THE VOW

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Any characters and scenes that are not apart of the original series do.

CHAPTER 1

Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep. "NO! Just a few more minutes (yawn), please." whined a sleepy Kagome. Today was her first day at her new school, Shikon High, and she was dreading every moment of it. Kagome rolled over once again to enter an unconscious bliss when all of the sudden-

"KAGOMEEEE! You're late for school!" she heard her mother yell.

"OH CRAP!" yelled Kagome as she jumped out of the bed and hurried to get ready for school. Ten minutes later, she was showered and dressed, running down stairs in a feeble attempt to catch the bus.

"The bus has already left dear," Mrs. Higurashi said, peering at her from behind her coffee mug and news paper.

"Mom do you think that you can drop me off at school on your way to work?" asked Kagome, sulking.

"Sure sweetheart. Also, honey, we need to have a talk," said her mother. "I know that this is a new town with new people, and that you miss your old friends, but that is no excuse for tardiness. I understand about making an impression on your first day of school, but as the New High Priestess of the Shikon no Tama temple, this is not the impression I thought you wanted to make."

"I'm sorry mom," said Kagome sheepishly. "I just overslept. I'm so nervous about everything that has happened recently."

" I know sweetie," said her mother, embracing her for comfort. "Now let's get our things so we can leave."

Several minutes later, Mrs. Higurashi was pulling up to the entrance to Kagome's school.

"Okay Sweetheart, do your best!" said her mother as Kagome was stepping out of the car.

"I will!" she replied as she began to close the door.

"Oh Kagome, make sure you come home directly after school today. I have someone important that I would like for you to meet." yelled her mother out of the window.

"Okay mom, I will. I love you!" she yelled as she ran to the doors of her school before the class bell rang.

Inuyasha sat in the back of his history class waiting for his misery to eventually end. Just last week, he and Kikyou had broken up. He loved her, but he knew the love was not returned. He couldn't believe a guy like him ended up with a girl like her anyway. She, the school beauty queen; him, the school outcast. Not like it mattered anyway. No one in the school knew of their brief 'relationship' except his best friend Miroku and Miroku's girlfriend Sango. Inuyasha could not believe the day he ran into Kikyou and she said she wanted to be with him. Even though he knew she dated him just as a way to get back at Naraku, her on again/off again boyfriend, whenever she kissed him, he felt as if she was the one for him. The thought of Naraku and Kikyou together made Inuyasha's stomach churn. Kikyou was supposed to be his, not Naraku's. He would just have to find a way to convince her to become his mate. He knew he was asking a lot, being a hanyou and all, but he was determined to claim her just the same and make her his forever.

"Attention Class! We have a new student joining us today. Everyone, meet Kagome Higurashi. Kagome, you may have a seat anywhere you like." stated Mrs. Johnson, their history teacher.

Oh great thought Inuyasha. Now he had another person to explain to about his ears and about being a half-breed. Inuyasha covered the his head with the hood of his jacket. The last thing he wanted was for someone else to make fun of him. On top of that, if he got into one more fight, he would be suspended from school. "Just my fucking luck," he mumbled under his breath.

"Is this seat taken?" Inuyasha looked up to respond, but was caught off guard by the most gorgeous pair of chocolate brown eyes he'd ever seen. They were framed with long curly eyelashes and perfect eyebrows. They sat just above a cute little button nose. Just below her nose was a set of perfectly soft lips with a slight pout. Her heart-shaped face was framed by a mop of unruly, shoulder length wavy hair. She had a nice body; small and petite, with a firm, round butt and long legs that went on for days. She wasn't overly curvaceous and buxom, like Kikyo.

"Um...Excuse me," he heard the voice say, snapping him back to reality.

"What!" yelled Inuyasha at the voice. Oh shit. I just yelled at the girl. She's gonna hate me now, though Inuyasha.

"I ASKED if this seat was taken.." she said, staring at him, boring a hole through his soul.

"Keh, whatever. Sit there if you want, I don't fuckin' care." he said indifferently. Damn it,she totally noticed I was staring at her. Now she's going to think I'm a fuckin' pervert, Inuyasha thought to himself. This girl was absolutely beautiful, and different from the other girls. Way more different than Kikyo. And different at this school usually didn't do well.

Who is this guy? Thought Kagome as she sat down beside him. When she was standing in front of the class, it was as if her eyes were drawn to him. Everything about him-that long silver hair, his long claws, those eyes. Large, piercing eyes the color of spun gold. Everything about him screamed danger. Even just now, when he was sitting there, sizing her up with those eyes, she felt...annoyed, but yet excited. This school year was definitely going to be different, she thought to herself.

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