Kagome groggily woke up to the sound of horses walking down a paved road and vigorous bumps from her carriage. Her head felt like it was being split into two. When she opened her eyes she saw Sango and Miroku staring at her intently. She was in a dream-like state and couldn't remember what had happened or how she got inside of a carriage. Suddenly Kagome recalled the cloth and how her mother and father held her on the edge of the stairs as Miroku and Sango smothered her with the tainted object. Kagome jumped back from them once more and tried to will herself to go through the carriage walls so that she could escape her insane aunt and uncle. They noted her reaction when she woke up and shared a knowing look. As Kagome was still trying to open the door that was painted on one side of the carriage, Sango started explaining the situation in a calm demeanor. "Lady Red, to be quite frank, we're not in the least bit sorry for what we did. In fact, we had much fun acting as the villain." She stated with a twinkle in her eye.

Miroku took over for a bit. "BUT, we are sorry that we scarred you to such an extent. Also, we will be there in a short while so we will explain what will happen."

"You have been to our house multiple times since you were young, so you are familiar with it." When Sango had interrupted Miroku she reminded Kagome of a book she had recently read, 'The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland'. Kagome thought they very much resembled the king and queen of hearts. "I know it is sudden but tomorrow you will be starting your job at 'M's sweets' okay? Your hours are from nine in the morning to one in the afternoon with a fifteen minute lunch break at eleven thirty. You are allowed to wear any clothes you want as long as it is respectable. But since this will be a clean break for you I have bought you dozens of outfits for work, outings, riding Pyrite, hunting, and sleep wear! I hope you like them all! Whenever you go out you will wear a red outfit okay? Your sleep wear and riding outfits are multitudes of colors because I know you like them. OH!" She yells with excitement. "I also got you a golden colored hat that you can wear riding or on an outing or anywhere! On work days unless you call me or Miroku at work we will expect you home before us. If you don't get home by three without calling, we will have Lilly or Hanzen call us okay? It should take you ten minutes from the shop back home but you might have lock-up or clean-up duty, want to go out with friends or just by yourself. That's why we are giving you two hours before we call the yard okay? So in the morning Miroku leaves for the restaurant at six in the morning and I go at ten so I will be here even after you leave. And every Saturday we will go to the orphanage for my work hours all right? It'll be just some girl on girl spending time. We have two carriages and four horses. We have turned the shed outside into a small stable for Pyrite because as we have found out when you all came and visited us that he intimidates Heath and Kinp. And remember we need to keep him away from Mary and Snow; they're in love with him. We brought him so you can ride him throughout the city and to work and back." Sango sucks in a breath to continue but this time Miroku cuts her off so that she could catch her breath so that she wouldn't have hyperventilated before they go home.

"Since you have a legal license to carry a pistol around with you we want you to carry it. We have gotten you a holster for it to go on your belt. We also have stocked plenty of ammo in the office room in case you use your gun wither its only for practice or defending yourself. Your belt holds a round of extra ammo for you so that you don't run out. LASTLY….. Sango decorated your room….."

"YES and it looks MARVELOUS! I decorated it all in hues of blues. I know we want you to live up to your name 'Lady Red' but I don't want you being strangled by the color. After a while you might have hated it and we defiantly couldn't have that!"

This was the first time Kagome spoke since she awoke. "I dislike the way you brought me with you, even though it would have taken a lot of convincing you didn't have to knock me out. Though, all in all, I appreciate it very much. In fact…I am even getting a little excited!" she finished with a half-smile.

That smile was all it took to get Sango going again. "You know while you're doing work and such I am sure you will get many suitors running after you! Even though many might not be able to keep up with your fast pace, wont it be fun watching them fight over you with their money? Even if you don't choose any of them you will still get multitudes of gifts from them like exported chocolate and," Sango rambles on and on until their butler and one of their drivers, Hanzen, stops the carriage.

"My Lord and Ladies, we have arrived." Hanzen says as he helps Sango out of the carriage, then Kagome. When Hanzen opens the door Kaitlin, their maid, runs up to Kagome and puts her in a death lock. After Kagome frees herself from her friend's hug she becomes bombarded with Lilly and Alexander tackling her for their hugs. After all the welcomes are placed and said the four house workers lead Miroku, Sango, and Kagome into the kitchen where a large almond rum cake awaits them with presents on the long dining table.

"Welcome home Kagome," "Lady Red," they all say to her as she looks at them in astonishment.

"This is for me? You would think it is my birthday!"

They all look at each other. Lilly and Kaitlin said, "Isn't it though? Isn't it your fifteenth birthday?" Kagome is stunned into silence. It IS her fifteenth birthday, with all of the excitement…and fear that had beheld her she had forgotten it was her birthday. While being unconscious for three days didn't help her, she wouldn't have remembered it till her parents brought it up, she never did.

After all the excitement and the presents and the cake Kagome thanked them and excused herself to head upstairs. She was tired from all of the day's work. Plus she had to work the next day so she had yet another excuse to head to bed early. Kaitlin was going to bring the presents up to her room later that day. Kagome's new room looked very much like her old one except much roomier. After Kaitlin went back down stairs from helping Kagome into her night gown, Kagome heard her uncle ordering them around down stairs. Something about how Kaitlin should clean up the kitchen while Hanzen had to help him in the office with his restaurant stuff. He told Alexander to start preparing that night's dinner and for Lilly to go water the herb garden. They had planted it a while ago for Kagome for after she arrived, for her to use them in her cooking. Kagome loved to cook and they weren't going to stop her. They had it planted for her so she wouldn't feel so far away from home. Maybe it won't be suck a bad thing to live in London. Maybe I will be able to gain enough money fast enough so that I can go to college at the right age without borrowing money. She smiled to herself as she fell into a deep slumber.