Chapter 14
I stretch as the morning sun shines through my window. It's Monday morning, so I have to get ready for school. Getting out of my bed, I stare at Megumi still sleeping in her crib. Things have changed so much over one weekend. I walk quietly into the bathroom and start to brush my teeth when mom pokes her head in.
She whispers, "Hey, how did you sleep last night?" I look back over at Megumi through the bathroom door. The bathroom is right down the hall from my room.
"Actually pretty good, she slept through the whole night. How long do you think she'll stay asleep?" Right on cue, Megumi starts to cry. I sigh, I guess till now." Mom smiles at me and runs over to Megumi to pick her up.
"Hey there baby girl, are you an early riser too? You'll fit right into this family, that's for sure. Now then, what would you like to wear Megumi? Let's go see how Grandpa handles a baby like you huh?" I laugh at my mom, she knows as well as I do that Gramps hates getting up early and never does things with babies. Mom told me how he never really helped with Souta or I when we were really little either. He paid for everything though.
After brushing my hair till it was soft and shiny, I walk back into my room to pick out an outfit for today. As I open my closet doors, I see the new tiny dresser in the corner. We decided to spread the clothes and toys that mom got Megumi throughout the house so we don't have to bother each other when we need something. So, this is where Megumi's stuff is in my room for when I have to get her ready for bed.
Mom also decided to get human things until she gets a little bigger so we can get things to suit her personality better. Mom loves babies and will probably enjoy dressing her up a lot, so it's probably better that we got human clothing for now.
Back to my clothing, I see my loose grey shirt that tightens at the hips with a cool black swirly design in the center. I put a black spaghetti strap on for underneath since the shirt hangs off the shoulder. After putting on the shirt, I grab my black jean shorts and put those on as well. What else should I wear; looking around my closet; a gold long necklace catches my eye. I put it on and it hangs down to the middle of my stomach. After slipping on my gold ballet flats, I'm ready to go to school.
"I'm off to work everyone!" Mom leaves for work and the second the front door closes, Megumi starts crying. I grab my bag for school and run downstairs to find Grandpa holding Megumi far away from him in disgust.
"Gramps, that's not how you're supposed to hold her!" I run over and grab Megumi; when I pull her close and sway while humming to calm her, she stops crying and it's turned into hiccups. "How exactly are you going to take care of her Gramps? You can't even hold her right." His eyes unfocused and he runs out of the room. What is he up to? I follow him out of the room and into the kitchen with Megumi still in my arms.
He's on the phone talking to someone, so I tune him out while I get the milk formula ready for Megumi to drink. When the milk is ready, I put the bottle to her mouth and she happily sucks on the bottle. I see Grandpa hang up the phone with a smile on his face. He turns to me and his smile grows to a creepy level, so I look at him with a raised eyebrow.
"It's set with your principal, all your teachers know that you're bringing Megumi with you to school for now on. Gee, look at the time! I better be going now, see you later Kagome!" He runs as fast as his old body lets him.
"What? Gramps you can't do that! Wait get your butt back here!" He gets in the car and drives away. You have got to be kidding me. I take the bottle away and lean her onto my shoulder and start trying to get her to burp. I dial mom's number and wait until it stops ringing.
When she answers I complain, "Mom, this is ridiculous! Gramps just called up my school and now I have to take her to school with me? How am I going to go to school while taking care of a baby?"
"Kagome, you're just going to have to figure it out. I can't talk right now, I have to go. We'll talk about this tonight, bye honey." She hangs up on me and I sigh, things just keep getting better and better lately. I look at the clock and curse in my head. I'm going to be so late.
I run with Megumi still on my shoulder, she burps on the way up the stairs. I grab my brush and go through her hair. Because she's half-demon, she's already got a head full of black hair. Making sure to avoid her tiny dog ears, I brush her hair into tiny pig tails.
Going back into my room, I look into her small dresser. We only had a few outfits for her in here since I was only planning on nights with Megumi. I see a pink dress with a white bow on the back tide around the waist. I try to put it on her, but she starts to squirm. "Come on sweetie, I've got to go to school." Finally getting the dress on her, I grab white socks and put them on her feet along with light pink shoes.
What will I need to bring for Megumi? I grab the duffle bag that we got for situations like this and put in an extra outfit which is a blue tee shirt with a monkey's head in the center and blue sweat pants and sneakers. I'll need diapers so I grab a handful and put them in as well. I should definitely get the formula to make her milk and a rattle for when she gets restless. What else…what else…what else…come on Kagome think!
While still trying to figure out what I still needed, I put Megumi in the crib so I can run around without upsetting her. Running down to the kitchen to get the formula, I see the portable carriage for her to sleep in. That'll help while I'm in class; I grab that after the formula and run back upstairs. I put my school bag on my back, the duffle over my shoulder, and Megumi in the portable carriage.
Souta comes into my room and looks at me like a crazy person. "Hey sis, Sango's here…what are you doing with Megumi?" Car seat, that's what I was forgetting!
"Gramps bailed, now I'm taking care of her during week days too. She's coming to school with me. Come on; let's go before we're all late." I pick up the baby carriage and walk down the stairs as fast as I can. I hear Megumi giggling; she probably thinks this is a ride. I grab the car seat that was by the front door and squeeze through the front door. "Souta, can you lock the door for me? I don't really have hands available." He nods and locks the door while I lock in the baby seat in the middle of the back seat.
Sango stares at me before asking, "What in the world did I miss here?"
I try to catch my breath as I say, "I'll explain on the way…Shippo? What are you doing here?" I look at the tiny fox demon in Kohaku's lap.
Sango explains as I continue to strap the seat in, "With both Kohaku and I at school, I didn't have anyone to watch him. So I called Ms. Kaede and she said it was ok. She also asked why so many students were bringing kids today…now I see why she said that."
I finish strapping Megumi in and take a deep breath in relief as I get in the front seat and strap on my seatbelt. At least I won't be the only one with a kid at school then. That'll help a lot. Souta gets in the back and shuts the door and I explain the whole situation to Sango as we head to school. Today was going to be a very long day. I hope it's not too difficult today.
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