Chapter 3: Meeting New and Old Friends

To say she was surprised that she was now in someone's arms and was being taken away from her cousin. She would have screamed InuYasha but she was not in the Feudal era but at her school with her cousin and his friends' right behind them. Since she was in these strangers arms, she decided to get a good look at him. He had dark gray, almost black hair and it was in a braid and down to his hips, he was wearing the boys' school uniform, his eyes were green, he was about 5'9, he had on a black and red back pack, he also had on black roller blades, and he looked so familiar. She looked behind her and noticed that her cousin was no longer in site and was wondering were he was right at this moment. They started to slow down and then they came to a stop and he set her down and turned her around to face him.

"Hello, Kagome. Long time, no see."

"…Do I know you?"

"WHAT, you don't remember me?"

His voice was so high it almost sounded like a girl's voice.

"Sorry but no."

"…hmm"

Kagome then notice that the boys' bag was starting to move but he seemed not to notice a he was thinking. Then all of a sudden a head popped out of the bag and just starred at her and when the 'boy' noticed this he looked behind him to his bag and saw what she was looking at and then he got an idea on how to remember him.

"Kagome, you remember Kero-chan, Kero-chan you remember Kagome.'

Both nodded and then Kagome's eyes widen and she looked at the boy.

"Ari-chan?"

"Yup"

"But you're dressed as a guy?"

"So, I am not a big fan of skirts. Never have and never will unless it's one of my outfits that Nadeshiko makes for me. She is soooooooooooooooo much like her mother."

"…ok, can we just get to class now, I'm sure that my cousin is worried about me because you 'kidnapped' me."

"Alright let's go." Ari 'put' Kero-chan back into her backpack and they started to walk to class.

In class

When they entered the room everyone and I do mean everyone was starring at them. The girls were glaring at Kagome while the guys were glaring at Ari, thinking that she is a guy. Kagome and Ari took their seats in the back of the room and started to get ready for class which is their history class. (1st period: History, 2nd period: Japanese, 3rd period: P.E., Lunch, 4th period: English, 5th period: math, and 6th period: science.) Happy that Yusuke and none of his friends had this class; Kagome took the opportunity to catch up with Ari before class started.

"So Ari, where is your cousin?"

"She's on a business trip with her mother right now but she should be here in about one and a half or two days."

"Oh, ok."

They talked until the teacher open the door and everyone quieted and returned to their seats.

When class was over they went to their next class and again, no Yusuke or his friends. This was starting to get strange; they didn't even see them in the halls during passing time. They didn't meet up with Yusuke and the others until P.E.

"HEY YOU." Ari and Kagome were the only ones in the gym at the time because they were waiting for their classmates to get ready. That is until they heard the loud yell that was sent to them.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?"

"Talking, what does it look like where doing?" By now Yusuke was right in front Ari, nose to nose.

"Don't play dumb with me mister pretty boy. I'm talking about this morning when you popped out of no where and took my cousin."

"It's not like she went unwillingly."

"Why you…" Yusuke pulled back his hand as it balled up into a fist but Ari didn't look scared one bit, she just stood there and waited for him to punch. Kagome also watch unscarred about how her friend might get hurt because she knew that Ari could take care of herself and that she didn't need her help. She actually found it funny that Yusuke was just about to get beat up by a girl. Who didn't have to use her powers to beat him, she knew that Ari could beat him all one her own.

When Yusuke was only an inch away from Ari's face, she dodged it by moving her head to the right and then she waited from Yusuke's next attack. His next attack went for her gut but he missed that too. Soon it was like a dance to Ari that she knew all to well. Left, right, up, down, all these moves Ari did with grace and experience. Ari was starting to have enough, soon after Yusuke's attempt on her head; she brought her arm up and punched him square in the gut. With that Yusuke's assault had been stopped and Yusuke stepped back a few with his hands on his gut and him bending forward a bit in pain.

"You now…I didn't punch you that hard. Just be glad no one else saw it."

"Ya, ya." Yusuke started to recover from that blow to the stomach that Ari had landed on him.

"Man…that's some right hook you got there."

"Why thank you but we may want to discontinue this because our classmates and teacher will be here soon. Oh and let me introduce myself, I am Ari Li."

"Yusuke Urameshi, this is Kuwabara, and this is Shuichi but you can call him Kurama but not around everyone else." After he spoke the students and teacher came into the gym and everyone gathered around the teacher.

"Today, we are going to be doing archery." Groans could be heard among the students but the ones who didn't were Ari, Kagome, and Kurama.

"Please raise your hand if you have ever used a bow and arrow." Only Kagome, Ari, and Kurama raised their hands.

"Well it seems we have some people. Would you three please come up and grab a bow and then stand in front of a target and wait for my signal." The three of them went up to the bows and each grabbed a nice and sturdy bow, and then they went to the marked floor in front of a target and waited for the teacher's signal. The teacher gave them the signal and they started to fire. Everyone was amazed at their skill, even the teacher. All the girls were going wild for Kurama and Ari, while all the boys were going wild for Kagome. If it weren't for Yusuke and Kuwabara the class would have tackled them once they were done.

"Ok…Now let's see the rest of you." Everyone else picked up a bow, got in front of a target and waited for the teachers signal. As the other students practice shooting the teacher came up to them and started to talk to them on what they could do for the rest of the time they were in class. They could either practice some more or help the other students and of course once the other students heard this they were all over them. All the girls over Ari and Kurama and all the boys over Kagome but they didn't get the chance because of Yusuke and Kuwabara. But much to the other students disappointment they declined their offer to receive help from them. So instead of helping the other students, they helped Yusuke and Kuwabara.

Once class was over they headed down to the cafeteria area, got their lunches, and headed outside to the table by a patch of trees. Ari and Kagome sat under the tree while the others ate at the table. While Ari and Kagome were catching up Yusuke and the others were talking to Botan who appeared while they had just started eating their lunches.

"So after school you need to head to Koenma's, so that we can discuss about more important matters and so that any information does not get out into open ears," Botan whispered to the boys.

The rest of the day went smoothly if you count the boys drooling over Kagome while the girls were drooling over Ari and Kurama. At the end of the day the two groups separated and went their different ways. The boys went to go see Koenma while the girls went to Ari's house to catch up even more. When they got there, they were greeted by Ari's father, uncle, and guardian. Once they were done they went up to Ari's room and started to watch video's that her cousin had made of the battles after Kagome had left to go back home. Kagome was so impressed with her friend, that she asked her to teach her how to fight and Ari agreed to help. Ari used her magic to get them more time to work on the moves before it became late and Kagome decided to stay the night at Ari's house and so she called her mother and told her that if InuYasha came to tell him that she was at a friends house and would be back tomorrow late. Ari's father also agreed with them and let Kagome stay the night and he also agreed with her training. But before they could go to bed Kagome sensed a demon's aura in the park. So they got dressed, Kagome was given a dark blue Chinese fighting kimono and on the shirt was a red kitsune with blue flames around it (it represents Shippo and Ari already knows this) and a pair of black fighting slippers and a black sash around her waist. Ari put on one of her outfits that Nadeshiko had made for her and it was a dark purple tube tope and it went past her navel so it covered her whole stomach, she had on black cargo pants and she had on black combat boots with buckles instead of laces, she also wore a black cape and on the inside was also dark purple and it covered her top and stopped about mid-ankle. Both had their hair up in a braid and Kagome had a set of bow and arrows while Ari had her staff and her father's sword. Kero and Yue went with them and while Kagome road Kero, Ari used the FLY card to travel along side them.