Chapter 2
A/N: Thank you for all those lovely reviews! And I'll try to fix the little things a couple people pointed out. Well here we go on to the next chapter:D Hope you enjoy it.
LOL oh and if you didn't get it out of the last chapter the school is a mix of demon and humans, not all schools are mixed but theirs is a high end mixed school.
Disclaimer: Nope nothing here that I own except the plot.
Just so you know: "…" spoken, '…' thoughts : )
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Over the course of two weeks Kagome had managed to make a fast and firm friendship with Sango, as well as become more closely acquainted with many of the people within the popular crowd. Unfortunately she still hadn't managed to get Sesshoumaru to talk to her, which was causing a problem since they were assigned an Literature project that had to be done together. And the jerk hadn't said a thing to her, even when she tried to ask him about it. If they failed it would be his fault.
As she walked up to the schools front door Kagome glanced at her watch, 'Shit, I'm going to be late!' Quickly running through the doors she booted it as fast as she could towards her History class, the teacher was ridiculously strict and she didn't want a detention from the old bat. 'Wow, I'm glade I wore jeans today,' she thought as she glanced down at her fitted black tank and light blue jeans, they were far easier to run in then skirt uniforms that nearly every other school had to wear, 'This is one of those times I'm happy that my school isn't a typical one.'
Luck was on her side, she made it too her seat and dropped all of her stuff down in a clatter just as the second bell rang. Dropping to her seat in relief Kagome glanced behind her to see Sango smiling, and shaking her head at her, "Running late again are we Kagome?"
"Yeah, Souta dropped a bowl and it shattered all over the kitchen floor so I had to pick up every last one so that no one would get hurt when they came in." Kagome explained, 'Least my reason was better this time, not because the cat hid my shoe under Grandpa's bed like last time.'
"Don't worry," Sango laughed, "least you made it to class on time, Miroku wasn't so lucky." Sango told her gesturing to the closed classroom door. Miroku was waving happily at them through it, totally oblivious to the annoyed look on the Bat's face.
As the cranky demon walked over to the door, she spoke at the class as she let Miroku in, "I ask that you do not follow the example of Mr. Tanaka and be late to my class every other day."
Striding into the room completely ignoring the teacher Miroku dropped into his seat next Kagome, who merely shook her head at him and smiled. Then turning in his seat he looked back at Sango and Sesshoumaru, "Good morning, Sesshoumaru," he cheerfully, knowing it was irking their teacher, then he turned to Sango and gave her his most charming smile, "And good morning to you my most lovely Sango is your day going well, is Sesshoumaru boring you with his silent iciness?"
"No," Sango chuckled looking at him as if he were crazy, then pointed behind him in attempt to warn him about the teacher looming behind him.
"Mr. Tanaka, will you please turn around in your seat and at least try to pay attention so that the class may begin with today's lesson. Dealing with you is like dealing with a four year old, only they have better manners!" Sensei Sato, a.k.a. the Bat scolded Miroku, waking her hand down on their table causing Miroku to jump in his seat a spin to face the teacher. "Thank you for finally giving us your attention."
Twenty-five minuets later after the class had been briefed on a History project Kagome and Miroku turned around to discuss it with the table behind them. They were to complete it in groups of four and three of the four readily agreed that they would work together on it. While Sesshoumaru simply nodded his acquiesce and listen to them plot and watching Kagome chat happily, 'Hmm, she has gone to this school for as long as I have but it took someone new to allow any of us to see just how genuine she really is. She still has the same aura around her she had the last couple years that I have had a class with her, what it is though, it feels similar to a Miko but Kikyou is a one and she does not have that aura. It is almost like that of a demon, but she is human.'
Sesshoumaru was brought out of his musings by Miroku waving his hand in front of his face and repeating a question. "Hello Sesshoumaru, are you in there?" Miroku asked obnoxiously.
"Yes, I am," He replied stoically, his voice and expression not belying the thoughts that were circling his head.
"Oh, really then what was the question I just asked you," Miroku inquired, thinking that he might have one up on his icy friend.
"You asked if we could work on this at my house this weekend, and the answer is fine as long as you promise not to light my kitchen on fire like you did on our last project."
This last tidbit of information had Sango and Kagome bursting into laughter, "Are you serious, you lit his kitchen on fire?" Sango snickered.
"How?" Kagome couldn't help but wonder.
"Yeah I did, was trying to bake cookies for home economics last semester." Miroku chuckled as he explained.
This had Sango and Kagome laughing even harder, "Wow how do you screw up cookies?" Sango asked in disbelief.
Kagome nodded, wanting to know exactly how this had happened when another thought crossed her mind, turning to Sesshoumaru she asked, "Wait, you took home economics?"
"Yes," he replied, not looking at her.
"Why, it doesn't seem like something you would take?" Kagome asked now completely curious and ignoring Sango and Miroku's playful battering. 'Hey and now he is actually talking to me, maybe next time I ask him about are English project he will actually answer me rather then just the occasional nod.
"The consolers informed me that in order to graduate that I needed some kind of applied skill. Inuyasha was in the only open wood working class with Koga and they are in a constant competition with one another, so I had no desire to attend that class. Photography was full, so I was left with cooking or computer animation. Since Miroku was in cooking and had claimed that he was good at I chose Home Economics. The class was subjected to horrible smells nearly all year. Even after the class he still cannot cook." Sesshoumaru informed her, his voice deadpan but his eyes were filled with mirth and the corners of his lips were curled upward.
Kagome found herself giggling at Sesshoumaru's story, 'Wow, in the span of a few minuets I have found out a lot about Sesshoumaru, he has a sense of humor, it was just subtle. And he shows emotion, you just have to look for it.'
Before Kagome could get any farther in her conversation with Sesshoumaru Miroku had scooted over and stuck his head over Kagome's shoulder, "So Sesshoumaru, can we come over tomorrow, say around noon?"
"Sure," Sesshoumaru shrugged, reverting back to one word answers.
"Okay so we are meeting at Sesshoumaru's at noon tomorrow," Miroku confirmed, just as he finished the bell for next class rang and they flooded out into the hall. As she walked to her locker Kagome realized that she had no idea where Sesshoumaru lived, 'How the hell am I suppose to get there if I don't know where it is.'
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A few hours later during last block Kagome still had not found out where Sesshoumaru lived, as she took her seat in Chemistry she just sat staring aimlessly at the clock waiting for the others to arrive, 'I wonder where Sesshoumaru was at lunch that was when I had hoped to ask him where he lived, and Inuyasha wasn't there either, then Koga and Hiten wouldn't stop talking long enough for me too ask.' Kagome mused as she watched the other kids pile in, but no sign of her friends.
"I suppose I could have asked Miroku," Kagome mumbled to herself as the final bell rang. When neither Miroku nor Sango came in Kagome had resigned herself to a silent class with and icy Sesshoumaru, but when he didn't show up either she realized she was hooped in acquiring his address. "Meh, I'll phone Sango tonight and hope she has it." She mumbled once more as the teacher began his lesson.
Fifteen minuets into the class Sesshoumaru sat down quietly next to her, surprised to see him she couldn't help but ask, "Hey, you're here, where were you?"
Not really expecting an answer she just looked him over and noticed that he had changed clothes, instead of the kakis he had had on earlier he was now wearing black dress pants and underneath his sweater she could see a tale of a midnight blue dress shirt. As she was about to turn back to her work Kagome was surprised to hear Sesshoumaru speak to answer her question. "My father had a meeting that my brother and I were required to attend. We left just before lunch."
"Oh," was Kagome's only response, 'so that's why he's wearing different clothes.'
After about another ten minuets, another thought occurred to her, "I don't suppose you saw Sango or Miroku today while you were out?"
Once again Sesshoumaru surprised her by answering, and with more then one word, "They were leaving school as I arrived, Miroku said that they had to pick up Sango's little brother from school and talking to the principle. It would seem that he was in a fight of some sort."
"Alright thanks," Kagome replied as she digested the information, 'least they aren't cutting, they have a legitimate reason for missing class.
At the end of class Kagome remembered that she still needed Sesshoumaru's address, so about a minuet before school finished she turned to him, swallowing hard she asked, "Umm, Sesshoumaru I don't know where you live, could I get your address so that I'm not wandering the streets aimlessly all Saturday afternoon."
Sesshoumaru nodded in understanding, tearing out a sheet of paper from his binder he wrote out the requested information. As he handed it to her the bell rang once more signaling the end of yet another school day.
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That night just after pulling on some old pink pajamas Kagome's phone rang, "Hello?"
"Hey Kagome, it's me Sango," came Sango's cheery voice came from the phone.
"Oh, hi Sango, what's up, how are things with your brother"
"Fine," Sango replied sounding surprised, "how did you know about it, that's why I phoned you, to tell you sorry for not telling you that I wasn't going to be in biology. But I guess you already know."
"Oh, so what happened that you needed to go pick Kohaku up, where are your parents?" Kagome asked, worried that something horrible had happened to Kohaku.
"My parents are out on business, and I was the first person they had down to call in an emergency, but it really was not that bad, some of the other kids was picking on this girl that Kohaku has a secret crush on. Any way he stood up for her and got in a fist fight against three of them, and won, regardless of the fact that they started it he has been suspended for three days"
"Wow," Kagome replied in awe, "three against one and he still beat them, go Kohaku, and he did if for a noble reason."
"Yeah, anyway you said that Sesshoumaru told you where I was?" Sango inquired sounding incredibly interested.
"Umm, that's right he said that Miroku told him just before you guys left, just as he was coming back to school. Why are you finding this so interesting?" Kagome asked suspiciously.
Sango just chuckled, "Oh, nothing it's just something that Miroku told me today when we were driving. Apparently Sesshoumaru not talking to most girls is normal, particularly if they are human, because they typically try to fall all over him or are very dim, or simply thinks they are not worth his time. Miroku says that judging by the amount he talked to you in History he does not believe you too far beneath him which is a rarity. Then if you add the fact that he told you about me and Miroku I'd say you are on your way to having half the female population of are school hating you."
Kagome laughed at the absurdity of it all, "That's ridiculous I have been an outcast at this school for the last few years, the only reason any of them even talk to me now is because of you. Besides Sesshoumaru and I have a Literature project that we have to work on together so he would have to talk to me anyway. I hardly doubt that him talking to me is of any consequence."
"Fine, you're probably right," Sango chuckled, "most of what comes out of Miroku's mouth is insanity anyways, or perverted."
This had Kagome laughing, "Yeah that guy has a wondering eye, that's for sure."
"And hand!" Sango complained.
"He grouped you didn't he!"
"Yeah, apparently 'his hand has a mind of its own,' that's what he claimed anyway." Sango laughed.
Glancing at her bedside clock Kagome realized that it was well past two in the morning, "I have to go to bed now Sango, there are chores I have to do in the morning before I leave for Sesshoumaru's,"
"Okay good night then," Sango sang cheerfully, before hanging up.
After she too had hung up Kagome climbed into bed and couldn't stop her thoughts from drifting to what Sango had said earlier, 'what if he does think me better then some of the demons at school, what would that mean?'
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The next morning Kagome slept past her alarm, climbing groggily out of bed Kagome shuffled around to find her clothes before even glancing at her clock. 10:38 was glowing brightly at her. "Shit! I have to shower and clean and, oh I am so gonna be late!" Kagome screamed running towards her bath room.
As soon as she was done Kagome bolted downstairs to empty out the dishwasher and make herself some breakfast. Towel still wrapped around her head, Kagome hastily tossed in all the dirty dishes and ran to the laundry room to get the cat food. In her rush Kagome didn't see the cat lying in the middle of the hallway until to late. Half jumping trying to avoid Bouyo Kagome stumbled and slid right into the bag of cat kibble. Groaning, Kagome scrambled to her feet and quickly scooped up some food and tossed it into the cats bowl.
Pulling off the towel Kagome quickly ran a brush through her hair, grabbed an orange for breakfast and flew out the door. Climbing into her beaten old jeep Kagome dug through her purse trying to find the address she had fretted over the previous day. "Ah-ha!" She cried joyously, then took off towards the Estates. Weaving through traffic Kagome glanced at her watch, '11:45' I have fifteen minuets, I can do it.'
When she pulled up the large iron gates at the base of the Taisho manor Kagome gasped, 'Wow, I knew they would live somewhere upscale but this place is huge!' she thought as she peered through the gates up the long drive to elegant mansion.
Pushing the intercom she waited for a response, as she waited taking in the manor's elegance she couldn't help but look at her faded blue jeans with a tare in the knee and the simple black v-neck tee she had on, 'Oh they are going to think I look like a scrub.' Was all she could think when the voice came on through the speakers.
"Who is it," came a crabby frog like voice.
"K-Kagome, I am here to work on a project with Sesshoumaru." Kagome stuttered awkwardly. As the gates opened to allow her in she felt a sense of dread fall over her, 'Oh this is going to be embarrassing.'
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