Science. The first class of the day. Kagome was never really a big fan of science. It was one of her worst subjects. That and math.

'Maybe I'm bad at science because it involves math.' She thought as she went inside the classroom with Sango at her heels.

Once the teacher assigned her a seat, she sat down and began to take notes. Ten minutes into class, she began to stress a little. The teacher was talking so fast! And she couldn't even understand what the teacher was talking about! Heck, she didn't even understand her own notes!

'I should have expected this…'

After all, this school was far more advanced than any other school in Japan. She really should have expected this. After science was math, and she was not looking forward to it. Math was her worst subject. The bell rang, and everyone headed to their next class.

'Killed by the bell…' She thought as she walked down the hall.

When she made it to math class, she was assigned a seat in the back of the classroom. Once again, she started taking notes, and once again, she didn't understand anything. Suddenly, the teacher asked a question.

"True or False: the two functions f and g defined by f(x) = 3x + 3 for x real and g(t) = 3t + 3 for t real and positive are equal. Who knows the answer?" When no one raised their hand, he called on someone. "You there. In the back."

'Me?' She thought worriedly.

She heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that the teacher was looking elsewhere.

"What is the answer?" The teacher asked.

"False. Two functions are equal if their rules are equal and their domains are the same." Said a soft voice.

"Correct."

"Freak."

The class snickered.

"Quiet class." The class fell silent immediately. "Inuyasha, stop causing a ruckus, or you will be facing consequences."

"Whatever."

"Now the next problem is…"

Kagome stopped paying attention after that. There was no way she could fit in at this school. There was no way she'd even be able to pass her classes.

'So much for my good day…' She thought in despair. 'I need a tutor or something…'

She thought for a moment.

'Maybe the one who answered that question could help me! They seemed smart!'

But once again, her hopes fell.

'Wait, I don't even know who that was… Well, they sounded like they were sitting pretty close to me… Maybe if I could just…'

Before she could do anything, the bell rang and it was off to English. During that class, everyone was assigned the task of writing a song. They could partner up, or they could write one by themselves. They only had a week.

"Writing a song is not an easy task." The teacher was saying. "Because of this, I am giving you a week. Don't worry yourselves about writing the instrumentals. Save that for music class. All I want to see are the lyrics."

The bell rang.

"Class dismissed."

At lunch, Kagome and Sango were talking.

"I don't know Sango. Maybe I'm not cut out for this. I didn't understand a thing in science or in math, and I don't know how to write a song…"

"You'll be fine, Kagome! You just need a tutor."

"I was thinking about that, and I was thinking that maybe I could try to convince the one who answered that problem in math. Do you know who that was?"

"No. They were in the back, and I sit up front. Sorry."

Kagome sighed.

"It's okay… I just hoped you'd know…"

"Sorry, but I didn't even recognize the voice."

Kagome stopped walking and gasped when she heard that.

"Wait a minute!"

"What?"

"You didn't recognize the voice!"

"So?"

"Who's the one person in this school you don't know?" Kagome asked excitedly.

Sango thought for a moment, then gasped and smiled equally excitedly.

"The mystery boy!"

"Exactly! Since he helped me before, maybe he'll be willing to help me again!"

"Great idea! Now you just gotta find him."

"Yeah, easier said than done. That kid disappeared into nothing last time I saw him. I swear Sango, I blinked and he was gone!"

"Yeah, that could be a problem. We'll just have to keep a really close eye out for him!"

"Alright."

'That could work I suppose…'

Kagome continued to think about the boy throughout the rest of the day. She even kept an eye out for him by his locker after school. She found nothing. There was no sign of him anywhere.

'Maybe I just imagined him…' She thought in despair.

Suddenly, five minutes after school had ended, there was a flash of white by the black locker. She heard it open, heard what sounded like a book being tossed in, heard the locker close, and then nothing. She blinked.

'What just happened?'