Highschool Dilemma

Chapter 2

The four took off. Inuyasha was in the lead, Miroku right behind him. Kagome and Sango sped up. On the second lap, Inuyasha stayed in the lead, Miroku directly behind him. Kagome was nipping on Miroku's heels and Sango on hers. They went around again and Inuyasha was in the lead with Kagome quite a distance behind him. Next to her was Sango and laying on the ground unconscious was Miroku. On lap 4, Inuyasha was first as he lapped Miroku, who was still rubbing his reddened cheek. Kagome was ahead of Sango, who was again beating on Miroku with her cleats. Kagome was nipping on Inuyasha's heels as they went on their final lap. Sango was sitting out because she had her exercise for the day and Miroku was getting some bandages put on by the school's doctor. The school had a female doctor, but they didn't allow her to give Miroku any medical attention, because he managed to end up in a worse condition after she left. Sango was cheering Kagome on as she caught up to Inuyasha. Inuyasha looked over at her.

"You're fast- for a girl, that is."

"I don't see you doing any better than me, buddy. What would that make you?" He grumbled something. Inuyasha saw the finish line ahead. He sped up, but Kagome was always right next to him.

"Whatever, wench." Kagome's eyebrows furrowed together.

"Wench?" she said in a mad/annoyed tone. Oddly enough, the finish line approached it quickly. Rin stopped her stop watch as they both crossed the finish line... in a tie. The runners slowed to a halt. Miroku walked over to Inuyasha, who was simply staring at the girl who had tied with him.

"Whoa... Inuyasha, you must really like her if you let her win." he said. Inuyasha's eyebrows furrowed together.

"I don't like her." he said sharply.

"You mean she actually beat you on her own." he inquired. Inuyasha looked down, thinking of an excuse.

"For one, I let her keep up with me out of common courtesy to a new student. Secondly, she tied with me, not beat me." Miroku rolled his eyes.

"Sure. Whatever you say." They looked over at Kagome who was getting congratulated by a few people and meeting some new ones. Kagome laughed at something that was said when she turned and saw Inuyasha. She walked over to him.

"Why did you call me a wench?" she said. Inuyasha simply looked away.

"Feh." Kagome rolled her eyes and started walking away. "Oh, Inuyasha. Since you didn't keep up with me, what does that make you?"

"For starters, you did not beat me. You tied with me and I let you do that. In reality, you don't stand a chance against me." His anger was showing through clearly. Kagome sighed.

"Why don't you just sit down and take a chill pill?" WHAM! Inuyasha fell as soon as Kagome said sit. "Damn book." he said as he got up and kicked the book he tripped over. Miroku laughed.

"Inuyasha, when she said sit, she didn't mean fall on your face." Inuyasha glared. "Shut up, monk."

Sango and Kagome got their food and went outside to eat. Next to a big, giant tree, they sat down and ate. Sango sighed. "Do you know how Miroku got a lunch detention?" Kagome nodded.

"He groped my in front of... Keade I think her name was." Sango rolled her eyes.

"Go figure. I'm sure they'll meet us her in a minute." Kagome was confused now.

"I thought it was a lunch detention." Sango looked at Kagome.

"It is a lunch detention." Kagome nodded, understandingly. After about 5 minutes, the boys cautiously peeked around the corner. Sango waved them on so they went up to them.

"Man, Miroku. I thought we were goners there for a minute."

"Why? Did you almost get caught?" Sango asked.

"Well, we were already out the window when Myouga came in wanting to speak to me. Somehow, I managed to get back into the cubicle before he noticed I was gone." Sango laughed.

"Either way, you wouldn't have got busted. Knowing you, you two already had an excuse." Miroku grinned.

"Yeah." Kagome laughed.

"You guys are too much." They both smirked.

"It's okay. You're new. You'll get the hang of most of the stuff we pull by the end of the week." Kagome laughed again. Just then, voices could be heard from around the building. "Crap." Inuyasha and Miroku both looked around for a place to hide. Inuyasha looked at Miroku and pointed up. Miroku nodded. They both jumped up and clung onto the lowest limb they could find, pulling themselves up into the tree. Turning around the corner was a guy who, just by the look of him, could send a shiver down your spine with two girls by his side. He walked over to Sango.

"Where's Inuyasha?" Sango shrugged.

"Beats me. Last I knew he was in detention." The guy moved closer to Sango.

"You sure about that? If I learn you lied to me, you'd regret it." He made a gesture of a gun with his hand and acted like it fired at her head. Kagome saw the branch above them shake ever so slightly. She glanced up to see Miroku having a very peeved look on his face as his hand grasping the branch so hard his knuckles were turning white. Naraku laughed as Sango's face visibly paled. Kagome raised and eyebrow in frustration.

"Okay, buddy. I don't know who you think you are, but you have no right to go threatening people for nothing." Sango looked at Kagome in shock. 'She's new...' she thought. Naraku turned to Kagome.

"Outspoken, are we? You are the new girl. It's a good thing I know you don't know better than to mouth me." Kagome gave him an odd look.

"Well, who are you that I can't speak to you?" He glared.

"Naraku." Kagome even froze at that name. "You're... the drunk driver." Naraku laughed evilly.

"I'm the one who 'accidently' killed your cousin." Kagome glared at him.

"Why? Why did you kill her?" Naraku shrugged.

"I was in love with her and she was in love with a no good half-breed. She picked him over me so..." Kagome had a look of disgust and anger.

"You son of a ..." Kagome charged towards him, looking as if she was ready to kill. Sango grabbed her arm and pulled her away. Naraku laughed.

"Kagome... you better watch your step. You're luck Sango was here or you'd be dead right now." With that, Naraku walked away. Once he was gone, Inuyasha and Miroku jumped out of the tree. Kagome looked back at Sango.

"Why did you stop me?" Sango was shocked still. Inuyasha growled in the direction that Naraku had just walked away. Miroku, simply, walked over to Sango, helping her to her feet. Sango was shaking.

"Kagome, there's some things you need to know." Inuyasha said. Kagome looked at him.

"Like what?" Inuyasha sighed.

"Kagome, Naraku is the ring leader of a gang called the Stealth Assassins. He has been one of the most dangerous criminals in Tokyo. No one has been able to put him in jail, because he leaves no evidence that he was there. Yet, everyone knows it was him. The Stealth Assassins have been in a war so to speak with the Demon Syndicate. That would happen to be us." Kagome eyes opened in surprise.

"What? But you seem like ordinary kid." Sango nodded.

"Things aren't always what they appear." She said.

"It's true. He killed some of our family and friends. We've rallied together to repay him for all of the evil he has bestowed upon our lives." Miroku stated. Kagome's face paled visibly.

"He's after me now, isn't he?" Kagome said. Inuyasha nodded.

"Don't worry. We'll be behind you. Kagome, would you join us?" Kagome looked down.

"You guys are repaying him for things he has done to your families?" All of them nodded.

"What happen to you guys?" Sango took a deep breath.

"He killed my parents and my little brother. At first, my family and I worked for his father. We had put in most of the research to make his 'operations' work. We're going to turn him in. We had evidence at one time, but the day we were going to turn us in. He had us all shot. Naraku was the one who shot us. My family was the first ones that he had killed. I was the only one who survived." She was wiping tears from her eyes constantly after she told the memory from her past. Miroku swallowed.

"It's okay Sango. We'll get him for what he has done." Inuyasha sighed.

"My parents worked in a bank ever since I was a little kid. One day, there was a robbery by Naraku. My parents were dedicated to their jobs so they refused to open the vault for them to steal the money. Naraku killed them for not doing as he commanded of them." Inuyasha had anger in his eyes. Miroku looked down.

"Well, Naraku has been a major pain in the ass for my family. I'm not exactly sure what happened, my great grandfather did something to tick off his father. His father kill my grandfather and my dad. My dad and his dad killed one another. My dad was seeking revenge for his father. Now, Naraku hates my family with a passion. He's been trying to kill me for a while."

"Kagome, you kept up with me so I know you have the physical strength to join the group. So, will you become a Demon Syndicate?" Inuyasha asked, curiously. She swallowed hard thinking about the situation.