Kagome covered her mouth as she yawned tiredly; she was now walking along the corridor of her school and making her way to her classroom.
After waking up slightly early Kagome had spent mot of her time reading some books in her room till it was time to go to school. Yesterday it had been a one off with Kikyo taking her to school and she was alright with walking to school by herself. After all she old enough wasn't she?
Although Kagome had only been to school for one day, her resemblance to Kikyo had spread through the school at a rapid speed. However, people had began to lose interest when the rumour that they were related started to sink in. Some people would occasionally come and ask if she was related to Kikyo to clarify the rumour and after Kagome had nodded they would walk away.
Walking to her classroom door she suddenly felt herself become uneasy as Kouga approached her and blocked her way from entering the classroom.
Oh no...
"Hi Kagome..." he said smiling and showing off his sparkly teeth again.
Kagome sighed, "Hello Kouga..."
"My, my, aren't you a sight for sore eyes?"
"Listen Kouga... I'm not interested..." Kagome replied quite tired of him hitting on her, "Anyway you already have a girlfriend remember? Ayame."
Kouga's face looked annoyed when she mentioned her name, "Maybe so... but she's so annoying... I'd rather go out with you." he then suddenly moved closer to Kagome, Kagome moved back only to hit something.
Turning her head to look behind her she saw Sango smiling at her, she then looked at Kouga, "I believe she said she's not interested."
Kagome also looked at Kouga; he frowned and took a quick glance at Kagome then walked away and around a corner.
"Thanks Sango." Kagome cried turning around to face her.
Kagome then noticed Miroku and Inuyasha behind her.
As the four sat down Kagome avoided eye contact with Inuyasha as they hadn't spoken since the incident in the canteen and frankly Kagome was still angry at him.
"Kagome did you do the homework last night?" Sango asked, "Only I know it was your first day and you might not have understood some things because you've just started..."
"No it's okay, we learnt a bit about it in my old school so I managed to do it." Kagome replied.
"That's good then." Sango replied, "Say do you have anything planned this Saturday at around 7.00?"
"Not really, why?" Kagome asked.
"Well its Miroku's birthday, you wanna come?" Sango asked.
"Is it really your place to invite people?" Inuyasha remarked.
"Yes because Miroku knows if he doesn't he won't be getting anywhere near me for a loooong time..." Sango snapped back, "Isn't that right Miroku?" she looked to her boyfriend sat behind her.
"You're the boss!" he replied giving her thumbs up.
"I've lost all respect for you man..." Inuyasha stated to Miroku.
Kagome thought for a while, she had only known the people less that a day and already she was being invited to a party?
"I'm not sure after all we don't really know one another that much..." Kagome replied.
"So?" Sango asked looking confused, "Half the people there don't even know Miroku or me but their still invited, and anyway we're friends now aren't we?"
"Well yeah but..." she paused, "My mum... might not be keen on me going to see people I hardly know."
"Parents huh?" Sango asked, "I understand."
Kagome felt slightly guilty at refusing the offer but knew it was for the best.
"In that case..." Sango continued making even Inuyasha and Miroku look at her, "...we'll come see your mom after school!"
"What!" Inuyasha and Miroku both cried.
"That way you're mom will know she can trust us and will also know we're friendly... well... most of us..." she added glancing at Miroku and Inuyasha.
"Today? But i... it's a bit sudden isn't it?" Kagome asked rather startled.
"Well tomorrow then?" Sango asked.
Kagome sighed knowing she wasn't going to get out of it, "Fine..."
"Great then me, Miroku and Inuyasha will come tomorrow after school." she said.
"What!" Kagome cried at the sound of Inuyasha's name, she turned her head and looked at him, for a moment the two stared till he growled.
"Got something to say?" he shouted.
"No..." Kagome replied.
"Then why you staring?" he snarled.
Kagome continued to watch for a moment longer before sighing and turning around in her seat.
-X-
Inuyasha blinked several times, why did this girl keep staring at him? It freaked him out how she hardly said anything and just continued to stare into his eyes... it was weird aswell...
Although he absolutely loathed going to her house tomorrow he daren't refuse otherwise he'd have to answer to Sango and that he didn't want to at all... especially after the last guy that disagreed with her... poor kid...
I wonder if he'll be able to have children...? Hmmmm...
As Inuyasha was thinking in his thoughts the bell suddenly rang making him jump out of his skin, luckily no one had noticed so he continued to sit down and sighed a bit as another day of school began...
-X-
During break Inuyasha went and had lie on the branch of his favourite tree on the school grounds, whenever he wanted to be left alone he'd come up here either to relax or think about something...
Loving the feel of the wind against him he shut his eyes and enjoyed it run through his hair.
When he opened his eyes again later he was surprised to see no one else around, jumping down he cursed himself for falling asleep and wondered how long into next lesson it was.
Quickly running into the hall he managed to avoid the teachers skulking in the hallways till he made his way to his classroom door.
-X-
Looking through the door from the side so he could just see the front of the room he saw the teacher Myouga leaping across the board and hatched a plan. As soon as he re-chalked himself and went back to the board he'd use all his skills to creep into the classroom and go into his seat, no one would grass him up would they? Maybe Kouga... but if he gave him a big enough glare maybe he'd let him off till lunch where they'd then fight.
Positive it would work he watched as Myouga leapt onto the table and jumped into the chalk powder, as soon as he turned back around and leapt to the board, feeling the 'mission impossible' song playing in his mind Inuyasha very quietly opened the door making all the pupils look at him. Glaring at them all in a threateningly way he continued to walk to his seat, for some reason however all of them, except the girl Kanna and Sesshoumaru, were following him with their eyes, Inuyasha wondered why. He then noticed that Sango was trying to not giggle, and Miroku aswell? Even Kouga was smirking at him... what was going on? He'd sneaked into class before, why were they laughing at him? Inuyasha decided he'd just have to ask them when he'd made it safely to his seat.
Inuyasha went the last few metres and went into his seat, glad to have made it, however he felt as if he had just been hit by a bomb when a voice talked.
"So nice of you to join us Inuyasha."
Inuyasha sighed and looked at Myouga who was staring at him from his desk, "Do you really think I didn't notice you skulking in and humming the mission impossible theme?"
"W...what!" Inuyasha shouted feeling his face go red, had he really been humming it?
Some in the class laughed and Inuyasha snarled, "So what? You gonna give me a detention I suppose..."
"Oh no... Your humiliation is enough Inuyasha." Myouga replied rather pleased.
Inuyasha felt his ears go red and blushed even more when he noticed the girl Kagome once again staring at him however when he looked at her she turned away.
"Now for this lesson you'll need a partner..." Myouga began, "There'll be one group of three but that doesn't matter. I'll give you five minutes to get into pairs staring now."
Everyone in the class got up, Sango turned around to Miroku knowing they'd pair up easily. Kagome stayed in her place embarrassed, Kouga then turned around and opened his mouth to say something when Ayame jumped next to him.
"Come on Kouga!" she cried dragging him away before he could protest.
"So Kikyo what you say? Want to be my partner?"
Kikyo turned around to the familiar voice to see Naraku standing there, "For the last time no..."
"For the last time no woman! Leave me alone!" Sesshoumaru shouted at Kagura.
"Aw but Sesshy..." Kagura began.
"Don't call me that... sheesh you're annoying." he exclaimed, looking around he saw only one person he'd rather go with than Kagura and nodding at Kikyo they decided to be paired with one another.
Kagura sighed and vowed she'd get him at lunch and went over to her younger sibling Kanna.
"Hey..." she said.
"Hi..." she whispered softly back.
-X-
Inuyasha scratched his head and looked at the two last hopes of his partner, there was only Naraku and Kagome left. For a moment he thought of making a three with Sango and Miroku when Myouga shouted.
"Inuyasha with Kagome, Naraku go with your sisters!"
"Shit!" Inuyasha muttered
To his surprise however the Kagome girl wasn't looking at him for once, "Hey new girl."
The 'new girl' turned around to look at him, "My name's Kagome..." she whispered.
"Yeah... yeah..." he replied back.
She stared at him again making him nervous until finally he angrily replied, "Will you stop staring at me already!"
"Will you at least apologise?" she asked.
"For what?" he asked.
"Need I remind you?" she asked.
Inuyasha then suddenly remembered how she had shouted at him in the canteen the day before, "Me apologise? It should be you saying sorry for shouting at me all of a sudden."
"What?" she asked, "You're the one who asked if I was as big a bitch as your ex-girlfriend. How can you ask me that?"
Although the two were talking rather loudly no one made anything of it with everyone else drowning their voices with their own.
"What I just asked..." he replied.
She frowned at him making him even more annoyed.
"Fine... fine if it'll make you shut up about it I take it back alright?"
She frowned a moment longer before nodding, "Thanks."
"So what exactly are we doing anyway?" Inuyasha asked.
"Weren't you listening?" she asked
Inuyasha shrugged.
Kagome sighed, "Fine... fine..." Inuyasha half-listened as she talked on about designing a power station on paper to generate the school and blah... blah... blah... he didn't listen to much more.
"...and so we need to get started, okay?"
Inuyasha snapped out of his day-dreaming, "Sure, sure I got it... err... what should I do?"
"Erm... well for starters we have to decide what things we need to include and also have to draw it... we'll also need to write an explanation on how it works..."
"...how about you do everything? I'm not good with this stuff." Inuyasha replied.
"But... we're meant to share the work evenly!" Kagome protested.
"Fine... fine... I'll get some information on this power station thingy..." he sighed.
"Kay and I'll design it on paper then and next time we work on this I'll be expecting you to bring in some sheets with 'good' information on it." she explained extended the word 'good' for a moment longer.
Inuyasha merely nodded and hoped the lesson went by fast so he could get to lunch.
-X-
"Now the bell's about to go... I'd like you to finish this Thursday if you can, you'll have time at lunch if you wish or you can do it after school hours. Your choice." Myouga explained.
Kagome bit her lip for a moment and turned around to Inuyasha, "So which lunchtime should we meet?"
"Lunchtime?" he asked.
"Yeah, well you won't want to come to my house will you?" she asked sure he wouldn't.
"Maybe... anyway I'm not giving up my lunch for some homework..." he replied.
"You mean you actually want to meet after school?" Kagome asked rather surprised.
"Yeah I'm not bothered, we can get it over and done with when I'm coming to your house tomorrow with Sango and Miroku." he replied.
"Will your parents be okay with it?" Kagome asked.
"Don't have any. Live on my own." Inuyasha replied.
"Oh I'm sorry."
"Why should you be? I'm fine with it..." he said standing up.
Kagome got her books and stood up aswell.
"So how'd you guys do?" Miroku asked with a rather red cheek.
"We'll finish it when I go to her house tomorrow after school." Inuyasha replied.
"Kay, I'm going over to Sango's house tonight." Miroku stated.
"Yes but he better not try anything otherwise he won't be getting anywhere near me for at least a month..." Sango implied.
"Of course not..." Miroku said.
Kagome watched and somehow had the feeling that Miroku didn't mean it...
"I'll catch you up, just getting putting something in my locker." Kagome explained to Sango.
"Sure, we'll save you a seat in the canteen." Sango replied walking off with Inuyasha and Miroku.
-X-
Kagome felt herself smiling as she went and opened her locker, it was only her first day and she had already made three friends... well maybe two after all Inuyasha wasn't really a friend... was he?
Kagome pondered on this as she put her books in her locker, she had also placed a photo of her, Souta and her mum and dad... from when he had been alive...
Kagome treasured this photo and had decided to put it on her locker so that whenever she opened it she would smile at looking at him. The photo had been taken two summer's ago when her and her family had gone out to the lake and in the photo her dad was holding Kagome's hand who had her arm wrapped around Souta who was besides her who was holding on to mum's hand so in all it was a rather nice picture.
As Kagome closed it she turned to walk only to see Kikyo standing there.
"Hi Kagome."
"Oh, hi Kikyo." Kagome replied a bit surprised.
"I noticed you got paired with Inuyasha, hope he isn't too much for you." she explained.
"No, no he's alright really..." Kagome answered smiling.
Kikyo nodded, "Just make sure you watch out because he's easily angered and if he's in a bad mood don't anger him or he'll snap at you."
Kagome bit her bottom lip feeling slightly nervous, "I'll... be careful." she replied.
-X-
Kikyo nodded and stood to the side as Kagome passed and walked off down the corridor. She suddenly wondered why she had said those things about Inuyasha... he wasn't that bad... the only time he was really angry was when someone got at him and he never took that out on other people afterwards so Kagome was okay really. But for some reason she felt unnerved by the fact that Kagome was getting along with Inuyasha, sure he was being a bit cold to her but he always was to people before he got to know them...
Kikyo then found herself hoping that Kagome wouldn't get that close to Inuyasha otherwise he might end up being nice to her and her to him... Kikyo's eyes then widened as she realised her feelings.
"Could i... still have feelings for him?" she whispered to herself.
No, it isn't possible. I'm the one who dumped him so why...
Kikyo then knew why she was starting to have feelings for Inuyasha once more; it was because her cousin was with him... she was jealous! Could it be that Inuyasha getting close to another girl was all that was needed to bring her true feelings forward?
"Kikyo you coming?" shouted a voice.
Kikyo looked down the corridor to see her friends Ayaka, Fuka and Misuzu waving at her.
Kikyo pushed her present thoughts away as she walked towards them. If she did have feelings for Inuyasha... if she did still love him... then it was possible that she may grow angry at her cousin.
-X-
(Note: I'm now skipping to the next day which is a Wednesday just after school... just saying so you're not confused )
Kagome felt her nerves rising as she walked out of the school with Sango, Miroku and Inuyasha. She knew she had promised them they could come to her home but she was now beginning to regret it. She had told her mum previously about the party and her friend's coming over and she had agreed.
"Mum..." Kagome began sat on the sofa next to Souta in the living room.
"Yes what is it Kagome?" her mum asked coming out of the kitchen and into the living room.
"My new friends... well for one of them it's his party this Saturday so—"
"Course you can go..." her mum interrupted.
"What?" Kagome asked standing up rather startled, "But I've only known them since yesterday? Aren't you worried?"
"Well slightly yes but if I don't let you go you may not make any new friends and I don't want that to happen." she explained.
"Oh... but I was going to say they've said they'll come around here tomorrow after school so you get to know them better and let me go."
"Aw that's considerate of them, bring them around and that way I'll feel less nervous." her mum continued smiling.
Kagome smiled back and hugged her mum whilst Souta continued to munch on crisps and watch Batman. (Sorry about the programme lol, can't think of anything else.)
Suddenly her friend's stopped as they exited the school gate, "What is it?" Kagome asked turning around.
"We don't know where you live Kagome; you'll have to tell us which direction to go." Sango explained.
"Oh right... just follow me." Kagome said walking left.
Sango nodded and the three followed her, Sango walking besides Kagome and Inuyasha and Miroku chatting away behind them as they followed.
-X-
"Wow! You're house is gorgeous!" Sango cried out as they walked up the path.
"It's not that good..." Kagome murmured opening the door, "I'm back mum!" she cried out as she took off her shoes.
The others followed her and after also taking of their shoes followed her into the living room.
"Wait here I'll go get her." Kagome said disappearing into the kitchen and leaving the three of them in the living room with Souta who was on the couch.
"It's indeed a large house." Miroku stated.
"Mmmm..." Inuyasha mumbled.
"Are you Kagome's new friends?"
The three looked down to see a boy sat on the couch turned around looking at them.
"Yes, you must be her little brother I'm guessing." Sango replied.
"Yeah unfortunately... I'm Souta." Souta commented.
"Poor kid." Inuyasha said.
"Inuyasha..." Sango cried looking at him, she turned back around to Souta, "I have a little brother a bit older than you too, he's called Kohaku although I don't see him often."
"How come?" he asked.
"Well it's complicated..." Sango replied unsure.
"I'm quite smart for my age!" Souta replied smiling.
"Well he lives with my parents far away." Sango said feeling rather sad thinking about him.
"Why don't you?" Souta asked.
"We fell out..."
"About what?"
"Souta that's enough." Kagome said walking into the room, "Sorry about him guys, he tends to ask a lot of questions. Anyway come in here with me, there should be enough room for you all."
The three followed her into the kitchen to see what they assumed as her mother cutting some cabbage.
"Oh you must be Kagome's friends, please sit down." she said gesturing to the seats around the table in the middle of the room.
Sango and Miroku both sat down but Inuyasha remained sitting saying he was okay, Kagome went and stood leaning against the back door.
"I would have come to see you but I can't leave the chicken for too long." she explained.
"It's no trouble." Sango replied.
Kagome's mum nodded and came and sat down with them, "It's nice of you to come and see me just for Kagome's sake, I already feel confident you're nice people." she said.
"Why thank you madam, you are also very kind." Miroku stated.
Sango glared at him for a moment as if warning him and Kagome sweatdropped at the feeling of her friend hitting on her mum.
"So we gonna start the project or not?" Inuyasha asked standing with his arms crossed next to the door.
"Oh yeah... we've got to finish something off. We'll be upstairs in my room mom." Kagome explained waving to Sango and Miroku as they went upstairs.
"Wow you're room is... big" he stated as he walked in.
"Erm... thanks?" Kagome replied unsure.
"Anyway here's the information." he said handing over several sheets of paper.
"Wow you really did your homework last night." she said amazed at all the papers he had brought it.
"Yeah well I did it only because you asked." he explained going and lying on her bed.
Not very comfortable at the thought of him lying on her bed Kagome turned away and began to copy the information onto the poster she had made.
Not shortly after Kagome heard a squeaking noise, turning around she saw Inuyasha jumping on her bed.
"Inuyasha don't do that!" she cried.
Inuyasha stopped and stared at her for a while before sighing and leaping off onto the floor with a loud thump.
"Why do you always have to be doing something? Can't you stay still for one minute?" Kagome asked rather irritated.
"Aw... shut up!" he shouted folding his arms.
"Why are you always so mean to me?" Kagome cried, when he didn't reply and just stared at her she gasped, "If this is about me looking like your ex-girlfriend then—"
"It's not that!" he interrupted, "It's just..." he paused, "Because I'm not a half-human I don't get along with most people so I don't have good people skills, that's all." he said looking at the ground.
"Oh..." Kagome merely replied.
"Don't feel sorry for me or anything though, that's the last thing I need." he continued before going and lying on her bed again.
Kagome turned back around and continued to get on with her work ignoring the snoring which soon followed from behind her. Gripping her pen hard she muttered, "Ignore him... ignore him... ignore him..."
-X-
Kagome smiled as she went down the stairs with Inuyasha glad that she had finally finished her project after about three quarters of an hour... even with Inuyasha snoring She had decided to keep it to herself about his loud snoring when he had eventually woken up half-an-hour later.
"You finished it then?" Souta asked as she passed him and headed to the kitchen.
"Yeah..." she replied.
"Mum i—" Kagome began but stopped when she entered.
"Oh you're too much!" her mum directed at Miroku.
"It's true, you have beautiful eyes." Miroku replied.
Kagome looked at Sango who had her fists clenched under the table and as Kagome watches she saw her stamp her foot down on Miroku's.
"Owwww!" Miroku cried going red in the face.
"Oh what is it?" her mum asked.
"N...nothing." he replied.
"So you done Kagome?" Sango asked still burying her foot into Miroku's.
"Y... Yeah." Kagome replied.
"I'll see you tomorrow at school then." Kagome said as they exited her house.
"Sure." Sango replied, she then pulled Miroku towards her by the ear and started dragging him away.
"Bye-bye Kagome..." he said in a rather sad and high-pitched voice as he was pulled away.
"See you Inuyasha." Kagome said as he left through the door aswell.
"Yeah... yeah, bye Kagome." he said before walking away.
Kagome blinked and stood in the door, "Did he... just call me Kagome?" she murmured, he had never said her name before and she smiled feeling she could now call him a friend at last.
I know that's a rather long chapter as on Microsoft Word (which I write these on) it's at least 9 pages long as where my usual chapter is 5-7 pages. Hope you liked this chapter. Looking at how much I still have to include this'll proberly be one of my longest stories I ever do...
Chapter 4: A New Enemy
It's Kagome's third day at Hanayome High the day on which she shows her project to the class with Inuyasha. Also, Myouga tells them of a upcoming school trip and Kikyo's feelings become more clear to her.