Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha…short and to the point. Oh yeah I don't own The Wizard of Oz either.
A/N: Alright well I managed to get down my basement stairs (computer is down there) after volleyball (a miracle) so I'm updating!! YAY! Plus I really don't want to do a coversheet for history ^_^; so enough chitchat I have to thank all my WONDERFUL reviewers!! You guys are so nice to me. THANK YOU!
Anti (.)Poptarts: I'll do better than Sunday! I'll update today. Glad you like my story and things will be getting lighter from here on out.
Chapter 4- Detention Really Sucks
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Ding Dong Ring Dong The bell signaling the start of class rang out through the town. Kagome was currently outside the school running to it like her feet were on fire. She dashed up the stairs two at a time and burst into her class. Everyone turned their heads away from the front of the class and looked to see who came in late. Kagome stepped into the class and shut the door quietly behind her. She went to go to her desk but instead had a pink detention slip handed to her. "Late again I see Miss.Higurashi. Please take your seat" The teacher then went back to the front of the classroom and resumed speaking to the class. Kagome sat in her seat and took out her history notebook and started to copy down the notes on the board.
~~At Lunch~~
"Hey Kagome, what happened? You're never late" One of her friends asked
"Well seeing as I had to cross the whole town just to get here I think I made pretty good time" Kagome answered
"Not good enough though. You were still late by a couple minutes" Another girl said
"And you got detention" The first girl said
"Oh well, it's not like I missed the whole lesson or anything" Kagome said quite snappily. She was running out of patience and just wanted to go home. 'Oh wait I can't go back home. Only back to the Orphanage' She got gloomier and her head hung down until no one could see her face through her hair.
"What's the matter Kagome?" One of her friends finally asked
"Well, do you guys watch the news at all?" she asked
"No" All four girls answered at once
"My mom, Souta, and Grandfather all got in a plane crash. None survived" Kagome's voice got softer as she talked.
"Are you serious?" One asked
Kagome didn't answer. Her head snapped up and she stared at all of them in disbelief. They had no idea that a plane crash had happened at all much less that her family was killed. Then she spotted someone coming towards her. It was a boy in her grade but he wasn't in her class. Nonetheless she knew him, he had on a few occasions tried to ask her out. All failed but he was just as dim as everyone else she attended that school with.
"Oh! Look, it's Hojo-kun. He probably wants to ask Kagome out again. You should accept, at least go to the movies with him" A friend on her right gushed.
He went up to Kagome and stood in front of her. He then sat down across from her and said, "I am truly sorry for your loss, Kagome-chan. I hope you will accept this white rose as a sign of my sympathy" He gave her the flower and walked away as fast as he came. Leaving a dozen gushing girls and one stunned Kagome. 'Hmm..Maybe he isn't so dim after all'
~~Fast Forward!! (I'm lazy today)~~
Ring Dong Ding Dong! The last bell of the day rang out and Kagome made her way down to the classroom that served as a detention hall. She walked in the door and handed the pink slip to surprise! The very teacher that issued her the pass in the first place. 'This is gonna be SooO much fun' She thought as she took a seat and stared at the white wall for the hour of boredom she was there for.
When she finally got on the train to go 'home' the sun was almost below the horizon and dusk was setting in. She stared at all the beautiful colors in the sky. From red, to orange, to pink, to purple, to light blue, to dark blue. The night sky had not yet set in at all. She sat and felt the car rocking slightly with the warm light of the half set sun washing over her. When her stop finally came she took her time to get 'home' but when she walked in the door Kikyo came out of nowhere and scared Kagome half to death. "Just where have you been?" She asked, "I am responsible for you and you spoke of no after school activities"
"I got detention so I had to stay after school for an extra hour" Kagome replied
"What did you get detention for?" Kikyo asked
"I was about a minute late for my first class. I go to a school all the way across town so I guess I have to leave earlier from now on to make it in time" Kagome said
"Yes I suppose you will" Kikyo said and walked away leaving Kagome in the front entrance hall. Kagome went up to her room and stayed there. She wasn't hungry at all but she was very tired. She decided it was best to just go to sleep and in the morning she would get to class on time. She climbed under her covers and melted into them. She was remarkably tired and she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Kagura came in after dinner and was curious as to why Kagome wasn't at dinner tonight. Everyone had said goodbye to Sango already and she had left with the American couple to catch an 8:00pm flight. As she opened the door she saw why, Kagome was fast asleep and she didn't even bother to get into pajamas before going to sleep. Kagura carefully walked as silently as she could as to not wake up Kagome. 'Already asleep, I bet that long train ride might've worn her out. Not used to long commutes I see. No matter she'll get used to it. But she missed saying goodbye to Sango. Why should I care? She's just some priss that's going to get adopted and leave me to have no roommate again. Such is the way the world works' Kagura sneered as she thought of this. She then turned out her light and went to bed.
~~Three Months Later~~
BEEP BEEP BEEP! Kagome turned over to turn her alarm clock off. She got up and put on her school uniform then hurried down to breakfast. She stuffed some pancakes down her throat and some milk then ran out of the dining hall wiping her face with a napkin. Everyone just stared at this spectacle when someone finally said something. "She should try out for a pancake eating contest" Everyone in the room murmured their agreement with the little girl that spoke up.
Kagome hopped on the train just as the doors were closing and found a seat despite the morning rush. Then her stop came and she ran out of the station, up some stairs and sprinted the rest of the way to her school. She sat down at her desk just as the bell rang and the teacher entered the room.
"Good Morning class!" the teacher said
"Good Morning, Miss.Yukari"
"Now yesterday we left off at the year 720ad. After the decline and fall of…." Miss.Yukari started. After awhile Kagome stopped listening and fell asleep with her arm propping her head up. She looked like she was merely looking down at her paper so Miss.Yukari called on her to answer a question. When Kagome didn't answer the boy in front of her poked her and her forehead slammed on the desk.
"Huh?" She woke up to find the boy that sat in front of her turned around and staring at her. "What? What's the matter?" she inquired
"You falling asleep in my class is what the matter is Miss.Higurashi" Miss.Yukari stated as she stood over Kagome. "You haven't listened to a word I've been saying have you? That just earned you a week's worth of detention starting this afternoon" Miss.Yukari handed the poor girl a detention pass and walked away back to the front of the class. Kagome was then forced to listen to the achievements of the ancient world. *Scoff* like she wanted to hear about THAT.
A/N: I hope this will suffice. I take a really long time to type so no one's prob gonna read it till tomorrow (Sunday) anyway. But I might be surprised. Ok, advanced warning! Next Saturday (the 30th of January) I will absolutely NOT be updating I will say this at the end of each chapter from now till next Sat. I have my first Tournament and it's in New Jersey so I have to leave my house by 5:00am and I'll get home at about 10:00pm the coaches said. So please don't waste time by looking to see if it is. I won't be mean and leave a cliffy on the Fri. before though. Well just figured I'd tell everyone that so it's not a surprise. Aufweidersehen! ^_^