Chapter 6: Rival For Kagome's Affections
It was a new day at Cross Academy, Kagome smiled remembering how just last week she had solved Zero's vampire problem. She was happy that she had him, as well as she had Kaname. If she was still with Inuyasha he would have insulted her with all the names out of the book he could find. He would of thought of her as a whore. No matter how it looked to everyone else, Kagome was no whore. Hell that was what Kikyo was.
Kikyo brought dumb to a whole new level. Did she think no one would notice? Every time she came around, her scent was revolting, it smelled of graveyard soil and bones along with the scent of other men. How did Inuyasha not smell it astounded her. She didn't want to say anything; she didn't want to ruin Inuyasha's relationship with Kikyo, Kagome wanted him to find out for himself.
However, those memories were long gone. She had two new loves. Zero and Kaname were the sweetest guys she had ever met. Sometimes she wondered where they have been all her life. However, little did Kagome know, that things were going to get more complicated. She left her dorm room like she did every morning to go to school. Though she was in the night class, she had her classes in the day like the humans did.
When she got to class, the room was full of humans, Zero was the only one that shared the class with her. She was happy about that, but saddened that she wouldn't get to see Kaname at night time because he had classes. The teacher came in like he always did, saying good morning to the class. Same old routine, like always. Then he started to announce some new students.
"Class we've got some new students, please make them feel welcome. Inuyasha Taisho, Sango Taijiya, Miroku Hoshi, Naraku Taka, Sesshomaru Taisho, Koga Ookami, Ayame Wolfe, Rin Haijima, Kagura Kaze, Kana Kaze, Kikyo Tama, Hakudoshi Midou and lastly Bankotsu Saitou." The teacher said as he called their names.
Kagome stiffened, sitting as still as stone. She couldn't believe her eyes or her ears. Did the teacher just say what she thought he had said? Didn't she leave those names behind the moment she had left the Feudal Era? Why were they back? Why was Kikyo alive again? All these questions filled Kagome's head. The feeling like her chest was tightening, her eyes were stinging with tears. She didn't want to relive the heartbreak of Inuyasha with Kikyo. She didn't want to sit by and watch them both. Even if she had two new loves. She couldn't take it.
Zero looked at Kagome with concern in his cold lavender eyes. He had noticed her stiffen at the sight of the new students. Did she know them? From the looks of the slight tears in her eyes, just the mention of these people hurt her. He frowned. He didn't want Kagome to feel pain or even to see her cry.
Kagome remembered the final battle, she remembered giving the final blow and killing the vile hanyou Naraku. But the moment he walked into the room, she immediently knew he was differnet. Sure his eyes were the same crimson red they were back in the Feudal era, sure they were the same cold crimson eyes as she remembered them; but there was no evil in them what so ever.
Sesshomaru, looked like he hadn't changed at all. His eyes were still the same frozen honey gold eyes. His face was still the same stoic and emotionless. He still had that annoying frown that was always set in place. He still walked in that annoyingly graceful stride, he still had those magenta stripes on his high cheek bones under his eyes, the same blue purple crescent moon. But there was no boa. There was no Jaken at his beck and call. There was deffinitely no little girl but a teenage girl who looked to be in high school. Rin, yes she remembered her. There was no Ah Un, the dragon that was usually seen travelling with Sesshomaru.
Inuyasha still looked the same, his beautiful silver hair. His beautiful gold eyes a couple shades lighter then Sesshomaru's. He still had those cute fluffy doggy ears atop his head. He still wore the color red, though he no longer wore that red kimono, but she could sense that there was a spell hiding his Tetsusaiga that hung on his waist. He was dressed in a black uniform much like everyone else, though her's was white because she was a night class student. Kagome had felt out of place in her white uniform, while others wore black. Sesshomaru wore a white uniform, much like herself, Koga also wore a white uniform, as did Naraku, Kagura, Kana, and Hakudoshi, Rin wore a black uniform. The one person Kagome had noticed that wasn't with them was Shippo. Where was her baby boy?
Kagome felt a little better knowing that she wasn't the only one in the class room with a white uniform. Kagome was irritated that she and Kikyo shared the same classroom. She had hoped that the bitch would just die. Why did she have to come back? Kagome sighed, this was not a good day.
When they all noticed her, Sango looked like she was ready to cry. Inuyasha had a look of shock and happiness in his eyes. Sesshomaru had raised a eyebrow though he was shocked to see her there, he just didn't show it. Koga looked happy to see her, though all Kagome did was groan with irritation. She had hoped that he didn't notice her. That was a wish she wouldn't get. Rin's eyes widened, then shined with happiness to see her. Miroku smiled happily seeing her again. Kagura, Kana, Hakudoshi and Naraku all looked at her with recognition and nodded at her.
"We have one more student to announce. Shippo Ryoichi." The teacher said, at those words, a teenage boy with orange red hair, emerald green eyes, tanned skin, a orange red tail walked into the class. Kagome grinned, there was her baby boy. Though he had grown up from the small child she once knew. He was taller then her now, which kind of saddened her at how much of his childhood she had missed. When he noticed her, he smiled happily.
Zero once again looked at Kagome, to see a happy smile on her face when she saw the last new student walk into the class. He frowned, just who was this boy? He had yet to make Kagome smile at him like that. Who was he to get his Kagome's attention? He wouldn't allow this to continue. He would let this boy know just who he was messing with. Kagome was his, as well as she was Kaname's.
Glaring at the boy, he sneered at him. The boy finally noticing his glare being shot at him, he smirked. Just who did this boy think he was? The boy walked up to Kagome and whispered in her ear. He couldn't tell what was said, but it brought shock and surprise to Kagome's face. Kagome turned to look at him, he still had a glare on his face which was still directed at the boy.
Kagome chuckled, her eyes glittering with amusement. He raised a eyebrow silently asking her what was so funny.
"Oh Zero, I would like you to meet my adopted son. Shippo, this is Zero, my boyfriend." Kagome said as she introduced them.
Shippo looked at Zero, his eyes soon turned into a glare. He walked up to Zero, leaned down and whispered into his ear.
"If you hurt my mother, I will kill you. Do you understand?" Shippo said in a warning tone before he went and took his seat beside Rin.
He was surprised, but that would be an understatement. Kagome had a son, and he was protective of her. Like hell, he'll hurt Kagome. He loved her, he wouldn't do anything to hurt her he'd rather die first then hurt her.
Zero was relieved, to find out that the boy was her son and not a suiter for Kagome's affections. He had nothing to worry about. Little did he know, how wrong he was.
The next day, Koga was the one to approach Kagome.
"So how's my woman?" Koga said as he grabbed Kagome's hands in his.
He didn't see the glare being short at him, or the dangerous aura behind him. But Kagome did, she looked at Zero from the corner of her eye to see him ready to attack. Koga was a dear friend, and she didn't want him to get hurt because of how hard headed and stupid Koga was.
Why didn't he just get it through his thick skull that, she didn't love him that way? Kagome rolled her eyes in annoyance as she looked at him with a glare. She pulled her hands from Koga's hands and slapped them away. Zero looked rather pleased by Kagome's reaction that he calmed down only slightly. Koga frowned when Kagome pulled her hands away from him.
"I am not your woman Koga. I will never be your woman, I don't love you. So do yourself a favor and stop calling me your woman. Understand?" Kagome said her voice was fierce and deadly, still keeping a dark glare set in place and scowled.
"But Kagome... you've known for years how much I wanted you. How can you reject me like this?" Koga said his tone was sad, his eyes showed an almost defeated look.
Kagome almost felt sorry for him. Almost. She had, had it with him calling her his woman. She was and never has been his woman. She needed to tell him just that. She had to get it through his head that she would never be his woman.
"Yes I knew. But it was against my will that you claimed me. I do not belong to you, Koga. And I never will, so leave me alone." Kagome snapped.
If possible the saddness in Koga's eyes deepened. Kagome didn't want to hurt Koga's feelings but she was sick of him saying the same "My Woman" comment every time they met up. She had allowed it back in the Feudal Era because she knew that Inuyasha didn't feel the same as she did for him. She had a feeling that Inuyasha knew how much she loved him, but he took it for granted. She would never again allow herself to get close to him again. She would never allow herself to get heartbroken again.
Suddenly the saddness from Koga's eyes vanished only to turn into a glare full of rage. He looked at Zero, and growled. Kagome knew just what Koga was thinking, and hell no she wasn't going to allow Koga to harm Zero, not if she had something to say about it. Kagome growled as well, which had snapped Koga out of his glare to look at her in surprise. Kagome had never growled at him before, hell he had never heard her growl. That was when he noticed the change in her scent. That scent was not there when he knew her. When he knew her, she was a human. But the scent coming from her was deffinitely a demon scent. Was there something that Kagome forgot to mention?
Kagome knew that he noticed her scent. So what if she had changed from human to demon. This was the new her, there was no going back.
"K-Kagome... what happened to you?" Koga asked shocked as he took another sniff at her scent.
Kagome rolled her eyes. "I'm a demon moron. Nothing has happened to me." Kagome said, irritation clearly heard in her voice.
"You weren't a human last time I saw you, when did this happen?" Koga said as he raised a eyebrow.
"About the same time I came back to my era. Speaking of which, why are you all in my era?" Kagome said tapping her foot as she waited for Koga to answer her.