InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Remember Me in the Stars ❯ A Normal Life ( Chapter 7 )

A Normal Life

Kagome fumed as she vacuumed the hallway. Kaede had shook her head when she saw

Kagome in the outfit of a servant. The old baba didn't say anything and just gave Kagome the

vacuum. What a sight she made, a young woman in a plain kimono with a rag tied in her hair.

She looked the part of the servant. But if you looked closely at her eyes, you could see the fire

and determination that you wouldn't find in most servants. All the vacuuming and polishing

took only two hours, but Kagome's hands and back hurt from it all. I wonder if I'll ever get

use to this. A whole year of playing servant. How did I get into this mess? I never did

anything to Kikyo or my aunt. Why do they harbor such hate towards me? I never did

anything to them. Wiping her hand on her sweaty forhead, Kagome surveyed her job and

pronounced it done. She trudged to her room where she took a quick shower. When she went

down to the kitchen for dinner she saw Rin and Kaede already sitting down. The three

chattered amicably while eating. Rin as usual was dominating the conversation. With her

vibrant energy, Kagome laughed and cheered up. Kaede however was quiet. When Rin went

out to play Kaede asked to talk to Kagome. Sitting down at her place on the table, Kagome

looked up to Kaede with questioning eyes.

"So you are one of us now."

"Hai."

"What did your aunt say?"

"She told me I needed to earn my keep around here."

Kaede gave a big snort.

"That woman has plenty of money on her own, even without her husband working."

"Aunt has a husband? How come I haven't seen him yet? Or is he like her too?"

"No no, your uncle is a different person from those two. He was a very kind man, but over the

years, he came home less and less because of your aunt. I don't think you will see him much

while you're here. His job is quite far away. He deals with international business so he is out of

the country often."

"Oh, but doesn't Kikyo miss her father?"

"That girl? The only thing she would miss is money. I'm sorry, child, for how you are treated

here. You deserve better."

"Well..."

Kagome decided not to tell about the blackmailing or her mother's request. She would keep

those to herself. Wishing Kaede good night, Kagome went upstairs to her room to work on

homework. Despite how prestigious the school was the only difficulty she had in her

homework was math. When she finished she opened her window. There were clouds out but

the moon illuminated the few stars Kagome could see. She closed the window after a few

minutes, turned the lights off, and fell into a dreamless sleep.

The next day Inuyasha met her at the front of the school building. He showed her around,

explaining everything well. While listening to Inuyasha go on about the gardens Kagome

thought of how different the two brothers were. Almost look the same, but Inuyasha is more

gruff while Sesshoumaru is cold.

"Kagome?"

She dropped out of her daze.

"What?"

"We're at the gardens, pretty nice isn't?"

Kagome looked forward and gasped. It was the size of a park! There were cherry trees

everywhere long with a few benches here and there with multitudes of flowers. Paths went

here and there. But with the blossoms blooming, it made the gardens seem romantic.

"Sugoi! Inuyasha, this is great."

Inuyasha looked down at Kagome as she gaped at the garden. How can such little things

make her happy? This garden isn't much. Kikyo would never make a fuss over a garden.

Jewelry, maybe. They're so different, but they look a lot alike.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing, come on, class is gonna start soon."

"Ok, let's go."

Kagome walked ahead while Inuyasha thought more of the mysteries of Kagome.

Summer turned into fall when Kagome finally got used to her hectic schedule. She became

good friends with many people at school after they overcame the fact that she looked like

Kikyo. But her closest friends were Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango. Kikyo still remained

herself, though now she was going out with some new guy called Naraku. Sesshoumaru didn't

talk often to Kagome, in fact, not since Kagome had apologized. Inuyasha and Kagome

became closer and closer. The two were rarely seen apart, but Inuyasha never talked a lot

about himself. Finally, on a sunny day, Inuyasha asked Kagome out and they officially began

a relationship. But nobody at the school ever figured out who Kagome really was. But on the

day that Inuyasha and Kagome became a couple, a chain of events started that would bring a

certain girl much sorrow.