Hey, all you great people. This is my very first fanfic and I'm a little scared of the responses I may/may not get. But, whether it's good or bad, tell me what you think, please!!!

Summary: Kagome never expected to have to deal with all of this when she moved in with her cousin. She just wanted to try to forget her hard past… not create a hard future. But, here she was… in the shadows…

Disclaimer: I can truly say I own none of the wonderful characters in this fanfic, because if I did, you would be picking it up in the book store…

'It's funny, you know? One minute you're having a great time… just hanging out with your friends… smiling… laughing… Then, you're in the hospital for the night. You're crying. You're praying to… whoever will listen… praying for a miracle…

It keeps happening… party, disaster… party, disaster… maybe fun is only for those who can handle tragedy… right, that's it. Don't have fun unless you want to end up hurt'

"Higurashi?! Would you mind leaving dream world and coming back to class? What is the answer to this question?!"

Kagome didn't rush to pear at her teacher or the question on the board. She merely looked at her teacher, causing him to rethink the tone in his voice with one icy stare. Then, after she was satisfied with punishing him, she regarded the problem to be solved.

"46 cubed feet…"

"Uh… good job… Higurashi…Now, class… our next problem…"

Kagome went back to staring at that spot on her desk and ignored Mr. Tayama. Before she knew it, the bell was ringing and everyone was leaving. She slowly struggled from her seat and picked up her books.

"Higurashi? I need to speak to you," she heard Mr. Tayama calling to her.

She kept walking.

"Higurashi Kagome! Please… you're failing this class, Higurashi…"

Kagome stopped.

'Well… what did I expect?'

She turned around and walked slowly to the teacher.

"You're failing… and I don't think you understand how much you need this class to graduate. I know you don't much care about going to college anymore, even though I think it is such a loss. You used to be my star student-"

"Your point, Mr. Tayama?"

"Yes," he cleared his throat. "My point is that I now deep down in there somewhere is the student I used to know that cared about passing my class. So, unless you start shaping up I'll have to require you go to tutoring."

"I hope you understand, Tayama, but in a couple months I'll hardly have time for tutoring…"

He clearing his throat again, glancing at her stomach. "Yes, I understand, and I also understand that you can make time if you want to graduate. There are things that you can do in the future if you graduate you know. A high school diploma looks good to anybody. Got it?"

"Sure, Tayama…"

"Mr. Tayama."

"Ok…"

He sighed. "Go to class, Higurashi."

She turned and left the classroom.

Everyone was supposed to be in lunch, but Kagome never was. Not anymore. She didn't want to have to see him there anymore; it was bringing back more memories than she cared to think about…

'What does it matter, anyway. No real job is going to matter if I don't go to college. But, I have no money.'

She rounded the corner to her favorite spot outside, away from the chaos they called high school. She lowered herself down to the trunk of the tree and relaxed against it, sinking into the soft grass. Closing her eyes, she let her surroundings envelop her.

'And, why does it matter that I won't graduate if all my time will be spent anyway…? I guess I'll need more money though, and I won't be able to spend all my time working either, so the better the job the more chance I'll have of not losing my apartment. Can't have that… now can we?'

She looked down at her rounded tummy.

'No… we can't…'

Yay! I finished it! Well please R & R and if I get enough reviews then I guess I'll make the next chapter!