Ch.2 – Moving
A boy with short black and white hair wearing a long black trench coat, boots and a few earrings looks up to see a girl with black hair in a pair of jeans and a tank top running towards him. "Kagome…" He catches her as she tries to stop.
"Haru-san, I'm sorry." She hugs him.
"What happened?"
"I met Cat-san today and I was really excited to meet a member of the Sohma family. But I accidentally made him angry! I think he hates me now…" She looks down at the ground sadly.
"I'm sure you only startled him."
"I'm so nervous about starting school with you Haru-san. I'm already 20. And what if your family doesn't like me?"
"You'll be fine. You're going in as a Senior so you can observe the family outside the compound. Don't forget Akito said he wanted you moved."
"He hates that I won't follow his orders. I make him ask."
"Yes he does, but you're enforcing manners." A man with short black hair in a pair of black slacks with a white shirt and black tie steps out from behind Hatsuharu.
"H-Hatori-san!"
"Don't alarm yourself. Akito isn't here. I would not allow him outside the grounds with winter starting to set in. I am here to move you to your new home."
"…Oh…" Kagome sighs. "Let's go inside and I'll make some tea for you while I start packing things." She leads them up the shrine steps and into the house. "I guess it is time that I should move on. But I feel bad leaving the shrine. It's always meant so much to me." She joins them at the table with a hot pot of tea and pours a few cups.
"We are building you a small shrine in the gardens for your meditations. We've left the decorating up to you. I know that there are a lot of artifacts you would like kept somewhere ."
"Yes. I want to bring all of my artifacts. All of my books, scrolls, weaponry, armor, pictures, I will not leave any of it behind. But it is time I leave the well. It will bring nothing but painful memories. But I must admit that Akito-san has some disturbing memories."
"Well we're hoping that you can help him with that Angel."
"… I'm just a miko. I am completely human, nowhere close to the deities. Why would you call me such?"
"That is what you are to us. To Akito. I have seen you grow wings before my eyes."
"That…. You saw that?" Kagome tries not to look at them and instead seems to find her tea quite interesting. "I… I thought I made sure I was alone…"
"Wings? You never told me you could grow wings." Hatsuharu looks over at Kagome with interest. "What other talents are you hiding?"
"Wouldn't you like to know, Black-san."
"Caught me eh? You got any fight in you? Let's spar!"
"Return to White-san please, unless you want to carry all the heavy boxes for me."
"Anything for a good opponent! C'mon, we'll have a quick round before we go!" He stands up with determination.
"No. I will not fight you Black-san. Please return to White-san so we may finish packing and leave."
"Aw. No fun." He shakes his head in dismay before leaving the room.
"You never cease to amaze me Angel." Hatori comments as he too leaves the room. Kagome shakes her head as she picks up the dishes, packing them away with the rest once they're clean. "I've got all of your clothes and furniture in the moving truck, it's time to go Angel." Hatori walks over and takes her box of dishes from her. Kagome sighs as she follows him outside to the moving truck.
"I hope everything will turn out alright. What's going to happen to my shrine?"
"It will be taken care of by a few outside Sohmas so that it stays within your reach. Now we must be going, before we make Akito angry for being late."
"Late for Akito…." Kagome sighs as she gets in the truck and watches her home in the side mirror until it disappears out of site.