AN: btw, just a reminder but don't be surprised if there are a couple places where it suddenly changes to first person narrative. I'm really really used to writing in first person (you'll notice that all the stories I've written, original or fanficcy, were all in first person), so it's kinda difficult for me to make a sudden change into third person for this fic. Please bear with me!! ^_^()

And also watch out for spelling errors!! ^^;;; I don't proofread my work very well (cuz I'm lazy) and I apologize. I'll try to have my friend proofread my stuff, but she doesn't check her email much (she's usually too busy downloading anime, manga, music files, and music vids). -_-;;;;;

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            Kagome made her way to her seat, fully aware of the many pairs of eyes glued on her. They were piercing her like knives, but she kept her face calm like she had learned to do and set her things down. Whispers sprung among her classmates and she could hear their rapid, gossiping mouths.

"Is that her?"

"From this morning?"

"Got roughed up by Jake. Heard he's in In-school suspension now."

"Ha! I swear, that Jake Scottman probably knows the principle more than his own parents by now."

Mr. Yavoski tried in vain to quiet down the classroom, yelling over the roar of rumor and at the same time, giving the calm-faced Kagome annoyed looks. The boy on Kagome's right leaned over in his seat and whispered to her, "How was your morning?" and earned a couple snickers from his friends. She ignored him and instead, looked at Yasha-kun, who was whispering something to Mr. Yavoski's ear, clearing away the confused and annoyed expression from the teacher's face. Mr. Yavoski bid Yasha-kun a kind farewell and gave Kagome an apologetic smile. The puzzled girl noticed that Inu Yasha seemed rather nervous and eager to leave her classroom but dismissed the thought as soon as it came to her mind, giving her whole attention to yesterday's English homework instead.

            The period passed by quickly and as Kagome slipped her things into her bag, she expected the smiling face of Inu Yasha to be waiting for her at the door. But to her surprise, she didn't see any such face as he passed through the hallway. As she swam through the sea of students, making her way out of the English department, she gave herself an assumption that he was probably late if not busy. She walked in solitude to her PE class, assured that it was the only explanation. High school was a very busy time in an adolescent's life and she wouldn't blame him if he had other plans.

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            Alas, it was already lunch period and she hadn't seen a single sign of the tall, amber-eyed boy. Throughout the day, she had constantly pushed the nagging desire for Yasha-kun's support, scolding herself for being selfish and unthoughtful. But now, concern was growing in her heart, but yet, she had no idea what to do. She knew nothing about Yasha-kun; his personality, his friends, or his classes. She sighed in dying hope as she brought out her lunch: a turkey sandwich. She ate pleasantly for a while, until she caught her name in a discussion behind her. She turned to find a giggling girl with her friends, smiling mockingly at Kagome. "HIIiiiiIII!" they shouted, and waved enthusiastically, grinning in cruel humor. Kagome's insides tightened. No longer feeling hungry, she threw away her unfinished lunch and left the cafeteria, their idiotic laughter fading behind her.

            Kagome massaged her temples as she walked briskly toward the library. Ugh, I can't take any more of this!, she thought despairingly. The frustrated girl pulled open the library door, welcoming the mellow change from the chaos of the cafeteria. She found an empty table easily and dropped herself in a chair. She just sat there for while, and closed her eyes, trying to erase troubled thoughts from her mind. She finally turned herself to face the table and leaned sideways to get out her Jane Eyre book then hesitated. She didn't really feel like reading Jane Eyre at the moment. She needed something that could fully catch her interest and keep her mind distracted from the wanton jumble of thoughts. She stood up and busied herself with finding a decent book to read.

            She ambled toward the fiction section of was the library. She enjoyed fiction like many other young adults, with its lively creativity and wide imagination. Kagome always daydreamed of farfetched fantasies, where no matter what, everyone would be happy in the end. But more preferred by her childish liking, Kagome especially indulged in wild stories of strong warrior heroines, or gentle feminine characters that later acquire strength of the pure heart and soul.

She crouched on the bottom shelf, scanning the myriad of books carefully. Kagome curiously pulled out a book with an intriguing cover and skimmed through its pages. She frowned and placed the book back on the shelf. Too bland. One again, Kagome grabbed another book. Ah, too boring. She examined several other books, each dampening her interest more and more. Kagome sighed. The library never had the books that really grabbed her attention and keep pulling her in. She relished the way every chapter left her hanging on a line, hungry soaking in the words page by page. She pouted, longing for what the library currently lacked.

Walking disappointedly back to her seat at the table, she set her arms crossed in front of her and cushioned her chin upon her forearms. Her eyes were now facing toward the floor-to-ceiling windows, taking in the scene outside. The window was placed above the athletic area; which included the baseball fields, track, racquetball courts, tennis courts, and basketball courts. About four people exited through the green barriers of the tennis courts wearing towels over their shoulders happily socializing after a long hour of practice. As they made their way, Kagome watched with mellow eyes. She then led her sight casually up to the basketball courts residing next to the tennis courts. Kagome's head perked up, her pupils dilating.

Inu Yasha!!!

He was there, only a few meters away from Jake Scottman and couple of Jake's faithful cronies, facing each other on the vacant court. "What's going on??" she gasped.

Without hesitating, she grabbed her backpack and rushed out the library doors, ignoring the stares from staff and students. Flying down the stairs, she ran to the athletic building. Pulling open a the entrance door, Kagome walked quickly past the students and their physical education classes to the exit leading towards the track. From there, she scanned the area to find Yasha-kun and Jake behind the bleachers of the track field. She stopped, the blood pulsing in the sides of her head, her heart beating rapidly.

She ducked behind a wall and watched closely to the two boys' conversation.

"...What do you want?" came Inu Yasha's voice.

"What do I want? I want you to get down on your knees and beg after I give you the beating of your life," snickered Jake.

"You can't have your cake and eat it too, y'know," replied Inu Yasha, confidence radiating from his tone. The movement of feet setting into position reached Kagome's ears as a furious growl erupted from Jake's throat.

"You'll regret you ever messed with me," he hissed, every syllable of his tone deadly.

Kagome heart was in her throat as she heard several sickening thumps and ripping of clothing. She snapped her head around the corner of the wall and gasped.

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AN: AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! I...can't...write anymore.... *collapses*

I know I know, it's a cliffhanger. So sue me!

*time passes*

me: *looking out thru jail bars* I didn't really mean what I said!! Lemme ooooooooouuuuuttttt!!!! T___T

people: well.......ok.......u_u

me: yes!!!!

Police: but you didn't write your disclaimer!!! *shuts me back into jail*

Me: noooooooooooo!!!!! Ok ok, I'll write it right now!!

Disclaimer: I D0N'7 0\/\/N20R 1Nl_lY45l-l4. (sp33k the 7eet!!!!! XD)

(Translation: I don't own Inuyasha.)

(What it says in leet: I don't ownzor Inuyasha)

Don't know what leet is?? It's a language for wanna be hackers!!! But I just use it cuz I'm stupid. It's the only reason cuz I'm not smart enough to be a hacker...-_-;;;;;

If you look closely at the random jumble of numbers, symbols, and letters in the disclaimer, you'll see that it DOES say "I don't ownzor Inuyasha". The "Inuyasha" part may be hard to see (in fact, the whole thing is hard to see), so here's a little key for you:

4=A

5=S

l_l=U

l-l=H

7=T

\/\/=W

2=Z

1=I

I think that's about it.

Well, uh, I just got totally off topic........^^;;;;;;

Please tune in for the next chapter!!!

PREVIEW!!!!

            Kagome's a quiet young teen, preferring the quiet over the chaotic. But when she meets a boy named Inu Yasha, she feels herself open up to the world more. He just has that kind of magic, y'know? But good things come with bad things; is Inu Yasha really what Kagome thinks he is?

Ja ne!!

~meow-chan~