Kagome hadn't been surprised when she'd been led to a not so legally parked helicopter in the middle of the woodland area surrounding the shrine, she had expected it in all honesty, after all, her father wasn't exactly welcomed in a lot of countries. She could see him watching her from the corner of her eyes but didn't say anything, if he had noticed that she knew he didn't show it.
Looking around as her bags were being loaded onto the helicopter, the shade from the trees gave a cool effect on her skin and she stretched out her arms, enjoying the slight breeze.
She shuffled slightly as she felt the slight weight of Katsuo appearing on her shoulder and looking from the corner of her eyes, she could see her dad staring where he would have been had he been visible. No doubt he could sense the spirit that resided with her. Kagome kept looking around until it was time to board, sitting next to her dad, she clipped herself into the seat, laughing in her head about the fact that her dad was unknowingly holding a staring contest with Katsuo.
"So, this is your father..." She heard the faint sound of his voice as he leant closer to her dad she felt him suddenly pull back into herself, his head bumping against hers slightly. Looking out of the window as the land passed by, she rolled her eyes as he leapt off her shoulder and onto the gap of seat between the two, he padded towards her dad and jumped onto his lap.
She could hear the slight intake of breath from her dad, no doubt Katsuo decided to let him see him in all his semi-transparent glory.
"What is this thing?" She heard the question from him aimed towards her.
"That thing is Katsuo, he's harmless." She muttered, still facing the window.
She could feel the cat-like demon spirit shuffling back over to her, sighing, she gave him a scratch behind the ear, which got him purring. Kagome knew there would be no way to hide anything from her dad, so she just decided it would be better to answer all his questions as they came, she didn't mind that, he was a rather understanding person.
"What is he?" She looked over at him.
"One of the souls from the demons that were trapped in the jewel, he decided to remain behind with me." She muttered just clear enough for him to hear.
He gave a hum in understanding and watched as she absentmindedly pet him, she turned back to looking out of the window, resting her face on her left hand whilst leaning up against the wall of the helicopter, her right hand ran through his fur, calming her anxiousness, the scenery that they passed by was very beautiful, she could currently see a mountain surrounded by a large forest. She sighed and closed her eyes, a small smile became visible on her face, the quietness of her surroundings eventually lulled her into a light sleep.
Sometime in the flight, she must have dozed off into a deeper sleep, she blinked tiredly as the helicopter landed, Katsuo was nowhere in sight and had most likely retreated to the jewel, she noted that she was awkwardly laying on her side, the seat belt was still on and she was laying on her dad, who was chuckling. She gave a groan before sliding up the seat and leaning against the wall, trying not to get dizzy on the way up. She stretched and undid her belt, wanting to get out of the hot aircraft.
"Have a nice sleep?" He questioned her, she rolled her eyes.
"Yep!" She stretched once again, before the door was slid open from the outside, shuffling off the raised ground of the helicopter, she grabbed her backpack on her way down and slung it over her shoulder, as soon as her feet hit the ground, she moved off to the side so her dad could get out, he grabbed her suitcase as he exited.
She let her mind wander off as they were then dragged over to a car, where they put her backpack and suitcase in the boot. They'd spend the last three hours of the journey to the small house that he lived in, which wasn't too far from where he worked. He had bought it as discreetly as possible to stay at when he didn't have to be at work or when he had Kagome over.
It was a pleasant journey, they had gone into a regular car that you'd see anywhere, being discreet as to not draw attention that they'd just flown from one country to another unauthorised by the air forces, which was also illegal, but hey, what can you do when you're a wanted criminal?
Kagome sighed as they drove out of the woods and onto a main road before heading into the nearest town to get something to eat, they had been in the air for about seven hours and would be on the road for another three.
It was about half an hour later when they did pull up to a cheapish looking cafe, they ordered something small and ate in relative silence before heading out once again. Kagome, although she had slept through most of the journey was feeling the jet lag start to kick in, yawning, she attempted to remain awake, at least until they got to the house.
When they did arrive after a few hours of comfortable silence and Kagome attempting to not fall asleep while watching cars pass by them, it was dark, nighttime when they had started driving and it had only grown darker, the heating had been turned on about an hour before they reached the house, keeping them nice and warm.
After kicking off her shoes at the door, she dragged her backpack up the stairs, following after her dad, it had been updated since the last time she was there, was was now painted a cream colour, a nice soft cream carpet to match compared to the obnoxious pink it had been when she had last been there, yawning, she turned to her dad, who was standing at the door.
"Goodnight." she muttered.
"Night." Came his response, the door clicked closed and Kagome sighed, dragging her bag off to the side, her suitcase shortly followed, unpacking could wait until tomorrow, she was really tired. She got changed into some pyjamas an all but passed out in her bed.
It had been a good two months since she'd moved in with her dad, not much happened in that time other than he went to his 'workplace' on weekdays to keep up appearances and once he had to go on a 'work trip' which had left her on her own for a week, it had worried her more than she was willing to admit.
Kagome was woken up by loud noises that sounded like arguing, sighing, she stretched on her bed, before getting up and dressed, she quickly brushed her teeth and hair and peered out of her bedroom door. She felt Katsuo press up against her leg as he too peeked out.
Katsuo had taken to staying out of the jewel, remaining a constant, pretending to be their pet cat, although they often got questions about his antlers, the neighbours tended to keep to themselves, which was fine by her.
Kagome walked across the hallway to the banister that gave her a view of the living room and front door, she looked over it and saw who her dad was arguing with, she rolled her eyes and huffed, walking down the stairs to the kitchen, leaving the two people to do their things as she made herself a cup of coffee. When she finished making her drink, she walked into the living room and plopped herself down on the sofa, watching the two bicker, laughing to herself in her head at the fact they hadn't noticed her.
"As nice as it is to see you, Aunt Sombra, if you're going to make a visit to yell at my dad could you maybe save it for later in the day?" She spoke, watching in amusement as the older woman jumped. "You know, with who you are and what you do, you really shouldn't let your guard down, even if it is to argue with dad." After stating that, she took a sip of coffee and watched her reaction. She spluttered, turning a beet red from embarrassment and pointed at her.
"You need to get her a bell or something." She stated, her dad chuckled and Kagome let out an unladylike snort.
"If I get a bell, you get a silencer." She muttered sarcastically, laughing as her aunt mock-glared at her.
"You wound me, Kagome." She gasped dramatically as she grasped at her chest, her dad came and sat next to her as Kagome snorted once again at the display the older woman was putting on. She raised her hand towards her face as she tilted her head backwards towards the ceiling. "Whatever shall I do?" She peered through her fingers and burst out laughing at Kagome's mild expression. She sipped her coffee as she watched her aunt sit on a single person next to the larger sofa and faced towards them.
"So, what were you arguing about?" She asked them, keeping eye contact with Sombra.
"Your school." Came the voice of her dad.
"What about it?" She tilted her head slightly in confusion.
"You need to go to school Kagome." She sighed and took another sip of her drink. "Just because your dad's a wanted criminal doesn't mean you should skip out on your education. She looked on confused as Kagome laughed.
"That's it? Really?" She stared at her with slightly wide eyes. "Aunt Sombra, I'm doing an online course." She slumped back in her chair after hearing the younger girl's reply.
Calming herself down from her laughing fit, Kagome got up from the sofa and walked to the kitchen.
"I'm making breakfast it'll be ready in about twenty minutes or so." She spoke, leaving them to their talking, she had a feeling that there was something that they were leaving out, but she decided not to pry.
It had been two weeks since Sombra had come over and the two had argued, her dad was currently out on a 'business trip' which left her in the house alone with Katsuo. Normally she'd be fine with this, but over the past few days, she had been feeling watched.
From the moment she opened the curtains to the second she closed them at night it felt as if someone was out there watching her every move.
Walking to the shop to get a few bits to cook her dinner? She could have sworn she heard the footsteps of another person, just slightly out of tune of her own, turning the corner of the street, a figure in her peripheral vision could be seen for a spilt second.
It had left her feeling paranoid.
Currently she was walking to the post office, she had taken to keeping Katsuo with her at all times, he was currently perched on her shoulder blades, curled slightly around her neck. Apparently her dad had a parcel waiting for him and she was the only one around to pick it up, she could feel the slight movements as he moved his head from side to side, looking for anyone that stuck him out as being suspicious. Kagome was quite prepared for when he froze, she could feel his entire body stiffen up and under her keen hearing she could hear him whisper to her.
"We are being followed." Kagome let a curse word slip out of her mouth just under her breath and took off in a slightly paced run, she didn't know who this person was and she wouldn't give them the privilege of finding out who her dad was. She was glad that this mystery person only started watching her after her dad had left, but he could be back any time.
Digging in her pocket, she pulled out her phone and quickly scrolled through her contact list, as she was running, she typed out a text to her dad, quick and to the point.
"Someone's following me. They've been watching me for a few days, what should I do?" It was a fast paced message, she kept running and with increasing worry, she realised this person was keeping up with her.
Looking left and right, she dodged her way into a large crowd, keeping within the crowd, Katsuo fled into the jewel as she tried to keep herself hidden, she had been blending in with the crowd for a good five minutes when she felt her phone buzz, signalling a text had come through. She pulled it back out and quickly read the message.
"Get home, now." She mentally snorted at the three worded reply, but did as he'd told her to and started running, not stopping once, when she finally saw the house, she quickly unlocked the door and got inside, slamming and locking it as fast as she could.
Kagome went around the house, making sure to close all the windows and curtains, once that had been done, she went up to her room and peered outside slightly, trying not to give herself away, whilst also looking for the stranger who'd been following her.
She felt Katsuo materialise next to her and they remained like that for a good three hours before her dad entered the house via shadow step from the back of the house, it wasn't exactly a quiet mode of transport, but it at least made it so none of the doors had to be unlocked.
None of them left the house for a week and Kagome was glad that they had food to last months in the house. they had been on a complete lock down, the three had been on a constant lookout for anyone suspicious outside, after the week had passed, it had seemed that the person had left, she remained on guard, however, as did her dad, because whatever threat it was, it could come back at any time.
