REI'S CORNER: Wow so this story is really off and started. Hee! I'm so happy. I hope that you're liking this so far, because I sort of am. Please do me a favor and review to tell me what you think. Don't worry, I won't be like the other desperate authors, and hound you all for you precious reviews. I just like to get a little feed back to know if I'm doing everything alright, ok? So without further adieu, here's chapter one!

It's Cliche

Chapter One

"Mom! You got mail!" a little boy called from the door. He was about three years old, but you wouldn't know from how he acted. He had reddish brown hair that swept gently above green eyes. He stood proudly and walked over to his mother in the kitchen.

"Who's it from?" she asked, not bothering to look up from her place at the counter. She was chopping up vegetables for tonight's dinner. Her little boy looked down at the small envelope and tried to read the return address.

"...P...P...Punn..." he tried. His mother wiped her hands and walked him to the table, looking over his shoulder proudly.

"Sound it out, honey." she said.

"Punnat..."

"Punatel" she said for him.

"Punatel..H..i...hig.."

"G-H doesn't make a sound, remember?"

"Punatel High...I know that word! Punatel High School!" he yelled triumphantly.

"Good job, Shippo!"

He eagerly opened the envelope after receiving a nod from his mom. He was excited because his mom let him read her letters very often. He knew a lot of words.

"Dear Ms. Kagome Hi-gu-ra-shi...mom what does that mean?" he asked, confused.

"That was my last name before I married you father." she explain.

"Oh. Your...maiden name..." he said. She nodded and nudged him to continue.

"We are p-pleased to tell you that we will be having our ten year an-ani-anniverse..." he read slowly.

Kagome smiled. "Anniversary."

"Anniversary...re..."

"Reunion."

"I know, I know! Anniversary reunion... in one month, and we hope that you will be able to attend. At the bottom is a rooster for you to fill out stating how many family members that will be attend-ing with you. Please know that this get together will be a two day event and it will be com-plete-ly family or...or.."

"Roster honey. And oriented."

"Oh. Oriented. After you send back the roster we will send you the in-for-mation about the get together. We hope that you can come."

"That was really good, Shippo. You've learned a lot of words."

The boy smiled, then looked at his mother. "What is this?" he asked.

Kagome stood and resumed her position at the kitchen counter. "Well, you know how I told you that after you finish pre-school, and primary school, you go to a secondary school and then graduate and go to college, then you get a job, or you get married, or do whatever you want?"

"Yes, father said that I had to go to Harsley University instead of Groncho."

Kagome laughed. "Your father... Well after you're finished with secondary school-or high school- they begin counting the years, and once it reaches ten, you are supposed to come back and see all of your old friends and teachers and tell them how you are."

"Why?" he asked.

"Well just to see how everyone is making out, and who has become what. Just in case you lost touch with your friends."

"Did you lose touch, mom?"

"Not really, they all got married, and have their own families. But it has been a while since I've seen them."

"So you are going to go?"

Kagome thought for a moment. "We'll see, Shippo. Now go wash up for dinner."

Shippo nodded and went upstairs to his room.

Kagome in the mean time was cleaning the papers off of the table. 'It has been a while...' she thought. She picked up the letter. She hadn't been back home in quite a while, not since Shippo was born.

"Hey, Shippo! Would you want to go see your grandmother!" she hollered up the stairs.

"Sure, mom!" he yelled back.

Shippo would be happy to see his grandmother. He had never really seen her, but they did talk on the telephone often, and she sent him gifts in the mail. He finished putting his puzzles away and went downstairs for dinner. There his mom was, setting the table. He went over to help her, then they sat down for dinner.

"I've never been on plane before." Shippo smiled.

"I know." his mom said and smiled back.

They continued to eat in comfortable silence.

I know that was really short, but don't worry, it was just setting everything up. I know you have questions, like, if Shippo is only three, how come he can read so well? Well, that will all come in due time. Hee!