[A/N: In several Asian countries, middle school is 7, 8, and 9th grade, while high school is 10, 11, and 12th grade. Japan is one of these schools…I think…^_^;]

Inu- Yasha is not m~i~n~e!!!!!!!! Rather, it belongs to Rumiko Takahashi!!

Story: Feuding Love

[PG- so far]

Place: Tokyo, Japan.

Since decades ago, the Higurashi family and the Togami

family have had an unyielding feud between them. The

children of each family were taught to despise the rival

household. One day, an unfortunate accident at the local

district causes Higurashi Kagome and Togami Inu- Yasha to

be placed in the same high school. Will they clash, or will

they finally break free of their families' tradition?

                             [CHAPTER 1: Rumors]

          It was currently daybreak in the busy household of the Higurashi family. The large mansion in which they occupied was flowing with streams of active servants, scrambling in every direction possible. It was the start of a calm and perfect morning, just right before the daily commotion began…

***

          She stuck her silver fork into the yellow omelet, and eyed it fearfully. It defined inedible, with its seemingly cooked pale sides drooping over the edge of her eating utensil. Her hands trembled at the mental picture of it, along with its accessories of vegetables and cheese. Kagome made a face, as she finally got enough courage to quickly pop it into her mouth, but as it slid down her throat, a greenish color crossed her cheeks. But, the entrance of a loud-pitched shriek soon interrupted her stomach's self- pity.

          "What! You don't mean to tell me that they…that wretched family is moving back here!!!" Mrs. Higurashi shouted in outrage, her thin mouth pulled back in obvious distate.

          "I know just how you feel, dear. To think that they would even dare to show their face in this city after their ancestor plundered our family corporation," Mr. Higurashi muttered miserably under his breath, while pounding the table hard, spilling his coffee onto the classified section of the newspaper, and frightening the maids enough to back away.

          Kagome sighed while rolling her eyes, and she brought her hands up to cover up the noise that followed afterwards. Day after day, night after night, were their opinions of the Togami family ALL they could mention as a family topic? Forgetting to envelop her ears, Kagome slammed her fist into the counter, only to feel a streak of pain as result of the impact.

          "But Father," Kagome cut in, "if we are able to afford our own private jet, a luxurious 3 story mansion, as well as dozens of servants, how exactly are we ruined?" Kagome stared intently at her parents, her hand neatly composed on her lap.

          "That's not the point, my dear daughter! If it weren't for that shameful family of dogs, we'd have been the wealthiest family in Japan! Every child in this country, nevertheless the whole world, would know our names!" Mr. Higurashi blurted out, his eyes fixed solidly on Kagome.

          "That's quite right dear,"

Here, Mrs. Higurashi walked over to her husband, clearly frustrated at her daughter's lack of fury, " they butchered your honorable ancestor's business, and stole our rightful place in history!" She placed her small hand on Mr. Higurashi's shoulder, and leaned against it, as if to comfort the both of them from some devastating loss.

          "Oh please," Kagome muttered irately under her breath, so that they couldn't hear her.

          Mr. Higurashi wiped the sweat beads off his forehead, and then began babbling on about his financial suffering. Kagome's mother joined in enthusiastically, and the two of them began shouting out insults at some invisible enemy, while raising their fists at the ceiling above. The servants were utterly terrified.

          Groaning heavily, Kagome pushed her chair back with a screech, and got up. She glanced warily at her relentless parents, then tiptoed to the front doorway. She picked up the new book bag that she had bought from the mall several days ago, and swung it around her shoulder. It was light, as it was the first day of school. Kagome silently turned the doorknob, and opened it just enough to slip through; then closed it with a creak once she was outside of the house. Mr. and Mrs. Higurashi were oblivious of their daughter's sudden absence, and kept on their brash discussion.

***

          Kagome gave a huge sigh of relief, and stretched her arm, soaking in the rising sun overhead. Why did her parents have to bring that family up EVERY single morning? They, along with her other relatives seemed to harbor some sort of deep grudge against the Togami's. Kagome herself had only heard her family's biased opinions against them.

 Because of different family members' varying accounts of the family's characteristics, Kagome couldn't decide whether to believe the Togami family members looked like wide eyed trolls, of that they resembled ogre- like creatures with hair tucked in between toes. But, one feature that they could all correspond on was that all the males of the Togami family inherited silky white hair.

Kagome shivered. Just thinking about all the chaotic and heated   conversations over that family made her want to pull her hair and scream. It was only seven in the morning, and her first day of high school was being ruined! Kagome closed her eyes angrily in deep thought, then opened them again, settling her gaze on the clear azure sky above her. No way am I going to let the Togami family unit and my own family disturb my day even further! She growled to herself, and gave an irritated lurch before continuing her walking at a faster pace.

***

          After some time of walking, Kagome noticed signs that she was nearing her school. Students flocked from different directions to a building that was two crossroads and two stoplights ahead. The teenagers greeted each other happily after a long summer's break, while the new arrivals to the school stood blankly around, gazing forlornly until they caught sight of a familiar face.

          Some students had decided to get there by car, clogging up the street with many automobiles. Others walked, appearing around the corners of streets and blocks. Mrs. Higurashi had insisted that Kagome be escorted to school in a limousine, but Kagome had argued against it. It wouldn't do having the other teenagers think she was a snob on the first day of school, much less, 10th grade. In failing to persuade her mom, Kagome had slipped out that morning, undetected and unnoticed.

          She smiled. This was bliss, walking to school, bathing in the warm sun, and soothed by the fresh morning air.

"Kagome!"

Kagome turned around, to see a girl with long raven hair waving frantically at her from behind.

"Sango? You're…here?" Kagome asked incredulously, while slowing her pace for the girl to catch up.

          Her friend smiled cheerfully, and winked slyly. "Yup! I finally convinced Dad to let me come to this high school; it is far from my home, and he's overly protective sometimes."

          Kagome swung her book bag happily. "I'm really glad you made it. I don't think I could've made it through the school year without you! My house is in a state of confusion and mess right this moment."

          Sango smirked. "They're bothering you about those people again, aren't they?"

          " 'Those people' are the Togami family," Kagome said in a grumpy voice, masking her grin behind a frown. Sango was the one of her friends that knew about her household's "problem". Kagome was surprised the whole neighborhood didn't know, seeing as her family constantly heaved about the Togami's in their daily morning rounds.

          "Yeah, yeah I know," Sango said, nodding her head sympathetically, "but it's school time right now. Don't waste your patience and energy on bitterness!"

          Kagome smiled wryly at her friend's attempt to cheer her up.

"By the way, there's a rumor going around."

"What rumor?" Kagome asked in a curious tone.

"Well, it seems that a really rich family moved in for the new school year, and their children are supposedly located at our school. One of them is said to be in 10th grade this year too!" Sango shouted ecstatically, her backpack swaying with her continuous movement.

          Kagome clutched a lamppost to steady herself from what she just heard, then felt dizzy as it was processed in her head. First the Togami's are heard to be moving back into town…and now another wealthy family is going to have kids transferred into my school… It's going to be so pleasant at my house tonight… Kagome grimaced, and she banged her head against the brick wall alongside the pavement.

"Uh…Kagome?"

Startled, Kagome awoke from her sudden dream sequence, and laughed nervously at her friend.

"I just got carried away from the moment there….um…go on about how many cars that family has again?" Kagome improvised with an embarrassed look on her face.

Sango stared back at her strangely for a second, then regained her lively chatter.

" Based on what people are saying, this family could be as rich or richer than yours, Kagome!"

"Really?" Kagome mused half- heartedly, her mind on other things.

Sango sighed, and shook her head. Kagome stopped and looked at her friend.

"Sorry. Did I go off into space again?" Sango nodded her head, her face aggravated.

"It's just that that new family moving here made me think of the Togami's. My parents were yelling up a storm, because they found out that their rival was moving back here too."

"No, you're kidding, right?" Sango asked, in disbelief.

"Positive," Kagome said in an unhappy voice, her back sagging.

As if to defy the mood of the scene, Sango then smiled. "I'm glad I'm not rich!" She sang in a sing- song voice. "You worry too much, Kagome. I'm sure you won't have to make any contact with the Togami's at all. Now hurry up! We're going to be late!" Sango checked her watch worriedly, and then she and Kagome ran across the streets, unaware of the cars honking intensely at them. Barely making it into the school before the first bell, they quickly checked their schedules, and were pleased to find out that they shared the same teachers. Then in a wild frenzy, the two of them entered their classroom.

How wrong Sango was.

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A/N: YAY! New story up! Heheheh. Don't worry, I won't forget about my other fics….or will I? BWA HAHAHAHA. This is the first time I used Verdana (the font if you didn't know). But I just love how it looks!!! ^ _^ Oh, and I was wondering, do the students have different teachers come in for each period, or do they switch classes each period? It sorta slipped my mind…so if you know, I would be very happy if you told me in your review.

Also, I was motivated to write by reading this really great fic in the Inu- Yasha category. I forgot the author's pen name, but the story's called Clumsy! It's really good!!! Oh…and R & R …for this story! Onegai!