Well, here we go. Second chapter of my fanfiction. :3 This is where things will start to get a bit more interesting... And I have something special planned for the chapter after this. ;D Although I haven't got any reviews yet, I'm determined to continue my story ... It's hard to believe that not even one person doesn't have something to say about fanfiction. However, onto the second chapter! Hope you enjoy!
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'My old school uniform..'.
A white blouse trimmed with green material and a stripe of white around the sleeves and collar, a cherry-red ribbon, and a forest-green skirt. The typical school-girl uniform.
A red-eyed Kagome held the precious clothing in her hands, recalling all the adventures the outfit witnessed along with her, each smudge of dirt, blood, or stain she was unable to remove through washing reminding her of a different experience. Her previous school uniform represented a piece of the Feudal Era that was within her.
Carefully, she refolded the uniform, then delicately packed it away with her other possessions that she'd be bringing to Mahora Academy. All that remained to her of the Feudal Era now were the objects she had obtained, and used, and one of which she used was the school uniform and it's presence would bring a certain comfort to her. Already packed was her reddish wooden bow and some select arrows.
Turning away from the suitcase, her silvery-grey eyes caught the crystalline glint of several pieces of luminous, lavender coloured pieces of gem. The shards of the shikon jewel - a powerful gem that youkai sought to obtain power ... that which could grant any wish the user desires. Amongst those whom seek the shards to complete the whole jewel, were themselves, but to a more benevolent purpose. The shards were glowing peacefully in their miniscule glass bottle.
Removing the bottle from it's place on the work-desk, she studied the shards for a few moments before re-attaching the bottle to her necklace, to lie hidden under the collar of her clothes. The shards caused yet more memories to swarm into her head; leaving Kagome feeling very nostalgic after the entire excercise of packing. Hauling up her suitcase, she prepared to leave her room when a sudden breeze brushed past some locks of her raven hair, and reminded her the window was still open.
Strolling over to close the window, the sight of the Goshinboku outside hit her concious like a heavy hammer, and her heart pounded loudly.
'Inuyasha...'
She wished Inuyasha would abruptly appear, come in through the window, and demand her return. To whisk her away from this newfound nightmare and return her to a place which would always remain familiar. To return her to her friends, and a journey which seemed to last a lifetime. She didn't care about being selfish, she just wanted to be with them. With him.
But he never came for her.
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Students seemed to swarm every corner of the school Kagome and Negi passed through, busy with some interesting and outrageous project, or chatting casually with giggling friends. Although the events of the day left Kagome exceptionally dazed and still continously thinking about other subjects, she followed her teacher half-mindedly and eventually they stopped before a door.
"Here we are!" He said cheerfully, "This is our quarters." Then without response or hestitation he opened the door and walked right in. "Asuna-san, Konoka-san?" He called out.
There was no answer, and the small room was quite deserted.
"Well..." He responded to the state of the room, "I'm sure they'll pop in sometime soon. In the meantime, feel free to put your things down, and set up a comfortable atmosphere for yourself." Cheerfulness.
'He's so young, but he certainly commands alot of respect and maturity... and cheerfulness.' Kagome mused to herself, doing as reccomended and setting down her suitcase in a free corner. Looking around the room, she summed up her surroundings and attempted to become familiar with it.
The room was indeed small, but not terribly small. The cleanliness and tidiness of the room was semi-okay, and the inhabitants of the room seemed to keep their things in their own selected areas. Furniture was light, but there was some essential items like a work-desk, dressers, a mirror, and a comfortable couch. To one side of the wall, there was a double-bunker bed...
"Wait..." Kagome blinked at the double-bunker, and made a puzzled expression, then turned to Negi. "There are only two beds." She noted, "Where am I going to sleep, and more importantly, where do you usually sleep?" She finished with a weak tone.
It took a moment to register, but when Negi realized the meaning of her words, his eyes widened visibly and he stammered, "Oh! W-well that's right! This is a problem." He quickly reviewed the room, as though hoping to see if a bed suddenly appeared somewhere that she could use. "See, I usually just sleep on the couch... Or with Onee--I mean, Asuna-san..." He murmured the last words. "... But you don't have anywhere else to stay, do you?"
Kagome shook her head. "If it's too much of a bother, I could always sleep on the floor though..." She made an effort to laugh, but it came out strangely. She most certainly didn't want to sleep on the floor.
"Well maybe just for tonight." Her english teacher sighed. "I will have to go see the Headmaster about getting somewhere for you to sleep."
He turned to walk out the door, then immediately collided with someone who was about to come in. There was a smacking noise, and two loud yells.
"Negi-bouzo!" Shrieked the opposition, getting to her feet and giving the stunned Negi a vicious angry glare. "Watch where you're going!" She was a rather tall girl with long fiery orange hair put up into high pigtails with what appeared to be shiny golden bells attached to red ribbons. Kagome noticed that one of her eyes was a darker blue then the other.
"Ahh! Asuna-san!" Negi flailed his arms and panicked, "Gomen nasai! It was an accident!" In his shock he failed to mention anything about Kagome, who was standing behind him with an interesting expression on her face. Asuna noticed her first.
"Ano? Who's that?" Asuna pointed at Kagome, and squinted. Then she seemed to remember something, and declared loudly, "Aha! You're that new girl. What are you doing in our room?" Kagome laughed nervously, and twitched.
"Well, see, he invited me here." She continued the strange laugh. "And well, um, he said I could sleep here." She watched Asuna's eyebrows raise amusedly. "But if you don't want me here, that's okay, I understand. I'll just be going." She edged around the pair, then dashed madly out the door, not heeding Negi's cry of "Kagome, come back!" She just kept running. Running down the hallway. Running away.
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Running... She was running...
"Why Kagome, but where are you going?" A sinister deep voice laughed in her ear, and she felt rough hands grab her shoulders and whip her around. "You weren't trying to escape, were you?" Cold violet eyes burrowed into her own, a pale face outlined in ebony hair wearing a cruel smile. Her shoulders were gripped harder, until she felt fingernails digging into her flesh and drawing blood. She cried out.
"How dare you touch her!" Another voice snarled in the distance. "Keep your damn filthy hands away from her, you ugly beast Naraku!" Inuyasha sprung onto the scene, Tetsusaiga flashing in the bright rays of the sun.
Naraku loosened his grip on Kagome - who took this opportunity to struggle free and retreat a safe distance to watch the oncoming events - then turned around to give Inuyasha his emotionless regard. "Hello, Inuyasha. What a pleasant surprise."
"Pleasant surprise my ass!" Inuyasha growled, and swung the mighty blade in Naraku's direction, which he easily stepped aside. "I'm going to rip out your flesh until there's nothing left of you!" He continued swinging the Tetsusaiga madly at Naraku, who also continued dodging every futile attack.
Laughing, Naraku leapt backwards into the sky, and narrowly skimmed past a Kaze no Kizu attack on Inuyasha's part. "Inuyasha, you will never learn." And as suddenly as those words, he disappeared from sight, leaving a very baffled Kagome, and an extremely angered Inuyasha.
"NARAKU!" Screamed the inu hanyou with fury that was unrivalled. "Your corpse will decorate the ground someday! I SWEAR!"
And his foul mood lasted the duration of the day.
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Kagome came to a stop when she reached the academy grounds, and surveyed the large stone fountain lying not far from where she stood. Wondering if the tranquil sound of water would sooth her nerves, she made her way over and sat down on the stone rim. In this whole entire place, water seemed familiar and gave her comfort. Maybe if she closed her eyes and pretended she was somewhere else, the water would help make it true...
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"Inuyasha, look!"
A massive cascade of beautiful clear water thundered before their eyes in the form of a waterfall. Kagome had been admiring the waterfall, and advised Inuyasha to come over and look.
"Yeah, so what? It's just a stupid waterfall." Had been Inuyasha's gruff response. Kagome sighed.
"I think it's pretty Kagome!" Shippo chirped, who was sitting on her shoulder and beaming. "The day is beautiful, and the sun shines on the water! Look, I can see fish!" He jumped down, and splashed around the shallow edge of the small body of water. "Inuyasha's just too mean and stupid to enjoy such simple things." He felt tempted to comment.
"What was that!" Inuyasha rounded on Shippo, "I'll show you mean and stupid!" He began chasing around a shrill Shippo, who cried out for Kagome to help him. "The big mean stupid Inuyasha is chasing me! Help me Kagome!" And that only served to infuriate Inuyasha more.
"Osuwari!" Snapped Kagome, and watched as the bead necklace had it's effect and plummeted Inuyasha face-first into the hard dirt. "Stop chasing around Shippo." The referred little kitsune resumed his place on Kagome's shoulder and stuck out his tongue at the downed inu hanyou. "Yeah, stop chasing me around!"
Inuyasha could merely groan, and twitch in his place on the ground.
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Kagome smiled, and wondered if they were thinking about her too. If they even found out she was gone yet... what they would do when they found out she was gone. Would they be sad? Or angry that she left them? Or simply upset in all? She sighed, put her hands on her chin, and propped her head up on her elbows. Everything was just so confusing right now. She was in a constant daze.
'What do I do? It's so hard to let go. I know... I'll never be able to let go.'
And she watched the day fade into scarlet dusk, the stars were beginning to show themselves amongst the oncoming darkness.
But they weren't as bright as before.
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Yeah, second chapter is kind of short too. But things haven't actually started picking up yet. Mahora Academy is about to recieve a 'surprise guest' ... And that's when the mayhem begins! Stay tuned for the next chapter! Until next time, see you later. ;3
- With love, Eternal. :D