Preparations and Arrivals

"C'mon, Kagome! It's 1:37 in the morning, and we need to be at school at 7:30 a.m. I told you that you should've packed two days ago!" Sango complained as she sleepily rolled over on Kagome's bed. She had fallen asleep while watching Kagome pack.

"I know, but I can't fit all of my clothes into my suitcase!" Kagome whispered. She didn't want to wake her family up again after tripping over a pile of clothes around 11:30 p.m. Kagome's mom and grandpa got pissed off at her, and then went back to sleep.

Sango sighed. "Okay, do you have money?"

Kagome tilted her head to one side. "Uh, yeah. Why?" she asked.

"These are the things you'll need. Once you're in private school, you can't go back home to get anything. Anyway, back to the list. You'll need pencils, paper, pens, notebooks, cell phone, camera, dresses, jewelry, hair straightener, hair ties, laptop, Ipod, cell phone and Ipod chargers, and a bunch of clothes that apply to the dress code," Sango said, counting the items off with her fingers.

Kagome stared at Sango and glanced over at her suitcase. Spaghetti strap shirts and very short mini-skirts were packed into the suitcase. Then, she looked back at Sango.

"Huh?"

Sango smiled and handed Kagome a piece of paper. "Luckily I've written it all down for you. I knew you'd forget."

"Thanks, Sango. Sorry that I woke you up," Kagome said, bending down to unpack the navy blue suitcase again.

"It's okay. Good night, Kagome." Sango pulled the bedspread over herself, reached out, and turned off the lamp.

"Hey! I still need that on!" Kagome complained.

"Sorry!" Sango turned the light back on.

--

"Ugh! I don't wanna go to school again!" Inuyasha protested.

"Well, you don't have much of a choice, Inuyasha. Your mom will kick your ass if you ditched school," Miroku said. He and Inuyasha were spending the night over at Miroku's house, since it was closer to the school. Their suitcases were all packed, and the two guys decided to have a competition on staying up longer.

"Shut your face! You're only excited to see the cute girls in our year." Inuyasha suspiciously glared at Miroku. "Aren't you?"

Miroku only smirked. "Of course. So? You and I both agreed that we were going to get girlfriends when we're sophomores. And now, we're sophomores. So, ha! In your face!" He pointed at Inuyasha's nose.

"Whatever," Inuyasha scoffed, crossing his arms.

Miroku looked at his alarm clock. It was 5:51 a.m., and the school was about twenty minutes away. He stood up and said, "We should start getting ready now, so I'm gonna take a shower." He grabbed his clothes and walked out of the room.

--THE NEXT MORNING--

"Bye, Mom! Bye, Gramps!" Kagome waved goodbye as she ran towards Sango's blue Mercedes.

"It's about time you're done," Sango muttered. It was 6:57 a.m., and the school was about ten minutes away from Kagome's house. "Aren't you gonna say bye to Souta?" Sango asked.

"Nah," Kagome replied, shaking her head.

"Okay, then! Let's go!" Sango said. The girls waved bye to everyone and got in the car. Kirara, Sango's pet cat, meowed and hopped on to Sango's lap. The girls checked to make sure that their suitcases were in the back seats, buckled their seatbelts, and then Sango drove away. Kagome yawned and closed her eyes. "Tired, Kagome?" Sango teased. "You should've packed earlier. What did I tell you?"

In an attempt to keep herself awake, Kagome slapped herself. Sango stared at Kagome with a puzzled look. "What?" Kagome said. "It helps me stay awake."

Sango started slapping herself to see if Kagome's statement was true. Kagome“s actually right! she thought. The two teens laughed at each other until Sango informed everyone that they had arrived at Silverlake Boarding School.

A man in a fancy suit stopped the girls at the gate to the parking lot. "May I park your car for you girls?" he politely asked. "Your luggage will be delivered after the assembly."

"Okay. Be careful with the car. And Kirara," Sango replied as she handed the man her car keys. "Let's go, Kagome!" she said, and the girls walked into the building. Then, they went to the bathrooms and fixed their hair in the large mirrors.

Kagome was wearing a sparkly baby blue blouse, blue jeans, and flip-flops. Her shiny, waist-length hair was straightened before she left. Sango was wearing a white, long-sleeved blouse, blue jeans, and white tennis shoes. Sango's long brown hair was tied up into a high ponytail with a white ribbon. The ends of the ribbon trailed down her ponytail. Thinking that they were going to be late for the assembly, the girls quickly raced out of the bathrooms and ran to the auditorium. It was filled with kids chatting.

"Good thing we got here in time." Kagome said as she opened her cell phone and saw the time. It was 7:23 a.m. Kagome and Sango put their phones on vibrate and began looking for two open seats.

- - -

Miroku drove his red Corvette towards the gate to the school parking lot. "Great, now we're probably gonna be late because of you, Inuyasha." He glared at Inuyasha.

The man who had parked Sango's car came up to Miroku's car and delivered the same speech to him. Miroku thanked him and handed the man his keys. Inuyasha and Miroku began to run towards the school auditorium.

"Well, sorry! But you don't know what it's like having long hair like mine," Inuyasha said.

"Then, get a damn haircut!" Miroku panted as they burst through the front double doors of the school.

"I can't! Chicks dig the hair!" Inuyasha said, even though he wasn't sure if that was true. Many girls kept flirting with Inuyasha last year.

"Really?" Miroku asked thoughtfully.

The guys slowed down and entered the auditorium. Students were still talking. The boys sighed with relief, put their cell phones on vibrate, and began looking for seats. They found two seats by the wide aisle and sat down in them.

Miroku looked around the enormous room for any pretty girls that caught his attention, like he usually did. He tapped Inuyasha on the shoulder. When Inuyasha looked at him, Miroku pointed across the aisle.

Inuyasha turned and saw that Miroku was pointing at two girls sitting across the aisle from the guys. One of the girls was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and her brown hair was tied up in a ponytail. But it was the girl sitting next to her that caught his eye. She was wearing a blue blouse, jeans, and flip-flops and had shiny black hair.

"You like the girl with black hair, don't you?" Miroku suspiciously asked.

"Psh, no," Inuyasha lied, crossing his arms.

"I like the girl with the ponytail," Miroku said, ignoring Inuyasha's denial. He fixed his dark blue shirt, baggy blue jeans, and white tennis shoes. "Watch, they're going to stare at us, too," Miroku said excitedly.

"Keh, as if I care."
- - -

"Sango, those two guys across the aisle are staring at us," Kagome stuttered nervously, crossing her legs.

Sango looked across the aisle and saw that Kagome was right. "Don't panic," she advised in a whisper. "Which guy do you think is cute?"

Kagome blushed cherry red and whispered, "The one with the long black hair."

Sango nodded as if she had just gathered evidence to an important murder case. She and Kagome have been dreaming about what it'd be like to have a boyfriend since the seventh grade. This year, Sango was determined for them to actually attempt to get one. "Okay. Look over at him. If he's still staring at you, smile at him."

"What if he likes you and not me? I'll look like a dumb ass if I smile at him and he doesn't like me," Kagome worriedly asked, fiddling with a lock of ebony hair.

Sango smiled and put her hand on Kagome's shoulder. "Just trust me," she said, and removed her hand from Kagome's shoulder.

Kagome nodded and gulped. She turned her head slowly and looked at the guy, but he wasn't looking at her. She turned back to Sango and began to panic. "He's not looking at me!"

"Look at him again. He's staring at you again." Sango patted Kagome's arm.

Kagome reluctantly turned her head once more. Her chocolate brown eyes stared into his amber irises. Kagome smiled at the guy and quickly turned back to Sango.

"You left the guy blushing. Low five," Sango whispered, and low-fived Kagome between the chairs.