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Chapter 3: At the observatory

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any of the characters. I just enjoyed the series. Any reference to places or organizations are just for reference since I do not own or belong to such...

A/N1: I am not following the cannon at all, this story is just from my imagination. All characters are normal human beings.

Kagome, please be careful sweety. It is pretty dark out there.

Yes mom, that is why I asked if I could borrow your car.

Ok honey, I love you

I love you too mom...

Kagome got out of their little house and took her moms car to the observatory. She was wearing her favorite black jeans, a nice red t-shirt that read "Not Interested" and a black jacket. The drive to the observatory was nice, Kagome liked it since it brought happy memories, she parked and walked to her "dad's" spot of the observatory; it was a little secluded and she sat at the bench. From there you got a view of the beach on an clear sunny day but since its November it was dark, all you could see was some stars and street lights.

Dad, how are you? Mom and Sota are doing great. Sota is doing so good in school, he made it to the soccer team so I am sure you are happy to hear that. The boutique has been so busy, I hardly had time to do homework today with the amount of customer that showed up but it's okay.

Kagome started sobbing. She would never cry at home, oh no she will be all smiles at home, at school and at the boutique. After they moved to their new place Kagome stop crying at home; it waw just so sad to see her mom struggle to keep it together so she decided to be the strong one at home and that work. The only place she would cry but be there, with her dad.

Mom is thinking of remodeling the boutique, she says maybe we could paint it a nice color and refurbish some of the furniture. I think is cool since sales have been really good and we have enough money for all that. Making those changes will guarantee mom's smile for a while, and you know how important and necessary that is for me.

More tears came out of the young woman. She sat with her knees touching her chin. The wind was cold and blowing her hair around. Another figure was walking around the observatory and noticed the young woman crying but he decided to walk away until he heard her talk.

Daddy...I miss you! I don't know what to do anymore...I know I need to be strong for mom and Souta but I am so lost I don't know how to do it. I feel so lonely, I have my friends but I feel that I am fighting all alone. I want to be the best cardiologist ever, for you, for mom and Souta but I am so behind and if I want to make it I would have to go full time to school but I can't because I need to help mom at the boutique so that she can take care of Sota whe he is home. Daddy...I think I will drop from school and just dedicate myself to the boutique. What do you think?
Dad, please give me a sign...- as tears feel down her face she faced the stars - Dad, please tell me what should I do? Should I stay in school or should I quit and help mom? I am lost, I am so sad and I feel helpless. I have mom and Sota, and Sango, Miroku and Koga but why do I feel so alone? Dad? Please, tell me what to do...

You don't need to be alone and I don't think your dad would like you to quit school... - said a deep manly voice

Epp! Who are you? What are you doing here? You scared me! How dare you? You could have giving me a heart attack!

My name is InuYasha, I am visiting the observatory, sorry I scared you but you look pretty healthy so the heart attack I don't think that is happening.

I am having a private moment...leave!

Ok I amo sorry, you do know you are in public property so...even if you are having a "private" moment the likelyhood of someone else bothering you is pretty high.

...Were you listening to my conversation?

Well, I was walking by checking out the view of the city and heard you cry. I thought I would check to see if you needed help.

I don't need your help...

I see...well, I'm leaving but before I leave... - he walked closer to her and handed her a handkerchief - Keep it. Like I said earlier, I don't think your dad would like you to quit school. - He turned around and started walking away

Wait! How...how do you know?

Uhm...

How do you know that my dad would want me to continue school?

Because all parents want the best for their kids...and my father always told me that he was willing to suffer so that my brother and I could have a good education. I can tell you care about people and therefore you could be a really good doctor. I am sure your father knew that but also you got to think about how would your mother feel...your going to school and being a doctor might be giving her hapiness that keeps her from missing your father, maybe your cause is her cause too...

Oh... - Kagome then noticed that the "intruder" was wearing just a black t-shirt and no jacket - Aren't you cold?

Nah, is colder in New York.

Are you from New York?

Nope, I was born in Japan but I lived in NY for 2 years and me and my family just moved here...

Well, welcome to Los Angeles...

Thank you, what is you name?

Kagome, Hugarashi Kagome.

So you speak Japanese...nice. I thought you looked Japanese but you don't have any accent so I figure you did not speak it.

You don't have an accent either...

Well, I had to learn English when I was very young since my father traveled a lot but my mother made sure we only spoke Japanese at home.

My mom does the same thing with us "I know in Rome do as the Romans but in my house we speak Japanese, outside you may speak whatever language you speak but not here"

I got to go, do you need a ride?

No, I got my own car...well, it is my moms... hey, take this.

What is it?

It is the card of my mom's boutique, you can take your wife there, I can garantee we can give her a discount and she will find something nice.

What?

I got to go too... - "what I am thinking? Oh my... why did I share so much with a complete stranger? Oh my God! I just gave him the card to the business! what if he is pervert?" Kagome was scolding herself inseide her head as she walked away from her bench, well, her dad's bench

Wait! Hugarashi!

Y..yes?

Man! You walk really fast... thank you for the card, I'll give it to my mother and my sister-in-law. Those two will definetely go shopping... my father, brother and I call them the "shopping queens".

Oh, no problem. Bye.

Bye.

Kagome got on her car and drove away. "That was weird, he seem so nice and polite. I got to call Sango...

As Kagome got on her car, InuYasha just looked at her. She was truly beautiful. Under the moon's light he saw her dark black hair wich was a little wavy, she was shorter than him; he also noticed she had a nice shape no too skinny but not fat, she look fit. He could not see clearly her eye color but he could tell her eyes where a different color but what got his attention the most was her voice and the emotions her eyes showed him...

Master InuYasha?

Mioga...

Shall we go sir?

InuYasha just nodded and walked to his town car... that woman was a mistery and he needed to know more about her. Kagome...