A/N: Yo. This story is told in Switching First Person. I love getting into different characters heads. It's also Sesshomaru X OC pairing. Again. I will be using Japanese words because it feels more authentic to me, but any word I use, I will happily translate. I will keep them short and sweet. I will especially be using honorifics because they add another layer to everything and I like watching Inuyasha in Japanese. This is an attempt to keep Sesshomaru mostly in character as in, he won't fall for Ayami too soon. Have fun!
Words to know:
Tadaima - I'm Home
Hai - Yes, respectful
Ningen- human
Onna- Woman (will be used a LOT)
Sensei- Teacher
-sama - Lord/ High-rank
-chan - for a kid/ lower rank/ friends
-san - Ms./Mr.
kun - Usually male friends/ younger teens
No honorifics - addressing a younger person/ familiar/ shows intimacy/sometimes disrespectful
Another Sesshomaru Story
Chapter 1: My Student, Kagome Higurashi
~Ayami~
I felt the wind as the cars passed me. Carrying my black briefcase containing my computer and papers for my first class, I walked passed the crowded Japanese streets to my new school.
My name is Ayami and I am a study abroad student from the United States. My mother was an American and very interested in Japanese culture so she gave me a Japanese name. We travelled a few times to Japan when I was little and I too fell in love with the culture and the stark difference from our small town of Cumberland, Indiana. I felt alive when so much was happening around me.
My father was always very athletic, so he became a football coach. He was always very serious and had a stern look on his face. My mother said I got my blue eyes and stubbornness from him and I inherited her artistry and interest in other cultures.
So here I was in Japan to become a Japanese teacher. I could stay in the States and get my degree, but I wanted to be more authentic. I was on my own and so enthralled. I had my own apartment with no one to boss me around. I was so excited. I was one of the lucky ones that got to tutor at the local high school for a part-time job to pay my bills. I had to help the struggling kids in English and Math.
I reached into my cluttered bag and pulled out a beige list of the students I was tutoring this semester. Kagome Higurashi was my first student.
I checked in with the office and went into the designated classroom. I waited. And waited and waited until it was time for my next appointment Hojo Ueda. A young man in a school uniform greeted me with a bow.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Ayami sensei," he smiled.
The door to the classroom slams open and a young woman with a short green skirt with matching collar on the top and a red bow under the collar. Her long black hair was a mess and she had dirt and scrapes on her exposed legs. "I'm late. I am so sorry," the young girl bowed.
I raised my brow and look at my list. "Are you Kagome?"
"Yes," she smiled nervously.
"Your session has come and gone. I have a schedule to follow, so you will just have to meet with me tomorrow." I couldn't make exceptions for this girl. I had too much to do.
Her face darkened and tears rolled down her cheeks. I rolled my eyes. Seriously if this girl was so upset for being late then she should've been here on time.
Hojo approached looking at the girl with worry etched in his eyes.
"Sensei? Could you tutor her instead of me today? She's been sick enough lately and I'm sure she needs it more than I do."
I looked at the girl. Her once sullen face looked cheery and glad for Hojo's offer. I, however, was not appeased.
"I decline. I have a schedule to follow and I will not bend the constraints." Hojo and Kagome frowned. I sighed. "However, I will tutor you at your house this weekend Miss Higurashi."
Her eyes beamed and Hojo smiled at the young girl. Clearly there was something going on there.
"Now Kagome, I will be at your house sharply at 9 on Sunday. Do not make me wait."
Kagome shivered and bowed, "Hai sensei."
~Kagome~
"Inuyasha sit." I smiled as the bead of subjugation smashed the half-demon down into the earth. "I will be back in a week."
"Damn you Kagome!" the golden eyed male cursed. His red robes, silver hair, and pointed dog like ears were now covered in mud from the earlier rain.
Serves him right. I grabbed my yellow backpack, now light from Inuyasha eating all of the instant noodles, and pushed myself over the wells edge. I fell without fear seeing the bright lights of white and pink encircling me. I fell through time and landed softly on the ground. I sighed knowing I had to make it up to him. He really could be just a jerk sometime.
"Ding dong, ding dong," a distant bell rung.
"Oh no!" I had a study session after school today and I was going to be late. I panicked and climbed up the side of the well, only to fall down in my carelessness.
"Why does this always have to happen to me?!"
~xXx~
Ugh. The tutor was so mad at me. I sighed walking up the steps of the Higurashi shrine. This was just not my day.
I slide the door open and slid off my shoes. "Tadaima," I sighed.
"Oh, cool Inuyasha. Let me see," my little brother said.
"Inu-ya-sha?" No! I raced to the kitchen.
Inuyasha had his sword out and was showing Souta.
"Sit boy." He plummeted into the floor.
"What was that for Kagome?" he growled and Souta backed away.
"Why are you here? I told you I was going to be gone for a week."
Inuyasha growled. "I can't get back through."
Wha-? What? "WHAT?!" "WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T GET BACK?"
His ears lay down against his head and he back away wide eyed. "The well. It's closed."
"WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME!"