§ Kagome's Angel §

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha

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From Beginning to End

The funeral had been short and sweet, mainly because of Sophia. You can say that Sophia was kagome's wicked stepmother because kagome often refers to herself as Cinderella while in Sophia's presence. Kagome never really liked her stepmom, that's mainly because Sophia never really liked kagome; for the most part she cared for kikyo, kagome's twin sister. Kagome figured it was because kikyo went to live with them while she stayed with her mom.

When Maxine caught Shintarou, kagome and kikyo's father, cheating on her, Maxine kicked him out and asked for a divorce literally an hour later. Kikyo was pissed, Kagome was devastated, and Maxine was heartbroken. While the divorce papers were going through, of course there was a little controversy when it came down to the kids. Naturally, both parents wanted the twins to live with them, but instead of arguing about it, they decided to let the twins decide. Being daddy's little girl kikyo obviously decided to move with Shintarou to his new house in New York, he always did spoil her a little more than Kagome. Kagome on the other hand couldn't even stand to look at her father the same way anymore, after seeing the pain and heartache he put her mother threw for some dumbass hoe. So being who she was Kagome decided to live with her mom. Kagome and kikyo may look the same but when it came down to compassion and moral values you wouldn't even think their related. The thing that really pissed Kagome off was the fact that the same skank he cheated on her mom with a mere three months later Shintarou married. They even had the nerve to try to invite Maxine. It wasn't like her mom hated him, far from it, it was the fact that she loved him so much and for him to do something that low down and dirty to her, basically ripped her heart out. It's not as if through the years that have passed Maxine hasn't tried to date, in fact, she has gotten into five serious relationships and one engagement, but in the end, she was still stuck on Shintarou. In the end, it probably was her undoing. So of course Kagome never learned to love Sophia, fuck she didn't even like the bitch and that was just fine because she never had to see her except for a couple weeks during the summer, until now.

Kikyo on the other hand loved Sophia, figures their exactly the same, Sophia was with Shintarou for his money and so was kikyo. That didn't surprise Kagome much her father was rich, he was a lawyer, figures as much, he could always weasel his way out of the tightest of spots.

So now that Maxine Higurashi was gone and buried Kagome had to move in with her father and leave Georgia behind, much to her displeasure. As a farewell from Georgia gift, Shintarou allowed Kayla to take one of her best friends with her on a shopping spree throughout queens, mainly because it was one of the cheapest places in New York. If he really wanted to be cheap, he would have said the Bronx. Kikyo hated the idea mainly because in her eyes Kagome and her little friend was spending all of her money. Out of pure spite, Kagome almost ran up Shintarou's credit card. Naturally, the first place they went was Jamaica Ave. the Ave was like Kagome's palace she knew exactly where everything was, how to get where, where to get each bus and train and where they went. Kagome also had her best "New York" friend take her and Kalisha to Queens Center mall and China town in Flushing.

Kagome's best New York friend was Sango, Kagome's known Sango for a good seven years. Kagome could remember it like it was yesterday, she was sitting on the stoop of her father's new house. She was basically forced to stay home while kikyo went to afterschool. It was a little hard for her not to be bored one she was being forced to spend her summer vacation with her father and two while she's on summer vacation from school in Georgia kikyo still had a whole month of school left. That's when Sango came up to her.

"Hey kikyo, I'm sorry for what I said ok." she said then whispered "but know this I only apologized because my dad said to." Kagome looked up from her lap to see a girl around her age with long black hair that looked almost like silk. The girl was around the same height as Kagome was at the time. She was wearing black baby phat jeans and what looked like a while tang top under a black half hoody, she had on a belt and sneakers that matched her top and silver hoop earrings, a necklace and a few bangles. This made Kagome look down at her own bangles.

"Oh I'm sorry you have the wrong person. I'm Kagome not kikyo." Sango looked at her as if she was considering the possibility of kikyo having a twin she's never seen. Deciding that kikyo was lying again Sango shrugged it off as a whatever.

"Ok you can be whoever you want I don't care."

"I'm serious I'm not-"

"Hey Kagome" kikyo glanced from Kagome to Sango. "Girl what did I tell you about talkin' to freaks when I leave?" Kagome watched as her sister gave the girl in front of her the illest dirty look. Kagome already knew a lot about kikyo's bad attitude, this girl must have really done something to piss her off or just not have done what she said.

"Oh my god, there's two of them." Sango whispered. 'I tried to tell her, she just didn't want to listen. Oh well, people always have to find things out the hard way.' Kagome thought.

"No shit Sherlock, now what are you doing here since you obviously thought she was me. What are you here to play more tricks on me?"

"I came to say sorry of what I say and did yesterday."

"You better have. Now leave."Sango stood in shock as a nine-year-old kikyo walked up the steps and into the house. By the look on her face, she obviously didn't like the way she dismissed her.

"You'll have to excuse my sister, she has a really bad attitude. She really is sweet once you get to know her." Kagome defended. Sango looked at Kagome as if she was crazy. "Please that girl is as sweet as sour cream." Kagome laughed the insult to her sister as the girl not knowing her well enough. "So what's your name?" Kagome spent the rest of the day getting to know Sango and her family. When it came to some things that Sango really didn't want to talk about, like her mom's death, Kayla just left her alone with a "its ok." Or just ended the conversation with "ah hu" and start a new one.

Kagome and Sango quickly became best friends. Kayla always looked forward to seeing Sango when she came to New York, and after a while, it was the only thing she could look forward to. As the years went by Shintarou started to get sick, and after more time went by doctors found cancer in his lung. It's not as bad as Collin or prostate cancer but its cancer nonetheless. That's when thing started to get ugly. Kagome never really liked Sophia obviously, but she never showed that she didn't like Kagome, until now. As soon as Shintarou fell ill, Sophia chose her favorite, visibly being Kikyo, and basically completely shunned Kagome. At first Kikyo tried to defend Kagome, but over the summers, Kikyo started to pick up Sophia's bad habits of mistreating her. Kagome has had to sit there and listen while Sophia lectured Kikyo about how much prettier and how much smarter she was than her. Now being who she was Kagome didn't start throwing a tantrum or curse her out just out of pure respect of adults, any how she obtained any or Kikyo's disrespect shownuff know Kagome would have a lot to say to that. The cancer Shintarou has was caught at the early middle stages so unless something goes terribly wrong there's no chance that he will die, which is beneficial on Kagome's part taking a notice to Kikyo and Sophia's behavior when he is around. Also she won't have to deal with the grief of losing another parent to be left most likely in the custody of Sophia. Right now Shintarou is in the late stages of his treatment, which means he's always going to be tired and weak, but hopefully in a couple of months he'll be back to normal.