Note: Sorry it took so long for me to update this fanfic! You probably thought I was never going to continue it…don't worry. I always write more, even if it takes me 4ever!
Chapter 4
"Can anyone come up and answer this problem? Or do I need to call on someone?" asked Uchiro-sensee in math the next day.
A hand shot up in the front of the classroom, no doubt Akiko's, and Uchiro immediately called on her. She strode to the whiteboard and began scribbling down a bunch of numbers and equations.
"She's so nerdy I bet no one is going to ask her to the Halloween dance" whispered a guy behind Sesshomaru. It was a sudden, light-bulb idea. Sesshomaru would ask Akiko! I mean, she wasn't bad looking. With the right outfit and make-up, she could possibly be a worthy date. Sesshomaru grinned at the thought and leaned back in his chair.
When Akiko had written down the final number of her answer, she capped the marker and marched back to her seat.
Uchiro-sensee looked over her work and smiled. "Wonderful" he cried, clapping his hands together. Then he went into a long explanation about exponents and the quadratic formula, at which time only the people worried about grades paid any attention.
After class when Uchiro had dismissed them, Sesshomaru approached Akiko. She was packing up her things and looking quite preoccupied. The sudden appearance of Sesshomaru in front of her made her jump, but she quickly regained her posture.
"Hey Akiko" Sesshomaru said anxiously, leaning against her desk.
Akiko blushed as she threw her backpack over her shoulders. It was obvious that she'd never been talked to by a guy before.
"Say, do you have a date for the dance coming up?" he asked.
"Who, me?" Akiko asked, bewildered.
"Yes you" Sesshomaru said, smiling in spite of her.
"Um…but I wasn't going to…I mean, I guess if it's…well, no" she finally answered, twisting her short black hair around a finger.
"Great! I don't either. We can go together."
Akiko had a look of pure shock, and soon her bottom lip began to quiver. A big fat tear squeezed out of her eye and dripped down her cheek. Sesshomaru didn't know what to say. He didn't think that by asking her out it would make her cry!
"Sesshomaru, are you picking on Akiko?" Uchiro-sensee asked from behind his desk.
"Uh, no sir" Sesshomaru replied quickly. He then grabbed Akiko by the wrist and pulled her out of the room hastily.
"What the heck are you doing?" he demanded as soon as the classroom door slammed shut. Akiko dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief, looking quite embarrassed.
"You should be happy! I want to date you!" Sesshomaru said forcefully.
"You…you mean that?" she said in between sniffles.
"Of course I do! I think you're the most beautiful nerd in the whole school."
The word slipped out of his mouth before he could stop himself. Sesshomaru braced himself for Akiko's reaction….but to his surprise, she looked pleased. Happy even. Akiko smiled widely and clasped his hand in hers.
"I accept" she said loudly, ignoring the weird glances that people gave her as they passed by in the hallway.
"Um…okay. Cool. Then I'll see you later" Sesshomaru said, plastering on a fake grin and pulling his hand out of her grasp. He turned swiftly and made a fast get-away, not bothering to look back even once. I can't believe I just asked her to the dance! But what's sad is that the only girl I can get to say 'yes' is the biggest nerd in school Sesshomaru thought in dismay. As he was heading to music room for band, he ran right into Inuyasha.
"Hey, watch it!" Inuyasha snarled. Kagome was in his arms and it was obvious that they had been making out.
"You have lipstick on your face" Sesshomaru said, pointing.
Inuyasha flushed pink with embarrassment and Kagome wiped it off with a sleeve of her sweatshirt.
"Listen, you didn't see anything here, okay?" said Inuyasha. "If the principal found out we were doing this during school, he'd kill us."
Sesshomaru grinned devilishly. "Well, well, well. I guess I have something to hold against you now. Just don't piss me off and your secret is safe."
Inuyasha scowled, but nodded in agreement. He only had one more suspension to spare before getting expelled from Takatori High, and that would mean having to leave Kagome and all of his friends. Inuyasha most definitely did not want that.
"Goodbye puppy" Sesshomaru said mockingly, just to annoy his brother. With a final salute, he pushed past Inuyasha and walked through the doors to the music room. The sound of screeching trumpets and out of tune saxophones reached Sesshomaru's ears, and he cringed. Sometimes Sesshomaru got to thinking that he was the only one capable of playing anything right!
"Yo Sessho!" called Bankotsu from the back of the trumpet section. He sucked so bad that he got placed in last chair.
"Hey dude" Sesshomaru replied, making his way in between the stands and taking a seat behind Bankotsu next to a drum set.
"How's the chick searching going? Found anyone yet?" Bankotsu asked with curiosity.
"I think so."
"Awesome! So what does she look like?"
Sesshomaru picked up a pair of drum sticks and twirled them in his hands. "Oh, she looks like a really sexy babe. Nothing more, nothing less."
Bankotsu grinned. "That's the way to do it! See, I told you you'd find a cute girl someday."
"Yeah well…" Sesshomaru trailed off, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.
"Alright, let's get started on the first song" said Mr. Yamaguchi, the band teacher. He flipped through some music on his stand, then lifted his baton. The entire room went quiet as players waited for the signal to start blasting their instruments. Just as Mr. Yamaguchi was about to start the song, the music room door burst open. In came a beautiful girl with sleek black hair, a slender body and a nice ass…
"Kikyo…" Sesshomaru breathed.
Bankotsu's eyes bulged out of their sockets, and quite a few heads turned. Mr.Yamaguchi had an irritated look, but put down his baton all the same.
"And you are?" he asked briskly.
"Kikyo, sir" she responded, shifting the books in her arms.
"You must've just transferred in, because you're not on my roll sheet. Very well, just take a seat anywhere you like. But be aware that you'll have to come in at lunch with your instrument to audition for a permanent chair."
Kikyo nodded and scanned the classroom for a spot. Of course, there was an empty seat next to Sesshomaru, but she completely overlooked it. Instead, she sat down next to the first chair flute, Kairi.
"Okay. Again from the top…" Mr. Yamaguchi began.
As the rest of the class puffed up their cheeks and blew hard into their instruments, Sesshomaru was only half-heartedly jabbing at the cymbals, his thoughts astray. I sure hope Akiko is enough to make Kikyo jealous! This may turn out to be harder than I thought…