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Shortly after they had settled into the apartment, the Nakamaro family went, and took a tour of Tokyo High School. Once the tour was complete, he bought his Daughter the required uniform for the school. When Sarah receives her school uniform, the first thing she said was, "Why did it have to be green? Of all the colors in the world, why did this school choose the one I hate."

Then despite hating the color she thanked her Father for getting her several uniforms so she wouldn't have to wash clothes every day. Thank goodness it had been Friday, and she didn't start until Monday for some reason she was still tired from the eighteen-hour airplane ride. Sarah spent the weekend setting her room up the way she liked it. Monday morning came too quickly for Sarah she put on her uniform and walked to school. Once she was there she went to the school office the school secretary led her to her first class with Ms. Tanuma Yoshi. She says, "Yoshi-San this is your new student Sarah."

She looks up, and says, "Thanks, Sarah you may sit there next to Hojo. Before you sit down why don't you tell the class a little about yourself?" She always had new students do this it seemed to help break the ice with the other students in class.

Sarah replied, "Well my name is Sarah, I'm sixteen, my parents grew up in Japan, but I grew up in American, and now we are back in Japan." After finishing Sarah sat down at the desk. At lunch, Sarah meets Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi who tell her all about Kagome, and her illnesses. Finally, the end of Sarah's first day had arrived, and Ms. Tanuma Yoshi asked, "Ok who is going to volunteer to bring Kagome, a copy of her school work? Remember her Grandfather said she has Pentapox, and that it's highly contagious."

Sarah raised her hand saying, "I've had Pentapox but I'd need directions on how to get there from here." After she says this she remembers when she tried to pull this with her Dad.

~ Flashback ~

Sarah had decided that she wanted a day off from her tutor, so she looked up online believable fake illnesses she had found a site called stay home from school after deciding against several made up diseases she finally decided to go with Pentapox going as far as to put red spots on her face. Unfortunately, she had acted sick to well, and her Father had taken her to the hospital for a cure. Needless to say, she was in serious trouble with her Father once the doctor realized there was nothing wrong with her. Not that she hadn't performed really well and wasn't convincing at being sick for the doctor just couldn't find any sickness that had her symptoms.

~ End Flashback ~

Sarah picked up the address and directions to Kagome's house along with all the work she needed to do. Sarah followed the instructions to a Shrine she slowly walked to the door and knocked. A boy answered the door, so Sarah asked, "Does Kagome Higurashi live here?"

The boy replies,"She's my older sister my name is Sota. What do you want to see her about?" It wasn't often his sister got visitors, and usually when she did it was one of her three girlfriends or Hojo. He didn't recognize this girl as being one of Kagome's friends.

Sarah says, "I am a new girl in her class, and since I have had Pentapox the teacher asked me to bring your sister her missed classwork as well as her homework so she wouldn't fall too far behind."

Sota replies, "Oh come in my Mom will want to meet you…MOM!" He had yelled out into the house calling her from where ever she was. Sarah took off her shoes at the door as there was a pile and it was a custom in Japan to do so.

Mrs. Higurashi walks in, and says, "Hello my name is Ukie how may I help you?" She had never seen this girl before but could tell from the uniform that she was attending Kagome's school.

Sarah replied, "I'm Sarah, and I was asked to bring Kagome's school work since she's out sick." It was the truth Sarah found the sticking to the truth was always the best when possible.

Ukie says, "You must be new to the school Sarah." She nods to which Ukie adds, "Well welcome to Tokyo you can take the work up to Kagome she's in her room resting." She knew her daughter wasn't resting she was supposed to be upstairs catching up on homework. Knowing Kagome though she was more than likely goofing off, and not concentrating on her homework.

She understood her daughter's responsibility of having to complete the jewel but she wanted her to graduate high school at least, and at this point, it looked as if Kagome would be lucky if she would complete high school with her classmates. She wondered what would happen to her Daughter if once the jewel was completed and her duty done if she'd be returned home. What kind of life could her Daughter have with her poor attendance records, health issues and bad grades if she'd ever be able to support herself or if she'd be stuck working the shrine?

Sarah replied, "Ok thanks, Ukie-San" Sarah heads up the stairs, and knocks on the bedroom door. She wondered what this girl would look like, and if they would become friends or not. She hoped that they would become friends she had been mad at her Father for uprooting her and dragging her all the way from America to Japan. Sure she knew fluent Japanese it was her first language English had been her second. It was then that it dawned on her that her Father must have planned on returning to Japan all along. He more than likely hadn't planned on staying in America as long as he had.