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***scene change***
"speech"
//thoughts//
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*flash back of sorts
[Author's Note]


Kendo Expert
By Sunflowerobi
Chapter One


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Inuyasha watched The Women Division of The Kendo Tournament from his seat in the audience.

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Sesshoumaru looked on as the fight continues below him. [He's in a box near the top of the audience.]

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Kagome panted, her head pouding loudly. This final round is taking too long. Her opponent's good, but she will not give up. No, never will she give up. Studying her opponent, Kagome tried to find an opportunity to attack. Suddenly, Kagome's opponent charged at her, with Kagome just standing there, looking surprised, until-

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//That wench is going down.//

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//How boring. Another worthless wench.//

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Kagome side-stepped at the last minute, but one of her feet remained on the path to trip her opponent. And down the other went, her face meeting the not-so-soft matted ground. As the final move, Kagome tapped her sword against the other's neck.

The audience cheered. Or rather, they boomed.

The referee went over to Kagome and raised her left hand, which is unoccupied, announcing that she's the winner of The Women's Division's Kendo Tournament, then lowering and releasing their hands.

Kagome stood and bowed to her now standing opponent, then the audience and referee. Then it came: the pouding in her head continued and increased. Unable to stand it anymore, Kagome dropped her sword and clutched her head. The audience burst into murmurs and whispers, but they were only tuned out by the pouding in her head.

Slowly, Kagome felt the energy drained from her, and next she knew, she was in a hospital room...

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Kagome stood in the front of her new highschool. She had spend the rest of her summer vacation in the hospital after her black out from the Kendo Tournament. True, she had recovered, but she still feel weak. Clutching her schoolbag to her chest, Kagome lowered her head and entered the school yard. Everyone went hush when they saw the lone girl walking across the school yard, then burst into gossips of the Kendo Tournament winner when she entered the building.

//I wonder what this school's like...// Kagome wondered in her mind as she headed to the school's office.

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Inuyasha sat in the deserted classroom near the windows deep in thoughts.

//...that girl...she's-//

Inuyasha didn't get to finish his thought as he noticed how the school yard's all quiet.

//What the hell is going on??// Inuyasha looked out the window and followed everyone's gaze. He saw- //The girl!! What's...she doing...here?// Then he broke his gaze on the girl after she entered the building. He noticed how everyone's conversation seem to center on the girl. //Is she...also from this school?? How come I didn't know or see her around here? ...or could she possibly be new??//

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Sesshoumaru saw everything Inuyasha saw, and had similar thoughts. [I'm too lazy to type them all in. -.-;;] //What's the girl doing here?? Is she going to attend this worthless school? ...It will be great if she participate in the kendo club though.// Sesshoumaru smirked. //It will be an honor.//
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END OF CHAPTER ONE