6:30 appeared on the alarm clock. A second passed before it began spazzing, bouncing up and down crazily singing,
"Get up! Get up! Put the body in motion! Get up! Get up! Put the body in..." they voice faded away as it fell from the window, landing with a huge crash just as a woman burst through the door, "Phoenix! I can't keep buying you new alarm clocks every week!" she scolded angrily, pointing at the window. A head poked out from the sleeping bag on the bed.
"I despise that song." Growled Phoenix, slowly getting out of the sleeping bag.
"Honey, you hate every new song that wakes you up in the morning." Scolded her mother lightly, putting her hands on her hips. Phoenix mumbled something about alarm clocks out to get her as she rolled up her sleeping bag before stowing it with her other bags.
"Mother, please, could you start breakfast? I gotta get dressed." She said distractedly, taking out her clothes. Her mother nodded knowingly, "Alright. BUT if I have to cook breakfast, YOU have to wake up your brother and Kagome." She ran down the stairs before Phoenix could yell. Grumbling, Phoenix put on her clothes, assessing herself in the mirror quickly. She ran her fingers through her mid-thigh length brown hair, tucking it slightly behind her delicately pointed ears. She wore a baggy black t-shirt that said 'You say I'm insane like it's a bad thing!' in silver letters with a pair of baggy black jeans to match. A big circular amulet hung from a chain around her neck. A colorful phoenix and dragon formed a ying yang on it, circling a dark blue stone. The phoenix on the bottom with the dragon on the top. Cerulean eyes narrowed at their reflection, shrugging, she pulled on tennis shoes before sneaking down the hall. Sniggering silently, she opened a door. Creeping up to the sleeping lump in the middle of a mattress. Smothering her giggles she crept up to the "head" of the lump. Taking a deep breath she shouted, "GET UP! GET UP! PUT YOUR BODY IN MOTION! GET UP! GET UP! PUT YOUR BODY IN MOTION! GET UP!"
"Gyahhhhh!" shrieked the lump, falling off the bed. Phoenix giggled, jumping up and down as a head poked out from the sleeping bag.
"PHOENIX YOU ARE DEAD!" he shrieked, trying to get up and lunge at her. He landed on the ground, causing Phoenix to crack up.
"Now, now Draco dear. I'm just the messenger, Mother wants you to wake Kagome up." She bolted, racing into her room before he could try to get up. Sighing he detached himself from the sleeping bag, he opened his drawers, grabbing random clothes that looked like they might match and pulling them on. Miserably, he dragged himself to the door down the hall, labeled conveniently, 'Kagome's Room'.
"Yo Kagome! Wake up! We're goin' to the boardin' school today! Ya gotta get up!" he shouted, pounding on the door. An angry curse answered.
"Well, my job's done." He said cheerfully, trotting down the stairs carefully avoiding being seen by Kagome. A head poked out groggily, glaring sleepy-eyed down the stairs before returning to the room to get dressed.
15 minutes later...
Kagome hopped down the stairs perfectly happy, her amulet swinging from her neck. Landing heavily on the landing, she settled her amulet, careful not to smudge the amethyst stone. She gazed fondly at it, tracing the designs. A Unicorn and Pegasus rearing around the amethyst stone. Abruptly, she looked up and jogged into the dining room, sitting at the table just as a plate was being set down.
"Oh hello Kagome dear." Said Phoenix's mom, smiling at her.
"Good morning Aunt Sierra." Replied Kagome politely, picking up a fork and digging into her breakfast, "Where's Phoenix and Draco?" she asked, taking a bite out of her pancake.
"Oh they'll be down here in 3...2...1" Phoenix burst into the room, racing for the door leading outside closely followed by a furious Draco who looked ready to kill. Aunt Sierra caught both of them before they got away. They struggled, one trying to run away from the other who was trying to get a knife.
"Now, now children, you will eat and then you will bring your bags down and then IF your bags are all perfect, you may continue. BUT not until then." She said in a 'do what I say or else' voice. They nodded frightened of their mother's tone. She dropped them abruptly, wiping her hands and getting two more plates. They sat down gingerly, rubbing their butts occasionally as Kagome tried to keep milk from spurting from her nose. It didn't work. Milk sprayed all over the table, conveniently missing the food. Everyone stared at Kagome's mess, white milk all over the table...and burst out laughing. Phoenix and Draco fell off their chairs causing everyone to laugh harder. A loud honking sound interrupted their happiness. Sierra immediately sobered, "Hurry! Get your things!" she cried, moving toward the front door. Phoenix, Draco and Kagome followed immediately, looking calm.
"Where are your things?" she cried, turning toward them angrily. Phoenix held up a small bag.
"I put a shrinking spell on all our stuff. They're in the bags." She said calmly, pointing to it. Sierra's eyes softened, she hugged each of them tightly, squeezing the air out of them.
"Now, all you have to do is call me and I'll be there right away." She warned, holding them for one more second, "Now, GO." She shooed them out the door. Kagome waved right before they got on the bus. Sierra returned the wave, leaning against the doorframe. The bus gave a blast of smoke before chugging off into the distance. Sierra wiped a tear from her eye, sighing she turned back into the entryway. Walking down the hall she disappeared into the kitchen as Kagome was introducing them to the people near them...guess whooo!
"Get up! Get up! Put the body in motion! Get up! Get up! Put the body in..." they voice faded away as it fell from the window, landing with a huge crash just as a woman burst through the door, "Phoenix! I can't keep buying you new alarm clocks every week!" she scolded angrily, pointing at the window. A head poked out from the sleeping bag on the bed.
"I despise that song." Growled Phoenix, slowly getting out of the sleeping bag.
"Honey, you hate every new song that wakes you up in the morning." Scolded her mother lightly, putting her hands on her hips. Phoenix mumbled something about alarm clocks out to get her as she rolled up her sleeping bag before stowing it with her other bags.
"Mother, please, could you start breakfast? I gotta get dressed." She said distractedly, taking out her clothes. Her mother nodded knowingly, "Alright. BUT if I have to cook breakfast, YOU have to wake up your brother and Kagome." She ran down the stairs before Phoenix could yell. Grumbling, Phoenix put on her clothes, assessing herself in the mirror quickly. She ran her fingers through her mid-thigh length brown hair, tucking it slightly behind her delicately pointed ears. She wore a baggy black t-shirt that said 'You say I'm insane like it's a bad thing!' in silver letters with a pair of baggy black jeans to match. A big circular amulet hung from a chain around her neck. A colorful phoenix and dragon formed a ying yang on it, circling a dark blue stone. The phoenix on the bottom with the dragon on the top. Cerulean eyes narrowed at their reflection, shrugging, she pulled on tennis shoes before sneaking down the hall. Sniggering silently, she opened a door. Creeping up to the sleeping lump in the middle of a mattress. Smothering her giggles she crept up to the "head" of the lump. Taking a deep breath she shouted, "GET UP! GET UP! PUT YOUR BODY IN MOTION! GET UP! GET UP! PUT YOUR BODY IN MOTION! GET UP!"
"Gyahhhhh!" shrieked the lump, falling off the bed. Phoenix giggled, jumping up and down as a head poked out from the sleeping bag.
"PHOENIX YOU ARE DEAD!" he shrieked, trying to get up and lunge at her. He landed on the ground, causing Phoenix to crack up.
"Now, now Draco dear. I'm just the messenger, Mother wants you to wake Kagome up." She bolted, racing into her room before he could try to get up. Sighing he detached himself from the sleeping bag, he opened his drawers, grabbing random clothes that looked like they might match and pulling them on. Miserably, he dragged himself to the door down the hall, labeled conveniently, 'Kagome's Room'.
"Yo Kagome! Wake up! We're goin' to the boardin' school today! Ya gotta get up!" he shouted, pounding on the door. An angry curse answered.
"Well, my job's done." He said cheerfully, trotting down the stairs carefully avoiding being seen by Kagome. A head poked out groggily, glaring sleepy-eyed down the stairs before returning to the room to get dressed.
15 minutes later...
Kagome hopped down the stairs perfectly happy, her amulet swinging from her neck. Landing heavily on the landing, she settled her amulet, careful not to smudge the amethyst stone. She gazed fondly at it, tracing the designs. A Unicorn and Pegasus rearing around the amethyst stone. Abruptly, she looked up and jogged into the dining room, sitting at the table just as a plate was being set down.
"Oh hello Kagome dear." Said Phoenix's mom, smiling at her.
"Good morning Aunt Sierra." Replied Kagome politely, picking up a fork and digging into her breakfast, "Where's Phoenix and Draco?" she asked, taking a bite out of her pancake.
"Oh they'll be down here in 3...2...1" Phoenix burst into the room, racing for the door leading outside closely followed by a furious Draco who looked ready to kill. Aunt Sierra caught both of them before they got away. They struggled, one trying to run away from the other who was trying to get a knife.
"Now, now children, you will eat and then you will bring your bags down and then IF your bags are all perfect, you may continue. BUT not until then." She said in a 'do what I say or else' voice. They nodded frightened of their mother's tone. She dropped them abruptly, wiping her hands and getting two more plates. They sat down gingerly, rubbing their butts occasionally as Kagome tried to keep milk from spurting from her nose. It didn't work. Milk sprayed all over the table, conveniently missing the food. Everyone stared at Kagome's mess, white milk all over the table...and burst out laughing. Phoenix and Draco fell off their chairs causing everyone to laugh harder. A loud honking sound interrupted their happiness. Sierra immediately sobered, "Hurry! Get your things!" she cried, moving toward the front door. Phoenix, Draco and Kagome followed immediately, looking calm.
"Where are your things?" she cried, turning toward them angrily. Phoenix held up a small bag.
"I put a shrinking spell on all our stuff. They're in the bags." She said calmly, pointing to it. Sierra's eyes softened, she hugged each of them tightly, squeezing the air out of them.
"Now, all you have to do is call me and I'll be there right away." She warned, holding them for one more second, "Now, GO." She shooed them out the door. Kagome waved right before they got on the bus. Sierra returned the wave, leaning against the doorframe. The bus gave a blast of smoke before chugging off into the distance. Sierra wiped a tear from her eye, sighing she turned back into the entryway. Walking down the hall she disappeared into the kitchen as Kagome was introducing them to the people near them...guess whooo!
