12 Years Before…
Six-year-old Kagome stood outside on her lawn awaiting her new stepmother and stepsister's arrival. Beside her was her anxious father who repeatedly tapped his foot on the lush, wet grass. Just as silence was taking over the faint sound of an engine erupted from blocks away. Minutes later a yellow taxi swerved into their driveway. Slowly, the back doors of the cab started opening and out came the Hitori sisters, Kikyo and Kagura. Then from the passenger side out came a clearly pissed off Ms. Jankotsu Hitori. " What the hell! You couldn't even get us here without making the whole fucking cab smell like shit!" Jankotsu screeched. As Jankotsu kept bitching with the cab driver, Kagome decided to be polite and greet her new stepsisters. "Hi my names Kagome, I'm gonna be your new stepsister and I hope that we can be really good friends and--" "Where's our room?" Kikyo, the eldest being 7 demanded. " Oh, well here let me show you." Kagome said while walking toward her front door and opening it while Kikyo and Kagura followed. Kagome led them up the flight of stairs and eventually reached for the door knob leading to the inside of their soon to be room. " Well surprisingly the size of the room isn't bad Kagura. Plenty of room so that me and you won't run into eachother." Kikyo stated while looking intently at the room looking for any flaws. " Your right Kikyo. Hmm... it even appears to be a little bigger than our room at home." six- year- old Kagura stated in a pleased voice. While gawking at her and her sisters new room Kikyo completly forgot that Kagome was still in the doorway. " You may leave now." said Kikyo."Oh but I was planning to help you guys unpack but if you guys want to be alone than I'll leave." Kagome said with a tinge of dissapointment in her voice. " Alright bye!" Kikyo and Kagura both said at the same time while slamming the door on Kagome's face. " What a freak" said a snickering Kikyo. Kagome heard the insult and couldn't help but feel like she had done something wrong, but she just pushed the comment away and hoped for things to get better.
12 Years After...
How wrong Kagome knew she would be. It had been 12 years of living hell with her stepsisters and stepmother. Even now that she was eighteen she was still treated like crap... as always. In the beginning she didn't mind her stepmother's rudeness and her stepsisters bullying as much because her dad was always there to comfort her. That all changed the night of the fire.
She was sound asleep in her bed when she was suddenly awaken to someone who was viscously shaking her. " Daddy what's going on?" Eight- year- old Kagome said with a yawn. Something flashed and Kagome instantly woke up. " Daddy there's a fire in the hallway!" yelled a panicing Kagome. " Come on sweetie. We have to hurry. You know the dog door you used to play in down stairs, go through the door and and go get to the neighbors!" said her dad. " Aren't you coming with me daddy?" asked a confused Kagome. " Honey just go I'll be there after! I have to get your stepsisters and stepmother! I'll be back I promise!" yelled her dad. " Alright daddy! Be safe!" yelled Kagome as she ran towards and through the dog door. He'll be back. I know it. Look! The door is starting to move! thought Kagome. Out came her stepsisters and stepmother. She waited patiently and looked behind them to only see that he was not there. "'Where's daddy!" screeched Kagome. Nobody answered. She waited and waited. Then the sounds of sirens started ringing from the distance. Gigantic redtrucks started pulling into her neighborhood. All the firefighters started running with there hoses and drenched the house with water. The sounds of crackling and sizzling and the smell of thick smoke started filling the air. When most of the fire was out and the firefighters were starting to go into the house, Kagome decided to go up to one firefighter. " We got someone! Code black code black!!" screamed one of the firefighters inside the house. Suddenly one firefighter felt a tugging on his sleeve and his eyes met a little girls. " Where's my daddy sir?" the little black haired girl asked. The firefighter couldn't help but want to cry when staring into the the icy blue eyes of the little girl. The firefighter bent down to meet Kagome's height. " Sweetie...was your daddy inside during the fire?" asked the firefighter. "Yes mister. He woke me up and told me to go outside while he was going to save my stepsisters and stepmother. He said he was going to come back. He promised." said Kagome. " The firefighter felt for this girl. He didn't want to tell the little girl, but it had to be done. " Sweetie, what's your name?" he asked her. " Kagome." replied the girl. " Sweetheart. Daddy got hurt... and hes not going to get any better. He--" the firefighter was about to tell the girl when his walkie talkie sounded." Need all assistance in house now. " said the walkie talkie. " I'm sorry Kagome, I have to go." said the firefighter as he made his way to what was left of the house. Kagome stood there alone when all of a sudden Kikyo quietly came to stand next. " Kikyo do you know where my daddy is" Kagome asked. There was silence. Then Kikyo did something she would never do unless something terrible had happened. Kikyo grabbed Kagome's hand and held it in her own in the silence. Kagome was absolutly shocked at what Kikyo did and realized that she would never do something like that unless something really bad happened. Suddenly, reality hit Kagome. " Daddy's not coming back is he?" asked Kagome. There was silence. That moment, neither spoke, neither moved, neither made any sounds. Nothing filled the sky's air that night exept for smoke, gas, and the scent of salty tears.