Chapter 1: We'll Make It (REVISED!)

Kagome grinned as she ran up the shrine steps. "Mom! Mom!" she called out. She ran up into the house and looked around. It was late in the evening and her mother should have been home.

"Mom! I graduated today! Why weren't you at the ceremony?!" Kagome said smiling. She was a sixteen-year-old girl who had just graduated high school. She was very smart and skipped two grades because of how bright she was.

"Mom?! Souta?! Where are you guys?" Kagome asked looking all over the house for them. She stopped in the kitchen and found a note on the counter.

'Mom got sick so we went to the doctor. Please come by when you read this. Souta.'

Kagome ran out of the house and down the street. Her mother had been suffering from an incurable disease and she had been getting sick a lot lately. All of them turned out to be false alarms, but it still worried Kagome. She got on the subway and found a spot to stand. She waited for the subway to stop before getting off.

The crowds of people on the streets were ridiculous. It was rush hour and Kagome was having a hard time getting through them.

"This is just not my day," she whispered to herself as the crowd was tossing her around. Suddenly she was pushed out into the street and a car was coming toward her. She just stood there like a deer caught in the headlights. Was this how it was going to end?

She felt herself get pulled back on to the sidewalk. Her face hit a hard chest and the car honked as it passed by her. She stood there against that person, shaking. She couldn't believe her luck. She looked up at the stranger who saved her and she couldn't help but stare at the handsome boy who was looking down at her.

"Learn to be more careful, you idiot," the boy said. Kagome's face dropped and she backed away from him.

"Who are you calling an idiot?! I was pushed out into the street by these people who care about nothing but themselves," Kagome yelled.

"Well since I saved you that must mean that I care. Not everyone is heartless," the boy said.

That caused Kagome to blush. Here stood a stranger telling her that he cared about her, how could she not blush? Kagome just shook her head and ran away.

How embarrassing was that? She couldn't believe that just happened to her. She just kept running. She ran into the hospital and then stopped at the front counter. When she got the information she went to find her little brother.

She went to the elevator and went to the third floor. She got out and found her brother crying in a chair. She went over to him and knelt down in front of him.

"What's wrong Souta?" she asked.

"Oh sis! She's gone! She died this morning," Souta cried and hugged his sister. Kagome's mind went numb at hearing those two words. Was their mother really gone? She couldn't believe it.

"What's going to happen to us?" Souta asked.

"I don't know Souta. Let's just get out of here," Kagome said and grabbed Souta's hand. They walked home together. It was the longest walk they ever took.

When they got home they saw a couple men standing in front of the shrine, talking.

"Excuse me. Who are you people?" Kagome asked.

"We are with the social services. We heard your mother died this morning and we need to discuss your mother's death," one man said.

"Souta, go inside," Kagome ordered getting angry.

Souta ran into the house, not wanting to know what those men wanted.

"What do you want?" Kagome asked.

"We are aware that your mother has died this morning and we are truly sorry for that. We are also aware that your mother was an only child and she has not written a will either. Is there any relatives that you know of in this area?" one man asked.

"Not that I know of, all the relatives I knew died when I was younger," Kagome said.

"Since we don't know what your mother wants we are going to take you to foster care for adoption," the other man said.

"Okay, can you come back in a few days so we can get our things together?" Kagome asked.

"Sure," the first man said and they both left.

Kagome went into the house and Souta hugged her around the waist.

"What did they want sis?" Souta asked.

"Don't worry about it Souta. Let's just get as much money as we can get together for now," Kagome said.

"I have a lot of money saved up!" Souta said and ran up to his room. He can back down with about $500 in yen.

"That is a lot of money, but you need to keep it with you at all times okay? Just keep everything valuable with you," Kagome said.

"Okay. What's going to happen?" Souta asked.

"Those men want to take us to a foster home so you have to keep as much money with you as possible. Make sure that you don't give it to anyone and no one takes it from you," Kagome said.

"Okay," Souta said.

Kagome watched as cars pulled up to the shrine. They were here to take them away. A lady got out of the first car and the same two men from before got out of the second one. Kagome went out to the front porch and met them outside.

"Are you ready to come with us?" one man asked.

"What's going to happen to my mom? Aren't we going to have a memorial service or something?," Kagome asked.

"She was signed up for an organ donor so the hospital kept her body. If you want you can have on without her body," the other man said.

"I guess I'll just go with you as long as me and my brother are always together. I'm won't get adopted if he isn't coming with me," Kagome stated.

"We can arrange that. Now get your brother and come with me," the lady said.

Kagome went inside and got the papers they needed then went to get Souta. She walked outside again and gave the men the papers before following the lady to her car.

"Are we going to get adopted by a nice family?" Souta asked Kagome.

"Of course, I'm sure they'll make us feel right at home," Kagome smiled.

"I'm Mina, your social worker. Don't worry, I'm going to take you to the foster home and that's where you'll stay until someone decides to adopt you," the lady said.

"Is it true that when I turn eighteen I can leave if I choose to?" Kagome asked.

"Yes that's true, but most kids end up staying," Mina said.

"You aren't going to leave me alone are you?" Souta asked.

"Of course not! I'll be with you forever," Kagome smiled and put her arm around his shoulders.

Kagome and Souta got settled into their new room. It wasn't very exciting. It was a plain grey room and two twin beds. That's it nothing else. It didn't really matter since Kagome and Souta had nothing in their pockets, but money.

They had gone through the whole procedure of becoming a foster child and it took nearly four hours. This was just depressing. They had gone from living in a shrine to one room.

A rat ran out from under the bed and Kagome screamed and jumped up on to the bed.

Souta laughed at his sister and said, "It's just a little rat Kagome. It won't bother you if you don't bother it."

"Ew ew ew!!!! I can't believe this is happening to us!" Kagome exclaimed.

"Don't worry Kagome. I'll protect you!" Souta said and chased the rat out of the room.

"Oh thank you Souta! You're my hero!" she smiled and hugged her little brother.

"Just doing a day's work sis!" Souta said making his voice deeper and putting his hands on his hips.

"I'm glad you're still with me Souta," Kagome whispered.

"Yeah, I miss mom, but I'm happy to still have you sis," Souta said.

"I'll always be here Souta. I want you to remember that. We'll make it, I promise," Kagome smiled.

A/N: Yay! This idea sorta just popped into my head so I thought it would be a nice little break from "Forever in Love", but don't worry I will finish the other one for all of you who are wondering. I just think a little break from a story can help cuz then new ideas pop into your head and stuff! So yeah! Enjoy this new story that I decided to write! Thanks!