When lunch had come round, Kagome was about to walk towards Henry and Ralph when Margaret led her in an opposite direction.
"Oh, you're just going to love the girls!" Margaret squealed. Kagome glanced back at Henry and Ralph, a rather puzzled expression on her face. Telling by their looks, they were just as clueless as she was. Margaret pulled her into the line with Susan, chatting animatedly. Kagome stood silently, not knowing what to say. She glanced behind herself to see Henry and Ralph a few people back. She sent them a pleading look. Margaret caught her attention and began to talk about something. Kagome pretended to be interested when really she couldn't be bothered with talking about fairy toys and whatnot. Once getting her lunch, Kagome was pulled to a table and sat down.
"Hi, Katie!" Gurinda greeted, smiling at the foreign girl. Kagome smiled back.
"Hi, Gurinda." She replied before looking at her food in disgust. It looked like disgusting slop, as normal. "Yeah, I'm going to avoid lunch today, this looks disgusting and," Kagome sniffed slightly and gagged. "Rancid."
"Yeah, I'm thinking of switching to packed lunch." Soraya said. Kagome nodded, thinking it wasn't a bad idea.
"So, like, what was life like back in Japan for you?" Susan asked, folding her arms. Kagome hummed, taking a sip of the water which seemed like the only thing she could consume without being sick.
"What can I say? It was amazing. I had great friends, there were nice teachers, the school lunches were definitely better. I lived on a Shrine with my family but as you know, we moved here. I helped my mum through the shrine as a shrine maiden, or as we call them, a miko." Kagome started to get lost, telling tales of when she lived in Japan. The girls she sat with became extremely intrigued and were baffled once she finished. Kagome felt her chest tighten with all the memories from home and her eyes stung with unshed tears.
"Wow, life in Japan sounds amazing for you." Gurinda murmured in amazement. Kagome nodded before getting up.
"I'm going to put my tray away. I'll see you guys later." She sent them a strained smile before taking her tray and emptying the contents before putting her tray away and heading out of the cafeteria. Kagome sighed, running a hand through her long hair as her tears started to leak from her eyes. She was poked in the shoulders and Kagome quickly wiped her eyes and turned only to see Henry and Ralph.
"Hey, Kagome." Henry said, holding a football. "Wanna join us outside?"
"D'you know what? That sounds just perfect." Kagome replied. The three headed outside and messed about, kicking the ball and talking. "I prefer hanging with you guys. I just felt of place with all the girls."
"That's good to know. You're one of us." Ralph kicked around for a bit before passing it to Henry. Kagome felt warmth when she heard that.
"One of them. Wow..." She thought as the ball was passed to her. She played around, kicking it up a few times before passing it back to Ralph.
"Mind telling me what you boys get up to sometimes?" Kagome asked. Henry caught the ball and both boys looked at each other with large smiles.
"We might have to sit down for this." Henry laughed, making Kagome wonder what adventures these two have been up to. They sat on a bench and the two boys started describing things they've done, bringing gasps or laughter from the small female. When they came to Henry getting messages mixed up, Kagome looked at Ralph and made a comment that she never knew he could be a romantic, making Henry laugh. Before they could continue, the bell rung. Music. The students hurried in and Henry, Ralph and Kagome headed to the hall. There, Miss Battleaxe stated to the students that they would be singing for a few weeks, making boys groan but girls exclaim in excitement. Kagome turned to her two close friends, only to see they weren't excited like she was. Books were passed around and Kagome looked at the cover. Amy McDonald?
"Who's Amy McDonald?" Al questioned. Many students didn't know this singer, excluding Kagome and Soraya.
"She's a singer from Scotland." Miss Battleaxe stated. "She was one of my favourites." She set up a CD player and started a song . "Go to page 6 and sing if you know it. If you don't, listen carefully." The start of Let's Start A Band filled everyone's ears and Kagome couldn't help but sing along with Soraya, making Henry and Ralph stare at her. Since when did she sing?!
When school was finally over, Kagome outstretched her arms outside.
"Ah~!" She cried out, stretching. That's when Henry and Ralph spoke.
"You sing?!" Both boys exclaimed. Kagome turned to them, a genuine innocent look on her face.
"Yeah. You didn't know?" She asked, tilting her head. "I love to sing, I find it fun."
"Hey, do you two want to come round to mine?" Ralph asked, his hands in his pockets.
"I'm in." Both said to Ralph. They smiled at each other and headed down the streets. That was when Margaret appeared out of nowhere, wrapping an arm around Kagome's shoulders.
"I've been needing to talk to you!" She said, sending a glare to Henry and Ralph. "Do you want to come round to my house?" Before Kagome could decline, Ralph butted in, sending Margaret a just as powerful glare.
"Sorry, Margaret. She already agreed to come to mine." He stated, grabbing Kagome's arm and pulling her away from Margaret. Kagome placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Calm down, I won't drop something I agreed to first for something else." She promised, looking at Ralph. He turned to see her sincere look and his tense body relaxed slightly. Kagome slowly pried his hand from her arm to make sure he wouldn't grab on again. She turned to Margaret and smiled sweetly. "I would love to but, as Ralph said, I'm going to his house. Maybe some other time?"
"Oh, yeah! Sure!" Margaret said, still glaring at the two boys. She walked off, making Ralph fully relax. Kagome turned to Ralph and smiled.
"Don't worry, see? I'm still here!" She insisted. Ralph still looked annoyed, making her pout. "What do I have to do to make you happy? Hug you? 'Cause I will!" Ralph's eyes widened when the girl launched forward and gave him a big hug. Henry sniggered behind his hand at the surprised expression on his face.
"Uuh..." Ralph let out an unsure sound as Kagome pulled back. She smiled.
"You happy now?" She asked, tilting her head. Ralph coughed before nodding.
"Uh, yeah... let's," Ralph cleared his throat. "Let's go." Kagome nodded before they continued walking. Henry smirked at Ralph, who rolled his eyes. "Shut up." Ralph muttered to his horrid friend, who gave an oh-so innocent look.