And a second already. I know they're small but this is before and of the real action starts so go easy on me. I'm lucky I even got this up, my computer and I are having some serious problems seeing eye to eye.
I don't own Inuyasha or any of the others.
Chapter 2: A New Life
The next few days passed quickly for Kagome. She had decided there was no point going to her old school any more. She slept in to indecent hours every morning, and then spent the rest of the day either getting ready for school or playing video games with her little brother.
Souta was upset that she was going away, but he was sweet about it, never making too much of a fuss. She spent as much time as she could with him, with her friends. Her mother went back and forth between sad, and excited. Despite her mixed feelings she was a great help getting ready. She took her shopping for a few things, even treated her to a new discman and a few CDs.
The day before it was time to go Kagome sat in her room staring at the bare walls. Her shelves were empty, her books already packed in the car. A suitcase sat open on the floor, ready for her shampoos, and the other toiletries she would need tomorrow. Clean clothes were folded and set on top of her dresser, all the pictures that had once sat there were carefully packed away. Kagome managed a wry smile as she thought that this is what the room must have looked like when her parents had firs moved into this house. She could picture her mother, pregnant standing in the doorway, her father's arms around her. They both smiled and touched her stomach, baby Kagome within.
She quickly pushed the thought from her head. She'd suffered through a lot of warring emotions that week, she didn't need that old pain now. She'd fallen into depression too many times thinking of the father she'd lost.
It was late now, sometime past midnight. Kagome wasn't sure, she'd packed her clock already, her mother had promised to wake her personally in the morning. She slid into bed, knowing she wasn't really tired. Tomorrow was a big day so she decided she might as well try to get to sleep at a reasonable time. But she could only stare at the white ceiling above her. She turned to her side, but she could only stare at the blank white wall. She tried to close her eyes, daydream a little. But now she felt that dry feeling in the back of her throat. She tried to ignore it, but in the end she gave in. It wouldn't hurt to go get a drink of water. Maybe it would even help her get to sleep. Then again it might make her have to go to the bathroom and keep her awake longer.
In the end her thirst won. She slid out of her bed, but almost jumped back under the covers when her feet touched the bare floorboards. Her window had been open, and the nights were fairly chilly in the area. She stood on her bed then launched herself, landing on the square of carpet so she wouldn't have to touch cold floor with her bare feet again. She scampered across the floor to her window, quickly shutting with a shudder. Then to the other side of the room again, hugging her arms to her body.
Another quick leap through the door, and she was walking on the thick carpet of the hallway. She moved as silently as she could passing, her mother's room, then Souta's. She crept down the stairs, but as she reached the landing she saw something strange. A soft light was creeping around the corner at the foot of the stairs. Someone had left a lamp in the living room on. Kagome slowed her pace, peering around the corner. Her mother was sitting on the couch, a large book in her lap.
"Mom?" Kagome took a step into the room.
"You should be sleeping Kagome."
"I'm not tired." She took another step.
"Neither could I. Come sit with me."
Kagome rushed across the room and crawled onto the thick sofa, pulling a pillow into her arms. Hugging it to her chest, she rested her chin on it and let her eyes scan the pages of the book her mother was reading. But it wasn't a book at all. It was an old photo album. Pictures of her family smiling up at her form the pages. Her mother draped an arm across her shoulders, and with the other arm spread her blanket onto her daughter.
They didn't speak, they merely sat together looking at the pictures, taking comfort in each others embrace. Soon Kagome felt her eyelids getting heavy, and found it harder to keep them open. She was warm and comfortable, and the scent of her mothers perfume was so calming. Soon she had drifted off, falling into a peaceful sleep.
She woke the next morning in her own bed, it had to fairly early because the light pouring into her room was still soft, and her mother hadn't come in to wake her up yet. She turned onto her side and noted the absence of her pictures, and remembered that when she had fallen asleep the night before she chuckled a little of herself. She could hardly imagine her mother carrying her fully-grown daughter to her room while Kagome had continued to sleep soundly.
She slipped out of her bed and into her bathroom. She almost nodded off in the shower a few times, but finally managed to get herself ready for the day and packed away all of her remaining possessions. She ate breakfast with her brother, who was awake unusually early on a Saturday, and played a video game with him to keep her mind off of the rest of the day.
They would leave around eleven and stop for lunch on the way. They would hopefully reach Shikon Academy by later afternoon or early evening and she would help her take her things to her room and get everything settled. From there on Kagome was on her own. She would have to get her roommate to show her to the cafeteria or something.
That brought up a new worry. What if her roommate didn't like her? How was she supposed to live with someone who didn't like her? What if nobody liked her? Kagome shook her head, tossing her raven hair drying to rid herself of the unwanted thoughts before challenging Souta to another battle.
It was a sad parting, but not a tearful one. Souta was too old to allow himself to cry, but he did give his big sister a hug. A hug that almost squeezed the breath out of her. The trip was a few ours and Kagome spent most of it listening to music and pretending to sleep. She couldn't think of anything to say to her mother. She was just about to fall asleep for real when something knocked her back into reality. They had just passed through a fair sized town with shops, and nice houses with big yards. Then in front of her was a large black sign with a purple eight pointed star insignia and elegant silver lettering that read: Shikon Academy.
They turned on the road next to it and went down a long drive, tall trees grew on either sides at almost perfect intervals. Beyond the trees there were fields of lush green with trees scattered here and there for shade. There were well groomed gardens with benches. To one side you could see a cluster of large buildings. Then they reached the end of the drive and the road looped into a circle, a tall oak grew in the center. To right were the large buildings she had seen earlier and realized now that they were the school building. Straight ahead there was no road, but a wooded area. To the left the road led off to the dorms. Before she could see what was beyond those her mother parked at the main building to the right.
"I'm going to get you signed in and get your information, it will only take a minute you just wait here."
True to her word her mother reemerged within moments, papers in hand. With mounting excitement Kagome received her schedule and her room assignment. Her mother started the car again and they went down the left road. She drove her to the farthest building. It was a large building, and looked very new. She had expected them to be old looking brick buildings. But this looked more like a mall. There were two large pillars beside double glass doors, and four floors of smooth white covered with large glass windows.
Through the doors she was in room similar to a high school's main office. There was a nice gray carpet, the walls were painted a lovely burgundy. On the other side of the large desk that spanned most of the room there was a doorway. As Kagome moved closer to the desk she craned her neck to see that beyond the doorway was a small room with nice black leather couches and a T.V. She almost jumped out her skin when a woman walked through the door. But she only smiled and explained that everyone had to sign in at certain times every night and the desk was where to do it, indicating the clip board in front of her.
The woman then took Kagome's room assignment and gave her directions. Kagome was speechless at this point. Suffering form sensory overload. She managed to nod that she understood and choke out a "thank you."
It was only at that moment that she noticed the glass doors on either end of the room leading off to long hallways full of doors. She turned slightly to the left and saw the stairs. She took a deep breath and started to climb. Her room was on the fourth floor so she could only dread the next few climbs, laden as she would be with all of her things.
The fourth floor was different than the first, she noted as she immerged form the stairwell. Plush purple carpet, sage green walls, and light wood doors and baseboards. At the far end she could see the wide bay window that overlooked a beautiful green hill with a willow tree, the chapel, and what Kagome guessed was the library.
Kagome slowly walked down the hall, paper clutched in hand, every so often she glanced down to check the number on her paper and waiting until a number on one of the doors matched. Close to the end she found it. There was the faint hum of music within and she new it was her roommate. She took a deep breath, and opened the door.
Ok there's the second chapter. Don't worry Kagome is finally going to interact with another living person! So the action will start as soon as i've had some time to sleep. I just wanted to say this now, I'm trying my best to include most of the characters, but I will not be putting Shippo in, he jsut doesn't fit, sorry if you're a big fan. Tha'ts all I can see for now. And for you fellow Miroku/Sango fans I will be doing some chapter from their perspectives as well. :) Tell me what you think.