InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Family Secret ❯ Part 1 ( Chapter 2 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
10/19/2010
Family Secret
I came home from school
Excited about my day
My smile dissappears
As I see you in the doorway.
"Ok class, single file now, and I'll walk you all over to the bus stop area so you may go home. Now don't forget to have you parents sign your permission slips for our trip to the aquarium." Rin Tashio couldn't wait to board her bus and go home. She couldn't wait to tell her mom about her perfect scores on all her tests today and about the science project they were doing as a class. They were competing this year with the other 5th grade classes, and they were studing ecosystems. She was so excited. Unfortunatly her daddy had been coming home late, so she wouldn't be able to share her joy with him. Mommy said he had been working late. Yet when she said it she always looked so sad.
On the bus ride she sat with her best friends Shippou and Kanna. The chatted non stop, seeing how she only got to see them on the bus. They had met back in second grade when they were in class together, and every year after that. However this year had been different and they had been separated. it didn't affect their friendship any. It would have been nice to hang out with them after school, but daddy didn't let her have any friends over or allow her to go over to their houses either. He said it distracs her from her studies, as it it she sometimes has to stay up until 2 am doing her himework because daddy doesn't like to see eraser marks on her paper and her handwritting is a bit messy.
Some time and stops later, Kanna's stop came into view. "Ok, Rin, Shippou, I guess I'll see you tomorrow." "Bye" replied Rin and Shippou and the same time.
"So Rin, what are your plans for the summer, since we only have a month to go before school ends. I'm failing math so I have to go to summer school but its only half a day for June. Then I have the rest of the summer to myself. Kanna says she'll be able to come over and is even going to help me study. I was hoping you would join us this year."
"I'm sorry Shippou, but I'm doing what i do every year. My parents are shipping me off to my grandparents for the summer. So I'm going to be going back to Japan. As usual, but I'll keep in touch, Grandma Higurashi isn't as strict as my dad. i will be back in time to register for middle school and stuff, but I won't be able to see you guys until next year."
"How come your parents always send you away?"
"Well, I like going, and my grandparents always ask me to go and I can't say no to them, I don't want to hurt their feelings. Also my parents think its a good idea, i get to go to summer school with my cousins and practice my japanese. Mom and Dad says its good to be bilingual. "
"Oh, well hopefully all three of us have some classes together next year, its a good thing we are going to the same middle school."
"Yeah."
"Well, here is my stop, I'll see you tomorrow Rin!"
"K, bye Shippou, see you tomorrow."
Rin rode the rest of the time in silence, hers was the second to the last stop so she had some time to herself. The topic of summer still in her mind. She forgot to tell Shippou that she would most likely be back for her birthday in July. Not that it mattered since only family ever got invited to her birthday party. It didn't make a difference, most likely she was going to have her birthday in Japan, she had a lot of cousins to play with seeing how mom had 5 brothers and 4 other sisters, and she shared her birthday with her little brother. While she turned 10 this year her little brother turns 5 three days later. So, they shared the day to make it easier on her mom.
The bus came up to a stop right in front of her house, Rin broke into a smile once again as she noticed her daddy's car int he drive way. Excited she hopped off the bus and ran up the drive way to her front door. Not noticing that her mother wasnt waiting outside like she usually is. Last year her parents had decided she was a big girl now and gave her, her own key to the house. As she opened the lock, the door swung open to find her mom half hiding behind it.
Still on a high, Rin started to speak as she turned to face her mother. "Today at school, we went over our science ---"
As she finally looked at her mother she stopped talking altogether.
Family Secret
I came home from school
Excited about my day
My smile dissappears
As I see you in the doorway.
"Ok class, single file now, and I'll walk you all over to the bus stop area so you may go home. Now don't forget to have you parents sign your permission slips for our trip to the aquarium." Rin Tashio couldn't wait to board her bus and go home. She couldn't wait to tell her mom about her perfect scores on all her tests today and about the science project they were doing as a class. They were competing this year with the other 5th grade classes, and they were studing ecosystems. She was so excited. Unfortunatly her daddy had been coming home late, so she wouldn't be able to share her joy with him. Mommy said he had been working late. Yet when she said it she always looked so sad.
On the bus ride she sat with her best friends Shippou and Kanna. The chatted non stop, seeing how she only got to see them on the bus. They had met back in second grade when they were in class together, and every year after that. However this year had been different and they had been separated. it didn't affect their friendship any. It would have been nice to hang out with them after school, but daddy didn't let her have any friends over or allow her to go over to their houses either. He said it distracs her from her studies, as it it she sometimes has to stay up until 2 am doing her himework because daddy doesn't like to see eraser marks on her paper and her handwritting is a bit messy.
Some time and stops later, Kanna's stop came into view. "Ok, Rin, Shippou, I guess I'll see you tomorrow." "Bye" replied Rin and Shippou and the same time.
"So Rin, what are your plans for the summer, since we only have a month to go before school ends. I'm failing math so I have to go to summer school but its only half a day for June. Then I have the rest of the summer to myself. Kanna says she'll be able to come over and is even going to help me study. I was hoping you would join us this year."
"I'm sorry Shippou, but I'm doing what i do every year. My parents are shipping me off to my grandparents for the summer. So I'm going to be going back to Japan. As usual, but I'll keep in touch, Grandma Higurashi isn't as strict as my dad. i will be back in time to register for middle school and stuff, but I won't be able to see you guys until next year."
"How come your parents always send you away?"
"Well, I like going, and my grandparents always ask me to go and I can't say no to them, I don't want to hurt their feelings. Also my parents think its a good idea, i get to go to summer school with my cousins and practice my japanese. Mom and Dad says its good to be bilingual. "
"Oh, well hopefully all three of us have some classes together next year, its a good thing we are going to the same middle school."
"Yeah."
"Well, here is my stop, I'll see you tomorrow Rin!"
"K, bye Shippou, see you tomorrow."
Rin rode the rest of the time in silence, hers was the second to the last stop so she had some time to herself. The topic of summer still in her mind. She forgot to tell Shippou that she would most likely be back for her birthday in July. Not that it mattered since only family ever got invited to her birthday party. It didn't make a difference, most likely she was going to have her birthday in Japan, she had a lot of cousins to play with seeing how mom had 5 brothers and 4 other sisters, and she shared her birthday with her little brother. While she turned 10 this year her little brother turns 5 three days later. So, they shared the day to make it easier on her mom.
The bus came up to a stop right in front of her house, Rin broke into a smile once again as she noticed her daddy's car int he drive way. Excited she hopped off the bus and ran up the drive way to her front door. Not noticing that her mother wasnt waiting outside like she usually is. Last year her parents had decided she was a big girl now and gave her, her own key to the house. As she opened the lock, the door swung open to find her mom half hiding behind it.
Still on a high, Rin started to speak as she turned to face her mother. "Today at school, we went over our science ---"
As she finally looked at her mother she stopped talking altogether.