Kagome stared at her mother in disbelief. "From America mom?"

Her mother seemed to be pleased with this bit of information and nodded, "Her name is Serah."

Kagome blinked a couple of times before turning her back on her mother, what would be the odds that she had an AMERICAN cousin. Honestly, if she was so much of a "cousin", then where had she been the past, what, 13 years of her life? Father hadn't even remotely mentioned having a sibling or having a cousin at all before his death. 'Or it could be Naraku in the future trying to destroy me here.' she snorted to herself.

Within several seconds a couple of emotions passed on the young woman's face, then a frown settled on her lips, "Mother," she called back looking to see that the woman had spare bed sheets and coverings in her hands, "how old is she again?"

Ms. Higurashi thought for a moment, "I believe that she's eighteen just like you." her mother answered and Kagome found herself more than annoyed.

She wondered if this American cousin had "Yellow Fever" as they would call it. It would suck entirely if she did. Shrugging her shoulders, Kagome cast the thoughts of entertaining a squealing moron from her head. It wasn't as if she had to deal with the girl.

Why you ask?

Because, she would be on the other side of the well battling for her life to fight Naraku and his evil pets. That's why.

Kagome found herself feeling sorry for her mother as she packed her things, but then again, she wasn't immune to the annoying thought of having to deal with someone who she probably wasn't even related to.

"Bye mom!" she called out as she found herself running into a soft body of a female a little taller than herself. Backing up, Kagome narrowed her eyes in suspicion.

Kagome's right eye twitched, "Who are you?"

Before the woman could even speak, Kagome noted that she instantly hated the girl. Strangely enough, the girl was unnaturally beautiful with blonde hair that happened to be streaked with a fiery red that reached to the back of her knees. The girl was very 'gifted' with the anatomy of a goddess, or something like that. Her hips were wide and seductive and her bust very generous yet through the highly stylish yet modest clothing she wore, you can still see them as if she were bare to the world. Long legs that seemed endless? Check. Kissable pink petal soft lips stretched into an inviting smile? Check.

Yep, Kagome decided with a nod, she hated her.

"Serah!" Souta brushed past her to embrace the girl, who he'd never seen before.

Kagome's eye twitched again as the girl hugged her little brother. Yep, this day was going to the craps, and she knew it.

"You must be cousin Kagome." Serah said in a sickly sweet and kind voice.

Kagome heaved a little in her mouth, but kept her tone civil, "Serah I presume?"

Sesshoumaru would be so proud of her. She had finally mastered the art of keeping her "mouth" shut!

The girl nodded, "It's so nice to meet you." she said with a grin.

….

Tch. Yeah.

"MOM!" Kagome turned on her heels and stalked back into the house to locate her mother, only to find her in the living room with her father in law. Kagome frowned, where the hell did he come from? "Serah's here." she grunted, tossing a thumb back at the girl who had followed her in. Souta was asking her questions in rapid speed almost never pausing for breath. The girl, Serah, Kagome reminded herself answered all the questions with no amount of irritation.

"Serah! It's so nice to finally meet you!" Ms. Higurashi pulled the buxom blonde into her arms for a hug.

Kagome's right eye twitched again, as her mother seemed to ignore her to ask Serah about her trip her and the singing voice that she'd heard so much about.

Kagome wanted to die, singing voice?

Serah blushed "modestly" and began to sing some song that Kagome could have sworn she heard on the radio.

Another twitch to her right eye and Kagome watched in amusement as her family was wow'd by the idiot's talent. What's next? She had psychic abilities?

As if hearing that, Serah looked to Kagome with a glint behind her eyes, Kagome raised both her brows in challenge. What was this princess going to do that Kagome couldn't do ten times worse? 'You're on my turf now Blondie.'

Serah seemed distracted as Grandpa asked her about her getting accepted into that really expensive American college. "Oh yes and I've learned languages here and there and...

Kagome couldn't take it anymore.

'That's it I'm out of here.' she gripped the straps of her backpack over her shoulder and practically ran out of the house and jumped into the well with glee.

"See ya suckers!" she cackled.

A/N: Honesty, I have... what... three other stories that I'm supposed to be working on, but this came with a bloody vengeance. I really entertained the urge to just write the plot down and be done with it but noooooo! Muse had decided to back this one up. So what do you guys think?