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Chapter 2

Kagome's eyes curiously followed his movements as he sat in his seat, which was coincidentally in front of her. But she tore her gaze away as soon as he was in seeing range of her. The teacher then continued reading more announcements that were on the sheet of paper. Kagome bit the inside of her cheek as she looked at everyone else in the room.

Sango and Ayame were quietly whispering to each other, once in a while, they would sneak glances over to Kagome. But they immediately whipped their heads back. Kagome then knew that they were planning something. Shaking her head, she turned to view the other students while the teacher with a monotone voice announced that Ecology Club was canceled for the week. Frankly, no one cared; they remained doing their homework and staring into space.

"Last but not least, Key Club will be holding a meeting today after school. It's requested that all members attend." Kagome stirred out of her reverie when this was announced. Yes, she was in Key Club. It was a lot of fun and looked good on a college application, besides, almost all the projects were fun to do.

The new boy, Inuyasha, had no particular expression on his face so Kagome couldn't tell what he was thinking. At that moment, Kagome sighed and the bell rung. Sweeping up her books and book bag, she trudged off to her first class of the day, math.

"How fun…" She sarcastically said under her breath. The school girl entered the class room and set her books down in her assigned seat. She looked at the door, watching the students walk in. Unfortunately, she didn't know much of them very well, they were just acquaintances. Sango had a very different schedule from hers and only had lunch and drama together.

Kagome's chocolate brown eyes darted from the door to the board. One guy just entered the room with his group of friends and it was her current crush. Hey, just because she swore off boys doesn't mean that she can't indulge in a crush once in a while.

His name was Tai; in short, he wasn't bad looking and had a great personality. He had the bluest eyes Kagome had ever seen and jet black hair which made his eyes more of an intense color. Currently, the boy was wearing bleached jeans and a sweater that hugged his muscular body.

At that thought, Kagome stopped and blushed. Her descriptions were kind of getting too bold for her.

Tai often spoke to her, treating her like one of his friends, saying hi whenever he saw her and so forth. This morning, he walked by her desk and sat in front of her; just her luck for the teacher to place him right in front of her.

Math wasn't exactly her best subject; it had its ups and downs. The teacher graded homework on effort but the tests and quizzes were killer for Kagome. But being the intelligent person she is, she maintained a low A or in the B range. To tell the truth, Tai was the only thing she looked forward to in math. A great teacher was a plus also. Though, the only bad thing was that Hojo was in her class. He was so persistent to go on a date with her, but the guy wouldn't take a hint. She tapped her pencil rhythmically until two people caught her attention. It was her teacher and Inuyasha.

The chocolate eyed girl brightened up. Maybe she could get to know Inuyasha; perhaps he isn't the quiet person he seems. After all, appearances can be deceiving. The teacher talked to Inuyasha while she handed him his book. She then pointed to the empty seat behind Kagome. Inuyasha's lips moved, Kagome deducing that he had thanked her. With his backpack in tow, Inuyasha walked past Tai and Kagome and took a seat. Kagome then decided that now was time, since class hadn't started yet.

"Hi, my name's Kagome, we're in the same homeroom together." Kagome cheerfully said, extending her hand.

She watched as a smile formed on his face, which eventually turned into a full-fledged smirk. He extended his hand, grasping hers and said one word,

"Inuyasha."

And that was all he said.

"Hmph what a jerk. So I was right, appearances can be deceiving. It turned out that he's a jerk." Kagome thought, as she turned to face front ward. Ms. Kamiya then took roll and class started. After a few minutes of teaching from the teacher, Kagome and the rest of the class started on their homework, hopefully minimizing their load for the night. Tai and his friends were diligently talking, making wise cracks, occasionally making the class laugh.

The finally awaited bell rung and it was time for her other classes. Personally, she looked forward to Drama, which was a few classes after math.

The next two classes passed by agonizingly slow.

"Are the teachers trying to torture us or what?" Kagome thought as she worked through science and her foreign language class.

As she pushed open the doors to the theater, she had the biggest surprise that day, Inuyasha was in her class. What kind of coincidence was that? He was in two of her four classes in the morning, and that excluded homeroom. Sighing, she took a seat next to Sango and pulled out a notebook. Mr. Yamato then started class and talked excitedly about their new project.

"Today, class, we're going to start a brand new project. I'm going to pair you off in partners, a boy and girl in each partnership and you're going to perform a famous scene of Shakespeare."

This triggered the whispering and giggles. The girls wanted to know who their guy partners were going to be and the guys were talking in low tones.

"Shhhh, may I have your attention please." Mr. Yamato soothed. "I'm now going to announce the partnerships."

"Kagome Higurashi, you're going to be partnered up with…." There was a pause as he skimmed the class roster.

"Ah, seems like we have a new student today, so Kagome, you'll show him the ropes and be his partner." Kagome stiffly nodded her head.

"Fate is so twisted, what is up with this? I'm paired with a jerk!"

She was impervious to the rest of the partner announcements, but then Sango shook her head and rolled her eyes.

"I'm with the pervert." She said despairingly, pointing over to Miroku. He was known as the player of the school and had a problem with touching girls in inappropriate places. Kagome stifled a giggle. Sango had a mask on; Kagome really knew that she had a massive crush on him. She developed it since the day he hit on her.

"Now, I want you to use this time to arrange the dates in which you're rehearsing." With that, Mr. Yamato left and disappeared into his office. The students immediately rolled their eyes in unison. His wife, Lacus, was pregnant and was just a few days from the due date and he started calling her every hour a few days ago. Each person then drifted off to their partner.

Unfortunately, Inuyasha found her and sat next to her. Kagome slouched and slid down her seat. He shrugged and said without care,

"Looks, like we're doing "Romeo and Juliet"."

Kagome's eyes widened. What the hell? Did fate have something against her? She groaned and smacked her eyes with her hand.

"Look wench, it's not like I want to do this with you either okay? So let's meet at your house and we'll rehearse from there." Kagome nodded miserably.

"Oh yeah, we're doing the kissing scene." Inuyasha smirked and walked or strode to his backpack and left the theater. Kagome grabbed her binder and started smacking her head repeatedly.

"Kagome, stop it. You're losing brain cells forever." Sango joked, while picking up her backpack.

The two headed out the door and talked about their dreaded partners. Sango couldn't believe that Inuyasha was a jerk. She tried and made Kagome think of Inuyasha as a better person. Which was kind of hopeless, Kagome can be awfully stubborn at times.

"He's a great athlete though. He's in my phys. Ed Class and ran a mile in six minutes. Not to mention that the coach asked him to join the soccer team as the captain. Everyone was practically in awe. Well, except for Tai and his groupies" Sango mused as Kagome's eyes revealed that she was thinking.

"So there is more to the rough exterior…yeah, probably an arrogant athlete."

Kagome plopped down in her seat while she unzipped her backpack and took out her lunch. Kikyo and Ayame soon joined them and took out their lunches too. The lunchroom was always noisy and smelled of something weird. Each took out a Tupperware container and popped open the lids. Kagome was the only one who was pleased with hers, after all her mom was sick so she had to cook for herself for a couple of days. Happily picking up her spoon, she dug in. Her friends had traded lunches, since one wanted the other's lunch and it all worked out, everyone got what they wanted.

"Hey Kagome, you know the new guy?" Kikyo asked, munching on her celery sticks that she had gotten from Sango. Kagome nodded and swallowed her fried rice before she replied.

"Unfortunately. He's a real jerk, but we have to work on a project together."

Kikyo smiled, though she wondered why he was such a jerk. People tended to act nice to Kagome, since she was nice to other people. Being nice was her nature. The girl shrugged, maybe she, Kikyo can get to know him. She thought that he was pretty cute and maybe the type of guy she was looking for in a boyfriend.

"Kagome? Can you set me up with him?" Kikyo asked nonchalantly.

Kagome choked on a piece of Chinese sausage. Taking a swig of her water bottle, she looked straight at Kikyo.

"Are you sure? He's a real jerk you know." Kagome asked in a way that made Kikyo sound like a mad man. Kikyo nodded, finalizing her decision. Sighing, Kagome agreed.

"Don't make me pull you out of the relationship though, once you get sick of his attitude problem."

"I don't know Kagome, maybe this isn't really him you know? Maybe it's just an act, tough guy on the outside, softie in the inside." Kikyo reasoned.

Kagome snorted.

"The day he shows that "softie" side of his will be the day I fall in love with him. And we all know that will never happen." Kagome said, before chewing her fruit snacks.

The girls looked at each other curiously. Kagome had never reacted this way to another person before, it just wasn't her.

"Kagome!" A shout flew across the cafeteria. Kagome looked around to find the person who had called her. Her soft brown eyes landed on…her crush.

Tai waved and said hi. Kagome smiled and returned the gesture.

"OOOOO! Maybe our little boyfriendless Kagome has a crush!" Sango and Ayame said in unison. A blush slowly crept up Kagome's cheeks.

"Do not!" Kagome refuted. But she couldn't defend herself anymore since the bell rang.

Relieving a sigh of relief, Kagome walked rapidly to her locker from her English room. (A/N I'm just wondering on something, in Japan, they don't have English, you know Language Arts, so do they all the class Japanese???? Lol, nvm, ignore me and my thoughts!)

She quickly packed her homework necessities and shut her locker, heading to the classroom where the meeting was held. She calmly slipped into her seat and glanced around. Hardly anyone was here; she would just have to wait. Taking out her book, she started to read the first few pages. But then, a few minutes later, she was interrupted by a familiar voice.

"Hey wench, overachiever aren't we?"

Kagome looked up to find herself looking at violet eyes. For a second, she lost all thought. But then she snapped out of it and responded with sarcasm.

"No, really? How did you know?"

Inuyasha shrugged,

"Yeah, kind of noticed how you were the teacher's pet in all the classes we have together. Not to mention a lot of kids ask you to tutor them in the halls."

"Wait a second, how do you all this, are you stalking me?" Kagome asked, looking at him with a glare.

Inuyasha smiled his smirk that gave no answer whatsoever, which triggered Kagome's nerves.

"Argh!" Kagome's frustration fired up. Somehow, this Inuyasha managed to get under her skin. Kagome twirled around in her seat, as she heard Inuyasha take a seat right next to her.

"The nerve of him." Kagome chose to ignore this and continued her book.

"Kagome!" Kagome looked up to find Tai, waving at her, with his group of friends. Kagome smiled and waved back. She noticed that one of Inuyasha's eyebrows rose.

"Weird. Oh well, who cares?" Kagome then looked forward, the meeting had begun.

As she walked out of the school, the sky was a deep blue while the trees were decked in fiery colors. The sidewalks were littered with a few leaves as Kagome walked home. The musty fall air hung around the neighborhood and the crunches of the leaves were heard.

"I'm home!" Kagome shouted as she opened the door. The school girl slipped off her school shoes, leaving on her knee high white socks.

She found her mother sitting in the kitchen when she heard a coughing fit. Her mother was still wearing her pajamas and wore a robe for warmth. Slippers donned her feet, for the floors were a bit cold.

"How were you today mama?" Kagome asked as she fixed herself and her mom a cup of hot tea.

"Fine Kagome, I'm just sorry I have to leave my chores for you." Her mother hoarsely said. Kagome shook her head.

"It's no problem mama, it's what you do everyday and it makes me appreciate you even more." The school girl said, as she set down the two cups of tea. Her mother smiled and took a sip of her tea.

The two watched the scene outside the window, enjoying the peaceful atmosphere.

"Mama, a friend of mine is going to come over tomorrow, so we can practice a scene for drama, is that alright?"

Kagome's mother nodded,

"You might want to practice on the grounds outside, near the Goshinboku, since your grandfather would be resting."

"Thank you mama. I better get started on homework; I want to have a free weekend." Kagome said, as she gathered the cups and washed them. Her mama nodded and headed up the stairs toward her bedroom.

"Well, let's get started." The raven-haired girl said as she settled down at her desk and started on the dreaded math first.

End of chapter 2! One of my long chapters and I'm kind of proud of it. Though, it's a little boring…

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