Perfections' finally gone

By; Bernadette

Author's Note; Originally, there was to be an anime music video accompanying this story and the couple within this story as well, but it seems that my movie maker won't comply with me and insists that the video should be saved as a .MSWMM file.

Summary; In the beginning, I didn't have much to live with, but that was okay; I had my father and my brother with me, supporting my every move. I didn't know how to survive without them, since after all; they're all I had. Who was to know that I would be living a life without them?

Prologue; Kiss these Nightmares Goodbye.

A raven-haired teenager rummaged through her closet, pulling out countless T-shirts and throwing them back in. A small discontented sigh escaped her lips as she rested her forehead against the cold, mahogany dresser door. It's been nearly four years since the tragedy that hit her family and she still hasn't forgotten about it at all. It was all too hard for her to keep on going since life's lost most of its' meaning.

This particular female had many things go on in her current life, people lost and people gained. In fact, her life was moving along pretty smoothly. The commotion of the tragedy of nearly four years ago had died down and people were going along with their lives, unconsciously pulling Sango to live her life as she did back then.

Sango Taijiya. A young teenager of the age of seventeen, she was a willful woman who strived to live strongly in life and to live how her father would want her to become. She had waist-length dark brown hair, so dark that it was nearly black. She had dark chocolate-coloured eyes; they matched fairly with her hair. Her daily attire usually consisted of something that was pale pink, fuchsia, dark camouflage-coloured green and black. Along with her narrowed choice of colours to wear, she also usually wore white tennis shoes that were rather simply-looking yet comfortable to the feet.

Her alarm clock wailed on her desk, the sound of an irritating beeping noise emitting from the clock. Sango sighed and walked towards her desk, picking up the screeching clock. She turned it over and flicked off the switch, knowing that it'll probably go off during the day she's out. A small sigh escaped her lips, she didn't feel like going to school, but she had to, it was a requirement so she could take over her father's business.

"Gotta' go," she whispered under her breath, grabbing her knapsack off of her already-made bed. Checking herself in the mirror, Sango headed out, forgetting to put her hair into a ponytail. It didn't really matter though, if she brought a hair tie with her, she would put it up at school.

"Sango-san?" The chocolate-haired teenager turned around, her brown hair flying around her as she did so. There, was one of Sango's best friends; Kikyo Higurashi. Sango silently waited for Kikyo to catch up to her, giving her friend a small smile.

"Hey…" Sango murmured softly once Kikyo arrived beside her. Kikyo nodded her head and looked forward. Kikyo was an odd girl, she was well-known in the school for being the "Ice Priestess", yet that didn't stop her from being one of the most wanted bachelorette. Maybe it was her personality that drove others to want to break down that cold façade of hers that she kept since she was merely six-years-old.

"You've woken up than usual, any specific reasons why?" Kikyo questioned, her icy brown orbs glancing at her troubled friend.

"Just didn't feel like staying at home. Your excuse?" Sango replied. Kikyo remained silent for a few seconds before replying, the answer shocking Sango just a bit.

"Inuyasha came over my house, and Kagome was rather enthusiastic that he had arrived, to leave them alone and to give my sister a few moments of happiness, I left," Kikyo responded, tugging her knapsack to a much more comfortable position.

"Oh." A momentary pause.

"I heard Naraku has been trying very, very hard for you to notice him, to the point of almost stalking you," Sango commented airily, a petal of a cherry blossom falling on her nose.

"That fool…is an irritable twit, he knows I hold not a single interest for him, yet he still insists on courting me," Kikyo said, her cold eyes flashing with annoyance.

"Got a lot on your hands?" Sango questioned Kikyo, cocking up an eyebrow. Kikyo simply nodded, not really in the mood to answer the girl.

"We're almost at school, I wonder what else would that stupid fool will do at our stay there…" Kikyo murmured her gaze turned upwards.

"Yeah, another day of hell and chaos, I wonder when those teachers will finally loosen up?" Sango retorted shrugging her shoulders and headed for the front gates. Sango released a small sigh and rolled her eyes. Today, was probably going to be a long day.

"Well, I'll see you later Kikyo, I have to head to homeroom, the teacher said something about talking to me about something for extra credit," Sango said, waving her hand at the Ice Priestess. Kikyo nodded her head and smiling a bit.

"I'll see you soon," Kikyo responded, heading towards the other side of the school. Sango smiled at the retreating girl's back. Kikyo isn't what the rumours had said about her; in fact Kikyo was quite the opposite when it comes to being an "Ice Priestess", she just knew how to control her emotions.

'Wish I could be like her, maybe just a little bit… but… I'll probably feel lonely if I were to keep all of my emotions intact,' Sango thought silently, heading towards the classroom. Sango quickly ran to her locker, changing her shoes for today.

The chocolate-haired teenager yawned slightly before sliding the door connecting to the classroom. There, her teacher Totosai-sensei. He was an old man, he was supposedly to retire in his late sixties but he never did. So far, he was seventy-one and he was still a teacher to trifle with.

"Sensei?" Sango called out silently, stepping into the room. Totosai crossed his arms behind his back and welcomed Sango in the classroom. He motioned her to sit in the empty desk and sat at his own teacher's desk.

"I'm sorry if I'm a bit late, I was talking to Kikyo and I just somewhat lost track of time…" Sango started out. She didn't know if she was late or not, she just knew that she was talking to Kikyo and even though little words were exchanged between them, they were hanging around each other for an extended amount of time.

"Oh no! You came at an earlier time than I had expected, now I needed to talk to you about your schooling and studies." Sango nodded at his response and leaned in forward to make sure she got everything he said.

"I understand that you lost your brother and father a while back, am I correct?" he questioned her, cocking up a gray eyebrow. Sango stiffened but nodded her head. What were her teacher's intentions? That's what she didn't know.

"I'm sorry if I brought any bad memories up, but I think it's best if you try and forget them. I know that it's a hard time for you to move on, but there are many people that want to get to know you but feel a bit …ehh… what's the word…hmm…intimidated by your past and all…" Totosai said flicking his wrist from under his chin.

"I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you're talking about…" Sango murmured, trying to swallow the lump in her throat. The withered old man glanced pointedly at Sango, he knew this was hard for her, but it was best if he was to inform her about her current status, because he knew, if there wasn't anyone that didn't pull her out in the beginning, she would sink further and further into depression. After all, her only and current friend was Kikyo and she had problems of her own to be solely worried about Sango.

"I don't want to be the bad guy or seem anything like that, but it's imperative that you know your current standing, you've been too attached to your father and brother's death. I know that's really hard to cope with, but you have to live on…that's what your family would have wanted, right?" Totosai questioned her quietly.

Sango clenched her fist from under her table. This all was a bit too much for her to currently handle. It was true, no matter how much Sango could block out the negative thoughts that her family left her all alone, she knew that they would want the best for her and that they didn't want her to drown herself in self-pity.

"I understand Totosai-sensei, not to be rude or anything, but may I leave now?" Sango asked quietly her bangs overshadowing her cinnamon-coloured eyes. Totosai nodded in response, knowing that she was a bit overwhelmed by a teacher marching up into her personal affairs, but it was needed for her to get her back on her feet and dive back in to the life she had discarded so long ago.

"Goodbye Sensei, I'll see you third period," Sango called out, sliding the door behind her. Totosai merely grunted, wondering if what he had said had at all gotten to her.

Sango leaned against the door, her hand covering her heated face. It was all too much, just as Totosai had talked about that stuff to her, she felt all of the crushing emotions she had felt once she found out her brother and father, her only remaining family had been murdered and that the house they were massacred in was burned down.

Seeing the remains of her father and brother made her stomach lurch, all of the contents that were digested and in the process of being digested came back up and stained the already dirtied pavement. Sango remembered the onlooker's gossip, how they said 'it was a terrible shame' and 'such a young girl and already loosing everything'. It was infuriating; they were sitting and talking about her when they were supposed to mind her dead family.

Sango shook her head, her fingers massaging her aching head. It was all too much to think about so early in the morning. She needed a drink.

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"Blegh, this drink tastes like it's been sitting in a plastic cooler for years!" Sango exclaimed spitting out her drink in disgust. She pushed her drink away, feeling the urge to throw up. Her hand clutched her mouth, trying to stop the terrible-tasting liquid. A small tap on her shoulder and she remained hunched over, clutching her puffed mouth.

'Get away you idiot, can't you see that I'm about to…" Sango stopped, being forced to turn around. She couldn't take it, the liquid's force was too much for her to handle.

'Oh my god…'

That single thought remained in her head once all of the contents that she was trying so hard to keep in had exploded. The hot, chunky liquid erupted from her mouth and into the person that had forced her to face them.

"Shit! What the hell was that for you wench?" Sango wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, the residue of the gooey contents sticking to her hand. Sango blinked and simply stared at the individual in front of her, hearing laughter all around her. Did she actually do that?


Author's Note; Maybe Sango's luck today isn't as good as she originally thought. Poor her, she thought that school would be simply about getting schoolwork, passing quizzes, tests and projects, but it seems that Fate has decided for her that school was her other place for torture and utter embarrassment. Does anyone else have these days? You know the drill, the reading of the fanficion is equals reader's reviews, opinions and foreshadowing. :D