The Smell of Gunpowder
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Summary - Kagome, Sango, Rin, and Ayame are all moving from the small town to the Big City for their new jobs at Taishou Defensive Technology and Weaponry. Who would have thought they would be entering a modern day war for power?
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'thinking'
Chapter 1
"Where is it? Where is it? I am not traveling all the way to Yukata City without my favorite hairbrush" a young raven haired woman questioned as she tore through her cabinet under her sink. Standing up she walked out of the bathroom into her bedroom and saw another raven haired women taping up boxes.
"Sango, have you seen my green hairbrush with the horse hair bristles?"
The other women looked up at her, "Did you try looking in the cabinet in the bathroom?"
"Yeah I just came from there. Maybe one of the other girls has seen it." She exited the room and headed down the hall as she called out "Ayame, Rin, have either of you seen my green hairbru" she stopped short when she saw a certain red haired women brushing her hair with said hairbrush. "AYAME! Give me my brush, I've been searching everywhere for it!"
"Oh calm down Kags it isn't like I haven't used your stuff before. Here" she tossed the brush to Kagome who caught it quickly and turned at the door heading back to her room to finish what she was doing.
"Geez, if she thinks I will be letting her use my stuff when we get to Yukata, she is in for a rude awakening."
"Kagome!"
Kagome stopped and turned, taking a step back she peered down the hall filled with boxes. "Rin?"
The girl named Rin stuck her hand over a tower of boxes and waved at her, "I'm back here, I finished packing but now all of Ayame's stuff is in my way and I can't get out."
"What is going on now?" Sango questioned coming out of her room.
"I'm stuck behind a wall of boxes. Ayame get out here and move these boxes now before I knock em all over!" Rin jumped up above the boxes for added affect, she was pretty short, only standing 4'8".
"Alright, I'm coming, Sango, Kagome, mind giving me a hand?"
"Yeah yeah, come on Sango" Sango and Kagome moved to help push the boxes to the side of the hall.
"When are the moving guys supposed to be her to collect all this stuff anyway? We are paying them, the least they can do is be here on time!"
Sango looked at her watch. "They are supposed to be here around noon and it is only 10:45. So relax and stop complaining. How much more do you have to pack anyway? You've already got more boxes than us."
"Just my personal affects, but those are already in the bag. I'm just deciding what to wear today for the trip before I completely finish."
"About time Ayame" said Rin as she walked by and smacked Ayame on the arm.
"Ow, what was that for?"
"For being rude and trapping me in my room, I could have died in there you know."
"Oh please Rin, it's not like you couldn't have climbed out the window if you needed to."
"What is all the ruckus up here?" an older women said walking up the stairs to look at all the girls. "I can hear you all clear out in the garden."
"Sorry mama" they all said at once.
Not that she was all of their mother. In fact of all 6 children that had lived with her for the last 23 years only 2 she had actually given birth to, that being Kagome and Sota. The others had become part of her family due to outside forces, but she thought of them all as her children and they all called her "Mama". Sango and Kohaku had come to her when their parents were killed in a car crash. Sango had been 8, as had Kagome at the time, and Kohaku had only been a few months old. She had been pregnant at the time but she took them in with open arms. Sango and Kagome were practically sisters anyway. Rin was actually her niece but due to her father passing away due to illness and her mother picking up a drug habit. She had ended up with him. Mama Higurashi thought about that horrible day, when she had to go to the hospital and pick up a 10 year old Rin from the waiting room because her mother had had an overdose. She had been with them ever since, with her mother's blessing. Ayame was possible the worst of all of them. When they were in Junior high, they had found out that Ayame's parents were abusive and had called the police. When they said they would put her in foster care, Mama would have none of it and adopted her as well. Since then they have all been together as one big happy family. It felt strange to see all of her girls packing up their rooms to all move to a new city, but she knew it was time for them to be out on their own; after all they were all 23 years old.
"Ayame trapped me in my room and I couldn't get out, so I made her move all of her boxes out of the way."
Mama couldn't help but smile at her girl's antics. "Well you are free now, so stop all the arguing" she scolded softly. "How much is left to pack? You all have practically packed the doors and windows to the rooms already."
"I'm finished" Rin said proudly
"So am I" said Sango, "I just have some last minute taping and labeling my boxes."
"I am almost done; all of my boxes are done, just packing my day bag for the trip to Yukata." Kagome chimed in her current status.
"I am done except to decide what to wear for the trip, then I can just seal my last suitcase and be done."
"Alright then, well finish up and come downstairs. The movers will be here soon and we will let the boys help them move the boxes out. Until then, Rin why don't you join me downstairs for a cup of tea before the movers get here?"
"Ok." Rin smiled happily and followed Mama down the stairs.
"I am going to go decide my outfit. I will see you all downstairs in a little bit alright?"
"Alright Ayame. Come on Kagome; let's finish up so we can grab a cup of tea as well before the movers get here."
"Alright" All three girls went their separate ways to finish their last minute packing.
30 Minutes later all of the girls were sitting around the kitchen table drinking tea with Mama and Gramps while the Boys were playing video games in the living room. They heard a big truck pull into the back of the Shrine and Gramps went out to greet the movers.
"I can't believe we are really moving all the way to Yukata. I am gonna miss this place so much." Kagome said looking at her mother.
Her mother embraced her. "Don't worry, we will be in touch, and it is all part of growing up and being out on your own. Right girls?"
The other girls gathered around Mama and hugged her tightly in a group hug "Right!" they all shared a laugh and saw the movers come walking in and head upstairs.
"Alright then. Boys! Head up and help the movers please. Girls, why don't you go make sure the car is packed and ready to go and be sure you don't have anything else that needs to be done before you go?"
"Alright Mama" Ayame said and headed out to the back to check on their car they were taking. Despite the fact that each girl did have a driver's license, they had managed to get away with only buying 1 large SUV for them to take everywhere. This wasn't that surprising however; they had all gone to the same high school and the local campus of Tokyo University.
"Hey Mama, have you heard anything more from Kaede about the job's she got us all?" Kagome asked.
"Sorry honey, she did call this morning, but it was just to chat with me. Remember now girls, if you do anything wrong in Yukata, Kaede will be on the phone with me immediately telling me about it."
"Oh great, even away from the house we can't have any fun" Sango pouted playfully.
"Oh no, but now we won't be able to invite all of those city men to our new house and enjoy ourselves" Rin said dramatically.
The Girls were laughing amongst themselves when Gramps came back into the kitchen. "The movers wanted me to ask if they were to follow you or go ahead. They have all of the boxes and furniture packed in the truck already."
"Wow" Sango stared down at her watch. "It's only been 30 minutes. That must be a good moving team."
"And they didn't break anything, despite the boys seemingly trying to, I sent them back inside to play rather than help. The rest of it was too big for them anyway. What should I tell the movers?"
Sango reached into her pocket and pulled out a set of keys giving one of them to Gramps. "Just give that to them and tell them to begin moving the stuff in when they get there. Tell them the living room will be fine, we will unpack it all when we get there anyway. Thanks Grandpa."
Gramps looked at Sango slightly annoyed. "You know I prefer Gramps to Grandpa, makes me sound younger and hip."
The girls were immediately giggling when they heard that and couldn't stop from exploding into full blown laughter. Gramps huffed out the door grumbling about young people and their lack of respect.
"Alright then girls. It is almost 1, what do you say we have one more family lunch together. I made Miso and Rice. We can reminisce about the old days and afterward you all can get on the road?"
"Sounds good to me Mama."
The movers drove off to Yukata and the whole group sat down to a wonderful meal full of happiness and excitement. The girls were finally leaving home.
"Thank god, finally some peace and quiet around here" Sota whispered to Kohaku.
"I know what you mean, if I hear one more thing about Johnny Depp or another famous boy band, I am going to hurl." Kohaku said in return.
Kagome suddenly sat up from the table. Sango and the other girls followed quickly as well. They all turned their eyes to the boys as the boys gulped loudly and looked at their sisters surrounding them.
"So girls, what do you say to one last group noogie on our little brothers before we leave them on their own for a few months?" Sango asked her fellow sisters.
"Oh, wonderful idea, I call holding Sota's head" Rin called out. The girls suddenly attacked the boys and ripped them from their chairs. Rin holding Sota's head while Kagome gave him a noogie and Ayame holding Kohaku while Sango delivered his noogie.
After their meal together and much laughter and few tears the Girls finally set off towards Yukata.
"How long is this trip Sango?" Ayame asked from the back seat with Rin.
"About 6 hours with good traffic." She gripped the steering wheel and checked her mirrors as she drove.
"I can't wait to get there. It is going to be so much fun. The new sights, the new sounds, the new people. I am so excited." Rin called from the backseat.
Kagome stared out of the window from the passenger seat and enjoyed watching the small city she had grown up in go by.
'This is finally it huh? Us out on our own' Kagome looked at her sisters. Ayame happily playing on her cell phone. Sango tuning the radio to a good station as she drove. Rin reading one of her books. She stared out the window again and smiled. 'Yukata, here we come'.
TBC
Hope you enjoyed chapter 1. Look for updates soon. Next chapter. The Move into the new house.
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