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Chapter 3- Kagura's Haunting Past

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After dinner Kagome went back to her room with Kagura and they got dressed for bed. Kagome flopped on her bed and sighed heavily. She recounted all the events up until now. She rolled over onto her side; facing away from Kagura. She didn't move and after awhile she fell asleep. Kagura looked over at Kagome and it was evident that the girl was asleep.  'Good, she's asleep' Kagura said she let down her guard totally like she had for the past ten years of her life. At night everyone was asleep and no one could analyze her; that was what she feared most. Was someone trying to help but only prying into her private affairs that she didn't want to remember. Kagura slid under her covers and rested her head on her pillow, almost silent tears slid down her face as the memories came back and played before her eyes.      

Kagome woke up little by little as she heard a soft sobbing. Kagome was trying to figure out what it was but failed; then she recognized a voice speaking to herself. "Why? Why my family?" Kagome heard the voice cutting the silence of the room and realized that it was Kagura speaking. Kagura sounded very sad and not like her monotone self at all. Kagome wondered what was going on but decided to not let her know she was awake. Kagome reminded herself that many girls and guys had been here for a long time and probably felt alone in the world. She herself was still getting over the shock of losing everyone in one instant. 'No, don't think about it. It'll only be worse than it already is'

 Kagura lay in her warm bed as the memories came dancing before her eyes. Haunting her, never letting her rest. A particular scene came, which was the worst one of all. It was always the one that played out fully and she couldn't stop it until it was over. A little girl was seen sitting in her room playing with her tea set. The girl was only about seven years old and had dark straight hair, and somewhat alarming red eyes. She heard the front door slam open downstairs and the girl dropped the doll and the plastic teacup she was holding. Her eyes opened wide as she heard shouting from downstairs, it was her mother and father. They were fighting again and it sounded worse than all the other times. The voices drifted upstairs and to the ears of the little girl. She had extremely good hearing and instead of hearing muffled voices she heard the words distinctly.

"Get the fuck out of my way!!!" a man yelled

"No, I won't let you hurt our child" a woman yelled back at him.

SLAP "Ahh! No, I've told you! You're not going up there" The woman yelled again

"You are not going to stop me!" the man said a little slurred; he was drunk

The little girl went and hid in her closet. She concealed herself so no one could find her if her father did get past her mother. The clothes however didn't help in muffling what was happening. They fought some more and she heard her mother crying, another hit was heard. But this time her mother didn't get up from the floor. Blood was coming out of her nose. The father made his way slowly up the stairs but failed to hear his wife get up. She went to the phone and called the police. When she was certain they were coming she went running upstairs so she could prevent her alcoholic husband from hurting their daughter. The little girl prayed he wouldn't find her. He was close to her hiding spot but before he could open the closet her mother pulled him away and she was smacked away again. This didn't prevent her from jumping on her husband and locking his arms behind him. She was trying to stall for time.

The little girl peered through the clothes and to what was going on. Eventually her father got her mother off of him and pushed her away. While her mother was down her father pulled a gun and fired three shots. One to his wife's arm, chest, and leg, blood pored from these wounds and she died instantly. The girl's eyes widened as she saw this. What happened next was totally unexpected. Her father raised the gun to his own temple and shot. He fell to the floor and died. The little girl ran out of the closet and the scene displayed before her eyes was ghastly. Her calm green carpet was covered in red and still more was coming from the gun wounds. Her father was facedown on the floor; her mother was slumped against her bed. The little girl skirted around the bodies and made her way downstairs. The police were in the front hall but they were too late. The little girl's white shoes were covered in red. "What happened here?" the police officer said

"They're upstairs. I think they were playing with paint though because everything is covered in red paint. But they're not moving" she said

"Oh my god…." All but one officer rushed upstairs. The one that stayed asked the little girl some questions that she knew.

"What's your name?" The officer said

"What's your name?" The girl countered

"My name is Hojo. Now can you tell me yours?"

"My name is Kagura" 

Kagura snapped out of the memory and turned over. "Damn it!! Why?" She cursed under her breath. Then she fell into a troubled sleep.

~~The Next Morning~~

At breakfast Kagome noticed that everyone had his or her school uniform on. She had hers on too and looked for similar ones to hers. She spotted Kagura, Rin, Sango, and Ayumi at a table talking in hushed voices. Kagome joined them and they stopped discussing whatever it was they had been talking about. "What? You can keep talking, I don't mind not being included"

"It's not that" Sango said, "It's that it's a very delicate topic"

"You don't have to tell me," Kagome said  

"Oh, everyone I have news. It's sort of good but in a way not" Sango announced

"Just spit it out" Kagura said 

"Ok, I'm getting to it! Chill a minute. I'm getting adopted" Sango said

"That's great news Sango!" Rin exclaimed, "So who is it?"

"It's really not that great news because the people who want to adopt me are from the United States" Sango said, "So I couldn't even see you guys if I wanted to visit"

"What state?" Ayumi asked

"New York" Sango replied

"It won't be that different than here. I mean the language is obviously different but I'm sure you'll be ok. Isn't that what English class is for?" Rin said

"I guess it won't be that different but it's still half-way around the world"

"Just go you'll be better off than here. It's not like you'll be here forever like some of us" Kagura said

"That sounds like fun though! I would want to go to the United States" Kagome put in 

"Hmm…I guess it would be cool. Only thing is I'm leaving this afternoon after school" Sango said   

"WHAT?" Kagura, Rin, and Ayumi yelled   

"Oh yeah but I won't be going until oh say 6:00pm, and LOOK at the TIME! I really must be getting to school I suggest you do the same well ta ta!" Sango got up very quickly and walked rather ran out of the dining hall.

Everyone else: 0_0…

"Well we should be going. I don't want to be late" Kagome said as she got up and also walked out of the hall. As she walked out the door a young American looking couple walked in. 'that might be the one's that are adopting Sango' Kagome shrugged it off as she made her way to the train station.    

A/N: Alright I put in some very delicate umm…subjects I guess you'd call it. So if the domestic violence reminds you of your household or anyone you know household I advise you to talk to a trusted teacher or counselor. Right I just felt I had to put that in there because of the nature of the problem is much too common. Anyway! Hope you enjoyed the chapter and another one will be up tomorrow. Aufweidersehen ^_^