Running
By:Death's Eternal Lover
Chapter 4 (finally!)
Disclaimer: Standard, i don't own Inu or the gang, but i do own Detectives Marcus and Beckford.
Warnings:Just some random angst and embarrassing silence and such, if their are mistakes, sorry but I did have to this in a hurry, but I really wanted to post.Here we go (finally!)
For you Nellie honey!
Kagome was walking down a long corridor in an apartment building lost in her own thoughts, whan a meowing sound caught her attention. She lifted the carrier in her arm and soothingly said, "it's alright Buyo, I'll let you out soon." She smiled at the memory of her little brother sending Buyo to 'protect' her.
==Flashback==
Kagome was having a little chat with Souta, telling to behave for Mama and to be strong when he interrupted. "Kagome? I want to you to take Buyo with you, he can you and Aunt Kaede from anything!" Souta said in an adorably confident voice while he held up the furball that was Buyo. Kagome held back the urge to laugh at Souta's bold declaration of Buyo's courage, so she simply nodded and took the fat fuzzball and placed him back in his traveling carrier. "I'll protect Mama and Buyo will protect you and Aunt Kaede!" Souta said smiling with pride. Kagome nodded and hugged her little brother close as a tear escaped her eye.
==End Flashback==
'Well this is it, there is no turning back now,' Kagome though to herself as she snapped out of her reverie while standing in front of her Aunt Kaede's apartment while Detective Marcus stood beside her and rung the bell again.
The door opened and an elderly woman stood before the visitors, peering at them inquisitively. "Good afternoon Ms. Kaede, I am Detective Marcus and this is Ms. Kagome," the detective said polietly.
Kaese surveyed Kagome with surprise before tears filled her eyes and she whispered, "are you really little Kagome?" Kagome nodded, as she walked over and embraced her long-estranged aunt. "Please come in," Kaede intoned ushering them both and once she closed the door she once again hugged her niece.
Once in the living room, Kagome let Buyo loose while more important matters were discussed "So what will be my duties besides caring and protecting her?" asked the elderly woman. "Well, there will be some surveillance on the house to make sure that you are both safe and of course, we will provide you with help to support her, your other charge and her," finished Detective Marcus before taking a sip of his tea.
"Other charge?" Kagome asked confused as her gaze shifted form the detective to her aunt and back again. "Oh you didn't know? I'm sorry i must have forgotten to mention it," apologized Marcus. Before Marcus or Kaede could offer an explanation however, a small, sleepy voice was heard saying, "Aunt Kaede? I'm hungry."
A small head of red hair could be seen emerging from the hall over the couch arms. Kagome straimed to see better, but she didn't need to as the small head was revealed to be a child with his red hair in a ponytail high on his head and vibrant green eyes. He walked over, without lookig at nayone twice, and climbed onto Kaede's lap and seemed to fall asleep again.
Suddenly his eyes snapped open and he looked around at the two extra people in the room with wide, curious eyes. When his eyes landed on Kagome he smiled brightly and climbed off of Kaede's lap and walked over to the stunned teen. Once there he glomped her legs and smiled happily exclaiming, "Kagome!" "Wha?!" Kagome contributed as she looked down at the mop of red hair, currently nestled in her lap.
She looked at her aunt in bewilderment adn was answered with a soft smile and chuckled from Kaede before she said, "His name is Shippo and I talk to him alot about you, plus I show him pictures when you were younger, needless to say, he likes you." Kagome looked stunned at the little boy who was now smiling at her in a cute childish way.
Kagome smiled and picked up, deposited him on her lap and said, "very nice to meet you Shippo."
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Later, once the detective had fine tuned some details details with them and left, Kagome found herself standing in the middle of her new room. The bed was a full size, covered in black and dark blue bedding, provided by her aunt. She was currently putting away the little things that she had been allowed while Shippo sat on her bed and just watched. Ever since their intrduction earlier, he had followedher constantly and would also chatter constantly, she found it endearing.
As Kagome reached the bottom of her second duffle, her fingers brushed against the cool steel of Kikyo's box. She quickly walked over to her dresser and hastily hid it under her clothes. Shippo watched the whole scene and innocently asked, "that's a pretty box, can I see it?"
Kagome stiffened slightly before plastering a smile on her face and turned around to face the child and responded, "maybe later Shippo." Shippo nodded, looking a little disappointed then brightened and asked, "so you're going to start school tomorrow Kagome-chan?"
Kagome relaxed and nodded as she walked over and joined Shippo on the spacious, comfortable bed. "Yup, tomorrow I go to school and begin trying to catch up with the curriculum." "Cu..cu..curri...what?" asked Shippo in a sheepish voice. Kagome laughed and hugged the adorable child before asking, "shouldn't you be asleep by now?"
"Shouldn't you?" Shippo shot back with a sweet smile. "You little sneak," Kagome laughed before picking up the yawning boy and walking off to his room to tuck him in. Once he was tucked in and soundly asleep, Kagome went in search of her aunt. She found her in the kitchen at the table, drinking tea, so she walked in sat down opposite her.
"Are you alright Kagome? Shouldn't you be resting up for your first day of school?" asked the woman in concern. Kagome grinned and said, "yeah, Shippo adviced the same." Kaede laughed softly then became serious and asked, "how have you been child? I haven't seen you in such a long time, what have you been up to?" "Oh nothing really, just school, especially math, since I'm a dunce and hanging out with my friends," Kagome responded shrugging slightly.
"Aunt Kaede? How did you come to be Shippo's guardian?" asked Kagome turning a serious expression to her aunt. Kaede sighed heavily as she prepared to explain the tale. "Shippo's mother was a friend of mine as was his father, they were a happy family when Shippo came into their lives. However, Shippo's father had been dragged in with shady people and a few weeks after Shippo's birth, he just disappeared. Shippo's mother was devastated, yet she continued to live for Shippo and the hope that her husband would return. One day, another few weeks after his disapperance, some people contacted her and told her to deliver something in exchange for her husband, alive and well. She agreed, left Shippo with me and hastily went off to meet this people and meet their demands. She never returned, so I took on the role of Shippo's aunt, until his mother and father return."
"What have you told him as the cause for his parents's absence?" Kagome asked, her heart breaking for poor little Shippo. "I tell him tales, of how they are off visiting and traveling the world, how they will come back soon, I also distract him with my presence or with other little things. But it's getting harder, as heis starting to grwo suspicios of the extended absence. I don't know what to do anymore." Kaede said in a defeated voice and suddenly seemed to age in front of Kagome's eyes. "Um, I think you better be off to bed," Kaede said smiling gently.
Kagome nodded and got up, she walked around the table and hugged her aunt before giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Good night Aunt Kaede," Kagome said quietly then left the kitchen looking depressed and exhausted, although she tried to hide it. 'It was best that I didn't mention Kikyo, Kagome seems to be going through alot as it is.' Kaede though as her niece retreated into the dark corridor.
==The Next Morning==
Kagome groaned and rolled over as the incessant beep of the alarm clock interrupted her not-so-peaceful sleep. She stumbled out of bed and showered and dressed quickly. She walked to the kitched with her backpack in hand and was surprised to see her aunt alreadyup making breakfast. After eating a really big breakfast, her aunt thought she was too thin, she raced off to school a few blocks away. As she was approaching the school gates, a figure was walking out, needless to say, both of then were acquainted with the gound. Both let out pained moans then the other person said, in a distinctly female voice, "careful where you're going you could injure someone, oh wait you already did!"
Kagome looked to her side and saw a girl with long dark brown hair tied up in a high ponytail and eyes of the same color[1] looking at her and rubbing her head. Kagome jumped up and helped the stranger up before saying, "I am so sorry, I should have watched where I was going. It's just that I'm new and I didn't know if I was late and where I need to go so..." Her rambling were cut off by a wave of the other girl's hand.
"No, I shouldn't have snapped, But hey, how about you tag along with me and I'll show you the ropes and help you out?" The girl asked helpfully. Kagome smiled with relief and nodded before saying, "my name is Kagome." "My name is Sango," the other said and with that both walked of into the grounds.
"Come on, I'll introduce you to my friends, oh word of warning, beware of Miroku," Sango said looking around suspiciously as they walked under the cover of a Sakura tree. "Why? Whose Miro..." Kagome's question was cut off by a loud squeal as she spun around and lashed out at her attacker. Her attacker happened to be a teenage boy with black hair tied back in low ponytail and, with now, swirly blue[2] eyes. Sango sweatdropped then walked over and smacked the boy upside the head before saying in an exasperated voice, "this is Miroku, he loves to grab a female's behind upon introduction. That's why he's also just know as Lecherous Miroku, with a capital 'L'"
Kagome developed a facial tick, even as her face burned with embarrasment at being groped by a stranger. "Nice to meet you lovely lady," Miroku said a little disoriented. "Spare me the flattery lech," Kagome snapped at Miroku. "Hm, I think were going to get along just fine!" Sango said then continued, "Miroku this is Kagome, she's new here so behave."
"You wound me Sango! Are you trying to imply that I am nothing but a horny little pervert?" Miroku asked giving Sango a practiced face of incredible hurt and disbelief. "Who said I was implying lech?" Sango retorted before grabbing Kagome's arm and leading away from the sputtering Miroku. "You'll get used to him, just have a big stick handy," Sango said as Kagome laughed. "Ah here we are, Kagome this is my other friend," the aforementioned person turned and regarded Kagome with the most incredible pair of golden eyes she had ever seen sitting amongst a very handsome face framed with glorious snow white tresses with adorable white doggy ears to top it all off, "this is Inuyasha." The teen's eyes widened and he gasped out, "Kikyo?!" [3]
'What?!' Kagome's mind screamed.
There you are an update, Go Me! Hope you liked it. Well you know what to do, review please!
[1] Are Sango's eyes brown? Because I can't really tell in the pictures that I have, help me out here please?
[2]Whenever I see episodes where they do a closeup of Miroku he has blue eyes, so there I'm sticking with that.
[3]Yes, I'm using the whole cliche of 'Kagome resembles Kikyo' besides dosen't it make sense since they are sisters?
By:Death's Eternal Lover
Chapter 4 (finally!)
Disclaimer: Standard, i don't own Inu or the gang, but i do own Detectives Marcus and Beckford.
Warnings:Just some random angst and embarrassing silence and such, if their are mistakes, sorry but I did have to this in a hurry, but I really wanted to post.Here we go (finally!)
For you Nellie honey!
Kagome was walking down a long corridor in an apartment building lost in her own thoughts, whan a meowing sound caught her attention. She lifted the carrier in her arm and soothingly said, "it's alright Buyo, I'll let you out soon." She smiled at the memory of her little brother sending Buyo to 'protect' her.
==Flashback==
Kagome was having a little chat with Souta, telling to behave for Mama and to be strong when he interrupted. "Kagome? I want to you to take Buyo with you, he can you and Aunt Kaede from anything!" Souta said in an adorably confident voice while he held up the furball that was Buyo. Kagome held back the urge to laugh at Souta's bold declaration of Buyo's courage, so she simply nodded and took the fat fuzzball and placed him back in his traveling carrier. "I'll protect Mama and Buyo will protect you and Aunt Kaede!" Souta said smiling with pride. Kagome nodded and hugged her little brother close as a tear escaped her eye.
==End Flashback==
'Well this is it, there is no turning back now,' Kagome though to herself as she snapped out of her reverie while standing in front of her Aunt Kaede's apartment while Detective Marcus stood beside her and rung the bell again.
The door opened and an elderly woman stood before the visitors, peering at them inquisitively. "Good afternoon Ms. Kaede, I am Detective Marcus and this is Ms. Kagome," the detective said polietly.
Kaese surveyed Kagome with surprise before tears filled her eyes and she whispered, "are you really little Kagome?" Kagome nodded, as she walked over and embraced her long-estranged aunt. "Please come in," Kaede intoned ushering them both and once she closed the door she once again hugged her niece.
Once in the living room, Kagome let Buyo loose while more important matters were discussed "So what will be my duties besides caring and protecting her?" asked the elderly woman. "Well, there will be some surveillance on the house to make sure that you are both safe and of course, we will provide you with help to support her, your other charge and her," finished Detective Marcus before taking a sip of his tea.
"Other charge?" Kagome asked confused as her gaze shifted form the detective to her aunt and back again. "Oh you didn't know? I'm sorry i must have forgotten to mention it," apologized Marcus. Before Marcus or Kaede could offer an explanation however, a small, sleepy voice was heard saying, "Aunt Kaede? I'm hungry."
A small head of red hair could be seen emerging from the hall over the couch arms. Kagome straimed to see better, but she didn't need to as the small head was revealed to be a child with his red hair in a ponytail high on his head and vibrant green eyes. He walked over, without lookig at nayone twice, and climbed onto Kaede's lap and seemed to fall asleep again.
Suddenly his eyes snapped open and he looked around at the two extra people in the room with wide, curious eyes. When his eyes landed on Kagome he smiled brightly and climbed off of Kaede's lap and walked over to the stunned teen. Once there he glomped her legs and smiled happily exclaiming, "Kagome!" "Wha?!" Kagome contributed as she looked down at the mop of red hair, currently nestled in her lap.
She looked at her aunt in bewilderment adn was answered with a soft smile and chuckled from Kaede before she said, "His name is Shippo and I talk to him alot about you, plus I show him pictures when you were younger, needless to say, he likes you." Kagome looked stunned at the little boy who was now smiling at her in a cute childish way.
Kagome smiled and picked up, deposited him on her lap and said, "very nice to meet you Shippo."
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Later, once the detective had fine tuned some details details with them and left, Kagome found herself standing in the middle of her new room. The bed was a full size, covered in black and dark blue bedding, provided by her aunt. She was currently putting away the little things that she had been allowed while Shippo sat on her bed and just watched. Ever since their intrduction earlier, he had followedher constantly and would also chatter constantly, she found it endearing.
As Kagome reached the bottom of her second duffle, her fingers brushed against the cool steel of Kikyo's box. She quickly walked over to her dresser and hastily hid it under her clothes. Shippo watched the whole scene and innocently asked, "that's a pretty box, can I see it?"
Kagome stiffened slightly before plastering a smile on her face and turned around to face the child and responded, "maybe later Shippo." Shippo nodded, looking a little disappointed then brightened and asked, "so you're going to start school tomorrow Kagome-chan?"
Kagome relaxed and nodded as she walked over and joined Shippo on the spacious, comfortable bed. "Yup, tomorrow I go to school and begin trying to catch up with the curriculum." "Cu..cu..curri...what?" asked Shippo in a sheepish voice. Kagome laughed and hugged the adorable child before asking, "shouldn't you be asleep by now?"
"Shouldn't you?" Shippo shot back with a sweet smile. "You little sneak," Kagome laughed before picking up the yawning boy and walking off to his room to tuck him in. Once he was tucked in and soundly asleep, Kagome went in search of her aunt. She found her in the kitchen at the table, drinking tea, so she walked in sat down opposite her.
"Are you alright Kagome? Shouldn't you be resting up for your first day of school?" asked the woman in concern. Kagome grinned and said, "yeah, Shippo adviced the same." Kaede laughed softly then became serious and asked, "how have you been child? I haven't seen you in such a long time, what have you been up to?" "Oh nothing really, just school, especially math, since I'm a dunce and hanging out with my friends," Kagome responded shrugging slightly.
"Aunt Kaede? How did you come to be Shippo's guardian?" asked Kagome turning a serious expression to her aunt. Kaede sighed heavily as she prepared to explain the tale. "Shippo's mother was a friend of mine as was his father, they were a happy family when Shippo came into their lives. However, Shippo's father had been dragged in with shady people and a few weeks after Shippo's birth, he just disappeared. Shippo's mother was devastated, yet she continued to live for Shippo and the hope that her husband would return. One day, another few weeks after his disapperance, some people contacted her and told her to deliver something in exchange for her husband, alive and well. She agreed, left Shippo with me and hastily went off to meet this people and meet their demands. She never returned, so I took on the role of Shippo's aunt, until his mother and father return."
"What have you told him as the cause for his parents's absence?" Kagome asked, her heart breaking for poor little Shippo. "I tell him tales, of how they are off visiting and traveling the world, how they will come back soon, I also distract him with my presence or with other little things. But it's getting harder, as heis starting to grwo suspicios of the extended absence. I don't know what to do anymore." Kaede said in a defeated voice and suddenly seemed to age in front of Kagome's eyes. "Um, I think you better be off to bed," Kaede said smiling gently.
Kagome nodded and got up, she walked around the table and hugged her aunt before giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Good night Aunt Kaede," Kagome said quietly then left the kitchen looking depressed and exhausted, although she tried to hide it. 'It was best that I didn't mention Kikyo, Kagome seems to be going through alot as it is.' Kaede though as her niece retreated into the dark corridor.
==The Next Morning==
Kagome groaned and rolled over as the incessant beep of the alarm clock interrupted her not-so-peaceful sleep. She stumbled out of bed and showered and dressed quickly. She walked to the kitched with her backpack in hand and was surprised to see her aunt alreadyup making breakfast. After eating a really big breakfast, her aunt thought she was too thin, she raced off to school a few blocks away. As she was approaching the school gates, a figure was walking out, needless to say, both of then were acquainted with the gound. Both let out pained moans then the other person said, in a distinctly female voice, "careful where you're going you could injure someone, oh wait you already did!"
Kagome looked to her side and saw a girl with long dark brown hair tied up in a high ponytail and eyes of the same color[1] looking at her and rubbing her head. Kagome jumped up and helped the stranger up before saying, "I am so sorry, I should have watched where I was going. It's just that I'm new and I didn't know if I was late and where I need to go so..." Her rambling were cut off by a wave of the other girl's hand.
"No, I shouldn't have snapped, But hey, how about you tag along with me and I'll show you the ropes and help you out?" The girl asked helpfully. Kagome smiled with relief and nodded before saying, "my name is Kagome." "My name is Sango," the other said and with that both walked of into the grounds.
"Come on, I'll introduce you to my friends, oh word of warning, beware of Miroku," Sango said looking around suspiciously as they walked under the cover of a Sakura tree. "Why? Whose Miro..." Kagome's question was cut off by a loud squeal as she spun around and lashed out at her attacker. Her attacker happened to be a teenage boy with black hair tied back in low ponytail and, with now, swirly blue[2] eyes. Sango sweatdropped then walked over and smacked the boy upside the head before saying in an exasperated voice, "this is Miroku, he loves to grab a female's behind upon introduction. That's why he's also just know as Lecherous Miroku, with a capital 'L'"
Kagome developed a facial tick, even as her face burned with embarrasment at being groped by a stranger. "Nice to meet you lovely lady," Miroku said a little disoriented. "Spare me the flattery lech," Kagome snapped at Miroku. "Hm, I think were going to get along just fine!" Sango said then continued, "Miroku this is Kagome, she's new here so behave."
"You wound me Sango! Are you trying to imply that I am nothing but a horny little pervert?" Miroku asked giving Sango a practiced face of incredible hurt and disbelief. "Who said I was implying lech?" Sango retorted before grabbing Kagome's arm and leading away from the sputtering Miroku. "You'll get used to him, just have a big stick handy," Sango said as Kagome laughed. "Ah here we are, Kagome this is my other friend," the aforementioned person turned and regarded Kagome with the most incredible pair of golden eyes she had ever seen sitting amongst a very handsome face framed with glorious snow white tresses with adorable white doggy ears to top it all off, "this is Inuyasha." The teen's eyes widened and he gasped out, "Kikyo?!" [3]
'What?!' Kagome's mind screamed.
There you are an update, Go Me! Hope you liked it. Well you know what to do, review please!
[1] Are Sango's eyes brown? Because I can't really tell in the pictures that I have, help me out here please?
[2]Whenever I see episodes where they do a closeup of Miroku he has blue eyes, so there I'm sticking with that.
[3]Yes, I'm using the whole cliche of 'Kagome resembles Kikyo' besides dosen't it make sense since they are sisters?