My name is Jennifer… I really don't want n e flames, but constructive criticism is good… so, if there's n e thing I can do better, you could tell me and it would be much appreciated…
A few things you might need to know…
This is my very first fan fiction…
I have no idea about how I'm going to go about this
I'm Filipino
I don't own InuYasha or Christina Milian's song, "Until I get over you"
Key… 'Thoughts', "speech", exaggeration, "SHOUTING" (can also be bold
Chapter 1, Hiding Behind Myself, Oct. 21, 2005
'Great, just great. Another school year, except this time, I'm alone,' Kagome thought to herself.
'My first day and I'm already lost within 5 minutes. I hope no one notices.'
Kagome Higurashi was 16 and a senior, having skipped two grades. She just moved to Kyoto from Tokyo at the end of the summer. She had deep sapphire blue eyes, long wavy onyx colored hair down to her waist, and a perfect figure.
Kagome found her way to the office and went inside the room. She approached the secretary and said softly," Excuse me miss, I'm Kagome Higurashi and I'm new here. May I please have my schedule?"
The secretary, Ms. Kaede, was dressed in black baggy pants and a white loose fitting shirt. She looked up from her files and smiled. "Aye child, over this way please," she said kindly.
Kagome followed Ms. Kaede around her desk and into the backroom where the student's information was located. As Ms. Kaede rummaged around the filing cabinets, Kagome inspected the room. It looked to be a psychiatrist's office with the cushioned long chair on one side and a lay-z-boy chair on the other.
Ms. Kaede turned around with a piece of paper in hand and said," Here's thy schedule, Kagome dear, and also take a map of thy school so ye won't get lost."
Kagome bowed and said,"Arigatou gozaimasu, Kaede-sama. I'm already late as it is. Arigatou again, and abayo," Kagome said as she left the office. She headed for first period in room 715.
'Hmm… English. This could be interesting. Ooh! I get music and art! I can't wait,' she thought as she looked over her schedule. She took a deep breath, exhaled, and then opened the door to her new classroom.
Everyone inside the classroom looked up to see who opened the door.
"Ah… you must be the new student we were expecting. Please present yourself to the class. Oh, my name is Miss Miyashi, by the way," Miss Miyashi said to Kagome.
My name is Kagome Higurashi. I moved from Kyoto and I live with my little brother, Souta," Kagome said as she stood in front of the class, with her head down. She wore a hood over her head never once looked up.
Ms. Miyashi looked for an open desk and spotted one.
"Miss Higurashi, please sit next to Sango Taijyia. Sango, will you please raise your hand?"
A girl in the back of the class raised her hand and Kagome walked over to her seat. After she got settled, she looked over at Sango, but she seemed to be ignoring Kagome.
-Kagome's P.O.V.-
'Good, she's ignoring me. But… it wouldn't hurt to have at least one friend here,' I thought to myself. Sighing, I turned to face the teacher. I look passed her and read the dry erase board. We're studying poetry, one of my favorites. I hear Miss… Miyashi I think it was, call my name. I kept my head down, but still manage to look at her.
-Regular P.O.V.-
"Yes, Miss Miyashi?" Kagome was still quiet with a hint of surprise laced within her soft voice.
"Kagome, we're studying poetry this month. Do you know any that you feel has an important meaning behind its words?"
"Umm… ye-yea… I-I think I do," Kagome said shakily, though still soft and quiet.
"Would you please stand up and recite it clearly and loud enough for the whole class to hear? I'm as sure as ever that you have a very beautiful voice, Miss Higurashi."
At the last comment, the class snickered silently to themselves. When they finally stopped laughing, Kagome stood up wearily, still keeping her head down.
"The poem is called "If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking" by Emily Dickinson," Kagome said softly, but loud enough for the class to hear. "It goes like this…
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain.
If I can ease one life the aching
Or cool one pain
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain."
The class was shocked to say in the least. They all thought her voice to be ugly and scratchy since she was so quiet. The teacher tried to suppress a grin. She was a neko-youkai and her class for 3rd period was full of humans. She could tell Kagome was a strong and extremely pure miko, one of the most powerful in a few centuries.
"Miss Higurashi, do you know the meaning of the poem? Wonderfully said by the way," Miss Miyashi complemented.
Kagome fidgeted with her hands before answering softly," I think it means when your out there living your life, help out when you can and when you die, you know that you lived for a cause and changed lives along the way."
"Good job Kagome. Impressive. You may sit down now. Alright class. The bell will be ringing soon, so your homework is to find a poem and write its meaning down to recite and present it to the class tomorrow. Kagome, this does not apply to you. Until the bell rings, you may all chat quietly.
The class filled with hushed voices. 'I might as well memorize my schedule while I'm here. Doesn't look like anyone's gonna talk to me anyway,' Kagome thought to herself. She felt around in her black sweatshirt's pocket and pulled out her schedule. Looking at it, she sighed.
'Geeze… just my luck to have my favorite subjects spread throughout the day,' Kagome thought, exasperatedly. She peered down at her schedule again; yup, still the same:
1st: AP CalculusTrigonometry/1hr./R:615A
2nd: Miko studies (advanced)/1½ hrs. /Field
3rd: AP English/1hr./R:715B
4th: B-lunch/Free Period/50 min/Cafeteria
5th: Music Homeroom/1½/R: 903B
6th: Boys and Girls Atheltics/1¼ hrs. /Gym
7th: Art II/ 1 hr. / R: 521A
8th: AP Chemistry/ 55 min. / R: 811A
'Damn it… ah, well, at least I have lunch next.'
Just then, the bell rang, signaling the dismissal for lunch. Getting up sluggishly, Kagome slung her backpack onto her shoulder while sighing to herself.
"Hey, Kagome? Can I talk to you for a bit?"
"Sure, Miss Miyashi, just lemme pack up the rest of my stuff," Kagome said.
"Please Kagome, just call me Mina when we're not in class," Miss Miyashi responded.
"Alright. What did you need Mina-san?" Kagome fidgeted nervously.
"May I see your face? Just this once, please," Mina pleaded.
Kagome kept her head down, twirling her fingers together for a few seconds before saying quietly,"Ano, I don't really feel comfortable with it just yet, Mina-san. But I can most definitely assure you that you will, one of these days," Kagome said, with slight determination in her voice.
"If you'll excuse me please, Mina-san, I'll see you tomorrow.
"But of course. See you later Miss Higurashi."
Kagome made her way through the hallway, keeping her head down. She accidentally bumped into someone. As she picked herself off of the floor, she said," Shitsureishimashita. I wasn't watching where I was going. Please, forgive me."
"You better be sorry, you little bitch! You ruined my brand new shoes you stupid little whore. How dare you run into me, Kikyo Yamuro! I should-"
"Shut the fuck up, you slut. You know what? I take back my apology, so go fuck yourself. I'm obviously not the whore here, Ms. Micro mini skirt, so just screw off. I don't care who the fuck you are, but no one messes with me and gets away with it. I've tried to be polite, but you just fucked up. So, if you'll please excuse me, I'll have to spend the chunks of my life you didn't waste, over there," Kagome said calmly, though inside she was raging. Though she never once looked up, she knew she scared Kikyo, or whatever her name was.
'Grr… stupid asshole! She doesn't even know me! Geeze… gotta calm down, Kag-girl,' Kagome thought to herself.
She decided to skip lunch and opted for looking around the school. So far she found 5 of her other classes. She was about to open the door to the music room when the bell rang for dismissal to the next class. Sighing contently, Kagome opened the door. She was greeted by the teacher, whom she found out was named Mr. Teki.
"Hello! Are you by any chance Miss Higurashi?" At her nod, he continued. "Excellent! Alright, we're already starting music presentations, so when everyone gets settled down, you are to sing a song of your choice, with or without, an instrument."
Just then, the first couple of students came through the doorway and went to their seats. When the bell rang, and everyone got settled down, Mr. Teki announced her presence.
"Alright class. Today we have a new student, Miss Kagome Higurashi. She will be singing a song for us as her project, so everyone keep quiet and pay attention. Now, Kagome if you would please get started.
"Hai," Kagome said quietly as she took her place behind the piano. Her hands tested the keys, and then swept over them, hitting the right keys at the right time. Suddenly, she started singing into the microphone, her voice capturing the attention of many.
1st verse:
Woke up today thinking of you
Another night that I made my way through
So many dreams still left in my mind
But they can never come true
I press rewind and remember when
I close my eyes and I'm with you again
But in the end I can still feel the pain every time I hear your name
Everyone in the school must have heard her voice. The youkai and hanyou students stopped what they were doing, too caught up to pay attention to their assignments. The human and holy students also stopped to see what was up with their classmates and they too heard the beautiful voice that was Kagome Higurashi.
Chorus:
The sun won't shine since you went away
Seems like the rain's falling everyday
There's just one heart, where there once was two
But that's the way it's gotta be,
'Til I get over you…
2nd verse:
Walked through the park in the evening air
I heard a voice and I thought you were there
I run away but I just can't escape
Memories of you everywhere
They say that time will dry the tears
But true love burns for a thousand years
Give my tomorrows for one yesterday
Just to know that I can have you here
Kagome had her head down with her eyes closed in concentration. This had been her favorite song since her first break-up, so she began to memorize it. She was caught up in the music and too afraid to look up at her classmates, thinking her voice would be horrible. But if she had, she would have seen the look of amazement upon their faces.
Chorus:
The sun won't shine since you went away
Seems like the rain's falling everyday
There's just one heart, where there once was two
But that's the way it's gotta be,
'Til I get over you…
Bridge:
When will this river of tears stop fallin'?
Where can I run so I won't feel alone?
Can't walk away when the pain keeps callin'
I've just gotta take it from here on my own
But it's so hard to let go…
Across the school, a hanyou, InuYasha, immediately fell in love with her voice. The look on his face was one of sheer contentment, but no one saw. 'I've got to find out who that is!'
Chorus:
The sun won't shine since you went away
Seems like the rain's falling everyday
There's just one heart, where there once was two
But that's the way it's gotta be,
'Til I get over you…
Kagome finished playing and slowly opened her eyes, staring at the keys. There was silence all around her, until suddenly, a student broke out clapping. She smiled inwardly. 'At least it's going to be a fun year.'
Next chapter: InuYasha finally meets Kagome and finds out that she's the one who was singing. Kikyo overhears and gets jealous...
A/N: I kno, i kno... sounds like the some of the other stories here, but it will be different, i can guarentee…n e wayz... that was the first chapter of my first fanfic. I'll have little page breakers here and there whenever there's a scene change… and at the end of the chapter, there'll be a summary of the next chapter… if you liked this story, look out for my next 2, "Midnight Seduction" and "Yearbook Pictures"… the first chap. of Midnight Seduction should be out pretty soon!
asianbaby2010
p.s. if you want to kno my age, guess what the 2010 in my penname stands for…