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Chapter 4
My New Life And School
In a couple of hours, our plane landed. We went to the baggage claim and picked up our baggage and walked outside. It was a grey sky with a light drizzle, funny how the weather mirrors your feelings. My mother hailed a taxi and she gave him the directions. She sat in the back seat with me. I wondered if my mother had already been to Florida or if she had received directions from Grandpa.
"Mom, have you ever been to Florida before? I asked her but not with much enthusiasm. More of something to say to pass the time by.
"Yes, I have. I grew up here. We are staying with your Grandpa in the house that I grew up in. And the surroundings around here look so different... than again, what do you expect when you haven't been here for about eight years. " She said with much excitement and I knew that she was going to enjoy this more than I was.
"Eight years? Why so long?" I asked somewhat intrigued now that she had started.
"Well, yes. I married when I was about twenty-three and me and your father moved to Japan, for we wanted to go places and see things. Than I had you when I was twenty-six. And now you are five."
"So than makes you about..." I had to think and count on my fingers the best I could. After all, I am only five.
"Thirty-one Sweetie." My mother said answering my question. And of course with a smile.
"So now we are going to live in the house that you grew up in, sorry mom but I still am not very happy, even if this is somewhat exciting." I hung my head low and than layed my head on my mom's lap, like I always do when I'm sad. She started to 'pet ' me if that's what you want to say. As well as run her fingers through my hair.
"I know Sweetie, I know" She cooed hoping to make me feel better. Of course it didn't work. I mean how would you feel if you left someone who was your only friend? 'Cause in all my life, which is only five years, I had no friends. My mother had told me that she had a friend since she was three. Of course that didn't make me feel better. But I hear people whom my mom calls "Philosophers" or something like that, say that "Life is harsh, take the moments that leave you breathless and treasure them. Forget horrible and leave room for the good memories and moments" (completely made up. . ) I have never believed in that philososphy because it is hard to forget the bad, because right now all I was doing was thinking about the bad. But than again, I should remember the good so that I can't forget about the short and sweet time that me and Inuyasha had together. I sighed and soon fell asleep. I was awoken by my mother saying that we were there. I sat up and exited the taxi while she payed the fare. I looked up at the house. I was a pale blue with a black wire gate. It was two stories. My mother led the way and I followed. She knocked on the door. The house was old fashioned seeing how it had no doorbell. A woman answered the door. She had black hair in a tight bun. She had green eyes and looke like she was as old as my mom. She wore a white nurse outfit. She looked surprised when she saw us.
"Sora? Oh my god! It really is you! I thought you'd never come back!" She said in a lot of excitement. (Sora is the name I'm using for Kagome's mother name, if u know here real name please tell me and I will correct it. Oh and I don't know if Jii-chan is Kagome's mother's father or Kagome's father's father. But i'm saying it is Kagome's mother's father so shoot me why don't you. Kidding. Ah hem. Now onto the story.) It took my mother a moment before she realized who the woman was.
"Oh my god! Katherine! It is so good to see you again!" My mother and the woman, Katherine, hugged. My mom than looked at me.
"Kagome, this is Katherine, she is my friend that I have known since I was three. " she than had to make the introductions. "Katherine, this is my daughter Kagome."
"Nice to meet you Kagome." Katherine said while putting her hand out. I put a fake smile on and shook her hand. Of course it was fake, I still hadn't got over that fact that I had to leave my best friend.
"Nice to meet you too, Katherine." I said with as much happiness that I could muster. It was enough, though, to convince her. Her and my mother embraced again before she showed us in. When we were walking in I started to talk to my mom.
"Mom, where is our car and where is our stuff?"
"Well Sweetie, our car as well as our stuff is being shipped over, it'll be here in a couple of days." My mother replied, still with that smile that was kind of getting on my nerves. I mean how can she be happy at a time like this. Than again, she met her friend while I left mine. She also did leave her friend when she got married. She also did that of her own free will. We followed Katherine inside and went up the stairs. The rug was tan and so where the stairs. We went into a room that was light yellow with one window. There was a dresser and a bed like a normal room. Along with a lamp, nothing unusual. A man was in the bed. I guess he was my grandpa. We walked over to him and he sat up. He smiled when he saw us and smiled larger when he saw me. I had never seen this man in my whole intire life. And yet he looked at me like he knew me. My mother went over to him and hugged long. She than sat on the bed by him.
"It's so nice to see you again dad." She said with much happiness.
"As that of you, Sora." he looked at me . "Oh and this must be Kagome. My, my how much you've grown. I haven't seen you since you were one years old. That was when your mother flew here with you just so I could see your beautiful smiling face. " He than smiled. My mother looked at me with the you-better-hug-your-grandpa-or-else look. So I walked over to the bed, climbed up, and hugged him. He only smiled wider. I had to pretend I was happy, but my grandpa looked in my eyes and I could of sworn that his smile dimmed a bit. Not much to notice unless you were watching REALLY carefully.
"Well, let me show you to your rooms" My grandpa said trying to get up, but failing.
"Now dad, you are sick and that is one of the reasons why we are here, now you rest. I'm sure Katherine won't mind helping us with our rooms." and with that we left the room and Katherine gave us a tour and than came to the room that I would be staying in. We entered the room. There was a bay window across from us and the walls were painted a light green. The wall to the left had a door that I believed led to the a bathroom. The wall across from the bathroom was a bedside table with a pale green lamp on it. To the right of the was a bed. A single bed with dark green covers with pale green pillows. The covers and the window drapes were the only dark thing in the room. I was satisfied with the room seeings how it had a bay window, and I love bay windows. I walked over to the window and moved aside the dark green drapes and looked outside. I saw the front yard which consisted of nothing more than a couple of palm trees. I looked further and saw a strip of trees a mile long and a quarter of a mile back. There was, what my mother explained to me later on, a canal behind the trees. It reminded me of the forest by the park that me and Inuyasha hung out near. Thinking about Inuyasha brought tears to my eyes and I remembered that I wasn't the only one in the room, so I did not shead a tear. Katherine than broke the silence.
"So, Kagome, are you satisfied with the room?" She asked. I walked into the bathroom and looked around. It was white. The color I really didn't like to much because it was easy to stain. It had everything a normal bathroom has. A sink, a bathtub, toliet, counters, and all that good stuff. I walked back out to were everyone was.
"Yes, this room is very nice, it will do just fine. " I said this in the most ladylike voice I could. So that I didn't show my sadness of being here and not with my best friend. He was only my best friend right? I mean I will get over it. It's not like we were anything more. I'm probably just going through an emotional breakdown or something because I had to move and not because I left my friend, my only friend. Or maybe it was. Than again what does a five year old know? I turned around and saw that Katherine and my mom where gone, but I did hear their voices down the hall, so I knew that Katherine was just showing my mom the room that she would be staying in and all of that stuff. I sat on the bed for a couple of minutes until my mom entered the room again. This time without Katherine.
"Kagome, my room is two doors down from yours and Katherine's is the door after it. Oh, and Kagome, please try to be cheerful. I know you are still depressed and angry about moving and leaving your best friend, but trust me, you will get over it and when you do, your life here will be better. Plus, when you start school next week, you'll make new friends." She smile that same smile again that meant that life will get better and you'll have no worries and be carefree.
"Yes Mom. Wait? I'm starting school next week? Here? In Florida? But---" I started to say but she interupted me.
"Yes, Sweetie. You still need to go to school even if you live somewhere else."
"But, Mom, I don't want to start kindergarden here in Florida."
"Kagome, please don't argue with me. Once you start school, you'll make friends and you'll be happier."
I didn't argue anymore. Maybe she was right. Maybe I will get over this when I start school. Who knows.
"Oh and one more thing Kagome. Dinner will be ready soon, or that's what Katherine says"
"Okay " was my simple reply. With that she left. And I simply just flopped on my bed. I thought about Inuyasha and quietly sobbed. So in the end, I cried myself to sleep.
Kagome's Dream
I was about fifteen and was running through the park that I used to play in when I was five. I ran to the oak tree that me and Inuyasha carved our names into. I looked at the names and smiled. Than I heard laughing on the other side of the tree. I looked and I saw a boy with gold eyes, silver hair, and dog ears, Inuyasha. But he was with another woman. She looked very similar to me. Except she was much more paler than me and the she longer hair. I couldn't believe it! I heard him speak what I believe was here name but I couldn't make out what he said though. So he did know that it wasnt me! Than the worst thing imaginable happened, Inuyasha and the girl kissed! My heart tore in two. And he made a promise to me that he wouldn't kiss or go out with anyone until one of us was dead. I looked back at the names that were carved into the tree. And my name was... bleeding! And then I felt this horrible pain in my chest, right where my heart is located. I looked and my shirt was covered in blood. I screamed in pain. Inuyasha and the girl stopped kissing and he looked at me and ...smiled! He saw the pain was in and he just smiled! How dare he! Whatever pieces of my heart was left shattered. Than the pain increased. It was getting harder to breathe. I was suffocating! And Inuyasha and the girl were just watching with much pleasure on their faces. The world was starting to darken. I felt death creeping on me and then .... I woke up.
End Of Dream
I woke up with a jolt. I was panting and sweating. What was that? Man that dream was scary. Was that really Inuyasha? Who was that girl? Was any of that real? All these thoughts were racing through my head. I looked at the digital clock on my bedside. 5:37. How long had I been asleep? What time did we get here in the first place? There was a soft knocking on my door. I looked at myself and saw that I was still in my day clothes.
"Come in" I responded the knocking on my door. I untangled myself from the covers and just sat on my bed. The person knocking was Katherine.
"Oh, hi Katherine. Waz up?Oh wait sorry I mean what is it" I corrected myself remembering that my mother told me never to act like that with someone I didn't know to well. She says it's not very ladylike. I hated acting ladylike. Katherine just giggled.
"Kagome, it's alright. I don't mind you talking to me like that. In fact, I would prefer if you did. It makes me feel like I'm not a stranger to you and that you are comfortable talking to me. You don't have to worry about being ladylike around me because I in fact am not ladylike." She smiled. I looked at what she was wearing. She was wearing Black baggy pants and a long black shirt. She looked like the teenagers I would see at home. I looked at myself. I had dark green pants on with a long dark green shirt that was a lighter color than my pants but still dark. I didn't know why people wore clothes like these but I just know that I like them and that teenagers wore them. My mom didn't approve at first but than gave in after I promised her that I would wear the dresses she wanted me to wear occasionally. I don't know how long I sat there before Katherine started to talk.
"Kagome, your mother told me about you having to leave your friend. Do you want to talk about it?" She asked and with the way she looked at me I knew that from this day on that me and her were going to be good friends.
"Well, yeah I did. He was cool--" I started to say before she interupted me with a comment.
"Oh, so it is a HE. How close were you guys?" She giggled and I looked at her sort of confuzed.
"You'll understand someday."
"Um, okay. Well, we were pretty good friends, but we only new each other for like three days." I sighed
"Wow, what did he look like? What did he think of you? What did you guys do together? How did you meet?"
I giggle because of all the question and the intrest she took in him.
"Well, believe it or not he was a dog demon. Of at least half of one. He had silver hair and ears. His ears are so kawaii (cute) and soft. He also had the most beautiful golden eyes I had ever seen." I sat there thinking about his eyes.
"Well, it seems that someone has a crush on someone" She giggled.
"A crush? What does that mean? I'm only five remember." I giggled.
"Well, you seem so much smarter than most five year olds. A crush is when you like someone more than just a friend. Kind of like love."
"Inuyasha used to say that to me. He would always say that I was so much smarter or wiser than my age."
"Oh so this boy's name is Inuyasha, that's nice. How old was he?"
"Um, six. To answer your first few questions he thought I was cool, nice, and he was surprised that I wasn't afraid of him because he was a dog demon. And like I said before he also thought I was smarter and wiser than my age. We met one day when I went to the park when I was on the swings and I was trying to push myself but I didn't get anywhere. So he helped me on the swings by pushing me a little and that was how we met." I said .
"Wow, that's really cool. So what did you guys do together?" Katherine asked with even more intrest. Now she was sitting across from me on the bed.
"Well, we did what all kids do, play. You know like hide-and-seek, tag, and all that stuff. I remeber the time when we kind of kissed. " So I explained to her the whole thing about us going down the hill and trying to get up and ended up kissing.
"Wow, Kagome. You've had an experience that most kids your age won't experience until much later in their life. I know I didn't until I was sixteen. " She giggled when she was finished. "But like I said before I think you both have a crush on each other." she giggled once again.
"I-I do not!" I felt my face go hot for some reason.
"Do to!" She argued. We both giggled. I threw one of my pillows at her. She laughed and threw it back. That started a pillow fight. In a while we both stopped, still laughing, and sat on the bed.
"You know what. Katherine, you are really cool. Will you be my friend while I stay here?" I asked her.
"Sure, and you are cool too, Kagome. What are you planning to do later in your life?"
"Well, when I'm old enough I'm going back to Japan to see Inuyasha again. I mean because he was my only friend. People for some reason didn't want to be my friend. And I learned to live with it." I smiled.
"Cool, I think that is a good idea." Katherine said and than smiled. I looked at the clock and so did Katherine. It read 6:45.
"Wow, I've been in here with you for a little bit over an hour." Katherine said with amazement in her voice. Just then my mom walked in.
"Kagome--- oh Katherine you're in here as well. I was looking for you. Well you two, dinner is going to be ready in fifteen minutes okay? So get yourselves cleaned up." My mom said with a smile and a laugh.
"Okay ''Mom''." Katherine said sarcastically. I giggle and so did Katherine and Mom. Mom left and so did Katerine. I went into the bathroom and washed my face and hands. I went back into my room and saw that my closet was ajar. I looked in and saw that my suitcase was in there. So I opened up a pocked and took out my brush and brushed my hair. By the time I was done it was 6:57. I went down the hall and saw Katherine come out of her room.
"Katherine, um, I know that you gave us a tour, but can show me where the dinning room is?" I felt kind of embarrassed asking.
"Sure." She started to lead the way. I followed. And so when dinner was over that ended the first day of my new life.....
A Week Later
I was in the office of my new school. My mother was signing me up. My mom and I weren't the only ones getting signed up, there were other parents and their kids. After a couple of minutes I was signed in. We walked to the room to meet my teacher. My teacher was Mrs. Kaede. ( . I couldn't think of anything else. lol. ) She seemed nice. She saw me and my mom and introduce herself. I looked around the room and saw a couple of kids running around. Not many were there. I was guessing that was because not everybody was signed up yet.
"Hello, I'm Mrs. Kaede and who are you?" She asked me.
"Um, Kagome Higurashi." I was a little nervous, not much, but still some.
"Nice to meet you, Kagome, and this must be your mother. " She looked at my mom.
"I'm Sora Higurashi, I hope that Kagome does well here" My said with her oh so famous carefree smile.
"I'm sure she will. She seems like a good student" Mrs. Kaede said with a smile as well. So after that my mom said good-bye to me and that she loved me and then left. I went over to a table that had my name tag on it. I looked at it and than sat down. I looked around the room and saw to boys looking at me. They were whispering something and smiling. I just ignored them. They walked over to me.
"Um...well...uh" The first boy said. I could tell he was either nervous or shy. Than the second by spoke.
"Hi, I'm Hojo and this is my friend Kyle. "
"Hi, Hojo and Kyle. What is it that you are trying to say, Kyle?" I asked not really caring at the moment.
"Well, uh...um..." I was starting to think that this was hopeless. Hojo looked at my name tag.
"Kagome huh? Nice name." I looked at him and smiled.
"Thanks" I told him. Hojo looked at Kyle and shook his head.
"What Kyle is trying to say and what I was going to tell you if he didn't is that you are very pretty." I blushed a bit.
"Um... thank you." And so the day began. We did our lessons and when the day was over and I was going to the parent pick up area, Mrs. Kaede stopped me.
"Kagome."
"Yes, Mrs. Kaede?"
"Kagome, you really surprised me today. You are exceptionally smart and it is only the first day. I just wanted to know if you wanted me to move you into the first grade?" She said with much amazment in her voice. I thought it over.
"No, Mrs. Kaede, that is quite alright. I think I will stay in this grade. I have some friends so I want to keep them." I said trying to be as polite as I could. So I didn't get in trouble with Mrs. Kaede or my mom.
"Than I'll just give only you work that is a little bit more challanging unless don't want me to. I'm not doing this to be mean or anything, just to help you excell in school." I wasn't sure what that meant but I guessed that it meant something good.
"Yes, Mrs. Kaede, that would be okay." She than dismissed me and I went to parent pick up to where my mother was waiting. I told here the news and she was overjoyed.
Oh kay. I feel pretty pleased with this chapter. I even made it longer. Oh kay some note: If anyone know's Kagome's mom's name please tell me. I'm really sorry this chapter took so long but it kept getting deleted 'cause my computer hates me and also because I've been bombarded by hurricane after hurricane. So I will try to get the chapters up faster but i'm not promising anything. Oh kay please review!
Sayannora!
Kitty-San
