tears streaming down his face.
Bankotsu dropped Miroku and slowly backed away from him. He stared at his so-called friend with shock. "Y-you… what?" he could barely finish his sentence.
Miroku trembled. "I'm so sorry. I don't know why I did it. I never meant to…"
"Get out."
Miroku looked up at him startled. "What?"
"Get away from here Miroku!" Bankotsu shouted.
"No you don't understand Bankotsu!" Miroku protested. "I came to apologize to Sango! I have to or I'll feel guilt for the rest of my life!"
"Well that's to damn bad! You think an apology will fix this? You deserve to feel guilty for the rest of your life!" Bankotsu hardly knew what he was saying. "They should lock you away, Miroku!"
Miroku stood frozen. His best friend pretty much told him to go to hell. He sighed in defeat and bowed his head as he turned to leave.
As soon as Miroku was gone, Bankotsu's anger was replaced with anguish. He slowly walked back into the other room and sat beside Sango.
He wrapped his arms around her trembling body and pulled her into an embrace. "It's OK," he murmured, not knowing what else he could possibly say.
"I think…" Sango whimpered, "that I should leave."
Bankotsu looked down at her.
"I should just go back to my old school…"
Bankotsu's grasp tightened around her. Sango looked up at him.
"Bankotsu? What's wrong?"
"No…" Bankotsu whispered. Sango's eyes widened. "I don't want you to leave Sango…"
"You… don't?" she asked startled. "But why?"
"Because… I think… I love you, Sango…" he said. Then he froze, realizing that he just said that out loud. "I… um…" he stuttered.
Sango smiled and a small blush spread across her face. She tilted her head up and placed a soft, gentle kiss on his lips. She almost burst out laughing when she pulled back, because his eyes were wide with shock and his mouth seal shut.
Sango then frowned when his expression didn't change. Fearing that he may have had a heart attack, she waved a hand in front of his face.
"Bankotsu…?" Sango asked.
Bankotsu suddenly blinked and shook his head. "What?" he said looking around.
Sango giggled and leaned into his chest. "maybe I won't leave after all…" she whispered.
Bankotsu couldn't be happier that she said that.
Hey! The story isn't over yet! There's still the Miroku issue, REMEMBER?
"I don't think I can do this Bankotsu…" Sango said quietly as she squeezed his hand"
"I know it's hard, but we have to confront him sooner or later," Bankotsu said.
"Then why not later?" Sango asked.
"We have to get this over with. Don't worry, I'll be with you the whole time." Bankotsu gave her a reassuring smile. He took a deep breath and knocked on Miroku's door.
Shuffling was heard inside and then the door flung open. "Oh, Bankotsu… Sango. What are you doing here?"
"Miroku, for some odd reason, I feel that I may have gone a little bit too hard on you. And I can see that you feel really bad, but you should really tell someone else that…"
Miroku took at deep breath. "Sango, I'm so sorry! I'm so, so sorry! I never meant to hurt you, honest! I really don't know why I did what I did! I'm a stupid bastard! I just wanted to be with you, but you deserve way better than me and Bankotsu is the right one for you. I just hope you could find it in your precious heart to forgive a bastard like me!" Miroku was on his knees at this point.
"Miroku, I want you to know that a part of me will always hate you for what you did…" Sango began. Miroku's face saddened. "But… I'm never one to hold grudges so I guess I could forgive you. But to be honest with you, I'm not really interested in being friends with you at the moment so-"
"Say no more Sango!" Miroku exclaimed happily. "I completely understand. I'll keep my distance from both of you. I just want you to know how sorry I am."
Sango nodded, and her and Bankotsu turned to leave.
DONE! FINALLY! Oh... hi! yes R&R please
