Tears and Smiles
Chapter 2: New Friends, New Enemies
By: Elbereth
Rated: PG-13 for violence, occasional language, and some fluff later on ^.~
Sesshoumaru waited until his watch read five-thirty and all the lights in the Higurashi house were on. He knocked on the door and Mrs. Higurashi opened it a few seconds later. She smiled brightly but frowned just as quickly when she got a good look at him. "Sesshoumaru? What happened?" Sesshoumaru sighed and let himself be ushered inside to the kitchen. "I just got into a fight yesterday, that's all." Mrs. Higurashi nodded but looked like she didn't believe him. She dabbed at a cut on his head that had dried blood all around it. She looked all his wounds over and sighed.
Kagome came down right after the cleaning and smiled at Sesshoumaru. She walked up to him and touched his cut. "You ought to be more careful Sesshoumaru." He nodded and Kagome sat down next to him, shortly followed by Souta, who was still in his pajamas. Mrs. Higurashi brought out her prepared breakfast of pancakes, bacon, and eggs and set a plate in front of everyone, including Sesshoumaru. He smiled and tried to push it away saying, "I couldn't. Not after you fed me last night and all." But Mrs. Higurashi just smiled and put some food on his plate. He finally gave up and ate.
Mrs. Higurashi gave everyone a packed lunch, including Sesshoumaru, who for once felt like someone cared about him, besides his own mother at least. Mrs. Higurashi had told him to stop complaining, and that she'd make him a lunch everyday if he wanted. Sesshoumaru had agreed to that when Kagome had hinted that her mother left quite a few sweets for a surprise. As Kagome and Sesshoumaru walked down the steps Kagome looked at him carefully. "You didn't really get into a fight, did you?" Sesshoumaru blinked but kept walking. "What makes you think that?" Kagome sighed. "Because it sounds like one of the excuses I used to make for my bruises and cuts." Sesshoumaru closed his eyes but kept walking. "It's nothing Kagome. I promise." Kagome gazed at him for a few minutes before nodding. "Alright. If you say so."
They approached the school and immediately Inuyasha, Kikyou, Miroku, Rin, Jaken, Kouga, and Sango popped up. Sesshoumaru could already see Shippou, Kanna, Kohaku, Ayame, Naraku, and Kagura headed their way. "Hey Sesshoumaru. I called you last night to see if you wanted to go clubbing but your mom said you were at a friend's." Inuyasha looked at Kagome who blushed slightly and looked towards the ground.
"I ate at Kagome's house last night. That's where I was." Everyone looked at Kagome who felt like hunkering into herself. Everyone went through their introductions, last of all being Kouga and Jaken. Kagome didn't necessarily like either of them, but didn't have time to say anything to the guys because all the girls hauled her a few yards away. "So are you going out with Sesshoumaru?" Sango asked with a hint of jealousy. Kagome shook her head. "I only met him yesterday. Why would I go out with him?" Everyone shrugged and soon Kagome had gotten to know each girl. Only one of them she didn't like, and that was Kikyou. They looked slightly similar, but the girl had an evil aura. She put on the stupid git act but in reality Kagome could tell she was very intelligent and used it to her advantage.
Someone tapped Kagome on the shoulder and she had to keep from groaning when she saw Hiten. "Hello beautiful lady. May I join your group of friends today?" He had her hand now and was trying to kiss it. Kagome pulled her hand out of his and glared at him. "No you may not join us. I would prefer it if you'd leave me alone." Hiten looked a little thunderstruck(ironic, ne).
Kikyou took her chance to poke at Kagome. "Why not new girl? Don't you like our school's badass hottie?" Kagome turned to her. "No I don't like him." Kikyou looked murderous and Hiten slowly backed away, afraid a cat fight was getting ready to start. Kikyou stalked off and all the other girls swarmed around Kagome, telling her how brave she was to stand up to Kikyou. A few minutes went by when Kagome felt a tug at her sleeve. She turned and had to look down at the short guy named Jaken. He handed her a note and scurried back to hide behind Sesshoumaru. Kagome opened it and nearly face faulted. Written on the notebook paper was Jaken's number with a heart. Then underneath it were the words: You are the beauty of my heart, fair Kagome. Please go out with me.
Kagome tossed the paper into a trash can as the bell rang. She went through her classes with a few new friends in each, except in her final class. Hiten took the seat right behind Kagome and wrote something down. Kagome tried to ignore him, but when his hand kept somehow running through her hair, it proved to be a little harder than expected. The final straw was when class ended as she was standing up to leave Hiten spun her around by her shoulder and kissed her. Kagome pulled away and gave him a full force slap. She then backhanded him and repeated to over and over for a few minutes.
She left the classroom with Hiten lying on the floor swirly eyed(@ .@). Kagome went outside and sat down on a bench, yanking her discman out and putting the headphones on. She stared at the passing students and wondered what Sesshoumaru was doing. Someone tapped her on the back and she jumped. When she turned she found Jaken looking at her with puppy dog eyes. Kagome pulled her headphones off and looked at him. "Will you please go out with me?" Kagome rolled her eyes. "Gomen, but no. I kinda like someone else." Kagome said the first thing that popped into her head. She got up to leave when someone yelled at her. "MATTE KAGOME!!" Kagome turned to see Hiten running towards her, arms open wide. Kagome turned tail and ran as fast as she could straight into Sesshoumaru.
"You ok Kagome?" She just shook her head and pointed back at the now confused Hiten. Sesshoumaru growled and moved her to the side of him. He stepped forward and locked eyes with Hiten. "Leave Kagome alone." Hiten snorted. "What are you? Her protector?" Hiten laughed but stopped at Sesshoumaru's words. "I'll try to be." Hiten growled low but turned on his heel and stalked off. Kagome stared at Sesshoumaru like he was crazy, but hugged him when he looked at her. "Arigatou Sesshoumaru." He smiled into her hair and hugged her back lightly.
Letting him go Kagome waved and ran off towards the shrine while Sesshoumaru walked slowly towards his house. His thoughts veered to Kagome and he silently wondered if she was thinking of him.
Kagome stopped running and sighed. She thought about what Sesshoumaru had said and smiled. A car screeching brought her back out of her revery to see Kikyou driving a junked out truck and headed straight for her. Kagome dived out of the way just in time, and Kikyou was forced to swerve, running a mailbox over in the process. She had her windows down and growled at Kagome. "You got lucky this time bitch." Kagome watched her drive off and took a deep breath. Was everyone at this school besides Sesshoumaru's friends, excluding Kikyou and Jaken, crazy?
~*~*~A/N~*~*~ Short chappie I know, but this sets the story up a little better. What do you think of Hiten and Jaken liking her?? I thought it was pretty funny. There'll be more moments with them. Send me some reviews or no more chapters!! (evil laughter in background) Ja ne!!
Chapter 2: New Friends, New Enemies
By: Elbereth
Rated: PG-13 for violence, occasional language, and some fluff later on ^.~
Sesshoumaru waited until his watch read five-thirty and all the lights in the Higurashi house were on. He knocked on the door and Mrs. Higurashi opened it a few seconds later. She smiled brightly but frowned just as quickly when she got a good look at him. "Sesshoumaru? What happened?" Sesshoumaru sighed and let himself be ushered inside to the kitchen. "I just got into a fight yesterday, that's all." Mrs. Higurashi nodded but looked like she didn't believe him. She dabbed at a cut on his head that had dried blood all around it. She looked all his wounds over and sighed.
Kagome came down right after the cleaning and smiled at Sesshoumaru. She walked up to him and touched his cut. "You ought to be more careful Sesshoumaru." He nodded and Kagome sat down next to him, shortly followed by Souta, who was still in his pajamas. Mrs. Higurashi brought out her prepared breakfast of pancakes, bacon, and eggs and set a plate in front of everyone, including Sesshoumaru. He smiled and tried to push it away saying, "I couldn't. Not after you fed me last night and all." But Mrs. Higurashi just smiled and put some food on his plate. He finally gave up and ate.
Mrs. Higurashi gave everyone a packed lunch, including Sesshoumaru, who for once felt like someone cared about him, besides his own mother at least. Mrs. Higurashi had told him to stop complaining, and that she'd make him a lunch everyday if he wanted. Sesshoumaru had agreed to that when Kagome had hinted that her mother left quite a few sweets for a surprise. As Kagome and Sesshoumaru walked down the steps Kagome looked at him carefully. "You didn't really get into a fight, did you?" Sesshoumaru blinked but kept walking. "What makes you think that?" Kagome sighed. "Because it sounds like one of the excuses I used to make for my bruises and cuts." Sesshoumaru closed his eyes but kept walking. "It's nothing Kagome. I promise." Kagome gazed at him for a few minutes before nodding. "Alright. If you say so."
They approached the school and immediately Inuyasha, Kikyou, Miroku, Rin, Jaken, Kouga, and Sango popped up. Sesshoumaru could already see Shippou, Kanna, Kohaku, Ayame, Naraku, and Kagura headed their way. "Hey Sesshoumaru. I called you last night to see if you wanted to go clubbing but your mom said you were at a friend's." Inuyasha looked at Kagome who blushed slightly and looked towards the ground.
"I ate at Kagome's house last night. That's where I was." Everyone looked at Kagome who felt like hunkering into herself. Everyone went through their introductions, last of all being Kouga and Jaken. Kagome didn't necessarily like either of them, but didn't have time to say anything to the guys because all the girls hauled her a few yards away. "So are you going out with Sesshoumaru?" Sango asked with a hint of jealousy. Kagome shook her head. "I only met him yesterday. Why would I go out with him?" Everyone shrugged and soon Kagome had gotten to know each girl. Only one of them she didn't like, and that was Kikyou. They looked slightly similar, but the girl had an evil aura. She put on the stupid git act but in reality Kagome could tell she was very intelligent and used it to her advantage.
Someone tapped Kagome on the shoulder and she had to keep from groaning when she saw Hiten. "Hello beautiful lady. May I join your group of friends today?" He had her hand now and was trying to kiss it. Kagome pulled her hand out of his and glared at him. "No you may not join us. I would prefer it if you'd leave me alone." Hiten looked a little thunderstruck(ironic, ne).
Kikyou took her chance to poke at Kagome. "Why not new girl? Don't you like our school's badass hottie?" Kagome turned to her. "No I don't like him." Kikyou looked murderous and Hiten slowly backed away, afraid a cat fight was getting ready to start. Kikyou stalked off and all the other girls swarmed around Kagome, telling her how brave she was to stand up to Kikyou. A few minutes went by when Kagome felt a tug at her sleeve. She turned and had to look down at the short guy named Jaken. He handed her a note and scurried back to hide behind Sesshoumaru. Kagome opened it and nearly face faulted. Written on the notebook paper was Jaken's number with a heart. Then underneath it were the words: You are the beauty of my heart, fair Kagome. Please go out with me.
Kagome tossed the paper into a trash can as the bell rang. She went through her classes with a few new friends in each, except in her final class. Hiten took the seat right behind Kagome and wrote something down. Kagome tried to ignore him, but when his hand kept somehow running through her hair, it proved to be a little harder than expected. The final straw was when class ended as she was standing up to leave Hiten spun her around by her shoulder and kissed her. Kagome pulled away and gave him a full force slap. She then backhanded him and repeated to over and over for a few minutes.
She left the classroom with Hiten lying on the floor swirly eyed(@ .@). Kagome went outside and sat down on a bench, yanking her discman out and putting the headphones on. She stared at the passing students and wondered what Sesshoumaru was doing. Someone tapped her on the back and she jumped. When she turned she found Jaken looking at her with puppy dog eyes. Kagome pulled her headphones off and looked at him. "Will you please go out with me?" Kagome rolled her eyes. "Gomen, but no. I kinda like someone else." Kagome said the first thing that popped into her head. She got up to leave when someone yelled at her. "MATTE KAGOME!!" Kagome turned to see Hiten running towards her, arms open wide. Kagome turned tail and ran as fast as she could straight into Sesshoumaru.
"You ok Kagome?" She just shook her head and pointed back at the now confused Hiten. Sesshoumaru growled and moved her to the side of him. He stepped forward and locked eyes with Hiten. "Leave Kagome alone." Hiten snorted. "What are you? Her protector?" Hiten laughed but stopped at Sesshoumaru's words. "I'll try to be." Hiten growled low but turned on his heel and stalked off. Kagome stared at Sesshoumaru like he was crazy, but hugged him when he looked at her. "Arigatou Sesshoumaru." He smiled into her hair and hugged her back lightly.
Letting him go Kagome waved and ran off towards the shrine while Sesshoumaru walked slowly towards his house. His thoughts veered to Kagome and he silently wondered if she was thinking of him.
Kagome stopped running and sighed. She thought about what Sesshoumaru had said and smiled. A car screeching brought her back out of her revery to see Kikyou driving a junked out truck and headed straight for her. Kagome dived out of the way just in time, and Kikyou was forced to swerve, running a mailbox over in the process. She had her windows down and growled at Kagome. "You got lucky this time bitch." Kagome watched her drive off and took a deep breath. Was everyone at this school besides Sesshoumaru's friends, excluding Kikyou and Jaken, crazy?
~*~*~A/N~*~*~ Short chappie I know, but this sets the story up a little better. What do you think of Hiten and Jaken liking her?? I thought it was pretty funny. There'll be more moments with them. Send me some reviews or no more chapters!! (evil laughter in background) Ja ne!!