Welcome to Koden!
By: LilBlueFairy
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. So, no suing allowed.
She notched her holy arrow carefully.
The blurry images of her comrades danced in and out of her vision as she looked for the perfect shot. She had to be careful, this was a game of death.
Her slightly calloused hand began to guide her bowstring back, pulling it taunt and giving it power. Wait for it…
She felt hesitation at the back of her mind, but promptly destroyed it's opportunity to play a part. She couldn't acknowledge it's presence or it could cost precious lives.
There!
She felt her soul caress her fingertips as it channeled it's hidden power into the arrow and within seconds it began to shine a beautiful pale blue. Hit the mark!
She released the bowstring and launched the glowing arrow at the deadly danger ahead.
"Kagome."
What? Who's calling me?
The arrow made a light whistle as it neared it's destination. The once pale blue light started to grow in intensity and the cold red eyes of Kagome's foe began to show the first signs of fear.
"Kagome!"
Who's there? What do you want?
The indistinguishable combat that once surrounded her faded into darkness, but the cold red eyes still lingered in her thoughts. Had her arrow made it?
"KAGOME!"
Kagome reluctantly opened her heavily lids and gave a small glance at her door. There stood her mom with her hands on her hips tapping her foot angrily. "Kagome Higurashi! You get off your lazy bum right now or you're going to be late to school!"
"Hnnn…" Kagome replied as she struggled to find the strength to meet the cold beyond her sheets.
"I swear! That child of mine…" Mrs. Higurashi muttered as she left to go wake Souta.
Kagome gave a lazy roll and maneuvered her feet to make contact with the freezing wooden floor. A small shiver crawled up her spine from the sensation at her feet. Now that her body seemed to be waking up, Kagome blinked repeatedly to adjust her vision. Her clock read 7:15. 7:15? Didn't she have to leave her house by 8:00? Oh Kami…
Kagome dashed from her messy bed to gather her things so she could beat the squirt to the bathroom. As she rushed out her door she saw her nemesis leave his room. They made eye contact. The battle of the bathroom had begun. After forty-five minutes of mass lavatory chaos, Kagome rushed downstairs into the small cozy kitchen to grab some toast and her lunch. She had to hurry or else her mom would begin…
"Oh Kagome, why are you dressed like that? You are such a pretty girl why do this?" her mother questioned sadly.
Damn it. It was the speech.
"You really shouldn't hide yourself. If you would just…" her mother continued as Kagome began to drown her out. So what if she had "potential"? She liked her style!
So what if the over-sized frames hid her eyes and made her face look more chubbier than usual? Or if her uniform seemed like it was two sizes to big and made her look stumpy? It had a purpose! The uniform helped keep her warm and served as a guard against wandering, perverted eyes. And what if she liked to keep her wet, frizzy locks up in messy bun? It kept her hair out of the way when she was reading. Not to mention, she really didn't like nor have the time to apply make-up with that bathroom hogging brother of hers.
"Next time, I'm sure they will get the size right on your uniform. In any case, you should really try to make more of an effort in the future. Alright, Kagome?" Kagome inwardly rolled her eyes and gave a small yes before grabbing her food and giving her mother a small peck on the cheek. "I'll see ya later, Mama."
Kagome walked out of the house and waved to her grandfather who was sweeping the ancient stone path. "Bye, Jii-chan!"
"Bye, Kagome! Have fun at the new school!"
Kagome skipped lightly as she made her way down the shrine's steps and hummed a happy tune to herself. She was going to the prestigious Koden Academy!
There it was said that the highest and most influential teenaged intellectuals gathered to receive their high school degree. It was also rumored that the most powerful and elite youkai groups sent their offspring. With Kagome's perfect grades and miko ancestry, she achieved some recognition and was able to pursue the esteemed institution and even managed to receive a scholarship, which helped ease the financial burden on Mrs. Higurashi significantly.
Kagome watched the graceful swish of her skirt as she walked the path to her new school. I wonder what it's going to be like? Will other nerds like me gather around and discuss literary works? Will everyone else be more intelligent or more sophisticated than me? What about the curriculum? It won't be to difficult will it? How much will I have to study? Oh man, maybe I should have applied somewhere easier…
Kagome looked up and noticed other students with her uniform beginning to appear more frequently. Looks like I'm getting close. Oh! I'm so nervous. I miss Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi already.
Kagome reminisced about her friends from middle school as she followed the growing crowd of Koden students. She wondered if she would find anybody here that would be willing to pig out on WacDonalds with her or discuss how to get revenge on the jerks who snubbed her? Would she be able to find a friend that was willing to except her? Her appearance? Her nutty view on life? Her overactive imagination?
As Kagome worried over her possible lack of friends in the future, she noticed she was now walking along a giant wall of red brick that adored flowers along it's top. She was was almost there. It wasn't too long before she entered an elaborate metal gate and her breath was swiftly stolen. The school was beautiful.
Cherry blossom trees outlined the straight path to the burgundy brick building ahead of her. In front of the majestic building trickled a fountain and in the middle of the fountain was the statue of Midoriko, the legendary miko of power who united the humans and youkai. She seemed to guard the incoming students with a protective and proud look. To her right side she held her bow and to the left a mysterious sword of power. Around her neck was a string that held her source of power and stood for the symbol of unity, the Shikon no Tama.
As Kagome took in the statue's intricate detail, she began to walk slower than the other students and unknowingly interrupted the flow of traffic. Well, unknowingly until somebody slammed his body into hers, causing her to crash onto the gravel pathway and lose her thick-rimmed glasses.
"Ouf! Watch it, wench!" a rough voice yelled obnoxiously.
What in the world?
Kagome sat up and quickly shot a heated glare at the jerk who had insulted her. It was then she internally shut down.
Before her stood an irate inu-youkai with a long silvery mane and fiery golden eyes. He had a lean and tall build with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. On the top of his head sat two adorable dog ears that were constantly alert. His face was sculpted and put the Greek gods to shame. A fang-full scowl twisted his features slightly but still didn't hinder his overall beauty. He was gorgeous.
Well, he was before he opened his mouth, thought Kagome sourly.
"Oi! What are ya looking at? Ya stupid onna. Get outta my way!" He growled out as he dismissed Kagome's presence.
What? Did he… Can someone really… Grrrr! What a JERK! Kagome angrily grabbed her glasses off the ground and gently rubbed off the lenses. Can somebody really be that rude? I didn't even do anything and he has the audacity to blame me? ME? I'm the freaking victim here!
Kagome shoved her glasses on and began to search for the unusual silver hair through the crowd. I'll show him! I'll make him pay! I'll… I'll…twist off those little dog ears of his and feed them to Buyo! I'll chop off his hair and choke him with it! I'll..
Kagome's gruesome list of revenge continued until she spotted the jerk. Stomping over angrily she began to yell at him.
"Hey, you!"
No reply.
"Hey, jerk with the dog ears!"
Nothing.
"Hey! You stupid dog boy!"
Silence.
By this time, Kagome had turned a lovely shade of frustrated purple and was standing directly behind the baka. This jerk is ignoring me! OK, that's IT!
Without even pausing, Kagome snatched a handful of silver strands and began yanking roughly. She meant business.
Inuyasha turned around quickly as he felt a sharp tugging to the back of his scalp. A harsh growl began to form in his throat and his eyes promised death. I swear if it's Yura again, I'll fucking rip out her throat!
"Oi! Cut it out, hag!" he shot-off as he grabbed his hair back.
"It's Kagome! Ka-Go-Me! Get it right, simpleton!"
As soon as Inuyasha looked down into a familiar pair of large specs, the growl grew. It was that girl again! OH shit, not again.
"Let go you ugly-faced wench! I don't wanna date you!"
Inuyasha smirked as he saw the nerd's jaw drop. Another one bites the dust! Or so he thought...
"WHAT?!?"
"Ya heard me. Beat it!"
Did he really think that she wanted to… I mean sure he's hot...err.. Cute! Yeah, I can live with cute…but really? Date him? As if! Of all the conceited, arrogant…
Kagome's anger then quickly snapped and Inuyasha suddenly had the urge to shiver. Did it just get colder in here?
"Ugh! As if I would date some pompous arrogant ass that smells like dog excrement and probably has the intelligence of a moose!"
Excrement? Inuyasha's confusion briefly showed as he tried to process the insult.
"Oh," she cooed, "was that too difficult for the little youkai to process?"
Was she patronizing him? Oi! Who does that wench think she is? She's toast. Inuyasha popped his knuckles as he let a sinster smirk play across his lips. He let out a threatening growl before taking a step forward. "You're gonna pay for that."
Kagome took in the predator position and the cruel gleam in the youkai's eye. He looked… kinda pissed. Suddenly his smirk grew. Ok… make that really pissed. Maybe I took it too far?
Inuyasha relished the fear radiating off the girl in front of him. He liked the power-kick he got from the pungent smell. As the wench took a step back, Inuyasha lunged for his poor victim, his claws ready to slice and dice.
Dear Kami, I'm sorry for that time I ate Souta's Halloween candy and then told him the boogie man took it. I'm also sorry for the time I…Oh Kami!
Kagome threw up her hand that was fisting her bag in front of her for defense and let out a squeal of fear. I'm gonna DIE!
Back at the Shrine...
Mrs. Higurashi happily vaccumed her dusty rug as she glanced at her favorite morning soap began to play. "Last week on Lover's Wheel, Enrique shot Juliet's lover in a mad spout of jealousy..."
It was only when she heard a painful yowl did she turn off the vaccum cleaner and look down. "Oh, Buyo. I told you to stop licking the vaccum."
Back to Kagome's plight.
BAM!
Then all Inuyasha knew was pain.
Shit! That girl just punched me in the face… and it hurt! What the hell is that about? Inuyasha clutched his nose painfully. He didn't know why or how that girl managed to put a punch like that, but he did know that now he was seeing blood red. Someone is going to die!
A large roar ripped from the boy's throat as he let go of his throbbing face. Kagome gave a wince and glance at the red nose she had managed to hit. This wasn't looking to good for her.
"W-well, I'm sure y-you learned your lesson. J-just be more polite in the f-future. Ok?" Kagome studdered before running off. Man, she was in trouble.
Kagome swiftly and expertly duck in and out of the crowd, trying to lose her attacker. The crowd provided for good cover and as Kagome glanced back she noticed the distance between her and the boy grew. It wasn't until she was home-free that she gave a shaky sigh and began to look for her homeroom class. Way to go, idiot. Piss off a deadly youkai. Great idea! While I'm at it, why don't I see if I can fly? I should head to the roof right now!
Inuyasha's growls died as he slowly began to lose the girl. Her scent was vague and hard to trace for some reason and the crowd of students blocked his larger form from getting to her smaller one. Shit.
There wasn't something right about that girl. Usually chicks were lined up to worship him or pay homage to his greatness! She just wanted him to apologize, which was more likely to get from a cranky, starved alligator who had just been sprayed with mace.
Another weird thing about her was that her scent smelled like air or water. It was impossible to distinguish. Feh, at least I don't have to see her fat ass again. And if I do… Let's just say, payback's a bitch.
This is just a prototype. Please let me know if I should continue or if I should do more with this chapter. Thank you!
Sincerely,
LilBlueFairy