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. 6: Giving in

Without an instant's hesitation Kagome dove into the waiting mercedes and away from the group of drunken, leering men back by the curb. When the mercedes cut a curve sharply at ninety Kagome thought it best to fasten her seat belt. She glanced over at her rescuer, finding herself unsurprised at the sight of the straight, long fall of auburn hair, sharp features, and piercing light amber eyes that belonged to the man that sat beside her.

"I thought you said you weren't the white knight type, Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked lightly, trailing off when his angry eyes met hers.

"What the hell do you think you were doing, fairy? Do you have any idea what those guys were going to do to you?" He demanded, his voice arctic cool, his eyes aflame.

"I think I had an inkling, yes. It's not like I went up to them and said 'hey guys, wanna have some fun?" Kagome returned, insulted.

"Don't you dare screw with me Kagome!"

"Don't you take that 'mightier than thou' tone with me, Sesshomaru! I could have handled myself very well and besides it shouldn't even concern you!" Kagome shot back, anger filtering into her voice.

"Oh I think I have a good idea of just what exactly would have been 'handled' back there," Sesshomaru growled, "And that damn well does concern me!" His voice rose as his grip tightened on the steering wheel, knuckles whitening on hands that shook with his rage. He glanced over at her as he paused briefly by a stop sign, and really saw her for the first time that night.

Her skin had gone pale, her dark violet eyes prominently highlighted against it, and she sat, quivering like a leaf in the breeze.

"I'm sorry, i've frightened you," He appoligized quietly, placing a hand lightly at the pulse of her wrist.

Kagome turned her hand over and grasped his hand in hers. "You're hardly the one that frightened me, even if you did throw a hissy fit from hell," Kagome started, her laugh only slightly hysterical.

"A hissy fit?" He murmered quietly, a slim eyebrow raised in question.

"My bad, a very masculan, testosterone enriched, fit," She corrected herself as she released a breath of air she hadn't been aware of holding. "But I am glad you pulled up when you did, those guys really were starting to scare me." Kagome admitted, only then noting the tremor anger had ignited in Sesshomaru's form.

"And if you weren't with me now they'd be dead." Sesshomaru answered, his face grave, before he thought better of it. Kagome knew he was completely serious, she found it both terrifying and, oddly, flattering.

"Why Sesshomaru, I do believe you are willing to defend my honor!" She declared, in her best southern belle voice. ".... hey Sesshomaru, how did you know to pull up when and where you did?" She added, wondering how on earth he had just happend upon her in that whole big city, and at night.

"Rin called my cell in a real state, she said that you had 'went for a walk and they couldn't find you now, and had I come and picked you up?'" He felt no need to add the fact that he could sense, always sense, where she was. Or for that matter the fact that he had hopped into his mercedes and topped a hundred, heading the short distance toward the city in it mere seconds after he'd felt her fear begin to build. That had been a good ten minutes before he'd recieved the call.

"I'm sorry I worried you," Kagome appologized in turn, squeezing his hand reasurringly with her own. Kagome thought that, at her action, she heard him release a soft growl, but told herself she was hearing things when he continued.

"Oh, did I seem worried?" Sesshomaru asked, as though surprised, slipping his hand deliberately from hers, only to move it, in a nonchallant manner, through his hair.

"Guess not then," Kagome responded with a smile. "But hey, I thought you said you were going to keep your distance now?" Kagome asked, her tone mildy smug.

"If you'll remember correctly what I said was that you should keep your distance from me and that is still extremely true. I may not be able to stay away from you, but you'd do very well to stay clear of me," He advised sincerely. "Besides I tried your way and it didn't work out well for me, if I tried it seriously again at this rate I doubt you'd survive the week."

"Right, twice in one week, you've been busy," Kagome responded, flashing him a sly look.

"Agreed, and you've been the main cause of it." He confirmed with a self-depreciating shake of his head.

"Ah ha!" Kagome shouted, pointing an accusing finger in his direction.

"Ah ha, what?" He asked, his tone bored.

"You admit you've saved me twice this week, the other time being in the lake when your superhuman strength and speed allowed you to dive into the lake, break the chain and bullet it out of there!" Kagome informed him gleefully.

"Now Kagome I already told you..."

"Quit lying Sesshomaru, you aren't going to make me stop, just admit it!" Kagome exclaimed in frustration.

"Fine, what of it?" His voice was cool again.

"How'd you do it?" She asked curiously.

"Trust me you don't want to know," He returned. Glancing down at her at her face, upturned in rapt attention, he sighed. "Maybe you do, but I certainly know no good can come of telling you, fairy."

"And how do you know that i'm a fairy?" She demanded.

"Let's just say it would be impossible for me not to notice that you are a fairy Kagome." He returned. Kagome was getting sick of his cryptic crap.

"Just tell me then.... are you an elf?" She asked briskly, watching his face closely for any tell-tale signs of deciet.

"A what!?" He asked, genuinely offended.

"Well, elves are very fast and they have the ability...."

"To warp, i'm aware." Sesshomaru interupted impatiently. "I am most certainly not an elf."

"A gnome then?" She continued, unperturbed.

"Do I look two feet high?" He shot back, feeling the puncture to his ego keenly.

"There are a few gnomes that are taller, and Mr. Myoga told us how they can create illusions and they enjoy watching peoples actions within these illusions and making themselves the hero." Kagome informed him with an accusing stare.

"Well i'm certain that that ability is nothing but an urban myth. Gnomes are nothing but short, menacing, little war mongers, with limited magical capabilities." He answered, shooting her a speculative glance as the car pulled into the school parking lot. "Then again, I guess we shouldn't discount that possibility entirely, you are fairly dillusional..."

............ Saturday morning, Sango's room......

"Kagome, turn it back I like that show!" Inuyasha pouted over a mouthful of captain crunch.

"Not a chance Inuyasha," Kagome denied, magically adding strawberry cream cheese to her blueberry bagel as she switched through the shows. "There is no way we are going to sit here and watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, again." Kagome stated, her voice filled with authority despite her frilly pink pajamas.

"Miroku do something...." Shippo whined, his mouth smeared with toaster strudel.

Quickly Miroku pulled a slim piece of paper from his blue fuzzy robe and threw it at Kagome as he shouted, "Demon be gone!"

"Listen you crazy monk..." Sango started, storming angrily over to box his ears as Kagome stared at him balefully.

"Sango this is no time for a lover's quarrell...." Miroku began, rubbing his tender ear as she glared down at him.

"Ah, Kagome, are you...." Inuyasha started, leaning over to her place on the couch and slowly outstretching his hand. "Got the remote!" He yelled in triumph and the turtles voices filled the room once again.

"I'll give you a lover's quarrell..." Sango continued, her manner threatening as she loomed above him, a lightning storm raging above her head.

"Sango my pet, this is neither the time or the place for such flirtatious behavior...." He threw his hands up in self defense, "Besides you're getting all wet."

Sango rolled her eyes, the clouds parting and vanishing, as she glanced over at Kagome who glared boredly at Inuyasha.

Pointing her finger delicately at the T.V Kagome smiled smugly just as three horrified groans filled the room. Sango gave her a high five before plopping down beside her on the couch.

"No... no please! Not..... Sex and the City!!!!"

................Fourth hour, some days later.......

Kagome stood, back straight, arms taught, sweat pearling on her brow in the afternoon sun.

"Remember, keep your focus, and your target in your sights. These bows are meant for training, but that doesn't mean they aren't lethal!" Mrs. Keade warned for the third time as the students knocked thier arrows and prepared to release them.

"Hey Kagome," Kouga greeted abruptly from behind her, bow lowered harmlessly to his side.

"Ah!" She shrieked in alarm, her arrow released an angle entirely different from her intended target. Sesshomaru turned, eyes widened in surprise. He released his own arrow and stepped quickly to the side, his shoulder a mere inch from mutilation. They all turned to watch as her arrow shattered a fourth story window, then looked away quickly and hummed in a conspicous manner.

"Trying to get rid of me, are you?" Sesshomaru asked casually, approaching her accross the vast campus lawns.

"No, i'm so sorry Sesshomaru! It was an accident, really!" Kagome said in a rush, her hands waving madly in front of her face.

His laugh was low and nearly humorless. "You're forgiven... if you'll make it up to me," He decided, flashing her his pearly whites.

"How do you mean?" Kagome asked, her tone mildly suspicious, as she dropped her bow to the soft grass at her feet.

"There's a halloween party next week in one of the Tsubasa dorm rooms, be my date?" Sesshomaru asked charmingly, his hand slipping around her waiste.

"Hey, hey buddy! Kagome's my woman and you better back off her!" Kouga screamed from his position, two feet from Sesshomaru. He stood there, bow raised and arrow knocked. "Maybe Kagome wasn't trying to assasinate you just then, but i'm perfectly willing to do so," He assured Sesshomaru with a sneer.

"Just keep it up fool, and I might be forced to test how well you can back up that statement," Sesshomaru responded, his tone cool as he cast a derisive look at Kouga and the pitiful excuse for a bow he held. But Sesshomaru wasn't really bothered, nothing was going to ruin his mood today. "Well Kagome?" He reminded. He'd decided to stop avoiding Kagome, he'd been forced to give in when he realized that he simply couldn't do it. He'd just have to stay in control of himself as best he could, for her sake. But as long as he was going to be around her anyway he might as well enjoy it.

"I'd love to," Her tone was cheerful as she beamed up at him, and Kouga tossed his bow aside with a sound of disgust.

"Perfect."

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A/n: All done with chapter six, that one was kind of fun to write. And don't worry romance lovers it'll get steamier as the story progresses. ;-)

Hope you guys liked it, be sure to let me know!

See you soon!

fairyenchantress