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Just Doesn't Add Up

Kagome walked the halls, heading to her locker. She spun the combination lock and pulled the metal latch. It wouldn't budge so she hit it a few times with her fist, to no avail.

"Sometimes they stick so you have to really hit it just right." Sango Miyagi said as she forcefully hit the metal right next to the lock, and the door creaked open.

Kagome eyed her warily, not sure what to make of this sudden interaction. "Thanks." She said as she placed her books in her locker pulling out the ones she needed for her homework.

"No problem." Sango smiled. "You're Kagome Higurashi, correct? Souta's sister?"

"Yea."

"I'm Sango, Kohaku's sister." Sango extended the hand not attached to the arm cradled in a sling.

"I know, everyone knows you." Kagome replied shaking her hand.

Sango had the decency to blush prettily at the statement. Noticing how Kagome eyed her injured arm she laughed, "I'm a little accident prone."

Kagome smiled and closed her locker. She told Sango goodbye and began her trek home. Sango watched her go.

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He watched her from the shadows as she walked down the nearly deserted back street. Although she had the face of a good little school girl, the way she carried herself screamed, "Back the fuck off!"

Kagome ignored the statuesque individual as she passed him by without a second glance. Sesshoumaru Taisho was not worth her time. A sudden gust of wind caused her skirt to fly up and Kagome let out a string of curses as she tried to hold it down.

Sesshoumaru raised an ivory eyebrow at the black boy shorts he had just been given a view of and the curse words that accosted his sensitive ears. Something about this girl was not adding up and he wanted to know why she irked him so.

"You know ladies should not curse." A silky baritone voice whispered in her ear. Against her better judgment Kagome jabbed her elbow back towards the voice and turned to follow with a right hook. Before she could blink she found herself yanked off the ground and held up by her arms, her feet a good six inches off the ground. Sesshoumaru held her at eye level.

"Did you just attack this Sesshoumaru?"

Kagome forced herself not to follow instinct and kick him in the family jewels. That would not help the situation in anyway so she said nothing.

Although her face held fear her eyes burned him with blue fire. He could hear her blood racing and her breath short gasps. He shook her increasing the strain on the sockets of her arms, and she gritted her teeth. "You shouldn't sneak up on people like that." She bit out.

He lifted her higher, increasing the tension. "What makes you think you can tell this Sesshoumaru what to do?"

She forced her mind away from her screaming sockets as she stared him in the eyes. "Why are you doing this?" her voice pitiful.

He stared back at her, coolly. He put his face close to hers, "This Sesshoumaru does what he pleases." With that he dropped her, and was surprised when she landed gracefully on her feet. She stood and looked up at him, her face now an impassive mask. She calmly reached down and picked up her bag before turning her back on him and continuing home. Sesshoumaru watched her go. He knew she was seething inside, and yet still she did not attack. Either she had amazing self control or she was smart enough to know she could never win against him. Sesshoumaru turned in the opposite direction and left.

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Whether she liked it or not Kagome constantly found herself in the company of Sango, and she found herself slowly starting to like the girl although she felt she had an ulterior motive for the budding friendship. Due to their interaction Kagome also found herself involved with the Lethal Ladies more often than she liked.

Kagura and Kikyo seemed to tolerate her presence more so than enjoy it like Sango did, so she was careful not to step on any toes and cause an unnecessary confrontation. Souta had yet to get himself killed and the Hell Inu seemed to like her, although one in particular just rubbed her the wrong way.

Kagome sat in the main room of the gangs loft attempting to help Sango with her history homework when she was snatched up by the arm.

"Who gave you permission to be here, wench?" claws dug into her right arm, piercing her uniform jacket.

Sango quickly stood up, "I did, she is helping me with my school work. Kagome is not a threat Sesshoumaru, chill out and let her go."

Kagome did not struggle in his grasp and Sesshoumaru could see the hate in her eyes. His youkai took it as a challenge and his claws drew blood. Sesshoumaru gripped her upper arm tighter digging into the flesh earning a small yelp from her as blood oozed. Still Kagome did not struggle; she stood her ground icy pools never wavering.

Sango stood beside them a look of horror on her face as she struggled to decide between fellow gang member and new friend. Kagome's next action made her decision obsolete.

As Kagome's blood coated his fingertips Sesshoumaru felt the tingle of her miko powers within the life force assault his skin. He smirked at the pathetic attempt to do him damage. He faltered unnoticeably when she smiled back.

WHAM!

The scent of burning skin slowly filled the room. Sesshoumaru's grasp loosened and Kagome pulled her arm free and began to gather her things. InuYasha lunged for her but Sesshoumaru stopped him. Kagome paused in the entrance as Hell Inu and Lethal Ladies alike gaped at her.

"I apologize for disturbing your domain. Sango it seems as if this is the end of our friendship but I will cherish what we had." With a slight bow she left he stunned room.

"Soldiers out." Sesshoumaru ordered, his voice lethal.

"What the hell just happened?!" InuYasha exploded as just the Hell Inu and Lethal Ladies hierarchy was left.

Sesshoumaru's cheek stung irritatingly from the blow but the burned skin had already begun to heal. He turned to Kikyo and she cowered under his glare. "Kikyo did you or did you not inform this Sesshoumaru the Kagome Higurashi was a miko of no regard?"

Kikyo nodded her brown eyes fearful.

"Then what was that?"

"I don't know sir." She sputtered.

"Well find out and have correct information or you shall be a miko of no regard." Kikyo couldn't get out of the room fast enough as Sesshoumaru turned to Sango.

"What information have you gained on her?"

Sango swallowed. "Kagome is not that easily broken, and doesn't trust others easily. From what I can infer it seems there are some dark events in her past but I don't know what and she doesn't seem eager to share."

"Was there anything that made you think she was capable of what has just transpired?"

"No."

"This is all total bullshit. Are you just gonna let her do that and leave?" InuYasha asked.

Sesshoumaru's eyes bled and growled. "This Sesshoumaru is well aware of what has just occurred and will be dealing with it with no help from you." With that Sesshoumaru stalked upstairs to his room. 'Something about that wench is not adding up.' Sesshoumaru thought to himself, unaware that InuYasha was thinking the same thing as he left to pursue Kagome.

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Kagome trudged home in irritation, clutching her arm. She should have known better than to accept Sango's invitation and now she was sure to pay for what she had done to Sesshoumaru. Kagome was stopped in her tracks as InuYasha landed before her.

"Has the hit already been issued?" she asked.

InuYasha sniffed the air. "You don't smell like much of a miko."

"And minus the ears you don't look like much of a dog. What do you want?"

InuYasha continued to glare at her before his face broke into a lopsided grin. "Actually I wanted to congratulate you on being the only one to ever dare try to thwart Sesshoumaru. The look on that bastards face was priceless." He got serious again. "But you do know that means you've been tagged, right? He is going to make your life a living hell from now on."

"Then that means it'll only be returning to the norm."

InuYasha blinked at her cryptic statement as she tried to pass him. "Hey at least stop being such a bitch long enough to let me help-." He began to say, grabbing her arm just above where Sesshoumaru had injured her only to stop when his hand closed around metal. "What the-?"

Kagome tried to pull her arm away but he was stronger. "Its nothing now let me go!"

InuYasha ignored her demands instead ripping the sleeve of her uniform to expose her arm and gaped at her in shock as the silver armband of the Shikon Miko stared back at him.