For Better or For Worse
Chapter five
Kagome walked from her last class towards her locker. Opening her locker she grabbed her backpack and looked to see which books she needed.
She smiled as she realized she only had one thing for homework.
Today her backpack would be light but she knew that later on in the year that would change.
She closed her locker and made her way towards the archery range.
She had made it just in time for the try outs.
"Why hello Kagome, ye going to join the archery group again this year?" said Kaede, the archery instructor.
Kagome nodded.
"Good for you child, you are very skilled with a bow and arrow."
"Thank you Kaede."
Kagome started to walk towards the bow and arrows to practice for the try outs.
She had picked up a bow much simpler than the one she practices with at home, but it would do.
She didn't really care what the bow looked like or how well it was for shooting. Just as long as she could us it, it was fine for her.
She stood in front of one of the targets and placed her backpack so that it was leaning on the post next to her.
She got set, placed the arrow on the string of the bow, concentrated on the mark the arrow should hit, and let go of the arrow.
Her miko powers had grown more powerful since the year before and the arrow hit the middle of the mark with incredible speed.
It surprised Kaede of how much the young girl had improved over the summer.
"Nice aim Kagome. Ye have been training I can tell."
"Thank you Kaede. Ya I have been practicing a lot over the summer."
"Keep it up lad. You are one magnificent archer."
Kagome kept up the same aim as more kids came and practiced for the try outs.
After fifteen minutes passed by, the try outs had begun.
Kagome offered to go first as she wanted to get to the baseball tryouts on time.
The first test was to hit the mark, like what she was doing in practice.
She successfully hit the center.
The next test was to hit a moving mark.
Once again she was successful.
The next tests were harder as she had to hit the moving objects as arrows were coming after her and she would have to run and hit the moving object while in movement, but still she was successful.
Kagome impressed everyone with her skills as she was successful in all the tests.
"Good job Kagome. That is all for the try outs. Next please."
Kagome went over to her backpack and started to make her way over to baseball until she bumped into Kikyo.
"Kagome"
"Kikyo. If you're here to try out for archery you better hurry, they have already started."
"Thanks, but I don't need help from you."
Kikyo walked passed Kagome making sure that she bumped into her shoulder hard enough for her to feel.
Kagome ignored her push and finished her way over to baseball.
"Hey Kagome what took ya?"
"I ran into Kikyo. Why? Shippou tell me try outs didn't start yet."
"Ya we just finished. We were worried that something happened, but we just figured that you were still in archery."
"Oh no. I really wanted to join baseball. Do you think there is going to be a make up day for try outs?"
"Ya I heard its Thursday so don't worry about it you can try then."
"Thank god. Thanks Shippou. So how did you do? How was Sango?"
"I did fine I think I'm going to make it again this year. Sango did go for her first year. Not the best, but it was good. I think she'll make it also."
"That's good. Ya well I have to get going. I have to baby sit my brother again. See ya Shippou!"
"Bye Kagome. See ya tomorrow. And this time try to make it on time."
Shippou laughed.
"Ya, I'll try. Are you going to be online later tonight?"
"You bet talk to you later."
"Ok see ya!"
Kagome looked up at the clouds going by in the sky. She was walking home in a fast pace, but didn't notice.
She smiled as she took her attention of the beautiful site above her and looked at the sacred tree in her front yard.
The sacred tree.
It was where Kagome got her first cast.
Where she had first found out about her miko powers.
Where her mother sang to her when she was a child.
It was where she would always be on a day such as today.
The sacred tree was like one of her best friends, there for her during bad times and during the good ones too.
This tree was the only one that Kagome could actually open up to when her father passed away.
And this tree is where she will meet the one she will be with for all eternity, where she will meet her new best friend.
She now stood under the tree and looked up at the newly forming buds growing on the branches. She loved the pinkish white flowers that grow on this tree.
She smiled and started to walk over to the front door.
She opened the door and wondered where everyone was as she passed the kitchen and living room to her room.
"Mom? Grandpa? Souta?"
No answer.
"Is anyone home?"
Kagome just shrugged and dropped her backpack on her bed and sat down in front of her computer.
Kagome signed online and noticed that a lot of people were online.
Shippou was the first one to i.m. her.
'hey'
'hey'
'what's up'
nothing much you'
'same as you'
'remember wake up early tomorrow, unless of course you want me and Rin to gain more money. Lol.'
'Lol ok Shippou I'll try'
'are you ok you seem to be down'
'I'm fine I think I'm just a little tired is all'
'ok get some rest'
'ok be right back'
'ok'
Kagome looked over to her bed and shook her head.
Why do I feel so lifeless? Maybe I am just tired. Mnm…
Kagome got off her chair and fell backwards onto her bed.
It felt nice to lay down, maybe if she just closed her eyes for a while…
"Kagome! Kagome wake up you are supposed to be watching over the house not sleeping sis. You want to play some games with me?"
"Huh…wha…oh hi Souta. Did I fall a sleep?"
Souta nodded his head.
"Oh sorry. When did mom drop you off?"
"Not too long ago. Can you play a video game with me?"
"Sure just hold on. I'll meet you downstairs dwep."
"Ok"
Kagome went to her computer screen.
Two missed i.m.'s.
One was from Sango and the other from Miroku.
'girl what's up?'
'don't worry about missing baseball try outs the coach said you could try out Thursday'
'you there?'
'you better not be sleeping on me girl!'
Kagome laughed at Sango's i.m.'s.
She looked at Miroku's i.m.
'hey'
'what's up?'
'how was archery?'
'you there?'
Kagome smiled and answered back to her friends. She brought Shippou, Sango, and Miroku into a chat room.
'hey'-kagome
'hey where were you?'-sango
'I feel asleep sorry guys'-kagome
'wow you slept for a long time kagome lol'-shippou
'ya I agree so what up everyone?'-miroku
'nothing much, except I'm baby sitting Souta tonight. I just wanted to tell her guys that I wont be able to talk for a while I promised the twerp that I would play a video game with him.'-kagome
'aw that's nice. Have fun kagome. Lol'-sango
'ya have fun'-miroku
'what they said'-shippou
'thanks. Talk to you guys later.'-kagome
Kagome signed off line and made her way down stairs to play with her brother.