Hello my pretties! I have been so busy with my schoolwork that I truly haven't even thought about writing more of this story.
Sessy: I feel so special now.
Um... well... Now that third quarter is almost upon my doorstep, I wanted something to do that could take my mind off of things.
Sessy: Now I feel used.
Er... Net Nanny is still watching everything I do (stalker!) so I will continue to feel guilty about not fixing my old work.
Sessy: They forgive you already; now get on with the story.
Sometimes you are so rude! Maybe I'll just leave you out of the story until Kagome wants a steamy bedroom scene! And you'll have no dialogue! Mwahahaha!
Sessy: ........ Fine with me; just get to that scene soon and I will not kill you.
Now I feel special. Oh well, on with the story that I do not own the characters of. Don't sue me please, I'm already broke.
Kagome glared at the door on the floor. This was the only way out of the classroom, but it didn't seem to like her. Every time she reached for the doorknob, the door would move out of her reach. It wasn't fair! The door let everyone else out except for her. Sesshomaru walked next to the door and glanced at her.
"Having trouble Miko." Sesshomaru said, more of a statement then a question.
"Nope, I don't know what you are talking about. I'm not having trouble." Kagome lunged for the door and sighed as she hit the ground. The door was now back on the wall.
Sesshomaru reached over Kagome's head and opened the door. Kagome quickly got up and rushed to the open door. It finally let her through and she smiled in victory… Until she realized she was falling. Not good. Just as she closed her eyes and hoped the floor didn't hurt too much, an arm closed around her waist. She was placed on the ground and looked up at Sesshomaru, whose expression had not changed from his expressionless mask.
"Thank you." She said, looking down. Now she felt bad about being sort of mean to him.
"I did not wish to have to file a report." Sesshomaru stated in a bored voice. Kagome's cheeks turned pink.
"Well thanks anyway." She growled out. She didn't like the idea that she might owed someone like this.
Kagome went around the ladder that should have helped her and started off down the hall. Suddenly she froze. She had no idea where her map was. She didn't remember putting it in her pocket. She started to franticly look through her pocket for it.
"Looking for this?" Kagome turned and saw Sesshomaru holding up her map, very crumbled because of being stuffed in her pocket. Kagome let out a relieved breath. It must have fallen out when she fell.
"Thank you again." She walked back to him and took the piece of paper with a smile.
"You should be more careful with your possessions Miko." Sesshomaru said flatly. Kagome's cheeks turned red again. She really wanted to yell at him, but he did save her and all, and he was the one who found the paper.
"I'll keep that in mind." She said sweetly. She turned her back on him and glanced at the map. She used her leg to try and get it to where she could read it. Once it was sort of flat, she looked for her next class. After scanning it for the best way to get to class, Kagome started down the hall again.
Other than one or two people passing her, the hallways were empty. Painted a soothing violet color, the walls were about ten feet apart, leaving more than enough room for students to walk from class to class without brushing up against each other. Kagome looked back over her shoulder to see Sesshomaru following her again.
"Admit it; you are stalking me!" Kagome turned around and pointed an accusing finger at him again. He glanced at it, then looked up and sneered at her.
"This Sesshomaru has already informed you that I would not lower myself to follow someone such as you." His tone wasn't as cold as before, more fire, causing a slight happiness in Kagome's heart. She liked that she could melt his ice, even if just for a moment.
'Where are these feelings coming from?' She shook her head and turned away from him, not feeling like yelling at him or attacking him for acting so condescendingly towards her. She started down the hall again, trying to ignore the feeling of having the Demon behind her. She could feel his presence like a warm wave lapping at her back. She couldn't stand it anymore and broke out in a run.
Sesshomaru watched the young Miko run away. He had to fight down the urge to chase after her and hunt her down like a small furry rabbit that she reminded him of. He would chase her, cutting off her exits and pushing her forward in her panic. They would reach a dead end soon enough. When she realized that there was no escaping him, she would push her back up against the wall and look at him, panting, dread filling her eyes. She would put up a fight, but it would be no match for the lord of the western lands. He would press her to the wall and she would try to get free. He would just laugh at the thought. His prey never escaped him. He would lean forward, keeping his eyes locked on to the burning brown of his captured rabbit and-
Sesshomaru shook his head. No matter how nice the picture, he would not give chase to the Miko. He had more self respect then to go after a simple human when so much could be lost and nothing could be gained. Well, not enough anyway. Sesshomaru continued at his normal pace to his next class.
Kagome slowed down as she approached her next class. She looked behind her to see that there was no icy demon in sight. One part of her felt relief that Sesshomaru was not following her. Another part of her, smaller and deeply buried, felt something like sadness. She puzzled over it for a second, but shrugged it away.
Kagome looked at the numbers on the wall to find her next class. Three rooms down, she saw the room number panted with white paint on the green door. It was neatly written, looking like it could have been computer generated it was so straight and perfect. She took hold of the cold doorknob and opened the door.
Kagome's eyes widened as she took in the sight of her new classroom.
It didn't look anything like a classroom; instead, it looked like she had stepped into a jungle. Trees stood at every side, blocking off her view of anything beyond them. Vines dripped down to brush the ground, or threaded between the trees like mini bridges. In front of her there was a small clearing, where small bushes dotted the ground. Student who had reached the room ahead of her were sitting on the bushes, looking around at the spender or talking to their neighbors. Kagome walked further into the room and spotted Miroku waving at her. She smiled and made her way to where he was sitting.
"Hello fair maiden!" Miroku took Kagome's hand and brought it to his lips. "I have pined for your presence by my side."
"Um… I'm flattered, but I saw you last class Miroku. Hey, didn't you go to the nurse's office?" Kagome took her hand from him.
"Nothing can keep me away from seeing you again!" Miroku declared.
"Oh stop it already." Shippo said from a seat nearby. Kagome looked over at him.
"Hi again." She said. Shippo smiled.
"Hi. Hey, I didn't get your name 'fair maiden'." Shippo rolled his eyes. "I'm Shippo and this idiot here is Miroku."
"I'm Kagome." They smiled at each other.
"Kagome. What a beautiful name for such a beautiful woman." Miroku's cheesy lines were not stopped by his friend's protests. Shippo sighed.
"Try to ignore him, please. He doesn't mean to be such a bother. I think."
Kagome laughed at Shippo's words.
"Oh, I think the class is going to start soon. You might want to find a… er… bush and sit down." Shippo gestured to a bush near Miroku and his seats.
Kagome went to the bush and stared at it for a second. It was green and leafy, like a normal bush, but cut in the shape of an arm chair. Kagome poked it and was pleasantly surprised when it felt softer than most chairs. Curiosity got the best of her and she leaned in to sniff it. There was a slight fragrance of cherries, but other than that, it didn't smell like dirt or mud or bugs. She turned and sat in the chair, quite happy with how it felt.
"Okay class, please find a seat." A soft voice drifted over them like a melody. Kagome looked towards where it came from to see and petite blond woman, a Miko, smiling as softly as her words. A large fire haired man stood next to her, a hard face looking them over. Kagome could tell that he was a Youkai, but not what type. She could also tell with her powers that he was strong.
"Pipe down and sit down." The man said loudly. His voice was steel, leaving no place for arguments or options. He looked to be the exact opposite of the woman, but both were insanely beautiful and Kagome could feel just as much power from the female.
The class quieted and those that didn't have a bush to sit on found one in a hurry. No one wanted to see what the man would do if they didn't listen. Kagome turned her head and saw none other than her demon stalker sitting about six people to her right and two back. He was in what might have been the corner of the room, except the trees made a circle so there were no corners. Kagome turned back to the two adults, who stood where all the bushes pointed in what Kagome guessed to be the front of the room.
"I would like to welcome all of you. Though your schedules said this class was Miko studies or Demon studies, it is truly a combination of both." The female teacher told us. Her voice was soft, but somehow it was loud enough that everyone could hear her. She wore a light blue turtle neck shirt and simple blue jeans, which was sort of weird as it was getting hot out. She looking like a very nice teacher, and Kagome knew she would like her.
"I am Keiji and I will be the teacher for the Demon students." The man told the group. Kagome was relieved that he wasn't her teacher, he seemed mean.
"And I am Lorelei and I teach the Miko and Priest students." Lorelei smiled at us kindly. "As some of you may have already learned, most of the teachers at this school do not require titles with their names. Please, just call us by our names. I hope we all get along well."
Keiji snorted.
"Alright kiddies," He moved away from Lorelei's side and rubbed his hands together. Kagome didn't think his apparent glee meant anything good to them. "We are going to start out the new school year with a little game." Kagome didn't like the sound of this.
"As you can see, or you should, there are more Demons in this class then Mikos and Priests combined." Kagome felt around with her powers. It was true; there seemed to be 5 Mikos and Priests well there were 15 Demons. She hadn't actually noticed until the teacher had said something.
"To play the game, all of the holy people will go into the trees and after a five minute head start; the other students will try and hunt you. You can hide yourself using any technique you know. The Demons have to track you down and bring you back here. Whoever brings back someone gets extra credit and the Mikos and Priests that are left after ten minutes also get extra credit." He grinned at us. Kagome wanted to panic.
"There are rules, or course." Lorelei said, glaring at Keiji. It came out more cute then menacing. "You are not allowed to draw blood, internally harm, break bones, or slay anyone. This is a game, not a battle field. You may fight and run away, but I don't want to have to get the nurse for any of you today. If you break the rules, Keiji will handle you." She nodded at us. After one look at Keiji, no one would want him to be in charge of punishment.
"Go." Keiji said without warning.
The students were frozen for a second. Kagome broke free of the confusion that kept her in her seat and ran into the forest first, causing all the other Mikos and Priests around her to get into motion. The game was on.
I'm sorry!
Sessy: Not good enough. *starts walking to the door.* If you don't want to write, I'll have to find someone else.
NO!!! *grabs leg and holds on.* Please! I'm sorry for not writing for so long. I'm working on it! I uploaded on the Yaoi school story, I'm uploading on this one right now; I'm even going to work on a new one shot! Please don't leave me!
Sessy : *stops walking and dragging Riku across the floor.* Do you promise to upload before next year?
I make no promises.
Sessy: Not good enough. *starts walking again*
Wait! I promise to try! Is that enough?
Sessy : It is good enough for now. "Picks Riku up from floor.* If you get another chapter out, I'll reward you.
That sounds like a very good way to get me to do stuff.
Thanks for reading. You're already here, so why don't you review? Please?!