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Waiting
Chapter 2: The Familiar Stranger
"NO!! STOP!!!" A woman cried as a battle raged before her. Her expression changed to that of just an inner pain to one of both outer and inner anguish. She fell to the ground. The dagger that was just stabbed into her side was yanked from her just as fast as it was thrust into her. She cried out in pain.
Tears flowed down her cheek. Blood leaked from all her wounds. "Ken- Kenshin." Her words were just above a whisper. She could still hear the cries of dieing men and the clash of swords. Then she heard 'him' yell out in anger, "Kaoru!! NO!!!--"
"NOO!!!" Kagome screamed as she quickly threw herself off the bed. Her breathing was heavy and she could feel the cold sweat on her face. Her eyes were wide and her whole body was alert. "What the hell happened?!" She whispered to herself.
She took in her surroundings. She was in her room safe. A small memory of the bloody field in her dream came to her. She shook her head and the image was gone. When she finally pulled her composure back together, she took a deep breath and began to get up.
Kagome glanced at the clock on her bedside table. It read 7:30. She started to get dressed. She was still thinking about her nightmare. Where did it come from?
She dressed herself in her clean uniform. She was about to leave when her mother stopped her.
"Kagome, wait!"
Kagome stopped and turned. "What is it?"
Mrs. Higurashi seemed a little hesitant then said, "Kagome, dear, you how I said new experiences can be fun?"
Kagome nodded slowly. She was a little confused as to where this was leading. Her mother continued, "Well, honey.your school called and.they thought it would be best that you transfer to another school. You see, they were thinking for the best way to help you still keep up your grades with your so many absences. They believe the best way would be to transfer to a specific school they suggested. It's called Sariaski Jr. High school."
Mrs. Higurashi pause to see Kagome's reaction. Kagome's mouth was hanging open and her eyes were wide with shock.
"What?! No way!" Kagome blinked a couple of times. "What about my friends? What about my life at the school I'm going to right now?!"
"I know, I know. But, honey, it may be best for you. Look, I got your new school's uniform right here and I'm sure you'll make more friends. Please, honey. I know you didn't want this, but this school has a higher tolerance for absences and you will have an easier time passing. Please understand."
Kagome glared at the ground. She knew she couldn't just blame her mom because she didn't do anything. She made a small growl of frustration, but took the new uniform and went upstairs to change.
She peered at herself in the mirror. She, actually, liked this uniform a lot better than the one she did have. The style was a little similar to her old uniform. The skirt was a little more longer, so it didn't show as much as the other one. The colors, however, were different. Instead of the dark evergreen, her outfit was now a royal blue. The top was the same but had yellow stripes and the color blue also. She still wore her brown loafers.
She put her backpack on and walked back to the front door where her mother was waiting.
Her mother gave her directions on where the school was located. She glanced at her watch. It read 8:00 am. She needed to get to school early if she wanted time to find her new classes. So she ran, as her mother waved good- bye behind her.
She was running for about ten minutes straight, not that it was hard because she ran from demons a lot longer and faster almost everyday. She was heading toward a group of guys who were accompanied with two girls. One girl had blue hair while the other had short brown hair.
There were 3 guys total. One had slick black hair dressed in green while another was tall and had bright orange hair with a blue school uniform on. The other.was the one she slightly bumped as she was passing by.
Then something hit her.her instincts kicked in and she noticed he was a demon! She turned eyes wide to find the group staring at her. She suddenly had another feeling. She glanced up toward the roof of the building she was standing by and caught the glimpse of a figure standing on the building. Then it disappeared. She already knew it was a demon. She looked back at the group that was also turning their gaze back to her from the building's roof.
They seemed to be surprised about something. The guys showed confused faces while the girls showed a questioning gaze.
Kagome tried to relax. "Uh.Sorry about bumping into you." She directed her sentence to the slightly tall red headed demon.
She fully took in his appearance now. He was handsome with green eyes and wore a white and blue school uniform.
"It's quite alright." He replied slowly but still gave her an inquiring stare. Kagome stared at him for a little while. Something familiar was lurking around his aura. She knew he was kitsune but he confused her. His body was human but he was still demon..odd.
Before the group could say anything else, Kagome turned and continued to finish running to school.
She'd worry about it later.
When she got to her new school she got directions from random students where the office was. There, she received her schedule and principal showed her to her first class. He knocked on the door.
The teacher answered and when she saw Kagome her face grew into a wide grin.
"Oh! Ms. Higurashi, please come in." The teacher then directed her attention to the class as she pulled Kagome to the front.
"Class, this is Kagome Higurashi. I want you to give her a warm welcome." A round of people said 'hello'.
Kagome turned her attention from the teacher to observe the rest of the class. It wasn't a big class but it wasn't small either. Then she spotted two of the people she saw earlier. It was that red head and the guy with the black hair and green outfit.
The teacher directed her to sit by the window on the last row, second seat. Kagome sat down where she was assigned gratefully. She thankfully noticed that the two guys that she had bumped into were on the other side of the class.
The teacher spoke when Kagome was settled a little more. "Kagome, do you need anything? Are you feeling alright?"
Kagome was confused at first but then remembered.her absences were because of illness. The teacher must be wondering if she feels ok.
She nodded and said politely, "Yes, ma'm."
Kagome took out her notebook and began to take notes while listening to the teacher's lesson. She could feel a few of the students staring at her.
The bell rang and she gathered her books to leave. As she was making her way to the hallway, a student knocked into her and she dropped all her books. The student that bumped into her didn't even seem to notice as he left the room in a hurry.
She frowned but bent down to pick up her books. She had a collected a few books but when she reached for another one, a hand fell on hers. She looked up to see the red head from earlier helping her. He removed his hand from hers after a moment and allowed her to gather it. He still held some of her books in his arms. Kagome added the textbook to her collection in her arms. 'That was very kind of him. I guess just because he's demon doesn't mean anything.'
They both stood up.that's when Kagome spoke up.
"Um.thank you! That was really sweet of you. My name's Kagome Higurashi."
The young man blushed a little but replied, "It was no problem and it's nice to meet you too. My name is Shuuichi Minamino. My friends call me Kurama though." Kagome nodded.
He continued, "You seem to be carrying a little too much. Why didn't you put it in your locker?" She gave a little embarrassed laugh.
"Well, I didn't have the time this morning to find my locker."
"Really? What number is it?"
Kagome struggled a little with taking out her schedule. When she did, she answered, "It's locker # 405." She handed Kurama her schedule. He read it and looked up at her.
He gave a small chuckle. "We have almost every class together, except for history and art. Oh! And your locker is not far from mine. How about I show you where it is?"
Kagome grew a little excited. Just the first class, and she already made a friend.
"Hey, thanks! That would be great." He smiled at her as she smiled back.
After a visit to her locker, while dumping off a load of her books, they entered their next class.PE.
The coach assigned Kagome a gym uniform and Kagome left for the locker rooms to go change. When she came back out she found that Kurama was waiting for her by the benches with a few other people. He gestured for her to come over and meet some of his friends.
"Hey Kagome! These are my friends: Yusuke Urameshi, Kazuma Kuwabara, Boton, and Kieko. Everyone, this is Kagome Higurashi." While he was introducing everyone, he would point to him or her when he said his or her name.
"Hey! Nice to meet you!" Kagome said.
"Hey, nice to meet you too." Said Boton and Kaiko.
"Yo." Yusuke greeted.
"Hi! I have a question." Kuwabara said. "Are you human?" Everyone glared at Kuwabara except Kagome.
She laughed and answered, "Yeah!" She giggled a little. Ok, now she knew that they knew what demons were. Maybe if she played stupid they wouldn't find out her secret. If they did then something bad could happen. She would have to be wary of them. Who knows? They could be after the jewel. But what really surprised her was the fact that demons still existed. She had thought they had all died out or something.
The whistle blew signaling all the students to turn their attention to the coach. "You will run two miles today and you will be timed. So I want everyone to take a position at the starting point on the track. One the count of three I will blow the whistle and everyone starts running."
The coach waited for everyone to take his or her positions on the track. The whistle blew and everyone started to run. Kagome took the lead next to Kurama. Yusuke was not far behind, with Kuwabara next to him. Kagome glanced at Kurama. He wasn't breathing hard but she could tell he was holding back. She focused her gaze back to in front of her. She and Kurama passed the finish line. She began to pick up speed. If she wanted to get a good time she would have to increase her speed every lap. She did so each time. Kurama did as well.
She wondered why he didn't just zoom ahead of her. She knew he could.he was demon after all. It was her last lap and she was in an all out sprint. She could tell that her much larger increase in speed somewhat shocked Kurama. She began to leave him at a very fast space. She slowed down when she finished. Kurama finished a second after her.
She grinned. Kagome felt great. She wasn't even breathing hard. Kurama wasn't either but he did look a little surprised. The coach ran up to them with shock and excitement. "You, Higurashi! You're now on the track team! Why didn't you tell me you could run that fast. I thought for sure that you would have been last to complete the two miles in your condition! But look at you! You don't even show any sign of working yourself to death trying to keep up with Minamino! You actually beat him!" The coach grinned as he began to hop up and down with enthusiasm.
"You both passed everyone by a mile! How about, because of your efforts and great jobs I give you the rest of class to just converse and do anything? Yes, I think that will be the perfect award for such a hard days work." The coach turned and left.
Kagome turned to Kurama who seemed to have recovered from his daze and asked, "Wow Kagome! Where'd you learn to run like that?"
Kagome laughed. "Oh! Nowhere special. Just practice, I guess." She didn't like to lie to him. It was a feeling like she was betraying him. He didn't seem to notice.
After PE and a lot of questions and compliments, Kagome made her way to Math.. she hated this subject. It was the only subject she disliked the most. She took her seat where the teacher gestured for her to sit.
Kurama came in a minute later and took a seat next to her. They then engaged into a conversation.
"Hey, Kurama, is this class hard?" Kagome asked.
"Not really. If you're good at math already then it will be less hard." He answered.
Kagome groaned. She wasn't good in math. She actually sucked in math. Kurama asked what was wrong.
She said, "Well, Math happens to be my worst subject. I really don't like it and I find it difficult." Kagome made a face, which made Kurama laugh. Kagome liked his laugh. It was a cheerful and good-hearted laugh. She smiled.
"I'll help you with anything you need if you get stuck or don't understand, ok?" He offered.
"Really?! Oh! Thank you! That would be useful. I'm really glad I met you!" She blushed a little. He did too.
Class began. The students pared off into groups of two to study together. Kagome and Kurama decided to work together.
The rest of the day ended pretty quickly after lunch and it was now time to go home. Kagome needed to get home. She was going to leave that afternoon to go visit Inuyasha and everyone in the feudal era, and of coarse go shard hunting.
She exited the school building and was on her way home when some one tapped her on the shoulder. She turned to see Kurama and the gang.
"Hey!" She smiled in greeting.
"Hey, Kagome, we were wondering if you would like to go to the movies with us this afternoon."
Kagome made an apologetic face. "Sorry, but I must decline. I already have plans. Maybe some other time."
The group seemed a little sad but they said it was ok. She turned to leave when she felt that black, demon figure again. He was in the trees. She turned and watched the trees for any sign of movement. Then she saw him. He was staring at her. He had a Jagan eye! She immediately checked to make sure she had a barrier around her mind. She was relieved that she did. She decided to just forget about the demon. His aura told her that he wasn't a threat.
She turned her gaze back to her friends. "Ok, well, I'll see you all later. Ja ne!"
She turned and left. 'What is with that demon? I think he's following Kurama and the group. I'm not sure. Maybe they know him. Oh! Whatever, I've got to get home before Inuyasha has one of his hissy fits!'
AN: I hope you liked this chapter. Please read and review. Thanks! Ja ne!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or YYH.
Waiting
Chapter 2: The Familiar Stranger
"NO!! STOP!!!" A woman cried as a battle raged before her. Her expression changed to that of just an inner pain to one of both outer and inner anguish. She fell to the ground. The dagger that was just stabbed into her side was yanked from her just as fast as it was thrust into her. She cried out in pain.
Tears flowed down her cheek. Blood leaked from all her wounds. "Ken- Kenshin." Her words were just above a whisper. She could still hear the cries of dieing men and the clash of swords. Then she heard 'him' yell out in anger, "Kaoru!! NO!!!--"
"NOO!!!" Kagome screamed as she quickly threw herself off the bed. Her breathing was heavy and she could feel the cold sweat on her face. Her eyes were wide and her whole body was alert. "What the hell happened?!" She whispered to herself.
She took in her surroundings. She was in her room safe. A small memory of the bloody field in her dream came to her. She shook her head and the image was gone. When she finally pulled her composure back together, she took a deep breath and began to get up.
Kagome glanced at the clock on her bedside table. It read 7:30. She started to get dressed. She was still thinking about her nightmare. Where did it come from?
She dressed herself in her clean uniform. She was about to leave when her mother stopped her.
"Kagome, wait!"
Kagome stopped and turned. "What is it?"
Mrs. Higurashi seemed a little hesitant then said, "Kagome, dear, you how I said new experiences can be fun?"
Kagome nodded slowly. She was a little confused as to where this was leading. Her mother continued, "Well, honey.your school called and.they thought it would be best that you transfer to another school. You see, they were thinking for the best way to help you still keep up your grades with your so many absences. They believe the best way would be to transfer to a specific school they suggested. It's called Sariaski Jr. High school."
Mrs. Higurashi pause to see Kagome's reaction. Kagome's mouth was hanging open and her eyes were wide with shock.
"What?! No way!" Kagome blinked a couple of times. "What about my friends? What about my life at the school I'm going to right now?!"
"I know, I know. But, honey, it may be best for you. Look, I got your new school's uniform right here and I'm sure you'll make more friends. Please, honey. I know you didn't want this, but this school has a higher tolerance for absences and you will have an easier time passing. Please understand."
Kagome glared at the ground. She knew she couldn't just blame her mom because she didn't do anything. She made a small growl of frustration, but took the new uniform and went upstairs to change.
She peered at herself in the mirror. She, actually, liked this uniform a lot better than the one she did have. The style was a little similar to her old uniform. The skirt was a little more longer, so it didn't show as much as the other one. The colors, however, were different. Instead of the dark evergreen, her outfit was now a royal blue. The top was the same but had yellow stripes and the color blue also. She still wore her brown loafers.
She put her backpack on and walked back to the front door where her mother was waiting.
Her mother gave her directions on where the school was located. She glanced at her watch. It read 8:00 am. She needed to get to school early if she wanted time to find her new classes. So she ran, as her mother waved good- bye behind her.
She was running for about ten minutes straight, not that it was hard because she ran from demons a lot longer and faster almost everyday. She was heading toward a group of guys who were accompanied with two girls. One girl had blue hair while the other had short brown hair.
There were 3 guys total. One had slick black hair dressed in green while another was tall and had bright orange hair with a blue school uniform on. The other.was the one she slightly bumped as she was passing by.
Then something hit her.her instincts kicked in and she noticed he was a demon! She turned eyes wide to find the group staring at her. She suddenly had another feeling. She glanced up toward the roof of the building she was standing by and caught the glimpse of a figure standing on the building. Then it disappeared. She already knew it was a demon. She looked back at the group that was also turning their gaze back to her from the building's roof.
They seemed to be surprised about something. The guys showed confused faces while the girls showed a questioning gaze.
Kagome tried to relax. "Uh.Sorry about bumping into you." She directed her sentence to the slightly tall red headed demon.
She fully took in his appearance now. He was handsome with green eyes and wore a white and blue school uniform.
"It's quite alright." He replied slowly but still gave her an inquiring stare. Kagome stared at him for a little while. Something familiar was lurking around his aura. She knew he was kitsune but he confused her. His body was human but he was still demon..odd.
Before the group could say anything else, Kagome turned and continued to finish running to school.
She'd worry about it later.
When she got to her new school she got directions from random students where the office was. There, she received her schedule and principal showed her to her first class. He knocked on the door.
The teacher answered and when she saw Kagome her face grew into a wide grin.
"Oh! Ms. Higurashi, please come in." The teacher then directed her attention to the class as she pulled Kagome to the front.
"Class, this is Kagome Higurashi. I want you to give her a warm welcome." A round of people said 'hello'.
Kagome turned her attention from the teacher to observe the rest of the class. It wasn't a big class but it wasn't small either. Then she spotted two of the people she saw earlier. It was that red head and the guy with the black hair and green outfit.
The teacher directed her to sit by the window on the last row, second seat. Kagome sat down where she was assigned gratefully. She thankfully noticed that the two guys that she had bumped into were on the other side of the class.
The teacher spoke when Kagome was settled a little more. "Kagome, do you need anything? Are you feeling alright?"
Kagome was confused at first but then remembered.her absences were because of illness. The teacher must be wondering if she feels ok.
She nodded and said politely, "Yes, ma'm."
Kagome took out her notebook and began to take notes while listening to the teacher's lesson. She could feel a few of the students staring at her.
The bell rang and she gathered her books to leave. As she was making her way to the hallway, a student knocked into her and she dropped all her books. The student that bumped into her didn't even seem to notice as he left the room in a hurry.
She frowned but bent down to pick up her books. She had a collected a few books but when she reached for another one, a hand fell on hers. She looked up to see the red head from earlier helping her. He removed his hand from hers after a moment and allowed her to gather it. He still held some of her books in his arms. Kagome added the textbook to her collection in her arms. 'That was very kind of him. I guess just because he's demon doesn't mean anything.'
They both stood up.that's when Kagome spoke up.
"Um.thank you! That was really sweet of you. My name's Kagome Higurashi."
The young man blushed a little but replied, "It was no problem and it's nice to meet you too. My name is Shuuichi Minamino. My friends call me Kurama though." Kagome nodded.
He continued, "You seem to be carrying a little too much. Why didn't you put it in your locker?" She gave a little embarrassed laugh.
"Well, I didn't have the time this morning to find my locker."
"Really? What number is it?"
Kagome struggled a little with taking out her schedule. When she did, she answered, "It's locker # 405." She handed Kurama her schedule. He read it and looked up at her.
He gave a small chuckle. "We have almost every class together, except for history and art. Oh! And your locker is not far from mine. How about I show you where it is?"
Kagome grew a little excited. Just the first class, and she already made a friend.
"Hey, thanks! That would be great." He smiled at her as she smiled back.
After a visit to her locker, while dumping off a load of her books, they entered their next class.PE.
The coach assigned Kagome a gym uniform and Kagome left for the locker rooms to go change. When she came back out she found that Kurama was waiting for her by the benches with a few other people. He gestured for her to come over and meet some of his friends.
"Hey Kagome! These are my friends: Yusuke Urameshi, Kazuma Kuwabara, Boton, and Kieko. Everyone, this is Kagome Higurashi." While he was introducing everyone, he would point to him or her when he said his or her name.
"Hey! Nice to meet you!" Kagome said.
"Hey, nice to meet you too." Said Boton and Kaiko.
"Yo." Yusuke greeted.
"Hi! I have a question." Kuwabara said. "Are you human?" Everyone glared at Kuwabara except Kagome.
She laughed and answered, "Yeah!" She giggled a little. Ok, now she knew that they knew what demons were. Maybe if she played stupid they wouldn't find out her secret. If they did then something bad could happen. She would have to be wary of them. Who knows? They could be after the jewel. But what really surprised her was the fact that demons still existed. She had thought they had all died out or something.
The whistle blew signaling all the students to turn their attention to the coach. "You will run two miles today and you will be timed. So I want everyone to take a position at the starting point on the track. One the count of three I will blow the whistle and everyone starts running."
The coach waited for everyone to take his or her positions on the track. The whistle blew and everyone started to run. Kagome took the lead next to Kurama. Yusuke was not far behind, with Kuwabara next to him. Kagome glanced at Kurama. He wasn't breathing hard but she could tell he was holding back. She focused her gaze back to in front of her. She and Kurama passed the finish line. She began to pick up speed. If she wanted to get a good time she would have to increase her speed every lap. She did so each time. Kurama did as well.
She wondered why he didn't just zoom ahead of her. She knew he could.he was demon after all. It was her last lap and she was in an all out sprint. She could tell that her much larger increase in speed somewhat shocked Kurama. She began to leave him at a very fast space. She slowed down when she finished. Kurama finished a second after her.
She grinned. Kagome felt great. She wasn't even breathing hard. Kurama wasn't either but he did look a little surprised. The coach ran up to them with shock and excitement. "You, Higurashi! You're now on the track team! Why didn't you tell me you could run that fast. I thought for sure that you would have been last to complete the two miles in your condition! But look at you! You don't even show any sign of working yourself to death trying to keep up with Minamino! You actually beat him!" The coach grinned as he began to hop up and down with enthusiasm.
"You both passed everyone by a mile! How about, because of your efforts and great jobs I give you the rest of class to just converse and do anything? Yes, I think that will be the perfect award for such a hard days work." The coach turned and left.
Kagome turned to Kurama who seemed to have recovered from his daze and asked, "Wow Kagome! Where'd you learn to run like that?"
Kagome laughed. "Oh! Nowhere special. Just practice, I guess." She didn't like to lie to him. It was a feeling like she was betraying him. He didn't seem to notice.
After PE and a lot of questions and compliments, Kagome made her way to Math.. she hated this subject. It was the only subject she disliked the most. She took her seat where the teacher gestured for her to sit.
Kurama came in a minute later and took a seat next to her. They then engaged into a conversation.
"Hey, Kurama, is this class hard?" Kagome asked.
"Not really. If you're good at math already then it will be less hard." He answered.
Kagome groaned. She wasn't good in math. She actually sucked in math. Kurama asked what was wrong.
She said, "Well, Math happens to be my worst subject. I really don't like it and I find it difficult." Kagome made a face, which made Kurama laugh. Kagome liked his laugh. It was a cheerful and good-hearted laugh. She smiled.
"I'll help you with anything you need if you get stuck or don't understand, ok?" He offered.
"Really?! Oh! Thank you! That would be useful. I'm really glad I met you!" She blushed a little. He did too.
Class began. The students pared off into groups of two to study together. Kagome and Kurama decided to work together.
The rest of the day ended pretty quickly after lunch and it was now time to go home. Kagome needed to get home. She was going to leave that afternoon to go visit Inuyasha and everyone in the feudal era, and of coarse go shard hunting.
She exited the school building and was on her way home when some one tapped her on the shoulder. She turned to see Kurama and the gang.
"Hey!" She smiled in greeting.
"Hey, Kagome, we were wondering if you would like to go to the movies with us this afternoon."
Kagome made an apologetic face. "Sorry, but I must decline. I already have plans. Maybe some other time."
The group seemed a little sad but they said it was ok. She turned to leave when she felt that black, demon figure again. He was in the trees. She turned and watched the trees for any sign of movement. Then she saw him. He was staring at her. He had a Jagan eye! She immediately checked to make sure she had a barrier around her mind. She was relieved that she did. She decided to just forget about the demon. His aura told her that he wasn't a threat.
She turned her gaze back to her friends. "Ok, well, I'll see you all later. Ja ne!"
She turned and left. 'What is with that demon? I think he's following Kurama and the group. I'm not sure. Maybe they know him. Oh! Whatever, I've got to get home before Inuyasha has one of his hissy fits!'
AN: I hope you liked this chapter. Please read and review. Thanks! Ja ne!