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Chapter Seven: Shopping and School

Kekeru sat outside next to the river that flowed by the village. He trailed his hand into the cold water, his violet eyes reflecting the sadness that he felt. His mother, the only person who ever loved him, was gone. The people he was with now were nice enough but he had only been with them for a few weeks and still felt like he didn't really belong. A shadow fell over the grass next to him and he looked up to see Kagome smiling at him. "Kekeru, I need to talk to you about something. You see, you can come to our home with us if you like but it's a little... different from here. It may be hard to believe but my family and I live 500 years in the future." Kekeru just nodded. Kagome looked at him strangely, "You don't find that strange?" He shook his head, "I can tell you aren't lying. Besides, I've known all along you weren't from this era. I'm sorry for intruding, but you see, I can read minds so..." "I see... then you know all about it. You do understand that if you came with us, you'd be exposed as a hanyou. Does that bother you?" Kekeru nodded, "A little but, I've been hiding for so long, it might be nice to be able to live without that weight on my shoulders." Kagome was surprised that he was being so calm about this, after all, he was going 500 hundred years into the future. An era that he'd never heard of, let alone been to. I would be great change for him, yet he acted as if they were going around the corner. "So, you'll come with us?" Kekeru smiled at her, a sad smile but one filled with hope. "Yes. I think I will. If you'll have me, that is." "Of course we will! We'll leave in few hours, I'll go tell everyone."

Two hours later they all stood outside the well ready to go home. Kekeru had a look of anticipation on his face and Raye was a little nervous. Her last trip to the future hadn't exactly been enjoyable. The smells were so much different there, the air smelled claustrophobic, like smoke and there weren't nearly as many trees. She liked it much better where she was but one look at her father told her that if she didn't come willingly, he was more than welcome to drag her down the well himself. Kagome jumped in first followed by Asano and then Sakura. Kekeru went next and Raye stood at the edge of the well with a look of disgust on her face. "Move it pup." Inuyasha pushed her in and she fell down the well with a yell. Inuyasha jumped in last.

Inuyasha came out of the well and was met with a very angry Raye, "What'd you do that for?!" Inuyasha smirked, "You were takin' too long pup." Raye growled, "Don't call me that! I'm not a little kid anymore!" "Feh, you're still a kid to me pup." Inuyasha walked out of the well house and into the sunshine. Raye growled again but tolerated it. She walked outside and was immediately met with the same smells as before. The smoke and exhaust was the strongest but there was the smell of flowers. She looked around to find that since she'd been here last, the cherry blossoms had bloomed and the walkway of the shrine was covered in a soft carpet of pink. Sakura smiled and twirled around as the blossoms fell around her. Raye raised an eyebrow at her twin, she must really like cherry blossoms. She glanced over at Kekeru who was staring at everything in sight. All these new things were a big change for him. "Come on! Let's go inside and get you settled." Kagome yelled from the doorway. The group followed her inside. "Sakura, why don't you take Raye to your room, she can stay in there. Kekeru, follow me. I'll show you where you'll be staying." The four of them walked up the stairs and turned opposite ways at the end of the hall.

Inuyasha fell onto the sofa with a sigh, "I swear, Raye really needs to learn some manners." Asano just laughed, "You know, she reminds me of another certain hanyou. One with a temper just as bad." Inuyasha glared at him, "Watch it pup." Asano just laughed again. Mean while upstairs, Sakura and Raye were having a little argument. "You actually sleep here?" Raye looked around with disgust at the pink walls and flowered bedspread. "Yeah, what's wrong with it?" Raye sighed, "I guess it'll have to do, pink's just not exactly my color. So, where's my bed?" "Uh, well, you see, we don't have one for you. We'll go shopping today for one." Raye looked confused, "What's shopping?" Kagome had taken Kekeru to the guest bedroom. It was pretty plain but that was just fine with Kekeru. He didn't really like a room too cluttered. He set his bag on the bed and looked around, "Thank you." Kagome smiled, "You get settled in and later we'll go shopping. We have to get a bed for Raye and you both need new clothes, not to mention a school uniform."

About half an hour later, after Asano had gone home, the rest of them piled into the car and headed toward the mall. Inuyasha spoke up from the front seat, "Why exactly do I have to come?" "Because, we'll need someone to carry all the bags. And you're the strongest one here." Kagome smiled. Inuyasha sighed, "Asano was lucky he got out." They arrived at the mall and first went to the furniture store. After looking around for an hour they finally found a bed. Kagome paid for it at the counter and they took it into the back so it could be picked up later when the group was ready to leave. They left the furniture store and walked over to the department store. Raye was getting very aggravated, everyone kept staring at them. Kekeru was the only other one who seemed to have noticed. The others just waked along as if there was nothing wrong. Sakura turned around and saw Raye glancing angrily at the people who were staring at them. She fell back and walked between Raye and Kekeru, "Don't worry about it. Like I said, you're not going to find acceptance right away. Most of all, don't do anything rash, if you do, we'll all get in trouble. We're only allowed to live normally because we promised we would never attack humans." Kekeru looked down at the floor and continued walking. Raye scowled, "Fine." Sakura smiled as they entered the next store.

Inuyasha hated clothing stores, he was forced to wait for hours while Sakura picked out clothes for Raye and Kagome took care of Kekeru. Finally, four hours and three hundred dollars later, they headed back to the furniture store to pick up the bed. Inuyasha carried the bed back to the car where it was strapped onto the roof and the bags were put in the trunk. They reached the shrine just as the sun was setting. Tomorrow was bound to be interesting, Raye and Kekeru would have to go to school for the first time...

Raye woke up the next morning to a blaring sound. A small box next to Sakura's bed was blaring and beeping. She picked it up and turned it over trying to find a way to turn it off. The sound was really hurting her ears. Finally she got fed up and threw it on the ground before stomping it into oblivion. "Hey! My alarm clock! What are you doing Raye?!" Raye looked up and saw Sakura sitting up in bed with an angry look on her face, "It wouldn't shut up!" Sakura growled, "It's not supposed to! It's supposed to wake you up in the morning!" Sakura sighed, "Come on, we gotta get ready. Mom put your uniform in the closet." Raye stepped over the mess of gears and wires on the floor and opened the closet. She pulled on her uniform, "What's this school thing about anyway?" "Well, it's where kids go to learn." Raye smirked, "Well then, I don't have to go. I'm not a kid." Sakura pulled her shirt over her head, "Yes you do. You legally have to be in school until you're sixteen." Raye growled, "Fine."

Kekeru's eyes slowly opened when he heard a knock at the door. Stepping out of bed, he opened the door to find Kagome smiling at him. She held up some papers, "The paperwork came in. You'll be going to school today so you'd better get ready." Kekeru nodded and walked over to his closet to get his uniform out. After he tightened his shoelaces, he headed downstairs and was met with the smell of breakfast.

At the table, Inuyasha and Raye were gobbling down ramen like there was no tomorrow while Sakura and Kagome daintily ate scrambled eggs. Ten minutes later, everyone was finished and Sakura walked over to a drawer. She took out a pin in the shape of a letter H and pinned it to her shirt. "What's that for?" Raye asked. "All registered Hanyou's have to wear these or else they could be confused with dangerous ones." Kekeru's eyes met the floor. He was hoping that if he didn't make eye contact with anyone, he'd be able to pass as a human. But with that pin, everyone would know. Sakura pined the same H on Raye's shirt and then Kekeru's before handing the last to Inuyasha. Kagome stood up, "I think I'll drive you guys to school since it's your first day." Everyone went out the front door. Inuyasha headed to the bus stop and the rest of them piled into the car. Kagome stopped first at Kekeru's school and walked him in. She returned to the car five minutes later and drove to Sakura's school. Sakura took Raye in and Kagome drove to the kindergarten she worked at.

"Come on Raye!" Sakura was fuming at her sister. Raye had stopped in front of the school and was staring wide eyed with her mouth hanging open at the huge building. "We're gonna be late! And we still have to get you signed in at the principal's office!" Raye snapped out of her stupor and followed Sakura into the building. They were making their way down the hallway when two girls ran up to them. "Sakura! You're back! Uh... Did you get cloned?" Sakura smiled at her friend, Tarima was completely into science and loved science fiction movies. She was the younger sister of Saru's best friend Myiko which was the only reason her parents let her hang out with Sakura. Her other best friend Yura was just staring at Raye and Raye was getting a little annoyed. Yura's parents were strongly against any contact with the hanyou family but Yura was able to hide the fact that Sakura was her best friend. "Will you quit staring at me?!" Yura jumped back at the earsplitting yell and glanced at Sakura. Sakura sighed, "Tarima, Yura, this is Raye, my sister." Yura eyebrows raised, "I didn't know you had a twin sister." "Well I do. We thought she had disappeared when we were two but it turns out she was alive the whole time. I was gone so long because we went to find her." At that point the bell rang and Tarima and Yura went to class as Sakura led Raye towards the principal's office.

Kekeru made his way down the hallway looking for the room he was supposed to be in. The routine with the other students was always the same, four things would happen. First: They looked at him questioningly because they didn't recognize him. Second: They noticed the "H" pinned to his shirt. Third: They looked him up and down trying to find physical differences. Fourth: They noticed his violet eyes and slowly backed away. Kekeru sighed after the seventh person followed this exact routine. He looked over the next door and then at the paper in his hand. This was the room. He knocked and the door was answered by the teacher. She smiled at him sweetly, "You must be Kekeru, wait here for a minute." She walked back into the classroom, "Class, we have a new student joining us today. His name is Kekeru Higurashi." At the name Higurashi the students started mumbling to each other. Everyone knew that was the name of the hanyou family. Was this boy a hanyou as well? "Come in please Kekeru." Kekeru nervously stepped into the room and forced a small smile, "Hello. It's nice to meet all of you." The mumbling continued throughout the classroom. The teacher silenced her students, "Ahem! Kekeru you can sit next to Darien. Darien, please raise your hand." A boy in the second row from the back raised his hand and Kekeru sat in the empty desk beside him.

Sakura and Raye were sitting in class when an announcement came over the loud speakers, "Attention teachers and students. There has been a demon attack a few streets over form here. For your safety, you are required to proceed swiftly but calmly to the shelter. Please don't panic. This is just a precaution." The students started talking rapidly before the teacher calmed everyone down, "Quickly everyone, follow me!" The students filed out of the classroom and headed to the shelter below the school. Raye looked at Sakura, "What's this all about?" "There's a demon attacking. Whenever that happens they have us go to the shelter were we wait until it's over." "What?! Are these humans cowards?! Come on let's go get that demon!" Raye took off down the hallway heading toward the exit. "Raye wait! What are you doing?!"

Authors Note: Well, that's it for now! I WILL NOT continue this fic unless I get at least three reviews so please tell me what you think!