Chapter 2--New life

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Kagome looked out the car window as her, Souta, and their aunt Chieko in a car driving the about 3 hour drive to Karakura Town. (I dont know how long it would take. If any one knows please correct me.) Her aunt had a 2003 SUV, and all their stuff was in a camper hooked in the back. (It wasnt much just her and Souta's clothes and essentials. They had a bed at their aunts.)Everyone was silent except for the stereo which was on the local station and the announcer was talking about a thunder storm. She looked out the window and sighed as a roll of thunder sounded outside. She looked up at the sky window and saw flashes of lightening. 'Great now its raining. How could this get anyworse.' Right then as soon as she said that the car broke down. luckily they were already in Karakura town but the house was about a fifteen minute walk and it was pouring rain.

Chieko looked over at the kids and smiled. "Well sorry bout that. But on the brightside we brokedown in front of the only hospital in Karakura Town and the doctor is a friend of mine. So I'll just ask him to help." Kagome sighed and nodded. She grabbed her umbrella and turned to Souta. It was about noon but Souta hadn't slept but now he looked sleepy.

"Its okay Souta. Dont be afraid or scared I'm here and I have faced scarier things." She said trying to lighten the mood of her gloomy brother. It was a Friday morning and she knew that Souta probably missed all his friends. Kagome did too but she didn't see them as much but she did miss Inuyasha and Sango even the lecherous monk Miroku. She also missed her Kit Shippo. ' I wonder if Inuyasha is getting along with Shippo or if he is beating him up.' She couldn't hide the smile that came to her face as she and Souta got out of the car. She was remebering all the times that Shippo and Inuyasha got into fights over Inuyasha and his insensitivity. She looked over at Souta and he stared at her.

He leaned over to whisper. "What is soo funny. We aren't even inside yet."

"Nothing. Just remembering times with Inuyasha. I miss him."

"I do to. Do you think I will ever see him again?"

"I dont know but I hope we do." She had over two months to get till Winter break but she didn't know if she could last that long. ' I hope that they find some leads while I'm gone.'

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Inuyasha glared at Shippo as the little Kitsune ran for cover. They had been fishing for food trying to portion out the Ramen Kagome had left. Inuyasha had a couple of fish on the bank and reached down for another one. Where they were at there was a cliff that jutted out ton about where the river was and unfortunatly Inuyasha and Sango were. He reached in with his claws and pulled out another fish. Shippo jumped from the bank splashing Inuyasha and making the fish jump out of his hands and very comically slap him in the face a couple of times. (Like in those old cartoons where a fish slappes the person and jumps in the pond) Inuyasha looked at the Kit who ran in the bushes. Inuyasha took off and got snagged. After about 30 minutes of Inuyasha ranting and using hos ever color full language he stepped out of the bush with mud dirt and leaves all over him.

He walked too camp where Sango and Miroko fell over laughing. Shippo was still hiding. Inuyasha stood there and crossed his hands. "Well hahaha. Laugh it up but when I find that Kit he is gonna die." He flexed his claws to emphasize die.

Miroku looked up at his distraught friends."Inuyasha take it easy on him. He was just having fun."

"Well he coulda waited till I left."

Sango stood up and walked over to Inuyasha. She grabbed his clawed hand and pushed it down. "There is no need to kill anybody. Do you want Kagome to hate you when she returns?"

"No. I wonder how she is doing? Probably getting in trouble as always." Inuyasha looked at the ground and smirked remembering all the times that Kagome needed his help because she got into touble. 'Only this time I wont be there to help her.' Miroku looked at his friend and smiled.

"I am sure that Lady Kagome is just fine. Why I wouldn't be surprised if she has moved on by now." Inuyasha looked at his friend and everyone saw the hurt in his eyes. Inuyasha jumped to the trees taking off to find a demon to keep his mind off her. ' I hope she never forgets me. I know its selfish but I dont want her to move on.'

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They walked inside the hospital and saw their aunt talking to a man. He had short neat hair that stood up and had on a white hospital gown. They walked over to their aunt.

"Oh Isshin it really has been a long time." Chieko hugged the man who laughed and hugged her back.Finally she asked. "So how is Ichigo and your daughters. I haven't seen them since the funeral of Masaki."

"Ichigo is good. At first he bacame distant but this year he has a good group of friends so he is doing better. Karin is on a soccer team and is doing well and Yuzu just seems to get happier and she has friends. How is your sister Kiera. I haven't seen her since well before Ichigo was born."

"She died a couple of days ago. Both her and her father in law." Kagome felt a tear as Souta hugged her waist. Isshin hugged Chieko and whispered. "I'm so sorry. I didn't know. How was the funeral?"

"We had them baried outside the family shrine and well I have her kids. Souta, Kagome come meet my good old friend Isshin Kurosaki. Isshin this is my niece and nephew Souta and Kagome." Both of the kids bowed and Kagome whispered "Please to meet you." Isshin looked at her.

"How old are they?"

"Kagome is fifteen and Souta is about ten"

"Ichigo is that age. Hey she is going to school here right?"

"Yes."

"Well stay here till about five and she could meet him. After dinner I can take you home."

Chieko turned toward her silent niece and nephew. "Do you guys want to stay?" They shrugged their shoulders. Chieko faced Isshin. "Okay we'll stay."

"Great." Kagome sighed when Isshin left the room with Chieko talking about "the good ole' days". She really didn't feel like meeting anyone today. Least of all any new classmates. She just wanted to go back to the shrine and move to the feudal era with Souta in tow but she knew hecouldn't live there. He wouldn't survive. The rest of the day was spent with Kagome and Souta following their aunt or going outside. They had tried to bring Boyou but he had dissappeared so they couldn't find him. She was going to get him next time they went. She waited inside till about 4 then decided that the rain had lite up enough to go and practice archery.'Even though I am not going back for a few days I need to practice.'

She walked to her aunt who was STILL talking to Isshine and told her what she was doing. Isshine looked at her. "There are some woods only about 2 minutes away from here. You can shoot some there."

Her aunt looked at her and waved. Kagome ran out of the house and got her arrows. She walked to the woods and stood her ground. Ever since she first went to the feudal era she had practiced archery at her home. She had improved much. She turned off her cell phone so no one could call her. Her friends had called her none stop on the way to Karakura town till the rain messed with the reception.

She grabbed her arrows and put them on her back. She gripped the bow and lifted it up looking for the right tree to shoot. She got an arrow and notched it. SHe drew it back and aimed. She breathed out and released closing her eyes.

A smirk appeared on her face as she heard a thud from the arrow hitting the target. She notched another and did the same. She fired five more arrows making about seven and finally opened her eyes. The tree had a circle with seven arrows on it. The seventh one in the middle. She smiled and removed the arrows. 'Next time I go back I need to get more arrows.' She repeated the shooting for hours losing track of time.

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Ichigo sighed after another day of school. Hallows had not attacked for the last week and he was bored. He frowned and looked over at Rukia who was talking to Orihime about something. Finally she was done talking to her and Rukia turned toward Ichigo.

"Ichigo go ahead without me. I am staying at Orihime's tonight." He turned toward the exit of the school and looked over his shoulder.

"Ok. call me if there is a Hallow attack." She nodded and he walked out the door. He waved to Chad who was also walking home. He hadn't seen Uryu after class so he thought that he was practicing with his arrows. He had been doing that alot lately. He walked down the street and headed home. He walked past the woods when he heard thudding. He walked into the woods to the sound. He got closer and heard crying. He walked faste rthinking someone was hurt.

He reached a clearing near his house and stopped. In the middle was a girl with long black hair. She was pale and she was wearing jeans with a black short sleeve shirt that said fireworks assisstant. He could see tears drip off her face. He only saw the side of her face but saw that her eyes were closed. She looked almost peaceful except the tears. She released another arrow and sighed. She notched one last arrow and he stepped forward. When he did a twig snapped. She turned quickly and the arrow was released. Ichigo saw it coming and jumped to the ground. He looked up and she gasped. She ran over and knelt beside him with a worried expression.

He looked at her and screamed. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING SHOOTING ARROWS. ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL SOMEONE?!?!?!" SHe looked away and whispered. "No." She looked at him to make sure he wasn't hurt then stood up and got her arrows.

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She had been shooting for a while when she felt a presence. She dismissed it thinking it was an animal or a passing person. She shot more arrows and sighed. ' I wonder if Inuyasha has moved on. I wonder if Miroku ever told Sango the truth of his love. I hope so. They belong together...I miss them...' She heard a twig snap and she turned. She had turned so fast that her hand slipped releasing the arrow. She watched in slow motion as the arrow went towards a boy and he jumped. When it landed in the tree behind him she gasped. She ran towards him. She prayed he wasn't hurt. She hopped not.

She got to him and saw that he had on the new uniform she was to wear. He also had strange orange hair. She was looking at him when she heard him scream "WHAT ARE YOU DOING SHOOTING ARROWS. ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL SOMEONE?!?!?!" She couldnt believe it. He said the same thing that Inuyasha said when she had almost hit him once. ' Just like Inuyasha' She realized that being reminded made her sad of what she gave up.She felt more tears and decided to go back toward the hospital. She got up and said "No." and left. Not wanting to be reminded of a certain Hanyou by a certain orange haired kid's bad attitude.

She left the clearing and heard the bushes to her right. Being in the feudal era all the time made her more observant of the area around her. She heard a twig snap and she turned around and saw the boy. She was tired of him already. He was like a Hojo and a Inuyasha annoying and persistent and rude. The boy ran up to her and walked with her.

"What do you want?" He looked taken aback.

"Sorry I yelled. What were you doing with arrows any way in the middle of the forest." He wanted to know who she was or at least what she was. He sensed in her aura much power but it wasnt very spiritual. Just very stronge. Kagome looked over at him and saw him looking at her intently. It made her nervous. Finally she couldn't take it anymore. "Why are you following me and more importantly why are you staring at me?"

He looked away. "Nothing. I just dont remember seeing you around here."

"Thats because I just moved here from Tokyo. My name is Kagome Higurashi." She stopped and extended her hand.

He shook it then replied. "Im Ichigo Kurosaki." She looked at him strangely. "What?"

"Nothing. So you are the Ichigo Kurosaki. The one whom your father is so proud of."

"How do you know my father."

"We broke down infront of the hospital and he is old friends with my aunt Chieko.Apparently she knew your mom."

Ichigo's face turned gloomy and sad. "Is something wrong Ichigo?"

"No. I just dont like talking about my mom is all." He continued to walk ahead of her.

"Its, okay." She walked up to him and matched his pace. After a moment he turned toward her again.

"So why did you move here?" She got a far off look in her eyes and looked down at the ground.

"My mom died a couple of days ago. I am now living with my aunt. Well me and my brother Souta." He turned and said "Sorry. I know how you feel. You dont want to talk about it." She nodded her head to agree. They walked to his house and walked in. Ichigo's dad came in and greeted them.

"Aww Ichigo my son your home. I see you met Kagome." He pointed to Chieko and Souta. "This is my old friend, ' Emphasise on old' " He laughed as everyone heard a "HEY" in the kitchen where Chieko was helping Yuzu cooking. After a minute Isshin finished. "So that was Chieko and this is her nephew Souta." Souta waved and Ichigo answered. "Hey kid." Souta nodded and sat down on a chair and played on his Gameboy.

Kagome walked over and sat down by Souta and put her arm around him.

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Kagome layed in her new bed and thought about the day...

After dinner was done everyone sat down. Yuzu who reminded her of Rin was bubbly and talkative. Her aunt and Isshin talked about old times and Souta ate quietly. Apparently Karin had somewhere to go and Ichigo just sat down and ate. Only asking questions when needed.

She layed down and sighed. Tomarrow she would be getting her clothes and friday she was going to the shrine to get anything they had left behind and hopefully Boyou. She heard her door creak and looked up to see Souta. He walked over to her bed and sat down. She lifted herself up and saw tears on his face. "Souta whats wrong."

He turned and hugged her. "I miss mom. Can I sleep in here with you?" She nodded and he layed down. She layed down and hugged him close. Finally he sighed and she felt tears on her arm.

"Souta? Want me to sing that lulaby mom use to sing?" She felt him nod and began.

Hush a bye
Dont you cry
Go to sleep my little baby
When you wake
You shall have
All the pretty little ponies

In your bed
Momma said
Babys riding off to dreamland
One by one
Theyve begun
Dance and prance for little baby
Blacks and bays, dapples and greys
Running in the night
When you wake
You shall have
All the pretty little ponies

Can you see the little ponies
Dance before your eyes
All the pretty little ponies
Will be there when you arise

She stopped and looked down. Souta was sound asleep. She sighed and nodded off.

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She stepped out of the car and breathed in the scent of the trees surrounding the Shrine. Yesterday had been hectic. They had gone shopping and tried on clothes and bought three shirts and three pants as well as a new jacket and new gloves. They also got three uniforms. They started school on monday.

They walked up to the shrine and saw the well house. Souta went inside and her aunt was out at the car. Or so she thought.

"I know about the feudal era." Kagome turned toward her aunt and asked "What?"

"I know about the feudal era. Your mom told me. Kagome I want you to know that you can go but only during the weekends and breaks." Kagome was still in shock her mom had told her aunt her most precious secret. Finally she snapped out of it. "Really?!?!?"

"Yes. Now come along we need to go back." She turned around to leave when she heard a noise. She walked back up to the well house and heard a shuffle. 'Inuyash?' No. She walked in and saw a ball of fur. She walked to the bottom of the stepps and saw it was Boyou. She screamed and everyone ran to her.

"Kagome whats wrong?" Her aunt was frantic. Souta came up a minute later breathing hard and waving his arms.

"Ka..go..me...wh...ats...w.wrong..." Souta said between frantic breaths. Kagome reached down and pulled out some fur from the bottom step and stood straight. She turned around and Souta laughed and ran to hug Boyou. Kagome smiled watching her brother run off to the car. Today was coming out to be a beautiful day.

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Second chapter out. What do you think? Review.Currently writing third chapter.