'I'm waking up, sitting up, looking around. Breathing.'
I'm Kagome Higurashi. Those are the thoughts that I have to think every morning when I wake up in the room right next to my best friend, Kanna. I am sixteen, my father died about three years ago, and my mother is always hooking up with some random dude in a different country every week. Well, Kanna didn't like this, so when she moved, she asked my mom if I could come with. My mother didn't want to deal with me, so she gave Kanna's mom a load of cash to take care of me, and my college funds, as well as Kanna's.
By the way, I'm going to a different school this year, and I have to think those thoughts when I wake up because that's what my doctor told me to do after my failed attempt at suicide.
"Alright, Gome. Let's go, shall we?" Kanna said.
"Guess so." I replied.
"Hey, this year's going to be better. I promise."
"But still."
"But still nothing. This is the year that everything is going to go back to normal."
"Kanna, it never will. I tried to kill myself, alright. Things will never be the same as they were."
"But you're not going to fall that hard again. I won't let that happen. Now, did you think this morning?"
"Yes I did. I answered the questions and took the medicine."
"Better have. Girl, I don't want to go through that again, do you hear me? I was so scared." We were almost at the school. We walked because it was so close. "Never again, okay?"
"Okay. Now, will you shush. We're here." I was about to step onto the sidewalk, when something zooms right behind me. It was so close, I think it scraped me.
"Sorry about him, he likes to play on the rough side. Hi, I'm Sango." Said a brown haired girl that walked up to us. "Alright. I was informed on your coming here, and I've been paired with Kagome. Kanna, Kagra should be out any second." She looked at me.
"Oh no, I'm Kagome, this is Kanna."
"Oh no! I'm so sorry!"
"It's okay. Now then, where to first?"
"To get your schedule. Oh look, here comes Kagra." The girl Sango led me to the office where I got my schedule. "Now then, let me see. Yes! We have three classes together! And two with the pervert, and all but one with the halfsy."
"Say whaaat?"
"Oh, sorry. You have three classes with me, two with a guy named Miroku, or the pervert, and all but one of your classes with InuYasha, or halfsy. He's a half demon. He's the one that almost ran you over this morning."
"Oh."
"You don't talk much, do you. Oh well, that's okay, because I talk a lot. Oh, here comes Miroku. Miku!"
"Sango, my dear! You know that that is the worst of all the names you've named me. At least call me Roku, or Miro, like InuYasha does. Who is this?"
"Miroku, this is Kagome, Kagome, this is Miroku."
"Kagome. Why does that name sound familiar?"
I simply shrugged my shoulders. While Sango turned to see who'd called her name, Miroku got a look of recognition on his face. He then looked to me. I could feel the blush on my face. He mouthed 'talk to you later'. I nodded.
"Well then. Kagome, this is InuYasha. InuYasha, Kagome."
"Hey, you're that girl I almost hit this morning. Sorry about that, just getting' away from a stalker."
"Kikuyu or Yura?" Asked Miroku.
"Both man. I'm tellin' you, those two are impossible, bro! I'm gonna kick them both someday soon."
"Now now, InuYasha let Sango handle that."
"I'm sorry, but those two are just terrible."
"So is almost running over an innocent girl with your bike." Said Sango.
"Hey, I said sorry, didn't I?"
"Doesn't make it right. Now then, you have all classes with Kagome, so don't scare her please." The first bell rang overhead. "Well then. I'll see you later Kagome!" And with that, Sango left.
I had my next class with InuYasha and Miroku. When Miroku said later, he meant soon.
"Alright, I'll ask this fast. Because InuYasha is in the bathroom, and I don't think you want this getting to him. Are you the girl with the awful mother that tried to commit suicide?"
"Yeah, what of it?"
"Nothing, just checking. Is it true?"
"Is what true?"
"That you almost were successful?"
"Yeah. Kanna got there right on time."
"Your secret is safe with me, you know that, don't you?"
"Somehow, yes I do."
"Good. Now, help me with this please!"
"Oh my gerd. What do you need help with?"
"Asking Sango out!"
"Whaaaa…"
"Well, it all started in the first grade, when my perverseness began, and she was new, and I was supposed to show her around. I thought I could get her to go out with me, so on the playground, I just started kissing her. Then she punched me in the face. InuYasha laughed. And then, in third, we sat next to each other and we got closer. And that's how our relationship has been. But, over the years, I began to have feelings for her. What do I do."
"Just ask her, idiot." Said InuYasha from behind him. He's been there for some time.
"Oh, Yash, didn't see you there."
"Dude, I was standing behind you. Naw dip you didn't see me, fool. Just ask her out, would you? She wants to go out with you and she knows it."
"It's not that easy. You can have any girl you wish, but this is me, and she's absolutly the one that I love."
"Dude, I only ask girls out that I truly want to date too."
I didn't care what they were talking about, so I tuned them out, and did my work. Miroku and InuYasha kept talking to each other.
I wasn't doing anything at all. I'd finished all my work, and gotten it all right. I was in a daydream, when Miroku passed me a note.
Hey, you feeling okay?
I simply smiled and nodded my head to let him know my answer. He smiled at me back. I wasn't aware that InuYasha saw the whole thing.
When the bell rang, I got up from my seat. In this school, we have nine periods, so I only have one with InuYasha alone, and that was next.
"So, what was that thing with you and Miroku last class?"
"What thing?"
"That smile thing and the nodding."
"I've no idea what you're talking about."
"You so do too! I saw you! He passed you a note, you read it, and then smiled at him and nodded your head, and he did the same thing."
"Really? When?"
"Just now!"
"I didn't do anything."
"Grrr….. Spit it out, or I will have to find out from Miroku."
"Well, he'll tell you the same thing that I just did. I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Just answer me this. Do you like him, or something?"
"I just met him, and no, I don't."
"Anyone catch your eye?"
"Here? No. Nothing much does anymore."
"What?"
"Nothing."
"No, what did you say?"
"Nothing of importance. Just focus on what the teacher is saying. Please."
"Fine, I'll bug you about it later."
The teacher went on with the lesson some more, and in my following classes went the same way. Sango would ask if I was okay, and so would Miroku, and InuYasha would pester me about why Miroku would ask. He didn't do it when Sango asked though.
