Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, nor do I own my own collection of Classical Jazz CD's. Some things just aren't fair..

A/N: Hi everyone!!! Ok, this is my first fic, so I'm not sure if I meet the all-mighty goodness standards of fic writing. Please let me know!!!

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School had always brought new fear and anxiety to the half demon. True, he didn't act or look like anyone else; but was that really cause for daily torment and embarrassment? For so long now Inuyasha had put up with showers of insults and even physical abuse from his peers. "Go back to your human mother, half-breed!" they'd spit the words at him like venom. Inuyasha sighed as he passed by the doorway leading out, leading to his freedom.

"Only a few more weeks," he thought, "then I'll be free. Then I won't have to deal with anyone anymore, then I can be me."

He rounded a corner and almost ran into one of his main bullies. Quickly he dashed down another hall before the insults could reach his ears. All the years of torment had turned Inuyasha into a subdued, shy, self-concious person. Spending most of his time watching, as fellow classmates overlooked him, laughing together and going about their regular lives. He yearned to be a part of them, to be normal. Inwardly he cursed his gene pool. "Why do I have to be different? Why can't I be a full demon like my brother, Ses-shomiro? At least then no one would dare make fun of me."

Awkwardly he stepped into his third period class, his most dreaded class. Everyone looked up expectantly at him as he entered. The teacher gave him a disproving glance.

"Take your seat young man," she scolded "Where have you been, may I ask?" she raised an eyebrow.

Inuyasha was considering answering, "No, you may not ask," but the edge to her voice suggested otherwise. "No where, ma'am," he muttered while taking his seat by the window. The class snickered at him, but he just stared out the window, begging the clock to go faster. As usual, it didn't listen and time dragged on as usual.

When the final bell rang, Inuyasha was the first one to bolt out of the door. When he thought he had successfully made it out of the building without a single harsh comment, he was greeted by his ever-persistent bully, Seato-sune. "Well, well, well, if it isn't our little puppy!" He exclaimed, his friends formed a half circle around the two and chuckled. Inuyasha blushed, but braced himself for the daily mocking. Seato-sune laughed evily and approached Inuyasha.

"What's wrong doggy? Oh! I forgot, you can't speak English. How stupid of me, you're just some dumb mutt." His gang laughed, which only prodded him to go on. He gave a sharp punch to Inuyasha's stomach, causing him to fall to the ground, coughing. Seato-sune lifted his foot about to kick Inuyasha when a girl yelled out "Stop!"

The jeering crowd quieted and all eyes turned to a girl standing a short distance away. She had long black hair and deep brown eyes. A look of pure horror and disgust was on her face as she eyed Seato-sune. He slowly lowered his leg and walked over to her.

"As you wish, m'lady," he sneered and walked off, after turning around to give Inuyasha a "I'll get you later for this" look. Slowly the crown dispersed.

"Are you okay?" Kagome asked as she knelt down to Inuyasha. He blushed, but didn't say anything. A sharp pain ran up his side when he tried to answer, so he just whimpered and nodded.

"What was their problem anyway?" She asked, with a look of pure concern. Who is she and why does she care about me? He though. No one has ever helped me before. Maybe this is a new way to mock me, make me think we're friends, then ignore me in front of the whole school.. "He's such a jerk! Just picking on you because you're...different." She hesitated using that word. Here it comes, he though, she'll be just like the others.

But instead she offered her hand to help him up. Before she knew what was happening he had sprung up and run away. That's strange, she thought, I hope I didn't offend him..

Inuyasha ran the whole way home without stopping. He burst through the doors and took the stairs two at a time reaching the hallway by his room. He went in and plopped down on his bed.

The whole night the only thought he had was of the one girl who helped. The one girl, besides his mother, who cared...

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A/N: Well...What did you think? Should I continue or give it up for lost?