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1. Discovery

Kagome found herself on a ride to her new home, the northern part of Chubu region of Japan, the Hokuriku region. There, she planned to have a fresh start. Away, from whatever she knew, away from her old ancestral home, her family shrine, her favourite tree.

This decision was initially taken as a shock to the rest of her family members especially to her grandfather who have always wanted her to be a shrine maiden. However, Kagome had other plans. She often dreamt of what life could bring, what other interesting things await her and what adventure she can have if only she stepped out of her comfort zone and stepped into the unknown. So, here she was wondering about what the future would bring and how crazy she had been when she decided to leave her family.

The train that she took rocked gently on. Kagome glanced out of the window and stared ahead at the snow covered mountains. Thinking of how cold the temperature would be, she rummaged through her bag to ensure that she had brought her scarf along.

'Found it!' She though to herself.

Kagome's hands went past the striped cotton scarf and brushed the edges of a box. Gingerly she took out the box and carefully opened it.

"Wahh.." She softly said to herself.

Glancing at the little birdcage pendant and white gold soft chain necklace, she softly smiled.

'Yuka Ayumi and Eri are the best friends ever!'

'I merely told them that I would be going away to stay, and it is not as if I will never see them again… They really didn't have to get me a gift… How precious'

Kagome ran her fingers across the metal bars of the cage and stared at the bird within. It was crafted with white gold inlaid with turquoise stone with a small obsidian stone for an eye. The cages were of rose gold with the base connected by interlocking bars creating swirls and other crosshair designs. Lining the edges of the cage is a tiny row of white diamonds. It was beautiful.

Kagome took out the pendant and wore it immediately.

"Wear it always!" Eri remarked.

"Yes yes! Always! It is our mark of friendship, you got to…erm.. yes! Wear it always…" Ayumi slowly said.

"Don't take it off~" Yuka pointed an index finger at Kagome and smiled. "we will hunt you down if you do!"

"Oh really?" Kagome looked up at Yuka and challenged "What are you going to do when you find me?"

"Hmm.." Resting her chin on her hand and tapping one finger against her mouth, Yuka suddenly shouted "We will tickle you!"

Kagome screamed as Yuka lunged at her.

"Come friends! We will not let her go! Attack!" Yuka urged.

Kagome laughed softly as she recalled them getting into a tickle fight, stopping only when everyone is out of breath from laughing too hard. Her fingers found the clasp and pushed the hook through, securing the necklace in place.

Sitting in her plush cushion seat Kagome looked around. The train's seats are only half filled. Most of the guest are sleeping, resting or typing a message on their phone.

'Ah that's right, this is the reason why I came here. Peace and tranquillity'

'It's so different from life back home where everyone rushes for time'

~DING: Announcement- Approaching Toyama station in 2minutes. Commuters exiting at this station please take note~

'That's my stop.'

Kagome started to pack her belongings to make sure that nothing is forgotten.

'Train tickets, check.'

'Phone, check'

'Everything.. yup set check!'

Kagome felt jitters as she approached the door. A new life awaits for her and she's nervous. Nervously excited, excitedly nervous.

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I never knew how beautiful snow can look. I mean, I know that over 70% of Japan is covered by mountains but Wow.. for it so look so, wonderful. It is like I just walked into wonderland. Like I'm some fairy tale character.

The wind feels great against my skin. I knew that this was the right choice for me. I love Mama, and Ji-chan and Souta but life as a shrine maiden is not for me. I spot a well worn roadside bench and decided that it was the perfect place for a selfie. I flipped out my phone and prepared to send my regards to my dear mother at home. Oh how she will love this view. She might not get it now but someday she'll know that this path is the best for me.

….

Mama!

I reached Toyama! The view here is amazing!

I will let you know once I settle down. And don't

Worry! I will remember to drink lots of water.

I'll contact you again soon! Say hi to Ji chan and

Souta for me! Love you!

[Insert Picture]

Kagome

-Sent-

….

The snow crunched beneath my feet. It really feels great. It's cold but in a liberating way. The air have never felt so fresh before. It bites, but soothes at the same time. I took in a few deep breaths. It's cleansing in a way. It feels so pure. I always loved nature. Something about it just called to deep within my soul. I always feel that nature has a way of understanding me, there's something magical about being in a place thousands of years old, knowing that everything around you have been standing since time started. I'm just so small compared to the majesty of my surroundings: giant mountains, aged old firs, endless pristine snow…

There it is! The bus stop that I was heading for popped up in my view. Yeah well, it is not the most convenient of location but it sure made up for it by its amazing view. I bet there are hot springs nearby. I gotta take time out to explore this place! The trip back home takes around 30 mins from the main train station and I'm so excited to see my new home. It has been around half a year since I spotted this plot of land and since then I only came by a few times after the renovation period. It isn't a huge plot of land but it's a decent space. Enough for just me alone I guess, since I don't think I will have people coming over constantly.

I alighted at my stop and started walking in a direction based on memory. A small brown brick house appeared. Home in sight, I increased my pace.

Keys, keys, keys, now where did I leave those keys? I felt through her bag with my fingers looking for something thin and hard.

This..? No. This? Nope. Here it is! Drats! The whole lot of them got caught in the teeth. I stared hatefully at her earpiece that got tangled in her bunch of keys.

Argh! This takes forever! I cussed in my mind as I tried to pick apart the wires from my keys. Seeing the keys coming loose, I took it and jammed them into the keyhole.

That oughtta do it! Twisting the lock and pushing the door, I see the back of my main hall. Bricks smoothed over with plaster. Rustic, just the way I like it. I kept some of the initial look of the place including it's signature thatched roof but some things I'll change.

Dragging my luggage through the door, I head to my bedroom on the second floor and promptly plopped onto my bed. After a long day, bed feels like heaven on earth. Before I knew it, I fell asleep.

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- Dash -

"She's there! Don't lose sight of her!"

- Pant - Pant -

Trees. All around. Darkness everywhere. I hear growls in the distance.

"She's somewhere here! You fools! Search harder!" I hear a gruff male voice shouting commands.

"Hear kitty kitty! Come out come out wherever you are!" The same man said and chuckled in a disgustingly dark manner.

Who's his kitty?! I screamed in my head in indignation. If I wasn't so afraid I'll have punched that bugger.

I see an opening and ran for it.

"I see her!" His minion shouted.

Oh crap. Shit. I'm dead.

- Laughs - "You cant get away from me kitty..."

Shit shit shit. I pumped my legs harder. Panic filled me and all I can think of is getting away from this place.

I didn't notice a tree root in front of me and tripped over.

- Pant - I woke up with a jolt. What the hell was that?! It was the freakist nightmare ever. In the distance I hear a wolf howl. My hands feel clammy. There's no way I'll be able to fall asleep anytome soon now.. I hit my clock and the time reflected up on the ceiling: 4am. So early, oh well! Might as well grab something to drink to calm my nerves.

I head downstairs to the kitchen flipping the lights on as I go, the stairs creaked slightly and did nothing but to frighten me that bit more. More wolves howled in the distance. Drats! Is it always going to be so eerily noisy at night? I started to doubt my initial plans. Maybe staying alone in such a remote place wasn't such a good idea after all.

I grabbed the instant milo packet lying in the drawer and quickly added hot water. Milo always soothes me. Now that I'm better I started thinking about the nightmare. It was strange. I never had nightmares. Not since I was in kindergarten. That's when Mum told me that I had horrible nightmares but it all stopped when i entered grade school. Just suddenly without reason that even the doctors were amazed. We never found out the cause of it but we didn't need to, they never came back. So, why now?

I held my cup of milo and went to the main hall and turn on the television. Running my fingers over the cabinets, I pushed the one that would open to reveal blankets within. I took the fluffiest one out and close back the cabinet. With a click, the magnet attached itself back.

Cuddling on the sofa with my new defense barrier aka blanket I flipped the channels. Nothing good is showing at this time but some noise in the house was better than complete silence.

- Rustle - Rustle -

I froze.

It must be the trees I convinced myself when the sound ceased.

- Thump -

Now what was that?

I distinctively head something hit my front door. But... There shouldn't be anything important at this ungodly hour right? I mean it's four! I glanced at the wall clock, okay 4.50am. But that doesn't make much difference.

A small whine.

Okay, so that piqued my interest. Just a peek to see what it is won't hurt.

I inched slowly to my main door. Armed with my trusty new TV remote controller and my armour of soft fluffy blanket I'm ready to face the world. Well not quite, but I'm as ready as I'll ever be?

I looked through the peephole.. No one. That can't be right I thought I heard someone. I looked again, no one. Strange but I attributed it to my bad hearing after the nightmare.

- Whimper -

Now that I heard! It's soft but it's distinctively someone! Or something since it didn't quite sounded like a sound a human would make.

With all my courage, I opened my front door an inch. I see movement on the floor and opened it further.

"Oh gosh.."

Before my eyes lay a massive, and I meant MASSIVE unconscious white dog on my porch. It's huge and looks to be about thrice the regular size of a German Shepherd or Golden Retriever. Three deep red ugly gash lay on its side and it's white fur was matted with mud and what looks to be blood. It's face also has cuts that was bleeding. It looks terrible.

I unfroze and quickly got my brain to work. Think, think, think! What would be the most important thing for the dog now? Treatment, popped into my mind. Okay! So how do I treat it? But first I'll need to move into my home. Oh boy, it's going to be an eventful day ahead.

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