A/N: Here's the second chapter, I tried to make it long, and not so boring. I think I'll introduce Sesshomaru and Inuyasha in this chapter. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews! I'll keep the polls open for a few more chapters and see what the pairing will be, but so far Inu/Kag pairing is winning. So all the fans of sess/kag should vote and try to beat the inu/kag voters.

Inu/Kag voters: (chanting) Inu/Kag! Inu/Kag! Inu/Kag! Inu/Kag!

Sess/Kag voters: crickets chirping

Actually, you know what? I'll make it a Sess/Kag story unless you can change my mind otherwise.

Well anyway, on with the story!

Chapter 2: To Escape

Kagome sidestepped the katana that was aiming for her, and blocked the swing with her own katana. It was like this everyday, and for two weeks her kendo classes would be going over defenses. She sighed. 'I need to get out of this class, it's always the same.' Kagome bowed to the sensei asking to be excused (a/n: that pretty much means to go out of the dojo.)

She left the dojo, and headed on to the local shrine. There was an archery field, and she would go there just to "practice." Just exactly how she tried to "stay fit" at school, by joining the track and field team, archery and kendo clubs, and swimming occasionally when it was hot.

Everyone couldn't understand why and how Kagome could do all these things, actually go to the meetings and practices, and still be able to keep up her grades above an "A-" and do homework. Kagome made sure that no one would find out why, NO one.

The truth was she wanted to escape and run away from her past. The same past that contained a sorrowful story. People at school wouldn't understand what she was going through, and why she did all these activities. No, Kagome thought, 'no one will get close to me. I swore that a long time ago, when…'

Kagome shook her head. She would not think about that day anymore. Kagome picked up a longbow and tested its balance. She decided it was all right and took a quiver of arrows. When Kagome walked to the field, She started about 15 feet away, and slowly backed up as each arrow hit the target. When the quiver was empty, she put it and her bow away and walked to school. There was an emergency meeting that day, for some reason.

Kagome was deep in her thoughts and didn't notice someone in front of her, and bumped into that person.

"Watch where you're going," said a voice. (A/n: think about the personalities of either Sess or Inu 'cause I'm not telling who said that, but I think its obvious).

Kagome stared at the person with a cold façade, " You can not tell me what to do." Kagome walked past the silver-haired and amber-eyed stranger.

" Watch your mouth as well, human," muttered the stranger.

The captain of the track team went in front of the team.

" Okay so there are some new students coming to school on Monday, which is tomorrow as you all know, and they would like to join the team. So please welcome them," said Michiru. (Do I really need to describe the people?)

There was a quick applause before Michiru introduced the newcomers.

" Please welcome Sesshomaru and Inuyasha Takashi." There was enthusiastic applause when the Takashi brothers walked out.

On the outside, Kagome looked indifferent, but in the inside she was shocked. "Hey that's the same guy I bumped into. He has a brother?"

Kagome snapped back to reality when Michiru explained how the Takashi brothers would try out.

" Okay, so Sesshomaru and Inuyasha will both run the mile at the same time, but we need the fastest person in the team to race with them," at this point Michiru got kind of nervous. " So, um… Kagome? Can you race against them?"

Kagome rolled her eyes, and walked down to the track.

' So her name's Kagome, hn. She looks pretty clumsy to me, to be the fastest person on the track team,' thought the same person who bumped into Kagome.

Everybody took their places on the track and waited for the horn to blow. The horn sounded. And the person in the lead was, Inuyasha who decided to sprint the first lap. Sesshomaru was second, but was quickly gaining speed. By the third lap, Kagome was nowhere to be seen, but near the end everyone spotted her. She was neck-and-neck with a silver blur and another silver blur right behind them. The winner was…

A/n: okay I need another vote who will win… I was thinking Kagome 'cuz you know, we need a little girl power here and there too you know…

I still hope you guys can somehow miraculously change my mind about the pairing, and if u want sess/kag, show the love! Haha.