The bell rang and class was over. Kagome quickly tried to scurry past Inuyasha, but was cornered by her teacher.
"Higurashi." He said. "Since you and Takahashi seem to get along so well, I want you to be his guide around the school."
Kagome's eyes widened. "What? I…we…what are you talking about? We don't get along. We don't even know each other." She whined.
The teacher shook his head. "It seemed like it. The way you two were whispering back and forth to one another and staring. It made me want you two to get to know each other a little better."
Kagome stomped her foot on the ground. "Fine. C'mon then." She mumbled, signaling for Inuyasha to follow. "Let me see your schedule, that way I can show you where all of your classes are."
Inuyasha dug around his pants pocket and pulled out a small square piece of paper. He handed it to Kagome and she looked it over.
"Ironically and unfortunately, you have every class with me." She said.
Inuyasha smiled. "At least you don't have to show me where my classes are. I can just follow you all day."
Kagome rolled her eyes. "Whoopedy doo for me." She said sarcastically. This brought a questioning look onto Inuyasha's face. He grabbed Kagome's wrist and turned her around.
"Why are you so rude to me Higurashi?" he asked. Kagome scowled and yanked her hand away.
"The name's Kagome and it's none of your business Takahashi. Or Inuyasha, whatever you want to be called." She responded in a provoked tone. Inuyasha growled quietly. He soon calmed down and took a good look at the girl in front of him.
'Her face...' he thought to himself. 'What is that on her left cheek?' Inuyasha lifted his thumb and stroked the mark on her cheek. Kagome pulled away and stepped back.
"What's that mark on your face, Kagome?" he asked curiously.
Kagome placed a hand over her right cheek and shook her head.
"It's nothing and also none of your business. Let's just get to class before we're late, Inuyasha." She said, turning around and making her way to their next class. Inuyasha followed behind her, the question still ringing in his mind.
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Once at their next class, Kagome took a seat in her normal desk. Inuyasha took a seat next to her, noticing the loud sigh of annoyance she let out. He sighed back just to irritate her more.
Kikyo and her band of hoes walked through the door, gossiping as usual about Kagome.
"And this morning, she chose the ugliest color ever. She chose green. How gross is that? She is such a loser." Kikyo said loudly. She looked over to Kagome and smiled.
"I love what you're wearing, Kagome. Even if it does make you look like a pile of seaweed." Kikyo gloated, her friends erupting in their ugly hyena laughter.
Kagome nodded and smiled. "Thanks Kikyo. I love what you're wearing too. Even if it does make you look like a two dollar hooker." This made Inuyasha burst out in laughter this time. Kikyo shot a glance at him and smiled.
"You look very familiar. Do we know each other?" she asked, walking slowly towards Inuyasha's desk. Kagome stuck her foot out causing Kikyo to fall face first onto the ground.
"Unless he's already slept with you Kikyo, I don't think he does." Kagome answered for Inuyasha. Kikyo stood back up with the help of her knit wit friends. She held her nose, which was now bleeding and began walking away. Rika looked back and scowled.
"Oh my gosh, Kikyo. Your sister is totally the evil twin." She said loudly so that Kagome could hear.
Inuyasha tapped Kagome on her shoulder. She looked back at him and smiled.
"Who was that?" he asked.
"That was my twin sister, Kikyo. She's totally evil and slutty. Don't let her appearance fool you. She'll give you HIV if you shake her hand. Just stay away from her." Kagome explained. Inuyasha nodded and looked back at Kikyo, who looked at him and smiled, the blood on her nose running into her mouth, causing her to freak out.
"Will do." He assured.
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After class was over, it was lunch time. Kagome made her way to the cafeteria. Inuyasha followed after her.
"You can sit with me and my friends if you want to, Inuyasha. They're pretty cool." Kagome suggested. Inuyasha nodded.
"Alright, but I have a question, Kagome."
"Sure. Shoot."
"You told me to stay away from your sister. But how do I tell you two apart from each other?"
Kagome looked up at him. "Well, I wear green and Kikyo wears red. Sometimes she tries to trick everyone into thinking she's me by wearing my clothes. But she's much more pale and taller. She's sort of a freak if you ask me. But for some reason all the boys are attracted to her."
Inuyasha shrugged. "I seriously doubt it."
Kagome laughed and looked around the cafeteria for her friends. She couldn't seem to point them out until…
"PERVERT!" came a very loud voice, followed by the sound of someone getting slapped.
"There they are." Kagome said, walking over to a table and sitting down. Inuyasha sat next to her and watched as a girl with long brown hair, wearing a pink tube top and a short black skirt held a tray of food over a boy with short brown hair, wearing a purple tee shirt and baggy black shorts.
"Sango, darling. Calm down. It was a fairly common accident." Cried the boy.
"Yeah. A fairly common accident that only happens with you!" the girl growled, swinging the tray and slamming it into the back of the boy's head, knocking him unconscious. His head collided with the surface of the table and stayed there. The young girl sat back down and smiled.
Kagome looked at the knocked out boy and back at Inuyasha. "Inuyasha. This is my best friend, Sango."
Sango smiled at Inuyasha. "Hi. It's nice to meet you." She said in a more calm tone.
Inuyasha smiled back. "Sango huh? I think I've heard it before. Just don't remember where."
The boy lifted his head and groaned. He looked to Sango who scowled at him. The boy smiled. "Sango. Every ounce of pain I take from you, makes me stronger. It makes me want to show my affection for you even more."
Sango smiled back. "Really? That's strange, seeing as every ounce of perverted ness I take from you makes me angrier. It makes me want to hurt you even more." She said raising her fist above his head.
"Wait Sango." Kagome yelled. "Inuyasha this is Miroku. He's probably the biggest pervert in school."
"Hey. Your name sounds familiar too. All of your names sound familiar." Inuyasha said.
"Nice to meet you dude." Miroku responded.
Kagome waved her hand. "Proceed, Sango." At this moment, Sango slammed her fist down onto Miroku's head, knocking him back into dreamland.
"So how's your first day here in Kyoto. Are you liking what you see?" Sango asked.
Inuyasha shrugged. "It's pretty much the same. I used to live here when I was little. In fact, I went to kindergarten here."
"Really? Do you remember who your teacher was? Maybe we have your picture in one of the yearbooks. Walk home with us today and we can see."
Inuyasha nodded as the bell to go to their next class rang. Inuyasha, Kagome, and Sango all stood and headed to their next class that they all had together. Miroku sat up slowly, rubbing his head. He stood and followed the others.
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"Well, if it isn't Goldilocks and her two junkies." Kikyo wailed as her sister and friends came in. Her two stupid friends burst out in their idiotic laughter once again. Of course she left Inuyasha out of her joke.
Sango clenched her fists and rolled up her imaginary sleeves, since she had none on her tube top. Kagome pulled her friend back and stepped forward. She crossed her arms and smirked.
"Well, if it isn't the ring leader, Kikyo and her circus whores. Who are you three going to sleep with for the opening act today?" Kagome spat back.
Kikyo rolled her eyes and turned around. "What a loser."
Kagome let out a smile of victory and made her way to a table for four.
"Alright. So the plan is to all go to my house after school today, right?" Kagome asked everyone.
Everyone responded with a smile.
"On the contrary, Kagome. Mother, Ji-Chan, and Sota are not going to be home today. That means no guests." Kikyo interrupted, yelling from her table.
Kagome scowled. "What do you care, Kikyo? You'll be too busy screwing some guy you barely met in the janitor's closet." Kagome yelled back. This time she grabbed the attention of the whole class. The whispering began and Kikyo's anger rose. She glared at her sister.
"What? You act like every person in the whole school didn't already know you were a slut." Kagome gloated.
Kikyo stood on the table and dove at her sister. She tackled Kagome to the ground and slapped her across her right cheek. Kagome screamed loudly as the pain spread through her face. She looked up at her twin and didn't see who she expected. She saw who she dreaded. Her childhood bully, who looked a lot like her new friend.
Kagome let out a low growling sound and threw her sister off of her. She climbed on top of her and swung her fists at Kikyo's face, not missing once.
"Let's see how pretty you are when I'm through with you, hooker. How many guys would want to sleep with a raggedy old beat up slut?" Kagome said hitting her one last time before Inuyasha pulled her. She struggled to get out of his arms. Kikyo stood and was about to take a hit at Kagome, but was thrown back down by a kick to the stomach from her struggling twin. Inuyasha carried her back to her seat and sat her down.
"Now just sit down and relax, Kagome." Inuyasha said, watching the obviously pissed off Kagome scribble something down.
"Just wait until I tell mom about this, Kagome." Kikyo yelled to her sister.
"Tell her anything you want, Kikyo. You think I kicked your ass here at school, just wait until we get home." Kagome yelled back. The class quickly shut up as Kikyo and Kagome shot their glares. The teacher walked in.
"Ok class. Let's start our lesson."
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"Wow, Kagome. That's probably gonna be remembered as the fight of the century." Sango said as she walked down the street with her three friends.
Miroku nodded. "I know I loved it." He added.
"I bet you did, Miroku." Inuyasha said, getting a laugh from the girls.
"Joke all you want, Inuyasha. But I bet you enjoyed it just as much as I did."
Inuyasha shrugged. "I can't say that I didn't." Kagome pushed him gently. Inuyasha laughed.
"Hey, Kagome. When Kikyo hit you, why did you scream so loud? It sounded like it really hurt." Inuyasha said.
Kagome nodded. "It did. When I was in kindergarten, I got into a fight with this bully. He scratched me across my right cheek and left a really deep cut. The scar never left. It always hurts and Kikyo knows that. It always feels like it just happened yesterday. My sister used that to an advantage."
"Who cut you?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome shrugged. "I don't remember who it was." She lied. " But I hope I never see him again. He was so mean to me in kindergarten."
Kagome walked up the steps of the shrine, her friends following her. They entered the house and sat in the living room.
"I'll be right back." Kagome said, running upstairs. After awhile, she ran back down with a book in her hand. She sat on the floor with her friends and opened the book.
"What class were you in?" Sango asked.
Inuyasha shook his head. "I remember it started with an "s."
Kagome flipped through the books. "Not in Sakura. Not in Sakuya. Here you are in… Soatome." Kagome said looking at the picture and back at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome. "What's wrong?"
Kagome shook her head and took a deep breath. "You're him. You're Inuyasha."
Inuyasha nodded. "Yeah. And you're Kagome."
Kagome shook her head again. "No. You're the Inuyasha. The one that did this to me." She said pointing to her cheek. "You put worms in my lunch, so I slapped you and dumped them over your head. Then while I walked away, you jumped on me and scratched me with your claws. You were always picking on me. I didn't know why. You just always did."
"I remember now. That was because I guess I had a small crush on you. So I picked on you. Miroku told me to. He said that was how you would get a girl to fall back in love with you."
"Or get them to hate you." Sango mumbled.
"I was a little kid back then. I didn't know anything about the ladies." Miroku whined.
"And it looks like you still haven't learned much." Sango added.
Kagome laughed. "I can't believe you're him. That little punk that I hated so much. I just can't believe it. You've grown up so much." She said hugging him.
Inuyasha hugged her back. "I can say the same for you. Sorry about the whole scratching you thing."
"No problem. I'm just glad you're out of your little prankster stage." Kagome responded. Everyone laughed.
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"Hm? So he's the Inuyasha from kindergarten. Good. My soul mate has finally returned to claim me as his own. Now, if I could only draw his attention away from my stupid sister. This time she's not gonna drive him away from here again." Kikyo whispered to herself, as she listened to her sister's conversation.