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— 2 Years Later —

"Bye Mama! See you later!" I yell over my shoulder as I race down the shrine steps. Oh man, I'm gonna be late if I don't hurry up!

"Bye dear, have a good first day at school," she says flashing me a brilliant smile followed with a small wave.

Walking down the streets I notice its particularly busy this morning, it seems like everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere. The sun is bright, and there's a slight breeze promising a beautiful day a head of me. I can't believe I'm starting my final year of high school today, I guess it's kind of exciting. Mentally thinking about all the work I have ahead of me I can't help but already feel exhausted. I'm currently class representative, president of the Archery club and take classes in an after school cram school. I guess you could say I like to keep myself pretty busy.

Ever since that day I woke up at the bottom of the well house, my life had just felt so.. empty. After my family found me, they took me to the doctor to make sure I hadn't suffered from any major injuries. Besides a dislocated shoulder along with a few scrapes and bruises everything seemed to be fine, but Mama tells me they had to have been wrong. Her, grandpa and Sota told me this odd story about how I somehow could travel through the bone eaters well with some half-demon named Inuyasha to find this sacred jewel and defeat a demon. Obviously they had been listening to one too many of grandpa's legends because that story is completely ridiculous.

However.. when I try to think back on my life before the incident, all I can really remember is being sick a lot and missing a ton of school. Everything else gets all fuzzy. Like the rest of my memory is out of focus, and if I try too hard to recall anything my head begins to hurt and I become weak. At one point I started to believe my family, I mean they wouldn't lie about something like this, right? So one day I went down to the well and sat on the side of it just staring down into the darkness for what seemed like forever. I couldn't help but feel like I had done this before, and every bone in my body was telling me to jump in. As if someone, I'm not sure who, was calling me from the other side. So I jumped. Unfortunately, I just ended up at the bottom of the well with a sprained ankle and still in the present. After that no one ever brought it up again, they just chucked that day up to me falling down the well stairs and suffering from minor memory loss.

Looking up at the blue sky, clear of any clouds and just an endless amount of blue, I can't help but feel the emptiness once more. What really happened that day? I let out a defeated groan, why can't I just move pass all this so my life can go back to normal? Shuffling through the school court yard, I quickly make my way to my locker to change into my indoor shoes.

"Hey Kagome!" I look up to see Ayumi, Yuka and Eri, my best friends since middle school waving at me with bright smiles painted on their faces.

"Hey guys! Whats up?!" I say hurrying to their side, shaking off the last of my uneasiness. Today is a new day, I've got to stop dwelling in the past.

"Did you hear about that new student at the entrance ceremony?!" they practically yell in unison. Letting out a soft chuckle, I roll my eyes and usher them to start walking down the hall towards our class.

"Of course I did. Kind of hard not to since I had to give a speech as our class rep. I also saw the whole incident go down. From the scowling, then fighting, and even him getting hauled away by a teacher," I grimace at the thought of my speech. The idiot had to go and pick a fight in the middle of it, and after I spent all week preparing.

"He was a regular bad-boy! I heard he's a total hottie!" Yuka squeals, I quickly avert my eyes so she can't see the annoyed look I have on my face. Is that all they think about?

"I heard he's going to be in our class! Is that true Kagome?" Ayumi ask excitedly.

"This is the fist I've heard of it," I say throwing her a sideways glare. "Even if he is, I don't want to have anything to do with the jerk," I say scowling as we walk into our classroom. Snagging a seat by the window in the back, all three of them give me an all knowing smile before taking their seats.

"Whatever you say Kagome," Yuka mumbles. Rolling my eyes I turn my attention out the window, watching the last few of the students hurry into the building. Everyone seems to know where they're going and what they need to do. Everyone, except for me. I feel like I'm just walking through life with no meaning, no real purpose. Geez, I'm in a bad mood.

"Good morning class," flinching slightly I turn my attention towards the front of the room to an older gentleman. His eyes are tired, hair frosted and his features withered. "Welcome, you can call me Mr. Totosai. I am excited to begin this next chapter in your life with you. May we have a good school year with successful test scores," he grins devilishly. Glancing around the room I notice majority of the students tense. Already talking about grades? I'm not looking forward to studying. Suddenly the classroom door slides open with a loud bang causing the class to jump and turn to look at the young boy standing in the door way. "Ah, it seems you like causing a commotion everywhere you go," Mr. Totosai comments dryly, remaining unfazed by the intrusion.

Glaring at our teacher with an intensity that made even myself a little nervous, the boy walks in and scans the room, I assume looking for an empty seat. His long black hair with bangs framing his scowling face. He's pretty tall and his skin tan. Obviously not from around here, I muse to myself. The uneasiness from this morning begins to pool in the pit of my stomach once again, and my head begins to pound. Letting my eyes travel back to his face, who is this gu—

It's then when our eyes met. Those eyes.. They're this almond honey color, if I didn't know any better I would say they're even gold. Glaring at me, he began to walk in my direction. Shifting uncomfortably under his gaze he plopped himself down in the seat next to me. Never breaking our eye contact and making the hair on the back of my neck stand up. What's with this jerk?!

"You got something to say wench," his voice is deep and sharp. My eyes go wide, did he just call me..

"Excuse me?!" I can feel the fire in me ignite, boiling under the surface. Who does he think he is?!

"There will be none of that name calling in this classroom young man!" Mr. Totosai says, quickly defusing my anger. Finally breaking eye contact with me he crosses his arms over his chest and glares toward the front of the class. Trying to hide my embarrassment I turn towards the front keeping my features calm and collected. "NOW, as I was saying. Let's make this a good year and all get a long," Mr. Totosai says pointedly as he continues to go over what this school year holds for us. For the remainder of the class I can't help but be distracted by the sulking boy sitting next to me, subtly stealing glances of him. What the heck is his problem?! It also doesn't help that Ayumi, Yuka and Eri keep looking back at us every five minutes, shooting a few death glares when I catch them. As soon as the bell rings, I quickly gather my stuff bolting for the door.

"Hey wench!" his voice is like ice, causing me to stop in my tracks. "I don't know wha—" before he can finish I get right up in his face, my eyes filled with anger and my hands on my hips blocking him in the aisle.

"FIRST OF ALL, my name is Kagome. KA-GO-ME. Not wench," I see a few people stop to look at us, but I don't care. "Second, don't address me so comfortably you rude jerk!" he lets out a grunt, rolling his eyes. Why is he so infuriating?!

"Whatever, next time you got something to say just say it. Instead of staring at me like some kinda creep," he says crossing his arms and facing me head on. My face is beginning to get hot, me a creep?! You're the creep!

"Shut up! I was just trying to figure out what your problem was! Don't flatter yourself," swiftly throwing my hair over my shoulder, I turn and head towards the door. "Just stay away from me," I hiss, giving him one final scowl before I stomp out the door.

"Keh, don't worry! I will," he yells after me. The nerve of him! I don't get far down the hall before Ayumi, Yuka and Eri ambush me, dragging me into the nearest secluded staircase.
"Oh my god! Talk about love at first sight," Eri squeals, I involuntarily let out a bitter laugh.

"You gotta be joking right Eri? That jerk?! Did you hear what he was calling me?!" I say through gritted teeth. Patting me on the shoulder they all just let out a small giggle. "Come on class is about to start, lets go," I grumble and start to lead the way, desperate to drop the subject. Trying to breathe and get my temper under control, I scan the room of my next class and thankfully find the last window seat available. Rushing to it I quickly realize I'm being watched, my eyes wandering to meet a pair of golden ones. Oh god, please no..

"Are you serious?" he barks annoyingly, looking at the empty seat next to him angrily then back up at me. Letting out a defeated sigh, I take my seat averting my eyes out the window trying my best to ignore the mumbling coming from the boy next to me. Today sucks.