This is a new one-shot that I decided to make it's based on a few other stories that I've read in books and should be quite short. I hope you've liked it, since you could call it a high school fic.

Disclaimer: I no own IY or YYH but I own Eryi, Kisa, Kila, Kimi and Adrian oh and "apple head" I like apples...

Table of Contents

Part 1: Learning

Part 2: Knowing

Part 3: Teaching

The Heart's Encounter

Part 1: Learning

"Beauty begins with what you see, but always ends with the soul and mind."

Love is the strangest thing that has ever been created; it can be found just about any where in a café, during school and even in a garbage dump if you look hard enough. I guess you could say my love story isn't that much stranger than all the rest but there are moments from it that I will be sure to always remember. The strangest thing about my love story though is the fact that my best friend also found hers at the time that I found mine. All in all we both have a friendship stronger than the sun and the moon and it will always stay that way.

The love story doesn't start all mushy and gushy nor does it start with a heartbreak that could match a million suns. All of it I guess started when my best friend and I were 16 and never had our first kiss quite yet.

"Sango! Hurry up or we're going to be late for our lessons," shouted Kagome jumping up and down from foot to foot in a nervous wreck.

"Oh, please Kagome…you and I both know we don't need these lessons, Kikyo just signed us up because she said that these teachers could actually show us something new and exciting," yawned Sango trudging down the stairs with her sports bag.

"Well I just want to prove her wrong for once, I mean big sis is almost always right," grunted Kagome.

"Better than having an annoying little brother," stated Sango slipping on her blue sneakers. Kagome just shrugged merrily before opening the door and exiting the house. Two simple teenagers, two simple friends living in two normal houses, two simple siblings that aren't that simple in the end…yes two simple teenagers with awesome skills.

"I guess we split up here," smiled Kagome holding her hand up to block the light of the sun. Sango nodded and signaled with her hand to meet in that exact spot after the lessons.

Kagome walked into a small building with an archery back field and stepped into the girls changing room. Pulling off her jeans and putting on loose blue pants and a white top Kagome tied her long wavy hair into a pony tail at the base of her neck with a silver ribbon. Smiling gently Kagome stepped out to the archery field and slipped on a pair of bamboo slippers. In her hands were a quiver of arrows and a long bow ready to be used. Scanning the field she saw that five other people were already present, none of them did she know.

Walking up to an empty space in the line up or archers Kagome strung an arrow and directed its path towards the target. Before the weapon could be used a calm voice rang out over the student archers.

Calmly slipping the arrow back into its quiver with closed eyes, Kagome faced the voice her hair gently flowing around the base of her neck. Opening her eyes slowly and revealing an ocean of blue emotion, Kagome gazed at her teacher.

The first thing that drew Kagome to the boy was his flaming red hair and his calm composure, the second thing that captured Kagome was his eyes…his green eyes that shined like emerald at dusk. Shocked at her attraction to the archery teacher she observed him even more. He seemed about the same age as her, around 16 and well educated.

Soon enough Kagome found herself moving her fingers to her lips and gazing intently at the boy's wondrous smile. Stopping herself moments before her legs moved towards the boy Kagome turned a light shade of pink, it had been so long since she had felt like this. The last time feelings had passed through her like this was with Inuyasha… but he wasn't within reach anymore.

"Good morning everyone, my name is Shuichi Kurama Minamino, but please call me Kurama," smiled the red head teacher, "please introduce your selves to me."

"My name's Eryi Hakari," smiled a young 14 year old boy with a little girl standing by his side.

"My name's Kimi Amaya and right now I feel claustrophobic," muttered the little girl…she seemed like she was 13 years old and energetic…comparing to the fact that she just punched Eryi.

"My name's Adrian Amaya," grinned a boy standing on the other side of Kimi… Kagome smiled knowing that Sango would get along well with Kimi. Adrian looked about Eryi's age.

"I'm Kila Eternity," smiled another girl laughing at poor Eryi was now shooting daggers at Kimi…literally.

"I'm Kisa Eternity," spoke get another girl calmly as she held on to Adrian's hand tightly as though nervous.

"My name's Kagome Higurashi," Kagome smiled kindly as she held in a laugh from her class mates. Kurama nodded with a kind smile on his face as he looked upon the five hyper people.

At that moment Kagome sensed something else in Kurama carrot top…she sensed a lonely demon with a trapped spirit… and she sensed silver fox ears…and a tail! Something that Inuyasha never had…looking at Kurama with a new admiration Kagome nodded and bowed to her teacher.

"Please take your places and shoot the target, that way I can access your skill level and correct any stance errors that I might see," instructed Kurama and nodded for everyone to take their places.

Kagome nodded as the five others dashed off to find a place to start their target practice. Kagome ended up walking to the end of the line where she was stuck between Kimi and Eryi.

Stringing another arrow and aiming at the target Kagome released the weapon. Hitting the target dead in the middle Kagome smiled as she scanned the five other shooters. Kurama was still on the first person Kisa, they seemed to be laughing as Kisa continuously moved her hands on the bow to where Kurama was showing her to place them. Adrian had his eyes closed at the moment and his face was a little red at the moment.

As Adrian opened his eyes and released the arrow Kagome observed that his eyes were burning like a fire, he probably liked Kisa. When Kisa finally hit the bull's eye of the target Kurama moved on to Adrian. Kurama wasn't there for long since it seemed like Adrian knew how to string and shoot arrows better than Kisa.

Kila was next in the line; her archery skills could match Kagome's she was really good at this. Even if Kila was good at shooting arrows Kurama observed her for a while before nodding and stepping up behind the girl. Moving her fingers delicately Kurama taught her how to split an arrow in half that had already hit the target. Kila nodded and laughed as the target it self split in half instead to reveal another layer underneath as though prepared for such strength.

Kurama simple smiled as Kila bowed in apology before getting back to her archery practice. Eryi was the next person in line and so far he was doing fair enough by hitting the target, though not in the center like most of the others were. It seemed like Eryi would rather be in Sango's class than here…but he needed to learn. Kurama took a long time on Eryi and only succeeded in getting him to hit the outer reaches of the middle.

Kagome took a glance at Kimi as she saw that Kurama was about to move on to her. Kimi was doing slightly better than Eryi and Adrian but slightly worse than Kila and Kisa. Her aim was slightly off and her stance was different as well.

"Hello Higurashi-san," smiled Kurama stepping up behind the miko. Kagome nodded and smiled turning her focus to her teacher. "Can you please shoot an arrow for me so that I might correct any flaws you possibly have?"

"I hope you find some," Kagome grinned as Kurama seemed a little taken back but smiled anyways.

"You might be the famous archer of the sun set shrine but I'm sure that I will find some flaws like I have your sister," Kurama spoke. Kagome seemed a little shocked, so this was why her sister liked this teacher so much, he found flaws in her skill. Kagome nodded and strung an arrow turning all of her attention to the target, some how though her mind was all a where that Kurama carrot top was standing behind her.

Releasing the arrow with determination, the tip hit dead center with a shower of sparks. Kimi looked over from Kagome's side with surprise, Kila did the same making her arrow go off course and hit Adrian's arrow that bounced into the center of Kila's target. Eryi was just looking at Kagome with sheer surprise just like Kimi.

"That was amazing Higurashi-san," smiled Kurama with no surprise evident on his face.

"Thank you, Kurama-san and please call me Kagome," smiled the blue eyed maiden. Kurama nodded before signaling for everyone to get back to practicing and for Kagome to shoot another arrow and pierce the center of the first.

String yet another arrow onto her bow Kagome aimed her tip to the end of the first arrow. That was when Kagome felt the presence of an angry Sango enter the archery court. She was standing on the side line red face and all. Letting her arrow go, it spun towards the end of the first arrow. With a gentle pop a thin piece of wood fell from the first arrow.

Kurama nodded slightly before stepping up behind Kagome, "there was a slight lapse in concentration the moment you let go of the arrow Kagome-san, but that wasn't the only thing that threw off the arrow." Kagome looked up at Kurama in wonder as he smiled down at her.

"Your stance is a little bit unstable and not correct to get acute accuracy to pierce another arrow, all you need to do to move your right foot and left foot slightly closer together to get more stable and to get the correct piercing affect," stated Kurama as he demonstrated with his own set of arrow piercing Kagome's second one directly in the center.

Kagome nodded in a slight daze as she moved her feet slightly closer together and shot at the target again. As Kurama had predicted Kagome hit the very middle of Kurama's arrow. "Thank you," smiled Kagome. Kurama nodded and moved on to Kimi who starting laughing as soon as Kurama stepped up to her.

Moments later the class had ended, funny that the lessons where a one hour thing and that he had gotten everyone to improve by noon. Kagome walked up to Sango who had recently taken a shower, probably from a good work out from her teacher. "I HATE HIM!" shouted Sango as soon as the two entered the dressing room. Kila, Kisa and Kimi looked at the two girls oddly before going back to talk about things…

"Who?" questioned Kagome trying to shake the image of Kurama from her mind.

"My stupid swordsmanship teacher, he's a slave driver that nearly half the class ran out of the room crying…merciless bastard," mumbled Sango. Kagome laughed lightly as she let her hair out.

"He got you so riled up that you totally forgot we were supposed to meet outside," smiled Kagome as the two walked out of the change room.

"Well I did learn quite a few things from him but honestly," grumbled Sango crossing her arms, "by the way did your teacher actually correct you stance?"

"Yah he did," smiled Kagome in a daze picturing the red heads green eyes.

"Let me guess, you kept calling him carrot top in you mind," laughed Sango as Kagome went a bright pink.

"APPLE HEAD!" shouted the voice of Kimi as she pointed at Eryi, Kagome laughed before they split direction and would probably never see each other again.

I hope you liked it, this is the first part out of three parts, enjoy and the sappy stuff will come soon...i hope...