In the Hall of the Disclaimer, 9 miles south of Nowhere, Around the Round Table of Disclaimers, Sit 3 men with the power of go...well, Authors. They are, together, Manofmanyfaces.

Claymor: OK! Got Micro. Word working on my machine again, so writing can begin anew!

Judge-man: These people don't even know who we are!

Claymor: Can't I go one disclaimer without you critiquing me?

Judge-man: Absolutely not!

Hops'n'barly: while these 2 fight I'm gunna introduce the story, eh?

This story is a high school fic regarding the cast of Inu Yasha, and of course we don't own em! Thank you.

Claymor: Amazing! How long has it been since you had a drink?

Hops'n'barly: Too long!

Judge-man: Let's just get this story over with!

Near the Gates

Prolog - So it begins...

Kagome always remembered loving the first day of school, all her life. But this one was different. On this first day of school, she felt nothing but anxiety. The school districts had drawn up new boundaries. Now, instead of going into high school with all her old friends, she was in another school district, from which she knew no one.

"You'll be fine!" her mother insisted, "just be yourself and everyone will be as friendly as you are to them!"

"That's WOULD be true," Kagome said, "in a perfect world..."

"I'm sure you and Souta will make plenty of new friends in no time," said Mrs. Higurashi said.

"If you say so," Souta grumbled, climbing into the car. He was obviously as unhappy about the new school arrangement as his sister was.

"Let's just get this over with," said Kagome in a submitted voice.

Moments later, they were speeding down the highway. Not really speeding. Mrs. Higurashi would never actually let her soon-to-be-driving daughter see her speeding. She had to be a good example, after all!

"Mom, how far away is this school?" Kagome asked in a moody tone. They had already dropped Souta off and were heading toward Kagome's new high school.

"Not far now," said her mother cheerfully.

Now, Mrs. Higurashi could be the most careful driver in the world, in fact, she may be. But, no amount of care could make up for poor road conditions of this highway they were on. The car hit pothole. There was a loud POPOP, as 2 tires blew out, causing the small Subaru they were driving to flip onto its side and slide into the oncoming lane.

"AAAAAAHHHHH!" Shouted Mrs. Higurashi loudly.

"Holy Crap!" said Kagome, in shock, looking at the large pick up heading strait for them at 75 MPH. She shut her eyes and waited for the impact. The sound of a loud Crash could be heard, and she waited for the pain to flood her senses.

Hops': No! NOT a Cliffhanger!

Judge-man: HMMHMMHMM! Thank you! THAANK YOOU!

Claymor: well, there it is. The start of an ongoing fic. Our first on :p

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