I haven't done this in so long... let's see... don't own Inuyasha, but I wish I had Miroku. Enjoy!

Kagome sighed deeply, blowing warm breath onto the mirror of her vanity. Her deep brown eyes
stared hard at the image as she nibbled at her bottom lip.

"Always the same, always plain, Kagome.", she mused to herself in a voice attempting humor. The young girl pushed a few limp strands of frizzy raven hair from her heart shaped face, and to her disgust, they flopped right back into what they considered "place". Kagome ran a timid hand down the side of her cheek as she looked over her features. Her eyes were a rich brown color, but well hidden behind her thick, black-framed glasses that were large enough to graze the apples of her cheeks. Her hair was limp and dull, and always kept into a very managable and out of the way bun style. Surprisingly, she had a very clear and pale complexion, an extremely rare trait for one of her species. Kagome frowned at her reflection, she was definitely no Onigumo Kikyo.

The young girl jumped as she was abruptly interrupted from her daily morning scrutinizing by three sharp knocks at her bedroom door.

"Oi! Hurry up Kagome! Miroku is downstairs waiting for you baka!", Souta screamed at her closed door causing the teen to grit her teeth in annoyance.

"Back away from my door you little freak. I can hear just fine!", she countered hotly, nails digging into her palms.

Souta laughed, "Well I'm not the one who spends hours staring in a mirror, but never looks any better afterwards! It's no wonder you don't have a boyfriend! You're the freak!" Souta's quick footsteps grew softer and softer as he quickly scampering down the stairs and beyond the danger of his sister's rage. Kagome squeezed her eyes shut, although she'd never admit it, Souta's teasing was beginning to pain her worse and worse the older he got. It started with the jokes about her 'poo-poo head' and slowly evolved into 'ugly loser with no friends'. Well- it was probably a mixture of shock and hurt that made her heart ache, but then again she was used to it, and she knew it would grow on her because, afterall, she was a nerd.


How was that for a first chapter? Short I know, but I decided to really pace myself with this story, since I intend for it to be quite long. I'm horrible at staying focused on one fic, and I prefer to read them rather than write, but I absolutely had to try my hand at Kagome as a nerd. Please be patient with me and thanks for reading.