Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha or the Wizard of Oz (this time it'll show up).

A/N: Hey hey!! How's everyone doing? Well I hope you're all good because the story is going to evolve in this chapter and get to the real story. Also just a reminder I will not be updating January 31st but I will not leave a cliffhanger because that's just evil…. hmmm…I AM evil but not that evil so on with the fic!!

Skitzoflame: Glad you liked it but I had to have some time skip before Kagome gets adopted because then it would just be weird if Kagome got adopted about two days after she showed up. Hope you enjoy this chapter! ^_^ 

Puppkid: Thanks for the review! Umm.. Yeah everyone in the town is really either dumb or could care less. I made the teacher a mold of all of mine so she's basically a bitch. Wonderful right?

Chapter 5- I Don't Think We're In Japan Anymore, Todo

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As Kagome walked into the entrance hall of her 'home' Kikyo once again surprised her by jumping out at her.  "Late again. At this rate you'll never eat dinner" She said to Kagome who was still trying to get her heart rate back to normal.

"I got detention again. I fell asleep in class by accident and the teacher caught me" Kagome explained, "I have detention for the next week"

"That might be changed" Kikyo said "Come with me, there are some people I'd like you to meet" Kikyo motioned for Kagome to follow her as she turned around and walked in the direction of the office. Kagome followed and as she walked in she saw the backs of two people's heads in the chairs in front of Kikyo's desk. Kagome took a seat in the third chair that was in front of the desk and waited for Kikyo to speak. "Kagome I would like you to meet Mr. And Mrs. Becker. They wanted to adopt you, but you'd be going back to New York with them"

Kagome stared at Kikyo in disbelief. These people wanted her as their daughter? "Ummm…ok" Kagome had no idea what to say.

"I'll leave and give you time to get to know one another" Kikyo said, got up and walked out of the office.

"So Kagome, is there anything you would like to ask us? We already know a lot about you" Mrs. Becker asked in Japanese

Kagome was taken aback by the fact that she knew Japanese so well, but she quickly recovered from the shock. "Why do you want me as your daughter?" Kagome asked the both of them

"We really don't want a little child, and we like to adopt kids like yourself in all age groups below the age of 16" Mr. Becker said

"Oh, you don't care about what happened? That I'm influenced already and almost nothing can change my mindset?" Kagome asked she certainly didn't want to be stuck here for the rest of her teen years but she also wanted to live with people that would accept her as her.

"What happened in the past is your own business. We have no right to know about it if you don't want us to" Mrs. Becker said, "Actually we have a couple kids that wanted to forget their past and have a new start. That's what we gave them, a fresh start with different surroundings" 

"Hmm… I like you both and I really don't want to be here until I'm of legal age to leave so… yes, you can adopt me if you like" Kagome said finally

Mr. And Mrs. Becker's faces both lit up in joy. Mr. Becker went to find Kikyo and have the paperwork done. Once everything was filled out and Kagome was the legal daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Becker they left and she went up to her room. She would leave the next afternoon after her assigned detention. She walked in the door of her room and Kagura was at her desk doing schoolwork for the next day. "I see you finally came back" Kagura said without looking up.

"Yeah, I had detention again today. Then Kikyo wanted me to meet these two people. I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon" Kagome said. She turned her back to Kagura as her head suddenly lifted. Kagome got her p.j.'s and slipped into them.

"What? You got adopted?" Kagura asked

"Yes, I did. I'm sorry I didn't want to leave you without a roommate but I don't want to be here. So when the opportunity arises you take it" Kagome said as she sat down at her desk and opened her textbook to the assigned pages. She started to do the schoolwork for that night. Even though she would be leaving the next afternoon she still had to go to school the next day.

"It's alright, I understand. It's a never-ending cycle I guess I'm just not wanted. No one wants a daughter that has had that sort of past" Kagura looked down at her work again.

"What happened? I don't understand why no one would want you. You're studious; you are organized, great with kids. You keep referring to your past and now I'm curious" Kagome said to her

"I guess I should tell you. You are one of my better friends here. Basically my Father was an alcoholic and one day he snapped. My mother prevented him from getting to me by taking his hits. He got to my room but I hid in the closet, my mother came behind him and jumped on him, he threw her off him and pulled a gun. Once he had killed her he killed himself. My mother had already called the police so I made my way past the bodies and went downstairs. I had no idea what happened but I saw it. I peeked out of the closet and saw it all" Kagura willed the tears to go away but they wouldn't. They threatened to slide down her face.

Kagome was stunned. That made what happened to her seem a little less bad than what Kagura went through. At least Kagome hadn't been there and was the only survivor. "oh, I'm sorry I asked" They both went back to their work and an uncomfortable silence settled over the room. Eventually they both went to bed and the next morning was just like the one before except that Kagome stuffed waffles down her throat, not pancakes.

~~After Afternoon Detention~~

Kagome sat on the train and couldn't believe that in just a few hours she'd be on a flight headed to LaGuardia Airport in New York. She'd miss Japan and all of her friends but somehow she wasn't sad at all. She was going to get a fresh start with people that didn't know what happened and that wouldn't really care what happened. It was refreshing to think she wouldn't be getting weird glances in the hallway from people she didn't know. As the train stopped at her stop she got off and took her time going back. She wanted to remember Japan and everyone. That's why she had a camera with her, she had taken countless pictures of everyone she knew and got an exceptionally good picture of a blushing Hojo-kun. 

As she walked through the doors of the orphanage she dashed up to her room before Kikyo could jump out at her. She got out her suitcase and packed everything away hastily. Everything except her mother's kimono. That was placed very carefully in her suitcase and was on top of everything else. She had a small duffel bag that she would walk on the plane with and her school bag. There was nothing in her school bag save some binders, pencils/pens, and a graphing calculator. All her textbooks were given back and she got to get out of detention, which seemed to annoy Miss. Yukari.

Kagura was watching her do this and just kept reading her book. "Hey, Kagura. Thanks for being nice to me while I was here. I'm glad I had you as my friend" Kagome said

"No problem, hey call once in awhile kay?" Kagura handed Kagome a piece of paper with a phone number on it.

"Will do, so I guess I'll see ya on the flip side"

"See ya" Kagura said as Kagome turned and left the room.  Once Kagome was out of ear shot Kagura added to herself "One more down. I wonder how many others will get to be my roommate" She then continued reading the book she was holding.

As Kagome walked down the stairs she saw many of her friends that she made there seemingly waiting for her. "Hey Kagome" Rin said, "You didn't tell us you were leaving"

"It just slipped my mind this morning. I was in such a rush to get to school that I didn't tell anyone. Sorry guys" Kagome said to the little girl in front of her.

"Where are you going?" Rin asked

"New York, it should prove interesting" Kagome answered her.

"Hey write ok? And if you see Sango say 'hi' for us" Ayumi said

"I don't think I'll see her but if I do I'll tell her" 

"Kagome" Kikyo was standing behind all of her friends "Come on you have to leave now"  

"I'm coming. Maybe I'll come back in a few years and visit"

"We'll be here" Yukari said then turned and left in the direction of the dining hall. Everyone else followed her after saying his or her goodbyes.

"Ready to go Kagome?" Mr. And Mrs. Becker was waiting with Kikyo. Kagome went with them to the car and waved goodbye to Kikyo from the backseat. Kikyo waved back and then disappeared inside. Kagome was now on her way to New York, one of the biggest cities in the U.S.A (at least I think it is).

~~Four hours later~~ 

The intercom on the airplane crackled on and a woman's voice came through it. There was a flight attendant at the front of the plane motioning to the words over the intercom. "Ladies and Gentlemen please fasten your seatbelts, we are due for takeoff momentarily. Please note that in case of emergency there are two exits at the front and back of the aircraft. Thank you for choosing Air Japan and have a nice flight" Then the woman said the same thing in three other languages including English, German, and Spanish.

Kagome was sitting by the window and soon felt the aircraft taking off. She looked out the window as Japan disappeared below them and soon they were flying over the Pacific Ocean. It was dark and there was nothing to see but blackness. She eventually was lulled to sleep by the subtle vibrations in the airplane. When she woke up it was morning and someone was shaking her to wake up. "Kagome we're here, it's time to get off" Mrs. Becker was next to her trying to gently wake her up.

"Oh, ok. I'm up" Kagome sat upright and her neck was very tense. It was from sleeping wrong on it the whole night, now she had a crick. "Ouch" she muttered as she moved her head around to stretch out the muscles. She got up and followed her new parents off the airplane and into the airport. They had to go through customs and get their bags from the baggage claim. Once they had done this they walked outside and were met with spring air, although the engine exhaust from the planes masked it a little.

Kagome looked up to the sign above the airport and it said 'LaGuardia Airport'. She said this in English and sounded out the word. Even though she could understand, read, and write English she had a hard time forming sentences that made sense to speak. That was what she would work on while she was here. All three waited at a bus stop for fifteen minutes before the shuttle bus going to where they wanted came. Kagome got on the bus and looked out the window. It seemed like forever but eventually they reached the stop they wanted and got off. Kagome wondered where all the tall buildings were and the subways. They had passed many tall buildings and bridges on the way here so where were they?

"Excuse me, I don't mean to be rude but where exactly are we?" Kagome asked Mrs. Becker

"We're in New York dear. I thought you knew"

"I did but where are all the tall buildings? I don't see any"

"Oh, we don't live in the city. It's too crowded and the air is very polluted. No we're on Long Island dear. It's just south of the city, the suburbs basically"

"Oh, ok"

"Don't worry you'll see the city. There are plenty of school trips there and plus out here on the Island you don't have to wear a uniform to school. You can wear whatever you like" Mrs. Becker said. Then she turned and started to walk up the side road they were dropped off on. Kagome followed and let the cool, fresh breeze wisp around her.

A/N: YAY!! Finally she's in NY. I really don't have that much idea what it's like to actually LIVE in the city so I don't really want to try to explain it. I go in there like once or twice a year and most people look like they're going to have a heart attack very soon. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this and there will probably be another update later after I do some stuff cause I got out of school early!! Well, Aufweidersehen! ^_^