a/n: This is my first fanfic so it would be great if you guys and girls could reply and leave any suggestions. Thanks

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha

Chapter 1

Light filtered in through the dark curtains, landing on a small lump on the bed. The lump pulled the covers tighter as if telling the sun to go away but alas, the sun didn't abide to its wish.

A teenage girl's head finally popped up from under the cover, realizing she wouldn't be able to get anymore sleep. She slowly got out of bed and stood up, trying to stretch the sleepiness away.

'Why does it have to be so bright?' the girl thought, rubbing her eyes. 'Oh well. I better take a shower and head down for breakfast." Kagome grabbed her clothes and headed into the bathroom.

20 minutes later the girl came out of the bathroom wearing a blue t-shirt and a pair of jeans. The girl slowly made her way over to her mirror and sighed inwardly. First she put some makeup on so that it would cover the scars and burn marks on her face and neck. Then she started brushing her raven hair and got lost in her own world. She didn't even realized her mother was standing in the doorway.

"Kagome" her mother called. No answer. She sighed and tried again.

"Kagome?" Nothing. Her mother sighed a little deeper and placed her hand on her daughter. Kagome jumped a little as she felt her mother's hand on her shoulder. She looked at her mother and smiled. Ms. Higurashi smiled back at her daughter.

"Kagome, lets go down and have breakfast. Sota and gramps-" Ms. Higurashi stopped as she saw the confused look on her eldest child's face. Kagome's mom frowned very slightly as she started rummaging through Kagome's messy desk looking for something.

Kagome sat down on her bed waiting for her mom to finish looking for whatever she was looking for. 'I wonder what she is looking for?' Her question was soon answered though, as her mother held up two small cream coloured objects that look vaguely similar to a Bluetooth. Kagome got rather embarrassed and blushed a little before taking the small devices from her mother.

Kagome walked over to the mirror before turning on the device and put one in both ear. Kagome sighed inwardly as she looked at her reflection. She gazed at herself from head to toes. She smiled a little. 'At least some of the burns and scars on my arms are finally starting to heal.'

Ms. Higurashi sighed as she watched her daughter examine her arms in the mirror. "Kagome?" her mother asked, breaking the girl away from her thoughts. Kagome turned around so she could face her mother.

"I know you keep forgetting, but you have to at least try to wear your hearing aids. It's for your own good." Her mother said with yet another sigh. Kagome froze at the word hearing aid. Those words made her feel old.

She gave her mom a look before reaching for the notebook and pen she had on her desk. She wrote:

I know I know, i'm sorry. i'm just not used to them.

She ripped it out and gave it to her mom. Her mother read it and sighed (once again). "It's ok. Let's just head down and have breakfast. Sota and gramps are waiting downstairs for us. Once we are done we're going to go get anything else you and Sota might need for school."

Kagome's mom saw Kagome make a face at the word school. 'That's right. Tomorrow is the first day of a new high school.' she thought. You see, Kagome was SO not looking forward to school. Kagome's mother decided to put her into a new fancy high school for her second year.

'It's going to be the same there like my last school. Tease the girl who can't hear or talk.' Kagome thought. People were rude to her ever since she lost her hearing. She knew people made fun of her because of the looks they gave her. Even her so called 'friends' ignored her.

Kagome looked at her mom and realized she must have zoned off...again. She simply smiled at her mother and decided to worry about school and how horrible her life was later. She was really hungry!

Everyone sat quietly and ate their breakfast. Kagome looked up at each of her family members. She looked at the boy who sat in front of her. Her little brother. Next she looked at the elderly man who sat next to Sota. Her grandfather, or 'gramps' as everyone calls him. Finally the woman who sat next to her. Her mother.

"Meow." Kagome looked down to see the cat rubbing herself against her leg. 'Oh Buyoh. Who could forget about you?' she thought

Kagome got up and put her dishes in the sink. When she came back, she was about to grab a piece of paper so she could ask her mom a question, but found there was none. She sighed and tapped her mom on the shoulder and started talking in Sign Language.

'What time are we leaving?' she questioned her mother, who replied by signing:

'As soon as gramps finishes' she replied looking at the old man and boy.

Kagome laughed inwardly at the looks her brother and grandpa were giving her, what was funny though was that they both knew how to do sign language.

Once gramps was done, Kagome quickly grabbed a sweater and zipped it all the way up, before they all pilled into the car and headed off to go buy what ever else they needed.

While Kagome was checking out the school bags her mom casually said:

"Oh. By the way you have to see Dr. Kaede after this." She said nonchalantly. 'Oh joy' Kagome thought.