Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha… yet. Anyway I did a little research for this chapter and luckily I found out this year Valentine's Day was on a Monday so that works to my advantage. Oh and that's for the three new reviews I have so far. Also just so you know I'm probably going to have a few chapters of just mindless dribble because unlike Switched this fic will be at least twenty chapters long.
Chapter 5:
First Day
Kagome's alarm rang for ten minutes straight before she finally got up to turn it off. She had been at the hospital until one A.M. the night before and now had to run on only six hours of sleep. She dragged herself out of bed and slowly slumped her way to the bathroom for her morning shower. She reached for the doorknob but as she tried to turn it she found it was locked. Kagome listened closer as she rubbed her eyes and could hear the shower was already running. "Hey who's in there?" Kagome said as she knocked on the door.
"Oh sorry Kagome I'll be out soon," Kagome heard Miruto's familiar voice calling from inside the bathroom.
'We're definitely going to work out a morning schedule if this is going to work,' Kagome thought as she slid down the door and sat on the floor.
Thirty minutes later Kagome walked down the stairs wearing her normal school uniform with her wet hair on her shoulders. She walked into the kitchen to find her mother, her grandfather, Souta, Miruto, Inuyasha and Shippou sitting around the table. Kagome sat down next to Inuyasha who, like Shippou, was having a hard time figuring out how to use a fork and knife to cut his pancakes. He eventually gave up and shoved the entire thing into his mouth; Shippou saw this and soon followed the half-demon's example. Kagome was well into her second pancake when her mother suddenly alerted her of the time, "Kagome, Miruto you two had best be off to school," Mrs. Higurashi told them, "Oh and Miruto remember if anyone asks you're the son of my brother who lives in America."
"Right well good bye and thank you for your hospitality," Miruto said as he lifted his new bag and followed Kagome out the door.
"OK let's start walking, it's this way," Kagome informed Miruto as she started walking down the road.
"We have to walk; I haven't done that in awhile, in fact if it wasn't for my high metabolism I'd be as fat as Sesshomaru by now," Miruto laughed.
"Since when is Sesshomaru fat?" Kagome inquired giving the demon a strange look.
"Oh he got really into donuts about seventy-five years ago, now he's huge," Miruto said as he puffed out his cheeks and held his hands about a foot to each side of his torso as they continued walking.
Fifteen minutes later the two "cousins" were in front of the high school. Within a few seconds they were surrounded by three girls who Miruto assumed were Kagome's friends, "Oh my god Kagome you're here and you look great," Yuka told her friend.
"Yeah especially considering that horrible case of the mumps you had, you grandfather said your face had doubled in size," Eri "complimented" as Kagome began to blush wildly.
"Oh and I heard that Hojo was gonna ask you to the dance tonight he'll be thrilled to know you're better," Ayami giggled then noticed Miruto standing next to her, "or have you already been asked?"
Kagome realize what she was getting at and was soon on the defense, "What? Are you seriously implying that he and I are dating? He's my cousin, he's staying with us for the next year," Kagome convincingly lied as she thought, 'Mom will be happy to know those acting lessons didn't go to waste.'
"Oh you're her cousin, so I'm guessing you don't have a date yet, right?" Yuka implied, leaning close to the demon as an awkward smile crept across his face revealing his long incisors, "Wow you're teeth are huge."
"Yeah they're so..." Eri began as she and Ayami gathered around to see.
Kagome felt her life pass before her eyes in that moment, "Oh great here it come,' she thought as she closed her eyes shut.
"Awesome," Kagome's friend finished making Miruto smile wider then the elemental realized something.
"Shoot I'd best be going, I need to get my new schedule, seeya," Miruto said the hurried away from the girls who obviously didn't know what personal space was. As he entered the doors he soon realized that Kagome wasn't with him anymore to show him where the office was but he definitely wasn't going back to get her. After ten minutes of searching through the growing less crowded by the second hallways he finally found what he was looking for. He approached the secretary and leaned against the counter, "Hello I'm new, I came for my class schedule, my name is Miruto Higurashi" Miruto told the woman in the way his "aunt" told him to earlier.
The elderly woman pulled out a drawer and began sifting through the files. After about three minutes she finally pulled a paper from the drawer then went over to a shelf on the opposite wall and removed something that was wrapped in tissue paper then returned to her desk, "Here this is your schedule and school uniform, you'll be exected to wear it from now on," she told him as she handed him the two items and looked at his current attire of blue jeans and a black shirt underneath his sweat jacket, "Your first class is down this hall and to your left. I hope you have a nice first day."
"Thank you," Miruto politely replied then left the office. He wandered the now empty hallway and soon found the class room listed on his schedule. As he entered the classroom all eyes were suddenly on him.
"Mr. Higurashi I presume, I must tell you that you aren't making the greatest first impression being late on the first day," he teacher told him.
"I'm terribly sorry, I got lost in the halls, after all, as you said, this is my first day," the demon apologized.
"Being new is no excuse, it is also Mr. Nakamura's first day yet he made it to class early," the teacher told him grumpily. Miruto only now had the chance to look around the room and saw another boy without a uniform on standing in the front of the room, "You may now continue Mr. Nakamura."
"Oh, thank you. Well as I said my name is Ichiro Nakamura. I just moved here from Akita and I guess that's pretty much it," Ichiro said obviously feeling awkward.
'Ichiro, I thought he looked familiar,' Miruto thought as the teacher turned to him.
"Mr. Higurashi would you like to tell the class a little about yourself," the man asked in a way that really meant he had no choice.
"Oh sure, well my Name is Miruto Higurashi. I've lived in America for the past nine years of my life and I'm staying with my Aunt for the next year," Miruto stated, reciting the lie that he and Mrs. Higurashi had came up with the night before.
"Very good, now then would anyone like to volunteer to show these boys around for the day?" the teacher asked. He scanned the room for any raised hands but quickly spotted a boy in the second to last row who was listening to his iPod, "Mr. Ikemoto, I see you've found time to listen to your mp3 player so I'm sure you'll also be able to find enough time to show these two around."
"Hmpf whatever," the boy answered coldly which led Miruto to believe that he and the teacher didn't get along well.
"Well then that's settled, you two can take the empty seats near Mr. Ikemoto, and Mr. Higurashi I suggest that you come on time tomorrow or it's a detention for you," the teacher snickered.
"What a bastard," Miruto said under his breath though not as quietly as he had hoped.
"You're telling me just last week he gave me detention for answering a question without raising my hand, at least that's what he said, oh sorry I forgot to introduce myself. The name's Mineto," Miruto's new tour guide told him.
'Mineto hm, this is getting interesting. I've heard familiar souls tend to find each other though I don't understand what that has to do with me,' Miruto pondered before replying, "Miruto nice to meet you."
"Well anyway as I was saying according to my dad the real reason why he's always going after me is because when he was in his senior year of high school Mr. Kishimoto (that's the teacher's name) asked out some girl, I don't remember her name but apparently she turned him down because she had a huge crush on my dad and was waiting for him to ask her. Anyway when the day finally came Mr. Kishimoto caught her dancing with my dad and apparently it broke his heart cause ever since he's held a huge grudge against my family though I don't know why he's attacking you, he must just be in a bad mood," Mineto shrugged.
"Well if he's really holding what your father did against you then maybe you could tell the principle, Mr. Kishimoto could be fired if what you're saying is true," Ichiro commented, having overheard the conversation.
"Like they'd really listen to me I'm only a teenager, besides Mr. Kishimoto is his little lap dog, I've never seen a bigger suck up in my life, no wonder he couldn't get a date for the senior prom," Miruto snickered making the other two boys laugh.
"Excuse me boys, I'm so sorry to interrupt your conversation with my lesson, would you like to share your conversation with the rest of the class," Mr. Kishimoto asked as he approached Mineto's desk.
"No thanks I'm sure they wouldn't be interested," Mineto replied defiantly.
"Well in that case I'll see you and Mr. Higurashi in detention tomorrow, luckily for you the principle asked me and the other teachers to help with the decorations for tonight's dance," The teacher told them with a satisfied smirk on his face.
"Mr. Kishimoto, not that I'm complaining or anything but I was talking as well shouldn't I have gotten a detention as well," Ichiro informed his new teacher.
"Fine if you want a detention that badly then I suppose you can join these two tomorrow after school," the teacher told him as he wrinkled up his nose in disgust as he thought, 'What a shame to such a promising student to those ingrates.'
3 Hours Later in the Cafeteria
Miruto had just gotten off the lunch line with Ichiro and Mineto when he heard a familiar voice calling, "Mineto over here!" a black hair girl yelled.
"Come on you guys I want you to meet someone," Mineto said as he led them to the lunch table the girl was sitting at then quickly kissed the girl on the lips, "Guys this is my girlfriend Sachi, Sachi these are my friends Miruto and Ichiro they're new."
"Nice to meet you, you know there's a dance tonight, so you see any girl's you might be interested in," Sachi teased the two boys.
"Not reall…" Ichiro started but as the words came out of his mouth hey spotted a girl with long black hair who seemed a bit edgy crossing the room, "Actually I think I just found my girl. Who is she?" Ichiro asked as he pointed to the girl.
"I don't know I've never seen her before," Miruto told his new friend.
"Wait, do you mean her?" Miruto said pointing to the girl who apparently was looking for something. Ichiro nodded and Miruto burst into laughter, "I know who that is, she's my… cousin, Kagome."
"You're cousin! Oh then I guess that means she's out of bounds," Ichiro said with a disappointed look on his face.
"I don't care besides at least I know you more then any of these other people, I'd rather have you date her then some sex craved pervert," Miruto bluntly stated then took a sip of his orange soda as Sachi stared at her boyfriend (some things never change XD).
"Thanks a lot man," Ichiro said then gave himself a silent "score".
'Kagome, that name sounds familiar, hm Kagome Higurashi where have I heard that name before,' Mineto pondered then all of a sudden his eyes widened with recognition, "Wait ii your cousin THE Kagome? The sophomore who's sick all the time, like two weeks ago when she had the bubonic plague."
"That's my cousin," Miruto laughed.
"Wow, I guess it's safe to presume you won't be around often either," Sachi assumed.
"No, I have a much stronger immune system, Miruto said then leaned across the table and indicated to his friends to do the same, "It's AIDS, she has no immune system left, that's why she always sick, but don't tell anyone, she's very sensitive about it." Miruto whispered to them then sat back in his seat and began to eat his fries.
Meanwhile Kagome had been searching the cafeteria for any sign of her friends or Miruto for the last ten minutes. As she was looking she kept having the strangest feeling she was being watched but every time she looked there was no one there, 'Pull yourself together Kagome there's nobody there,' Kagome thought then noticed someone pointing at her, it was Miruto, 'Wow he made friends fast.' As Kagome began to approach the table she suddenly realized who her "cousin's" new friends were and couldn't help but wonder if he had planned all of this. "So Miruto who are your new friends?" Kagome acted making the surprised Miruto choke on his french fries.
"Oh Kagome, join us these are my friends Mineto, Sachi and…" Miruto started but was cut off by Ichiro who went directly over to Kagome and held out his hand.
"Hey I'm Ichiro," introduced himself as a blush came over his face, "yeah well I kind of new here and I was wondering, uh… how do I put this?"
"He wants to know if you'll go to the dance with him," Mineto interrupted and earned stares from everyone, "What he wasn't going to say it."
"Mineto you are so unromantic," Sachi sighed.
Miruto uncovered his ear in a way that no one could see the point when he thought he heard a familiar voice, "KAGOME get away from that bastard!"
'Well isn't this a surprise, Kagome will want to know about this,' Miruto thought as he started to re cover the top of his ear with hair.
"Hey Miruto your ear…" Mineto satarted.
'Oh no,' Miruto thought as he gulped.
"…rings are awesome," Mineto said to a now relieved Miruto.
"Oh thanks, they're an old family heirloom," Miruto lied to explain their age then whispered in Kagome's ear, "I think you should look out the window behind you."
As Kagome looked she saw the white haired half demon whose reincarnation was sitting next to her, "Will you excuse me a second I need to go to the bathroom," Kagome excused herself then left the table and ran toward the door. A few minutes later Kagome was standing outside behind her stalker, "Inuyasha what are you doing here?" Kagome angrily asked.
"Hmph I don't have to explain myself," Inuyasha said arrogantly as he crossed his arms and looked angrily into the window. Kagome also looked through and realized what he was staring at.
"Inuyasha, are you jealous of Ichiro?" Kagome said as Inuyasha's face became red.
"Of course not you stupid wench, why would I be jealous a human," Inuyasha arrogantly told her.
"Oh then I guess you won't mind if I go out with him," Kagome teased him.
"See if I care," Inuyasha said then angrily turned away as Kagome reentered the building.
"Ichiro I'd be glad to go to the dance with you," Kagome told Ichiro as she reproached the table.
"Well it seems that you're the only one still without a date Miruto," Sachi teased the demon.
"Well I still don't know anyone, you know anyone I might like?' Miruto said awkwardly.
"Well there is that girl over there. Her name is Kanojo I think, she's an American too she moved here last year. But the thing is she's not very social, all she does is study so it's probably just a waste of time asking," Mineto informed the elemental as he pointed to a girl a few tables away with blond streaked black hair who was deep in a book.
"Hm I'd might as well try," Miruto said and started to walked over, 'Besides this will be a great human experience.' As he approach the table the girl seemed to sense his presence and looked up.
"May I help you?" the girl asked.
"Hey I'm Miruto, I heard you're from America, so am I. As I'm sure you can tell from my attire I'm new here and I heard there was a party tonight and was wondering if you'd go with me," Miruto asked as his face quickly changed colors.
"Uh…" Kanojo mumbled confusedly.
"I guess I'll take that as a no," Miruto said in a depressed tone of voice.
"It's not that, it's just I didn't expect anyone to ask me, I haven't even bought a dress, but sure why not," Kanojo said with a hint of pity in her voice.
"Oh cool," Miruto smiled as he turned back around, "Where do you live? I'll pick you up around six o'clock."
"Actually it will be easier if we meet up at your place," the teen informed Miruto.
"Ok well I live at the Higurashi Shrine, it's about fifteen minutes away from here. I guess I'll see you tonight," Miruto smiled and began to walk away.
"Yeah seeya," Kanojo said weakly, 'Oh Kanojo what have you gotten yourself into now, you should realize after the last time not to date humans.'
OK it took awhile but it was fun. Anyway I'm finally done with the explaining parts so that's awesomeness personified. Also I'm putting Kanojo's description up in my profile along with the description of Miruto's present self. Oh and thanks for the five reviews this time, you're the greatest. Keep reviewing or else I will take over the world and cancel Inuyasha for everyone but me (evil laugh).
