DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN Inuyasha or any other characters from the anime series and the manga books. I won't be putting up disclaimers every chapter because it's annoying. So yeah, this is the disclaimer for the whole story.

AN: New story, hope you guys like it.
"Takeshi Miyazaki" is my OC. He will also play a big part in the story but he will not be romantically involved with Ayame, even though he might wish he was. Also "Mai Miyagi" is an OC but she will not play a big role in the story. There's not much Kouga and Ayame in this chapter but I promise there will be later on. Also, this story will mostly be from Ayame's point of view. Sorry if it sounds a bit boring! There will be more excitement later on! Pinky promise! Also please review, otherwise I think I'm posting up stories for no reason (:

My name is Ayame Watanabe, and this is my story.

I sighed as I looked up at the building towering above me. Aomori High School, the high school I was attending. I hated school, not because I got bad grades or because I was bullied. I just did not like the people going there.

I used to have friends from junior school, Kagome Higurashi, Kouga Niigata, Inuyasha Tanaka, Sango Toyama, and Miroku Yamada but I just drifted apart from the group after I went to study abroad in Canada and the United States of America for about a year and a half.

Coming back to Japan, and trying to rekindle our friendship failed. I had realized I had my feelings for Kouga while I was away, and when I came back I realized Kouga had realized his feelings for some other girl.

I was over it but hanging out with my old friends just did not feel the same. I had come back into half of the year, which sucked. Meeting new people wasn't that hard, I had met Kagura Endo and Mai Miyagi but I missed my old friends too. Things just were too awkward between us, so I never tried as hard as I should have to get back with them.

"But this is senior year and I will try and make this as fun as it should be." I thought fiercely. Sticking my nose up in the air, and taking in a deep breath, I walked into the doors of Aomori High.

"Ayame!" shouted a familiar voice.

Turning around I looked and smiled. It was Mai. Mai ran up to me breathless and red faced and freckled, and her short orange hair a mess as usual.

"Long time no see." I said nonchalantly.

"Yeah, wanna have lunch together, it'll be just like old times!" she huffed. Mai was a bit overweight which bothered her and caused insecurities.

I forced a smile. I wanted to say no but I was not openly rude. It was not Mai's fault that I had changed. "Sure."

Entering the cafeteria I looked around. I spotted Kagura who looked away, chatting with some girls known as sluts around the school. I was not hurt by with no response from her, I sort of expected it. Making my way over to the lunch line I saw Sango. She looked at me, gave me a sort of half smile. I smiled back.

Some guy suddenly appeared in front of me out of no where and not being able to stop himself he collided into me, spilling my lunch down my shirt. Falling to the floor and turning red I glared up into pale blue eyes.

"Watch it!"

"S-sorry," stuttered the boy, shaking his blonde hair out of his eyes and picking up my tray. He looked up at me, red in the face.

I had never seen him around before and eyed him critically. Crooked teeth, beautiful blue eyes, shaggy, greasy blonde hair and an old, ragged school uniform. His eyes looked sincere and scared so I smiled in spite of my ruined lunch and ruined uniform.

"Hey no problem, accidents happen."

The boy nodded and hurried off, muttering "Sure it is, you're probably gonna bitch at you're friends about me like a stuck up bitch. "

I looked at the boy in surprise.

"Hey! You don't know me!" I retorted.

He looked at me, apparently surprised I had heard and then scurried off.

Looking down at my ruined uniform I sighed, great first day.

Walking to my third period class I noticed the guy from the cafeteria entering the same class as me.

"Great" I thought sarcastically and walked in behind him.

I had managed to get one of grandpa's friends to bring me a clean uniform. Looking around I spotted Inuyasha Tanaka. He met my eyes and grinned, patting the seat next to him. Surprised, but grateful I sat down grinning back. The boy who had spilled my lunch took the empty seat in the far back corner of the class, isolating himself as much as he could. The teacher started to take attendance.

"Takeshi Miyazaki?"

"Present," mumbled the boy inaudibly. A few sniggers were heard and a couple insults were fired at the boy by a bunch of popular boys, and among them was Kouga. I glared at them and they immediately shut up. Kouga smiled at me, which I ignored. "Jerk," I thought. I did not know why but something about Takeshi made me want to protect him. Inuyasha noticed my behavior.

"Ayame has a crush?"

I looked at him, grabbing one of the cute white ears on the top of his head and twisting.

"I'm sorry did you say something?"

"Ouch! No ma'am." He grinned.

I grinned back, my first sincere smile of the day. I had missed him. He was the guy I was closest to in the group and had probably missed him the most.

"I missed you," he said sincerely.

"I missed you too Inu-poo." I said back, my grin not wavering.

He glared at me, reaching out and twisting one of my ears.

"I'm sorry what did you say?" he growled.

"Nothing ma'am," I said back, not missing a beat.

He grinned. "That's what I thought."

School was over, and my afternoon classes were much better than the ones in the morning. Inuyasha had been in all of my afternoon classes and Sango, Kagome and Kouga were in the last class of the day. Kagome and Sango had changed too, not just on the outside but on the inside too. They had made an effort to talk to me which I had returned. The awkwardness was gone. We clicked again. I don't know how. We had made plans for after school to catch up. Mai had avoided me after school, hanging out with some other girl. She caught my eye and I smiled a real smile. She looked surprised and waved back guiltily.

I reached home, and quickly kissed my grandpa hello before running upstairs to get ready to meet Sango and Kagome at some new café that had opened up. It was pretty warm outside even though it was September so I changed into a white aeropostale shirt and some faded jean shorts and blue flip flops. I fixed my hair. I had put it in a bun this morning, dreading the fact that I had to go to school. Now I let it open and smiled. Maybe school would not suck so badly. Grabbing my wallet, I ran downstairs and walked towards the café.

Not paying attention I bumped into another body, landing rather hardly on my ass, and getting water spilled all over my white shirt.

"Fuck!" I cursed as I rubbed my ass, getting up. Looking up I saw beautiful blue eyes.

"Sorry! Wasn't watching where I was going," said a deep voice. It was Kouga Niigata, looking sexy as ever holding a now empty water bottle.

Looking down I noticed my green bra was showing through. I looked at Kouga and glared. He grinned sheepishly and took off his shirt, showing his amazing body and handed it to me. I took and put it on and continued walking. He began walking alongside.

"Where you off to?

"Some new café that opened to meet up with Kagome and them."

"Same."

"Nice."

"Sorry about the shirt."

"You better be."

"I am, so am I forgiven?"

"I don't know."

"I missed you a lot, and please forgive me."

"Who wouldn't miss me? And I told you I'll think about forgiving you."

He rolled his eyes. "Stop being so difficult," he said. He stopped and turned around to face me and held out his arms.

"How about I let you feel my abs as an apology?" he said winking.

I glared at him, taking one of his nipples in my hands and twisting.

"OUCH! WHAT THE FUCK?!"

"I've seen better cocky bastard." And started walking away, wearing the biggest grin ever. I had missed him a lot too.

Reaching the café I was suddenly blinded by a pair of hands.

"Miroku?"

"How'd you know?"

"Because you just groped me."

I turned around and punched him hard in the arm. Sango glared at Miroku, and punched his other arm. I smiled at the two. I had missed this last year. Sitting down at a booth in between Sango and Miroku and across from Kouga, I ordered a cream cheese bagel.

"Still obsessed with bagels and cream cheese?" asked Kagome, who came and sat down next to Kouga with Inuyasha. I grinned and nodded.

"HEY BRAT WATCH IT!" shouted a woman.

Startled, looking around I spotted Takeshi, apologizing to an elderly women whom I recognized with coffee down her cardigan. Takeshi was mumbling something, red in the face and glaring. Pushing Miroku off the bench much to his protest I walked toward Takeshi and the women.

"Mrs. Iwate can I buy you another coffee?" I asked smiling and coming up behind her.

"Why hello Ayame dear, and no I want this idiot to buy me another one. He bumped into me and then told me to watch where I was going. The nerve of him!"

Takeshi turning even redder apologized again. "I'm sorry ma'am but I don't have anymore money."

I looked at Takashi up and down. He was wearing an old black hoody that was a size too small with dirty worn out jeans and sneakers.

Mrs. Iwate huffed and stormed out of the shop, cursing like a teenager. Takeshi glared at the floor and began to clean up the coffee he had spilled with napkins. Picking up some clean napkins I bent down to help him.

"I don't need your help!" he ground out.

I looked at him, his angry and sad blue eyes, shaggy blonde hair and worn out face.

"I don't need your permission to help you." I said with a smile.

Takeshi looked at me surprised, turning beet red again he mumbled a thank you and reached out with his hand.

"Let's start over, I'm Takeshi Miyazaki." He said, smiling a real smile.

I smiled back and shook his hand.

"I'm Ayame Watanabe, and it is a pleasure to meet you."

And that was the start to a beautiful, yet tragic friendship.