Hello there. Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Guess what, today is my birthday! And I don't have school so that means I get to update. Yes! Life is good.

Chapter 2: Lets be friends and Kikyou's warning

There was a lot of murmuring in the room. The students were whispering about this new student they were going to have in their school. Some were saying "ok, we have a new student in our class, whatever." while others said "are they sure about this?" Kagome was feeling a little uncomfortable standing there and hearing everyone saying things about her. She looked like she might cry.

Inuyasha was just sitting there staring. Taking in every detail of her. Her raven black hair, her brown eyes, her pink lips, her soft hands. Oh how he would love to hold her hand. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Kind of cute too. He looked at her some more and realized she reminded him of someone. Kikyou? He looked back to where Kikyou was sitting. He then looked back at Kagome. Then back at Kikyou. Then back at Kagome. He kept doing this till his neck hurt thinking 'Ok this is really weird.' He thought they were related somehow knowing perfectly well that was not true.

He then made direct eye contact with her as she did with him. They were both caught in each others gaze thinking they were in another world. His amber eyes fixed on her brown ones. Before anyone knew it they had snapped back into reality and were blushing. Inuyasha quickly realized this and turned his head, but not without the price of having Miroku and Sango see the reddening on his face. Kagome quickly turned her head down to the floor, smiling, but not without Kikyou noticing her blush and starting to get a sour look on her face.

"Ok everyone I want you to make Ms. Higurashi feel right at home at our school and oh Ms. Higurashi..." the teacher paused for a moment. "… you can take a seat here."

And he pointed to the one next to Inuyasha. Kagome took her seat next to Inuyasha and laid her textbooks on her desk. Here she was at a new school, not knowing anyone, not knowing if she would be able to make any friends, not knowing if the students would accept her. It was like she was in different world. She had moved a few weeks before; reason being was her mom got a new job. She lives with her along with her younger brother, and her grandfather. Her brother goes to an elementary school and her grandfather sells antiques.

"Ok class lets begin." the teacher said.

Classes went along by smoothly. During science, the class had to do a lab and it required partners. Miroku obviously chose Sango and she relunctly accepted. Inuyasha decided to ask Kagome to be his partner. A little shocked at this at first thinking no one would want her, she said yes.

"Hey Inu, want to be my partner?" Kikyou asked as he was getting his lab materials.

"Sorry Kikyou, I'm being Kagome's partner." Inuyasha told her and he went over to where he and Kagome were stationed

'Yes, yes, Kagome.' Kikyou thought with another sour look on her face.

As Inuyasha and Kagome did their lab work, they noticed that their hands wanted to make contact with each other somehow. When Inuyasha was writing some lab results on his paper with one hand, his other crawled across the table as if having a mind of its own. It found Kagome's hand lying there and climbed on top of it so its palm was on the back of the hand. Then it wrapped its fingers around it. Kagome's hand seemed to have gotten the message and flipped over, still in the other hand's grasp, and held it back. Kagome was the first to notice this and was a little surprised.

"Umm…Inuyasha?" she asked.

"What?" he answered.

She gestured to look down with her eyes. Inuyasha looked down and saw his hand in hers and vise versa. Out of reflex and surprise he pulled his back from hers and she did from his.

"Sorry about that." he said blushing

"No, no its ok, really." she replied, also blushing.

"What was that?" Inuyasha thought to himself.

Kikyou was noticing this a few tables across from them, not looking too happy. The bell rang and lunch hour arrived. The students gathered in the cafeteria and bought lunch or brought their own from home. Kagome managed to find an empty table and sat by herself while everyone else sat with their friends. Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku sat not too far from her and watched.

"Hey Inuyasha." Miroku began.

"Yeah what?" Inuyasha asked.

"Why don't you go over and welcome Kagome into our group." he said with a perverted smile.

"Why do I have to be the one?" Inuyasha asked with an agitated look on his face.

"C'mon. Who was blushing at the sight of her during first period?" Miroku now said with pearly eyes.

"You saw that!" Inuyasha exclaimed.

"Who held her hand during the lab in science class?" Sango was now saying.

"Wait, that was-"

"C'mon Inuyasha" Sango interrupted. "You obviously have something for her so you should go." She now was serious. "Besides, the girl wants some friends and I think we are the perfect batch for her."

Inuyasha looked at them and thought for a moment. "All right all right I'll go." he said rolling his eyes and getting up.

Sango and Miroku smiled and watched as Inuyasha walked over to Kagome's table. He got there and sat down across from her. She didn't even notice his presence.

"Hello Kagome." he said.

She looked up and saw she was staring into some amber orbs.

Oh, hello Inuyasha." she said back.

"How's your first day of school going?"

"Fine I guess."

"You like it here?"

"It's ok."

As they continued their conversation Inuyasha gestured to Miroku and Sango to come over with his finger. They saw it and walked over. In a corner of the café, Kikyou was watching all of this, her eyes narrowing.

"So that's why my family and I moved to Tokyo." Kagome said as Miroku and Sango approached.

"Oh, Kagome theses are my friends, Sango Taijiya and Miroku Kazaana." Inuyasha said as he noticed them.

"Hi Kagome." Sango said as they shook hands.

"Hello there Kagome." Miroku said with a smile. They took seats in between Kagome and Miroku began to feel her butt.

"EEEK" Kagome shrieked.

(slap)

"Miroku!" Sango shouted, but not so loud that the whole café heard her.

"I do it to someone else and she still hits me." Miroku sighed now rubbing his throbbing cheek.

"Do you think groping someone's butt is the best way to make a first impression?" Sango asked in a whisper.

"Call it my introduction." he said proudly.

"Yes Miroku is a little bit of a pervert but you get used to it if hang around long enough." Inuyasha told Kagome as she was coming over the shock.

"Huh, what do you mean hang around long enough?" she asked. All three then looked at her.

"That's what I was going to ask" Inuyasha said. "Kagome, would you like to join in our little group and be friends with us?"

She looked at all of them. Inuyasha seemed like a nice person, Sango looked like a best friend in the making, and Miroku, yeah was pervert, but overall a good guy. They all looked like good people. She smiled happily and answered "Yes. I'd love to."

"Great, welcome to Sacred Jewel Kagome Higurashi." Inuyasha said and they shook hands.

From that moment Kagome knew she would like it here at her new school. Kikyou, was watching from her corner with loathing eyes. She would make sure no one would take "her" Inuyasha away from her. Kagome hung out with her new friends over the next few days. She loved everything about them. Inuyasha's presence. He'd wrap his arm around her shoulder which she very enjoyed very much. Miroku getting slapped for groping Sango. She and Sango eventually became best friends and were almost like sisters. But one day Kagome was getting some stuff from her locker and was pulled abruptly and held against some other lockers. Next thing she knew, cold, brown eyes were glaring at her.

"Listen girly…" Kikyou began. "I don't know what your thinking but don't even think about getting close to Inuyasha. You hear?" she said coldly.

"Wha…what do you mean… get close to Inuyasha? We're…we're just friends." Kagome studdered.

"Fine, but know that you don't stand a chance of having him as a boyfriend because he's eventually going to be mine. You got that?" Kikyou almost shouted.

"Yes." Kagome whispered, fear in her eyes.

Kikyou let her go and began to walk away. "Don't try anything if you know what's good for you" she said as she disappeared into the halls. Kagome stood there thinking about what just happened.

'Great now I've got to watch my distance with Inuyasha or that girl will probably beat me up.' she thought to herself.

"Kagome?" a voice said.

She looked and Inuyasha was standing next to her.

"You ok? Is something wrong?" he asked with concern.

"No, no I' am fine. Really, I'm fine." she said and they walked together to their last period of the day.