Kagome in Clamp School
Pairing:
Kagome HigurashixNokoru Imonoyama
Nagisa AzuyaxSuoh Takamura
Utako OhkawaxAkira Ijyuuin
Ages:
Kagome, Nokoru: 16 years old (High school 2nd years)
Suoh: 15 years old (High school first year)
Akira: 14 years old (Junior high 3rd year)
Nagisa, Utako: 9 to 10 years old (Elementary school 2nd years)
Disclaimer: I no own anything or anyone I use in this fic. I own only the plot….
Warning: Characters may be OOC….. Set in the Clamp School universe (I guess about 5 years after the Anime)….. Descriptions will be vague… so please bear with me….Kagome is in Nokoru's class and both of them are 16 years of age. Suoh is 15 and Akira is 14….. I'm not really sure about the Clamp school real ages (though I'm guessing it's 9, 10 and 11 years), so I'm keeping their ages this way…. Anyway… Enjoy!
For: All of my readers who like my fics (thanks for waiting this long for the update)
CHAPTER 2
A big smile covered Akira's face as he answered to her, "Yes, Kagome-sama" he answered to her, nodding. He ran over to her, only to stop in front of her and smile brightly at her.
'How does Kagome know Ijyuuin?' Suoh thought to himself as Nokoru thought, gently tapping his closed fan against his lips as he looked over the features of the girl with his two friends and fellow detectives, 'that girl is so beautiful, but why does she seem as though in distress? And how do Suoh and Akira know her? How interesting!'
As Kagome continued talking to Akira, Suoh was looking at them, wondering how they know each other and Nokoru was looking over her features, wondering why she was so sad, even though it wasn't that visible on her face. However, it was her gorgeous sapphire blue eyes that revealed her sadness.
Now very curious, Suoh called out, "Kagome-chan?" Kagome turned to look at her best friend and smiled softly, making the other two look at the blue-haired martial artist as well. "Yes?" came her sweet voice, laced ever-so-slightly with sadness, which didn't go unnoticed by the three boys with her, but the students surrounding her didn't notice any difference.
Deciding to question her about the reason of her sadness later, when they wouldn't be surrounded by so many people, Suoh looked at her and asked, "How is it that you know Ijyuuin?" Kagome's smile softened as she turned to look at the slightly childish black-haired chef. Akira smiled back at the girl he considered his sensei before Kagome turned back to look at her friend.
"I guess you could say that we met at a cookery competition. He was one of the contestants while I was a judge. We were just going to check on the contestants when something happened and we had to go off towards the judging panel. It seemed that someone had a few ingredients missing and wasn't able to make anything because of it." She sighed and looked thoughtful before continuing.
"That was when Akira-kun, who had finished with making his dish, offered his ingredients to the other contestant. We were quite surprised that he had taken such a short time to finish his dish, since only about half an hour had passed since the round had started. When we asked him if he was sure, he just smiled and nodded but he asked to taste my chiffon cake later." She smiled softly at him as Akira nodded happily. Kagome giggled softly and reached over to ruffle the younger boy's hair in affection as he closed his eyes, smiling.
When she removed her hand from his hair, Akira was the one who continued, "Yes, Kagome-sama's chiffon cakes are known to be the best ever." A smile curved Suoh's lips at the mention of that fact, "Hai, I remember how popular your cooking and baking used to be when we were younger, Kagome-chan. You should bake for us again some time." He said to her, the memories of their childhood entering his mind, before he snapped out of his thoughts and looked back at her. Kagome smiled before replying, "Of course, Suoh-kun. Maybe after a few days, once I settle in, I'll make something for you guys."
He smiled a small smile at her answer, which she returned before continuing, "Anyway, after the competition was over and Akira-kun was announced as the winner, he insisted that we talk a bit. Well, it didn't take long for us to be friends and soon enough, we had started baking and cooking together. Well, that's how we met." Suoh nodded in understanding; Kagome got along well with almost anyone. The same could be said about Akira with his sweet and innocent personality.
She turned to look at the blonde-haired boy and smiled, "Ah! You must be Nokoru Imonoyama-san. Suoh's told me all about you." At the warm smile Nokoru gave her, she giggled softly, "And it seems that he forgot to tell you about me, as did Akira." She looked at the two boys in question, who smiled apologetically making her smile as well. She turned back to Nokoru and smiled, "I'm Kagome Higurashi. Suoh and I used to study Martial Arts together. We've been the best of friends as well as sparring partners since we were children, since our families were very close as well. As for me and Akira… well, you must have heard how we met right?"
Nokoru nodded and, being the charming gentleman he is, took her hand in his own and kissed the back of it, smiling softly. "It's nice to meet you, Kagome-san" She blushed a soft pink at the soft gesture, as well as with the way he said her name, and smiled, "My! Aren't you a gentleman?" He gave a warm smile and, surprisingly, felt his heart-rate increase when she smiled back.
"Well, it's nice to finally meet you after hearing so much about you from Suoh and Akira. Hmm? I wonder…" she started to say but catching sight of something behind Nokoru, she raised an eyebrow. The three boys followed her example and turned to look in the direction which she was looking in, only to see two girls, one with short black hair and one with long soft purple hair.
The black-haired girl ran over, closely followed by the girl with soft purple hair, and before anyone could blink, she was standing in front of Kagome, looking at her with a calculating gaze. Seeing the adoring look in Akira's eyes, she looked at Kagome again before saying, "So you're the 'Kagome-sama' that Akira always talks about?"
Kagome looked at the girl and seeing the love she had for Akira, easily visible to her in the other girl's eyes, nodded and smiled, "Ah! You must be Utako-san. Hm… I can see why Akira-kun likes you so much." Utako smiled, her eyes twinkling happily as Akira blushed. Kagome looked at the other girl with Utako and gave a soft smile, "And you must, no doubt, be Nagisa." She murmured to herself. She gave Suoh a small approving look and he couldn't stop the small blush going across his cheeks. She smiled and looked over the two girls standing in front of her.
Utako seemed to be the responsible and slightly stern kind while Nagisa seemed to be the gentle, soft-spoken kind. Hmm, they seemed to be perfect for her two friends. A soft smile, devoid of any sadness curved her lips as she looked at both the girls, making the three boys wonder, yet again, why she was so sad earlier.
"I would like to hear your flute-playing sometime, Nagisa-san. I've heard that you play beautifully." Nagisa blushed softly but nodded, smiling. "Of-course, Higurashi-senpai. Do you play any instrument?" she asked, the older girl, curiously
Kagome smiled back and said, "Please call me Kagome. Higurashi reminds me of my… mother" she whispered at the end of it, her eyes brimming with sadness and all five knew that her sadness had something to do with her mother. Suoh, feeling slightly sad for his friend, placed a comforting hand on her shoulder, making her snap out of her thoughts and sadness. She shook her head a bit, making her long raven-black hair spread a bit and lightly touch Suoh's hand.
She sighed softly before a small smile, one that didn't reach her eyes, curved her lips. "Well, as for your second question. I can play the Piano and a bit of the flute, but not much." She shrugged lightly, trying not to budge her friend's hand from her shoulder.
She looked at her watch and her eyes widened slightly. "We have to get going if we don't want to be late for class. It's only about ten minutes till the warning bell rings." She said softly.
The others nodded their heads before Utako and Nagisa waved and ran towards their own classes. Akira had waved and headed towards the Junior High section towards his class soon after, leaving the others to start walking towards their own classes in the High School section. A thought entered Suoh's mind, making him turn to his best friend and ask, "Do you have your schedule, Kagome-chan?"
Kagome, who had been lost in her memories, blinked once before looking at the blue-haired boy and replying, "Yes I do, Suoh. The Chairman had it sent to me yesterday." Suoh gave a nod, though his eyes were still on his best friend's sapphire orbs, which still seemed to be filled with sadness.
Reaching the High School section hallway where they had to separate to go to their classes, Suoh turned to look at Kagome and their Student council President. "Would you show Kagome around today, Kaichou?" he asked, knowing that Kagome wouldn't know the way around for a few days.
Nokoru gave a smile to his friend before nodding, "Of course, Suoh, Don't worry." The golden-eyed martial artist gave a nod before hugging Kagome slightly one last time. Bidding them 'See you's, he headed left to his English class while the other two headed right towards their own Math Class.
As they walked, Nokoru leading the way, he glanced at Kagome from the corner of his eyes. He couldn't help but want to make her smile. The sadness in her eyes didn't suit her face and personality. He looked back in the front, tapping the fan he had in his right hand to his chin lightly.
His last thought as he opened the door to the class for Kagome then entered himself was, 'I wish that she would smile more often. Her beauty increases so much more when she does. The sadness in her eyes… I wonder what she must have gone through to make it so prominent. However, one thing I know for sure is that I want to see her beautiful smile more frequently. I want to help her forget her pain, and I'm sure Suoh and Akira would agree.'
_TBC_
That's the end of the second chapter. I hope you liked it…. Feel free to ask me if you have any doubts and I would like to know if you liked it…
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