The Struggles of Life by Unmei Taisho

My life so far

This story will be my second one it will more a little slow or fast depending on how i decide i hope you enjoy this will be told in kagome's pov most of time but it will switch up please enjoy.

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I sat in the living room, looking around tomarrow was the start of my second year of school some much has happend to me and my family.

My mother was always my support after we lost my father when I was 12 My brother sota was 8 at the time my little sister rin was 5 and my mother had barely giving birth to my yougest brother shippo only a week ago when we got the call.

~*Flashback*~

"mommy mommy is shippo sleeping!!!" I heard rin yell down the hall way as i was making dinner in the place of mom so she could rest. Sota a normal was playing video games he hand never really know nor seen father but he loved him all the same.

Grandpa was in the in the shrine house sweeping up the steps for visiting prayers. i was waiting today was the day dad was to come home and i was excited he was always on work related trips how my mom never cried i will never know.

I called grandpa inside for dinner and I brought mothers food upstairs to her "mom i'll take shippo from you okay so you can eat and rest love you mom." I smiled to her "and i love you to kagome you have been so helpful you should rest."

I waved the hand that wasn't holding shippo "no mammaou its fine you need the rest more than I do so no more chitchat okay eat amd rest and i'll bring shippo in later when he is settled for the night." Hikari let out a laugh "it seems roles have been reversed my dear."

I smiled walking out of the room and to the dinner room setting shippo in the play pen at only a week old he was as energitic as a 5 year old. "rin try to eat the food and not the food eat you."  Rin giggled as i wiped her mouth "okay onee-chan!!" But, as always rin seemed to do the opposite.

"hey sis so when is dad suppose to get here." I hadn't even looked at the time everything was just like a normal evening night so i never botherd to check the time it was a little over 10:00pm. "I am sure dad will be here in a few minutes." Grandpa gave me a strange look.

"ah kagome when shall we be training you to be a priestess" I fell over out of my seat. i proceeded to get up and dust myself off grandpa would always pushes for me to be a priestess. "heheh soon grandpa soon" I smiled

The ringing of the house phone interupted our little family moment i went over to the phone and picked it up.

"hello higurashi residence who may I ask is speaking."

"Sorry call this late at night The Officer Arashi jozaki I would like to speak with Hikari Higurashi."

At this oint i was really concerned but I wasn't going to wake mom.

"She is currentaly unavalibe but this is her eldest child I can take the call what seems to be the problem?"

The line was Silent for a few moment was he hesitating because i wasn't my mother or was he just not willing to seak to a child even though I am only 12 I am mature for my age and always have been so my mother says.

"Very well Then I understand that this information will be hard to take in but your father Koyoshi Higurashi was killed today after he tried to save a woman and her child in a shooting."

My heart stopped my father was dead he was killed save someone else my fathers name had meant pure and that is what he was always smiling and laughing.

"thank you i understand..."

"The woman and child thats lives were saved are greatly happy for your father help she told him to run but he stayed knowing the danger your father was a hero please know that the family has volenteered to pay for everything towards funeral cost."

"Okay arigato and Good-bye Jozaki-san"

that night i deliverd the worst news anyone could every give ther mother and family.

*~1 week later*~

We held my father funeral and buried him my mother was shatterd on the inside but she held a strong face for us all i knew she was hurting all week she cried on my shoulders at night and i was her support.

~*End of Flashback~*

I sighed, not even a week later my mother and gradfather were taken from us and I was left to raise three children on my own. My school life was starting to get bad too.

Around the time i enterd junior high i started dating Inuyasha a guy i had know for a while and also the 2 heir to the Taisho family. I never knew that untill his father came in during parent week of course i had no one I lied to my Teacher and told them my parents were super busy.

Inuyasha was sweet and knd even though i never told him of my home situation I really though we were in love but that all came to an end when i saw him with Kikyo making out in the park.

So again i was left alone right around the time my best friend sango also abandoned me and followed kikyo and inuyasha. She spread rumors about me being a whore and everyone belived her even Inuyasha joined in he said i smelled like achohal and men.

Which was true I knew the demons and half-breeds in the school could smell it and the humans of our school followed it. I had been working in a cafe after school and in a club late a night That gives me time to cook and get my siblings ready for bed and school I work till 3am so that smell comes from me serving drinks but, I am not a whore I will never go to that level And if i ever had to it will be for my sibling.

Well the time passes so fast I really should be getting to sleep. I walked to rin and shippo's room I smiled both sleeping so soundly Rin was now 10 And shippo 5 both so energitic even in sleep.

I kissed both there foreheads and tucked the covers over both of them for little children they sleep horrible but look as peaceful as angels.

I left the room and walked to sota's room he had matured so much at 13 and was helping out with our finance issuse as much as he can I make good grades but I Sacrfice eating and other luxaries for them and he know's this and i fear i'll die and leave him this burden but, i won't do that.

I kissed sota's head and left the room with tears spring forth on my face i moved all my stuff to my mothers room and i placed all my mother, father and grandpa's things in the basement.

I sat in the bed hoping to let sleep take control of me with a tear rolling down my cheek I feel into a slight sleep enough to still be aware of my surroundings.

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well that is the first chapter I hope every likes it please review we will be seeing everyone else from the inuyasha cast next chapter and if there is anything i could make clearer in the next chapter please tell me thank you very much ^_^!!!!!

~*Unmei*~