Konnichiwa Minna! Wow! I got four whole reviews!!! You like me *sniff* You really like me! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!! Wow! That was OOC! Hope you guys enjoy this next chapter! Oh! I also haven't exactly decided on pairings yet! This chapter should be longer! And I think I've babbled on long enough

sooo...CONTINUE!!!!

I don't own 'em.Wish I did.

Chapter 2: New Friends and New Rivals

A knock on the door awoke Kagome a few hours later. As she sat up, she realized that she had fallen asleep in her traveling clothes.

"Come in!" she said and looked out the windows to see the twilight sky.The door opened and the strange boy from before entered.'What had the other boys called him again?'she thought"A half-breed?What does that mean?' (A/N Ahhh...The ignorance of youth. Kawai!)

"I just wanted to say thanks for before,"he said, staring at the floor."No body's ever really stood up for me like that."

"No problem!,"Kagome replied with a cheerful grin."What was I supposed

to do anyway? Just let them bully you and me like that?"

The boy didn't reply, but looked up."I had better get going. The bell

for dinner will probably ring soon."

"Wait!"

"What is it?"The boy asked and turned back to face her.

"I have an idea! Let's be friends!"

"Really? You mean it?" he asked, looking hopeful.

"Mmmhmm!" Kagome said and nodded.

"Okay! By the way, What's your name?"

"I'm Kagome Higurashi of Sunset Fief! How about you?"

"I'm Inuyasha of Shizen Fief"

"Cool! I'd better be setting dressed for dinner now!"

"Okay! I'll see you in the Great Hall!"

"See you there!"Kagome said as the door closed behind him. She walked over to her bags and opened them. After a little bit of thinking, she settled on a pair of blue breeches, a cream colored tunic, and a blue over- vest with her family's crest on it. A vertical arrow with two ravens grasping it. As soon as

she pulled pulled her hair back into a braid, the dinner bell rang. Kagome opened her door and followed the seemingly endless crowd of people to what she hoped was the Great Hall.

Sure enough, it was. Kagome paused for a few seconds in the doorway to look at the cavernous room. Against the far wall, the one she was facing, was the main table with the King, the Queen, and

many Master Knights. To the left were the pages tables and opposite them across a large, empty space were the squire tables. Tables for important guests were lined up parallel to the main table. Near the squires was a stage where a group of harpers were playing. Kagome walked over to the pages' tables and sat down next to Inuyasha.

"Hi!"she said

"Hi"Inuyasha replied.

Before the two could say anything else, dinner was passed around and all

conversations stopped.

After dinner the main Master Knight, by the name of Sir

Kamishiro, announced that the new pages would be sorted out tomorrow and that

they were to report to Healer Kaede (You probably saw that coming) for a

physical examination at first light.At that the hall was dismissed and the very

weary pages went to their rooms and fell fast asleep.

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Ja ne!

Midnight Youkai

Editor's note: yo, slayer chik here, just wanted to say that chapter three is on the way and thanks to all of the reviews. Review more, and more chapters will come. Lataz.