1Hey guys!! I'm updating again. I have nothing better to do, so I figured I'd make you all happy and update. Yes, school has started and I hate it. Every second of it. I'll try to update as often as possible, but with homework and tests and such, it might take a little while, so please don't be angry. First, the reviews!

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Chapter 6

Kagome sat on her bed in the cool darkness of her room. She had returned back to class to find that she had only been gone ten minutes. It had seemed like she had been gone for hours. She got through math, but then wasn't feeling good so she had gone home. Inuyasha told her to go home and sleep. Her body needed to fully accept the new blood, and then she would feel better. She had fallen asleep almost as soon as she laid down. That had been two hours ago, so now she was feeling much better.

Inuyasha had told her that, because of the vampire blood she had ingested, she would gain mild vampiric characteristics, such as heightened senses and a paler, smoother complexion. Kagome peered in the mirror across from her bed. Her complexion did look smoother, and more chiseled. She didn't notice a difference in skin tone, but she had been pale to begin with. What she was most amazed by was her night vision. It was almost pitch black in her room, but she could see everything around her perfectly.

Kagome glanced at the digital numbers on the clock beside her bed. She groaned, it was only two o'clock! She got up and moved over to her desk, where a pile of textbooks and binders lay strewn across the top. She pulled out her chair and sat down. I might as well do some of my homework, she thought with a sigh. She flipped through her assignment book to see what she felt like doing. Hmm...I have a poem due for english tomorrow, I'll do that. Kagome opened a spiral notebook to a fresh sheet and set to work.

A couple hours later, Kagome had finished all of her homework. It was the first time she had actually done all of her homework for as long as she could remember. Just goes to show how bored I was, Kagome sighed. She glanced over at her clock and was surprised to see that it was already 8:00 at night. Kagome headed downstairs to see if she could get something to eat.

When she walked into the kitchen she was surprised to see her mother peering into the fridge. She pulled out a diet soda and popped the top. She turned around.

"Kagome! I didn't even know you were home." Her mother exclaimed.

"Yeah, I've been upstairs doing my homework." Kagome answered coolly.

"Good girl," her mother answered, although she sounded distracted.

Woof, Kagome thought, but she kept her mouth shut."Are you going out tonight?" she asked instead.

"Yes, my date should be here any minute." Her mother took a drink from the can and set it down on the counter near the fridge. Just then, the doorbell rang. Her mother hurried to the front door. Kagome heard voices, and then the door shut and the key turned in the lock.

She sighed and opened the freezer, she pulled out a TV dinner and popped it into the microwave. After she ate, she was lounging on the couch, flipping aimlessly through the TV channels. She was just getting ready to give up trying to find when the doorbell rang.

Kagome groaned, had her mother made dates with two different guys on the same night, again! She stormed to the door and opened it, ready to give the guy a piece of her mind when she realized who it was.

"Inuyasha?! What are you doing here?"

He smiled, "I came by to see how you were doing, you looked pretty sick when you left today."

"I'm fine." Kagome stammered. "Y-You wanna come in?" Inuyasha nodded and Kagome stepped back so he could come inside.

"How did you get here?" Kagome asked, she hadn't seen a car in the driveway, or parked out on the street.

"I walked." Inuyasha replied.

"You walked?" Kagome said in surprise, "Where do you live?"

Inuyasha shrugged, "In an apartment about a mile from here, it's no biggie, I like walking at night."

"I hate to seem like I'm throwing you out, but I don't know when my mom will be home and she'd flip if she found out I had a guy here." Kagome said, wishing he could stay longer.

"I understand, I just wanted to make sure you were okay." Inuyasha said and turned to leave, but before he did he turned back around and hugged Kagome. Kagome was startled at first, but then hugged him back.

"I really like you, Kagome." Inuyasha whispered in her ear before turning and disappearing through the door. Kagome watched him leave before shutting the door and heading up to her room. She walked over to her window and drew back the thick black drapes. She could still see Inuyashsa walking up the street. I really like you too, Inuyasha, Kagome thought before getting into bed. She was exhausted and just wanted sleep to come.

The next morning Kagome woke up with a start. She glanced over at the clock and rocketed out of bed. She was late! Her bus would be there in ten minutes. Kagome threw on a black, long sleeved shirt that read 'Don't piss me off, I'm running out of places to hide the bodies' across the front and a pair of black pants with criss-crossed straps across the back on. She pulled on her black combat boots and grabbed her bag. She zipped down the stairs and out the door. She got to the bus stop just as the bus pulled up. She hopped on and sat down in the farthest back open seat she could find. She put on her headphones and looked out the window. Ignoring the kids around her.

'Shortest straw

Downed by liberty

Rub you raw

Witchhunt riding through

Shortest straw

The shortest straw has been pulled for you . . .'

Kagome bobbed her head in time to Metallica's 'Shortest Straw' as the bus pulled into the school. She sighed and switched off her music while waiting for the kids in the front to file off the bus. She had been considering calling herself in sick. Her mom had never come home last night, although she usually didn't if the date went well, and would not have noticed if Kagome had stayed home.

Kagome got off the bus and walked into the school. She automatically headed for the cafeteria where she usually met Sango and Miroku. As she walked in she instantly noticed that there was someone else with them. Someone she had never met before.

Kagome walked up to the group and Sango instantly threw her arms around her.

"Um, Sango? I gotta breathe!" Kagome choked.

"Sorry!" Sango let go and went back to sitting on Miroku's lap.

"Anyone wanna introduce me?" Kagome asked, gesturing towards the newcomer. He was only slightly taller then Kagome, he had short, reddish brown hair gelled straight up. He was wearing baggy tan cargo shorts and a black shirt that read 'S Horty' across the front.

"Oh!" Sango said. She was entirely too hyper today.

Just then, Inuyasha came up behind Kagome and slid his arm around her waist. He looked up and Kagome could feel him tense up. "Kouga." He said in a voice so cold Kagome had to resist the urge to shiver.

"Inuyasha." Kouga sneered. "Long time no see." Just then the bell rang.

"C'mon, let's get to class." Kagome dragged Inuyasha out of the cafeteria and towards their first period, english.

"What was that all about?" Kagome asked Inuyasha when they were out of earshot of the rest of the group.

"I'll tell you later." Inuyasha said through clenched teeth.

A couple minutes later, the two walked into english and took their seats at the back of the classroom. The bell rang and the teacher, a middle-aged woman named Mrs. Regatorio, stood up.

"Okay class, I trust you all did your poetry assignments? For today's class we are going to share them. Any volunteers to start us off?" No one raised their hands. "Okay then, I'll pick someone. Kagome?"

Kagome groaned and sunk down further into her seat.

"Would you like an F or the assignment?" Mrs. Regatorio asked sternly. Kagome shook her head and stood up. She walked slowly to the front of the classroom. She hated presentations. She hated the class. She hated english. But more then anything, she hated Mrs. Regatorio. And she knew that the teacher hated her. Kagome took a deep breath, and began:

I Dream of Death,

I think about it every day,

Sometimes it seems the only way,

To end the sorrow, end the pain,

End the stress and end the strain.

I dream of death.

Light is fading, darkness coming,

In my head the drummer's drumming,

Splitting headache, life's gone sour,

By the minute, by the hour,

I dream of death.

I try to tell you and say good-bye,

But you just laugh and say I won't die.

But you don't understand how I feel,

You don't know that this is real,

I dream of death.

Cool metal against my skin,

It's time to end the Hell I'm in,

I pull the trigger, I see red,

The bullet tunnels through my head,

My world goes black,

Now there is no going back.

I dream of death.

Forever.

Kagome hands the paper to the teacher and takes her seat in the back of the classroom. The class is silent.

So, what do you think? It was at least longer right? I typed a whole extra page!!!! That should satisfy you demanding people. Oh well. I still love you. As long as you REVIEW!!!!!!!!!! I wrote the poem myself, so if you didn't like the story, at least review my poem!! Thanks. Luv y'all!!