prolog

I was late. Again. Today, of all days, I overslept, today, on my first day at this new school. I stood in front of the mirror and looked at myself. I was too fat. And too small. In addition, my green eyes, which my German father had bequeathed to me, were atypical for Japan and did not suit me. Sighing, I pulled my stomach in.
"Mizuki! If you are not ready in five minutes, I'll drive without you!" My mother called from below. "I'll be right there," I called back.
Of course I was too slow. It took me seven minutes and when I walked into the kitchen I saw through the window my mother's car round the corner.Damn it!

I grabbed an apple and my bag, then left the house. There was a bus stop at the other end of the street, I just didn't know if the bus was going past the school. What was the impression of being late on the first day? I didn't even want to think about it. When I got to the stop, another girl, about my age, was waiting there too. "Um, sorry.", I spoke to her, "I'm new here and I don't know how to get to school ..." Immediately afterwards I was ashamed of the words. What would she think of me now? A girl who doesn't know how to get to school? But she smiled at me. "No problem, you can take the bus here, it's coming soon." "Thanks," I mumbled. She looked at me confused. I felt myself blush. "What do you have there?", She wanted to know and pointed to my necklace. I had got it from my great-grandmother, a beautiful shiny stone chip. Well, not exactly stone, it looked more like a pane of glass that is lit by the sun. But that's how he looked even when there was no sun.
I showed her the pendant and her eyes widened. “A splinter of the jewel!” She exclaimed. Now it was my turn to be confused. "Uh, what?" I asked her confused. "Where did you get that from?" She asked further. "From my great-grandmother, but why are you interested in this part?" I asked a counter-question. Then she was silent until the bus came. I was just about to get in when she held me back. "What is it? I don't want to be later on my first day!" I said, trying to shake off her arm. The doors of the bus closed and he drove on. "Great, because of you I can wait for the next one! Do you realize that you're not being nice?" I snapped at her. "You're only going to miss the information event for newcomers today anyway. I can explain everything to you too. Come on, quick, I have to-" I interrupted her: "I don't care what you have to do! I know thatmemust now be on the quickest route to school! "
"Please come with me, we have to try something. It's important!" She asked me. Should I skip school, especially the first day, to do a favor for a stranger who made me miss the bus?"Please! The bus is gone anyway and the next one doesn't leave for an hour!" "I can walk too," I said angrily. She shook her head. "It won't take long. At least I think so. Please come with me," she pleaded. "I don't even know your name." "Kagome. Kagome Higurashi.", She introduced herself, "And you?" "Mizuki Hoshimai." I ran my hand through my short black hair.
"Are you coming?" She asked, looking tired. I gave in. "OK."
Kagome led me to her house. However, we did not enter it but went to a small shed in which there was an old well. She climbed over the edge and told me to do the same. I was beginning to doubt her sanity. Hesitantly, I sat on the edge. "Jump!" She said. "Are you crazy?" I asked. She took my hand and together we fell into bottomless black. Only - there was no impact.