Daddy's Little Girl
A/N: Hello! I want to give a BBBIIIIIIIGGGGG thanks to all my kind reviewers, and you know who you are. You guys all rock majorly! So, in dedication to all you guys, here's another chapter! Man, I must just have it in for Kagome, though. All my stories seem to make her life a living hell...oh well!
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All were silent in the hut as Kagome explained that her mother had remarried and that it was the unexpected presence that caused her to fall down the stairs. However, there was apparently absolutely nothing bad or wrong with this newcomer to the Higurashi family at all, a statement that came slightly to quickly for the Inuyasha crew. So, they waited for her departure to the hot springs to discuss this matter.
"Me thinks the Lady doth protest too much," Miroku said as Kagome's back faded into the distance.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Inuyasha became even angrier as he watched Miroku shrug.
"I don't know. I read it in one of Kagome's 'books' once."
"Her answer did come too quickly, though...perhaps he's a demon?" Sango inquired.
"Nah, there aren't any demons in Kagome's time. Maybe one followed her through the well?"
"A good theory, but only you and Kagome can go through the well. Perhaps she simply is not prepared for someone to replace her father?"
"Yeah, that's probably it, she is pretty jumpy. Hey, who was her father anyway? She's never talked about him to me!" Inuyasha agreed with Miroku.
"Me neither, though I never really thought about it until now..." And just like that, all eyes were suddenly on Sango.
"Um...okay...listen guys, her dad is a really touchy subject for her, and she made me swear that I wouldn't tell anyone...so you're out of luck!" Sango finished triumphantly. Her triumph faded when Inuyasha began carefully inspecting his claws, "Well, what I meant was, don't tell her I told you...her father was-"
-a pickpocket, stop him!" a man cried for the second time as Tinoshi Conan ran towards a small, dilapidated parking complex, which had been abandoned and deemed dangerous about 7 years ago. Tinoshi was glad that they were all so afraid of the place that no one dared follow him, even the man he had just robbed was looking hesitant.
"Daddy!" A young girl of about 5 jumped into his arms once he reached the 3rd floor. Kagome Conan immediately started asking questions about how the day had gone and what they were going to eat for dinner. Tinoshi raised a hand to silence his daughter. There wasn't enough for dinner that night. Suddenly, Tinoshi had an idea.
"Sweetheart, how would you like to learn daddy's trade?"
"Really?" Tinoshi nodded, "Wow! Yeah, Daddy!" And so, for the next few weeks, Kagome became a true Conan. She had natural talent and her absolutely adorable demeanor help her immensely. They never had problems-
"-with finding something for dinner again! They even got themselves a place to live," Sango said.
'Well that doesn't seem so bad...hold on, did you say their last name was 'Conan'? Isn't Kagome's last name 'Higurashi'..." Inuyasha's sentence was left to hang in the air after Sango gave a grim nod.
"My story wasn't finished yet. You see, 5 years later, something horrible happened..."
Kagome sighed as the warm water enveloped her sore body. Etashi definitely caused some serious problems. The tragedy had only happened a short time ago, so the scars were still fresh. Kagome bit her as the tears of her soul threatened to leak from her eyes. The memory stung her and cut her deeper with each failed attempt at shutting it away. She could still remember his eyes, how they flashed just before he left her, how they'd faded and dulled, all the moving around, broken, and alone, but mostly his words-
-"Kagome, run!" Tinoshi cried as his 10 year old daughter stared at the oncoming cops like a deer caught in the headlights. Gunshots rang through the air, one grazing Kagome's torso. Kagome collapsed in pain as her father looked at her, panic flashing in his eyes. The gig was up, they were done.
Kagome screamed as one final shot rose above all the other sounds. Then, everything was quiet. Tinoshi never meant for this to happen. Kagome would be so lost.
'Daddy," Kagome's tears adorned Tinoshi's face, several mixing with the spreading pool of blood.
"Kagome, you must understand that I'm not long for this world."
"Don't say that!"
"I'll miss you, but please don't cry for me. The tears of an angel need not be wasted. And always remember how much I love you," And with that, the candles in his eyes flickered and went out, leaving only the darkness. At that exact moment, Kagome was being slowly consumed by that same darkness, only this darkness was rooted in her soul.
"Hey, boss, who's the kid?" Was the last thing Kagome heard before passing out.
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Kagome spent the next 4 years of her life being jostled from foster home to foster home, spending a total of 11 months in 3 different abusive ones. She was depressed and had long given up hope. Her eyes held the depth of an angered ocean, constantly changing, constantly raging against itself. Then, finally, the Higurashi family adopted her. In the year that followed, Kagome began to brighten up, on the outside at least. Then, along came Inuyasha and the Feudal Era to mess things up. Now came-
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Etashi, messing around with the life she'd molded for herself. Kagome sighed and set herself up for another few months of faking. Why did all this have to happen today, of all days?
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Inuyasha's face was drawn. Miroku's was grim. He began to say something, only to be interrupted by Inuyasha.
"So, what you're saying is that Kagome's dad was 'shot' to death and that it happened today?"
Okay, so that's it for today! Sorry that I'm still writing so short, but I've got to many ideas rushing around in my head to sit down and write too much! Hugs xxxxxxxxxxx