The Girl You Left Behind
Summary: Ryoga had royally screwed up. He'd had the perfect girl at his side; athletic, played tennis, witty, fun and friendly, more importantly, she was real. There had been nothing fake about her. She spoke her thoughts as quickly as they came, and held nothing back, if she had a problem, she'd let him know, but she also let him know how much she loved him...and he threw it back in her face out of fear...fear of following in his 'fathers' footsteps.
Genre: Romance/Angst
Pairing: Fuji/Kagome/Tezuka
Rated: M
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Year – 2005
Raven hair blew gracelessly in the cool of the breeze, tears stained cheeks leaving wet trails to be reflected on by the sun, and steal blue eyes stared on with hurt and betrayal clearly visible.
"Sorry..." The voice came from a boy with black-greenish hair and breathtakingly beautiful golden hazel eyes.
"..." Disbelief crossed the girls' features, "Sorry?" She gave a dry and bitter laugh, "Sorry, won't make this go away!"
"Kagome, what do you want?"
Kagome stared sadly, her eyes searching his for any show of feelings or expression of guilt, she found none. "My life...Ryoga...I want my life back."
"...I can't undo what's been done..."
"Then what?" She cried.
"...I'm leaving, I already have a ticket, I won't tell you where I'm going, but I'll become someone who can take care of you. I will become a great Tennis Player, I...I can't do anything now...but when I can...I will come back."
Kagome shook her head, "No, leave Ryoga, but if you do..." She looked him hard in the eyes, "...don't...come back..."
Year – 2008
The last words she'd spoken to him, he had left, and she hadn't seen him since. She left New Jersey, where she had met him, and returned to her home, Tokyo, Japan. Her mom was surprised and happy to see her back, but confused all the same. Kagome had been accepted into one of the most prestigious Tennis Schools in America, and that she had left...
"I hate Tennis..."
Her words had been a blow to her mother. Her mom who she'd practically begged to let her join Tennis, start it, take lessons, the money and time that had gone into it were for nothing. In her mothers' eyes, she had let her down. Until four months later and the realization that there had been a reason to why her daughter had left had snuck up and knocked her down.
Year – 2005
"What is the meaning of this?" Scared, shock, angry...her mother wasn't sure which emotion she should lean on most now, she wasn't even sure what she should do. Her daughter sat in front of her crying, trembling even, and she knew her yelling wasn't making things better, but what else could she do? Her daughter, her baby girl...was to have a baby... "Why didn't you tell me?"
"...I was scared..."
Rai Higurashi sighed, getting down on her knees before Kagome, she took her daughters hands. "As you should be, it's only to be expected Kagome. You are thirteen years old...so young, why would you do this? Whose baby is it?"
"...his name is Ryoga..."
"Does Ryoga have a last name?"
Kagome looked into her moms eyes, she wasn't talking out in anger, it was now concern, inquisitiveness and wonder, "...Echizen..."
"Echizen, I know that name. He wouldn't happen to be the son of Nanjiro Echizen, would he?"
"Yes, eldest son, and adoptive son...his youngest son, I think Ryoga said that his younger brothers name was...Ryoma? Yeah...Ryoma Echizen."
Rai stood straight and massaged the bridge of her nose where a headache was starting to form. "I will need to stop by and inform him of the situation. How old is Ryoga? Thirteen also?"
Kagome shook her head, "He's older than me, sixteen."
It had probably been Rai's breaking point, because at that moment, she realized how real this was, and started to cry on her daughters shoulder as her daughter too began to cry.
Year – 2008
Then they both had to talk to Nanjiro, who, at first meeting was nothing more than a pervert, until he too realized just what it had been that had brought them to his residence.
Year – 2005
Kagome looked up at the older man, wearing a serious look and black kimono, he had the same eyes as Ryoga, but she remembered clearly, Ryoga telling her that he'd been adopted. He had brown hair and his eyes, though the same catlike shape, were more hazel brown than hazel gold. All the same, she couldn't look away from them as he and her mother talked about Ryoga and what had happened.
"I haven't seen him since he ran away, sorry to say, I can't help with his whereabouts, but if it's money you want─"
Kagome stood up suddenly and bowed, "I didn't come here for money, Echizen-San, I would like for this child to be able to know all of its family, if it is okay with you." She remained in that bowed state until he spoke.
"All of its family, but the father..."
"Ryoga had the chance, he left me for Tennis..."
Nanjiro flinched, apparently she'd hit a sore spot with him. "Takes after his father more than I thought,"
She wanted to ask him about that, but he sighed and continued.
"I would be very happy to be apart of your childs life, if that is okay with your mother, of course."
Rai smiled sadly, "I couldn't stop her if I wanted to. Kagome is very Family Oriented; I would risk my own relation with my daughter if I stopped her from letting one form between you and your grandchild."
"Thank you, then─"
"We should have dinner together some time."
The three turned to see a brunette standing with a little boy beside her.
"Ah, my wife, Rinko, and youngest son─"
"Ryoma..." Kagome now understood why Ryoga had left. "Ryoga's baby brother."
"That's right." Nanjiro smiled, "Ryoma, come here for a second."
He was a right look-a-like of Ryoga, and Kagome had to keep herself from crying at the similarities.
"Ryoma, this is Kagome."
"...are you really having a baby?"
'He's really blunt...' Kagome laughed, "Yes,"
"And the baby is Nii-San's?"
"..." I looked to Nanjiro and only answered once he gave me a nod of his permission. "That's right."
"Then can I call you Nee-Chan?"
'...how cute...' Kagome nodded, "Of course," she smiled, "You may call me anything you want."
Ryoma nodded, running back to his mother and taking her hand in his, "We should all have dinner together some time," He repeated his mother from earlier.
Rai laughed softly, "I think that sounds like a wonderful idea."
Year – 2008
We had made a new family that day, and neither me, nor my mother, could complain about it. Even Souta, my baby broth of nine now, loved his other family. That's not mentioning how she felt about it. Recalling the birth of her, I can't help but smile...
Year – 2006
"Push!"
Kagome grunted tiredly, she'd been lying on this gurney for the past two hours, sweating, crying, and overheating from exhaustion. "I can't...hurts..."
Rai snapped angrily, "Kagome Higurashi, you listen to me! You will push this child out now, or risk losing it forever!"
'...no...' Kagome squeezed her eyes together, she didn't want to lose the baby, she pushed, she couldn't lost this baby, she pushed, it was his baby too...she pushed~
"Waaah~"
She was breathing heavily, her mom dabbing a cool cloth on her forehead to clean her of sweat as they listened to the baby's cry. "It's a girl..."
'A girl...'
"What do you want to name her?"
'...Ryoga, Ryoma...' Kagome smiled, "Ryoko...with the kanji for Ryo being Refreshing, and the kanji for Ko being Child of course."
"Refreshing child...Ryoko Higurashi..."
Rinko who had been watching the exchange smiled herself, 'Ryoko Echizen...'
Year – 2008
"Mama~!"
'Fifteen is too young to be a mom, but I don't regret it for a second.'
A little girl ran inside, with black-greenish hair that fell in waves to just above her shoulders, and golden hazel eyes that stared widely with those catlike eyes.
"Nee-Chan~!"
Kagome smiled, taking her daughter in arms as she ran up and hugged her and turning to see Ryoma running to keep up with Ryoko. "Hey there Ryoma,"
"Nee-Chan, mom told me that you would be starting school at Seishun!"
"I am, you go to Seishun, don't you, Ryoma?"
"Yeah, I just started, but why are you transferring?"
"Ah, I wanted to be closer to Ryoko's daycare, that way if they call me like they did last week, I don't need to take a train to get there and miss half my classes; this will be easier for both me and Ryoko. I won't be late picking her up, and I'll be able to excuse myself and go to Ryoko, without missing class."
Ryoma nodded, "That makes sense."
"It will also be easier on you, Ryoma. You always pick her up after school, and I know you have tennis, I don't want to be a nuisance to you."
"It's no problem, Nee-Chan."
She ruffled the twelve year olds hair, "You are so sweet Ryoma,"
"Mama!"
Kagome looked at the little girl who sat in her lap pulling at her shirt. "Yes, Ryoko-Chan?"
"Mama, juish!"
"Juice?"
"Juish!"
Kagome rolled her eyes, "You spoil her,"
Ryoma laughed, "What can I say; she takes after her Uncle Ryoma!"
Standing, Kagome picked up Ryoko and brought her into the kitchen, "What about you Ryoma, want some Juice?"
"Yes please."
The day continued as such, and Kagome looked forward more and more to the day she'd start at Seishun Academy.
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Me: Chapter One is done, tell me what you guys think.
