Darkness High

by fairyenchantress

Summary: Kag/ Sessh. He leaned toward her, his fangs gleaming in the moonlight. His hair cast a silver curtain over her face, isolating them from the world around. Her breath caught in her throat as she felt those fangs graze her neck and her eyes widened for the first time in genuine fear. As if from a distance she heard his voice gently murmer, "welcome to Darkness Kagome."

Extended Summary: Kagome and Sota are taken in by foster parents after thier parents die in a car wreck. They are quickly sent to a boarding school. But this isn't any boarding school, it's Darkness. Here Magical beings are taught the art of thier crafts, elfs, monks, witches, gnomes, warlocks, and even... demons. They are rumored to be out of existance but Kagome soon realizes that in one certain case they are very much alive.

Ch. 4: Oh fickle prince charming

Kagome lifted her eyelids slowly, yawning as she awoke. Her eyes immediately met cool, detached ones of amber and she remembered her unexpected dip into the lake.

"Oh Kagome, I'm so so so sorry!!" Came an unnaturally shrill voice from accross the room, pulling her attention from Sesshomaru as Ayame leapt forward. "I was just so mad and jealous about the whole Kouga thing I didn't mean.... Oh Kagome you can have him! He's yours okay? Just say you forgive me!" Ayame demanded, her eyes moist with tears.

Kagome coughed several times in order to clear her scratched throat and tried to focus her eyes on the distraught girl before her.

"I already told you I don't like Kouga like that, and besides I thought you said he was your boyfriend?" Kagome asked, struggling to remember how the topic had turned from her near-death to boys so quickly.

"Well... he doesn't exactly know he's my boyfriend, yet." Ayame corrected herself sheepishly. "Well if you don't want Kouga what do you want.... or who? Let me make it up to you so you can forgive me for my heinous act!"

"I... I don't want anyone, you didn't mean to ayame, I get it okay? I forgive you," Kagome said, glancing around her for the first time at the cramped little room the nurse had her stored in, probably for observation or something, she decided.

"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you!" Ayame shouted, jumping onto the bed and wrapping her arms around Kagome with smothering force. "You won't regret it, we're gonna be best friends now, just you and me all the way forever and ever and ever and ev...."

"Ayame," Kagome choked out finally, "Where did Sesshomaru go?"

"Oh... I don't know, he must have taken off after you woke up?"

"Aw, I never said thank you to him for diving in and saving me!" Kagome remembered, feeling miserable about it.

"What do you mean saving you?" Ayame wondered, looking at her like she was insane. "Sure he carried you to the nurse, but you got yourself out of that one girl. Sesshomaru was in outfield remember? And he's definitly no elf, look at his facial features, he couldn't have possibly gotten to you in time. Besides," She added, "We never saw him move past the shoreline."

"Are you sure?" Kagome asked. But she'd seen Sesshomaru save her, she couldn't have imagined that, and she definitely hadn't saved herself.

"Definitely! But don't you worry Kagome, you're probably just confused from your tramatic experience and all.... oh but you should have seen him snatching you up once you reached the shore and carrying you all the way to the nurse, screaming at Naraku to back the hell off when he tried to take you..." Ayame said, her eyes bright with excitement.

"Ayame... were his clothes wet, when he carried me inside, were they wet?" Kagome demanded, surely if he had saved her, whether they saw or not, his clothes would be soaked.

"I don't know, not that I noticed, maybe a little, I mean he did drag you out of the shallows and all like a heroic prince charming," Ayame answered eagerly. "Oh, and then once he got you to the nurse she asked everyone to leave and he refused and he stayed with you the whole time... I mean two whole days, he missed class and everything!" Ayame propped herself up, starring down into Kagome's eyes, her own luminous from the romance of the event. "I thought for sure he'd get suspended or something but they were surprisingly understanding. He must be in love with you!" Ayame decided, leaping to her feet and clasping her hands to her chest as she gazed off in wonder over the idea, romantic hearts floating all around her.

Kagome laughed out loud, "You have got to be kidding me."

................Later

Kagome was on a mission. She was going to find Sesshomaru. She was going to thank him, and she was going to find out just how he'd saved her, she knew he had, and why no one else seemed to know it.

She'd looked in the cafeteria, she'd looked in the library, and all over the grounds. She figured he had to be in his dorm, probably avoiding her, she'd decided. Well that wasn't a problem, you could get into another house's dorm, you just had to get someone in that house to let you in. They'd let her in, or they'd get it.

Marching through the castles drafty dark corridors she felt her determination ebb slightly as she went lower and lower into the castle, the flickering torches casting scanty light to ward off the shadows.

Finally she reached the large golden door that led to Inutaisho house, taking a deep breath, she knocked politely. She was only mildly surprised when Inuyasha answered, his uniform disgarded in favor of jeans and and a dark red sweater.

"Kagome!" His voice was cheerful, his eyes evaluating as he looked her over for any serious injury. "Come in, come on. I'm glad you're up and about, I was worried. I came to visit you a couple times, left you some candy, but I think Miroku got to it." He added, his tone appologetic as he ushered her inside.

Their common room was similiar to her own, deep comfy chairs, bookshelves fully stocked, a fireplace, large television, and several lamps and couches, all decorated in black and gold.

"Actually...." Kagome started, her tone slightly nervous, "I came to talk to your brother."

"Half-brother," Inuyaha corrected automatically. "Wait... what do you want to talk to that dirtbag for?" He asked suspicously, his voice rising an octave.

"Well he did, you know... drag me from the shallows." Kagome responded, using Ayame's words.

"Right... fine... his room's up those stairs, third on the left." He said grudgingly, as Kagome started for the steps. "Hey Kagome... I really am glad you're okay." He added, and she flashed him a smile.

Kagome waltzed into Sesshomaru's room without bothering to knock. She barely noted the depressing black wall paper, and embroidered gold comforter before she plopped down on his bed, beside where he lay, book lowered, looking up at her.

"Can I help you?" He murmered, one eyebrow raised in dignified question.

"Yes, you can," She answered, just as formally as he rose to sit beside her. "I... wanted to thank you for saving me."

"Saving you?" He asked, his voice surprised. "Trust me, i'm not the white-knight type."

"Oh don't you even try to play that with me boy-o. I saw you in the lake, and if you hadn't broken that chain I would have...... how did you break that chain Sesshomaru?" She asked suddenly, her eyes avidly on his. "And how did you get to me so fast all the way across the field and so deep into the lake, when no one even saw you?"

"How do you know you're not the one that's seeing things?" He asked in turn. "Maybe you just imagined I saved you when you floated unconcious to the shore? I do find it rather sweet that you elected me to play your subconsious 'white knight' figure."

"That is not what happened and you know it, why won't you just.....?"

"Why won't you just leave this alone Kagome?" He asked, his eyes suddenly intensely focused.

"Sesshomaru... i'm going to figure out how you saved me, and what you're hiding, whether you want me to or not so...."

"Have fun trying." He encouraged, his voice laced in ice.

"What I mostly came to say was thank you," Kagome continued on, after several deep, calming breaths, as though blind to the malice in his eyes, as she tried to regain her origninal main purpose in coming. "You saved my life, and I won't forget it." She added, reaching a hand out and grasping his own.

His hand held hers in turn, his grip tightening convulsively, painfully, before he released her with evident reluctance.

"You'd best forget it fairy, and keep your distance, I promise it'll do you good."

.................... Kagome's room

Sango sat on Kagome's cute violet love seat with Kagome beside her, fists clenched at her sides.

"He called you a fairy, how the hell did he know you were a fairy?" Sango demanded, anger ripe in her voice at the indignation of someone acting menacingly toward her friend.

"How should I know? I sure haven't told anyone i'm a fairy, like I need that kind of publicity? I just wanted to thank him, you know for helping me out." Kagome hadn't told Sango about how Sesshomaru had saved her, judging by Ayame's reaction and conclusion that she was still off her rocker from almost drowning, Kagome doubted if it would go over very well.

"So that's how he responds to a thank you, hu? What a... man!" Sango decided. She set her still steaming cup of tea aside, lest she spill it again and have to try to procure a mop with which to clean it... again. "That's it Kagome!" She exclaimed, "You have guy troubles out the wazoo right now, what with Hojo, and Kouga, and.... that guy. Let's have a girls night out! We'll go next friday after classes since we can stay out late, we'll have a blast."

"Guys i'm in love!" Shippo declared, practically skipping into the room, goofy smile firmly in place.

"How did you get in here?" Sango demanded, knowing that Shippo knew no one else in Midoriko house.

"Her name is Rin, she's in my house and a freshmen too. She absolutely beautiful and I can't get her out of my head!" He threw himself dramatically onto Kagome's bed and spread out, facing the ceiling with a gusty sigh. "Rin, should I compare thee to a summer rose? Far more fair in looks and scent, far more true in any weather.... Rin, R-I-N, Rin, Rin Rin, Rin,Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Rin, Ri-"

"Enough, for the love of the dear dead St. Bartholemew just stop it!" Sango snapped loudly. "You're driving me insane!" Hands over ears, Sango looked at him, wild-eyed.

Alarmed at her outbreak the room went silent for several seconds.

"So what's she like?" Kagome asked excitedly, turning toward Shippo with expectation.

"Well.... she's beautiful, and smart, and funny, and a horrible dancer, and the other day in class she actually turned to the teacher and said...."
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A/n: Chapter 4 is over and done with, yay!

I already have plans for ch. 5 so it'll be up soon too!

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See you soon!

fairyenchantress