Chapter one

"Bye mom." Kagome called before running out the maple door to go to school. Sango met me at the doors for the second week of school. Kagome and Sango both weren't looking forward to this school ear. Juniors in high school, finally.

"Ms. Higurashi please come here for a moment." The secretary called from the office. Kagome turned to Sango who shrugged as Kagome walked into the office.

"Yes Mrs. Kaede, what can I do for you?" Kagome asked politely. Mrs. Kaede was a very old and wise woman who has been working at the high school for 20 years. Also everyone claimed that she knows what will happen in the future.

Yeah right, Kagome thought.

"I need you to show Mr. Takahahi around. He just transferred schools and doesn't know anyone." Mrs. Kaede answered pointing the the young boy sitting in a red chair, he had a cap over his head and was wearing a red jacket and jeans.

Kagome suddenly felt uncomfortable thinking she shouldn't have worn a mini skirt to school. "Um...okay." Kagome replied shyly.

"Great, Inuyasha please come here and meet Kagome, she'll be your tour guide of the school. You can ask her almost anything." Mrs. Kaede said pointing to Kagome.

"Um...hi." Kagome stuttered. Nervous over a cute boy? Sango wouldn't believe it was possible.

"Hey," Inuyasha smiled eying Kagome.

"Now run along." Kaede said pushing them out the door.

"Hey what was- Who is this?" Sango asked turning to Inuyasha as she spoke.

"Inuyasha, this is my best friend Sango. Sango this is Inuyasha." Kagome answered fumbling with her fingers.

"Hi," Sango said cheerfully, it was just like her to be so nice to a new kid.

"Hey," Inuyasha returned the greeting in a unsure tone.

"Can you say anything else? Like hi, nice to meet you or something." Kagome asked looking into his amber eyes.

"Yes," Inuyasha answered, Kagome and Sango waited before he added, "You're very pretty." Looking at Kagome. Kagome blushed and Sango clapped.

"AWE! That is so sweet!" Sango yelled. Inuyasha started to blush now.

"Um...thanks, that is very nice of you." Kagome said still blushing deep red.

"Especially when you blush." Inuyasha admitted not looking into her chocolate brown eyes.

"Uh...thanks, again." Kagome answered blushing more, Inuyasha laughed.

"Okay Kagome do your job and show him around the school." Sango urged. Kagome looked up off the floor to look at her.

"Right, um...this way, Inuyasha." Kagome said shyly leading him to the junior lockers. She pointed out where his was and were hers and Sango's was, then told him were all his classes were and explained very well were piratically everything was.

When she was at her locker she heard someone next to her. She looked up to see Miroku, Sango's crush. "Hi Miroku." Kagome greeted closing her locker.

"Hey Kagome, will you tell me who likes me now?" Miroku asked. Kagome knew Sango wanted her to tell him but it was fun to see him ask every day.

"Yes if you do one small thing." Kagome answered.

"Anything, what is it?" Miroku asked she saw Inuyasha opening his locker across the hall.

"You see that kid over there?" She pointed to him, Miroku nodded; Kagome continued, "Can you please be his friend? He's new here and for some odd reason I'm worried about him."

"Sure, plus he's already my friend. Inuyasha right? Yeah we've been friends for like 4 years now." Miroku laughed. "Now tell me who likes me!"

"Sango." Kagome answered then closed her locker and walked to first period.

All Kagome could think of was, 'Why does Inuyasha wear that red cap all the time.' and 'Why didn't Mrs. Kaede tell him to take it off.'

Sango could tell that Kagome was distracted, she just didn't know about what? Sango wondered all period and so did Kagome. When the bell rang they left class and went to second period and they saw Miroku and Inuyasha.

"Hey, Sango." Miroku said cool. Sango blushed.

"Hi." Sango replied quietly. Kagome smiled. Then Inuyasha came up to her and smiled.

"Hey Kagome." Inuyasha greeted. Kagome blushed, she wasn't sure why it was just Inuyasha.

"Hi." Kagome muttered nervously. Inuyasha smiled more and Kagome smiled back.

"Hey um...are you guy like speaking in a different silent language?" Miroku joked.

"No," Inuyasha answered.

"Well, you guys are like just standing there smiling at each other. It looks like it." Sango added.

"Well we aren't." Kagome answered. Then Inuyasha turned to Kagome suddenly shocked.

"Kagome what's your last name?" Inuyasha asked thinking really hard trying to remember the name his dad told him earlier.

"Higurashi, why?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha's lips formed a line on his face.

"No reason I was just wondering." Inuyasha replied hiding something.

School went normal for the most part. When Kagome was walking home she saw Inuyasha following her. She turned around to talk to him.

"Hi Inuyasha," Kagome greeted cheerfully. She was happy to be near him yet, felt like something was wrong.

"Hey Kagome," Inuyasha returned the greeting. Kagome wasn't sure what to say. She fumbled with her fingers as Inuyasha handed her a little piece of paper with numbers on it. She looked up at him, for he was taller than her, with a confused look. "It's my phone number, in case you want to call me." Inuyasha answered her unasked question.

"Oh, thanks. Um... here's mine." Kagome replied scribbling her number on his arm. Inuyasha laughed at her nervousness which made her more nervous.

"Okay thanks." He said then it grew quiet. It was then when Kagome realized she wasn't heading home. Kagome ignored it not wanting to leave Inuyasha.

Inuyasha realized it too but for the same reason didn't mention it. Kagome was tired of the silence and asked, "Inuyasha, can I ask you something?"

"Yeah, anything." Inuyasha answered coolly as they continued walking into the wooded area.

"Um...why do you wear your hat all the time?" Kagome asked not trying to be rude or anything just out of curiosity. Inuyasha panicked not wanting her to know his secret and looked into the trees.

"Uh...it's a secret." Inuyasha whispered, not meaning to whisper but his voice couldn't go any louder.

Kagome looked down suddenly stopping in front of the biggest tree there. "Okay, I understand." Kagome replied. Inuyasha felt bad but knew he couldn't say anything, yet.

"Kagome if everything works out like I plan I'll tell you." Inuyasha said quickly hoping to make her feel better.

"Sure, only if you want. So, um...what now?" Kagome asked, admiring the huge tree.

"Want to climb it?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome looked up at him strangely. He smiled then wrapped his arm around her waist and jumped into the tree. He climbed to branches trying to find a good spot till he found one close to the top of the huge tree.

Kagome looked down, once they were sitting on the branch, and was frighten by how high up she was. She panicked and held on to Inuyasha.

"Are you scared of heights?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome took a deep breath trying to calm down.

"A little." Kagome answered then peeled her eyes off the ground to look at the sky. It was so blue, so peaceful, so alive. Kagome relaxed in Inuyasha's arms.

"Do you want me to take you back down?" Inuyasha asked looking at the green grass on the ground.

"No, I'll get use to it." Kagome said then reached for one of the pure green leaves. She gentlely touched the leaf then placed her hands in her lap.

"Okay whatever." Inuyasha said looking at the tree as well. He noticed at white flower that had just bloomed and picked it up. He twirled it in his fingers for a moment as if trying to decide weather to give it to Kagome of throw it on the ground.

Inuyasha knew what he wanted to do but wasn't sure if he had the nerves to do it. He grabbed the flower and slid it into Kagome's hair, behind her ear. Kagome turned to him smiling.

"Thanks." Kagome smiled blushing; she looked down at the ground when her cell phone began to ring. Kagome nearly fell of the tree to the sudden music of her ring tone; Stand in the rain by superchick.

Kagome answered her phone to find out it's her father. "Where are you! Why aren't you home from school? Did you get detention? Kagome answer me!" Her father yelled. Kagome was sure Inuyasha could hear her father's yelling and blushed.

"I'm walking home from school. I'm late because I got sidetracked and no I didn't get a detention." Kagome answered, Inuyasha could sense she was covering something but couldn't tell if it was just him or something else.

"Well hurry up! Your mother is worried sick!" Her father yelled louder but you could hear Kagome's mother in the back round yelling, "No that's your father!"

"Okay, I'll be home in a few minutes. Okay, bye." Kagome said then hanged up. She turned to Inuyasha and apologized.

"Kagome, what are you hiding from your dad?" Inuyasha asked worried it was just him.

"I'm not allowed to be with boys by my self." Kagome answered in a whisper, as if it was something to be ashamed of.

"Oh, well I guess I should get you down." Inuyasha said then carried her down the same way he brought her up.

"I'll see you tomorrow?" Kagome asked worried that now that he new he would be scared to talk to her again.

"Most defiantly." Inuyasha smiled.

"Okay, bye." Kagome said then started to walk home. Wondering what would happen when she got home with a big goofy smile on her face.

"Kagome, may I talk to you?" Her mother asked after dinner. Kagome nodded and followed her mother to her bedroom.

"What, Mom?" Kagome asked still smiling.

"Who is it? What's his name?" Kagome's mother questioned. Kagome blushed, hesitating to answer. "I won't tell your father. I promise." Her mother promised.

"Okay, I wasn't really sidetracked, well I was but I was with this new guy, Inuyasha, and we were walking home when we just walked into the woods and then we climbed a tree and gave me this flower. Then dad called all worried which almost made me fall off the tree." Kagome answered letting her feelings take hold of the story. She answered with some much emotion, sighing and smiling through out the story.

"Looks like you like him. What's his last name?" Kagome's mother asked worried suddenly.

"Takahahi, I think. I know it starts with a T, maybe it was Tatahaki? I'm not sure." Kagome answered. Kagome's mom took in a sharp breath then looked down at the blue covers.

"You better hope it's Tatahaki. Takahahi is your father's business rival. And you know how your father is." Kagome's mother replied sadly. Kagome frowned because she knew his last name was Takahahi. That was probably why he asked her what her last name was.

"Okay, well I have tons of homework that I have to finish." Kagome lied pulling out her book to study. Her mother nodded then left the room. Once Kagome was sure her mother left, she pulled out her phone. No calls, no messages. Kagome sighed thinking, maybe he had given up.

Then as if on cue her phone started to ring. Kagome looked at the caller id but it said nothing. She picked up hoping it was Inuyasha. "Hello?" Kagome answered.

"Hi, this is Bob from the Pizza Parlor on main street. Can I please talk to Lilly?" The pranker asked.

"Sorry, wrong number." Kagome muttered then hanged up. That was defiantly not Inuyasha, this guys voice was more high pitched and not even, and not as soft as Inuyasha's.

Kagome sighed hoping he would call but then worried that maybe he was waiting for her to call him. She was dragged out of her worried thoughts by the sound of her ring tone.

"Hello?" Kagome answered excited to see if this was Inuyasha.

"Hey, this is Ami correct?" A man with a very husky voice asked. Kagome sighed.

"No this isn't her." Kagome answered sadly.

"Okay, sorry." the man hanged up. Kagome felt like giving up when her phone rang for the third time.

"Hello, this is Kagome not Lilly or Ami." Kagome answered dryly. She heard a familiar laugh, knowing it wasn't Inuyasha she sighed loudly. "Hi, Sango, what's up?" Kagome asked.

"What's up with the new greeting?" Sango asked giggling freely.

"Oh nothing I just picked up two other calls both asking for someone that wasn't me." Kagome answered as if it really was nothing.

Tell your self the truth, he isn't interested in you. Kagome thought.

"Oh sorry. Were you waiting for someone to call or something?" Sango asked. Kagome didn't want to tell Sango that she might have the slightest crush on Inuyasha because if she did it will be all over the school by tomorrow.

"No, no one special." Kagome lied. That was a huge lie, Kagome thought. She felt guilty at first but shrugged it off saying it would be best.

"Okay, so did you tell Miroku I like him?" Sango asked changing the subject.

"Yes I did." Kagome answered blankly.

"Really what did he say?" Sango squealed into the phone.

"I don't know I walked away." She answered.

"Oh, so where were you after school today. Did you get lost or something?" Sango asked changing the subject, again.

"Uh...yeah I guess you can say that." Kagome answered dully. She didn't want to talk about this, well lie about this.

"What happened? Kagome did you get raped!" Sango yelled into the phone. Kagome coughed from the shock.

"NO! I just lost track of time when I made a wrong turn." That was partly true, Kagome reminded her self.

"Why did you miss your turn?" Sango questioned.

"Uh...I was looking around." Kagome answered.

"I don't believe you. I would stay and argue but I have to go. I'll see you tomorrow kay?" Sango said.

"Uh-huh." Kagome answered sluggish. Sango hanged up and so did Kagome. Kagome sighed heavily laying spread out on the bed looking at the ceiling.

Her phone rang but this time Kagome didn't bother to answer. Half of her was yelling at her telling her to pick up the call it might be him but, the other half was telling her to forget about it. It rang four times then the person hanged up. Inuyasha would have left a message right?

Kagome picked up her phone and typed in Inuyasha's number and saved it. Then she checked if she had any missed calls from him. She didn't. Kagome was frustrated by this point and threw her phone on the ground.

Her phone started to ring again but Kagome didn't budge. Her phone stopped ringing and waited a minute before saying, "You have one voice mail." Kagome jumped to her feet and raced to the phone.

She flipped open her phone and listen to the voice man. "Hey, Kagome this is your number right? I'm going to feel really stupid if it isn't. Uh...I guess call me back. Bye." Inuyasha's perfect toned voice said. Kagome smiled then called back.

"Hi Kagome, what's up?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome smiled finally reaching him was like winning an Olympic medal.

"Nothing really. And yes this is my number so you don't have to feel stupid." She answered giggling a little.

"You sound cute when you giggle." Inuyasha whispered. Kagome blushed trying to stop giggling.

"Thanks." Kagome replied.

"Yeah, well, um...why didn't you pick up?" Inuyasha asked.

"Uh long story." Kagome answered.

"I have all the time in the world to listen to you." Inuyasha replied, flirting.

"Okay well you see..." Kagome told the whole story about how the phone kept ringing and it was never him. Kagome blushed telling him that she had been waiting for his call and how she was glad when she heard his message.

In the end Inuyasha was laughing, "I'm sorry I should have called earlier."

"It's okay." Kagome laughed; picturing how stupid she must have sounded.

"So, what do you want to talk about?" Inuyasha asked.

"I don't know. Tell me about yourself." Kagome answered. And that's how things went. They talked about each other's lives and what they do for fun, getting to know each other. They finally hanged up at 2 in the morning as Kagome was finally falling asleep on the phone.