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'Gods, I heard lack of sleep can make you see things, but this is getting ridiculous!' Kagome thought, shaking her head. She brought her hands up and rubbed her eyes vigorously. 'Hopefully, that will be the last of seeing things that I'll have for one day.'
As she thought that, the elevator doors reopened on the first floor and Kagome stepped out into the lobby of her dorm. She looked cautiously around the lobby, hoping to see a friendly face. But everyone in the lobby seemed to be caught up in conversation with someone else or too engrossed in a book or some other work to be disturbed. But then Kagome saw an older girl sitting on one side of the room. The girl had her hair tied back behind her head and was wearing a white wrap around shirt with a v-neck that tied in the back and red linen pants. She had a book in front of her, but seemed to be looking around for something to distract herself with. Kagome walked over to her.
"Hi. My name is Kagome, and I was wondering if you might be able to help me. You see, I just arrived here in Chicago and I wanted to explore the city some. But I don't know where to start. Could you recommend a good park or museum that I could visit?" Kagome smiled her friendliest smile and tried to sound as inviting as possible.
"Oh! Hi! I'm Katie. Oh, yeah. You just got here? I can definitely tell you some great places to see. I'm from the city, so I know all the best spots!" The girl said, winking at Kagome as she said the last sentence.
Kagome grinned back at the girl. She liked this girl already. But she seemed to have an odd resemblance to someone. Somehow she felt like she knew the girl already, but she couldn't place her finger on who the girl reminded her of.
"Are you going by yourself? You know, it's not exactly the safest idea to go wandering around the city by yourself. Besides, it's going to be dark in just a few hours. But you know what, I could show you! Would you like some company to go around the city? I'll be the best free tour guide you'll ever have..." The girl beamed at Kagome, and Kagome knew she had just made a great new friend.
"Sure! That'd be great! I don't know anyone here yet, so I'm kind of nervous still. Where do you suggest we go first?" As Kagome spoke, Katie packed her books into her backpack, put it over her shoulders and stood up from the chair she was sitting in.
"My room is just around the corner. I'm the RA for the first floor. Let me drop off this heavy bag there and then we'll go?" Katie was already walking toward her room as she spoke.
"Sure. The RA? What does that mean?" Kagome was new to college and she didn't know all the terms yet, but hopefully this Katie could explain some things to her – she hoped so. "RA – resident advisor. Every floor has one. We are kind of like the people in charge, but not really. We're more or less people who are here for you if you have a problem, or need help with things. And, throughout the year we'll do programs to help you learn more about other people in the building or about the school or things like that. Do you know who your RA is?" Katie explained as she unlocked the door to her room, walked in and placed her backpack on her bed. She then went over to the desk, opened a drawer and grabbed out several things including a wallet and a camera.
"Um...not really? I didn't know that I had an RA." Kagome still had a slightly confused look on her face.
"Oh! What floor do you live on?" Katie asked, leading Kagome back out of the room and into the hallway. She turned, locked her door and then began to lead them both back out to the lobby.
"I live on the third floor. By the way, what's with all the sailboats and lobster decorations?" Kagome looked around, she felt like she had walked into a really cheesy New England restaurant.
"Third floor – oh! You're RA is Seth. A bit of a strange guy – I don't think he's ever cut that hair of his. But at least he keeps it brushed..." Katie shrugged and got an expression on her face that could only have meant that she was getting a mental image of Seth as she spoke. "Hm...Anyway, oh, the decorations? The RA's all got together at the beginning of the year and we have each floor a theme. My theme is the "East Coast." You're floor should be the Wild West. So I'm surprised you didn't notice even crazier decorations there."
"Hm. I didn't really look when I was coming in or leaving. I'll have to look later." Kagome tried to remember if she had noticed any decorations on her floor. She did remember that on the door to her room both her and her roommate's names were written out on construction paper cut to look like stars. She thought she saw a horseshoe hanging above the door too. But she didn't really pay that much attention.
"So, how would you like to go to Lincoln Park? I'm majoring in botany, so the parks in the city are my favorite places to go." Katie looked at Kagome and waited for her answer.
"Yeah, the park would be great! You're majoring in botany? That's really awesome. So do you know all the different kinds of plants and what they're used for and things like that?" Kagome wondered what kinds of things the girl knew; maybe she could add to the things she had already learned in the feudal era.
"Well, I know some. I used to know a lot more, but lately I've had trouble remembering everything, there's just so much to learn!" Katie talked absentmindedly, listing off things about different plants that were native to the area as they walked toward the bus stop. Kagome listened carefully, seeing how much of what the girl said she already knew, and how much of it was new to her. Perhaps later, she'd have Katie explain some of the things in more detail.
They had reached the bus stop and stood near it waiting when all the sudden a female voice shouted from a distance off.
"Hey! Katie!" Katie must have recognized the voice because she turned around and began looking for the origin of the sound. Kagome just followed Katie's eyes until Katie eyes settled on another girl in the distance. She, like Katie, wore a white shirt and red pants, but her hair was long and dark and hung loose down her back. Kagome did a double-take for the third time that day. 'Kikyou?!? It can't be!'
"Hey, Kiki. Do you need something? I'm going into town." Katie shouted back at her sister as she walked over to the two girls.
'Kiki...but...there's no way!' Kagome thought. But as she finished her thought the girl reached the two of them.
"Hey," She was a little flushed from rushing over to them, but was catching her breath quickly. "I just wanted to remind you that we have an RA meeting tonight at 9. Don't forget like you did last time! I really don't want to have to give another lecture. Or hear another one from Seth, for that matter."
Katie rolled her eyes and sighed. "I won't forget! Oh, by the way, Kiki, this is Kagome. Kagome, this is Kiki, my sister." As she spoke, Katie motioned at each girl in turn.
Kiki thrust her hand forward. "Hi! Nice to meet you! Are you new here?"
Kagome was taken aback a bit, but slowly reached her hand forward to shake the girl's hand. "Hi! Nice to meet you, too. Yet, I just moved here from Japan."
"Awesome! Well, I gotta run! But I'll see you around. And remember Katie, meeting tonight 9 pm!" And with that Kiki was off speed walking back towards the building where she had come from.
As she walked away, it suddenly occurred to Kagome who Katie reminded her off – Kaede! Kagome just stared straight forward to avoid staring at the girl standing next to her. 'This day is just the weirdest! Could it get any stranger?' Kagome thought, just as the bus arrived. But as she was looking through her purse for change for the bus, she missed seeing a certain boy with long dark hair standing nearby watching her every movement.
A/N: Well, this is Chapter 2. Hopefully it's a story worth reading! And if you're reading this, then leave me a little message telling me what you think of story! There's a little button at the bottom...Yeah! You got it!
'Gods, I heard lack of sleep can make you see things, but this is getting ridiculous!' Kagome thought, shaking her head. She brought her hands up and rubbed her eyes vigorously. 'Hopefully, that will be the last of seeing things that I'll have for one day.'
As she thought that, the elevator doors reopened on the first floor and Kagome stepped out into the lobby of her dorm. She looked cautiously around the lobby, hoping to see a friendly face. But everyone in the lobby seemed to be caught up in conversation with someone else or too engrossed in a book or some other work to be disturbed. But then Kagome saw an older girl sitting on one side of the room. The girl had her hair tied back behind her head and was wearing a white wrap around shirt with a v-neck that tied in the back and red linen pants. She had a book in front of her, but seemed to be looking around for something to distract herself with. Kagome walked over to her.
"Hi. My name is Kagome, and I was wondering if you might be able to help me. You see, I just arrived here in Chicago and I wanted to explore the city some. But I don't know where to start. Could you recommend a good park or museum that I could visit?" Kagome smiled her friendliest smile and tried to sound as inviting as possible.
"Oh! Hi! I'm Katie. Oh, yeah. You just got here? I can definitely tell you some great places to see. I'm from the city, so I know all the best spots!" The girl said, winking at Kagome as she said the last sentence.
Kagome grinned back at the girl. She liked this girl already. But she seemed to have an odd resemblance to someone. Somehow she felt like she knew the girl already, but she couldn't place her finger on who the girl reminded her of.
"Are you going by yourself? You know, it's not exactly the safest idea to go wandering around the city by yourself. Besides, it's going to be dark in just a few hours. But you know what, I could show you! Would you like some company to go around the city? I'll be the best free tour guide you'll ever have..." The girl beamed at Kagome, and Kagome knew she had just made a great new friend.
"Sure! That'd be great! I don't know anyone here yet, so I'm kind of nervous still. Where do you suggest we go first?" As Kagome spoke, Katie packed her books into her backpack, put it over her shoulders and stood up from the chair she was sitting in.
"My room is just around the corner. I'm the RA for the first floor. Let me drop off this heavy bag there and then we'll go?" Katie was already walking toward her room as she spoke.
"Sure. The RA? What does that mean?" Kagome was new to college and she didn't know all the terms yet, but hopefully this Katie could explain some things to her – she hoped so. "RA – resident advisor. Every floor has one. We are kind of like the people in charge, but not really. We're more or less people who are here for you if you have a problem, or need help with things. And, throughout the year we'll do programs to help you learn more about other people in the building or about the school or things like that. Do you know who your RA is?" Katie explained as she unlocked the door to her room, walked in and placed her backpack on her bed. She then went over to the desk, opened a drawer and grabbed out several things including a wallet and a camera.
"Um...not really? I didn't know that I had an RA." Kagome still had a slightly confused look on her face.
"Oh! What floor do you live on?" Katie asked, leading Kagome back out of the room and into the hallway. She turned, locked her door and then began to lead them both back out to the lobby.
"I live on the third floor. By the way, what's with all the sailboats and lobster decorations?" Kagome looked around, she felt like she had walked into a really cheesy New England restaurant.
"Third floor – oh! You're RA is Seth. A bit of a strange guy – I don't think he's ever cut that hair of his. But at least he keeps it brushed..." Katie shrugged and got an expression on her face that could only have meant that she was getting a mental image of Seth as she spoke. "Hm...Anyway, oh, the decorations? The RA's all got together at the beginning of the year and we have each floor a theme. My theme is the "East Coast." You're floor should be the Wild West. So I'm surprised you didn't notice even crazier decorations there."
"Hm. I didn't really look when I was coming in or leaving. I'll have to look later." Kagome tried to remember if she had noticed any decorations on her floor. She did remember that on the door to her room both her and her roommate's names were written out on construction paper cut to look like stars. She thought she saw a horseshoe hanging above the door too. But she didn't really pay that much attention.
"So, how would you like to go to Lincoln Park? I'm majoring in botany, so the parks in the city are my favorite places to go." Katie looked at Kagome and waited for her answer.
"Yeah, the park would be great! You're majoring in botany? That's really awesome. So do you know all the different kinds of plants and what they're used for and things like that?" Kagome wondered what kinds of things the girl knew; maybe she could add to the things she had already learned in the feudal era.
"Well, I know some. I used to know a lot more, but lately I've had trouble remembering everything, there's just so much to learn!" Katie talked absentmindedly, listing off things about different plants that were native to the area as they walked toward the bus stop. Kagome listened carefully, seeing how much of what the girl said she already knew, and how much of it was new to her. Perhaps later, she'd have Katie explain some of the things in more detail.
They had reached the bus stop and stood near it waiting when all the sudden a female voice shouted from a distance off.
"Hey! Katie!" Katie must have recognized the voice because she turned around and began looking for the origin of the sound. Kagome just followed Katie's eyes until Katie eyes settled on another girl in the distance. She, like Katie, wore a white shirt and red pants, but her hair was long and dark and hung loose down her back. Kagome did a double-take for the third time that day. 'Kikyou?!? It can't be!'
"Hey, Kiki. Do you need something? I'm going into town." Katie shouted back at her sister as she walked over to the two girls.
'Kiki...but...there's no way!' Kagome thought. But as she finished her thought the girl reached the two of them.
"Hey," She was a little flushed from rushing over to them, but was catching her breath quickly. "I just wanted to remind you that we have an RA meeting tonight at 9. Don't forget like you did last time! I really don't want to have to give another lecture. Or hear another one from Seth, for that matter."
Katie rolled her eyes and sighed. "I won't forget! Oh, by the way, Kiki, this is Kagome. Kagome, this is Kiki, my sister." As she spoke, Katie motioned at each girl in turn.
Kiki thrust her hand forward. "Hi! Nice to meet you! Are you new here?"
Kagome was taken aback a bit, but slowly reached her hand forward to shake the girl's hand. "Hi! Nice to meet you, too. Yet, I just moved here from Japan."
"Awesome! Well, I gotta run! But I'll see you around. And remember Katie, meeting tonight 9 pm!" And with that Kiki was off speed walking back towards the building where she had come from.
As she walked away, it suddenly occurred to Kagome who Katie reminded her off – Kaede! Kagome just stared straight forward to avoid staring at the girl standing next to her. 'This day is just the weirdest! Could it get any stranger?' Kagome thought, just as the bus arrived. But as she was looking through her purse for change for the bus, she missed seeing a certain boy with long dark hair standing nearby watching her every movement.
A/N: Well, this is Chapter 2. Hopefully it's a story worth reading! And if you're reading this, then leave me a little message telling me what you think of story! There's a little button at the bottom...Yeah! You got it!