How it began...
It was so warm that day, looking back now I can still see it in my head. Most people can't remember back when they were still so young, carefree and innocent... But I can. My name is Kagome Elisabeth Higurashi. I was 5 years old when they left. My brothers and they'r closest friends, family is even closer to describing them. But I'm getting ahead of the story, I'll start the day they left, who could have guesses that 1 year could last so long...
I was sitting on the old wooden bench in the garden near the west tower. The flowers were in full bloom and filled the air with a sweet fragrence that compaired to no other, the type of smell that only this place at this exact time of year could produce. Id come here vary often now adays, but today was different. Today was when my two older brothers and the rest of my family were going to leave in order to serch for a demon named Naraku.
I looked down at my hands, folded on the lap of my new red dress. The dress had come from the main land and was vary ex-ex-exotic, thats what grandam Kiade had calld it. With it's frilly lace trims at the sleaves, bottom, and neck line, the dress was vary beautiful to me. I'd waited for weeks for it to come in but even that coulden't make this day any better.
I sighed and began swinging my feet back and forth. "Why do they all have to go"? I said. No one was around, I'd snuck out here to be alone. My oldest brother Miroku had told me a few days ago not to be a pest, this had to be done so that no one else had to loose they'r parents the way we did. I know thats true though. I'd learned a long time ago that no one should have to grow up without a mommy or a daddy.
"So this is where you'v been! We'v been looking all over for you Kagg's." I looked up in surprise to my left. "Inya! I told you not to sneek up on me like that, you scared the floop out of me!" I yelled, blushing. "Sorry." He said walking over to me and sitting down to my left. Inya, that wasn't his name, but it was so long I coulden't say it right, not yet anyway.
"Your still upset about us going, huh?" i could here the sadness in his voice. Inya and the others may have had a ten year distance between my age and they'rs, but they all treat me good. "It's not fair. How come all of you can just leave and not take me with you? There has to be something I could do to help." I looked at Inya with, what I guess were hopeful eyes.
Inya looked at me and his eyes grew sadder, then he looked away. "Kagome, where were going... you could get seriously hurt, or worse. I'd take you in a heart beat if it wasent so dangerous, you know I would.". I looked at the sky then and sighed, the tears were gathering in my eyes, and I really didn't want Inya to see.
"You said you were going to leave for one year right, thats a long time huh?" I think this surprised him because his eyes were so big when he looked at me. "kagome, we will be gone for a year, but I promice we'll be back when the sakura blossums bloom again". I looked at Inya and he was smiling. "You promice?" I asked, trying to keep the tears in a little longer.
"promice." He said. Inya put out his hand and I circled my pinky around his and shook three times. "When the sakura's bloom again." Inya said, picking me up in his arms. "yeah, I said wrapping my arms around his neck,"when the sacura's bloom." I closes my eyes as Inya jumped through the trees and landed in the court yard in front of the castle. Everyone was there, my brothers Miroku and Sota, the King, and even grandma Kiade.
"Found her." Inya said setting me on my feet. "Well were ready to go then." the King said. I had to squint to see him. Even in the fadding light his armor glittered really brightly. After I hugged everyone who was leaving, only Inya was left. The others were waiting at the gate when he walked over to me. " What, dont I get a hug to?" He asked and opened his arms up wide. I looked at him, then ran into his arms as the tears finally came. I'm really gonna miss you Inya. I said, holding onto him as tightly as I could." I know Kaggs, I'll miss you to. Just dont forget our promice, ok." I pulled back and nodded.
Inya walked up to the others and they began to walk away. I watched and tried to stop crying, but I couldn't just stay there. I ran up to the gate and put my hands circled around my mouth. "Come back safe, all of you! I yelled. "I wont forget our promice Inya, good luck!" Inya looked back and waved, then they were gone. If only I'd known, that that was the last time I'd see any of them, for a little girls terms, a vary long time...