A/N: Yay! I updated fast! This is chapter 1 of Transfer, the official chapter 1. I hope everyone enjoys it. It is another rewrite of my original chapter 2, but I really hope it's better than the first and you all like the changes I've made. Anyways… Enjoy!
Deception
Things are not always
As they seem.
People are not always
As we imagine.
Ripples in a bond obscure clarity.
Reflections undulate,
Painfully congealing.
As breezes calm to stillness-
The glassy surface reveals
A hollow face in the mirror,
Staring back at us
With pleading eyes.
People are not always
As they seem.
Things are not always
As we imagine.
Something lies beneath the thin layers
Of surely snake skins-
Barely transparent, but once shed,
Only a fragile tissue remains
Of what we thought was there-
Left behind in a shriveled trail,
As reality slithers off
On its belly.
By Katherine L. Sparrow
Ch. 1 First Day
I've never been one to enjoy the first day at a new school. They are always horrible. There's always new people. But in reality, they're only new to me. For them it's all the same, except I'm the one that's new. I'm the alien that everyone stares at because they have no idea who you are.
Rin led me and Sango down the narrow hall of Shikon High. Her petite legs carried her very quickly. When I looked at her I could see that she was smiling, her hazel eyes crinkling at the edges. I admired her natural beauty. She was the type of person who could bring happiness to anybody.
I was so focused on examining Rin, I didn't even noticed she had stopped in front of a classroom. I ran straight into her back. "Oh, I'm sorry!" I hurriedly exclaimed.
"Oh it's fine! So here's your first class. Creative Writing. Pretty interesting. Do you like writing stories?" She asked sweetly.
"Not really, but I love writing poetry. It's been my favorite thing since I was a little girl." I answered. That was one of the only truthful things I could provide when it came to my childhood.
"Oh then you'll love Mr. Toshi! His favorite students are always the poets!" Rin smiled brightly. I happily returned it. Then she continued, "Alright Sango, we better get off to P.E. It's never good to be late on your first day. We'll meet you right here after class Kagome and then we'll find your lockers. Have fun!" Rin took Sango's hand and started to walk away. Sango mouthed good luck and then turned to follow our new friend.
I slowly entered the room, hoping I wasn't disrupting anything. The teacher turned towards me as soon as I stepped inside.
"Oh hello! You must be Kagome Higurashi. I was informed you'd be here at some point this morning. Please take a seat. There's one open over there by Mr. Takahashi. Now don't let his bad attitude about this class discourage you! He's always like that!" Mr. Toshi smiled brightly at me as I made my way to my seat.
I stopped short when I laid eyes on the boy addressed by Mr. Toshi as Mr. Takahashi. I didn't know his first name, but he was the most gorgeous person I had ever laid eyes on. His body was bulk and he obviously had an immense amount of muscle. His flowing black hair and prominent amber eyes mesmerized me. When I studied his eyes more, I noticed a hidden sadness in them. This same sad look could often be found hidden within my own eyes. And for some reason, I felt that I had to know what was making him so sad. I had an instantaneous want. I wanted to know this boy who reminded me so much of myself. It was something I knew I wouldn't be able to avoid.
"Miss Higurashi? Could you please take you seat?" Mr. Toshi's voice broke into my deep thoughts. I was startled when the boy turned and look I me. I scurried to my seat beside him.
I sat down quickly, but still felt his eyes watching me. I turned towards him, hoping I was only imagining his gaze. But, I wasn't. Our eyes held for what felt like a lifetime. Then, Mr. Toshi started speaking again, and the boy turned away. I felt the loss of his gaze and only wanted him to stare with me forever.
"As I was saying class," Mr. Toshi continued his speech. "I would like to see what each of your talents are so today you will write some kind of writing piece. It can be a song, a short story, or my personal favorite, a poem. Towards the end of class I will ask for volunteers to read their piece aloud and then I will collect everyone's. This paper can not be wrong so just write away. You will get credit as long as you turn something in. So go ahead and get started."
I spent a lot of time trying to think of what to write about. I was really good at dark poetry, but I didn't want anyone to see me as a depressed person. I started nearly ten pieces, but finally decided on a poem about hope.
I finished writing just as Mr. Toshi started asking for volunteers. I surprised myself when I felt my hand go up first.
"Yes! Miss Higurashi please come up front. I love when new students are the first to volunteer! What is your piece?" Mr. Toshi asked, smiling.
"Um..a um poem." I stuttered out. I could feel the whole class staring at me. I meekly walked to the front, feeling very uncomfortable.
"Ah lovely! Please, start!"
I took a deep breath, then started.
"When all about you is black with gloom,
And all you feel is pending doom.
When your bones are racked with grim despair-
When every breath is a gasp for air.
Keep on going, though you need to grope,
For around the bend is a ray of hope.
A ray of hope is perhaps all that's left,
As your will to live has been bereft.
You've lost it all, it's just no use.
You can end it all, you need no excuse.
But throw away that piece of rope,
And give yourself a chance at hope.
Just give yourself another day.
Brushing aside what your thoughts may say.
This is your life and you can make a new start,
By ignoring the brain- just follow the heart.
Take baby steps in order to cope,
And minute by minute you'll build on your hope.
Build on your hope, one day at a time,
Though the road be steep and hard to climb.
The hurts of the past- they should be dead.
The fears of the future are all in your head.
Just live in the present and refuse to mope
Your life will sparkle for you're living in hope."
I sat down quickly and waited for any sign of approval from the teacher. Everyone was completely silent and then Mr. Toshi finally said, "Absolutely beautiful Kagome. That was a stunning poem and I'm very impressed. It was extremely moving." He smiled at me and then asked for other volunteers.
A few others stood to read their pieces, but I didn't really pay attention. I was hoping the boy would go up and read his piece, but he never did. I didn't even see a paper on his desk. However I did feel his gaze on me again, and I knew he was watching me. I wasn't sure if he liked my poem, but I was really curious on if he did.
"Inuyasha, do you have anything for us?" I heard Mr. Toshi ask. Then I felt the boys gaze turn away from me.
"Do I ever old man?" I heard the boy say. His voice was deep and masculine. Then I realized I had learned his first name. Inuyasha.
"No. Which is why I don't understand why they continue to put you in my class."
"You telling me." Inuyasha sneered.
Everyone was silent while Mr. Toshi and Inuyasha glared at each other.
Finally the bell rang, and I turned in my paper, then made my way to the door. I saw Inuyasha slightly ahead of me so I quickly called his name.
"Hey Inuyasha! Wait up a sec!" He turned and waited for me to catch up. "Hey, I'm Kagome. Um…well I noticed you kinda looking at me during class and I was um… wondering if you liked my poem?"
"Keh. It was alright I guess. I don't really like poetry though so I probably won't like much of what you write if it's just poetry." Inuyasha didn't look friendly to me at all.
Is this really the boy I was so intrigued with before? I thought to myself.
"Kagome!" Rin and Sango came up to me. "Hey are you ready-" Then Rin seemed to realize Inuyasha. Standing next to me. " Oh sorry! I didn't mean to interrupt!" Rin smirked lightly.
"No it's fine. We were just finishing. Sorry I bothered you Inuyasha." I gave him a sarcastic smile then grabbed Sango and Rin and started to walk the other way. I thought I had seen something in Inuyasha, but he was only another jerk. I couldn't believe I had thought he was a good guy and that I had taken the time to talk to him.
The rest of the day went by uneventful. I had second period history with Sango, third period calculus with Rin, fourth period P.E. alone, fifth period English with Rin and Sango and, with my luck, sixth period physics with Inuyasha.
He didn't say anything to me during class, just looked at me a lot while I completely ignored him. He also talked with his friend, who's name I learned was Miroku. I slightly noticed Miroku had dark violet eyes, which struck me as unusual.
As soon as school was out, me and Sango hurried for the road to go get Souta and Kohaku. Unfortunately for me, Sango questioned me right away about Inuyasha.
"So who is he?" She asked me.
"Ugh. His name is Inuyasha. He's in my creative writing and physics class. At first he struck me as this sad boy and I wanted to know more about him. Then I realized he was a total jack ass." I shuddered at the memory of thinking Inuyasha was a nice guy.
"Kagome, you-" Sango started, but I cut her off.
"I know Sango. I can't get close to him, but at first I felt like I had to. I was completely wrong though ok? Don't worry about it."
"Ok. I know you understand, but I was just going over it again." Sango sighed. No one liked how we had to keep a distance from everyone. In this case I was happy though. I couldn't get close to someone as rude as Inuyasha.
After picking up the boys, we went home and started dinner early. We all sat down and ate quietly.
After everything was cleaned up, we called to check in with the Hunters Association.
I dialed the number on our only phone. Our good friend Bankotsu answered on the first ring. "Kagome! Sango! It's so good to hear from you! How's the new house and school?" Bank asked, obviously happy to be talking with us.
"It's good. Well the house is. School is…well school." I laughed lightly. Bank was one of the guys Sango and I trained with. We grew really close with him during that time. He was also one of our only friends we were allowed to keep. We only saw him on very rare occasions, so our conversation were always looked forward to.
"Well good. I'm really happy that Kaede is willing to put you all in a nice house and give you enough to live off of." Bank said. Kaede was the head of the Hunters Association. After our parents died, she made sure we always had a good house to live in, enough money for food and other essential things. She was a friend of our parents for a really long time. She was now our main caregiver.
"I know. She's really great to us. Anyways, any new movements from SDA?" I asked.
"No, they still think you're in Shibuya. They haven't made much movement in the past few days. Have you noticed anything there in Okinawa?" We could hear him typing on his computer in the background.
"Actually yes. I sensed two demons in our new school. Do you have any records of demons in this area?" Sango spoke up. I was nervous to hear Bank's answer. Any demons are bad for us.
"I was hoping you wouldn't, but I guess it was to be expected. Well from what I see here, there hasn't been any demons recorded in Okinawa for almost two years. They could possibly be new students at the school. I would definitely check that out as soon as you possibly can."
"We have made some new developments about their way of life here though so look for these signs: Jewelry that is multicolored. It could be an earring, necklace, bracelet, or ring. That is how they survive in sunlight and it alters their appearances to make them look as if they're aging. Also, strange colored eyes of any color. We've seen them with eyes of gold, blue, brown, violet, and green. The key is the oddness of the color. There's something different about them, so look for that. And last, if they aren't at school three days straight, it's a dead giving away. Demons only sleep every once in a while, but when they do, they sleep for days. You already know they hide their demonic features, so don't count on seeing those. I hope you two are able to discover those evil things." Bank finally finished.
"Ok we got it. As soon as we have anything, we'll call." I replied.
"Good. Be careful and take care of your family. Oh and your start your new training on Saturday. We'll email you directions to the meeting place." Bank informed.
"Thanks Bank. We'll talk to you soon." I hung up the phone and started to think about our new mission.
We can not lose to them…
A/N: So this is the official rewrite of chapter 2 of Transfer, but it's kind of chapter 1 now since I made an epilogue. I really hope everyone enjoyed it. This one was a lo less rewritten than chapter 1, but I did take some of Sassybratt's advice and changed it up so it is hopefully better. I do need to thank her for her amazing advice! She definitely helps me soo much with my stories and I can't thank her enough for it. Anyways, please review and let me know how I'm doing on my story and if it's any good. No lies people! I can take the truth. I can't get better without your help! So I'm hoping to have Chapter 2 up tomorrow night since it's my last rewrite and then the updates will be spread out more since I'll be writing from the start again rather than rewriting. But please, please review! Thanks for reading! I do not own the poem recited by Kagome in this chapter either so please don't think I stole it!