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Chapter Thirteen: Life In the Modern Era
Mei Lhi and Inuyasha got to their feet quickly once the 'sit' wore off.
"Well um...anyway, I still would like to go to school..." Mei Lhi said.
"Humph." Inuyasha said before jumping into the branches of the God Tree.
Kagome was deep in thought then nodded in approval.
"I suppose you could go to school...I could say you're my cousin, but we'll have to go shopping...and do lots of other things..." She said.
"Shopping?" Mei Lhi questioned.
"You'll understand later...But if you want to go to school, we should start now."
"What do you mean?"
"Never mind, let's go!"
Kagome pulled Mei Lhi upstairs and a few minutes later the hanyou girl had a floppy hat on with jeans, a t-shirt, and some sandals.
***
Mei Lhi examined herself and wrinkled her nose.
"What is this?!" She wondered aloud.
"It's what people in my time wear. And make sure you don't lose that hat. People will get freaked out by your ears." Kagome replied.
"Onii-san, are you coming too?" Mei Lhi asked.
"Feh."
"Inuyasha..."
"Fine! I'll go!"
Kagome rushed back upstairs and put a baseball cap on Inuyasha's head, then the three went outside, leaving Souta behind.
"Nee-chan! What about me?" Souta called.
"Just stay home and tell mom and ji-chan where we went." Kagome said.
Then they left the shrine and Inuyasha offered to carry Kagome on his back, which she graciously accepted, then they reached the busier part of the town, past Kagome's school by rooftop, jumping from each roof to the next until they reached their destination and walked on the sidewalk, leading into a store.
Kagome took Mei Lhi to a section in the store and started pulling clothes off the racks.
"Here, try these on. Don't worry, I'll help you with everything."
Mei Lhi nodded and went into one of the larger fitting rooms where the two girls could fit in comfortably. All the while Inuyasha sat outside in a chair...
***
By midday Mei Lhi had three bags of new clothes from Kagome's time, and they had gotten something called 'hair color'. They arrived back at the shrine and were sitting in the living room watching TV.
"So what's this 'hair color' for?" Mei Lhi asked taking it out of a plastic bag with a drug store's label emblazoned on it.
"If I'm going to say you're my cousin, then you'll have to look somewhat like me. And no one would really believe we were related if you go to my school with your silver hair. Your eyes don't really matter. Just say they're contacts...but first we have to register you and everything...and I have to teach you basic math and everything that I've managed to learn..." Kagome trailed off.
Mei Lhi sighed. She watched the little people on the TV talk about the week's weather. Boy was she bored. Now that she'd already seen almost all of the city and met Mrs. Higurashi and Kagome's grandpa, she was losing interest in Kagome's time. She had been familiarized with all the new items that used batteries and electricity. Now she anxiously waited until she could go to school...
***
Three long days had passed by, and finally Mei Lhi had been registered and gotten a school uniform. Mei Lhi's appearance was slightly different now. Her waist-length hair was now a deep ebony color, her eyes remained the same, but her claws had to be filed down a little bit. Kagome had found a way to hide Mei Lhi's ears with an interesting hair style. Kagome had taught Mei Lhi everything she knew (or remembered), and now the hanyou girl was ready to go to school.
Today would be Mei Lhi's first day, and Kagome's for quite a while.
Mei Lhi was determined that morning. She dressed in her uniform, differing from Kagome very much. Kagome wore shoes with knee-high socks, Mei Lhi wore black knee-high lace up boots. Kagome wore long sleeves, Mei Lhi wore a short sleeved collared shirt with the same style as Kagome's shirt. The two grabbed their black school bags, and were about to head out the door when Inuyasha walked in front of them.
"Here. Your mother told me to give it to you." He said holding two box lunches (bentos) in front of him.
"Arigatou, Onii-san. I'll see you soon. And I'll come back during lunch just to check you and the others." Mei Lhi said.
"Whatever..." Inuyasha said.
Kagome and Mei Lhi took their lunches and walked down the many steps until they finally reached the sidewalk and continued walking to the school.
'Oh no! I've been so busy getting Mei Lhi prepared for everything, that I forgot to study for the math test today!' Kagome's thoughts nagged at her.
The two were shortly joined by a boy around Kagome's age.
"Hey Higurashi!" He called.
"Oh hello Hojo!" Kagome said brightly.
"I see you're over that nasty case of anemia." Hojo said.
'Ji-chan! I wish you'd quit saying I'm ill all the time...' Kagome thought.
"Who's that?" Hojo asked, noticing Mei Lhi.
"This is my little cousin. Mei Lhi Higurashi." Kagome replied. "Mei-chan, this is Hojo. He's in my class. You'll be just next door with the seventh graders, ok?"
"Yeah...ok...whatever..." Mei Lhi sighed, closing her eyes in annoyance.
"Mei-chan's family moved nearby my home from their old house in the Shinjuku region. Her father got a better job here, so that's why they moved. And now we can go to school together." Kagome explained.
"I guess I'll walk you both to school. By the way, Higurashi your friends are quite worried about you." Hojo said.
The three walked, reaching the school, Kagome introducing Mei Lhi to her friends once they arrived. The bell chimed, and the two went to their separate classrooms.
A long day had just begun...
Chapter Thirteen: Life In the Modern Era
Mei Lhi and Inuyasha got to their feet quickly once the 'sit' wore off.
"Well um...anyway, I still would like to go to school..." Mei Lhi said.
"Humph." Inuyasha said before jumping into the branches of the God Tree.
Kagome was deep in thought then nodded in approval.
"I suppose you could go to school...I could say you're my cousin, but we'll have to go shopping...and do lots of other things..." She said.
"Shopping?" Mei Lhi questioned.
"You'll understand later...But if you want to go to school, we should start now."
"What do you mean?"
"Never mind, let's go!"
Kagome pulled Mei Lhi upstairs and a few minutes later the hanyou girl had a floppy hat on with jeans, a t-shirt, and some sandals.
***
Mei Lhi examined herself and wrinkled her nose.
"What is this?!" She wondered aloud.
"It's what people in my time wear. And make sure you don't lose that hat. People will get freaked out by your ears." Kagome replied.
"Onii-san, are you coming too?" Mei Lhi asked.
"Feh."
"Inuyasha..."
"Fine! I'll go!"
Kagome rushed back upstairs and put a baseball cap on Inuyasha's head, then the three went outside, leaving Souta behind.
"Nee-chan! What about me?" Souta called.
"Just stay home and tell mom and ji-chan where we went." Kagome said.
Then they left the shrine and Inuyasha offered to carry Kagome on his back, which she graciously accepted, then they reached the busier part of the town, past Kagome's school by rooftop, jumping from each roof to the next until they reached their destination and walked on the sidewalk, leading into a store.
Kagome took Mei Lhi to a section in the store and started pulling clothes off the racks.
"Here, try these on. Don't worry, I'll help you with everything."
Mei Lhi nodded and went into one of the larger fitting rooms where the two girls could fit in comfortably. All the while Inuyasha sat outside in a chair...
***
By midday Mei Lhi had three bags of new clothes from Kagome's time, and they had gotten something called 'hair color'. They arrived back at the shrine and were sitting in the living room watching TV.
"So what's this 'hair color' for?" Mei Lhi asked taking it out of a plastic bag with a drug store's label emblazoned on it.
"If I'm going to say you're my cousin, then you'll have to look somewhat like me. And no one would really believe we were related if you go to my school with your silver hair. Your eyes don't really matter. Just say they're contacts...but first we have to register you and everything...and I have to teach you basic math and everything that I've managed to learn..." Kagome trailed off.
Mei Lhi sighed. She watched the little people on the TV talk about the week's weather. Boy was she bored. Now that she'd already seen almost all of the city and met Mrs. Higurashi and Kagome's grandpa, she was losing interest in Kagome's time. She had been familiarized with all the new items that used batteries and electricity. Now she anxiously waited until she could go to school...
***
Three long days had passed by, and finally Mei Lhi had been registered and gotten a school uniform. Mei Lhi's appearance was slightly different now. Her waist-length hair was now a deep ebony color, her eyes remained the same, but her claws had to be filed down a little bit. Kagome had found a way to hide Mei Lhi's ears with an interesting hair style. Kagome had taught Mei Lhi everything she knew (or remembered), and now the hanyou girl was ready to go to school.
Today would be Mei Lhi's first day, and Kagome's for quite a while.
Mei Lhi was determined that morning. She dressed in her uniform, differing from Kagome very much. Kagome wore shoes with knee-high socks, Mei Lhi wore black knee-high lace up boots. Kagome wore long sleeves, Mei Lhi wore a short sleeved collared shirt with the same style as Kagome's shirt. The two grabbed their black school bags, and were about to head out the door when Inuyasha walked in front of them.
"Here. Your mother told me to give it to you." He said holding two box lunches (bentos) in front of him.
"Arigatou, Onii-san. I'll see you soon. And I'll come back during lunch just to check you and the others." Mei Lhi said.
"Whatever..." Inuyasha said.
Kagome and Mei Lhi took their lunches and walked down the many steps until they finally reached the sidewalk and continued walking to the school.
'Oh no! I've been so busy getting Mei Lhi prepared for everything, that I forgot to study for the math test today!' Kagome's thoughts nagged at her.
The two were shortly joined by a boy around Kagome's age.
"Hey Higurashi!" He called.
"Oh hello Hojo!" Kagome said brightly.
"I see you're over that nasty case of anemia." Hojo said.
'Ji-chan! I wish you'd quit saying I'm ill all the time...' Kagome thought.
"Who's that?" Hojo asked, noticing Mei Lhi.
"This is my little cousin. Mei Lhi Higurashi." Kagome replied. "Mei-chan, this is Hojo. He's in my class. You'll be just next door with the seventh graders, ok?"
"Yeah...ok...whatever..." Mei Lhi sighed, closing her eyes in annoyance.
"Mei-chan's family moved nearby my home from their old house in the Shinjuku region. Her father got a better job here, so that's why they moved. And now we can go to school together." Kagome explained.
"I guess I'll walk you both to school. By the way, Higurashi your friends are quite worried about you." Hojo said.
The three walked, reaching the school, Kagome introducing Mei Lhi to her friends once they arrived. The bell chimed, and the two went to their separate classrooms.
A long day had just begun...