A/N: First Inuyasha fanfiction in a long, long time. So I might be a little rusty. Hopefully it's up to scratch, R&R!
Famous Last Words
Chapter 1: The First Day
The door of a sleek black car flew open. A white haired boy fell out onto the pavement with a thump and a muffled curse.
"Dammit Sesshoumaru!" he snapped at the driver of the car. "You didn't have to push me!"
"If you miss the bus again, you'll walk," retorted a cold voice. "If you skip school this year, I will not hesitate to call Izayoi," he added as the boy standing outside of the car slammed the door shut. Sesshoumaru drove back out into the road.
"Bastard. He makes it sound like I want to be stuck here with him," the white haired boy muttered as he looked up at the drab brick-faced building that was his new school. He took a deep breath and walked inside.
People were milling around the hallways, they gave him odd, sometimes scathing looks. He looked through the halls in hopes of finding his locker or his first class.
A tall, thin figure with long black hair tied up away from their face looked at him and winked. "Hey cutie!" The shorter boy next to him scowled.
Upon further inspection, Inuyasha realized that the person that had called out to him was in fact a male, and he quickened his pace.
He looked at the slip of paper he had scrawled his schedule and information on and looked at the row of lockers he was passing buy.
190...
191...
192...
193...
194!
Inuyasha noticed that the locker he had been assigned was slightly graffitied. He squinted, trying to read the faded writing. It looked like someone had scrawled in black marker "NARAKU SUX" across the front of his locker.
He spun the combination and (with a bit of added effort) pulled his locker open. He shoved his bag in the small space, pulled out a battered looking notebook and a chewed pen, slammed the locker shut and looked back out into the crowded hall.
"Hi!" a cheerful voice chirped from somewhere behind him. He turned around quickly and saw a girl with wavy black hair and brown eyes looking at him and smiling politely. "You look lost," she added.
Tentatively, he nodded.
"New?" asked the girl, smoothing some wrinkles in her shirt.
He nodded again.
"Well, I'm Kagome," she said, sticking out a hand. He grasped it briefly and smiled hesitantly. "Do you need help finding your class?" she inquired.
"Keh! No! I can find it on my own!" he insisted.
She smiled. "Oh, okay. Well, what is your first class?"
"English," he muttered.
"Oh! Me too," she exclaimed. She was humoring him. "Why don't we walk together when the bell rings?" she "suggested".
He narrowed his eyes. "Fine." Over Kagome's shoulder, he saw the tall feminine looking male from earlier and sank back behind her, trying to hide, but the strange guy didn't see him, he seemed to be arguing with his companion.
"I take it you've met Jakotsu?" the girl called Kagome said, noticing his move to hide.
"You know him?"
She nodded. "He was new last semester. Don't worry, I'm sure Bankotsu will keep him in line and away from you," she assured him. "Come on, let me introduce you to my "clique"," she said, raising her fingers and miming quotation marks.
Reluctantly, Inuyasha walked beside Kagome as she led him out into a small courtyard on the side of the school. She waved to a pair of people sitting under a tree. He continued to follow her until she plopped down in the grass beside a girl with long brown hair wearing a dark green tee-shirt and a long black skirt. A dark haired boy looked at Inuyasha inquiringly.
"Oh, yeah!" Kagome said. "This is Inuyasha, guys, he's new."
The girl smiled. "Hi, I'm Sango."
He nodded to acknowledge her and turned a suspicious eye towards the guy, who had just inched closer to Sango. Sango obviously had very good reflexes, the second she felt him move in her hand flew up and she landed a sound smack on his cheek. The guy looked a little crestfallen, and scooted a good distance away.
"I'm Miroku," he said, finally turning to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome and she gave him an encouraging smile, so he sat down.
He leveled Kagome with a stare, finally connecting something that had been turning over in his head.
"You look like somebody I know," he told her flatly.
She looked at him, frowning. "Who?"
"You probably wouldn't know her," he mumbled, quelling under her stare.
"You'd be surprised," she said, looking positively dangerous.
"You don't happen to know a," he started, stuttering. "Kikyou?"
Kagome rolled her eyes. "Yes, I know Kikyou. She's my cousin. How do you know her?" she asked.
"We had a-a thing once. It didn't end well," he said quickly. "She dumped me."
Kagome smiled again. "Oh, I'm sorry."
Sango leaned over and tugged on his sleeve, bringing his ear to her face. "Don't ever compare Kagome to Kikyou, it annoys her."
"I noticed!" he replied quietly. He straightened back up and looked at Kagome, who was regarding him with a certain frostiness.
"So, what classes do you have?" Miroku interjected, saving Inuyasha from having to rectify his mistake.
"English, Gym, some Biology class, Parenting or some shit like that…" The group sniggered. "Remedial Math, and European History."
Miroku smiled. "Child Care will be fun, most of the seniors got roped into taking it. So we might have it together," he said, rummaging through a dark purple bag for his schedule. "So you have it fourth period?" he asked.
Inuyasha nodded.
"Me too," he said. "So at least you won't be completely lost."
Inuyasha thought he'd prefer to be lost than in the company of this strange group.
The bell rang overhead and the people that had been milling around in the courtyard all hurried for the door.
"It's best to wait 'til after the rush to get in," Kagome told him, holding out an arm to stop him from getting up.
He shrugged and plopped back down, crossing his arms over his chest.
Reviews are always welcome and appreciated. Hope you enjoyed. Sorry it was short, more later!