Chapter 1: Moving and Meeting Asahi Azumane
Quick Note: This starts before Haikyu started and after the jewel is completed. Kagome is entering her third (final) year of high school.
She looked out the window of the car. It was a long drive and her whole life was packed into this cramped car with her family. It was only her life packed into this car. The jewel was completed, the last battle fought and won, but at heavy costs. Inuyasha had been tricked into going to hell with Kikyo. When that portal closed, Kikyo had returned to ashes and her soul returned to Kagome, and Inuyasha, he was stuck in hell with no way for his soul to reincarnate. She would never get the chance to be with him. Sango, Miroku, Kouga, and Ayame died in the fight. Kouga's legs were torn straight off and his shards pulled from the bleeding limbs. Ayame had been struck down in her grief. She could still see flashes of their deaths in her mind. Miroku died painfully, writhing on the ground as poison spread through his system as Sango stood guard over his form. She had been swarmed. Kirara had been charged with protecting the village, Rin and Shippo. On quiet nights she could still hear their screams as they died.
She had been overcome with rage and sorrow. She had picked up the discarded Tetsusaiga and it transformed. She swung it with all her might at the same time Sesshomaru had swung Bakusaiga. Her attack had been enough to shatter his barrier and combined with Sesshomaru's attack, he stood no chance. Before Naraku's soul could go on, she had purified it from existence. She did not want to risk another crazed being trying to take over the world. Sesshomaru had felt the pull of the Tensaiga and used it to revive the two wolves, the monk and the slayer. She was happy but sad. When she got and purified the jewel, she realized that there was no such thing as a pure wish. Every wish had an underlining of self-gain. She would be cursed with the jewel until she died.
Sesshomaru had just nodded at her. He was gone in his orb. She watched on as Ayame embraced Kouga, tears in her eyes. Sango was crying into Miroku's chest as he looked at his hand, the void gone. She was by herself, tears finally falling from her eyes. She grasped the jewel tightly in her hand and dared not make a wish. Not even to bring Inuyasha back. She collapsed to her knees and had cried her eyes out, a scream ripping from her throat. She screamed until her voice was gone and her tears dried up. Her eyes and throat ached, and she could feel her heart breaking. She went home after that. After goodbyes to her friends and Shippo. She knew Sango and Miroku would look after him. He would be upset with her for a long time, she knew. But he was a demon. He had a long time ahead of him to get over it and forgive her.
She sighed as she pushed those thoughts from her mind. The scenery was changing, less buildings being seen and more country side. She was going to live with her cousin, Shimizu Kiyoko. Her mother had contacted her sister and said that Kagome had gone through some things and was in need of a change in scenery. She had agreed to have Kagome stay with them. It had been years since Kagome visited them after all. Her paperwork to enter Karasuno was already completed and turned in to the school. She had managed to pass her first two years of high school with close to perfect scores. Some things clicked after a while and school had become easier for her.
"We're almost there," her mom said from the driver's seat. She just nodded, knowing her mom was using the rearview mirror to look at her. Maybe this would be good for her. Maybe she could finally put the past behind her and get on with her life. Maybe she could find someone else to love, just not too soon, hopefully.
She looked up after the car came to a stop. Her brother had already jumped out of the car and was helping grandpa out of the passenger side of the car. She got out slowly, her back pack in her hand. She pulled it onto her back just as her cousin, Kiyoko, came walking out to greet them. She was more reserved in her behavior than what Kagome was used to. She wondered if everyone here was just as reserved as her cousin. If they were, Kagome might just be bored here. That might not be a terrible thing though.
"It's nice to see you again, Kagome-chan," Kiyoko greeted. She gave Kagome a smile.
"It is nice to see you as well, Kiyoko-chan." She returned the smile, but it didn't quite reach her eyes. If anything, she looked tired.
"Mother and father wanted to be here to greet you, but father is at work and mother hasn't come back from getting things for dinner tonight. Mother did get your room together though." She turned and led Kagome and her family into the house and up the stairs. She opened a door to a bare room. It had a closet with shelves in it and plenty of space to hang up her clothes. There was another door. "Mother suggested you getting this room, so you would have your own bathroom."
"I appreciate it," Kagome said, setting her bag down. Souta was already coming up with two boxes. Kagome headed back down the stairs and back to the car to get some of her things. Turning from the trunk, she almost crashed into a tall male. He apologized sheepishly as Kiyoko walked up.
"Asahi-san," she greeted. "What are you doing here?"
"Ah, I just wanted to see how you were doing." He smiled at her, trying not to look at the other blue-eyed female he almost ran into. She was walking past now with what looked to be a futon.
"I am doing good," she said. She pushed her glasses up her nose. "My cousin is moving in with my family, so I will be showing her around tomorrow." He nodded and grabbed the remainder of the boxes from the trunk and followed Kiyoko up the stairs and into the room that had a few boxes. "Kagome-chan, this is a friend of mine, Asahi Azumane. Asahi-san, this is my cousin, Higurashi Kagome."
"Nice to meet you, Asahi-san." She gave a formal bow and he returned it, if a little shyly.
"It is nice to meet you as well, Higurashi-san." He rubbed the back of his head, careful to not mess up the bun his hair was in.
"Thank you for the help," she said as she stood up. She could see the boxes in his hands.
"It's no problem," he said. He was raised to help when he could. "Shimizu-san, I'll see you around." He turned and gave Kagome a smile. "And I look forward to getting to know you, Higurashi-san." He gave a short wave before seeing himself out. He tried not to blush at the smile he received from the female. He wasn't even sure what year she was in high school. He would admit that she was attractive. He'd never be able to tell her that though.
Kagome opened the closest box to see some of her clothes. She pushed it towards the closet before opening another box. This one had some of her books and sketch pads. She pushed it into the furthest corner and kept going through boxes and separating them. She would need to get a desk and some shelves for her books and the few trinkets she had. There were even archery trophies and ribbons. Her clothes were easy enough to put away and she made a note to go get a couple pairs of uniforms for school when she got the chance. She had saved up a bit of money, so she might be able to buy a desk and chair at least.
There was a shout from downstairs, so she stood and made her way downstairs to see her aunt placing a bag on the counter. Her mother was sitting downstairs with Souta and grandpa. She entered and gave her aunt a hug and helped take the groceries out of the bag. She was told to get washed up while her aunt made dinner.
She went back up to what would be her room. Her family would be leaving after dinner. It would be late when they got back, but traffic would be minimal. She would miss her family, but she could still call them every day. She was so focused on the changes that she had not paid much attention to Kiyoko's friend. She knew he was tall, about 195 centimeters (6 feet 3 inches) and had brown hair and brown eyes, but she hadn't paid much attention to him, too focused on the changes she would have to go through. Perhaps when she saw him again, she would pay better attention to what he looked like and how he acted. His aura was calming enough, like a warm breeze on a spring day. She wouldn't mind spending time with him.
She went down when her aunt said dinner was ready. She went down the stairs at a sedate pace. She was too concerned with her own thoughts. She was surprised to see oden. It was her favorite. Her aunt was being accommodating when it came to her. She thanked her quietly, happy to have oden. She wondered if her aunt's oden was as good as her mother's. Kiyoko sat next to her. They were really close in age. She was just slightly older than Kiyoko. Kiyoko would probably seem more mature than her, but Kagome had seen things no one else probably ever would see. She tried to cling to what little innocence she had left in her body, mind and soul. Seeing death aged one dramatically. No one knew what she had been through and it seemed that no one would ever know what she had been through. She would probably be committed otherwise.
She dug in and smiled. "Arigato," Kagome said. "It's good."
"I thought you would like it," her aunt said with a soft smile. "Kiyoko offered to take you around tomorrow. You should probably get sized for your uniform at that time as well."
"I thought so as well," Kagome said. "I wouldn't want my uniform to be too big or too small." Her aunt nodded. "I might look for a job to get a few pieces of furniture."
"We have spare furniture you could use," her uncle said after swallowing. "A desk and a few shelves we have no use for. I can get them from storage after dinner."
"Arigato," Kagome said before taking another bite. It would make things easier for her. All that was left for her to unpack was her books, trophies and ribbons and some Knick knacks and pictures.
"We can stop by the school tomorrow to get your class assignment," Kiyoko told Kagome. "And I can take that time to show you the campus and the area around here." Kagome nodded, her mouth full.
"I appreciate it," she finally said after swallowing. "Does the school have a kyudo club?" She asked. She wanted to keep practicing her archery.
"The school does, but it is hard to get on the team, from what I heard," Kiyoko warned.
"I don't doubt that I will make the team," Kagome said. She had two bows and tons of arrows. She had a short bow and a long bow. She was accurate with both.
"I will be busy after school if you don't get accepted to the team," Kiyoko said.
"I will find something to do," Kagome said. She finished eating. "I will be in my room," she said as she stood and approached the sink. She washed her bowl before going up the stairs. She wanted to setup her futon for bed. She was used to sleeping on one as opposed to a western bed that everyone else seemed to use now in days.