He smiled brightly at me. "Oh good, class I would like to introduce our new transfer Akio Tsujitani, she's here all the way from America; how about you tell us a little about yourself." I nodded turned to face the class. "My name is Akio Tsujitani, I'm from Washington. I'm living in Japan with my grandfather and two cousins, I've been very fortunate to find some awesome friends already." The teacher stood beside me smiling. "Well I'm glad your adjusting well Miss. Tsujitani, go ahead and take a seat next to Kagome." I quickly took my seat as the teacher started talking to the class I lean over to Kagome. "What are we going over in this class?" Before she could answer the teacher came over with a book. "We're reading about Princess Kaguya and her journey back to the moon." "Oh sounds cool!" Later Kagome and I walked to the cafeteria together. "So we've got three classes left for the day." I sigh at Kagome. "I wish it was so much longer." The girl sitting down beside us caught what I said spoke up. "Wow Akio you must really like school." I looked at her confused. "Um hello, you are?" The girl laughed. "I'm sorry, I am Yuka and these are Ayumi and Maki, we're friends of Kagome's." I smiled at all three girls then. "Hello and yeah I got straight A's at my old school." Ayumi smiled. "Really then you'll do great here." I return her smile. "Really, thanks Ayumi."
At the end of the school day, Kagome and I walked together a ways. "You sure you don't just want to come to my house?" "I'm sure I'll be fine Kagome I promise, see you tomorrow." I waved at her turning the corner to my street. The next day at school Kagome waited for me until the bell rung but I never showed up. After school Kagome stop at my house to check on me, Tomoyuki answered the door. "Hello can I help you?" Kagome frown at him. "Hello I'm Akio's friend, she wasn't at school so I brought her work to her, is she ok?" An unrecognizable look cross his face before smiling at Kagome sweetly. "How kind of you, Akio is feeling rather sick so she stayed home today." "Well could you tell her I stopped by please?" "Sure I can goodbye now." Tomoyuki closed the door and yelled for me. "Akio get in here now!" I came around the corner stopping just out of his reach. "Yes Tomoyuki?" He stared at me angrily. "You told her didn't you!?" I blanched worried that he knew. "Of course not Tomoyuki, she's just my friend and worried about me." In a blink he step closer slapping me across the face. "Your lying, you'll pay if I find out you told her!" His next slap struck me so hard he busted my lip open, he roughly grab ahold of my hair dragging me to the closet; shoving me in he locked the door. "Tomoyuki no please don't lock me in here!" Silence was the answer to my plead, a couple days later Kagome walked up to her mom in the kitchen.
"Mom can I ask you something?" Mrs. Higurashi stops doing dishes to look at Kagome. "Of course Kagome, what would you like to talk about dear?" Kagome sigh then asked her mom. "I have a friend who is being abused but she won't do anything and won't let anyone else do anything, what should I do?" Mrs. Higurashi thought a moment then answered. "You should try to get your friend away from whoever is hurting her then." Kagome nodded in agreement. "What if the person who is abusing her is her family, like her cousin?" Mrs. Higurashi frown grew. "Then get her away from her cousin." "Ok thanks mom I've got to go!" Mrs. Higurashi smiled at Kagome. "Ok be back for dinner if you can Kagome." Kagome returned her smile. "I'll try mom, I love you!" Kagome left rushing to the Shrine to jump down the well, in the feudal era.