J: "Rises from the graveyard labelled 'Writers That Lost All Motivation'" I'M ALIVE! I can hear all you readers cheering in great anticipation and hope of this revelation. I'm honestly surprised I let myself fall off the writing wagon for so long. Especially with 'Friends to Family.' I'm going to try my hardest to rekindle that line of interest and get it going again. In the meantime I hope you enjoy this new tidbit.
NOTE: I deliberately made Sango a bit OOC, she will still be her older sister self that beats Miroku back into place, but at times she will be a bit more...aggressive?
Disclaimer: I do not own any InuYasha characters.
Chapter One
Leaves crunched under foot, student chatter filled the air. From a distance anyone watching would see a handful of students with a mummy, vampire, or princess intermixed.
On Halloween any students that wished to were given permission to foresake the Taishou High School uniform and dress up in a costume. Given that it remained within the decent parameters the school established.
Trailing at the end of a gaggle of students was a priestess dressed in the traditional white and red clothes.
Her friends had laughed when she told them her choice of costume.
"Kagome the point of dressing up on Halloween is to have fun with it, not be reminded where you live and work."
Looking down at her long white sleeves Kagome sighed, "They were right, but I didn't have time to go shopping, much less make one."
"Kagome!"
A long haired brunette girl dressed in a form fitting black leotard with pink armor on her chest, card board shells on her shoulders and knees came running over. Her appearance accented with pink eye shadow Sango Taijiya slung an arm around Kagome's shoulders, "What do you think of my costume?"
"Well, I can tell you're some sort of fighter...Are you a ninja?"
"No way! Ninjas are entirely overdone. I'm a demon slayer." To make her point Sango made a couple of sharp jabs towards an invisible opponent.
Giggling Kagome spotted another friend waiting for them at the gates, "Looks like demon fighting is in this year."
Coming up to the gates the two girls could only smile incredulously at their friend Miroku. Known throughout the school for being a skirt chasing pervert it just didn't make sense that he would dress up as a monk.
Spreading his arms wide to show off his black robes, and purple sash he gave them a charming smile, "Why if it isn't my holy sister Kagome and her gorgeous ninja friend Sango."
Stepping around him as if he wasn't even there they continued into the school. Reaching back as she passed Sango gave Miroku a slap on the back of his head, "I'm a demon slayer you dolt."
Rubbing his sore head Miroku followed after, "But I still got the gorgeous part right."
"Flattery gets you nowhere with me monk."
Stopping at Kagome's locker she asked, " Do you think the student council will wear their same costumes from last year?"
"Why wouldn't they? They've worn the same thing for as long as I can remember." Sango made sure to put herself on one side of Kagome to watch the hallways. Miroku stationed himself on the other side to watch the doors.
The two had established this unofficial bodyguard system back in middle school. For some unknown reason three boys who just happened to be on the student council, saw fit to target and harass Kagome on a daily basis.
At the same moment Kagome closed her locker door the three boys came through the doors. As always the noise in the halls seemed to dim as any students present moved to the side and kept their words to a whisper.
In the lead was the student council president, 3rd year student, Sesshomaru Taishou. Dressed in the school uniform of black pants and white long sleeved shirt he seemed like a normal student. With the exception for his normally long black hair being silver white, his ears were pointed, magenta stripes adorned his cheeks and eyelids, an indigo crescent moon sat in the middle of his forehead, and he'd managed to change his dark brown eyes to amber.
To his left was the student vice president, 2nd year student, Kouga Ookami. Dressed in his school uniform with the first couple collar buttons undone on his shirt his appearance wasn't as drastically changed. His hair was still long and black, tied up in a ponytail. His eyes were somehow sharp blue and narrowed into slits, his ears were pointed, and fake fangs were visible when he grinned.
On the right was Sesshoumaru's half brother InuYasha Taishou. He wasn't exactly a member of the student council, but he was the leader of the Disciplinary Committee which cooperated with the council. The two brothers hardly got along except for where their duties were concerned, so it had always baffled everyone why InuYasha would choose to dress similarly to Sesshoumaru. His black hair was more silver than white, his eyes were gold rather amber. Foregoing the facial markings he'd opted for little white dog ears.
Every year these three, and a couple other students they didn't know very well, wore the exact same get up. Their friends and fangirls had asked them why, and the best answer any of them had ever gotten was that they were simple and easy to re-do every year.
Their guards up Kagome, Sango, and Miroku braced themselves for their daily harassment to start. It started when InuYasha made eye contact.
"Oi, are you trying to pick a fight?"InuYasha's question caused the other two to stop and take notice.
Crossing her arms Sango asked, "We're just standing here, how is that instigating anything?"
"I think the moron means your costumes."
Looking down at themselves it sank in that the three of them had dressed in the appropriate attire. Every year the Taishou brothers were meant to be dog demons, and Kouga a wolf demon. In the feudal age it was monks, priestesses and slayers that killed the legendary beasts.
Jerking a thumb at her two friends Sango smirked, "I don't know about these two but I may have had you three in mind when I decided to go with this."
"Keh, that sounds like a challenge to me. You know I have nothing against fighting a girl." InuYasha cracked his knuckles taking a step closer.
Her smirk still in place Sango tempted InuYasha even more, "Only because you think you'll win. You do remember I beat you in the last martial arts competition, or did you hit your head too hard on the mat and forgot?"
"Ooookay it's a bit too early in the morning to be fighting you two. Save it for your next match. As for our costumes, mine was on sale at a thrift store. Kagome, as you know lives at a shrine, and Sango, well I can't really say where her costume came from." Miroku put himself between the two itching fighters, keeping his voice calm he did what he always did. Keep the school from being destroyed.
The bell for classes to start chimed throughout the building. Latching onto the opportunity Kagome took hold of Sango's arm, "Oh would you look at the time. We need to be getting to class."
Kagome managed to drag Sango away for three steps before a hand snagged the collar of her top. Freezing in place she glanced back to see which one of the three it was. Her heart stuttered to see that the hand belonged to Sesshoumaru, "Erm, yes?"
"I need to have a word with you in the student council room at lunch." Gold eyes flicked to Miroku and Sango who watched intently, "In private."
Fear stuck her tongue to the roof of her mouth making her unable to respond verbally, she managed to give a small nod of her head instead.
His request made Sesshoumaru released his hold. In a blink Kagome, Miroku, and Sango were scurrying down the hall.
Raising an eyebrow Kouga asked, "Mind telling me what that was about?"
"Sorry but mangy wolves aren't invited." InuYasha grinned, always eager to rub something in Kouga's face.
"Neither are you." Sesshoumaru didn't have to look at his idiot brother to know he was pissed. The sputtered indignations were clear enough indication.
