Survivors
By: Shannon and Mckenna
Gender: All
Disclaimer: We don't own Inuyasha, OKAY! Sheesh. So greedy.
Dancing-Shadows34; Howdy y'all! Yeah um… hm…Uhh, brain fart. Well, I HAD something important to say, but I forgot it so…OH YEAH. Read ALL of the story, K! Don't skip to a surtant chappy just because it sounds interesting, cause you'll miss a lot if you skip. SO DON'T, GOT IT? Okay, have fun reading, y'all!
Chapter 1: Graduating
"Oi, were IS he?" Kagome screeched. She passed back and forth behind a closed blue curtain, the string from her graduation hat flipping in her face. Her and Inuyasha were graduating in the 5 of their class, and soon would be off to collage…if the damn collage would send back an acceptance letter! She had sent the letter in a month before school ended, and they STILL haven't replied. She thought the whole ' graduating in the top 5 of her class' would win them over for sure! Guess not.
Anyway, Kagome was getting a little uneasy because this year, the graduates were to bring down a friend to accept their awards together, but since Inuyasha wasn't showing, she just might be the only one without a friend up there. (Yes, long sentience, I know)
"It's gonna be okay, Kagome," said a calm Rin, whom was leaning on a wooden crate beside were Kagome passed nervously. Kagome's green graduation robe brushed the floor around her as she walked, and her black hair swayed from side to side from each step she took.
"It's just my luck," said Kagome half under her breath and half out loud. "I get stuck with the one person who's on time every day EXEPT for the most important one!"
"Why didn't you just invite Sango?" Rin asked, shrugging her shoulders slightly.
Kagome pivoted on her heal and replied, " She's going with her boyfriend, Miroku, remember?"
Rin cringed and scratched her head," Oh, right."
"Hey guys! It's almost time to start!" Came a pretty little voice from behind them. It was Sango, dressed in an equally long and green graduation robe and hat. Whenever she took a step, that little ball of string hanging from her hat would bounce around her face like a fly.
She approached Kagome and stopped. "Hey, where's Inuyasha?"
"Late!" Kagome said rubbing her forehead hard.
"Oh great," Sango laughed. Kagome just rolled her eyes in agreement. Just then, they herd a masculine voice from behind and turned to see Miroku poking his head threw the curtain. He was waving Sango to come over hastily and mouthed that they needed to go.
"Okay, good luck anyway, Kagome!" Sango said, waving to her as she ran up to Miroku and disappeared behind the red curtain. Kagome just weakly waved back, than sighed heavily.
"I wish I could go up there with you but…I kind a already graduated," said Rin, a smile of sympathy on her face.
Kagome just turned to her with slumped shoulders and a pouty face. "Can Sesshoumaru do it?"
"Uhh, dude… in just a few days he'll be graduating from COLLAGE."
Kagome straitened up and scratched the back of her neck. "Oh, yeah I keep forgetting. But he looks so darn young!"
Rin just smiled dreamingly. "Yeah. One of the many great gifts of a demon." Kagome just smiled and shook her head. Pathetic…Suddenly, music began to play, and the lights began to dim around them. The sudden darkness and loud music took the two by surprise, and they lept into each other's arms.
"Whoa! Oh crap, it's starting! I gotta get back to my seat before Sessho gives my seat away." Rin gave Kagome a quick hug, and sprinted out of the back stage door.
"Good luck!" she cried, before the door shut behind her. Kagome just smiled, but then sighed heavily again when Rin was gone. Great. Now I'm SURE I'm doing this alone. Oi, Inuyasha! You big late dumb ass!
Suddenly, she heard a 'psst' from the stage door. She shot up to see Inuyasha sprinting towards her.Kagome lit up and turned Just in time for him to skid to a stop about two inches from her.
"Were the hell have you been?" Inuyasha whispered loudly.
"What do you mean 'were the hell have I been'? Were the hell have YOU been?" Kagome whispered back angrily.
"I've been in the bleachers waiting for YOU!" Inuyasha answered, pointing to the curtain, of which the bleachers were behind.
Kagome's angry face went slack. "Oh…" That's when the curtain began to open, and they both jumped as the bright spotlight hit them.
"Oh shit!" Inuyasha half whispered half yelled as he shoved Kagome behind the bleachers that were set on the stage. The gym came alive with clapping and cheering as the spotlight hit the bleachers full of graduating student. Thank God no body had noticed Inuyasha and Kagome as they stumbled behind the bleachers.
"Ow, what the—Inuyasha!" Kagome whispered loudly.
"Shush it!" Inuyasha snapped, slapping a hand over her mouth. Kagome screeched, but it was drowned out by Inuyasha's huge palm. She began to struggle when she heard footsteps walking on stage. She and Inuyasha froze and looked to their right to see their principal dressed in a black tux, walking on the skirt of the stage. He held a big proud smile, and a pair of glasses, as he approached a wooden stand right in front of the bleachers. Thank God the principal hadn't noticed them either.
The audience clapped again as the principal reached his point and smiled out over them. The bright light shined in his face, causing him to squint, but he looked happy anyways.
He waited for the cheers to die down, before he said, "Hello fellow parents and friends, and welcome to the graduating class of 2008, Shikon High!" The audience clapped again, and the gym echoed loudly.
The principal smiled and nodded proudly, than when the clapping died, he continued. "This year, we are very proud of our student's hard work and achievement threw the course of their years here at Shikon high—"
"What are we gonna do?" Kagome asked, finally jerking her mouth away from Inuyasha's hand. The principals speech mermerd in the background, as the two concentrated on other things, like getting into the stands before they get into trouble.
"I don't know," Inuyasha said, looking around for a sneaky way of getting into the stands.
"What do you MEAN you don't know?" Kagome whispered loudly, throwing her hands at her sides. "This is all because you were late! We'll be stuck back here all threw graduating because of YOU!"
Inuyasha looked down at her and cocked his head. "ME? What about YOU? I spent half of the speech rehearsals wondering the school looking for you! I wasn't late, I was early!"
"I was early too! AND I was worried sick that you wouldn't show up, and I'd have to graduate alone! Did it ever occur to you to look BACK STAGE?"
"I DID look back stage. How in the hell do you think I found you?"
"How come you didn't look back here first? I would have!" Kagome rasped in a whisper, leaning into Inuyasha's face.
" Maybe 'cause I'm not you!" Inuyasha rasped back, leaning forwards as well.
"Well, GRAB A BRAIN, you dough-head!" They were butting heads now, pushing against each other's foreheads each time they threw an insult.
"YOU'RE the dough-head, Dough-Head!"
"No, YOU are!"
"You are!"
"You are!"
"YOU ARE!"
"YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU---"
" Kagome and Inuyasha!" The two arguing froze, herering their names called and the gym coming alive once more with whistling and clapping.
"What's going on?" Kagome cocked her head around.
"It's our turn, go!" Inuyasha said, grabbing Kagome by the shoulders and shoving her into view of the audience. She stumbled, holding her hat before it could fall off, that saw the audience and snapped upright. Her cheeks were red and her eyes were wide. All they eyes in the room were now on her, and all she could do was wave weakly and crack an unsure smile. That's when Inuyasha appeared, and seemed to be unaffected by all the people starring at him. In fact, he encouraged the crowd to cheer louder as he waved his hand in the air and mouthed, "More! More!" The crowd whistled and clapped and stomped their feet in response, and Inuyasha's smile grew. Kagome just stood behind him with a look of ' show-off' on her face. He let his arms fall to his side, and looked out over his admiring public. He then turned to Kagome, grabbed her hand, and dragged her up to the principal with their diplomas. Inuyasha and Kagome both reached for their papers at the same time, and took them as well. The principal signaled for them to turn and face the crowd for pictures. They both turned proudly, and smiled into the crowed. Kagome made sure to look at the back wall and not the people, in attempts to keeping her from laughing. Inuyasha, however, took turning making eye contact with everyone in the crowed, including the people he knew. Kagome decided to do so also, and began scanning for Rin and Sesshoumaru. That's when her eyes fell upon the middle row, and there sat Little Rin and Sesshoumaru, clapping and whistling at them. When she found her, Rin waved happily and gave her a thumbs-up. Sesshoumaru found Inuyasha's eyes, and just gave him a wink while clapping. Inuyasha smiled back, and looked at Kagome, who at the same time looked at him.
After the graduation, The Yasha gang filed out of the High school, leaving it's dully lit entrance behind in the night. They all walked in full stride, side by side, like the old friends they were.
Kagome took her hat off and raised her hands above her head in a stretch, squeaking in the process. "Ahh. Well, THAT was an interesting way to leave school."
Inuyasha chuckled once and nodded. "You're tellin' me! I'm never looking for you again!" Kagome dropped her hands and glared at Inuyasha.
"Hey, it's not my fault you suck at finding people. What ever happened to the super sniffer of yours?"
"Out of commission," Inuyasha replied bluntly. Kagome just rolled her eyes and looked to the side.
"At least you got to graduate," Rin replied, as Sesshoumaru draped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. She giggled as his fingers touched her neck, and Sesshoumaru smiled.
"Yeah, and look on the bright side," Sango said as she walked hand in hand with Miroku. "You found each other and had fun."
Kagome chuckled and shook her head. 'Yeah. Maybe a little bit…TOO much fun," she cocked her head and eyes Inuyasha with an evil smirk. Inuyasha felt her stare and double-took at her.
"WHAT? Is it a bad thing, that I know how to have fun?"
"No, its just there's a time and place for silliness. You need to be more serious about things," Kagome replied.
"Why? So I can be more like YOU?" Inuyasha smirked, and he threw one arm around her neck and pulled her into a noogy. Kagome at first protested, but than began to laugh along with the rest of her friends.