Chapter 3, the Confrontation
AN: song is Fix You by the Offspring
Miroku's POV:
I stormed out of the hospital, hoping I was in time to catch Sango's father after he left work but before he started drinking. If he had already started drinking, he wouldn't be sensible enough to listen to me. With me, I brought all the pictures I had taken over the years of Sango's injuries, both self-inflicted and the ones he inflicted. If he didn't listen to reason, I was finally going to do the right thing and go to the police with the evidence. Sango may hate me for life because of it, but at least she would be safe. I can't take seeing her hurt anymore… I would rather kill myself than hurt her…
I passed Sango's house, searching for her father's car. It was in the driveway already, so I passed the house by a mile and then parked. It wouldn't do for the bastard to know I was here to kick his ass! I crept up to the door, listening inside for noises, then backed up about a foot and kicked the door in. Sango's father looked up from where he was sitting on the floor. I stalked over and slapped his face. "Look what you have done to your daughter!" I yelled at him, throwing the pictures at his semi-drunk figure. "She's in the hospital and here you are, shit-faced, on the floor, not giving a shit. You are a bastard and not worthy of her or your dead wife! Sara must be turning in her grave right now! She would be pissed to see what you have become, and she would have left you, taking Sango with her." Tears streamed down my face as I yelled at him, kicking him viciously in the stomach. "You aren't worth anything! The police are going to learn about what you have done to her, of that I can assure you!" I gave him one last kick, and started toward the door, ignoring his pleas for me to stop. My next stop was to go to the police with the pictures and tapes of Sango describing her abuse. She would hate me for it, but it would stop the abuse. I walked outside, just as a police car pulled up. A male police officer walked out. "Are you Mr. Hitoshi?" He asked me. I shook my head no.
"He's inside." I said, "I'm his daughter Sango's boyfriend. Are you here to talk to him about her?" I asked.
"Yes, I am." He said, "Why?" he added suspiciously.
"You will want to look at these pictures before you go in, and listen to these tapes. He's been abusing her since her mother died. I never said anything until now because she didn't want me to. But enough is enough. He needs to be put in jail!" I fumed. As I talked, he was looking at the pictures, his eyebrows raised. He walked back over to his cruiser, and got in. Ten minutes later, he came back out. "Is there any way we can get Sango to admit to a judge that he was abusing her?" he asked. I shook my head.
"There's no way in hell she will admit it. It took a long time for her to tell me this, and she told me that she would never ever talk to me again if I told anyone. She doesn't want anyone to ever know." The policeman frowned.
"We have enough to arrest him, but if she doesn't testify in court, there's no way we can pin it on him. His lawyers would have a field day with it."
"There's no guarantee that she's even going to wake up…" I said sadly. "But if she wakes up, I'll do what I can to convince her. Are you going to arrest him?" I ask. "Yes, there's an arrest warrant on its way with another cruiser." He said.
"You shouldn't have any problems arresting him, he's completely shit-faced" I told the officer as I walked away. It was time for me to go and join Sango in the Hospital and make sure she was okay. But first, I had a stop to make at the monastery. Maybe there's something I can do to help Sango wake up…
Later that night, Miroku POV:
I sat in the seat next to Sango's bed, InuYasha on the other side, both of us holding her hands. A circle of monks surrounded us in the dark, candle-lit room, chanting a healing prayer. InuYasha and I transferred our energy to her, focusing the energy on healing both physical and mental wounds. The monks transferred their energy to us so that we didn't get weak. Their chant bound her soul to her body, ensuring that it would not leave before its time. Hopefully, our efforts would not go to waste. We let the energy slowly trickle to a stop as the chant wound down. Now, all we had to do was wait. I stiffly got up, my legs having gone to sleep, and walked over to the man who had raised me. I bowed my head in respect, "Thank you" I told him gratefully, and "we will let you know when she wakes up." I assured him. They left, and I walked back over to my seat to wait. "You can leave you know," I told InuYasha.
"Hell no! She's my sister; I have more right to be here than you do." He argued.
"That's what I thought you would say." I sighed as I settled in for a long night. The heart monitor gave off a comforting beep. I wished that there was more I could do, that I could fix her…
She wakes up
Rage and grace
Pulling me closer, pushing away
And me
The sharpest thorn on your vine
Twisting and turning
We're all intertwined
Broken wing
Empty glass
Words that scream and bounce right back
She says, you know
We'd all like to rearrange
I wish I could fix you
And make you how I want you
I wish I could fix you
And I wish you could fix me
I wish I could heal you
And mend where you are broken
I wish I could heal you
And I wish you could heal me
Ha la la la
A beaming sunrise buries the night
The setting sun destroys the light
Then she says, baby, I've gotta get going
Cutting each other
Without even knowing
She sees a million stars like holes in the sky
All God's tears for her they cry
And I am in her rain
I wish I could fix you
And make you how I want you
I wish I could fix you
And I wish you could fix me
I wish I could heal you
And mend where you are broken
I wish I could heal you
And I wish you could heal me
Broken wing
Empty glass
Words that scream and bounce right back
She says, you know
We'd all like to rearrange
"So," InuYasha said, "What happened at her house? I hope you didn't kill him…"
"I was tempted…" I admitted "But no, I beat him up, threw the pictures in his face, and told him I was going to tell the police what he has done to Sango. When I left, a police officer had pulled up. Apparently the hospital told them her wounds were suspicious. I showed him everything, and then he went and talked to dispatch. When he came out, he had an arrest warrant. But, unless we can get Sango to testify in court, we can't keep him in jail…"
"Shit!" InuYasha exclaimed.
"My thought exactly!" I told him.
"We are going to need a miracle for that," InuYasha added, and then settled in his seat to go to sleep. I too settled down to take a short nap, knowing that a true sleep would be long in coming tonight.
Later that night, Sango's POV
Darkness with a fuzzy glare from monitors filled my vision. A weight pressed against my side. Motion in the darkness distracted me from seeing who was using me as a pillow. I blinked, trying to see who was there.
"So," said a voice that was distinctly InuYasha, "You finally decided to wake up. Are you going to try to kill yourself again? I don't think that they will be able to save you next time. Hell, the monks had a hard time healing you! Why Sango? Why are you doing this?" He suddenly stood up from what I could barely see was a chair and paced around. "Don't you know I love you?" He looked at me pleadingly, needing an answer.
"I love you too InuYasha." I told him. "Honestly, I'm not sure what I'm doing anymore. Everything is just so screwed up. I just want the pain to go away! Is that such a hard thing to ask for?" He looked at me, as if trying to figure something out.
"You know it could have been ended a long time ago. All you ever had to do was go to the police about your dad." He said softly. I didn't bother to correct him. He thought I was talking about my dad when in reality I was talking about Miroku. "They arrested him, you know." He added.
"What?" I freaked.
"Apparently the hospital thought your bruises looked suspicious. The hearing is set for when you get out of the hospital. For now, he has a restraining order until you can testify against him. You need to do this Sango! This has gone on long enough! Your mother would have never let this happen! She would be ashamed to see what your father has become, and she would be upset that you let him do this to you. You used to be so much stronger than this Sango! Where is your fire! Where is the girl who punched our teacher in the face for calling me a useless demon? Where is the girl I became a blood sibling with?" InuYasha pleaded. I turned my head away, trying not to let his words affect me.
"I changed" softly I replied.
"Obviously," he snorted, "and not for the better! Will you do it? Will you testify? Stop letting him get away with this Sango! You can come and live with me; you know I have plenty of room for you."
"I will think about it." I told him.
"By the way," InuYasha added, "What you think you saw wasn't what you saw at all," And with that cryptic comment, he left the room. I stared after him, wondering what that meant. A movement on my left startled me, and I looked over to see Miroku thrashing as if in the grips of a nightmare.
"Why are you here?" I wondered softly aloud. 'But I won't let that affect me,' I thought to myself, 'he's still a cheating asshole!' Miroku's beautiful eyes fluttered open, and I had to remind myself of his infidelity. He has such beautiful eyes, such sad eyes. Miroku's eyes where the thing that attracted me in the first place, he has dark eyes full of pain.
"Hi," Miroku said to me. I closed my eyes and turned my head, refusing to acknowledge him. He gently grasped my chin and forced me to turn my face towards his, but I still refused to open my eyes. "Sango," he sighed softly. "Will you please let me explain what happened? If you still don't believe me after I explain I will never bother you again, so long as you promise to stand trial against your father."
"What makes you think I give a shit what your explanation is? You're a lying cheat Miroku." I snorted in disbelief. "As for my father's trial, what I decide to do has nothing at all to do with you. It is not any of your business anymore." A look flashed across his face, as if he had been struck. I refused to believe he was hurt by what I said; it was just a ploy to get on my good side, or so I thought. He sighed again, got up, and walked out of my hospital room. I refused to feel hurt by his leaving, after all wasn't that what I was after?
Miroku's POV
I got up slowly, trying not to show her just how much her remark had hurt me. As I turned away, a single tear slipped down my face. I walked out of her room, and more tears started falling. InuYasha looked up at me as I passed, concerned. I just shook my head, walked to the elevator, and left the hospital. 'Who knew love could hurt so much?' I pondered to myself. So I decided to do the one thing I thought would help Sango the most, never see her again. My car beeped as I unlocked it and I drove to the monastery.