A/N: Next chapter. I'm hoping that since it's summer I'll be able to update at the most twice a week. But I'm not promising. Just hoping, my friends, just hoping… keep it rollin.
Disclaimer: Don't own.
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Sitsume High
Chapter Two
TaintedMunkeyz
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This place is a prison, and these people aren't your friends…welcome to Sitsume High
OoOoO
The lunch bell rang, signaling the end of fourth period classes for the upperclassmen. (freshman and sophomores have seven classes in a day, so it would be their fifth period ending, and the coming of lunch.)
Kagome stretched her arms high above her head, just coming out of her all too boring physics class and cracked her neck, heading down towards the cafeteria.
"God, what a boring class." She voiced her opinion and sagged as she made her way to the enormous room where students ate. Nobody went off campus for lunch, for the simple reason that if you did, it was too much of a hassle trying to get back in.
"You're tell me." someone mumbled and walked along side of her, all the other students walking past in a flash to get to their friends and chatter about what just happened to Izu in fourth block and how absolutely funny it was.
"Are you stalking me?"
"Are you asking me to stalk you?" he asked, looking forward and dodging careless students.
"Well, no. But it'd be pretty fucking awesome to have a stalker." She nodded and grinned cheekily at the hot boy walking next to her. He laughed and bumped her hip with his.
"Consider it done."
"Oh my god, like my very own new best friend!" she cheered like an overly peppy cheerleader and bumped him back.
"Oh hell no. Not if you're going to act like that…" he scooted away noticeably and laughed when she pouted.
"You're no fun."
"And you're just weird."
"How are we getting along so easy? It's a little scary."
"Yeah, you're telling me. Nobody really wants to be-" he cut himself off and looked down at his Converse shoes, glaring.
"Nobody really wants to be what?" she asked quietly and slowed down to match his pace. He just shook his head mutely and she decided to change the subject.
Very slick.
"So is this a good cafeteria? Because the last one I had to deal with, was shit-tay." She said matter-of-factly and ran a hand through her hair. Inuyasha caught the motion in the corner of his eye and bit his lip, wishing he could run his hands through her hair.
"It's fairly nice." He said offhandedly and smiled as they came to the cafeteria doors. "Lady's first."
"Just so you can look at my ass."
"Well, damn, you've caught me love." He smirked and opened the doors for her, following her in and searching for the table Miroku and he usually sat at. He looked across the cafeteria.
"So… where am I going to sit?" she asked quietly.
"With me of course, come on." He grabbed her elbow lightly and led her towards the designated table and sat down on the picnic bench with a plunk. But when they got there, Miroku wasn't by himself.
"Sango!" Kagome cried and hugged her sister. Inuyasha cringed and flattened his ears against his head until the screaming stopped. He turned towards Miroku.
"Who's this?" he pointed his thumb towards the girl talking animatedly with Kagome. Miroku didn't get to answer, because the girl cut in.
"Hi, I'm Sango. Kagome's sister." She said politely.
"Hey. Inuyasha." he replied. He remembered seeing her in his government class, but then again, the teacher was strict so nobody could talk.
"How come you two don't look like each other?"
"It's not like we're twins dipshit." Sango commented and shoved him playfully. Miroku stuck his tongue out.
"Yeah. I look more like our mother, and she got some of our father's looks."
"He must have been a pretty man." Miroku said airily.
"We're all going to pretend you didn't say that." Kagome nodded with an eyebrow raised. Sango tried to clear the blush off her face, but when she turned towards Kagome, she received an 'I-told-you-so' look, and her blush deepened. Inuyasha noticed but decided not to comment.
"What's the special today, Miro?" Inuyasha asked.
"Um… pizza?" he asked with a shrug. Inuyasha sighed and got up from the table.
"Anyone want anything?" Sango and Miroku shook their heads.
"Slice of pepperoni and a water?" Kagome offered meekly. He nodded with a smile and headed off in the direction of the lunch line.
"I'm tired of school already." Sango said tiredly. Miroku ran his hand over her back. Kagome raised her brow and cleared her throat.
"So, um, how did you guys meet?" she asked curiously.
"Well-"
"No, Miroku. It didn't happen like that." Sango shook her head before continuing. "We met in English. And would you believe it? I have this pervert in all of my classes."
"Hey!"
"Why is he a per-"
"Pervert!" Sango screamed and slapped Miroku across they face. He sighed happily.
"Oh…" she said knowingly now. She looked around the cafeteria and wondered why nobody even flinched, but shrugged it off.
"So, how did you and Inuyasha meet?"
"Same as you. Only we met in Math." She said.
"Awesome." Inuyasha came back with her pizza and water and one of his own and sat down. Miroku switched sides and sat next to his best friend, while Sango and Kagome shared a bench.
"Thank you." She smiled and lifted up her pizza taking a bite.
"Wow… Kagome that looks really fatty… and um…" she couldn't find the word.
"Detrimental to her health?" Miroku offered with a shrug.
"Yeah. Exactly what I was going to say." She said with a raised brow. His vocabulary was attractive.
"Does that mean we're meant for each other?" He shut up when Sango gave him a look.
"Yeah I know." Kagome said when she finished chewing. "I'm just gonna have to get rid of it later." She said carelessly. Sango bit her lip and looked away. Inuyasha stopped eating and looked up at her. He had a weird look on his face. Something like a look that made him seem worried…
Worried about what?
"What's that look for?" she glanced around the table and her gaze fell upon Inuyasha's golden eyes, almost hidden by his long bangs.
"Get rid of it how, Kagome?" he said quietly. So quiet that it was almost hard to hear in the room with rowdy and loud adolescents. He searched her eyes and it almost became a game, an obsession, to try and figure out what she was hiding, like it was something he could possibly prevent.
Or something like that…
"Get rid of it how?" he asked again, only this time sound didn't come out of his mouth and she had to lip read. She stalled and that was too much for him.
"E-exercise." She mumbled quietly, taking a deep breath and tearing her eyes away from his intense gaze. Sango closed her eyes painfully and blew out a sigh. Inuyasha's gaze shifted from her, to Sango, and back to Kagome. Kagome shared a glance with Sango when her eyes opened again, and then she got up and ran.
Only she was being chased…
She tore down the halls as fast as she could, but she could hear Inuyasha's chain hitting against lose change in his pocket. He was so close, and yet she was almost there. Tears blurred her vision and streaked her cheeks. 'Just a little bit further' she pushed as hard as she could, but Inuyasha being demon and all was gaining on her fast.
Inuyasha ran at his almost full speed, and when he got to her, he made to grab her arm, but she swept into an alcove that held the girls bathroom. He really didn't care. He shoved the door open and found her about to go into a stall, but he grabbed her around the waist and hefted her towards the sinks. She didn't put up a fight, but she wasn't exactly limp either.
"Kagome, stop." He whispered in her ear and she choked back a sob. She stilled but she was still crying. "Stop crying, please." He lifted her face up and wiped away her tears with the rough pads of his thumbs. She sniffled.
"Okay." she said brokenly.
"Kagome… I don't understand." He started.
"There's nothing to understand." She said pulling away and walking to the sink. She splashed the cool water on he face and came up, dabbing the rough paper towel on her skin, her cheeks turning pink.
"Yes… there is. Why do you…" he trailed off, not wanting to say it. 'Why do you do that to yourself, even though you're beautiful?'
"Say it." she said angrily. He shook his head. "Say it. What were you going to say?"
"Why, do you… are you?" He asked quietly, concern written all over his features. She looked up into the mirror, staring at his reflection.
"Am I what? Bulimic?" she whispered. He frowned, but nodded.
Then she did.
"Yes… I am. And I have no clue why I'm telling this to a complete stranger…" she sighed. Inuyasha looked away from the mirror.
"Okay. Then maybe you can tell me your story when you trust me."
"And what makes you so sure I will?" she asked quietly. She didn't know what happened next, but she was then enveloped in a hug.
"You just will… and Kagome?" he whispered in her ear, waiting for her to respond.
"What?"
"You're already beautiful." He whispered, and was gone before she had a chance to say goodbye.
(Sitsume High)
Meanwhile…
"What do we have here?" A teenage boy asked as he watched Kagome and Inuyasha run out of the cafeteria. The girl, who had a hand placed on his chest, and her head on his shoulder, snapped her fingers and suddenly a nerdy looking kid walked up.
"N-Naraku, sir." He stuttered.
"Kid, who was that girl?" the said boy looked towards the cafeteria doors, then proceeded to push his glasses up the bridge of his nose.
"That's Kagome Higurashi, sir. S-she's new, just transferred today." He said quietly. Naraku and his gang chuckled, making the boy even more nervous than before.
"Obviously."
"She's hot." A member of his gang said. The girl hanging off of him slapped him playfully.
"Close your mouth, Kouga. You might catch flies." She rolled her eyes.
"Shove it, Ayame." She grinned, and then purred.
"Don't talk so dirty, you might just push the right button and turn me on." She sighed dramatically, and everyone laughed, Kouga grinning. Naraku waved his hand, dismissing the poor boy.
"I see we have a new victim." A cold, and chilling voice spoke up. He was cleaning his claws with a pocketknife. Naraku's gaze shifted towards the tall demon with silver hair.
"You're right, Sesshomaru." He spoke idly.
"Who gets 'em? I haven't had a new victim in a long time."
"We'll take turns. Be patient. I don't think we'll be moving in anytime soon." He chuckled darkly and sipped from a juice box, slurping up the rest of the contents.
Only he could make it look so cool.
(Sitsume High)
"And then what?" a voice flitted through the phone line as Kagome stacked CDs on the rack. She was currently at her job, Borders, restocking shelves, and talking with Sango with her earpiece in, and the phone lying on the cart she was pushing.
"And then, he told me I'd trust him. Like eventually. Like it'd just happen. He was so sure of himself, like how he told me. Or maybe it was like he had purpose or it was going to be a goal. I knew he was dead serious too. But that's not even the sweetest part."
"What else happened?" Sango exclaimed, a hopeless romantic at heart (as was Kagome).
"He told me, I quote 'You're already beautiful'." Sango squealed, as did Kagome, only quieter. Kagome had been all smiles since that time, even though the situation wasn't a playful one. But Inuyasha was starting to grow on her, even though it had only been one day.
"Oh me, oh my. I think somebody has a crush on another somebody." She whistled and Kagome giggled.
"I won't deny it, but I don't wanna talk about it. I don't want to jinx it, if there's even something there."
"Okay, okay."
"However, I seemed to notice how cozy you are with the pervert. Maybe you like his antics." She giggled again, and could tell Sango was blushing.
"Ugh, don't start. I think he's cute. But just like you, I have a right not to want to talk about it. There could be something there." Sango said. Kagome nodded, and then realized she couldn't see her.
"Yeah, yeah, ok. No more talk. We can celebrate if anything happens." She laughed and looked up and around the music racks to make sure her boss wasn't coming. "Hey, I gotta run. I'll talk to you when I get home. Tell mom to save me a plate. I'll be home in like an hour."
"Okay. Later."
"Bye." Kagome hung up and sighed, putting her cell phone in her pocket. She wouldn't mind all too much if there were a something with Inuyasha, but at the same time, she had only met him today. "Whatever happens, happens." She sighed again and pushed the cart back towards the storage room and walked out to go see if she could help in the café. She walked behind the counter, tying on an apron and helping customers left and right.
Forty-five minutes later, Kagome looked at the clock and cursed. She needed to get home.
"Rayne I'll see you tomorrow. I have to go. Later."
"Later, Kagome!" Kagome took off her apron and hung it up on a hook, before heading towards the doors. Guess who happened to walk by? Kagome smiled and rolled her eyes.
"So you're stalking me?"
"I'm just doing my job." He chuckled. "No, actually I was on my way home." He held up bags of groceries to show his point and smiled. Kagome looked at the two bags he had and decided to help.
"Let me carry one for you. It's the least I can do until we get to a separating point." She smiled and took a bag off his hand, walking down the street with him. "So how has life been treating you in the past four hours?"
"Well, pretty shitty really. I get home, and my dad is angry about something or other and took it out on me, so I went to the grocery store to get away. Got some pick-me-up snacks." He pulled out a bag of chocolate chip cookies and smiled. Despite the situation, Kagome giggled at his cuteness.
"I'm sorry." She said genuinely. Inuyasha shrugged.
"It can't be helped." He said quietly. A pang of nervousness and worry crept into her stomach. Why would he be so unhappy about it? She sighed and grabbed his hand lightly, giving it a reassuring squeeze before letting go.
"This is my street, Inuyasha." He took the back from her. "Thank you for walking me home."
"It's in a stalkers job description." She smiled with an eyebrow raised.
"Actually-" he cut her off by kissing her cheek.
"I'll be off. Bye, love." He whistled as he walked away, all jolly heading towards home. She touched her cheek and bit her lip before walking home the rest of the way.
(Sitsume High)
Two weeks later…
Friday afternoon had to be a day that nobody could ever forget. It was the day that both Sango and Kagome made their reputations, and made themselves well known. But no one could tell for sure if it was in a bad way, or a good one.
Lunch period had just started, Kagome and Sango, along with just about everybody else, milling around the hallways exchanging books, chatting with friends, sharing notes and homework and heading towards the cafeteria. Lockers clanged and shoes scuffed up the tile hallways.
Inuyasha walked up and grabbed Kagome's ass, which made her jump and squeal, before turning around and smacking him in the chest.
"Damn, dude. That wasn't even like a pinch, it was a full-on fucking grab." She rubbed her butt and pouted as Inuyasha laughed. Sango rolled her eyes and shared a look with Miroku.
Those two were definitely going to hook up soon.
"Yeah, well I'm hungry. So let's put a pep in our step and get going." She said walking down the middle of the hall with her friends in tow. Kagome and Sango were walking side-by-side when they heard three feminine voices just demanding attention.
"Move."
"Move."
"Move."
"Move out of the fucking way."
"Move." Three girls walked down the hallway shoving people out of their way with looks of disinterest and boredom on their faces. From the looks of it, they seemed to be the top three girls of the school. And three guys walked behind them, the same looks of boredom and disinterest on their faces. Kagome couldn't figure out how to group them. They weren't preppy. They weren't… "gangster" status. They were actually just like Kagome, Sango, Inuyasha, and Miroku.
As hardcore as they come…
The three girls were all wearing blue jeans, and black shirts; only the shirts were in different styles. One girl, with blazing red hair and green eyes was wearing a black tank top. Another girl with unnerving crimson colored eyes was wearing a tube top that barely covered her belly (exposing a blood red belly button ring). And the leader of the three girls was wearing a black T-shirt, pulled up above her belly button and tied behind her back with a hair band. All wore spike belts and tons of bracelets, Converse shoes and unzipped hoodies.
They continued their mantra of 'move', but when they got to Kagome and Sango, and tried to shove them out of the way, neither girl would stand for it.
"Oh, look. It's the Bitchy Slut Brigade. Everyone better get out of the way before they sharpen their nasty little talons on you."
Sarcasm dripped from every word.
Kagome and Sango stood with their arms crossed, one eyebrow on each of the girl's faces raised, glaring. They said it just loud enough for everyone to stop what they were doing and look at the group of hardcore teens. Miroku and Inuyasha blanched. No one really dared to mess with these people, for the simple fact that they never got out alive. And now, the two new girls decided to be daring and give them a piece of their mind.
"Uh, Kagome. I really think we should leave and get out while we still can…" Inuyasha hissed and made to grab her arm. Without so much as blinking she grabbed his hand and squeezed.
"And miss an opportunity like this. I'd rather not pass it up." she let go of his hand and he looked at the throbbing appendage.
"Holy shit." He whispered to Miroku and they backed up as far as they could against the lockers. The leader of the group of girls turned, as well as every other head in the gang.
"Excuse me?" She turned with a disbelieving look on their face. Kagome stepped up to her, her voice never wavering.
Their noses were almost touching.
"Try to shove me out of the way again, and just see what happens." She threatened, her voice like venom. The girl chuckled.
"Don't make me laugh bitch and don't you ever, step out of line again, or you'll be in a world of pain." Kagome smiled kindly and looked over at Sango.
"Sango, my sister, correct me if I'm wrong, but did she just call me a bitch, and threaten to hurt me in the same sentence?" Sango chuckled.
"There's no need for correcting, Kagome. I believe she did." Sango shifted her gaze to the girl with humor flashing through her eyes. Kagome twisted her neck back and smiled at the girl who was about to get her ass kicked. Inuyasha and Miroku watched with interest to see what was about to happen.
Naraku chuckled and folded his arms. "Who do you think will win this one?"
"I'm putting my money on that Kagome chick." Sesshomaru said with a blank face. Naraku raised an eyebrow.
"How about you, Kouga?"
"Same."
"Interesting. It's 2-on-3 though."
"It doesn't make much of a difference. Kagome has a great amount of power hidden. Kikyo's could never hope to amount to it."
"Now that you mention it, I felt something there before. Let's see how this shit turns out."
Kikyo looked back at her three friends and then her gaze fell once again on Kagome. "So you think you can take me?"
"Easily, bitch. I could take all three of you if I wanted to." She said cockily. But it was just the facts. A few rounds of 'OoOoO' flittered around the hallway, and a couple of chuckles too. Kikyo was steaming.
"Let's take this outside then." She lead her little group, Kagome and Sango, as well as Inuyasha, Miroku and half the school following. Everyone went outside to the back of the school in the football field, waiting to see what would happen. Kagome shrugged off her hoodie and tossed it to Inuyasha, Sango doing the same and letting Miroku hold it. They both cracked their knuckles and their necks and smiled at each other, touching fists. Sweat bands covered both Sango and Kagome's wrists, their tight blue jeans fitting comfortably and their black wife-beaters fitting snuggly. Kouga jumped into the middle, all the girls facing each other (Kagome and Sango on one side and the other girls facing them). He smiled and winked at Kagome, but she rolled her eyes and wanted to wretch.
"All right, ladies. I want a nice clean-"
"Shove it Kouga. I'm about to knock this girl's teeth out." Kikyo let out a pathetic growl. Kagome and Sango burst out laughing, before gaining control when the wind picked up, and gray clouds that nobody noticed before became darker and more apparent. One raid drop fell, before another, and another. Soon everybody was getting soaked. The girl's hair was plastered to their foreheads and cheeks, their clothes sticking to them like a second skin.
The whole student body was circled around them, watching intently and making bets to see which side would win. A random girl looked over at her friend and whispered…
"There's about to be a girl fight."
That seemed to set them off as Kikyo ran at Kagome and swung her fist, Kagome ducking and tripping her, her face landing in a puddle of mud. Sango took Ayame and threw a punch, but Ayame grabbed it and flipped her over. Sango countered it and flipped landing in a crouch before back flipping and catching Ayame in the chin with a Converse covered shoe. Kagome threw a punch at Kikyo's pretty face and then threw a left jab towards her abdomen. Kikyo hunched over holding her stomach, before screaming, spitting out the blood from her mouth and tackling Kagome. They both fell to the wet green grass and rolled each other, trying to over power one another and get on top. Sango's feet left the ground and, just like she did at her old school, she delivered a perfect roundhouse kick to Kagura's face. Kagura went down, but then got back up, wiping her mouth on the back of her hand. She kicked Sango in the stomach when she let her guard down and Sango flew back onto the ground, coughing. She tried to get up, but Kagura came and landed on her, rolling around with her in the same fashion. Ayame stood up dizzily and ripped Kagome off of Kikyo and kicked her in the ribs. Kagome winced but tripped Ayame and Kikyo but kicking the back of their legs, making both girls' legs give out.
"Inuyasha?"
"What, Miroku?"
"As, bad as this situation is, it's surprisingly hella sexy." Inuyasha smiled and nodded.
"For once I agree perv." He laughed and then focused on the way Kagome moved, how it just seemed natural.
Kagome hopped up and ran over to where Kagura was trying to choke Sango. She growled and kicked her off, helping Sango up. But she was suddenly pushed from behind. She whipped around.
"Ugh! I'm done with this childish shit!" she screamed. She wiped her long bangs from her eyes and ran at Kikyo, full charge. All five girls seemed to come together and rip and tear at each other. Kagome pulled Kikyo's hair, while she pulled on her shirt. Sango tugged at Kagura's tube top and it came down, exposing her to the world. No one seemed to notice except for the male portion of the crowd outside as they screamed for another peep show. Kagome grabbed Sango and held her close, like in a hug and closed her eyes, a new type of energy bursting from within her. A pink light exploded and blinded everyone, making them shield their eyes, but not miss the awe of it all. Kagura (top up), Kikyo, and Ayame flew from the small circle the girls had created and hit the people in the front row of the crowd.
They were knocked out cold.
Sango breathed in deeply, her breathing labored and held the dead weight in her arms. Kagome fainted too.
"Shit…" she breathed and looked around, listening to the intense silence as all her peers stared with wide eyes. No sound was made, except for the rain plummeting to the earth. Then suddenly, cheers broke out, loud and earsplitting as everyone came to bum rush them, congratulating.
However, Inuyasha and Miroku made it to her first, Inuyasha picking up Kagome and heading out of the crowd, all hands joined. When they made it to the outside and back inside the school to warmth, they breathed a sigh of relief. Inuyasha held Kagome tight in his arms.
"I'm going home. I'll take her. Sango, you can drive Kagome's car right?" he said quietly. She nodded. She also noted the concern on Inuyasha's face. 'How cute…'
"Yeah. I'll drive Miroku and I." Inuyasha nodded and turned to walk away, but Sango's voice stopped him. "She'll be okay, Inuyasha. She's just burnt out." he nodded again, concern still evident on his face and he walked away towards the school entrance.
"Wake up soon, okay?" he whispered when they were in his car. He turned the heat on full blast and ran a hand through her hair, looking at her curled up body with concern. "You'll be okay. I'll make sure of it." he whispered again, and headed off in the direction of his house.
A/N: ok. Second chapter down. I don't know how many there will be, but I'm sure it will be a fair amount. . oh, and incase anybody wonders: Inuyasha and Sesshomaru aren't brothers in this fic. So yeah. Stay tuned! R&R please!
TaintedMunkeyz
P.S. - Claire (inuyasha's dark angel), you were totally right. but i fixed the 'bulimic' mistake. thanks a bunch hun!