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Chapter 26
2 weeks later…
Hikara's P.O.V.
Today I met two girls who apparently just moved into the neighbourhood. They're about the same age as me and actually quite interesting, not to mention really nice. I met them when I went to the store to get food for Natsume and I.
Ayame has bright orange hair which she wears in two twin pigtails. Her eyes are a very pretty emerald color and she revealed to me the fact that she's a wolf demon.
Kirro has long, black hair with darker emerald green eyes and is half wolf demon, half human.
Oh, and did I mention they're sisters.
Since they didn't know anyone, I decided to show them around. That's also when I found out they're going to the same school as me! Excited to meet new people, I took it in to help them out for the next couple of days. I guess I'll hang out with them until they learn their way around.
Even if it means separating myself from my sister and my other friends for a while, it won't be for long. Plus, I'm sure they won't mind since Naraku's still after Kagome and I. Me separating from them won't give them too much trouble.
At school...
Natsume's P.O.V.
Hikara hasn't talked to me in a while. I even asked Kagome and everyone else and they said Hikara hasn't been talking to them either. I wonder if anything's wrong. Whenever I ask her she just shrugs and says it's nothing. Even at home, she's always on the phone or going out.
I looked over to see her talking to the two new girls and I couldn't help but feel a little pang of jealousy. She should be talking to me and the others, not two girls she barely met. Not to mention she hasn't even introduced them to any of us.
I felt a tap on my shoulder.
"Natsume. Did you and Hikara have a fight or something?"
I looked over to see Kagome, Inuyasha and everyone else standing behind me. I sighed. "No, we didn't fight. But she's been avoiding us and I have no idea why. It's like she doesn't want to hang with us anymore."
I felt more and more hurt as each word escaped my mouth.
Kagome looked over at my sister. "Hmm. I don't know them, but Hikara seems to be spending all her time with them. But I guess we'll probably find out soon."
"I hope so. I don't like not talking to Hikara nor do I like how she's leaving all of us out," I said. I looked up at Kagome. "Usually she tells me everything, but the last few days she hasn't talked or even glanced my way. I feel so…left out. We're supposed to be sisters!"
I was mad and sad at the same time. For the first time in a long time, I felt like I didn't know Hikara anymore.
Kagome's P.O.V.
Poor Natsume. She must be going through a lot, especially when she's suddenly shunned by her sister like that. She said Hikara hasn't talked to her in a long time. Looking at the water demon in front of me, I saw the most hopeless look on her face and it pained me to see.
"Kagome," Inuyasha suddenly called out. "I'm going to give Hikara a piece of my mind and find out what's going on. She's been leaving us out way too much and I'm sick of it. Don't stop me."
Before I could say anything else, I watched as Inuyasha walked over to the three girls.
He's gonna do something stupid! The idiot!
"Hikara!" he yelled. "What the hell is with you?!"
Hikara looked startled. "What-"
"You better tell us why you're ignoring us and your sister 'cause we're all starting to feel like you're pushing us away on purpose!"
Hikara looked sort of pissed. "I don't know what you're thinking, but-"
"We have no idea what to think! You're neglecting all of us and suddenly being so friendly to two girls that you haven't even introduced to us?!"
The girl with red hair in pigtails stepped up. "Don't blame Hikara. She was just showing us around!"
The other girl with black hair agreed. "Yeah, there's no need for you to yell at her like that!"
"Stay out of this," growled Inuyasha. "You have no idea what we feel."
He turned back towards Hikara. "And what about your sister?! Have you thought about how Natsume must feel, seeing you pushing her away like this?! She you're goddamn sister and you're treating her like a stranger!"
Hikara looked shocked and her expression was quite tortured. I slapped a hand to my forehead. Inuyasha can get really over-reactant sometimes.
We all saw Hikara's eyes start to water. "I don't know what's wrong with you! I was just showing these new girls around! I thought that with everything going on right now that I could step away for a while since I'll bring even more trouble," she sobbed. "I was just thinking of you guys!"
Before anyone could explain what we felt gently, Hikara took off running.
"Hikara!" I yelled after her but she didn't stop.
I turned to Natsume, giving her a message to go after her.
"I don't know…" she mumbled.
"She's your sister! Just go after her and explain!"
After some debate, Natsume nodded and ran after her crying sister.
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