The Sure Thing
By. Seelin
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and Co.
Chapter One:
Guilt and Anxiety
"A sure thing," replied a voice on the phone.
"What have I got to loose?" Inuyasha asked shrugging his shoulders.
The voice chuckled, "Ha! That's the spirit. This is really gonna happen Inu boy. Well, I've got things to take care of. Later on."
"See ya Miroku," Inuyasha said before closing his cell phone.
He plopped onto his bed still thinking about his conversation with Miroku. 'A sure thing, no strings attached, no worries, and no guilt,' thought Inuyasha. Guilt played in his mind for a brief second but soon disappeared as Inuyasha reassured himself. He thought more about it before sleep caught up to him and took him off into a land of dreams.
The next day started off slowly enough. Inuyasha was late getting to school and instead of meeting up with his group of friends, went straight to his first class. As he walked into class a few girls hooted and made catcalls. Inuyasha gave an acknowledging smile before heading towards the back of the classroom, grabbing an unoccupied seat next to Kouga. They each nodded to each other and began chat amongst themselves.
Up towards the front of the room sat Kagome Higurashi. She sat idly in her seat fiddling with a ballpoint pen. She watched as Inuyasha entered the room and bathed in the attention he received from most of the girls in class. She rolled her eyes and watched as he strode to the back of the room with the rest of the popular people. Her gaze returned as Sango finally plopped into the seat next to her.
"Phew. Almost didn't make it. I had to drop Kohaku off at his school and just to my luck, there was an accident," Sango said.
Kagome still sat looking at her pen, which she had begun writing with. She stopped and looked over to her best friend. "Summer Break is almost here. Just a few more days," Kagome said sighing.
"Jeesh, you sure are impatient. I won't get to see you at all this summer," Sango groaned. "That sucks...how long has it been since you last saw Mr. Perfect?" Sango asked.
Kagome smiled as she thought about him, "Since last summer when he went off to his first year of college."
"How do you plan on getting there, might I ask? You don't have a car. You gonna walk all the way there?" questioned Sango.
"I'm not sure. I'll just go check the billboard and see if there're any carpools going that way," replied Kagome.
"Yeah, you do that. I bet you'll get stuck with people who sing songs and play road games all the way there," Sango said laughing.
Their conversation was brought to an end as the teacher walked in and without hesitation threw out a pop quiz.
Inuyasha slowly made his way to his locker, which was surrounded by his friends. He put on a smile and squeezed his way into the middle of the group.
Miroku greeted him, "Hey Inuyasha, missed you this morning. But I figured you were still dreaming about her."
"Yeah, I guess," Inuyasha lied.
Miroku nodded, smiling, "Right, well there's a new girl that needs some showing around. I'll catch up with you later."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes and chuckled as he thought about the poor girl. It wasn't until about a minute later that you could hear, 'SLAP, Get away from me you perverted freak!' Miroku stumbled back up to Inuyasha with his hand rubbing his reddened cheek.
"She'll come around. They always do," he said as he walked to his next class.
"I'm sure they do," Inuyasha said while shaking his head.
Inuyasha stuck his hands in his pockets and sighed. As he made his way through the crowded halls he ignored people waving to him and shouting out his name. He wasn't all that fond of being popular but it had its perks. For one there was the attention, but lately that didn't seem to satisfy him as much as it used to. Another thing were the girls. They practically threw themselves at him, but Inuyasha never stayed committed to any of them for over a week. Nothing made Inuyasha happy anymore. That's why he was convinced that his 'Sure Thing' would solve his problems. This 'Sure Thing' was Kikyo. And she was waiting for him.
Kagome and Sango conversed as they walked down the hallway to Sango's locker.
"You ready for the tournament?" Sango asked as she opened her locker door. She fingered through some papers before pulling out a single piece and tucking it away in her notebook. "I'm a little nervous. But you are our star archer."
"I guess so, as ready as I'll ever be. I just want to get it done and over with," Kagome sighed.
"To bad everyone always goes to the track meets instead of our tournaments. Oh well." Sango turned to close her locker but someone did it for her.
Miroku slammed the locker door shut and leaned against it with his hand on his hip. "Hey Sango. You are coming to the meet, right?"
Sango raised an eyebrow at him. "Huh." She took her finger and placed it on his forehead as she pushed him away. "How about...no."
Sango and Kagome began to walk away before Miroku jumped in front of them, stopping them in their tracks. "How about a date?"
Sango sighed and began to rub her temples. "You don't know when to call it quits, do you?" With that they walked off to their next class, leaving Miroku behind.
He smiled as he looked to a student who was sorting through their locker, "She wants me." The student turned and looked at him oddly before turning away.
Kagome laughed at Sango's misfortune. "How long has he been after you now?"
Sango glared at her friend before answering, "Since school started. I can't seem to get rid of him. He just keeps coming back."
"Why don't you just go on a date with him and get it out of his system?" Kagome asked.
"Because, his mission on a date is to woe his prey with pretty words into bed. I've heard the rumors and I'm not going to let my reputation go down the toilet. I feel sorry for all those other girls he's slept with." Sango said shaking her head. She pointed over to a young sophomore who seemed shy and quite, "That one there, she's one of his latest victims."
"And that is why I prefer college guys. They're mature and have enough sense to treat a woman right...like Hojo," Kagome said. She had a dreamy look in her eyes before Sango brought her back to reality. She pushed Kagome over towards her locker, "Yeah, well, some of us haven't found Mr. Perfect yet."
The last bell rang and students ambled out of class to their afternoon activities. Inuyasha walked out slowly still thinking about everything before Kouga ran up to him.
"C'mon. Coach just called an early meeting before our meet."
Inuyasha strode over to his locker and pulled out a gym bag. Then he and Kouga jogged out to the track field to meet up with their coach.
"Inuyasha, Kouga, thanks for taking time out of your day and joining us." The coach said sarcastically before returning to his speech. "Ok now, they have a strong relay team and they have us beat in field events but we have an advantage over them with our distance and sprint members." He pointed over to Inuyasha, "I'm only allowed to put you in four events so you're in the mile, the eight hundred, the sixteen hundred relay, and the two mile. That will give you plenty of time to recuperate between races." His finger moved to Kouga, "I only need you in two events today, Rei has the rest covered." The coach scanned his list before assigning Kouga his races. "The fifty and the two hundred."
Kouga leaned over to Inuyasha after the coach had finished with him. "I can't believe coach took me out of two of my races," he groaned.
"What are you talking about, you always complain when he puts you in four events," Inuyasha pointed out.
"True but today...you guys need me," Kouga stated proudly.
Inuyasha scoffed at the comment and started stretching out for the big meet.
Kagome followed Sango out to the bus. She pulled her thin jacket closer to herself as the wind began to pick up. It wasn't the greatest day for an archery tournament. She sighed before stepping onto the bus. Sango motioned for Kagome to take a seat next to her. As she did Kagome pulled out her CD player and began listening to it as the bus pulled away.
When they had arrived at the foreign school the wind had died down to a minimal breeze. The team poured out onto the field, their bags in tow. They headed straight to the locker room where they changed into the school's archery uniform. A simple white school shirt underneath a green vest with the teams name on it accompanied by a green skirt that reached mid thigh.
Kagome pulled out her bow. Simple enough, left to her by her father. She stroked it fondly as she began thinking about her deceased father. He had also left her a quiver of arrows, which she pulled out and strapped on her back. Kagome walked out of the locker room to the field and met up with the rest of her teammates.
It was her turn; she walked up to the line and picked out an arrow from her quiver. She drew her bow and aimed at the target. In her mind thoughts of Hojo, her father, school, and everything else swirled around. Kagome tried hard to clear her mind and transfixed her gaze onto the target. She hesitated for a second, and then let the arrow fly.
That's the end of chapter one. I know it was short but I figure I'll see how many people like the idea before I continue, or if I should just scrap it. So if you like it review please or just let me know what would make it better. I'm open to suggestions. Happy Reading!