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Greatest of Memories-Chapter 2: Golden Gaze
By: LastlyGenre: Romance/Angst/Humor/Alternate Universe
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"Alright class, please settle down."
All the students returned to their assigned seats, quietly waiting for the announcements for the day. Ms. Runes got up from her seat, wrinkling her gray-blue skirt slightly. Her white blouse was cleaned and pressed, making her seem strict. Her aged face shown differently however. Tiny wrinkles on the sides of her eyes appeared when she smiled, making her seem jolly and wise. Her eyes sparkled with joy for teaching and love of children as she surveyed her class.
"Alright students, today is the first day of your junior year here at New Moon Highschool. I hope you all enjoy this class, for I believe I will. I see many familiar faces, but not many new ones…" the elderly teacher said, looking at her students closely, "actually! I only see one new face in my class! Goodness me!"
Ms. Runes laughs with mirth as she asked the single new student to come forward. Ebony hair cascaded past her shoulders in waves and a young girl walked foreword quickly.
"This is our new student, Kagome Higurashi. Please show her the respect and courtesy you show each other." Ms. Runes said, smiling kindly. Whispers spread throughout the classroom non-to-quietly. Kagome only smiled apprehensively as she stood in front of everyone. Sango only smiled encouragingly to her from the back row. Miroku, whom she got to know well over the twenty minutes she'd known him, waved and smiled.
"I hear she's Sango Taijiya's cousin from Kyoto…"
"Blue eyes? What kind of Japanese girl has blue eyes?"
"Wow, she's pretty cute."
"I bet Sesshoumaru is going to get another girl in his stupid fan club."
Now that one surprised her. Sesshoumaru? Who was that? And he had a fan club?! Kagome got lost in her thoughts, the mass of whispering people could no longer be heard as she contemplated this new piece of information. –What kind of weirdo would have his very own fan club? That's freaky…- She was snapped back into reality when her new teacher's voice asked her a question.
"Kagome, do you have any hobbies?" Ms. Runes asked, smiling at her new student gently.
"Oh, um yeah! I'm pretty good at archery, and I like to swim and play sports. Uh…I also like competing…" Kagome said unsurely. She started toward her seat in between Sango and Miroku, a light blush settling on her cheeks. When the period ended, the whispers still didn't stop.
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"So Kagome, what do you think of New Moon so far?"
"Kagome thought for a little while, replaying the day so far. Miroku and Kagome were in art class, mixing paints to find the complimentary colors. Sango had study hall, leaving the two alone. Sango had been very hesitant with leaving Miroku with her, but they had to get to class. Kagome sat still next to her only new friend, mixing the paint clumsily.
"Well, I think this place it great!" Kagome said honestly with a smile. Miroku was very sweet to her, acting polite and friendly. –I wonder why Sango doesn't want to Miroku and me to be alone…is it because she likes…OI!- Kagome broke out of her thoughts as she felt something warm inching lower and lower towards her bottom. Luckily enough, she was sitting so her bottom wasn't exposed, but that didn't mean that she didn't understand the intention. She followed the hand to a deep violet sleeve, which led up to…MIROKU!
WA---AP! SMACK! THUD!Kagome panted lightly as she watched the unconscious body of her friend fall to the ground. –Now I see why Sango was acting oddly. Stupid lecher…- Everything was quiet as Kagome thought up wicked ways of hurting the perverted young man that lay on the floor with a black eye and rather large handprint on her cheek. A few seconds passed as tension drew slowly into the room before everyone broke out into loud whispers. The art teacher just shook her head and went back to helping other students paint.
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"Wow! I can't believe it's lunch already! It's only been two periods!"
"Kagome! We're on block schedule remember?! That's why your other classes were so long!" exclaimed Sango, laughter dancing in her coffee brown eyes. Kagome just shrugged and grinned as they sat down. Miroku promised to get the two girls lunch in apology for his rude behavior back in class. Of course, this was after Sango nearly beat him to a pulp for touching Kagome. Kagome just laughed at the two, a knowing look in her eyes. Taking a large slurp of her soda, she surveyed the large cafeteria. Girls were packed with girls, boys were…well, they were everywhere. She noticed a young man walked directly towards her table, his long silver hair swaying behind him. His honey gold eyes roaming her ocean blue ones then abruptly cut away.
"Hey Sango." The handsome boy said in a deep tone.
"Oh, hey Inuyasha! I haven't seen you for a while." Sango answered with a slight smile. Kagome just looked curiously from the longhaired boy to her cousin. –I wonder who this is? What cute doggy ears!-
"Inuyasha, this is my cousin, Kagome. Kagome, this is Inuyasha, an old friend." She said, noticing Kagome's curious look. Her cousin just smiled delightfully and waved. Inuyasha just stared at the ocean blue eyed girl. –Kikyo?-
"Hi Inuyasha!" she said cheerfully. He snapped out of his daze, looking at the girl. No, this wasn't Kikyo. Kikyo had brown eyes and longer hair…a lighter shade that wasn't so wavy. She also didn't smile at him anymore…
"Hello---o?" the girl asked him in a sing-song voice, waving a hand in front of his face to get his attention. A smile threatened to break out at her innocent gesture. She was a beauty, so innocent looking.
"Yo." He said gruffly, effectively hiding the smile. He watched her out of the corner of his eye, looking on to see her eyes fell slightly before they sparkled again in understanding. Sango just sighed in irritation at Inuyasha's rock impersonation. She had known the half-demon for 10 years, meeting him through her life-long friend, Miroku. When they had first met, they had broke out into a fight because he had called her a stupid wench. He ended up getting a black eye and teeth marks on his little dog-ears while she only had a busted lip and a large bruise on her arm. From then on, they had a grudging respect for each other and became close friends.
"Hey Inu. What's up?" Miroku asked, balancing three lunch trays and setting them down expertly. Kagome smiled and clapped. Miroku bowed, playing along in the sudden game. Kagome broke out into a few laughs as Sango wrote 7.5 on a napkin and held it up with a yawn.
"Thank you, Miroku!" Kagome said, taking out an apple slice from it's little plastic bag. Popping one in her mouth, she nearly choked as Sango started cramming a few hundred apple sliced down Miroku's throat. He must have let his wandering hand wander a little too south of the safety zone. Inuyasha yelled at Miroku for being such a lecher and just laughed at him. Kagome ended up having to help Miroku get away from Sango as Inuyasha held her cousin back, apple slices flying from her hands.
-I'm so glad that I've got such great friends already- Kagome thought, a warmness settling in her soul. Perhaps her new friends were just what she needed. She just grinned happily as she watched Inuyasha loose his hold on Sango. Miroku ran for his poor life as Sango threatened him with vivid pictures of torture.
Unknown to little group, a different pair of calculating gold eyes watched the scene unfold. Amusement flickered in the metallic yellow depths before a blanket of ice replaced it. –An odd girl…perhaps she is what I seek…-
TBC