Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and in no way am making any money from this (even though I wish I was...I would be so filthy rich!! )
Chapter I: A New School
It's never tranquil, starting all over again in the middle of the school year. I mean, everyone is doing his or her thing while you're just a twig in the wind
The brown eyed girl wondered as she walked past the lockers in the school's hallway, her ears swiveling to the sounds of laughter and talking of the other students as they carried along their everyday morning.
She sighed as she adjusted the three textbooks in her arms and her backpack, which was filled with notebooks. She kept walking until a girl with long black hair pushed her to the side; she dropped her books to the floor. She quickly knelt down to retrieve them before anyone noticed her embarrassing moment...Too late. She could hear the low giggles from the student body as she grabbed each book.
"Oh God," she whispered as her ears flattened against her onyx and dark blue streaked hair. She could feel the heat rush to her face.
"Let me help you with that," a sweet talking voice said.
"Thanks," she said as she looked up towards a boy. He had a nicely tanned complexion that brought out the beauty of his golden rod eyes. His long silver hair swept across the floor slightly as he knelt over to grab her books. She let out a small gasp when she noticed two triangular silver ears atop of the great mass of silver that he adorned.
He has dog ears...like me...
"I assume you're new," the boy said, getting to his feet with her texts in his hands.
"Um, yeah I am," she replied with a small smile.
"Did you find your locker?"
The girl nodded, "Yeah."
"So where are you going with all these books? We have small breaks between classes, you don't need all this," he stated with a smile, showing off his canine teeth.
"Oh, I didn't know thanks."
"My name is Inuyasha. What's yours?"
She looks up to meet his gaze, "Kagome."
"That's a lovely name, Kagome. Tell you what, I'll help you back to your locker," Inuyasha said as he held her heavy texts close to his chest. She smiled as she led the way to her locker with the boy in tow.
0o0
Ms. Tashio, the English teacher, stood in front of her twelfth grade homeroom class as she unsuccessfully tried to get their attention. Ms. Tashio was a pleasantly plump ebony skinned woman that wore her hair in a flipped under mushroom style. She had a voluminous and nicely shaped butt and a perfectly sized chest. She wore wired framed clear glasses.
She cleared her throat once more; the class finally decided to quiet down. "Thank you class. Now," she clamped her hands together, "we have a new student joining us today. Please help me welcome her," she gestured to the brown eyed girl.
She meekly gazed around the room as she took a step forward. She withdrew her bottom lip into her mouth and bit gently on it. She brushed a few strands of her hair out of her face. Her onyx colored ears swiveled inattentively, trying desperately to catch any sound made in the room.
"Um...hi. My name is Kagome Higurashi and um...I just moved here from America a month ago. Um...I'm very happy to be a part of your class for the remainder of the semester." She flashed an uneasy smile, a light blush appearing to her cheeks.
A group of girl who sat in the back looked the half demon up and down, immediately disliking her.
"Oooh, lookie here, we have ourselves a new plaything," a girl with blood red eyes said as the other two laughed.
"And she's just a lowly half breed...makes our little game even more interesting," a girl with cold brown eyes said as she fiddled with her charm bracelet.
"Kagome, why don't you take a seat in the back?" Ms. Tashio said, pointing towards the empty seat. The half demon nodded and turned to make her way towards the back. She kept her gaze down away from the rest of her new classmates and nestled down into her new seat.
She pushed the stray strands of her long onyx and dark blue streaked hair out of her eyes with pale fingers tipped with black talons. She never lifted her eyes away from her desk as her ears twitched to the sounds of soft whispering.
She turned her head slightly and watched as three girls, one with eyes the baffling shade of rose red, one with cold brown eyes and another with icy blue eyes, give her the finger. The girl with the baffling shade of red mouthed the words, 'filthy half breed'.
She sighed and twisted her head back around and placed her eyes on her empty desk. She could feel her eyes brimming with moisture as she continued to listen to their whispered conversation. She allowed one lone tear to fall.
Later that day (Kagome's POV)
As I was getting ready for gym, I couldn't help but look at myself in the mirror. I watched as my ears swiveled around. Oh, how I wish I was a normal teenage girl. Life for me was hard enough. I had to make it even more difficult by being a half demon.
Suddenly, I caught a whiff of light perfume. I turned around and came face to face with the three girls from homeroom. Oh great. Here we go again. They all surrounded me and continued to stare deep into my skin. Whiffing the evil that was practically radiating off the girls, I readied my defenses, preparing myself for whatever they would throw at me.
One of the girls took a step forward. I nearly fell out by how much she looked like me, except the fact that she didn't have dog ears or a tail. She had the same color eyes as me, only they were colder. Her skin was just as pale as mine, though she could have been mistaken for a corpse than a living person. Her long onyx hair was placed in a ponytail on the top of her head. But what was different was the fact that she had a permanent scar within her pale skin on her temple.
"This is my area, so move," she stated with a fist.
"Excuse me, but you don't own anything. Besides, this is my locker," I said.
She chuckled, "Maybe you didn't hear me clearly, half breed," she said, snapping her fingers. The other two girls grabbed me by my shoulders before I had the chance to react and slammed me against the lockers. "I will say this once; I don't want you anywhere near this locker area," she whispered into my ears before punching me square in the stomach. I gasped and keeled over as they cruelly laughed at my pain.
(Normal POV)
Entering the girls' bathroom, the small girl placed her cosmetics bag by the baby pink sink. She opened it and grabbed her strawberry scented lip gloss and began to feather her lips with the glossy material. As she reached back into her bag for her mascara, he could hear someone throwing up in one of the stalls.
"Ew," she said as she applied the mascara and placed it back inside her bag. She pulled out her copper eye shadow and blush when she heard the stall door slowly creak open. She watched in the mirror as a girl with long onyx tresses stained with dark blue streaks slowly emerge and walk up to the sink. The girl's brown doe eyes widen when she seen the pair of velvet onyx dog ears atop of the mass of hair.
Another half demon...? I thought Inuyasha was the only one...
She watched the girl's ear twitch. She turned around to face her. The blue eyed girl could see the small trail of vomit that remained on her mouth and lips.
"You never seen a half breed before, have you?" she asked quietly as she turned the faucets on to her liking. She turned back to face the sink and splashed the warm liquid against her face. The brown eyed girl continued to stare at her in wonder as the half demon unrolled some paper towels and placed them under the water. She pulled it up and wiped her face and mouth.
"Um...are you alright?" the brown eyed girl asked.
"Yeah," she whispered. "You still haven't answered my question."
"Huh?" she stared at the girl with confused eyes.
"You never seen a half breed before, have you?" she repeated.
"Oh, um, really yeah," she said quietly as she turned back to the mirror, now feeling uncomfortable.
"You have? Oh...wait, are you talking about that boy with the silver hair and dog ears?" the half demon questioned as she turned to the brown eyed girl.
She was a short girl with silky chestnut hair that was held beck with a scrunchie. Her innocent brown doe eyes sparkled in the dim light and lit up her pale complexion.
"Inuyasha? Oh, yeah, he's a half demon too...but he was the only half demon here for a while. He used to get picked on for that, but ever since he joined football and started scoring BIG, people have been nicer, but not everyone fell under. But now that you're here, I guess he has someone to talk to now...besides me," the small girl said with a smile. The half demon just stared at her, no emotions playing on her face. The small girl just shrugged and looked back into the mirror. "Anyway, are you new around here?"
"Yeah...it's my first day today," the half demon replied with a smirk. "I'm already skipping gym."
"Don't worry, I skip gym, science, english...all classes at times," she giggled.
"Oh," the half demon said nonchalantly. "I better go and get my things."
"If you need a friend...my name Rin."
"Mine's Kagome...see you around," she said, heading out of the bathroom.
(Kagome's POV)
"Hey Kagome!" I looked across the cafeteria and smiled. I was spending my lunchtime looking for somewhere to sit. Already everyone was rejecting me and I was planning on going outside to eat. I made my way over to the table.
"Hey Inuyasha," I said as I took a seat. I slammed my tray onto the table and laid my head down. I could still feel the pain of the punch through my abdomen. Oh, how I hate that damn bitch!"
"Are you okay?" I looked up into his warm amber eyes filled with concern.
"Yeah, I'm just not hungry, that's all." I pushed my tray to the side.
"Then you wouldn't mind if I took it?" he asked. Before I could even answer him, he was pulling my tray over to his side. I couldn't help but smile at his eagerness. He reminded me of how I was before...I shook the painful memory out of my mind before tears would surface.
Suddenly the sweet scent of strawberries reached my sensitive nose and I turned to face the delicious scent. It was none other than my new friend Rin.
"What a line," she commented as she took a seat next to Inuyasha. She brought her glossy lips to his cheek. "Just for some damn mash potatoes and a piece of turkey."
"It sure tastes good," Inuyasha mumbled with food in his mouth. "Kagome, this is my girlfriend, Rin."
"Oh, no need for introduction Yashie, I met Kagome earlier in the bathroom," Rin said with a smile. I returned the smile. She started on her lunch. As I watched my friends enjoy their lunch, I started to probe my mind for memories. I found one in particular ans I couldn't help but let a tear fall.
Why did I have to think about that one? Why did I think about...my father?
My ears flattened to my head and I started to tremble with sadness. I couldn't stop thinking it now. I was brought out of my deep thinking when Rin, oblivious to my saddened state, asked,
"Kagome, you're not going to eat?"
"No, I'm not hungry," I said, lowering my head to hide my tears.
"Still feeling sick?" she asked.
"No, I'm alright," I replied, pulling my head back up, masking my sadness with a smile.
(Normal POV)
The day slowly crept by as Kagome entered her home from school. She slowly walked up the stairs and headed to her room. She closed the door gently and threw her bag to the side and began to remove her clothing. As she pulled her shirt over her head, the back and stomach bruises that she was forced to sport were exposed. Even though she could never tell another soul where she received these bruises, she wished she could talk to someone about it.
She was beaten periodically by her mother, a harsh woman with a disturbing personality which worsen when her father and her mother's secret lover were tragically killed in two separate car accidents on the same day. Ironic, isn't it?"
Putting on a loose long t-shirt, the half demon lay down on her bed and closed her eyes, she soon fell into a restful sleep.
Several hours later
Kagome awoke to the darkness of her room. She looked at her alarm clock and gasped when she seen it read 7pm and nothing was made for dinner and the usual chores weren't done. She panicked; she quickly rushed out of the room and raced into the kitchen. She clattered through the cabinets and pulled out the pots and pans and started making dinner. Her ears suddenly twitched to the soft sounds of feet padding across the hardwood floor towards the kitchen she could hear a soft yawn before the individual even reached their destination.
Kagome looked up from pattering an egg and smiled shyly at the sight of her younger brother in his pajamas. His hazel orbs held so much pain that he had endured in such a short lifespan. He was also a victim of their mother's brutal, and at times, vicious beatings. She could feel her eyes begin to water as she quickly averted her chocolate eyes back to the task at hand.
"Nee-Chan, I'm hungry," her five year old brother said as she took a seat at the kitchen table.
"I'll make you something real quick, Souta. Did you shower before putting on your pajamas?" she asked.
"Yes," the younger sibling answered as he rubbed his eyes, "but I fell to sleep."
"Me too," the elder sibling admitted. She quickly moved over to the porcelain sink and began washing the morning dishes that were left behind to be done.
"Can you help me with my homework?" the younger sibling asked, trying to stifle a yawn.
"Yeah, as soon as I'm finished here," the half demon replied. She worked even faster to get the chores done before their mother came home.
(Kagome's POV)
I stood inside an empty room, my eyes not able to focus on anything since it was dark. "Where am I?" I wonder aloud as I placed my hands cautiously upon something that felt like a wall and drug them across as I moved my feet. As I continued to make my way through the place, my hands suddenly touched something cool. I wrapped my fingers around its cool and smooth surface and smiled. It was a doorknob. I twisted it and pushed it open.
I had entered yet another room, but this one was let. I looked around and knew it was a classroom.
"What are you doing way over there Kagome?" a voice said seductively. "Come over here." I turned around and watched as a girl, a very pretty girl at that, jump up onto one of the desks and patted her lap.
"Don't make me wait," she purred.
What makes her think I like...girls? I...I'm not like that, I thought as I continued looking at her.
"Are you not coming over to me, Kagome?" she purred again.
How does she know my name? Who is she anyway? She looks like someone I kn- I was suddenly brought out of my thoughts by the feel of this mysterious girl's lips against mine. My eyes went wide as I felt her tongue leave her mouth and its bumpy surface going across my lips.
Why is she kissing me? This is too weird for me, I tried to push her away, but she just wrapped her arms around my body and pulled me closer to her. I accidentally opened my mouth to tell her to let go of me, but this girl instead took this chance to slip her tongue into my mouth.
Why won't she let go of me? Who is this person? I thought desperately as I wriggled around.
"Ooh, you're a feisty one. I like that," she whispered into my ear as she pushed me onto my back against the desk. She pushed away paper weights and staplers as she climbed on top of me. My eyes widened as I felt her hands caressed my legs and I tried to stifle a moan.
Wait! This feels...good...but why?! Please let me go, please! I thought desperately as I continued moving underneath her body.
I looked down at the girl and gasped when I seen her start unbuttoning my jeans. Suddenly a thought filled my head and I grabbed her hands. She looked up at me and my breath hitched.
Her eyes, they are a beautiful shade of green and I couldn't help but continuing staring into them.
"What's wrong? You don't want me to do this, Kagome?" she asked softly as she wrapped her fingers around my hands.
I couldn't speak. I was lost in her eyes and she must've took that as a positive because she smirked and returned back to unbuttoning my jeans. I still didn't do anything as she successfully removed them and lowered her hand down to my nether region...
I snapped out of my daze when I heard a distant voice.
"Kagome..."
I looked up and screamed when I seen my mother's face by my nether region. She glared heatedly at me as she snatched my hair into her fist. She yanked me off the desk and my feet and screamed into my ear as I dangled helplessly in the air.
"You filthy half breed dyke! How dare you disgrace my family by living? You should have been killed the moment you left my womb! But," she brought my head closer to her vile lips, "I will take care of it now."
"But I'm not a dyke Kumiko! I don't like girls!" I screamed as I clawed at her hands.
"Liar!" she slapped my face and placed something cold against my neck. "I seen how you look at girls that walk by! You like girls, you nasty fucking bitch!"
"Please Kumiko! Don't do it! I'm not lying! I don't like girls!" I cried as I could feel the coldness pressed further into my neck. Tears started leaking from my eyes as I listened to that hateful bitch laugh.
"This is for tainting my family with your existence," she said ominously as she sliced the knife across my throat and the cruel laughter erupted from her as I fell from her hands and landed into the warm pool of the crimson fluid...
I jumped out of my sleep, my body experiencing a cold sweat. I lifted my hand to my neck and let a sigh of relief escape my lips when I found that there was no cut. After my breathing returned to normal from knowing it was just a dream, a heavy blush came to my cheeks as I thought about what happened before my mother's appearance. I lifted my fingers to my lips as I thought about the kiss, even if it was just a dream.
Wow, that was...intense. Even though it was just a dream...i can't help but feel excited. But why do I feel excited? I don't even like girls...don't I?
As I pondered this new thought, the scent of saltwater mixed with urine reached my nose. I focused my eyes to my door. I was breathing heavily as I watched the figure make their way to my bed. They slowly crept onto the bed and threw their arms around my neck, cradling their nose in the crook. The scent of salt grew stronger as I felt the moisture hit my bare skin. I looked down at the figure to catch their teary gaze.
"What's wrong otouto-kun?" I asked softly as I lifted my little brother's chin to stare into his redden eyes. Tears still lingered as he tried to wipe them away.
"No," he sobbed. "I wet the bed again. I don't want her to find out."
"Don't worry, she won't," I said reassuringly as I patted his head. He smiled lightly and snuggled further into my body. I sighed. I hate living like this everyday, always in fear. I looked down at my normal baby brother as he slept, for once, peacefully in my arms. I hate the fact that he can't enjoy the freedom of his life, like I did when I was his age...before everything changed.
Carefully, I laid him down on my bed and kissed his forhead. I pulled the covers over his small form and tiptoed out of the room. Once I was inside Souta's bedroom, I removed the soiled sheets and quickly changed them. I hid the dirty ones in the harbor for cleaning. I didn't want that horrid bitch to find out that my brother had wet the bed. The last time he did this, he was beaten almost to a bloody pulp. Since then, I made sure that I would change his sheets before she found out, just so he wouldn't het beaten again.
