Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters from Inuyasha. I DO own this fanic.
Sango sighed as she stared out the window of the car. "I should be happy," she thought, idly stroking the small white cat in her lap. "Dad's new job will make life a lot easier, and getting out of that hell hole of a town...well, let's just say it's quite akin to being dug out of a grave." She turned to face her younger brother. He was listening to his CD player and reading a manga.
"Hey Kohaku, what manga is that?" she asked.
Kohaku pressed pause and slid his headphones down to rest on his neck. "What sis?"
"I asked what manga that is," Sango repeated.
"Oh!" Kohaku took a small blue ribbon out of his travel bag and put it in his book as a page marker. He handed Sango the manga and began explaining the story while she looked at the cover.
"It's called 'Shikon no Tama'. Basically, it's set in the Sengoku period, and there is this really bad guy that kills a whole lotta people. He decieved the main character into thinking his girlfriend hated him, and they both died. But then this other girl comes and revives the main character, and they go off to hunt the bad guy together. They meet a lot of other people along the way who are decieved by the bad guy and try to fight them, but they join the hero after finding that out. You should read it, it's really good!"
Sango smiled at his excitement and gave it back. "Maybe I should start reading it from the beginning, eh?" Kohaku nodded enthusiastically, accidentally tossing his dark hair out of the short ponytail it was in. Sango laughed as Kohaku looked around the car frantically for the white elastic. The small animal in Sango's lap meowed softly. THe siblings looked at it began to laugh.
"Kirara, are you trying to make a fashion statement?" Sango asked the cat, taking the white band off it's ear. She returned it to her brother and he quickly had his hair back to normal. Sango glanced out the window again. She was surprised to see they were in a town.
"Ah, here is our new home!" Sango's father announced happily as he steered the car into a long driveway. Their house was revealed to be a huge white three story house. Sango could see balconys and a garden in full bloom. Her father stopped the car and they all climbed out. Kirara immidietly wandered into the garden while Sango stretched her arms over her head and yawned.
"Three hours is too long to spend in a car!" Kohaku exclaimed, grabbing his travel bag out of the forsaken vehicle. Sango's father led them all into their new home.
"Since this house is so big, you can both choose your own room," he said. Sango and Kohaku didn't need to be told twice. They both abandoned their backpacks in the entryway and set out to explore the house.
After thouroughly examining the house, Sango chose a big room with a balcony facing to the east and a bathroom all her own. Kohaku choose a similar room on the other side of the house and her father had the entire third floor for his home office, library, and private quarters.
The movers arrived quickly and set about bringing furniture into the house. Kirara made a spectacular reappearance walking right in front of one of the movers, causing him to trip and drop a box of heavy books, which he promptly fell on top of.
Sango immidiately ran over and helped him up and began apologizing. "I'm so sorry! Kirara didn't mean to"
He
laughed. "It's quite all right." Sango smiled in relief. He held out
his hand. "My name is Kuranosuke Takeda." She accepted the handshake
and introduced herself. "I better get back to moving these books now.
It's been a pleasure to meet you," he said picking the box back up and
carrying it up the stairs.
"He's rather good looking..." Sango though, but her daydreams were interrupted by the doorbell. She opened the door to see a smiling girl in a school uniform and a shy boy who looked about Kohaku's age.
"Hi! Were your neighbors and we wanted to welcome you to the neighborhood!" the girl said cheerfully. "I'm Kagome Higurashi, and this is my eleven year old brother, Souta." The boy looked up shyly when his name was mentioned.
"Hello. I'm Sango." She shook hands with Kagome. "I think my bro-" she was interrupted by a soccer ball rolling past her feet into the lawn. Kohaku ran to the door.
"Sorry, my ball just slipped out of my hands! I DIDN'T KICK IT!" he defended hiself at Sango's eyeroll.
Kagome laughed, and Sango couldn't help but join her. Souta's shyness seemed to evaporate, and he asked Kohaku if he was interested in being on the school soccer team. They went to Kohaku's room talking about soccer.
"Wow! Souta's usually really shy around new people! How weird! Oh!" Kagome gave her a sheepish grin. "I totally forgot to ask your name!"
"It's no problem. I'm Sango. Sango Taijiya."
"It's great to finally have another girl my age in the neighborhood! Most of the people around here are rich older families who don't have children. There are a few...exceptions..." Kagome's face darkened, but she shook it off in a moment. "Anyway, I think were going to be really good friends!"
Sango couldn't help but smile at Kagome's cheerfulness. "Yeah, I think so too."
SO! Whadya think? Love it? Hate it? I know, it's really short and all, but this is just the beginning! If at least one person tells me to keep going, I'll do it! But to tell me you must Review! So do it!