Hey folks! I'm back! God! I hate technology! My stupid computer crashed the day I planned to work on this chapter, and like an idiot I made no back-ups of my new chapter so BAM! I'm re-typing this baby on an ancient machine that can hardly be called a computer, in a messy, junk-filled, roach play-ground that is my Dad's home office…in the words of the happy bunny; life bites the big one eh?
On a lighter note, I got REVIEWS! YAY! Seeing as I have no e-mail currently…I'll just have to do a mass response to my reviewers (I love you more than you think possible ) I just wanna say thank you SO much! I never thought people would like my story so much! I'll just try to make it worth your while, and if it's a pile of crapola, you'll just have to be patient! The best is yet to come!
(As for my HUGE mistake in the last chapter, I'm SO sorry! Quick edit is NOT my friend!)
Well, that's the end of my huge ranty author's note, on with the story!
Disclaimer: If you've ever taken a single grammar class in your life, you would know that the 'dis' in front of 'claimer' means…gasp! It ain't mine, peeps.
One question before I begin, will anyone be incredibly offended if I quit writing the summery? It's a real drag and really hard to remember…(wow…I can't even remember the summery for my own story…wow)
Chapter 2.)
The People You Have to Love.
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"-And the formula for B² A³ is C¹÷D²" the teacher wrote the problem upon the chalkboard. He turned around to face the class, beady eyes scanning the crowd before landing on a pair of shoes propped on a desk in the back of the room. "Miss Higurashi!" Kara glanced coolly up from her book, amber eyes narrowed at the trivial disturbance, "You rang?"
"That has GOT to be a record!" Kara remarked happily to the girl walking beside her, "One question-" "shoot" Nishi Osamu narrowed her honey-colored eyes "What the hell goes on in that head of yours?" Kara stopped in the middle of the crowded hallway and turned to her best friend "You've known me forever, Nishi…even I'M not sure…" She flipped one of her black braids over her shoulder and proceeded to open her locker. Nishi leaned against the one beside Kara's, and sighed, "I'd hardly be proud to call getting detention in the first twenty minutes of class a personal achievement, Kara…don't you care about your permanent record?" she ran a hand through her long dark brown hair thoughtfully as she spoke. "Feh. Nope, besides, that permanent record business isn't even real. Just some crap invented to scare pristine individuals such as yourself" was the reply from the dark abyss that was Kara Higurashi's locker "and don't deny it" she added as an after thought with the slam of the door. The brown haired girl blushed lightly and crossed her arms, falling into step beside her friend. "speaking of pristine individuals…" Kara wondered aloud "you seen the lech'?" This time Nishi's face turned pure red "don't call him that! Kuro isn't a-" "exchanging tender words in my honor? Why ladies, you shouldn't have!" "Hey Kuro, how's it hanging?" Kara smiled at the dark haired boy who had slid in between the two girls "quite well, thank you" he returned the smile before turning his attention to Nishi who had been glaring at the floor during the other's exchange. "Sure, it's 'hanging' quite well for now…" she mumbled darkly " come now my dear Nishi, is that anyway to greet a friend?" Kuro arched a black eyebrow, his violet eyes literally oozed ulterior motives "well perhaps you'd get a warmer greeting if you'd greet me instead of my backside, you lech'!" TWACK! The sound echoed throughout the corridor "oooh, you'll be wear'n that one for a while Kuro" Kara observed as Nishi stalked off to the girls bathroom, slamming the door behind her.
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It was already nightfall by the time Kara spotted the familiar white uniform coming up the stairs towards the shrine. From her perch in the ancient god-tree the girl could see not only her families ancestral land, but most of Tokyo as well. This giant tree was her haven, and had been so for as long as she could remember. Kara didn't know why the old tree held such a fascination for her, only that whenever she hid within it's massive branches…she felt secure, like something was watching over her.
Stupid stairs…someone should build a freak'n escalator or something…even after thirty-two years of living at the sunset shrine Kagome still hadn't gotten used to those infinite stone steps. You'd think some higher power would give a little mercy on those who spend their entire lives putting up with the butt-holes of the medical field, but NO! They have to allow the great, stone, stair master to survive the ages… If Kagome thought being a village miko was hard, it was nothing compared to nursing in the 21st century. "Kara! Kara were are you?" She knew her daughter was home, that was one of the worst parts of working at the clinic, not so much now that she was older, but when Kara was little, the fact that she was home alone for a good two hours worried Kagome to no end. She stepped into the house, only to find a backpack and no Kara. Kagome walked into the kitchen, dropping her purse unceremoniously into a chair, she leaned back against the sink, kicking off the hideous shoes that came along with her nursing uniform. She leaned her head back and stared up at the ceiling, there were still dull brown splotches smeared up there, souvenirs of trying to get a very fussy baby to eat oatmeal. Looking back, she wasn't sure how she'd managed to do it. Kagome Higurashi went from popular honor student, to sickly and failing, back to healthy and normal, and then finally crash diving by rounding out high school depressed and secretly pregnant. Even though her choices had taken a toll on both of them, and not a day went by that Kagome didn't question it…but at the end of the day, before she lay down and was once again tormented by the faces and voices of her past…Kagome knew it had been a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation…
"Mamma?" "Yes, sweetheart?" 5 year old Kara Higurashi stared up at her mother's face, her amber eyes still slightly red from crying " Mamma, do I have daddy too?" Kagome felt her stomach lurch, she never wanted to have to tell Kara…though, she had known from the first time she looked into those eyes…she would have to. Kagome ran a hand through her raven hair, she let out a deep sigh and said the first thing that came to her mind… "Kara…your father died, when you were very little" she watched the little girl's face become one of understanding, as she stared down at her shoes and whispered "oh" Kagome didn't want Kara to have to cry again…because if she did, Kagome couldn't guarantee she wouldn't start herself… "What was daddy like, Mamma?" now it was Kagome's turn to stare at the floor, of course her daughter would ask that, all little children deserved to know their parents, she remembered asking her own mother more-or-less the same question when her own dad had finally lost to cancer when she was 8… Once again…Kagome said the first thing that came to her mind…and would later marvel at the uncanny accuracy " Nothing like I expected" Kara let out a little giggle, then once again turned serious "you loved my daddy a lot didn't ya?" The little girl stated, squirming herself onto her Mamma's lap. "I can tell." She whispered in Kagome's ear, as if it were a special secret, between just the two figures seated under the ancient tree.
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I know, I know, ya wanted to read more about the amazing Nishi and Kuro…they'll be back, cookies for guessing who they really are, if you know me (Fox-Chan and Hanna-san…warning glare) you aren't eligible. This is my lame attempt at a slightly longer chapter, it's not the greatest ending, but it just seemed a good place to stop… I love writing about Kagome and Kara when Kara was little, I'm in the process of writing a few one-shots similar to the above flashback, in accordance with the prequels.
To All my reviewers! Thank you SO much for the feedback! And yet again, if you correctly guess the origins of Kara's best buds, you'll get a cookie!
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TenshiChan
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