Old Ways, New World

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Chapter 5: Flashback- Kagome & Jake Talk

As the sun began to set and the night sky cover Pandora like a blanket, Kagome was lying on a roof of one of the buildings. She was thinking of when she pulled Jake aside after Grace stormed out of the lab.

FLASHBACK

Jake went to follow Max and Norm, but was pulled off to the side by Kagome. "I need to speak with you."

"About what Kags?"

"Why didn't you tell me about Tommy? How come I had to hear it on Pandora and not on earth?"

"He died a week before he was gonna ship out Kags. It was so sudden. And I'm still recovering from his death. I was just shocked and angry about the guy who killed him and the guys from RDA."

"Well I only found out that he was dead. If you're up to it could you tell me how he died?"

"He didn't die. He was murdered. A man killed him for the paper in his wallet. It was one week before he was gonna ship out to Pandora."

"And so let me guess. The RDA board sent two guys to get you to take his place."

"Yeah, more or less. So tell me how you got into this little gig."

"Well, I had just finished high school and –"

"Wait you mean to tell me that you just finished high school?"

"Yes, and please wait until I'm done talking. Please and thank you. Ok as I was saying, they contacted me when I graduated from high school with an average so I was confused as to why they wanted me. Then they asked, "If I was Kagome Higurashi, descendent of the monk and priestess clan?" I said, " No. My name is Higurashi Kagome, descendent of the monk and priestess clan." I had to hold in my laughter from their confused faces."

"Why were they confused? I mean sure you switched your name around, but that's it."

"They spoke in English and I spoke in Japanese with a face of "I don't understand you". It was their turn to be confused. As they poorly tried to speak in Japanese, I was trying not to laugh and give myself away. Finally after almost five minutes I gave them a little break and started speaking in poor English asking if they were looking for a Higurashi Kagome. They said yes and I went to go get my friend's little brother I was living with, he's about seven, and trust me Jake you should have seen their faces. They started to mumble about how the board was going crazy sending children to Pandora. They looked at us like we were idiots when we broke out laughing. I said that my name was Kagome Higurashi in perfect English. I thought they were going to drop dead with shock."

"Wait you said that you were living with a friend. What about your mother, grandfather, and Souta?"

Kagome's face fell. "They were killed in an arsenic fire. A local Christianity group was angry that we still practiced the Shinto so openly. So they threw fire bombs everywhere. The house, the sheds, even the Goshinboku tree. I was coming home from a friend's when I saw what happened. They had managed to save their bodies, if not their lives. Their bodies were almost unrecognizable. The only on that did not perish in the fire was Buyo. He died a year or so before from old age. Besides my family, I was sorry to see the Goshinboku tree in flames. That tree was over 1,000 years old. It even bloomed when I was 15. It hadn't done that for 500 years. It was a very special time for us. I can still remember when grandfather would chase Souta around saying that he would make the perfect monk doctor. He couldn't make up his mind whether Souta should be a monk or a doctor. However Souta kept saying that he was going to be a famous Soccer player. I also remember mother cooking and being there when the times were hard. I miss them so much." Kagome finished with tears pouring down her face.

"Did they let you see them before they were burned?"

"Yes. Some of their ashes I kept."

"Where are the ashes you kept?"

"They are each in a pendant I made. I might make another one, but larger and combine them into one. Or I might not. So what happened to Tommy's body?"

"He was burned as well, but I kept his necklace that you made him when we had to leave Japan."

"Maybe when the time is right, we can bury them together."

END OF FLASHBACK

"So whatcha doing?"

"God dang it, Jake! You scared the crap out of me!"

"Sorry Kags, but I was just asking."

"Do that again and I'll castrate you." Kagome growled out.

"Ok Kags. I read you loud and clear."

"Wait Jake. I think I hear something."

As they continued to sit there as two creatures of the night they could hear loud voices that became shouting. They couldn't understand for all the yelling at once, but whatever they were doing sure was funny. Some of the attendants actually ran into each other, the whole scene reminded the two of chickens with their heads cut off. They sat there for a while longer laughing their heads off. After they calmed down, they decided to join them to see what wrong. They walked up to Grace whose back was turned shouting orders to some of the attendants.

"Find them! I don't care if you have to tear Hell's Gate apart! I want-"

"Uh…Grace?" One of the attendants tried to interrupt her.

"Do not interrupt me! What! " As they pointed behind her.

"Where the hell have you to been?

"We were up on a roof, just having a friendly chat."

Grace drew in a frustrated breath and let it back out as a sigh. "Well it's time to call it a day."

As they went into where their beds were kept, Jake noticed that Kagome had a lot of things by her bed.

"What's all that for Kagome?"

"You'll find out later Jake. G'night"

"Night Kags."

"Lights out! See you at dinner kiddies."

So how was this one?