allo everybody! um...i have a new story out and can't really think of a title for it, so for right now it's 'untitled' as you can see, but if you can think of any good titles, go ahead and review your suggestions, arigato! well on with the story!

Chapter 1

the hellhole

The room was pitch black and cold as ice inside and out as Kagome snuck down stairs to the front door. She's been trying to escape since she was old and experienced enough to actually sneak through the orphanage without anyone knowing that she was missing, except for the guardian that watched her, Kikyo. Kagome was twelve and obviously an orphan, her mom died at birth and she has no idea what happened to her father or where he is.

The orphanage was literally hard and cold as she walked through the drafty living room. When she reached the front door, she slowly brought her hand out to unlock the top lock as quietly as she could, then she had to go for the doorknob lock, when she finally got all locks unlocked, she slowly turned the knob and creaked open the door as slowly and quietly as she could and almost had it wide opened enough to slide through but was slammed shut before she even got the chance to try.

"and where do you think your going?" Kikyo asked as she held the door shut.

"uh...fresh air?"

"uh-huh right, back to bed, do you realise what time it is? it's 2:30am and it's gonna be your fault to wake your little friends up at this time of night." Kagome sighed at her complaining when Kikyo grabbed her wrist and dragged her upstairs.

"Kikyo, will you let me go?" Kagome asked as she tried to struggle out of her tight and cold grasp.

"absolutely not and you know better not to call me that." she demanded as she opened the door to Kagome and her friend's room. She pushed it open with her free hand and turned the light on to wake everyone up. They all groaned as they tossed and turned in their seperate beds.

"everyone up! thanks to your friend Kagome here, you'll have to scrub the floors, polish you bed stands, and cook your own breakfast." everyone groaned s'more at her commands as they got out of bed and was interrupted by some more yelling.

"do you wanna go to bed with no dinner? now stop your groaning and get to work!" Kikyo yelled as she walked out, slamming the door behind her.

"thanks alot Kagome, you know we're never gonna get this done." An older girl, Ayame, said.

"look, it was an unexpected and stupid thing to do and I regret doing it, I just couldn't help myself." Kagome explained.

"you need to control yourself girl." Kagome's best friend, Sango warned.

"I know, which means we'll never get outta here until we're 'full grown adults'." Kagome agreed as she quoted the sentence with her fingers. They agreed with Kagome as they sighed to her statement and started to go to work. Later on that morning around 6 or 7, they were eating their breakfast when someone they like and knew came bustling through the entrance door.

"Kaede!" the girls screamed as they scooted their chairs back and ran up to her.

"Hey! my favorite girls, how's it going?" a young woman asked cheerfully as she hugged all the girls back.

"oh, just living misery, day after day, never changing, how 'bout you?" Kagome asked as Kaede laughed at her remark.

"oh, don't worry Kagome, you'll get out of this hellhole sooner or later." Kaede whispered as Kikyo came in.

"Sister, what're you doing here?" Kikyo asked a little shocked and confused.

"to pickup the laundry." Kaede answered as she held a basket up.

"oh yea, forgot about that, do you need any money?"

"no, I'm fine, just here to get the laundry, that's all." Kaede answered dully.

"ok, well, it's in the kitchen." Kikyo pointed as Kaede passed her to follow her directions. Kikyo glared at the girls for a minute then followed Kaede to make sure she got the right pile.

"what'd we do?" Sango asked.

"I have no idea, but whatever it is, it must be stupid, because we didn't do anything." Kagome replied as Kaede and Kikyo came back.

"well, I have to go, see you all later." Kaede said as she winked at the girls on her way out. The girls waved their farewells as they went back to eat their breakfast while Kikyo went back to doing whatever she was doing.

"I think Kikyo might be jealous." a shy girl, called Rin said. Everyone turned to see that she was seating beside them the whole time being quiet, not saying a word. She never does.

"because Kaede likes us a little better." Rin explained softly.

"I think you're right, Rin." Kagome agreed as they all went back to eating.

'I just hope she won't leave us for anything, 'cause she's our only hope of getting outta here.' Kagome thought as she finished her breakfast to the very last bite.

AN: well that's all for today folks, so hope you enjoy and RR, well gtg, Ja ne!