A/N: hey everyone!!! ^___^ this is Milana Pashmina and Princess Sapphire
(me ^_~) and this is our first co-fic!!! ^^;; ookies, well we hope u like
it!!
Prologue
They were fighting again.
She would start yelling at him. He would yell in reply. Sometimes, the clear, sharp echoing of a slap would resound. A dish or cup every once in a while would be smashed. After a few minutes, he would walk off fuming and slam the door to his home office. She would walk away briskly to her bedroom before letting the hot tears fall, or just slump onto the floor, crying.
Kagome hugged her brother closer. Trying to cover his ears, protecting him from the sounds. Kagome herself tried her best to block them out, but it happened every few nights. Every time she heard them, her breathing became shaky and shallow. She wanted bury herself under her pillows and stuffed animals and cry. She didn't want them to fight or hate each other. She didn't want her parents to divorce. The very idea of her family splitting apart scared her witless.
But Kagome couldn't, no, wouldn't show fear. Souta needed her, and she promised she'd be there for him. Kagome hugged Souta closer, whispering, telling him things would be alright and not to be scared because she'd always be there for him.
But there was something about the fight tonight. Her father hadn't said much; it was mostly her mother screaming. A few minutes later, the front door slammed shut, a car revved up, the sound of screeching tires and her mother crying reached her ears.
"K-Kagome-onee-chan?" whispered Souta tentatively. "W-where is otousan going? H-he isn't leaving us is he?" Tears threatened to spill down his already wet cheeks.
"Every-everything's gonna be ok, Souta," Kagome replied. Unable to stop them anymore, tears slowly slid down her face.
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"Kagome? Kagome, wake up. Kagome."
Kagome groaned; her back was sore. The room was still dark, only a sliver of light made it in from the heavy curtains. She got ready to stretch, but found Souta still in her lap, fast asleep. She groggily looked up at the source of the voice. Her mother. Her face was pale, her eyes red and puffy, and her cheeks tearstained.
"I'm sorry."
"Wh-what are you talking about?"
"I have to leave you and your brother here." She kneeled down and held up some documents, a pair of signatures stood out against the neatly typed words. "You father had filed for a divorce. Legally, you two belong to him. Wh-which I s-suppose is f-for the better. I-I don't think I would be able to take you two if I could anyways." She continued, muttering the last sentence.
"What are you saying?" Kagome demanded.
"You and Souta will be happier here with your father and your new step- mom," she finished quietly.
Kagome sat still, as if she was frozen. 'This is just a nightmare.' Her eyes began filling with tears. She looked into her mother's own tear filled eyes. "Mama," Kagome whispered before hugging her mom, Souta still in her lap. He opened his eyes slowly, but closed them again in feigned sleep when they parted.
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ookies well minna-san milana/shazaam and I hope you liked the chappie!!! please review!!! Thankies!!! ::hands out cookies:: ^_~
Prologue
They were fighting again.
She would start yelling at him. He would yell in reply. Sometimes, the clear, sharp echoing of a slap would resound. A dish or cup every once in a while would be smashed. After a few minutes, he would walk off fuming and slam the door to his home office. She would walk away briskly to her bedroom before letting the hot tears fall, or just slump onto the floor, crying.
Kagome hugged her brother closer. Trying to cover his ears, protecting him from the sounds. Kagome herself tried her best to block them out, but it happened every few nights. Every time she heard them, her breathing became shaky and shallow. She wanted bury herself under her pillows and stuffed animals and cry. She didn't want them to fight or hate each other. She didn't want her parents to divorce. The very idea of her family splitting apart scared her witless.
But Kagome couldn't, no, wouldn't show fear. Souta needed her, and she promised she'd be there for him. Kagome hugged Souta closer, whispering, telling him things would be alright and not to be scared because she'd always be there for him.
But there was something about the fight tonight. Her father hadn't said much; it was mostly her mother screaming. A few minutes later, the front door slammed shut, a car revved up, the sound of screeching tires and her mother crying reached her ears.
"K-Kagome-onee-chan?" whispered Souta tentatively. "W-where is otousan going? H-he isn't leaving us is he?" Tears threatened to spill down his already wet cheeks.
"Every-everything's gonna be ok, Souta," Kagome replied. Unable to stop them anymore, tears slowly slid down her face.
~~~*~~~
"Kagome? Kagome, wake up. Kagome."
Kagome groaned; her back was sore. The room was still dark, only a sliver of light made it in from the heavy curtains. She got ready to stretch, but found Souta still in her lap, fast asleep. She groggily looked up at the source of the voice. Her mother. Her face was pale, her eyes red and puffy, and her cheeks tearstained.
"I'm sorry."
"Wh-what are you talking about?"
"I have to leave you and your brother here." She kneeled down and held up some documents, a pair of signatures stood out against the neatly typed words. "You father had filed for a divorce. Legally, you two belong to him. Wh-which I s-suppose is f-for the better. I-I don't think I would be able to take you two if I could anyways." She continued, muttering the last sentence.
"What are you saying?" Kagome demanded.
"You and Souta will be happier here with your father and your new step- mom," she finished quietly.
Kagome sat still, as if she was frozen. 'This is just a nightmare.' Her eyes began filling with tears. She looked into her mother's own tear filled eyes. "Mama," Kagome whispered before hugging her mom, Souta still in her lap. He opened his eyes slowly, but closed them again in feigned sleep when they parted.
~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
ookies well minna-san milana/shazaam and I hope you liked the chappie!!! please review!!! Thankies!!! ::hands out cookies:: ^_~
