Kagome Higurashi and Inuyasha Masura had been best friends. Inuyasha's dad
had been transferred to Tokyo when he was seven and Kagome's family owned a
local shrine.
As young children, they had met in a park and formed an instant friendship.
They played games, had sleepovers, and spent all of their free time
together.
That is, until Inuyasha was ten. Quite suddenly, it all changed. The fun
ended, Inuyasha stopped coming over. He had moved back to America, and he
left behind a very confused and very upset eight-year-old.
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seven years later.
A small group of giggly teenaged girls hovered at the base of an oversized
marble staircase. "Bye Kagome!" said one of the girls to one especially
pretty girl with very dark hair.
"Bye you guys!" she shouted as she danced past a silver sport scar and up
the staircase. It had been a great day! First, she had aced he math test;
then, Yura had invited her to her annual party; finally, to make things
absolutely perfect, she had been asked out on her first date.
She was in a great mood but she hated the fact that there was a guest at
the shrine. She always got trapped into listening to boring stories and
lectures. And in hope of avoiding this fate, she went around the back of
the house, slipped in, and quietly sneaked upstairs.
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Amaye Higurashi sat in her living room with a silver haired man. After
staring off in deep thought for a few moments she quietly got up and walked
over to the door, opening it and peering out. No one. Upon returning to her
seat she gave a hard studying look at the visitor beside her.
"Well young man, I'm sure my Kagome will be home soon." she said with a
smile, "but until then, we can talk. How have you been after all of these
years? How are your parents, and your brother? Why didn't they come with
you?"
The young man gave a sad smile then gave his reply, "My dad and brother are
still unpacking, but my mom.well, my mom died a few years ago."
"Oh, Inuyasha! I'm so sorry, I didn't know. I didn't mean to bri-" she
cried before he cut her off.
"Its okay, you didn't know, but I'd rather not talk about it." he said
curtly.
"I'm sorry." she said as she wiped unshed tears from her eyes,"I wonder
where Kagome is? I hope she is okay."
"I'm sure she's fine, she was one tough little chick as I remember!" he
said with a laugh, his mood considerably lighter.
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Kagome was comfortable in her current position, stretched out on her bed
with her head resting on her elbows. She was staring off into space,
daydreaming of the past.
~*~flashback~*~
"Mama! Where's Inu-kun? I haven't seen him since Monday! And he hasn't been
at school! Why, Mama, why?" asked a young Kagome with a worried look on her
face
".Kagome, I don't know how to tell you this, but.you wont be seeing
Inuyasha anymore." said her mother
"Bu.but why, mama?" pleaded a now distraught little girl, beginning to cry
at the thought of not seeing her best friend.
Mrs. Higurashi looked down at her now clearing disturbed daughter, "Honey,
you know how inu-kun and his family moved here from America?" Kagome
nodded, "And you know how the reason they moved here was because of Mr.
Masura's job?" again Kagome nodded, "Darling, they had to move back to
America. Didn't he say goodbye."
~*~end flashback~*~
Kagome snapped back to realize she had tears rolling down her cheeks. "Oh
Inuyasha!" she whispered as she struggled to keep from crying, "Why didn't
you say goodbye to me?" and then she broke down sobbing.
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