Familiar Stranger
Chap.4
Kagome was in her room studying quietly when she heard her front door open and close. Then she heard her brother's voice, "I'm home Gramps!"
She closed her book and exited her room, trying not to make a sound. She waited at the top of the stairs, so she wouldn't disturb the upcoming event.
She didn't hear everything that Souta and their father were saying, but she got a pretty good idea.
"Hello Souta. It's nice to see you." Their father said.
"Hi. Who are you?" Souta asked.
"I'm your father."
There was silence. Kagome figured that Souta had a confused look on his face.
"What? That's impossible! My dad's dead! He died twelve years ago!"
"No, I'm not dead. What ever your mother told you about my disappearance was a lie."
"I don't believe you! Mom, who is this guy?"
Kagome then heard her mother enter the room.
"Souta clam down!" Her mother scolded. "Listen to me, this IS your father. The whole car accident story was a lie." She also said something else, but Kagome was to far away to hear.
There was another pause, when suddenly she heard foot steps coming at an increasing rate coming her way.
She quickly ran back to her room and closed the door. She jumped on her bed as fast as she could. Unfortunately she jumped so fast, she didn't see where she was jumping to, and landed on the floor.
'Ouch!' She thought to herself, while rubbing her butt. 'Mental note, watch where you're jumping.'
She started to get up when a teary eyed Souta walked into the room.
'He looks so hurt.' She thought.
"Kagome!" He said while looking in the direction of her bed, but then suddenly at the floor. "Why are you on the floor?"
"Uh well, I was…hmm…not quite sure." She said idiotically.
"Ok, well get up! I have to ask you something important!"
"Ok, ok. What is it?" She said while getting up and slowly sitting sown on her bed. Making sure not to miss this time.
Souta then walked fully into her room and closed the door. He then sat next to Kagome and looked up at her.
"That man down there, is he really our father?"
"Yes, he is."
"That can't be true! Mom told me th-"
"Mom lied to you."
"But she has never lied to me before!"
"Souta, you know even that isn't true."
"Well, she's never lied about something so serious before."
"I know. But she had good intentions when she did it. Before you ask, she wanted to keep you free from the pain that she and I went through."
"Oh. So what really did happen?"
"He left us. Just walked out the door, never intending to come back."
"Oh"
He then left Kagome's room back down the stairs, to most likely take to their father.
Kagome didn't spy this time. She didn't really want to listen anyway. What ever Souta had to say, had nothing to do with her. So she stayed in her room for the rest of the night.