Mononoke

By Jinn-Jinn

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It was a normal day for Kagome, she had just returned home from the feudal era and was getting ready to go to school. When Inuyasha began complaining that she didn't need to be at school and needed to be in the feudal era helping him find shards of the Shikon jewel. Yet like always their argument ended with a 'sit'.

Once Kagome got to school she was late as usual, running to school trying to get to school before she would get into more trouble. She ran not noticing she was about to collide forcefully with another girl whom was also late. They knocked into each like a car crash at full speed; Kagome landed face first while the girl landed on her butt. 'Just what I needed, I've already been having a miserable day, but to make the day complete I need to land face first in the dirt.' Kagome thought to herself.

"Are you okay?" whispered the girl softly as she saw Kagome laying there face down. Kagome looked up from the floor to look at the girl who kneeled down staring at her.

"I'm fine, just a few scratches." said Kagome as she lifted her face to look up at the girl. The girl wore a uniform identical to hers, but was wearing a pair of knee high leather boots, and wore a spiked choker and bracelets. Her hair was so black that it reflected blue with light, and it reached farther then her knees, and was straight, while Kagome's was wavy. She had grayish blue eyes like her own.

"Are you sure you're okay?" she whispered when Kagome started staring at her.

"Oh, sorry it's just I've never seen you at school before." said Kagome giggling nervously feeling like a total idiot.

"By the way my name is Kagome and yours?" she asked as Mononoke handed her a napkin to wipe her face then she sat up from her position on the floor.

"Oh, sorry my name is Mononoke; I just started here in school yesterday." Mononoke said also giggling as she helped Kagome stand up and began to walk with her to the entrance school.

"It's nice to meet you Mononoke." she said back as they both began to run when they heard the second bell ring at school.

Kagome found out that Mononoke went the same classes as she did and was really good at math. Kagome spent her lunch hour with Mononoke getting to know each other and found out Mononoke had come from America. She was surprised to find out Mononoke lived all alone. Which made her wonder what had happened to her parents, and why didn't she live with a family member, or something.

At gym class Kagome's friends gave her weird looks.

"What's wrong you guys do I have something on my face?" Kagome asked after Mononoke had gone to the water fountain.

"Kagome you shouldn't be hanging around that girl, people say she's a witch. Don't you notice by the way she dresses?" said Yuka while the other girls nodded in agreement.

"She may dress different, but I think she's pretty nice. You guys shouldn't judge someone by the way they dress." said Kagome lifting her eyebrows in disbelief. While her friends shook their heads in disbelief as though she were crazy.

"We warned you!" said Eri as she jogged away with Yuka and Ayumi. Kagome shook her head as she saw them leave. Mononoke came back seeing the other girls run away.

"They must be in a hurry to get home." she said seeing the girls run faster as she came beside Kagome.

"Well I guess so… hey what do you say, you come over today and help me with math?" Kagome said putting both hands together in front her pleading for Mononoke's help.

"Sure why not? It's not like anyone is waiting at home for me, anyway I've been dying to meet your family." she said with a smile and they left to Kagome's house. When Kagome got there she wished; she hadn't come home, 'cause what she hoped to keep a secret from her new friend presented itself to her.