Temporary Home
Summary: Kagome would be the first to tell you that life wasn't easy. She would also tell you that she didn't want it to be. If not for the hard life she had, she wouldn't have the life she did...all thanks to them...
Anime/Manga: InuYasha/Prince of Tennis
Genre: Romance/Drama
Pairing: Kagome (None)
Rated: T
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Kagome ran home the entire way. So quick, she'd arrived home well before she would have met up with Etsuko and Kouta who took the same path home that she did. Sachiko was walking to the door when Kagome made it to the gate, "Sachiko-okaa-San!"
Sachiko's heart pounded against her chest, smiling brightly as she turned to Kagome who was sweating from her sprinting home. "Kagome-Chan, why the hurry? Come inside, I'll get you some water while you go change out of your uniform and shower."
Kagome looked at her arms and hands, she really was covered in sweat. "W-wait, I'll do that, but first, I need to give you some papers to sign."
"Papers?"
"Yes, the school trip is in two weeks, and then swimming is starting soon, and they also want to do a home-visit."
Sachiko sighed, "yes, yes, it is that time, isn't it? You would think I have this down to an art, I've gone through it five times already, but I still forget these things. You go shower and I'll look over and sign these." She held the papers Kagome had given her. "Do you know where you'll be going?"
"The class decided on Nagasaki, but it was close with Okinawa. In the end, more people wanted to hang out at the Bio Park then they did at the beach and Aquarium, I guess. I don't mind though. Afterall, I'm going to the Beach with Eiji-nii and his friends, and then I get to go to the Aquarium with my family...so...I think this is best!" She ran upstairs with her bag, her eyes sparkling as she went about removing the articles of clothes and tossing them in the hamper as she readied herself for a shower.
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"She's so happy," Sachiko felt as if she herself was sparkling. Seeing the girl come in all full of energy, talking a mile a minute and covered head to toe in perspiration. She reminded her so much of Eiji when he was her age. Actually, he was still like that. "Let's see," she pulled her pen from her blazer and sat down at the table as she sat her bag across from her. 'School Swimsuit Order Sheet, I don't know what size she'd wear. Since she'll be going to Nagasaki, I'll get her one just in case. Not that it won't came in handy at the beach anyways.' She moved that one aside to fill out later. 'Home visits.'
She looked at the date and pulled her cellphone out. Opening her calendar and marking it down. She felt something nudge against her leg and smiled down at Taiki. Patting him gently on his head, her ears perking at the sound of water running, and then the door opening had him running to see who'd just come home.
Sachiko watched the dog run off before looking back at the date, 'that's the Saturday after their excursion. I think most of us will be home.' Signing the paper and dating it, she put it aside and read the last paper over. "Nothing new here, day one packed bento, provided funds for their trip while the school will provide meals at specific points throughout the day, anything else is from the child's own pocket. She'll need to wear her full uniform, and standard issued shoes. Required to bring a notebook, writing utensils and carry around bag that's light and durable for keeping notes. Yeah, so far, nothing I'm not used to seeing. Clothes need to follow dress code, swimsuit, cameras are allowed. Basic first aid kit."
"Kaa-San, you look so serious!" Arms fell around Sachiko's shoulders.
"Etsuko, would you want to go with me and Kagome-Chan to pick out a swimsuit?"
"Yeah!"
Kouta walked around the table and opened the fridge as he pulled a mineral water from inside. Peering back at the papers on the table, he frowned, "is it time for swimming classes to start?"
"Field trip, swimming and a home visit."
"Our trip will be sometime this week," Kouta nodded, "I think Etsuko is going to Hiroshima, right?"
"Yep, where are you going?"
"I don't know, I wasn't paying attention. I just know I'm supposed to meet them at the train station at seven in the morning on Thursday."
"I guess it's a good think Daichi's Aquarium trip got pushed back. He wants everyone to be there. I'm not sure why, but he's set on the Aquarium...and Penguins. Oh, and Kouta, your art teacher called about an entry. She wanted to know if you were nearly finished?"
"Ah, I'll call her back."
"I wasn't aware that you were entering a competition."
"I hadn't planned on it, but she's been pressuring me to do so for the last two terms, so I told her I would do it this year since it's my last."
"Does mama get to see it first?"
He glanced over his shoulder, turning back, he started towards the staircase "probably not,"
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"Here?"
"Right, the grips are important. You're right-handed, like most players, so it's easier to teach you."
"Why is that? You're right-handed too?"
"Yep," Hazue sat down on the ground beside Kagome. Holding his Racket out so she could see the Bevel's face, "for right handers, it's easier to number the corners as such, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven and eight. The forehand shots are made in the direction-"
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"Nai, Fujiko,"
"Hai?"
"Why is Kaidou-Chibi teaching my baby sister? Shouldn't Nii-San be teaching her?"
"Saa~ Eijiko should be happy that Kagome-Chan has made a friend, hai?"
"...hai." Eiji pouted while leaning against the metal lattice fence, watching his sister and the miniature Kaidou lookalike talk about the differences between the western, eastern and continental grips, their forehand and backhand versions, along with double handed grips. He sighed, "I wanna teach her too,"
"Isn't this something she's learning so that she can be a part of something that her nii-san enjoys?"
"Wasn't she going to join gymnastics? What happened to that idea? I doubt Kaidou-Chibi could teach her that..."
"...Eiji?"
"Hm?"
"You're being childish, aren't you?"
"You think?"
"I do," Shuusuke laughed a bit under his breath before taking Eiji by the shoulder and dragging him off. They'd been on their way to meet up with the guys for Sushi, only to get distracted by the court where Kagome was learning from her fellow classmate how to play. Not that Shuusuke saw anything wrong with it, but Eiji wasn't used to not getting his way. He'd really wanted to take her swimming today.
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Me: Here is chapter…crap, I forgot what chapter I'm on. One sec…sixteen! Actually, I'm glad I went back to look, I was using the summary for the sequel instead of the current stories. Started writing on the wrong document by accident. Lol.