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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Lessons in Murder
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"You can't be serious!"
A hand pulled her back down into her seat faster than she could comprehend what was happening. It was the guy that was always referring to Kazuo as 'boss'.
"I am quite serious, my dear. Though, while this does throw the numbers off, and put me on a mild set back, the show must go on. We will need to notify your parents, what is your last name?"
"...Higurashi..."
His eyes lit up slightly at the mention of her last name. "As in, Rai Higurashi's daughter?"
"The one and only."
"I heard hearsay that your family was slaughtered, and your mother, oh so beautiful...raped before mutilation...it's no wonder why one would be tempted into doing something like tasting her sweet pink flesh."
Kagome closed her eyes and tried to hold the bile back as she calmed her breathing. The man in front of the classroom was making her sick, truly, sick to her stomach. "Bastard..." she mumbled under her breath, but left her anger at her desk while she seethed silently and continued listening to their temporary teacher go on about the rules. In her mind, all she could do was see her mother, the blood, the fact that she couldn't do anything to save her family and this twisted fuck was taking liberties with his position and dirtying her mother's image and name.
He suddenly yelled and Kagome jumped in her seat but stayed quiet in tucked away in her chair all the same.
"We have learned...have we not, class president Motobuchi!?"
Kagome looked around for said student, and judging by the teary eyed and frightened looking student to her left, she could assume safely that she found him.
"I...I am...I am among...equals sir."
"Excellent. Most excellent. In any case, all of your guardians, parents and caregivers, with Miss. Higurashi's dearly departed parents being the exception, have been notified about your participation and they all send their best wishes. Hugs and kisses from mommy, love from daddy, and a dick shake in memory. Yadda, bah...that is an exception for all those whose parents are actually glad to be rid of you. You know who you are. Do them proud my Little Warriors, if only to rub their ugly faces into your blood soaked victory. Oh dear..." He paused and looked around at the class, as if he suddenly realized what he'd just said. "That's right, this is a lot to take in, but you all must understand, I can't have any of you zoning out on me. I need you all to give me your undivided attention. Oh! I know...a most excellent idea. How about a visual aid! Perhaps that will help move things along."
Kagome turned as the door slid open, a familiar and unwelcomed sight followed. A body bag thrown over the shoulders of two men, soldiers, and while she wasn't used to soldiers, the body bag was another story altogether. As she watched them unzip the bag, it wasn't the sight of a bloodied, brain matter covered body that caused her to duck her head into the fabric of her shirt at the bend of her arm, but the repugnant scent let off by the now decaying body.
"MR. HAYASHIDA!"
"Oh my...you are a special girl, aren't you. You must be, if you were able to recognize your teacher after the modifications made to his appearance. You'd be Little Miss. Nakagawa, if I am correct, which I always am, no? Well, can our Little Miss. Nakagawa tell us why Mr. Hayashida decided to join us in class today?" He laughed, "I will tell you, Mr. Hayashida was dead set against this class of students taking part in this year's Program. Though, he wasn't nearly as vocal as his orphanage whore was. Few tongues are sharper than that of a woman's tongue. I guess we did kind of miscalculate the extent at which Mr. Hayashida would decompose...our bad..."
'Creep!' Kagome closed her eyes and tried to concentrate on anything but the smell of the corpse across the room from her. She could feel the energies of the students around her, all of them, of the soldiers, and of the sick degenerate standing in the front of the classroom, playing with one of her female classmate's hair. Nakagawa something-or-other, if what the ass up front said was anything to go off of, and she was sure his facts were well accounted for.
"U-um...Sir?"
"Hm?" Kagome looked up and her eyes took in the sight of a nervous and frightened kid sitting a row and a few seats away from her.
"Sir...I..."
"Oh, spit it out, young master. We are all people, speak freely!"
"I...like Kagome, I don't have parents...so...who was it you told? About this? About me?"
"Ah, of course, of course. You are one of the orphan boys. A cauldron of subversive thinking, our welfare system...that is. And after all we give...proof positive children, that no good geed goes unpunished. The woman that I spoke to was a sharp-tongued bitch, a viper of a whore woman. Woo tolerant for her own good, if you ask me. The whore turned a blind eye to all sorts of delinquent adolescence. Apparently, she had her favorites, I do believe one wanted to be a rock star...would...that one be you?"
"NOT HIM! I'M THE ONE YOU WANT! NOT HIM!"
The whole of the classroom turned their attention to Shuuya, who stood behind the other boy, anger sketched clearly across his face. The teacher just smirked and laughed, "...not hardly, I just like to know who's who. Nanahara and Kuninobu, right? Yes, the orphanage bitch was notified about the both of you. A pity though, she was such a delicate and delectable beauty...I can't help but get turned on at the thought of her. It is always the subversive ones."
The tension which filled the room was suffocating and thick. Kagome watched the two boys being spoken to as the trembled angrily, scared and pissed off by how the morally deprived asshole up front was talking about their caretaker.
"What did you do to Ms. Ryoko!?"
"Tough love, young master, but then...is there any other kind? No…no there isn't. And she was so...pink…so pink, young master. And given proper persuasion, friend...she was more than willing to share it. Parting is such sweet sorrow..."
"You're sick!"
Kazuo placed his hand on his desk and Kagome's eyes were caught by his sudden movement. He'd been sitting perfectly still the entire time. She watched him as he turned his eyes to her just slightly, barely noticeable by anyone who wasn't watching him, and everyone had their eyes on her from her outburst, or on the teacher. Sitting down as his eyes gave her a silent order to do so; she knew he was only trying to keep the attention off of himself, while still keeping her safe too. She knew she was brash, but the man up front was seriously starting to piss her off!
"I'm sorry if you held hire expectations for me, Miss. Higurashi. Anyways, I got lost in the memory, where were we? Anyone?"
"Y-YOU COLD BLOODED BASTARD! I'LL RIP YOUR HEAD OFF YOUR SHOULDERS...AND SHIT DOWN YOUR THROAT, YOU MISERABLE FUCKING SON OF A BITCH!"
"Yoshitoki, please..."
"Steady, little warrior...if you threaten me, then you are threatening the government. You may find that it is a much wiser decision to rethink this. Honestly though, did you really believe the bitch was saving it for the likes of you?"
"SHUT UP!"
'Horrible...he's absolutely horrible!' Kagome moved over ever so slightly, just to be closer to Kazuo. The man gave off a sickening feeling that she just couldn't stand. What happened next were a blur of blood and tears, and a soundtrack mix of screams and curses.
"You stop talking about her like that!" Yoshitoki yelled, "I'll fucking kill you! Do you hear me!? YOU'RE DEAD! YOU FUCKING BASTARD, DEAD! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU!"
"YOSHITOKI! NO, DON'T DO IT! YOSHITOKI, DON'T!"
Kagome felt the tears forming in her eyes before it even happened.
"Sigh, I can see that you are determined to see this through till the bitter end. Attend, class...the first ones on me!"
~BANG~
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Me: Hope you all enjoyed chapter five! Tell me what you guys think and I'll update again soon! Ja na!