A Series of Unexpected events by S T I L L
Chapter One: And the winner is...
Title: A Series of Unexpected events
Summary: AU; Kagome and her family won a lottery, and because of their new fortune plus her father's new job, they move up to the upper-class part of Tokyo. Her neighbors, the Taisho family, aren't exactly what she expected. And who's this Sesshoumaru?
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Chapter One: And the winner is...
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"Mom! Come on, can't we go somewhere else? I mean, there's about a million people buying one of these. There's no chance you'll win even a dollar!" Kagome said bothered by the heat of summer and the long line leading to one of Japan's many lottery machines.
"Kagome! Trust me on this. I woke up this morning with a dream that I bathed in a pool of yen! I rarely ever dream, don't you think that's the least bit interesting? Besides, it's only a dollar to give up. I'm feeling lucky today!"
Kagome rolled her eyes.
"Whatever." She huffed.
She had way better things to do than to stand in line for some silly game; she could've done something more productive with her vacation time! Like... like, watch the plants grow! Or something.
Oh what was she kidding? Sure it was summer, no school, most already graduated sophomores who were going to be juniors would be happy about this, but no, not Kagome!
Kagome had friends, she wasn't popular, but she wasn't exactly part of the losers-group either. She was pretty and more attractive than the average person, but wasn't drop-dead gorgeous. She got B's but she didn't get A's. Kagome didn't follow trends, she'd follow to the beat of her own drum. Kagome was... Kagome.
Most of her friends had left her alone that summer to go to exciting places like China, heck some of her friends even went to France! And you know why they got to do what they did?
Because they had money.
As much as she hated to admit it, Kagome's family wasn't exactly rich. Her mother worked in home decorating which didn't pay much. Her father's job paid great amounts, though. He worked second in command from the manager of Tsuko Corps, a well-known branch of Taisho corps. It still wasn't enough to be "rich", though. Not only that but her family wasn't small. They had five mouths to feed, her odd grandfather, her mother, her father, herself, her brother Souta, plus her adored family cat Buyo! Simply put, her family just couldn't afford fancy vacations.
"Kagome! Kagome! Come on, I've got our lottery ticket. Let's go home! Its 6:34, the winning numbers are announced at 7PM!"
Kagome let out a "wha" sound as her mother grabbed her hand, directing her to the car and pushed her inside. They got onto the highway and Kagome slid into the car seat with annoyance.
This whole lottery thing bothered her to no extent. It just showed how desperate they were for money. She hated it. She grabbed the lottery ticket from her mother's purse, reading aloud the numbers.
"56-12-3-19-26-7... doesn't sound very "winning"." She scoffed.
"Kagome! Don't be sour! How about this? If we win this lottery, I'll buy you any car you'd like, eh? Now stop complaining, we're already home." Her mother said in an attempt to stop her daughter from being so arrogant.
Kagome stepped out of the car and into the home with her mother.
A car? Hmm...
'Kagome don't get your hopes up! You said it yourself, it's a one out of a million chance we'll win this lottery.' Her mind tried to convince herself, which eventually won resulting in a sulking Kagome.
"It's 6:58! 6:58! Turn on the TV to channel 3, NOW!" Her mother screeched excitedly.
Kagome rolled her eyes as her and her family all shuffled into the den onto the large sofa in front of the TV. Her family seemed just as excited as her mother.
'C'mon people! You actually think we're going to win?'
"Good-Evening, Kyoto! It's time for the monthly 100 million yen lottery results! Be careful not to fall of the edge of your chairs! Here are the numbers..." The woman on television began to say...
"First number... 56!"
All occupants except Kagome let out an excited squeal.
'puh-lease.'
"Second number, 12! Third number 3!"
'I'm sure there's a ton of people who have those numbers' Kagome thought.
"Fourth number 19! Fifth number 26!"
Everyone let out loud screams of happiness.
'It can't be... we can't win...! Can we?'
"And the final number... Winning number..."
'7! 7! Please seven!' Everyone silently pleaded.
"2! The final number is two!"
'Not seven.'
All occupants of the room exhaled a moan of sadness. Yes, even Kagome.
'There goes the car...' She thought with a frown.
She glanced at her mother who was close to tears who grabbed the remote and was about to put everyone out of their misery by turning off the TV. Until a sound caught all of their attention... The woman on the television began to speak and said...
"I'm sorry, it seems I have read the wrong number! My mistake! The final number is not a seven. I repeat, the final number is not a seven! The final number is..."
Everyone had their fingers crossed, their lower body almost hanging off the couch, their eyes didn't dare blink, their mouths open, awaiting the number which was to be said.
"Seven! The final winning number is seven! So if your ticket has the numbers 56-12-3-19-26-7 please call the number at the bottom of your television screen right now for your 100 million dollar yen prize!"
The room was silent. No one dared to let out even a sigh of joy. Kagome was the first to recuperate.
"So when do I get my car?"
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"Call the number, call it, call it!"
"Will you hold it up? You're worse than me when I was pregnant with Kagome!"
Everyone huddled around the telephone, as her mother called the number to receive her prize.
They won! Gosh darn it, they won! 100 million yen all belonged to the Higurashi family. No more excuses when Kagome wanted to go shopping, no more mooching money off friends! And best of all... Kagome was going to get a car!
"Thank kami." She said softly to herself, with a smile.
She heard her mother tell the person on the other line her credit card information and say thank you and 'no thank you, I'm not interested in buying a year's worth of cookie dough', after a long call she said good bye and returned to her family.
"Well they said they're going to execute all of the money into the credit card! All of it, all of that 100 million yen tomorrow into the Higurashi credit card!" She squealed excitedly, the rest of the family joining her.
"So mom, when do I get my car?" Kagome repeated.
"What!" Came a shriek from her younger brother, Souta.
"How come she gets a car!"
"Because I can drive you doofus!" She said, hitting him in the head 'anime-style'.
Her little brother let out an "oww".
"Enough of that, dinner's on the table! Let's eat!" Her mother said leading them all into the dining room.
Once everyone was seated they all simultaneously said 'Itadakimasu!' and devoured their food hungrily and happily. Obviously the cash prize was all still instilled in their heads.
Then Kagome thought, 'What's going to happen next?'
Finally dinner reached a point where everyone ate quietly and peacefully with some conversation including 'how was your day?' and 'what'd you do?'
Mr. Higurashi cleared his throat, all eyes averting to him.
"I suppose this is a better time than any to say this. This was going to happen regardless of what just happened an hour ago. I really had no idea until earlier today that this was going to happen, honestly." He inhaled and exhaled deeply.
'What's going on?' Everyone thought. Kagome's father only did this when he was about to announce something of great importance. Her mother squeezed his shoulder, urging him to go on.
"As you know, the company's doing great! We've got locations here in Kyoto, as well as Osaka and Yokohama... Well the company's ready to expand a bit further and a building's being made in Tokyo as we speak!"
"That's great!" Her mother said excitedly.
'That can't be it. There's got to be more.' Kagome thought, waiting for more of her father's voice.
"That's not all. I've been promoted. And... well... I'm going to be manager and owner of Tsuko Corps Tokyo!"
They should've been happy, actually they were! Well at least for a split second until they realized...
"You mean we're going to have to move to TOKYO!" Kagome blurted heatedly, her miso soup spilling and the table rumbling.
"Kagome, please... calm down." Her mother said soothingly in an attempt to calm her down.
"No mother! You just heard what dad said, if he's going to be manager of a business in Tokyo, it's only logical we're going to move there!" She said as if she were about to lose a limb.
She wasn't the only one pissed. Souta was yelling at the top of his eight-year old lungs, about his friends, and his school... he obviously didn't want to move either.
"Kagome, Souta please sit down and listen." Their father said with his eyes closed and in a peaceful mantra-like voice.
They complied only because when their father did that he was on the verge of passing out due to nervous-ness.
"You can complain, you can bite my head off, you can send letters to my boss for all I care, but that still won't change the fact we're moving and that's final."
Souta didn't dare speak. Kagome opened her mouth to say something then closed it shut, resembling a fish.
Her father began speaking again, "You'll have all you've ever wanted. My job will definitely increase the amount of money in my paycheck. Plus did we not just win 100 million yen?" He smirked.
"With that much money we can buy a mansion! We can hold a garage full of all the cars you've ever wanted, we can go on fancy vacations to... to France! Grandpa you can buy all the scrolls you want, Souta you can make new friends in a better school, Kagome you can go on endless shopping sprees."
Now that that was said, everyone grew quiet. Too busy thinking over what he said.
"You'll have all you've ever wanted."
That line played back in Kagome's mind
Kagome really thought hard and realized.
'I don't have friends that I'll miss or who'll miss me. I won't miss Kyoto. I get a car. I get all I want... Heck, what have I got to lose!'
She smiled and eagerly asked, "When do we move?"
"Well we've already been looking at homes... Although, with the new budget we have with the lottery money and all... We can afford to buy a mansion. Luckily my boss has already accounted a list for suitable homes and we've already set our eyes on a large estate."
"...so when do we move?"
"Next week."
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5 days passed.
It had included days of work, and never an ounce of rest. Kagome was either packing something up or answering a question from the press. They were eager to interview her family about their lucky win on the lottery two days ago, but news quickly passed and they were on to bigger things...
They were moving today. Their home had been bought, her mother had already stayed there, furnishing the mansion. They only had to pack so little. Besides they had tons of money, they could replace anything. Kagome packed her valuables and few choice things, but was eager to just splurge into shopping sprees in the nearest mall once they moved in.
All things were packed into the moving van. This wasn't much considering they didn't really own anything they couldn't replace with something better when they moved in, anyways.
Kagome rode with her father in the front seat and Buyo in her lap. Her grandfather and Souta in the back seat with the moving van following close behind.
On the trip to Tokyo, Kagome spent most of her time thinking of her new life there.
'New people... What will they think of me? They're all probably stuck-up spoiled brats.' She snorted in disgust.
Her eyes gazed out the window as they reached Tokyo and headed for the upper-class part. It was definitely way more different than downtown. There were large buildings, all of them high, there was no sign of graffiti, it was clean and people were seen striding, no not walking, striding in their designer-made suits. It was like a Utopia.
They reached the more residential part of upper-class Tokyo. This involved large homes, large enough to be mansions! There were some on top of rolling hills and some near gardens of cherry trees.
They finally reached their destination. Arriving at the large Japanese-style mansion, Kagome speedily hurried out of the car and stood in front of her new home in awe.
It was humongous! Her mother flew out of the home and greeted them, urging them inside and telling the movers where to place everything.
Kagome passed every room. All 5 bedrooms, Souta's, mother and father's, grandpa's, the guest room, and of course hers! There were three full bathrooms, each including a built in, water-pool jet-massaging bathtub. The kitchen was large and included everything her mother wanted. The living room was spacious and already decorated, much from her mother's own taste. The den included a grand entertainment center with all the latest forms of electronics!
She entered the garage, and her eyes lit up immediately at the sight of the latest Mercedes-Benz model set in the center.
Running outside to where her family was she thought, 'I'm living the life.'
When she returned outside she noticed her family wasn't alone. Another family was with them and they seemed to be conversing politely.
She noticed three males, each with almost white hair and a short black haired woman. The father seemed to be tall and had a sophisticated air about him, the woman who carried a pie in her hand (probably to welcome us into the neighborhood, Kagome though) was the mother. The two sons looked so different from each other. The only thing the probably shared in common was their white hair which they developed from their father.
Kagome noticed that the younger one had his shoulders slumped forward sloppily, with a frown as if he didn't want to be there. His hair was white but rigid and was cut in a spike-like fashion. She had heard him say 'I'm Inuyasha.'
She turned to look at the other brother. He had white hair but it seemed to look silkier. It was tied-back low, but if it wasn't, Kagome thought it would probably be long enough to reach over his shoulders. He didn't seem to want to be there either. He looked older. Probably just by a year, though. But he seemed so intriguing, so confident. His face looked forward but he wore a visible scowl as he announced 'I'm Sesshoumaru...' He had gold eyes like the rest of them but his were different.
As she looked into them she found her self getting lost in a trance-like state as she gazed into them. She was cut from it when he turned to look at her.
No one had known she was there until his eyes averted to her. Causing everyone else's eyes to look at her.
She flushed with embarrassment as she walked towards them, trying to avoid this Sesshoumaru person who sent chills of an unknown feeling down her body with every look he sent towards her.
"Kagome!" her mother called. "These are our new neighbors. The Taisho family."
Kagome smiled warmly at each of them.
Sesshoumaru smirked at her and noticed she was uncomfortable under his gaze.
Their eyes met and Sesshoumaru sent an alluring wink, causing Kagome's cheeks to blush a cherry red.
'This is going to be interesting.' The two thought.
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