DISCLAIMER: I own Inuyasha #Everyone turns and stares, pauses# What? I do. #Everyone continues to stare accusingly, sweat drops# Fine, I DO NOT own Inuyasha, happy? #Everyone relaxes and looks away# Phhht, you'd think they had copyright or something…
OK, well to all of you out there looking for a masterpiece, you'll still be looking…I have about as much skill and subtlety with a pen, as a troll with a club. Yep, that's right, do you see the paper sceaming in agony? I thought so #sigh#…But I thought I'd give it a try…first fan fic…read and try not to scream out loud at the atrocious writing…ok? Thanks!
Chapter 1
The heat shimmered and an eagle wheeled overhead, as the sun beat down upon a girl of around 17, who lifted a hand and shaded her eyes. 'Typical', the raven-haired girls' crystal blue eyes scanned the surrounding area. 'No one to be seen, so much for keeping in a group'.
As she turned a glimpse of silver flashed in the lower right hand corner of her vision. 'Aha, there they are', she thought triumphantly. She scrambled down the loose scree, almost falling, and cursed the teacher who'd thought that this wasteland would make a 'perfect school camp'… 'Yeah, perfect hell, more like.' She thought, and an involuntary smile came to her lips. As she caught up with the group, it faded, as she wondered, for the countless time, how her best friend, Sango, had once again come up with a perfect excuse to skip camp.
Sango, the amethyst-eyed beauty, who Kagome very much admired (she and many of the guys at their school, in fact had she known it, she and Sango made quite a stunning pair), had a flair for the dramatic, and was very good in a fight. To that point, most of the guys left her alone when she asked, and those that didn't…'well they got what was coming to them', conceded Kagome. Her face lit up again as she thought of her best friend, traipsing along with her, also subjected to the sweltering heat. Despite being up for almost any challenge imaginable, Sango had refused point-blank to come on camp…despite Kagome's wheedling and pleading. Nope, home it was for her, a whole glorious week of rest… Kagome could picture her sitting in the shade of a cool house and was so lost in thought, that she walked straight into the girl in front of her.
Embarrassed and flustered, she flushed scarlet and stammered out a quiet "I'm sorry", as the girl turned to glare at her. And well she would glare, as this was Kikyo, and Kagome had accidentally just interrupted her flirting with Inuyasha. Kikyo (whose looks bore a slight resemblance to Kagome's herself) was known to still be in love with her old flame, despite the fact, Kagome had heard from Sango, that they had broken up a month beforehand. With Inuyasha stating that he was sick of her nagging attempts to change him, and that is she couldn't love him for who he was, she wasn't worth it. It had been big news at the time, because most of the girls at school were either in love, or at least in awe of him. Inuyasha, he was the one (little did he know), who had just saved Kagome, his unusual silver hair flashing again in the sunlight, as Kikyo snapped, "Watch where you're going!"
"I'm s-sorry", muttered Kagome again, knowing that the heat would make matters even worse if she lost her temper, and told Kikyo that if she had been paying attention instead of flirting it wouldn't have happened. Wisely she held her tongue, as she knew it was really mostly her fault. Then, just when she thought she had avoided him, the ever-present Kouga showed up. Kagome just wanted to curl up and be at home, in her nice, cool house. 'This can only make things worse,' she thought, as Kouga sized up the situation. "Is there a problem here?" he asked, the barest hint of a growl in his voice (something which at times confused Kagome, it seemed almost wolf like in it's ferocity). 'There is now', Kagome thought miserably, wishing that he would just leave her alone for once…'I can't even escape him on camp'.
For some reason Kouga seemed to think that because he'd known her all through Primary, and Junior High that meant that she somehow belonged to him. He had this ridiculous notion that they were destined to be together, and nothing she could say or do had convinced him otherwise…of course the lack of a different boyfriend had done nothing to help, but…and not that Kouga was bad looking, to the contrary, most girls thought he was amazingly hot, and as he was good at sports too, he had a rather large fan base, all of whom wished Kagome ill. Despite the fact that she had never once encouraged him…to the contrary she simply tolerated him, no more.
Thankfully, Kikyo simply spared her one last scathing glance before stalking back to her friends, her moment for flirting ruined. "Good thing I was here really, she looked ready to spear you." He commented falling into step beside Kagome. "Mmm," Kagome responded unenthusiastically, wondering when he would ever get the hint, and resigning herself to another afternoon of boredom. She wondered if, if she ever got married, he would take the hint even then that she didn't like him that way, never had, and never would.
As the sun slipped below the horizon and the teacher called the halt for the day, there was an audible sigh of relief from the group. This had been the last full day, one more night, one more half days hike and they'd be back at the bus. Which on the one hand was cause for celebration, the weekend, and her house and phone (to Sango), beckoned…however on the other it was not such good news. Usually the week at camp signalled the end of term and start of summer holidays, however this year it was not to be…
As the camp slowly divided (as per the teachers instructions) into boys and girls ('Just in case,' the teacher said), tents were pitched, and cooking began. Kagome absently stirred her own meal, while contemplating her 'triumphant return'. 'Shower, yes that's definitely number one priority,' she mentally checked that off on her list, 'then call Sango and catch up'. Then they'd both be ready for yet another week of school, her mind then floated back through the weeks to the announcement and the chaos that then ensued…
Bec: Phew! Well that's over...let me know what you think people...I mean if it's crazily crazy I may just abandon it, but...who knows?
