I don't own any of these characters...they belong to the legend, Rumiko Takahashi -
Double Take
"Chapter One"
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"Kagome! Get out of the way!"
That voice, there it was again.
She could see all the danger around her and hear all of the blood curdling screams of the monsters and fighters around her as well, but that one voice...
She looked around the darkened night as flames lit the sky and blood stained the ground. Everything was moving so fast. There were blurs of movement that flashed before her as she looked on, hoping to find the owner of that voice. Monsters fell to the ground and the earth shook as Kagome could feel someone...something...was coming for, after her.
She caught a glimpse of something...white...almost like silk...no, almost like..hair..
"Kagome! No! Kagome!"
knock knock
"Kagome?"
Seventeen year old Kagome Higurashi rolled over in her bed and ducked her head under the covers. Her covers? Opening her eyes a little, realization dawned on her. Another dream. She closed her eyes again and groaned. It seemed like she'd been hearing that knocking noise for hours now. "Mmm, five more minutes Mom, please..."
" Kagome, you didn't set your alarm honey. You're late."
"What!"
All thoughts of her dream went flying out the window as Kagome sprang out of her bed and looked at her alarm clock and groaned...7:35. 'Traitor,' she thought. She was sure that stupid thing had been set before falling asleep. Then again, falling asleep at 3am could be why it wasn't. "Grr.."
"I'm up!" she called. She walked a couple of feet to her closet to pull out her uniform for school. ' O.k., fifteen minutes, you can do it girl!' Kagome thought to herself. She laid her uniform on the bed and went to freshen up in the bathroom.
Tick, tock, tick...
Kagome came back in her room feeling a little bit more awake and alive than she had upon waking. Glancing at her clock, she noted five precious minutes had passed by. After slipping into her uniform quickly, she picked up her brush and ran it through her raven black hair in front of her mirror.
' Geez, when was the last time I was late for school? she wondered. 'Not for awhile'. She had always tried her best at school and usually came out with a top-notch grade and a good reputation. Lately though, things have just been...off. In class, it was hard for her to concentrate on almost anything. She would find herself day dreaming a lot about the most bizarre things too. And what were these dreams about? Strange monsters and vicious battles, it was like flashbacks of some weird historic nightmare. This time though, it felt like she might have been getting somewhere. Like she was figuring out what it might mean.'Hmm...white...' she shook her head, 'You're over working yourself, that's all', she decided and left it at that.
Tick, tock, tick...
Setting her brush down, Kagome turned and began to pack all of her books and papers into her backpack. "You're the demon who kept me up", she growled throwing algebra and literature into her bag without much grace.
Tick, tock, tick...
Lifting her bag onto her shoulders, Kagome turned towards the window to adjust the straps on her backpack. 'At least it's a beautiful morning. All of that rain was getting to be depressing.' Kagome looked out over the Higurashi family shrine to see the sun just barely shining on the windows of hundreds of buildings. The tops of trees were glowing with the warming sunlight and the birds were beginning to fly through the leaves and around the bird houses she, her mom and her twelve year old brother, Sota, had put up.
She took a deep breath thinking, 'ah, the simple pleasures' and turned to leave. One last glance at her reflection in the mirror satisfied her enough to slip on her shoes and head for the door.
Tick, tock, tick, tock...CRASH!
Kagome screamed and ducked down while covering her head with her arms on instinct as the window behind her shattered into pieces. A loud 'thump' was heard next her an instant after and she looked over to see a nice fat brick not two inches from her foot. She sprang up in a flash and ran to her window to look out. Scanning the shrine grounds she found what she was looking for.
"Hey! Get back here!" she shouted as someone dodged through her gate and ran down the street fast as she had ever seen.
"What the...?" That guy...his hair..
She turned back to see all of the glass sprinkled over her floor in different shapes and sizes. She walked over the glass back towards her door with a 'crunch, crunch' just as her mom came into her room.
"Kagome, are you okay? What happened?"
Kagome picked up the brick laying on the floor and turned to her mom. "Someone decided today was the day to throw a brick in my window I guess. I'm fine, but my window...I think I might need a new one."
Mrs. Higurashi walked to the broken window and looked out just like Kagome had. She turned back with worried eyes on her daughter. "You're sure you're alright? That must have been quite a scare."
"Yeah it was, but I'm fine Mom, really." Kagome took a deep breath to settle herself. Ok, so maybe she was a little rattled. She looked at the clock and almost screamed again.
"What? 7:58! Mom I gotta go!"
"Kagome? What about this..?
"Let's deal with it after school, Ok Mom? I'm already so late!" Kagome gave a quick wave and darted out the door, down the stairs and out of the house, leaving her mother shaking her head in wonder.
'This has to be the weirdest morning ever...' she thought as she raced down the street towards school.
A pair of golden eyes looked on as the frantic girl flew past him. 'Now that that's over...time for the worst part of my day...school,' He thought as he emerged from his hiding place and started down the same street.
Author's note: Ok, first timer here...just um...be gentle with me k? review! w00t! hehe
next chapter is probably gunna be in like a day or so...so...yeah me
