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Back to School

Kagome thought about the feudal era every day, and the jewel on a sting around her neck reminded her every time she looked in the mirror. Mornings were especially difficult for her. She would wake up, get dressed, grab her backpack, and head towards the well. It would take her to get to the well house before she remembered that nobody was waiting for her anymore.

Kagome dejectedly turned around and started down the seemingly endless stairs leading from her shrine.

"Oh no, I need to hurry," she whispered to herself after she checked her watch. Kagome quickened her pace a bit. She just entered the schoolyard when her three best friends ran up to her.

"Hey, Kagome," smiled Eri as a hello. Yuka and Ayumi were on the other side of her.

"How's it going?" Yuka asked with a curious smile.

"Yea, you've been all sad since you left that egoistical boyfriend of yours," Ayumi said and lifted an eyebrow. They go into the school and were heading for their first period class. Kagome didn't say anything to them. He might have been egoistical, rude and in love with someone else, but she still loved him.

"Kagome, you need to get over him," instructed Eri. Kagome nodded at her comment.

"I know but I was with him for so long that I can't help missing him sometimes," explained Kagome.

"Remember though, Kagome, that isn't love, just attachment," Ayumi said as she pointed to her. Kagome then nodded in agreement.

"I guess that makes sense," Kagome told her but whether she was in love with him at the time or not. He was still dead, which the other girls didn't know, and she didn't care whether she was in love, she just wished that he could at least live a happy life. Kagome could tell that Sango was in love with Miroku who was in love with her back. They just didn't have a chance to tell each other. Shippo didn't really even have a chance to live and with him having no father or mother… all he had was them.

Kagome entered the classroom, still in deep thought. The three girls watched her and just figured she was sorting out her feelings for the so-called egoistical creep. Kagome sat down in her desk and pulled out the book for that class, English.

"Alright students, pull out your homework for last night…" the class went on. Kagome had the assignment because Souta brought a list of homework she had whenever she came back from the feudal era a while back when she had gotten mad at Inuyasha for one reason or other.

She missed getting mad at him, arguing with him, and watching his ears twitch before they all went to sleep. The teacher seemed to be speaking gibberish rather than teaching English. Even so, she was glad to be back so she could get herself back on track. An hour later class was over and she had science.

Science was even worse because most of the Latin terms she was supposed to learn, she pronounced differently because she had to guess with what the science book said. Studying electromagnetic waves wasn't exactly a piece of cake either, mainly because the only waves she could study in the feudal era were the ones in a hot spring they would visit every now and then.

Kagome didn't understand anything so she was taking notes like crazy in every class as though she was a crazy person. She wrote almost word for word what the teachers were saying and it looked like she was writing a book rather than taking notes. Her friends were worried.

Thirty minutes into the science class, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Utaka glared at the sound before mumbling angrily to himself as he went to answer the door.

"Yes?" he growled at the teenage girl with red hair. She handed him a yellow notice. He read it to himself and became angry before suddenly shouting.

"Higurashi! You are to report to the Principal office immediately," he yelled to her and gave her the note as she passed him. "I expect your return no less than two minutes after he finishes speaking with you."

Kagome nodded as she walked out of the room and towards her principal's office. The girl who brought the note was heading in a different direction.

"Weird…" she said to herself but continued on her way.

As Kagome entered the office she saw a large aquarium at the back of the office. There were all sorts of exotic multicolored fish inside. The fat balding man in the leather chair at the oak desk was who she guessed was the principal. He looked up from reading over some papers in a manila folder labeled: Higurashi Kagome.

"Ah, Miss. Higurashi, please, sit," he told her motioning to a chair in front of his desk. "This is about your illnesses as of late."

Kagome sat down and looked up at him respectfully. She was hoping he wouldn't try to hold her back a grade because she missed so many days.

"I've had a talk with your mother about your illnesses and we decided it would be good for you to get a tutor. Although, I recommended for you to repeat this grade, your mother talked me out of the idea." He explained to Kagome who nodded in understanding. The door suddenly opened again. It was a boy with sandy blond hair.

"Miss. Higurashi, meet your new tutor, Mr. Akimori Toru," the overweight man told Kagome with a fake smile. Kagome looked over at him with a weak smile and leaned out to shake his hand. The boy glared at her and didn't shake her hand so she retracted the appendage slowly. The principal then noticed the uneasiness and started towards the door.

"I asked him because he is in the top ten percent in the school. You two are to meet every Wednesday after school for at least one hour and every Saturday for at least one hour." The principal told them and opened his door for them to leave. Akimori walked out of the door first. Kagome paused for a minute before getting up and leaving as well.

"Akimori, wait!" she yelled to him but he didn't even slow down so she ran to him. "Didn't you here me?" she asked and waited for him to answer as she walked along next to him. When he didn't answer she jumped in front of him.

"Hey, Akimori, just tell me where we're going to meet and I'll leave you alone," she tempted him when he stopped. He huffed dramatically before telling her.

"Wednesdays we will meet in room 206 and Saturdays we will meet at Starbuck's at three," he told her before walking around her and disappearing. Kagome mentally memorized the places and times before heading back to science. Luckily, the second she walked in, class was over.

"Higurashi, homework is chapter twenty, section two, the vocabulary and section questions," Mr. Utaka growled at her. Kagome wrote it in her daily planner and shoved everything in her bag. She hurried out and headed to her next class, Math. She was surprised to find that her friends didn't wait for her, but then she remembered they had Health instead.

Kagome entered the room filled with basically nothing but desks, chairs, and chalkboards. There were few other people in the class, though she figured everybody else was in health at the time. She took a seat and took out her binder and notebook. It wasn't long before the teacher went up to the board and started explaining new equations and terms. The class went by quickly and soon the lunch bell rang.

Kagome was starving by that time, and went to the schoolyard to sit under a tree. When she got there she expected to see three laughing gossipers but was met with empty shade.

"Hmm… I wonder where they could be…" she said to herself before shrugging her shoulders and starting at her Pb&j sandwich. She started looking around in wonder as she slowly ate the sandwich. By the time she was done she felt lonely.

"Where are they…?" she thought to herself before walking around as she sipped a Capri sun. Kagome searched all the picnic tables scattering the yard. It was then when something caught her eye. It was Inuyasha… eating pasta under a tree?

"Who are you kidding girl? That's not Inuyasha so stop staring and find your friends!" she yelled at herself and turned away. "Besides, Inuyasha isn't human and he most certainly is." Her thoughts continued, "but what if he was reincarnated like Kikyo to me?" her hopes brought up suddenly and she hid behind a tree to get a good look at him. "Actually… now that I see him he looks more like-"

It was at that very moment that Hojo ran up to her, waving.

"Hey, Kagome, how are you?" he asked with his hands behind his back. Kagome blushed at being caught but hoped he didn't notice. Fortunately, he didn't.

"I'm fine, I'm taking this new medicine so I won't get sick so much anymore," she lied with a fake smile. Hojo gave her a big smile.

"That's great, Kagome!" he laughed and held a small box out to her. "I made you something." Kagome took it cautiously and dug her hand into the bag. She was surprised whenever she pulled out a flower shaped candle.

"You made this?" Kagome asked in awe. Hojo nodded his head softly. "Thanks Hojo, it's very pretty." Kagome put it back into the bag and looked away. She didn't really know what to say, but she didn't really have feelings for him, like she did before Inuyasha.

"What's wrong, do you not like flowers?" he asked worried it wasn't a worthy gift. Kagome shook her head softly before looking into his eyes.

"Hojo, how do you feel about me?" she asked softly. He blushed and scratched the back of his head.

"Well, I really like you Kagome," he told her and blushed even more. She smiled sadly at him.

"Then you wouldn't mind it if you gave me a bit of space?" Kagome asked him with pleading eyes. He nodded then turned away.

"I understand, you don't feel the same," Hojo gave her his thoughts. Kagome looked surprised and stopped him from walking away.

"No, it's not that, it's just…" Hojo looked at her curiously.

"Then. what is it?"

"Well, one of my best friends just died," she explained. Suddenly Hojo turned around and hugged her, surprising Kagome.

"Don't worry Kagome, I'll leave you alone for a while," he smiled and pulled back slowly. The hug reminded Kagome of the first time Inuyasha hugged her by the well. It was so familiar to her. Kagome was sad again because she missed Inuyasha. "Come talk to me when you're ready though."

Hojo walked away, leaving Kagome to catch up with herself. "Oh, yea… that guy," she thought to herself and looked to where the guy was sitting, but he was gone.

"Damn, I'll get a good look at him next time…" she said to herself and stomped her foot on the ground.

"Kagome!" yelled Yuka who ran over to Kagome after catching her attention.

"Hey where were you guys?" asked Kagome, who was a bit upset. Yuka gave her a pout.

"After we ate we forgot that we didn't tell you our new spot so we went to look for you, but you were gone," Yuka explained earning a smile from Kagome.

"It's ok, I went to look for you too," Kagome told her and the bell rang.

"Oh man, that sucks, I have to go to class, later Kagome," Yuka said before running off. Kagome waved are her and started heading off to class as well.

The rest of the day ended up being nothing but taking notes to try and learn at home. Unfortunately, whenever she did get home, she went to her room and fell straight asleep from exhaustion.

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