InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Dashed Hopes ❯ Surprises ( Chapter 3 )
[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
By: Fay-of-Faerie 
Inuyasha learns where Kagome is from and more to Kagome's past is revealed to Sango. Now Sango has a plan, but what will it be?
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Drama / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 07.24.2004 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.4K | Visits: 1.1K | Status: Completed
Inuyasha learns where Kagome is from and more to Kagome's past is revealed to Sango. Now Sango has a plan, but what will it be?
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Drama / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 07.24.2004 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.4K | Visits: 1.1K | Status: Completed
Each time the chapter will get a little longer. Enjoy and please review!
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Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha, Kagome and Inuyasha would have kissed already in the anime, Sesshoumaru would get more respect, and Miroku would be taken seriously once in a while. So obviously, I don’t.
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Dashed Hopes
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--- Last Chapter ---
Inuyasha stood starring after them as they walked out the door. “Wait!” he called running after them. “I never agreed to pay for my own! She still owes me!”
--- End of Last Chapter ---
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Chapter 3: Surprises
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Kagome sat with the youngest of the group, Souta and Shippou, on either side of her. She stared glumly at her bowl of ice cream, which long ago had melted to a mass of white goo. She supported one side of her face with a propped up hand; with the other hand she held a spoon and was stirring the glob of dairy product.
Sighing for the umpteenth time she blocked out the chatting from everyone around her.
“Kagome?” she heard a quiet male voice ask.
Looking up quickly she found herself starring into the lavender pools that were Inuyasha’s eyes. “Yeah?”
Inuyasha paused when he saw the bandage over her eye. He was going to start yelling at her for messing with his parade again, just to see how long it took to tick her off, but he stopped. “Where’d you get that cut?” he suddenly asked out of nowhere.
Kagome blushed and looked back down at the bowl in front of her. Sango, Miroku, Souta, and Shippou all stopped their conversation about some anime show to hear her reply.
Sango paled. “Um, don’t worry about it Inuyasha,” she tried to smooth things over.
Inuyasha looked at all their worried faces but decided to press it anyway. Looking back at her he urged her to continue, “Well?”
Blue eyes snapped up to stare into his lavender ones. They were full of hatred, sorrow, and anger. No happiness at all. “Would you mind your own business?!” she snapped.
Souta flinched. He hated to see his sister like this, when she was no longer cheerful. He knew her heart called out for revenge, and that was so un-Kagome like. Shippou crawled into her lap and hugged his tiny body to hers. Souta leaned his head against her shoulder, trying to give her some comfort.
Inuyasha watched with incredulous eyes. ‘What I’d say?’
“We met Kagome at the shelter,” Sango explained quietly.
Inuyasha paled. He hated the shelter. He could fire a whole staff of workers with out blinking, but he couldn’t stand to see a woman cry. And there were many of those at SHA. He immediately felt sorry for Kagome. He had never thought she was from there. She was too happy earlier, had too much bite left in her. Inuyasha opened his mouth to start some sort of an apology, at least one he could do, when she interrupted him.
“Don’t bother,” she spat out with disgust. “We don’t need your pity,” Kagome glared hard at the young man.
Miroku flinched. With him he couldn’t stand to see a woman upset. Especially a friend, no matter how new of one she was. “Kagome, he didn’t mean it. Inuyasha has the habit of running his mouth before thinking,” Miroku tried to excuse his best friend.
Kagome’s eyes glazed over for a second before she gave her head a little shake. “Sorry about that,” she apologized to everyone suddenly, her voice softer. “I didn’t mean to sound so...angry...at you Inuyasha. I didn’t mean for it to come out that way,” she apologized while looking at him earnestly.
“Feh,” Inuyasha grumbled before going back to his ice cream, the cheery mood forgotten.
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‘Damn! What was her problem?’ Inuyasha thought to himself as he drove down the deserted streets in his silver Corvette Convertible; his top of the line, extremely expensive Corvette Convertible. His hair flew out in the wind behind him.
Kagome had made him pretty happy when he's had that fight with her back at the office. She had a temper that had spiked to match his when they argued about her oweing him ice cream for 'ruining' his parade. Inuyasha had been looking forward to a new person he could argue with. Miroku was too calm to put up a good fight, Sango normally took the fight to blows after a while which hurt quite a bit, and Sesshoumaru used way too few words and the ones he did say were was too big.
‘What is it with women and that shelter? They are way to out of it to be considered normal,’ he scoffed in his mind. ‘Of course they had been abused mentally and physically. That probably wasn’t all that helpful for their attitudes. Whatever, I’ll just stay away from Kagome. At least until I have some new insulting material,’ he smirked at his conclusion and sped up a little.
‘She isn’t going to get away with one upping me at the ice cream parlor. Besides, she still owes me for my parade!'
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“Bye!” Miroku called out cheerfully at the girls as they stepped out at SHA. Shippou was asleep in Kagome’s arms and Souta was so close to it that he had to lean on his older sister for support.
Yawning he said, “Let’s go to sleep Kagome.”
Nodding Sango opened the doors to the dark building and locked it behind her. Some men, or women, were crazy enough to try to come after the occupants at SHA. Anyone leaving after dark had to get it unlocked by whoever was at the desk.
Sango waved at the man at the desk. Normally the women and children preferred women workers, more understanding in their battered minds, than men employees. But everyone liked Jinenji. He was extremely kind and the people here knew they could trust him.
Sango walked Kagome and her family back to their room. The rooms at SHA were extremely well kept, almost like hotel room. The beds were large and covered in soft, warm, clean sheets. The carpet was thick and there was a small table and two plush armchairs in a corner. On the nice wooden side table sat an alarm clock and large lamp.
In Kagome’s room’s case, all was done in various blues. From a deep navy to baby blue, it was all that color.
Sango helped tuck the two boys into bed and gave Kagome a quick hug goodbye, which she returned.
Giving a small smile and wave Sango left to go get into her silver Porsche out front in the shelter's parking lot.
Kagome gave a small sigh before taking off her shoes and over-shirt and crawled in-between the two boys, mind bent on a good nights sleep.
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Sango showed up bright and early the next day to visit her new friends. Coming in she waved at Nazunna, a young brunette who was now on duty.
Knocking on the door Sango heard a shout of ‘come in’ and she did just that.
The boys were still asleep, their limbs at odd angles and the sheets twisted around them. Kagome sat starring out the window.
After Kagome woke up the boys, which took a bit, Sango handed them each a bag without an explaination.
Kohaku, the brunette's little brother, had plenty of clothes, new ones at that, that would fit Souta perfectly. Out of Souta’s bag came several pairs of new boxers, three pairs of blue jeans, some socks, and many T-shirts. Enough to last him an entire week without needing to visit the launder mat. All the shirts were either black, blue, red, or silver. Souta didn’t mind and gave Sango a quick smile and thank you.
Shippou was harder being so small for his size. He got the same things as Souta only much smaller.
Kagome thanked Sango deeply for her kindness and told her that she would repay the older girl as soon as possible. Sango turned down the offer, saying she could afford it and it was no bother at all. She then motioned to Kagome to look at hers.
Inside were a few female nesscetities (Ahem). Also there were two pairs of blue jeans, several skirts of various sizes and colors, another pair of khaki cargo pants, and a zip up light jacket. To add to that there were tank tops, T-shirts, long sleeved shirts, and blouses.
The two boys looked in awe at all Kagome had gotten. “Why’d she get so many things?” Shippou whined.
“Because she’s female and needs as many clothes as possible. They never can make up their minds and need a ton of choices,” Souta seemed all knowing.
Sango and Kagome looked at each other before bursting out laughing. Of course they didn’t deny any of it...
The boys shooed the girls out of the room to change, and the females in their turn rolled their eyes. It only took a couple of minutes before they came bounding out, Souta in red and Shippou in green.
“I’ll be right out! Would you mind watching them?” Kagome pleaded.
“No problem,” Sango waved the girl off flipantly before chasing after Kagome's adopted son and brother.
Kagome was out in pretty quickly. She had her hair in a loose bun at the base of her neck held together by a beautiful pair of decorative hair chopsticks. She also had on a short black skirt and a fitted red T- shirt. Sitting down she started to chat with Sango about various things that the boys immediately got lost listening to.
“We’re going to, um, explore,” Souta muttered, grabbing Shippou’s hand and yanking the smaller boy away to find an excuse for getting away.
Kagome watched them leave and then turned to the magenta eyed girl, her fair face now serious, “How long can we stay at the Sakura Hide-Away?”
Sango quickly replied, “As long as you need to unless you find another family member or friend you will be safe staying with.”
Kagome sighed, her blue-gray eyes down cast. “We don’t have any where else to go. All of HIS friends are the only people we know here. HE would be watching my mother’s and Jiisan’s phone. We couldn’t call them. We can’t call any friends from back home either, they’ll be watched,” Kagome mused out loud.
Sango took on a worried look, “He’ll go that far to find you? He knows people who will spy for you?”
“He isn’t exactly a good man. He has many contacts and enough money to get what he wants.” Kagome admitted.
Sango didn’t press who 'he' was. “You said your mom and grandfather are alive?”
“Yeah.” Kagome said, glad for the change of subject.
“Why do you have Souta then?” Sango asked, curiosity getting the better of her.
Kagome smiled at the mention of her little brother’s name. “Souta may be a pest, but we’re really close. When I started to date HIM four years ago, he offered a home for me and I took Souta with me.”
“Your mother let you move out when you were 17?” Sango asked amazed.
Kagome smiled. “Mom was happy I was happy. HE seemed so sweet in the beginning. Plus I was almost 18 and was finishing high school that year. HE let me finish it out, so I have a high school degree.”
Sango smiled quickly. “Good.”
Kagome returned to the topic before that. “I have no where to go and I can’t stay here forever. The boy’s will already be needing psychiatric care by now,” Kagome joked dryly.
Sango nodded for her to continue, not wanting to interrupt again. She new the blue eyed girl felt the need to figure this out.
“I’ll admit that I do have money,” Kagome said sheepishly. Sango nodded again, she'd noticed that all ready. “I had a good job at an advertising company. I was so happy to get it, especially since I only had a high school degree when they gave me the job when I was just 18. It started out small, but I got my masters and other degrees from night school. When I tuned 19 I was given a huge account, and when I didn’t screw it up, they let me keep the high-ranking job. I was paid good money.
“They’ll be wondering why I haven’t shown up for the last two days, counting today. I have quite a bit of money in the bank and plenty of credit cards but I have no doubt he’ll be waiting for me to use them. That is, if he hasn’t already cleaned it out.”
Sango nodded in understanding. It sounded like Kagome had had a pretty good life besides her boyfriend. ‘Or was it her husband?’ she wondered.
“Hm, I have an idea for what I can do to help you,” Sango said out loud.
Kagome perked up, “Really?”
“Yeah, but I’ll need some time to get it done. I need to make a call to someone first. It might be a little messy,” Sango said.
Kagome’s face faulted. “I don’t want you to go through any trouble,” Kagome muttered. ‘She wouldn’t do this for everyone. Why do it for me?’
Sango smiled. “Kagome, I may only have known you for a short time. Less than 24 hours, yes, but I feel like I’ve known you for forever. I can almost think of you as a sister,” Sango admitted. Even though it sounded a little strange, it was true. In such a short time, Kagome had grown like the little sister that Sango had never had. Kagome was the first female she had ever really tried to get to know.
Kagome looked shocked for a moment before realizing they she felt the same way. They were close. They also had a lot in common. Kagome nodded. “By the way, just in case you needed to know, I lived in Kyoto with him. That’s where all my old family and friends live too.”
“Wait,” Sango said looking confused. “Didn’t last night you say that you moved here last year and had seen the parade only once because of that?”
Kagome looked sheepish. “We moved here for a month last year so HE could get a business deal through. It was a month during which the parade came through.” She elaborated. “I came to look for a shelter here in Tokyo because it was so big and I hoped he wouldn’t be able to find me.”
“I get it,” Sango said. “That helps, knowing that he doesn’t live here and isn’t from here. It’ll be easier to pull my plan through then.”
Kagome was absolutely bursting with curiosity at the plan but kept her mouth shut. She should be happy that Sango was going to help her, and she was.
“I’ll need Miroku’s and Inuyasha’s help with this.” Sango grumbled under her breath. But Kagome heard any way.
“What?!” Kagome burst out. “You need the help of that, that, that jerk?!”
“Heh heh,” Sango started nervously, a huge sweat-drop forming. “Yeah, I kinda do. Crucial part.”
Kagome sighed. ‘Deep breaths, deep breaths, in with the good air out with the bad,’ she reminded herself. “Whatever.”
Sango smiled. Having Kagome’s cooperation was a key part in this, she realized.
“Kagome?” Sango asked suddenly. Kagome nodded for her that she was listening. “What’s your last name?”
Kagome looked surprised and then burst out laughing. “I (chuckle) never (snort) told you (giggle) did I?” Whipping tears of mirth from her eyes she said, “It’s Higurashi.”
Sango nodded. “Thanks.”
Kagome sighed, her fit of the giggles having passed.
“Hey Kagome?” Sango asked.
“Yeah?”
“Do you want to move in with me?” Then afraid Kagome would turn her down she started to ramble, “With just me and Kohaku, it’s really lonely. And the grounds are beautiful! There’s a tennis and basketball court, two huge pools, indoor and outdoor, a butterfly garden, a flower garden, and a forest. The house is huge! There are plenty of-“
“We’d love to,” Kagome interrupted. Her soft smile didn’t reveal the happiness she was truly feeling. ‘It feels good to have friends again. And a place to call home.’ She told herself.
Souta and Shippou had come in at the last part of their conversation.
“Really Okaa-san?” the youngest of the group asked.
“Really,” Kagome said softly.
“Yes!” Souta about jumped five feet in the air.
Sango laughed. ‘It’ll feel good to have family in the house again.’ She then excused herself to call Inuyasha and ask her old friend a favor. Miroku wasn't home, so she couldn't ask him to do his part yet. Once they all made it to Sango's house, she could get Miroku to go and grab what she needed.
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Miroku arrived just as Sango and Kagome came out of SHA carrying the last of the small amount of possessions the Higurashis had with them.
“What’s going on?” Miroku asked worriedly. He had seen the cut on Kagome’s forehead and knew that this guy that hurt her was not a person to mess with. He really hoped Kagome wasn’t going back to him like many of the other girls at the shelter did in the past. Many of the women couldn't handle it and ended up going back to their abusive partners in the end. Miroku didn't want that to be the case this time.
Sango turned and beamed at his question. He took a step back. Sango didn't beam a smile unless she was about to beam someone with a piece of wood. “Kagome is moving in with me!”
Once the announcement sunk in, Miroku smiled. He knew it would be good for Kagome and her family to have a good place to live for awhile and Sango needed a few more people in that castle she called a home.
“Good for you,” he said to everyone and no one at once.
Kagome nodded. They put the last of the supplies in and climbed into Sango’s car. The boys followed and sat in the back with the bags of clothes.
“Miroku, you should come too. I have something to ask you when we get there,” Sango explained.
Miroku climbed into the driver’s seat of his Lexus and waved to show Sango to start to drive and lead the way.
Kagome closed her eyes and started to mentally prepare herself for the first sight of their new home.
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A/N: Well there is the third chapter! It explained a little about Kagome’s past and now the new question is, “What is Sango’s plan and what will it involve?”
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Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha, Kagome and Inuyasha would have kissed already in the anime, Sesshoumaru would get more respect, and Miroku would be taken seriously once in a while. So obviously, I don’t.
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Dashed Hopes
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--- Last Chapter ---
Inuyasha stood starring after them as they walked out the door. “Wait!” he called running after them. “I never agreed to pay for my own! She still owes me!”
--- End of Last Chapter ---
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Chapter 3: Surprises
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Kagome sat with the youngest of the group, Souta and Shippou, on either side of her. She stared glumly at her bowl of ice cream, which long ago had melted to a mass of white goo. She supported one side of her face with a propped up hand; with the other hand she held a spoon and was stirring the glob of dairy product.
Sighing for the umpteenth time she blocked out the chatting from everyone around her.
“Kagome?” she heard a quiet male voice ask.
Looking up quickly she found herself starring into the lavender pools that were Inuyasha’s eyes. “Yeah?”
Inuyasha paused when he saw the bandage over her eye. He was going to start yelling at her for messing with his parade again, just to see how long it took to tick her off, but he stopped. “Where’d you get that cut?” he suddenly asked out of nowhere.
Kagome blushed and looked back down at the bowl in front of her. Sango, Miroku, Souta, and Shippou all stopped their conversation about some anime show to hear her reply.
Sango paled. “Um, don’t worry about it Inuyasha,” she tried to smooth things over.
Inuyasha looked at all their worried faces but decided to press it anyway. Looking back at her he urged her to continue, “Well?”
Blue eyes snapped up to stare into his lavender ones. They were full of hatred, sorrow, and anger. No happiness at all. “Would you mind your own business?!” she snapped.
Souta flinched. He hated to see his sister like this, when she was no longer cheerful. He knew her heart called out for revenge, and that was so un-Kagome like. Shippou crawled into her lap and hugged his tiny body to hers. Souta leaned his head against her shoulder, trying to give her some comfort.
Inuyasha watched with incredulous eyes. ‘What I’d say?’
“We met Kagome at the shelter,” Sango explained quietly.
Inuyasha paled. He hated the shelter. He could fire a whole staff of workers with out blinking, but he couldn’t stand to see a woman cry. And there were many of those at SHA. He immediately felt sorry for Kagome. He had never thought she was from there. She was too happy earlier, had too much bite left in her. Inuyasha opened his mouth to start some sort of an apology, at least one he could do, when she interrupted him.
“Don’t bother,” she spat out with disgust. “We don’t need your pity,” Kagome glared hard at the young man.
Miroku flinched. With him he couldn’t stand to see a woman upset. Especially a friend, no matter how new of one she was. “Kagome, he didn’t mean it. Inuyasha has the habit of running his mouth before thinking,” Miroku tried to excuse his best friend.
Kagome’s eyes glazed over for a second before she gave her head a little shake. “Sorry about that,” she apologized to everyone suddenly, her voice softer. “I didn’t mean to sound so...angry...at you Inuyasha. I didn’t mean for it to come out that way,” she apologized while looking at him earnestly.
“Feh,” Inuyasha grumbled before going back to his ice cream, the cheery mood forgotten.
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‘Damn! What was her problem?’ Inuyasha thought to himself as he drove down the deserted streets in his silver Corvette Convertible; his top of the line, extremely expensive Corvette Convertible. His hair flew out in the wind behind him.
Kagome had made him pretty happy when he's had that fight with her back at the office. She had a temper that had spiked to match his when they argued about her oweing him ice cream for 'ruining' his parade. Inuyasha had been looking forward to a new person he could argue with. Miroku was too calm to put up a good fight, Sango normally took the fight to blows after a while which hurt quite a bit, and Sesshoumaru used way too few words and the ones he did say were was too big.
‘What is it with women and that shelter? They are way to out of it to be considered normal,’ he scoffed in his mind. ‘Of course they had been abused mentally and physically. That probably wasn’t all that helpful for their attitudes. Whatever, I’ll just stay away from Kagome. At least until I have some new insulting material,’ he smirked at his conclusion and sped up a little.
‘She isn’t going to get away with one upping me at the ice cream parlor. Besides, she still owes me for my parade!'
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“Bye!” Miroku called out cheerfully at the girls as they stepped out at SHA. Shippou was asleep in Kagome’s arms and Souta was so close to it that he had to lean on his older sister for support.
Yawning he said, “Let’s go to sleep Kagome.”
Nodding Sango opened the doors to the dark building and locked it behind her. Some men, or women, were crazy enough to try to come after the occupants at SHA. Anyone leaving after dark had to get it unlocked by whoever was at the desk.
Sango waved at the man at the desk. Normally the women and children preferred women workers, more understanding in their battered minds, than men employees. But everyone liked Jinenji. He was extremely kind and the people here knew they could trust him.
Sango walked Kagome and her family back to their room. The rooms at SHA were extremely well kept, almost like hotel room. The beds were large and covered in soft, warm, clean sheets. The carpet was thick and there was a small table and two plush armchairs in a corner. On the nice wooden side table sat an alarm clock and large lamp.
In Kagome’s room’s case, all was done in various blues. From a deep navy to baby blue, it was all that color.
Sango helped tuck the two boys into bed and gave Kagome a quick hug goodbye, which she returned.
Giving a small smile and wave Sango left to go get into her silver Porsche out front in the shelter's parking lot.
Kagome gave a small sigh before taking off her shoes and over-shirt and crawled in-between the two boys, mind bent on a good nights sleep.
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Sango showed up bright and early the next day to visit her new friends. Coming in she waved at Nazunna, a young brunette who was now on duty.
Knocking on the door Sango heard a shout of ‘come in’ and she did just that.
The boys were still asleep, their limbs at odd angles and the sheets twisted around them. Kagome sat starring out the window.
After Kagome woke up the boys, which took a bit, Sango handed them each a bag without an explaination.
Kohaku, the brunette's little brother, had plenty of clothes, new ones at that, that would fit Souta perfectly. Out of Souta’s bag came several pairs of new boxers, three pairs of blue jeans, some socks, and many T-shirts. Enough to last him an entire week without needing to visit the launder mat. All the shirts were either black, blue, red, or silver. Souta didn’t mind and gave Sango a quick smile and thank you.
Shippou was harder being so small for his size. He got the same things as Souta only much smaller.
Kagome thanked Sango deeply for her kindness and told her that she would repay the older girl as soon as possible. Sango turned down the offer, saying she could afford it and it was no bother at all. She then motioned to Kagome to look at hers.
Inside were a few female nesscetities (Ahem). Also there were two pairs of blue jeans, several skirts of various sizes and colors, another pair of khaki cargo pants, and a zip up light jacket. To add to that there were tank tops, T-shirts, long sleeved shirts, and blouses.
The two boys looked in awe at all Kagome had gotten. “Why’d she get so many things?” Shippou whined.
“Because she’s female and needs as many clothes as possible. They never can make up their minds and need a ton of choices,” Souta seemed all knowing.
Sango and Kagome looked at each other before bursting out laughing. Of course they didn’t deny any of it...
The boys shooed the girls out of the room to change, and the females in their turn rolled their eyes. It only took a couple of minutes before they came bounding out, Souta in red and Shippou in green.
“I’ll be right out! Would you mind watching them?” Kagome pleaded.
“No problem,” Sango waved the girl off flipantly before chasing after Kagome's adopted son and brother.
Kagome was out in pretty quickly. She had her hair in a loose bun at the base of her neck held together by a beautiful pair of decorative hair chopsticks. She also had on a short black skirt and a fitted red T- shirt. Sitting down she started to chat with Sango about various things that the boys immediately got lost listening to.
“We’re going to, um, explore,” Souta muttered, grabbing Shippou’s hand and yanking the smaller boy away to find an excuse for getting away.
Kagome watched them leave and then turned to the magenta eyed girl, her fair face now serious, “How long can we stay at the Sakura Hide-Away?”
Sango quickly replied, “As long as you need to unless you find another family member or friend you will be safe staying with.”
Kagome sighed, her blue-gray eyes down cast. “We don’t have any where else to go. All of HIS friends are the only people we know here. HE would be watching my mother’s and Jiisan’s phone. We couldn’t call them. We can’t call any friends from back home either, they’ll be watched,” Kagome mused out loud.
Sango took on a worried look, “He’ll go that far to find you? He knows people who will spy for you?”
“He isn’t exactly a good man. He has many contacts and enough money to get what he wants.” Kagome admitted.
Sango didn’t press who 'he' was. “You said your mom and grandfather are alive?”
“Yeah.” Kagome said, glad for the change of subject.
“Why do you have Souta then?” Sango asked, curiosity getting the better of her.
Kagome smiled at the mention of her little brother’s name. “Souta may be a pest, but we’re really close. When I started to date HIM four years ago, he offered a home for me and I took Souta with me.”
“Your mother let you move out when you were 17?” Sango asked amazed.
Kagome smiled. “Mom was happy I was happy. HE seemed so sweet in the beginning. Plus I was almost 18 and was finishing high school that year. HE let me finish it out, so I have a high school degree.”
Sango smiled quickly. “Good.”
Kagome returned to the topic before that. “I have no where to go and I can’t stay here forever. The boy’s will already be needing psychiatric care by now,” Kagome joked dryly.
Sango nodded for her to continue, not wanting to interrupt again. She new the blue eyed girl felt the need to figure this out.
“I’ll admit that I do have money,” Kagome said sheepishly. Sango nodded again, she'd noticed that all ready. “I had a good job at an advertising company. I was so happy to get it, especially since I only had a high school degree when they gave me the job when I was just 18. It started out small, but I got my masters and other degrees from night school. When I tuned 19 I was given a huge account, and when I didn’t screw it up, they let me keep the high-ranking job. I was paid good money.
“They’ll be wondering why I haven’t shown up for the last two days, counting today. I have quite a bit of money in the bank and plenty of credit cards but I have no doubt he’ll be waiting for me to use them. That is, if he hasn’t already cleaned it out.”
Sango nodded in understanding. It sounded like Kagome had had a pretty good life besides her boyfriend. ‘Or was it her husband?’ she wondered.
“Hm, I have an idea for what I can do to help you,” Sango said out loud.
Kagome perked up, “Really?”
“Yeah, but I’ll need some time to get it done. I need to make a call to someone first. It might be a little messy,” Sango said.
Kagome’s face faulted. “I don’t want you to go through any trouble,” Kagome muttered. ‘She wouldn’t do this for everyone. Why do it for me?’
Sango smiled. “Kagome, I may only have known you for a short time. Less than 24 hours, yes, but I feel like I’ve known you for forever. I can almost think of you as a sister,” Sango admitted. Even though it sounded a little strange, it was true. In such a short time, Kagome had grown like the little sister that Sango had never had. Kagome was the first female she had ever really tried to get to know.
Kagome looked shocked for a moment before realizing they she felt the same way. They were close. They also had a lot in common. Kagome nodded. “By the way, just in case you needed to know, I lived in Kyoto with him. That’s where all my old family and friends live too.”
“Wait,” Sango said looking confused. “Didn’t last night you say that you moved here last year and had seen the parade only once because of that?”
Kagome looked sheepish. “We moved here for a month last year so HE could get a business deal through. It was a month during which the parade came through.” She elaborated. “I came to look for a shelter here in Tokyo because it was so big and I hoped he wouldn’t be able to find me.”
“I get it,” Sango said. “That helps, knowing that he doesn’t live here and isn’t from here. It’ll be easier to pull my plan through then.”
Kagome was absolutely bursting with curiosity at the plan but kept her mouth shut. She should be happy that Sango was going to help her, and she was.
“I’ll need Miroku’s and Inuyasha’s help with this.” Sango grumbled under her breath. But Kagome heard any way.
“What?!” Kagome burst out. “You need the help of that, that, that jerk?!”
“Heh heh,” Sango started nervously, a huge sweat-drop forming. “Yeah, I kinda do. Crucial part.”
Kagome sighed. ‘Deep breaths, deep breaths, in with the good air out with the bad,’ she reminded herself. “Whatever.”
Sango smiled. Having Kagome’s cooperation was a key part in this, she realized.
“Kagome?” Sango asked suddenly. Kagome nodded for her that she was listening. “What’s your last name?”
Kagome looked surprised and then burst out laughing. “I (chuckle) never (snort) told you (giggle) did I?” Whipping tears of mirth from her eyes she said, “It’s Higurashi.”
Sango nodded. “Thanks.”
Kagome sighed, her fit of the giggles having passed.
“Hey Kagome?” Sango asked.
“Yeah?”
“Do you want to move in with me?” Then afraid Kagome would turn her down she started to ramble, “With just me and Kohaku, it’s really lonely. And the grounds are beautiful! There’s a tennis and basketball court, two huge pools, indoor and outdoor, a butterfly garden, a flower garden, and a forest. The house is huge! There are plenty of-“
“We’d love to,” Kagome interrupted. Her soft smile didn’t reveal the happiness she was truly feeling. ‘It feels good to have friends again. And a place to call home.’ She told herself.
Souta and Shippou had come in at the last part of their conversation.
“Really Okaa-san?” the youngest of the group asked.
“Really,” Kagome said softly.
“Yes!” Souta about jumped five feet in the air.
Sango laughed. ‘It’ll feel good to have family in the house again.’ She then excused herself to call Inuyasha and ask her old friend a favor. Miroku wasn't home, so she couldn't ask him to do his part yet. Once they all made it to Sango's house, she could get Miroku to go and grab what she needed.
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Miroku arrived just as Sango and Kagome came out of SHA carrying the last of the small amount of possessions the Higurashis had with them.
“What’s going on?” Miroku asked worriedly. He had seen the cut on Kagome’s forehead and knew that this guy that hurt her was not a person to mess with. He really hoped Kagome wasn’t going back to him like many of the other girls at the shelter did in the past. Many of the women couldn't handle it and ended up going back to their abusive partners in the end. Miroku didn't want that to be the case this time.
Sango turned and beamed at his question. He took a step back. Sango didn't beam a smile unless she was about to beam someone with a piece of wood. “Kagome is moving in with me!”
Once the announcement sunk in, Miroku smiled. He knew it would be good for Kagome and her family to have a good place to live for awhile and Sango needed a few more people in that castle she called a home.
“Good for you,” he said to everyone and no one at once.
Kagome nodded. They put the last of the supplies in and climbed into Sango’s car. The boys followed and sat in the back with the bags of clothes.
“Miroku, you should come too. I have something to ask you when we get there,” Sango explained.
Miroku climbed into the driver’s seat of his Lexus and waved to show Sango to start to drive and lead the way.
Kagome closed her eyes and started to mentally prepare herself for the first sight of their new home.
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A/N: Well there is the third chapter! It explained a little about Kagome’s past and now the new question is, “What is Sango’s plan and what will it involve?”