Weeks passed by without Kagome. Sango and Miroku lived in their own hut. Kaede took on an apprentice by the name Hiroko. She was also a miko, but her powers couldn't even compare to Kagome's. Shippo stayed with Kaede in her hut, doing chores. He often worked with Sango, making her daily tasks lees stressful. And Inuyasha…
"Inuyasha, a demon is attacking the village!" cried Hiroko. Inuyasha jumped out of the Sacred tree and dashed to where the demon was causing destruction. A large bat demon heaved dust from its mouth. Instantly the hut the dust landed on burst into flames.
"Wind Scar!" he shouted, vaporizing the demon, then he turned around, returning to, the tree to sit, until he had to hide himself during the new moon, or when he visited the Higurashi Shrine, once a month, to hear news of Kagome in the strange land of Amiruca.
"Inuyasha!" Sota cried when he saw the well house door open. The boy was dressed in a warm winter jacket, carrying a suitcase to the family car. Mrs. Higurashi looked at the hanyou's approach.
"Hello Inuyasha, it's good to see you. We are leaving soon, so you march yourself back down that well and tell Miroku and Sango goodbye." The woman smiled and closed the trunk, turning to him.
"Uh, what?"
She smiled and put a hand on his shoulder. "Sota, please go inside and grab anything else you'll need for the trip. I would like to speak with Inuyasha alone for a minute."
Sota retreated into the house at his mother's request. Mrs. Higurashi led Inuyasha to a small bench near the gift shop at the shrine. They walked in silence, awkward for the hanyou.
"She misses you, you know." Inuyasha looked at her, confused even more. "Kagome and I talk on the phone about once a week, though I wish it were more often then that. She tries not to mention the feudal era, because it brings her pain. But when I can get her to talk about it, it's the same thing--especially you, Inuyasha." He turned away from her, looking at the ground.
Kagome couldn't contain herself anymore. She hugged Inuyasha tightly. He was surprised at first, but returned it shortly.
"Don't start crying wench," Inuyasha said. She looked up at him.
"Inuyasha, before I go, I need to tell you something." She spoke with a serious tone, sniffling away a tear.
"Okay, shoot."
"Out of everyone…Kaede, Koga, Kirara, Shippo, Miroku and Sango…I think…I'll miss you most of all." Inuyasha looked at the miko. Did she really just say that?
"Goodbye," she said and finally let the tears fall freely as she ripped out of his embrace and jumped into the well.
"I think it would be good for her, to see you. So I want you to go to the United States with us. I hope that it will be good for her, not to forget what made her who she is, what she felt before she left. I…" a tear slipped out of her eye, running down her cheek, "I don't want to let her forget the lo- please, come with us. She needs to see you." Mrs. Higurashi put a hand on his. "Please?"
"Out of everyone...Kaede, Koga, Kirara, Shippo, Miroku and Sango...I think...I'll miss you most of all."
Kagome stood in front of the group, palms sweaty. You can do this, just relax.
She gripped the sides of the podium, and the professor cleared his throat.
"Miss Higurashi, on her point of view: Controversy in the classroom. Should American children's standardized test scores be compared to those of other countries? Should they be judged and compared to those of other children in other countries in the United Nations?
"Thank you Dr. Wells. As we all know, test scores are dropping and rising. It's a constant factor in our society. Now, should we judge ourselves based on other countries? No, of course not. What makes one nation better than the next? I grew up in Japan, where schools are strict, students are pushed to succeed. Not that I did very well, mind you." Her classmates laughed at this, and Kagome's grip loosened on the podium, until they were free from it.
"What needs to be the focus of this nation, and every other, is to improve these standardized test scores. Instead of comparisons, why aren't we figuring out new ways of getting children to take these tests seriously? That's the only reason students aren't doing as well as we'd like them to.
"My point is, children are capable of getting extremely high scores, just their scores aren't counted toward their future. If they are convinced that it won't matter if they flunk out on their test, scores won't be good. Thank you."
Everyone applauded, louder than for the student that spoke before her. He had argued about needing to rise above other nations. The professor smiled, but didn't applaud, so not to show any bias. She walked off, only for Dr. Wells to announce the class' end.
"Have a splendid holiday everyone."
"Kagome!" She turned around at the sound of her name.
"Hey Annie, what's up?" The two friends walked side by side down the hall way and outside the campus, where the biting December air hit them.
"Your speech, amazing."
"Thanks, I worked really hard." They climbed into a small Honda Civic Kagome bought when she came to America.
"It showed, trust me. That was an A, for sure," Kerry said, fixing the rearview mirror. She took a moment to check her eyeliner, and then backed out of the space. "I mean, you probably have the best grade in the whole class."
"Better than yours?" Kagome joked, knowing full well that Kerry's grades sucked. When Kagome first saw Kerry, she was afraid. She never knew anyone that looked so…well, Kerry-ish. But, Kagome needed a place to live and since boarding screwed up dorm assignments, Kerry was the only person willing to give her a place to stay.
"You can chill with me, at least until you find somewhere else Kagome."
But when Kagome saw they place where Kerry lived, her jaw dropped to the floor. Her apartment had four bedrooms, two that had been spare rooms before Kagome. Kerry's brother came by every now and again and had his own room that he officially moved out of last November. A full kitchen and spacious bathroom were also included, along with three parking spaces. Oh, and the amazing view? Amazing!
"Yeah, I'm filthy rich. That doesn't freak you out, does it?"
Freaked out by the living space that was much too big for one twenty-one year old woman? No. Freaked out by some of the music that same woman listened to? Oh yeah. Luckily, Kerry like punk-rock bands like Yellowcard and Sum 41, so Kagome survived. Not to mention The Pillows was played often, thanks to Kagome.
"I can't understand what the hell they're saying, but it rocks!"
Kerry reminded Kagome of someone, but that woman was only remembered when she needed to be. The hurt her name caused Kagome was to mush to bear.
Kagome spoke with Kerry about her past, but only briefly. Tears were shed; hugs were felt until toes felt the love between the two friends. At first, Kerry thought she was crazy, but not when Kagome showed her the jewel and her school record.
"Thank again for letting my family stay with us. I can't thank you enough for it,"
"Hey, what are friends for Kags? I'd love to meet the people that knew my Kaggles before me. They know English, right?"
"Mom and Sota are fluent, and since my grandfather isn't coming it should be okay. My mom might need help with slang though, and you'll need to speak a little slowly for her."
"And you're going to introduce her to Alex?" Kerry asked. Kagome looked at her lap. That was going to be the tough part. Her mother had no idea about the boy Kagome met in Pennsylvania. Kagome just couldn't bring herself to bring him up. In all honesty, Alex was just something to make her forget Him. She wanted to forget Him. She wanted to forget the man that didn't stop her from leaving. She would begin new, without him. With her pain.
Without my love…
:Dodges random oblects being thrown at her: I know, I know, I'm terrible for giving Kagome a boyfriend. But he'll have a big part in the future, hopefully making the story better and more dramatic. He'll play a big part in showing how depressed Kagome was without Inuyasha.
Okay, so I'm just gonna put this here, and this will be for the entire story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. I wish I did. But I don't.
FOR EVERYONE READING ROCKING MY WORLD: I know,I know, I'm EVIL! Bwahahaha. This story is on hold for the time being. Why? BECAUSE I HATE IT, THAT'S WHY!
What I plan on doing is deleting it, revising it,and putting it back up. But for now it shall stay where it is untill I have time to do that.
FOR EVERYONE INTERESTED IN "SAVING OUR FUTURE" (OUR FUTURE'S SEQUEL): This will be posted soon, I promise! (No, for real this time!)