~~ KAGOME ~~

"How can I be late!? Out of all days!" I exclaimed while dashing from my room to the bathroom across the hall. I grabbed the brush on the vanity and ran it through my hair in quick strides. No time to be fussy, just presentable. I threw the brush down and moved on to my toothbrush.

"Kagome, you're going to be late and you haven't even started breakfast yet." I could hear my mother walking about in the kitchen probably cleaning up after my younger brother Sota who left not too long ago.

"Why of all days…" I whined as I ran from the bathroom, grabbed my bag which was leaning on the wall and jumped the stairs two at a time. "Sorry Mom but I really have to go."

I didn't bother to listen to her response as I shoved on my shoes and flew out the door. Luckily the school wasn't that far away. It was just a few blocks from where I lived so if I jogged I should be able to make it on time. Besides, Mr. Myouga would have my head if I showed up at class late during one of his agonizing tests.

I didn't waste any more time as I started heading down the stone steps leading to the street, away from my Family's shrine. As I finally hit the bottom step, I heard footsteps heading my way and as I made a quick glance back to see who was heading my way. I chuckled.

"Hey Miroku! Late as well?" I asked as he neared me, out of breath and completely red in the face.

"O-Of course, I-I'm always l-l-late. You k-know that." stuttered Miroku, trying to catch his breath. He finally reached me and bent down placing both his hands on his knees. He slowly looked up at me and smiled. "However, this time I have company to stay outside in the hall with me."

"Like I would ever let that happen," I grinned with confidence. "I can still make it. See you!" And with one quick wave I turned around and began jogging towards the school. Miroku's face was priceless!

"Kagome!...hey!" he called. "Wait up will you? That's not fair!" I laughed.

Miroku Takami has been my friend since 8th grade. I met him in gym class on the benches when I was sick with the flu and couldn't really play basketball with the others. Miroku was the kid who never actually participated in gym class. He said it was a waste of time and he was completely fine with his physique. It made me chuckle. He was always the weird boy in our school as far as I could remember. Nobody really liked him and that didn't bother him at all. I admired him for that. I was always self-conscious about what others thought about me until I met him. He taught me to be me and not to care what anyone thought or said. However, when we moved on to high school, Miroku went through some changes. He gained a little muscle to his scrawny body, he cut his hair short instead of growing it longer than I ever wish to have my own. He also got into this bad habit of checking out girls and groping them. But that was Miroku for you, my best friend.

I finally hit the school grounds as I came to a slow stop and let myself fill my lungs. I really needed to hit the gym more often; I was starting to get as bad as Miroku. I glanced at my watch. I only had about five minutes before the bell would ring but it was plenty of time to walk there, no need to rush. Before I continued, I looked over my shoulder. The street was clear besides an old couple walking their dog, hand in hand, across from where I was. No Miroku.

"Oh well," I thought. "He should really start getting up earlier and stop watching all those TV shows." I walked on towards classroom 103, Mr. Myouga's history class.

~~ INUYASHA ~~

"Hey 'Yasha, you wanna skip off and come with me and the boys for grub? I'm starving" called a voice a few feet from where I stood. I reached into my locker and placed my leather jacket inside. No need to get that baby dirty. It was real expensive and besides, the ladies liked it. Nothing like a man in leather and a sweet ride.

"No thanks, you guys go on without me. That damn fool Myouga is giving out another one his screw-you-over tests. Figured I would at least show up and let him give me a decent fail." I grabbed my bag from the bottom of the locker and swung it over my shoulder.

"If you're gonna fail, then don't bother Mutt", Koga said upon entering the scene. He smirked at me as he walked over and placed an arm around my shoulder. "No need to waste time unless you actually care about what you get."

"Listen here fleabag, back off. I don't feel like going out with a sausage fest when I can waste my time looking at the bottom of some girls' ass." I smirked.

It was always the same at this school. Nothing ever changes. I get up every morning with breakfast cooked and ready to be served. I don't bother to eat at the table, but just swallow and go. My mother is sick so she spends most of her days at the hospital and I barely get to see her. My father is always working so seeing him is just a rare of an occasion. I have one older brother, Sesshomaru, who is away in London for college. My father owns his own company so I'm pretty high up there when it comes to having status. However, I could care less about that stuff.

I go to school every day at Shikon High and my buddies and I fool around and never really pay attention in class. I'm one of the most popular guys in school along with my group, Koga, Bankutso, Hiten, Ginta, and whoever else I haven't mentioned. I'm not close to any of them, so I don't bother to remember all the names. I just try to get by each day without clobbering someone who pisses me off.

And even though I am popular and I have eighty percent of all the girls in the school crushing on me, I've never had a girlfriend. Not one. However, I did have quite a few one night stands. I was never interested in a girl longer then a day or so.

I shut my locker and removed Koga's arm from my shoulders.

"Now if you don't mind, I'm going to get me some ass. Here that Kikyo is wearing a skippy skirt today boys. You can begin drooling now." I laughed then proceeded down the hallway heading for class. Hinta began whistling as Bankutso chuckled.

"Easy prey Mutt. Kikyo's fine but easy, we both know that. Get a real hot piece of ass and then I'll be cheering you on." Koga added before he rounded up his puppy dogs and started heading toward the exit.

"Whatever," I thought. "At least having a girl to screw is better than being home alone on a Friday night."

And with a blink of an eye, a young girl came running from around the corner and bumped into me causing her to drop her bag and everything within it spilling to the floor. She slowly picked herself up and started to collect her papers.

"I'm sorry about that, I'm kind of in a rush and I wasn't watching where I was going." Who was this girl? Have I even seen her before? She looked kind of plain to me. I shrugged.

"Yeah, better watch where you're going. Don't want to be bumping into the wrong people around here. They might just bite your head off."

She just smiled at me and when everything was put back into her bag, she slowly began walking. "I'm Kagome. Sorry about running into you. Like I said, I have a test and I guess I'm running a little late."

"No problem. I'm Inuya-"

"Inuyasha" Kagome interrupted. "I know about you and your friends. You're pretty popular around the school. I would be deaf if I didn't know the school talks about you guys every day."

"Uh huh," I shrugged. "You should worry more about your test. I am guessing you roughly have a minute before the bell goes."

I seen her face drop as she realized that I was right, she was wasting time and time she didn't have. She gave a quick nod and started down the hallway again.

"See you later!" she called back.

"Whatever." I replied in a low voice. I continued to watch her rush to her class.

"At least she's cute."

~~ Kagome ~~

The bell rang as I quietly took a seat to the left of the classroom where the window was located. I placed my bag under my chair and grabbed a pencil from my pencil case. I was prepared. I studied all night and had to miss one of my favorite TV shows, but I knew it would be worth it.

I was a straight A student, I studied hard and always did my homework. I was never late for class (not even now) and always did what the teacher asked. I guess you could call me a nerd, a goodie or even a teacher's pet. I didn't really care because in the end, I would be the one smiling. Besides, I liked school.

"Alright class," I jumped. I didn't notice Mr. Myouga walk into the classroom. "I hope you've come prepared. If not, tough luck. You have one hour to complete the test."

I let him drone on, I've heard it all before. Same rules, different voice. I glanced out the window not paying attention to anything really. Just reciting history dates and events in my head.

"So you've decided to join us Takashi," I heard Mr. Myouga say with a sour taste on his tongue. "The bell has rung. You're late." I turned my attention to the only famous Takashi this school's known.

"Why, I thought I would savor the moment sir," smirked Inuyasha. "You only get freedom from your classroom every once in awhile." All the students fell silent while others in the back tried to hold back a giggle.

"If you feel that way about my class, you are welcomed to leave."

"And miss the test? Sir, I couldn't possibly put you through that."

"Then I suggest you quietly take your seat Takashi."

Inuyasha slowly walked over to his seat which was located two rows away from me and in the very back of the classroom. It was only natural that the popular boys and girls sat in the back.

"Hold it!" The class turned its attention back to the teacher. "I didn't make myself clear. Sorry for that Takashi. You're to sit in the front, right beside Higurashi."

I couldn't believe it. I would have to sit by the famous Takashi Inuyasha. Not that it meant anything, but I never did get to sit around a good looking boy ever since I started school.

"Whatever you say sir" Inyasha answered with a chuckle. I could tell that he was enjoying this. He was the type to always pester and poke at the sensei. It's a wonder how he was still in school.

"Now class, since we'll no longer have any distractions-", and I noticed he glared at Inuyasha with a hard stare before continuing, "-we'll start the test. Good luck to you all." He began handing out the papers.

"You'll need it." he added to Inuyasha. I noticed that he just smirked as he took the paper from sensei.

The test had begun. I decided to ignore everything that was going on and really do well on this test. I studied hard for it so I knew that it wouldn't be difficult. I flipped through the first two pages easily. It was exactly as Mr. Myouga said, the outline he gave us held all the answers. We just had to remember them. As I began to start the third page I felt something hit me in the head. I turned slowly and looked in the direction of where it came from.

"Hey."

"Great," I thought. "What does he want."

"You're making this difficult. Lean your paper a little more to the right." My jaw nearly dropped off.

Are you kidding me?

"No, I refuse to help you cheat." I replied quietly and went back to the paper.

"Oh come on" cooed Inuyasha. He gave me a smile which could take any girl's breath away….but I had to stay strong! Don't give in to the cute boy Kagome!

"I don't want to get in trouble, leave me alone"

"You won't get in trouble, just do as I say. "

I ignored him hoping that he would go away. I began on the first question of page three. I only got a few words scribbled down before I felt something else hit my head. I turned and found a small chunk of eraser on the floor.

Funny.

I continued to ignore him and write. This time I almost got the whole paragraph down before I felt something else hit my head but this time, much harder. I looked down. The rest of the eraser. Ok, this was getting annoying.

"It only gets worse from here on end," he whispered. "I suggest you make this easy and just lean the paper a little to the-"

"NO!" I nearly shouted. Unfortunately it was loud enough for to notice the confrontation between me and that jerk.

"Mrs. Higurashi, it seems there is a conversation going between you two. Funny, I remember mentioning no talking in the beginning of class. Or were you two busy with something else at the time?"

I was dumbstruck. That jerk got me, Higurashi Kagome the straight A student in trouble with a sensei. I have never gotten in trouble before! Why now? I quickly stood up from my seat.

"I'm so sorry Mr Myouga, I truly am. You see, he won't stop-"

"That's enough . I don't care the excuse. Leave your papers where they are and head down to the office downstairs. I'll be joining you as soon as I am finished here."

"But sir!"

"Go!"

I clinched my jaw as I began packing up my bag and leaving for the office, a place I was never sent too unless it was to pick up something for a sensei. Inuyasha signed as he grabbed his stuff and headed out the classroom before me. Good. I wouldn't want to be around him anyways. How could he do this to me?!

~~ Inuyasha ~~

I stood outside the door with my bag on one shoulder. Just another trip to the office, nothing new in my world. However, this time I had company. And not just any company.

I saw her leave the classroom and as soon as she laid eyes on me, the tension in the hall could nearly suffocate me. Fire was in her eyes, what a vixen!

"I can't believe you!" she said with acid in her voice that once was so soft and innocent. I walked over to her.

"If you had listened to me-"

"NO! If you had listened to me and not asked me to help you cheat, I wouldn't be in this mess!"

"Of course you wouldn't but what's the fun in that?"

"Ugh!" she stomped on forward towards the office and blew past me. "Why do you have to drag me down with you?"

"Luck of the draw" I replied sarcastically. She glared at me before continuing on down the hall. I slowly followed her, entertained by the fire breathing woman before me.

We eventually reached the office. I opened the door as the young woman walked on by with attitude in every stride. She sat down beside the secretary's desk and explained the situation and why we were there. Then she got up and took a seat in the waiting room. I walked over to her and was about to pull up a seat next to her when -

"What do you think you're doing?"

"I'm taking a seat, what does it look like your highness?" I guess I hit button number two.

"I don't think so, go sit over there by yourself. I don't even want to see your face."

"Is that so? Funny, any other girl would be dying to get a chance to sit by me. Like you said, I am the famous Takashi Inuyasha-"

"Enough," Kagome angrily interrupted. "I'm done with you and I have no interest in further dealing with you or your sick twisted games. Leave me alone."

Was she serious? Most girls admired me but this girl got upset over something as trivial as one stupid test? She most really be the nerd type.

"Fine, but you'll miss your opportunity to get with a real man."

"Funny, I don't see a real man anywhere near this place."

So this was how she wanted to play? Fine by me.

"Sorry, I didn't realize the bitch wasn't in the mood today."

"Excuse me!?" The flares in her eyes turned to a hot red flame. "A bitch? Is that what you call all the girls you screw over?"

"No, all the girls I tend to screw are called whores. Bitches are people like you, people who whine over any little thing."

"Anyone who wanted any time with you would have to be a whore."

"And any guy who wanted to get with you would have no balls and no ears left. Your constant bitching gets annoying."

"Ugh, I hate you!" she snapped. She might have hit her breaking point but I was started to have fun with this woman.

"Hate me, love me. Its all the same when I get them in bed."

"You filthy no good for nothing-"

"Mrs. Higurashi, do we have a problem here?" It was Ms. Kaede, the old school principle. The door to her office was wide opened as she leaned against the door looking at the both of us.

"No" she quietly answered as she stared at the ground. I noticed her small hands were clinched into fists. It seemed so odd for those hands to be in that form.

"Well then, since we seem to be full of energy out here, I will bring you into my office now. Mrs. Higurashi, you first." Kagome got up and walked into Ms. Kaede's office without even glancing over in my direction. As soon as she cleared the doorway, the old dingbat looked over my way.

"Inuyasha, I'm starting to feel like you have a liking for me. It's the only reason I can come up with as to why I have been seeing you so much as of late." she said sarcastically.

"Old Hag, I never get sick of seeing that face of yours."