Chapter 3
"What are you doing outside?" Kagome asked as she glanced at Kira who just stood on the sidewalk, waiting.
"It appears that your parents aren't home and when I knocked on the door this guy just slammed the door on my face." He shrugged.
"Well come here, you should've went home if you knew I wasn't there." Shaking her head in disappointment Kagome grabbed his wrist and dragged him to the front door. Going through the door and entering through the kitchen she let go of his wrist.
"You really want me here that badly huh?"
"Yeah right if you don't spend at least an hour at my home than we'll get in trouble for not getting a signature."
"How are we going to get the signature with your parents gone?" She looked at him and realized that her parents must have gone earlier than she thought.
"Well I'm guessing my cousin's around here somewhere." Kagome stared out of the kitchen window as she thought about things. Kira on the other hand took this peace and quiet to wrap his arms around his soon to be girlfriend's neck.
"I swear, every time we're alone you pull something stupid like this." She remained looking out the window as she tried to ignore him.
"This is the only time I can get my hands on-"
"Didn't I kick you out?" Kyotaka said in anger as he pulled the leaching perv off of his cousin. Kyotaka made sure he didn't move as he tightened his grip on the back collar of his shirt.
"My girl let me in."
"Your girl?" His eyes shot up at Kagome who just rolled her eyes. With a sigh she yanked Kira's wrist out of her cousin's grasp.
"Didn't my dad tell you anything Kyotaka?" The room grew silent as Kyotaka stared at her. She was still holding the guys hand and it looked like they were really a couple. When Kagome finally realized what he was staring at she immediately let go of Kira's hand.
"We're not a couple Kyotaka. This is a project for school and the rubrics right on the fridge if you want to look at it. So while you're down here freaking out we'll be in the living room doing our poster board." Marching in the living room Kira followed seconds later.
The poster was set behind the couch and she laid it on the floor. "Did you bring the pictures?"
"Yeah I did." He threw the pictures on the floor as he sat beside her. "So where's yours."
Kagome grew silent and Kira didn't help but notice that remorse spread throughout her face. She didn't have pictures of herself. She always excluded herself when Bankotsu and the others took pictures for Christmas, New years and other holidays. Pictures of her real parents were torn up. When her parents died she hated to always remind herself about them so she decided to not take it with her.
"It's okay you don't need to put pictures, I can draw so I'll draw a picture of you and your parents and other stuff and pixel it on the computer. Might take a while to finish but I can get it done." He gave her an assuring smile and she smiled back holding the pictures in her hand.
Flipping through the pictures she paused. Kira looked at her as she stared at the picture contently.
"No way." She said as she dropped the pictures. "You know Sango right? I didn't notice it before but she's in mostly all of these pictures. Are you related to her?"
"Yeah she's my older sister." He scratched the back of his head and smiled shyly.
"You must have seen pictures of me in your home right. That's why you pointed me out in school." He looked at her with confusion.
"Well you only had one and-"
"So you know about my life than? Well about my dark past." His shoulders tensed up and he looked at her. This time he didn't have a smile on his face and that made Kagome worry.
"Yeah, I do. My sister told me about you when I looked at your picture in her files of those murder cases. So I kind of ventured through your life a little. I'm sorry about that." He stared at the floor before a hand on his shoulder jerked his head up.
"Hey I hate when people give me that look. Where's your old self huh? Now that I found out you knew about me are you going to just stare at me with that sad look on your face." Kagome informed as she smiled sweetly. Kira smirked and lunged in for a kiss; with success he placed her hand behind her neck to hold her in place.
Why this bastard. She clenched her fist ready to punch but a textbook flew from the kitchen and struck Kira's head. Kira lay motionless on the floor. Kyotaka stepped out of the kitchen with another book in hand, she laughed.
"Is he dead?" Kyotaka said hoping that he was.
"He'll be fine."
"What was that? Why'd you make him kiss you?" He leaned against the kitchen doorframe with a textbook firmly in his hand. Kira stayed on the ground waiting for him to leave, knowing if he got up he would just get hit again.
Kagome shook her head. "He's just like that but don't worry it won't happen again." She stroke Kira's hair as she continued to laugh.
"If he does do that shit again I'll kill him." Kyotaka walked up stairs, as he remained looking down at the guy on the ground. As his footsteps fainted Kira's ears perked up, making sure he was gone. He smoothly got up and rubbed his head.
"I told you that my cousin was worst. He'll actually kill you if you mess with me." Kagome took the pictures in her hand once again and placed them on the black board. She laid the pictures on the poster, trying to imagine how the poster would look like before she glued it.
"So about the pictures. You can draw it for me. I mean I draw to and I have a sketchbook but I don't know how to pixel or what you call it. Well I don't have a computer so-" She paused and started to head up stairs. "Just wait I'll go get it."
Kira smiled and waited for 3minutes and she finally rushed down stairs with a book tucked under her arm. "Here it is."
Kira just arched an eyebrow at how excited she was. He didn't understand why she was so happy and it just made him blush. She flipped through her sketchbook and stopped. With a smile she showed her the sketch of a child with her parents hugging her.
"You drew this." He said amazed.
"Yeah. The original pictures I had was kind of torn and I had to sketch it to preserve that one memory so do you mind if you fixed it for me. I mean if you can put it like a real picture." She carefully ripped out the picture and handed it to him.
"Yeah I would love to." He took the picture and placed it beside him. "So you have anymore." She shook her head in disappointment.
"That's okay I'll draw for you." Kira grinned. "Although I would like a boost."
"Boost?"
"To make me finish faster I would like a kiss." He wrapped his hands around her neck and she just sighed. For some reason she wanted to kiss him but than on the other hand the only one she wanted to place her lips on was-
"So what do we have here?" Her mind snapped back into reality and looked up at Kagura who perched her head up from the couch. She leaned her arms on the backrest and looked at the two sitting on the ground.
"Kagura!" She bolted up to her feet and wrapped her arms around Kagura. They squealed from the top of their lungs and they continued to hug each other. Kagura soon parted from her cousin and cornered her eyes toward the boy on the floor.
"So whose the hottie?" She whispered, pulling her cousin close to make sure he didn't hear their conversation.
"He's so not hot." She whispered back.
"Than you must be blind, he's hotter than that guy with the motorcycle. Sesshomaru was it?"
"What ever. Go ask him on a date than if you think he's so hot." Kira stared at them as he heard murmurs coming out of there mouths.
"Come on he's like what, 16 and I'm 20, I would but he's way to young but that's not stopping you. You should so date him. Have you kissed him yet?" Kagome grew silent for a while but soon smiled.
"Of course not." Kagura didn't fail to notice the knot in her throat and the slight redness in her cheeks. Kagura pulled away from her cousin and squealed, covering her two hands on her mouth.
"Oh my gosh you two kissed!" Kira literally jumped from the sudden shriek.
Kagome slapped Kagura's shoulder and blushed. "Shut up." Kagura laughed and head toward the stairs.
"You guys make a great couple. So cute. Hey Kyotaka I told you that when we came back she would have a cute boyfriend! You so owe me 50 bucks!" Kagura yelled as she head toward Kyotaka's room.
Kagome sat back down. She looked at Kira who had a smirk on and she just looked at the poster.
"So we're a couple?" He said with pride.
"No we are not so just shut it and lets get back to work." She said annoyed.
Kira let out a laugh and soon looked up at her. Kagome glared at him and tilted her head with confusion.
"What?"
"Nothing you're just so beautiful."
"Stop calling me that or I'll kick your ass, got it?" She went back to work and ignored him. "You can be so annoying." She whispered.
"I know I am." He offered her a smile and she just shook her head.
"So we're heading to my house this time." Kira said with joy as they walked through the crowded hallway.
"Yeah I know. Your parents better be home or I'm heading right out of that house." She crossed her arms and Ren nudged her with a smile.
"So when are you and Sesshomaru going on that date." Kira winced as anger brewed up inside him. He clutched his hands into a fist but still remained calm.
"It's this Saturday and how do you know about it?"
"I don't know, maybe because Sesshomaru told me." She said sarcastically as they stopped by her locker to put away her textbook. The halls became less suffocating as students left to go home. Putting her books in and closing her locker they headed outside.
Ren looked at the jealous Kira and smiled. "So are you upset Kira, you seem kinda mad." She said as she smirked. Ren liked playing games with guys and getting them upset. She loved all this drama.
"No I'm not upset at all. My girl's not going to cheat on me. She's mine and mines alone." He said smoothly as they walked outside.
"Hey whose the little girl." Ren said as she stared at the 5-year-old girl run toward them.
"Mommy." Kagome dropped to her knees as the girl jumped in to her arms.
"Mayu? What are you doing here? Where's your brother?" Kagome lifted the girl up and waited for her to reply.
"Big brother is with those girls over there." She spat out in anger as she pointed to her brother. Her classmates surrounded him and they looked star struck. Satoru looked cute but why would girls be all over him like that. It makes them look so desperate.
Satoru finally got out of the circle of girls and head toward them. Mayu looked at her brother with a gleaming smile on her face. "Brother, your right mommy does goes to this school."
"Mommy?" Ren and Kira said in unison.
"Yeah this is my mommy." She hugged Kagome tightly and her friends just stared at the two confused.
"Hey Kagome." Satoru said as he approached them.
"Satoru?" She questioned, Mayu departed her arms and looked at Kagome and her brother.
"Are you coming home with us Mommy?" Kagome shook her head and put Mayu down on her feet. She looked down at the girl who looked up at her with tears building in her eyes.
"Mommy." Mayu managed to say as a tear slipped down her cheek. Kagome rapidly picked her up and cradled her in her arms.
"Mayu I'm not your-" Mayu flung her arms around Kagome's neck.
"Kagome what's going on?" Ren asked.
"I don't know."
"I'm sorry, my little sister insisted on seeing you." Satoru said as he looked at her.
"But why does she call me her mother. I'm not her mother." She stood there with the child in her hand.
"I'm not quite sure." Satoru admitted.
Kagome looked at her friends beside her. "Ren, Kira, I'll see you two later, I'll meet you at your house Kira in about an hour or two alright." As they departed, Kagome walked home with Satoru and Mayu in her arms asleep.
"How do you know me? I never remembered saying my name when I returned your sister to you." Kagome cornered her eyes toward the man. He was strange and if he never had a sister she would have been worried. Well more worried than she is right now.
"I don't really want to get into that."
"What do you mean?"
"Well my sister loves you and she thinks you're her mother."
"I figured that much out." She said as the girl shifted in her arms.
"Well can you please just make her happy. My real mother died when she was giving birth to her and when she turned 2 our father died. She was alone for a long time and when she saw you she immediately thought of you as her mother. She never stopped talking about you and I was wondering if you could see her once or twice a week." Kagome took all this in and just couldn't believe it. The girl in her arms was just like her but she wasn't even old enough to remember her parents.
"I don't know I just-"
"Please" Kagome stopped at the front of her home and looked at him. "Just please think about it." Satoru grabbed her sister from Kagome and gave her a card. "Contact me if you change your mind.
Knocking the door continuously Kagome waited patiently for someone to answer. Kira opened the door with a smile and let her in. Kira led her to the living room that was lavished with paintings. She took a seat on the couch as Kira went and got his laptop.
"So you're my brother's new girlfriend? I didn't know you would be interested in my brother Kagome. " She turned to see Sango walking in the room.
"I'm not his girlfriend."
"Well from what he tells our parents. You are." Sango took a seat next to Kagome and put an arm around her. "Although he likes you. I must warn you not to be so forward with him. It's kinda the opposite that the girl would be asking for the sex and not the guy."
Kagome dropped her jaw and curled her hand into a fist. "I don't know what the hell he's been telling you but I'm not his girlfriend, I haven't even kissed him and I'm not a forward type of girl." Sango smiled and put a hand on her head.
"Okay whatever you say." Sango got up and exited the room, soon after Kira came with his computer in hand. She glared at him and waited for him to put the computer down. When he did, Kagome gripped the collar of his shirt and pulled him to her eyesight.
"What did I do?" He said as she sat there in anger.
"What the hell have you been telling your family?" It took her so much to prevent herself from hitting him in the face that her hand trembled.
"So you talked with my sister." He said with a smile on his face. Kagome gripped his shirt tighter in anger and let out a sigh. She let him go and leaned back on the chair.
"I'm sorry about that but I know what will make you happy." Kira opened his laptop and started to open up some files. She stared at the screen as he continued to open up folders.
"The only thing that'll make me happy is seeing you dead." Kagome said coldly.
"That's kinda harsh but anyways. Look." He turned the computer toward her and she just stared at it wide eyed. She couldn't believe it; the sketch that she gave him was displayed on the screen. It was a clean picture and it looked like a camera took it. The colors and the light were perfect and she couldn't help but cry. It was overwhelming that for the first time her mother and fathers image and memory stuck to her. Their smiles just brang back so many memories that it flooded through her mind.
"Kagome what's wrong." Kira put his hands on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry I must look so stupid. I mean I'm crying over a picture. I don't know but all those memories. I've always been looking at this picture but it didn't, it wasn't the same. I'm sorry." Kagome wiped her tears away and smiled.
"Are you alright though?" Kira looked at her with such concern it reminded her of Bankotsu and Sesshomaru. All the times they would always worry about her and try to figure out what was wrong with her.
She smiled. "Yeah I'm alright I'm just-" Kagome wrapped her arms around him. "Thank you Kira." She pulled away and stared at him. There faces were millimeters away, with their noses nearly touching. She wanted to kiss him and that's what she did.
Kagome tilted her head and kissed his lips. As for Kira he didn't mind at all. He just returned her kiss and wrapped his arms around her waist. Kagome squirmed a bit as she felt him lick her tonsils.
Kagome pulled away and averted her eyes to Sango who cleared her throat. "Oh I'm sorry did I disturb something. I just had to get something out of my throat and I see you had something in your throat as well." Sango smirked at the two and Kagome just blushed.
"Sango what do you want." Kira asked monotonously.
"Oh nothing. I wanted to check on things and now I see that every things okay I'll be leaving." Sango went back upstairs.
"We should be finishing the poster." Kagome reached for a pen on the table in front of her but Kira held her hand.
"We don't need to. We can continue it tomorrow." Kira went in for another kiss but she pushed him away before he could do so.
"Kira I wasn't thinking and lets just forget about it." Kagome picked up the notebook beside her and opened it. Kira sat on the floor and ran her fingers through her hair.
"You're really killing me Kagome." Kira smiled up at her and looked at the screen of his computer. He spent all night to finish the picture and from the lack of sleep and exhaustion he knew it was worth it.
Kagome sank into the couch and let out a sigh. No one was home and she just sat in the empty room. She soon shoved her hand into her pocket and pulled out her phone and the card. She was thinking about Mayu and she did resembled Kagome in every way. Loneliness, despair, and plain solitude were what she defined herself and Mayu. Looking at the card she dialed and raised it up to her ear.
"Hello." An unfamiliar voice answered.
"Can I speak to Satoru?"
"May I ask whose speaking?"
"Kagome Higurashi."
"Please wait a minute." The man said as she heard a click. She looked at her fingernails almost waiting for 5 minutes.
"Kagome are you there?" Satoru inquired.
"Yes I am, about your sister. I wouldn't mind visiting your little sister once or twice a week."
"That's great. Mayu's been wanting to be with you ever since we last saw you." Satoru said with a soothing voice." I'll give you the address do you have a pen with you."
"Yeah I'm ready."
Sitting in class Kagome tapped her pencil on her desk. For the first time she was eager to see Kira enter the classroom. There were only 2 more minutes till the tardy bell rang and she wondered where he was. She saw him during P.E. and he always came to class early. Where is he? She thought as she tapped her pencil excessively fast.
"Hey Kagome." Kira said as he took a seat next to her.
"Where the hell were you?"
"Oh you were worried about me. I'm flattered."
"Don't be a smart ass. Now I can't stay at your house today I have to go somewhere and I was wondering if your parents would sign the form even though I'm not there."
"Yeah no problem. It'll take some convincing but if they don't sign it my sister will." Kagome let out a sigh of relief.
"Where are you going?" He asked as the teacher entered the classroom.
"None of your business." She said as she laid her head on her hand.
"Why don't you ever tell me any thing?" Kagome did accept Kira as a friend but she didn't want him or anyone else in her business. It was always like that from the beginning and at least that part of her attitude stayed the same as always.
Kagome looked upon the house and let out a gasp. The house was huge and the driveway was filled with many cars. She had to get through a huge iron gate before she had to get to the house. Kagome walked under to the wooden door and knocked. The sound was muffled from the outside and she could tell no one would hear the knock from the inside.
She looked around for some kind of doorbell but saw nothing. Kagome streaked her ringers through her hair with distress. She couldn't find anything and she just got frustrated. As soon as she was about to leave the door click open revealing Mayu on the other side.
"Mommy!" She yelled, she dove toward Kagome and hugged her legs. She picked Mayu up and entered the house. She entered wide-eyed as she saw the home. It was big on the outside but huge on the inside. She walked through a white tiled floor and the whole entrance was as big as her kitchen. At the end of the walkway were a flight of stairs leading to the 2nd floor.
"Mommy just go straight and that's the kitchen." She did what she said and entered the kitchen, which was magnificent. A huge stretched table lied in the middle of the area with stoves, refrigerators, and cabinets leaning against the walls.
"I'm glade you came Kagome." Satoru leaned against the kitchen doorframe and smiled.
"I'm glade I came as well." Kagome took a seat on the chair tucked under the table. Mayu sat on her lap and smiled up at her.
"Mommy are you coming tomorrow to."
"I'm not sure." Kagome said honestly. Mayu jumped off of her lap and grabbed Kagome's hand.
"Mommy, come to my room. I'll show you my room." She tugged her hand and Kagome followed. They walked pass Satoru and went up stairs and walked down the corridor.
At the end of the corridor she opened two large double doors and revealed her pink room. There were ponies painted on the wall and in the corner of the room laid her king size bed sheeted with pink blankets and covered with dolls.
Mayu ran to her bed and started to jump up and down on it. Kagome took a seat on the edge of her bed and watched her with a smile.
"Mayu." She said trying to get her attention.
"What is it mommy."
"Where did you get that picture of me?" Kagome wanted to know for a while how Satoru know where her school was and how he knew what her name was. She definitely wanted to know how she got the picture.
"Big brother gave it to me. I had it ever since I was 3 and big brother said that you are my mommy and I'm glade you're my mommy." She continued jumping and Kagome just thought. What the hell, he said her mother died and now she told her I'm her mother. What the hell is going on?
Okay the whole mommy thing is confusing for now but it will be understood in sooner chapters to come but i had to keep you all guessing.