Live for Tomorrow


Kagome walked into school, stopping at her locker. She had set her alarm clock to an earlier time last night so she was on time this morning. But it didn't really matter. She already had a detention today. At least she could empty her backpack today.
"Higurashi? Kagome Higurashi?"
Kagome turned to see a girl a few years older than herself behind her. "Yes?" she asked.
The older girl bowed. "I'm Alanna Suzu." she said, "I was wondering if you were planning on joining any clubs in this school."
"A club?" Kagome repeated, "I was thinking about joining one, but I really haven't had time to see what are out there. Why?"
"I'm the president of the Little Friends Club." Alanna explained, "It's a community service club where chosen students spend time with orphans. We've got one more slot and were wondering if you were interested in joining."
The club sounded fun. Kagome decided to find more out. "When do you visit them?"
"The first period of school each Tuesday."
That's during Mr. Docolm's class! Kagome thought. She grinned. "I think I'll join." Kagome told Alanna.
The older girl grinned. "Great!" she exclaimed, "We start today. So I'll just have to let the Staff Coordinator for the club know that you've accepted the invitation. Come with me. We're leaving right after that."
Alanna started walking away. Kagome quickly shoved her backpack into her locker and hurried after her. "Just to let you know, my offer to you wasn't any old offer." Alanna commented, "Not many people get this chance. You have to have top grades so that the teachers know you can make up the work you missed and you also have to have a good heart to interact with the kids. They really are sweet."
They had arrived at Mr. Docolm's room. The older girl opened up the door and walked in. Kagome followed. The teacher was alone in the classroom. It was still early enough that no one had come in.
He looked up. "Have you agreed to join the club Miss Kagome?" he asked, "It's quite an interesting experience."
She gasped. "You're the Staff Coordinator?
"That I am." he replied, "Does it surprise you?"
"Just a little." Kagome admitted.
Mr. Docolm shrugged. "I chose you for the last slot here because I saw your grades from your middle school. Straight A's with the occasional B is quite impressive. I have also been told by your former teachers that you are quite talented with young children. But if your grades seem to be slipping I will be pulling you out of this club. Do you understand?"
"Yes sir."
Just then a group of eleven students came into the room. "First visit of the year!" one of them cheered, "Hey Mr. Docolm, what grade are we hanging out with this year?"
"Second." he replied.
"Seven year olds?" another asked, "Sweet!"
Kagome guessed this was the rest of the club. She was surprised. There weren't many members. Perhaps they all watched more than one orphan.
That's when one of the club members noticed her. "Hey." the girl said, "Are you the new person Alanna was going to ask to join? Kagome Higurashi, right?"
"Yeah." Kagome answered nodding.
"Sanoa Mitsu." she replied, sticking a hand out for Kagome to shake. She then gestured to the rest of the club. "That's Rejim, Molly, Katsui, Long, Suki, Kaoa, Kaori, they're twins, Andy, Mikoma, and Takina. Welcome to the club. We have a lot of fun here."
"The kids are always good." the boy named Andy agreed, "And of course we always have that added bonus of missing some school time once a week."
"Please don't act so disappointed." Mr. Docolm said sarcastically, "Now if you teens are ready to leave, I suggest you do so. The bus is waiting."
The club began filing out of the room. Kagome followed them outside the school where a bus was waiting. But of course as fate would have it, the tip of her shoe found the slightest crack in the pavement and Kagome went falling towards it. She closed her eyes tight.
Suddenly it all stopped. Kagome's eyes opened causiously to find herself in someone's arms. She looked up. "Inuyasha?"
"You're so clumsy." the hanyou grumbled, letting go of her. "Where were you going anyway?"
"I joined a club that visits orphans." Kagome replied, "Today's the first day."
Inuyasha raised his eyebrow. "The Little Friends Club?" he asked.
She nodded. "Yeah. Do you know it?"
"Course." Inuyasha answered, "It's the smart people's club. How'd you get in? I help you with your homework every night. You're not smart."
"Hey!" Kagome exclaimed, glaring at him, "That's not nice!"
"I know." he said, "But it's true." She looked as if she was ready to smack him. Inuyasha mentally smirked. It was easy to make her mad. "Where's your jacket?"
And it was true. Kagome had been just about to smack him. His question confused her. "At home. Why?"
Rolling his eyes, Inuyasha pulled off his own and handed it to her."It's cold out you know. I don't want you getting sick and missing any school. Then you'll come over to my house looking for help, make me run out of time to do my own homework, and then get me sick! Feh!"
And once again Kagome was ready to smack him. "Well sorry!" she snapped, hurrying off towards the bus. "And don't even TRY to tell me I'd get you sick! It's impossible to get you sick!" Kagome spat over her shoulder. She stomped onto the bus, the doors closed behind her, and it drove off.
Inuyasha was left alone, outside the school, without his coat, staring at where the bus had been. "Tough brake man. "Miroku said patting Inuyasha on the shoulder, "Giving her your coat was a good idea, but telling her she was stupid was not. Even idiots know that. If you want to ask her out don't be a jerk. You'll never get her."
"I DON'T WANT HER!" Inuyasha screeched.
The school grounds became surprisingly silent.
"Feh." The hanyou stomped off into the school.

As soon as Kagome sat down on the bus, she found herself surrounded by the girls in the club (which was most of the club). "Why were you talking to Inuyasha Taisho!" Molly demanded.
"He gave you his coat!" Katsui exclaimed.
"Does he like you?" Mikoma asked.
"Is he your boyfriend!" Sanoa put in.
Kagome blushed. "Inuyasha's not my boyfriend." she replied, "He only likes me as a friend. I was talking to him because he's my next door neighbor and a family friend."
"Oh." Kaoa said.
"It's a good thing you're not going out with Inuyasha." Suki said nodding.
"Why's that?" Kagome asked, confused. Had Inuyasha developed a bad reputation at school that she didn't know about?
"Haven't you seen him!" Takina exclaimed, her eyes wide, "He's so hot! Every girl in the school has a dream of being his girlfriend! Even the girls that are older than him! And to top it off he's a rebel, but not a serious one. That's the description of any highschool girl's dream guy! Really Kagome! You should know that!"
"But you still haven't told me why it's a good think I'm not going out with him." she pointed out, "Only why I should."
"Because if you were to go out with him you'd practically be the enemy of every girl at school!" Saki explained, "They'd all hate you."
"All?" Kagome repeated.
Katsui nodded. "Except for us of course. We'll be nice... At least try. And believe me. The life of a highschool girl is a tough one."
"But then again she'd become popular if she was to be Inuyasha's gf." Molly said thoughtfully, "Then maybe the girls would respect her."
"They'd act like it." Sanoa said, "But they'd still hate her deep down."
"Yeah." the group agreed together.
Kagome swallowed nervously.
"So what are you waiting for! Put his coat on!"


Author's Notes: I think I'll keep on answering everyone's questions at the end.

Will the reincarnated Kagome ever find out about her ancestor?
If I told you that I'd end up giving away my whole plot line! I wouldn't want to do that, now would I?

Are Tetsusaiga and Tenseiga going to appear?
As of now I'm planning to bring them in, but I don't know when they'll appear. They might just appear once, but they also might have a more important role. I haven't decided yet.

Is Emily supposed to me?
No. Emily's just a usual character I came up with. I wanted to show that the Taisho family is very very rich. This is what I also tried to show when I said they had a big house and three cars.

Are there going to be any more flashbacks?
Yeah! Mostly little ones, but there should be a few bigger ones scattered around.

Inuyasha and the rest of the gang didn't die! How could they be reincarnated?
You're right. They didn't die during the last fight with Naraku. Only Kagome died then. But they did die from old age. Yes, even Inuyasha died from old age. He's only a half demon so he didn't live as long as most. As for Sesshoumaru, >.>;; Please ignore the plot hole. Let's just pretend he died too. Okay?

How come they have all their usual names? If they're reincarnations shouldn't they have new names?
Probably they should. But I'm the author and I get to decide what everyone's names are.