Souta had brought Shippo over, along with his family; the kitsunes. They were a warm and welcoming family that Kagome always enjoyed when they were around. It was pretty odd how she had been introduced to them but hilarious nonetheless. It wasn't everyday you had a rabid child chasing you because he had too much sugar at school.
The doorbell rang and Kagome let her Mother open the door, not really wanting to be useless with her old age. It was Kunloon. Kagome groaned.
"My Kagome how lovely you turned out! Oh I think you will fit this clothing rather nicely with your curves. Tell me, are the boys drooling over you at school? Are you being safe? If not I have some brand new packages in my purse-" Her Aunt rambled on. Kagome blushed, not liking the way the topic was going.
"Nope, school is as normal as ever! Nothing to get excited about Aunty!" She said faking a smile. Her Aunt smiled back and went into conversation with Kikyo, who looked like she wanted to be in that closet instead of the coats. Kagome laughed and leaned against Kouga, who appeared behind her after her Aunt left.
"Six more days till Christmas Eve Kags." He said in a whisper. She laughed again and he smiled into the crook of her neck.
"I can't wait. Are Ginta and Hakaku coming to Japan?" She asked. He shook his head softly and decided Kagome needed a real laugh. He wiggled his fingers on her sides and she squealed and flinched away.
"Kouga! Q-quit-." She stuttered. She tried to get away but his grip was stronger, but not enough to hurt her. He laughed and let her go so she could try and find a safe place. This would be fun.
Kagome ran past the kitchen to her bedroom and pulled on the string that led to the attic in her ceiling. In one mad dash she was up in her cozy layer waiting for Kouga to forget about this game. Why couldn't he just respect her ticklish-ness (Is that even a word...?) and leave her ALONE?
Kouga counted to 15 before chasing after her. This game would be too easy now that he had his five senses enhanced! He sniffed the air for her scent, the one he truly enjoyed. It was a mixtire of Ginger, Mint, Mango,and Peach all put together. Giving it a spicy yet sweet back-bite in your mouth. He followed her trail and noticed it led to her room. Why does she always go here? O well. He stifled a laugh, already knowing where she was.
"Kagome, you can't hide forever. Mmmm, I smell dinner. It probably ready." He said cooly. He heard her swear soflty and the ceiling creaked. He smiled to himself as he heard her groan, stomach growling loudly. He tugged on the string to the attic. Kagome, being the dense person that she is, didn't realise your NOT supposed to sit on the door of the attic. Kouga did not expect a 120 pound 16 year old being hurtled at him at 70 miles per hour.
What are the odds that worked out?
Kagome quit screaming and looked around, not realising she stopped falling. She let out a soft sigh and heard her pillow groan in respone. WHAT THE THE HELL?! Pillows don't talk! She jumped up and screamed, closing her eyes and pointing at the pillow on the ground.
"Momma! It's gonna eat me!!" She screamed. She ran for it, leaving a baffled kouga in a pink room. She let her feet run to where-ever, not really caring until she collided with a wall. Hard. She looked up and saw a brunette standing there looking at her angrily. Why was his shirt wet? Didn't he realise he could get sick? Oh. Whoops. She screamed and ran to him frantically. He stood shocked as a short raven haired girl wrapped her arms around him tightly.
"It's gonna eat me!!!" She yelled. He looked at her and laughed.
"What's gonna eat you?" He said, thinking it was a joke. This was not a joke!
"The pillow I landed on wanted to eat me!" She wailed. He looked at her amused and let her lead him to where-ever this man-eating pillow was.
Kagome knew she sounded nuts saying a pillow was going to eat her, but it was! No lie! She led the stranger to her room and just stared. All there was left was a kouga sitting on the ground mumbling to himself.
"But..Where did the man eating pillow go?" She asked confused. Kouga looked at her and laughed at her pouting face. Really, she was just too cute for her own good. The brunette stranger looked at her amused and walked out the door, not really seeing the point in staying.
A few hours passed with nothing really exciting to mention. Dinner went well, considering Kunloon had to leave with her twenty year old boyfriend. Kagome was introduced to her dad's side of the family. Light, was the brunette she ran into. He was tall, slender, with a little bit of muscle. He had a tan, but only enough to make him look a few years older. He was dressed in a black and white jacket that had stripes going across with a plain shirt underneath, and was wearing Jeans. Overall, very comfortable. Kagome wanted to go crawl under a rock. And here she thought she would be able to make a good impression on her (in a stretched version) brother.
Sayu was even cuter than she was when they were younger! She still had that childish smile and a weak spot for boys, but other than that, it was kinda hard to recognise her. The last time Kagome saw her was 11 years ago, when she was 5 and sayu was 3. Barely old enough to walk. Now Sayu carried a simple pink purse that was big enough to hold maybe a little bit of make-up and a pen or two? She wore a matching sweater and some comfortable jeans, giving her a relaxed yet classy and cute look. She was a bit hesitant to hug Kagome, not really knowing that much about her. That was fine with Kagome, just as long as Sayu said hi at least. Although, she did seem kinda sad that Sayu was uncomfortable around her.
"Hey, I'm Light. It's a pleasure to meet you." He said in a reluctant yet happy voice. She knew enough of peoples emotions and body language that was able to let her figure out Light wanted to be somewhere else. She smiled.
"I'm Kagome, and I'm glad to meet you too. Give me some time to say hello to everybody then I'll show you around the neighborhood. I never did get to show you the park, did I?" She asked. He shook his head. It was kinda weird, seeing as how he was turning seventeen next month. When the last time she saw him he was proudly showing her how to write in cursive. And to think back then he avoided her because he thought she had cooties! They were in the third grade and yet he still believed in that?
Shippo's family had come over to let him spend the night about ten minutes after that. Keade went off to bed around eight, while Kikyo and Inuyasha disappeared to her room doing Kami-knows-what. Sometimes Kagome was slightly grateful her room was on the opposite side of the house sometimes.
"Kags! Shippo and I are going up to my room for the night!" Souta yelled.
"Kay! Just be sure not to eat all that sugar you guys!" She yelled. And they thought she didn't see the candy in their hands.
Kagome sighed and plopped down on the couch, not entirely exhausted, but not hyperly active either. She heard some scratching noises from the kitchen and decided to see what it was. Cautiosuly, she peered around the corner and only saw Light writing on a piece of paper. She looked at his back confused.
"Light-kun, why didn't you do your homework before you got here?" She scolded.
"I was just rechecking it, don't worry I'll be done in a second." He said tiredly. Being Kira sure has taken a toll on his emotional levels thats for sure. But he wasn't writing names, just doing what he told Kagome.
"Well your homework can wait. I'm bored and Kouga disappeared somewhere so your comin with me!" She said determindly. Light laughed and stretched from his chair. Then got up and slowly went to go put his coat on. He looked over to Kagome and was slightly stunned to see her already in her winter coat and gloves. When did she change? Oh well. Some things are better left unsaid. Once they were ready they opened the front door to a bitter wind and snow storm. Kagome walked along as if nothing was wrong while Light shivered to the bone.
"Why aren't you cold?" He asked.
"Dunno." She said. He nodded, knowing that she couldn't see the action since he was behind her.
"So what's happened since we last met?" He asked lightly, trying to make conversation. Kagome concentrated.
"Hm. Well, I got dressed up as a boy for my school's play last year. And I gave Souta a swirly yesterday." She said evilly. He laughed.
"Well, it seems I didn't miss much." He said. He smiled, he should have known Kagome would be the only person he let himself get carefree around.
"Well, there's also the story of how I met Kouga." She said distractedly. She looked ahead, at the park that looked like an iceland. He looked at her curiously.
"Do tell."
And that was all she needed.
(Woot! Go cliffie! …Nah, I'm just kiddin, heres the second part)
"Let me see...Oh! The first time I ever met him was when I had gotten in trouble with the principal in the fourth grade. I had beaten up the pipe lines in the girls bathroom and they found out it was me, so I got cleaning duty with the Janitor. Kouga was in his science class when he accidentally created an explosion, making chemicals spill everywhere. I had to go clean that mess and I guess he felt bad, so he stayed with me to keep me company while I cleaned. At first, I just thought he was annoying as hell. He kept trying to sing different things like, 27 digits of the number of pi, and the different chemical reactions when you mix one thing and another. Finally, I just punched him, telling him to shut the hell up and I didn't want to hear any of that crap. Then, he smirks. You know what he does?! The very next day I'm sent to the principles office and guess who's saying 'that's the girl that punched me and threatened me not to tell'!" Kagome said, finishing angrily. Light laughed.
"What happened after that?" He asked curiously.
"After that, I punched him again-In front of the principle I might add- calling him a liar. Eventually, we both got cleaning duty and we had to work together. I swear, the first five times we were next to each other, I wanted to punch him so bad...But, eventually, I got used to his company and started to hate him less and less until finally it was safe to call us friends. we went to concerts, movies, malls-where he carried my things- and we even were there for each others driving lessons. Might I add, I almost died when it was his turn. Honestly? Who tries to do a U-turn when a 4-axel truck is right in front of you when you turn? Anyways, after 2 years we figured out we like each other more than we should as friends, and we started dating. Which led to engagement, which is where we are right now." She finished. Kagome walked ahead near the tree Kouga and her had just recently been, with Light trailing behind. He whistled low.
"Sounds like quite a history you two have got. Now tell me, did you guys wait till you got home or was it you two that made spots on the floor of the janitors closet a few years back?" He asked innocently. Kagome flushed red, but didn't do anything else.
"Nope, must have been some other teenage couple." She said hurriedly. Dang! I denied it too fast to be normal! She cursed. Then, something caught her attention.
"Let me guess, you accused me and Kouga doing that so you can have someone to blame when someone proves it was you and your girlfriend, right? My, my light. I thought you had more dignity than doing it in a closet!" Kagome said. She couldn't hold it in any longer as she watched light flush and stutter. She cracked up, almost falling on the ground.
"Ka-What?.... Theres no way… I would never!... How dare you accuse me of something like that!" He said, tackeling her at the end. She squealed, trying to get up off the snow.
"Cold! Cold! I could sue you if I get pneumonia(sp?)!" She screamed. He laughed, but got up off her.
"Man, I haven't had this much fun in years! And we hardly even went anywhere!" Light yelled. Kagome laughed.
"You know, when I saw you for the first time earlier I could have sworn it wasn't you in the beginning. You're like a different person now! If you so much as looked at me I would have turned into and icecube!" She replied.
"Sorry, I guess I was just too preoccupied with something." He said distractedly. He looked away, not daring to look her in the eye.
"Light-kun? Daijobu? Are you okay? N-nani?! W-what?!" She said hysterically. She looked over her shoulder, but didn't see anything. She looked back at Light, slightly hysterical as he looked like he was about to scream. She grabbed his arms and gave him a good shake.
"Light-kun! What's wrong?!" She said. He looked at her, his eyes far away. She shook him again until he was finally looking at her. She looked behind her again, making sure no one was there and she didn't see them at first.
"K-Kagome?! Where'd you come from?" He said shocked.
"Are you okay?! All of a sudden you looked like you were about to scream and now your asking me where I came from?!" She said hysterical.
"C-calm down! I'm okay!" He said as he saw her about to cry. She hit him in the chest.
"Don't scare me like that baka! I almost had a heart-attack!" She yelled.
He laughed.
"Come on, we better get going. I'm pretty sure your mom is looking for you by now." He said matter-of-factly, like he always does. She nodded, still slightly hysterical. Light put his arm around her in a one-armed hug, looking back behind them and glared into the night. Kagome, still dazed didn't see.
