Open Your Eyes

Chapter 1: Rude Awakening

(KPOV)

"Kagome! Have you finished preparing the room?" I head my mother yelling from downstairs.

"Yes!" I yelled back to her. I placed the pillows against the bedpost and smoothed out the comforter. "Perfect," I said to myself as I smiled. Today, my family was going to be expecting a foreign exchange student. I would meet him when I got to school today since we would both be attending the same class. All I know is his name and the country he is coming from; Japan. The whole school is excited for him. Whenever new students come in, we like to give them a warm welcome. For the most part, everyone gets along with one another unless a major problem arises. Out of the three years I have attended Yunji High, there has only been one major incident and that dealt with several girls fighting over a guy. Eh, who am I kidding. The girls were still fighting over this guy and I think he enjoyed it cause he played the girls very hard. Used them to get whatever he wanted. I was hoping the new student wasn't as good looking or he was going to be in for it.

"Kagome! Breakfast is ready!"

"Coming!" I picked up my backpack from the floor and headed down the stairs. The smell of fresh waffles filled my nose as I walked into the kitchen. I sat down at the table ready to dig into the delicious food. I cut the waffles into pieces before I started to eat them. "Mm, your waffles are always the best momma."

"Why thank you dear," my mom said with a chuckle. "You excited for the exchange student?" My mom asked as she poured me a glass of orange juice.

"Yeah, I am. Can't wait to show him around the city. I hope he has a good time here."

"As do I. Do you think your brother will have a good time in Japan?"

"Oh, I am sure he will." I laughed to myself. My brother couldn't wait to see all the Japanese women and check out the clubs. So I am sure he will have a blast. Hell, he may even come back with a girlfriend. Maybe.

After I finished off my food, I washed the dishes, grabbed my lunch, slipped my shoes on and headed out the door. "See you later mom!" I headed down towards the school, excited for today. I had a smile on my face as I walked the sidewalk. Today was going to be a good day.

I reached campus and headed towards my class. I took a seat at my desk, placing my backpack next to my legs. My friend Ayame came up to my desk, a bright smile on her face. Her red hair shone in the sunlight as her pigtails bounced on the side of her head. Her green eyes sparkled as she sat down on top of my desk. "You excited for the new student?"

"Yep."

"You're lucky that you get to be his host. I wish I could do it," she said pouting.

I shrugged my shoulders. "Only reason why I was chosen was because my brother wanted to go to Japan for the next half of the semester."

"Yeah and he was on that list for what, two years?"

"Since his freshmen year, yeah. My mom was able to get enough money to send him over and the guy that will be living with us agreed."

Ayame sat down in the seat next to me. "I wonder what he looks like. Do you think he will be cute?"

"Eh. Maybe. I could care less if he is attractive. The whole point of him staying with me is to show him a good time. Not to make a move on him."

"Hell, I would." Ayame winked and we laughed.

The door opened and Naraku had walked in. Most of the girls squealed as he came in and took his seat. I rolled my eyes. I really didn't understand why so many girls were on him. He was a complete asshole. He was only nice when he thought he could get something out of the person. He caught my eyes and smiled at me. I looked away. He was trying so hard for me to get under his, spell, but I refused. Yes, he was attractive with his crimson eyes and beautiful long black hair, but how does that saying go? Too much of something that is good for you can make you sick? I hadn't had much of Naraku, but he was already making me sick.

"Oooh, Naraku is looking at you," Ayame said nudging me.

"Stop it, Ayame. I don't need the attention."

"When are you gonna go on a date with that boy? It's obvious that he wants you."

"Um, never." I smiled and Ayame chuckled.

The teacher walked into the room and asked for everyone to settle into their seats. "Okay everyone, settle down," she said as everyone became quiet. "As you know, we are expecting a new student." The teacher looked up at the clock. "He should be here any moment –

The door swung open and we all turned our heads towards the door. Walking in was a guy who had to be at least six foot. His long silver hair reached past his knees. It seemed to sparkle when the sun touched it. His golden amber eyes were bright. Strange tattoos covered his face; a Prussian blue crescent moon sat in the middle of his forehead underneath his bangs and two magenta stripes on each cheek against his pale skin. He tucked his hair behind his ear. The same stripes that were on his face were on his wrist as well. I wondered if he had any other tattoos. I looked over to Ayame and she seemed hypnotized. The way he walked seemed as if he was gliding. Who was this guy? He stood next to the teacher's desk and bowed his head. As he was about to speak a girl screamed.

"Oh my GOD!" she said as she stood up abruptly from her seat. "You are Sesshomaru from the group Yōkai! Right?"

A small smirk came up on his lips. "Yes, I am," he said in a deep yet soft tone. "I am surprised you know of me and the band." His accent was thick, but not too thick that you couldn't understand what he was saying. I was surprised that his English was so good.

"Know you? I love you!"

People started to whisper amongst themselves.

"Hold on a minute." Ayame stood up and folded her arms against her chest. "I love Yōkai just as much as any girl who is obsessed with them, but how do we really know that you are the Sesshomaru."

He smirked. "If you do not believe that I am the Sesshomaru from the band Yōkai, I am not going to argue about it. You believe what you want to believe. It will just make my life living here more easy."

The girls in the class gasped and awed. I had no idea who Yōkai was, but it seemed like all the girls knew. Ayame dropped her arms to her side. "Y-You are Sesshomaru."

"How can you tell?" a boy asked.

"I am sure the real Sesshomaru would say something like that. If he was a fake and we all found out about it, we would make his life hell, right girls?" The girls agreed. "Only the real Sesshomaru would say that he wouldn't care. There have been many impersonators, but no one has the same cool suave that Sesshomaru has. No one has been able to copy his attitude."

"I can't believe that Sesshomaru is attending our school!" another girl screamed. The rest of the girls joined in. I covered my ears. So, was this the same Sesshomaru that was staying at my house? I looked around. Some of the guys seem to join in the screaming as well, but were hooting. I guess they knew who he was as well. Was I the only one out of the loop? Sesshomaru smiled and bowed his head again.

"Thank you for the warm welcome."

"Anything for you Sesshomaru-sama!" Ayame screamed.

"Alright alright," the teacher said waving her hands up and down to try and quiet the class. "I had no idea our exchange student would be a celebrity. I guess you have a lot to look out for, huh, Sesshomaru."

"I think I can handle it."

"That is good. You can go ahead and take the available seat next to Kagome."

"Huh?" Everyone looked towards me. It's not like I wanted him to take that seat. He walked down the aisle to his seat and sat down. He nodded his head to me and I nodded back. I laid my head down on the desk and sighed. This was going to be a long day.

After class, the teacher pulled me to the side. "Ah, Kagome, do you have a minute?"

"Yeah. What is it Ms. Bleu?"

"The principal said that he needs to speak with you. He wants you to head to his off after class."

"Oh, okay." I wondered what the principal had wanted to talk to talk to me about.

I headed over to his office and knocked on the door. "Come in," I heard him say. I opened the door and saw someone else sitting in a seat. The person turned around and it was Sesshomaru. Did he get in trouble already? "Ah, Kagome, glad to see you. Have a seat." I took the available seat. I could feel Sesshomaru's eyes on me as I sat down. The principal leaned on his desk, lacing his fingers together.

"Kagome, as you know, Sesshomaru is the exchange student that will be living with you."

"Yes, I know."

"Inviting you to our school, Sesshomau, we knew that you were a celebrity from Japan, but we had no idea that our student body knew about you. I checked the school's blog and there have been many post about you already. I would like to apologize for that. I wanted you to have a normal school life, but it seems that you have fans here as well."

"No problem. It is always nice to know that I have fans outside of Japan."

"I hope that you will still enjoy your time here, I am just concerned about you, Kagome."

"Trust me, I am too. I don't stand out that much but with a celebrity staying with me, I am sure most of the girls will want to have my head."

"Your classmates are the only people that know you are hosting him, Kagome. Hopefully your classmates will keep their mouths shut and not spread it around the school that he is living with you. I don't want to cause any trouble for you."

"I don't want it either."

"If you ever come across any trouble, please do not hesitate to come see me."

"Thanks, Principal Kelly."

"Now Sesshomaru, I understand you will have a limo come and pick you up?"

"Yes, I do. I hope that isn't a problem."

"No, not a problem at all. I think it would be best for you guys to leave and come separately that way there isn't any mishaps." He looked at the clock sitting on his desk. "It is time for you guys to head back to class. I hope you have a good day and will enjoy your stay here, Sesshomaru."

"I am sure I will. I believe Kagome will be a good host and give me a good time."

"Glad to hear it." The principal smiled and we left his office.

"Um, Sesshomaru, I just wanted to say –

"Look," Sesshomaru said as he turned to face me. "I don't need another fan to say that they are excited to see me here. I didn't come here to make friends. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my manager. You may be my host, but I don't have to like you."

What the hell. "Wait, hold on, I never said that I was a –

"It doesn't matter what you have to say. I just need to pass my classes, graduate and I am off to Japan. The sooner I leave, the better. I thought coming here, I would be able to live normally, but that doesn't seem to happen."

"You just said that it makes you –

"I know what I said. I don't need you to repeat it to me." I rolled my eyes. "Just do what you are supposed to do and host, nothing more. Don't talk to me and things will go smoothly."

"How do you expect to live at my house and not have us speak to one another."

He sighed. "Just don't talk to me while we are at school. I don't need you to think that just cause I am staying with you that I will be your friend. My host being a fan, hanging on me all the time will just keep the other girls at bay."

I was getting angry at this guy. He really thought he was the hot shit. I thought he was a nice guy on how he was talking to some of the students in class, but I guess that was all just for show. Deep down, he was a complete asshole. Sesshomaru thought I was a fan and I thought he was a sincere guy. I guess we were both in for a rude awakening. I just smiled at him and bowed.

"Whatever will make you happy," I said in a sarcastic tone. I left him standing in the hall before he could say one more thing. I really couldn't believe what kind of person he was. If he thought I was going to kiss his ass, he had another thing coming.

It was making me sick to see him smile and laugh in other people's faces. I am sure he was having negative thoughts about the people he was talking to. I grumbled to myself as I took a bite into my sandwich.

"You okay, Kagome?" Ayame asked as she took a seat in front of me.

"No."

"You should be. You have fuckin' Sesshomaru living with you."

"He isn't all that," I mumbled.

"What?"

"Nothing. Hey, you and anyone else in the class haven't told anyone that Sesshomaru is staying with me, right?"

"No, not that I know of. Sure, a lot of the girls are jealous, but I doubt they would say anything. Besides Kagome, we're friends. I would never want a swarm of girls to attack you."

"I hope the rest of my class feels the same way."

"I am sure they do. If you want, I can go and talk to everyone and ask them not to spread it around." I nodded my head. I didn't stand out that much and I didn't want to be noticed. Sesshomaru caught me looking at him. He smirked and continued on with his conversation. I really didn't want to go home with this guy. "He is so handsome."

"I am surprised you are not over there with the rest of the girls that are drooling over him." Ayame bit her lip. "You want to go over there, don't you?" She nodded her head vigorously. "Go on over there."

"You sure, Kagome?"

"Yeah, I am sure." I gave Ayame a smile before she ran off towards where Sesshomaru was sitting. While he was here, Ayame was going to be less of a friend to me and more of a fan to Sesshomaru. I am sure the next time she would talk to me, it will be something about Sesshomaru. Why couldn't he be nice?

It was finally the end of the school day and I couldn't wait to go home. Ayame managed to talk to the whole class before we were let out, asking them not to tell anyone that Sesshomaru was staying with me. The class agreed and even signed a piece of paper stating that they promise not to open their mouths about it. Gotta love Ayame. As I was heading out, I saw Sesshomaru get in a limo. I guess when you are a celebrity, trying to break out of that mold is a lot harder said then done. He said he wanted to live a normal life, but being picked up and dropped off in a limo would not be living normal.

In no time, I made it home. "Mom! I'm home!"

"Oh good honey. We're in the family room."

I slipped out of my shoes and placed my backpack down on the floor against the wall. I walked into the family room and saw Sesshomaru sitting on the couch with his luggage. He gave me a small smile. I didn't even acknowledge it. "You came home just in time."

"I did?"

"Yes. I was just asking Sesshomaru what he wanted for dinner and I need to go out shopping for food. I didn't want to leave him home alone."

"I am sure he would have been able to survive on being alone," I mumbled.

"What was that dear."

"Nothing."

"Well, since you are here, you can show Sesshomaru around the house and get to know each other a bit more."

"Sounds like a great plan to me," Sesshomaru said with a bright smile. I wanted to gag.

"Then I shall get going so I can prepare a delicious meal for you Sesshomaru."

"I am sure the food will taste as good as you look." He took my mother's hand and kissed the top of it. Was he for real?

My mother blushed, placing her hands on the side of her face. "Oh my. Isn't he such a gentleman, Kagome."

"Yeah."

"Okay, see you two later." My mom grabbed her purse and left me alone with Sesshomaru. I was not going to look forward to this.

His eyes became cold as he looked at me. "Aren't you supposed to show me around the house?"

I sighed. "Follow me."

"Ima need you to carry my luggage as well."

"What?"

"You expect me to carry them?"

"Uh, yes, I do. If you want to live normally, be prepared to be treated normally. You think just because you are a celebrity I am supposed to cater to you? Well you got another thing coming, Sesshomaru. One, I am not a fan of yours. I have never heard of you until now. Two, I could care less if we became friends. If your fans found out who the real you was, I am sure they wouldn't be kissing your ass either. Who would want to be friends with an asshole? Three, I don't appreciate the fact that you smile in my mother's face when I know that you could care less if her food tasted good. You can be fake to me and my friends, but to my mother is where I draw the line. I thought having an exchange student stay would be fun, but now I regret we ever said yes to it.

"I am not going to kiss your ass and do whatever you ask me to do. You have hands and legs; use them. I am not your maid, I am your host. All I have to do is make sure you have a good time and feel welcomed, but I can't do that if you're going to be a douche bag to me. You living here, I can make it hell or I can make it easy. I don't appreciate you treating me like I am less than you just because you have more money than me and you're famous. I could give a rat's ass bout all that. If you want to be a whiny bitch and have someone wipe your ass and feed you like you are a baby, then take your ass back to Japan cause I don't need to put up with your bullshit. I am sure, deep down inside, you can be a nice person, and I am sure we can come to some type of agreement, but until you get your head out of your ass, you will have to survive on your own." I was breathing hard by the time I finished my rant.

Sesshomaru just stared at me. I could see the anger in his eyes and I was sure he was going to let me have it, but whatever he had to say wouldn't mean anything. He stood up and walked up to me. I stood my ground. I was not going to let him intimidate me.

"You feel better now?"

I was a bit confused by the question. "Uh, a bit."

He smirked. "You have a lot of guts to stand up to me the way you just did. No one has ever talked to me that way."

"Uh, you're welcome?"

"Staying with you will be fun. You're the only person, aside from your mother, that has treated me like a human being." He stood straight, no longer towering over me. "And I wasn't being fake to your mother at all. I meant what I said. She looks good for her age. Too bad you don't look as good as her."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Means that you aren't my type."

"Then I am glad that we are on the same page cause you aren't my type either." He raised an eyebrow. "What, shocked to hear that someone doesn't find you attractive?"

"Yes, actually."

"Then keep getting shocked cause I am sure I will keep surprising you."

He smiled. "I look forward to the challenge."

"Yeah, grab your things and follow me." Sesshomaru grabbed his stuff and followed me upstairs. Living with him for the next six months was going to be an interesting ride. I just hope this experience would end on a good note.

Hey guys, this is my first Kagome/Sesshomaru story so I hope you guys enjoy this opening chapter to this new story. Leave reviews and the next chapter will be up soon. I hope you guys stick with it. ^_^