(Disclaimer: -dramatic sob- I don't own Inuyasha…This makes me sad.)

(Anything in italics is a flashback!)

"Wait…" Inuyasha said, fully awakened. "Is that me!" he cried, pointing to a dog eared child. Who else could it be? "It is."

He contemplated for a moment. "Well then, who's that!" he asked himself, pointing to a black haired girl grinning beside him in almost all of the photos. She seemed so familiar but so distant…Inuyasha strained himself, trying to remember her name or anything about her. His eyes widened once again. "Kagome. Kagome Higurashi. Damnit. That's that kid…that girl… I remember." Hadn't she moved to Kyoto so many years ago?

"I was a nice little bugger, wasn't I?" Inuyasha asked, pointing to himself. A pout implanted on his childlike face. Much like his face today. The pout was still there, the face not quite as childlike. His eyes said it all; "Sorry." Obviously, Inuyasha had done something he regretted.

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"Inuyasha, is school scary?" Kagome asked, pouting slightly.

"Nope. It's no sweat." He said in reply.

"Maybe for you." Kagome whined. "You're brave!"

"Well who says you aren't brave?" Inuyasha inquired, an eyebrow raised.

Kagome smiled.

"No sweat." Kagome told herself, trying to laugh her current situation off. Trying to make it disappear. Vanish. But…she would have to do it. She would have to enter this classroom, one way or another. This was her way. By taking a deep breath, being brave and…

"Konnichiwa!" The teacher exclaimed as the door slid open slowly, without Kagome being able to take a breath. "Higurashi, I presume?" Kagome nodded timidly. Where had all her courage gone? "Find an empty seat and sit down, right now we're discussing Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet…"

Kagome sat down near the corner. Near the window. She let the teacher drone on, not giving her a second thought. It had been a week since she had arrived in Tokyo. It was finally the day she had been dreading for quite some time – her first day of school, at Shikon No Tama High. "So far, so good." Kagome muttered, barely audible.

She – Kagome – could see her reflection in the glass window. It was a barrier separating her from the outside and…this. Raven black hair was tied back, kept out of her face. Chocolate brown eyes full of fear and expectance. Pale skin. Her uniform was somewhat ruffled – the royal blue skirt was wrinkled to some extent. The only neat item of clothing worn by Kagome was the royal blue sweater (trimmed with gold) over her wrinkly white blouse. It was easy to tell that Kagome's smiling face was a façade. Her outfit said it all – she was nervous and uneasy. A frown curled upon her lips. 'Be brave.' She attempted to remind herself. It didn't work.

Remembering her Inuyasha, childhood friend, gave her an extra bit of strength. If that little seven-year-old could be so courageous, why not she? Why, Kagome was fifteen! 'Remember Inuyasha. Remember…' she thought dazedly, trying to focus her thoughts on the teacher for the tiny bit of class there was left.

Kagome shivered as her tiny head bobbed up from underneath the cool, deep water of the lake. She gasped for air while looking around her suspiciously. "Inuyasha?" she questioned, regaining her ability to speak.

"Inu-Inuyasha?" she asked once again, tears welling up in her eyes. Where was Inuyasha? He was a wonderful swimmer – much better then Kagome herself. How come he wasn't coming back up?

Kagome dove under the water once again. It was dark, even though sunlight was peering through the clear water.

"Inuyasha!" she mouthed, as bubbles flew from her mouth. She forgot that she couldn't breath under water. This couldn't be a joke! She grabbed his arm. Was he even conscious? She attempted to drag him up. No luck. Kagome tried to fly up to the surface for a few precious moments of air, but no prevail. Her ankle was wrapped in sea weed.

Amber eyes flew open quickly. Inuyasha slashed the sea weed restraining Kagome and dragged her up. "I was…kidding." Inuyasha said, gasping for air.

"You have me!" Kagome cried happily.

Perhaps that was the day five year old Kagome was first saved by Inuyasha. The first rescue of many.

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Inuyasha groaned as a bell rang, signaling the end of the period. 'Math.' He thought glumly. 'When am I ever going to need that in the real world?'

"Hey Inu, how'd you on the test?" Miroku asked, three sheets of white paper in hand. Miroku Ito was the name age as Inuyasha – seventeen. He was Inuyasha's – or 'Inu' for short – best friend. Miroku was, to say the least, quite popular with the ladies. Generally speaking he usually blew his chances after the first date – with his wandering hands. His appearance was quite different from Inuyasha's. Messy black hair, deep blue eyes.

Inuyasha grunted in reply to Miroku's question.

"Another fail?" Miroku interpreted. "I got a 79...not that bad, I guess."

"40 better then me." Inuyasha mumbled, eyebrows rose. "I swear that teacher has some sort of grudge against me."

"Perhaps it's the fact that you don't study, need attitude adjustments or that you swear constantly?" Miroku suggested.

"Shut the hell up Miroku." Inuyasha spat.

"Move it." Inuyasha roared , shouldering some girl. Probably a 10th grader, by the slight glance he got of her. Raven black hair. Brown eyes. That was about all he got. Except for the fact that she looked dazed and confused.

"Hey, you're Kagome right? You just moved from Kyoto?" Inuyasha heard someone ask. Kagome? That Kagome…No, it couldn't be…but…Inuyasha turned around quickly. His jaw dropped. It couldn't be…that new girl…she wasn't the same Kagome as…ten years ago, was she! She sure did look like it.

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"Hey, you're Kagome right? You just moved from Kyoto?" A peer asked Kagome innocently, a grin on her face.

Kagome nodded and gave a slight smile. She saw someone turn around – the same guy who had just hurt her shoulder in fact. His jaw dropped as he stared. Amber eyes. Silver hair. Dog ears…

'Dog ears?' Kagome muttered under her breath.

"Inuyasha!"

(AN: I'm so bad and mean. Everyone must hate me. I skipped a week of updating. I was super busy, if that makes up for it. D: Please forgive me! And give me lots of review. PLEASE! Anyways, this is up a day early incase I forget. The ending is a tad rushed, but I still think it's okay. This shall be continued next Tuesday. Anyways, I'm quite proud of myself. The story will be exactly 10 chapters. I plotted out the entire story. I probably should have done that before, ne?)