The Ex-Bancho of Sakuragaoka High
Bancho: school gang leader
"Which part of "no funny business" do you not understand?!" Naraku's deep, angry voice bellowed. "You're taking this very lightly, aren't you?"
Hiten cast a glance at his brother beside him, who was sobbing with an angry bump on his shiny forehead.
"Hey, you only fell from the first floor," Hiten whispered. "Stop acting like a crybaby. Anyway, don't you think it's weird the principal seems more angry at the chairman, rather than at us?"
He spied a look at Kagome, who stood near him without a slightest concern on her face. As if visits to the principal's office were the norm. He swallowed. Maybe it really was the norm for her, from wherever she came from.
"Barely two hours in school. And barely 30 minutes fresh from my office!" The principal's eyes lashed at Kagome, who remained deadpan.
GC Miroku sighed, leaning against the principal's desk. "Hiten, why don't you bring your brother to the nurse's office first? We'll deal with you later."
"Y-you mean our punishment is not so important?" asked Hiten. "Even though we are the ones who kinda started the fight…"
"Good that you feel responsible. But Principal Naraku has an important message to send to the chairman, first."
Hiten peered at Sesshoumaru just as he and his brother creeped out from the office. He had never seen the chairman getting scolded before. There was an indignant look on Sesshoumaru's face, as his chest rose and fell, as if there was something he wanted to say, but couldn't get it off.
"Sesshoumaru, have you spoken to Kagome about her probation?" GC Miroku asked. "I don't think so, right?"
Sesshoumaru gritted his teeth. "She just entered the class. I could barely have a word with her."
Kagome stole a glance at the chairman. Like Hiten, she was not all sure why the principal had chosen to yell his head at him, rather than the ones who had actually been involved in the fight. And what was the chairman supposed to speak about to her anyway?
"Principal Naraku, I'll settle this," said GC Miroku, as he stood straight up. "It's only her first day of school, let's not get your blood pressure up just yet."
The principal scowled wordlessly as the GC escorted the pair out of his office. Bunch of troublemakers, he thought. It's not like the first time that fox kid had his lunch stolen anyway. She just had to play the part of the heroine. Heroine my ass! More like she wanted to make her first mark in this school!
"W-what, 500 school hours of school probation?" Kagome said.
GC Miroku laughed in his office. "Yes, that's right. I'm sure the principal spoke to you about our rehabilitation programs? This is just one of them." He smiled at Sesshoumaru, somewhat amused by the boy's apparent discomfort that quietly simmered on his face. "Here is a logbook that you'll use to record the time you've spent. I'll trust this will be placed in your good hands." Sesshoumaru grabbed it with a huff.
"500 hours?" Kagome repeated, aghast and staggering. "With him?!"
In the next few months, the concept of freedom would be hurled out of the window. She didn't need to spend that enough time to know what kind of person the student chairman was. Arrogant, unyielding and pompous. All the student councils in the world were made of the same lot.
"I have something else to add," said the GC. Kagome thought he looked somewhat familiar, but couldn't pinpoint who. "Kagome, if you display any disorderly conduct, then I may be forced to add on your current hours. This will impact not only you, but Sesshoumaru as well. So please do your best in Fubuki here."
Sesshoumaru looked anxious. "Are you going to do just that, based on what just happened earlier?"
"Nope. I'm giving the both of you a last chance. Sesshoumaru, you're partly responsible too. You could have stopped that fight, especially when it happened in your own class."
"It happened too fast," he muttered disagreeably.
Kagome folded her hands tightly. "This just sucks. I feel like I'm in prison or something."
"Count your lucky stars," Sesshoumaru spoke to her for the first time. "Any other girl would have sold her soul to the devil to spend even an hour with me."
She scoffed. "That's because they have bad taste."
GC Miroku shook his head as he guided them out of his office. "There, there. The both of you can bicker later, now that you have all the time in the world. Kagome, if you have any other questions, please direct them to the chairman, or you can always see me at my office. I would love to see you drop by." He passed her a charming smile.
Suddenly Kagome stiffened, and she punched Sesshoumaru in reflex, which he quickly dodged.
"What is wrong with you?" his voice rose.
"I just felt something touch my butt! It had to be you!"
"As if you even have one in the first place."
It looked like they were getting acquainted fast on the first day. The GC chuckled and shook his head. Now to settle the two brothers…
A few hours later, the school bell rang signalling the dismissal time. Stroves of students started filing out from their classrooms, and the corridor became alive with their chatter.
"Kagome-chan, let's go home together!" Shippo joined her at the corridor. "I'm going to my auntie's shop. It would be great if you could have a meal there." He beamed shyly. "It's on me, of course. As a thanks for standing up for me just now. You were like an Amazon princess, fighting against the evil Hiten and Manten!"
She smiled and tousled his hair. "I was just warming up."
The chairman passed them. A group of girls giggled at his back, speaking in excited tones among each other. Kagome stared at the boy who was going to be the new bane in her school life. She decided from her first impression that she disliked his face. He thinks he's very handsome, isn't he? Walking like he has something stuck up his butt. I'll fix that smug expression on his face!
"Hey, Chairman!" she called him.
He turned. "What?" Sesshoumaru said, unflinching. The new girl was staring at him like a wet dog at the corner of a street. He knew a love-stuck gaze when he saw one. This was definitely not one of them. He frowned as she strode towards him
Kagome cornered him against the parapet. The group of girls gasped, and started whispering among each other.
"Did you make the teacher sign the logbook at the end of the period?" she asked.
"Yes I did. No need to worry about things like that. I'm as impatient as you to get rid of these hours."
She nodded, then looked away. "I'm sorry. I didn't make a good first impression of myself, did I? It's good to know who you're dealing with, especially since we're going to spend a lot of time together."
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes. What's with the change of tone? Did she suddenly decide to change over a new leaf?
"And so, let me reintroduce myself!" Kagome declared, as she leapt backwards to the centre of the crowded pathway. She clasped her hand on her chest. A passionate fire burned in her large eyes, something he had never seen before, and it matched the colour of her jacket. He could feel its heat just staring at it.
"My name is Kagome Higurashi, ex-bancho of Sakuragaoka Girl's High. And my objective here, will be none other to topple the current bancho of this school, and be the new leader of Fubuki High!"
The whole corridor gasped and froze dramatically.
"Wait, did she say something about being a bancho?"
"Is Sesshoumaru getting another confession?! Goddamn, save some of it for the rest of us, will ya!"
"Whaaaa?" Shippo squealed, running to Kagome. "Kagome-chan, are you really going to be our new bancho? I'll support you! I'll support you a thousand times over!"
Sesshoumaru tried to control himself. His fist balled, and he shook. This girl...
"Do you want to drag me in hell, you stupid woman!"
At the end of the corridor, a pair of girls stood quietly, watching the spectacle. Kanna, a girl with white hair and blank eyes, her small face overshadowed by her thick glasses. She held a laptop close to her chest. Besides her was a taller, prettier girl, her dark hair tightly done in a bun and secured with chopsticks.
The pretty girl was Kagura. She was the secretary in the student council, but she was more recognized for her role as the president of the Sub Zero Prince-sama Fanclub. Kanna was the treasurer in the student council, although her real ability lied in hacking, and digging out information for Kagura to blackmail and dispose anyone they felt were dangerous to their beliefs. Kanna too was a member of the fanclub, although what her real thoughts of Sesshoumaru were never spoken of.
Kagura's red lips pursed. "Who the hell is that girl? No, rather, what makes she think she can speak so disrespectfully to our Prince-sama?"
Kanna pushed up her glasses. "Her name is Kagome Higurashi. She just entered Fubuki High today. From what I heard, she was involved in a fight just earlier today."
"This school just keeps accepting hooligans, don't they?" She filched out a folded fan and spread it open. "Make sure she knows who we are, and she doesn't bother the prince."
"Yes, Kagura." The duo turned and walked into the distance.
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