Hojo wasn't at lunch, instead he had opted for the weight room, to bulk up some more for football. He had heard the rumors his teammates had told him about the new guy. Damn all appointments, he thought. This new guy would not be the best. He had to be the best, to show Kagome.

It was there that he met Andre. Hojo walked in and froze, staring at the man before him. He was around his size, maybe two inches shorter. But he was lifting near five hundred pounds! He was barely even breaking a sweat bench pressing. Hojo only stared absentmindedly, knowing he could never obtain that strength. The man sighed and set the weights on the bar, dusting off his hands.

"Hey there, I'm Andre. What's your name?" He asked sticking out his hand. He didn't need a response. He knew who this guy was. He was the bastard courting Kagome. And he immediately knew he didn't like the boy. He tuned back into the conversation, realizing his hand had not been shook.

". . .Hojo. I'm part of the football team, captain in fact." The pipsqueak puffed out his chest in a moment of pride, but quickly went back to his normal composure when he saw Inuyasha's glare.

"So you're Hojo. Hmm . . . well you may not know, but I'm on the football team too." Hojo felt the air had been knocked out of him. This was the guy? It couldn't be, he's well . . . stronger than I. Hojo only hoped that he was better tactical than this guy. He left, not bothering to work out at all.

He caught up with Kagome in the hall, having to call her name to get her attention.

"Kagome!" He shouted, smiling and raising his hand. His smile faded as he approached her. He was sick of smiling. He always smiled. He wasn't always happy.

"Oh, hey. Where were you at lunch?" She asked, her voice full of concern. He was happy she was worried about him. It showed Kagome cared about him. He smiled and put a protective arm around her when Andre walked by, showing off his "girl". Inuyasha clenched his fists tightly and grinded his teeth.

'Little son of a bitch!' He thought, slowing his pace a bit, but not much. He didn't want to allow Hojo to realize that he was interested in Kagome. That, if he found out, would be a living hell for Inuyasha. But he was used to crushing a weaker foe, and had no doubt that a human opponent would be twice as easy.

He stormed into his fourth period class, slamming his books down on the desk and sitting violently in his seat. Every in the class turned to look at him. He didn't notice, sighing in frustration and held his chin up with his palm. He didn't want to be here.

A small, timid girl sat next to him. He could feel her nervousness and he turned to her, wondering what was wrong.

"What's your problem?" He asked, and she made eye-contact with him, but then stared back at the desk. She was tracing with her finger the small groove in the desk that held pencils.

"I was just wondering if you'd like me to help you with the work you missed this semester. It's almost over." He peered at her, judging her motive. Then he inhaled, smelling her scent. It was some kind of demon. He smiled gently and leaned in, so that he was where her eyes were.

"Who are you again?" He asked nonchalantly. He was curious enough about this girl. He hadn't smelt a demon the entire time, unless you count the fox demon that sold him his charm. As he was in farther in and sniffed again, realizing that her 'demon' scent wasn't all over her body. It was around her in patches, as if it had been sprayed on.

Inuyasha pulled back in disgust and looked at her, holding her chin so she couldn't turn away.

"Who sent you?" He asked, tightening his grip on her chin as a warning. She had a tear on the verge of falling. He smudged it away with his thumb, as to not draw attention.

"My master will meet you in your quarters tonight at seven." She said, then pulled herself from his grip and back to her seat in the back of the room. He groaned and turned back around, realizing the teacher was probably staring at him. He wasn't, and instead had his back turned to him.

Inuyasha went through the rest of school in a daze. Who was her master? Would it be a full demon he would have to fight if things got ugly? Or a weak, puny half demon such as himself (not saying he's weak or puny)? He went back to the inn at which he stayed and climbed the stairs to his room. He finally reached his floor and trod down the hall.

The corridor wasn't very exciting. It had wall paper that was a dull beige and maroon carpeting that gave it a majestic feel. There were paintings and mirrors every so often on the walls. He reached his door and unlocked it, pushing the door open with a jolt.

The inside was black. He stepped in and flickered on the light. It didn't improve the black color. This was partly because the walls were black, along with the dresser, night stand, pillow cases, and bed shams. The carpet, the bed cover, the sink, and the curtains were a crimson red.

He sighed and tossed his books where he always did, on the black desk with a silver lamp. He turned on the TV and watched it, although not really paying attention. He was plotting his way to get Kagome back, to get her to notice him. The next football game was still four days away! He was glad it was a Friday, so he wouldn't have practice tonight or the next two days following. (I realize that it's weird not to have game on Friday. Sorry)

He jumped up, startled, when there was a knock on the door. He groaned. Why couldn't they clean his room during the day?

"It's okay, I don't want my room cleaned today!" He shouted through the door. The response came back just as powerful.

"I'm not the maid, idiot." A man's voice roared back. Inuyasha stood quickly, curious as to whom was outside his room. He opened the door and froze. A demon, about his age, stood before him. He had red hair and was very tall, his tail looping around its shoulder like Sesshomaru's did. He too, was dressed in present-day apparel. He wore a black suit with a green tie. On his head was a top hat, most likely to cover his ears.

"Is it really?" Inuyasha thought to himself. "Naw, it couldn't be." The man stepped forward, letting himself in.

"Hello, Inuyasha." he smirked, and Inuyasha began to realize who it was, wondering how he'd survived.

dun dun dun! lol. Cliffy? Yes? I hope so. I'll be sad if you don't think so. Do you know who it is? Well, review! LOVES YA!

PS: I will oficially dedicate the next chapter to whoever can find this story I'm looking for. It was something about Kagome being a singer after she left the group. Her name was 'Blue' and she had a daughter and wore a mask everywhere, even around her producers. And Inuyasha and Sesshomaru and Rin and Shippo all moved to the future (aka the present) and Inuyasha adopted Shippo and Sesshy and Rin had two daughters and Inuyasha lived with them while Shippo was at college. Then Kagome goes back to Tokyo to face everyone and Inuyasha will be at her concert... SO PLEASE HELP ME!

-Rae-