Title: Take Me for Who I Am
Author: btRkun
Chapter: 1 - The Plot and Threats
Pronunciation notes:
Tea is pronounced Téä
Ayame is pronounced A ya mé
"Hey guys, can we stop at the bathroom for a moment? I'm having a crisis here. I have to pee like a race horse!" A group of girls laughed, a boy's laugh stuck out like a sore thumb.
"Sure thing Kag. I have to go too. Let's stop at the bathroom around the corner." Tea said. Four girls, Kagome, Tea, Ayame, and Sango, and one guy, Miroku, walked casually down the once crowded hallway of their high school. The hallways had a couple of stragglers, all of which were surrounded by a group of people. Some wore jerseys, some belonged to clubs, and some were the every day druggies. Kagome paid no attention to them and instead quickened her pace as she came within ten feet of the girls' bathroom.
"I guess she needs to go!" Sango chuckled. Everyone followed Kagome into the bathroom. Sango, however stopped right in the doorway with a look of total disgust engraved upon her features. In front of her was a sink and above that was a mirror. The mirror reflected Sango and one other. The other reflection grinned at her. "And where the hell do you think you're going, lecher?" Sango said with clenched teeth.
Miroku cleared his throat and looked thoughtful. "There may very well be mice or even roaches. This school is very unsanitary. Who knows what disgusting things you may encounter? You just might need someone to help squash a bug for you." Miroku crossed his arms and nodded twice with his eyes closed. His grin twitched a little. Sango growled and raised her hand to point to the hallway. Flamed licked and sparked in her eyes. Miroku quickly complied and backed away scared.
Sango turned around and walked into the bathroom. A stall door closed with a bang. Kagome laughed at the situation as if it were nothing new.
"Hey Kag, what are you doing tonight? Want to go to WacDonalds?" Tea asked.
"No. I need to study for that history test tomorrow."
"That's all you ever do, Kagome. You need to get out and live! You need to drink! You need to party! You need to go out with guys!" Ayame said enthusiastically.
"Come to think of it. When was the last time you went out with a guy?" Tea asked quietly.
"Shit." Kagome said. The stall door started to ease open slowly. Ayame walked over and closed it shut. "Thanks, Ayame."
"Sure, Kag. You gonna answer my question?" Kagome remained silent for a few moments. The stall door began to open by itself again; Sango came over this time and gently kicked the door closed.
"Or could it be that you've never had a boyfriend before?" Tea inquired. Kagome remained silent. The door opened once more.
"What the hell is going on here?!" Kagome began to get very irritated. Not only was the door being a major bitch by not staying closed but her friends were prying open another door... a door Kagome had mentally locked away... the door whose key was purposely lost, and hopefully for good. "Oh my God. This door has no freaking lock! Someone tore the entire lock off! What jerk off did this?!" Tea and Ayame's eyes widened in shock. Sango shrugged it off. A maniacal laugh could be heard from outside the bathroom. Miroku stood outside the bathroom door laughing his head off.
"Miroku! Was it you?!" Sango yelled out.
"No way! I'm no pervert!" He yelled back in protest.
"I never asked if you were a pervert! We already know the answer to that one! I asked if you pulled the lock off the door!"
"Me?! Do I honestly look like I'd do something like that?"
"Yes! You do look like someone who would. Whether you're capable of doing something like that is another question."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Think carefully, Miroku. Stop thinking if your brain hurts too much." Everyone giggled except Miroku.
"Kagome! I've never seen you so pissed before!" Kagome rolled her eyes from behind the stall. She pulled up her skirt back down over her thighs and flushed the toilet.
"Well it won't be the last time either." Tea and Ayame quickly understood the silent threat. Neither of them pursued or asked Kagome any more questions on why she didn't date. The side of Sango's lips curled up in a half smile.
Kagome emerged from the stall and growled in frustration. "I can't believe someone would purposely steal the lock from the door! UGH! How annoying!" She made her way to the sink and washed her hands. Soon afterwards the four girls and Miroku walked out the front doors of the building. The sun was beginning to set and it cast a fiery orange glow over the five friends who walked down the side of the street. The friends chatted for a while before Kagome turned down a street and left the other four. As soon as she was out of earshot and down the street Ayame turned to face her three friends and whispered eagerly.
"I've had a great idea! We should set Kagome up with someone." Sango frowned in disapproval.
"She won't like that at all." Sango said quietly.
"Well then you don't have to participate." Her eyes sparkled with mischief.
"Participate in what?" Tea asked. She smiled in a knowing way.
"Let's make a bet. A bet to see who can get Kagome to go out with a guy first." Ayame continued. She paused to take in the smiling faces. Everyone's face was smiling, everyone except Sango.
"So...?" Tea started.
"So what?" Ayame asked. She already knew the question but felt like prolonging the answer.
"So what are the details?"
"We will all choose a guy to bribe. We'll gather our money and bribe them with 250 yen each. The bribe is to get them to take Kagome out. The first one to actually get Kagome to go out with a guy will get..." Ayame paused, obviously in deep thought.
"A free ticket to prom! OOH! And of course that includes hair, nails, dress, a limo... the works!" Tea piped in.
"Excellent! One problem." Miroku looked serious all of a sudden. His brows furrowed in concentration. "I don't wear dresses."
"Oh brother. So we'll get you a tux if you win. Sound good?" Sango couldn't take any more. She heard enough.
"You guys are horrible. There's probably reason why Kagome doesn't date. You saw how angry she got when you asked her if she had ever had a boyfriend!" She paused to look at their faces. The sky was changing into a violent shade of red. "What you're planning is really deceitful and if you go through with it I'm telling Kagome."
"My God! Since when have you been the tattle tale?! Lighten up!" Tea replied in a sarcastic tone.
"You did not just say that to me!" Sango's voice quivered with anger. "I'm serious! You go through with it and I'm telling her." She repeated.
"Well, obviously you won't be a part of it then. Oh, by the way..." Ayame's eyes narrowed to thin, threatening slits. "You do tell her then I tell her that you purposely threw her books and her bag into the river." Sango puffed up infuriated.
"Her bag was stolen and you know it!"
"But we don't know who actually stole it, now do we?" Ayame whispered dangerously. "You tell her and I swear I'll come up with the worst lie imaginable." Her mood suddenly changed. "Besides, we're just trying to have some clean fun! A late April Fools Day joke! So, are you in Sango?" Sango said nothing to Ayame. Instead she looked at Tea and Miroku.
"You both should be ashamed at yourselves." With that being said Sango stormed away towards her house.
"You think she'll squeal?" Tea asked.
"Naw... Sango has never been the one to squeal. Plus we all know she values her friendship with Kagome above everything else in the world." Tea nodded in agreement. "So. Which guys should we bribe?" A grin plastered on her face. "I claim Kouga. We all know he'd do anything to get into Kagome's pants." Everyone laughed.
"I know what you mean! Remember the time Freshman year he sang that old Frank Sinatra song to her in Algebra class?" Miroku said shaking with laughter.
"Yeah! That was classic! I can still remember her face! It resembled a tomato! I'll get Hojo to do it. He's a really nice guy... ignorant, naïve, and eager to please Kagome." Tea said. "How about you Miroku?" Miroku's smile began to fade. He stood there for a moment thinking.
"Yo! Miroku! Dumbass! You said you'd meet up with me after school!" A tall figure with long silver hair jogged down the street. His baggy pants and shirt were plastered to his body because of the wind. He was wearing shades despite the oncoming darkness of night and he wore a cap. No one except Miroku understood why he wore a cap, it was common knowledge not to try to take it off his head, though. The last time someone did that they ended up in the emergency ward.
Miroku's mouth curled upward into a very large grin. "Yeah... I have someone in mind." He said finally.
So! How was it? I hope you all like it so far! My usual fanfics are very lengthy and wordy and full of fluff, but I've been noticing that I don't get very many reviews with those. I tried a shorter one with less fluff once before and received a lot of reviews! So hopefully this one does as well! Please review! The more reviews the faster the next chapters go up!
Author: btRkun
Chapter: 1 - The Plot and Threats
Pronunciation notes:
Tea is pronounced Téä
Ayame is pronounced A ya mé
"Hey guys, can we stop at the bathroom for a moment? I'm having a crisis here. I have to pee like a race horse!" A group of girls laughed, a boy's laugh stuck out like a sore thumb.
"Sure thing Kag. I have to go too. Let's stop at the bathroom around the corner." Tea said. Four girls, Kagome, Tea, Ayame, and Sango, and one guy, Miroku, walked casually down the once crowded hallway of their high school. The hallways had a couple of stragglers, all of which were surrounded by a group of people. Some wore jerseys, some belonged to clubs, and some were the every day druggies. Kagome paid no attention to them and instead quickened her pace as she came within ten feet of the girls' bathroom.
"I guess she needs to go!" Sango chuckled. Everyone followed Kagome into the bathroom. Sango, however stopped right in the doorway with a look of total disgust engraved upon her features. In front of her was a sink and above that was a mirror. The mirror reflected Sango and one other. The other reflection grinned at her. "And where the hell do you think you're going, lecher?" Sango said with clenched teeth.
Miroku cleared his throat and looked thoughtful. "There may very well be mice or even roaches. This school is very unsanitary. Who knows what disgusting things you may encounter? You just might need someone to help squash a bug for you." Miroku crossed his arms and nodded twice with his eyes closed. His grin twitched a little. Sango growled and raised her hand to point to the hallway. Flamed licked and sparked in her eyes. Miroku quickly complied and backed away scared.
Sango turned around and walked into the bathroom. A stall door closed with a bang. Kagome laughed at the situation as if it were nothing new.
"Hey Kag, what are you doing tonight? Want to go to WacDonalds?" Tea asked.
"No. I need to study for that history test tomorrow."
"That's all you ever do, Kagome. You need to get out and live! You need to drink! You need to party! You need to go out with guys!" Ayame said enthusiastically.
"Come to think of it. When was the last time you went out with a guy?" Tea asked quietly.
"Shit." Kagome said. The stall door started to ease open slowly. Ayame walked over and closed it shut. "Thanks, Ayame."
"Sure, Kag. You gonna answer my question?" Kagome remained silent for a few moments. The stall door began to open by itself again; Sango came over this time and gently kicked the door closed.
"Or could it be that you've never had a boyfriend before?" Tea inquired. Kagome remained silent. The door opened once more.
"What the hell is going on here?!" Kagome began to get very irritated. Not only was the door being a major bitch by not staying closed but her friends were prying open another door... a door Kagome had mentally locked away... the door whose key was purposely lost, and hopefully for good. "Oh my God. This door has no freaking lock! Someone tore the entire lock off! What jerk off did this?!" Tea and Ayame's eyes widened in shock. Sango shrugged it off. A maniacal laugh could be heard from outside the bathroom. Miroku stood outside the bathroom door laughing his head off.
"Miroku! Was it you?!" Sango yelled out.
"No way! I'm no pervert!" He yelled back in protest.
"I never asked if you were a pervert! We already know the answer to that one! I asked if you pulled the lock off the door!"
"Me?! Do I honestly look like I'd do something like that?"
"Yes! You do look like someone who would. Whether you're capable of doing something like that is another question."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Think carefully, Miroku. Stop thinking if your brain hurts too much." Everyone giggled except Miroku.
"Kagome! I've never seen you so pissed before!" Kagome rolled her eyes from behind the stall. She pulled up her skirt back down over her thighs and flushed the toilet.
"Well it won't be the last time either." Tea and Ayame quickly understood the silent threat. Neither of them pursued or asked Kagome any more questions on why she didn't date. The side of Sango's lips curled up in a half smile.
Kagome emerged from the stall and growled in frustration. "I can't believe someone would purposely steal the lock from the door! UGH! How annoying!" She made her way to the sink and washed her hands. Soon afterwards the four girls and Miroku walked out the front doors of the building. The sun was beginning to set and it cast a fiery orange glow over the five friends who walked down the side of the street. The friends chatted for a while before Kagome turned down a street and left the other four. As soon as she was out of earshot and down the street Ayame turned to face her three friends and whispered eagerly.
"I've had a great idea! We should set Kagome up with someone." Sango frowned in disapproval.
"She won't like that at all." Sango said quietly.
"Well then you don't have to participate." Her eyes sparkled with mischief.
"Participate in what?" Tea asked. She smiled in a knowing way.
"Let's make a bet. A bet to see who can get Kagome to go out with a guy first." Ayame continued. She paused to take in the smiling faces. Everyone's face was smiling, everyone except Sango.
"So...?" Tea started.
"So what?" Ayame asked. She already knew the question but felt like prolonging the answer.
"So what are the details?"
"We will all choose a guy to bribe. We'll gather our money and bribe them with 250 yen each. The bribe is to get them to take Kagome out. The first one to actually get Kagome to go out with a guy will get..." Ayame paused, obviously in deep thought.
"A free ticket to prom! OOH! And of course that includes hair, nails, dress, a limo... the works!" Tea piped in.
"Excellent! One problem." Miroku looked serious all of a sudden. His brows furrowed in concentration. "I don't wear dresses."
"Oh brother. So we'll get you a tux if you win. Sound good?" Sango couldn't take any more. She heard enough.
"You guys are horrible. There's probably reason why Kagome doesn't date. You saw how angry she got when you asked her if she had ever had a boyfriend!" She paused to look at their faces. The sky was changing into a violent shade of red. "What you're planning is really deceitful and if you go through with it I'm telling Kagome."
"My God! Since when have you been the tattle tale?! Lighten up!" Tea replied in a sarcastic tone.
"You did not just say that to me!" Sango's voice quivered with anger. "I'm serious! You go through with it and I'm telling her." She repeated.
"Well, obviously you won't be a part of it then. Oh, by the way..." Ayame's eyes narrowed to thin, threatening slits. "You do tell her then I tell her that you purposely threw her books and her bag into the river." Sango puffed up infuriated.
"Her bag was stolen and you know it!"
"But we don't know who actually stole it, now do we?" Ayame whispered dangerously. "You tell her and I swear I'll come up with the worst lie imaginable." Her mood suddenly changed. "Besides, we're just trying to have some clean fun! A late April Fools Day joke! So, are you in Sango?" Sango said nothing to Ayame. Instead she looked at Tea and Miroku.
"You both should be ashamed at yourselves." With that being said Sango stormed away towards her house.
"You think she'll squeal?" Tea asked.
"Naw... Sango has never been the one to squeal. Plus we all know she values her friendship with Kagome above everything else in the world." Tea nodded in agreement. "So. Which guys should we bribe?" A grin plastered on her face. "I claim Kouga. We all know he'd do anything to get into Kagome's pants." Everyone laughed.
"I know what you mean! Remember the time Freshman year he sang that old Frank Sinatra song to her in Algebra class?" Miroku said shaking with laughter.
"Yeah! That was classic! I can still remember her face! It resembled a tomato! I'll get Hojo to do it. He's a really nice guy... ignorant, naïve, and eager to please Kagome." Tea said. "How about you Miroku?" Miroku's smile began to fade. He stood there for a moment thinking.
"Yo! Miroku! Dumbass! You said you'd meet up with me after school!" A tall figure with long silver hair jogged down the street. His baggy pants and shirt were plastered to his body because of the wind. He was wearing shades despite the oncoming darkness of night and he wore a cap. No one except Miroku understood why he wore a cap, it was common knowledge not to try to take it off his head, though. The last time someone did that they ended up in the emergency ward.
Miroku's mouth curled upward into a very large grin. "Yeah... I have someone in mind." He said finally.
So! How was it? I hope you all like it so far! My usual fanfics are very lengthy and wordy and full of fluff, but I've been noticing that I don't get very many reviews with those. I tried a shorter one with less fluff once before and received a lot of reviews! So hopefully this one does as well! Please review! The more reviews the faster the next chapters go up!