"The Thin Line Between Love And Hate"

Chapter two

"Wake up!!!"

"Uhhh... I don't wanna go to school yet...." I mumbled half asleep.

"COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!!!!"

"AHHH!!! I'm up!! I'm up Sota!!" I shouted as I sat up and rubbed my sleepy dark green eyes.

"Good morning Tania. Time to get ready for school!"

"What time is it?"

"It's seven. We have to be in school by eight sharp."

"Fine." I sighed as I walked toward Kagome's closet and started looking through her uniforms.

"Are all her blouses long sleeve?" My question soon was answered when I found one short sleeve at the far end of the closet. I then took out one of the green uniform skirts. "Sota, I need you to leave."

"Okay, I'm gonna go get ready." He said as he left and closed the door behind him.

After I got dressed I looked at my reflection in the vanity mirror. "I hate uniforms." I muttered as I opened the vanity drawer and took out a brush. I parted my long raven black hair in the middle and started brushing it down. I than made a thin braid in the front.

"Tania, breakfeast is ready. My mom made pancakes and bacon!" Sota shouted behind the door.

"I'm ready." I opened the door and the delicious aroma of homemade pancakes and bacon filled my nose.

"Man that smells great!" I said as I rushed to the dining room table and sat down. Sota sat next to me.

"Good morning. Did you sleep well Tania?" Miss Higurashi smiled as she placed our food and juice on the table and sat down to eat hers.

"Yes. You cook really good miss." I said with my mouth full.

"My, you're hungry!" She giggled. "Sota is going to walk you to school. All you have to do is go to the main office and tell them your name. They'll give you your schedule."

"So, when am I going to meet Kagome?"

"Like I said yesterday, you'll hardly get to see her."

"Why?"

"She's just... busy."

I was going to ask her more questions, but I noticed a nervous expression on her face. I knew then that she was hiding something important from me. Something that I was determined to find out.

"Tell me Sota, tell me about your sister." I asked as we walked down the street to my new school.

"It's none of your bissness."

"Well actually it is if I'm going to be part of this family! So enough with the secrets and tell me!"

"Umm... It's getting late and I gotta go to school. Your school is straight that way." He said as he fled.

"Fine, forget you!!!" I shouted as I stomped to school.

"My name's Tania Sasaki." I told the school secretary. She nodded and handed me my schedule.

I sighed as I walked out of the office. "Okay, my first class is algebra!? Damn, I hate math! And it's in room 34C. Where's that?"

"Pardon me, you look like you need help. Want me to help you?"

I looked up and the guy I saw made me blush like crazy. "That would be great." I blushed. "Man, he's hot!" I thought.

He looked at my schedule. "We both have first period together."

"I guess algebra won't be so bad after all." I grinned.

"I'm Hojo." He introduced.

"And I'm Tania I'm new in this school and town."

"Where did you move from?" He asked.

"A large apartment in Tokyo."

"You live with your parents?"

"Actually no.... My parents recently passed away."

"Oh my, I'm so sorry. I did'nt mean to bring up the topic." He apologized sadly.

"It's okay, don't sweat it."

"So who do you live with now?"

"With the Higurashi's. You know 'em?"

"You live with Kagome?!"

"Oh, so you know her. Well I'm her half sister."

"It's a small world after all." He laughed. "But I did'nt know Kagome has a sister.

"Tell me Hojo, do you know the reason why Kagome hardly goes to school and home."

"Sure, right now she's in the emergency room because while she was going downstairs she choked on a meatball and fell and broke her ankle."

"That's so stupid! I don't buy it."

"Well it's the truth, Kagome's accident prone. And I really miss her, can you tell her that when you see her.

"Damn, I knew he was too good to be true, Mr. tall and handsome is taken." I thought to myself. "But I still don't believe that is the real truth about Kagome. If it were so, Sota and Miss Higurashi would've told me instead of being so secretive and nervous. Also Miss Higurashi told me that Kagome was busy, how can Kagome be so called 'busy' if she's in the emergency room?" I thought smartly.

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