A/N: Another chapter already!! How surprising!! *throws homework everywhere*

Just to let people know, the seating arrangements are like what is shown on the TV show. Which is everyone having a desk (and a chair) to themselves. Therefore Sango's seat would be between Hojo and someone else with an aisle to walk in between the desks (well, DUH!!!).

Another thing, instead of the students rotating for classes, it's the teachers who are rotating. This is kind of like my old school, which is pretty much similar to schools in Japan. *mutters to self*Except the fact that we had school on Saturdays and that it started at 7am.

*looks sheepish* Well, yes… I might be wrong, but I think it's kindda similar anyway.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Sue me and you can have my homeworks and assignments and some lollies if you're lucky…^^;; This computer isn't even mine, so why would I own Inuyasha???

Your Smile and Your Tears

By dEeYaN

Chapter Three – Hidden Somewhere in My Memory

Everyone else then started to take their books out and Sango followed likewise, taking her Maths textbook and her brand new notebooks out of her bag since she had memorised her timetable, not wanting to be awkward.

As the class settled down for the lesson, Sango found the Maths quite easy since she has learned them before at her old school. Having only two people in the grade, they could cover things much faster, especially because both Sango and her friend were eager to learn.

'We used to just wagged school when we didn't feel like going… And now, I wish that I could be there once again, we've always made fun of our school, being old and smelly and stuff… At least we had decent uniforms,' Sango tried for the trillionth time that morning to pull her skirt down a bit more. Even though she has longer skirt than most of the other girls (she had insisted on this when buying her uniforms), but she still felt uncomfortable unlike Kagome, who had happily skipped around in her mini short skirt. Mini and short being underlined.

Sighing to herself, she looked at the person sitting next to her, thinking how her only classmate had always sat on her left. She nearly jumped out of her skin upon seeing who was sitting next to her. She sat there gawping at the girl, trying to get a better look at her.

As if knowing what was going on in Sango's brain, the girl turned around and smiled at Sango, who found it quite hard to smile back as she was still in shock. The girl next to her looks like… someone who was… but she couldn't be… could she? But she really does, if somewhat older, but she surely would be. It has been, what? Five, no, six years at the least…

The girl turned back to her work and Sango continued her musings. Could it be? Could it really be? Her thoughts started wondering back to her childhood days. There was a point in her live, hidden somewhere in her memory, where she was sure she had seen this girl, a younger version of her.

It was all blurry and unclear, it seems like she knew the girl from somewhere, no, someone else. Sango, herself, didn't think she really knew her. But someone, someone must've known her well enough to tell her everything about the girl. The way she would react to certain things, the way she carries herself. And that someone must've known Sango pretty well too, to fill her in about the girl.

But Sango could place them nowhere, it was those kinds of memories that you know happened but you can't really remember anything about it. Everything is just all blurry and foggy until something happens and they all click into place and everything becomes clear…

What makes it even weirder is the fact that the girl reminded Sango of Kagome. Just a slight feeling of recognition, a feeling that they might be sisters, but nothing more. They seem to have a quite opposite personality, of this Sango was certain, though she could not explain why. Why was she so sure that this quiet girl would be very different from the bubbly Kagome when she didn't even really know who she was?

Sango was jerked out of her thoughts when the bell rang for the second period. After greeting the teacher, everyone started packing up their books and getting their new ones out while trying to get snatches of conversation before the next teacher arrives.

Sango got her History books out and then looked around awkwardly. The classroom had gone psycho, there were crumpled papers thrown everywhere, people chattering loudly, there were even some kids desperately copying home works.

"Hi," the girl that sat next to her suddenly spoke.

"Uh… Hello," Sango answered slightly awkward being caught off guard.

"My name's Kikyo. Nice to meet you," the girl who was Kikyo (get it??? She said her name was Kikyo because she was Kikyo!!!!^^; Sorry, that was lame, couldn't help myself) said.

"I'm Sango. Nice to meet you too!" Sango tried to place the name somewhere, but failed.

"Oh, really? I wouldn't have guessed!" Kikyo smiled.

There it was again. The sense of recognition was played once more in Sango's head as she laughed along with Kikyo. The way Kikyo smiled, a smile that was warm and yet forbidding at the same time, as if she didn't want anyone near her but also thirsty for someone to understand at the same time.

'That's because she had a hard life,' Sango surprised herself with that thought. 'Where did that come from?'

"So why did you move here?" Kikyo's question wasn't unexpected but it still took Sango by surprise.

"I… well my family… they…" luckily for Sango, their next teacher had arrived and was giving out detentions quite generously, which prevented Kikyo from asking further questions and Sango from answering them.

After one last smile and a mouthed 'I'll talk to you later', Kikyo opened her notebooks and started concentrating on what the teacher had to say. Seems like luck was on Sango's side at last, because after that the teachers came on time and they didn't get any more chances to talk again.

The bell rang once again at the end of Science, but this time instead of changing their books after the greeting, everyone started to take their lunchboxes and wallet out. Some went racing out instantly yelling something about getting in the front of the line of the tuckshop.

"Do you have your lunch? You can come sit with us if you want to," Kikyo offered.

"I-," Sango was about to answer when she was interrupted by Kagome's cheerful voice.

"Sango-chan!!!" she cried out from the doorway of the class.

"I see you already have your own company," Kikyo said coldly, "I'll see you later then," she added a small sad smile as an afterthought as she made her way out.

Sango was dumbfounded, what is it with her, changing so suddenly? She took her lunchbox out and walked towards Kagome who was talking to Hojo.

"Uh, yeah, my mum's friends with Sango's auntie so we met few days back and I'm going to show her around now. You don't have to worry, Hojo-kun!" Kagome said cheerfully.

"Ah, Kagome is a very nice person. Thank you for that!" Hojo smiled happily at Kagome, more from the fact that he was talking to Kagome than what Kagome was saying. Even Sango could tell.

"Thank you. Let's go, Sango! See you later, Hojo-kun!" Kagome pulled Sango away.

"So, you have your lunch, don't you? Need anything from the tuckshop?" Sango shook her head at this, "okay, then. I'll introduce you to my friends. This is where we usually sit," Kagome explained as they arrived in front of Kagome's class where three other girls were sitting down in a corner.

"So, this is Yuka, Eri and that's Ayumi. And guys, this is Sango, she's new," Kagome beamed at everyone.

"Hello," Sango smiled uncomfortably then sat down next to them.

"So, how are you finding school?" the girl Kagome pointed out as Yuka asked Sango.

"Oh, good," Sango answered not knowing what to say, "I think I've learned most of the things before."

"Really? You must be really smart! What's your favourite subject?" this time it was Ayumi.

"Maths, I think," Sango never thought about this before.

"Really? So is mine!!! I love Maths!!!" Ayumi beamed while everyone else sweatdropped.

"Err… Yes…" Eri turned to Kagome, "so how's Hojo going?"

"Eh??? What do you mean? He's good, I think," Kagome looked clueless.

"Oooh… So he's good, is he? You were talking to him just then, weren't you?" Yuka nudged Kagome.

"Yeah… It's a bit weird, considering we've never actually talked that much before…" Kagome said thoughtfully.

"Kagome, seriously!!! Don't you get it?" Eri giggled.

"Get what?"

"You can be SO thick sometimes!!" Yuka started laughing along with Eri.

"Huh? Hojo likes Kagome, right?" Ayumi asked innocently.

"EH????" Kagome's cheeks were burning now, "What do you mean?"

"Kagome, stop pretending!! You know what we mean!!" Eri said between gasps of laughter.

"Or… do you have a boyfriend already?" Yuka stopped her laughter all of the sudden and started glaring at Kagome.

"And you didn't tell us??" Eri joined in the glaring while Kagome and Sango sweatdropped.

"Ah, we're all such good friends…" Ayumi smiled happily as she looked at her bickering friends.

Sango sweatdropped.

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A/N: yes, I am stopping there. Will continue soon… Can't believe I am actually up to the 3rd chapter already… I know things are going really slow but yeah, I can't help it… I'm just… dumb…

So, what do you think would happen? I surprised myself with the Kikyo bit… I wasn't even going to have her in it, let alone sitting next to Sango!!!! Seriously, I'm going mad sometime soon… *whacks self*

I know I should put Miroku and everyone else out… I was going to at least have Inuyasha in this chapter, but it didn't work out… He'll be in the next chapter though, promise!!! *crosses fingers*

Is Kagome really in the 8th grade? I'm pretty sure she is and does anyone know what class she's in? I know Hojo's in class B, but I can't remember Kagome's class… Someone tell me…

So, R and R please!!!! Btw, thanks a lot for those who reviewed my previous chapters! Very much appreciated!! *huggles* Flames are welcome as long as they aren't anonymous and are actually constructive.

Oh yeah… one more thing… Please give me ideas for the title. I know you can't really tell where this is all going but be patient please *-*. Yeah, now go click on that button and REVIEW!!!!