A New Beginning

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A/N: Please go easy on me this my first fanfic!

1-The Escape

Kagome sighed as she pulled her long black hair up into a ponytail. As she looked into the mirror she hated what she saw; her skin was too pale, her face was to narrow for her liking, and her lips where to full. In her opinion the only pretty thing about her were her dazzling sapphire blue eyes.

"Kagome! Get down here right now!" her younger stepsister, Kanna yelled from the stairs.

"I'm coming Kanna!" Kagome said as she approached the stairs. When she finally arrived at the top of them she saw her, snotty stepsister. Kanna had pallid white hair, pale skin and black eyes a void of emotion.

"That would be Kanna-sama, to you, wench!" she said, in her infamous bossy voice.

Kagome could feel her temper rising, but she tried to suppress it as she nodded her head: Kanna's father, her stepfather, Chô Naraku was the one who took care of them and her mother, who was ill and couldn't proved for the three of them.

"Kagome where's your little brat of a sister, Kikyou and precious little Souta-kun?" her stepsister never talked bad of Souta because he was Shishio's only son, adopted or not. Shishio only had two daughters: Kanna, the snobbish one and Kagura whose mostly kept to herself, but she was kind to Kikyou and Souta, so Kagome liked her.

"All go get them now Kanna-sama." Kagome said. Kikyou was her 10 year old sister and Souta was her 2 year old brother.

Kikyou knelt by the stream that ran by the house her family and the Chô family lived in. She hated the Chô family…well except Kagura.

"Kikyou! Supper time !" She heard her sister Kagome's clear melodic voice call from their house. She looked up, grabbed Souta, from where he was playing and ran to the house: the best thing about the Chô family was that they were rich and could afford lots of expensive stuff.

As Kikyou ran out of the forest of the shrine she spotted their house; it was, a large mansion with many elegant shoji doors gracing its exterior walls.

Kagome stood on the front steps looking like a goddess; her long, silky black hair pulled back into a ponytail gently blowing in the summer's breeze. Kagome had pale porcelain skin with light rose-colored cheeks and the most dazzling slanted sapphire blue eyes in the world. Kikyou smiled at the sight of her sister standing there, a stern look on her angel face.

"Sorry onee-san. I was playing with Souta and lost track of time." she said repentantly.

"Well don't do it again or else you could get us into lots of trouble!" Kagome said smiling. "Now let's go get something to eat! I'm starving!"

"Hai onee-san." Kikyou said obediently.

When Kagome, Kikyou, and Souta where all seated at the large table, Naraku started to speak. "I'm very sorry that I have to tell you this dreadfully sad news but today your mother passed away," he said mournfully.

"No," Kagome whispered with tears welding in her eyes.

"Okaa-san can't be dead! It's impossible!" Kikyou shouted at Shishio.

"Be silent wench!" Kanna snarled at Kikyou, "You have no right to talk to father that way! You're lucky that he is kind enough to keep you!"

"If he doesn't want us than we'll leave this wretched place!" Kikyou told Kanna haughtily.

"Kikyou that will be enough," Kagome whispered quietly, her voice full of anguish.

"But onee-san! They can't just say—" Kikyou's voice was cut off by Kagome's teary glare.

"See your sister knows her place," Kanna said smugly.

"Silence Kanna," Naraku said indifferently. "Why don't you three retire early tonight," he suggested to Kagome, Kikyou and the oblivious Souta.

Kikyou grudgingly nodded and ambled her way up the staircase.

Kagome gently shook Kikyou by the shoulders.

"Hmm," Kikyou groaned groggily, rolling over in her bed.

"Wake up and follow me, but be quiet!" Kagome whispered.

"I'm awake." Kikyou whispered, tiredly.

"Good now pack you stuff, and don't make a sound." Kagome whispered urgently.

"Okay, but why?" Kikyou asked confused.

"I'll tell you later." Kagome said distracted.

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Kagura grabbed Kagome by the shoulders and softly shook her awake.

Kagome moaned, pulling her eyelids over her blue eyes, "What?"

"Get up, get dressed and pack your clothes and belongings." Kagura whispered, before adding, "Please hurry!"

"Why?" Kagome asked confused.

"Because if you don't you will be my father's next bride." Kagura whispered to Kagome

"What! Why would I become his bride? He's my step father!" Kagome whispered confused and disgusted.

"Because since your mother died he can't legally be Souta's father. so he must wed a blood relative to little Souta. " Kagura explained, in a hushed voice.

"You're joking, right?" Kagome asked appalled.

"No, so can you hurry up and start packing?" Kagura asked. "Then you go get Kikyou and I'll get Souta. Meet us by the river."

"All right but where are we going?" Kagome asked curiously.

"We are going to both our mothers native land." Kagura whispered.

"We're going back to Japan?" Kagome asked eagerly.

"Hai, we are." Kagura said with longing.

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"Onee-san?" Kikyou asked Kagome as she led her through the forest, "Where are we going?"

"To the river." Kagome told her quietly, as they dragged their belongings behind them.

As they approached the river Kikyou spotted Kagura and gasped.

"Onee-san hide! We can't let Kagura see us!" Kikyou whispered panicked.

"No Kikyou it's okay, Kagura is helping us get away!" Kagome reassured her.

"Hurry up!" Kagura said timidly, swiveling her head from side to side. "We have to get out of here now!"

"All right," Kagome said throwing the few possessions she and Kikyou chose to bring with her onto her pack horse. Then she helped Kikyou mount her horse before she mounted her own.

When they had all mounted their horses Kagome look over at Kagura, "Alright which way?"

"Just follow me and I'll have us in Japan in two weeks, give or take." Kagura whispered confidently.

"All right!" Kikyou said grinning, "I knew I liked you best!"

Kagura and Kagome laughed at Kikyou's statement.

The four galloped off into the night, their three pack horses following close behind.

They arrived at the docks at dawn. As Kagome looked at the ocean she could swear that she saw the outline of Japan.

"All we're looking for safe passage to Nagasaki," Kagura told the bulky, dark-haired captain of the sea vessel 'Sea Dog'

"So ka. You won't make any trouble?" the captain asked warily.

"Nope, no trouble!" Kikyou said with wide innocent eyes.

"Well I guess I could take you to Nagasaki." the captain said shrugging, completely charmed by Kikyou 's adorable look.

"Thank you so much!" Kagura told the captain.

"It is no problem," the captain assured her, before adding "We're leaving in one hour so get your stuff on the Sea Dog."

It took them several minutes to load their stuff onto the boat, and ten more to get their selves situated in their bunks.

"Alright time to do some shopping!" Kagura stated after they had gotten situated.

"Shopping? But we don't have any money." Kagome told Kagura puzzled.

"Of course we have money! I don't go anywhere without some." she told Kagome, looking at her as if she was dumb.

"Oh," was all Kagome could say.

After buying all the stuff they needed, Kagura, Kagome, Kikyou, and Souta rode back to the ship with ten minutes to spare before the ship left the port.

"All right! Everybody one board?" the captain asked, looking at everyone on deck. "Good! Now let's set sails!"

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