A/N:: Well, I really haven't been home so I didn't have anytime to write this. I want to apologize for not updating sooner. Well, here it goes. Hope you like this chapter.
Disclaimer:: See Chapter 1.
Chapter 2- A Decade Under the Influence
It's sad, slow, sweet, and delicate.
It used to be this dying breed.
Well I've got a bad feeling about this.
I've got a bad feeling about this.
You sat still until the long drive home.
You sat safe and close to the window.
I've got a bad feeling about this.
I've got a bad feeling about this.
-Taking Back Sunday
Beep. Beep. Beep.
"Ugh.." Jewel turned over trying to block out the sound of an annoying alarm clock. Too bad that didn't work too well.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
"Sleep.. Need.. sleep.." She had decided on taking the pillow and thrusting it over her head to get rid of the sound. She sighed when she didn't hear anything.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
"Spoke too soon. Scratch that, thought too soon." Jewel had now decided that if the alarm clock had enough guts to beep again, that it wouldn't be doing so well.
Beep. Be- ..
::CRASH::
"Hehe.. Sleep."
"JEWEL!"
"Get out."
"Get up."
"Get out!"
Her mom sighed heavily as she reached over and grabbed the girl's covers off, making Jewel shiver slightly. She noticed now that she had slept in over 30 minutes than she had wanted to.
"Someone's on the phone for you."
Jewel nodded down and looked in the direction of the phone. And in a flash, Jewel was standing by the phone ready to talk.
"Hello?"
"Jiueru? Jewel"
"Who's this?"
"Keiko. Stupid."
"Oh, hehe, hi."
Jewel and Keiko had been friends for quite some time. They grew up together, but basically they knew each other from their parents. According to Ayumi, or Jewel's foster mother, her mom had also been their friend, but passed away long ago. Jewel could tell she was lying through her teeth, but decided to ignore it. As for Hojo, or her foster dad, he didn't seem to like to mention her real mom. Keiko's mother, or Eri, was also unsteady for talking about her mother. They said they had only met her father once or twice, so she knew she couldn't get anything about him. All she knew was her mother's name was Kagome.
That was when a thought grasped into Jewel's mind. She smiled evilly and turned her attention back to the girl on the phone.
"Hey Keiko, I just got a good idea."
"Are you sure I can trust you on that?"
"Yes, now I have some hacking on the computer to do, so you meet me at the park at 7 sharp." And with that, she hung up.
Several blocks down from the house, and scream of frustration sounded. Jewel chuckled to herself as she walked towards her computer. Kagome, she thought, I'm going to find you.
::The Feudal Era::
"Kagome?"
A young adult looking no older than thirty glanced up to where the voice came from. A single lock escaped the hairband's wrath and fell upon her face. "Hmm?"
"Have you been feeling all right lately?" The hanyou asked as he looked over to her.
Kagome stopped her cooking to look over at him. "Why do you ask?" She tried to mask it up, but her eyes gave off a hint of curiousness.
"Well, Jewel.. She just seems like she's doing something wrong and I can tell. The whole connection thing."
"Yeah, and it's not only that. But for some reason, I think Naraku's soul might have been incarnated."
"I know. Or maybe I'm just too uneasy. I don't know."
"Do you think we should see her? It has been almost 18 years. And I do feel bad leaving her without a trace of who her parents are."
"Kagome, we've talked about this a million times. Don't beat yourself up over it."
"Inuyasha, we need to go see her. Right now."
"Mother's Intuition?"
"I'm serious Inuyasha. Some thing is wrong I can tell." It seemed as if venom dripped off of every word she said as her voice decreased to a deadly whisper.
Inuyasha stood there for a minute surprised. He finally recovered and grabbed her hand to help cool her down. "Let's go."
::An hour and a couple minutes earlier::
Jewel looked up the name 'Kagome.' It didn't seem too popular. There was a couple people. None of them looked a thing like her. If one of the one's she had previously looked up had been her mother, she would have been disappointed.
That's when she came across the Higurashi Shrine. She clicked the link to find a nice, modern-styled house, with a well house off to the side. And that did it. She knew she had some Miko power in her. This had to be the place. At least she hoped it was. All she needed to do was get a little 'slip of the mouth' from her parents stating her last name. That would have to do it.
"MOM!"
"You don't have to scream. I'm right here."
"Hey mom?"
"Yes, what is it?"
"Can you tell me something quick about my real mother?"
"Sure, I guess."
'Okay, this is getting a bit too easy. She'll find out. Change in plans.'
"Why does dad feel so uneasy about her?"
"No reason. He just must miss her some."
"Aha. Well, um, what would he call my mother by? Did he have some special name for her or something?"
Jewel could of swore he called her mom something like Higurashi. She only hoped she was right.
"He would call her Kagome. That was her name, after all."
'Damn it. Change yet again.'
"So, I was walking today to.. Sakura-chan's house! Yeah there! But, um, on the way, I found a place called the 'Higurashi Shrine.' We're gonna go see what's so special about that place tonight. It seems too uptight if you ask me."
Her foster mother had flinched at the name, staring off into to space for a few seconds. But she soon regained her composure and went to yell at her daughter.
"You will N-.."
"Well I'm heading off to the park with Keiko. Later skater!"
And with that she was off in a flash.
She hadn't noticed the dark chocolate hues that had taking a liking to her.
"Your daughter will soon be mine, Higurashi. And that mutt's daughter too. Just wait for my revenge, little one." And with that, the person in question disappeared as fast as he came.
Jewel just went out her merry way to the park. A smirk played its way onto her face as she continued to walk towards her destination.
The cool breeze played with her hair as she remembered the first time she walked down this road to the park with her two best friends.
::Flashback::
Jewel yawned slightly as she stretched her arms up into space. Class was almost over, and having History as your class was the most boring thing, especially when your in the 7th grade and you've been learning about the same war since 3rd grade.
'Stupid Civil War. Feh, as if I cared about this.'
Sakura had a silky black mane that was almost perfectly straight, if not curly in a few spots. Her bangs had grown out so she had moved them to the side until she got her hair cut. She had a few freckles hear and there, and piercing icy blue eyes. Her face was almost perfect except for the small scar on her chin. But that very scar had made her unique. So she didn't really mind at all.
Keiko had sat three seats in front of them, actually paying attention for once. She had long brown hair, with natural blondish highlights that chose to appear about every 2 or so inches. Her gray eyes gave away her sweet look; they blended perfectly with her tan glazed skin. Her gray eyes, though, were so dark and mysterious that you could get lost in them. That was something pretty cool about her.
The bell rung and the three girls, deciding it was a Friday, made their way to the new park they had built up. The walk was short but well, as they stayed in silence almost the whole way there to get ready to spill their hearts out on the current situation.
But when they reached the front gates, they watched in awe as they saw a water fountain placed perfectly in the middle, and a small sidewalk making it's way around it. The gates were made up of steel, but painted silver to give it a nice gleam. Sakura trees lined themselves up as our Sakura looked in bliss as she saw the tree and flower she was named for. She chuckled as she went over to them and sat beneath them. Her friends followed in pursuit.
"Well, who wants to go first?" Sakura said as she watched her friends sit down on either side of her, Keiko to the left, and Jewel to the right.
Her friends had smiled at her as they waited for Sakura to begin.
"Whoa whoa whoa.. I didn't mean me!"
Her two friends just kept staring at Sakura, leaning closer and closer to her. They grinned evilly as Sakura gave up, and began her little tale.
::End Flashback::
Jewel had decided not to go into full detail of the memory, but to remember the short and sweet moments that had occurred. Her friends had finally felt happy at the end of that day, so she had decided to buy them ice cream. Jewel smiled at the all too familiar memory.
She walked into the gates and sat down beneath the Sakura trees that they had sat under their first time, and waited patiently for Keiko and Sakura to arrive on the scene. And as if on cue, they had.
A/N:: Well, I want to thank my 2 reviewers. After all, this is my first Inuyasha fan fiction, so I didn't even expect to get any at all. This is really only half of the chapter I wanted, but I'll finish the rest later tonight and get it posted up by morning.
Deathbyhugs- Thanks for reviewing my story! I really like yours!
Xblackheartx- Thanks for the review. I hope the question about the time and parents was answered, and the others will be hopefully in the next chapter. And the weird thing is, my screen name is just like my title. Just a thought.