Tsukiyo by Tiffany
Yet Another Sunless Summer
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the Twilight series.
Chapter 1:
Yet Another Sunless Summer
It was a decent, tepid summer day in Tokyo, despite Kagome Higurashi's current mood.
Mama was driving my younger brother and I to the airport. I dread this day every single year. Yep, it was time for us to stay at our father's place for the summer. Again. Don't get me wrong, I love my father to death. It is rather the town he lives in. This is going to sound stupid but you can't frickin' see the sun! You'd be lucky if you were to see the sun once a year, what with all the trees looming, and stretching its eerie arms over the small town. Sometimes, it would seem as though the trees threatened to swallow all of the houses into its murky depths, and never let go. I still shudder every time I think about it. And despite all that, the residents seem very lively. But I guess that's because not everyone is like me. Meaning not everyone is pessimistic. Anyway, the borough does have some redeeming qualities. Well, for one, just because you can't see the sun, it doesn't mean you can't see the moon! In fact, you can see it extremely well. Occasionally, the moon can be seen very closely but it’s just plain creepy on Halloween. I mean have you seen a red moon the size of, well, half the earth? (I'm exaggerating here) But that's where the town gets its name! Tsukiyo, meaning moonlit night! And two, though it is small, Tsukiyo can throw mean parties!! I mean, hardcore parties!
Boy, it does sound stupid, how I’m afraid of something so pathetic, now that I think about it…Besides I should stop complaining. Mama should be the one voicing her opinions. It always hurts her when her children are so far away from her for so long.
“Aw, sis, come on, you’re exaggerating, it’s not that bad!” exclaimed Souta.
“Yeah, yeah, whatever,” was my smart reply.
Yeah, I guess it's not so bad, except when others tease you because your parents are divorced and every other, normal, 16 year old gets to hang out with friends at the beach during the summer, while Outcast Kagome is sent away to a town where people are fascinated by the sun because they've never seen it before.
What do I mean by normal, you ask? Well, let me give you the whole story. My name is Kagome Higurashi. I live in the Sunset Shrine in Tokyo with Mama, Gramps, Souta, and my obese cat, Buyo because my mother left my father, Kenji, when I was five and Souta was just a toddler. Why, you ask? Well, frankly….my father's a nerd scientist. There, I said it! He was obsessed with his computers and spent tons of money on high tech stuff and eventually, the fire between my parents died out and their marriage followed soon after. So my mother just up and left one day. Not that my grandfather had minded. Gramps disapproved of my father because of his money spending problems. But it all worked out for Kenji in the end, he invented something important and is rich now, and I wonder why he chose Tsukiyo to settle down in. What did he invent? Uh… some thingiemajigie that's too complex and nerdy for me to explain. Anyway, on to the story of my life. As if my life couldn't get any more complicated, I just happen to be a miko and I just happen to guard the Sacred Jewel of Four Souls from demons. Yep, demons are real. I'm sure you've heard of that so I'm not going to even bother.
“Mama, we know you hate it when we go so far away from you, so, why don't you suggest something to Dad?” Kagome inquired silently, “Like, maybe, he can come and stay here for the summer?”
“And, not to mention, our friends are here!” Souta chimed. Tch, this is coming from the kid who was ecstatic about going to Tsukiyo.
“Now, Kagome, Souta. You know your father is excited that you're coming. I'm sure he's euphoric about showing you his newly built house. You understand, right?” Mama stated.
“Hai, Mama…,” Kagome and Souta replied.
“And I'm sure you'll make new friends….”
-An Hour Later-
“Bye Mama! We love you!!!” Kagome and Souta shouted before making their way to the plane.
Mama absently wiped away her tears, knowing that her children would call her as soon as they were situated in their father's home, and then shuffled hurriedly making her way home to make sure Gramps hadn't burned down the house in her absence.
-On The Plane-
Kagome and Souta boarded the plane with their duffel bags.
“Here, let me help you with that,” said Kagome, as she lifted Souta’s bag onto the space above their seats.
“Thanks, sis.”
Kagome sighed as she pulled her iPod, after she and Souta had settled down, scrolling to Butterfly by Dj Mystik as her own wings took flight toward the land of dreams….