New Surroundings
By: AyLee Cambell

AN Hi everyone, I know I haven't done anything with this or my other stories in so long. I just have to tell you how sorry I am for that. This past year or so has been really hard on me, it's like I've been living in Limbo and I'm just getting out. So now that I'm back into this demention I'll hopefully be updating more. Right now I've gone back and corrected some spelling errors and seperated some of the paragraphs. So read and enjoy and sorry about taking so long to get my head out of my ass...

I looked at the school in front of me. Sighing at the thought that I would be living in a school I entered the boarding school that would become my home. Not knowing where the office was I stopped the first girl I saw.

"Can you tell me where the office is?" I asked looking around before glancing at the girl.

"Yeah, it's around the corner and to your left. My name is Sango Taija." She said "Kagome Higurashi." I replied and smiled slightly.

"Nice talking to you." I added before following Sango's directions and going into the office.

The office was okay looking. Nothing that a regular office shouldn't have, in fact it was boring. I've seen enough offices to know that once you've seen one you've pretty much seen any office - just arranged differently.

"The Headmistress will see you now Miss Higurashi." The secretary said kindly. I nodded getting up to go see the headmistress. Great, just great.

It wasn't that bad. Honest! The headmistress was nice. Her name is Kaede and has only one eye a pirate like patch covering the other. I wonder what happened, but I won't ask I do have some manners thank you. Anyway I'm happy, I get the rest of today, which it's still pretty early being its 8:03 am. But I do have to go to all of my classes tomorrow. Sigh Oh well.

I'm going to my room where I'm told I'll have two other roommates. My room number is 5497. That's a lot of rooms! And students if there are 3 in each, that's...hold on for a sec...16491 students! That's a lot or maybe the person that came up with the numbers started in the thousands, yeah - maybe.

After about 10 minutes of me being lost - in which I found out the room numbers started from 5043, weird but better- I finally found my room. Pulling out my key I entered the room only to see the girl I had stopped earlier. "Sango, right? I guess you're my roommate."

She smiled and nodded. "I guessed that after they told me I have till after lunch off so that I can show you around, ready?" she asked. I nodded putting my bags down. Off to explore, great.

"Soccer tryouts are today!" Sango said cheerfully coming up to me after she got her lunch I don't know how I got ahead of her but I did. I looked up at her.

"You haven't had tryouts yet?" I asked most schools had already done that, in fact my old school had and I had been on it, one of the reasons I didn't want to switch schools - I didn't think I would get to play here it must be a really good sign that I can. I perked up at that at least I could tryout for this team and hope they take me, not that they wouldn't. Confident? Who me? Nah, just tellin' the truth.

"Yeah but one of our players was injured so we have to find a replacement. Do you play?" Sango asked

'Do I ever! Soccer is in my blood.' I thought but I just nodded instead.

"Great! The tryouts are after school today, meet me out front and I'll take you there. The guy team will probably be watching the tryouts so ignore anything they say."

"Right." I said, nodding 'Guys can be such jerks, especially when it comes to a sport were both sexes play, always thinking they're better and pointing out everyone's faults.' I thought as I quickly finished my lunch. I wanted to go back to the room to finish unpacking, I didn't start my classes until tomorrow and I was happy.

I met Sango in front of the building with my soccer gear on. "You've definatly played for a team before haven't you?" She asked I nodded.

"I've played soccer since I could walk, it's a family thing." I said although that was understating it. My father was a soccer player, and he taught me how to play since I could walk. Hell he bought me my first soccer ball when I was 2 anyone else see how I was meant to play? I have played on every team I could even after my father died, my mom says I have soccer on the brain... guess this proves it huh?

"Good, if your really as good as I think you are I'll have you go closer to last that way after everyone bad has gone we can still have some hope." She said and I laughed.

When we got to the field Sango made me get in the end of the line, so I sat down like most of the other girls were doing and looked around. The bleachers and field were very nice and on the bleachers were what had to be the guy team. Before I could pay them much attention though the tryouts started and I watched my competition.

The way the tryouts worked was that the Varsity girl team, also known as the V team, played against the Junior-Varsity girl team, also known as the JV team, that way they could see how well you worked with the team and then choose the best girl.

I winced as another girl bit the dust- or in this case ground- literally. "That had to hurt." I mumbled as the next girl went up.

Soon enough it was my turn and I knew what Sango meant about me bringing them hope after those girls. They weren't terrible... but they weren't... well... good either.

Sango smiled as I came out. "Show us what you got girl!" she said. I nodded smiling. I would show them.

"ANOTHER REJECT? LET'S HOPE NOT! LET'S HOPE IT'S A SKILLED PLAYER!"

"The cheerleaders sure are mean here aren't they?" I mumbled to Sango, she smiled as I took my position. And then we started...

Bleachers With The Boys

"Where did she come from?" Kouga Ookami asked as they watched the last girl (Kagome) tryout.

"I don't know, haven't seen her around before." Miroku Houshi said rubbing his hands together.

Inu-YashaWest groaned "If you haven't seen her before than that means she's new, letcher." He said.

"Hey! I merely admire the female body and have to show my appreciation for it." Miroku defended.

"By asking every female if they'll bare your child? That's not appreciation that's just down right freaky." Eric Johnson, theright guardof the soccer team and friend to the three, said.

"What would you know?" Miroku sniffed than turned his attention back to the game.

"She's good. Better than Maruka." Inu-Yasha said talking about the used-to- be captain of the soccer team before her leg was broken.

"She's not going to like that." Eric said

"So? She's good, better than what we've seen all day and better than most of the other players." Inu-Yasha said. The others agreed.

"You don't think Maruka will actually try to do anything to her do you?" Kouga asked in disbelief the other three looked at him.

"Where have you been Kouga? Maruka's been out for a month and two weeks. Anyone that's taken her spot has suddenly quiet the team, some complaining about threats. The girl's V-team is just about as good as our V-team, we're the best in the state together not to mention we've always made it to nationals it would be wrong if they didn't go and we did. And it would be all because Maruka can't take it if someone's better than she is. We've gotta stop it." Eric said the others nodded their heads.

"So it's agreed, we stop Maruka from playing her games." Inu-Yasha said as the tryouts stopped, his eyes never leaving the new girl. Everyone agreed then seeing how it was over and some girls from the team were looking at them for there comment on the player like they had been doing to everyone.

As people waited they decided to do something they hadn't done yet - they clapped.

How was that? Review please!