Pain.
Was all Kagome felt. The empty voids of her dark eyes stared emotionlessly at the girl in the mirror. Her creamy skin was stained with a dark bruise around her eye, and her lip bleeding badly. A dark red hue appeared on her right cheek; and slowly a tear crept down her face, capturing blood as is swept.
Why is my life this way? She thought to herself, wiping the blood of her face. Again she stared at her reflection. A look of pure disgust flows through her features, as she slams down the rag on the counter and turns off the light. Running into her room, she collapses on her bed, ignoring the screaming pain in her face and her heart. Tonight was going to be a long night.
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"Kagome?" A voice echoed in her head. Her pain-filled eyes opened to reveal the image of her mother, her face chilled with fear.
"Mama?" She answered groggily. "What's going on?"
"Shh… Hurry get up. We have to get out while we can." She whispered back.
"What?"
"I'll explain later, hurry!"
Kagome climbed out of her bed abed the suitcase her mother told her to strangely pack the previous week. As she scrambled down the steps she saw the figures of her Mother and younger brother, Souta.
Her mother opened the car door and Souta hurriedly scurried in the backseat. Laying her suitcase in the trunk she situated herself in the front seat of the small car. Her mother ran around the car, making sure no sign of their departure was left. She ran around the car and jumped in the driver's seat, gently grazing her hand over Kagome's bruised cheek. With eyes full of scorn, she pulled away her and turned the ignition, skidding away into the bright city.
The apartment was small, but just enough to hold their sentimental belongings. The three remaining family members carefully put every last thing into the apartment, making it homier.
"Mama, did you finally leave dad?" Kagome asked cautiously. But her mother answered her with a warm, reassuring smile.
"I couldn't take it anymore, dear." She embraced her daughter before continuing. "I don't want you to have to deal with pain like that anymore."
Kagome could feel the tears weld up in her eyes, but she forced them back. She knew that if she started crying, her mother would start crying, and then Souta would be stuck with the responsibility of calming down an all-out cry fest.
"Will I go to a different school?" Kagome asked her mother, leaning back and sitting on the couch provided in the apartment.
"Yes, Kagome. I want us to start all over. You'll have to go to a private school, though… Is that a problem?"
"Oh, no! I'm grateful! Mama, really."
"You'll have to be a boarder and your brother too."
"Really? I don't want to leave you all alone, mama."
"You won't, but you leave tomorrow for the school. Tell your brother for me?"
"Sure Mama."
Ooo! My first fic! I wonder what surprises await us at this 'School'. Hmm…
