I do not own Inuyasha or Ouran High School Host Club. The honors go to Rumiko Takahashi and Bisco Hatori

Summary: Two scholarships were given out instead of one. However due to Kagome's poor health, she was kept a secret from the world. However, now she is able to attend Ouran Academy. Even so, Ouran Academy has a big surprise for her that will make Kagome rethink her expectations of this school.

Secret Student

Chapter 9 - Ready for Story Time

Haruhi, Kagura, I were walking back to Ouran from the store. I bought a backpack at the store so we bought extra instant coffee to last us about a week or so. Haruhi was carrying two bags per hand, Kagura carried only one bag, and I carried at least four to five bags in my backpack and two per hand. "Kagome, how are you able to carry so many bags at the same time?" asked a shocked Haruhi. If you think my backpack is heavy enough, then wait until you see the one I took to the Feudal Era. I didn't say that out loud though. Haruhi has no idea that I was able to travel back to the Feudal Era until four months ago. I see no reason to since Kagura has informed me that humans and demons have agreed to keep peace between us. I still find it kind of disturbing that death row inmates are actually fed to demons instead of given the lethal shot or electrocution. I'll get used to it soon enough though. I am Kagome Higurashi after all.

"Well, whenever I went to Shippo's town I was trained by the town's police force when I regained some of my health. I always fell ill quickly so sometimes I decided to not go back to Tokyo if there weren't any test or anything important like that. The police didn't give me any mercy, even with my horrible health. They believed that if I was to stay with them then I should be able to protect myself and any locals if the situation calls for it," I explained to Haruhi. Kagura smirked but it quickly went away. It would do no good if Haruhi somehow found out there was more to my answer than I let on. Speaking of Haruhi, she was shocked with my answer. I can't blame her though. At this time and age, not letting those who were on the road to recovery rest was frowned upon.

"No way! They knew you needed your rest so why would they not give you a break? Why would they even train your sick body anyways? Isn't that child abuse or something!?" exclaimed Haruhi. I giggled at Haruhi's answer. She didn't seem to find it to be amusing though. Haruhi kept on looking at me with worried eyes. If only she knew the truth...

"They didn't like it but it was necessary. The town's soil was rich with nutrients and metals. People wanted to buy off the land but the town mayor never allowed the land to be bought. Because of that, the rich sometimes hired assassins to get rid of the townspeople so that led to the decision of teaching everyone self-defense. It didn't matter what their age was or how healthy they were, if you could walk and understand commands then you were forced to train. No exceptions were made," I said, "Now enough of my past. Let's hurry up before the club closes. We still have a good half hour ahead of us."

Haruhi's eyes seems to be bulging out of her skull. "H-Half h-hour? Don't you mean forty-five minutes?" cried out Haruhi. I gave her one of my famous evil smirks. Kagura and I nodded towards each other and we began to take off in a run. We heard Haruhi yell for us to slow down but we pretended we didn't hear her. It's not that we wanted to torture my fellow friend, it's just that Kagura and I wanted to have a race to see who would win. Demon vs. human; who will win?

~0.o~

Surprisingly, I won the race without even sweating! I had a good twenty pound of instant coffee on me. Also, it was a good 86 degrees outside too. Kagura pouted beside me but laughed. I smiled and laughed along with her. I can't believe that I'm here laughing with Kagura. She always seemed hell-bent on killing my friends and me. Then again, if she didn't do so Naraku would've crushed her heart which would've killed her. This is a nice change though. I never thought I'd be here laughing with Kagura. Speaking of Kagura, I wonder about Kanna. If Kagura was revived then maybe Kanna was too. I'll ask Kagura about that later. As I was placing the instant coffee in it's place, Haruhi arrived drenched in sweat and breathing rapidly. I giggled when Kagura asked Haruhi if she was alright but instead of using she Kagura used he. There's not a doubt in my mind that Kagura knows that Haruhi is actually a she.

"I... can't... be-...-lieve you two... left me... behind," panted out Haruhi. She was currently on her knees, exhausted and confused all she could do was stare at the floor.

I giggled once again and told Haruhi to go shower and change at the Host Club's bathroom. Sweaty and worn-out, Haruhi went ahead to do as I told her to do. I smiled and continued on putting the instant coffee away. The hour went by quickly. Before I knew it, the club was closing for the day. I helped Haruhi wash the dishes while the others began to pack their things. Once they were finished, they sat down and waited for Haruhi and me to finish washing and drying the fine china. Since Haruhi didn't have a uniform, I had to lend her a pair of pants and a hoodie. The temperature dropped to 77 degrees so the hoodie won't bother Haruhi while she walked home.

"Are you sure you don't want to take the bus with me? I can walk you to the grocery store closest to your apartment and walk back to the bus stop," I said. Once again, Haruhi declined my offer. Her excuse was that she didn't want me to be too tired to walk up the never ending stairs of my shrine. Both of us knew that her excuse was a lie if my run with Kagura had any say in the situation. "If you're sure I guess... just call me when you get home. It's been a while since I've seen you. Maybe we should hang out this weekend," I suggested. Haruhi thought about my offer before nodding. We would've discussed the details but that can wait. The sun was going down faster than Haruhi and I anticipated. Haruhi was the first to leave with the twins behind her. I was about to leave until a hand grabbed onto my shoulder. I turned around and saw that the hand belonged to Mori. "Is there anything you need Mori-senpai?" I asked. I haven't used senpai when addressing Mori and I silently scolded myself for it. Honey seems like the type of person to be treated as an equal, Kyoya seems to not care whether I address him as my higher up as long as I benefit him, and Tamaki sees me as a daughter of sorts so calling him senpai will probably make him mope. However, I'm not so sure about Mori. He's the human version of Sesshomaru. Finding out whether or not I offended him for not calling him senpai is a difficult task. Sure, it's not impossible but I'm in a lazy mood.

I was so deep in thought that I missed what Mori said. I looked up, blushing since I didn't pay attention to what Mori said. "Sorry, I didn't catch that Mori-senpai," I said.

"Don't call me Mori-senpai, Mori is just fine," Mori mumbled out. I stared wide eyed at Mori. Then, I gave him a smile.

"Ok... Mori," I said, "Umm.. did you need something Mori?" Mori seemed to be struggling. I guess he doesn't know what to say. However, Honey came to his rescue with Usa-chan.

"'Gome-chan, Mori was just wondering if you would like for us to give you a ride home," said Honey in his usual happy tone.

"It's nice of you to offer but I have to go grocery shopping and I don't want you two to feel obligated to wait for me once I'm done shopping," I said.

"We won't mind! Takashi and I always wanted to see a commoner's grocery store, right?" an excited Honey stated. Mori looked away but nodded. I was about to reject the offer again but the fire in Honey's eyes seemed to grow. I just sighed and let Honey drag me to a limo. A man in a suit smiled at me and opened the door. Honey went in first, then me, and then Mori. The driver closed the door and rushed to the driver's seat. Then, the driver asked us where we wanted to go. I gave him the address to the grocery store near my shrine. The driver punched the address in the GPS and off we went.

"Hey 'Gome-chan, you live at a shrine, right? What do you do on your shrine?" asked a curious Honey.

"Well, my shrine isn't dedicated to a god. Instead, it's dedicated to a Goshinboku that grows on the shrine grounds. Legend has it that there are multiple parallel universes, each with their own Goshinboku. What's so special about a Goshinboku is that not only have they been there since the beginning of time, but that they are connected to time itself. If a Goshinboku fails to survive, then that universe will be plunged into a winter that never ends. Because of this, people go to our shrine and pray to the tree, hoping that our universe won't become a forever winter land. As for duties, we clean the shrine grounds, offer charms and exorcisms, and while the parents are praying it's up to my brother and me to entertain them. I mostly tell stories while my brother acts them out but sometimes my brother and I play with the children," I explained.

Honey's eyes shined with happiness at the mention of stories. "What type of stories do you tell 'Gome-chan?"

I thought about it for a moment before replying,"Well we tell stories that the Goshinboku was either involved in or about the Shikon Jewel."

"Can you tell us a story, please?" asked Honey while doing the best impression of a cute puppy. How can I say no to that?!

I smiled and nodded. I asked if it would be okay if I asked the driver if he also wanted to hear the story too. They agreed and I asked the driver if he wanted to listen. The driver seemed to be excited to hear a story so he accepted the offer quickly. I laughed at his reaction before I situated myself back at my seat. I sat there thinking about which story I was going to tell when I saw a sign of a jewelry store. Most school don't focus on how the Shikon Jewel really affected the lives of those its involved in. Maybe that would work. Let me ask them how much they know about the jewel.

"How much do all of you know about the jewel?" I asked

Mori looked at me curiously before he replied to my question. "Honey and I don't know that much really. From all the years at being at Ouran, we've only been told the adventures of the mysterious miko and her odd group that looked for the Shikon shards before the evil hanyou Naraku got a hold of the whole jewel."

"My school went as far back as 50 years before the miko suddenly appeared with the jewel," responded the driver. I was pleased with the information that was given to me. I made up my mind and decided to tell the story of how the Shikon Jewel negatively and positively influenced the lives of those around it.

"Okay with that done, I've decided which story to tell," and from I told the tale of how the impact the Shikon Jewel had with those near it.