Hey guys! Ahahaha I just read what I wrote about reviews right at the bottom and Princess Stormcloud0217 was right... I sound like some desperately pleading idiot... xD;
Anyways, this is pretty much going to be the length of time between updating, so I'll try to get a new chapter in each week. You might be waiting a bit longer though if I'm stuck for ideas or am doing something/am somewhere where I can't reach the computer.
Hope you enjoy this chapter!
The following Monday, Kagome was greeted by three puffing, red-faced cronies rushing towards her.
"Oh my gosh, have you seen the new guy?" Yuka asked.
Kagome rolled her eyes. Had she seen the new guy? Of course not. She had only just come through the school gates.
"No."
"He's gorgeous!" Eri said with a lovesick sigh.
Oh yeah, this being the girl who thought Hakudoshi was hot. The teen was a head shorter than Kagome, for goodness sake!
"Uh huh." was Kagome's calm response. She started the wander up to her locker, her posse hurrying to catch up with her.
"Uh… he's over that way…" Ayumi stated, pointing over her shoulder.
Kagome sent the girl one of her well-practiced death glares. "Do you think I'm an idiot, Ayumi?"
"N-n-n-no, of c-c-course n-not." Ayumi stammered.
"Good. Now if you don't mind, go back to your ogling and leave me in peace."
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"Everyone, I would like to introduce our new student, Inuyasha."
Kagome was gossiping with Abi, the gorgeous yet completely sleazy girl sitting beside her, when their teacher made his announcement. Kagome wasn't paying any attention whatsoever. It wasn't until Abi stopped talking altogether and gaped open-mouthed at the figure at the front of the room. Only then did Kagome turn and get her first good look at Inuyasha Takahashi.
Silver hair, smooth and soft, fell down to a point just below his waist. Poking from it were two fluffy ears. They twitched slightly as she looked at them in a cute way that made her want to jump up and touch them, just to check that they were really as soft as they looked…
But she doubted the teacher would approve of that, so instead she let her eyes travel to his body. Well built, like most of the demons she knew. But was he really a demon? He certainly had the features of one. Still, there were plenty of human features, too. He was probably a hanyou.
Her eyes went back to his face and instantly locked with two glittering gold eyes. They held hers, unwavering, until the teacher said something about sitting down and gestured to the chair beside Miroku Tsujitani. Kagome didn't bother to tear her eyes away as she watched them introduce themselves and Miroku's girlfriend. Sango, was it?
Huh, she thought with a smile, Looks like they were actually right for once. This Inuyasha person is hot.
"Alright class, turn to page 97."
Plans were already forming in Kagome's head as she riffled through her text book. Inuyasha would be wrapped around her finger by the end of the week. She'd make sure of it.
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Kikyo smirked. She'd seen the expression on Kagome's face as she looked at Inuyasha. The girl was hooked. Not that she knew it, of course. Imagine what she'd look like when Inuyasha told her the whole thing was a setup!
Her head filled with the girl's crying face as she turned and gave the hanyou a confident smile. He smiled back; a private little curve of the lips meant just for her.
Things were going brilliantly.
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It hadn't taken long for Inuyasha's popularity to set in. It was lunch of the first day and already he was being greeted by people he didn't know.
"Hey, Inuyasha!"
"Yo Inuyasha, how's it going?"
"What up, bro?"
His so-called friends had somehow managed to run off without him, leaving him alone in a new school with no clue what direction he was supposed to take to the cafeteria.
Muttering under his breath, he took a chance and headed down one of the school's many corridors, which turned out to be completely pointless as all he saw was row upon row of lockers.
"Well this sucks." He said aloud.
"You looking for the cafeteria?"
Inuyasha turned to come face to face with a girl that could only be Kagome Higarashi. She looked uncannily like Kikyo; the same blue-grey eyes, same silky black hair, same high cheekbones and small, perfect nose.
"Yeah." He answered after a moment. It fascinated him; when Kikyo had described this girl to him, he'd expected someone wearing minimal clothing and flirting with every guy in sight. Dressed in a simple shirt and skinny jeans, this was definitely not the Kagome Higarashi he was expecting.
She too seemed to speculate him for a moment before turning on her heel and gesturing for him to follow. "This way. You'll end up in the girls' change-rooms if you head in that direction."
Sure enough, it wasn't long before Inuyasha's sensitive hearing picked up the chattering voices of many students put together in a single room. People were yelling at one another, objects unidentifiable by sound were shattering and crashing, not to mention the unpleasant smell. Walking into the room lived up to all of its expectations; the place was a mess.
Most people had already gotten their lunches, so the queue was short to get food. He grabbed a hamburger and a can of soda before turning to see Kagome already waiting for him, balancing a rather wilted salad on her own plastic tray.
"Inuyasha, right? You can sit with us. If you want to, that is." She added with the slightest touch of a sinister note.
What was it that Kikyo had told him? Oh yeah, never go against Kagome Higarashi.
"I'd love to."
Kagome's table was in the far left corner, reserved for 'her crowd' only. There was Ayumi, Eri and Yuka, of course, but they were mostly ignored by the others. 'The others' consisted of Abi, Yura, Kagura, Kanna, Hiten, Manten and Kagome's personal favourite, Bankotsu.
"Kagome, darling!" he exclaimed as he jumped up to kiss her on both cheeks. Thick black hair was tied back in a long braid, his fringe parted to reveal the purple star in the centre of his forehead.
Kagome giggled. "Oh Banks, you crack me up."
Inuyasha's heart sank. Kagome had a boyfriend? This hadn't been in Kikyo's description…
Bankotsu looked at Inuyasha and inspected him with onyx, glittering eyes. "And what do we have here?" he asked slyly.
"Nuh uh, Banks," Kagome said as she sank into her chair, "Inuyasha's straight."
Bankotsu's face fell. "Aw hun, you take away all my fun."
"Pull up a chair." Hiten said, obviously bored. He also wore his jet black hair in a braid, but his eyes gleamed ruby red with cat-like slits for pupils. Hiten was definitely demon.
"So Kaggie," Abi began, clearing her throat a little, "Tell us about Hideharu."
Kagome shrugged and flicked her hair over her shoulder. "Nothing to tell. Shoved his tongue down my throat one too many times. Got dumped."
The group sniggered. Inuyasha didn't know whether to laugh or not. He had no idea who Hideharu was.
"So, Inuyasha was it?" Yura, a demon with short, silky black hair and the biggest boobs Inuyasha had ever seen, asked. "How's Shikon High treating you? I'm sure a cutie like you would have no problems fitting in."
"Cutie?" Inuyasha asked, confused.
Yura giggled and rolled her eyes. Five long nails, all painted dark crimson, ran through his silver locks. "Duh, hasn't anyone told you that before? I mean seriously, your hair is soooo gorgeous. What shampoo do you use?"
"Uh…" Inuyasha had no idea.
"Don't boost his ego too much, Yura." Kagome told the girl.
Yura's hand dropped from Inuyasha's hair. She was smiling, but there was a tightness around the jaw that suggest a grimace hanging just underneath.
"Sorry. But you know how I am, especially around people with such silky hair."
"Whatever." Kagome replied. She still hadn't eaten her salad. The fork traced its way through wilted lettuce leaves and slimy cucumber pieces, pressing a piece of tomato until the juice exploded into a miniature puddle of slush and seeds.
"Oh, ew…" Bankotsu was wearing a completely disgusted expression on his face, "Seriously, how horrible is that jacket? I want to burn it."
Kagura wrinkled her nose. "Vintage is sooo yesterday."
Everyone looked to Kagome for her verdict. She glanced at the offending item and looked away again, her face remaining smooth and impassive.
"Vintage? I doubt it'd even pass for that."
There were nods, smiles, the others agreeing. Inuyasha could almost hear the massive sigh of relief at Kagome's approval.
The bell rang a few minutes later and the teen dumped her tray of food in a nearby trashcan. The uneaten salad didn't escape Inuyasha's notice, but he didn't say anything. Instead he dumped his own tray and hurried off to find Miroku, someone he found remotely normal in this crazy place they called a school.
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"So?" Kagome asked. She was walking with Bankotsu down the corridor, both of them sharing the next class. "What do you think?"
Bankotsu grinned broadly. "You know what I think. Can you say hot? And to think he's straight! It should be illegal; tormenting me like that!"
"So he's one of us?"
Bankotsu looked at her and grinned. "Honey, he can be whatever you want him to be. And seeing your face right now, I think he's going to be a lot more than you let on."
Kagome simply laughed. "You know me far too well, Banks."
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"Miroku!"
The teenager in question turned to see a silver-haired hanyou walking in his direction. He raised an eyebrow.
"Hey Inuyasha, where have you been?"
Inuyasha stared at him in disbelief. "Where have I been? What about you?! You guys all ran off without me!"
"What do you mean?" Miroku asked, "Kikyo told us to leave you alone, that she wanted to show you around and stuff."
"She did?" Inuyasha was more confused than ever.
"Well, whatever. What've you been doing, anyway?"
The confusion washed from the hanyou's mind as he remembered the strange encounter with Kagome, the girl he was supposed to be wooing. "Funny story that. I met that Kagome chick and she and her friends seem a bit on the weir-"
He was cut off by a rough hand shoved over his mouth.
"Are you trying to get yourself killed?!" Miroku whispered, his eyes frantically scanning the room for eavesdroppers, "Never insult Kagome… never. Otherwise the remaining two years of your life here at Shikon High will be the worst you could possibly imagine. Got it?"
Inuyasha nodded and Miroku released his hand.
"What class do you have now?" he asked. Inuyasha glanced at his schedule.
"Chemistry," he replied, his ears drooping a little, "I suck at Chemistry."
Miroku laughed. "Same here. Do you want to be my lab partner? The last one is kind of hospitalised at the moment; treatment for third degree burns…"
Inuyasha's eyebrow rose. "Do I want to know how that happened?"
"Probably not. But don't worry; it was a one-time thing, I swear!"
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Kagome's last class was Drama. It was one of two subjects she shared with her now arch nemesis, Kikyo. They always sat as far away from each other as possible and made sure to keep out of each other's way, but it didn't stop the endless death glares. Today was no different.
"Alright class, today we will begin learning the script for Romeo and Juliet. This will count for the majority of your grade, so at least attempt to learn the lines. All roles will be decided by the end of the week."
"Of course, we all know who will get the part of Juliet." Kagura whispered in Kagome's ear. Kagome smirked and nudged her playfully.
It was true, though. Despite the staring competitions, Drama was something Kagome excelled in. She could easily land the part of Juliet with her eyes closed.
"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name.
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love
And I'll no longer be a Capulet." Kagome recited, pretending to swoon and fall into Kagura's lap.
"Jeez, full of yourself much?" Kikyo sneered. It was unusual; Kagome and Kikyo usually made a point of never talking to one another. Only glares were exchanged; not words.
But this time, it appeared, things were different. Kagome sat up in her chair again and scowled darkly. "Maybe, but not half as full as the pound you gained over the holidays."
"At least I can coordinate my make up, unlike some people I know. Honestly, did you apply for the circus recently? You could easily pass as a clown."
Everyone was watching now, their eyes travelling from teen to teen as they exchanged insults.
Kagome flipped her hair over one shoulder and rolled her eyes. "My make up? This coming from the girl who obviously doesn't know how to use mascara!"
"Girls, I'm sure you can conclude this argument later," the teacher interrupted with a small cough, trying to maintain some control over the class, "But right now, if you don't mind, let's stick to the script."
Kikyo turned to the teacher and gave him her most winning smile. "Sorry, Mr. Toshu; it won't happen again."
"Suck up." Kagome whispered to Kagura. Kagura gave a small snigger.
"Alright everyone, get into groups of five! Kikyo and Kagome, I don't want you anywhere near each other."
He needn't have wasted his breath. Both girls already had their respective groups standing at their sides. For Kagome, it was Kagura, Ayumi, Hiten and Suikotsu; Bankotsu's brother. By Kikyo's side stood Tsubaki, Byakuya, Kaguya and, much to Kagome's disgust, Houjo (A/N: More on that later).
"Okay, I'll be giving you all a scene and you are to pick your favourite part in that particular scene to recite in front of the class tomorrow."
Soon all of the groups were scattered across the classroom; some sitting in chairs while others lay on the floor. Kagome was leaning against the wall, her group surrounding her as they began deciding. The part had already been chosen; Kagome had mentioned that one of her favourite parts happened to be Romeo and Juliet's first meeting at the Capulet ball and – naturally – that part was chosen.
Choosing characters didn't take very long. Kagome as Juliet (naturally), Suikotsu as Romeo, Hiten as Capulet, Kagura as the Nurse and the Servant and Ayumi as Tybalt. Ayumi was obviously bothered about playing a male role, but she said nothing.
Now it was time to practice.
"Go to, go to;
You are a saucy boy: is't so, indeed?
This trick may chance to scathe you, I know what:
You must contrary me! marry, 'tis time.
Well said, my hearts! You are a princox; go:
Be quiet, or--More light, more light! For shame!
I'll make you quiet. What, cheerly, my hearts!" Hiten drawled, obviously bored by the whole affair.
"Hiten, if you make me fail Drama I swear your great-grandchildren with live to regret it." Kagome warned.
Hiten said nothing. Instead he scowled at the script, obviously doing his best not to shift the glare to Kagome.
"Patience perforce with wilful choler meeting
Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting.
I will withdraw: but this in… intru… intrushun…?"
"Intrusion." Kagome corrected with an exasperated roll of her eyes.
"If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this:
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss." As usual, Suikotsu's part was perfect. Kagome could always rely on him to recite his lines with the talented rhythm few could master; his voice as smooth as velvet as each word rolled off his tongue.
She smiled. Now came her part; the chance to show off the natural talent that still wowed them even though they heard it practically every Drama lesson. It was amazing how someone so mean to those around her could transform into the modest, beautiful, smart Juliet with just a single line.
"Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss."
"Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?"
"Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer."
And so the lesson continued until the bell rang. Belongings were gathered and everyone hurried off to their lockers, eager to get home.
At home, Kagome sat down at her piano and tapped one of the smooth ivory keys. It was her most beloved possession; a black grand piano from back in the days when there was still enough money to make such purchases. She had somehow managed to spare it from being sold, although her mother had almost gotten away with it. There was no way she would allow it to be taken away. It was her diary; the only one that knew her secrets. Except perhaps for her piano teacher, Mrs. Michaels.
But today she couldn't concentrate. The more she stared at the paper, the more the notes blurred and grew features, like a distinct pair of doggy ears…
Shaking the thoughts away, she stood up and put the music back in her piano bag. Infatuation was a bad thing. He was just like the others, only considerably hotter. Yeah, that was it. She was just getting over the shock of seeing someone so much nicer looking in her class. By tomorrow the feeling would be gone.
And by the end of the week he would be hers.
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