Don't Get Close
New Arrival
As Kagome Higurashi walked down the sidewalk towards her school, all she could think about was how dull her day would inevitably be. It was the same everyday. She got up, got dressed, and went to school. At school, she would talk with her friends, do her work, then go home. Once she got home, it was homework, then supper, then some quality television before bed. To put it bluntly, she was bored of her life.
As she walked on, deep in thought, the sixteen year old girl was unaware of the person that was currently running to catch up with her. She didn't even react when the newcomer finally reached her, and threw his arm around her shoulders. However, when he spoke, she winced slightly.
"So Kagome. Don't you feel that it's about time me and you became an offical couple?" Kouga, the wolf demon, was a bit obsessive when it came to Kagome. She continually turned him down, but gently. Regardless of his annoying habits, he was a friend.
"Sorry Kouga, but I just don't feel like getting involved with someone right now." She smiled in positive way, hoping to avoid hurting the wolf's feelings. Kouga just shrugged indifferently.
"I understand. Just remember, I'll always be here for you." Kagome nodded, then resumed walking. Kouga remained beside her. From then on however, they walked in silence.
After about ten minutes, Kagome caught sight of her school. The tall buildings of Southern Secondary School glinted dully in the morning sunlight. Already she could hear the sounds of hundreds of students mixing and talking, no doubt sharing stories of their weekend antics.
Kagome sighed at the sounds. She really hated Mondays. At that moment, her and Kouga finally entered the school grounds. She looked around, her uninterested eyes taking in the sight of hundreds of humans and humanoid demons talking to each other. She continued looking until her eyes fell upon a welcome sight.
Standing in the parking lot, leaning against a silver Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren, was Kagome's friend, and former boyfriend, Inuyasha Taisho. The only reason she actually knew the name of the car was because he wouldn't stop showing it off. He liked to show his expensive possessions to anyone who would look.
Standing beside the half demon were two more of Kagome's friends; Sango Taijaya and Rin Taisho. Sango had been Kagome's best friend since elementary school, and Rin, who was Inuyasha's adopted sister, sometimes hung out with Kagome and her friends, even though Rin was only fourteen years old.
Quickly dodging away from Kouga, Kagome made her way over to her friends, weaving in and out of the crowds of students in between. After about five minutes, she finally managed to reach her intended target. She was greeted cheerfully by both girls, and recieved a gruff, but well meaning greeting from Inuyasha.
"Hello, Kagome. How was your weekend?"
"How's it going Kagome?"
"Hey, Kagome."
Kagome smiled warmly at all three of them before responding. "How's it going, guys? Anything good going on today?" Expecting the usual answer of nothing going on, Kagome was surprised when Inuyasha let out a vicious snarl and followed it with a string of violent curses. She turned a questioning look on Sango, who responded with a shrug.
Rin, however, knew what was up. With a grin, she started explaining. "We found out on Saturday that there's going to be a new addition to the school, starting today." She paused there, which caused Kagome to become agitated, thinking about why a new student would be causing Inuyasha to act so violently. Finally, Rin expanded on her explanation.
"Sesshomaru, our brother, is starting school here today. Inuyasha hates his guts. I don't know why though. He always treats me well. Him and Inuyasha just never got along. And now, he's decided to come back to town, and resume his schooling here." Kagome was left pondering this new development.
She was slightly miffed at first. She had known Inuyasha for years, and had dated him for a few months, and she hadn't even known that he had a brother. Then, she thought about what Rin had said, about how Inuyasha hated his brother, and figured that he had simply not wanted to talk about his sibling.
With that settled, Kagome turned to Inuyasha and started questioning him. "How old is he?"
Inuyasha snarled, then decided to answer her questions. "He's eighteen. He is the twelfth grade." Kagome nodded.
"Is he here right now? What does he look like?" But Inuyasha had answered enough questions. He merely snarled in response, his silver hair swaying and his golden eyes flashing, then voiced his annoyance.
"You'll know him when you see him." With that, the hanyou turned and made his way towards the door that was the main entry point of the school, but not before giving his car a loving pat before he left. Kagome was left alone with Sango and Rin.
Kagome took the time to study her two friends. Sango was about her height, with chestnut brown hair, tied into a high ponytail. She was dressed in a white tank top and tight jeans. The only makeup she wore was a bright red eyeshadow. Rin, also wearing a white tank top, but instead of jeans, she was wearing a midlength blue skirt. Her own long black was hair was also tied into a high ponytail. She wore no makeup.
Kagome compared their appearances to her own. Her long black hair was worn straight and reach down to the middle of her back. She was clothed in a blue t-shirt and a short black skirt.
Kagome sighed, but further thinking was interrupted by the arrival of another friend.
This time, it was Miroku Houshi. He was a year older than Kagome and Sango, but always hung around them. He was clearly smitten with Sango, but he had wandering hands, so Sango refused point blank to get in a serious relationship with him.
Kagome smirked everytime Sango turned him down. It was obvious that Sango was attracted to the pervert. He was goodlooking, with his short, perpetually messy black hair and violet eyes.
As soon as he arrived, Miroku was immediately met with the wary gazes of Sango and Kagome. Rin, however, was safe from his advances for two reasons: one, he considered her a bit too young for his tastes, and two, Inuyasha would beat the shit out of him if he touched his little sister.
"Hello ladies. I presume your weekends were as good as mine?" When he was met with cold gazes once again, he sighed inwardly and changed the subject.
"Well, I noticed that Inuyasha appeared to be even more grumpy than usual this morning. Any particular cause for this?"
"Sesshomaru is coming back to school today." This managed to momentarily silence the pervert. He vividly remembered the only time he had met Inuyasha's and Rin's older sibling. The full blooded demon had simply stared at him with an unwavering gaze, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. When Miroku had attempted to break the silence by cracking a rather crude joke, Sesshomaru had calmly told him to shut up or risk being physically injured. Miroku had soon decided to leave. That had been two years ago, and he had never seen Sesshomaru since.
At that moment, the bell rang to signal that the students should begin making their way to their first period class.
As soon as they entered the doors, Rin said goodbye and made her way off towards a nearby hallway. All of the lockers for the ninth graders were on the first floor. Sango and Kagome had to go to the second floor and Miroku had to go to the third.
As soon as Kagome reached her locker, she opened the locked, opened the door and shoved her unneeded books into it. Then, she reset the lock and made her way to her first period class, which was computers. It was an open class, which meant that anybody grade level could take it. Unfortunately, it also happened to be on the fourth floor, which meant that Kagome had to ascend two more sets of stairs before she could reach it.
Kagome boring day suddenly became more lively as soon as she reached the fourth floor. As she turned into a long hallway, she accidently ran into a large form. Although the obstacle remained standing, he lost his grip on the binder he was holding and it hit the floor with a dull thump.
Kagome started to apologize, but she was cut off by a large hand being clasped around her throat. She looked up into the angry face of Shuran, a large and rather mean panther demon. He was known to attack humans and demons with little provocation. In this case, he simply grasped Kagome by the neck and slammed her backwards into a locker.
"What the hell, you bitch." His snarling face was thrust within inches of her own. When no answer was forthcoming from Kagome, the enraged panther suddenly drew back his fist and made as if to punch her in the face.
However, before the blow fell, a cold voice suddenly interrupted. "Move." The voice sounded like it came from someone who was used to being obeyed without question. However, Shuran simply snarled and returned his attention to the frightened girl still clutched in his enormous hand. This, however, turned out to be a mistake.
A clawed hand suddenly closed over Shuran's raised fist. The panther attempted to wrench his arm from the newcomer's grip, but he was unsuccessful. Shuran released Kagome and attempted to turn and face the new threat. Unfortunately for him, this was also a pointless exercise.
Before the large panther even turned halfway, another clawed hand was suddenly clutched around the back of his neck. In a sudden flurry of movement, Shuran was propelled headfirst across the hallway, where he was met head on by another set of locker, immediately rendering him unconscious.
Kagome, rubbing her sore neck, looked towards her savior, and was surprised to see his retreating back, adorned by long, silver hair. Hurrying to catch up with the demon, Kagome stuttered out her thanks. She was met, however, by silence.
Thinking this behaviour to be incredibly rude, Kagome positioned herself in front of the newcomer, forcing him to stop his walking. He looked down at her from his considerable height with his golden eyes. Kagome took in the blue crescent moon on forehead and the purple stripes on his cheeks.
Looking over the rest of him, which was clothed in a black t-shirt, a leather jacket, and loose fitting black pants, Kagome couldn't help but notice the obvious muscles that were evident underneath his shirt. Her attention was suddenly brought back to his face when he spoke.
"Do you see something interesting?" Kagome blushed brightly, and started to respond to his comment, which was delivered in the same emotionless voice that he appeared to always speak in.
"I just wanted to thank you for getting rid of Shuran. He's just a bully, and he doesn't care who gets hurt." The demon merely shrugged.
"He was in my way." Kagome figured that was the best comment she could get out of him so she decided to switch tact.
"I'm Kagome, by the way. Kagome Higurashi. You're Sesshomaru, aren't you?" He nodded. Kagome continued on. "Inuyasha really seems to hate you. You should have seen him this morning." He nodded once again.
When Kagome opened her mouth to speak again, Sesshomaru interrupted her.
"I believe that we should get to class." With that, he resumed his walk down the hallway, leaving Kagome follow after him.
As she neared her classroom, she noticed that Sesshomaru had entered it. Sighing quietly, she entered as well, taking the only empty seat, which happened to be located to the right of Sesshomaru's seat. In this computer class, students were required to sit at desks for a few minutes before they could log onto the computers and begin their assigned work.
As Kagome sat quietly, rubbing her slightly sore throat, and listening to the teacher talking about today's assignment, she heard a whispering voice that made her cringe. Looking to her right, she was greeted by the sight of Hojo, the most annoying guy on the planet.
He was just as obsessive as Kouga towards Kagome, but unlike Kouga, he was unable to ever take a hint, even when Kagome told him point blank that she would never date him. When she had sat down, she hadn't even noticed that he was sitting right beside her.
Putting on a kind smile, Kagome whispered back at him. "Quiet, Hojo. The teacher is talking." Hojo nodded, but continued speaking anyways.
"I know, but I just wanted to ask if you a question. Would you go to the movies with me on Wednesday night?" Kagome remained silent for a moment. In her head, she was asking herself what could Hojo's problem be. She obviously didn't like him, but he kept on trying. This time, however, she was struck by a brilliant idea.
"Sorry, Hojo, but I already have a boyfriend and he is very possessive. I don't think he'd like it if I went anywhere with you." She smirked inwardly at her lie, expecting Hojo to immediately back down. Unfortunately, she had misjudged his courage.
"Really? Who is he? I want to meet him." Kagome went white at this and started thinking of a way to get out of this. When she didn't respond immediately, Hojo spoke a bit louder.
"Well, who is he?" At that moment, someone must have been looking down on Kagome with great favour, because someone decided to step in and save her.
With a low growl, Sesshomaru turned to look at Hojo over top of Kagome. "I'm her boyfriend." With that, he leaned over and pressed his lips to Kagome's. Her eyes immediately widened and she tensed, but soon she started to relax into the kiss. However, at that moment, her luck ran out.
The teacher, Mr. Smith, chose that moment to point out the new student, Sesshomaru, to the class. Everybody turned in their seats to get a look at him. They were all greeted by the sight of Sesshomaru kissing Kagome, who immediately turned bright red and pulled away. Hojo was looking on in disbelief.
After a few chuckles sprang up, then died back down, everybody returned their attention to the lesson. Kagome glanced out of the corner of her eye at Sesshomaru, who was leaning back in his chair as if nothing had occurred. Blushing again, she placed her head on her desk, and attempted to forget her embarrassment.
Well, at least today isn't turning out as boring as I thought it would, she thought.
I felt like writing a highschool fic for some unknown reason. Remember to review after every chapter.
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