She sat around in the police station with her grandfather and little
brother. This was no way to spend a Saturday night. Her grandfather was
very quiet, hardly looking at her or Souta. He sat worried and unaware of
the searching stare his granddaughter was giving him. She wanted to hear
what he had to say. To tell her he knew nothing of this. But within
herself she knew this was impossible. From all of the conversations she
had with her grandfather about her parents she knew he wasn't telling her
something. She was always left to wonder what that something was. She
refused to believe that her mother was responsible for her father's death.
It couldn't be her mother loved her father too much to do such a thing,
didn't she?
Kagome stopped looking at her grand father. It was clear she would get no answers from him. She looked at Souta; he was trying hard not to fall asleep. She got his attention and motioned for him to lay across two chairs rest his head in her lap. He looked at her with a grateful smile and complied. She began to hum a song to him to help him sleep. It was one of her own songs that she had written just for Souta when he had turned eight, Souta knew it well, after everyone had left his party and his parents went out she was left to put him to bed. She told him she didn't give him all of his gifts yet. He was so curious and impatient, she smiled at the memory. He was nearly jumping up and down on the bed. She said it was a song and asked him if he wanted to hear it. He was asleep just as she ended the song. She was brought out of her musings when she heard her name being called. "Kagome?" Souta inquired "Yeah" She answered. "Could young sing the words, Please?" She looked around to make sure she would disturb no one. "Sure."
I remember when you were first born You were the light of mama's eyes Your little eyes were shining with joy Untouched by awful lies At the time I never knew How much you would mean to me But now I'm older and understand All you have made me see.
Hope lies in your little eyes The world is better But it is no surprise The way you came to us to love and live There is no more precious a gift to give
My world is better thanks to you I would give up But there is so much I want to do
"Miss Higurashi" Called a voice from across the room, interrupting her song; he motioned for her to follow him. Souta was sleeping in her lap. Carefully she removed her coat and laid Souta's head on it and kissed him quickly on the forehead before following the officer into the office. "Yes?" She asked. "Your mother and father." He started. "Step-father." She interrupted. "Step-father," he continued. "Will remain here for a few weeks, I need to know if you have any other place to stay." "Why can't we just stay at our house with my grandfather?" She asked. "Because he is not fit to take care of you." "I've been taking care of him and Souta for a long time. We can manage." She insisted. "You are only seventeen, are you not?" he asked and she nodded. "If you were of legal age we could send you home with Souta and your grandfather, but you are not. In this case we must arrange for a place for you to stay." "Will you separate me and Souta?" "I don't know we may have to. Your grandfather must stay with us for a while but he will be put up in a nursing home to be paid for by the city." "Why does he have to stay and what do you mean you don't know?" "He must stay for questioning and we are not sure if there is any place that will take both of you." "Please you can't separate us, Souta needs me." "Are you sure it's not you who needs him?" She looked at him insulted. "It works both ways. He needs the reassurance of someone close to him as I need to know that he is safe and happy, we depend on each other. "You sound more like his mother than your mother does" he commented. "I might as well be I'm the one whose been taking care of him for most of his life." She stated. "Very well I'll see what I can do for you and your brother but for the next two days you will stay in a hotel down the street and be monitored just in case something goes wrong." "Why would something go wrong?" she asked suddenly curious as to why she or her brother could be in danger. "I can't talk about it, it is a matter for the lawyers you may even be required to stay with one of them if need be." "What! Why would lawyers do something like that?" she asked. "You got me there, sometimes for safety other times compassion, or a judges order." "Oh, so who will be the lawyers for my parents?" "We have a very good defense lawyers on standby but it's too early for anything to be put in order, the arrest was after all just made yesterday."
"I have another question why did you make us stay here all day and night?" "It couldn't be helped; there was nowhere else for you to go." "Oh, you realize you took away my study time, if I knew was gonna be stuck here this long I would have brought my books with me." "I'm sure you're teachers will understand; now it's time for you and you're brother to move along and go to the hotel. You will stay there until we find something else suitable." "But..." She was cut off when he shut the door on her. She made her way back to her brother and grandfather. In almost no time at all they were being ushered out of the station and taken to a nearby hotel by the name of Nature's Rest which she found weird seeing as it in no way looked as serene as its name, it was a four story brick building that looked like an ominous giant in the faint glow of moon and street lights, a couple of the windows looked cracked; it sure didn't look like it could provide "nature's rest". Hopefully it was nicer on the inside. No such luck. To her disgust the room suited all of the hotel horror stories and stereotypes she had ever heard of. There was one bedroom and a bathroom to the left as they entered. The bathroom looked as if it hadn't been cleaned in months. The bedroom wasn't any better. The window was slightly cracked and whistled a little when the wind blew, the walls had yellow stains on them and the ceiling had fallen out in certain places and no curtains. The room was, to put it lightly, a dump. She had seen homeless shelters that were five times better than this. How they could even stay in business was a mystery to her. Coming out of her thoughts she looked towards Souta who was about ready to fall over form exhaustion. A ten year old shouldn't have to deal with things like this. Gently she moved him to the nearest bed and tucked him in and then checked to see if her grandfather was comfortable. She was about to leave the room to sleep on the couch when a hand grabbed her shirt. "Kagome, could you sleep with me?" Souta asked pleadingly. "Sure." She replied with a small smile as she got under the covers. Giving him a small kiss on the forehead she waited for him to fall asleep before she did and was again brought back to her thoughts. She wondered if anything would ever be the same again but came to the conclusion that it would never be. Everything had changed, and when the kids at school find out they wouldn't be kind about it. She looked down at Souta who was now snoring softly and smiled at his innocent face. It was going to be a long few months, or years, she thought as she drifted into an uneasy sleep.
Authors Note: Hey there. I think this chapter may have been a tad on the boring side. But it was necessary to show the relationship between her and her brother, unless I decide to change my mind about a few things. Thanks for reading! And review please.
Kagome stopped looking at her grand father. It was clear she would get no answers from him. She looked at Souta; he was trying hard not to fall asleep. She got his attention and motioned for him to lay across two chairs rest his head in her lap. He looked at her with a grateful smile and complied. She began to hum a song to him to help him sleep. It was one of her own songs that she had written just for Souta when he had turned eight, Souta knew it well, after everyone had left his party and his parents went out she was left to put him to bed. She told him she didn't give him all of his gifts yet. He was so curious and impatient, she smiled at the memory. He was nearly jumping up and down on the bed. She said it was a song and asked him if he wanted to hear it. He was asleep just as she ended the song. She was brought out of her musings when she heard her name being called. "Kagome?" Souta inquired "Yeah" She answered. "Could young sing the words, Please?" She looked around to make sure she would disturb no one. "Sure."
I remember when you were first born You were the light of mama's eyes Your little eyes were shining with joy Untouched by awful lies At the time I never knew How much you would mean to me But now I'm older and understand All you have made me see.
Hope lies in your little eyes The world is better But it is no surprise The way you came to us to love and live There is no more precious a gift to give
My world is better thanks to you I would give up But there is so much I want to do
"Miss Higurashi" Called a voice from across the room, interrupting her song; he motioned for her to follow him. Souta was sleeping in her lap. Carefully she removed her coat and laid Souta's head on it and kissed him quickly on the forehead before following the officer into the office. "Yes?" She asked. "Your mother and father." He started. "Step-father." She interrupted. "Step-father," he continued. "Will remain here for a few weeks, I need to know if you have any other place to stay." "Why can't we just stay at our house with my grandfather?" She asked. "Because he is not fit to take care of you." "I've been taking care of him and Souta for a long time. We can manage." She insisted. "You are only seventeen, are you not?" he asked and she nodded. "If you were of legal age we could send you home with Souta and your grandfather, but you are not. In this case we must arrange for a place for you to stay." "Will you separate me and Souta?" "I don't know we may have to. Your grandfather must stay with us for a while but he will be put up in a nursing home to be paid for by the city." "Why does he have to stay and what do you mean you don't know?" "He must stay for questioning and we are not sure if there is any place that will take both of you." "Please you can't separate us, Souta needs me." "Are you sure it's not you who needs him?" She looked at him insulted. "It works both ways. He needs the reassurance of someone close to him as I need to know that he is safe and happy, we depend on each other. "You sound more like his mother than your mother does" he commented. "I might as well be I'm the one whose been taking care of him for most of his life." She stated. "Very well I'll see what I can do for you and your brother but for the next two days you will stay in a hotel down the street and be monitored just in case something goes wrong." "Why would something go wrong?" she asked suddenly curious as to why she or her brother could be in danger. "I can't talk about it, it is a matter for the lawyers you may even be required to stay with one of them if need be." "What! Why would lawyers do something like that?" she asked. "You got me there, sometimes for safety other times compassion, or a judges order." "Oh, so who will be the lawyers for my parents?" "We have a very good defense lawyers on standby but it's too early for anything to be put in order, the arrest was after all just made yesterday."
"I have another question why did you make us stay here all day and night?" "It couldn't be helped; there was nowhere else for you to go." "Oh, you realize you took away my study time, if I knew was gonna be stuck here this long I would have brought my books with me." "I'm sure you're teachers will understand; now it's time for you and you're brother to move along and go to the hotel. You will stay there until we find something else suitable." "But..." She was cut off when he shut the door on her. She made her way back to her brother and grandfather. In almost no time at all they were being ushered out of the station and taken to a nearby hotel by the name of Nature's Rest which she found weird seeing as it in no way looked as serene as its name, it was a four story brick building that looked like an ominous giant in the faint glow of moon and street lights, a couple of the windows looked cracked; it sure didn't look like it could provide "nature's rest". Hopefully it was nicer on the inside. No such luck. To her disgust the room suited all of the hotel horror stories and stereotypes she had ever heard of. There was one bedroom and a bathroom to the left as they entered. The bathroom looked as if it hadn't been cleaned in months. The bedroom wasn't any better. The window was slightly cracked and whistled a little when the wind blew, the walls had yellow stains on them and the ceiling had fallen out in certain places and no curtains. The room was, to put it lightly, a dump. She had seen homeless shelters that were five times better than this. How they could even stay in business was a mystery to her. Coming out of her thoughts she looked towards Souta who was about ready to fall over form exhaustion. A ten year old shouldn't have to deal with things like this. Gently she moved him to the nearest bed and tucked him in and then checked to see if her grandfather was comfortable. She was about to leave the room to sleep on the couch when a hand grabbed her shirt. "Kagome, could you sleep with me?" Souta asked pleadingly. "Sure." She replied with a small smile as she got under the covers. Giving him a small kiss on the forehead she waited for him to fall asleep before she did and was again brought back to her thoughts. She wondered if anything would ever be the same again but came to the conclusion that it would never be. Everything had changed, and when the kids at school find out they wouldn't be kind about it. She looked down at Souta who was now snoring softly and smiled at his innocent face. It was going to be a long few months, or years, she thought as she drifted into an uneasy sleep.
Authors Note: Hey there. I think this chapter may have been a tad on the boring side. But it was necessary to show the relationship between her and her brother, unless I decide to change my mind about a few things. Thanks for reading! And review please.