Touch of Heart

Summary: Kagome Higurashi, after being homeschooled for so long, moved to a new home to live with her fiancé; her 'second' family takes the initiative to place her in his school. It was bad timing, perhaps. Her family had been taken from her; she wasn't there to stop the blood.

Anime: InuYasha/Battle Royale

Couple(s): Kagome/Kazuo

Genre: Romance/Angst

Rated: M

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Introduction to Homeroom

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Kagome sat next to Kazuo as the limo drove them to her first class in nearly six years. So long had she been homeschooled, she hadn't actually been to a real class since she was in elementary.

"You aren't happy,"

Kagome looked up curiously at Kazuo and smiled, "Since when were you so intuitive about my emotions?"

"Since I met you nearly ten years ago."

Laughing a little, Kagome sighed, "Yeah, I'm still trying to get past it."

"Their death?" Kazuo was staring out the window as they pulled up to the school.

"Yeah...I, I never thought...that is to say...they are, were my family...what else is there...if not them?"

"..."

"You will stay with me, won't you Kazuo? Or better yet, you'll let me stay with you, right?"

"...for as long as you see fit."

Kagome smiled, leaning in, she kissed him on the cheek before climbing out of the limo with her bag, only to be confronted by a group of guys. Four to be exact, "Ah...um, Kazuo...friends of yours?"

Kazuo climbed out in silence and placing his hand on her bag strap, he guided her past the four boys without a look in their direction.

"Boss? Hey boss! Boss, wait up!"

Kagome glanced behind her as the four rushed to follow after them. "Hey, Kazuo...are any of them...punk A or B?"

"...yes, punk A would be the one calling me 'boss' right now, and punk B is the one with the long hair."

"I see, so they must have worked out their own problems after you beat up those other bullies...huh?"

Kazuo didn't reply, letting go of the strap of her bag, he turned towards the office he'd led her to and opened the door for her. His simple actions would always show her that there was in fact, a human hiding out behind those emotionless eyes.

"I'll see you later, Kazuo...thanks for showing me to the office. Do you know if we will be in the same classes together?"

"Father saw to it,"

"Then I'll see you soon!" Kagome smiled, placing one more kiss to his cheek before walking through the front office door.

"Move, you're blocking my way."

Kagome turned to see a voluptuous girl with long wavy dark brown hair and narrowed brown eyes looking straight at her. Stepping aside, she bowed and gave a soft apology before walking to the desk with an elder woman standing behind it. "Hi, I'm a new student, Higurashi, Kagome."

"Oh, Mr. Kiriyama called in advance about you. Your schedule is...here," she handed a slip of paper to Kagome who took it and spared a short glance at the subjects and room numbers before turning her attention back to the old woman. "This is your locker number, and locker code. Three to the right, two to the left and one to the right, in that order; since today is a fieldtrip, you will go straight to your homeroom teacher, ah!"

Kagome looked back where the elder woman's eyes were staring at the girl from earlier.

"Miss. Souma can take you to your homeroom class since you share the class." Turning to the girl, the woman smiled, "You don't mind, dearie, do you?"

Such a fake smile. Kagome hated smiles like the one the Souma girl was wearing.

"No problem at all,"

"Thanks, but I can find my own way. Have a good day, ma'am." Kagome smiled brightly to the elder woman before passing by the beautiful girl by the door who didn't hesitate to follow after her, not extending the same kindness or courtesy to the elder woman that Kagome had.

"You shouldn't be so rude,"

"And you shouldn't lie," Kagome retaliated to the bored tone of the girl behind her.

"Souma, Mitsuko. I am one of your classmates."

Kagome sighed, turning back to the girl, she looked at her for a moment before finally holding out her hand, "Higurashi, Kagome. It's nice to meet you. I will tell you this now, I don't like bold face lying. If you have something to say, say it, but don't beat around the bush or sugar coat things; say it as it is."

Mitsuko grinned, "I like that, honesty is a rare personality that you'll only find in perhaps six out the forty-two kids in our class...oh, forty-three, now."

"Forty-three kids in one class?"

"Is that weird?"

Kagome smiled sadly, "I was homeschooled before today," she started off back down the hall with Mitsuko walking by her side, "I guess I'm not used to so many kids in one closed off room. So many that are my age..."

Mitsuko laughed, "How innocent."

"Innocent?"

"Judging from your comment, you didn't have many friends, you will be bombarded with boys asking silly things like, are you single, or looking, or interested...what will you say?"

"Interested? I don't understand."

A shocked look passed through Mitsuko's eyes as she let her eyes rake over Kagome's body, "Are you a virgin?"

"Hm?" Kagome blushed a little, "yeah, why do you ask?"

"No reason, I guess. I'm just not used to seeing such pretty females this age, that still have their innocence. Either, they give it away, or it's taken forcefully."

"I would only give it to the person I would end up growing old with. Love is worth the wait."

A cold and hateful chuckle slipped past Mitsuko's lips, "No it's not...but the notion is cute, I guess."

Kagome ignored the comment for all that it was worth, which to her, wasn't much. Continuing down the hall until she came to hers' and Mitsuko's homeroom. Mitsuko entered and walked up to the instructor, saying something to him before turning and pointing to her. Kagome was peering in and looking over each of the students nervously. There really were a lot of students inside the classroom. How did the teacher remember all of their names?! How did they get along with one another?! Was there controversy between the students in this classroom at all, or were they all friends? Would she be outcasted, or would they like her?! Her eyes spotted Kazuo and she sighed as she breathed in a breath of relief.

"Class, attention...attention...!"

Kagome watched as the students settled down and Mitsuko took her seat.

"We have a new student joining us today, please welcome her with open arms and treat her with kindness and respect. Miss. Higurashi, please come in."

Walking inside the classroom, she gently closed the door quietly behind her. Almost immediately, wolf whistles were heard throughout the room.

"Keep it in your pants, Mr. Mimura."

Kagome looked curiously at the boy with the single pierced ears and slightly spiked black hair with the singular black lock that fell onto his forehead. A smirk plastered on his lips as his hazel eyes took in her body. She turned her attention away from him, and looked across the room to Kazuo who wasn't paying much attention, reading a new book she hadn't yet seen the cover of.

"Miss. Higurashi has just recently been through a horrible ordeal, and so she's staying with Mr. Kiriyama and his family. Try not to bother her on her first day. Let's make it as fun as possible. After all, today is the day of our class fieldtrip!" The instructor smiled and pointed her to a chair. It just so happened to be beside the boy, Mimura.

"Mimura, Shinji! How did you end up staying with our resident prodigy?"

Kagome smiled at that, "I've known Kazuo since we were kids...his father had me move in after my...my family...ah, sorry..." the last spoken word she said was so softly spoken, he'd had to strain his ears to hear it. Tears were falling from her bright blue eyes with no end in sight.

"Crap! I didn't mean to make you cry, sorry; you don't have to tell me. I think I can figure it out myself. So what are you to Kiriyama?"

"...mm...I'm his fiancé."

"...no shit..." Shinji stared shocked at the girl beside him, a group had gathered around her table while their instructor prepared the bags and papers for the field trip. "Seriously!?"

"Yeah, why would I lie?"

He shook his head, but said nothing. Another boy with dark brown eyes and even darker brown hair laughed, "Kiriyama!"

Kagome frowned and turned curiously to see Kazuo's eyes lift from the book in his hands and turn to the smiling and laughing boy by her desk.

"Is this true? You are off the market, and so young?!"

Kazuo raised a brow, "I was never...on...the 'market', as you call it. Kagome is my fiancé, has been since we were four."

"EHHHHH!?"

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Me: Hope you all enjoyed chapter three! The story gets interesting next chapter, so look forward to it, nyan~!