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Warning: Story contains out-of-character-ness and maybe language.
Summary: By falling into the well, Kagome didn't know how much will change in her life. Falling in love, facing the evil, being confronted by jealous fan girls. Read and find out. Itachi/Kagome. 1st Fanfic.
Edit: This chapter was beta-ed by rainswings. Thank you so much for doing this for me, my wonderful Beta-Reader! Thank you!
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Chapter One
After losing his first wife, Mr. Higurashi often went on trips in order to forget the pain. One day he came home with a woman and a little girl who was about Kagome's age. Kagome's father introduced them to her grandfather and her. The woman had a small smile on her lips when she looked at her father and her daughter. She turned to her father and said how wonderful it would be to have a family, and Kagome's new sister even mentioned that it would be great to have a new playmate. Upon hearing, Kagome's heart beat faster. Kagome was excited to have someone to play with.
Before Kagome could say anything to her father, the woman kindly reminded her father that he should go if he did not want to miss his flight. Mr. Higurashi kissed the woman on her cheek then left without saying goodbye to his family, and he made his way to his car. Holding back a sigh, Kagome gave the woman her attention. She hoped to have a kind woman - like her mama - to be her new mom.
However, she was disappointed, because Kagome's stepmother was anything but friendly and nice; she was vicious. Immediately after her father was gone, the stepmother sent Kagome to the kitchen, where she would sleep from that day onwards; she would not only clean the house, but cook for the whole family as well. Should Kagome refuse to obey, the stepmother would punish Kagome for her disobedience – using her whip. In addition to that, she forbade Kagome to eat at times - usually one or two days.
Kagome promised herself not to cry; she wanted to be strong for her family. Grandpa Higurashi tried to protect his beloved granddaughter, but Kagome, who understood her grandfather's intention, shook her head and told him not to worry. She assured him she could take care of herself, and it was not good for his health to do that. Life went on and many years passed.
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Living a Cinderella-esque life was not easy, but Kagome managed it well. Almost ten years had passed since the second marriage of her father. Kagome's life had become worse after the death of her grandfather, who died of a heart attack when Kagome was only ten years old. He was the only person who comforted Kagome when she was sad, the one who cheered her up when she was close to giving up, the one who guided her when she did not know what to do.
Kagome had called her father on his mobile phone to inform him of her grandfather's death. After hearing the news, her father had told them to wait for his return. He booked a flight to Japan. The family waited, but Kagome's father never came to the funeral. A report of a plane crash appeared in the news, along with the name of those who lost their lives. When she read the list, Kagome's heart stopped beating for a few moments before she let a heart-breaking scream.
Her father's name was on the list.
A few days later, a man came to the shrine and informed the Higurashi household about the death of the Higurashi's head. After her father died, Kagome was under the care of the stepmother by law. She could not do anything about it, for she was too young. Since her father had left no will, according to the lawyer, everything belonged to her stepmother.
At school Kagome had no friends. They knew Kikyo hated Kagome with a passion, and the others did not want Kikyo's followers to bully them. Kikyo told them Kagome was just a house cleaner who lived with them because her mother was a kind-hearted woman who just wanted to help Kagome. Kikyo was very popular with the boys and the girls; she was the queen of the school. She was the cheerleader captain whilst Kagome was only a member of the art club and other 'boring' clubs, in Kikyo's opinion.
Kikyo always wore the latest fashion design, while Kagome only got her old clothes. Kagome's stepmother made sure to dye the clothes before handing them over to Kagome. Kagome always grimaced when she looked at them because the other students always harassed and made fun of her because of them.
Lunchtime was the only peaceful moment that Kagome would get at school. She always sat in the library reading books different genres. She simply loved to use her imagination to flee into the world of books. Books had always built up her hopes for a different life than her current one. They made her believe that everything would be all right as long as you would follow and listen to your heart.
Kagome never got pocket money or anything from her stepmother. Sometimes she wanted to buy a book or something that had caught her eye, but she could not do that. Kagome decided to look for a part-time job after school, and to her luck, she found one. Kagome worked as a waiter in a small restaurant every day after her training. Kagome was nice and friendly to all customers, and they really liked the lovely girl. The owner of the restaurant treated her like his own daughter. He taught her many dishes, and for that Kagome was thankful; sometimes there were even dishes from other cultures.
Not having friends gave Kagome the opportunity to train in martial arts. In just about two years, she had mastered swordsmanship, archery, and many kinds of hand-to-hand combat. She had found a Katana at the shrine. It was an old one – at least 500 years old.
She usually trained when her stepfamily slept. She was careful to go far from the shrine to train, afraid they would hear and beat her for waking them up from their beauty sleep. She began to get the feeling her life would turn around completely. However, she shrugged the feeling away because she knew her life would not change for the next two years, when she would turn eighteen. Until then, she would concentrate on school – to get a good job later – and her part-time job to save money for the travel she had planned after the death of her father.
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After an exhausting training day at the dojo, she went straight home. Normally after her training she would go to work, but not today, she was just too tired to do anything else, and something told her to skip work today. She wore her casual clothes while walking back to the shrine.
Unlike Kikyo who liked to show her flesh, Kagome chose to wear long clothes to cover her tender flesh from public's eye. Just like any other day, she wore long jeans and a white blouse. On her back was her school bag that contained her schoolbooks and her flute, a gift from her grandfather when she turned nine. On her right arm, she carried her gym bag.
As she walked through the compound of the shrine, Kagome heard a little 'meow' coming from the small building. It was full of sorrow and Kagome felt it was calling out to her. She thought it was strange; they did not have any pets at the shrine because her stepmother despised animals.
She got a warm feeling as if she would meet an old friend of hers. Curious to know why, Kagome slowly approached and opened the door. Peeking through the opening, she looked around, but saw nothing. As she turned to leave, she heard the 'meow' again. Brow furrowed, she went in. Nothing, she saw nothing but an old well.
'There's no way the kitten is in the well …but where else could it be then?' Kagome thought. When she was at the well, she pushed herself to the edge of the well. Then she heard the 'meow' again, and this time she was sure it came from the well. She bent down to see if the kitten was in the well, and when she looked down, she could not see anything but darkness.
'Maybe I should go down and spring it out of the well.' Kagome sat on the edge of the well considering going down.
"KAGOME!" her stepmother's shrill voice startled her. In the state of her shock she did not realize she was falling. Unexpectedly a blue light surrounded her, so bright that she had to close her eyes from the light. Despite her fear, she opened her eyes to see where she was. Slowly the sight of what looked like a wall appeared before her eyes. She landed softly on the ground. When the blue light disappeared, she was in a was when she saw...