Cinderella

Prologue

My name is Kagome Higurashi. I am 16 years old and I am a hanyou miko. My dad is a very strong inu-youkai or dog demon. My mom is a miko. I am going to tell you a story of how I learned that many people can think of differently than your parents when your parents are no longer around. I am going to tell you the story of my life. I am going to start the day my dad and I found my mom and had to move away.

Chapter 1

What happened here?

"Good morning papa!" said a 5 year old inu-hanyou/miko named Kagome. She pounced on her father's stomach making him groan in surprise.

"My little Kagome is growing up so fast, I didn't even hear you coming." said Kagome's dad, Rick. "Good morning pumpkin. How are you today?"

"I'm good daddy! Guess what I did last night!" said Kagome as she bounced up and down on her dad's stomach.

"What did you do?" he asked as he set her down.

"I chased the evil boogie man out of my room last night. He was so scared he ran downstairs and out the front door. I saw him run down the street and he was gone. I scared him so bad." Kagome said with great excitement.

"That's wonderful honey. I'm so proud of you. I knew you could do it." Rick said as the memory of last night came back to him as his little girl acted it out.

Rick knew that Kagome was afraid of the boogie man after she saw the movie "Don't Look Under the Bed". She had been haunted in her sleep about a boogie man coming to eat her. He had told her that if he ever came in real life, that she was to not be afraid and scare him off. That was when he got the idea that he would be the boogie man. After Kagome went to bed, he got dressed in a plaid shirt, overalls, and a scary mask. He had to make his little girl feel brave. His mate, Sophie, knew of his plan and was pleased that he would do that for his little girl. Rick snuck up to his little girl's room and made noise of opening the door. As soon as he walked in, he went to the bedside and… Kagome wasn't there. He looked around and was actually startled when the door shut. He looked and there was Kagome with a smirk on her face. "I have been waiting for you." she said as she kept the smirk on and clutched in her little paw was a rope. He followed the rope up to the ceiling to find a net. She let go of the rope and the net fell on his head. The next thing he knew, he had a little gun pointed in his face. "Leave now and never come back or I'll blast your brains out." She still had the smirk on and Rick just jumped up and ran out the door. Since he was the boogie man, he had to run out the door. Then he ran down the street and around the corner.

"Wait daddy, why am I telling you this. I can show you."

"What? Show me? How?"

"I video taped it. I scared him so bad and it was only a water gun that I painted black to look real." She laughed so hard as she took the tape out of the video recorder.

"Hey Kago, why don't we watch the tape tonight as a family? I have to go to work today."

"Ah. Do you have to?"

"yes I have to."

"How long are you going to be gone this time?"

"Oh, I'll be back tonight. I'm just going for a briefing today. After that I leave tomorrow and I'll be gone a week at least." Rick said as he tried to comfort his daughter.

"So you'll be gone for a long time. Won't you?"

"No. Only seven days. Maybe even less if I could get the job gone quickly."

"What do you do again daddy?" Kagome asked as she sat on her father's lap and snuggled close to him.

"I kill the bad guys from other countries that work their way into ours. You know that Kago. Well why don't you help me get packed."

"OK daddy. I'll race you to your room." Kagome said as she was already half way up. "I'm going to win!"

"Oh no you don't." Rick said as he got out of the chair. When he got to the bottom of the stairs, he heard the one thing all parents hate to hear. He heard his baby girl scream.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. DADDDDDDYYYYYYYYY."

"KAGOME. I'M COMING." He was up to his baby girl in no time. She was standing wide-eyed at the sight in front of her. He did the first thing that came to mind and wrapped her in his arms. That was when he saw what she was looking at. His mate and the mother to his pup was hanging from the ceiling in his room with a note pinned to her shirt. He did the first thing he could and got his daughter away from that sight. He ran downstairs and handed Kagome the phone.

"Kagome, I want you to call 911. I'm going back upstairs." The crying Kagome just nodded her head. And dialed the number as her daddy and hero ran back upstairs.

911. What's your emergency?

"My mommy. She's dead." Kagome cried.

Honey, I need you to calm down for me. Take a deep breath and tell me your name. Ok? The lady could hear breathing on the other side of the line.

"OK. My name is Kagome Higurashi. I was racing my daddy upstairs to help him get ready for work and I found her like that."

OK Miss. Higurashi. I am sending police and an ambulance right away. I want you to stay on the line with me until you hear sirens. Ok?

"OK. Do you know where I live?"

Everybody knows where the Higurashi's live sweety. Now tell me, how old are you Kagome?

"I'm 5."

OK Kagome. Did you hear anything while you were playing with your daddy or did you smell anything different?

"No. I'm too little to know the different kinds of smells and sounds. I only know my mommy and daddy's scents and I'm too little to pin point different noises. My daddy didn't even hear anything or smell anything."

Kagome, where is your daddy right now?

"He is upstairs with my mommy's body. I think he is trying to find her killer."

OK. They kept talking for a few more minutes.

Can you hear any sirens yet?

"Yeah I hear them."

OK. I want you to stand outside in the front. An officer will be there with you in a minute. OK?

"OK." With that Kagome hung up the phone and went outside. Just as she walked outside, the police and ambulance cars were just getting there. Police and men with stretchers ran into her house. That was when she heard someone call her name.

"Kagome?" Kagome looked over to see her best friend Sango, age 6, standing on the edge of the lawn Kagome ran to her and hugged her. Kagome started crying again. "What happened Kagome? What are all these cars doing here?"

"My mommy's dead Sango. I found her hanging from the ceiling like a rag doll."

"Oh no. Kagome. I am so sorry."

"I don't want my mommy to go away." Kagome broke down in sobs again. That was when she felt a light tap on her shoulder. When Kagome turned around, there was an officer standing there. Kagome could tell right away that he was demon.

"Hello Kagome. My name is Officer Ming. You can call me Kouga OK?" Kagome just nodded her head. "May I ask you a few questions?" She nodded again and Kouga tried to lead her away from Sango but Kagome growled and he stopped.

"I am not going away from my friend. I need her."

"I understand Kagome. What is your name little girl?" Sango face got red.

"Uh oh. You shouldn't have called her a little girl. Now she is going to kick your butt." Kagome could see his tail start going between his legs. She giggled slightly.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean that." Sango calmed down a little bit. "Now can you tell me your name and how old you are?"

"Humph. My name is Sango Maria Taijia and I am 6 years old. I also happen to be the best friend of the poor victim here." Sango said as she wrapped her arms around Kagome. Kouga just laughed at that.

"Well OK then. Would it be alright if I ask Kagome some questions?"

"Yeah. You don't seem too dangerous so I guess. But you are not to go out of my eye sight or ear range. You can sit right there by that bush." Sango said as she pointed to the bush not 18 feet away from her. Kouga smiled and, placing his hand on Kagome's back, lead her to the bush. Once there he sat down.

"Kagome, I don't want you to be afraid to answer the questions truthfully. I am only here to help you." Kouga said as he placed a small voice recorder between them. "Now, Kagome. How old are you?"

"I'm 5 years old."

"Has your mommy ever hurt you?"

"No never. She loved me."

"Has your daddy ever hurt you?"

"No. He couldn't hurt me. I'm his princess."

"Do you know if there is any person that would want to hurt your mommy?"

"Not that I know of. She never told me anything that went on at her work. She never wanted to scare me I guess. You know if there was anything wrong at work, she wouldn't tell me."

"OK." The questioning went on for quite a while. When Kagome's dad came out, he had a very sad face on. Kagome never saw her daddy that way before. She ran to him and jumped into his arms.

"Daddy. Oh Daddy. Please don't be sad. We can make it better. I love you daddy. I don't want you to be sad anymore. I don't like it when you are sad." Rick just hugged his daughter. He could feel the silent tears run down his face.

"We are gong to have to move Kagome. We can't afford a house this big anymore."

"Why not?"

"Because I have to pay for a funeral, a coffin, and all those other things. That will cost up to a million dollars. We will barely have enough money to pay for dinner with the money I will spend on it. And besides, your mother never left a will. Or at least, we couldn't find one."

"Oh daddy. Will we sell the house?"

"Oh no Kago. I left in my will that you get the house. By the time I die, the house will be paid off and you will be able to live here. We aren't selling, we are just moving."

"What about Sango? She is my best friend."

"We aren't moving that far. Just to another neighborhood. You will go to the same school as Sango and you won't live that far from her. It will be a smaller house though."

"How much smaller daddy?"

"About 4 stories smaller."

"Only a 2 story house? Wow. That is small."

"Yeah but don't worry. It will be great. You'll see. Come on. Lets go pack." Before he turned around, he saw Sango. "Hey Sango." She looked up at him. "Want to help us pack?"

"Sure!" With that, the three got busy.