Eternal here. :D This is the first fanfiction I've actually submitted anywhere ... So, please be kind! Constructive comments only if you please. I hope this unusual cross-over of my two favourite animes will win everyone over. :3;

Disclaimer - I own neither Inuyasha, nor Mahou Sensei Negima. Any of the characters mentioned in this fanfiction belong rightfully to Rumiko Takahashi, and Ken Akamatsu.

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'Footsteps... The sound of footsteps in new shoes.'

The extravagent interior of what was plainatively a school surrounded a silent figure, donned in a classy, brand-new school uniform - a red-and-brown plaid skirt, a russet coloured vest, and a cherry-red tie supported by a crisp white shirt. Indeed, the only sounds echoing in the polished hallway was the faint tapping of footsteps.

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"No! I can't! I won't abandon them!"

Raven locks and silvery-grey eyes distinguished a teenaged girl - moved practically to tears - yelling in a hoarse voice at an older woman. The woman seemed upset herself, and with a heavy heart she turned away to finish packing up a leather suitcase.

"I'm sorry Kagome... But there's nothing I can do..."

Kagome gave her mother one last heartbroken stare before she dashed upstairs and slammed the door to her room. She couldn't bring herself to believe that she'd actually be leaving Higurashi Shrine... That she'd be unable to go back to the Feudal Era anymore... Unable to see Inuyasha... and unable to say goodbye.

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The memories stirred feelings of discomfort in Kagome. Infact, simply being here was discomforting ... but this was it. She was here. She was in this place called Mahora Academy ... and she knew she was unable to turn back. Carefully smoothing out the plaid skirt of her uniform, she progressed forwards to her designated classroom.

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"Negi-kuuuun!"

A casual, well-kempt classroom seated what appeared to be thirty-one different students, all female. Each girl seemed to have a unique personality, and an distinct style - except a pair of twins who seemed inseperable. Moments before, the class had been silently working on the latest assignment, but now some attention was briefly shown towards whomever had shouted out.

The source of the shouting came from a seemingly energetic girl with short pinkish-brown hair that sported small twin pigtails done up with red ribbons. She had stood up and was frantically waving towards the front of the classroom. "Negi-kuuuun! I need help with this question!"

At the teacher's desk, a young boy had unseated himself to attend to the demand. Although he seemed to be just a kid, his appearance was collected and mature. Messy reddish-brown bangs were accompanied by darker undertones that were pulled back into a spikey low ponytail, a proper royal-blue suit with a poppy-red tie his attire, and miniscule circular glasses balanced before chocolate-brown eyes. Apparently, he was the teacher, despite his age.

The class went deadly silent again with the exception of the constant scrabbling of writing.

Rap rap rap... A knocking at the heavy oak door.

A few puzzled looks were sent in that direction, as though they couldn't imagine anyone who would be visiting their classroom, or whom would knock at all.

"Uh..." Negi paused in assisting the pinkish-brown haired girl, and stood up to move towards the door. A smile brightened his features as soon as he opened the door, and he ushered in a teenaged girl with raven hair. "Ahem." As soon as he had closed the door, he stood before the class. "Please welcome our newest student to 3-A, Student #32 Higurashi Kagome."

The unique class suddenly seemed to spring to life, and Kagome was bombarded with questions from all her newest classmates.

"Where are you from!"

"Hey, let's be good friends!"

"What's your favourite type of food!"

"Do you like marital arts! Kyaa !"

"He--Itai! Fei-chan! That hurt!"

"Hahaha ... Gomen Fumika-chan!"

Kagome blinked at the sudden wave of attention over her, and she could only stammer helplessly as questions after questions were thrust unwillingly on her. She wasn't entirely sure what she was going to do, when the shrill ringing of the bell rose above the clamour and noise in the classroom.

"Well, I guess class is dismissed..." Negi laughed to himself as the students poured out the door. Except for, of course, Kagome. Turning to her, he made a short polite bow and addressed himself. "My name is Negi Springfield. I teach Class 3-A's English. I'm also their homeroom teacher." He nodded, and smiled cheerfully. Kagome made her best efforts to be friendly in return, and awkwardly introduced herself.

"I'm Higurashi Kagome. I recently moved here from Tokyo ..." She faltered as she remembered everything she left behind, and choked back the tears threatening to rise when her thoughts strayed to a particular inu hanyou. "... I suppose I don't have anywhere to stay in the meantime, and I certainly don't know anyone." She finished lamely, then went on to stare peculiarly at Negi. When he seemed to notice and gave her a bit of a puzzled look, she abruptly burst out without thinking, "How old are you?" Then blushed immediately afterwards for her rudeness.

With an ironic little laugh, he answered her question. "Well... Um... I'm ten." He wasn't surprised when Kagome gawked at him. "You're a teacher?" She said without thinking. More blushing. 'Come on, what are you thinking? Sure he's ten, but I'm sure the school had a good reason for hiring him.' Negi shifted on his feet, and looked at the ground. "Err... Yeah."

... Awkward silence.

"So..." Negi coughed and broke the silence. "You said you don't have anywhere to stay?"

Kagome looked away, and found herself staring out one of the windows to her left side. "That'd be right..." She murmured in a sort of exhausted voice. Her thoughts were swimming elsewhere at the moment.

"Well!" The young teacher piped up, making best efforts to be friendly, "Perhaps you can stay with me, Asuna-san, and Konoka-san in our quarters?" His words faded at the end when he caught the wistful look in her features as she stared outside. Under normal circumstances, a person would get the impression that they were simply boring the opposition into day-dreaming, but he had a knack for reading peoples' emotions and he could catch a flash of some sort of forlorn love within her eyes... "Kagome-san?"

"Hn!" Kagome snapped back to realization with a pang, momentarily looking dazed before realizing her new teacher was still standing there, and going through a quick emergency procedure of apologies. "I'm sorry! Awfully sorry! I ... I was just thinking about Inuya--I mean, back home, you know?" She shook her head. 'I almost said Inuyasha...' She breathed. The young boy smiled sympathetically. "It's okay. I was just saying that if you need somewhere to stay tonight, I'm sure there's room in our quarters..."

Kagome nodded vigorously, an overly cheerful expression plastered on her face. "Oh yes! Of course!" Negi visibly brightened up, and began to walk out the door. "Okay then!" He declared, "This way. I'll show you to the dorms." With another deep breath, Kagome followed her english teacher out the door, and wondered what type of people she'd be staying with...

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"Kagome." A masculine voice caught the raven haired girl's attention. Long silvery-white hair cascaded down his crimson fire-rat haori robes, canine-like ears glimpsed behind messy bangs, an intense golden-eyed stare. "You'll never leave me, right?"

Kagome stared at her inu hanyou companion strangely, wondering what invoked such a serious question out of no where. "Of course not, Inuyasha." She answered truthfully. The thought had never conciously occurred to her that she'd actually want to permanently leave his side. "Why would you ask me that?" She couldn't help but smile.

"No reason." He responded huskily, turning away with a characteristic 'feh'. However, he couldn't help hiding the faint signs of a relieved look in his eyes. She would often find herself getting lost in those unique eyes ... Then he would question her for staring at him for so long.

"I promise I won't leave you, Inuyasha." Kagome's smile widened slightly, and she leaned against his sturdy frame, contented merely in sitting and being there with him on such a peaceful night, where the stars seemed to glow brighter then ever and give their twinkling praise. He was always surprised by her affectionate actions, and he'd look up with a blush all night, enjoying her company aswell but refusing to admit it in the least bit.

"I'll never leave you..."

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Well, there's my first chapter. :0 I know alot of it is really corny, but hey, you gotta give the corniness some love too. XD I hope I get some good reviews, and requests for the next chapter. ;3 If I don't see anyone demanding a finish to this fanfiction, I wouldn't see the point in writing more chapters, so speak up and let me know if you like it. XD ... Well then, until the chapter, farewell my friends. 3 I hope you enjoyed my first submitted chapter ever! - With love, Eternal. ;P