Lotus, Saenae, and Kana are all sophomores at Jefferson High School. They've been friends since middle school, and have all led remotely normal lives. Yet, they didn't know that each of their lives was about to change.
Saenae and Kana were walking down a hall to go meet Lotus for lunch in the cafeteria. The halls were nearly packed with many other students, all supporting their own styles. Kana let her long black hair hang down her back, while Saenae had her fiery red hair held back with a headband, draping over her shoulders. They both shared similar blue eyes, and the boys seemed to shrink back into the shadows or turn away as they passed.
"Umm… is that who I think it is?" Kana asked Saenae, pointing down the hall.
Inuyasha was at his locker, getting his stuff for what seemed like the last classes of the day. He was a junior, and his temper made most people avoid him.
"Hi Inuyasha!" Saenae chirped. He waved at her without really looking, and Saenae grinned.
"He's not afraid of me!" Sae said happily. Lotus walked up, her black hair hanging down her back as her brown eyes were shrouded with thought.
"But he also didn't look." Lotus stated.
"God, you had to ruin my day." .
"How!?".
"I looked at you." .
"How rude! Apologize!".
"Just stop!! I'm hungry. Let's go eat!" Kana yelled, pushing her friends down the hall.
They arrived in the cafeteria and found an empty table. Across from them at another table sat Sesshomaru. Everybody knew to keep a good distance between themselves and him.
"Hey kana. Don't you liiike him?" Saenae teased.
"Wha?! N-no, I, um..." Kana stuttered.
"Admit it. You have the hots for him." Lotus pitched in.
Kana only blushed a deep red. Lotus and Saenae continued to tease her, but stopped when Miroku sat at the table across from Lotus.
"Hello ladies." he greeted them, a smile playing across his face.
Lotus turned pink and looked the other way before he could see.
"Who, us?" Kana said innocently.
"You know, Sesshomaru looks really lonely sitting over there by himself." Lotus said quickly, trying to change the subject.
"Kana, why don't you go sit with him. He could use the company." Saenae suggested.
"Wha... Why!?!?" Kana started freaking out, turning red again.
"They're right. You should Kana - san." Miroku said.
"Fine... I will... " Kana sighed and stood up, walking over to where Sesshomaru was sitting.
Lotus looked at Miroku, then looked at Kana.
"I'll come too!" she said, picking up her tray and running after her. Saenae glared at Miroku, who was totally freaked out and followed Lotus.
Kana had just asked Sesshomaru if she could sit with him, and so far he had only stared at her coldly.
"Why do you want to sit with me?" he asked.
"Umm... well, you looked like you could use some company." Kana said while sitting down in front of him, while Lotus argued with Miroku.
"Why are you followin' me!?" Lotus yelled at Miroku. He only stared along with Kana. Everybody else in the cafeteria was used to the constant arguments coming from Saenae, Lotus, and Kana, so they had learned to just ignore them.
"Are you okay Lotus?" Kana asked worriedly.
"Uh, fine. I'm gonna go sit with Saenae now." Lotus trudged off back to where Saenae sat, Miroku following her like a lost puppy.
"So, what are your hobbies?" Kana turned her attention back to Sesshomaru.
"Fighting and killing." he stated, trying to scare her off.
"Um... okay." she said, only a little flustered by his answer, "Do you have any siblings?".
He looked over at her, his amber eyes examining her. She gulped, and suddenly felt a chill go down her spine as her cheeks turned pink.
"You have a lot of nerve to come talk to me. We may meet again." Sesshomaru said, tossing a piece of folded up paper on the table in front of Kana while leaving.
Kana unfolded it, eyes scanning over the phone number written on the top line of the paper, wondering if it was fake. She ran over to the table her friends were at and showed it to Saenae (Lotus was still yelling at Miroku).
"Do you think it's fake?".
"No. Inuyasha and Sesshi are brothers. It's real." Saenae said.
"They're brothers?" Kana and Lotus were surprised.
"No wonder they look alike." Lotus said.
"Well, time for me to go to chemistry now." Sanae stood up, hugging her friends goodbye while Lotus and Kana went to their math class.
In chemistry, Saenae payed no attentioin to what the teacher was saying. Why should she? She already knew half the stuff they were being tought. One of the reasons she liked this class was because she shared it with Inuyasha. A minute or so after she started to fall asleep, a crumpled piece of paper hit her in the head. Looking up quickly, she opened it:
Meet me after school in the courtyard.
Inuyasha
She didn't know what to say or do. When she looked over at Inuyasha, he wasn't looking back. All of the sudden, the bell rang.
"What should I do?" Saenae asked Lotus.
"How should I know?!" Lotus shrugged.
"I don't know." Saenae moped as Miroku walked up.
"May I suggest something? Just go to the courtyard after school and see what happens." Miroku advised.
"But I'm afraid it's a joke. I'm not used to these kinds of things." Saenae told him.
"Inuyasha's not much of a joker." Miroku said seriously, "He probably wouldn't do something like that to you." .
"How do you know?".
"He likes you." .
"Couldn't." .
"Oh, I wouldn't be so stubborn." .
"Tell me the truth before I break your legs!" Saenae was getting impatient, and grabbed Miroku's shirt collar.
The bell rang, and Saenae let go of Miroku's shirt. It was the final class of the day, and everyone was anxious. Kana had been asked by Lotus to ask Inuyasha about Saenae.
Begin Flashback
"Hey Kana!" Lotus ran up to Kana in the hall.
"Hi Lotus." Kana smiled.
"Do you share last class with... " Lotus looked around, "whispers Inuyasha?" .
"Yea... why?" .
"I need you to ask him if he really likes Saenae." .
"Why?!".
"Just do it." .
"No..." Kana turned her back to Lotus.
"You know, it might be a good chance to ask him about Sesshomaru..." Lotus cooed.
"... Fine." Kana mumbled.
"Great! Now ask him these questions." Lotus handed Kana a piece of pape before leaving.
Kana looked at the paper and sighed. The bell rang and she ran down the hall before she could be late.
End Flashback
Inuyasha was in English class, sitting in his seat, bored. Kana's seat was right next to his.
"Umm... Inuyasha?" she asked softly.
"What?!" he snapped at her.
"Oh, well, if you don't want to talk..." Kana started to freak out .
"Hey, if you have something to say, say it already!" .
"Oh... I was wondering how serious you are about Saenae." .
"Huh? Oh, you're talking about the note. Well, it's my buisness!" Inuyasha growled.
"But she's my friend!" Kana growled back.
Inuyasha grabbed her arm and pulled her closer. She could see herself in his amber eyes, which were brighter than Sesshomaru's.
"If I were you, I'd stay out of someone else's buisness." he snarled at her, letting her go.
The rest of class, Kana held her arm close. It had hurt, and she wondered if Sesshomaru was like that too. The bell rang, and everybody rushed out of the classroom. Kana walked down the hall, stopping by her locker to get her things. Eventually, she stood at the edge of the courtyard. Lotus came to join her, and they watched Saenae walk out to the center of the courtyard, alone.