The sky filled with vibrant color…tangerines and golds as the morning sun rose above Tokyo. For a while time seemed to stop completely. Morning dew still clung to Kagome's window pane as the gentle glow of the morning sun reflected off dewdrops like shining diamonds. Moisture from the dew orbited and faded like tiny stars into the brightening sky.
"Sigh." Kagome smiled slightly in her sleep and pulled the lush soft bed covers over her head, snuggling up to her overstuffed feather pillow.
Buyo purred gently as he snuggled up into a ball by her feet. For a single moment all seemed right with the world. She was free and deeply consumed in her peaceful dreams….
RIIIIIIIIIIINNNGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Yawn*….huh?" Kagome flung her arm out from under her covers and frantically felt for her alarm clock.
"KAAAGOOOMEEE!!!! Mom said you're gonna be late again if you don't hurry up!!!!!" Souta was knocking and yelling from behind the locked door to her bedroom.
"WHAT! I thought I set my alarm extra early this time!!"
She groaned and rolled over, awkwardly falling out of her bed onto the floor. Her disheveled black hair hung in her eyes.
"UHHH….I am not a morning person!!"
She stumbled ungracefully into her bathroom to hastily begin her morning routine. Downstairs her grandfather and brother were finishing breakfast while Her mother laid out the lunch she had packed for her.
"Kagome, remember the promise you made? If I allow you to visit the Feudal Era you must keep up with your school work." She gave her daughter a concerned look.
Kagome grabbed her lunch pack and ran for the door. "I know! I know mama! I haven't forgotten!"
At school, Kagome ran hastily down the empty halls, books in her arms. "If I'm late for class again what excuses will I have this time? I'm sure grandpa's run out of ideas by now!" She sighed distressfully as she ran before bumping into a familiar face. OOF!! Her books and notes scattered all over the hallway floor as she ran into…
"Hojo- Kun? Oh…I'm…so sorry!"
He caught her by the arm before she could fall from the impact, a surprised look on his face.
"Kagome! You shouldn't run in the hallway…It's not safe! Here, let me help you with that."
He proceeded to kneel on the ground and gather her books together.
"Oh! Hojo you don't have to….."
He smiled warmly and held her books.
"It's no problem Kagome! Really! I'll carry these heavy books for you."
Kagome blushed lightly with embarrassment."Why do I always run into him like this?'
