A/N: And here's the start of another Inuyasha fanfiction. This story popped into my head and I couldn't resist the urge to put our favorite characters into the high school scene. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters!

Kagome stared up at her new high school with a nervous frown on her face. She was going to be a sophomore that year and her parents had decided to send her to a new school, a private school. She didn't want to leave her old friends but her parents insisted that it would give her more opportunities for her future if she went to this new school. It was the first day for everyone and she watched as the students rushed to the front doors in their white and blue uniforms. Kagome felt incredibly alone and walked slowly to the doors.

Once she was inside she felt overwhelmed by the massive amount of students flooding the hallways. Some were talking and walking while others were setting up their lockers for the year. Kagome reached into a side pocket of her book bag and pulled out a small sheet of paper with her locker number on it. She darted in and out of the students and grinned once her eyes landed on her number. She opened the locker and started putting some of her things in it. She saw a hand reach and open the door next to hers and Kagome glanced over shyly.

"Are you new? I've never seen you here before," a dark haired girl with brown eyes asked her.

A smile came to Kagome's face, "I am, I transferred here. My name is Kagome," she said in a friendly tone.

"Well I think you'll like it here! I know I do, my name's Sango by the way," the girl smiled back.

"Nice to meet you, glad to know I at least know one person now," Kagome told her.

"What does your class schedule look like?" Sango asked curiously.

Kagome pulled her back pack off and opened it up. She pulled out the sheet with her classes on it and handed it to her new friend.

"Great! We have all of our classes together except for one!" Sango said, handing the sheet back to Kagome.

"I'm glad, you can show me where the rooms are."

Sango nodded, "I'll show you around for sure!"

…..

Kagome had made it through all of her morning classes without incident. She was feeling more positive about her new school by the second. She liked her teachers and was so happy that she had met Sango. The pair were sitting together at a lunch table in the cafeteria and Kagome unzipped her lunch box while looking around the room. There were so many students and a steady chatter filled the area.

"So do you like it so far?" Sango asked curiously.

Kagome nodded, "I do and I'm really happy I met you!"

"I am too, I don't have any down to earth girlfriends, it's about time I found one!" Sango exclaimed but her face suddenly went sour.

"What's wrong?" Kagome asked, looking around.

Her eyes stopped on the cafeteria entrance where she saw a girl with long dark hair walk in, surrounded by guys. They looked like they were all talking to her and she simply ignored them. Kagome noticed that she had a few girls following her with serious expressions, they apparently were her friends.

"Who is that?" Kagome asked Sango.

"That's Kikyou," Sango practically growled out.

Kagome was quiet and waited for her friend to explain when a dark haired boy sat down at their table next to Sango.

"Miroku, what are you doing?" Sango asked with a wary look on her face.

"Sango! Who is your new friend? You've yet to introduce me!" Miroku said, eyeing Kagome with his blue eyes.

"My name is Kagome, I'm new here," Kagome spoke up as the pair in front of her glared at each other.

"The reason I didn't was because you'd scare her off you pervert!" Sango grumbled.

Miroku ignored her comment and his eyes went to Kikyou who was moving toward an empty table with her posse.

"You really dislike her don't you?" Miroku commented.

Sango clenched her fists, "Yes I do! We were best friends in middle school and then she basically threw our friendship away like garbage when she became popular!"

Miroku leaned away from Sango and glanced at Kagome with wide eyes. Sango sat in silence, seething at the thought of Kikyou and the two sitting with her were afraid to say anything.

"I'm sorry," Sango suddenly apologized to Kagome.

Kagome smiled, "It's not a big deal."

"She's one of the cheerleaders for the football team," Miroku spoke up, "She has people all over her from the moment she gets here in the morning until she leaves."

Kagome stared at Kikyou from across the lunchroom and her eyebrows perked up as she saw a boy with a strange silvery hair color walk up to the cheerleader.

"Who is that?" Kagome asked.

Sango spoke, "That's Inuyasha, right Miroku? I thought you told him he needs to stay away from her."

Miroku sighed and shook his head, "I did, but he can't get over her."

Kagome looked thoughtful, trying to understand what was going on, "Did they date or something?"

"Inuyasha is on the football team so it's natural he'd gravitate to a cheerleader, but I wish it would have been anyone except Kikyou. All last year as freshmen they were on and off; she teases him all the time but he goes back for more and gets heartbroken," Miroku explained.

Sango nodded in agreement and added, "Inuyasha and Miroku have been close friends for years."

"You have?" Kagome asked, looking at the dark haired teen next to Sango.

"Yeah, I just wish that he'd listen to me about this girl. I agree with him that she's got great looks, but what she does to him isn't worth it."

"Anyway," Sango changed the subject, "Do you play any sports Kagome?"

"I'm on the soccer team!" Miroku grinned proudly.

Sango rolled her eyes, "Yeah, I know."

Miroku smiled at Kagome, "Sango is a member of the girls' soccer team, so we see each other when our practices overlap."

"Unfortunately," Sango added, "Why do you always have to yell at me and wave? It's embarrassing!"

"Because my beautiful Sango, I want to make sure I acknowledge you!" Miroku crooned and Sango smacked him across the cheek.

Kagome winced and Sango turned back to her with a smile, "So do you play anything?"

"I've played tennis," Kagome said.

"That's great! You should join the tennis team!" Sango exclaimed.

Kagome smiled at the thought, "I think I might do that!"

….

Kagome made it through her afternoon classes and made it a point to put her name on the tennis team sign-up sheet. After school she ran home to pick up her tennis racquet and change her clothes so she could go back for the first team meeting. When she arrived back at the school she went around to the tennis courts where there was a large group of girls waiting. Kagome shyly walked toward them and stood by herself next to the green fence around the courts.

"Are you a new member this year?"

Kagome looked up to see a pretty girl with dark hair and bright eyes staring at her.

"Yes! I decided to try out for the team, my name is Kagome," Kagome said.

"I see, my name is Kagura and I'm a junior, I've played since my freshman year and it was a lot of fun, you'll like it."

Kagome smiled at her, "I hope so, so how will this work?"

Kagura glanced at the courts and replied, "When the coach shows up he'll talk to everyone, and then talk about tryouts. We will have tryouts for the next couple of days and then he'll post a list of who makes the team."

Kagome nodded, "Alright, I'm definitely going to do my best!"

….

The next few days sped by quickly and before Kagome knew it she was walking toward the school on the day that the tennis team was going to be posted. The tryouts had been tough and even though Kagome was a little rusty since she hadn't played in a while she thought she did pretty well. She approached her locker and Sango turned around; giving her a big smile.

"Today is the big day, right?" Sango asked excitedly.

Kagome nodded with a hint of nervousness in her face, "They're going to post them after lunch. I wish I could know already!"

"I bet, but I'm sure you did great!" Sango said reassuringly.

Kagome went to her first class and stared out the window with a distant look on her face. She really couldn't pay attention in class and wanted time to go by so she could know if she made the team or not. Kagome had noticed that Miroku, Inuyasha, and Kikyou were in almost all of her classes as the days went by; she wasn't surprised since they were all in the same grade. She didn't like to harbor negative feelings but Kikyou was already someone that she wasn't fond of. Kagome recognized instantly that she was the queen of the school. She was the most popular, had good grades, good looks, boys, and was a cheerleader. She was the stereotypical popular girl and it was hard for Kagome to give her a chance, especially after hearing what she did to Sango in middle school.

The bell rang after Kagome's last morning class and she sighed, "Lunch, finally!"

She sat down with Sango at their usual table and didn't bother to open her lunchbox.

"You'd better eat," Sango told her, "You'll make yourself sick."

Kagome was about to answer when Miroku sat down next to Sango and to her surprise, Inuyasha sat down next to him. She stared at the boy in shock. Kagome had yet to speak to him since school started so she felt incredibly awkward since everyone else knew each other.

"Hello Kagome!" Miroku greeted her with a charming smile, "And hello to you, Sango."

"Don't say my name like that you pervert!" Sango scolded him with narrowed eyes.

"You two are ridiculous," Inuyasha spat out as he started to eat his lunch.

"Not sitting with your football team today?" Sango questioned in a mocking tone.

"Hey! I like my team, but Miroku is my best friend, I can sit with who I want!" Inuyasha snapped out.

Kagome was silent and slowly unzipped her lunchbox so it looked like she was doing something.

"Inuyasha."

The group went silent and Kagome looked up at a tall and incredibly handsome guy. She squinted at him in curiosity since he had the same silvery hair as Inuyasha.

"What the hell do you want Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha growled out.

"I'm attending a golf outing after school today to practice before the first match coming up, so you'll have to find another way home," Sesshomaru told him.

Inuyasha huffed, "I have practice today… Fine I'll just walk!"

"Do what you want," Sesshomaru stated dryly and walked away.

"Ass," Inuyasha grumbled.

Kagome's mind was about to bust on overload. She wanted to know if she made the team, now Inuyasha was sitting with them, and some guy who kind of looked like him had just appeared. She made eye contact with Sango who saw the frustration on her friend's face.

"That was Sesshomaru, Inuyasha's older brother. He's on the golf team and is the top member of it. He's really good." Sango explained.

Kagome nodded in understanding and made eye contact with Inuyasha who was staring at her with a scrutinizing expression.

"Who are you?" Inuyasha suddenly asked, "I've seen you around."

"Her name is Kagome, I told you who she was the first day of school!" Miroku shook his head, "But of course you weren't listening."

Kagome watched the two boys bicker and stood up suddenly.

"I can't take this anymore, I don't have time for this!"

The trio watched as Kagome left the cafeteria quickly. Sango started packing up her stuff and grabbed Kagome's forgotten lunchbox.

"I need to give her moral support," Sango said to the two boys.

"For what?" Inuyasha asked with a bizarre expression.

Sango ignored him and left the table in a hurry.

"What the hell was that about?" Inuyasha asked Miroku.

"Kagome tried out for the tennis team and they're posting who made the team after lunch today," Miroku answered, "Sango told me."

Inuyasha shook his head, "Why don't you just date her already?"

"It's not as simple as that!" Miroku argued, "Sango is special! I'm letting her come to me, rather than forcing her into something!"

"Feh! She's temperamental, I don't know how you put up with that. One second she likes you, and most of the time she hates you," Inuyasha said.

"Sounds familiar…" Miroku said accusingly.

"What?!" Inuyasha barked out with narrowed eyes.

"You need to quit chasing after Kikyou and find yourself a nice girl who will appreciate you rather than run you and your heart into the ground," Miroku lectured seriously.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "I can't tell myself to stop liking her."

"But you can quit making the extra effort to interact with her. You'll never get over her at this rate!" Miroku exclaimed.

The two boys stood up and left the cafeteria. They made their way down the hall where they saw a giant crowd of people huddled around a billboard.

"I'm just saying," Miroku continued, "If you would forget about her and find a girl who isn't ate up with herself or her popularity you'd be better off."

Inuyasha said nothing and continued walking down the hall with a scowl on his face.

"A girl who tries to be the best she can be, who doesn't care what other people think, someone who would like you for who you are," Miroku continued beside him.

Inuyasha halted as he saw Sango rushing toward them with a big grin on her face.

"Someone who could smooth out your rough edges a little bit would be nice too," Miroku noted.

"She made it! Kagome made the team!" Sango exclaimed.

Miroku smiled, "That's great! Where is she?"

"She frozen and keeps staring at her name on the paper, I don't think she believes it!" Sango laughed.

Miroku looked around Sango and nodded, "There she is!"

Kagome walked slowly toward her friends with disbelief on her face. She stopped and Sango hugged her tightly.

"I told you that you would be fine!"

Kagome smiled, "I guess so! I just went out there and did my best!"

Inuyasha's eyebrow twitched and he stared at the dark haired girl in front of him. She wasn't gloating and wasn't acting as though she knew she had made it all along. She was incredibly humble, something he was not used to seeing.

"What are you staring at?"

Inuyasha was jogged from his thoughts and saw Kagome looking at him with a small frown on her face.

"Nothing!" Inuyasha mumbled lowly and looked off to the side.

Kagome looked at Sango with a confused expression but quickly started to smile again at her achievement. Miroku and Inuyasha watched as the girls left them once again.

"You're acting strange," Miroku commented.

"I don't know what to make of that girl!" Inuyasha spat.

"Who? Kagome?"

"Yes, Kagome, who else was standing there?" Inuyasha bit out.

A smiled flashed over Miroku's features, "Maybe this is your perfect opportunity to get over Kikyou."

"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked.

"You should find out more about Kagome and see what you think of her. She seems like a nice girl," Miroku emphasized.

"Whatever! I don't have to do what you tell me!" Inuyasha huffed, turning his head away.

"I'm telling you, find out more about her. Who knows, maybe she's better than Kikyou and you're missing out," Miroku shrugged.

Inuyasha frowned, there was no way that anyone was better than Kikyou, he loved her, right?

A/N: And there's the first chapter! Please review because it encourages me to update faster! :)