What if…?
Summary:
What if Kagome hadn't chased Buyo into the shrine sheltering the Bone Eater's Well? What if she had had a party with her friends instead on her fifteenth birthday? What if she had never met Inuyasha and the others? Would they have just gone by and lived through their lives, never meeting one another and Kagome? Or were they really meant to meet, gather up and defeat Naraku?
Kagome sighed happily as she walked along side her friends to her house from school. They all had stopped at WacDonald's to get an ice cream and were licking their treats as they talked.
"You know, Kagome. Hojo's been asking about you a lot," Eri began. Kagome looked at her friend.
"R-Really?" she asked. Eri nodded.
"Oooh, what he been asking?" Ayumi pleaded.
"Oh, you know. For her number, her favorite kind of flower," Eri smirked at the blushing Kagome. 'Hojo's been asking about me? Wow,' she thought. She looked up as they paused at a crossing point. Today, she had been feeling weird. She couldn't pay attention in class at all. She felt as if she had to be somewhere instead of at school. 'I'm loosing my mind,' Kagome argued, 'If I want to go to a good high school, then I need to be in the school I am right now.' The light signaled for them to pass. People from both sides passed by. A guy hit Kagome on the shoulder as he passed by.
"Hey!" Kagome called out. The man turned around. He had pitch black hair, tied back into a small pigtail at the back of his neck. She saw one earring on his left ear and two on his right.
"Sorry," he apologized and walked away. Kagome gave the retreating guy a last glance before following her friends.
"Bye, Kagome!" the three girls shouted. Kagome waved at the bottom of the shrine steps as she waited for her friends to round the corner of her street. Sighing, Kagome made her way up the stairs.
"Look out!" someone shouted and a speeding flying object zoomed towards her.
"Eeep!" Kagome shouted and shot down. The ball bounced on a lower step and began to bounce down to the street. Kagome heard running steps towards her and looked up. Sota was standing with his two friends, the twins from down the street. 'What are their names again?' Kagome wondered as she stood up, 'Oh yeah! Ginta and Hakkaku!'
"Sorry, sis. We didn't know you were coming," Sota apologized. Kagome nodded and patted her brother on the head, a little too hard for a simple pat.
"Don't worry your little empty head of yours. I'm alright," she gave him a final pat and walked to her house. The twins snickered as Sota groaned.
"She's gonna kill me as soon as you guys leave," he whined. Ginta pushed back his light brown hair out of his eyes and laughed. Kagome slid the house's front door open and slipped off her shoes.
"Mom, I'm home," she called out. Kagome heard the faint clinking of her mom washing dishes.
"Hi sweetie," Mrs. Higurashi called out. Kagome joined her at the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water. "How was school?" her mother asked. Kagome groaned, in mid drinking and put the glass down.
"Great, except I got algebra homework today," she groaned. Her mother smiled and dried the final dish.
"Kagome, dear," she began, "Your grandfather has a priest convection to go to this week and well, he can't drive." Kagome rinsed the cup and put it away.
"So you have to go away this weekend?" Kagome asked. Her mother dried her hands on her apron.
"Yes, dear. And I'm taking Sota with me," she laughed, "I can't leave him lying around the house without your grandpa or me to look after him after what happened last time." Kagome smiled but groaned as she remembered a four year old Sota grabbing a candle and lighting up the curtains of the living room.
"Please take him," Kagome begged. Her mother laughed and opened the fridge door.
"I've made some food that you can heat up in the microwave while we're away," Mrs. Higurashi pointed to the four tubs of Tupperware in the fridge. Kagome nodded. "We leave in a few minutes, sweetie." Kagome watched her mom put away the apron and leave her alone in the kitchen. 'I get to have the house all by myself this whole weekend,' she cheered. Out of the kitchen window, she saw the Goshinboku. She saw the sacred necklace that hung on the tree's trunk. Kagome saw the faint but still scar that marked the bark. 'I wonder what happened to the tree,' she wondered. She blinked and heard the door to the kitchen open. "Dear, we're leaving," her mom announced. Kagome paused. How long had she been standing there? She saw her brother button up his raincoat and grandpa wearing his fanciest priest robes. Three suitcases rested at their feet. Kagome glanced back at the window. The sky had turned a charcoal gray and looked sad. She turned and saw her mother writing down something on her lovely post-it notes. "Here's the number of the hotel we're staying in, Kagome. Now, call me if anything is wrong and-," Kagome hugged her mom.
"Mom, I'm gonna be fine. Don't worry," Kagome assured. Her mom smiled and the three walked to the front door. Grandpa opened the front door and the downpour had come. He groaned and opened an umbrella stepping outside. Kagome's mom turned around and gave a final hug.
"Be safe, sweetie," she kissed her daughter on the forehead and stepped out. Kagome watched from inside as they walked to stair of the shrine grounds and finally out of sight. Kagome sighed and closed the door. Now, the house seemed eerie. The rain was thumping on the roof repeatedly and now, it was thundering. Lightning flashed and Kagome 'eeped'. 'Just get to my room and I'll be alright,' she assured herself. She blindly felt around the wall until she felt the rail of the stairs to upstairs. Sighing, she began to walk upstairs. Lightning struck again, followed by thunder. Kagome squealed and rushed into her room. The window rattled by the force of the wind. Kagome edged to her window and looked out. The wind blew angrily and the rain drenched everything.
"Well, this is a great birthday," she said out loud, sarcastically. She fingered her cabinet drawer and pulled out two candles. Lighting them, her room grew a bit lighter but not by much. She paused. 'Stupid,' she scolded herself. She walked to her wall and flipped on the light. "My, aren't you a smart one, Kagome Higurashi," she slapped herself. Thunder clashed again, making her scream. The lights flickered and shut off. "You've got to be kidding me, right?" she asked no one. She walked to the candles and sat on her desk. She stared out of the window again. The Goshinboku was slightly trembling in the strong wind. Most of its leaves were now dancing in the wind, some scattered on the ground. Kagome felt her gaze again turn to the scar where the tree got hurt five hundred years ago, according to her grandfather. He didn't say how it had happened but he said it was five hundred years ago. Lightning flashed again and for a second, Kagome saw a boy leaning against the tree's trunk. Lightning flashed again and he was gone. Kagome froze and gripped the edge of her desk. 'What was that?' she wondered. Thunder roared again, shaking the house. Whimpering, she gripped the candle in one hand and edged to her door. 'Is someone out there?' she wondered. Walking down the halls, she cursed her curiosity. 'What if he's hurt?' her mind wondered. Walking down the steps, she breathed heavily. She saw her shadow reflected on the wall as she walked down, shaking in fear. Breathing deeply, she walked to the living room window and pulled back the curtain. Now, she could see the large puddles on the shrine grounds. The rain wasn't lifting. She stared at the Goshinboku and tried to make out if the boy she saw was still there. Lightning flashed and she saw him again. He was wet. He was leaning on the trunk but his feet dangled off the ground, as if suspended on to the tree. Lightning flashed again and Kagome saw that the boy still remained. 'So there is someone out there,' she brought the candle closer to the window. The boy was clad in red, the large material flapping in the wind. He had something white flapping above him also. Lightning flashed and he was gone. "Hey!" she protested but the boy didn't return. Thunder again shook the house and the light came on again. Kagome sighed and blew out the candle. She sat on the couch and closed her eyes. "Ah!" she screamed when something pounced on her. Buyo meowed and curled up in her lap. "Don't do that!" she yelled at her cat. He ignored her and slept. Kagome glanced at the phone. It rang, scaring her and Buyo. "Moushi, moushi," she answered.
"Hey Kagome," Eri greeted. Kagome sighed and flopped down on the couch.
"Hey," Kagome mumbled.
"What's the matter? You sound sad," Eri asked, concerned.
"No, I'm fine. I'm just a little blah because it's raining on my birthday," she mumbled, twisting a strand of hair on her finger.
"Uh huh," Eri mumbled but then remembered, "Oh Hojo called me today and said that he would be calling you later today," she giggled. Kagome sat upright.
"H-Hojo?" she asked. Eri giggled louder and Kagome's face grew red.
"Yeah, so I'm gonna hand up so you can wait for the call! See ya Kags," Eri hung up and Kagome stayed with a droning phone. Suddenly, the phone rang and timidly, Kagome answered.
"Moushi, moushi," she mumbled.
"Hey Kagome," Hojo greeted in his usual cheerful voice.
"Oh, hey Hojo," Kagome smiled. Well, here was the rated 'hottest' boy in her school calling her at late in the day.
"Kagome, I was wondering…If you're not too busy tomorrow, then, would you like to go to the fair tomorrow?" he asked. Kagome glanced at the pouring rain outside. "Kagome?"
"Yeah?" she asked.
"So, what do you say?" he asked. Kagome ran her fingers through Buyo's fur and smiled.
"Sure," she replied. Hojo told her what time to meet her there and hung up, greeting her goodnight. Kagome smiled and felt herself grow red. 'I have a date with Hojo tomorrow,' she bit her lip, still smiling. "Happy birthday to me!" she cheered, thrusting her fist into the air. Later, that night, Kagome laid on her bed, Buyo at her feet. He lifted his head as he stared at the window. Yawning, he walked to his owner's desk and peered out. He stared at the shrine. A light shined in the inside, the light filtering through the cracks of the shrine. The light flickered and turned off. He cocked his head to the side as he saw the shrine doors open. A figure staggered out. He landed on his knees and placed his arms against the ground, to keep from falling. He looked up. Buyo's back fur raised and he hissed at the figure. Kagome mumbled in her sleep and turned to the wall facing her bed. The figure rose and took a step forward. The rain immediately drenched the robes that clothed him. His hair plastered itself against his back as he looked around. Kagome frowned in her sleep and twisted her head. The man took another step and smiled. He had made it. He had always known that that worthless well was more that it seemed. He laughed and it soon turned into a crazed maniacal laughing. Lightning flashed, followed by thunder. Buyo scratched at the window, still hissing. The man stopped, his laugh echoing on the shrine grounds. Kagome whimpered in her sleep. Her side began to throb in pain. She gripped the covers and sweat began to form on her forehead. The man smiled and walked forward. He suddenly stopped and stared down at himself.
"Damn, that bastard did get a shot at me," he growled and studied the large wound at his abdomen. It wasn't too drastic but he would need time and shelter to heal. He looked around. The grounds were reeked with pure white aura. He couldn't stand it. Snarling, he walked painfully forward and looked down a series of stairs. Buyo flicked his ears back and growled at the stranger. The stranger looked back at the house in the grounds. Lightning again flashed, followed by an extremely loud clash of thunder. Kagome sat up, yelling. The man smiled and jumped down the shrine steps.
Well, here's the second chapter of "What if?". I hope this is a better chapter than the first one and please review. Reviews keep me motivated and help me write the following chapters. What do you guys think? Like it? Hate it? Or just don't give a hoot? Just tell me so in your reviews. I accept them all. Oh, and any of you people out there (points at people reading) recommend any good music? The music I have saved on my laptop is so old. (man, I'm lame). Oh, and reviewers? Expect a reply for the reviews. Thanks again!
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