A/N~I have wanted to write this forever! I hope you guys enjoy this,
because it took me a billion years to think up!
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A girl sat on her bed, quietly writing in her journal. As she scribbled furiously, the door opened, and a small head popped in.
"Kagome, I forgot my teddy..."
Kagome sighed, and put her diary on her lap.
"Sota, where did you put it? Do you remember?"
"Kagome, it's a HE!" said Sota, rolling his eyes. "I left him at the laundry place, the smelly one!"
Kagome rolled her head, her neck giving a sharp pop. She groaned inwardly. Sota could never sleep without his teddy. AND their parents were out of town for a couple of weeks.
"Sota, that's a long way away, and I'm not aloud to drive!"
Sota began to cry. "Why? You don't love me! You know I can't sleep without him! I hate you, you're so mean!!"
"Okay, okay! Geez, Sota! I'll do it! Just stop whining!"
Sota immediately stopped crying. His chubby face brightened, and he ran up to the bed. "I'm just kidding, Kagome! I love you soooo much!!"
Kagome glanced at the clock. 10:30. "Sota, I want you to go over to Pascal's house. I'll come get you when I have your teddy." Pascal's mom wouldn't mind. She was always up this late. Plus, Pascal was Sota's best friend. He was comfortable over there.
"Promise you'll come get me?" whispered Sota.
"Sota, you're six! You need to be a big boy, okay?"
Sota wrapped his arms around his big sister. "I love you, Kagome."
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Kagome shivered as she walked down the deserted street. A lamp flickered, casting a weird, shimmering light on the cold teen.
"I can't believe this!" she exclaimed to herself. "Sota should be over this by now! He is such a little boy, though."
She shivered, and wrapped her blue sweater closer about her petite body. Her deep, glassy blue eyes seemed to glow in the dark. As she walked, she began to think of her parents.
~ Flashback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Don't touch me!" Screamed a voice. Kagome sobbed into her pillow as she listened to her parents argue. Just months before, their family had been perfect. A great job, nice house, great friends, even. Until her father lost his job.
He had been fired for hacking illegally into the databases of his work building. When her mother found out, she had been crushed. Now, furious, she was threatening to take the kids and leave. Kagome's father's unknown girlfriend had been the last straw for her mother.
They had decided to take a break from their life, and try to work things out. They also decided to leave their six and fifteen year olds at home while they were away. Kagome was hesitant, but had finally agreed.
~End Flash back ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Kagome's flawless skin was streaked with tears by the time she reached the laundry mat. The blue neon "Open" sign was still buzzing, and the whir of machines was loud even outside.
Kagome quietly slipped through the creaking door, and gazed around the worn building for a sign of Teddy.
"Aha!" she said softly, as she glimpsed a small patch of worn brown fur. She crossed the deserted shop quickly, and ducked to retrieve the small bear.
Suddenly, the door flew open with a crash, and three men scrambled inside, dragging a fourth.
Kagome froze. "What were these men doing?" She thought, and then remembered where SHE was. She was about to come back up from the floor where she had dropped, when she heard the unmistakable sound of gunfire.
She stifled a cry, for the gun had gone of right inside the store. The men were shouting to one another, begging each other to "bring him under control".
Kagome crawled to the edge of the aisle, and peered out into the open space of the building.
A single young man was wildly thrashing about, with chains and ropes tied to every limb. The other three men were skipping around him, trying to avoid touching him. Finally, one drew a long hunting knife, and laid it across the young man's neck. Only then did he stop moving.
The other two quickly bound him, and strapped him roughly to a desk at the front of the store, then gagged him roughly. Kagome watched as they sat back, breathing heavily, and regarding their prize.
The young man sat quietly against the desk, breathing heavily through his nose. Kagome stared at his heaving chest, saturated with a dark substance. She almost gasped when she saw his long silver hair, flowing out behind him, matted and stained with blood. He suddenly looked up, and straight at her. She hissed when she saw his eyes. Pools of melted gold, that went on for eternity.
One of the men heard the noise, and, thinking it was the prisoner, started towards him, drawing a savage knife, and slashing harshly across the young man's unprotected head.
Kagome gasped loudly, frightened by the violent gesture. The other two men heard her, and whirled around, looking for the source of the noise. She tried to crawl out of sight again, but one of the men, particularly large, caught a glimpse of her, and with lightning speed was beside her. He grabbed her painfully by her hair, and dragged her out into plain sight.
"What a pretty prize!" He hissed into her ear.
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A girl sat on her bed, quietly writing in her journal. As she scribbled furiously, the door opened, and a small head popped in.
"Kagome, I forgot my teddy..."
Kagome sighed, and put her diary on her lap.
"Sota, where did you put it? Do you remember?"
"Kagome, it's a HE!" said Sota, rolling his eyes. "I left him at the laundry place, the smelly one!"
Kagome rolled her head, her neck giving a sharp pop. She groaned inwardly. Sota could never sleep without his teddy. AND their parents were out of town for a couple of weeks.
"Sota, that's a long way away, and I'm not aloud to drive!"
Sota began to cry. "Why? You don't love me! You know I can't sleep without him! I hate you, you're so mean!!"
"Okay, okay! Geez, Sota! I'll do it! Just stop whining!"
Sota immediately stopped crying. His chubby face brightened, and he ran up to the bed. "I'm just kidding, Kagome! I love you soooo much!!"
Kagome glanced at the clock. 10:30. "Sota, I want you to go over to Pascal's house. I'll come get you when I have your teddy." Pascal's mom wouldn't mind. She was always up this late. Plus, Pascal was Sota's best friend. He was comfortable over there.
"Promise you'll come get me?" whispered Sota.
"Sota, you're six! You need to be a big boy, okay?"
Sota wrapped his arms around his big sister. "I love you, Kagome."
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Kagome shivered as she walked down the deserted street. A lamp flickered, casting a weird, shimmering light on the cold teen.
"I can't believe this!" she exclaimed to herself. "Sota should be over this by now! He is such a little boy, though."
She shivered, and wrapped her blue sweater closer about her petite body. Her deep, glassy blue eyes seemed to glow in the dark. As she walked, she began to think of her parents.
~ Flashback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Don't touch me!" Screamed a voice. Kagome sobbed into her pillow as she listened to her parents argue. Just months before, their family had been perfect. A great job, nice house, great friends, even. Until her father lost his job.
He had been fired for hacking illegally into the databases of his work building. When her mother found out, she had been crushed. Now, furious, she was threatening to take the kids and leave. Kagome's father's unknown girlfriend had been the last straw for her mother.
They had decided to take a break from their life, and try to work things out. They also decided to leave their six and fifteen year olds at home while they were away. Kagome was hesitant, but had finally agreed.
~End Flash back ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Kagome's flawless skin was streaked with tears by the time she reached the laundry mat. The blue neon "Open" sign was still buzzing, and the whir of machines was loud even outside.
Kagome quietly slipped through the creaking door, and gazed around the worn building for a sign of Teddy.
"Aha!" she said softly, as she glimpsed a small patch of worn brown fur. She crossed the deserted shop quickly, and ducked to retrieve the small bear.
Suddenly, the door flew open with a crash, and three men scrambled inside, dragging a fourth.
Kagome froze. "What were these men doing?" She thought, and then remembered where SHE was. She was about to come back up from the floor where she had dropped, when she heard the unmistakable sound of gunfire.
She stifled a cry, for the gun had gone of right inside the store. The men were shouting to one another, begging each other to "bring him under control".
Kagome crawled to the edge of the aisle, and peered out into the open space of the building.
A single young man was wildly thrashing about, with chains and ropes tied to every limb. The other three men were skipping around him, trying to avoid touching him. Finally, one drew a long hunting knife, and laid it across the young man's neck. Only then did he stop moving.
The other two quickly bound him, and strapped him roughly to a desk at the front of the store, then gagged him roughly. Kagome watched as they sat back, breathing heavily, and regarding their prize.
The young man sat quietly against the desk, breathing heavily through his nose. Kagome stared at his heaving chest, saturated with a dark substance. She almost gasped when she saw his long silver hair, flowing out behind him, matted and stained with blood. He suddenly looked up, and straight at her. She hissed when she saw his eyes. Pools of melted gold, that went on for eternity.
One of the men heard the noise, and, thinking it was the prisoner, started towards him, drawing a savage knife, and slashing harshly across the young man's unprotected head.
Kagome gasped loudly, frightened by the violent gesture. The other two men heard her, and whirled around, looking for the source of the noise. She tried to crawl out of sight again, but one of the men, particularly large, caught a glimpse of her, and with lightning speed was beside her. He grabbed her painfully by her hair, and dragged her out into plain sight.
"What a pretty prize!" He hissed into her ear.