Author: Pyari
Summary: Two Sisters. One unforgiving mother. A childhood friend. And one rich, stuck-up hanyou…add in some sacrifices and you've got one hell of a story.
A.N: I know, in the prologue it's sort of confusing, but Kikyo is The Higurashi's daughter and Kagome is only from the father (Mr.Higurashi) and her mother is Yukina Furisha. If you're still kind of confused just ask me what you want while reviewing!
P.S. I reeeeeely do want lots of Reviews!
Prologue: Responsibilities with a broken heart
"Honey, do you know where my blue silk tie is? I'm getting late for work!" Mr.Higurashi called to his wife.
"Hold on Shinju, I'm coming!" A female voice called back. Mr. Shinju Higurashi sighed and stared at his reflection in the mirror. He was a handsome man and he knew that. Jet black hair, big, brown caring eyes and a muscular figure. But after so many years of working and balancing his family with his busy schedule he could see the lines of aging on his face. The door to his bedroom then opened and a very young looking woman about in her 30's spotted him and smiled. Her long black hair was tied up in a neat ponytail and she wore a loose fitting apron around her waist. Mr. Higurashi had to admit, his wife was one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen though she would barely put any make up on to express it.
"Good morning darling, have you eaten your breakfast?" she asked pulling him into a graceful embrace.
"Yes Hyuka, I have. I just can't find my blue silk tie, you know the one I always wear to work?" Mrs. Higurashi brushed a stray strand of hair from her face and looked him full in the eyes.
"You don't need to wear that one anymore Shinju," She declared happily. " I've gotten you that new emerald green one you've had your eye on for the last couple of weeks."
"Hyuka, you did that already?" He leaned down and kissed her forehead gently. "You know you're my favorite wife." He said teasingly. Mrs. Higurashi pulled back and put on a fake frown.
"Hey, I'm your only wife." She said in a childish tone. Mr.Higurashi stroked his chin pretending to ponder about her comment. "Yes, yes, that would be true." He said and then quickly moved back to the mirror adjusting his new tie around his collar.
As soon as that task was done, he headed down stairs to the kitchen. There he found Hyuka trying to feed his adorable daughter who was about four years old at the kitchen table. Right when he stepped in he heard his daughter, Kikyo squeal in delight and run up to him to clasp her tiny hands around his legs. He kneeled down and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Kikyo honey, I'll see you tonight. Daddy has to got to work, okay pumpkin?"
"No daddy! You can't go today!" She said slightly pouting.
"And why not Kikyo?" Mr.Higurashi asked. Kikyo released him from her bear hug and put her hands on her hips.
"Because daddy, we have to go to the fair today!" The four-year-old replied in a matter-of-fact voice. Mr.Higurashi's smile dropped.
"Sorry pumpkin," he said feeling slightly guilty. "Maybe next time." With that he stood up, picked up his briefcase and gave one last quick kiss to his wife.
"I'll see both of you ladies tonight." He said and strode out the door.
Mrs. Higurashi picked Kikyo up and put her in the high chair. "Come on Kikyo, You have to eat your breakfast." Kikyo screwed her eyes shut and folded her small arms over her chest.
"Nuh uh." She said shaking her head. "I want to go to the fair." Mrs. Higurashi sighed deeply and looked down at her daughter with a smile.
"Okay Kikyo, you eat your breakfast and I promise me and you will both go to the fair today." She said lightly.
"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!" Kikyo cheered as she started shoveling bacon and egg's into her mouth.
The mother and daughter, after finishing breakfast that is, made their way down to the crowded fair.
'It sure is a huge crowd today, Kikyo could get lost here.' Hyuka thought worriedly and held on tightly to Kikyo's hand. Mrs.Higurashi walked down to the ticket booth and paid for two tickets. She then started walking with Kikyo to the children's games. There were clowns and mimes and she knew her daughter would love it there, actually, what four-year-old wouldn't?
After a couple of hours of playing in the children's section with Kikyo, Mrs.Higurashi thought it would be a good time to go down to the Merry-go-round. (A.N: Too many Dr.Zeuss books, I'm actually rhyming:P) The crowd was thinning out and there would be less chance of Kikyo getting lost.
"Mamma, where are we going?" Kikyo asked not wanting to leave her new clown friends.
"We're going to the Merry-go-round Kikyo, you and Daddy love that don't you?"
"Yes!" Kikyo replied happily and started with new enthusiasm to the merry-go-round.
The two waited patiently until the other children had gotten off and then climbed on the plastic animals themselves. Hyuka and Kikyo held on to the plastic figurines as they slowly started moving.
" Hold on tight Kikyo, we don't want you to fall." Mrs. Higurashi said gently.
"Yes mamma." The little girl replied giddily. They started moving faster and faster as the world went spinning by in flashes of colorful light.
"Are you having fun Kikyo?" Hyuka asked while holding Kikyo on her lap. But Kikyo didn't answer her question and instead was gazing off into the crowds of the fair.
"What's wrong Kikyo?" Hyuka asked suddenly worried.
"It's Daddy!" Kikyo screeched, pointing into the crowds. Mrs.Higurashi chuckled.
"That can't be true," She said following Kikyo's hand to where she was pointing. "Daddy is at wo-" Mrs. Higurashi stopped dead, her breath caught in her throat. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Could it be her husband walking around the fair, an arm draped across another woman's shoulder, and holding the hand of another child?
"Oh my god." She said barley above a whisper. She was still staring wide-eyed at the man who was supposedly her husband when he turned around and for the briefest second and met her gaze. And now she was sure this was exactly her husband. Time seemed to stop around her and the only thing she could see was her husband's eyes filled with guilt.
The rain was pattering down hard on the small, blue corvette as it sped through the storm. Downing out the voice of the couple in the car that were just returning from the fair.
"Shinju, I knew we should have told Hyuka, she must be so upset right now." Yukina Furisha said worriedly. Mr. Higurashi turned and looked at his other wife while holding on to the steering wheel.
"I know Yukina, but if I had told her myself before, she would have been more upset. Either way, she'd still be hurting." He told Yukina with a sigh.
"I know but I just can't get over the fact, I know how it'd feels to get cheated on, after all I'm a wife too."
"I know. I'm just going to have to break it to her myself, no matter how hard it is. I still love you and only you."
Yukina held his hand and gently squeezed. "I just hope Hyuka is okay." Suddenly the thunder boomed loudly and a child's sobbing could be heard in the back seat. Yukina turned around and patted her daughter, Kagome's back.
"It's okay sweetie, It's just a little thunder go back to sleep." Yukina murmured lightly.
She turned back around and faced her husband.
" Shinju let's get home, I have to put Kagome to bed, she seems very tired."
"Hold on Yukina," Mr.Higurashi scrunched up his eyebrows " I can't see anything on the road, there's too much rain." Yukina peered out her window to get a look at the road and gasped.
"Shinju, there's a huge truck coming our way, I don't think it can see us!" Yukina yelled obviously alarmed.
"Shit!" Mr.Higurashi cursed and made a sharp turn to the right. Suddenly, the small corvette skidded over the edge of the road and toppled over the cliff. The screams from inside of the car were lost in the loud noise of the storm. No one heard the small cry of a child down over the edge of the cliff.
"This can't be happening!" Mrs. Higurashi sobbed into her hands. " He's my husband and he would never do this to me and Kikyo!" But something deep inside her heart told her what she was saying wasn't at all true. 'My Shinju was with another woman, with another child, he was cheating on me!' And that thought brought another round of sobs. Suddenly the ring of the phone broke through her sobs and reached her ears. 'The phone is ringing. Oh gods, if it's Shinju what am I going to do?'
"Yura! Please get the phone!" Hyuka called to her maid. Seconds later the maid came in the door to Mrs. Higurashi's large bedroom with the phone in her hands.
"Who-who's call is it?" She asked in a whisper.
"It's from the Fukai Mori hospital- They wouldn't tell me what's wrong though."
Hyuka quickly got up and looked at Yura who handed her the phone.
"Thank-you Yura, you may go now." The maid nodded and walked out of the room closing the door behind her. Hyuka took a deep breath trying to relax but it was a failed attempt. She lifted the receiver with a shaky hand and put it to her ear.
"He-hello?" She asked shakily.
"Hello, Mrs.Higurashi?"
"Yes it's me who is this?" She asked again taking a deep breath.
"This is Dr. Ginta Hakaku from the Fukai Mori hospital. Your husband, Shinju Higurashi has been in a car accident. He's in a very critical condition and we need you here right away." The voice from the other end said in a sympathetic tone.
"What?" Mrs.Higurashi cried into the phone. "My husband was in an accident?" At the time she didn't care if she was being rude but she was so shocked. 'Oh, no! Shinju is in the hospital-I have to get to him!' Her mind was screaming this over and over but her body wouldn't obey. 'He was with another woman, I won't even be able to look at him anymore!' she thought. But finally worry took over and she grabbed her coat and car keys and took off in her car. Luckily, the rain had stopped and the moon was out covering everything in it's eerie light.
Hyuka later found herself in the waiting room of the hospital. It was past midnight and she was still wide-awake and none too tired. All that had happened that day was slowly replaying itself though her mind and she could care less if anyone wanted to talk to her. Shinju was dead. His other wife was dead. And the only one that survived the car accident was Shinju and Yukina's child; Kagome. The girl was an orphan now but wouldn't be for too long. The scene when she had seen Shinju die in front of her passed through her eyes.
Flashback
"He's in here Mrs.Higurashi." Dr.Ginta Hakaku said while opening the door to the hospital room. Hyuka quietly walked in and the doctor slowly closed the door on his way out.
"Oh Shinju," Hyuka whispered and ran to her husband's side. As soon as she took his hand in hers his eyes fluttered open.
"Hyuka, I-it's you," He said hoarsely. There was a huge piece of whit gauze wrapped around his head where there was a gruesome scar from the crash. His eyes where heavy and lidded so he could barely make out the person in front of him.
"Yes, Shinju, It's me. I-I…how could you?" She said and began sobbing in his hand.
"I'm so sorry Hyuka, I'm sorry. I should have told you before, then I wouldn't have to see you like this right now." He took a shaky breath and continued. "Hyuka, the woman you saw me with at the fair is my real wife, I married her right after I wed you. And the only reason I wed you was because your father had been so good to me. He helped me get a job; start making money-he supported me so well. Then, when he asked me to marry you, I-I couldn't say no."
"Shinju, it's okay. Just try and get better, It'll all be okay." She squeezed his hand gently and looked at him with concern.
"No Hyuka wait. Yukina, my other wife, she died because of the crash," He shut his eyes tightly. "And I know that I'm going to die too. My other daughter Kagome, she's only two years old, she'll have no one to take care of her." Hyuka's eyes started filling up again and she knew where this was going.
"Hyuka, promise me, that you will take her in, promise me." Hyuka shook her head.
"No Shinju, no, It' going to be alright. You're not going to die! Everything will be okay." The tears started running down her face now.
"Please Hyuka, just promise…me" He was now struggling to speak and she could see the pain in his eyes. In a matter of seconds he would be dead. She nodded wiping the tears from her pale face.
"Okay Shinju…I promise." As soon as those words left her mouth, his hand went limp in hers and his eyes gently closed. Shinju Higurashi, her husband, was dead.
When Hyuka came home she wasn't empty handed- her stepdaughter, Kagome was with her. Hyuka had let the maids bring her into the house. She couldn't bear to look at the young girl in the face- every time she would look at the girl; all the horrible memories would come back to her.
Three years later Hyuka along with Kikyo and Kagome moved into Tokyo in a small town. There was no problem with Kikyo and Kagome, the two girls got along well. Almost like real sisters. They would both play with each other and would almost never fight. But that still didn't change the way Hyuka felt about Kagome. She barely talked to the girl and even if she did it would be to scold about something. Hyuka had decided that she would tell no one about Kagome being her stepdaughter-it would only lead to more pain. In the new town Mrs.Higurashi ran a campaign and was elected the new mayor. Life was going good for everyone except a certain stepdaughter.
A.N: And that's the end of the prologue! Hope everyone likes it if you do send me a review and if you don't still send me a review!
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