I do not own Inuyasha.
I stared at my reflection in the mirror, straightening my shirt. Usually, I was not nervous, but today was an exception. I had just turned sixteen, and my mom finally agreed to send me to the boarding school that I had wanted to go to. It was extremely fancy, and expensive, but I was going on scholarship, so we could afford it.
The only problem with this amazing school was that it was a school for demons and humans as well. I had heard that some of the demons hung out with humans, but usually the humans hung out with each other, and rarely socialized with the demons. But this small fact hadn't stopped me from going to the school. I wanted to be independent, and get myself ready for college.
I wasn't too worried about making friends, I was a nice person, and wasn't rude.
"Kagome," my mom called from the bottom of the stairs. "It's almost time to go. Do you have everything?"
"Yeah, I'm just saying good bye to my room," I said sadly. Strangely enough, I was going to miss my house and family. I knew that it was stupid to be homesick, but I was more excited to go to school.
With one last glance at my room, I walked out, and shut the door behind me. Souta was waiting with my mom, and he looked bored. My mom, on the other hand, looked like she was crying. I wondered why, it wasn't the first time that I had been gone for a while. Last summer, I was at camp for about a month.
"Are you okay, mom?" I asked, concerned.
"Yes, Kagome, I'm fine, I'm just sad to see you go." I sighed.
"But remember, I'm going to be on break in two months, and I will come back home as soon as I can. Believe me, I'm going to miss you as well, including you Souta, surprisingly enough." My little brother glared.
"That's nice, because I'm not going to miss you at all!" I pushed him lightly.
"I was just teasing."
"Well, it wasn't funny." A second ago he seemed like he didn't care about my leaving, but right now, he looked sad.
"Kagome," my mom cut in. "If we're going to be on time for your plane, then we have to leave now."
"Bye, little bro."
"See ya, sis." I hugged him, and smiled.
"You sure you don't want to come with us?" I saw my brother look at me for a few seconds.
"Wait, mom, I need to get a tag for my suitcase, can I come anyway? I could care less about you leaving Kagome, but I realized that I need it." I laughed.
"You know, Souta, it's okay to admit that you're going to miss me."
"Let's go," he mumbled.
I closed the door behind me, and locked it. Before I climbed into the car, I took a deep breath, smiled, and actually waved good bye.
We drove in silence for a while, and then my brother started talking about a new video game that he wanted. My mom told him maybe, and he smiled at the small possibility of getting the game.
After 45 minutes, we arrived at the airport. I checked in my luggage, and brought a small backpack as a carry on with books and my new cell phone.
The flight was only supposed to be an hour, not too long. It wasn't like I was going to be hours away; maybe by car, but I could easily fly back in a short time.
My mom and brother walked with me all the way to security. We said our goodbyes, and I waved. They stayed and waited to make sure that I easily got through.
No one gave me problems, and I couldn't help smiling as I walked to my gate. Sure, it was a little scary, and I knew that I was going to be homesick, but it was going to be a new experience.
Pretty soon, I boarded the plane, and waited patiently to take off. My plan was to stay awake for the whole flight, but I hadn't slept well last night, and I soon felt myself falling asleep.
An hour later, I slowly woke up, and heard the pilot announce that we were about to land. It was slightly embarrassing how excited I was. The woman next to me was looking at me strangely, and I decided to ignore her.
Soon, we landed, and I couldn't wait to get off. I went to the shuttle, and the ride was pretty quick. I grabbed my luggage, and went over to the bus that was supposed to pick me up.
"Here I go," I said to myself.
The ride was pleasant. I looked at the highway, it didn't look very interesting, so I opened my book and read for the remainder of the ride.
When we arrived at the school, it looked even more magnificent than it had in the photos. Everything looked so new, and I couldn't wait to see my room. The pamphlet had said that we might have a roommate, but I didn't care, it would give me a chance to get to know someone who knew the school.
"You rooms are in there," the bus driver said, pointing to a fancy building. "Good luck, and I might see you all later." Everyone thanked the driver, and got off.
I got my luggage, and walked over to the building. Once I got inside, I was even more stunned. There were marble pillars in the lobby, comfortable looking couches, and everything looked expensive.
Once I got up to level three, I went to room 310, and opened the door with my key. There were two double beds in the room, which was fairly large, and one bathroom. A girl sat on the bed to the left, reading a book. She looked up, and smiled.
"You must be my roommate. Kagome, right? Are you new this year? I'm Sango, by the way."
"Yeah, I'm new, and on scholarship too. How about you?"
"I've been here for two years. I love the school, but it's really competitive, just saying. Teachers are pretty strict, so it's better to stay on their good side."
"Thanks for the warning."
"Most people here are on scholarship too, including me. The school gets its money from the really rich kids. They have a good reputation because most of us here are smart. Miroku's smart, but he's...I don't exactly know the word for him, he's special."
"What's his personality like? Is he really rude or something?" I asked curiously.
"No, he's more of a pervert. Always hitting on girls, it's like an addiction almost! You'll meet him later, though I feel sorry for whoever his girlfriend is." Sango seemed...jealous.
"I'm sure he has some good qualities," I said, trying not to judge Miroku before I had seen him.
"Well, if you ever find any, then let me know."
"Sure thing."
"Classes start tomorrow, so we have to unpack now," Sango said, more serious now. I nodded, and started putting my textbooks on the bookshelf, and organizing my clothes in the closet. It didn't take us too long, and pretty soon we got hungry, and we went down to the cafeteria.
Once we were seated, Sango took out her schedule. We compared classes, and had English, history, and math together.
"Our math teacher is tough, that's not good. If she dislikes one student, then she hates the whole class. Worse, Miroku is in our class, and he always pisses off teachers."
"Well, I'm kind of tired, so I'm going to take a nap. See you later, Sango."
"Bye, Kagome. I'm going to go try and talk to Miroku."
I didn't say anything, but I noticed a small smile on her face. Yup, she definitely liked him, even if she complained about him a lot. So far, I was enjoying boarding school.
I was still wondering about the demons, I hadn't seen any yet. Did they live in seperate dorm buildings? It was something I had wanted to ask Sango, but I was already up in the room.