Chapter Fourteen: Family Ties: Part II

"She's with Kimiko." Yuki snapped at her.

"Who's Kimiko?" she asked.

"Her daughter. You dummy. I swear Kikyo" Yuki said, as she shaking her head.

"I know isn't it sad. She doesn't even know her own family. How tragic." Kikyo said with a smile. She loved making her sister look bad, and doing that would be in-front of the hole Higurashi line. Which she was did. Kikyo then lend over and whispered into Yumi's ear. Yumi giggled at what Kikyo had whispered.

Kagome walked passed them going into her room, when she was stopped when Yumi asked, "Oh, Kagome tell me how was sleeping in the cold last night?"

"I didn't sleep in the cold, and who told you that?" Kagome sneered at her.

"Everyone, There all talking about it." She said, with a laugh.

"Well, they're wrong I stayed at a friend's house, and it was much better than staying here. With low lives like you." Kagome told, them in a harsh tone. That made Yumi back off. Kikyo was ready to say something, but Kagome was already gone.

I hate my mother, and everyone in this family isn't there someone in this family other than maybe my brother that likes me for me?... No... no one does. Kagome thought to herself. As she entered her room she saw a young woman standing in her room. She had short black hair cut to about her shoulders. It had color in it. Blond, and brown highlight. It was Sora, and she was holding a little girl of the age 2. The little girl had dark brown hair, and brown eyes like her mother. It was Sora, and her little girl.

Sora turned and look, and saw Kagome. Her little girl then left her mother's lap, and said, "Hello, my name's Kimiko. Who are you?"

"It's Kagome, and Sora.. I'm sorry if I disturbed you." Kagome said, as she was about to leave. Sora spoke, "No, Kagome it's alright" She said, and then said, "I guess we'll be sharing a room if that's alright with you?.. Umm.. Come sit."

"It's fine Sora.. It's better than Kikyo..." she put her hands over her month after she said that. She wanted to kick herself in the butt.

"I don't blame you." she said, with a laugh. She then looked at her daughter, and looked at Kagome. She then said to her daughter, "Honey, can you give me, and your cousin sometime to talk."

"But mommy.. I-"It will only be for a little while." Sora told, her. When Kimiko left the room. Kagome looked at her face. She seemed sad. "Kagome.. I've been wanting to say this for awhile now. I know I don't deserve your forgiveness, but.. I'm sorry for all the years I torment you, and help everyone, but you brother make a fool out of you. I was wrong, and i'm sorry. I do hope with some time you can forgive me."

Kagome was so shocked she almost couldn't speak. Her cousin whom she thought hated her guts was apologizing to her. The world must be ending... Kagome thought.

"Why change your mind now? After all these years of hating me" Kagome asked her.

"Kagome, it wasn't until after I had Kimiko. When I found out how our family was, and is. I was a fool to think like how my sisters do, and your sisters. Kagome, I treated you like shit. You are a good person. You never did anything wrong to anyone in this family. Just because your not a cheerleader, or whatever they want you to be. They hate you, because your not like everyone else." she told, Kagome almost in tears.

"How did you find out...how our family is?" Kagome asked.

"Let's put it this way. When I got knocked up. You weren't the one looking down upon. For just a short time." She told, her with a small laugh.

"Sora... what happen to the father of Kimiko?" Kagome asked.

"Oh, like any man that didn't want to take responsibly he bailed on me. Like a month after I had her, and he's gone. He no longer in her life, but I have a new boyfriend in fact he's older. He's 26 years old, and he loves Kimiko, and Kimiko loves him." she said, with a smile.

Oh that's great Sora, but where is he? How come he didn't come with you?" shed asked, a little disappointed.

"Umm... you can not tell my mother, or my father about this, but he's an American. In fact after Christmas I'm moving in with him, and where getting married, and moving back to his hometown. Which is in the United States." she told, her sadly.

"Well, I'm happy you found someone. After all that happened." Kagome said, with a smile.

"Did you find someone yet?" Sora asked, with a grin.

Kagome laugh nervously, and blushed un-controllably "No..." she lied. Sora laughed, and smiled and said, "Kagome, you did don't lie," Seeing Kagome's face glow. With happiness was enough to assure her that she did. Kagome wasn't as always happy. As many believed. It was clear to Sora that Kagome was in-love. "Kagome, tell me who is he?"

"I can't..."

"Why?"

"He's older than me.."

"So, was Kimiko's dad. How much older?"

"Umm.. About five years older.." she said shyly.

"How did you meet him?"

"Umm... at a club.." she said, which was kind of the truth. Sora blinked, then rose a brow at her, "How the hell did you get into a club? Your not 18 yet."

"A friend."

"Kagome..."

"Honestly... it was a friend's boyfriend whom owns the club."

"Alright.. Kagome.. Did you have- "NO!" Kagome, exclaimed.

"Ok. Ok... damn.. Just asking." she laughed.

"I'm still a virgin" Kagome said.

"For now..." Sora laughed.

"Hey! I'm not Kikyo!" Kagome exclaimed.

"So, is he yummy?"

"Who's yummy?"

"Your man?"

"Very... god is he hot.." Kagome sighed, longingly. Sora laughed, and was about to say something. When just then the door opened, and it was Aj standing in the doorway. He had long black hair that came down to his back, and dark brown eyes. He was very tall, and had some what of a body. A very handsome man. "Aj!" Kagome exclaimed, as she ran, and gave him a big back breaker hug. "I missed you!" she cried, and shedding some tears.

"Hush baby. Hush. I'm here. Goddamn Kagome you look.. You look a lot better" he said, as he hugged her again. "Our mother wanted me to tell you Great-Grandma Chikako is coming over for dinner. So, it the traditional kimonos for the girls, and suites, and ties for the men." he said with a laugh.

"Why is the whole family here Aj?" she asked him.

"That's what I'd like to know." Sora said.

"Well ladies, our great-grandmother. Whom refuses to die. Which i'm glad. Needs an heir. To her estate, money, and all that happy horse shit." He told them.

"Why won't it go to Grandpa Ichiro?" Kagome asked.

"Because it is in tilted that her inheritance that she got from her family would go to one of her grandchildren." Aj said.

"How do you know this?" asked Sora.

"Because our overheard our loving family talking about it." He said, as he clapped his hand together. Making the girls laugh. Their family was far from a loving one. That it if you were them.

"Oh well how cares." Aj said.

"Yeah it's not like well ever get it, nor see that inheritance." Sora said.

"Sora what the hell are you talking about? You've got a better chance than me, or Kagome." He said.

"Yeah right she will." said Kikyo, she was wearing a bright red kimono with dark blue, and purple flowers all over it. She was holding a fan in her hand. "I'm gonna get it. Everyone loves me." She said, and with a flick of her wrist the fan opened. Kikyo had her hair pinned up. "What makes you think everyone loves you?" Aj sneered at her.

"Well, big brother only the ones that matter." She said, as she turned was. She then added, "In this family, and your three aren't them. Sora, you're a betrayer."

"Well, at lest I'm not a whore." Sora cut in.

"Oh, and who was the bitch who got herself knocked up huh?" She asked, and with a grin. She walked way.

"What a bitch!" Aj snarled.

"Of course you forget it's Kikyo." laugh Kagome, making Sora feel a little better.

"Anyways, I better get Kimiko ready, and myself." Sora said, as she gave Kagome a hug. "Alright I'll see you downstairs" Kagome told her. "Alright, I better get ready too. See ya" Aj laughed, as he left the room. Now being alone. She sat at the edge of her bed and a singhed. She missed him, and wonder what he was doing.

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On the other side of town. Sesshomaru was getting out of the shower. Only having a towel wrapped around his waist. Brushing his wet hair back into a ponytail. Sesshomaru stared blankly into the mirror. He then thought of her. It hasn't even been a day, and he could get her out of his mind. He then walked out of his bathroom, and looked around his neatly kept room. He stared at his bed, and where she had been sleeping the night before. He took a deep breath, and suddenly he felt his lower part begin to rise up. He ground. Oh what would he give to have her there with him. He knew, he wanted her, but it would be too early for him to take it. Oh by god did he want to, but he could tell she was far from ready. So he would want for her.

he sighed and wonder to himself, I wonder how she is doing, or better yet what she is doing, Sesshomaru then just realized how much that thought sounded something Miroku would say.

"Great...I'm turning into Miroku.." he said, out loud.

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Kagome walked down the stairs with her hair pined up, letting some fall, but not much She was wearing a pale green kimono with pink flowers all over. She was a true beauty. That need no mask to hide it. She saw her cousin Sora, and her cute two-year-old daughter Kimiko. They were both wearing light pink Kimono's. The only two differences were Sora's kimono had hot pink dragoons instead of pale blue flowers.

Kagome's mother's, and sister's kimono look like Kikyo's. Her Aunt Izumi was a dark green. With old oak tress on it. Looking at her other cousins, and what they were wearing. Which was a dark blue Kimono's with moons and stars on it. Kagome shook her head. They were copying off one other. Walking up to her was her brother Aj, "Hey did you hear. Uncle Tomoko is coming." Kagome beamed with happiness. The one uncle, or she should say the only uncle. Who had ball enough to stand up to their loving family, and move away. Never talking to really anyone, but what brought the change? For him to come back home?.

Kagome wondered, and then asked, "Do you know why he's coming back home?"

"Because if the whole family is not here. No, one get's the inheritance money." He told her.

"Oh, so father, and mother insisted upon it." she said, as she rolled her eyes.

"No actually. It was Grandpa Ichiro, who told Uncle Tomoko to come." Aj said, with a laugh.

"Oh, I get it they want to watch all of us outsiders to watch Kikyo get a shit load of money right?" She stated more than she asked, Kagome didn't want to be bothered with this. She knew that she was hated by her family. The only people that did not hate her was; Aj, Sora, and Kimiko.

"Yeah I know it's pretty shallow what they are doing Kag, but at lest we have each other, and Sora is now on our side." He told her.

"Yeah I know, but sometimes it just get's me so mad. I hate it." Kagome exclaimed, quietly. Hearing the door bell rang. Made Kagome want to yell, and go to her room. She didn't want no part of this, but thankfully it was her Uncle Tomoko. Her Uncle Tomoko was the youngest, and most handsomest man you would ever lay eyes upon. For a man who is twenty-nine-years-old. He look like a Johnny Depp kinda of guy. With a little bit of a Orlando Bloom to him.

Her uncle's eyes laid upon Kagome. He smiled, and walked over to her ignoring everyone else he then pulled her into a big hug. Kagome cried. It had been so long since she saw him. She missed him so much. Last she heard he was in America, because of a job transfer, but she knew better. Her ungrateful family. Pushed him into leaving.

"Kagome, you've grown up so beautifully. May god. You must be hitting those boys off with a stick." he said, with a laugh. "Not really, Uncle Tomoko."

"Yeah, or that would be a lie. If anything. Kagome's scaring them away." Laughed Kikyo. She then stepped more closer, and said "But I Uncle Tomoko, make the boys come running back for more."

"I'm sure you do, Kikyo. Tell me do you get paid doing it?" he asked.

"What?" Kikyo looked confused.

"Do you get paid having sex with these men, that you've got coming back fo more?" he asked, with a grin. He knew he hit a nerve, and he didn't care.

Kikyo huffed, and walked away with anger. Her Uncle turned to her, and smiled. "I'm so happy to see you." she told him.

"And I feel the same." She smiled, at him. "I'm sorry about me moving, and leaving so suddenly. I hope you're not angry with me." he said, she shook her head and said, "No, and I don't not blame you. I would've done the same." He smiled, and gave her another hug. The door bell then ranged. Causing everyone to stand by the front door. Kagome's father opened the door. To revel and older man with his hair pulled back into a ponytail, he had gray hair an older features, and looked a lot like Kagome's father. He looked about in his late 50's, a older and very short and small size woman. Stood next to him. She was a lot more younger looking. She looked about 30, or so more years older, it was her honorable great-grandmother, Chikako. And the man standing next her was her only son, her grandfather, Ichiro. Standing on her great-grandmother's right was her grandmother, Chiyo. She was about four years younger than her grandfather. She was slim, and slender.

The two women wore the same colors kimono's. Which was white, but in different designs. Her Grandmother, Chiyo wore midnight blue flowers, with pinks vins, and Chikako wore red dragons. Her grandfather wore a simple suite. As they walked into the house. Everyone bowed their heads in respect.

"When will dinner be severed, Aiko?" Asked, Chikako.

"Soon." Kagome's mother replied.

They all walked into the living area where everyone sat, and talked. Not much was said. Only a few things were said. Such as business, policies, but no one dared to say anything about money.

"Kagome." her grandmother Chiyo said, which was out of no where.

"Yes..."

"I must say you've gained a lot of weight since I last saw you." she told her with a smile, as she took a spit of her red wine.

"Thank you for no-, Kagome was then cut off from what she was about to say. By the hand of her great-grandmother's hand. "Chiyo... Hash.. If anyone in this room gain weight would be you, or that Kikyo." She snapped, she then smiled, and said as she stood. "If anything. Kagome is a beautiful cherry blossom. Who is a beauty to anyone's eyes. I bet she's got every man in-love with her."

"In-love... if anything she's got them running from her." Kikyo said out loud. With a laugh.

Chikako laugh, and said "No.. I'm sure she's got them all falling for her. Not running, or hiding, but falling in love with her. Maybe, not so bluntly as some would like. Kikyo, your sister is a beauty. Not a whore like yourself." She said, with a smile.

Kagome was beyond shocked. Her great-grandmother never ever even said a word to her. Other than "hello," or "goodbye" nothing more, or nothing less. She was always a rude and outspoken old woman, but at times she would give Kagome. What she thought was a smile of kindness, but she'll never know what it truly was.

"Mrs. Higurashi." said the caterer woman dress in white. Kagome's mother's head turned, and nodded her head. She then said as she stood up, "Everyone let's go to the dining room."

As they were all walking out of the living room. Kikyo grabbed Kagome and slammed her up to the wall. "What did you tell the old bag huh?" she whispered, harshly to her.

"Tell her what, Kikyo? That you're nothing, but a whore?" Kagome said, smartly.

"Feh.. At lest I get some." She said, as she walked out of the room, but before she did she heard Kagome say, "Get some AID's.. that's fine by me."

"Bitch, I don't know what you said to her, but mock my words... you'll pay for it. If I don't get the money!" She said, with a huff. As she walked away and into the dining room. As Kagome walked to the dining room she couldn't help, but to smile, and think of Sesshomaru. If only he was her age he would be joining them tonight, but since he was her teacher, and older than her. She couldn't oh how did she wish she could.

As everyone took their set. Her great-grandmother was at the head of the table. Next to her were to empty sets. "Kikyo. Sit next to me on my left." her voice ranged through. Kikyo got up from her set, and waved her fan almost hitting Kagome in the face. Sora growled at her want to get up, and beat the crap out of Kikyo.

"And, Kagome dear. You too, but on my right." she told Kagome, with a smile. Kagome walked over to where she was told to sit. Kagome's mother was shocked. As was the rest of the Higurashi's. The family barely talked throughout the whole entire meal. Which wasn't unusual for the family.

As everyone was done. Not much was said. They all returned to the living room. Where the family just sat, and didn't say much. Standing up Chikako said, "As you know. Which i'm sure you do.. Since you all been after my money.. Since day one. I need a heir to my estate, money, and almost everything that I own. Which none of you will get. Thank you, and goodnight." she said, in a most profoundly type of way. "Ichiro! We're leaving! Bering that wife of yours as well!" She snapped to her son. She the turned to Kagome, and said in a demanding way. "Kagome, come see this old woman out please."

Kagome linked arms with her great-grandmother, and walked her to the front door. "Ichiro, you and your wife will wait in the limo. I must speak to Kagome. Alone. Now go!" she snapped at her son, and daughter-in-law.

"Yes, mother." she said, as he bowed his head. Him, and his wife left shutting the door behind him. "Kagome, come over to my place. Tomorrow afternoon. There is something I need to speak to you about. A limo shall pick you up at twelve noon. So be on time. I do not like to wait. Goodnight, Kagome." She said, as she left.

Kagome almost looked puzzled. She didn't know what to say. She had never been to her great-grandmother's estate before, but she had heard that it was beautiful. As the whole family went back to her their rooms. Kagome's parents, aunt, and uncle. Where still talking about the matter. Walking back to her room she was stopped by none other than her big sister. "What did she say to you!?" she exclaimed.

"Nothing..." she lied.

"Your lying!" Kikyo snapped.

"So, what if I am?" Kagome sneered.

"Watch your place here Kagome. I hold the power in this family." Kikyo told her.

"No...you don't. Great-grandmother dose. She wouldn't let someone like you have the power. You're like a tiger, and tigers can not be released from their cages." Kikyo almost hit Kagome, but saw Sora leaning up against the doorframe to Kagome's room. She was already dressed in her pj's getting ready for bed, but ready to defend Kagome.

"Just remember what I said. You bitch." she sneered at Kagome. Walking away back to her room. Kagome turned, and saw Sora. She smiled, and Sora smiled back. As Kagome was getting ready. Kimiko was already fast asleep. Sora asked Kagome, "What did that old woman say to you?"

"She invited me over to the Higurashi Manor." she said.

"Oh my god.. That clever old bat." Giggled Sora.

"What oh earth do you mean?" asked, Kagome.

"Kagome, you're her soul heir." she told, Kagome.

"What?!" Kagome exclaimed, she was shocked.

(Hehehe sry to leave off on a cliffy again, but got to update...unless you want me updating months later like up to 5... Plus I have no school tomorrow... SNOW DAY!! Good thing about living in Ohio.. Oh and P.S to all of you I do have a myspace.. Incase you what to add me Hint Hint...the link is on my main page!...Well, goodbye!!)