Ametsuchi

By: lilsapphire2004

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story. Most are real people. I only own counts on fingers three characters in this whole story. So leave me alone....

Chapter 3

The three girls just sat down on the porch of the house, and just looked around at their surroundings. They thought about everything that had them to that point. Every possible way they looked at it, the situation was still very confusing.

A few minutes later a package truck drove up.

"Can I help you?" asked Amber.

All three girls got up from where they were sitting.

"Yes, I'm here to deliver packages to an Amber Brewer, Leann McCoy, and Cassandra Overholt," said the driver.

"That would be us," said Amber.

"Could each sign this please?" said the driver.

He handed them a clipboard and each girl jotted down their signature. The driver handed them each about four big boxes and one envelope package.

"Have a nice day," the driver called.

He drove away and the girls hoisted the boxes onto the porch. Leann opened up the envelope package and pulled out three letters. She handed each girl their letter, and sat down to read hers.

It read:

Dear Leann,

We are glad to have you in our ranks with the newspaper. I hope you find your home to your liking. The boxes contain the following items: Laptop Computer w/ wireless internet access Assortment of Clothing Assortment of Shoes A small packet of food for your kitten A small bed for her And other personal effects

Anything that has been brought from your home can be found at the newspaper center when you start work with us. We hope to see you in one week's time at eight o' clock sharp. Please do not be late.

Sincerely,

The letter was unsigned.

Cassie's read: Dear Cassandra,
We are glad to have you here with us. Please accept these items that are in the box. Included are:
1. School books
2. School Uniforms and Shoes
3. Map and schedule of classes
4. Packet of food and bed for your own pet
5. Assortment of Clothing
6. Assortment of Shoes
7. And other personal effects.

We hope to see you tomorrow at school.
Sincerely,

Her letter was also unsigned.

Amber's letter read the same that Cassie's had read.

Leann slashed her first box opened and looked inside. She dug through all the packaging popcorn and came out with her first item. It was the kitten bed and a few cans of kitten food.

"Aaaw how cute!" exclaimed Amber.

They examined the little cat bed and then set it aside. Leann opened two more boxes and left the other one for last. The other two boxes held clothing and shoes that could be worn for anything from running to an evening out with Japan's elite. Leann went to open up the last box and hesitated.

'This is the computer,' she thought.

"Are you going to open that box or not?" asked Cassie.

"Yeah, I want to know what's in it," said Amber.

Before the others could rip the box open, Leann slashed it open and gasped. Inside was the newest kind of laptop computer. It was silver, and very skinny.

"Oh my God!" she exclaimed.

Amber whistled and said, "That must have cost a nice little fortune."

"Yeah it must have," said Leann.

She pulled the rest of things out of the box. There was a package of computer disks that needed to be loaded into the computer. There was also a box of blank compact disks, a box of floppy disks, wireless modem, a battery pack, and the other necessary accessories and plugs.

"Well, I know what I'll be doing the rest of the day. I'll see ya'll later," she said.

Leann headed off into the back of the house where her room was. Amber and Cassie could here the shoji door sliding into place.

"Let's see what we have," said Cassie.

The two girls flew into their boxes with gusto. Their first boxes contained a map of their school and town, their school schedules, and school books. The second boxes contained four school uniform sets. Two for spring complete with skirt, and two for in the winter this included pants. The third boxes contained the food and beds for their own pets. The forth boxes contained anything in the way of shoes and clothing.

The school uniforms were the traditional Japanese issue. Cassandra's uniform was a white shirt with a green sailor cape and neckerchief. She also had green slacks and a green skirt. Amber's uniform was the same style with a blue cape and neckerchief and blues slacks and skirt.

---Next Day---

"I'll see you guys this afternoon," called Leann from the porch.

Amber and Cassie turned around and waved goodbye to her. They walked up the avenue towards the main road.

"Amber, do you have the map?" asked Cassie.

"Yeah, it's right here," said Amber.

"Which way do we go?" she asked.

"We need to get to the nearest bus stop. We do that by turning right up here and just following the road to the end," said Amber.

"Okay, good. Because I think I hear the bus right behind us," said Cassie.

Amber looked around to see a small bus barreling towards and the girls began running towards it trying to catch it.

"Hey, stop! Please," screamed Amber.

The bus driver didn't hear them and kept barreling on towards its intended stop.

"Well that's a good way to start our first day of school," said Cassie.

"Well we better to get to walking if we want to make it in time," said Amber.

The girls began to walk the rest of the way down the road quietly. Each was brought of their own thoughts when a car rumbled by and turned around to come back. They stopped and rolled down their window. The person began to talk in Japanese, and Cassie nor Amber understood. The person shook their head.

"Do you need ride?" they said slowly.

"Oh yes," said Amber.

Cassie snatched Amber away before she could go to the car.

"You don't know who that is," Cassie whispered.

"It's a ride, and besides she is wearing the same uniform we are wearing," whispered Amber.

"Oh," said Cassie.

She followed Amber towards the car. Amber got into the car, and Cassie got into the back.

"Arigatou," said Amber.

"You know Japanese?" said the person.

"Only a little bit. Do you know English?" said Amber slowly.

"I am learning in school, but I am not good," said the girl.

"What high school do you go to?" asked Amber.

"I go to Assarishita High School," said the girl.

"That is the same one we go to," said Cassie.

"Are you new exchange students they mentioned?" asked the girl.

"Yes," said Amber.

"What your name?" said the girl.

She was pointing to Amber.

"My name is Amber Brewer," said Amber pointing to herself.

"You?" asked Amber.

"My name Higurashi Kagome," said the girl.

"Nice to meet you, Kagome. I am Cassandra Overholt," said Cassie from the back.

Kagome didn't understand Cassie's name.

"Her nickname is Cassie if that is easier," said Amber.

"Cas-sie?" said Kagome.

"Yes," said Cassie.

The car pulled into a parking lot a few minutes later and all three girls got out. All of the sudden a shrill bell could be heard throughout the campus.

"Not late again!" exclaimed Kagome.

She ran up the stairs and pointed Cassie and Amber towards the administrative office. They went in and heard a door slam behind them.

"You are late," said someone in a heavy Asian accent.

The two girls turned around to come face to face with a short woman about fifty years old.

"We are sorry," said the girls in unison.

"I expect you not to be late again, no excuses," said the woman.

The woman motioned for them to follow them to follow her into her office. She went around the desk and sat her chair and motioned for the girls to sit in the chairs opposite her desk.

"I am Mrs. Takahima, your counselor," said the woman.

"Hello," said Amber shyly. "Welcome to Assarishita. We are very glad to have you. I have taken the liberty of getting you two a translator, until you can get a hang on the Japanese language. This translator will live with you and teach you the language while you are not at school," said Mrs. Takahima.

"You expect a person that we don't even know to live with us?" bursted Cassie.

"I was under the impression that you knew this young man. Now hold your tongue," said Mrs. Takahima.

The girls heard the door open behind them, but dared not turn around.

"Ah, Mr. Matamari. Just on time as always," said Mrs. Takahima.

The girls turned around at the mention of the name and came face to face with the man that had put them there.

"You?!?" they yelled in unison.

"I see that you really do know each other," said Mrs. Takahima, "I must go now. Mr. Matamari please take them to their classes."

Mrs. Takahima motioned for the girls to leave. Amber and Cassie got up quickly and left. Mr. Matamari followed them out.

"What are you doing here?" asked Cassie furiously.

"I am your translator. Did I not tell you that in South Carolina?" he asked.

"No, you didn't," said Amber.

She stepped behind Cassie and looked at Hiyono.

"Well, let's get you to your first class," said Hiyono.

"Can you read it for us? We can't read Japanese," said Cassie.

The girls handed their schedules to Hiyono and he looked at them.

"You will be glad to know that you both have the same classes. Your first class is your English class," said Hiyono.

"Okay," said Amber.

Hiyono led them through the school and up to the second floor. They passed five doors and entered the sixth one on the left. He knocked on the door and the teacher spoke for them to enter.

"Hakashi-san?" said Hiyono opening the door.

The teacher and Hiyono began to talk happily and quickly in Japanese. They stopped talking and the teacher looked at the two girls curiously. Hiyono told her about them and the teacher grabbed their hands and pulled them into class.

The girls saw Kagome motioning of two desks next to her.

The woman spoke in rapid Japanese introducing the two girls. Hiyono translated her saying into English for her

The girls took their seats and each pulled out a notebook.

---Back At The House---

After waving to the other girls, Leann walked back into the house and closed the shoji doors behind her. Last night before they went to bed more packages had arrived with some more things to be put away or put together. Altogether, she seemed to have a very full day ahead of her.

Leann began with pulling everything out of the boxes and see what it was.

She took her knife and opened the first box, and was surprised to see nothing, but books on history and writing. She left that box alone and went to one that was a long rectangular shape.

'Most likely something that will need to put together,' thought Leann.

She decided to leave it alone and go in search of tools. Leann headed outside towards a small shed in the corner of the courtyard. A small metal box stood on the inside of the door. Leann landed on it with a passion. She pulled everything out and found a pair of pliars, a hammer, some nails, and two screwdrivers. Exactly what she needed.

"Omaesan, is anybody here?" someone called from outside the shed.

Leann looked out the door, and saw a man and a woman tripping their way through the courtyard. They were expensively dressed and seemed to be very influential. She looked down at herself and noticed all the dust on her from sitting on the floor. She pulled her hair back out of her face with a rubber band and stepped out of the shed.

"Hai, can I help you?" she said.

The people turned around ready to smile. Their smiles faltered and they saw the girl's dirty appearance. Leann rubbed her hand on her dirty pantsleg and had it out for them to shake.

"I'm Leann McCoy, and you are?" she asked.

"Oh yes, I am Sosshumi Kurai and this my husband Ushi," the woman said.

She grabbed the tips of Leann's fingers and shook it disdainfully. Leann looked at her weird.

"Not to be rude, but why are you here?" she asked.

"We heard about you moving in to this old place, and wanted to investigate," said Ushi.

"Oh! It's nice to meet you. Sorry about the mess. Moving in and all. But would you like to come in for some tea or coffee?" asked Leann

She didn't like the people, but her Southern upbringing kept her from kicking them to the curb.

"We'd love to come in for some tea," said Kurai.

They followed Leann slowly talking amongst themselves. Leann went to the water pump and pumped some water into the kettle. They commented on her form, and how barbaric she was. Leann anger slowly boiled at their words.

'They dare to talk bad about me in my own house?'thought Leann to herself.

Leann headed into the house towards the open living area where most of the clutter was. She started the fire back up from breakfast that morning and set the kettle on the bar to set above the fire.

"Sorry for the caveman ways, but this is all we have so far," said Leann.

"It's...okay. Not often you find someone with your..particular talents," said Kurai.

The woman had meant it as an insult, but Leann smiled brightly and grabbed three teacups and three saucers.

"Thank you. I learned all this from my grandmother. She lived on the streets for most of her life and was taught by the folks out there how to kill and fend for herself," said Leann.

Her lies were so saturated with sweetness that Leann wondered why her teeth didn't hurt.

The woman's mouth failed to close and she gasped. Her hand came up to her chest, and she was fully surprised.

"You cannot be serious?" she said.

"Oh yes, quite serious. She tought me herself how to bring a deer down and clean it with these two hands," said Leann.

She held up her hands in front of her and showed them.

"I don't think we have enough time for tea today. Come Kurai. We must go. We have that...uh...meeting in the city today," said Ushi.

He got up rapidly with Kurai close behind him. Her heels clicked against the floorboards as they ran. Leann heard the car start up and speed away as if the very devil were after it.

She busted out laughing and didn't stop until tears ran down her cheeks.

"Oh God! I got to remember that," said Leann.

She went back to the shed and grabbed her tools. She got back into the house and began to open up the forgotten box. Just as she thought it was a bookcase. It was white lamanent about six feet tall by two feet wide with adjustable shelves.

Leann spent the next four hours opening boxes and putting together anything that needed putting together.

Around two in the afternoon, she took a break when she heard a car drive up.

", Kagome. Thanks for the ride," someone said.

Leann recognized the voice as Amber's and went outside to greet them.

"How was school?" she asked.

"It was alright, but very weird," said Cassie.

Both girls headed into the house and threw their backpacks down on the floor.

"Wow! Seems you been busy today," said Amber.

She whistled at all of the furniture that had been assembled. Being the mechanic she was, she circled each piece and made sure everything was right. With a nod of approval, she went back to the other girls.

"Leann, we have a little bit of bad news," said Amber.

"What's that?" she asked.

Before either girl could answer, a beeping horn could be heard outside. Leann went out onto the porch and saw a man getting out of a car. The man was none other than Hiyono Matamari.

"You!" she yelled.

"It's me. Please say at least you remember me," said Hiyono.

"Yeah, unfortunately," she said sarcastically.

"Nice to see you, too," he said.

He opened his arms for Leann to hug him and she just looked at him like he was stupid. His arms dropped to his sides and he walked into the house.

"They did better then I thought they would," he said.

"What are you talking about?" said Leann coming up behind him.

---The story stops here. The next chapter will switch into Kagome's view. What do you think about that? Chapter 4 should be up tomorrow or the next day. Have fun. Leann seems to really hate Hiyono. I wonder why. And please leave reviews. I'm thinking about doing something between Cassandra and Sesshoumaru, but maybe not. It's up to my fans.---