I have LOTS of ideas for this fic. I'm very excited about it...for some odd
reason. Okay, well here's the first chapter.
On My Honor
Chapter 1: My Complicated Life
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Dinner had just ended. Kagome was scrubbing vigorously at a plate in the sink. She put it down and wiped her forehead with the back of her hand. In the next room she could hear crying. She knew exactly who it was. Her mother was crying again. She did it every day. Ever since the say her father walked out on them. He left on Christmas Eve. The whole night was very clear to Kagome, and she hated him. She always did.
Her mother was still in love with him, and cried every day praying he would come back. The truth was, he never did love them. He always took the only money they had, and got drunk with it. He would leave one night and have Mom worried to death. Two days later he would come home with the smell of liquor fresh on his breath.
Sota had always been too young to understand. He didn't understand what was going on when Daddy came home swinging his fists.
Kagome sighed as she picked up a glass and started to scrub it.
He would hit Kagome and her mother when he heard the slightest thing that he didn't want to hear, and Sota would hide in his room under his bed where he would cry. Her father would take all of their money for food, and spend it at a bar. They didn't have that much as it was. Mom worked at Walmart, and he didn't work at all. Now that he's gone, Mom rarely goes to work. Actually, she's probably gone over the limit of sick days. Now I, Kagome Higurashi, work at Burger King. It's not much, but we have to get money. I'm only 16, and it seems that I carry the weight of this family on my own shoulders.
Kagome finished with the dishes, and left them to dry. She walked into the next room. There on the couch was her mother in a ball. She was watching her soap operas. It was all she had left.
"Mom?"
She sat up. "Yes, dear?"
"Mom, we're all out of food. Can I have some money to get groceries?"
She reached for her purse as she looked at the television screen. She opened her wallet to find it empty.
"I have no money, dear. You can go pick up my paycheck and use that money." Tears streamed down her face.
There was nothing she could really do to make her mom stop crying. The only thing that could make her happy would be if their dad came back. Reality was, it's wasn't going to happen. He was long gone.
"Okay, Mom. Thanks," she muttered.
She would have to pick up the money the next day once she picked Sota up from school. Kagome left the room quietly. She walked past the kitchen, and down a hallway. She stopped in front of a door, and lightly tapped on it. "Sota? May I come in?" She could hear a whimper from inside. She opened the door. Her little brother was lying on his bed crying.
"Sota, what's wrong?"
She looked at his bed which had a large dark circle underneath him. She rushed over to him and picked him up in her arms. "It's okay, Sota." He gripped onto her shirt and cried harder. "I'll clean it up." She set him down on the floor. "You just go and get changed into some clean clothes."
Sota was nine, and he was still wetting his bed. It started once their father left three years ago. He had never wet his bed before then.
Kagome came back into the room with some clean sheets. Sota had already changed into some clean pajamas. She replaced his wet sheets with clean ones. She picked him up, and set him on the bed. She lightly stroked his head. "It's okay, Sota. Everything is alright."
"When is Daddy coming back?" He looked up at Kagome with a tear stricken face.
She laid him back on the bed. "I don't know. But we're doing okay without him."
Sota closed his eyes. "But I miss him so much."
Kagome sighed. "You just get some sleep. We have school tomorrow." She kissed his forehead, and stood up silently. She walked out the door, and flipped off the light switch.
Kagome walked to her own room. Once she closed the door, she buried her face in her pillow. She cried herself. She couldn't let Mom or Sota know that she cried. She had to be strong for both herself and her family. She fell asleep with the tears falling down her face. Life was just so very complicated.
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Kagome had just dropped Sota off at school, and was driving to her own school. She parked out by student parking lot, and walked into the large high school. She didn't bother looking up as people said rude comments to her when she walked by.
It just didn't help to not only have a horrible home life, but also a horrible school life. However, none of them compared to Inuyasha. He had never said anything nice to her. Heck, he had never even said her name right before.
She lifted her head as she caught sight of her friend, Sango.
"Hey, Sango."
"There you are, Kagome. I've been looking everywhere for you," the girl said cheerfully.
Kagome smiled in response.
"Guess what I just found out?" Sango asked excitedly.
"What?"
"Hojo is looking everywhere for you. And you know why?"
"Why?"
"He is going to ask you out. Isn't that great?!"
Kagome's smile faltered. "I don't know. I don't think I can deal with a boyfriend right now. I have so much happening at home. I wouldn't have any time to be with him, between my job, and taking care of Sota."
"Oh come on, Kagome. A boyfriend is exactly what you need, and Hojo is the perfect guy for the job. It will take stress off of you to go have a nice dinner with a guy. Trust me."
"I told you, Sango. I just don't have the time." It was at this time that Hojo decided to show up.
"Hey, Higurashi. Can you spare me a minute of your time?"
"Uh, sure Hojo." She walked down the hall beside him.
"I wanted to know if you were doing anything on Friday. I'd love to take you out to a movie, and then dinner afterward."
"I'm really sorry, Hojo. But now just isn't the best time. Thanks for the offer."
Hojo however, kept his smile. "Alright then. I'll ask you again sometime." He walked away.
"I can't believe you, wench."
Kagome clenched her fists at her side. "What do YOU want?" She turned around to see Inuyasha. He had his 'gang' on either side of him. His girlfriend, Kikyo, was hanging off of his left shoulder.
"I can't believe you would turn down a guy. To tell you the truth, I don't know why a guy would want to go with you somewhere." He eyed her up and down. "And what are you wearing? Did you kill chickens just so you could look that bad?" Everyone around him laughed, and his best friend, Miroku, gave him a high five.
Kagome looked down at her outfit. It had some white feathers on the ends of the sleeves. It didn't look like chickens, did it? "No," she responded quietly.
Inuyasha snickered something to his friends, and they laughed immediately. He walked away with them all beside him and a couple trailing behind.
Kagome's eyes stung as tears threatened to spill. 'No,' she said to herself. 'Be strong.' She went to her first period class with her head down. Unfortunately for her, Inuyasha was in six of her seven classes.
She reached for the knob. As she did, the door swung open, and hit Kagome in between her eyes. She fell backward onto the floor, and squinched her eyes. She rubbed he forehead, as she looked up at the person responsible for the action. There, standing over her, was Inuyasha. He laughed at her face with his friends behind him copying his every action.
Kagome got up, and walked past him.
"You are so stupid!" he said as she walked by into the room while rubbing her forehead.
She walked over to her desk, and sat down without a word. Even though her mind was filled with every dirty word to known to man, she remained silent. Inuyasha came over, and sat next to her.
"So tell me. How do you act so stupid and clumsy? Seriously, I want to know. I didn't think it was possible to be stupid all day long, but you proved me wrong."
Kagome ignored his question as the bell rang as a signal to go to your own desk. He left her there as the teacher began the lesson.
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Now review, and let me know what you think! Thanks! ~InuLimbo~
On My Honor
Chapter 1: My Complicated Life
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Dinner had just ended. Kagome was scrubbing vigorously at a plate in the sink. She put it down and wiped her forehead with the back of her hand. In the next room she could hear crying. She knew exactly who it was. Her mother was crying again. She did it every day. Ever since the say her father walked out on them. He left on Christmas Eve. The whole night was very clear to Kagome, and she hated him. She always did.
Her mother was still in love with him, and cried every day praying he would come back. The truth was, he never did love them. He always took the only money they had, and got drunk with it. He would leave one night and have Mom worried to death. Two days later he would come home with the smell of liquor fresh on his breath.
Sota had always been too young to understand. He didn't understand what was going on when Daddy came home swinging his fists.
Kagome sighed as she picked up a glass and started to scrub it.
He would hit Kagome and her mother when he heard the slightest thing that he didn't want to hear, and Sota would hide in his room under his bed where he would cry. Her father would take all of their money for food, and spend it at a bar. They didn't have that much as it was. Mom worked at Walmart, and he didn't work at all. Now that he's gone, Mom rarely goes to work. Actually, she's probably gone over the limit of sick days. Now I, Kagome Higurashi, work at Burger King. It's not much, but we have to get money. I'm only 16, and it seems that I carry the weight of this family on my own shoulders.
Kagome finished with the dishes, and left them to dry. She walked into the next room. There on the couch was her mother in a ball. She was watching her soap operas. It was all she had left.
"Mom?"
She sat up. "Yes, dear?"
"Mom, we're all out of food. Can I have some money to get groceries?"
She reached for her purse as she looked at the television screen. She opened her wallet to find it empty.
"I have no money, dear. You can go pick up my paycheck and use that money." Tears streamed down her face.
There was nothing she could really do to make her mom stop crying. The only thing that could make her happy would be if their dad came back. Reality was, it's wasn't going to happen. He was long gone.
"Okay, Mom. Thanks," she muttered.
She would have to pick up the money the next day once she picked Sota up from school. Kagome left the room quietly. She walked past the kitchen, and down a hallway. She stopped in front of a door, and lightly tapped on it. "Sota? May I come in?" She could hear a whimper from inside. She opened the door. Her little brother was lying on his bed crying.
"Sota, what's wrong?"
She looked at his bed which had a large dark circle underneath him. She rushed over to him and picked him up in her arms. "It's okay, Sota." He gripped onto her shirt and cried harder. "I'll clean it up." She set him down on the floor. "You just go and get changed into some clean clothes."
Sota was nine, and he was still wetting his bed. It started once their father left three years ago. He had never wet his bed before then.
Kagome came back into the room with some clean sheets. Sota had already changed into some clean pajamas. She replaced his wet sheets with clean ones. She picked him up, and set him on the bed. She lightly stroked his head. "It's okay, Sota. Everything is alright."
"When is Daddy coming back?" He looked up at Kagome with a tear stricken face.
She laid him back on the bed. "I don't know. But we're doing okay without him."
Sota closed his eyes. "But I miss him so much."
Kagome sighed. "You just get some sleep. We have school tomorrow." She kissed his forehead, and stood up silently. She walked out the door, and flipped off the light switch.
Kagome walked to her own room. Once she closed the door, she buried her face in her pillow. She cried herself. She couldn't let Mom or Sota know that she cried. She had to be strong for both herself and her family. She fell asleep with the tears falling down her face. Life was just so very complicated.
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Kagome had just dropped Sota off at school, and was driving to her own school. She parked out by student parking lot, and walked into the large high school. She didn't bother looking up as people said rude comments to her when she walked by.
It just didn't help to not only have a horrible home life, but also a horrible school life. However, none of them compared to Inuyasha. He had never said anything nice to her. Heck, he had never even said her name right before.
She lifted her head as she caught sight of her friend, Sango.
"Hey, Sango."
"There you are, Kagome. I've been looking everywhere for you," the girl said cheerfully.
Kagome smiled in response.
"Guess what I just found out?" Sango asked excitedly.
"What?"
"Hojo is looking everywhere for you. And you know why?"
"Why?"
"He is going to ask you out. Isn't that great?!"
Kagome's smile faltered. "I don't know. I don't think I can deal with a boyfriend right now. I have so much happening at home. I wouldn't have any time to be with him, between my job, and taking care of Sota."
"Oh come on, Kagome. A boyfriend is exactly what you need, and Hojo is the perfect guy for the job. It will take stress off of you to go have a nice dinner with a guy. Trust me."
"I told you, Sango. I just don't have the time." It was at this time that Hojo decided to show up.
"Hey, Higurashi. Can you spare me a minute of your time?"
"Uh, sure Hojo." She walked down the hall beside him.
"I wanted to know if you were doing anything on Friday. I'd love to take you out to a movie, and then dinner afterward."
"I'm really sorry, Hojo. But now just isn't the best time. Thanks for the offer."
Hojo however, kept his smile. "Alright then. I'll ask you again sometime." He walked away.
"I can't believe you, wench."
Kagome clenched her fists at her side. "What do YOU want?" She turned around to see Inuyasha. He had his 'gang' on either side of him. His girlfriend, Kikyo, was hanging off of his left shoulder.
"I can't believe you would turn down a guy. To tell you the truth, I don't know why a guy would want to go with you somewhere." He eyed her up and down. "And what are you wearing? Did you kill chickens just so you could look that bad?" Everyone around him laughed, and his best friend, Miroku, gave him a high five.
Kagome looked down at her outfit. It had some white feathers on the ends of the sleeves. It didn't look like chickens, did it? "No," she responded quietly.
Inuyasha snickered something to his friends, and they laughed immediately. He walked away with them all beside him and a couple trailing behind.
Kagome's eyes stung as tears threatened to spill. 'No,' she said to herself. 'Be strong.' She went to her first period class with her head down. Unfortunately for her, Inuyasha was in six of her seven classes.
She reached for the knob. As she did, the door swung open, and hit Kagome in between her eyes. She fell backward onto the floor, and squinched her eyes. She rubbed he forehead, as she looked up at the person responsible for the action. There, standing over her, was Inuyasha. He laughed at her face with his friends behind him copying his every action.
Kagome got up, and walked past him.
"You are so stupid!" he said as she walked by into the room while rubbing her forehead.
She walked over to her desk, and sat down without a word. Even though her mind was filled with every dirty word to known to man, she remained silent. Inuyasha came over, and sat next to her.
"So tell me. How do you act so stupid and clumsy? Seriously, I want to know. I didn't think it was possible to be stupid all day long, but you proved me wrong."
Kagome ignored his question as the bell rang as a signal to go to your own desk. He left her there as the teacher began the lesson.
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Now review, and let me know what you think! Thanks! ~InuLimbo~