"We're WHAT?!" A young voice rang out in the household. A woman with short dark hair winced softly as her young daughter blinked up at her, eyes wide. The woman smiled gently and placed a hand on top of her head.
"As I said, Kagome, we will be leaving in a week." The mother told the ten year old girl. Kagome's large, brown eyes widened even more. Her breath hitched. Leaving? Leaving home? But for how long?!
"Wh-where? And for how long?" Kagome murmured softly, her gut saying she was not going to like the answers.
"We are moving to live near your cousin and we're staying there. Permanently." Her mother replied. Kagome felt her stomach drop. "Before you make accusations, New Holland is a lovely place. You'll make lots of new friends."
"What's wrong with the friends I have here?" Kagome took a step forward, desperate to get her mother to change her mind. Kun-loon watched her daughter sadly.
"There's nothing wrong with them, Kagome. We just can't afford the shrine anymore." She said. Kagome clenched her fists before turning away and sprinting up the stairs. Tears formed in the corner of her eyes once she slammed the door of her room shut. Kagome buried her face into the duvet once she flopped onto her bed. Her tears soaked the fabric as her hands grabbed the material in anger. She lifted her head and glanced out her window to stare at the blue sky with white fluffy clouds.
She was leaving Japan? But it was already a third way through the school year, was this really allowed? Apparently so.
"Look on the bright side, Kagome." She murmured, sighing sadly. "You're seeing your cousin." Kagome ran a hand though her hair before taking the bobble from around her wrist and braiding the waist-length black locks. Humming softly, she kept on thinking of her cousin. Yeah, everything was going to be okay. If Kagome's cousin could tolerate, the place probably wasn't that bad. Kagome rolled her eyes before snatching a book from her desk and opening it. Her dread built up at the thought of moving but she shook her head and read her book. Ah, science never failed to make her happy.
The week passed by faster than Kagome wanted it to. Before the young Japanese girl knew, boxes and furniture were being carried into a moving van. Kagome watched dully, moving her duffle bag over her shoulders before entering the car with her Mother. Once the van was shut, the driver started and went off, Kun-loon following closely behind. Kagome watched her home disappear right before her eyes and dug into her bag. She pulled out a photo and stared at it longingly. A girl with long dark brown hair stood, grinning and holding a peace sign at the camera. Kagome was there, smiling sweetly. Between them was a lad with black hair long enough that it was put into a small ponytail. He gave a toothy grin, his eyes scrunched up.
Sighing, Kagome put the photo away and stared out the window, watching the familiar scenery whizz by.