Title: Well Hidden
Author: SakuraRyuu
Rating: T
Genre: AU, Angst, Comfort, Drama, Family, Friendship, Suspense, Tragedy
Characters: Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Sesshomaru
Author's Note: Inuyasha and all characters in this fan fiction are the property of Rumiko Takahashi.
A beach in Maine was not where she thought she would be for Spring Break. With temperatures around 40 degrees Kagome was still wearing winter clothes instead of the bikini she would have had on if she'd gone south instead. In reality she was standing on a cold beach with no friends, bundled up in her winter warmest, looking long into the horizon. The sky was turning dark blue signaling the lighthouse off to her right to turn on it's beacon, warning the boaters to be careful coming in. Her earmuffs and scarf muffled the sound of the crashing surf, but she could see how angry the sea was becoming. Taking the hint she walked back through town toward her Aunt's house.
Getting inside she closed the door tight and locked it, hung her coat and other things on the hooks in the entryway, and headed to the kitchen in sock feet to start some water for tea. She rushed upstairs, undressing as she went. She threw her clothes on the bed and threw on her longest nightgown, and put on her favorite pair of sticky, toe socks that went up to her knees and had plastic grippies on the bottom. Coming back down she could hear the teakettle whistling. She grabbed her cup, put in her teabag with water, and settled on the couch with her Kindle to read while she waited for her tea to finish steeping. She had the place to herself for her visit, her Aunt still back in Japan, but when she left Japan for Maine she was given an ultimatum: stay there and never come back, or come home and never look back. All things considered, her Aunt's cottage was the best place for her because all she wanted was peace and silence.