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Chapter 18: Going Back
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"Here you go mommy!" Kagome squealed out to her step mother and held out a clay vase in her hands. "I made this for you. Happy Mother's Day!"
She stood in confusion as her step-mother took the vase, took a look at it and then hurled it onto the ground.
SMASH
Kagome stared in horror at her piece of work and looked up at her step- mother, "..."
"That's so sweet of you...thank you, Kagome," her new mother said in a sweet tone of voice. "But that's not what I want for Mother's Day. I want your dad. And if I can't have him, then I'll continue being this mean."
"But Daddy's ..." Kagome's voice quivered. "You can't have him...he's dead."
"I know," Mrs. Higurashi said with a fake frown. "So you know what that means, right? I'm going to continue being mean to you."
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Kagome's eyes fluttered open and she whispered, "Mom...why did you have to act so brutal?"
She groaned as she sat up and rubbed her head, "Now that she's back...all these memories are coming back to me..."
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"Okay, spill," Sango ordered as she, Miroku, Inu Yasha sat at the table during lunch with Kagome. "Why is your step-mother so mean? Did she do something to you when you were younger? What did that boy Souta say to you?"
"She'll never be able to say anything with you yapping on and on with your questions," Miroku shook his head.
Sango's face reddened, "Uh, sorry...go ahead."
"Well..." Kagome took a deep breath nervously. "When I was young..."
She bit her lip. She didn't want to talk about this. Kagome blinked in surprise when Inu Yasha reached over from across the table and laid his hand over hers.
"Go on," he encouraged her.
She smiled gratefully, and continued with a more confident voice, "When I was young, my dad and mom divorced each other because my dad found out that my mom was having an affair with someone else."
"That's awful!" Sango gasped.
Kagome nodded in agreement, "So, I was about 8 or 9 then and my dad was really worried about me not having a mom, so he married again...and that happened to be to my step-mother."
She sighed, "My step-mother started getting jealous of me because it seemed like my dad wouldn't pay attention to her...mostly because he was paying attention to me. Soon, she came to a conclusion that he didn't love her at all. She began to talk coldly at me and punished me for no reason at all sometimes. One day, she gave me a cup of milk to drink. I drank it and I felt sort of nauseated and dizzy...and I believe that she..."
Kagome stopped.
"What?" Miroku and Sango pressed.
She swallowed hard, "I believe she made me drunk. She secretly became an alcoholic when her jealousy took over. It's a wonder how my dad didn't discover that. Anyways, I felt awful and I had to stay in bed. My dad was really worried about me and said that he would pick up some medicine for me when he came home from work. He always worked in the evening...on that day, there was a thunderstorm. When he picked up my medicine and went to his car..."
Tears threatened to pour out of her eyes and a lump formed in her throat. Kagome's mouth went dry, "...he was struck by lightning and died."
Sango slapped her hand to her mouth, "Oh, Kami..."
Miroku stared at Kagome, gaping.
Inu Yasha's hand tightened around hers and he gave her a nod to motion for her to go on.
"My step-mom was shocked. She cried everyday for about a week and then..." Kagome's voice trailed off to a whisper. "And then the abusing began. She would get drunk everyday and would hurt me until I got bruises and cuts and until I screamed and started crying."
A tear slipped down her cheek. These tears were starting to come awfully a lot these days...
"Anyways," Kagome wiped the tears hastily away. "I began going to go to the hospital monthly because my stepmother always hurt me seriously once a month. One day, my step-grandfather took me to my father's mother's house...and I lived with my grandmother and cousin for two years. My step- mom had no clue where I was and even if she knew that I was staying there, she still wouldn't know the LOCATION of it. She didn't have any interest in meeting my father's parents. So, for two years, I've lived with my grandmother, transferring schools each year."
"Why?" Sango interrupted. "Why did you have to transfer?"
Kagome flinched, "The students there picked on me everyday and gave me bruises...not that I didn't have some already."
"So you transferred here..." Miroku nodded in comprehension. "I get it. Well, don't worry. No one's going to pick on you with me, Sango, and Inu Yasha around."
"That's great to hear," she smiled.
RING
"Lunch is over," Inu Yasha stood up from his seat. "Let's go."
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"I'm home!" Kagome exclaimed. No one answered.
'Hm, Grandma must be in the backyard,' she thought. 'But where's Shippou?'
She walked to her room and stepped inside.
"Kagome."
She jumped and spotted Souta sitting on her bed.
"Kagome," he repeated. "Hey."
"What are you doing here?" she demanded.
"I came to visit," Souta yawned. He stretched and then put on a more serious face, "Listen, I want to finish what I was trying to say at the cemetery. Before Mom came, I wanted to tell you that..."
His voice trailed off.
"What?" his step-sister pressed. "What did you want to tell me?"
Souta swallowed hard, "Mom's starting to abuse me a little too. I think it's because she's trying to get to you. She threatened jii-chan that if he didn't tell her where you were living, she'd start abusing me even more. So...jii-chan told her."
Kagome dropped to her knees with an emotionless expression.
"Are you mad at us, Kagome-chan?" he inquired softly.
She shook her head, "Uh uh. I'm just...scared."
Kagome looked up with a tight-lipped smile, "I care about you too Souta. I'd rather be the one abused instead of you. You're so young..."
"I have to leave soon," Souta said, glancing at the digital clock near him. He stood up and strolled over to her.
"I'll walk you to the door," she quickly offered.
"I don't think that's a good idea," Souta frowned.
"Why not?"
"It's just...fine. If you say so."
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Kagome held the door open for her step-brother and stared at him in confusion when he didn't budge.
"Souta-chan, what's wrong?" she asked.
"I have to wait for her," he replied quietly.
"For...who?" Kagome blinked.
Approaching footsteps were soon heard.
"Kagome," Kaede stepped into view with a grim expression. "I've been talking to someone and we've decided that I'm to let ye live back in her house."
"Who's house?" Kagome whispered. "You don't mean..."
Someone stepped up behind Kaede.
"It's going to be great having you back at Higurashi Shrine, Kagome," Mrs. Higurashi smiled with a gleam in her eyes.
"You," Kagome stepped back. "You aren't serious, are you?"
She looked down at Souta. He was avoiding her eyes with a solemn look on his face.
Her pace quickened.
They were serious. She was moving back.
A/N: This story is almost ending...I don't know how many chapters though...I'd better not make it too long. I know some of you are like, "Why the hell is Kaede letting Kagome moving back?!" You'll get an answer in the next chapter. Well, thanks to all reviewers! Please review!
A/N: Here's your update!
Chapter 18: Going Back
:.:
"Here you go mommy!" Kagome squealed out to her step mother and held out a clay vase in her hands. "I made this for you. Happy Mother's Day!"
She stood in confusion as her step-mother took the vase, took a look at it and then hurled it onto the ground.
SMASH
Kagome stared in horror at her piece of work and looked up at her step- mother, "..."
"That's so sweet of you...thank you, Kagome," her new mother said in a sweet tone of voice. "But that's not what I want for Mother's Day. I want your dad. And if I can't have him, then I'll continue being this mean."
"But Daddy's ..." Kagome's voice quivered. "You can't have him...he's dead."
"I know," Mrs. Higurashi said with a fake frown. "So you know what that means, right? I'm going to continue being mean to you."
:.:
Kagome's eyes fluttered open and she whispered, "Mom...why did you have to act so brutal?"
She groaned as she sat up and rubbed her head, "Now that she's back...all these memories are coming back to me..."
:o:o:o:
"Okay, spill," Sango ordered as she, Miroku, Inu Yasha sat at the table during lunch with Kagome. "Why is your step-mother so mean? Did she do something to you when you were younger? What did that boy Souta say to you?"
"She'll never be able to say anything with you yapping on and on with your questions," Miroku shook his head.
Sango's face reddened, "Uh, sorry...go ahead."
"Well..." Kagome took a deep breath nervously. "When I was young..."
She bit her lip. She didn't want to talk about this. Kagome blinked in surprise when Inu Yasha reached over from across the table and laid his hand over hers.
"Go on," he encouraged her.
She smiled gratefully, and continued with a more confident voice, "When I was young, my dad and mom divorced each other because my dad found out that my mom was having an affair with someone else."
"That's awful!" Sango gasped.
Kagome nodded in agreement, "So, I was about 8 or 9 then and my dad was really worried about me not having a mom, so he married again...and that happened to be to my step-mother."
She sighed, "My step-mother started getting jealous of me because it seemed like my dad wouldn't pay attention to her...mostly because he was paying attention to me. Soon, she came to a conclusion that he didn't love her at all. She began to talk coldly at me and punished me for no reason at all sometimes. One day, she gave me a cup of milk to drink. I drank it and I felt sort of nauseated and dizzy...and I believe that she..."
Kagome stopped.
"What?" Miroku and Sango pressed.
She swallowed hard, "I believe she made me drunk. She secretly became an alcoholic when her jealousy took over. It's a wonder how my dad didn't discover that. Anyways, I felt awful and I had to stay in bed. My dad was really worried about me and said that he would pick up some medicine for me when he came home from work. He always worked in the evening...on that day, there was a thunderstorm. When he picked up my medicine and went to his car..."
Tears threatened to pour out of her eyes and a lump formed in her throat. Kagome's mouth went dry, "...he was struck by lightning and died."
Sango slapped her hand to her mouth, "Oh, Kami..."
Miroku stared at Kagome, gaping.
Inu Yasha's hand tightened around hers and he gave her a nod to motion for her to go on.
"My step-mom was shocked. She cried everyday for about a week and then..." Kagome's voice trailed off to a whisper. "And then the abusing began. She would get drunk everyday and would hurt me until I got bruises and cuts and until I screamed and started crying."
A tear slipped down her cheek. These tears were starting to come awfully a lot these days...
"Anyways," Kagome wiped the tears hastily away. "I began going to go to the hospital monthly because my stepmother always hurt me seriously once a month. One day, my step-grandfather took me to my father's mother's house...and I lived with my grandmother and cousin for two years. My step- mom had no clue where I was and even if she knew that I was staying there, she still wouldn't know the LOCATION of it. She didn't have any interest in meeting my father's parents. So, for two years, I've lived with my grandmother, transferring schools each year."
"Why?" Sango interrupted. "Why did you have to transfer?"
Kagome flinched, "The students there picked on me everyday and gave me bruises...not that I didn't have some already."
"So you transferred here..." Miroku nodded in comprehension. "I get it. Well, don't worry. No one's going to pick on you with me, Sango, and Inu Yasha around."
"That's great to hear," she smiled.
RING
"Lunch is over," Inu Yasha stood up from his seat. "Let's go."
:o:o:o:
"I'm home!" Kagome exclaimed. No one answered.
'Hm, Grandma must be in the backyard,' she thought. 'But where's Shippou?'
She walked to her room and stepped inside.
"Kagome."
She jumped and spotted Souta sitting on her bed.
"Kagome," he repeated. "Hey."
"What are you doing here?" she demanded.
"I came to visit," Souta yawned. He stretched and then put on a more serious face, "Listen, I want to finish what I was trying to say at the cemetery. Before Mom came, I wanted to tell you that..."
His voice trailed off.
"What?" his step-sister pressed. "What did you want to tell me?"
Souta swallowed hard, "Mom's starting to abuse me a little too. I think it's because she's trying to get to you. She threatened jii-chan that if he didn't tell her where you were living, she'd start abusing me even more. So...jii-chan told her."
Kagome dropped to her knees with an emotionless expression.
"Are you mad at us, Kagome-chan?" he inquired softly.
She shook her head, "Uh uh. I'm just...scared."
Kagome looked up with a tight-lipped smile, "I care about you too Souta. I'd rather be the one abused instead of you. You're so young..."
"I have to leave soon," Souta said, glancing at the digital clock near him. He stood up and strolled over to her.
"I'll walk you to the door," she quickly offered.
"I don't think that's a good idea," Souta frowned.
"Why not?"
"It's just...fine. If you say so."
:o:o:o:
Kagome held the door open for her step-brother and stared at him in confusion when he didn't budge.
"Souta-chan, what's wrong?" she asked.
"I have to wait for her," he replied quietly.
"For...who?" Kagome blinked.
Approaching footsteps were soon heard.
"Kagome," Kaede stepped into view with a grim expression. "I've been talking to someone and we've decided that I'm to let ye live back in her house."
"Who's house?" Kagome whispered. "You don't mean..."
Someone stepped up behind Kaede.
"It's going to be great having you back at Higurashi Shrine, Kagome," Mrs. Higurashi smiled with a gleam in her eyes.
"You," Kagome stepped back. "You aren't serious, are you?"
She looked down at Souta. He was avoiding her eyes with a solemn look on his face.
Her pace quickened.
They were serious. She was moving back.
A/N: This story is almost ending...I don't know how many chapters though...I'd better not make it too long. I know some of you are like, "Why the hell is Kaede letting Kagome moving back?!" You'll get an answer in the next chapter. Well, thanks to all reviewers! Please review!
