Hey this is something new I decided to work on. Some of you may recognize the plot, as I got this from the sisterhood of the traveling pants. Let me know what you think of it. –Ainsley
Four girls were giggling as they walked up the steps to Kagome Higurashi's family shrine. It was the last day of their first year in high school and the summer was about to begin. Kagome, who was amongst the other girls, reached the top step and turned around to face her friends. She smiled down at them. This was going to be the best summer of their lives. The four girls walked through the front door of Kagome's house only to be greeted by her mother. "Girls! How was your last day of school?" She smiled and sat down a tray of snacks for the young girls. Rin reached out for a cookie and snatched it, "Mrs. Higurashi it just couldn't have gone by fast enough!" She smiled as she munched down on her cookie. "Well it's over now! Onto summer!" Sango laughed as she draped her arm around kagome who was sitting next to her. Ayame snatched up the tray, "guys lets go sit outside! The weather is perfect!" The girls all agreed and ran outside to sit under the tree, all still in their school uniforms. They all sat in a circle under the shade of the ancient tree in front of Kagome's house. They sat in a comfortable silence and munched down on the cookies. Kagome smiled at her friends, this would be their first summer apart from one another. She glanced at Sango who was deep in thought munching on her cookie.
Sango had lost both her parents a few years back and had lived with her uncle and aunt ever since. She was more serious than the rest of the girls and more mature. Sango was quite beautiful, she had long light brown hair and big chocolate eyes. She had the sweetest giggle, but also snorted when she laughed hard, which caused much teasing from her friends. She was kind and considerate, and was very loyal to the people she loved.
Ayame was the wild child, she had crazy red hair that always seemed to be a little frazzled but added to her look. She had piercing green eyes and a beautiful smile, being a wolf demon she had pearly white teeth with canine fangs. She was loud and sometimes took on as the leader. She had a great sense of humor, but never got the best marks in school. She was flirty and rambunctious. And she absolutely adored her friends.
Rin was the quiet one of the bunch. She was shy and sweet, she was also the oldest, being a year older than the rest of them. She was Kagome's cousin and ever since their childhood they had always been friends. Rin was the smartest and the smallest. She was shorter and smaller than all her friends. She was the kindest and gentlest and had a job working with children in a daycare in the city. She had dark chocolate colored hair a sweet heart shaped face with big brown eyes.
Kagome was the leader of the pack to say the least. She was bossy and sassy and typically her friends followed whatever she said. She oozed confidence and her friends envied her for her looks and happiness. Kagome had long black wavy hair down to her lower back. She had sweet doe eyes and lovely pale skin. Kagome was beautiful and she knew it, but never thought lesser of her friends because she thought they were just as beautiful.
Kagome looked over at her friends who were all giggling and laughing. She was going to miss them so dearly. She was going to be spending her summer in Cape Toi with her father's family. Her father had passed away when she was a child, so she never really got to meet his side of the family. They lived in the high hills of the town and had a beautiful house and had offered to let her see the beautiful city. She looked forward to the white beaches, and the cute sailor boys that would flourish the small town.
She glanced at Rin who was munching on a cookie and sketching something in her sketch book. Rin was going to the city of Nagoya for the summer. She was going to be a part of an artist's group that traveled the city and painted the city's most well-known attractions. She would get college credit for the class as well as a wonderful experience capturing the cities beauty. Rin had never been outside of Tokyo and Kagome was excited for her to get the chance to see some sights.
Sango was to be traveling high up in the mountains to the city of Kōya, where the Japanese Buddhists studied as well as where martial arts were studied. Sango was going to get better at her martial arts skills, as her family had come from a long line of demon slayers, she felt that she owed her family, and wanted to become a master in the skills. She would spend the entire summer training, leaving her little to no time to talk to her friends. Which made the other three of them terribly upset.
Ayame was staying in Tokyo. She had stated that she had to "man down the fort" while the other girls were gone. Ayame had gotten a job working in a grocery store a little ways from her house. She was saving up for a trip to America and figured she had no better way to spend the summer.
The girls were all laughing and playing when they slowly quieted down. Rin mumbled, "We won't be together for three whole months..." The other girls got quiet, realizing that Rin was right. Kagome spoke up, "guys! Its only three months! We can do this. We will be having so much fun we won't even have time to miss each other." She said it confidently but even she knew she would struggle with it. "We've got to keep in touch somehow!" Ayame said determinately.
"Girls can you come see?" Kagome's mother was standing outside of the store house. Curiosity got the better of the girls as they walked over to the store house. In Kagome's mother's hands was a small necklace, "this is the Shikon no Tama. It's supposed to bring luck and happiness to whoever wears it. I'd like for you girls to have it." She smiled and handed it to Kagome, leaving the girls to ogle it. They gathered around Kagome to look at it. It was a shiny purple with a chain strung with coral attached to it. "But how are we all going to enjoy it?" Rin said as they eyed it. They all were quiet for moment. "We will share it." Kagome said. "Come on guys lets go sit back down." They went back over to the tree, their spot. "We will have to come up with some rules" Sango said. "Okay we will each come up with a rule. That seems fair." Ayame said.
"Okay rule number one, you can't take it off until it's time to send it on." Kagome said.
"Rule number two," Rin piped up, "we must each have the necklace for a week until we pass it on."
"Rule number three, we have to write a letter with the necklace, stating all about how much fun were having." Sango said smiling.
"Rule number four, I get to have it first!" Ayame proclaimed. All the girls giggled as they worked out the kinks in their plan.
Ayame was to have the necklace first, who would then send it to Sango, who would send it to Rin, who would send it to Kagome. Each time the necklace was sent, the letter that was sent along with it would be kept with the necklace and each additional letter would be sent along until the end of summer. The girls spent the night under the stars laughing and telling stories. All of them anxious yet excited for the summer to start.
Please leave a review if I get at least ten reviews, I'll continue. Let me know what you think! Thanks for reading! -Ainsley