High School Tragedies, Old And New

Summary:

Shikon Academy. A very prestigious school only allowed to exceptional students. The best of the best. A school full of competition, gut wrenching, and pushing teachers and students alike. All this and the normal drama and stress of high school? Pick your friends wisely. It could cost you your life.

Author's Note:

I know, I know, another high school fanfic. But please, bear with me. I love a really good high school InuYasha fic. I decided to try it out for myself! I also would like a beta. If you're interested say it in your review, please.

Disclaimer:

I do not own InuYasha and Co. Shit, this sucks.

High School Tragedies, Old and New

Chapter Three: New Neighbors

Kagome had just finished packing her bag when she heard the doorbell ring. Already having a pretty good idea as to who it was, she called down to her mother that she'd be down in a minute. Checking herself in the mirror one more time - wearing dark jeans and an old gray Tokyo High Hurricanes Volleyball sweatshirt, Kagome tied her hair in a low poytail and swung it over her right shoulder.

"Kagome, your friends InuYasha and Miroku are here!" Ms. Higurashi yelled.

"I'm coming!"

Throwing her mascara and eyeliner back into her makeup bag and throwing that into her over night bag, she headed down the stairs. Kissing her mother on the cheek, Kagome slipped into her fliip-flops and made her way to the door with Miroku and InuYasha following.

"Bye Kagome!" Her mother called.

"Bye Mama!" Kagome responded before shutting the front door.

"So, Kagome," Miroku began, "Where was your dad? I thought for sure we'd get chewed out. I mean, two handsome guys taking out a hottie like you for an entire night-Kagome?"

Kagome didn't even feel the bag slip from her shoulder and barely registered the soft thump next to her signaling that her bag had fallen. It wasn't ann uncommon question, she just wasn't exactly prepared to answer it. Kagome had been hoping - praying - that her new friends wouldn't notice her lack of a father. But of course they would, I mean, what guys wouldn't notice when there was no intimidating loving father to warn them to keep their hands off their daughter and to be home by midnight?

"Kagome?" InuYasha asked.

Snapping back to reality, Kagome bent down and picked up her bag that she had dropped and began walking towards InuYasha's car. Opening the door and slipping into the backseat Kagome called out,

"Aren't you coming?"

She just wasn't ready to address that abscence - she hoped they wouldn't ask again.

Sharing a look, Miroku and InuYasha shrugged and followed Kagome to the car.

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"Sango, love, you wound me."

Growling, Sango responded, "Houshi, if I ever catch you sneaking in my bag for my underwear ever again I swear to Buddha above that that will be the last thing you ever do. Now give me back my bra!"

Pouting, Miroku handed Sango back her bra.

"But Miroku, you do know that when a girl wears back lingerie it means that she wants to get laid." Kagome sang as Miroku's eyes lit up.

Flushed, Sango turned on Kagome, "Wha-what? That is so-"

"Is it true, love?" Miroku interuppted, grabbing her hands with such force that and dipping onto one knee - almost bringing Sango with him, "Come, love, let us be off to Kouga's room!" He exclaimed and attempted to pull Sango towards the bedrooms.

Yanking her hands away, Sango turned on Kagome, "You are so dead."

Squealing, Kagome turned and ran down the long hallway to the stairs with Sango hot on her heels. Storming down the stairs, Kagome ran into the living room and dived onto the couch and tried to use the body she had accidentally landed on as a barricade between her and Sango.

"Kagome, Sango, stop! What the hell are you two doing? There's plenty of me to go around, You'll just have to take turns. Or we could all go at it at once, I have no problem with that." Kouga interrupted with a smirk.

"Oh, please Kouga. You wish that's what we were after." Sango rolled her eyes. Giving Kagome the 'I'm watching you' gesture, Sango left the couch to sit with Ayame.

Feeling her cell phone vibrate in her back pocket, Kagome climbed off Kouga and sat more comfortably on the couch next to him. Glancing at the caller I.D. Kagome was pleasantly surprised to see it was her best friend from back in Tokyo.

Kagome answered, "Eri?"

"Kagome!" Eri yelled.

"Hey! What are you up to?"

"Well, we're all in Osaka!"

"What? No way! Until when?"

"Today and tomorrow. We leave on Sunday."

"Oh, well hang on a sec okay?" Setting the phone on her shoulder she turned back to Kouga, "Kouga I have like a humungus favor to ask you. Would you mind if a dew other people came to spend the night? They're my friends from Tokyo - they're only in town for the weekend." Kagome put on her best puppy-dog face as Kouga laughed.

"Yeah, sure Kagome. But then you're helping me clean this house on Sunday."

Kagome nodded excitedly, "Eri, I'm at my friend Kouga's for the night - but he said its all right if you guys come over!"

"All right! What's the address?"

Giving Eri the address and specfic directions and telling her where her spare set of car keys were so she was able to take Kagome's car, Kagome hopped up and made her way to the kitchen.

Right when she walked into the kitchen Kagome stopped and sniffed the air. What the hell was burning? Turning the corner toward the stove, she saw InuYasha making macaroni and cheese, or at least attempting to make macaroni and cheese.

Approaching him, Kagome asked, "Need some help?"

"Keh! No, I think I can cook macaroni and cheese." InuYasha grumbled, and began violently beating the food with a wooden spoon.

"Woah, woah, okay, okay stop!" Kagome said yanking the spoon from InuYasha's hands. "Okay, to stir you go like this." Kagome scooted next to him so she could be closer to the pan and began to stir the macaroni and cheese. "Now, hand me the milk." As InuYasha walked to the fridge, Kagome was suddenly very aware of how close they were standing and just how good he smelled.

"Here." InuYasha said and poured the milk into the pan, the action caused InuYasha to become significantly closer to Kagome and she couldn't think if anything but that simple fact. What is going on? Pull yourself together, Kagome! "Aren't you going to stir?"

Hearing his voice, Kagome snapped back to reality, "Wha-what?"

"Stir. The milk?" InuYasha repeated.

"O-oh, yeah. Right." As Kagome stirred, InuYasha leaned against the stove, and Kagome could feel him watching her cook. Damn he smelled so good. "Um, hand me the knife - I need to cut the butter." Turning to face InuYasha she grabbed the blade of the knife on accident, feeling the blade slice her finger, Kagome winced and dropped the knife. "Ouch."

Chuckling, InuYasha grabbed her wrist, "Here let me see. You're a real klutz aren't you?"

Kagome knew she should answer, but she couldn't think of anything but the fact that InuYasha was holding her hand. Sort Of.

"Does it hurt?" InuYasha asked. Kagome looked up and almost gasped. Those were the eyes that she had seen on her first day, in gym. That's where she'd seen them before! A pregnant silence fell between them as each were caught in the other's eyes, Kagome knew he recognized her just as she recognized him. Before she could really think, InuYasha had taken her finger and tenderly licked at the still-bleeding cut all the while never breaking eye contact. The slice immediately stopped bleeding, though Kagome didn't notice. By now InuYasha had dropped Kagome's hand and placed his own lightly on Kagome's waist, in response Kagome had placed her hands on his chest. Neither could remember when the limbs had gotten there, but not really caring, either. They were so close now, so close..and getting closer, they're lips were just about to touch. So close -

"Kagome, your friends are he-oh!" Sango burst into the kitchen and abruptly stopped at the sight.

Jumping at the sudden intrusion, both Kagome and InuYasha quickly stepped away from each other and avoided any eye contact.

Blushing profusely at Sango's knowing grin Kagome changed the subject, "Oh, all right. Tell then I'll be in in a minute."

Raising an eyebrow at Kagome, Sango just nodded and left.

Avoiding any contact with InuYasha, Kagome bent down and picked up the forgotten knife and rinsed it off in the sink.

"Cheesy isn't it?" She heard InuYasha ask.

"Excuse me?"

InuYasha pointed to the pan, "The macaroni is really cheesy. I think I got it from here, you can go to your friends."

Nodding, Kagome thanked him and walked out of the extremely awkward situation.

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The ringing of a phone shattered Kagome's peaceful sleep. Groaning, she willed the noise to stop. God, why wouldn't someone pick up their phone? She felt the person next to her stir, as well as most of the others. Finally the annoying noise had stopped, only to be replaced by the home's answering machine.

"You have reached the Takami's, none are available to take your call at the moment so please leave a message and we'll get back to you."

"Hi Kouga, its mom. Just calling in to check up on you - no need to call back. I assume everything's fine if the phone still works, I love you!" Click.

Opening her eyes, Kagome scanned the room. Rin, Kikyo, and Ayumi had fallen asleep on the couch in a tangle of legs and arms, Ginta in the chair above Kagome, Sango was asleep on her stomach, while Kagome had apparently fallen asleep on Kouga's thigh. Kouga slept next to Ayame, who was below the couch. She vaguely remembered Hakkaku falling asleep on the counter in the kitchen after body shots, and could see Yuka's sleeping form on the other side of the couch, along with Eri's head on Yuka's stomach. Miroku had fallen asleep on Sango's stomach with a sloppy grin plastered on his face. Kagome smiled, she wondered how long it would be before Sango gave into the lecher, it was obvious that she liked him just as much as he liked her. But someone was missing..InuYasha. Where was he? Scanning the room, she spotted no silver hair or cute dog ears. Now fully awake, Kagome carefully extracted herself from the mass of bodies to search for InuYasha. Still too sleepy to search out his aura, she simply wandered around the house, soon enough Kagome found herself back in the living room with the still-sleeping crowd. Frowning, Kagome stepped onto the back porch.

Stretching her arms over her head, Kagome arched her back until she felt the satisfactory 'pop' accompanying her yawn. Glancing around at Kouga's backyard, Kagome plopped down in a nearby chair. Looking back toward the house, Kagome's eyes traveled to the roof, staring at a figure there, Kagome's eyes widened at the flash of silver hair.

"InuYasha? InuYasha!" Kagome called as he looked down at her, "What are you doing?!"

And all of the sudden he was in front of her.

"Oh-hey. What were you doing up there?" Kagome asked as InuYasha sat down next to her.

InuYasha shrugged, "I don't sleep much. Plus, I like the view here."

Kagome smiled, "Aw, InuYasha likes to watch the run rise?"

InuYasha shot her a look, "Keh! I never said that."

"I personally like the sun set better." Kagome yawned, "So how good is this view?"

InuYasha stood up and motioned for Kagome to do the same. Obeying the silent command, Kagome reluctantly got out of her seat.

Holding out his hand, InuYasha asked, "Do you trust me?"

Looking at him quizically, Kagome raised an eyebrow, "What?"

"Do you trust me?" InuYasha repeated.

Kagome placed her hand in his, "Uh, yeah I guess.." Kagome gasped as InuYasha suddenly pulled her closer, her back to his chest. Sliding his left arm around her waist and still holding her hand in his right, Kagome bit back a scream as they were suddenly launched into the air. Clamping her eyes shut, Kagome tightened her grip on InuYasha's hand.

"You can open your eyes now."

Still reluctant, Kagome peeked one eye open. Seeing that she was, indeed, on the roof and not in midair - she opened her eyes ans squealed.

"Eh, woman! Ouch that hur-"

"Its beautiful!" Kagome gushed, "I absolutely LOVE it!"

Gaining her balance, Kagome let go of InuYasha's hand - a bit reluctantly, mind you - and carefully walked to the edge of the roof. Standing and seeing the view of the city, Kagome could only imagine how it would look at sunrise. Glancing back at InuYasha she jumped at the sound of his voice.

"Perfect, isn't it?"

Smiling, Kagome turned back to the city, "Yeah it is."

End.

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