( hey how is it going? Sorry I haven't updated in a very long time, and I promise to update those stories real soon. Well it was a tie between the college and the hojo break up so I decided to write both.)

Disclaimer: Don't own em' so why even ask?

*** Leaving***

The leaves were suffusing with yellow for the promise of fall was coming nearer. She stood out in the humid weather getting ready for her departure. Slowly she put her suit- case into the back of her candy apple red Porsche, she wanted to savor the moment of her childhood house as much as possible.

" Mother, I have to go now." Kagome Higurashi yelled into the house.

" Hold on Kaggy!!" Mrs.Higurashi yelled back at her only daughter. She came out with a rusted old camera you could tell had been in the back of a box in the attic upstairs.

" Mom, as much as I would like to stay here and not go to Harvord, I am already late to pick up Sango." Kagome stuffed another suit- case into the trunk, even though the space was already occupied with as much stuff as it could possibly hold.

" Please just hold-on." Mrs.Higurashi said adjusting the camera. " Ok I want you to say' I'm off to make my OWN money'. "she added as she put the camera up to her face.

As Kagome did as she was told she could hear the distance voice of her younger brother Souta. "Kagome!! Wait Kagome!!" he called as he ran out on the front steps and to his older and only sister.

" Yes Souta?"

" Can I turn your room into an amusement park?" Souta begged pulling onto Kagome's tight Mudd blue jeans.

" Ummm. Sure Souta. I don't think it will fit but you can at least try." Kagome smiled down at him.

" Thank you Kagome I won't let you down!!" Souta hurriedly ran to the front door, turning around he added, " I'll miss you."

A single tear rolled down Kagome's cheek as she smiled and added in a whisper, " I'll miss you more"

" I'll let you in to the Amusement park for free too!" Souta smiled as not to leave seeing his sister so depressed. Kagome laughed and waved bye to him as he went inside.

" Such a sweet 8 year old ain't he?" Mrs.Higurashi said.

" He sure is" Kagome answered.

" Well you best be going. Don't want to make Sango wait for you all morning huh?" Mrs.Higurashi picked up a sniffle and laughed.

" Yep. Ok mother I am off now." Kagome hugged her mother good-bye.

" Oh yah, before I forget, as a going away present Sango's mother and I got you two a house right next to each other."

" What?!!" Kagome asked astonished.

" Yah, here is your key. Sango's mother should have given Sango hers this morning too. Your house is on 1501 Duncan Ave. k? It is only two blocks away from the college." Mrs.Higurashi said handing her daughter the key.

" Oh thank you mother Thank you!!!!" Kagome bear hugged her mother to death.

" Ok ok geez, well go on now or you will be late!" Mrs. Higurashi gently nugged her daughter.

As Kagome got on the driver's side of her car, she stood there in her Mudd jeans, light blue tank top, and Mudd jeans jacket, memorizing the home, she was always and still is welcomed to. Slowly she got in the car and drove away.

Kagome's mother watched her daughter go live a life on her own, and even though she was only down the street it felt as if her daughter was already thousand of miles away and was never coming back.

Kagome reached Sango's house only to find Sango jumping with joy and swining her keys around.

" Hey!!!!!!! Can you believe we got our OWN houses and right next to each other none the less!!!" Sango screamed as she threw her stuff in the back of the car and hopped into the passenger's side.

" I know!!!! College is going to be soo much fun!!" Kagome screamed equally as well.

" Plus all the PARTY'S we're going to have!! And not to mention..COLLEGE BOYS!!!" Sango screamed. " Floor it! I want to get there as soon as possible."

" Did you say good-bye?" Kagome asked.

" Yah, lady was so depressed she drove away with my brother, probably to Denny's" Sango said sadly.

" Oh.. I'm sorry Sango."

" No it's ok." " Come on let's go!!" Sango said trying to be cheerful.

" Ok then!" Kagome laughed as they made their way to Harvord.

( Soo? Good? I think I will start writing the next chapter to one of my old one's then I will write the next chapter to this one and then to hojo breakup one so until then!!!^_^)

Ashley