Chapter 1.

"Hey Sesshy, my man!" shouted Jaken, running over to his friend. Sesshomaru looked down at the short teenager.

"Sup dude" he responded, punching Jaken in the shoulder.

Takatori High was alive with students, rushing to classes and socializing with their friends. It was the start of a new year, and rumor had it that some hot chick had transferred to their school. Sesshomaru was eager to meet this girl.

"Any word of the new kid?" he asked Jaken.

"Nah. Everyone's too preoccupied with studies and shit. No one cares."

Sesshomaru sighed, and headed off to his locker. Too bad he thought, pushing through swarms of people that blocked the hallways. He never had a girlfriend before, which seemed surprising since he was such a sexy guy. Nevertheless, it was his attitude toward the opposite sex that left him single. As Sesshomaru approached locker number 76, he noticed a head of long and beautiful black hair. It fell down the back of a slender body, to which was attached a nice ass. Or at least he believed so. Sesshomaru sided up next to the girl, fooling with a lock that wasn't his.

"Hey…" he said, trying his best to act casual. When she didn't answer or look up, Sesshomaru continued to speak.

"So…what's your name?"

"Kikyo" she said hastily, shoving books into her already stuffed bag.

"Cool. I mean, great. Actually it's awesome. No wait, I change my mind…." While Sesshomaru stumbled with his words, Kikyo swung the bag over her shoulder and brushed past him. He watched her go, feeling like a total failure.

"Ouch" said a voice, teasingly. Sesshomaru turned around, only to face the most obnoxious kid at school: his brother. Inuyasha snickered, and his annoying friends chimed in. The only one who stayed silent was Kagome, who didn't believe in hurting people's feelings.

"Shut the hell up" Sesshomaru growled. It was always humiliating to get teased by a younger sibling.

"Shut the hell up" Inuyasha imitated in a girlie voice. They all broke into laughter.

I'm outta here! Sesshomaru thought, not able to stand this nonsense. He hurried away quickly to keep himself from punching a hole through his brother's stomach and getting suspended for it.

After school, Sesshomaru was walking home when he saw Kikyo again. She was waiting at the bus stop by herself. He casually strolled over, sitting down on the bench beside her.

"What a beautiful day" he said, even though it was 100 degrees out and he was sweating like a pig.

Kikyo paid no attention to him. He glanced in her direction, and realized how short her skirt was. Nice legs he mused. He was about to think up another conversation starter when the bus came. Before getting up, Kikyo slipped Sesshomaru a crumpled piece of paper. She then hurried inside, the doors shutting immediately behind her. Sesshomaru picked up the paper and unfolded it anxiously. Written in neat handwriting was a phone number. Sesshomaru grinned and walked to his car, thinking what a lucky guy he was.

He got home soon after Inuyasha, who had been mingling after school with Kagome. Sesshomaru went straight to his room and locked the door. He was determined to contact Kikyo and get himself a date, because obviously if she had given him her number then she must like him. Sesshomaru grabbed the cordless phone from the receiver and dialed the number on the piece of paper. But the voice that picked up at the other line was not that of Kikyo's; it sounded more like a machine recording.

"Sorry, but you have been rejected. If you would like to talk to others just like you, please press one…."

Sesshomaru slammed down the phone. The reject hotline? I finally get a girl's phone number and it's the reject hotline? Damn, she's one sly little bitch. Thoroughly humiliated, he ripped up the paper with his sharp claws and threw the shreds out his bedroom window. The wind carried them off down the street, and then they disappeared out of sight. Unexpectedly, the evil side of Sesshomaru's conscience appeared on his shoulder in the form of a devil.

"She is dead! No, worse then dead! How dare she reject you!" it said crossly.

An angel poofed onto Sesshomaru's other shoulder, laughing hysterically.

"Quiet!" hissed the devil, pointing a menacing staff at the angel. Sesshomaru looked from one side to the other, trying to figure out what was going on.

"That was just great!" the angel laughed, trying to catch its breath. "Man, and I thought girls were stupid!"

"Girls are stupid" retorted the devil, crossing his arms.

"Yeah, but I mean, the reject hotline? Who woulda come up with that!" said the angel, bursting into laughter again.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Sesshomaru interrupted.

Before the devil or angel could answer, there came a knock on the door. Both of them immediately vanished. The door creaked open, and someone walked in. To Sesshomaru's surprise, it was Kikyo. She stood only a few feet away, leaning against the wall. He blinked a few times and stared, not believing that Kikyo was in his house (not to mention his room!). After a moment of silence, she pushed off the wall and walked towards Sesshomaru. Without a single word, their lips met. Sesshomaru felt a shiver down his spine as they kissed, much to his delight. It seemed almost unreal; the two of them alone in his room, making out after only just meeting each other. His moment of bliss abruptly ended, however, when he fell out of bed and slammed into the hard wood floor. Sesshomaru groaned and got up. When he glanced at his alarm clock, it said 8:30. Crap! I must've conked out! He was already late for school, all because of a dream that went overtime. But it was the best dream that Sesshomaru had had since the one where he beat the hell out of Inuyasha. He raced around the room, shoving on his school uniform and grabbing his backpack.

"Hey Sesshy, where were you first period?" Jaken questioned as they walked down the crowded corridors.

"Just ah, overslept" Sesshomaru replied quickly.

"Well, I've got some news about that new girl" Jaken informed.

"Oh? Good or bad?"

"Both. The good part is that I found out her name. It's Kikyo."

Sesshomaru choked on his gum at the mention of Kikyo's name. His cheeks flushed bright pink and he looked away. Kikyo is the transfer student!

"Dude, you alright?" Jaken asked, poking his friend in the stomach. Sesshomaru shook all thoughts out of his head and smiled.

"Yeah."

"Okay, well here's the bad part. The reason she transferred is because her dad went to jail and her mom's a druggie. She has a friend she can live with here, and their house is conveniently close to Takatori High."

A bunch of questions popped into Sesshomaru's mind, but he decided not to overwhelm Jaken (since he probably didn't know half the answers). Wearily, he split off from Jaken and headed solo to the gym for second period.

PE was no less interesting than Sesshomaru's dream had been the other night. Kikyo happened to be in his class…no surprise there. She was sitting across the gym, talking cheerfully with a friend. Her gym skirt was pulled up so far that it barely covered her thighs, and the shirt stuck to her chest like glue. Sesshomaru was still staring at Kikyo when Kiyoshi-sensee started taking attendance. When Kikyo suddenly noticed the pair of eyes lingering over her cleavage, she made a hasty exit to the bathroom.

"You there! Take a seat" Kiyoshi-sensee ordered Sesshomaru. He sat down apathetically, fighting back a grin.

After attendance, Kiyoshi started rambling on about the techniques of karate, the history, blah blah blah. Sesshomaru wasn't paying any attention; just thinking about Kikyo. It wasn't until the teacher said the word 'partners' that his ears perked up. Apparently they were supposed to choose a buddy to work with throughout the semester. Sesshomaru knew who he wanted, but was doubtful that she would agree. Kiyoshi-sensee looked around at his students, none of which were moving. The gym was deathly quiet, like a cemetery.

"I guess you guys aren't familiar with each other yet. Very well, I shall assign partners" he said, taking out the roll sheet. Everything went as if destiny was in control, because Sesshomaru and Kikyo ended up together.

"Alright" Kiyoshi said. "Now get to work."

The silence was broken as students shuffled around, finding their partners and starting to practice. It was an awkward situation for Sesshomaru, because Kikyo still hadn't returned from the bathroom and he looked retarded standing by himself. Kiyoshi saw this walked over amid the punching and kicking.

"Where's your partner?" he asked.

"In the bathroom, sir."

"Why is that?"

Sesshomaru shrugged. "Maybe she's constipated."

Kiyoshi-sensee gave him a weird look, but made no comment. He looked out at the class, and noticed another boy without a partner. "Work with that guy" he said, pointing with a yardstick. Sesshomaru's heart dropped into his stomach. Noooo! That was my chance to be with Kikyo! Why did you have to mess with it? his mind cried out. Sesshomaru headed over to the guy grudgingly, bowed, and made a few lame kicks. It was torture to see Kikyo come out of the restroom right after he had been switched. She headed over to Kiyoshi-sensee, who worked with her himself since there was no one else available. Sesshomaru knew he would never stop beating himself up about it. Do I even have a chance with this woman?

It's one of those to be continued things…plz review!