Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, though I do own a Shippo plushie. o:
Authors Note: Here we have it folks, the revised chapter of Temptation High! I never thought I'd be back writing again but here I am again…sitting at my computer, thinking witty lines for Inuyasha. Haha, I'm lameeee. Anyway read it and review it, I'd really like some feedback.
'Twas an early Monday morning when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a certain cat. School clothes were hung on the door knob with ca-
"Good morning, KAGOMEEEEE!!!"
Kagome stirred and opened her eyes to see her little brother, Sota, jumping around on her bed in footed pajamas. She drug herself out of bed and yawned, "Sota…out…now."
Sota frowned and hopped off her bed, "You sure are grumpy this morning" he turned to her before leaving, "I would be too, if I had a pimple the size of Jupiter on my nose like you."
Her eyes widened…her face paled. "WHAT?!"
Kagome ran to her vanity mirror, knocking her makeup bag and curler off. Sure enough, there was a good sized pimple on the tip of her nose.
"Oh my…why today??"
She snatched her makeup bag off of the ground and found her concealer. It would take her at least 10 good coats to cover it completely. Today wasn't a just another exciting day at school- no. It was picture day, the day that just about every teenager dreaded. Unless you happened to be Kikyo (AKA "Little Miss LOOK AT MEEEE"), then you probably adored picture day. Kikyo was head cheerleader, head of the student council, head of the dem- you get the point. As if her life wasn't perfect enough, she was dating the school's heartthrob, Inuyasha Yamaguchi. They'd been voted "Cutest Couple" at Homecoming and the Winter Ball, and it wouldn't be a surprise if they snagged the title yet again during Prom. Kagome had attempted to vote them "Fakest Couple" last year but…she found that the title didn't exist (bummer).
After finally applying enough concealer, Kagome stepped away from her vanity mirror and grabbed the clothes she'd picked out the night before off her door knob. She had picked out a pair of Destroyed Denim jeans to go along with an ivory colored tank that had a metallic accented vintage appliqué front with a corset lace-up design in the back. As she slipped on a pair of heels she saw that her alarm clock read 7:45. Already behind schedule (school started at 8), she threw on her makeup and ran downstairs.
"Kagome, dear, aren't you going to eat breakfast?" Mrs. Higurashi asked as Kagome fumbled for her school bag.
"Sorry Mama I can't. I'm late for school!" Kagome called as she hurried out the back door. She ran towards the direction of school, practically falling over every 5 seconds thanks to her heels. She looked down at her watch, and ran straight into another student on his way to school.
"Ahhh!" a husky voice yelled, as Kagome and the owner of the husky voice fell to the ground.
Kagome, attempting to pick her World Studies assignment from the ground, turned to face the owner of the husky voice, and it was none other than Inuyasha Yamaguchi. She stood up and offered a him a hand up, "Sorry, I didn't see you."
Inuyasha got up on his own, "Watch where the hell you're going next time, wench."
Kagome glared at him and retracted her arm, "It's not my fault your sorry ass was in MY way!"
"Haha, SORRY?? My ass is none of your concern, and it's anything but sorry."
"You know what? I don't have time for you; I'VE got a life, excuse me." Kagome said as she pushed him to the side.
He watched her walk off, and a smile grew on his face.
She was shaking with anger; she swore if another person dared to mess with her again, she'd beat them to a pulp. It came as no surprise that Inuyasha wasn't too kind to her; they came from completely different worlds. He was popular, and she was…average. As she approached the gate of the school, she could see her best friends Ayumi, Eri, and Yuka. They were all talking, obviously waiting for Kagome. Kagome started waving and quickened her pace. "Yuka, Ayumi, Eri!!" They all turned and grinned. When Kagome finally caught up with them they all said their hellos' and walked inside the building.
"You actually ran into Inuyasha??" Yuka and Eri asked with interest.
"Yeah, literally. He's such a jerk, I really don't know why all the girls here like him so much!"
Yuka, Ayumi, and Eri shook their heads. When they got to their first period, they all sat in their assigned seats. Unfortunately, Kagome didn't get to sit by her friends… she had to sit by Kikyo and Kikyo's best friend, Sango. Kagome hated first period, she had to sit there for a whole entire hour and listen to Kikyo and Sango talk about shopping and how cute of a couple Kikyo and Inuyasha were. Hah, like hell they were
"Okay class…quiet down." Mrs. Kyoda said sweetly. Everybody just kept talking. "SHUT UP!!!" Mrs. Kyoda yelled. The class went silent with wide-eyed expressions. "Thank you. Now will you please open up you Physics books to page 225?" she said with a hint of a smile. No one ever listened to Mrs. Kyoda's lectures; they either passed notes or whispered quietly.
"Psst! Sango!" Kikyo whispered. Sango kept looking at the paper on her desk, apparently not even noticing Kikyo. She finally realized that Kikyo wanted her attention when Kikyo threw a pen at her.
"Ouch!" Sango yelped, her hand grasping her head.
"Oh my gosh! Guess who's totally crushing on you!" Kikyo said as her eyebrow moved to the top of her forehead. Kagome had a mean comment to say, but she decided to keep it to herself… she was kind of curious as to who liked Sango. She mentally scolded herself for even caring.
"Miroku Tsuzitani!" she said as she pointed to the back. Sango looked towards the back and saw Miroku playing with a paper football. He noticed that she was looking at him, and smiled really big and started waving. He looked like an excited puppy to Kagome. Sango winced and put on a fake smile and turned back in her seat. "Not him, right?" Sango asked hoping that maybe Kikyo pointed at the wrong person.
"Yeah, what's wrong with him?" Kikyo asked coolly.
"Well, I just don't think he's right for me. I'm not saying that he's unattractive or anything…"
Kagome could tell that Sango was scared of what Kikyo might say. Inuyasha and Miroku were best friends and Inuyasha had probably asked Kikyo to set Miroku up with Sango. And if Kikyo didn't like what she heard, she'd throw a huge fit until she got what she had wanted accomplished.
"Nonsense, when we go to take pictures… I'll tell him you like him too!" Kikyo said excitedly, clapping her hands together "We could so double date!"
"Oh, that's fabulous…thanks. Hehe." Sango said with a fake smile. Kagome had to admit, she actually felt sorry for Sango. She quickly shrugged it off and tried to listen to the lecture… she had no luck. She was too busy thinking about how close the Winter Ball was. It was about four weeks away and she hadn't even thought about trying to get a date. She didn't want to be 'the loser who couldn't get a date'. This was going to take some thought; it had to be someone with a good social status and someone she could hold an intelligent conversation with. Like she was ever going to find someone like that. She sighed heavily and looked around the room for possible dates. Her eyes met with Hojo's, and he smiled at her and started writing something down on a piece of paper. Yuck… Hojo was always after poor Kagome, somehow he always showed up at the same places she did. He was like a stalker, no wait he was a stalker! Kagome shrugged it off and stared at Mrs. Kyoda, acting like she was listening. Just then, a piece of paper was thrown at her head, she turned and saw Hojo pointing to a crumpled up piece of paper as he mouthed, "Read it!" She raised her eyebrow and bent down to pick it up.
"Miss. Higurashi! Do you have something to share with the class?" Mrs. Kyoda asked with a smile.
"Um, no I don't believe I do." Kagome said, hiding the letter.
"Well I believe you do. Please hand me that letter or I'll be forced to send you to the office." Mrs. Kyoda said sternly.
"Sadist." Kagome grumbled as she got out of her seat and walked by Kikyo, who was giggling uncontrollably, and handed Mrs. Kyoda the letter. This was not going to be a pleasant experience, especially since it was Hojo who wrote her the letter. Mrs. Kyoda cleared her throat and started to read aloud:
"Hey Kagome!
I was just wondering if you would go to the Winter Ball with me! I think we'd have a great time together… and maybe after the Winter Ball we can take things to a higher level. Whaddya say, baby?
Circle one (circle yes, plz):
YES or no
Love Always,
Hojo"
Everybody in the class burst into laughter and started pointing at Kagome and Hojo. Kagome slumped back down into her seat and crossed her arms. Hojo smiled and waved, Kagome's blush got redder and redder. Then, the bell rang and they were dismissed from class. Kagome was so thankful she was literally saved by the bell. Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka made their way over to Kagome.
"Are you okay, Kagome?! I can't believe what just happened!!" Eri said as they walked to second period.
"Yeah, except for the being too embarrassed to show my face in public part. You don't happen to have a paper bag on you, do you?" Kagome asked hopefully.
"Sorry…" Yuka said as she shrugged.
"It's okay. Hey I'll catch up with you guys later… I'm going to go outside and take a walk."
"But Kagome!! You can't skip class!" Ayumi said.
"I know, I'll get the nurse to write me a note saying that I had to go puke somewhere… it'll be okay. I just need to go vent. See ya!" Kagome left her friends and made her way to the school's front doors. Today had NOT been a good day for her and she hoped it would get better. When she stepped outside, she noticed smoke coming from the side of the building. She walked quietly over to the smoke, and snorted when she saw who was there.
"Sup, wench?" Inuyasha asked as he flicked his cigarette.
"You expect me to respond to that?" Kagome said with disgust.
"You're full of it, Kagome. Better?"
"Slightly, yes. Why are you smoking on school grounds anyway? If you get caught, you're bound to get suspended."
Inuyasha snorted, "You think I care?"
She squinted her face in disgust and said "You should… the captain of the football team should care more about school rules and his health." Inuyasha chuckled. "Goody goody."
"Haha, that's cute. I am not a goody goody."
Inuyasha puffed one more time on his cigarette, and moved closer to Kagome. He leaned in close, and whispered
"Show me you're not."
