Disclaimer- I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters but the story does belong to me.
Summary- Kagome was a small town girl from the back end of nowhere until one day her mom was offered an amazing job in the middle of Tokyo. Now the small town Kagome must move and adapt to a life of gangs run by incredibly hot leaders and a high school with more people in it then her old town! Yea life is going to be interesting...
AN/ I have never lived in Tokyo nor am I am expert of Japanese culture so if I screw something up please tell me and I will correct my mistake in the next chapter, but please don't be rude about it.
Chapter 1- Goodbye Small Town Life Hello City
Kagome practically skipped out of school as the bell rang. She, along with the other 150 students at her school, was done with another horrible boring day of high school. As Kagome started to walk down the main road that led though the town so she could get home her three best friends in the world ran up to her. They all started the usual gossip, who was dating who, who just got dumped, and their least and favorite classes. Simple stuff. Kagome laughed alone happily. Life was good and really how could it get any better? She lived in a nice little town, had a wonderful family, wonderful grades, and wonderful friends. She was set for life as far as she was concerned.
"Hey Kagome! How about before we all go home we stop at the WacDonalds and get something to eat? I'm starving and I swear the food at school was more willing to eat me then I was willing to eat it..." Ayumi and Eri happily agreed with Yumi and started to chat about what they were gonna order like they were starved animals or something. Kagome let out a little laugh at her friends' antics before letting them down.
"Sorry guys but my mom said she had something really important she had to tell me and I need to get home right away but maybe tomorrow." Not waiting for a reply she took a sharp turn to the right and headed down a small gravel road that led to her house. She could hear her friends protest in the background but she just smiled and went on her way. After all she had years to go to WacDonalds with them.
After about 2 minutes the sounds of the main street turned into a gentle murmur in the background as Kagome's footsteps and the birds became the source of most the noise around her. As much as Kagome hated school she really did love the walk there and back. The little gravel road was almost abandoned by anyone else since there were very few house on this side of town. The road was lined the tallest oak trees you would ever see in your life and on sunny days like this the sun would cast a greenish glow through the leaves unto the road, cooled by the shade and the soft breeze. By the road there were also a large number of wild flowers growing everywhere and Kagome usually made a point to stop and pick a couple so she would always have some fresh flowers in her room. She loved it here. To her it was a mini paradise separated from the hustle of life in the cities.
After ten minutes Kagome finally saw her house rising over the hill she was walking on. Letting her curiosity get the best of her she bolted for the door and only vaguely noticed the clomping sound as her feet swept over the small bridge that went over a meager creek in front of her house. She threw open the door and yelled into the small house, "I'M HOME!" Kagome quickly kicked off her shoes that had turned dusty and worn from days of walking up and down a rock and dirt road.
"Oh, hello Kagome. I really hadn't expected you back this soon. You must have ran home." Her mother walked out of the archway that led into the kitchen. Flour and sugar covered her shirt and Kagome couldn't think of a time when she saw her mother without that flour-stained apron on. Kagome could smell cookies baking in the background and allowed a smile to grace her lips.
"Hey mom you said you needed me home right after school so you could talk to me. So I thought I would get here as soon as possible." Kagome faltered a bit on the last few words as she saw something flash in her mother's eyes. Deciding to ignore it she walked out of the hallway and took a seat in the living room.
Korari soon followed her daughter into the room and took a seat onto the couch right next to her wondering how to put her thoughts into words that wouldn't upset her daughter too terribly. "Well Kagome you know how I have been looking for a job lately... now that your father has passed away we do need the money." She glanced at Kagome and gave her a small reassuring smile.
"Well yes I remember you talking about getting a job awhile ago. Did you find a job? I thought you said that there were no openings around here." Kagome glanced over at her mother slightly confused. I mean she had been helping her mother look and she knew for certain that no options were open to her here. She let out a sigh, if only her father was still here they wouldn't have to worry about the money or anything.
"Yes, you see that is why I needed to talk to you before your brother got home. I did get a job and it is my dream job Kagome you must understand. It will pay more money then we could really need and oh it's just perfect!" Korari beamed down at Kagome before noticing the confused look in her daughter's eyes.
"I don't understand mom... i though you said there was no work here. How did you find the job? I mean I am so happy that we can stop worrying about money and everything but I don't know why you needed to tell me this without Souta here..." Kagome looked at her mom through the corner of her eye. She really was happy for her mom I mean she had been looking for a good job for a couple months now but something about this just seemed wrong.
"Kagome... the job I was offered is in Tokyo." She looked over at her daughter only to see Kagome's jaw practically sweeping the floor.
"Tokyo? But... but... Tokyo? That's like three hundred miles away... that's in the city... WE WOULD HAVE TO MOVE! Mom I don't want to leave! Why can't you just wait for a job here?" Kagome had by that time jumped to her feet and was practically screaming at her mother. She couldn't believe this! Tokyo of all places. She had friends here... she had a life here! She didn't want to get up and move... she didn't want to leave!
Korari just starred at her daughter waiting silently for her to calm down. She knew she would react this way, who wouldn't? Finally after a few minutes Kagome had gone silent and seemed to be back on Earth and out of her mind. "Kagome, honey, I know you are upset about this but you know as well as I do that if we don't take this job we can't pay the taxes anymore. Is that what you want? To lose this house and everything else? Kagome this is a chance to make our life better... you must understand this."
In the back of her head she knew her mother was right. They were spending far more money then they could afford. They were quick at running out of money and they needed this job but that doesn't mean she didn't have to be pissed off about it right?
She turned on her heel and stalked into her room making sure to slam the door shut behind her causing some of the china in the cupboard to rattle in their places. Korari let out a strained sigh as Souta stepped into the door. She sat down to explain the situation to him too. They would be leaving at the end of the week.
It was raining that day as Korari, Souta, and Kagome loaded up the car and got in prepared to head out to Tokyo. The house seemed like a ghostly place as Kagome walked in grabbing the last box out of her now completely bare room. She could hear her mom giving Souta some orders down stairs. Figuring she still had some time left she sat down on the box and glanced around her room. It used to be absolutely cluttered with pictures of her family, friends, and herself. Stuffed animals had been haphazardly piled in the far-left corner of the room and by her window she could still see slight indentations in the carpet where her desk had once been. She used to sit at that desk scribbling down all her thoughts and fears into a journal once resting there and was now in a box somewhere. She let out a soft sigh as she looked at the bare windowsill. Just a couple days before a vase of freshly picked flowers had sat there gathering sunlight. Now they were gone... it was all gone.
Her mind was pulled to a halt as she heard her mom yelling at her to please hurry up and get that last box. She pulled herself to her feet and leaned over picking up the lone box. As she walked through the doorway she glanced back and looked at her room. It had been hers since she was a baby. Her dad had played with her here and had helped her paint the walls the baby blue color she had once adored. This room had memories... memories of her father and now all her things and all her memories would be leaving this room forever. Everything that was once hers to cherish would now belong to some other child. She did leave something of hers in that room though. One final tear that had slipped it's way out of her eyes now lay on the floor. With that final goodbye she left maybe to never see that room again.
The car was loaded and they started to drive off. The oak trees didn't cast a green light unto her like it had many other days. The rain continued to plummet down and she gave one last glance at the house she was leaving.
AN/ All right that was the first chapter so what do you think so far? It was three pages so I thought it was a good length for a prologue. My other story has been put on hold because I really don't know what to do with it and it is really old. I'll probably get the second chapter of this out this weekend so please leave me reviews! Thanks.