Families CAN Be Replaceable
I raised my head carefully. I heard Kagome laugh. "There's nothing to be worried about." she told me, "You made it. Come meet my family." I looked around. I was sitting in a well with my bag. Climbing over the side, I continued to look around. The room I was in was plain, built only to protect, or keep people away from, the well.
I followed Kagome out of the room and found myself on a short path towards a house. "That's my house." she told me. Kagome opened the door and led me inside.
"Mom!" she called, "Souta! Grandpa! I'm home! I've brought someone for you to meet. Three people walked out of the kitchen. The first I guessed was Kagome's mom. She had short black hair. The second seemed to be a shorter boy version of Kagome. That had to be her brother, Souta. That left the old man to be Kagome's grandfather.
"Hello dear." her mother said pleasantly, "Who's this?" Kagome's grandpa wasn't as nice. "Demon!" he yelled, "Kagome! How could you bring a demon into the house?!" "Grandpa!" Kagome exclaimed, "I bring Inuyasha home all the time, what makes Kyo any different?" He walked off mumbling, "Bringing demons into my home?"
"Is this one of Inuyasha's friends?" her brother asked. "Not exactly." I said. "This is Kyo." Kagome said, "She's half cat demon. But unlike Inuyasha, she's from this time!" "Really?" her mother asked, "How'd you find her?"
Kagome glanced over at me. I shrugged. "Her parents abandoned her in a forest near the well in the Fuedal area (spelling?)" "That's terrible!" Kagome's mom exclaimed, "Well you can make yourself comfortable here. Are you hungry? I could make you something." "No thanks." I replied.
"She doesn't have much clothing." Kagome said, "I thought we coud get her some." "That's a wonderful idea, honey!" her mother said. "I've got more in my bag!" I told her, "You don't have to spend money on me." "They're in bad shape." Kagome told me. "No they're not." I insisted
I felt a tug on my ears. Turning around I saw Souta playing with them. I obligingly bent my knees so he could reach better. Unlike my siblings, this boy knew how to rub right. I assumed he played with Inuyasha's ears all the time.
While I was distracted, Kagome plucked my bag from my hands and opened it up. She started showing her mother the contents. A pair of blue jeans that had belonged to my dad. Too big for me. An equally large and ugly t-shirt. Also from my dad. A shirt my mom had found for me one day at the thrift shop. It read, 'Maid Service. Free'. Kagome pulled out the shirt that went with the shirt. It had been one of my sister's sewing projects. The skirt hadn't fit her so my mom had given it me. It was ready to fall apart.
"I rest my case." Kagome said. "We are going to the mall whether you like it or not." Kagome's mother told me, "Those clothes should be thrown out. Now go get Kyo a hat. Not many people have ears like that around Tokyo."
The first store we went to seemed to be an outdoorsy kind of store. Kagome's mother bought me three pairs of shorts and five pairs of blue jeans. We also looked at hats. There was none I was interested in there. Kagome got herself a new pair of blue jeans there.
The second store Kagome's mom bought me two t-shirts, they were on sale, about ten tank tops of all different colors, after I let it slip that I liked them, thee pairs of light blue sweatpants, two pink sweatpants, one red sweatpants, two green ones, and one purple pair. If you're wondering, yes, I let it slip that I liked sweatpants too. We also found a white baseball cap that had a cat face on it. Kagome's mom bought that for me too.
At the third store we didn't buy anything, we ordered three school uniforms instead. "You should go to school." Kagome's mother had told me, "You can go to Kagome's." At that I was excited. I had never gone to school even though I had always wanted to. That was the best gift she had gotten me yet.
Finally we stopped at a restaurant for lunch. I hadn't noticed how early it was when I had gotten out of the well. "So do you like your new clothes?" Kagome's mother asked. "I love them!" I told her, "Thank you so much for buying it all for me. That must of cost a fortune." She laughed.
"Not that much." Kagome's mother told me, "And it was worth it. You really needed everything we bought today. And one more thing. You need a home somewhere besides in the feutal area. You can call my home yours." "I am in your debt." I said. "Nonesense." she said laughing, "I always wanted a second daughter."
When we got home, Kagome's mother showed me to the guest bedroom. "It's yours." she said, "Do whatever you want with it. I could get the walls painted, change the furniture, anything." "It's fine the way it is." I assured Kagome's mom.
She left. I looked around my new room. It was everything I ever wanted. The walls were a pretty mint green. The bed was large. I jumped onto it. And soft. The furniture was made out of solid wood. There was a dresser, a desk and a bedside table. I put my new clothing away neatly. I placed my hat on top of my dresser.
There was a knock on my door. "Come in." I called. Souta walked in. "Kyo-san," he started, "Please, just Kyo." I told him, "Some people even call me K. You could call me that too." "K, the boy corrected, "Are you going to be staying with us? Like another sister?" "Sometimes." I replied.
I pulled out some of the other stuff from my backpack. Including the picture of my family. "That reminds me why I'm here." Souta said, "Kagome mentioned that you had a picture of your old family. I brought a picture frame up. Do you want it?"
He held a frame out towards me. It was the right size. "Yes." I said taking it, "Thank you." After a second I asked, "Do you want to see the picture?" "Alright." Souta said coming closer to me. I started pointing out the people in the family. "That's my dad, and my mom, and there's my siblings..."
Souta turned to go after I finished rattling off the names of my siblings. He stopped. "K?" he asked, "Can I call you Sis?" I thought about it for a mometent. "Yes, I told him, "You can call me Sis." Souta smiled and left. I sat down on the bed and thought about how Souta had called my family my 'old' family. I smiled. He was right. I had found a new one. Two new ones.
Kagome: Why are you back at your house Clear Waters? I thought you didn't want us wrecking it anymore.
Clear Waters: I got tired of all those people yelling at us to bail them out. I guess I'll just have to live with you and Inuyasha tearing down the house.
Inuyasha: I wasn't in this chapter again.
Shippo: Your point is...
Inuyasha: Shut up kid.
Miroku: Your mother must be very nice to buy Kyo all those clothes.
Sango: I know what you are thinking. Don't you dare. I will give you the biggest hurt anyone has EVER given you for being a pervert. Also, she had two kids.
Kagome: You should have seen her old clothes! They were so disgusting!
Sango: I think it's sweet that your brother thinks of her as another big sister.
Kagome: I think Souta just likes people with ears like that. He thinks of Inuyasha as a big brother.
Inuyasha: There's nothing wrong with that!
Kagome: I guess not. What I'm finding weird about Kyo is that she still has some sort of respect for her family or else she wouldn't have framed that picture of them.
Sango: It's all she has left of them. She's smart. Kyo knows not to not appriciate what she's got.
Kagome: Yes, unlike someone I know... {Scowls at Inuyasha)
Inuyasha: What?
Clear Waters: R&R! Thank you!