Waking up to a loud alarm clock yawning and wishing to still be asleep instead of awake. Turning the alarm off, I got out of the bed stretching like a lazy cat.

Looking from right to left, I couldn't find my newest school uniforms that I got this year from last year's students. Since I don't have enough money to pay for the uniforms I get some of the last year students alfits.

My paychecks I get just make the payments but once in a while I have money left over so I use it on food. Since I try to keep things lasting for a month or two.

I don't have much friends since I was in elementary school that I was stuck going to by my now dead for the past 5 yrs but soon to be 6th yr grandpa. He was a priest and now I'm the priestess. My parents died when I was real lil so I don't really remember them. I met my gramps when I was 8 yrs old. That's when I went to school.

I started my first day to a show and tell class activity and I didn't know. Some kid did real magic and I started having bad effects from it. I started glowing and floating but the kid didn't notice except for the whole class. When he was done I fell down really hard. They started calling me a witch after that.

Everyone stopped going to the shrine, my grandfather started treating me badly. I have lots of scars all over my back. Everyone tortured me.

In middle school, it got worse. The real witches transferred out of the school. I didn't blame them. My grandpa killed himself around then. I was 10 then. He killed himself infront of the shrine. It hurt my heart to loose him but I couldn't really have time to worry because I had to start working and stay in school to pay the bills. I barely sleep from the work and homework after school.

Now I'm 15 and I'm still trying to get by. I miss school when I can't wake, or move. I'm really trying to get into college for a good degree and a good paying job. I hope.

I turn the last corner to get to school. Looking straightforward I say a figure waving at.

I got closer to see the person to realize it was Kouga Yamainu waiting for her. 'I don't remember him telling me he was going to wait.'

Kouga Yamainu is in 10th grade with me so it's something good. He's so sweet to me. He's the only one that really likes to talk to me. He is around 6 ft something. Long black blue hair tied up in a ponytail with a headband keeping some of his bangs out of his eyes. Tanned very nicely. Broad shoulders. Blue eyes that look like pools. The blue uniform he wears is better then the green.

I wear the short blue skirt with the sailor shirt that's white and blue. We match each other and it's funny for us both. My headbands blue but his is brown.

We get along to well. It's kinda scary for me to get along with anyone. It scares me cause I'm starting to like him more then I have ever liked a person in my life. God it's wonderful.

"Hitomi!" Kouga yells from the front of the gates. He starts running over towards me. "Hey, what's up shorty?"

I hate it when he calls me that but it is true. Oh yes I forgot to introduce my self. My name is Hitomi Hirrogi. I'm in 10th grade. I'm 15 years old and waiting for my next birthday to sleep in. it would be my day off and have fun. Oh I can't wait. It would be on February, next month, and it's 2 weeks into the month.

"Please stop calling me shorty, I'm fine." I started to pout at him since it's just to keep him from seeing through my mask. I don't want him to try and get to far into my pain. It wouldn't be right to let him see my sadness.

Watching him start to walk over to me, I noticed something different about his stride. Now what could it be?

"Hitomi, come on I'll take you to your locker then homeroom." He took my arm, pulling me along with him. I began to not mind him walking me to class. I actually didn't mind. I just hope she appears and Kouga gets distracted. He always gets distracted when she appears.

"KOUGA!" turning around to she who distracts him, Kagome Higirashi. Oh how I am jealous of her. She's rude to me but pretends she's nice when Kouga's around.

Kagome Higirashi is 3 more inches taller then me. She has black blue wavy hair. I have the same hair color but my hair is curly. She wears the green uniform like everyone else.

"Hi Kagome." I just gave an empty hi like always. Never give anything away to her. She'll use it against you later.

She looks my way with an evil look then changes it to a pleasant smile. "Mornin' Hitomi-chan."

Giving a glace up at Kouga then looked back to our homeroom. Hoping he got the message. But instead I hear him going on about something with her.

Looking back at them, I waved my hand and walked to homeroom.

At the end of school I started to walk out the building with my bags strap on my left shoulder and the bag against my right hip. A book in one hand and my hair band in the other.

Something touched my arm and turned me around to fast that I felt dizzy. I almost fell but the hand didn't let me. Looking up to see two iced blue eyes staring back, I knew it was Kouga. "Um…" I stopped saying what I was thinking from the serious look on his face.

"Hitomi what's wrong with you? Why did you just walk away and ignore me all day?" he kept his gaze on me. I started to feel guilty for no reason. I guess when some ones mad your just scared or guilty. I'm both.

"um.. you were talking to Kagome and I didn't want to stop you from talking to her. Since your always talking to her and it really seems more important to you than anything else." Oh great. I turned my head and gaze away from his. I did not wanna see what he was thinking or feeling.

I felt his other hand touch me chin and pulled to make me look at him. I gave him surprised eyes. I didn't know he had a lot of strength. He must be hiding it. I looked at his intense gaze that made me wanna squirm but controlled myself from doing so.

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ok that is it for the first chapter. I hope you like. Please say something on what u think about it. bye