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High School Life in Tokyo
Kagome Higurashi, a seventeen year old student of Singing Stone Secondary School, lived all her life in Las Vegas. Suddenly, her life was being rattled; she had to leave her school and all her friends. Although Kagome was fully aware of her Japanese descent, it still felt so foreign to her. Unexpectedly, her mom decided to go back to Japan and arranged everything.
"So everyone ready?" Mrs. Higurashi did her final house check. Kagome and her younger brother Sota inspected their belongings as well.
"Yes mom!" said the two siblings.
"Fasten your seatbelts. The plane is now landing to Tokyo, Japan"
"Already," Kagome managed to say while yawning. She looked out her window and saw Tokyo for the first time.
"This is where I grew up guys! Isn't it beautiful," said Mrs. Higurashi with glittering eyes.
"Uh huh…" shrugged Kagome.
"O Come on kids, I want to see some enthusiasm!" with that, they got all their baggage and walked out of the airport. Surprisingly, Kagome's mood lightened up as she took her first step on Japanese soil.
At the shrine…
"Sorry Kids, I am very old and my back seemed to be mad at me. I really wished I could welcome you in the airport" said Grandpa. Kagome's grandfather was probably in his late 60s but he sure had some youthful energy.
"No harm done, father", assured Mrs. Higurashi.
"Hahaha! What's his name, grandpa?" asked Souta who was somewhat amused by the lazy and dumb house cat.
"That's Buyo, stubbornly lazy animal. He had kept me good company over the years though" Grandpa answered.
Kagome noticed something on the ground "What the? Grandpa, why do you keep this weird looking green thingy? It's freaking me out!" said the grossed-out Kagome.
"Oh! That's supposed to be my welcome surprise for you but since you already discovered it, there is no point in hiding it" said Grandpa as he was taking the green thingy from Kagome's hand. "This is a dragon's claw. It is a sign of happiness and it comes with these whiskers for good luck!"
Kagome's mind yelled "eew" but she controlled herself. "Buyo come here!" and she shoved the dragon claw in its mouth.
"Oh dear, stop that! Don't you know that it has a long history behind it? It's an antique!!" Grandpa was too late.
Kagome sighed. "Mom, do you need some help in unpacking?"
"No dear, but thanks. If you want you can explore the shrine and the house", Mrs. Higurashi said.
"Sure"
From a Vegas girl, Kagome will now live as a shrine maiden. "This place is not too bad", her thoughts absorbed the site.
A giant and ancient tree caught her attention. Staring at it made Kagome poignant as if the tree was an important part of her former life. She didn't notice how long she looked at the tree until someone interrupted her silence.
"Hey there! Are you the grand daughter of the shrine keeper?" asked a young woman, about the same age as Kagome. She had long straight hair and a fit body structure. "Sorry for my rudeness. My name is Sango"
"Hello! Mine is Kagome. Nice to meet you"
"I really want to hear a lot from you but it is sorta hard to talk from across this fence. Do you mind if I come over", Sango said happily.
"Sure. My mom would be happy to meet you" Kagome then lead Sango to their home and introduced her to the rest of her family.
"So do you know what school or grade you'll be attending?" asked Sango.
"Not really. I wish I could go to school with you" Kagome said. She felt that Sango was already her bestfriend after only a few hours of conversing.
"I doubt that. I go to a special school for cultural studies and martial arts. You see, my family came from the demon slayer clan so we are still preserving traditions. Someday, I'll probably take over our family business so I'm educating myself as early as now", explained Sango.
"I see. Well, too bad. I was kind of hoping that I already have a friend from school" Kagome said with a heavy sigh.
"Don't you worry", said Sango, "you'll probably go to Shikon High. It's just one bus ride from here. Interesting stuff are always going on there"
"Shikon High…" thought Kagome. All she could do was to ponder about what's in store for her.
"I wonder what Sango meant with interesting stuff" mouthed Kagome to herself. She let her thoughts flow without realizing that she was staring in blank space. What if she came to her new school late for her first day…and then she got lost…taking an hour to find her classroom…and then she faints due to frustration…and then the super hot class president saves her head from hitting the solid floor…and then he shows her around…and then they will fall in love…and she will have babies…?
"Bleh" Kagome said as her mind snaps out of her haze at the thought of having babies.
With her worries all tangled up, she decided to look at her new school uniform. Although she never had to wear uniforms back in the U.S., she had to admit that her uniform is really adorable. "I would totally look cute on this one" she said as she held the short, navy blue and white checkered skirt and the sky-blue top paired with a black blazer.
Half an hour passed and Kagome started to feel drowsy. She put away her very first uniform and went to bed.
BEEP…BEEP…BEEP….
Kagome woke up quite faster than usual. Today's her first day in a Japanese high school. She quickly took a shower, wore her uniform and did her hair and make-up. After eating breakfast and saying goodbye to her mom and grandpa, she began her journey to school.
"Good morning Kagome" Sango greeted as she caught up with Kagome.
"Hey Sango! At least I get to take the bus with you. I still feel bad for not being your schoolmate though" Kagome replied.
"You'll be fine" came Sango's assurance.
In no time, the bus halted in front of Kagome's school. Sango's martial arts academy was just across the street from Shikon High.
"So do you want to go home together with me? I'll be waiting here at this bus stop ok?" Sango said.
"Sure, thanks!" said Kagome and within a second, Sango was out of sight.
Kagome's heart was pumping wildly. She was never this nervous before. "Ok girl, you are an independent, and confident Vegas girl. You can do this!" Encouraging herself did very little to ease Kagome's panic-stricken face. She entered the campus looking around like a poor little lost kitten.
"Hello! May I help you? You look kind of lost"
Kagome turned around to look at the source of the deep manly voice that spoke to her. What she saw made her heart skip a beat.
"Hi! I'm Kouga Tennoji! What year are you in?" said the tall, well-built boy that Kagome now knew was Kouga. It took her a while to talk back. Kagome was taken by Kouga's blue eyes and long black hair that was neatly tied in a ponytail. His bangs accented his sapphire eyes and his smile lighted up the entire corridor.
"Uhm…did you hear me?" Kouga asked again.
"A…noh…my name is Kagome Higurashi. I'm in second year" she managed to blurt out.
"Great! I'm in second year too and I'm the class president. Are you new? I have never seen you around here before" he said.
"Oh no!" Kagome yelled in her mind, "my thoughts came true, I'm now with the class president and he will show me around, and we will fall in love and make – well, no not the baby part – but…"
"Uhm…hello?" Kouga said at this interesting yet pretty girl in front of him. Sure he was attracted to her too but his task as the class president comes first before the thoughts of dating.
"Sorry, for being..uhmm…unresponsive. Yes, I'm new here" finally, words came out of her.
"I see. Where are you from?" he inquired.
"I came from America"
"Nice to meet you Kagome! Do you want me to show you around?" said the excited Kouga.
"Here it goes…before I know it, we will be in love" Kagome's mind is working hyper-drive with excitement. True enough, Kouga began leading her to all the important places in the campus. Kagome became even more impressed when Kouga shouted at a couple of guys bullying a freshman.
"Ginta, Hakkaku!! You know better than to hit on that kid. Get lost!!"
The tour continued with Kouga reprimanding every mischief caused by their schoolmates. "And here is Class 2 – B. Wait here, I'll inform your homeroom teacher that you have arrived."
Kouga approached a tall young man with long silver hair that is also tied in a ponytail. It was messier than Kouga's though with a few strands of hair covering the lenses of his glasses. If Kagome did not know that this man was her homeroom teacher, she could've sworn that he's hot.
"Ok, the principal told me about the new student. Thank you for your help Kouga," replied the teacher rather coldly. Kouga motioned Kagome to come inside the room.
"You'll be fine now. If you need any help, I will be in 2-A just beside your class", said Kouga.
"Thanks a lot Kouga", Kagome was kind of disappointed since the nice but strict class president was not in her class. "Your welcome" and Kouga stormed out of the room. As he walked out, another student entered the room. He was just as tall as Kouga, with long, black hair. She saw them glaring at each other before Kouga finally stepped out. The other guy glimpsed at Kagome and then moved to his seat at the back of the class.
"Miss Higurashi," called the teacher, "I am your new sensei. My name is Mr. Sesshoumaru Taisho and welcome to our class." The bell rang shortly and the class settled down. Kagome was left standing in front.
"Good morning, everyone. As you can see, we have a new student here with us. Her name is Higurashi Kagome and if my info was right, she was born and raised in America." With this, the class shared wows and ohhh. Kagome blushed slightly. "I want everyone to treat her nicely" continued Mr. Taisho while looking for an empty seat for Kagome to take.
From calm to aggravated, Mr. Taisho's expression abruptly changed as he stomped to the back of the class holding the biggest book Kagome has seen in her life. Everyone jumped when Mr. Taisho banged the book on the table of the guy who glared at Kouga. Kagome noticed that he was sleeping. Well, not anymore.
"What the fuck" the boy said. Kagome swore that she saw Mr. Taisho's eyes turn red for a split second. She now understood that her homeroom teacher can't be messed with. Apparently, that student whose uniform was all undone, with his blazer unbuttoned showing a white shirt underneath that said 'Shut up, wenches' was a real idiot for sleeping in class first thing in the morning.
"Miss Higurashi!" Mr. Taisho called while still eyeing the idiot, "you can take this seat next to this useless loatheful vermin."
"Yes sir" Kagome mumbled. Shivers were sent to her spine as she saw a brief static light between Mr. Taisho and the "loatheful vermin.'
"And as for you, Inuyasha Takahashi," he gave an evil grin, "DETENTION!"
"Yeah yeah… roar roar to you too, buddy" said Inuyasha when Mr. Taisho walked back to the front of the class.
Kagome stared at Mr. Taisho and then to the boy next to her, whose name was Inuyasha. Her head suddenly strolled in the alleys of her weird imagination…
She was walking in the dark and then she notices Inuyasha standing there, with his black hair blowing with the wind and he suddenly flicks his bangs away from his eyes. Sure that looked quite sexy…
"Oi! What are you looking at, you wench?!" Inuyasha shouted. Kagome's mind settled to the classroom once more. Again, she failed to notice that she spaced out.
"I said, what are you looking at?! Geez are all American students as stupid-looking as you?"
"What?!" Kagome is now fully conscious and aware of the insults thrown at her. Too bad, this guy looked really cute when you stare at him. There is a certain arrogance in him that is so attractive. His eyes are really lonely, though.
Inuyasha did not respond. His head was down again and Kagome heard a soft snore from him.
"What an a-hole" she brushed off her thoughts about him.
"Isn't he such a badass…?"
"Tell me about it. He is so hot"
"Yeah I know OMG"
Kagome heard the girls in front of her giggle.
The bell rang and the period ended. Before the next teacher entered the class, Kagome was flooded by questions from her classmates. Only Inuyasha remained apathetic. Well, that's because he was still asleep.
"So Kagome, since when have you been to Japan?"…"uhhm about a week ago"
"Where are you staying now?"…."uhm I live at the Higurashi shrine"
"Oh Can I come visit you there?" "would you like to go to Wacdonalds with me" "Can you tutor me in English" "Do you have an American boyfriend?" "Do you have siblings" "Have you ever tasted Japanese food before?" (such a stupid question…) "Kagome?!" "Kagome?!" "KAGOME?!"
Kagome's brain collapsed and was saved when the teacher entered the room. "I wonder if I'll stand this school at all"
RING RING RING
"Finally!" Kagome sighed heavily as her first day in school ended.
"So how was it?" Sango asked.
"They ask too many questions" both Kagome and Sango chuckled at this. They were lucky to be early in the stop because the Shikon students soon crowded the bus and it would've been impossible to find a seat. Kagome looked out the window, pondering her first day in a Japanese high school.
Again, her imagination started traveling. She imagined Kouga running across a field of flowers to meet her. Her thoughts were interrupted when the bus passed Sakura River. There relaxing on the river bank by himself was the cute but snob guy who sits beside her in class. What was his name again? Oh right Inuyasha Takahashi…
"A year has passed. My memories of Kikyou are somewhat…fading…does that mean I never truly loved her?" Inuyasha thought as he cursed the setting sun and waited for the darkness to unfold.
Author's note: Hello readers!! I re-read my story the other day and realized that it's too draggy so I combined the original chapter 2 and 3 into one chapter. This is now the updated version. I hope you'll like it!!