Second Glance- Chapter 1

By Inuyashaphr33k

Summary: Kagome is a popular teen with a seemingly perfect life. When she is paired with a guy she never really knew named Inuyasha on an English assignment they get to know things about each other like Kagome's family secret and Inuyasha's troubled past. Please read and review!

Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha I wouldn't be writing this story. I'd be rolling in my money. Mmmmm, money bath.

Kagome awoke early Monday morning in her giant room. She put a foot onto her plush carpet and smiled into her wall mirror cheerfully. While most teens would be blinking away sleep and grumbling about school Kagome cooked an extravagant meal for her younger brother Souta and her younger sister Rin. Her mother was still in bed, as usual. Mother was never up at 7:00 a.m., and Kagome had taken the responsibility of caring for her siblings without complaint.

At about 7:10 the crackling hiss of frying bacon added to Rin's chatter as she described her dream about daddy in detail.

"Daddy told me that he is watching me from heaven, and that Mommy will be better soon." Rin stated seriously. Kagome couldn't help but smile at her straight face and wishful dream. She, as most four-year-olds, was soon distracted by something else.

"Kaggie, Rin's hungry!" She called, tugging on the leg of her white pants. Kagome smiled brightly at her sister and gave her a plate with pancakes and a strip of bacon. Souta entered, wiping his eyes and blinking at the light.

"You better hurry Souta. We have to leave in thirty minutes." Kagome scolded playfully as her 13 year old brother grabbed a plate and loaded it up with food. His mouth was too full to reply, so he only nodded.

Breakfast was soon over and all the dishes were scrubbed clean. Kagome was just pulling on her purple flip flops and preparing to head out the door with Souta when their mother stumbled in. It was as if a cold breeze had entered the room, taking away everyone's voices. Rin, usually happy and bubbly had wide frightened eyes and moved closer to Souta for protection. Souta looked sadly at his mother's limp form, but did not say a thing. When the silence grew too awkward, Kagome jumped in and tried to clear it away.

"Good morning Mother." She whispered, her voice seemingly caught in her throat. She gave her mother a hug, but instead of the usual warmth of a person all she felt was cold. Rin caught on and tugged on her mother's fraying skirt, waiting to be lifted. Mother waved, and Kagome grabbed Souta's hand and they walked in silence to the bus stop.

The siblings got off the bus at Sengoku High School and Kagome parted ways with Souta, wishing him luck on an algebra test he had later that day. She arrived at her locker and was beginning to spin the dial when she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey, Kaggie-chan." A male's voice cooed. She slapped the hand off and flipped around to face Kouga, a rather annoying underclassman who had been after her ever since he bumped into her in the hallway one day.

"Kouga, I'm sorry, but I'm not interested in you. Please stop trying to ask me out." She sighed, brushing her long raven hair from her eyes. He didn't look defeated when she said this however, and grabbed her hand.

"Don't worry, Kagome. Some day your heart will be mine." He announced, marching off into the hallway. Kagome looked after him, shrugged, and locked her locker back up, walking slowly towards her homeroom class. She sighed again.

High School.

End Kagome/

N: Italic Thoughts. There will always be two parts to this story. First, Kagome, and then a part from Inuyasha's POV.

Begin Inuyasha/

Inuyasha rolled slowly out of bed, landing in a pile of dirty clothes. He sat up, picking a sock off his chest and inhaled the stale smoke hanging over his room. He stood, and was met with the sight of a female figure perched on his bed.

"Inu..." sighed the girl, sinking back into the bed.

"What happened last night?" He asked, quickly standing and rubbing his throbbing head. His eyes adjusted to the dark room, and soon it was clear the girl on his bed was his best friend Kikyou. Her top was unbuttoned and her black hair mussed. She only gave him a half smile.

"I'm so hung over right now." She replied, throwing him another half smile. Inuyasha only had to look down and his naked figure to understand everything. A sinking feeling arrived right on cue in the pit of his stomach.

"Oh god. We need to get to school." He whispered for lack of anything else to say. Kikyou stood, and walked close to him. He could smell the alcohol on her breath and could barely look into her bloodshot eyes. She was so wasted right now. How did he get in so deep? He longed for a time when he could actually sort through his life. Nothing made sense anymore. He wanted out.

"I don't want to go." Kikyou complained like a child, wrapping her long arms around his bare shoulders. Inuyasha rejected her advances and pulled on a random pair of boxers he found lying around.

"Kikyou, I need to go. Stay here and rest. I'll be back later." He turned, never wanting to see her again as she was today. She was so helpless, like a child. It almost made his eyes tear up to see her like this, half-naked and only wanting attention. She used to be the top of her class. Now she was on top of half the class. (a.n: Get it? Sorry for the bad joke.) He guided her gently to his bed, and in a minute she was asleep, her gentle snores the only sound as Inuyasha dressed himself. He gathered his book bag and a pop tart before he let himself out of his apartment, locking the door behind him.

He walked onto the school grounds, the sun already half way up in the sky. Graduation was coming soon and he needed to pass this year if he ever wanted to get anywhere in life. Before he didn't really care, and now he wanted nothing more then to turn his life around. He trudged slowly towards homeroom, his thoughts only on what had happened the night before. It definitely wasn't Kikyou's first time, but it had been his. He sighed, running a hand through his silver hair. What was he thinking?

"Hey, watch where you're going, idiot." Barked a rude voice in his face. Inuyasha turned and saw Kouga standing before him. He was only a sophomore, but he already felt that he ruled the school. Inuyasha growled under his breath and trying to leave, but Kouga already had a hand on his bag.

"Where ya going, mutt?" Kouga spat, his fists balled tightly and looking ready to fight. On any other day Inuyasha would have gladly knocked this bastard out, but the principal warned him that if he was ever caught fighting again they would expel him. He needed to graduate. A small crowd of eager onlookers began to crowd around them. Among them was a girl who looked like a junior that slipped next to Kouga, looking pissed off.

"Kouga, stop it." She hissed, eyes narrowed into slits of fury. "Leave this person alone. I don't care what your problem with him is; I can't allow you to fight."

Inuyasha didn't really know what her problem was. This issue obviously had nothing to do with her, but he was grateful that someone at least cared. She wore a tight fitting pink shirt with a pineapple on it and white pants. She probably had a perfect life right out of a furniture catalogue he thought angrily. Why did his life have to turn out so crappy? He hated feeling this way because it pretty much was his entire fault. It was really pathetic. He had more important things to deal with anyway, like an angry Kouga running at him anyway and Kikyou's slumped figure standing by the door.

"Kouga, I'd love to stay and chat, but I've got something I'd rather be doing right now." He grunted, blocking the punch Kouga threw at him with ease and sliding under his arm and through the crowd. He brushed against the pink shirted girl, and felt a slight chill run down his spine and her nails brushed against his arm.

Kikyou was slumped in the hallway, a dazed look in her foggy black eyes. She looked so lost and out of place in the halls of a busy high school where everyone at least seemed to know where they were going. Her small form was draped in one of Inuyasha's own black hoodies and it made her look like a stick. She shouldn't have to be living like this. She was only a junior, a year younger than Inuyasha, and yet she had seen more troubles than most adults.

Her parents had kicked her out of the house a few months before the end of the school year last year when she had only been an innocent sophomore. Well, maybe not so innocent. Inuyasha had been her boyfriend at the time, and maybe those old feelings he once had for her told him that she really needed a hug right now. He wrapped his arms around her, crushing her against his chest and holding her close. He was surprised to feel no spark of emotion for this woman he loved once, long ago.

End Chapter/

A.N: I started this on a whim. I don't know if I like it too much yet. Please review and tell me what you think. More of the story with Inuyasha and Kikyou and even Kagome will be explained later in the story. I don't want it to all come flowing out at once. Oh, and Kagome's father isn't dead... –dun dun dun-