Chapter 2

New House, New school, and a New Bully

The next day, they arrived at the new house. It was quite a bit smaller that what Kagome was used to but she would manage. She just wondered if her daddy would.

"Are you ok daddy? You look disappointed."

"Oh. I'm not. Its just not at all what I'm used to. Do you like it?"

"Oh yes. It is so cute. It almost looks like a little doll house." Kagome said as she ran inside. Inside was a whole different story. Once inside, Kagome had to run back out.

"Kagome? Are you ok?" Kagome just shook her head no.

"What's wrong pumpkin?" he asked as he started to open the door.

"NO DADDY! DON'T GO IN THERE." Kagome said as she stepped in front of her dad.

"And why not?"

"Because. It is a mess in there."

"Oh, I'm sure it isn't that bad." He said. But once he was inside, he too had to run out.

"I told you so." Kagome shrugged.

"Looks like we got our work cut out for us Kags." Kagome pretended to faint.

"Nice try but your still helping me."

"Darn." Kagome said from the floor.

They both went inside together. Inside there was dirt, dust, evidence of animals, and holes in the walls. It was a mess to say the least. Kagome and her dad just looked at each other in disgust and rolled up their sleeves. They laughed and headed back to the car.

"We should probably get some things to help us clean that mess."

"Yeah and some paint for the walls and some stuff for the walls. I know. You should call Tyler. He was always really good at cleaning."

"No sweetheart. We can't ask him to clean the house for us."

"No no no. He can help us get the things we need and help us fix the house."

"Oh. Ok. I'll call him then." After Rick called Tyler, they were off for a store. They met Tyler at the store and started inside.

"Good evening sire. What brings you to ask me to help you clean?"

"Please call me Rick. Sophie died and we moved. The house we moved into is a mess. We need your help."

"I would be happy to help."

"Are you going to ask for pay?"
"Oh no. I don't need pay anymore. I'm retired. I get my money from the government."

"Oh ok. So, where do we start and what do we need?" After hours of shopping and going to different stores, they went back to the house.

Tyler was amazed when he walked into the house. He had never seen that much dirt and mud since Kagome was a few months old.

"Well. Lets get started." Tyler said as he put on an apron, rubber gloves, and goggles. Kagome thought he looked funny but did the same thing and also put on the breathing mask that her dad handed her.

After many days of scrubbing, patching, priming, and painting, the house was ready for furniture. They had spent a whole week fixing that house and now, they could finally enjoy their new home. Tyler went home and Kagome and her dad went to bed. The next day, Kagome would be going to school with Sango.

Kagome and Rick woke up early. Rick had to help get Kagome ready for school and he had to get ready to find a new job. He wasn't about to keep his job. He couldn't afford to leave his daughter home alone while he went off to kill some terrorists. He had already called and quit his other job. He told everyone what had happened and they understood. While Rick was drinking some coffee, Kagome came running down the stairs in a pink flower dress and matching shoes.

"Daddy, can you do my hair?"

"How I am supposed to do that? I don't know how to do hair."

"Oh. Its easy. You can put it up in a pony tail today."

"I know how to do that." With that Rick put his daughter's hair in a pony tail. Just as he finished, there was a knock on the door. "I think that is Sango." Rick opened the door and there stood Sango in her jeans and Pink Floyd shirt and a Hogs on Dogs motorcycle hat. "Nice choice in clothes Sango. Good morning."

"Good morning, sir. Are you a fashion designer now?"

"No. I'm just kidding. Well, take good care of my Kagome for me. Bye Kagome!" Rick waved good bye to his daughter as she went off for her first day of school.

"Bye daddy! See you later!" Rick watched as the last person in his life got into the car and was off for her new school, her new life.

When Kagome got out of the car, she was amazed at what she saw. There were demons and humans alike going to the same school. She just wondered one thing and she asked Sango.

"Hey Sango, do the demons and humans go to the classes together or are they separated. You know like demons on one side and humans on the other side of the school?" Sango gave a little laugh.

"No. We are in the same class. We learn together. Don't worry Kagome, I'll help you through this. Any friend of mine is a friend's of everyone else's."

"Are you popular or something?"

"No… I'm just the toughest one here. Come on. Lets go. We're going to be late for school." Sango said as she ran off laughing. Once inside, Kagome was a little scared. She didn't know what to do at first. She was scared of what everyone would think of her. She was nervous as anyone would be on their first day of 1st grade in a real school.

Kagome managed to make it through the first few hours. It was now lunch time and Kagome and Sango went out to a tree.

"Kagome? Can we sit somewhere else?"

"What do you mean Sango? What wrong with this spot?"

"There's nothing wrong with this spot. I just want to sit somewhere else."

"Oh O…"

"Well well well. What do we have here Miro? Seems to me like we have two chicks here that lost their way to the other trees."

"Hey mister, we were here first. You can go pick another tree to climb up." Kagome said. Sango put her hand on Kagome's shoulder.

"Kagome, don't. Inuyasha isn't a guy to mess around with." Kagome could smell the fear coming off of her. Her best friend was afraid of this guy. Kagome wouldn't let that happen.

"No Sango. I'm not letting this guy push me around on my first day. In fact, I'm not letting him push me around at all." Kagome said as a smirk grew on her face as she turned to the guys with her arms crossed.

"So, your Kagome? The new girl? Hm. Let me guess. Your daddy lost all his money in a gamble and you had to move to some poor, pathetic, run down old house. Is that it?" Kagome was getting mad. How dare he talk about her father that way.

"For you information, bucko, my daddy doesn't gamble. He had to spend all of his money on a funeral for my mother."

"Oh, did mommy kill herself?"

"NO. SOMEONE KILLED HER. DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT MY MOTHER OR MY FATHER EVER AGAIN. DO YOU HEAR ME? YOU HAVE NO RIGHT. You don't even know them." By this time, Kagome was yelling and there was a huge crowd gathering around the four kids.

"AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO KNOW YOUR PARENTS. OUR FATHERS HAPPEN TO WORK TOGETHER. Last I heard, your daddy quit because he was too afraid to go on without his precious mate by his side."

"THAT IS NOT WHY HE QUIT. HE QUIT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ME. WE ARE THE OTHER THINGS LEFT THAT EACHOTHER HAS. MY MOTHER WAS MURDERED AND WE ARE ALL WE HAVE LEFT. WITHOUT MY DAD, I WOULD RATHER DIE. WITHOUT ME, MY DAD WOULDN'T HAVE A REASON TO LIVE. HE TOLD ME SO."

"I BET HE WAS JUST AFRAID OF GETTING KILLED IN THE FIELD AND LEAVING YOU ALL ALLOWN."

"NO HE WASN'T. HE LOVES ME. YOU'RE AN IDIOT IF YOU THINK OTHER WISE." With that said, Kagome used her demon strength and her miko magic and punched Inuyasha square in the nose. With a satisfying crack, Kagome and Sango walked off.

"You shouldn't have done that Kags."

"Why not? That guy is a jerk."

"He'll pick on every day now."

"He can pick all he wants. I don't care."

Jease. That girl can hit hard. I think she actually broke my nose. What was that that I sensed when she punched me? Could she be a miko hanyou? Inuyasha got up and, holding his nose, made his way to the nurse's office. Man those are rare. She is so cool. Her and her friend would be an awesome addition to my gang.

After school, Sango and Kagome were waiting for Kagome's dad. They were very happy, that is until Inuyasha and his friend showed up.

"Hello ladies!" said the friend. "My name is Miroku Houshi and my friend Inuyasha Takashi here has a very intriguing proposition for you. Inuyasha, if you will?"

"Well thank you Miroku. Kagome and Sango, it has come to my attention that both of you are exceptionally strong and witty. It would be my honor if the both of you will join my gang." By this time, Inuyasha opened his eyes. He noticed that both Kagome and Sango were giggling. "What is so funny?" he yelled. Kagome was the only one that could speak.

"HAHAHA. You look like a bull see elephant. Your nose is soooo swollen." Kagome and Sango were now on the ground laughing.

"Well that's because you broke it." That shut them up. Kagome now had tears in her eyes.

"I broke your nose? I am soooo sorry. I didn't mean to, honest. Will you ever forgive me?" Kagome was on her knees now. She felt so bad that she broke his nose. She didn't mean to. Sometimes her hanyou and miko energy combines when she is really angry and she ends up hurting people. She hated hurting people.

"Don't worry about it. It's not your fault, its mine. I shouldn't have said those things about your mom and dad. My ego gets in the way sometimes and I can't control it. Do you forgive me?"

"Yes. I do." Kagome stopped crying. "Oh and Sango and I accept your proposal. We will join your gang." Inuyasha gave a mental victory dance.

"OK. Well then. We best be off Miroku. The ladies have homework to do and so do we. See you girls tomorrow. And be sure to wear jeans and a dark colored shirt. Its dress code I guess. Bye!" Inuyasha and Miroku got into a car and drove off. Sango and Kagome looked up to see Kagome's dad drive up in a 94 cherry red convertible camero. They got in and Kagome immediately noted the new car smell.

"Nice car daddy! I like it."

"I'm glad you do. So did you girls make any new friends today?"

"Yeah we did Mr. Higurashi. We met two boys today." Sango said.

"Oh really? What are their names?"

"Well there's Miroku Houshi and Inuyasha Takashi. His daddy and you used to work together."

"Yes we did. We are good friends too. Is Inuyasha nice? I have yet to meet the boy."

"Well he didn't come on too nice. Him and Kagome got into a fight and Kagome broke his nose." Sango was laughing at the memory.

"Kagome? Did you really break his nose?"

"Yeah. But I didn't know I did. When he told me I apologized straight away. I felt really bad I did that."

"Did he forgive you?"

"Yeah, he did."

"Really? He never forgives anyone." The rest of the ride home was a funny one. Kagome turned on the radio and that two girls sat in the back seat rocking out to the music.

With Inuyasha and Miroku

"Dude I can't believe you forgave her like that. That so isn't like you. What'll you do next? Tell her you love her?"

"Dude no. She's a girl. I only see her as a girl and a new member to the gang. That's it. OK?"

"OK man. It was just a question. Don't need to get all upset about it." He likes her.

"Sorry dude. I'm tired." I hope he doesn't know I like her. Unlike him and Sango, I'm not going to say a word. "How about Sango? I know you like her."

"No. I love her."

See what I mean? "How about you tell her that?"

"She will never accept me."

"Of course not man."

"What?" Miroku asked shocked.

"We're in the first grade." Inuyasha said as he patted his friend's back.

"Oh yeah, I forgot."