Chapter 4: Higurashi Taicho!

Monday found Kagome in the headmaster's office. Class was not set to start for another forty minutes. She looked at the male as he looked into her file.

"I see that you have done great so far in class. You are participating, and acing the tests. It doesn't say much else. How are you getting along with the other students?" He closed the file and looked at her.

"Momoi Satsuki has been welcoming to me," she admitted. "She is my friend. I have joined a club for every day of the week. I worked it out with the captains and they are fine with it."

"What clubs?" He was surprised. Surely, she couldn't handle every club and class.

"Monday is kyudo, Tuesday is kendo, Wednesday is bushido, Thursday is Judo, Friday is basketball, and Saturdays are reserved for any tournaments or games I must go to. If no tournament or game is going on, I will be at basketball practice." He seemed to nod.

"I will be checking up on you periodically."

"I understand." She stood and bowed to him before leaving. She walked to class to see Satsuki waiting for her. She greeted Satsuki kindly and took her seat. "Headmaster wanted to see how I was getting along." Satsuki nodded and sat down with her.

"Kago-chan, do you have anything going on Saturday?"

"I will have to see what the captains say," Kagome said.

"Higurashi-san," a voice called from the door. She looked up to see the Judo captain. She stood and approached him.

"You needed something, taicho?" He nodded before dropping to his knees and prostrating himself. "Get up, taicho." He stood.

"We have a tournament this weekend on Saturday. The vice-captain got injured, so I need someone to fill his place."

"Alright." She nodded. "But if I do better than you, I want to become taicho."

"If you win the whole thing, I will gladly step back as taicho." She nodded. "We will meet at the front gate." She nodded and he bowed deeply before running off. Kagome sweat dropped but took her seat.

"It is rare for the judo team to invite a first year to the tournament," Satsuki said as she sat back in her chair.

"We'll see how that goes." Satsuki nodded and they started class. They had already turned in their report when the teacher walked in.

"Who did what on your paper?" The teacher asked.

"I did the research," Kagome started. "Aomine typed up the paper, Momoi checked for grammatical and spelling errors, before I read through it again for accuracy." The teacher looked at the paper.

"Aomine wrote this?" She was surprised. They nodded. "Is anyone else's report done?" The teacher looked around the class. "You have a week." They grumbled as the teacher started with the day's lessons.

The female that hated Kagome approached Aomine, thinking Kagome had a crush on the tall ace. "Daiki-kun," she greeted with a flirtatious smile.

"We aren't friends," he told her with a scowl. He looked her over. "You aren't even my type."

"What's your type?" She crossed her arms under her barely-there breasts.

"For one, you have no breasts." He shrugged. Everyone at the school knew he liked bigger breasts. "Second, you aren't involved in a club that really has any merit." She was in a club that was about finding a rich spouse. "Third, you get everyone to do the work for you." She basically flirted or made the males do all the work for her.

"Aomine-kun," a voice called, and he turned to see Kagome approaching him. The female tried to force herself on him, but it was awkward, since she couldn't reach him. "Coach is calling a meeting." He scoffed at the female that was trying too hard. He walked towards her and walked with her and Satsuki.

"The interhigh starts in about two months," Harasawa said. "We will be having games almost every weekend." He looked at Kagome. "We will need you there."

"I will make sure they give me the time to be there." He nodded.

"That being said, practices will become harder. Saturday practices will be longer."

"Coach, I have a Judo tournament this weekend. I will be sure to be at practice afterwards." He nodded.

"We might have to add Sunday practices." They nodded. "We want to do better than last year, and we will have to do a bit of recruiting for when Imayoshi and Susa graduate. Those practices will be harder. We will find a new captain by then."

"Classes start soon," Satsuki whispered to him. He nodded.

"Get to class. I will see most of you after classes end for the day." The bowed and left, the males surrounding Kagome. Aomine took up his usual position. The other students commented on this, but the basketball team ignored it.

Classes ended and Kagome found herself in the kyudo practice area. She was already changed and a few of the females approached her, asking if she could help them. She nodded and had them take their stances. She did a slight tweak and she managed to get them to remember the position. Hidao had dismissed everyone but her.

"I am bringing you with us to the next tournament. We are only allowed to bring four people. It will be me, you, the vice-captain and one of the second years. It is next Saturday." Kagome nodded.

"I have informed the basketball team."

"Basketball team?" Kagome nodded.

"They are fine with it, but in two months, the interhigh starts."

"When the basketball tournaments start up, our tournaments are moved to Sundays," she said. "So, that shouldn't be an issue." Kagome nodded. "I graduate this year, so does the vice-captain. We will find a captain based on scores." Kagome nodded and walked to the front of the school with the kyudo captain. The basketball team was walking out as well. "Good night, Higurashi."

"Good night, taicho." Aomine's arm was slung across her shoulders as she was absorbed into the basketball team. Sakurai started to apologize for Aomine's behavior. She reprimanded him, in which he continued to apologize. She was tempted to smack him in the head.

The other members walked off as she, Satsuki, and Aomine walked in a different direction. They stopped at a long set of stairs when Kagome stopped walking.

"This is me." She started up the stairs. "I'll see you two tomorrow." She vanished up the long set of stairs.

The rest of the week ended pretty quickly and found her at the front of the school with the judo captain and the three-other people they were allowed to take with them. They got on the train and got off some time later. They walked to a large auditorium. They signed in and looked around. There were seats high up, looking over the tournament floor. The brackets were on the wall.

"You are up first, Higurashi," he said and she nodded. She went to the mat, her team behind her. Across from her was a large male from Kaijo. He was throwing insults at her. She ignored it. She was given the signal to start and had defeated him within seconds. She was confirmed the winner. Her team mates congratulated her. She bowed to her opponent and stepped off the mat.

They watched each other fight. By round three of the tournament, it was her and the captain left. There were three more rounds before the championship. They got extremely serious, the others behind them cheering them on. By the fifth round it was just her.

"You are our only hope now, Higurashi," the captain said. He and the others were on their knees. "PLEASE WIN FOR US, HIGURASHI!" They said together as they put their heads to the ground.

"I will, just stop." She was blushing because everyone was looking at them. "Everyone is looking." They stood and apologized to her. They were a loud group, but she was used to them. She was called to a mat; the other mats being removed since this was the quarter finals. They followed her in a straight line and the balcony had gone quiet and was looking on. There were whispers, but she ignored them.

"You are a traitor, Higurashi," the male across from her said. He was in a Seirin uniform.

"I do not care what you think." She had a serious look on her face.

"I will just have to crush you." He seemed to crack his knuckles. Her was about a foot taller than her and seemed to weigh at least twice as much as her.

"We shall see." She got into her position and bowed, even if her opponent hadn't. She came back into her stance and he came at her. She dodged him. He was angry. She easily dodged around him, before grabbing him and using his momentum against him. She flipped him before moving into a submission. She put more pressure. "I can break your arm in three places if you don't submit." Her voice was low and she placed a bit more pressure before he gave the signal of giving up. She released him and stood. She turned to leave the mat, and he charged her. Her team screamed her name, but she had ducked under the male, grabbed his arm and flipped him, sending him to his back. "Attack me again and I will be forced to hurt more than just your ego." She stepped off the mat and her team congratulated her.

"One more match and you will be in the championship." She nodded. She stretched out.

"I will win," she told him. They took a seat to watch the remainder of the matches. Remaining for the semifinals was her, a male from Kaijo, a male from Shutoku, and a male from a lesser known school. She was scheduled to fight the lesser known school. She stood and approached when her name was called.

"I will win. I am tired of my school not being known."

"I am sorry you have to face me then. You will not make it out of this round." He was way bigger than her, and bulky. He might prove more challenging than the others she faced so far.

"You are small. Judo will always be dominated by the large." They bowed to each other and he tried to out muscle her. She had used her flexibility and size to her advantage. She easily slipped out of every one of his holds. With the final hold, he tried, she flipped him and forced him into submission. "I will admit, you gave me more trouble than the others. You have heart. Please keep training." She gave him a slight smile before bowing to him. He blushed and quickly bowed back.

"Arigato for the match!" He watched her leave. She seemed nice.

The Kaijo male had beat the male from Shutoku. She would call it a close match. She knew both males. They had been captains of the Judo team when she went to the respective schools. They were taking a five-minute break.

"You can do this," the captain told her. "He is a formidable opponent, but you can beat him." She nodded. She stood and stretched as she approached the mat. He was glaring at her as he approached. She kept a serious face as she came up. They said nothing before bowing and receiving the signal to fight. She waited patiently as he looked her over. She was not going to make the first move. He came forward and she blocked before dodging. IT was a longer match before she had him in a submission. He gave and she stood and helped him to his feet. He gave her a bow and she returned it.

"Good to see you are not out of practice," he commented.

"I could say the same for you." She started to head off.

"I am sorry I couldn't protect you." She shook her head.

"It wasn't your fault." She gave him a slight smile. "Keep training and I will do the same." He nodded and went to join his team. They were watching the match to determine third place. The guy from the not known school came in third. The trophy ceremony was a quick affair, and the picture was taken and would be sent to the school.

"Congratulations, taicho," the ex-captain said as he bowed.

"CONGRATULATIONS, TAICHO!" The others said. She blushed but gave the signal for them to leave.