Chapter 2: Daydreams and Slight Breeze

"Miss Higurashi!"

Kagome jolted out of her daydream suddenly to find her teacher glaring at her. Another second passed and she noticed everyone else was looking her way as well. She blushed furiously before having to ask what the question was. Her teacher was not at all happy, but still recited it back to her.

After the pressure was off and lunchtime came around, Kagome and her friends gathered around one of the tall oak trees sitting on the school grounds. They took out their lunchboxes and began eating, talking constantly. Kagome sat down peacefully and just listened, but only for a little while. Her mind wandered to the day dream she had in class before being rudely interrupted by her teacher. It was just like the one she had this morning, only the shapes were becoming more defined and she could now clearly hear a man's voice. He sounded about her age, and he kept saying "Come back to us, Kagome… We need you to come back…" He sounded almost desperate, as if pleading for her return. There were four different people and one animal, all of which seemed very different and distant. There was one in all black and pink, and she had a huge weapon slung over her shoulder, and another was dressed in all purple and held a tall staff that jangled sometimes. There was a short one that looked and sounded really young, and the animal seemed very cat-like. What intrigued her the most was the one in all red standing at the front and talking to her most of the time. She longed to reach out to him, to pull him into her embrace and never let go. But every time she tried to get near… she would wake up, just like this afternoon. She never got a proper look at any of their faces, though, because just before they would sharpen up enough she would awaken from her dream. The one in front, though, had the most gorgeous amber eyes that sparkled and danced. She was entranced by them, but only for a second because she usually woke up shortly thereafter.

"Kagome, wake up!"

She jolted, once again, from her day dream to find all her friends looking at her with questioning looks on their faces. She didn't know what to say, so she stuffed her mouth with food from her lunchbox.

"What are you always thinking about, Kagome?" Eri said, giving her a quizzical look. "Was it about a boy?"

Kagome started blushing and tried to deny it, but couldn't because her mouth was still filled with food. Eri and Yuka took the silence as a confirmation. They both gasped and started trying to guess who it was.

"I'm not thinking about a guy!" Kagome blurted out, but kept secretly to herself the real truth. They would never believe me if I told them, she thought to herself.

"It's probably Hojo," Yuka said thoughtfully, almost to herself.

"No! It's not Hojo or any other guy!" Kagome kept trying to defend herself, but all the while she felt her face redden up slightly.

"Knowing her, it's probably some hardened hooligan," Ayumi said matter-of-factly. Yuka and Eri stared at her, unable to believe what she just said. "What? I would go after one…"

Kagome reassured them that it wasn't a guy who was on her mind, and they finally dropped it… after twenty more minutes discussing Kagome's thoughts.

When will they ever drop it? Kagome thought to herself as they left the shade of the tree and returned to the classroom. The sun blazed overhead and made her skin feel warm and cozy. She glanced up and found nearly no clouds in the sky. She let the sun's rays wash over her and the slight breeze ruffle her jet-black hair. Today was just a normal day, and she was just a normal girl. At least she wanted to believe it. She didn't feel very normal right now.

I still can't convince myself, can I?

The story will pick up soon, but until then... TTFN!