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"I'm running late again!"
Kagome rushed to put on her uniform and brush her teeth at the same time. She was sure to get in trouble this time. She had promised Sensei Kaede that she would not be late anymore. Kagome ran down stairs to grab an apple from the fridge.
"Kagome, remember your father wants to see you today!"
"Mama, you know-"
"I really do not care that you do not like your father! He is paying your tuition after all, the least you could do is say 'hello' or 'thank you'."
"Goodbye Mama!"
"You heard what I said Kagome and I will call your father to make sure you showed up!"
Kagome inwardly groaned. Her and her father had a complicated relationship. She loved her father with all her heart, but Kagome knew that her father was a feared gang lord. Her mother thought she could not put two and two together, but she knew. Kagome always knew since she was a little girl that something was different about her family ever since she started school. None of the other children would play with her because their parents would not allow it, she was escorted to and from school everyday by her father's "employees", she had the best of everything, but the only thing she craved was freedom.
A little girl with shiny blue black hair flowing down her back ran to front of the school to meet her father. With the rush of other kids and their parents, Kagome accidentally bumped into another little girl with bushy reddish brown hair and green eyes.
"I'm sorry for bumping into you."
"Its ok. I'm Ayame."
"I'm Kagome Higurashi. Do you wanna be my friend?"
"Yea!"
"Ayame! Where are you?"
"I have to go that's my mama calling me!"
Kagome watched the little girl run to her mama and when Ayame pointed to Kagome, Ayame's mother pushed Ayame behind her.
"You are never to speak to her again, Ayame! Do you understand?"
"But mama-"
"No buts Ayame! That girl's father is a cruel, heartless killer!"
Kagome heard everything, but that wasn't true. Her papa was not a killer! Her papa would never kill anyone, he wouldn't hurt a fly. Kagome eyes started to swell with tears as she watched Ayame and her mother leave.
"Kagome, my sweet little bird, why are you crying?"
"Papa!"
Kagome ran to her father and started to tell him what Ayame's mother said. Kagome's father hugged Kagome, picked her up and got into their car.
"That's a lie, right Papa?"
"The world is a dangerous place, Kagome, and I will do anything to protect you and your mother because I love you."
"I love you too, Papa."
Now that Kagome thought about it, her father never answered her question, but he did not have to because she watched him murder someone in cold blood and walk away as if nothing had happened. Kagome was speeding through morning traffic on her bike to get to the Shikon Academy. She locked up her biked and sped to class. She ran into class just as the bell rang.
"Late again, Kagome."
"Sensei Kaede, I'm here on time today."
"If you are early you are on time, but if you are on time, Kagome, you are late."
"What?"
"Higurashi, sit down so I can begin the lesson."
"Yes, Sensei."
Kagome went to sit down next to her best friend, Sango.
"What's wrong?" Sango whispered.
"My mother wants me to visit my father today."
"Oh."
"Kill me now."
"Kagome, I'm sure it won't be that bad."
"Every time, we are together, we argue. I loathe the man and mother knows that!"
"Higurashi, since you are so chipper today, why don't you answer the question on the board?"
Kagome put her head down on her desk. This was going to be a long day.