Sunlight shone through the slits of the blinds that tried to protect the darkness inside the bedroom. In the center of the room a sleeping beauty lay sprawled on a bed. Her black hair fanned out heedlessly around her and her bangs covered the lids of her eyes which still held traces of last night's makeup.
A knock on the door to the left of the bed interrupted the silence and caused the girl to stir. When the girl didn't answer someone knocked on the door again, and this time didn't wait to open it.
"Kagome, honey, time to go to school." A soft voice floated around the room and the sleeping girl's eyes fluttered open.
Kagome nodded to show that she understood and her mother left the room, shutting the door. Afterwards she pushed herself up onto one elbow and with her other hand rubbed her eyes.
Eventually she lifted herself off the bed, covers flowing around her body and drooping onto the floor. Walking across the room she opened a mirrored door that lead to a smaller room that was the youth's closet.
Clothes, in almost any style, ranging from skirts, to shoes, to sweaters hung off racks and where there were no clothes there were cupboards filled with undergarments and other pieces of clothing that wouldn't fit on racks or weren't meant to be seen by anyone other than the wearer.
Grabbing here and there the girl finally walked out of the closet and back into her bedroom. She finally turned the lights on and walked to a vanity table that was across from her window. Looking into the mirror she sighed. "Great, I hate raccoon eyes!"
Taking her housecoat off the hanger that was on the door and putting it on, Kagome left the room, clothes still in hand. She walked down the hall and entered another small room. Before closing the door she turned on the lights and placed her clothes on the counter that was there.
When the girl eventually exited the bathroom she was dressed in a pair of low riding, kaki cargo pants that showed the edge of her red thong and a very low cut t-/ tank top. Her clothes fit her well developed form perfectly and her now wet hair stuck to them. "Reminder to self: don't wear a white top until you dry your hair!" The girl reprimanded herself as she pulled her long hair away from her body, walking back down the hall to her room.
Once again she went to her vanity table but this time she didn't just look into the mirror. Instead she opened a small box and pulled out a smaller bag and undid the zipper that held the bag shut. Talking out some eye shadow and mascara she slowly and surely got ready for the day. She also took a hair dryer from one of the drawers and eventually dried her hair as well as her shirt.
Before once again leaving the room she checked her alarm clock that said in a bold flashing red "7:47". The girl's eyes went wide and she rushed out the door, through the hall, down the stairs and into another room that was obviously the kitchen.
Ignoring a huge and beautifully made breakfast that was laid out on the table as well as three people sitting peacefully, eating, Kagome went to a cupboard and threw a box onto the counter. Rummaging through it she finally found what it was she was looking for, a Pop Tart! Ripping it open and taking a bite she ran back out of the room only to return fifteen seconds later with two bags, one a bright yellow backpack and the other a straw weaved purse. With Pop Tart still in hand she ran around the table, kissing and hugging each of the family members in turn. They simply returned the gesture and finally Kagome ran out of the house right after a horn honked out side.
The unfazed family went back to their breakfasts and what looked like a little brother mumbled into his eggs. "She really needs to stop doing that." The mother and grandfather exchanged looks of amusement before almost choking on their breakfast because they were laughing so hard.
Outside Kagome ran down the steps and to the curb, jumping into a bright red convertible that was already filled with three other girls who moved over when she entered.
"Kaggy, how was your weekend?" A red headed girl asked from the front passenger seat as she turned around to face the newcomer.
"Yah, K. You didn't answer any of our calls." The girl beside her commented. "Did your stalker keep you busy?"
"Or is he no longer a stalker?" The driver added, glancing a Kagome in the rear view mirror.
"Eww, Kikyo that's so sick. There is absolutely no way I would voluntarily spend any time with Naraku! Do you really think I'm that much of a skank?" Kagome shook her head trying to rid her mind of these supposedly revolting thoughts.
"No Bumblebee, of course not. You know we all think Naraku is a sick, controlling, crap eating pig." The red head comforted her now sullen friend before glaring at Kikyo. "Miko, that was really rude. I mean if you like Naraku then just say so, don't take it out on Bumble!"
All three other girls gagged at this. They all knew Kagome history and that she hated Naraku with a passion. So being the great friends that they were they obviously hated the boy more because he caused their 'Bumblebee' pain.
"Ayame, don't even go there, that's so nasty." The girl beside Kagome said between gags.
"Thanks for your support Sango!" Kagome smiled at her friend beside her. The car was silent for a while until Ayame, the red head in the passenger's seat, realised something.
"Bumblebee, you didn't answer my question, how was you weekend!" The girl was shocked that she didn't remember before hand. Seeing that Kagome didn't respond immediately the girl gasped. "Kagome Higurashi, is there something you aren't telling us? Is it something to do with your work?"
Kagome would have answered but Kikyo, the driver, suddenly swerved causing the other three girls to grab onto the side if the car in reflex and close their eyes.
Kikyo turned the car keys and the sound of the engine slowly died down. She glared at each of her friends, who looked as though they were hanging on for dear life, which they thought they were. "Yah thanks guys, I'm so glad you trust me!" She said to get their attention. One after another they slowly opened their eyes realising that they weren't in any danger but instead arrived at their destination, Feudal High.
Feudal High was a secondary school that based all their extra curricular on survival in the wilderness. There was fencing, archery, and tent building instead of things like soccer, basketball or football. What was oddest about of school wasn't its teaching methods or the fact that it had a serenity garden, but the amount of students that came to the school. It was said that you could go through all the grades, nine, ten, eleven and twelve, and only meet one fourth of the students in your grade let alone in the school.
Of course to have so many students would mean that the school would have to be huge, and it was. The school was located on the edge of a deep forest that seemed to creep closer as you looked at it. It was three stories high and it was probably the length of West Edmonton Mall, if not longer. It was here that all four girls had met in their fresh more year, and it was here that Kagome had heard about her father.
As the girls got out of the red convertible laughing at the face Kikyo had made at them after they had opened their eyes.
"What time is it?" Kagome asked to anyone of her three friends. Sango pulled up the sleeve of her black hoodie to check her watch.
"Eight fifteen, Bumble, why?"
"'Cause I want to know why you people get me up so early if school starts at nine fifteen?" Kagome crossed her arms and pouted, leaning against the car. The other three laughed and pulled Kagome along with her backpack to the girls' favourite spot to sit and talk, a huge boulder near the edge of the forest.
The girls loved this spot because it was the perfect teenage hideout. The girls usually climbed to the top of the rock, where no one could see them from below and eat chips from the stash that the had hidden in one of the crevases. Of course they replentished the stash every week and threw out the old stuff. What was amazing was that no one ever came up here other than the girls.
After they had helped each other up Sango gave Kagome a curious look. "Kagome you still haven't answered Red's question, are you trying to avoid it or do you just keep on forgetting to answer. It isn't at all like you to keep stuff from us."
Kagome once again opened her mouth to answer and just like all the other times she was suddenly interrupted. This time here friends where all paying attention, no interruptions from them and the car was all the way on the other side of the school grounds. Instead she was interrupted by a deep manly laugh that made all four girls jump and almost fall of the rock.
Kagome put a finger to her lips, as a signal for her friends to keep very quiet, crawled over to the edge of the rock, and peered at the ground. She almost fainted at the sight that she saw.