Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inuyasha Characters.
A/N: I'm going to skip the boring parts of packing and paying. Let's skip straight to the airport. Tell me what you think is going to happen, and some ideas on what you want to happen. Flames are welcome!!
On with the story!!
Kagome walked with her group to their terminal to wait for their plane to be called to board. She wasn't really paying attention to where she was going and ran smack into and old woman, knocking over all of Kagome's things, and her carryon spilling all its contents into the hall.
The old woman smiled, and took something out of her pocket, but Kagome didn't notice. She bent over, as if to help Kagome pick up her things, slipped something over her head.
"What- hey! No, this is your necklace, take it back!" Kagome removed it from over her head, and held the charm part in her hand. The woman dug the crystal charm further into her hand, breaking the skin, and getting blood on the tip. It flashed red, but went unnoticed by Kagome.
The old woman cackled. "No, I know where you're going, you're going to need it. But, it also has great responsibility with it. Find the other 5 colors, or else it's your problem now." She ran off; surprisingly fast for such an old woman. Kagome just stared after her, in a surprised stupor, unsure what to do. She looked down at the necklace in her hand. What did she mean by it was my problem now? It's just a necklace, isn't it? Of course it's only a necklace, so why let suck a pretty thing go to waste? I'll wear it, and if anything weird happens while I'm wearing it, I'll take it off. No problem. Stupid crazy people, someone just needs to lock her up in a funny farm. Kagome walked off, back to her group, after putting the necklace on. It flashed red, but was again missed by an oblivious Kagome.
"Alright kids, this is where I leave you, because I'm not going to America with you, you are going as a group of students. Try to stick together. And those of you staying until the end of their school year, good luck. You may find that you won't need to pay attention too much in class; our schools are more advanced than theirs. That just means that you will go to a better college than them, because your scores will be higher than theirs. Here are the names of the students you will be staying with." Mr. Fallon pulled out a sheet of paper. "Kagome Higurashi, you will be staying with Kaden-Marie Smith. Kimea Uchendu, you will be staying with Analyissia Smith. Hojo, you will be staying with Max Tyler. Soyan-"
"Mr. Fallon, we already know who we are staying with. Remember, we've been e-mailing each other ever since we were matched and got each other's e-mail address. Well, everyone except Kagome's girl, she really doesn't care what Kagome likes." Kimea received an elbow in the stomach.
"Shut up, Kime, before I hurt you! Remember, there's not that many girls on this trip from Japan, so if I were you, I wouldn't anger the one who is friends with you!" Kagome whispered furiously, loud enough for only Kimea and Soyan, beside her, could hear her, and he cracked up.
"Kagome, if you're going to threaten someone, I wouldn't threaten them with not talking to them, they might not mind too much." He laughed, and Kagome growled at him, something that only Kagome could pull off without looking stupid. He smiled at her, flashing to her a sarcastic wave.
"Settle down, guys, alright, I'll get to the point. When you get to the airport in Louisville, there should be a van there that will pick you up. From there, you will be transported to the town of V.E. and your host students will pick you up at V.E. High School, and you will get to meet them face to face. From there, you will go home, and your host family will feed you, and you will have all night with your new family. From there, the schedule that we sent them, and the schedule that you have, should cover everything else."
"Flight 229 now boarding. Flight 229 to Louisville now boarding."
"Better get going, kiddos! See you whenever you come back!" Mr. Fallon said, pushing them, one after the other, to the pathway to get to the plane. "Good luck!"
Kagome settled into the seat, glad that the plane to America wasn't very crowded, so she had elbow and knee room.
"Hey, Kagome, I got a question. What will happen when we get there?" Kime asked.
"Mr. Fallon explained it. We will meet our hosts."
"What if they don't like us?" Kagome rolled her eyes.
"Then we put our money together, rent a hotel room, and get our international licenses, instead of just using our Japanese licenses, because they won't work in America."
"Not funny."
"I thought that it was." Kagome opened the window shade, and ignored the other girl that was trying to make conversation with her. "Kimea shut up and let me sleep." Kime looked shocked at what Kagome had told her, but she left her alone anyway, not saying anything.
Kagome tried to sleep, but it just wouldn't come, so she contented herself with pretending that she as asleep, and listening to her IPod. Eventually, someone shook her awake, and told her that they were in Louisville.
The van was there just as they were told it would be, and they departed with talk of the next half year.
When they finally pulled up to V.E. High School, everyone was perky to the greatest extent, and couldn't wait to meet their hosts. Kagome counted the students waiting there, and came up one short. Oh, man, I hope it's Hojo who is stuck at the school with no one here to pick him up, he's been annoying me all ride!
As everyone left her, still stuck at the school, Kagome cursed karma. She sat there for an hour before an old truck pulled up, and asked her if her name was Kagome Higurashi.
"Hai, and are you Kaden-Marie?"
The girl driving scowled. "I go by K, so don't call me anything different unless I give you permission, got it?" Kagome nodded, taken aback by the girl's sudden harshness. "Get is, and don't touch anything." Kagome did as she was told, and smiled over at her, trying to loosen the situation. "My niece, Jane, is asleep, if you wake her up when we get to my house, you will put her back to sleep, and let me tell you, it's not easy."
"My mother is home as well, and she's nuts, so obey what she says, or she'll kill you. I'm not one to be trifled with, so don't argue with me, don't follow me around, and don't annoy me, or else I'll assume you have a death wish, and grant it for you. My sister, Mandy, is annoying, so if you like her, you can move in with her, and leave me the hell alone. I won't be transporting you anywhere, unless my mother makes me, other than school, to get rid of you, and home, to trap you, or the park to bury you when you annoy me too much. Keep your space, and I'll keep mine. Understand?" Kagome nodded. "And I speak Japanese, so if you want to cuss me in Japanese, I wouldn't." Kagome nodded again, wishing that she hadn't come already.
"K, do you listen to music much?"
"Yes."
"What kind?"
"Gothic, punk, screaming, you know, music that talks about killing people and yourself."
"Oh." Kagome dropped the subject, or any subject for that matter, and began thinking that she hope the girl didn't try reading her diary, or else she'd have to show her just how well a fighter she was. Kagome tried to smile at K again, trying to get her to smile, but only succeeded in getting her to scowl at her.
"Stop that, I don't smile, and I don't invade privacy, if that's what you were thinking." Kagome's mouth fell open, wondering how the girl knew what she was thinking. "Oh, and you also need to mind your own business here. There's so many things abut this town that you really don't want to know."
"What does V.E. stand for?"
K POV
I racked my brains, trying to remember what the teacher told us to tell the students if we were asked. "Vincent Edward, the dude that founded this town." So it's not the full truth, but it has some truth to it. Vincent Edward is someone who helped start this town, but not in the normal way. He helped make it V.E. He made it Vampire Empire. I sighed. Stupid Japanese girl, she doesn't even know what's going on, or how much danger she's in, just by being in the same vehicle as me.
I covered my nose absently. Why to mortals have to smell so… odd?? We vampires smell so much better, but they smell so… sweet… intoxicating… make you want to just-
"K, where are we going?"
I growled. "Home."
"Where is it?"
"Where my family isn't."
"Isn't? Shouldn't they be there?"
"No, they are never home at this time. Normally, neither am I."
"Hey, K?"
"Shut up, Kagome, I'm tired of answering questions."
Kagome shot me a dirty look, how dare her! If only she knew how much trouble she could be in right now, if I had less control right now. I sniffled, still covering my nose, trying to block out her scent, but I also picked up another. One was of a dog, but a weird dog scent, and a weird wolf scent. What did I get myself into? I've got a dog-girl on my hands! There was another, faint scent, a scent I had only ever smelled when I was in another town, and I passed a priestess. Hmm… I wonder if she's a priestess. No, you have to go to school for that, right? When you get out of high school, right?
It doesn't matter; it's not as if a priestess could do anything to me, those stupid stories about vampires and reflections, garlic, holy water, crosses, or a wooden stake. All that's about as false as a politician. I sighed, seeing my house come into view.
Normal POV
There were many people in the streets, all looking ominous. Grinning, yes, but an evil grin, like they knew something that they didn't. OR that Kagome didn't at least. There was a woman on a platform… no, the platform wasn't there anymore, and half the people disappeared in a blink of an eye. Weird, I thought that there were many more people here just a second ago. Wonder who they all are. K smiled, as if reading her thoughts.
"Kagome, the woman in front of that huge house over there is my mother, and the man beside her is my step father, but he doesn't live with us. They're getting a divorce. But he too is not one to be trifled with, nor given alcohol." Kagome nodded.
K pulled over, and got out. Kagome jumped out as well, and grabbed her bags. Many people smiled at her, she smiled back, thinking that they were being friendly. Her new necklace flashed in the sunset, and those standing close to her grimaced, and took a few steps puzzling her a bit.
