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Sakura's Heat
By Animechick262003
Chapter One
Sakura stood at the foot of the steps to the Higurashi shrine. So this is it she thought as she looked up at the building that resembled a compound. After nearly sixteen years she was finally in Japan again. Her father had promised to bring her on her sixteenth birthday to visit her ant and grandfather but he had fallen ill a week before her birthday. They hadn't known it at the time but he was dying of cancer. Sakura glanced down at the urn she carried with her fathers remains enclosed. She missed him dearly. One of his last requests of her was that she returns his remains to the land which he had been born. Being a dutiful daughter she agreed.
She had always wanted to return to Japan to visit and to find out as much as she could about that part of her heritage, but she had no idea that when that day would come, it would come as it had. Every since she has been a little girl her father had told her tales of the place from which he had come. She could remember him tucking her into to bed and telling her stories of Samurai, and dragons, Sakura and gardens filled with the most beautiful array of flowers one could imagine. Always there was a sparkle in his eyes as he spoke. Sakura thought back to what her father had told her about how he had come to be in the U.S.
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Flash Back
He had come to the states as and exchange student. It was during this time that he'd met her mother. As her father and mother described it
Father's POV
I had only been in the country a few months and had managed to make quite a few friends. One day a group of us guys decided to pay a visit to the local pizza parlor off campus. We'd only been seated may a minute when the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen came over to our table to wait on us. Your mother was the most breath taking creature I had ever seen. Her skin was smooth and dark like cocoa. Her eyes were hazel and accented with long dark lashes. Her ebony hair was pulled into a tidy little bun with just enough stray strands to give her wispy look. And when she smiled, Kami when she smiled it seemed as if the entire room lit up.
Our eyes locked briefly and that was it. From that day forward I would pay visits to the pizza parlor just to get a glimpse of her. Always she would wait on me greeting me with a smile that left me speechless. I wanted to ask her out, but I lacked the courage for more than one reason. One being that my English was still a bit shaky, and two the difference in our culture. I was sure the cultural difference alone would prove an obstacle yet I continued to hope. Until the day came that I gathered the strength to ask the question that lay on the tip of my tongue but never quite passing from my lips I would settle on watching her from afar. At least I had that.
Then one day like clock work I arrived at the diner. I took my usual seat in the booth in the very back of the restaurant. I was shocked when your mother didn't come out to wait my table. At first I was worried maybe she'd gotten ill. I wasn't sure but I finally decided to question the waitress that had began to wait on me.
"Where is the girl that usually waits this section?" I questioned hoping that the older lady wouldn't think me strange and give me the information I sought.
"You mean Cassie" the lady responded as she smiled at me" Today was her last day" the woman said laying place setting down in front of me. My heart stopped.
"Oh" I responded that was the only thing I could say. I guess the lady must have noticed the sad expression on my face because she went on to tell me that the girl I had affectionately named my angel had only lefts a few minutes earlier. I sat a moment contemplating whether I should go after her. I mean only a few moments earlier I had been told that I had missed my opportunity to ask this girl out now fate was giving me a second chance. What was the worst that could happen I thought besides her turning me down? I shook off my apprehensions it was now or never.
"If you plan on telling her good bye you'd better get going" the lady said smiling at me. "She catches the 550 which should be arriving in about fifteen minutes."
"Which way to the bus stop" I asked as I hurried toward the exit.
"That way the women" responded pointing me to the left
"Arigato!" I shouted as I made a dash for the bus stop.
I ran down the crowded streets hoping that I would not miss her. Finally I saw her. My Angel. I ran up along side of her slumping over grabbing my knees my chest heaved up and down. I was out of breath. I glanced up at her to see her staring down at me.
Mother's POV
I glanced down to see him looking up at me. My heart must have skipped ten beats upon sight of him. It was him was all I could think. The handsome guy from the diner. I had taken notice of him when he had come in for the first time months earlier. He was hard to miss. He was tall medium build with dark hair. His eyes were almond shaped and gray outlined with long dark lash. And when he smiled at me my heart stopped. At first when he stopped near me I thought maybe it had been and coincidence. That he were catching the same bus as me. He looked as though he would fall out the way he was breathing.
"Are you ok?" I questioned touching him gently on his shoulder
"I am ok" He responded in a heavily accented voice "I'd thought I'd missed you." He said still trying to catch his breath
"Missed me?" I questioned looking at him with a puzzled expression "He had come looking for me? I thought still trying to take in the information.
"Hai, I mean yes" he said coming to and upright position.
I stared up at him and I could see his cheek flush red under my gaze. Suddenly my bus pulled in. "I'd better get going" I said as I turned to get on board. I was stopped as his hand took hold of my arm gently. I turned to face him. I could tell by the expression on his face there was something he wanted to say but was having a difficult time saying it.
Father's POV
I saw the bus pull in and I panicked.
"Well, I'd better get going" she said as she turned to get on the bus. If you let her leave you'll never see her again a voice screamed in the back of my mind. I needed to find the courage to say what I had to say and I needed to find it right away. I reached out grabbing her by the arm gently.
"Wait!" I said She turned to face me and my mouth went dry. Now idiot my mind screamed. I swallowed hard as nervous tremors tickled the inside of my stomach. Back in Japan I would never have had a problem asking a girl out but this was not Japan and she was not Japanese. There was only one way to find out what her reaction to me asking her out would be.
"Yes" she questioned staring at me strangely.
"I wanted to ask you...I mean what I am trying to say is .. Well I was wondering if."
"Will I go out with you? Is that what you are trying to ask?" She questioned smiling at me warmly
"Hai..I mean yes" I responded slipping between speaking in my native language and English as I often did.
"I thought you would never ask." she said sending me one of her smiles I had grown to love.
"What is your name?" she questioned her eyes glowing full of life as they always did
"Sasuke" I responded " And you are Cassie" I said sending her a smile in return.
"How'd you know my name?" She questioned
"The lady at the diner told me" I responded
"Hey miss are you coming or not" the bus's driver called
"No, I think I'll catch the next one" she responded our eyes locked. We stood there in silence just smiling. Now I think back on it, I guess we must have looked strange just standing there like that, but there were so many things flowing between us at that moment I could have cared less. We started dating quite regularly after that. Two years later we were married. Shortly afterwards she gave me you my beautiful Sakura. I named you that because your beauty reminded me of the beautiful Sakura blossoms back home.
End Flash Back
That's what her mother and father had told her of how they had come to meet. Her parents had planned to bring her to Japan but her mother had been killed in a car accident when she was three. That was the first time she'd come to Japan. He had been so heartbroken after loosing her mother but they didn't stay in Japan long and they returned to the states. She was too young to remember anything about the place. So her father had promised that they'd go back when she turned sixteen. But they never made it. Sasuke fell ill the day they were supposed to fly out.
Sakura remembered that day as if it had just happened. Her father had looked tired for some weeks. She had suggested that he go and see a physician but he was stubborn and wouldn't. That day was the last day of class the following week was spring break. She'd managed to talk her manager into giving her the week without scheduling any shoots. All year she had been eagerly awaiting this trip. Finally no shoots. no school just Japan is all she could think. She rushed up the stairs that led to the apartment she shared with her father.
When she had first come in the door she had found it strange that it was so quiet in the apartment. She called out to her father and didn't get any response. Finally she went back to his bedroom and found him collapsed on the floor. She called the ambulance. Only then did they found out he'd been stricken with and incurable form of cancer. That had been two years ago. Sakura had risen to the top of the Fashion world as one of the leading models appearing in ads from Victoria Secret to Tommy. She was Milan doing a runway show when she'd received the call she dread.. Her father had passed away after four long years of suffering with the illness. Now here she stood in a strange land with although very much apart of her a strange people. With a language and culture she knew so little about.
"Well your home daddy" Sakura said staring at the urn she held in her arms.
"Sakura! You've made it" a voice called as Mrs. Higurashi rushed down the steps to meet her.
Sakura eyes shot up to meet the woman just as she came to a stop in front of her. She had expected to have a warm reception but this was more than that.
"I guess it won't be so bad after all "she said taking note of the grand smile Mrs.Higurashi had on her face.
"Why dear look at you." She said taking in Sakura's features. She was tall and slender with and hour glass figure. Her skin was a shade of brown that would have caused honey to be envious. Her eyes were hazel accented by long dark lash that seemed to touch her cheek when she blinked. Her ebony tress rather curly was swept up into a pony tail with a single spiraled curl hanging loosely on each side. She wore a pair of form fitting jeans with a pink tight fitted shirt. (PICTURE ALLIYAH) ^ ^.
"I swear those magazine covers do you little justice" Mrs. Higurashi said cradling the girls face in her hands. Sakura smiled weakly. She knew she should be happy but the circumstances that had brought her back to Japan left her feeling drained.
"How are you holding up dear?" The woman questioned removing the urn from Sakura hands.
"About as well as can be expected." the girl responded picking her bags off the ground and giving chase to Mrs. Higurashi.
'Well you know you are welcome to stay here as long as you like. You are family." Mrs. Higurashi said as she entered through the door to the Higurashi home. "I just wish Sasuke would have come home sooner. We shouldn't have had to wait this long to see you."
"Sakura-Chan!" a voice said excitedly coming from a direction behind the girl
Sakura turned to face the voice to be greeted with a hug. "Kagome?" Sakura questioned in a stunned voiced. Sakura moved back a little from the girl eyeing her over. "Kagome, is that you" Sakura questioned again.
"Of course she said smiling at the girl." Moms are you done Kagome squealed as she took Sakura by the hand.
"Well I guess I had better be. Kagome hasn't rest since she heard you were coming." Mrs. Higurashi laughed "Go on and freshen up Sakura I will call you two when dinner is ready."
"Where are grandpa and Sota?" Sakura questioned realizing that they were not to be found.
"Oh, both grandpa and Sota went to the market to fetch some ingredients for the evening's meal" Mrs. Higurashi responded sending her a warm smile. "Don't worry they'll be back soon." She stated turning her attention back toward her original task.
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"Come on Kagome said pulling Sakura along behind her up the steps. "You have to tell me everything. Whom all have you dated? What is it like constantly being hassled by the media? Come on.. come on talk!" Kagome said he voice filled with excitement.
"It's tiring. It has its exciting moments Sakura" said sitting on the edge of Kagome's bed " but the novelty wears off after awhile. Then sometimes you find yourself wishing it would all go away."
"Really? But you get to date really Kwai guys"
"Kwai?" Sakura stared at Kagome puzzled over the term. "Forgive me but my Japanese really bad" She said smiling at Kagome
"Oh it just means cute or hot" Kagome said smiling back
"Oh, Sakura" responded
"So tell me" Kagome started up once more " What famous guys have you dated?"
"Dated? Well I don't.. I mean I haven't not yet anyway?"
"What about you Kagome, anyone special in your life?"
"Well.Ah. Well.Ah Sort of."
"Sort of?" Sakura said looking at Kagome curiously "Well will I get to meet this sort of boyfriend of yours?" she questioned
"Ahaahahah.Well he's really busy and I don't know when he'll be free to come by." She can't find out about InuYasha. I had forgotten all about that Kagome thought noticing Sakura's expression.
"You know Kagome you should thin about modeling. You really have great bone structure" Sakura said rising off of the bed
"Really? You think?" Kagome said moving over to the mirror glaring at her reflection
"Yep and if you're interested I can schedule an appointment with my manager."
"Are you serious? I'd love too." Kagome said sending the older girl a smile
"Alright it's settled I'll talk with Marian on tomorrow see if we can't get you an appointment. Right now I am going to freshen up" Sakura said as she grabbed some clean clothing from her overnight bag."
"The bathroom is right across the hall. We are going to have so much fun tonight. I still have a ton of questions for you." Kagome said shuffling the girl from the room " So go get cleaned up and after dinner we are going to have a girl's night.
Sakura sighed she could tell by the look on Kagome's face they were in for a long night indeed.
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Hours Later
Sakura lay on the extra futon in Kagome's room. She had her own room prepared but Kagome had begged that she stay in her room at least for the night. Sakura sighed as she let her body go lax against the soft material on her mattress. The evening's events had taken their toll on her. Sota had talked her into playing endless rounds of Dynasty Warriors which she never quite got the hang of. Grandpa had spent to hours trying to explain to her why it was important that she learn to use scrolls to bind demons. And Kagome had talked her until her voice had gone hoarse about all the famous people she knew. Sakura was relieved when the girl finally drifted off to sleep. Finally she sighed I can get some sleep.
She closed her eyes pulling the blanket up over her head. It didn't take her long to drift of. Unfortunately her bliss was not to last. Sakura's eyes shot open to the sounds of Kagome's muffled voice. She bolted upright switching on the lamp that rested on the table next to her bedding. KAGOME! Sakura called in an excited voice. She immediately noticed the girl's empty bed. The curtains on the window blew inward as a breeze followed. That wasn't like that when we laid down earlier the girl thought. She rose from the futon sliding her feet into her pink Bunny slippers before walking over toward the window.
She let her eyes scan across the grounds of the shrine trying to bring her surrounding into to focus. Suddenly she saw a figure dart inside of the building that housed the old well.
"What in the hell was that?" Sakura questioned as she moved to the perch directly beneath the window. She jumped down to the ground being very quiet as she moved. She walked over to the door to the building just as a blue light pierced through the cracks in the building.
"What's going on? Where is that coming from? " She questioned snatching the door open " She watched in horror as a figure dressed in dark clothing jumped into the blinding blue light that came from the well Kagome cradled in his arms.
"What in the hell are you doing?" Sakura shouted grabbing hold of the figures robe to only find herself falling into the blue light behind them. "This is not looking good" Sakura exclaimed as both she Kagome and the figure in black vanished into the well.
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As always read and review. Hope you like Cassie ^
Sakura's Heat
By Animechick262003
Chapter One
Sakura stood at the foot of the steps to the Higurashi shrine. So this is it she thought as she looked up at the building that resembled a compound. After nearly sixteen years she was finally in Japan again. Her father had promised to bring her on her sixteenth birthday to visit her ant and grandfather but he had fallen ill a week before her birthday. They hadn't known it at the time but he was dying of cancer. Sakura glanced down at the urn she carried with her fathers remains enclosed. She missed him dearly. One of his last requests of her was that she returns his remains to the land which he had been born. Being a dutiful daughter she agreed.
She had always wanted to return to Japan to visit and to find out as much as she could about that part of her heritage, but she had no idea that when that day would come, it would come as it had. Every since she has been a little girl her father had told her tales of the place from which he had come. She could remember him tucking her into to bed and telling her stories of Samurai, and dragons, Sakura and gardens filled with the most beautiful array of flowers one could imagine. Always there was a sparkle in his eyes as he spoke. Sakura thought back to what her father had told her about how he had come to be in the U.S.
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Flash Back
He had come to the states as and exchange student. It was during this time that he'd met her mother. As her father and mother described it
Father's POV
I had only been in the country a few months and had managed to make quite a few friends. One day a group of us guys decided to pay a visit to the local pizza parlor off campus. We'd only been seated may a minute when the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen came over to our table to wait on us. Your mother was the most breath taking creature I had ever seen. Her skin was smooth and dark like cocoa. Her eyes were hazel and accented with long dark lashes. Her ebony hair was pulled into a tidy little bun with just enough stray strands to give her wispy look. And when she smiled, Kami when she smiled it seemed as if the entire room lit up.
Our eyes locked briefly and that was it. From that day forward I would pay visits to the pizza parlor just to get a glimpse of her. Always she would wait on me greeting me with a smile that left me speechless. I wanted to ask her out, but I lacked the courage for more than one reason. One being that my English was still a bit shaky, and two the difference in our culture. I was sure the cultural difference alone would prove an obstacle yet I continued to hope. Until the day came that I gathered the strength to ask the question that lay on the tip of my tongue but never quite passing from my lips I would settle on watching her from afar. At least I had that.
Then one day like clock work I arrived at the diner. I took my usual seat in the booth in the very back of the restaurant. I was shocked when your mother didn't come out to wait my table. At first I was worried maybe she'd gotten ill. I wasn't sure but I finally decided to question the waitress that had began to wait on me.
"Where is the girl that usually waits this section?" I questioned hoping that the older lady wouldn't think me strange and give me the information I sought.
"You mean Cassie" the lady responded as she smiled at me" Today was her last day" the woman said laying place setting down in front of me. My heart stopped.
"Oh" I responded that was the only thing I could say. I guess the lady must have noticed the sad expression on my face because she went on to tell me that the girl I had affectionately named my angel had only lefts a few minutes earlier. I sat a moment contemplating whether I should go after her. I mean only a few moments earlier I had been told that I had missed my opportunity to ask this girl out now fate was giving me a second chance. What was the worst that could happen I thought besides her turning me down? I shook off my apprehensions it was now or never.
"If you plan on telling her good bye you'd better get going" the lady said smiling at me. "She catches the 550 which should be arriving in about fifteen minutes."
"Which way to the bus stop" I asked as I hurried toward the exit.
"That way the women" responded pointing me to the left
"Arigato!" I shouted as I made a dash for the bus stop.
I ran down the crowded streets hoping that I would not miss her. Finally I saw her. My Angel. I ran up along side of her slumping over grabbing my knees my chest heaved up and down. I was out of breath. I glanced up at her to see her staring down at me.
Mother's POV
I glanced down to see him looking up at me. My heart must have skipped ten beats upon sight of him. It was him was all I could think. The handsome guy from the diner. I had taken notice of him when he had come in for the first time months earlier. He was hard to miss. He was tall medium build with dark hair. His eyes were almond shaped and gray outlined with long dark lash. And when he smiled at me my heart stopped. At first when he stopped near me I thought maybe it had been and coincidence. That he were catching the same bus as me. He looked as though he would fall out the way he was breathing.
"Are you ok?" I questioned touching him gently on his shoulder
"I am ok" He responded in a heavily accented voice "I'd thought I'd missed you." He said still trying to catch his breath
"Missed me?" I questioned looking at him with a puzzled expression "He had come looking for me? I thought still trying to take in the information.
"Hai, I mean yes" he said coming to and upright position.
I stared up at him and I could see his cheek flush red under my gaze. Suddenly my bus pulled in. "I'd better get going" I said as I turned to get on board. I was stopped as his hand took hold of my arm gently. I turned to face him. I could tell by the expression on his face there was something he wanted to say but was having a difficult time saying it.
Father's POV
I saw the bus pull in and I panicked.
"Well, I'd better get going" she said as she turned to get on the bus. If you let her leave you'll never see her again a voice screamed in the back of my mind. I needed to find the courage to say what I had to say and I needed to find it right away. I reached out grabbing her by the arm gently.
"Wait!" I said She turned to face me and my mouth went dry. Now idiot my mind screamed. I swallowed hard as nervous tremors tickled the inside of my stomach. Back in Japan I would never have had a problem asking a girl out but this was not Japan and she was not Japanese. There was only one way to find out what her reaction to me asking her out would be.
"Yes" she questioned staring at me strangely.
"I wanted to ask you...I mean what I am trying to say is .. Well I was wondering if."
"Will I go out with you? Is that what you are trying to ask?" She questioned smiling at me warmly
"Hai..I mean yes" I responded slipping between speaking in my native language and English as I often did.
"I thought you would never ask." she said sending me one of her smiles I had grown to love.
"What is your name?" she questioned her eyes glowing full of life as they always did
"Sasuke" I responded " And you are Cassie" I said sending her a smile in return.
"How'd you know my name?" She questioned
"The lady at the diner told me" I responded
"Hey miss are you coming or not" the bus's driver called
"No, I think I'll catch the next one" she responded our eyes locked. We stood there in silence just smiling. Now I think back on it, I guess we must have looked strange just standing there like that, but there were so many things flowing between us at that moment I could have cared less. We started dating quite regularly after that. Two years later we were married. Shortly afterwards she gave me you my beautiful Sakura. I named you that because your beauty reminded me of the beautiful Sakura blossoms back home.
End Flash Back
That's what her mother and father had told her of how they had come to meet. Her parents had planned to bring her to Japan but her mother had been killed in a car accident when she was three. That was the first time she'd come to Japan. He had been so heartbroken after loosing her mother but they didn't stay in Japan long and they returned to the states. She was too young to remember anything about the place. So her father had promised that they'd go back when she turned sixteen. But they never made it. Sasuke fell ill the day they were supposed to fly out.
Sakura remembered that day as if it had just happened. Her father had looked tired for some weeks. She had suggested that he go and see a physician but he was stubborn and wouldn't. That day was the last day of class the following week was spring break. She'd managed to talk her manager into giving her the week without scheduling any shoots. All year she had been eagerly awaiting this trip. Finally no shoots. no school just Japan is all she could think. She rushed up the stairs that led to the apartment she shared with her father.
When she had first come in the door she had found it strange that it was so quiet in the apartment. She called out to her father and didn't get any response. Finally she went back to his bedroom and found him collapsed on the floor. She called the ambulance. Only then did they found out he'd been stricken with and incurable form of cancer. That had been two years ago. Sakura had risen to the top of the Fashion world as one of the leading models appearing in ads from Victoria Secret to Tommy. She was Milan doing a runway show when she'd received the call she dread.. Her father had passed away after four long years of suffering with the illness. Now here she stood in a strange land with although very much apart of her a strange people. With a language and culture she knew so little about.
"Well your home daddy" Sakura said staring at the urn she held in her arms.
"Sakura! You've made it" a voice called as Mrs. Higurashi rushed down the steps to meet her.
Sakura eyes shot up to meet the woman just as she came to a stop in front of her. She had expected to have a warm reception but this was more than that.
"I guess it won't be so bad after all "she said taking note of the grand smile Mrs.Higurashi had on her face.
"Why dear look at you." She said taking in Sakura's features. She was tall and slender with and hour glass figure. Her skin was a shade of brown that would have caused honey to be envious. Her eyes were hazel accented by long dark lash that seemed to touch her cheek when she blinked. Her ebony tress rather curly was swept up into a pony tail with a single spiraled curl hanging loosely on each side. She wore a pair of form fitting jeans with a pink tight fitted shirt. (PICTURE ALLIYAH) ^ ^.
"I swear those magazine covers do you little justice" Mrs. Higurashi said cradling the girls face in her hands. Sakura smiled weakly. She knew she should be happy but the circumstances that had brought her back to Japan left her feeling drained.
"How are you holding up dear?" The woman questioned removing the urn from Sakura hands.
"About as well as can be expected." the girl responded picking her bags off the ground and giving chase to Mrs. Higurashi.
'Well you know you are welcome to stay here as long as you like. You are family." Mrs. Higurashi said as she entered through the door to the Higurashi home. "I just wish Sasuke would have come home sooner. We shouldn't have had to wait this long to see you."
"Sakura-Chan!" a voice said excitedly coming from a direction behind the girl
Sakura turned to face the voice to be greeted with a hug. "Kagome?" Sakura questioned in a stunned voiced. Sakura moved back a little from the girl eyeing her over. "Kagome, is that you" Sakura questioned again.
"Of course she said smiling at the girl." Moms are you done Kagome squealed as she took Sakura by the hand.
"Well I guess I had better be. Kagome hasn't rest since she heard you were coming." Mrs. Higurashi laughed "Go on and freshen up Sakura I will call you two when dinner is ready."
"Where are grandpa and Sota?" Sakura questioned realizing that they were not to be found.
"Oh, both grandpa and Sota went to the market to fetch some ingredients for the evening's meal" Mrs. Higurashi responded sending her a warm smile. "Don't worry they'll be back soon." She stated turning her attention back toward her original task.
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"Come on Kagome said pulling Sakura along behind her up the steps. "You have to tell me everything. Whom all have you dated? What is it like constantly being hassled by the media? Come on.. come on talk!" Kagome said he voice filled with excitement.
"It's tiring. It has its exciting moments Sakura" said sitting on the edge of Kagome's bed " but the novelty wears off after awhile. Then sometimes you find yourself wishing it would all go away."
"Really? But you get to date really Kwai guys"
"Kwai?" Sakura stared at Kagome puzzled over the term. "Forgive me but my Japanese really bad" She said smiling at Kagome
"Oh it just means cute or hot" Kagome said smiling back
"Oh, Sakura" responded
"So tell me" Kagome started up once more " What famous guys have you dated?"
"Dated? Well I don't.. I mean I haven't not yet anyway?"
"What about you Kagome, anyone special in your life?"
"Well.Ah. Well.Ah Sort of."
"Sort of?" Sakura said looking at Kagome curiously "Well will I get to meet this sort of boyfriend of yours?" she questioned
"Ahaahahah.Well he's really busy and I don't know when he'll be free to come by." She can't find out about InuYasha. I had forgotten all about that Kagome thought noticing Sakura's expression.
"You know Kagome you should thin about modeling. You really have great bone structure" Sakura said rising off of the bed
"Really? You think?" Kagome said moving over to the mirror glaring at her reflection
"Yep and if you're interested I can schedule an appointment with my manager."
"Are you serious? I'd love too." Kagome said sending the older girl a smile
"Alright it's settled I'll talk with Marian on tomorrow see if we can't get you an appointment. Right now I am going to freshen up" Sakura said as she grabbed some clean clothing from her overnight bag."
"The bathroom is right across the hall. We are going to have so much fun tonight. I still have a ton of questions for you." Kagome said shuffling the girl from the room " So go get cleaned up and after dinner we are going to have a girl's night.
Sakura sighed she could tell by the look on Kagome's face they were in for a long night indeed.
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Hours Later
Sakura lay on the extra futon in Kagome's room. She had her own room prepared but Kagome had begged that she stay in her room at least for the night. Sakura sighed as she let her body go lax against the soft material on her mattress. The evening's events had taken their toll on her. Sota had talked her into playing endless rounds of Dynasty Warriors which she never quite got the hang of. Grandpa had spent to hours trying to explain to her why it was important that she learn to use scrolls to bind demons. And Kagome had talked her until her voice had gone hoarse about all the famous people she knew. Sakura was relieved when the girl finally drifted off to sleep. Finally she sighed I can get some sleep.
She closed her eyes pulling the blanket up over her head. It didn't take her long to drift of. Unfortunately her bliss was not to last. Sakura's eyes shot open to the sounds of Kagome's muffled voice. She bolted upright switching on the lamp that rested on the table next to her bedding. KAGOME! Sakura called in an excited voice. She immediately noticed the girl's empty bed. The curtains on the window blew inward as a breeze followed. That wasn't like that when we laid down earlier the girl thought. She rose from the futon sliding her feet into her pink Bunny slippers before walking over toward the window.
She let her eyes scan across the grounds of the shrine trying to bring her surrounding into to focus. Suddenly she saw a figure dart inside of the building that housed the old well.
"What in the hell was that?" Sakura questioned as she moved to the perch directly beneath the window. She jumped down to the ground being very quiet as she moved. She walked over to the door to the building just as a blue light pierced through the cracks in the building.
"What's going on? Where is that coming from? " She questioned snatching the door open " She watched in horror as a figure dressed in dark clothing jumped into the blinding blue light that came from the well Kagome cradled in his arms.
"What in the hell are you doing?" Sakura shouted grabbing hold of the figures robe to only find herself falling into the blue light behind them. "This is not looking good" Sakura exclaimed as both she Kagome and the figure in black vanished into the well.
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As always read and review. Hope you like Cassie ^