School had ended and the pupils hurried out, cheering loudly. Kagome walked beside Henry and Ralph, discussing random matters as they got to the gates.
"Hey, Kagome, do you want to come round to mine? Ralph and I are hanging out." Henry offered. Kagome hummed, adjusting her bag.
"Sounds like fun! Let me ask my brother." She smiled as footsteps were heard.
"'Gome-chan." Hands clamped down on the young girl's shoulders. Kagome looked behind her to see her elder brother.
"Kairi!" She said happily, turning and giving the teen a hug.
"How was your first day?" Kairi smiled down at his little sister. She grinned.
"It was good. These are my friends, Henry and Ralph." Kagome gestured to the two boys, who waved. "Can I go round to Henry's house with them to hang out today?"
"I don't see why not." Kairi ruffled her hair. "Just have fun and be the good girl you are."
"Thanks, Kairi-kun! You're the best!" Kagome nodded. The elder male sent her a small grin before turning and walking off. Kagome looked at the two boys before sticking her tongue out playfully.
"Well then, let's get going!" Ralph smiled and the trio headed off down the street. They loudly sung songs by the Killer Boy Rats joyfully, getting lost in the tunes while enjoying each other's company. The four had bumped into Perfect Peter, the wormy little brother of Henry. And who was that he was with?
"Hello, Henry!" Peter greeted cheerfully. Henry glared at the bond boy.
"Go away worm." He snarled, making Peter frown. The boy he was with had black hair and brown eyes. He glanced at Kagome and grinned.
"Big sis!" He cheered. "You know Peter's brother?"
"Aito?" Kagome blinked in bewilderment. "Did you ask Kairi to hang out with your little friend?" Aito nodded, smiling brightly.
"Hai!" He said. "Peter asked if I wanted to come round to his house!"
"Oh, you're already making friends, I'm so glad." Kagome hugged the little boy. Henry and Ralph glanced at each other.
"Yes! We're going to go ahead. See you later!" Peter exclaimed happily and the two friends walked on.
"You have a little brother?" Ralph asked in confusion. Kagome rolled her eyes playfully and responded sarcastically.
"Oh, no, that was just an absolute stranger who I randomly called my brother and hugged(!)" The Asian female smirked teasingly. Ralph turned bright red, and crossed his arms in embarrassment.
"You know what I mean, Kagome." He mumbled. Kagome laughed.
"Yeah, I know. Still, I had to take the chance to embarrass you, Ralph." She replied, getting up on her toes and reaching up to ruffle Ralph's hair. The boy let out a sound of distress and exclaimed a loud 'hey!' while swatting her hand away. He shook his head to put his hair back in its rightful style. Ralph sent Kagome a playful glare.
"Well, let's just continue on." Henry laughed as they started walking again. Once the three got in the house, Henry yelled "MOOOOOOM! I'M HOME!" Henry's mother sighed, coming out from the kitchen.
"Hello, Henry, hello Ralph. Oh." Henry's mother looked at Kagome. Kagome smiled and bowed politely.
"Hello, I'm Kagome! I recently moved here from Japan, it's a delight to meet you." When Kagome straightened her back, she continued. "Henry offered for me to come round, I hope it isn't much of a bother." Henry's mother looked rather shocked. Her son was friends with a polite, well mannered and sweet girl. She cleared her throat.
"Oh, well it's nice to meet you too, Kagome. It's no bother." Henry's mother smiled at the young girl before sending her son a warning look that said 'don't taint the poor girl with your bad behaviour.' Henry scoffed and rolled his eyes.
"Hey, wanna see my fort?" Henry asked. Kagome nodded with a smile.
"Sounds like fun, Henry!" She agreed. The three sprinted off outside into the garden and straight to the fort. They got inside, laughing joyfully.
"So, what other bands and singers do you like?" Ralph asked. Kagome plopped onto the couch.
"Well, I like My Chemical Romance, Sleeping with Sirens, Pierce the Veil, stuff like that. I'm also a fan of now music. Like Rihanna, a little bit of Selena Gomez, and some other singers." Kagome confessed. Ralph and Henry loomed at each other. Those bands they haven't heard of.
"We haven't heard of those bands before." Henry admitted, scratching his head. Kagome gasped before straightening her back.
"Well, when I get the chance, I'll let you listen to them!" She promised. Ralph sat on the couch with her, then joined by Henry. Kagome went through her bag, humming softly. Then she pulled out a white packet and opened it. She offered it to Henry and Ralph. "Want some?"
"What are they?" Henry questioned, looking in to see multiples of drop-like shapes covered in blue tinfoil.
"Hershey's kisses." Kagome informed. "Cookies and cream flavoured. They're really nice." She insisted. The two boys reached in and grabbed one before unwrapping them from the foil. They ate it and hummed in delight.
"They're pretty good!" Ralph smiled. Kagome grinned back.
"Aren't they just?" She popped one into her mouth, smiling and shutting her eyes in joy at the delicious flavour of the Hershey's kiss. "Although, there was a weird thing my friend told me back in Japan." Kagome opened her eyes and tilted her head.
"What did your friend tell you?" Henry questioned, him and Ralph looking at Kagome. Kagome's cheeks flushed pink.
"Oh dear. Well, she said that there was a so-called 'fun' game you could play with these. She's 14 so she knows about this stuff. Well, apparently her and her boyfriend were eating them when he got an idea. He just popped a Hershey's kiss into his mouth and then kissed her. French." Kagome's cheeks darkened. "No thank you! No siree Bob!"
"Eww, that's disgusting." Both boys stuck their tongues out in disgust. The trio continued to play about until it became late. The sky darkened a bit, telling the three friends it was time to go. Ralph and Kagome both waved goodbye to Henry before walking outside the house.
"So, which way are you headed?" Kagome asked. Ralph pointed to the left.
"That way. You?"
"Other way." Kagome's thumb jerked to the right.
"Then I'll walk with you." Ralph stated. Kagome's eyes widened.
"Oh no, you don't have to!" She gasped. "It's fine, I can get there by myself."
"I'm walking with you to make sure you don't get lost. Now, what's your address?" Ralph turned to Kagome. She sighed and informed him of the address. He nodded. "Let's go then." The two begun walking. They didn't get two steps to the right when a rustling caught their attention. The sound was so abrupt that Kagome squealed in fear and latched onto Ralph, hiding her face in his red hoodie. Ralph yelped in surprise when she grabbed him, the petite female shivering slightly in the dim air.
Nervously, Kagome slowly rose her head up only for her cheeks to turn bright pink when her eyes met with Ralph's. Both stood there, awkwardly blushing, before looking up to see a bird up in the tree, ruffling it's feathers.
"Oh." Kagome quickly let go of Ralph's hoodie. "S-sorry, Ralph." She scratched the back of her neck, looking down at the ground. Ralph cleared his throat, ignoring the warmth in his cheeks.
"D-don't worry about it." He insisted, looking away. "Good thing I'm not letting you walk on your own, huh?"
"Yeah. I'm so glad my brother's already home, don't want him seeing this." The two laughed softly. They didn't notice the eyes watching them closely, narrowed dangerously.