The Meeting
An alarm clock rang shrilly, threatening to fall from its perch on top of a chestnut side table drawer, dangerously teetering from side to side. Its owner, who was still dwelling between the realm of the living and the fantasy of chocolate flavored clouds and candy-coated raindrops, was immune to the blaring siren that was unfortunately affecting the ears of those residing in the same house, i.e. her family.
"Kagome, for the last time, turn off that damn clock! It's driving me insane!" her brother, Sota, bellowed relentlessly, slamming his fist repeatedly against the door.
Kagome twisted from left to right trying to find that familiar warm spot in her bed before a loud thump could be heard, followed by a string of curses. Shaking her head, hoping to get rid of that irritating ringing in her ears, she then noticed that it wasn't her ears and turned devilish eyes on her alarm clock. If looks could kill the clock would have burst into flames by now from the fiery blaze directed at it from chocolate colored eyes. Thinking the alarm clock was the reason for her current predicament; Kagome seized the still teetering alarm clock and flung it carelessly towards the other side of the room, where it was stopped from its endless flight by a solid wall. Shattering into a comical mess, which meant there were springs protruding from it, it laid defeated and ready to join the countless others that had suffered the same fat.
With the alarm clock gone, she could now hear her brothers irritating complaints and too great pleasure in swinging open the door and seizing him by the collar of his flannel pajama shirt. Fourteen years and puberty and worked magic on her brother's height and he stood well over half a foot taller than her but that didn't matter. He knew he was in trouble when he saw the evil gleam in his sister's eyes under the bangs of her unruly long raven colored hair. There was one thing for sure that height could not make up for and that was the fact that Kagome Higurashi was not a morning person.
Beautiful singing could be heard coming from the bathroom as Kagome took a nice, long, refreshingly hot shower. The sweet, melodious sounds that wafted through the house were the signs that the normal Kagome was back now, not the evil tempered, never-going-to-be-a-morning-person-so-go-to-hell one that her brother had encountered earlier. Sota, in question, was now balancing precariously outside on the tree limb right outside her window with nothing more than his boxer shorts on to cover the necessities. He was at the moment pleading hopelessly for entry but the glorious sounds of kagome singing were his only answer.
Finishing her shower, kagome exited her bathroom and went towards her dresser in search of an outfit to wear for her first day at her news school. On passing she happened to look out the window and noticed her brother standing on a tree limb, dangerously close to falling off. Rushing to open the window, she unlocked it and helped her shivering brother inside.
"How in the world did you get out there? And why don't you have any clothes on?" Kagome asked disapprovingly as she rushed to get him a warm blanket. Even though it was November, and not quite as cold, it was still chilly as hell. There were so many remarks that Sota wished to make and the frustration from the control it took to keep it all in was making him swell in the face. Of course his sister wouldn't remember forcefully stripping him of his clothing and shoving him out a window. Only the morning Kagome would know such a fact. The Kagome in front of him was as innocent as the sky is blue and would deny far and wide to having ever committed such a deed. Snatching the blanket from her, he stomped out of the room, taking great pleasure in slamming the door in the process.
'What the hell has gotten into him' she wondered as she shrugged it off as hormones and continuing to search for an outfit to wear to school. She settled on her off-the-shoulder, white sweater with extra long sleeves, light blue jeans that wrinkled at the knees, a pair of black, heeled boots with fur around the edges, a gold belly necklace, a pair of gold hoop earrings, and a gold heart-shaped chain. She then brushed her unruly mane of ravenous hair until she was sure there were no tangles. Adding some chap stick so her lips wouldn't get dry in the cold weather, she grabbed her bag and was out the door. She grabbed a piece of toast on her way out the door, kissing her mother on the cheek along the way, and headed for her car as a cold blast of chilly air blew full force in her face.
She arrived at school a little later than she thought she would have, but she couldn't figure out how to find the school without stopping to ask for directions at a gas station. Stepping out of her car, Kagome made one last check to make sure everything was in order before making her way into the school.
'I hope I don't make a fool out of myself' Kagome thought frantically as she opened the doors to Sacomoto High, her senior year to reside here. As she watched as a rush of people darted here and there, bumping into her in passing, she wondered desperately how she was going to make it to the office with so many people obscuring her view. Suddenly she found herself pushed into a warm wall of solid flesh and the next thing she knew both her books and those of whoever she had bumped into were now residing in a huge heap on the floor.
"Sorry! I wasn't paying attention and..uh..um..." Kagome said frantically picking up her books before a glint of silver bending down in from of her drew her attention away. She watched, somehow in a trance, as large, lean fingers began to pick up notebooks and pieces of paper. Her eyes followed the hands to strong, powerful arms, which were connected to broad shoulders, which pertained the head of the most handsome man she had ever seen. Her eyes automatically zoomed in on the beautiful pair of amber eyes that the stranger possessed. His eyes were so unlike any she had ever seen and it felt like they were placing her in some kind of trance with its tantalizing gaze. Finally realizing that she was staring, she blushed profusely, before bowing her head to continue to pick up her supplies a lot faster than before.
"Don't worry about it" the stranger replied in a deep, husky voice that sent her shivering all the way down her spine. He picked up the rest of his things and stood up as well, and Kagome noticed that he was well over six feet tall. He had long, flowing silver hair, perfectly tanned skinned, which together with his hypnotic golden eyes made him the most exotic thing she had ever seen. And to top it off an the top of his head, he adorned two of the cutest pair of doggy ears that she couldn't help wishing she could touch but refrained from doing so for the sake of her own sanity. "See ya around", he added as he began walking around her and Kagome caught a whiff of his cologne, mixed with his own musky male scent, making Kagome believe she had picked the right school after all.