Author's Note: Holy crap-a-dap and a half. Six reviews for Chapter theFirst in one day. Mucho gracias. They're Juniors from here on out, so don't get confused.
I'll Be Missing You
Chapter Two
'How did I feel about going to Seisen?' That's what he asked me. It was an idiotic question to say the least. Feel. I didn't know the meaning of the word. I mean, what was I supposed to say? I was scared, happy, hopeful, worried? This Sesshoumaru was scared of nothing. Happiness was a foreign word to me. Why would I be hopeful? Yes, the best friend I've ever had was currently residing in Osaka, but that meant nothing. And what was there to be worried about? Absolutely nothing. Inuyasha was ecstatic. He, unlike myself, had heard from his friend. The last letter he received from Kikyou said that she, too, was at Seisen.
I only received one letter from Kagome. And that was to say good-bye. I was surprised by my feeling of apathy towards the letter. I'm not going to lie and say that it didn't at first, because it did. I stared blankly at a picture of us for days before finally placing it and everything else that reminded me of her in a drawer. That drawer currently occupied one half of one of the two bags that I was taking to Seisen.
Neither of them knew we were coming. I had no desire to tell Kagome of my coming arrival. It would only stress her out. And the half-breed had a 'genius' idea to surprise Kikyou. It wouldn't be long now. I could see the school just over a small incline.
"What if she has a boyfriend?" Inuyasha suddenly asked. I gave him a stony look. "What? It's a real question, requires an answer."
"You have asked me that question ten times, hanyou. And my answer remains the same." I sneered. The Administrations Building loomed directly ahead of us.
"Come on, Shou. Give me a straight answer."
"Deal with it." I pushed the door open with a jerk and stepped into a long corridor.
"It looks like a church." Inuyasha muttered. I chose to ignore the comment. A flea demon met us in the hall.
"You must be Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha." His voice already annoyed me. I gave a stiff nod. "I remember your father… threw me straight through the door on his first day. Anyway, I'm Myoga. Leave your bags here and follow me."
It was Saturday. Saturdays meant the same thing. Working in the nurse's office. About twelve hours of hearing little kids scream their heads off as I stabbed them with needles and subjected them to other forms of torture like making them take medicine. I would get to see Rin, though. As much as I hated to hated to admit it, I had grown rather attached to the kid over the last three years. For some reason unknown to myself, her powers had yet to be discovered. Her aura was strong, so I knew she had some sort of power, but no one, not even the headmaster, knew what it was. That was why I had been summoned to Ryuu's office.
I heard voices from the office. Two scents reached my nose. One male and one definitely female. The female's scent seemed some what familiar. Just the right mixture of sugar plums and green apples. The voice of the female was heated. Whoever was on the other side of the door was angry.
"You can't do this to her, Headmaster!" The disembodied voice shouted.
"Oh, dear." Myoga mumbled. "They're at it again. Come on, I'll go ahead and show you to your rooms. They'll be in there for a while." He led us back down the hall to where our bags were. Myoga flipped through a stack of papers on a clipboard and I couldn't help but roll my eyes at how unorganized the enlarged flea was. "Inuyasha, you're in room 214. That's on the second floor of Building B. Sesshoumaru, you're in room 135. Third floor of Building A. I'm afraid your roommate is… indisposed at the moment. If I remember correctly, she keeps a key on the door frame, so there shouldn't be any problem. Off you go, then. When you return you should be able to speak with the headmaster." I picked up my two bags and walked away from my half-brother and the flea demon.
What kind of person conceals a key on a door frame? It's a horrible hiding spot. I made it to Building A in a matter of seconds and the third floor soon echoed with the sound of my footsteps. Room 135 was at the far end, the last room on the left. I reached a clawed hand up and ran it along the door frame. I expected to feel a piece of metal in the shape of a key in a nanosecond. That wasn't so. I felt nothing on the top or along the sides. Maybe the female who was to be my roommate wasn't a complete idiot. Maybe. I retraced my hand over the top of the door frame and felt a break in the wood. It was clean, implying it was intentional. I pushed down and a small piece of wood dislodged in my hand. The girl had made a hole in the door frame to hide her key. Sure enough, when I reached two fingers into the hole, I felt cold metal. I pulled the key out and inserted it into the door knob. With a twist, I pushed the door open and stepped into the room. The living area was plain. A television, couch, and a plush looking chair. Three doors led to separate parts of the dorm, presumably two bedrooms and a bathroom. Now, to find out which one was mine. I stepped closer to the door on the right and stopped. The scent of sugar plums and green apples was stronger. I still couldn't place the scent. It seemed familiar. I shook the feeling off and walked into the room on the left.
Room 214, room 214... Who would my roommate be? Would it be a boy or a girl? Would I like them? A thousand questions ran through my mind and none of them had answers. Kami, why was I so nervous? Maybe because I knew the girl I had been longing to see for over three years may very well be on the other side of the door. I exhaled a puff of air and walked into the room. The living area was deserted, but the television, tuned into a channel currently showing Saturday morning cartoons, was on.
"Hey, Kikyou and I used to watch this." I muttered.
"New roommate person dude, your room's the other one. Sorry I can't come out, but I'm not exactly presentable right now." A sweet voice called.
"Whatever." I walked into the other room and closed the door behind me. I don't think I'll ever understand why girls insist on covering their faces with make-up. The scents got on my damned nerves.
"Sir, she'll get killed if you throw her out." I stated. I couldn't believe he was actually contemplating throwing Rin out of the school.
"I told you last year that this was going to happen." Ryuu answered calmly. I banged my fist on his desk and jumped to my feet.
"Please, Headmaster. Give me more time."
"Sit down, Kagome." The man rubbed his temples. I straightened the nurse's uniform I was wearing and sat, placing my head in my hands.
"Sir, I'm aware that you told me not to get attached to Rin when I took up my job as nurse's aide, but can you blame me? I know she has some kind of power, it just hasn't been unleashed yet." I begged.
"I'll give you to the end of this school year, but if you still haven't discovered her power, she has to go. Now, I suggest you go to the nurse's office. The day's about to start." I once again rose from my chair, though much calmer than the previous time, and walked out of the office.
My room was bare and the smell of laundry detergent told me that fresh linens had just been put on the bed. I opened the door next to the dresser to reveal five crisp uniforms. It being Saturday, I didn't have to wear the uniform. I placed my bags on the bed and walked out of the room. I picked up the room key, which had been placed on a small table, and exited the dorm.
I could hear my roommate stumbling around her room, no doubt trying to find her mascara or lip gloss. I muttered bitterly to myself and carelessly threw my bags in a corner of the room. It was Saturday, so I didn't even bother looking at the uniform I would be wearing.
"Hah! I found it!" The girl in the other room shouted cheerfully. I couldn't help but feel a tad bit curious about what she had found. My ears twitched in her direction before I remembered I had some papers to give to the headmaster. Medical records or something. I dug through one of the bags and pulled the wad of papers out.
"Oh, well." I shrugged and walked out of my room just as my roommate walked out of hers. My eyes widened as I looked at her.
"Holy flipping 'A'…" She muttered before squealing. "'Yasha!"
"Kikyou! You're my roommate?" I asked in disbelief. Kikyou nodded before pulling me into a rather tight hug.
"Why didn't you tell me you were coming here?" She asked.
"I wanted to surprise you. I didn't know we were going to be roommates, though." I replied.
"Yeah, they kicked my other roommate out. Kagome's, too… has she seen him yet?"
"Nope. Where is she?"
"Right now, either in the headmaster's office or the nurse's office. Come on, I think I may be able to get Ryuu to let me give you and Sesshoumaru the grand tour." She grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the room.
Rin was sitting on the examining table at the moment, her legs swinging idly. Nani was tending to much more serious case of someone falling out of a tree, so I had to handle her shot. It was my least favorite part.
"It's only going to sting for a second, Rin. I promise." The syringe was in my hand I was kneeling next to the table.
"But, Kag-Kag." Rin didn't like my one syllable nickname.
"It's the same shot you got last time, Rin. How about this? Kag-Kag will let you squeeze Teddy and give you a lollipop. And Kag-Kag will even buy you a new toy next time she visits Osaka. Deal?"
"Deal!" The seven year old agreed readily. I smiled and stood up before walking over to a cabinet. I pulled the doors open, pushing several stuffed animals aside and finally grabbed Teddy the teddy bear. He had a bow tied around his neck and he was Rin's birthday present from me the previous year.
"All right, are you ready?" I asked as I gave her the toy bear. She stared wide-eyed at the needle in my hand and nodded.
"Are you sure?" Again, she nodded. "All right, take a deep breath."
Kikyou was coming out of Building B with Inuyasha in tow. Smiles were plastered on both of their faces, but neither was saying anything.
"Hey, Shou. Long time, no see." She smiled at me. I didn't return the gesture. "Ah, good old Shou. Always trust him to ruin a moment. I was just telling 'Yasha that I may be able to give you a tour of the school. What do you say?"
"As if you would let me say no." I replied.
"True." She breezed past me and walked into the Administrations Building. I followed behind her.
"Hey, Myoga, is Kagome done in there yet?" Kikyou asked the flea demon.
"Yeah, she left a few minutes ago. The boys can see the headmaster now." The man replied.
"All right, thanks." She walked a little ways down the hall and knocked on a large door.
"You can just call him Myoga like that?" Inuyasha asked in a hushed voice.
"Yep. He's completely harmless." I heard her reply.
"Come in, Kikyou. Bring the new students with you." It was the voice I had heard earlier. Kikyou pushed the door open and pulled us inside. "I see you know Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha."
"Hai, Headmaster Ryuu." Kikyou nodded in response.
"Sorry I couldn't speak with you earlier, boys. I was a little tied up." He showed the slightest bit of distaste at his own mention of the argument.
"How'd she take it?" Kikyou asked carefully.
"Same as last time. Yelled, begged, everything. But, I suppose that isn't the reason you came to talk to me."
"Oh, no sir. I was actually wondering if I could show Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru around. Tell them the rules and everything." She offered.
"All right. I'm quite busy today, so go ahead." He waved his hand towards the door, signaling for us to leave. We did just that.
"First stop, the nurse's office. But, one thing, Shou. Withdraw your aura. You too, 'Yasha." Kikyou hid a devious smile as we withdrew our auras and followed her to the nurse's office. "Now, stay quiet until I tell you to talk." She pushed the door open and we silently stepped into the cold room.
"One, two, three…" Kagome pushed a needle into a young girl's upper arm and pushed the top down on the syringe before slowly pulling it out. "Now who's my brave little girl?" She gently placed a band-aid on the drop of blood and stood up. The girl had tears in her eyes and I could hear quiet sobs escaping her.
"What do you want, Kikyou? I'm busy." I had never seen Kagome dressed in that particular fashion. She wore a knee length white dress with white shoes and her hair was pulled back in a pony tail. Placed on her head was a white hat, like that of a hospital nurse.
"Nothing. Just wanted to talk." Kikyou answered casually.
"Kiki!" The girl laughed.
"Hey, Rin! Had to get another shot?" Rin nodded somberly. "Mean old Kag-Kag stabbed you with the needle again?" The girl laughed.
"Kag-Kag, there's a boy here to see you." Her brown eyes landed on us.
"Really? Well, boy doesn't really tell me who he is, now does it? Can you describe him to me?" Kagome's back remained turned to us as she washed her hands at a small sink.
"Well, he has long silver hair and gold eyes…" Rin stated.
"Claws?" Kagome asked.
"Yep! Long ones!" She answered.
"Does he have dog ears?" Kagome questioned.
"One of them does. Cute triangle ones. I want to touch them!" Rin reached a hand out towards Inuyasha's head.
"One of them… Is there another boy here, Rin?" She didn't face us, but I could tell she had gone rigid.
"Yep! He's cute, too!" The girl exclaimed.
"Tell me, Rin," Kagome voice quivered slightly, "Does he have stripes on his cheeks?"
"How'd you guess, Kag-Kag?" Kikyou nodded to us and we released our auras. I heard Kagome drop a bar of soap and saw her wipe her hands on a towel.
"Pick a lollipop, Rin. Kag-Kag will tell you about them this afternoon, all right?" She held a jar out to the girl, who pulled a piece of candy out and skipped out of the room.
"What are you doing here, Sesshoumaru?" Her voice was still uneven. Was she crying?
"No, Kag. Not now." Kikyou groaned.
"Get him out. Get him out, get him out, get him out." Kagome leaned against the examining table for support.
"Kag…" Kikyou began.
"Get him out, Kikyou. They can wait in the hall." Kikyou sighed and told us to wait outside before closing the door.
"You can't do this to him, Kag." I heard the younger sister mutter.
"Do what? I'm not doing anything to him." Kagome was definitely crying. I could smell the salt from her tears mingling with the sugar plums and green apples.
"You know what you're doing. And you can't keep doing it to him."
"Doing it to him? That's so easy for you to say, isn't it? You got letters from Inuyasha. I didn't get one from him."
"What do you expect? The one letter you wrote was a good-bye letter for Kami's sake. What was he supposed to say? 'Bye, have a nice time.'?" Kikyou seemed to be being the rational one at the time.
"How about fight, Kikyou." I turned my attention from the argument erupting inside the nurse's office to the headmaster as he approached us.
"Is Kagome in there?" He asked gruffly. Inuyasha nodded and the man forced the door open. "Cease this argument immediately!"
Kagome stopped yelling and pushed herself onto the examining table, swinging her legs and staring at the floor.
"Kagome, I was looking over Sesshoumaru's medical records in my office. He's due for a physical and flu vaccination. Inuyasha's papers were illegible, but I suspect he also needs a physical and flu vaccination. Do take care of that, will you?"
"Sir," Kagome replied, "I have only enough time for a quick examination and the shots. Second graders have their shots today, so I'm swamped."
"Can't Nani handle the second graders?" Ryuu asked.
"Kouga's still in there. So, no." She answered.
"Very well. When can you get to the physical?"
"After the seniors have had their shots, so about four weeks."
"All right. Let Inuyasha fill out his medical records again. I'll leave you." He walked back out of the room. I glanced worrisomely at Kagome and then at Kikyou. Never had I heard Kagome yell like that.
"I'll do Inuyasha first." Kagome muttered. "You can fill out your papers afterwards." She walked over to a medicine cabinet and pulled out a vial of clear liquid, syringe, and a needle. "Sit on the table, Inuyasha."
"Aye, aye, Captain Kag." Kikyou giggled quietly and Inuyasha sat on the examining table.
"Wait outside, Kikyou. He'll be out in ten minutes." She thumped the needle with her fingers and pushed a stream of liquid out.
"All right, fine. Have fun, Kag-Kag." Kikyou laughed again and walked out of the nurse's office, closing the door quietly behind her. Kagome stood next to the table and pushed the needle into Inuyasha's upper arm.
"Ow. What, you're not going to count to three?" Kagome glared at him and pushed in the top of the syringe before removing it from his arm.
"She was seven. Not seventeen." Kagome disposed of the needle in a hazardous waste bin and grabbed a stethoscope from a rack. "Remove your shirt."
"Are you qualified to do this?" Inuyasha questioned as he followed her command.
"You gave up all medical freedom when you were accepted into the school. Read the fine print and you will see that it says you must submit to any and all medical examinations or treatments to be performed by the head nurse or nurse's assistant. In this case, I am the nurse's assistant. Deep breath." She placed the stethoscope to the right side of his chest. Inuyasha took a deep breath and exhaled it.
"How long have you been doing this?" He asked.
"Three years. Another one." Kagome moved the instrument to the left side. He took another deep breath and exhaled.
"I thought you hated kids."
"I didn't choose to work in here." She moved to his back, pushing the tangled mass of hair out of her way. "When was the last time you brushed your hair? "
"Don't know, don't care." He answered. Kagome placed the stethoscope on the right side of his back.
"Deep breath." He inhaled deeply and then exhaled. "And again." She moved it to the left side. After Inuyasha exhaled again, Kagome removed the stethoscope from her ears and draped it around her neck. She picked up a black instrument and turned it on. A bright light lit the tip. "Stare straight ahead and try not to blink." She shined the light in his eyes after they focused on the wall.
"All right, that looks good. Now, don't talk for one minute." Kagome placed two fingers to his neck, feeling for a pulse, and looked at her watch. After sixty seconds passed, she removed her fingers and made a note on a clipboard. "Here are the papers you need to fill out. You can do that in the hall."
"Don't I get a piece of candy?" Inuyasha asked as he pulled on his t-shirt. I rolled my eyes.
"Get out, Inuyasha, before I have Kikyou sit you."
"Haven't changed a bit, have you, Kag?" Inuyasha gave her a fanged smile.
"No. Now, get down." She held a clipboard out with a pen attached to it. Inuyasha took it and walked out of the room. The door clicked quietly behind him as it closed.
"On the table, Sesshoumaru." Kagome pulled another syringe out of the medicine cabinet as I sat on the examining table. "Roll up your sleeve." I unbuttoned the cuffs on the left sleeve of my shirt and pulled it up for her.
"You haven't looked at me since I arrived, Kagome." She was definitely avoiding looking at me. She ignored my statement and proceeded in injecting the flu vaccine into my arm. She carefully removed the syringe and put a band-aid on my arm.
"Take off your shirt." Kagome placed the stethoscope back in her ears and waited patiently as I unbuttoned my shirt and took off the under shirt, placing them next to me.
"I thought you wanted to be a lawyer like your mom. Not a nurse." I couldn't stop a shiver from going up my spine as she placed the cold metal against my flesh.
"Deep breath." She listened as my lungs filled with air and then exhaled. "Again." She listened to the left lung and moved to my back. I pulled my hair out of her way and took a lungful of air when she said, then exhaled. "One more." Again, I inhaled and exhaled.
"You're good at this." I complimented. It was obvious she had done it many times before.
"Look straight ahead and don't blink." The eye examination. I stared at a patch of wall directly above her head as she shined the light into my eyes. My instinct was to close my eyes to get away from the annoyance, but I kept them open.
"All right, follow my finger." Kagome held her index finger in front of my face and moved it to the right. My eyes went to the right with it. Then she moved it to the left. My eyes followed.
"Why won't you talk to me?" I asked.
"Don't talk for a minute." She placed her fingers to my neck and kept them there for a minute, keeping track of time with her watch, before withdrawing the appendages.
"You can put your shirts back on." She made some notes on a clipboard and placed the stethoscope back on the rack.
"You know, I never did like your hair up. It looks better down." Was she going to speak to me at all?
"You can leave now." I guess not. She removed the hat from her head and placed it on a desk in the corner of the room. I rose from the examining table and moved towards the door.
"Nice seeing you, too, Kagome." I muttered before stepping into the hall. She slammed the door behind me, causing Kikyou to jump considerably.
"How'd it go?" She questioned.
"She wouldn't even talk to me, let alone look at me." I replied. A bell tolled four times.
"Oh, breakfast. Just follow everyone to the dining hall. Ryuu will introduce you to the school, yada ya. I'll meet you in there."
"Where are you going?" Inuyasha asked.
"I've got to have a little chat with Kag."
"You're not going to hit her, are you?" He lifted an eyebrow.
"Are you kidding? She can totally kick my ass. Later, guys." Kikyou walked into the nurse's office and closed the door.
"What'd she say?" Inuyasha asked immediately.
"Nothing." I answered.
"Come on, tell me."
"No."
"You guys were best friends in Tokyo. How tough could it have been?"
"Keep your pathetic nose out of my and her business." I hissed before walking outside. I could still hear Kagome's and Kikyou's voices.
"What the hell is wrong with you, Kag?" Kikyou asked sharply.
"Nothing. But, here's a better question. What possessed you to bring him in here? You know how I feel about what happened." Kagome yelled.
"Gee, I don't know. Maybe I thought that if you saw him you would let go of your petty three year grudge!"
"Petty, eh? How's this for petty? No matter what you do, you can't make me speak to him, look at him, associate with him, or be friends with him!" I heard a door slam and Kagome stomped out of the Administrations Building seconds later. Her wardrobe had changed to a pair of tweed pants and chocolate brown button up shirt, paired with brown high heels.
"Oh, boys, come with me." Ryuu grabbed my brother and I by our elbows. "I'll introduce you to the school then you can eat."
"Kag, Kaede said it isn't good for you to hold your anger in." I heard Kikyou say, running to catch up with her older sister.
"I'm not angry." Kagome seethed. Yes, she was.
"You're making the snow melt and your eyes are turning pink. Express your anger." Ryuu stopped in his tracks and turned towards the sisters.
"Think before you do something stupid, Kagome. Remember, you have training today." He stated. Kagome took a deep breath before screaming at the top of her lungs. I recoiled, Inuyasha and the other demons in the vicinity covered their ears, and several people cowered behind their friends. "That's better than violence." It was obvious Ryuu had seen her angry before. "Everyone, into the dining hall! We all know what Miss Higurashi does when she's angry, no need to provoke her." Kagome glided passed us, the heels of her shoes clicking with each step she took into the dining hall. Her scent of sugar plums and green apples was multiplied ten fold, giving me the feeling that even a human could smell it. She sat at the far end of the table closest to the wall, studying her hands intently.
"Don't worry about her. A couple of minutes and she'll be fine." Ryuu led us to the front of the dining hall, which was now steadily filling with the two hundred or so students who attended Seisen. I saw Kikyou sit next to Kagome, a group of students following suit. It looked as if they were trying to console her, though unsuccessfully.
Ryuu walked up a small set of steps, standing before an elevated table for the staff. "Attention, students and faculty." The talking died down. "Thank you. Now, the last time I introduced two new students, I introduced one of the most powerful mikos I have ever seen at Seisen, when I was a student and since I joined the staff. We have all seen her wrath and know of the great power she possesses. She should give you a taste of just how powerful one must be in order to be accepted after the start of the school year.
The boys I am about to introduce to you could give Kagome a run for her money as most powerful student here." A wave of disbelieving laughter spread through the hall. "Their powers are not to be taken lightly. I don't want a repeat of Kagome's first weeks at Seisen." I shot a glance at Kagome. She was still staring at her hands. "Please welcome Konoe Sesshoumaru and Konoe Inuyasha." I walked up the steps, coming to a stop beside Headmaster Ryuu with Inuyasha at my side. "I expect you to treat them kindly." He waved us down to the other tables and moved to the staff table.
"You know how I feel about him, Kikyou. You know how much I had to put up with." I heard Kagome mutter. Inuyasha immediately took a seat next to Kikyou, leaving only the seat next to Kagome for me. She shifted slightly as I sat down.
"Finally, more guys. I love women, but the conversation is to stiff." A boy with short black hair pulled into a pony tail stated. "Miroku, monk."
"Perverted monk." The girl sitting next to him growled. Her chocolate brown eyes matched the color of her waist length hair.
"I'll save you some time, guys." Kikyou laughed. "Sango, demon slayer. Kouga, wolf demon. Naraku, half-demon. No one have any clue what kind of demon, though. Yura, hair demon. Yes, there is a such thing. Kagura, wind demon. Kanna, something weird. Hojo, demon slayer. Onigumo, weird kind of demon and Naraku's twin. Hiten, thunder demon. Bankotsu, some weird demon. And Ayame, wolf demon." She introduced the last female.
"I resent being called 'something weird', Kikyou." Kanna said. She had snowy white hair and a paler complexion than Kagome. "I am a demon."
"You already know Kagome, who is going to break her plate if she keeps stabbing it." Kikyou roughly took Kagome's fork from her hand. "You have to talk to him eventually, Kag."
"Why?" Her voice could have frozen fire.
"What room are you in, Shou?" Kikyou turned her attention to me.
"135." I answered. She turned back to Kagome, who was beginning to shake again.
"Because he's your roommate."
Author's Note: Seemed like a good place to end it. Three reviews equals an update and a happy authoress. STOP READING THE OUTDATED VERSION OF THIS STORY! IT IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED!