"See you after midterms!" Kagome Higurashi yelled as she jumped down the bone eaters well. She felt Inu Yasha's yellow eyes burning her back as she timeslipped back to the future. Idiot.
She was greeted by the sight of her obese cat Buyo...sleeping in the stillness of the dark. Yes, life here isn't quite as exciting as the feudal era. She walked out of the bone eater's well shed and headed to her home and eventually her room. She called out to her mother to alert her that she had come home and that dinner should at least be made for her.
"Oh Kagome! I'm so glad you're back again. I'll make up a nice meal." her mom started bustling in the kitchen. Kagome went to her room and began to study.
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Inu-Yasha was relaxing on a branch near the village where Kaede the old crone priestess lived. Myouji the flea was sleeping on the top of his left ear. He was just about to fall asleep when he caught the scent. "Kagome!" his eyes flashed and he ran to the well to meet her.
She was no where to be seen. That's funny. I thought she was here. He sniffed the air a little more. Not quite Kagome...His mind drifted for a second. He ran back to the tree he was at to get comfortable again. It may have been a sock she left behind. Even if it was Kagome he did not want to seem like he was too happy to see her. No, that would be damaging to his pride as a male and a demon.
A thin white linen strip normally used to tie back hair was hanging on a tree branch not too far away, and it eventually blew away by an autumn wind.
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...And the mournful spirit met her match and the two became one. Never will they feel alone or desolate by despair, they had each other and that was enough. Yeah, right. Kagome looked up from her literary reading assignment. I wonder if Inu-Yasha really loves me or if he only sees me as a replacement for Kikyo. She paused, Kikyo, why have you filled yourself with so much hatred of the one you love the most? She went back to her reading.
Outside Souta just came home from playing baseball at the park with his friends who were walking him home. He saw his sister walking along the stone steps that led to the shrine and their home. He waved good-bye to his friends and he ran to catch up with his sister.
"Kagome!"
His sister, dressed in shrine clothing (must be shrine duty again), looked at him for a second. It was a piercing look at first of hatred and then compassion. "Souta. Come with me." She smiled. Souta obediently followed.