A/N: Here's a story that I wrote when I was ten years old. Of course, the story has been edited with extended content, but, I hope you enjoy it.

EDITED (12.31.10): After contemplating on whether or not to discontinue this story, I decided to. I'm sorry if I disappointed anyone, but I did write this story years ago and don't really like where I was going with this story. However, feel free to imagine your own ending for this story! (haha..)

Again, thanks so much to my supporters! I really appreciated all your feedback on this story!


Full Summary: "I wish I will, I wish I might, have my Cinderella story tonight." Kagome was an orphan, adopted by the Chung's, a wealthy family she thought would treat her with kindness and care. Little did she know, she was only adopted to be a slave. Poor Kagome would always be shoved, kicked, whipped. She was treated unfairly and was at most times, starving and left to fight for her life. One day, a mysterious man, Inuyasha comes to her care. Days after, she begins to fall for him. Will her love for him bloom? Will Kagome have her "Cinderella Story?"

Key:

Bold Author's comments

Italic Person's thought/Emphasis (if only one word is there)

Underline Next Scene


Warning: Content contains some child abuse.


"Kagome! Come and clean up this mess right now! Take out the garbage and do the laundry! Quickly, or else no dinner for you tonight!" said Louis, shrieking at me.

Louis is my foster father. He's a pathetic excuse for a man. In other words, he's a tall man, around 5"8. He's sitting on a sofa, wearing a suit, and a hat that covered his dirty brunette hair.

"You better listen to your mother and be finished with all your chores by the time I come home from work!" he said to me, pointing a figure towards me, as if threatening me.

"Y-yes father," I said to him, bowing. In our country, it was a custom to bow down to your parents, or relatives when they are departing.

"I'm leaving now, Stephie, my darling!" Louis said.

"Have a nice day at work dear," a short pudgy woman said, giving Louis a kiss on the cheek. "I'll make sure this wench does her work."

Once Louis left the house, Stephie spat at me.

"GET TO WORK AT ONCE KAGOME!" she said, sending me shrilly death glares.

"Yes, mother," I replied.

Once Stephie went up to her bedroom, I sighed.

So there you have it, that's my life.

'My name is Kagome Higurashi. I am 15 years old. I have shoulder-length raven colored hair, and hazel eyes. I do not attend school. I was an orphan at age 9 until I was adopted by the Chung's, a wealthy family who I thought would raise me like my kind parents who had died in a car accident. However, boy, was I truly wrong.'

The Chung's treated me like a dirt bag. I was only adopted to be their personal slaves, just like the other children they adopted to use as personal slaves, however, they are no longer with us, so I will speak no further.

After day dreaming for a second, I snapped back to reality, and remembered that my first chore was to take out the garbage. As much as I hated doing it, I did as I was told, and took out the disgusting, rotting, smelly garbage.

Once I was done, I cleaned up the mess Louis had made, and finished the laundry. I was happy with my accomplishment, until that hag had to come screw up my happy moment.

"Are you done with your work yet, you worthless piece of crap!" Stephie screamed.

"Yes, I'm done," I answered softly. I would've loved to hurt Stephie right at the spot, but doing so would earn me a whipping from Louis.

"Now be useful and go buy your father and I some food to eat tonight for dinner," said Stephie, handing me some money. "Here's $100 for your father and I, and .50 cents for you."

'What a cheap ass, after all the work I've done for her and Louis.'

I took the money anyway and marched off to the market to find some food to buy.

'Dammit, what could I possibly buy for .50 cents for me to eat?'

I stopped in front of a store called "Wu-Chang's Grocery," and entered. The store was owned by Wu-Chang (Obviously), who I have become close friends with. I always bought food at his store because it sold the most fresh food at the cheapest prices, and plus, it would help his business.

I picked out various types of food's: Steak, Ramen Noodles, Chicken, Broccoli, Spinich, White Rice, Carrots, Wine, Baby Corn, Diet Soda, Chips, Beer, and whatever I remembered was on the Chung's shopping list.

'Man these people have the weirdest food cravings. I'm surprised their not dead yet, the way their eating! '

After spending a few minutes waiting in line to buy the food, I left to the fish ball stand. (T: Okay, I know they usually only have those in China Town, but bear with me. The story originally had Chinese characters, but I changed them.)

"Jessie, do you mind giving me two fish ball sticks for .50?" "It's all the Chung's gave me," I asked to the fish ball stand owner, Jessie, another close friend of mine.

"Sure Kaggie, take an extra stick in case you get hungry. I know the Chung's barely feed you, poor thing," said Jessie, handing me three sticks.

"Thanks Jessie! I owe you!" I said, tossing her my money, and trotting away back home with a fish ball in my mouth.


Back Home

"Mother! I'm here with the food! I'm leaving your change on the table…," I yelled out when I got home.

Stephie came stomping down the stairs beside her bedroom.

"YOUR FIVE MINUTES LATE!" she shrieked.

"If you don't have anything to do, go fix Shawn's room!"

"And I'm not your mother," she with such triumph, and left the area, skipping in victory.

"Yes Stephie," I said, bowing.

'Note to self: Only call Stephie 'mother,' when in the presence of relatives, or family.'

Very carefully, I placed the food I bought on the dining room table. I'd have to make some food for dinner later. Then, it was time to step into the pit of hell, Shawn's room, otherwise known as my evil older stepbrother's room.

I knocked on his door gently. "Shawn? I'm here to clean your room," I said calmly and quietly.

"Come in," said Shawn, sounding very grumpy, no wait, too grumpy.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Shawn sitting on the edge of his bed, shirtless with bruises all over his arms and chest.

"Oh my god!" I exclaimed. "Shawn, have you been fighting again?"

"So what if I was? Why the hell should you care?' he said to me.

"Of course I care, you're my stepbrother, and I should!" I spoke, raising my voice.

A few seconds later, my voice softened. "Shall I go get you some medicine?" I offered.

"Just forget it! And don't even think you have the right to call me your stepbrother, we barely even know each other," said Shawn.

"Just hurry the hell up with cleaning my room."

"O-okay," I said, gasping. I started to clean his room.

'And to think that I would earn some praise for cleaning his room, but nooo.'

"After your done, you can go outside and have a 10 minute break," said Shawn, apologetically.

"Thank you," I said.

'Well I least I have ten free minutes to do something.'

Once I was done picking the garbage, vacuuming the floor, making the bed, and folding the clothes in Shawn's room, I was set to go.

"I'll be leaving now," I said to Shawn, and hurriedly dashed outside, not wanting to miss any minute of my break.


Outside

"Ahhh, fresh air," I said to myself, stretching out my arms and legs to relax myself.

I looked up at the sky, my eyes staring towards the mix of blue, and white up in the sky.

'I wish I was free of the Chung's. I wish I was happy.'

'Are you happy up there, mom, dad?'

I took in a deep breath, closed my eyes, savored the moment. Then I opened my mouth.

"I want to be out there, dancing with the wind,

Flying with the air,

Soaring high.

I wish I was free,

I wish I was happy,

But life is full of challenges,

And various arrangements.

If only,

I could go back in time,

If only, you were still mine,

If only,

You were here with me."

I opened my eyes, and got up. I turned to look at a clock sitting on the counter of a shop.

My eyes widened, my mouth, drooping down.

"Oh crap, I'm late!" I said, screaming, and running towards the way home.


At Home (Again)

"Kagome! You stupid idiot! You were supposed to be back in ten minutes! Your 5 minutes late! We were waiting for you to cook us dinner!" Louis yelled out.

He began to kick me ferociously, and yanked my hair.

"P-please stop, I'm sorry," I managed to say to him, whimpering.

I ran to the kitchen, and started to cook dinner as fast as I could. In a few minutes, I was done. Carefully placing the food on the dining room table, I was about to sit down with the others, till I was stopped.

"What makes you think that you can eat with us?" Louis said, giving me a slap on the face.

"Now, now sweetie, don't overexert yourself, you could get a heart attack," said Stephie, giving Louis a pat on the back. "I'll take care of her."

"YOU STUPID WENCH! GO OUT SIDE AND EAT DOG POOP INSTEAD! THIS IS OUR FOOD! NOW GET OUT BEFORE I TAKE OUT MY WHIP!" hollered Stephie.

"Can't I at least have a cracker?" I replied, weakly. My stomach growled due to the talk of food.

"You don't deserve anything here, you fool!" Stephie said, trotting up stairs to get her whip.

She came with it, towards my direction. I closed my eyes, turning my head to face the other way.

'Here it comes Kagome. Stay strong.'

Whip

Whip

Whip

Whip

Whip

A small gust of wind could be felt from the five lashings I was being given by Stephie.

'What ever did I do to deserve this?'

Once she was done lashing me with her whip, Stephie kicked me all the way outside of the house.

"And stay out until morning!" she screeched, slamming the door on my backside.

I was really stumped this time, I didn't know what to do, I sat there on the steps, crying my eyes out.

"Are you okay there, miss?" said a tall man with shoulder-length silver hair.

I stared at the man. Trying to get up, my body froze on the spot.

My eyes started getting drowsy, and I was losing control of my body.

"Miss? Miss!" the man yelled out running towards me.

"I don't feel so good," I said, my eyes closing, the world fading, going pitch black.

And darkness overpowered me.


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