Chapter 1 - Kagome
RIIIIIIIIIIING! I awaken to the blaring sound of my alarm. I turn onto my side to silence the damn
thing, as the red numbers glare at me, 8:25am. I sit straight up in bed dragging my hands down my face,
ugh I can't believe I slept through the first two alarms. If I don't get up right now and get ready, I will be
late; late on my first day of senior year, at a new school. I throw the covers off my body as if it were on
fire. I rushed into my bathroom to go through my daily morning routine, basically splashing water on my
face and brushing my teeth. I brushed my hair at a frantic pace, letting the straight raven coloured
strands flow down my back. I threw on my new school uniform, a white buttoned down long sleeve with
green accents, and a green skirt completed with white knee high socks. I pretty much look like a Sailor
scout; it's cute though so I'm not complaining. I grab my bag as I run downstairs towards the kitchen to
grab a slice of toast before making my way to Kaede High. "Kagome, I packed you a lunch in the fridge.
Don't forget to grab it on your way out" my mother bellowed from somewhere in our comfortable 3
bedroom home. "Thanks mama! I'll see you when I get home" I hollered back as I grabbed my lunch and
raced out the door. Opening the door to my yellow Volkswagen beetle and tossing my bag into the
passenger seat, I quickly put on my seat belt and drive towards the start of my new life.
After a 10 minute drive, I pulled into the parking lot of Kaede High School, and found a parking
spot close to the entrance. I reached for my cell phone to glance at the time, 8:45 am. I made it to
school with 15 minutes to spare, must be my lucky day. I exited my vehicle and started walking towards
the school entrance. As I'm making the trek into my new school, I glanced around looking at the
different cliques scattered around the school property. The anxious feelings I've been repressing have
finally settled into my nerves and it somehow dawns on me that this is my first day, at a new school, in a
new city. My heart races as I glanced at the different groups again. Making friends usually wasn't hard
for me to do, but to make new friends at 17, is a bit daunting, especially for girls. Girls my age already
have their group of girls, and infiltrating an established group makes me feel nauseous. I'm broken out
of my internal crisis as I'm bumped in the shoulder by a guy. He looks to be about 6'1 with silver hair
resting past his shoulders. "Watch where you're going" he said in an annoyed voice. Did he just say that?
How rude! Without thinking, I grab his shoulder turning him towards me, practically yelling "Are you
kidding me? You're the one who bumped into me! If anything YOU should be watching where you're
going!" He stares at me, amber eyes looking into my light brown eyes and I feel the current racing
towards my heart; it's as if time stood still in this moment. He smirks as he looks me up and down, and
turns away. He walks away, not acknowledging a single word I said, what a jerk! I'm seething with anger,
how dare he? I'm about to unleash more verbal assaults as a guy with black hair grabs my elbow "Don't
mind Inuyasha, he doesn't seem to have any social skills; especially when it comes to a beautiful young
lady, such as yourself. I'm Miroku, and the pleasure is all mine" he says with a lecherous smile on his
face. I grimaced as I pulled my elbow back, the gall of the boys at this school. "Miroku! Leave her alone
you perv" shouted a beautiful girl with ebony hair, walking towards us. "I'm Sango, please don't let
those two idiots deter you from liking our school." Sango turns her head glaring at Miroku, if looks could
kill, he would be no more. "Oh Sango, I was just introducing myself to the new student, it's the
chivalrous thing to do. You know you're the only girl for me" he says with a pleading look in his eyes.
"Miroku, get out of here before I punch you in the face." Miroku face pales as he starts to jog towards
the school doors "I'll see you later my sweet Sango. Welcome to Kaede High new girl!" I giggled and
waved before I turned towards Sango "I'm Kagome, thanks for saving me."
Sango smiles "No problem Kagome. Someone has to keep those boys in line. Hey why don't you show
me your schedule and I can show you around."
"That would be perfect, thank you so much Sango! I hope we have a few classes together," I passed my
schedule towards her and she takes it out of my hand unfolding the paper to read it. "Hm, looks like we
have fitness and English together. You have math first period with Mr. Myoga, he's a timid fella but he's
really smart and nice. Looks like we have lunch together too, why don't we exchange numbers and meet
for lunch? I was the new girl last year, so I get how scary the first days can be. Kaeda High is a great
school, I really hope you'll learn to love it too." The uneasiness that was gripping my stomach fades,
"Thank you so much Sango. I really appreciate your kindness. Pass me your phone and I'll add myself to
your contacts. I would love to have someone to eat lunch with." We exchange phones and contact
information before we step into the school doors.
As I walked through the front doors with Sango to the left, exchanging pleasant conversation, I
take in the scene before me. Kaeda High was beautiful. The ceilings were high, with big arched windows;
the building was giving off gothic chic vibes. The flooring was made up of dark grey marble with hints of
silver, contrasting the cream plastered walls with hunter green with silver accent lockers. Sango walks
me to my locker before walking to her own. She promised to text me so we could meet yo for lunch, I
smile gratefully at her. I put in my locker combination and put away my things, only taking my Math and
biology binders and pencil case. Despite the vast space, navigating the halls of Kaede High was quite
simple. I found my math class with little trouble and sat in the second last row closest to the window.
The bell rings and students start to file into the room. A boy, who looked to be about 6'0 with sandy
brown hair walks into the room with a beautiful smile on his face. On top of his uniform he was wearing
a varsity football jacket that hugged his broad shoulders. My eyes traveled down to feet admiring the
Jordans he wore, bringing my eyes back to look at his face again, I noticed he's staring at me with a
smile still plastered on his face. I break eye contact with him and blush staring at my hands in my lap,
embarrassed for openly watching and checking him out. Internally chastising myself, praying that he'll
ignore what happened and carry on, a voice wrapped in velvet breaks me out of my internal thoughts,
"Hi. Is that seat taken?" I looked up to see the owner of the voice, it was the guy I was ogling at. I begin
to blush again and quietly say "Hi. No it's not. You can sit there if you'd like", looking him in the eyes. His
brown eyes boring into mine he responds saying, "Thanks. I'm Hojo by the way, you're the new student
right? I hope you enjoy it here, Kaede High is a great school"
"I'm Kagome, yeah I am. So far the people I've met have been really nice, asides from one individual.
But I think I will enjoy it here, it's beautiful." I think Hojo has a permanent smile on his face because I
have not seen a different facial expression yet, nonetheless he's cute and very nice. Before Hojo can
respond, Mr. Myoga walks into the classroom wearing a sharp suit with a red tie, carrying a black leather
suitcase. He clears his throat and says in a sturdy voice, "Good morning class, and welcome to Data
Management. For those of you who do not know me, I am Mr. Myoga. I will be your teacher for the rest
of the fall term. Before we start our journey on the exciting foundations of data management, I will be
taking attendance." Mr. Myoga goes through the class list "Kagome Higurashi?" I put my hand up
signalling that I am present for class. He continues to go through the list as someone barges through the
door. It was the jerkface with silver hair. "Ah, Mr. Inuyasha, thank you for gracing us with your presence
on the first day of school. I hope this will be a recurring theme" Mr. Myoga says in an unbothered tone.
"Mr. M, the pleasure is all mine" Inuyasha says as he bows towards the teacher and the rest of the class,
with a smirk on his face. Inuyasha surveys the class and his amber eyes land on mine, and once again an
electric current seems to pass between us. I roll my eyes and give him my best unbothered look as he
smirks and sits in the seat directly behind me. I can feel his eyes boring into the back of my head. What
is with this guy? And what was that thing that passed between us? Mr. Myoga finished taking
attendance and started his lecture. Hojo leans in close to me and whispers "I might die of boredom, and
it's only day one", I looked at Hojo and giggled quietly. I think I'll really like being at this school.