Annieuokannie15: This is a story written Dec 31, 2003 at 7:18 pm. This story is a one-shot fic in honor of the American and European New Year. New year for certain Asian countries are different and I will possible repost this story every year with a new twist (aka chapter) Every chapter is how Kagome has spent the American New Year up to the age of 17 or two years after she fell into the well. I will continue to add chapters until midnight, and that will be the last chapter of the year 2003 that I will be writing.

Annie's muse: By the by, all the stories are almost ready to update; the explanation is Annie's profile. We will be starting with the year that Kagome could actually remember, when she was three.

Disclaimer: Don't Own, So Don't Sue. (Little note if you have questions or comments IM me! Lubablechick14 is my screen name.) Annie will skip some new years because of limited time.

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Dec. 31, 1989 (Hey this was my first new year!)

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A small girl with short black hair and soulful brown eyes looked outside the window waiting for Daddy to come back from a business meeting with Mr. Keizai (1). He had promised to come back with a treat.

'Maybe some oden' she thought happily. She pouted as yet another car drove by. She heard footsteps approaching but made no move.

"Kagome are you still waiting for you father? He only left five minutes ago" Kagome turn toward her mother.

"Nuh-uh mommy, it been a gazillion minutes"

"Non-sense and gazillion isn't a number."

"Not yet mommy, not yet" Kioko sighed at her daughters notion.

"What am I going to do with you Kagome?"

"Put me up for adoption? Or send me to the loony bin?" (Note this is a three-year-old girl talking...) Kioko sighed again

"No, but maybe sending you to your room to get ready for tonight would be better. I laid a new kimono out for you go put it on." She turned to see Kagome all ready racing to her room down the hall. (They don't live in the shine yet)

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Later that evening

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Kagome came bounding down the hall when she heard her father arrive home.

"Daddy, daddy, daddy! Oomph!" She crashed into her father's leg and fell backwards "Owwie!" Toshiro chuckled and bent down to pick up Kagome.

"Daddy that's not funny!"

"Kagome, you could be a little more cautious when running around."

"Okay, so what you get me?!" He chuckled again. Ha set her down and pulled a package out of his pocket "Here Kagome."

She ripped the brown paper off to find a small black box. She opened it to find a silver heart shaped locket. She opened it to find a picture of her and her father. An engraving was on the other side but she couldn't read.

"Daddy, what does it say?" He took the locket from her and faced it so that he could read it in the light.

"Together forever, apart never" (Corny I know but it part of the plot and plan)

"Thank you Daddy!" She hugged his leg and he gave her a small pat on the head.

"Akemashiteomedetougozaimasu my daughter"

"Akemashiteomedetougozaimasu daddy!"