A/N: I finally just got a 3DS in preparation for the new Super Smash!...sorry, I just had to announce it - I'm too excited.
A thousand cookies to my readers and reviewers!
Chapter 11
"Kagome? You still there?"
The raven-haired girl snapped back to reality at the sound of Sango's concerned tone.
"Yeah, sorry." Kagome replied. "…I was day dreaming."
"About what?" Sango asked curiously.
Vacant eyes pierced through her, serving as nothing but empty vessels for sight.
Shikon.
The raven-haired girl bit her lip. "I don't know."
"You don't know?" the other girl repeated before laughing. "You're a bit strange sometimes, you know that?"
Kagome looked down at her lap with a soft chuckle.
"Yeah. I get that a lot." She replied, leaning back so that her head touched the stump of the tree.
"I bet you do."
"Whatever." She rolled her eyes.
Sango giggled again.
"…Hey, you've been at this school for a while now, right?" the raven-haired girl asked, pursing her lips.
"Hm? Yeah, it's my second year."
Kagome's fingers fidgeted uncertainly as she wondered whether or not it would be wise to carelessly breach the subject.
"Just out of curiosity, have you ever heard of…Shikon?"
"Shikon?" Sango echoed, her voice unchanging and expressing only genuine interest. "Who's that?"
"No. It's nothing." Kagome murmured, brows furrowed in disappointment.
She held a piece of the puzzle in her hands, yet still could not perceive its shape. There was nothing she could do but continue to search for its meaning, even if it seemed determined to elude her.
"Do you want me to ask around?" the other girl questioned.
"Don't bother. It wasn't important" The raven-haired was quick to dissuade her. She couldn't risk Sango haphazardly messing up her plans.
"If you say so…" Sango stated, sounding unconvinced.
The two girls sat for a few minutes in silence. A slight breeze played with their surroundings, washing them with gentle shower of leaves, and Kagome allowed her eyes to close for a brief moment as she soaked in the peaceful atmosphere.
"Do you want to meet up somewhere else next time?" Sango asked lightly. "It's a little lonely not being able to talk face to face, right?"
Sapphire orbs glinted as dark lashes fluttered.
Kagome took a moment to answer, and when she did her voice was ever-so-slightly flatter than usual.
"Sure Sango." She replied.
"Sure."
