Chapter One
Kagome POV
My life, as of now, completely and totally sucked. With teary eyes, I watched as it emitted a faint blue glow. No one was going through it though. No one will ever go through it ever again. I was afraid that this was going to happen. We considered the possibility of this happening once we defeated Naraku and complete the Shikon Jewel. I tried to stay hopeful but look where that has gotten me. It brought me here, back in my time, Inuyasha in his, and the well sealed with 500 years separating us. I continued to cry and grasped the tiny, pink, shining orb in my hand.
I stood there for hours, crying and fingering the jewel. It was true. All who came in passion of the jewel had misery come their way. At first I thought that maybe, just maybe, I was the exception. Guess I was wrong.
My mother found me there on the floor, battered and bloodied. She dropped the umbrella she was holding and came to my side immediately. She didn't care that I was filthy; she still grabbed me and pulled me in an embrace while rubbing the back of my head. She kissed my cheek and pulled me up with her. I tried to stop her; I wanted to be as close to Inuyasha as I can possible. I had to.
But, she didn't give up though. She kept trying to get me up, saying that it was for my own good. Eventually, I gave in. I was too tired to put up a fight anymore. But, it doesn't mean I'm going to like it. I'm not going to like anything anymore. Not without Inuyasha by my side. A few more tears traveled down my cheeks.
She led me to the house and went upstairs. I heard the sound of the bath running and she came to me once more. She led me to my room and began undressing me when she saw my unwilling state. She wrapped me in a towel and brought me to the bathroom. Once she helped me into the tub she left for a few minutes. I thought she wasn't coming back. I thought she was going to leave me, just like everyone from the past. That made me scared. It was to the point where I began shaking and hyperventilating. Countless thoughts ran through my head. What if she doesn't return? What will I do? I-I can't…she has to come back…please come back. And when she came back, I visibly calmed down. She noticed the change in my form and immediately rushed to my side. She had a brush in one hand and a bag filled with some bath supplies in the other. Kneeling down, she began to wash me. She was humming a soft lullaby. I recognized the song. It was "Simple and Clean" by one of my favorite singers.
I started to cry again when she began brushing my hair. Tears cascaded down my face, becoming one with the bath water. All the while my mother stood near me, even when she was done. I don't know how long I was in the tub, but eventually mother pulled me out, drying me after. She helped me to my room and helped me get dressed. Once done, she laid me down on my bed and tucked me in. She sat down next to me and was running her fingers through my hair. I soon fell asleep. The last thing I heard was my mother humming the same lullaby over and over again.
I woke from a nightmare. It replayed my last moments with everyone. Sango was tearing when she saw my image waver, being drawn to the well. Shippo was outright crying when he tried to jump on me but merely passed through. Miroku looked away with his fists clenched, as if trying to pretend that my situation was just a mere illusion. Inuyasha merelystared. His face had shocked written all over it. He reached out a hand to me but when he almost touched me, I disappeared. Then, I was forced to travel through time. I will always remember his expression. The familiar blue bubbles and space were no longer comforting. Instead, it emphasized what had just occurred. It was then I woke up. I clutched my chest feeling a sharp pain. It wasn't physical pain though; it was like a heart ache.
Reluctantly, I got up and began to dress myself. I had to do so no matter how much I rather stay here all day and lay down near the well. I still had school, after all. I got in my uniform and went to the bathroom to clean up and brush my teeth.
I went downstairs and was greeted by my brother and grandfather.
"KAGOME!" they both shouted. My brother ran to hug me but soon figured out that I wasn't going to hug him back any time soon.
Looking at me he asked "Sis, are you okay? You're acting kind of weird." I just looked at him. Tears were rimming my eyes. That's when mother decided to make her entrance.
"Now Souta, your sister isn't feeling well so don't bother her, okay?" she chastised him.
"Fine, but sis, when is Inu-niichan coming back?" he asked excitedly.
I hung my head low. The tears that I was holding back before now fell freely to the floor. I quickly grabbed my bag and ran out the door, not really in the mood to eat. Not that I wanted to before.
Why did he have to remind me of what happened? Why am I not allowed to try and forget? Why do you have such an influence on me, Inuyasha? I kept seeing him in my head. Smiling, angry, laughing, content, vulnerable and strong. What kept repeating more than the others was his expression that he only showed to me when we were alone. Were.
I ran as fast as I could to school, trying to dispel all thought of him from my mind. It wasn't long until I reached the building. I could see my friends in the distance. I rushed past them and inside. I could hear their faint beckoning. I didn't stop though.
I all but flew up the stairs. When I spotted my room, I dashed inside. Quickly, I sat down in my seat and wrapped my arms around my head. I sat there, staying in my own little world. All of the voices in the background, the sounds of footsteps, of laughter, they all died to me. All I could hear was my heartbeat. I didn't even notice my friends had come to my side, asking me what was wrong. What snapped me out of it was the bell ringing. It was time for class.
The teacher came in, followed by three students. There was a girl around my size with short red brown hair and deep blue eyes. Her face was kind and she held the aura of a princess. She even walked like one. Elegantly, she stood in front of the white board. Then, there were two boys. One was a brunette with messy/spiky hair. His eyes were blue as well and he seemed extremely laid back, something I could never be again. He seemed confident of himself though. A friendly smile graced his face as he tried to secretly glance at the petite girl by his side. He was in love with her. That brought a frown to my face. Finally, the second boy was pale and had beautiful green eyes. He was taller than the other boy. He also seemed tenser, more on edge yet seemed insecure. What bothered me though, was his silver hair. Though he looked nothing like him, a common trait they shared was the color of their hair. It reminded me of him. It hurt so much that I turned away.
Riku POV
Once again, we are in a new world. We had to stay here for a while though. Recently, we heard from King Mickey that there were Heartless sightings. So we came here to do the usual. What was different was that Sora and I are no longer Keyblade bearers. We are officially Keyblade Masters. Yes, we had passed the Mark of Mastery. I was proud of him. I knew he could have done it. What shocked me, though, was that I passed, but I did. Now, we are off to save the people that were listed in Jimminy's journal. I decided to tag along with Sora. Kairi came because we couldn't leave her unprotected by herself, especially since she is one of the Princesses of Heart. So together, the three of us, travel from world to world searching for any clues on what to do and wipe out any Heartless or Nobodies on the way.
We recently came to this world. It is similar to Destiny Islands in a way. Well it's like the main land of that world, except more industrialized. A police officer stopped us yesterday and told us that we had to be at school. When he realized that we weren't enrolled anywhere, obviously since we aren't from here, he decided to take that matter upon himself. Whatever. It's not like I care. We might even benefit from this. So that leads us to here.
As of now, we are standing in front of a class of tenth graders. I would have been in eleventh except for that fact I disappeared for a very long time from my school. Oh well, nothing I can do to change it. Anyways, it is more convenient this way. Sora and I were wearing weird button up jackets except unlike the other boys we both wore it unbuttoned, revealing our under shirts. Kairi was wearing a white and green sailor uniform. She looked very cute in it and I had to physically stop Sora from drooling over her. I couldn't remove the blush though. Sadly, he still glanced her way every five seconds. He was lucky she didn't notice any of that.
I scanned that class and everyone was pretty normal looking, nothing special about them. Well, except for one girl. She had long ebony hair and big blue eyes. She looked very sad for some reason. Her head was turned away from us and her whole face screamed panic. She was even fighting back, trying to stop a few tears from falling. What caught my interest though, was the pure light surrounding her. Strange, I thought there were only seven Princesses of Heart. Sora and Kairi noticed this as well.
"Okay class, listen up. Today, we have three new students. They are from another country and will be staying with us for a short amount of time. But, that isn't an excuse to treat them poorly so please get along with them. Do any of you have anything to say about yourselves?" said the teacher.
Kairi stepped up. All the boys in the class begin to blush which caused Sora to grumble and become annoyed, which caused me to shake my head in disapproval at his actions.
"Um… I'm Kairi. I'm best friends with Sora and Riku. I like the beach and seashells. My favorite color is pink. I hope that we can all get along." Kairi said cheerfully.
This caused a chorus of 'Oohs' from the boys. They began whispering.
"Daaaaamn, she is freaking cute."
"Wow! That's it. She's going to be my girl."
"It's hard to believe that she is almost as cute as Kagome-chan. Too bad Kagome is always sick."
"Hey, isn't Kagome here today?"
"Yeah, she is. Aren't we lucky? Having two beautiful girls in the same class."
Ugh. How much of a one track mind do they have? They have caught my interest though. Who is this Kagome? Can it be the girl who is now losing her battle against her tears?
Sora stepped up next. He put his arms around his neck in his usual stance.
"Hey, my name is Sora. I'm good with a sword. I like to run and travel. Kairi and Riku are my childhood best friends, but my friends Donald and Goofy are also my best friends. I hope that we can all be friends."
Unexpectedly, a lot of the girls in this room blushed. Didn't think Sora would actually get their attention, but then again it was likely to happen.
Looks like it's my turn. I thought before stepping up with my hands in my pocket.
"My name is Riku. Like Sora I'm good with a sword, but unlike him I can fist fight. I hate liars and will do anything to keep these two idiots safe. So don't start any unnecessary problems, because I'd rather not waste my time beating the crap out of any one."
The whole class went quiet. Even the strange girl turned and looked at me. It wasn't with shock though. It was with fear. She was absolutely terrified. Was it something I did?
"Ri-Riku! How can you be so mean?" Kairi said. She was standing in front of me. Tip-toeing she grabbed my ear and yanked it.
I yelled out. "Dammit, Kairi! What the hell?" I snarled.
"Oh, don't you 'what the hell' me! That was uncalled for!" she retorted. Her eyes conveyed her hidden threat and instantly I stood back.
I glared at her, but she gave me that Kairi-look that just made you want to apologize and beg for forgiveness. Like hell I would do that though. Instead, I just clicked my tongue and leaned back against the wall.
After that, the teacher assigned us seats. Sora sat next to the girl. I sat next to a girl with short black hair with a headband. Kairi sat in the seat right next to the door.
I rested my head against my hand as the teacher began his lesson. I could already feel the sleep overpowering me. No wonder I didn't mind the fact I couldn't go to school when I was stuck in Ansem's form. In a matter of seconds, I gave into my urges and my hand landed on my desk.
Kagome POV
As expected, the lecture was long and boring. It wasn't as if I was going to pay attention in the first place. Instead, I kept relieving all the good times I had with everyone in the past. I remembered the time I gavehim ramen. We were in an old battle field and there were corpses everywhere. He didn't care though, and kept on eating. Then, there was the time we met Koga. He hated him from the start. He grew to hate him even more due to his constant proposals of love. I remember when we thought Miroku's old teacher was going to die. We ended up going to a mountain to find rare sake for him. We all got drunk off the mist up there except for him. Hewas so dependable.
I cringed as my chest tightened. I took that as my cue to stop reminiscing. Sighing, I looked around the class. Some students were asleep, others were trying not to. It's not their fault though. We do have the most boring teacher in the school. Luckily, the bell signaling lunch rang. I must have daydreamed for most of the class.
Getting up, I was soon barraged by my friends Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi.
"Kagome! You're back!"
"How are you? Are you feeling well?"
"What's wrong, Kagome? Why didn't you stop to say hi to us? Did your delinquent boyfriend do something to you?"
I flinched when Eri mentioned him. Putting up a mask, I shook my head.
Forcing a smile, I said "I'm sorry, I wasn't feeling well earlier so I tried to get to class as soon as possible. I didn't mean to ignore you guys. I just wanted to rest." I lied through my teeth.
They responded with a round of "ooooooohs". Ayumi patted me on my back and smiled. I gave her a fake smile for their sake.
Suddenly Kairi, the new girl, walked up to us. She smiled and looked slightly nervous.
Looking at me she asked "Um… hey. My friends and I were wondering if we can sit with you guys today at lunch. Obviously, we're new so we don't know anyone, but you guys look friendly so we thought about sitting with everyone."
"It's fine, I guess. I know what its like being new somewhere and not knowing anyone. So yeah, you can sit with us." I said with false cheerfulness. I noticed I was getting used to lying and faking things very quickly.
The two boys, Sora and Riku soon joined us. I tensed when Riku came. I tried not to make it obvious, though. Kairi walked next to me and Sora.
"So, what's your name?" she asked.
"Kagome. Higurashi Kagome." I stated.
"Yeah, and she's Hojo-kun's girlfriend!" piped Yuka. She always tried to get me together with Hojo-kun. And doesn't like my "delinquent" boyfriend.
"Please, don't lie to them, Yuka-chan. No, we're not dating. We are just friends. This is Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi, by the way."
"Hey." they all said. We continued walking to the lunchroom. Kairi and Sora fitted in very well with the others. Strangely, Riku was quiet though. I was quiet too, so I can't judge. I have a reason though.
As the others sat down on a table, I got in line to get some lunch. Riku also got on line.
He scratched his head as he mumbled something. I edged away from him. Sighing, he turned me towards him. I flinched from the contact.
"Look, I don't know what I did to get a reaction from you like this, but I would like to start over. I mean, I would like to get along with you and your friends but you're making that very difficult." He said.
My eyes widened. I didn't mean to be cruel or mean to him. Not at all. So, I decided to tell him exactly that.
"I'm sorry. I-I didn't mean to come off as that. It's just that you look a lot like someone I know, especially your hair. I can't see that person anymore now. He is too far away from my reach. So, I guess looking at you reminds me too much of him. Even the way you act, but that's not an excuse. I'm sorry." I said. What shocked me was that I meant it. It was the only thing I really felt, beside depression, all day.
He smirked. "Apology accepted. Okay, time for a redo. Hey, my name is Riku. Nice to meet you." He said while holding out his hand.
Giving him a weak smile, I shook it. "Pleasure's mine. I'm Kagome." My smile was just a mere shadow of what it once was.
"Well Kagome, how are you? What's up?"
"Well just feeling down but I'd rather not talk about it. How about you?"
"Well, pissed that I'm being forced to go to school against my will, tired from getting no sleep last night even though I slept through the whole class. Not to mention hungry, reason for me being on this damn line THAT MOVES WAY TOO SLOW!" Riku ranted.
"Okay, when I said 'how about you' I did not expect a whole speech."
"Then, you should have never asked."
"Touché."
We reached the front of the line as we chatted away. Surpisingly, Riku wasn't all that bad. He had a bad temper, just like him. He was funny though, and can be serious. I liked him. He was a good person.
We reached the table and saw that Sora was chugging down bottles of soda. So far, there were ten empty bottles. Shocked, I sat down, with Riku sitting next to me.
"What are you doing?" Riku stated.
"I-I'm trying to win a bet…don't distract…me, Riku." Sora replied while trying to drink yet another bottle.
"How many are you supposed to drink?" I asked.
"25." he said as if that was nothing.
"Damn, I feel bad for your bladder."
"Shut up, Riku."
Everyone erupted in laughter, except for me. No one noticed though, which was exactly what I wanted.
The day went by rather quickly. All too soon the final bell rang and it was time to go home; Time to be alone with only my memories. I shuddered.
"You okay, Kagome-chan?"
I turned around and saw Kairi behind me. She had gathered her things and look at me worriedly. "Uh, yeah. Just not too excited to go home is all." I smiled tiredly.
"Well, how about we walk home with you?"
"You'll do that? Really?"
"Of course. That's what friends are for, right?"
I smiled. "Yea. Thanks ."
Sora then came up to us and grabbed Kairi's book bag. She protested but he refused. So she hesitantly gave in. I couldn't help but notice the almost non-existent blush that formed on her cheeks. Riku soon joined us and we were ready to go. I quickly said good bye to the others.
Riku POV
At first the walk home was rather quiet. Then out of pure boredom, I tripped Sora. The look on his face was priceless and I received a giggle from Kairi. Sora glared at me as he got up. He tried to punch me but I too easily dodged. Like I stated, I knew how to fist fight and Sora didn't. He continued to glare and was about to summon the Keyblade.
He did. Before our eyes, the Kingdom Key appeared in a flash of light. He stepped back and was about to shoot magic at me.
"SORA!" yelled Kairi.
Sora turned to her and realized what he had done. He turned to Kagome whose eyes were wide. Her hand was shaking as she brought it to her face.
"Wh-what in the world is that?" she asked quietly.
Turning my head I answered "A Keyblade." I then summoned my own. Compared to Sora's my looked evil, dark. But it depended on the wielder. A Keyblade is neither good nor evil. It all depends on its wielder.
She collapsed on her knees. "I can't believe this." she murmured.
I tried to help her up. She didn't protest. Looking at all of us she said "Come with me. You need to explain this and I have to show you all something." She began walking quickly, almost running.
We all nodded and I quickly put Sora in a headlock and rubbed his temple for his idiotic mistake. I quickly released him though. It's not like he can take back what he did. Still, it did piss me off that our cover had been blown completely.
The rest of the walk was quiet. We eventually reached a large shrine up a hill. When Kagome began walking up the steps, we realized that she lived here. Sighing, we began walking up the ridiculously large amount of stairs. How the hell does she do this every day is beyond me. After what seemed like hours, we finally reached the top.
The shrine was pretty big, but I doubt she lived in it. My suspicions were proven true when she walked around the shrine. Around the back, there was the main house, a small shed with a sign that read "Bones Eaters Well"….creepy, and a large old looking tree.
Kagome casted a quick glance to the tree and led us there. She sat down on one of the benches and we followed suit.
"Sooo~ about what happened earlier…" Sora started while rubbing the back of his head.
"Explain everything." Kagome demanded.
"Huh?"
"You heard me. Spill it."
Sora sighed. "Well, since you're not going to believe me, might as well anyways. We're not from here at all. We are from the world Destiny Islands. We travel from world to world on a mission of defeating Heartless and Nobodies. Heartless are exactly what they sound like, monsters without a heart. Nobodies are the shells left behind of a strong willed person whose heart has been taken by a Heartless. There are some Darkness in people's heart, some more than others. There are seven girls, though, whose hearts are completely void of darkness. Kairi is one of them. They are called the Princesses of Heart. We are supposed to protect her from the Darkness and Heartless."
"What we noticed about you though, was that your heart has no trace of Darkness in it. Supposedly, there are only seven Princesses of Heart, but it seems to us that you are the eighth. So, that is why we approached you. We have to protect you and Kairi. Oh and this is our Keyblade. It is a weapon made purely of Light, though there are ones made out of pure Darkness. Riku and I use the ones from the Realm of Light. We recently found out that there is a user that uses one of Darkness. He wants to forge a special Keyblade called the X-Blade. He wants to use it to unlock Kingdom Hearts, which is basically the door to the true Light, and recreate the Keyblade Wars."
"So we have to stop that, protect the Worlds from Darkness, protect the seven-oops I mean now eight Princesses of Heart." Sora all said at once. By the time he was done, he was gasping for air. Clearly, he was out of breath.
I was shocked though. I'm a princess? This is unbelievable. Yet, I know it is true. I saw the Keyblades. Shaking my head, I stood up.
"I believe you." I told them. I brought my hands to my head. I believed them. I truly did but why me? Didn't I suffer enough? I knew that when they said they have to protect me, they intended to bring them with me when they decided it was time to go. If that happened I would be away from him. If by some miracle, the well worked again and he came through to see me, I wouldn't be there to welcomehim.
A hand suddenly wiped my cheek. I didn't realize I was crying. I was doing a lot of that lately.
"Why do you believe us?" asked Kairi. She was obviously interested in what I had to say.
Looking at her, I said jokingly "I had stranger things happen to me." This caused her and Riku to stand up.
"Define strange." Riku commanded.
Sigh, I began "Well, when I turned fifteen, I fell down my family's well. When, I climbed back out of it, I was in a completely different era. I made a few friends though. Some were humans, others were demons or hanyos."
"I was attacked by demons almost every day. It was all for a jewel, the Shikon no Tama, a jewel that grants the owners their wish. Humans and demons alike wanted the jewel. I accidentally broke it one day. It shattered into hundreds of pieces. Since I broke the jewel, it was my responsibility to fix it."
I smiled a little and continued, "I wasn't alone though. Together with my friends, we fought and defeated any demon or human that wanted or possessed the jewel. There was one hanyo in particular that gave us a hard time. He wanted the jewel but also to make us suffer. He achieved that. He used us, manipulated us, killed people he held dear." By the time I reached that part I was crying.
"We managed to kill him though. Once he was defeated we took his part of the jewel and once again it was whole. Yet, the moment the jewel forged together, I was sent back here, away from my best friends, from my second family." Away from the love of my life, but they didn't need to know that.
Everyone was quiet. I was full out crying when I finished. I couldn't stop the tears. I felt an arm around me though. I looked up to see Riku holding me in his arms. He seemed sad, like me. This only made me cry harder. Soon Kairi and Sora began to hug me as well.
Why are they doing this? I only met them today. Why are they being so kind to me? They don't even really know me like that, but they still treat me as if we knew each other for years. We all stood like that, until they eventually let go. I wiped the tears off my face.
I told them to wait here and I quickly ran into my house. I went to my room and grabbed my bow and arrows. Then, I went back outside. Their eyes moved from the weapons, then me, and then back to the weapons.
Getting into position, I grabbed an arrow and let it soar. A pink light graced the arrow, radiating absolute purity. Though once the arrow hit a tree the light died.
"That was amazing, Kagome!" yelled Sora.
"It was so pretty!" Kari exclaimed.
"Impressive." Riku stated.
I blushed and rubbed the back of my head. I didn't usually get praised for this. Normally, I was told that I needed to practice more so I can become as adept at using this as Kikyo.
"It's not much." I muttered. "There is more I can do, like heal small wounds, seal certain items, project barriers, and purify item filled with an evil aura or darkness."
"I stand corrected. That's impressive." Riku said. I simply blushed even more. I wasn't used to praise.
"Anyways, we were going to ask you if you wanted to join us on our journey. You will definitely be of help and we can protect you even better than if we were to stop by every now and then over here we were going to stay longer, but we rather not attend school most likely wouldn't count for credits back at our world." Kairi exclaimed.
Should I go? I looked towards the well and I knew what I have to do. He would have wanted me to try to be happy, not to mope around all depressed. If I stay here, that's exactly what I would do. But if I went with them, maybe just maybe, I can become happy. I nodded. Taking the jewel out of my pocket, I showed it to everyone as it glowed with a pink brilliance, signifying its purity.
"So, that's the jewel." asked Riku. I nodded. I handed it to Sora and instantly the pink faded becoming purple. The glow it possessed also stopped.
"Ahhhh! What did I do?" Sora freaked. He threw the jewel from one hand to the other expressing his panic.
I smiled. "It's not you. It's anyone, other than me, who grabs hold of the jewel. It loses it purity." I took it away from him and once again the jewel became pink and shone. I wonder though. If the reason the jewel is pure when I hold it is because my heart has no Darkness in it, how about Kairi? Would it still stay pure if she held it?
I motioned for her to get near me. I handed the jewel to her. It was still pink, though the glow it emitted did fade slightly. This was interesting.
"Ohhh~ look! It's still pink!" Kairi said cheerfully. She fingered the small orb. Its radiance still emitting brilliantly.
I smiled. At least, I have someone to watch over it if anything happens to me. Still smiling, I lead them all to my house. After all, my mother had the right to know that I'm leaving.
Riku POV
The smell of freshly made cookies engulfed me as we stepped inside the house. It made my mouth water. Still, I can't just go in and take one. I didn't live here after all. I was happy though, when Kagome lead us into the kitchen and offered us some of the delicious snacks. Kairi refused but Sora and I didn't waste any time taking one. This caused Kairi to sigh.
"Kagome! Are you home?" said a random voice.
Looking towards the stairs, Kagome said, "Yes, mother! Can you please come downstairs? I have a few people I want you to meet and something I need to tell you!"
"Right away, dear. I'm coming down right now." This was followed by the sound of footsteps. At the door we were greeted with a slightly aged woman with short curly hair. She had brown eyes and a kind smile.
Taking in the room, she smiled and greeted all of us. We all did the same. She sat down next to her daughter and waited for her to begin. Kagome fidgeted under the intense stare of her mother. I can't blame her. She had to tell her that she was going to leave this place with no way of her knowing whether if she is alive or not. I don't think even I can do that.
"Mama…these are my new friends, Kairi, Sora, and Riku." Kagome began. For some reason, my heart skipped a beat when she said my name.
"I know that I just came back here, but I have to leave again. It-it's not safe for me here. I have to leave with them, but I promise I will be back though." I looked down. This was hard for me. I knew that it would hurt my mother, but this may be my only chance to forget. Slowly, I lifted my gaze to look at her.
Kagome POV
Her smile was one filled with sadness. A few tears escaped before she walked to me and kissed my cheeks.
"It's okay, darling. I-I think that this may do you some good. Though, I may miss you, I know that these people will protect you; otherwise you would not leave with them. Just promise me that you will stop by often. I would like to see my daughter from time to time." She said softly.
I nodded before stepping out of her embrace. "I'm sorry, mom. I'm going to miss you so much." I said before walking to Kairi's side.
The others quickly helped me gather my things before leading me outside. I set my things on the ground while Sora pulled out something that resembled keys from a car. With a brightly light flashing in the sky, a vehicle crashed down. I stepped back, slightly shocked. Sora looked at me and smiled. Riku rolled his eyes.
"Kagome, this is the Gummi Ship. This is how we travel from World to World. We have an extra room so you can leave your things there." I nodded. From inside the ship, I heard a peculiar yell and a "uhyuulk". Hesitant, I entered the ship with Riku trailing after me.
The inside was amazing. Everything looked so advanced. I was used to old things, not futuristic. That was when my eye caught an extremely large white duck and human sized dog. Yelping, I stumbled backwards only to be caught by Riku. Embarrassed, I quickly composed myself and thanked him.
"Hey! What's the big idea?" yelled the duck.
"Uhh, you should calm down Donald. I think you're scaring her." The dog commented.
They can talk?
"That's Donald and Goofy." Riku introduced.
"He-hello, I'm Kagome." I said shyly.
Both of them smiled. Goofy, shook my hand rather enthusiastically. Donald just waved.
I bowed down formally and gave them a small smile. If I was going to get any better I had to make an effort. Still, a small echoing voice in my head reminded me of a boy with eyes the color of honey and hair that resembled the moon.
They then walked towards the entrance to greet Sora.
Riku then took this moment to lead me to my room. He kept looking back at me as if to make sure I wasn't going to have an emotional breakdown. I didn't care though. All I wanted was to leave my things in my room and try to have a dreamless sleep. When I entered my, I must say rather large, room, that is exactly what I did.