RIVAL By: Anime Typhoon/Reina Kygen

I'm glad that some of you reviewed and commented. I'm going to revise the chapters every now and then, so... yeah. And I'm not even sure if the title will match the story as it goes on... so please bear with me.

In my story, everyone is a little... O.C. (original character). So if Kagome starts swearing, don't be surprised... Kagome changes a lot, I like her better in the anime ;; o well. . .

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Inuyasha, I own nothing what so ever that relates to Inuyasha, except for a couple of DVDs, manga, CDs, and posters.

{{ }} = my comments

" " = speeches

' ' = thoughts

= mumbles/what other's can't hear besides who they're talking to

= change scene

= change point of view (p.o.v.) or school, like from Kagome's to Inuyasha's

RIVAL
Chapter 2: Ice Cold Eyes

Story so far: Kagome and he class go to an excursion to the Todaiji Temple {{ and if some of you are wondering, Todaiji Temple is an actual temple }} and meet another group of students with several "hot" guys in it.

Kagome rolled her eyes at her friends 'They go for looks... what really counts is HOW they act, not how good they look . . . typical.' Kagome looked at her watch, it was 9:37 a.m. Kagome let out a sigh, 'When will this nightmare ever end!?'

"What's wrong, Kagome?" Yuki asked Kagome.

"Nothing . . ." She replied flatly.

"Hmm, good looking boys don't cheer you up?" Yuzuki asked. Yuzuki is one of the stubborn bitches in Kagome's class. She and Kagome have a long history; they have a childhood rivalry that still goes on today.

'I don't need this now . . .' Kagome thought clenching her fists. "Lay off, Yuzuki." Kagome said as calm as she could.

"Aw, did I hit a nerve?" Yuzuki provoked.

"I don't need your bullshit now." Kagome said slightly angered.

"What? You do think those boys are hot don't you?" Yuzuki provoked once again.

"Back off, Kaneda." Kagome warned not slightly angered, but VERY angered. Yuzuki teased her about this stuff because everyone knows Kagome has a history of not "liking" any boys. Not by their appearance or personality. All of the boys she has met were all stupid idiots who only thought about themselves . . . or was it something else?

"Hmph. What, Higurashi? Can't handle too much today, can you?" Yuzuki said smiling.

"I SAID LAY OFF, KANEDA." Kagome said angered and ready to punch her already.

"You wanna start something!?" Yuzuki said staring Kagome straight in the eyes.

"Sure! Why not, old pal!" Kagome said harshly emphasizing "old pal". It was true though, they were old pals . . . but that's not how Kagome remembered it.

"C'mon, let's go." Yuzuki said leading Kagome to the main garden of the temple.

Sango left Kagome with her own matters. Kagome didn't butt into her business, so Sango didn't butt into hers. Sango tried to make it as if they weren't gone at all, they'd get in a lot more trouble if they were caught fighting if they were caught missing. So Sango never said a word.

"Hey, Sango," Yuki interrupted Sango's thoughts.

"Uh-Yeah?" Sango stammered.

"Those cute guys from the other class are gone. Only their classmates are there." Yuki said wondering.

"Who knows?" Sango shrugged, "maybe they ditched." Just as they finished their little conversation, Sango left to go watch Kagome and Yuzuki. Surprisingly, nobody noticed that someone was missing. 'Man, is a temple that much more important than the students!?' Sango thought as she followed Kagome and Yuzuki.
'Yuzuki is known for her cheap shots, I won't let her pull one off on Kagome.' Sango and Kagome are close friends; they're over protective of each other.

"Yes! Freedom!" Inuyasha said flopping down on the grass stretching.

Miroku nodded, "Yup, nothing like it."

Before Inuyasha could say anything else, he saw two girls walking down the main temple steps.

"Hey, Inuyasha, there's that girl Kouga likes." Miroku said pointing out Kagome and her classmate.

"Yeah, tell me something I don't know." Inuyasha said watching them.

"Quiet, let's see what they're doing. Maybe they're ditching like we did." Miroku guessed.

"Maybe . . ." Inuyasha said under his breath.

"You're going down this time, Higurashi!" Yuzuki said going into a fighting stance.

"Tch, that's what you said last time! I wopped your ass!" Kagome said not bothering to get into a stance.

"They're going to fight!?" Miroku said shocked.

"No shit, Sherlock." Inuyasha said still watching.

"O yeah! Cat fight!!!" Miroku said happily.

"Shut up!!! Watch . . ." Inuyasha yelled at his overly stimulated friend.

"So, is this gonna happen or do I have to go myself?" Kagome taunted.

"Hmph, this will happen." Yuzuki said going in for the first hit.

Kagome dodged Yuzuki's hit with ease. "Is that all you got, Kaneda!?" Kagome yelled countering Yuzuki with a throw. Yuzuki slammed into the ground and got up quickly.

"Heh, that was luck." Yuzuki said coolly. "Now it's time to get serious." She said taking up her stance again.

Kagome rolled her eyes, "Ha, you always say that . . . nothing ever changes." Kagome said getting into her stance as well. "You forget that I work at a dojo myself." Kagome said watching Yuzuki, trying to predict her next move.

"Jeez, these girls are serious!" Miroku said.

"Well, that girl Kagome has a better fighting style. And I don't know what the hell the other girl is doing. I'm not sure if that's even a stance!" Inuyasha criticized.

"True, true. I think that Kagome has the advantage though." Miroku said watching closely as the two girls fought.

Yuzuki went in for the hit again; Kagome grabbed he hand and twisted it inwards causing Yuzuki to flip over. Yuzuki hit the ground again and got up.

"Is this how our fight's gonna be like, Higurashi!?" Yuzuki said wiping some blood off of her face. {{ they call each other by their last names when they get serious }}

"Exactly what I was going to ask you." Kagome said getting ready for another counter.

Yuzuki snorted (not literally) and rushed Kagome, preparing another hit. Before she could do anything, Kagome wasn't there anymore. She stopped and looked around, Kagome wasn't anywhere.

"What is this, Higurashi? Is this another one of your lame tricks!?" Yuzuki said angered.

"Heh, it may be lame but it works on you." A voice that belonged to Kagome said.

"I can't believe she fell for that." Miroku said practically laughing. "That Yuzuki girl really is a joke!" Miroku turned his head and saw another girl coming towards them.

"Is that another girl from their class?" Inuyasha asked Miroku.

"Y-Yeah. . ." Miroku stuttered. Inuyasha rolled his eyes; he knew what was going on in Miroku's head.

"Hey," the girl said, "did I miss anything?"

Miroku looked at her confused, "Uh . . . excuse me?" He asked politely.

"Oh, I'm Sango, Kagome's friend." Sango replied smiling.

'She seems so familiar . . . nah, couldn't be.' Miroku thought.

Inuyasha didn't pay any attention to them; he still watched and waited to see what Kagome and Yuzuki were going to do.

"Jeez, she fell for that!?" Sango said laughing softly.

"Heh, yeah." Inuyasha said still watching patiently. "She's been gone for at least five minutes now."

"My god, she really is over herself." Sango said watching.

"Come out, Higurashi! Come out so I can kick your ass!" Yuzuki yelled at nothing in particular.

"Hahaha, you'll have to get me out." Kagome's voice replied calmly.

Before Yuzuki could answer with another taunt, she found herself knocked on the ground. When she got up, she saw Kagome in front of her.

"Wha-what the hell was that?" She asked totally confused.

"A basic trick, something you'd never be able to master. I was only behind you, it's just one of those voice tricks and playing with the stupid ass's minds, that's all." Kagome taunted, she didn't even bother to get into another stance.

"Tch, whatever," Yuzuki spat and rushed Kagome even faster this time.

Yuzuki landed her first blow on Kagome, right in the face. Kagome didn't even move. Her head just turned to the side a bit. No one moved, not even Kagome, it was as if she was waiting for Yuzuki to hit again.

"Whoa, how can she take a hit like that and not move at all!?" Miroku asked astonished.

"It's either Kagome can take a lot of hits or Yuzuki still punches like a three year old." Sango said not surprised at all. "Kagome's taken worse beatings than that, I'm surprised that Yuzuki actually hit her."

Yuzuki's fist was still in contact with Kagome's face. Yuzuki waited for her response . . . All Kagome did was smirk.

{{ Okay, I know Kagome is a little bit scary, but hey, it's my story. She's a fighter! XD don't worry, the guys will fight too. }}

"What are you smiling about?" Yuzuki asked enraged that Kagome didn't even feel a thing.

"After all these years, you still punch like a little girl. I'm ashamed; this fight won't be much fun." Kagome said still smiling.

Yuzuki grimaced and took her fist back and kicked Kagome right in the stomach. Kagome smile widened, Kagome grabbed Yuzuki's leg and jumped sideways into Yuzuki's body. This caused Yuzuki to be smashed by Kagome's body while Kagome still held her leg. Then Kagome twisted her leg outwards causing great pain.

{{ Okay, this one is confusing: Yuzuki hits Kagome with her right fist, then kicks Kagome in the stomach with her left leg (if you imagine it, it'll be easier to understand). Since Kagome is facing Yuzuki's leg, she can grab it; she grabs her leg (near the ankle) and jumps to the left and lands ON Yuzuki (her back was facing Yuzuki, so her back is on Yuzuki). Kagome is still holding on to her leg so she twists it. }}

Yuzuki screamed in pain as Kagome got up slowly. Kagome didn't have a smile anymore, she was dead serious.

"Man, should we stop them or something?" Miroku asked worried about Yuzuki.

"Kagome never injures Yuzuki badly enough so she can't fight, and that means Yuzuki should still be able to fight." Sango said surprised that Kagome even did that technique. She never seen Kagome do that move in a long time.

"What fighting style is that?" Inuyasha asked Sango surprised Kagome could pull off such moves.

"To tell you the truth, I have no idea." Sango said wondering about that herself.

"Can you fight as well as Kagome can?" Miroku asked Sango.

"I doubt it; she's been training much longer than I have been." Sango said sounding as if she were questioning her own abilities.

"I see." Miroku said still wondering. "You fight too?"

"When the occasion calls for it, yes. I don't fight for entertainment." Sango said turning her attention to the fight.

"Get up, Kaneda. I know you can." Kagome said with a cold look in her eyes.

Yuzuki got up slowly and took another stance, one that didn't put so much weight on her left leg. 'Damn, she's like a walking evil!' Yuzuki thought as she stared into Kagome's eyes.

'. . . Those eyes . . . I know those eyes.' Inuyasha said to himself watching Kagome with wide eyes.

"Inuyasha, are you okay?" Miroku said looking at Inuyasha. It was as if he were in a trance, his eyes didn't move, nor did his body. "Hey, what is it?" Miroku asked again tapping Inuyasha's shoulder.

Inuyasha shook his head. 'Those eyes . . . I know those eyes . . . but where have I seen them before!?' He said looking at the ground. 'Those ice cold eyes. . . I've seen them somewhere before. . . WHERE!?' He thought thinking to himself really hard.

Sango looked at Miroku in confusion. "What's wrong with him?" Sango asked worried.

Miroku shrugged, "I have no idea, he never acts like this. It's like he's seen a ghost or something." {{ I know, lame line, they always use a "ghost" . . . I have my purposes . . . }}

Inuyasha was still silent; he looked back up at Kagome whose eyes were still like ice. An image flashed in his mind, he shook it off and looked down again.

'What am I going to do now!? If I hit her, she'll counter anyways!' Yuzuki said in her mind struggling to find the answer. Before she could think any further, there was a strong pain in her stomach. Kagome had grabbed her and hit her knee in her stomach. Yuzuki literally flew back and landed on her back, she turned to the side holding her stomach. 'Dammit! How am I supposed to beat someone that fast!?'

"She moves so fast it's as if she doesn't move at all! It's almost as if she teleports! I've never seen a girl with so much skill." Miroku said astonished once more. Inuyasha and Sango were silent. Inuyasha wasn't even watching the fight anymore; he was staring at the ground trying to remember were that image was from . . . or what it was.

Yuzuki grunted and got up slowly.

"Tsk, tsk, Yuzuki. And I thought I was slowing down on training." Kagome said shaking her head, she looked up at Yuzuki and watched her.

'Wha-what happened? Her eyes, they changed again! First she was normal, then she was all . . . dead looking, then normal again! What's going on?' Yuzuki said to herself confused. She looked into Kagome's eyes and saw . . . the same Kagome that was there 10 minutes ago . . . 10 minutes? Yuzuki looked at her watch; it was 10:14 a.m. they've been fighting for at least half an hour! 'No wonder I'm so warn out!' She thought as she looked back at Kagome.

"What, Kaneda? Late for your date or something?" Kagome taunted. "Oh, I know, you're late for your daily beating!" Kagome rushed again this time punching Yuzuki in the face. Yuzuki fell on her back holding her face as blood gushed from her nose. Kagome smiled once more. She was enjoying herself.

"Damn, this is getting brutal!" Miroku said, he still never noticed the change of Kagome's strategies.

". . . Her eyes," Inuyasha mumbled, ". . . are they normal?"

"What do you mean by normal?" Miroku asked confused.

"You never noticed anything?" Inuyasha asked looking up at his friend.

"No, I didn't." Miroku said still confused.

Inuyasha just stared at him. . . 'How could he have missed it!? It usually would've been me who missed it!'

"Sango, did you see it?" He asked Sango, making sure he wasn't hallucinating.

"I did. She fights harder when her eyes become like that, I don't know why they do that . . . It's like it's not even her fighting. Like a totally different person . . ." Sango said with a confused face.

"I still don't get it, that's not even humanly possible!" Miroku said even more confused than both of them.

"Remember, 'humanly possible'." Sango reminded him not sure of what her point was.

A/N: Revised again . . . It's still bad, I know. Gimme feedback!!! TT