ch.2

I watched as big brother ran ahead of us. What did I do wrong? Why does he hate me so? I asked myself. I lowered my gaze from my brothers friends. God how I wished they could be my friends too. I wished my brother could be my friend.

"I can't come Koinu-sama" I choked back the tears.

"What do you mean?" Koinu asked.

"Ask my brother" I said as I ran the tears escaped my eyes. I ran faster and faster my legs pumping...up down..up down...past the buildings...past the houses...into the courtyard of the school.. not stopping until my legs could no longer carry me. I slumped down the wall sobs racking my form. The bell rung yet I still sat there, my classmates passed me,my superiors hitting me with the door on the way in, even Sesshomaru and Koinu walked passed me, seeing me but not seeing me for I am only the little sister nothing more. I was about to get up and go to class when Sota dropped down infront of me.

"Go away big brother" I said avoiding eye contact with him.

"Why were you crying...you have no reason to cry..."Sota said.

"You had no reason to leave" I said.

"Like your one to know what a reason to leave is...your life is perfect" Sota said.

"Mother hates me...you hate me..." I said.

"I..I..don't.ha.ate you" Sota said.

"You just don't like me" I said I walked into the building, 3 till if I was late again I would have saturday school so would Sota and the rest of HIS friends. Ms Kaede was an old bat youkai hopefully she wouldn't notice me slip into the historic history class. 1minute left as I came in reach of the door...30 seconds...I turned the knob...10 seconds the door creaked open...5 seconds I looked around the classroom everyone had that look on their faces when someone got called down to the priciples office...I slipped into the room and closed the door...RINGGGGGG "Higurashi your late" Kaede's old voice rang out over the bells shrill cry.

Today just wasn't my day I thought as Hojo an older but very dense boy escorted me to the principle's office, when I entered Totosai's office (he was also Kaede's mate) I also saw Sesshomaru, Koinu and Sota. I mentally laughed just great saturday school with 3 people that I could never be friends with.

It was saturday, detention started at 11 and ended at 3. Four hours, four long hours with Sota and his friends locked in the cafeteria what fun. It was 10:30 if we were late to this we would be seen as truant or something like that I had tuned Totosai out as the old bat droned on and on I could care less Truant was nothing in my eyes. I threw on a pink polo and ripped jeans thankfully school uniforms were not inforced for saturday detention. I didn't mean to wait for Sota but old habits die hard, he looked different maybe it was the fact that he didn't wear his uniform and instead he wore baggy jeans and a black button up shirt. I walked side by side with him until we met up with Koinu and Sesshomaru I nodded towards them but nothing more. Koinu walked beside me making small talk I looked at Sota before answering her questions.

"I mean really my slumber party is today and Totosai he just doesn't get it" Koinu said dramatically, I smiled at her. How crazy it is to only worry about pety things like slumbering and partying. Didn't she knew there were worse things out there like famine ,war, death and the fact that my brother hated me. Well maybe Sota hating me wasn't up to par with famine but atleast Koinu didn't worry about that Sesshomaru and her were bestfriends they were twins they shared a bond and parents. I sighed dreamily as we made it closer to the school.

"So Kags" Koinu said. Did she just call me Kags I thought.

"Yeah" I said, she did call me Kags.

"You should really consider coming to the party tonight...your three friends will be there Eri Yuka and Ayumi" Koinu said.

"I dunno" I said looking at Sota he gave me a smile and nodded "I guess I could try but its up to my parents"

"Good well Im sure Naraku will say yes your like his world" Koinu said completely forgetting that I had two parents. Like I did everyday for the past 10 years just as I did with my brother. No wonder they hated me. Aiko-my mother I hadn't spoken to her more than good morning and good night in what a year maybe two. In that second I swore that when I got home I would talk to my mother and I would apologize and tell her that I loved her, yes I would talk to my father.

"I'll ask mother" I said shocking myself and the others around me as we entered the school. We headed towards the cafeteria in a comfortable silence, The cafeteria had been cleared out all for except a table where we would sit, a table where other inmates sat, a desk for the teacher and a t.v that had been brought in for an unknown reason we sat down at are table, Sesshomaru went straight to work on homework while we sat and waited for the teacher. Not even 5 minutes later an older pigeon demoness walked in she was small almost frail looking, her glasses couldn't even stay on her button sized nose it kept slipping off giving her a comical look as she adjusted her glasses frequently.

"I'm Mrs. Kuma and as you all know you are here for your own personal reasons" She said. Big name for such a small wisp of a woman. "I am not a teacher here therefore I care not what you do but you will stay in these confinments" Since when did the cafeteria become confinements I thought, no one else seemed to mind though. I sat there thinking before I to began my homework. Sesshomaru had finsihed his work while the rest of us had just cracked open are books I began on math my worst subject. Multiplication and long divison filled the page as my mind began to drift on problem 1 out 20, I was awoken by Sesshomaru.

"Do you need help?" He asked.

"Hmm" I muttered not hearing him. "What?"

"I asked you if you needed help" Sesshomaru said with a smirk. I nodded and as I watched Sesshomaru 'show me' how it was done I found math much much more intriguing.

"Do you get it?" He asked.

"Huh get what?" I asked dumbly.

"How to do it" He said annoyed. Oh no was I annoying him, I'm so sorrry but your hands...and the moving...and..and...I'm Hopeless.

"No sorry" I said blushing.

"It's okay its harder for some people" He said, oh gosh did he think I was slow...hmm maybe if I am slow he'll stay with me longer...he smells good..almost like vanilla.

"So whats the answer?" He asked.

"Vanilla" I said dreamily.

"6x6 isn't Vanilla" Sesshomaru said with a laugh. I made him laugh...no he was laughing at me...me and my big mouth. In the distance I herd Mrs.Kuma click on the t.v but I made no heed to it.

"So whats the answer" I asked.

"You tell me" He said.

"Umm...erm 12" I guessed...stupid stupid me.

"Thats 6+6" He said sadly. Oh we were in for a long lesson if only he wasn't so distracting.

It was almost halfway through the detention, we had all finished are homework and now we and the other inmates had made a oval like circle and began a game of spin the bottle. Of course we didn't have a bottle so I made one out of a pencil. (well I wouldn't say make but I got up and sharpened it so there) We had gotten halfway through the circle so far Sota had kissed everyone besides Sesshomaru and me and I had yet to kiss anyone. (ever) It was my turn to spin the pencil,I began to panic and as I spun the pencil I accidenly broke the lead off. The pencil spun round and round the ovalized circle droping in speed it was almost to a stop...did someone just move...and as the make shift bottle stopped Sesshomaru was the victor of my virgin kiss. Was he always next to Miroku, I thought Hiten was there. Oh well I threw caution to the wind as I crawled my way towards Sesshomaru...inching closer and closer...one inch left...are lips were closer...closer...closer..."Urgent news in Tokyo" The magic was gone..we pulled apart. "There has been a dissapearence of a tokyo woman" I had a bad feeling "By the name of Aiko" Lots of woman were named Aiko. My fear increased. "Black inu demoness" Maybe there was another a black inu out there hiding and now she had been found. "Mother of Kagome and Sota Higurashi" No no no I was going to apologize...I was going to tell her I loved her.

"Noooooo" I screamed, was that out loud. "I was going to apologize" I collapsed to the floor "Sota" Not again I couldn't let her down again...I couldn't ignore her again. And as Sota picked me up and growled low in his chest i felt one thing...crushed.

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