Just Another Love Story

Chapter 3

My fortune said, "Romance shall come to you in a very strange way this year." I turned to my little brother Sota in the back to ask what he got, but I never found out. Because right behind us, right across the street was a new place, an entirely new building.

AKERILP LAW FIRM

Akerilp? As in Inuyasha Akerilp?

That was spooky, especially since I believe very deeply in signs. Like my horoscope, it always seems to be right about everything. If I had a bad day, it knows! If my friend had a bad day, it knows! If I have no clue what to do in a situation, it knows! Eerily creepy, if you ask me.

So, Monday morning, yes it's here already, the first day of school, I planned on asking Inuyasha if that was his father's firm. It most likely was; who else has a name like Akerilp?

I never got around to asking him though. I just remember him walking through the door. He was a lot taller, and when he spoke I could have sworn his voice was deeper.

"Inuyasha, were you here to get your supply lists yesterday?" The homeroom teacher asked as he walked in.

"Uh, no, sorry. Do you have anymore?"

"Yes, I was just wondering because I have this envelope here that says, "Otto Akerilp."

"Yeah, that's me. " He grabbed the envelope, and speed walked to a desk in the very back.

"Your name is Otto?" Kagura practically yelled. I had known her since we were little, she was always very pretty, and wore a lot of eye make up. She was very loud which was why all the boys weren't swooning over her, that and she wasn't the brightest bulb in the box.

"Yeah, I was named after my dad, but I didn't want the same name, so I go by my middle name."

That would be why he preferred to be called dog-boy than something reasonable. I hate reason sometimes, though. From then till the first period bell we spoke about our names. Where they came from and everything.

There were sixteen of us, we had every class together except for math when four left for Pre-Algebra, and we went for regular Algebra.

Anyway I think I've told you enough to bring in my little crisis. This was during Christmas time, the last day before we left for break.

I sat down with Kanna, she was really quiet and shy before we all got to know her then she was louder, funnier, stupider, and other things. I liked her a lot, she was really cool, and so was I now, sort of. I wasn't getting braces and I wasn't wearing glasses. I needed to act the part, too, though.

Anyway, we sat down and were just talking casually about things, movies, and classes. Kanna then turned to me and asked, "Do like anybody in this class?"

Maybe it was the way she looked directly at me, but I spilled not the whole truth but a good portion of it.

"I used to like Inuyasha."

"Inuyasha!" Yura exclaimed. "You weirdo!"

Kanna didn't act the same way though; I simply acted casual, like nothing was wrong. I'm actually very good at that. She looked down the table to where Inuyasha was sitting, "Inuyasha!"

I can't believe she just did that!

He looked over at us, not bothering to get up, he yelled right back, "What!"

"Do you like Kagome!" I sat and watched in silenced horror. Though it didn't show on my face.

"WHAT!"

"Do you like Kagome! She used to like you before!"

"NO!"

"Oh, ok!"

Yura kept on going though, "Hey, Inuyasha! Would you go on a date with Kagome?"

"No!"

"What if she still liked you?"

"No!"

"Have you ever liked Kagome in the past!"

"NO!"

"What if- "

"YURA!" I screamed. "Stop pestering him!" The rest of that day went along kinda shaky.

At recess a girl came up to me and said she was so sorry.

"What for?" I asked, completely clueless.

"Oh, no, she's in denial. Don't worry, honey, Kagura told me everything. It'll be alright. If you ever need a shoulder to cry on I'm right here."

I looked to the basketball courts and saw Kagura whispering to a circle of people gathered around her.

"That sneaky little-" I brushed past the girl heading straight towards the court.

I violently pulled her from the group, and demanded that she talk to me.

"Look, Kagura, I'm glad you're having fun and all but, if you don't stop I will hurt you, don't think that I won't because you don't know me very well, now do you?"

With that I left her there to think the rumors stopped by the next day. A point to be taken into consideration, if you don't make a big deal, there won't be a big deal.

At the end of that day, Kanna asked me if I had asked Inuyasha to go out with me.

"Yura asked, remember?" I would have thought she would have remembered that.

"Well, why don't you ask him?" She challenged.

I loved a good challenge; coincidently Inuyasha's car was in the back parking lot, where the kids with no siblings were picked up. I knew he had a little brother, Sesshomaru. What was he doing over here?

"Fine, I will." I shouldn't be asking him out anyway. I'm not supposed to date until I'm sixteen! I'm only fourteen!

"Inuyasha!" I yelled out.

His car stopped right in front of me, and his mother was driving it. I saw his little brother in the back, playing a videogame. Before I could ask him…

"Have you seen Hieten?" he asked.

"No," I paused for barely even a second. "Will you go out with me?"

"No." He said it with a certain bored ness to it. I wondered if the other girls in the class had been questioning him all day.

Then he rolled up the window, and drove away.

"He said no!" I yelled over to Kanna.

She shrugged calmly, and sighed, "Oh well!"

I started laughing, this was so stupid! Asking boys who aren't interested in me if they want to go out with me, even though I can't go out with them anyway!

Kanna's mom was there and she left. I realized I was alone there with the teacher standing a few yards from me and Crutx, who was a year younger than me.

"Will you go out with me Crutx?" I asked sadly.

"Sorry, not interested!" He said hurriedly, and then left.

Then finally somebody came to me it was… was… Inuyasha's mom?

"Oh, honey, I'm so sorry about Inuyasha. He can be so rude sometimes! I'm going to teach him some manners over this break! I always have tried to improve his manners but it's no use with him! His brother Sesshomaru, is one true gentleman, though. Always so calm never talking about the Nazis, or nuclear bombs, like his brother. It's a miracle that he didn't take after Inuyasha! Anyway it was nice meeting you, sweet heart! Take care now!"

I was still staring at her when she drove away. It was the weirdest conversation I've ever had, considering that I didn't speak a word. Does that even count as a conversation?

The Sixteen Kids of the Class

Kaede – has a broken leg, we use her as an excuse to ride the elevator

Yura – she can be nice but she's mostly gossip, and looks

Kagura – pretty but loud

Kanna – shy at first but gets louder

Kikyo – It's weird relationship, I'm her friend, but I'm also her enemy. She's hated me since that time that we fought over Hojo, but that was a long time ago.

Bankotsu – funny and cute He's friends with Inuyasha

Jakotsu – has a very friendly relationship with Bankotsu

Monten – cute and good and sports but is too focused on work

Hieten – more laid back, he tries his best sometimes it comes up short

Hojo – Incredibly quiet, only talks to me, I can't get him to shut up. I don't think he ever got over that crush from third grade.

Mizuki – very fun and playful, always fun to hang out with.

Shippo – very talkative, fun and sometimes over estimates himself

Sango- Nice, and a good friend, gets distracted easily

Miroku – Nice to everyone

Kagome (me)

Inuyasha – unexplainable