A family reunited
"Sango, are you here?" I looked quickly for her in our dorm. Good she's not here. Saves me the humiliation.
"Whoa, Kags what happened to you? Decided to go for a swim in good clothes?" She came out of the kitchen and laughed as she examined my wet clothes. "Ha, ha funny. I need to go change." I went to my room and looked for clothes.
"Oh yeah. Your mother called and she needs a word with you. I'm sorry, I tried to get you out of it but your mother is very persistent." She walked to my room and stood against the doorway. She looked at me apologetically. How could I stay mad at her? She's my best friend. I smiled at her reassuringly, telling her I'm not mad. "Don't worry about it. I'll just see what she wants." I grabbed my phone and dialed my home number. "Hi, mama. It's me. Did you call?" I knew this wasn't going to be good. I could feel it. (#-this means phone conversation)
#Kagome, dear, how've you been? That's great. Anyway, I called because I wanted to tell you the good news. Kikyo is getting married. Isn't that great?#
No not really. I could care less if she jumped of a building. I would pay to see that. My mother loves Kikyo more than she ever loved me. She was my half sister. She lived with her father. She hardly lived with us and when she did, I was invisible. According to my mother, I was a mistake. Kikyo should have been her daughter, not me.
#So I want you to come this weekend and spend time with your sister.#
She's not my sister. Oh, how I wanted to scream that into the receiver and hang up the phone. "I would love to but I can't. I have finals next week and I need all the time to study." It wasn't a lie, for sophmores, that is. It was the beginning of the school year, freshmen can't have finals. (least i don't think)
#Kagome Higurashi. I am surprised at you. Well, not really. I expect this from you. You better get your butt here Friday when dinner starts at 7. Better yet be here at 5 so you can spend time with your loving family.#
She didn't sound loving at all. Her voice was so poisonous that I could feel it spread throughout my body. She's the reason why I locked myself in my room. She didn't let me hang out with my friends and we had constant fights so I stayed in my room, studying. "I'll leave tomorrow even if it means cutting my classes." I lost again. She squealed in delight and her voice changed to sugar again.
#Yay! The family will be reunited. We'll all have so much fun. And Kagome…DON'T YOU DARE RUIN THIS FOR KIKYO.# With that, she hung up the phone. Wow, you would have thought that she was going to tell me she loves me or something. I didn't, I knew my mother better than that. I sighed.
"Wow, I heard her. She may be made of sugar and spice but she needs a refill of sugar." I laughed. " So what did she want?" She asked as she flopped on my bed.
"I'm forced to go to Kikyo's wedding. The stupid wench landed a guy before I did. I'm the good one. She's evil. She pushed me down the stairs once and guess what my mother did. She laughed and yelled 'do it again, do it again'." Sango laughed and so did I. I was helpless than and still pathetically am. She could probably still throw me down the stairs.
"I feel sorry for you. You have to be in the same room with her while she makes out with her fiancée. I wouldn't go." She looked at me with sympathy and I knew she was right. I can't go. Kikyo will rub it in my face. I can't go…alone, that is. "Hey Sango, buddy." I hugged her.
"What? Oh no, oh no you don't. I am not going. I have to study." She broke away from my hug and looked at me with wide eyes.
"Oh come on Sango. We'll have fun, you'll see." Yeah right, I'm not going to have fun and I'm bringing Sango down with me.
"Kagome, I said NO. And that's FINAL."
In the plane.
"I can't believe you made me go. Hey, I at least should get the window seat." I happily let her sit by the window. I knew I owe her big for this.
"Thank you Sango. You don't know how much this means to me." I gave her a thank you look and she smiled.
"Your welcome. You're my friend. You've been there for me. I'll do the same even if I don't want to." I laughed. I wasn't alone. I had Sango, the sister I always wanted.
"The plane has now come to a stop at Tokyo, Japan. May all passengers exit the plane cautiously and throw away any trash in your path. Thank you for choosing the International Airlines. Goodbye and enjoy your stay." The stewardess escorted the people out of the plane. "How can she smile that big? How can she be that happy? I swear they are giving her happy pills." I laughed. She was right. Just looking at her made my jaw ache. "This may not turn out so bad and look, we're an hour early." I looked at my watch. Hopefully it's wrong because there is no way on earth I want to stay an extra hour with those psychopaths. I looked around for my mother, for anyone.
Then I saw a driver holding up a sign that read: Kagmoe Hiurgashu.
Sango and I looked at the sign. "They have the same freakin last name and they still get a chance to misspell it if it concerns me." We quickly made our way to the driver. "Please follow me." At least he has manners, I'm surprised mom. We rode in silence as the place I never wanted to see again came in view. We're almost there. I swore to myself that I was never to step a foot there again but looks like I broke that promise. It's not like I had a choice. I was suddenly interrupted as the car stopped in front of my house.
"That will be (I'm just putting it in American dollars.) $57.00. The driver looked at me and I didn't see this coming.
"My mother didn't pay you?"
"No, she said the visitor was going to." I looked at him shocked. "I'm her freakin daughter, damn it." I fished for the money and luckily I had $60.00. I paid the man and grabbed my suitcases. This was going to be a nightmare. I walked into the house and searched for anyone. "Hello home. Thanks for welcoming me." I slammed the door behind us. Maybe this well call them.
"Kagome Higurashi. I told you a million times not to slam doors in this household."
"Hi, mom. I missed you too. Yes, the ride over here was just so relaxing. Thanks for asking." I smiled at my mother while she has a scowl on her face.
"Snap out of it Kagome. Hurry and go get unpacked and help me set the table. Kikyo is bringing her fiancée today." She changed once again. She squealed in delight and had stars in her eyes.
"You mean you've never seen him before or know his name?" She nodded her head happily. "Yes, it's like a surprise." She chirped.
"You mean, he could be a thief or a serial killer and she's bringing him here?" I shouldn't have asked that. Her facial expression turned deadly and I cowered to the corner.
"How dare you? She's knows what's right or wrong. She knows what
she's doing unlike some daughter I know. Now you listen Kagome, you will not act up in front of our guest. I will not be in a bad mood on my daughter's night. Do you hear me? " There it goes again, the poisonous voice. I was about to tell her to name one time I ever overreacted but was stopped by Sango.
"Hi, Mrs. Higurashi. Remember me, Sango, a friend of Kagome's. Hope you don't mind I tagged along." She held out her hand and mother accepted it.
"No problem at all. You will be sleeping in Kagome's room, I presume."
"Of course, mother. I dream of nothing less." I answered tartly as she glared at me.
"Now go unpacked and help me." She glided away humming happily.
"I told you she's a psycho." We quickly walked to my room and surprisingly, it was still there. We started unpacking and I felt Sango's eyes on me.
"What?" I said as I continued to put my things away.
"I only met your mother once that time when...well, you know. One thing that bothers me even though that thing happened is how can you hear your own mother saying things like that to you and not cry?"
I looked at her and saw that she was serious. "I don't know. I guess I'm used to it. I mean I guess you just shrug the comments away after living here for more than 15 years. When I was little and I started to understand what she said and it did make me cry. I even told her I loved her and she slapped me." I looked at her. I didn't want her to feel sorry for me. I hated that, all my friends would feel sorry.
"Why? Did she ever tell you why?" She stopped and sat by me on the couch.
"She didn't have to. She blames me for my father's death. She always have. Actually, she's cooled down. This is her forgiving me. Imagine what she was like in the beginning." I laughed but Sango didn't. Oh great, she's getting emotional on me.
"I wouldn't want to. I'm surprised she didn't kill you."
"Oh I was safe thanks to our religion. We're not suppose to kill. I'm joking. She hates me but not that much." I said quickly as she looked horrified. She sighed out of relief and laughed. "You do have a sick twisted sense of humor Kag."
"Thanks. Now we better hurry up before she starts yelling."
"KAGOME." We both sighed and said, "Too late."
"Oh mother, where is sister?" Kikyo asked in the most disgusting way that it made me want gag.
"Who? Oh Kagome. KAGOME, COME HERE NOW. She should be on her way now." She laughed. It's a wonder how they don't think she's a total loon. I took a deep breath as I entered the room. I kept my eyes on the floor, it seemed rather interesting at that moment.
"Hello, sister. I've missed you. This is my fiancee…" She steered me to face him and as I looked up...she said his name. "Inuyasha." I looked at him as he looked at me and we both yelled, "YOU!!"Yeah how bout that. I liked this one better. Oh, I would love to thank Not-original16 and Neko-Yuff16 for reviewing and I promise I will read your stories and review as well. Thank you for reading my story. Next chapter is way better than this one. Read and review. -