A Deadly Encounter by Dark Angel

A Most Disappointing Day

Crashing into a tree on my way down the mountain I am sent flying deeper into the forest. Rolling down a slope I hit various items on my way down. As I come to a stop at the bottom I lay sprawled upon the forest floor. While feeling the blood seeping out of my head and onto the ground I think of how all of this came to be.

My name is Kagome Higurashi and this is my story. Not more than a week ago I was your average, normal, everyday dysfunctional teenager when my mother came to me with the wonderful idea of rediscovering her roots in the most abysmal little town of Globe, Arizona, where she grew up. Now I am sure that it will be hard not to confuse this town with Tokyo but I will do my best.

It was about six in the morning when we all set out to go to the Pinal Mountains. Coming from Tokyo I cannot understand for the life of me why we have to go camping in Globe, Arizona when we could just simply go to a resort or even a spa. There was nothing more exciting to do on the way there but to catch up on my sleep. But that proved to be a disaster because of the relentless banging of the four wheeler against the trailer on which it was hinged not to mention my brother, Miroku, poking at me. Through all of this my CD player finally puts me to sleep. Upon awakening I reach down to change the CD to find nothing there. As I look up to see my father, Naraku dangling the walkman out the window he says to me through clenched teeth " If you can't learn to turn things off when you aren't using them then you shouldn't have them at all." And with that he lets go of my prized possession while I watch helplessly as it shatters upon the pavement. I feel at this moment like screaming at the top of my lungs and using the foulest language that would make even a truck driver blush. When I quickly restrain myself with the knowledge that Kikyo, my mother will jump in and defend his actions not resting until he comes out smelling like a basket of roses. With a heavy sigh I realize it's pointless, so I close my eyes in an attempt to put an early end to a most disappointing day.